#all of this has been said soooooo many times already (and many times by me)but I am going insane about again so
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i've gone to sleep angry and woken up angry every day since last saturday
#the flatmate who moved out was made CRYSTAL clear of her contractual duties to keep paying rent until she's been replaced on the lease#just like the other flatmate who moved out (and flatmate B is a student who works part time and has a deadbeat dad she can't move home to)#flatmate A works full time and will be living at home rent free and only moved out to go on a free holiday to mexico with her sisters#but it's flatmate A who's throwing a tantrum saying she wants her bond back and wants to stop paying rent now#even though no one's moved in to replace her on the lease WHICH WAS THE STIPULATION OF HER BREAKING IT EARLY#she KNEW this and she avoided all attempts at conversation about it before she moved out#but now that we're not face to face she's so brave over text with her lawyer sisters in her ear trying to tell us we're fucking her over#and trying to get us to pay HER RENT on top of our own#it's a fixed term lease you can only break it if you abide by the conditions the landlord sets#and the conditions were that she find someone to replace her on the lease#she's claiming that bc flatmate c (who's staying in the flat) moved into her room out of his couples room (bc him and flatmate b broke up)#that that somehow counts as her being replaced on the lease#no matter how many times we tell her that's not the case because how the fuck could he replace her when he's already on the lease#she refuses to listen. IT'S A ONE IN OUT SYSTEM BABE AND YOU'RE STILL IN#it's just soooooo shitty and sneaky like we've been friends for three years and now she's throwing it all away for WHAT#i hate people pleasers i hate people who hide their selfishness and sneakiness behind smiley faces and kisses#how is it in ANY way fair that the rest of us pay her rent so she can go on holidays. yeah i'd fucking like that too girl#it's stressing me out so bad because she's trying so hard to get between us all and tell one person that the other person said something#and then you ask the other person and they say no i absolutely did not say that#and we have proof evidence and facts on her side but she refuses to believe them#anyways. we've referred this all on to our landlord now so now it's her problem and out of our hands#ugh. it just sucks because we were really close friends and now what are we
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Remember how when Molly died Fitz said that he had nothing he could turn to to distract him from the reality of that loss.
When the Fool was gone Fitz immiderly went back to Molly to escape that loss.
Fitz spent the entirey of Fool's Fate unlearning his want for a happy heterosexual ending, and chose the Fool over it. But the dominos from the quarrel had already fallen and the Fool thought that Fitz would truely be happier than him.
And yes, Fitz did want to go back to Molly because of the memories he got back from the girl-on-a-dragon but the feellings he felt from it were very obviously contridictory to his current ones, and whenever he actually thought about it he knew that a) Molly would not want him back, its both too early and too late and b) he chooses the Fool. I think if he got to actually sit with those emotions they would have faded out, and he would not have sought out Molly. We know that because he chose the Fool.
But then the Fool was gone. And so Fitz went to Molly. Doing a huge dissrevice to both of them; not letting either of them grieve burich properly or agknoledge him, ignoring Molly's wishes and using her sons to get to her, etc; and in general acting how he was when he tried to get her to be with him when they were teens *cough cough harrassing*. Repeating the same old mistakes.
He tried to hide that tragedy in the guise of a perfect heteronornative happy ending, but that doesn't work, because he just spent an entire book unlearning it.
He just spent an entire book loving and losing and savagely mourning and choosing the Beloved over that happy ending. So theres this huge dissonance between everything in the Fool's Fate and its ending; So we don't believe him; So deep down, he doesn't believe himself. The comment about not having anything to distract him from Molly's death shows that.
And that "happy ending" he got isn't all that happy. The chapter in Fool's Fate is called "ever after", very clearly missing the "happy". Fitz says he is content. In Fool's Assassin he tells Molly that whenever she is happy he is content. But by the end of Fool's Fate he says he always waits to see the Fool again.
He shuts the wit out, he constantly misses the Fool. He leaves his and Molly's bed at night to write letters to the Fool, which he has no one to send them to.
He refuses any reminders of his life as the bastard prince and as an assassin and a catalyst. Reminders of his life outside his "happy ending" in Withywoods. He refuses to have gaurds. Because if he did have gaurds he would have to egknoledge that he is not Holder Badgerlock. That his life is dangerous. Ironically the very thing he did to keep the illussion of saftey made the place less safe.
There was so much talk of Fitz being (in)complete. Chade told Fitz that people say that children complete a man. And it almost seemed that way when Bee was born. Fitz saw Molly care for her and thought "so this is what a mother is". He tried to build himself what he lacked as a child, the life he could have had had he not been the bastrad prince, had he not been an assassin, had he not been witted, had he not been tortured and used and killed.
But because of that expectation of a perfect life and a perfect child, he did not love bee all her first years as he should have. And because of all those things he lacked, he could not be a good father to her.
He did by her as best as he could, but he simply did not have the tools to care for her. That all became very clear when Molly died. He really did try to do better. He contantly tried but he couldn't just will homself into being a good father, despite how much he loved Bee. And all that doesn't negate how much he loved her, but that doesn't mean she deserved better than what he could do. Despite how smart or mature she was, she still needed what Fitz couldn't do. Couldn't be.
And when his life in Withywoods was gone, Fitz still looked at it with pink-tinted glasses. He still clung to it, to what it represented. But it was not as he saw it. What he clung to it as. So after Bee was taken he felt like past after his death. Because he clung so long so hard to that happy ending. He wanted to die in his and Molly's bed in that "safe", "perfect" life at Withywoods. A life which was never as real as he wanted it to be. Never as happy. Never as whole.
#realm of the elderlings#all of this has been said soooooo many times already (and many times by me)but I am going insane about again so#fool's fate#fool's assassin#fool's quest
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"mikey way
"me and gerard, we're the best friends in the world"
Once again, we meet Mikey Way. But this time this guy talks soooooo much. Hi hi hi! Never thought Mikey could be this chatty!
Long coat and black jeans, that's the outfit worn by Mikey Way when he met W at the Malia Hotel, Thursday afternoon, January 31, 2008. Wow, he looked really neat. But when watching MCR's concert a few hours later, it turned out that Mikey was also wearing the same costume, he he he. It's very clear that his long coat and all-black jeans are not just a style but an important part of his identity.
Anyway�� Mikey looked relaxed as he shook hands with W. As a small talk, W of course asked him what he thought about Jakarta. He answered honestly. "So far, great. But I haven't been here long. Only 12 hours, only half a day. So, you know." He said as he took a large white plastic cup of coffee from the table in front of him. His hands looked a little shaky.
Gosh, Mikey, the conversation has become so serious, huh, he he he. W reminds me that the name My Chemical Romance was taken from one of the books Mikey read when he was still working at Barnes & Noble bookstore, namely Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance by Irvine Welsh. mentioned by Mikey, here. Wow, it seems so funny to imagine Mikey being a bookworm, huh? Apart from Gerard being the vocalist and frontman of My Chem, he is still Mikey's 'big brother'. So, let's just start asking about Gerard, shall we?
Mmm, maybe we can start with a question that's not too direct, huhâŚ
What's the most annoying thing about Gerard?
"Him? There's nothing bad about him. Even if there's something annoying, it makes me love him even more. Ha ha. Even if there's something bad about him, it's endearing. Gera is a very talented and admirable individual."
What is the annoying side of you in Gerard's eyes?
"Me? Well, I don't know. Ha ha. Maybe you guys better ask Gerard directly, haha ââha."
Have you two ever fought?
"We have. It's natural. But not too often. In a few years maybe."
Can you tell us a little bit about how you and Gerard are actually brothers? what kind?
"We're the best friends in the world. We always hang out together. We always talk. Especially when we're on tour, we always share a room in a hotel. only once we fought, ha ha ha. We barely fight."
Do you still have time to read a book?
"Yes, I still am. Right now I'm reading Needful Things by Stephen King. This is actually my second time reading it, he he he."
Wow, you really like horror stories, huh?
"Ha ha ha, yes. I like horror novels and also horror movies. Stephen King is a great horror writer. Many of his books are horror themed. I really like Stephen King."
From early on, it seemed like Gerard did most of the talking.
"I only talk when necessary. Not only me, Frank, Bob and Ray have also. But more often than not we have to take care of our own musical instruments, so we leave that responsibility to Gerard, he he he."
Totally agree, Mikey Unfortunately, Gerard isn't there, hu hu hu!
On stage, Gerard is the same. Have you ever joined in the conversation with the audience?
"Well, yes sure. I have."
Anyway, really happy to chat with you. Lately, MCR has been using piano players a lot at concerts, huh?
"We do everything like other big bands do."
Are there plans to make James Dewees a permanent member of MCR?
Oh, James. He's already become My Chem family member since ama. Even though he is not a member of MCR, he is our friend. We have also known him for a long time. Besides, we like the sound of our concert piano. So, we keep using it.
Why, the hell, is the sound of the piano so important to MCR?
"Piano is the basis for all music. Since we know a cool piano player like James Dewees, we might as well include him in the line-up. Unfortunately, James is currently at sound check, so he can't be here."
My Chem, that's how Mikey shortens the name My Chemical Romance. Frankly, W also knows nothing, he he he. When asked when My Chem (yikes, I'm following Mikey) will release a new album, Mikey said it would be around early or mid 2009. Wow, that's still quite a long time away, huh. When W asked about My Chem's three previous albums, this guy remained enthusiastic, cas cis cus.(?)
Tell us about the metamorphosis from the first to the third albumâŚ
"Sure sure"
Album: Bullets
"We were still very young. We were in our early 20s and we had only been in the band for about 10 months. Every song that was created at that time was indeed in accordance with our condition at that time. If you listen to it, you will definitely feel the nuances of My Chem now. The songs on the first album are like 'the younger brother of The Black Parade,
Is the creative process different?
"Let's see⌠The first album, / was really green, he he he. Gerard was also very young. We felt more spontaneous. The second album, Three Cheers⌠was more mature, more aggressive. The longer it went on, the clearer it became in The Black Parade. The difference was probably with the presence of Bob on drums. He is one of the phenomenal drummers. Many people say so. Because of Bob, The Black Parade seemed touching on many musical genres."
What if someone says that The Black Parade sounds smoother than previous albums?
"Technically, yes. The first album was made in the basement. The sound was rough. But eventually we had a bigger studio and had more time to prepare the material."
adhika annisa, marti photo: yudha
08/2008 kawanku (indonesia) from mcrhollywood
english translation done by google translate
#english translation by google edited by me#mikey way#2008#black parade era#black parade is dead era#my chemical romance#mcr#not my scans at any time#mcrhollywood#mcr scans#gerard way#ray toro#frank iero
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Good Femslash Fics Already Exist
With the whole push for more femslash in fandoms, Iâve never understood the amount of hate I see femslash âfansâ direct towards existing creations. Thereâs nothing wrong with wanting more variety, I do too, but every time someone brings up the fact that femslash fan fictions are already being written someone opens their mouth to say âyeah but those suck.â And then they proceed to read 300+ atrociously mischaracterized mlm fics. They complain abt plotless fluff and then read the exact same pwp scenarios over and over again
And hey, if you donât want to read femslash thatâs totally fine. You donât have to pretend it interests you. Iâm someone who actively looks for femslash and my only problem has been a lack of content in smaller/male-dominated fandoms, the fics themselves are cute af. Yaâll are missing out on some real masterpieces by labeling all existing femslash fics as âboring,â some of my favorite fics ever are femslash. If an mlm ship invades the tags just filter it out, filter out every mlm pairing in the fandom if you have to. AO3 gives us that option for a reason
Iâm not saying we donât need more variety, but weâre not going to get that by shitting on writers who actively put in the work to make more femslash. When I started writing femslash consistently it was very discouraging because Iâd seen soooooo many people online saying they want more femslash fics, yet nobody was reading mine. Then I looked at the stats on other femslash fics and they were the same, really great fics were barely getting any hits or kudos. It kinda sucks knowing that an mlm fic I wrote in 3 hours got more kudos than a wlw fic I spent months on (for pairings of relatively equal popularity). This seems to be the biggest roadblock for people wanting to write femslash, no one supports it. Even tho fandoms claim they would support it, they never do. Itâs something Iâve learned to stop caring about but not every writer is gonna push through
This brings me back to a comment I saw about âboring, hair-braidy wlw fics.â That description really stood out to me, and to this day it makes me feel a little self-conscious about my old femslash fics that were âboringâ and âhair-braidy.â But then I came across a fic for this one pairing that had actual hair-braiding. It was incredibly well-written and meaningful, exploring how both characters struggled to ask for help but they were able to recognize each otherâs dilemmas and help in subtle ways. They did this, of course, by fixing each otherâs hair when they both felt helpless to do anything with it. Such a simple way to express a very deep bond. This made me reassess the way people talk about femslash fics, and the way Iâd been thinking of them myself. Is fluff really that much of a crime?? Do all cottagecore-type fics really have no substance?? Do femslash fics have to copy exactly what slash fics are doing, or are they allowed to have their own tropes??
My attitude towards the overload of plotless fluff wlw fics is âthis is a good starting point.â We need more people writing femslash, more variety in what is written, but that doesnât mean what we have is bad. I critique wlw fic tropes a lot but I always give the disclaimer that I actually love the fics themselves, I just want to see more of a different thing. And I comment on every femslash fic I read (every fic I read in general but especially femslash), I try to leave something thoughtful to let the writer know I appreciate the effort they put into their work. Youâd be surprised how many writers said they were encouraged to update a fic or write more femslash because of a positive comment I left them. Engaging with fics will give you more of a good thing. It has so much more influence than that video youâre about to make talking about how thereâs no good femslash fics. When you say things like that it actually discourages people from writing, and makes them feel bad about things theyâve already written. Support femslash writers guys, itâs sexy
#femslash#wlw#sapphic#lesbian#himejoshi#shipping#fandom discourse#fanfic#fan fiction#fan fic writing#ao3#archive of our own#fandom#aoinene#sakumei#nobamaki#kiyoyachi#higugin#kousano#shokohime#yumihisu#togachako#momojirou#amanary#montcott#toilet bound hanako kun#bungou stray dogs#haikyuu
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More thoughts:
--Tanjiro, once again, nearly perishes of dehydration. I'm glad they later talk about Shinobu making a displeased face hearing about Genya's condition, because I would love to see what face she'd make hearing about Tanjiro nearly doing this to himself again. But on that note, it's so so so so so so so nice how Tanjiro and Genya bring out the most normal normalcy in each other. They can just. Be calm. And talk calmly. They can just chill like high school boys. AND INOSUKE CANNOT.
--I really loved how good that conversation felt for both Tanjiro and Himejima. Like, it wasn't just an interaction to have happen and cross off a list. They both needed that. Himejima needed some reminder of good kids out there in the world whom he doesn't need to be so jaded about, and that meant his words of validation for Tanjiro were extremely well through-though, which is why they had such a penetrating effect for Tanjiro. He gets told a lot how cool and special he is and he can only take it in stride with humility to deflect a lot of it, but Himejima's affirmations were about Tanjiro's moral character, and there was nothing for Tanjiro to do but let those words sink in. It's clear that Himejima wouldn't say these things to just anyone.
--Which is why the things Himejima says to the other Hashira always have such weight too, and the light novels are so good
--You know what really gets me about Himejima in this flashback? He's very self-aware of his own ugliness and motivations and why it's unreasonable to be upset with Sayo, even though he wronged so deeply. The fact that he wanted her to thank him, and if that was all he ever got, it would have been enough to save him.
--He's been tormented all this time by the disgusting feelings of violence that pulsed through his fists, but even now, ten years later, he knows what a different person he'd be if only Sayo had saved him in his darkest moment. Now that's an AU that's too tender and sweet to ruin with humor, however humorous it would be to have a Happy-jima.
--BUT Awwww MAAANN the way he USED to SMIIIILLLLLEEEE, Ufotable you're killing me
--Even now the memory upsets him enough to crack his prayer beads--the touch of the broken prayer beads on the floor was so good
--Showing Kaigaku's face was A CHOICE and Ufotable sure made it and they sure did justice to the pacing and revelation of Zenitsu's change in demeanor. Tanjiro, that was Zenitsu saying good-bye.
--Crying Nezuko in Tanjiro's mind is soooooo cuuuuute
--I've always loved how, despite Gotouge's usually avoidance of foreshadowing, what there is of it can be very clever. Sanemi and Giyuu breaking each other's wooden swords in the same moment is a preview of their equal strength in crashing blades to make them Red.
--Sanemi had aaaaaall the best faces, but the worst of all was the smile he has in Giyuu's delusions. And Sanemi's recollection of Tanjiro's mention of ohagi is so different than how Tanjiro actually said it; it's so insulting that way he heard it.
--Something happens to Tanjiro's face when he's around Giyuu. It gets squishier than usual. It was already squishy in the first place. He should probably bother Shinobu and get that looked at.
--I looooove how they made Sanemi connect the dots when he sees Nakime's eye.
--You know? Let Muzan have his dramatic walk. He's waiting so many centuries for this. But you know the only thing I would have changed to make it more thematic? I'D HAVE HAD HIM SPEND SOME OF THAT STRUT AROUND THE GRAVES WHICH KAGAYA HAD STRUGGLED TO WALK AMONG EVERY DAY.
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Tales of Squandered Potential
Oh hello again everyone who follows me for my Star Wars ranting!
So! Tales of the Empire. The Hat Man is at it again.
Episodes 1-3 : The Path of Boredom
As expected, all of the Morgan stuff was not my thing. She was boring in Ahsoka, she was boring here. The entirety of the three episodes just hammered home "this lady is angry" in a way that felt overdone because there is no arc. There's no growth, no interest, no nothing. It all just feels like Filoni trying to retroactively make his one dimensional character that gets killed off in the stupidest way possible feel super badass. However because we know that she gets killed in the stupidest way possible, everything falls flat and none of it feels earned. It also doesn't actually answer any of the many many questions that Ahsoka raised about her. She's just there, standing in front of a fire. That's all she does.
Thrawn is there for all of about two seconds, and every moment of it is painful, because here's the thing. WE KNOW WHAT THRAWN WAS UP TO AT THIS TIME!!! We have the book that explains all of Thrawn's many exploits as an admiral. This is only more evidence for the idea that Filoni has never actually picked up any of the canon Thrawn books. Which we kinda already knew, but this is all but confirmation. As I've previously said, and will continue saying, Filoni needs to contextualize Thrawn as a 100% big bad otherwise his Heir to the Empire fanfilm won't actually feel earned, so he is systematically destroying any and all nuance that Thrawn has had to make sure that new viewers only ever see him as an unredeemable evil.
And I know that there are a lot of you out there who are holding out for the possibility that this is all a misdirect by Thrawn! That this is all part of his grand plan to go back and help the Ascendency, and that he's lying to everyone about his intentions. But the sad truth is that Filoni doesn't give a rats ass about anything other than cartoonishly evil Thrawn which means we're never getting Eli, or Karyn, or Hammerly or any of the characters from the six fantastic canon books that Timothy Zahn so lovingly created. That was made very clear with Filoni's prioritization of Admiral Pellaeon, who for those who don't know is actually in the new canon Thrawn books too! He wasn't just left behind in Legends, Zahn brought him back into canon too! But again, being the Legends fanboy that he is, Filoni doesn't care about where Pellaeon should be canonically, so instead he's just shoehorned into the episode for no other reason then Filoni likes him.
Episodes 4-6 : The Barriss Content
Soooooo, why didn't Barriss get a full fucking season to herself??? I get the idea behind the 15 minute episodes, but it really makes it hard to tell any sort of cohesive story. It works far better as a snapshot of a couple of days in someone's life. So unfortunately, while I did enjoy them, Barriss's episodes felt really rushed and I found it really hard to tell when things took place. How long was she at the Inquisitor training center? Was it a day? Was it a month? Really would have been interested in actually seeing the inner workings but it all has to get brushed over in favor of her becoming an Inquisitor. A seemingly intentionally not named Inquisitor which makes me feel like they've run out of early Inquisitor names. Unless there's a trial period before you get a proper number? I don't know it was just one of those things that niggled at me. Another thing that niggled at me (which was also mentioned by the wonderful artist @stealingpotatoes, go give her art some love) is that her design is kinda boring as fuck? Like, you have Birdy-Mc-Skullface right there with such a neat design and yet all Barriss gets is a motorcycle helmet with very slight voice modulation.
But I digress. The fact that Barriss commits herself to the Inquisitorium via a ritualized fight to the death, and then goes "wait, the red light saber wielding, all black wearing, Darth Vader serving inquisitors aren't here to help people?" before immediately bailing is so funny to me. This girl cannot for the life of her commit herself to an organization without becoming disillusioned within 1-3 business days.
I'm not sure how I feel about it all being about Lyn? I was very much rooting for her to totally die in the ice shafts instead of what felt like a very last minute redemption arc?
Though speaking of the last episode...HOLY SHIT OLD BARRISS IS FUCKING HOT. *coughs* Excuse me. Anyway. I would have loved to see more of what happened in between eps 5 and 6. Seeing how she and the jedi kid escaped the planet, and where the two of them did after than in the very hostile Empire would have been a facinating story watch play out. Also, who is this female friend that Barriss is referring to when she sends the child away? Is it Ahsoka??? If it is...WHY WOULD YOU NOT SHOW US THAT REUNION??? Like I get the whole point of this is to set up Barriss to make the jump to live action like every single other Filoni character is curseddestined to do, but also you've had people waiting years to find out what happened to Barriss and it feels like they burned their biggest story possibility on a throwaway reference. Did she find Ahsoka? Did Ahsoka find her? When did they find each other? Was it pre-Rebellion? Was it after Ahsoka was already functioning as Fulcrum? Given that we now know the Fulcrum name originated from Anakin, did Barriss recognize the name and seek this mystery person out? I don't know it just feels again like more wasted potential.
Final Thoughts
Fuck this animation is good now! Can we get a new writer?
Like, even for the shit I was annoyed by, the entire show just looks fabulous. It makes me really really wish that ANYONE other than Filoni could make content in this style. Let the writers of Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor do a Merrin episode or a baby Cal episode. Or the people doing The Acolyte, let them do Tales of the High Republic! Let anyone other than Filoni have a chance to create within the world of Star Wars animated content.
#tv rant#as always my ask box is open#i really do love talking about this#so if you've got thoughts you want to share or questions for me#i am always more than happy to respond#dave filoni critical#tales of the empire#rambles#morgan elsbeth#thrawn#barriss offee#star wars
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Mini Binnie
I'm back-kinda! This is based on this ask
Hi everyone! I am back with my first full fic in a while! Sorry it has taken me so long, I have had many many many mental breakdowns BUT I AM FEELING BETTER AND DRINKING WATEER! YIPPEE! This is for my lovely đ anon! Who is my first request, like ever, so thank you lovely anon! I saw the words chunky baby and i KNEW I had to whip something up. Soooooo, enjoy my loves!!!!
Pairing: Changbin x reader AND BINNA (THE CHUNKY BUBBA)
Warnings: this might suck bc I havenât sat down and written a full fic in a while so I sorry, dad!changbinnie, 10 month old Binna( our chunky bubby), FLUFF FLUFF,, italicized text indeicates reference to the past, pet names,simp binnie, playful teasing,fem!reader, let me know if i missed anythingÂ
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10 months ago, you and your husband Changin welcomed your daughter into this world. Her name is Binna and she is yours and Changbinâs world. Changbin was the proudest dad to be and is now the proudest dad.Â
Even in your 42 week pregnancyâ Binna came late, loving her warm, safe home in your belly a little too muchâ he was proudly telling everyone and everyone that he came across that he was going to be a dad. And when i say everyone, i mean everyone. He told strangers, his bandmates ( like a million and one times), JYP, his managers, he told STAY on bubble and in lives, he told his stylists, his bandmatesâ stylists, he even told you.Â
Currently, you were about 30 weeks into your pregnancy. So, your bump was round and proud. You and Changbin wer5e cuddled on your couch, watching your favorite k-drama as he rubbed your belly. Turning to you, an ecstatic giggle tumbled from his lips. âYes, jagi?â you asked him, pausing the drama on the Tv in front of you. âIâm going to be a dad.â He giggled, his hands caressing your bump. âYes, you are, Binnie.â you patted his hand and laughed. âA baby. Our baby, jagiya!â he exclaimed, he was just exploding with excitement. Yes, you knew you were having a baby, your bump proving the point. But, you couldnât crush his cute excitement.
Pressing a kiss to his cheek, you giggled. âYou know, i hope she looks like you, binnie.â Gasp, âyah! You can;t just say things like that to me, yeobo!â he pouted. âWhy not, my binnie?â You giggled, pinching his plump cheek. Oh, thatâs why. Sniffling, he whined and whined. âIâll cry, jagiyaaaaaa.â oh, he was so cute. âBaby, why are you crying?âÂ
âYou said you hope our baby looks like me,â he sniffled out.
And you thought your pregnancy hormones were all over the board. Well, at least heâs cute.Â
Holding his cheeks in your hands, you pressed a plethora of soft kisses all around the perimeter of his face. âWaaahhhhhhh. My Binnie is so cute!â you google out, seeing a soft crimson blush rise up his neck, cover his cheeks and tint his ears. âWhy is my hubby blushing? Youâre too cute?â nYou teased, his eyes crinkling as his perfectly straight pearly white teeth flashed with his wide grin. âYouâre making me! Yeoboooooo!âÂ
âHow am i making you blush, huh binnie?â you giggled, as his hands resumed their usual belly rubbing. Such belly rubbing causing your already daddyâs girl to kick from her secure place in your womb. Laughing, you pinched his cheeks, âsee. Even Binna thinks her appaâs cute!âÂ
Again, he giggled, as a blush tinted his cheeks again.
âShush, yeobo.â
That was a little over 11 months ago. Since then, you and Changbin have been soaking up the precious times with your baby girl. When she became Earth side, you remember how chubby she wasâ and still is. Her late birth made her a chunky and squishy baby. 10 pounds and 5 ounces to be exact. So, safe to say, Binna is a chunky girl. And a replica of her appaâ big brown doe eyes, the same smile, raven black her and the same giggle.
Oh, her giggle, one to match her appaâs.Â
Currently, you were sitting next to Changbin on your couch, a 10 month old Binna on his lap. She was giggling and hitting her hands against his chest as Changbinâs lips were blowing raspberries on her cheeks. âHi, Binna! Binna bear!â you cooed, leaning over to press a kiss to her cheek.Â
Giggling, she squealed and turned her head to look at you. âEomma!â she squealedâ although her first word was appa. Something Changbin was very  proud of and told everyone. âHi baby doll! Are you having so much fun?â you perched, as one of her small, chubby hands reached towards you.
Taking her hand in your, you smiled and playfully bit at it. âEomma! Eomma!â She exclaimed, plopping herself to lay against Changbinâs chest. Smiling, Changbin held her close to his chest, his hands supporting her back and legs. âMy binna bear, give appa some love,â he pouted, pressing his lips to her forehead. Gasping, she looked up at him, her pink lips forming a small o-shape, before forming a gummy smile as she giggled. âAppa!â she exclaimed, her short legs kicking.Â
reaching her arms up, she pressed her hands against his cheeks, smooshing them to make a fish face. âAppa!â She squealed, loud, high pitched giggles falling from her lips. âPpo-ppo?â Changbin asked, hands lightly tapping on her bum, as he puckered his lips even more. Puckering her own lips, Binna raised herself to be level with Changbinâs face.Â
What Changbin thought would be his daughter giving him a sweet kiss, was not that.Â
Puckering her lips, Binna leaned and bit down on Changbinâs chin. âI-Binna bear, what are you doing, bubba? I wanted a kiss.â He laughed, feeling her nomming and gumming at his chin. The cold wetness of her drool coating the slightly stubbled skin of his chin. âOkay, princess, come here,â you cooed.
Leaning back, you carefully lifted her off his chin and subsequently off of his chest. âYah! Yah yah yah, I still havenât gotten my kiss,â Changbin whined, seeing Binna curl into your hold, her hands holding a tight grasp onto your shirt, as you peppered her chubby face in kisses. âOh hush, let me love on my princess,â you retorted. âBinnie, you get plenty plenty plenty of kisses. Doesnât he, princess? Doesnât appa get so many kisses?â You smiled, as she giggled and kicked her feet. âEomma! Eomma ppo-ppo!â She giggled, smacking her lips together. âYes, baby. Kisses for eomma,â you giggled, kissing her lips.Â
Pouting, Changbin leaned over, with his lips puckered. âNot fair, jagiya! I want Binna kisses too,â he pouted, watching Binna smack her lips onto yours. âHow about me, binna bear?â He pouted, leaning in to try to steal a kiss. âEomma kiss!â She squealed back, much to Changbinâs dismay and chagrin. âWha-why not appa, binna bear?â He pouted, pretending to sniffle.
What a dramatic man. Hanging out with Hyunjin too much,although he would disagree.
Laughing, you squeezed binna to your chest as she kissed your cheeks. âWaaah! Thank you, angel! So many kisses for eomma!â You laughed, watching as Changbinâs jaw dropped. Bro was flabbergasted, appalled, taken aback. He was shook.Â
âWh-why does eomma get kisses but not me, binna?â all Binna did was giggle, continuing to give you kisses. Squealing happily, Binna laid her small chunky body against your chest and smiled. âBecause she loves meeeeeeeee. Isnât that right, princess?â You cooed, rocking her back and forth in your arms. âLove eomma so much so much, huh, Binna bear?â Nodding her head, she pressed her lips against yours before resorting to laying her chubby cheek against your shoulder.
Maybe, she wasnât so much of a daddyâs girl after all. Lies. Binna was the epitome of a daddyâs girl. Oh, sheâs crying? Changbin walks in and those tears dry up and she goes back to being her bubbly self. She canât fall asleep? Put her on Binnieâs chest and sheâs out like a light. Youâre trying to feed her mashed veggies and she won;t eat them? Let Changbin feed Binna and she'll eat those veggies right up.Â
Daddyâs girl
But, you could pretend for a little bit that she was a mommyâs girl. Just for now, until her daddyâs girl side came back out.Â
Smiling, you cuddled her small body close to you, her arms curled around your neck for some much needed eomma cuddles. âButâŚ. sheâs my binna bearâŚjust want a kiss is all.â He sighed out, gently running his hand over her pink sleeper onesie clad back. âBinnie, my sweet sweet husbandâŚ.you know sheâs the biggest daddyâs girl. She clings to you, day in and day out. Not that I'm complaining. I find it adorable, you and your mini. But, she needs momma kisses and cuddles sometimes.â You conceded, gently leaning forward to press your lips to his in a soft kiss. âI know, jagiya. I know,â You soothed back, running his knuckle over your knuckle. âYouâre the best wife, eomma and partner anyone could have. I donât blame her for needing some lovings from you, in fact I want to join,â he giggled.
âJoin? Yah, be careful, you sap.â You teased, as he maneuvered himself to be fully wrapped around your side. Much like Binna was cuddled into your shoulder with her cheek pressed against you and her arms curled around your neck; Changbin was wrapped around you. His arms curling around your waist with his head on the opposite shoulder.
Sighing, you turned and kissed a kiss to his forehead before repeating the same to Binna. âAigo, now I have two cuddly babies, donât i?â you pondered to yourself. Nodding, Changbin smiled and pressed a soft kiss to the underside of your jaw. âIndeed you do, yeobo. Me and my mini.â situating yourself into a more comfortable position, you leaned to settle your back further into the couch. âNow, how am I going to get up if I have to use the bathroom?â You questioned, feeling him nuzzle further into your side. âWeâll figure that out when we get there, yeobo.â he smiled, his big brown eyes filled with nothing but pure love and adoration for you.
You really do have two babies, in the best way. There was a lot of Changbinâs personality that showed and carried in Binnaâs. She got his bubbly personality, his eyes, his laugh and giggle and his love for your love and cuddles.Â
 she was the epitome of a daddyâs girl. Sheâs tired? Give her to Binnie and sheâll fall asleep in the snap of a finger. Sheâs upset or fussy? Not when her appa holds her and kisses her cheeks. You made pureed veggies and she wonât eat them? Sure, not when you try to feed her. But, let Changbin feed her and those veggies will be eaten without crying, fussing or a tantrum.Â
And her favourite plushy? You guessed itâŚ.dwaekki. Â
Curling himself into your side, Changbin laid his head on your shoulder and pressed a soft kiss to the underside of your jaw. Unknowingly, his knee was pressing against your lower region. âAigo, Changbin-ah. Donât do that please, my love. Then Iâll have to pee.â You breathed out, wiggling in your spot a bit. âOops. sorry, jagi.â He nodded, head still tucked into your shoulder as he moved his leg to sit lower. âThank you baby.â You smiled, pressing a kiss to his nose.
Laying into the couch, you sighed. âAt least if I have to go to the bathroom, I can take binna with me.â Wait, Binna goes but not him? Changbin thought to himself. So he pouted and looked up at you.âIf you go to the bathroom, I get to go right too?â he asked, settled into your side. âI-what kind of question is that Changbin? Why would you go.â âWell, it only seems fair and right since baby princess gets to go.â this man. He is something, thatâs for sure. âBinnieâŚ.I love you and all. I do, really but please be so for real.â
Time had passed so fast that neither you or Changbin had realised it was 8 oâclock. Which was Binnaâs usual bedtime. So, she would eventually grow sleepy and fall asleep. However, Changbin was still tightly curled around your body. His arms around your waist and one leg thrown over the tops of your thighs.Â
Changbin had always fallen asleep if he was cuddled to you, and Binna would as well. Well, when she wasnât in Changbinâs arms. While being so befuddled by your dear husband asking if he was going to the bathroom with you, you had failed to notice how Binna had gone completely relaxed against you and fallen asleep.Â
Peeking down at her, you smiled to yourself seeing how her eyes had closed, dark eyelashes fanning over her chubby cheeks. While her arms were still curled around your neck, they had gone more lax. A state of sleepiness and relaxation consuming her small body. Her legs were relaxed, lax against your torso. âAwwwww, princess is asleep, bin.â You smiled, gently rubbing her back.Â
âShe is,hmâ He smiled, gently lifting his head to see his 10 month old daughter so completely relaxed and at peace in your arms. âMhm. My cuddles do have that effect. Even on you,binnie. â It was true. Something abo0ut being in your arms or just curled around you brought a sense of peace and urged anyone to fall asleep within minutes. Especially Binna and Changbin.
Changbin could never place a finger on it as to why your cuddles so easily made him fall asleep. Maybe it was the way you would play with his hair or run your hands up and down the expanse of his back. Maybe it was your soft scent, a scent he knew as homeâ soft cashmere notes tinged with vanilla and a hint of a light spice. Whatever it was , he would never complain. Often getting the best sleep when he was in your arms or cuddled up to your body and Binna seemed to be the same.
Feeling himself yawn, he nestled his head into your shoulder and pressed a kiss to the space of skin that your shirt didnât cover. âSleepy, binnie?â you perched, pressing a kiss to his temple before resting your cheek against his soft black curls. âMhm,â was all he was able to get out before another yawn cut him off.Â
His strong arms, once tightly wound around your waist, had loosened their hold. Still, they were holding you and Binna close to him and his leg had relaxed on its spot on your lap. He was almost there, the realm of his dreams creeping upon him and embracing him in their hold. The big brown eyes that had been passed onto his daughter, asleep in your hold, drew closed. His own eyelashes spanning the tops of his cheeks.Â
Smiling to yourself, you gently manoeuvred your cuddle puddle so you could lay more comfortably on the large plush couch. Binna still safe, tucked against your chest with Changbin curled into your side. Pressing a kiss to his hair, you smiled and repeated the same to Binnaâs hair. âGood night, binnie. I love you to the moon and back.âÂ
âI love you too, forever,â was all you heard before falling asleep yourself. Warmly welcomed to the world of dreams where you would see Binna and Binnie, even while asleep.Â
They were yours forever. Binnie and Binna, and you wouldnât have it any other way. Blessed was an understatement when it comes to the lights of your life.Â
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gary goes into business instead of broadcasting post-retirement. carra still goes into puditry. they don't know each other/end up as friends.
they both end up on the same season of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here and fall in love. this is highly apparent to the entire audience.
I've not done a request fic in like two months bc I've been so zoomed in on the beville fic but I wanted to write something quick and silly and yes this request has been sitting in my inbox for more than THREE months but dont worry i did not forget about it I haven't forgotten about ANY of u.
and this really is quick and silly it is Mostly dialogue bc idk how else to convey the Vibes of im a celebrity but I had soooooo much fun with this dkjfgdfjsgkk...
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 âIâm Gary Neville, Iâm a businessman but Iâm probably best known for my football career, playing 602 games for Manchester United and earning 85 caps for England.â
âWhat am I doing in the jungle? Mid-life crisis, I suppose.â
âIâm no stranger to public humiliation â just look at my coachinâ career! My only worry is the food â I do love a dairy milk, to be fair.â
*
âIâm Jamie Carragher, and Iâm best known as a football pundit with Sky â am I allowed to say other broadcasterâs names on here? â and for winning the Championsâ league with Liverpool.â
âIâve always said the jungle is the only reality show Iâd consider doinâ, so I guess itâs time to put me money where me mouth is.â
âScared? Eh, no, I donât think thereâs many challenges I wouldnât do. You donât get to where Iâve got without that drive to win.â
*
Jamie walks into camp, takes one look at the group of people stood in front of him, and almost considers walking straight back out. Would that work, saying the catch-phrase outside of one of the challenges? âIâm a celebrity, get me away from Gary fucking Neville?â
âJesus Christ,â Gary mutters. âDonât you âave some children to spit at or somethinâ?â
âDonât you âave a football team to coach â oh no, sorry, they both fired you.â
âHow the fuck are they lettinâ you take three weeks off in the middle of season? Whatâre people gonna do when they want to listen to two hours of Scouse gibberish?â
The rest of the campers watch on, no longer even attempting to come and introduce themselves to Jamie.
âAnd howâs your club gonna manage without yous, eh? What if they need someone to fire another manager?â
*
âYeah, I uh⌠is it mean to say I hope one of them gets voted off soon? Donât get me wrong, theyâre both perfectly nice guys, butâŚâ
[yelling heard from outside the hut]
ââŚYeah.â
*
The first pairs challenge, shockingly, goes off without a hitch.
This is not a surprise because the challenge was particularly difficult â itâs early days, theyâre still easing everyone in â but because of who the public had voted to complete it. Because the public is the public, and theyâre nothing if not predictable.
âAll twelve stars! Iâm pretty pleased wâthat, you know.â
âTypical fucking Neville, taking the credit for his partnerâs hard work.â
 âOh, Iâm sorry, I donât seem to recall you crawling about in the mud to get the ââ
ââI was the one doinâ all the heavy lifting!â
âOf course you were doinâ the heavy lifting, look at the fuckinâ size of you!â
âUgh.â
Jamie storms off camera and back into camp, leaving behind a bewildered looking Gary.
âHeâs a bit of a diva, inât he?â
*
âThe first few days? Erm, itâs been goinâ alright, I think. Iâve been told Iâm not always the easiest person to get on with, so itâs a pleasant relief that the others seem to â I mean, obviously not all of the others, but â but heâs ââ
*
âOh, Iâm loving camp. Missing the gym a bit ââ for emphasis, Jamie slaps his bicep â âbut the foodâs not as bad as I were expectinâ, and the banter is sound â weâre all great friends already ââ
ââwell, no, but you canât count him. Heâs so weird, âave you seen him? Like a little robot, doinâ everything exactly the same every day.â
*
âAnother pairs challengeâŚâ
âI donât get why people keep voting for us to do these trials. Youâre useless at âem anyway, do they want to see us starve?â
âMaybe Iâd be able to get more done if you didnât always insist on bossing me around, James. Can barely hear myself think over that Scouse screech of yours, itâs a wonder me eardrums havenât burst yet.â
âItâs a wonder nobodyâs killed themselves in the boredom of having to listen to you drone on and on all day. Did I actually hear you talkinâ about the stock market the other day?â
âThe stock exchange, oh my god. Itâs my hotel, which youâd know if you took part in any conversation thatâs not about you.â
*
âI canât believe they let you have that.â
Jamie looks with pride down at the football heâd chosen as his luxury item, then drops it and kicks it towards Garyâs head. Itâs wide by about a metre.
âOi! If you were a half decent footballer that couldâve actually hurt me, you twat.â
ââleast mine can benefit everyone in camp, what even is yours?â
âFidget toy, innit. My niece got me into them, gives me something to do with my hands.â
âYouâre a strange little man, you know that right?â
Gary, whoâs still positioned closest to the football, picks it up and lobs it into the trees surrounding camp.
*
âCome have a kickabout with me?â
Gary looks around but thereâs nobody else sat nearby. âMe?â
âNo, Cristiano Ronaldo. Of course you, who else would I be askinâ?â
âLiterally anyone else here?â
âItâs not as fun when youâre better than everyone else ââ
ââah, so you admit Iâm a better footballer than you!â
âThatâs not what I said!â
*
âWhat are you actually doinâ in here? âcause no offence, Gary, but you donât really seem the reality show type.â
âDunno. Was having a rough week when the email came through, thought it might be nice to get away from everythinâ for a bit.â
ââand you, Jameh?ââ Jamie says in a squeaky parody of a Manc accent. âOh, thanks fer askinâ, Gaz. I was worried I was goinâ soft, now that Iâve been retired for so long. Wanted to prove to myself I can still be a winner.â
âStill? When were you ever a winner before?â
âIâve won a Championsâ League, Iâll have you know!â
âIâve won two!â
âHave you fuck.â
*
âWhoâs your letter from, then? Missus?â
âNo, my brother,â Gary says absently, then he looks up from his letter with a frown. âI donât have a missus, whatâre you on about?â
âDonât you? I couldâve sworn, in Baden Baden with the WAGs ââ
âYouâre basing your knowledge of my relationship status on a tournament we played in more than fifteen years ago?â
âYou realise youâre literally wearing a wedding ring.â
âAnd youâre not. Any other observations youâd like to make? Sky is blue, maybe?â
âNormally people wear wedding rings to show theyâre married.â
âMaybe some people wear them to avoid annoying questions. Anyway, Philip says that Iâm coming across very well so far and that ITV has received hundreds of complaints from people who canât understand your accent.â
âHe did not fucking write that, give it here ââ
*
âAm I getting along better with Jamie? I dunno, I never had a problem with him to be fair, itâs him thatâs always ââ
*
âFriends? With Gary? Behave. Have we managed to go a single day so far without him shoutinâ at me for somethinâ I did, or somethinâ I didnât do right, or for â for breathing in the wrong direction. Christ, Iâve never met anyone this fussy. Heâs too easy to wind up.â
*
âHe must be doinâ it on purpose, surely nobody is that thick â I mean, is it so hard to stack a couple of dishes when youâve finished washing them?â
âWell, no, yeah, he did stack them, but did you see â they were all out of order, thereâs no stability â theyâre certain to all fall and break in the night thanks to him.â
*
All the effort that goes into the Dingo Dollars task and all the camp has to show for it is a single square of chocolate each. Gary nibbles carefully at his, trying to preserve it for as long as possible.
Jamie gets up and goes to sit beside him.
âHere.â
âWha?â
âHere, I donât like sweets.â
âYou donât â what kind of a psychopath donât like sweets?â
âWill you just take the bloody chocolate before I change my mind.â
*
âYouâre limping. Why are you limping?â
âDone my ankle in the last trial.â
âTrust you to get injured doinâ a trial. Whatâd you do, you slip or somethinâ?â
âWhy donât you ask your mate, heâs the expert on slipping.â
âHa ha. But really, Gary â you alright?â
âIâm fine, Carra, âs not even strained. Just a bit achy. Twenty years as a professional athlete will do that to you.â
âGive it here.â
âYou what?â
âGive it here, I do an okay massage. Maybe thatâll stop yer whining.â
âI literally didnât say a word until you brought it up.â
*
âI donât know, heâs â ugh, heâsâŚâ
âHeâs not what I expected. I dunno. Heâs just not what I expected.â
*
âDâyou know how many times me and Gary played a full ninety together with England? One. We only ever played one full match on the same side, and it was shite.â
âIt always felt like there was only room for one of us, so I just â I fucking hated him. âcause it wasnât me the managers were picking, was it?â
*
âCarra?â Gary whispers
âWhat.â
âCarra, I canât sleep.â
âDonât give a fuck.â
âJamie.â
Jamie reluctantly sits up in his camp bed, squints at Gary in the dark. âWhat.â
âI canât sleep.â
âYou already said that.â
âI want to go for a walk, clear my head.â
âGood for you.â Jamie lies back down and pulls his sleeping bag over his face.
âJamie.â
âI swear to God, GazâŚâ
âYer not gonna make me go out there alone, are ya? Itâs the middle of the night.â
âWhat are you, twelve? Fine, just give me a minute to find my shoes.â
*
âItâs very dark, isnât it?â
âItâs the middle of the night.â
They hadnât ended up walking very far, just to the log benches in the next clearing over before agreeing the risk of tripping over tree roots was too high and sitting down to just talk instead.
âMy internal clockâs all thrown off, weâve been here nearly two weeks and I still canât get the hang of it. At home to be fair Iâm normally in bed by ten, half ten.â
âI remember, from England. You and Phil were such geeks, werenât you?â
âMost capped brothers in England, thank you very much.â
âDâyou miss him?â
âNah. Donât get to see âim much anyway, to be fair. Heâs off in America, Trace is out here, theyâre both just â getting on with it, arenât they? I probâly miss my house moreân anything else.â
âYour house⌠not your friends? Not football?â
âI like my house! Itâs got everythinâ just the way I like it.â
âAlright, alright. Fine, you can miss your house.â
âWhaâdâyou miss? Your kids? The missus?â
âI dunno really⌠kids are both all grown up now, missus went back to being a ms a long time ago.â
âOh.â
âIs what it is. Anyway, I miss football even if you donât, honest to God, what kind of a footballer are ya? I wish someone would slip me this weekâs standings, feel like Iâm going insane tryinâ to imagine all the results.â
âShouldâve said something sooner, twat. I can tell you how the leagueâs going.â
âYou can?â
âYes. Manchester United are on a â how many gamesâve we missed now? â theyâre on a three game winning streak and have shot to the top of the league.â
âOh yeah? What about Liverpool?â
Gary tuts and shakes his head. âRelegation zone, Iâm afraid.â
âWe were top of the table when I came in âere!â
âWell, you know what they say â anything can happen in football, canât it?â
âYouâre right, whatâs that⌠Iâm getting reports from Old Trafford that Salahâs just scored a hat-trick, Stretford end as well ââ
âYou twat! As if your Liverpool could win away against United, youâre dreaming!â
*
âErm, yeah⌠itâs good to be going home, âcourse it is. Glad I wasnât the first voted out, hah, I actually think Iâve done alright in âere.â
âYeah, no, itâs been a brilliant experience to be fair. I never thought Iâd make such good friends â yeah, even him. I know, Iâm as surprised as you are! Anyway, Iâm wishinâ them all the very best of luck in the semi-finals.â
 *
âI mean, I know fourth place isnât bad, but I do think I deserved to get to the finals. Iâve worked harder than anyone else here, so ââ
âWell yeah, âcourse, itâs up to the public, so â if itâs my time then itâs my time.â
âWhatâll I be doinâ when I get to the hotel? Dunno. Check my messages first, probably!â
âWhat, Gary? I saw âim yesterday, itâs not like Iâm missinâ him already! Might get âim to buy me a pint, though, least he could do after I had to put up with him for three weeks.â
#u just KNOW the first thing jamie did when he got out the jungle was a) shower then b) immediately find gary and kiss him stupid#carraville#drabbles
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anon thank you so much for this one oh man *puts on 212 by azealia banks to get into the hickey zone*
first impression: so hickey was actually my first fave along with crozier lol I was like let that man top billy, leave him alone!! and this is just a testament to how good the story is and how incredible adam is as an actor but even when he started doing some very questionable shit I still couldn't help but root for him and I in no way expected him to be arguably the main antagonist of the show. I feel like I was watching his later actions in a daze like??? it was just the last place I was expecting his character to go
impression now: nobody and I repeat nobody did it like hickey/adam. he scares me, I love him, i've cried for him, I hate him. I feel like I need to do an exclusively hickey rewatch for sure but I just think he brings so much to the story, I love how they adapted him from the book. and I think what really blows my mind about hickey and just the way Adam portrays him is just how simultaneous his love and care for and manipulation of Billy is, like I do think he truly loved him but he also constantly used him as a means to an end and Billy let him and it's just very crazy idk.
favorite moment: soooooo many I mean obviously the lashing scene. I think I said this answering the crozier ask but that's probably the scene where I empathize the most with a character in the whole show and it's just soooo. like adam's crying and repressed screams are just insane. umm I also love the scene where jirv confronts him but I wish they had left it like it is in the script where he comes up behind him homosexually and whispers "thank you" in his ear lmfao. the scene where he's talking to crozier in the tent in ep 10, his expressions in that scene genuinely scare me sometimes. at the very end when he says "I bet you never saw in Shoreditch the breath of a god in the air", gives me the fucking chills every single time. the way he takes hold of his tongue to cut it out, also gives me chills. his lil head shake when goodsir clocks him when he's trying to get info on silna. there are probably a lot more tbh, I really love all of his scenes.
idea for a story: i'll say it again since I said it sometime yesterday but I suck at writing fiction so instead in this spot i'm going to just talk about fics I like- for me, I really like hickey x jirv fics, the nastier the better lol
unpopular opinion: hmm maybe not unpopular, just not something i've seen discussed much but hickey is a primary example of how white supremacy and colonialism make even those who are lowest on the ladder rung believe that they are superior to the lands and cultures they are conquering and intruding upon- despite hickey's presumed background, his struggle to connect and be part of a collective, his inferiority complex with crozier and gaining his approval, hickey STILL arrogantly assumes he has been "chosen" by tuunbaq to merge with it or control it or whatever the fuck he thought he could do. his look of surprise when tuunbaq bites his arm is soooo good, it really encapsulates everything hickey believes about himself. he couldn't reign supreme in the hierarchy of Britain but he of course, of course thought he could in the arctic and in the netsilik culture/religion.
favorite relationship: him and jirv, no question. their tension goes crazy in my opinion. i'm very partial to him and sol though too
favorite headcanon: I think as a lover/partner he can be very tender when he wants to be
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The Sweet Symphony - Chapter Seven: Interviews & Cocktails
Jake Kiszka x Reader series
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Summary: After Jake comes close to risking it all at an interview, he takes reader out on a romantic date.
CW: MDNI, 18+, smut, fluff, drinking, cursing, talks of sex, h!ckeys, daddy k!nk, pet names, degradat!on k!nk, teasing, masturbat!on, unsolicited flirtation, dom male, I think thatâs it
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Sorry for the late post, I saw GVF this weekend and it was so much fun :)
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In the morning, Jake woke you up quite early. He stood in his bedroom, looking at himself in the mirror while he buttoned up his shirt. It was quite a view to behold. He turned to you, noticing you had awoken.
âGoodmorning, my sleeping beauty.â he walked closer to the bed.
You rubbed your eyes and sat up slightly. âGoodmorning.â you said through a yawn.
He left a tender kiss on your cheek. âI ordered coffee and donuts to the house. Theyâll be here soon.â
âThank you. You're so thoughtful.â You smiled.
âI have to leave for my interview soon. Will you be okay here?â he asked, rubbing cologne on his wrists and neck. The smell spread around the entire room. His seductive scent had always gotten the best of you, in the short time that youâd known him. You continued to take in the scent of his musky cologne, not registering a word he was saying. âCan you let yourself out?â
You snapped back to reality, âMhm.â you nodded.
He put on his coin necklace, one that had to be his favorite by the amount he has worn it. âJosh is calling me, I gotta go.â He gives you one more kiss. âIâll see you tonight, my love.â
You watch as he leaves, already missing his alluring & charming presence. You lay back down, the feeling of his bedsheets surround you. You help but take a deep breath, inhaling the fabric that smells just like him.
You feel your eyes becoming heavy as you begin to drift back to sleep. His natural scent on the sheets engulf you. You feel at peace. Then his doorbell rings.
Jakeâs POV
Walking out of my apartment I couldnât stop thinking about y/n. She has me in a trance and my consciousness has been taken over by her, but I canât complain. She is the most beautiful, wonderful woman in the world.
And having her beneath me as I fucked her senselessly made her even hotter.
I was going to have to keep it together today. We do interviews often but now Iâm not my normal self. She brings out a new side of me, a better side.
Getting in my car I turn on the heater to counteract the cool autumn breeze. I offered to pick up Josh on the way since I was heading in his direction. I knew heâd be full of questions about the night y/n and I had. Although Iâll share the amazing time we had during the party and her spending the night, I would be keeping the intimate parts between her and I.
As much as I wanted to share her to the world, I wanted her to be kept a secret. When people find out about our love lives it can get messy, and invasive. I want to protect her and Iâm sure if I explained it to her she would understand, but on the other hand I donât want to mention it. What if she thinks Iâm taking this too fast and it scares her off?
Too many things scrambling in my head causing me to almost run the red light. I get it together and pull up to Josh's house. Heâs waiting outside his house, and makes a face as if heâs been waiting there forever.
âAbout time.â
âI donât wanna hear it Josh, youâre always late and now you wanna act like youâre on top of things.â
Josh rolls his eyes. âSoooooo tell me about Miss Y/N from last night, how long have you been seeing her?â
Josh and I were close, I could trust him not to share with everyone else.
âI donât knowâŚ3 or 4 weeks.â I shyly say.
âSo it's getting serious.â He says with a giggle and gives me a cheeky smile.
âWeâre nothing Josh, just enjoying each other's company, Iâm not trying to bring attention to her. But as long as itâs okay with everyone you might be seeing her more often.â
Josh has a confused look on his face waiting for me to continue.
âI know the band has been looking for a hair stylist for tour, and Y/N mentioned she was a hairdresser and the offer kind of slipped out of my mouth.â
Josh thought about it for a moment staying silent, I was worried that I did something wrong.
âI mean, we're going on tour soon anyways so if we can fill up the spot, I don't see why not.â
A sigh of relief left my breath.
âBut I don't wanna see any canoodling on the tour bus.â
I slap him on the shoulder.
âSo what happened last night with you and her anyway Jakey?â
âNone of your business, and if anything happened I think weâd wanna keep that between us.â
âOkay Mr. Mysterious.â He joked.
I pull into the lot where the interview would be. Getting out of the car and locking it, Josh and I start walking up to the building.
Before reaching for the door, Josh stops in his tracks and turns to me. âYou know you're not as mysterious as you think you are.â
I shoot him a confused look.
âIf you wanted to remain âmysteriousâ I would cover up that chest of yours.â
I quickly glance down, noticing my chest is covered in her marks. I canât help but to smile to myself, remembering all that happened last night. My face flushes red out of embarrassment. I look back up at Josh, whoâs currently examining my entire chest.
âYou think I give a fuck?â Am I really doing this? I actually do kind of give a fuck. I know I said I wanted things to be kept private with her for now, but at the same time I also just want to show off everything sheâs done to me. Plus, no one will really know itâs her, right?
âWell, you should.â Josh tells me.
âWhy?â I questioned.
âWell-â he trails off and I watch as he is at a loss for words.
âExactly.â
Even if I didnât say what happened between us last night, the hickeys on my chest would definitely tell a story.
The interview was all a blur. Normal questions about the new album, our upcoming tour, and of course our personal lives.
I didnât talk a lot during the interview, I never do. Josh usually takes over and answers any questions he wants to. I was spaced out for a while until I heard my name.
After the interviewer asked the other guys some questions, she turned to me. âSo Jake, weâve seen you a lot on the internet with a pretty young lady at your release party and out and about, who is she?â
My face got hot immediately. I thought about it for a while not knowing what to say. âSheâs a friend, nothing crazy.â
âRight and did your âfriendâ cause those marks on your neck?â The lady pestered.
Before I could say anything, Josh stepped in. âHeâs actually breaking out in a rash, so if youâre done asking invasive questions, I think weâll be done with this interview now. Thanks.â He spat.
Josh got up and the rest of us followed, all giving an awkward âthank youâ to the interviewer.
Josh was speeding out of the building, I was finally catching up to his pace. He looked annoyed, wanting to get out of there as fast as possible. He could be a huge pain in my ass sometimes, but I really did love him and the way we always looked out for each other. Deep down, he truly is a great brother, setting aside all of the silly bullshit he pulls sometimes. I know how he would have felt if that question were to be asked to him, and I'm glad to know that I would have defended him in that same way.
âThank you for having my back back there.â I give Josh a reaffirming pat on the shoulder.
âI just donât want you to have to be pushed to reveal something before you're ready. Plus, I just wanted to go home.â He said. âBut watch yourself, Jake. That was risky, what you did. And I donât want that situation happening again.â
I nodded, feeling thankful for Josh but even a bit guilty. God, I canât believe I was so stupid to do that. I shouldâve at least tried to cover them up.
We got in the car and the rest of the ride was silent. After I dropped Josh off at his house, I caught myself looking down at my own chest multiple times.
I couldnât stop staring at the beautiful marks she had left all over me. They were masterpieces within themselves. These marks were a result of our passion and thirst, and I couldnât get enough. I was fiending for more.
A rush came upon my cock. Fuck. I needed to get home. I began to speed, nearly passing through multiple red lights and stop signs. The ache in me was growing stronger.
I run into my house, needing a release. I see that y/n had left, but not without leaving a trace. I see a note on my nightstand.
âThank you for having me last night, sir. I canât wait to see what you have planned for tonight.
-Y/Nâ¤ď¸â
Fuck, that was my breaking point.
I strip off my clothing rushing into the shower, turning on the hot water.
It made it even harder to control myself being in the same place she made me cum last night. I couldnât stop thinking about her.
How sexy she looked with her lips wrapped around my cock.
Being able to see her ass while she was on her knees.
Looking at her begging eyes for more.
My cock was throbbing for release. I start pumping up and down, thinking about her. Every motion I make, I think about moving in and out of her. The tight walls of her pussy clenching around my length. Stroking faster, and faster. I couldnât take it much more. My head swings back, getting hit by the hot water.
âFu-uck.â I groaned under my breath
I came all over the tiles of the shower walls, continuing until I milked myself of every last drop.
Breathing heavy, I bring myself back down from the high I just experienced.
I finish my shower by scrubbing my body and cleaning myself off the shower walls.
Now all I could think about was the night I was about to have with her, and what was going to happen.
Y/Nâs POV
You finished up your look for the evening. You didnât really know what to expect other than to dress âpretty like you always do.â
You finished curling your hair and clipped the front two pieces back to keep them out of your face, not knowing what the night would hold. You didnât want to assume that the night would end the way yesterday did, but the tension that has been shared between you and Jake is basically causing it.
You change into a burgundy slip dress. It was tight and just sat a few inches under your ass. You sat down and put on your black high heels.
Finishing up on your makeup, you put on a natural base and dark eye shadow paired with a dark red glossy lip.
You look down at your phone to see Jake had just texted you.
Jake: Your chariot awaits mâlady.
You smile to yourself as you read his text a few times over.
Grabbing your purse with nothing in it other than your lipstick and phone, you head out the door to meet up with your date. You didnât want to expect he would pay for you, but come on, why wouldnât he?
You walk out your apartment to be met with Jake leaning against the hood of his car. His arms are folded across his chest with his left leg on top of his right one. His swinging his car keys around on his pointer finger.
Even though he was concealing his chest, you could still see purple remnants from last night poking out. You hope no one saw them today at the interview.
He finally sees you coming out of your apartment and he hops up off the hood and runs a hand through his hair. You see him quickly reach into the car, to pull out a bouquet of flowers. Beautiful pink, purple, and white flowers were wrapped in brown paper.
âHi Gorgeous.â He hands you the flowers, laying a kiss on your forehead.
âThanks Jakey.â You had a huge smile on your face, your cheeks getting red.
Without any thought you bring him into a tight embrace. You feel his big, strong arms wrapped warmly around you. The passion between you two is coursing through his veins and into yours.
You feel safe with him, you never felt this way with another man before. You never got into a serious relationship with anyone before, but this one felt like it could be. But you didnât know if he felt the same, or if you were just friends with benefits.
Releasing from the hug you look up into his dark brown eyes. How could someone be so beautiful. He still has your hands on the back of you, taking you all in.
âSeriously, how can you be so gorgeous.â He continues to rub up and down your back. âAre you ready to go?â
You nod and begin to go to the passenger side. Jake slides up from behind you grabs the door before you can, opening up the door for you.
He closes it and runs around to get in the car with you.
âSo are you ready for an amazing night?â He says starting the car and pulling off onto the street.
âI am, but what do you have planned?â
âYouâll find out when we get there, darling.â He reaches over to grab your thigh.
You delicately place your hand on top of his, your thumb gently grazing over the back of his hand.
A few moments of comfortable silence passed by. You stared out the window, admiring the scenery. Jake's eyes were moving between the road and you.
âSo, how was the interview today?â you ask, finally breaking the silence.
âWell,â he used his free hand to scratch the back of his neck, âEhhâŚâ
You could tell just by his tone it didnât go too well, and you didnât want to pry. âIt's okay. You don't have to talk about it.â
âLetâs just say thatâŚan uncomfortable question came up, and Josh confronted the interviewer and stormed out.â he let out a loud sigh.
âOh noâ you gasped. âI'm sorry that happened.â
âI'm over it.â he placed his free hand back onto your thigh. âI just want to focus on having a good night out with my girl.â
He smiled at you and your cheeks flushed a rosy pink shade.
âActually, you havenât made me your girl yet.â You give him a matter-of-fact grin.
âWell maybe I should fix that.â He mocks your smile back, gripping your thigh tighter.
It was only a little bit longer until you pulled up to the restaurant. You really couldnât tell where you were when Jake pulled up alongside the building. He got out, walked around to your side to open your door. He gave a strong hand to help you out. Jake handed off the keys to the man waiting near the car, and kept walking towards the door with you in hand.
Valet? must be a nice place. He acted like it was nothing out of the ordinary. You could get used to this lifestyle, especially if you were going to be âhis girl.â
He holds open the door for you, trailing closely behind. The hostess looks at you, and then to him.
âHello Mr. Kiszka. Table for two, I suppose?â
All he does is give a nod to the hostess as she walks you to your table. The restaurant is very dim, only being lit by the candles on each tabletop.
When you reach your table, he pulls out your chair for you and pushes your chair into the table.
You scan over the menu, everything looking very delicious. You can't help but glance at the prices, your eyes widening.
Jake notices you doing this, and he brings down the menu from in front of your face. "Don't look at the prices. Get yourself whatever you want."
You assume he's been here before, so he's probably used to these prices.
"The cocktails here are some of the best I've ever had." He nods, scanning over the menu himself.
"Good. That's what I have been needing. What kind have you tried here?"
"I only really ever gotten the Negroni. It's top notch here. Josh got a hibiscus cherry vodka spritz last time-he made me try it-it was actually pretty exquisite." He tells you, his head still buried in his menu.
You nod. "I think I'll get that then."
He lifts his head up and looks at you. Just before he can say anything else, the waitress comes up to take your drink orders.
"Hi, I'll have a Negroni." He begins to order. "And she'll have the hibiscus cherry vodka spritz, please." He nods and smiles at the waitress. "Thanks."
You notice the waitress gives him a pining look before she turns to walk away, to which he notices, but ultimately ignores it. You look back to Jake after she disappears out of your sight.
âWhat was that about?â You ask him, sounding utterly offended. âThat was completely inappropriate.â
âYeah, that happens a lot.â He just shook it off. âItâs nothing to worry about, doll.â
Jakeâs POV
I felt only the slightest bit flattered, but those were just advances that I didnât want. I am completely committed to Y/N. Even though I do love how she is getting so jealous over it. I would do the same thing if I saw somebody flirting with her, and I have, but I think she already knows that by now. I liked how we could be so protective over one another. I would defend her for my life and I knew she would too.
As we waited for our drinks to arrive to the table, I couldnât keep my eyes off her. I loved the way her burgundy dress fit her body. How could she know burgundy was my favorite color? This woman just couldnât get out of my mind.
Y/Nâs POV
You noticed Jake was staring you up and down. His eyes were full of affection and longing.
âWhat are you staring at?â You ask with a cheeky smile.
âHow did you know burgundy is my favorite color?â He asks, his cheeks start to flush a rosy pink tint.
âJust a wild guess.â You shrugged. It really was a coincidence.
âYou pull it off really well.â He placed his forearm firmly on the table, his hand grabbing yours. âI like burgundy even more now.â He chuckled.
Someone brings your drinks over and you begin to sip at it.
You giggled as you slowly reached your foot underneath the table to meet with his. You rub your heel against his shin sensually.
âPlaying footsies I see, are you trying to tease me?â
âNo, I just want some physical contact.â You say sweetly.
He realizes that you truly are doing it with no sexual intent and smiles.
He reaches across the table and grabs your hands, cupping them inside his. Rubbing his thumbs over your hands.
âIs this better?â
You give him an affectionate nod.
âYou look stunning tonight baby.â
You take him all in wondering how you got so lucky to be on a date with this man. You retract your hand and pick up your menu and begin to look at it, but before you could make a decision Jake takes it away. âYou wonât be needing this.â
âHow will I pick what I want?â
âYou're not going to.â Just like clockwork the waitress comes back over. Radiating a smile only to Jake.
âSo what can I get for you guys tonight?â
âIâll be having 14 oz sirloin with mash potatoes and broccoli, and my date will have the 12 oz filet mignon with mash potatoes and green beans. Thank You.â He hands off the menus to the waitress and brings his attention back to you, with a shit eating grin across his face knowing what he did.
âSo what was that about?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âOh I donât know, ordering my food without me picking?â
He picks his hand up and with his index and middle finger he motions you to lean in a little more. âCâmhere.â
âIf you havenât realized by now, Iâm in charge here, okay. You're mine, so I get to make the decisions for you. Got it?â
You got it, loud and clear. If anyone else had done this you would have slapped them across the face, but when he did it, it turned you on.
âGot it, Sir.â You say with a smug look on your face.
âGood girl.â He whispers.
The time between then and the food coming out was filled with light banter and slight teasing.
âYou know, I was planning on getting a steak anyway.â
âThatâs good, even though you were going to get that either way tonight.â
You laugh, you really like this dominant side of him. You would have never expected this from him. Sure he didnât seem like a submissive type of guy, but you werenât expecting this much from him so early on.
The waitress brings over your and Jake's food, setting it down on the table placing yours down and then Jakes. As she gets up from putting the food down, she pushes her chest out towards him hoping he would see down her chest.
He leaned away from her, but she didnât take the hint. She slowly brings her hand up his arm and lands it on his shoulder. How dense could this chick be?
âLet me know if you guys need anything else. I will get you a refill, Mr. Kiszka.â She takes a look at your drink, obviously seeing that yours was also low as well and choosing to ignore it.
Jake calls to her, âHey!â She spins around with an eager look on her face. âHow about a refill on my date's drink too since itâs low. Well, you already knew that, but chose to ignore it.â He turns to you, âAnything else you want, baby?â
You shake your head, Jake sending a condescending smile to her. Her face turned red from embarrassment and walked away.
Jake reaches across the table and grabs a knife and begins to cut your food, you give him a confused look. âWhats the matter, y/n?â
âNow you're cutting my food for me?â
âOnly princess treatment for you darling.â He says with a smirk across his face.
âWhat are you going to do now, feed it to me?â
âDonât be ridiculous, I know you're not incompetent.â He grins.
Fuck, all this degrading was kind of turning you on. Youâve heard the âgood girlâ and stuff along those lines, but this was different. Something you could get used to, something you were willing to explore.
You both continue eating your meals, chattering lightly. You guys had a lot in common that you had not noticed. You could see this turning into something serious. Jake gets the check, pays in check, and writes a note on the receipt. He stands up walks towards you and offers a hand for you to get up.
As you walk around the table to leave you get a glimpse.
Price: $237.57
Tip: Donât be so loose with your customers.
Total: $237.57
You smile and giggle at the receipt walking hand in hand with Jake. It was an amazing night you would never forget, you felt closer to him, more comfortable. As you wait for the valet to bring the car around, he notices you shivering from the cool night air. He wraps an arm around your shoulders in an attempt to warm you up. He opens the car door for your guiding you into your seat, he presses a light kiss on your forehead and travels around to his side and sits next to you. He turns on the car and starts to drive out of the restaurant. You notice he takes the back roads rather than the main roads that would get you back to your house sooner.
âYou know if you went right we would have been on the main roads, were kind of going out of the way.â
âI know.â He says sharply. âHey, y/n?â
âYeah Jake?â
âTake off your panties.â
âWhat?â Your face gets hot immediately. You couldnât fathom what he just said.
And in the most condescending tone, âI said, take off your panties, place them in my hand, so I can feel how fucking wet you were the whole night, y/n. Did you understand it that time?â
You take a big gulp, realizing what he said wasnât a joke, it was a command. You decide to test him. âAnd what would happen if I donât?â
âYou really wanna find out, donât fucking test me y/n, or else your going to get punished.â
You begin to hike your dress up a little bit beginning to bring your hands to the hem of your lace panties.
âBring the seat back, so I can get a good view of you and your dripping wet pussy.â
You reach down to the handle bringing your seat back just enough so he could get a view of it. You bring your legs together and pull your panties down past your ankles and untangled from your heels. He shoots his eyes back and forth between you and the road. You hand them off to him into his already open hand. He squeezes them tightly.
âSo wet for me baby, I barely did anything. Were you thinking about naughty things during dinner?â
You were definitely thinking about it. About the things he could do with his veiny strong hands as he grabbed his drinks and cut your food. Or thinking about leaving marks all over his chest again just like you once did.
He grabs your thigh trailing up close to where your underwear once was.
âMaybeâŚâ You say very quietly.
âSpeak louder darling, it isnât something you should be ashamed of.â His raspy voice commands. âWere you thinking about me doing naughty things at dinner? Were you?â
âI was, a lot of things.â
âI was thinking about a lot of things too, seeing you follow all my commands. It turned me on y/n, I would be lying if I said I wasnât dealing with something during dinner too.â
You look down at him, he was hard, very hard.
âSo since you're such a good listener, I want you to sit there and touch yourself and not cum until I tell you to. You understand, baby?â
You understood fully, and would be lying if you said you didnât need a little release from the night you had. So you sat back and spread your legs and began rubbing quick circles around your clit.
âGood girl baby, always listening to daddy.â
God, he turned you on so much. This made you throw your head back into the seat, moaning aloud.
âSay my name baby, who am I?â
You sweetly moan âdaddyâ under your breath. Closing your eyes takes in all the feelings you were experiencing.
âSay it louder for me darling, who am I?â
You quicken your pace on your clit rubbing faster and faster. You are getting to your climax. âFuckkk daddy.â You scream louder than before.
âThere we go. You gonna cum for me, babygirl?â
You whine and start to moan louder and louder. He looks at you, in awe. âFuck, you look so sexy right now y/n.â
âJake Iâm gonna..â
âDo it baby, look at me, scream my name.â
With a few more circles onto your clit your body is hit with waves of pleasure.
âJake!â
You came, hard. Your white slick dripped in between your fingers, dripping down your fingertips.
âSo good baby, go ahead and taste yourself for me.â
He pulls up to your apartment, just in time for him to turn himself to face you. You bring your hand up to your mouth, sucking on your finger making intense eye contact with him as you do it. His jaw drops slightly.
âHoly shit y/n, you're the sexiest woman Iâve ever met in my life.â He leans in and kisses you deeply, probably still able to taste your juices.
Doing the usual routine he always does when he drives. He opens the door for you, holding your hand to help you out. He continues to hold your hand as you walk up the cobblestone path.
As you approach your front door, he squeezes your hand a few times, letting you know his presence is still with you.
You grab your keys and unlock the door. He steps in and right as the door shuts he pushes you against the door. Before you can process it you are deep into another kiss. One hand on your hip and one above your head on the doorframe, pulling you towards him. You buck your hips forward and pull him in tight by his shirt. He pulls away looking into your eyes.
âYou make me crazy y/n.â He grins. You smile, realizing the effect you actually had on him. He begins to kneel down leaving kisses on your legs as he brings your right leg onto his knee. He fiddles with the latch on your heels and removes them for you. After he does the second one he picks you up bridal style and carries you to your room lying you on the bed.
âWhere's your pjs?â
You point to the middle right drawer, still coming down from the high you had just experienced. He picks out his favorite piece that he sees, a black flowy tank top and matching black flowy shorts. He begins to unzip your dress for you, pulling it down. To Jakeâs surprise, you opted to not wear a bra during dinner. This was evident as his eyes lit up as the top of your dress revealed your chest. His fingers run over every curve and every inch your body holds. You can tell he is lovingly admiring you. It's in a sweet, affectionate way. Even though the sex with Jake has been more than great, you love to just be admired. You loved to just feel loved. It had been a long time since you had let somebody look at your naked body in a way that wasn't sexual, and it felt good.
Jake asked if you wanted him to spend the night but you had to decline his offer, as you had work early in the morning.
He delicately slid the silky fabric onto your body. Placing it delicately as if he was wrapping an ethereal art piece. He tucks you under your duvet and lightly presses a kiss onto your forehead.
âSleep well tonight baby, have amazing dreams.â He whispers, making his way towards the door.
âI hope you're in them.â
He smiles, starting to walk towards the door in your room. Just as heâs about to walk out he turns to you.
âI would say I hope youâre in mine, but it already feels like Iâm dreaming.â
And with a soft smile he left and a few moments later you hear your front door shut. You couldnât help but get up and watch him leave from the window. You watch and smile realizing this is one of the most amazing experiences youâve had in a while. You head back to your bed realizing that you truly are already in a dream.
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I really donât understand how Zayn fans are saying only the long term fans should buy tickets. I saw this happening with Niall and Louis too. Iâm all for everyone having their own opinion but to call someone out for not being a fan long enough is just bizarre to me.
Hello anon, and welcome to the show!
soooooo this is a tricky one. we see it with pretty much any super famous and well loved high profile artist/band, most recently, with Oasis.
while oasisâs fanbase is a totally different demographic to one direction and their solo careers, there has been MASSIVE arguments about who deserves tickets, if youâre a âreal fanâ or over the age of ___ you should get first access etc etc., and itâs a very frustrating debate.
I couldnât give less of a fuck about oasis btw lol (sorry louis), so Iâm not deep into whatever is happening there, but thatâs the gist of what Iâve seen. but listen⌠the thing is is that the demand is extremely high and they unfortunately canât play to absolutely everybody who wants a ticket. more frustratingly, the prices of tickets are now through the roof, so a lot of fans canât even see their fave artist even with a ticket at the very back of the venue. itâs disgusting and live music should not be a luxury, but I digress
Personally, I can empathise with the folks who feel this way. Iâm not saying that new fans donât deserve tickets, or that they shouldnât buy tickets, but I think the frustration runs far deeper than that for these folks, and thatâs not the newer fansâ fault. Itâs the ticket buying system, and Artist loyalty.
Ticketmaster is proper broken these days too hahahaha. The dynamic pricing (anon who messaged me about this I am getting to you promise xx) model, the website not handling copious amounts of traffic which they should be expecting, multiple onsales at the same time for a million different shows, the number system, etcâŚ. Itâs just all a bit yucky, and itâs frustrating fans to no end. Just have a look at all the TS stuff that happened with the Eras tour. Fans were purchasing tickets and then lost them immediately, got kicked out before the timer finished, tickets flew out the door, so many were bought by scalpers because of the high demand, some people were in line on that website for 3 hours before it finally let them in and said that there were tickets still available, but when they went to pay, the tickets disappeared. Itâs crazy.
And so ticketing try to break this up into timezones, presales, etc. but itâs still too much to handle and not enough tickets. And it comes down to how much the artist wants to perform, venue bookings, profit, exclusivity, scheduling and itâs very frustrating and unfair that only some folks get tickets, but it is the way it is. But I still hold Ticketmaster/ticketek/all ticketing platforms to up their damn game because itâs bullshit lol
Anyway, so thatâs already a hurdle of going and seeing your fave artist. So youâre already not guaranteed a ticket due to how many people want to go, and then that frustration morphs and itâs like well⌠I should be guaranteed a ticket because Iâve been here for years and Iâve grown up with this band/theyâve meant everything to me/this is finally my chance to see them/ive followed them for 15 years or whatever, and then that brings in an emotional side to it that just exacerbates the frustration of the availability vs demand.
On top of that, when it comes to 1d, they went on âhiatusâ like 9 years ago, and theyâre all doing solo stuff. 3/5 are doing successful world tours, liam hasnât dropped any new music/marketing/a plan to tour in ages, and zayn is finally comfortable enough to be back. Itâs amazing! Iâm sooooooo happy for him. But itâs a very tiny tour, and he hasnât toured in an extremely long time, and there were a hell of a lot of zayn girlies in the 1d days. So itâs the loyalty, of being a fan from the 1d days, throughout the hiatus, following all of their solo careers afterwards and still being an active part of the fandom, can feel like you deserve this more than others because youâve been here the whole time. And no one deserves to see live music more than other people. Iâm a massive believer that it should be accessible to everyone. But when we talk about âreal fansâ or not, itâs so much more of a larger problem than just who has been a fan for longer. Itâs all of the above, and venue sizes/avails, and finances etc.
Itâs a bit different with Harry because he did a million stadiums, so way more people had way more chances to get tickets⌠the demand was high, but there was a lot more availability. Louis, niall, and zayn have been and are doing theatre and arena shows, which are not as often consecutively in the same city as harryâs, and so the fear of missing out on tickets just runs all that deeper.
You canât verify a âreal fanâ though. Like⌠how would you do a âreal fanâ presale? A buzzfeed quiz on how many songs you can name? A photo of all your merch? Tweets from when you were 13 about that artist? Nope. Doesnât work like that, which just layers on that exasperation. Buying tickets has now become hard work.
And everyone wants to see their favourite artist, but if youâve been waiting 15 years as opposed to 2, you can understand the frustration with the system. Itâs a similar thing as the argument on 18+ shows for 1dâs reunion (which I am for btw) - not ALL shows will be 18+, there will be obviously AA shows in those same cities as well. Thatâd be the deal, and thatâs how theyâd run it. And itâs not trying to be a âcoolerâ show, even though I think those boys would jump at the chance to only play to 18+ and make it NOT a family show bc theyâre disgusting lol, but itâs a good way to divvy up the tickets. And there are fans that are over 18 who have only liked 1d/solos for 2 months, and they could get a ticket. But the point is that there is room for people who grew up with them to have a chance.
Itâs unfortunate that people feel this way though, because we shouldnât be taking it out on each other and deciding who should be able to support our fave artist/band, it should be good vibes and everyone should be able to see them. But when youâve been around for almost 14/15 years reblogging photos and actively taking part in a fandom, itâs understandable to feel like you deserve a ticket.
I donât condone any of these feelings to then become attacks towards newer or younger fans though, mind you. I think itâs awful to start making people feel like shit that they havenât been a fan long enough, and thatâs very yucky. You shouldnât feel like youâre not worthy to be in a fandom or go to a concert just because youâve not been around as long, ever. Thatâs not cool. Weâre all here enjoying ourselves as a team, supporting people who make us happy. Everyone whoâs a fan, is a real fan.
So yeah. This is quite a ramble but I hope it may have helped unravel a bit as to why people are expressing these feelings, and why they have them. And we can talk about all different ways to make ticketing easier, like the ballot system, 18+/AA, more shows, multiple ticketing platforms etc. but at the end of the day, this is what weâre dealing with and people are annoyed af at the whole thing.
thanks for coming xx
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CC3... and just my problems with sjm as a whole.
Soooooo, yeah. that was a bit disappointing. I wanna start off that due to the problematic nature of SJM I wanna make it clear I no longer financially support her. When I first began reading her books I was in high school and didn't know much about whose books I was reading. Most of it was just pick up a book, read the summary, if I liked it I bought it. But now as an adult who is on booktok and all the other bullshit (it's a whole mess) I can see all of a book and author's pros and cons and be like, "nah, I'm not doing that." And you know as a black woman, I cannot just be and do what I want and damn whoever it may impact or the consequence. I don't get to live in that world. I feel like I have somewhat of a responsibility to not contribute to the harm that the world already does to marginalized people around the world. That's just me personally, black people are not a monolith and this way of thinking doesn't apply to all of us.
Anyway all that being said, I am a book reader who is invested in whatever story they are reading and want to know what happens. So I read CC3.., but was sailing the high seas while I did it if you know what I mean. And let me just say... yikes. The problematic things that SJM does in real life and all that those issues mean really do shine in this book. I mean I always knew white authors have different experiences than me so I don't expect something that caters to me when I read their books but, idk sjm makes all the problematic things just so apparent. And it's just generally hard to read. There can't be any separation between the art and the artist in this one guys. I'm a political science and history major in real life so I spend my time studying political theory and structures of power in historical contexts. Hopefully, I can work to better understand those structures in our current present and with my intersection of activism (I am very passionate about that in my day-to-day) work to make a better world for marginalized people. So when I read SJM, I see some very troubling themes in her work. Themes that can perpetuate misogyny, racism, and imperialism. And it just makes me queasy reading it. It's not fun for me to read that. The way she used the oppression and discrimination of people as a major plot device, that the heroes have to defeat but in real life be ok with taking a birthright trip is just... a type of cognitive dissonance that I can't even put into words. and don't think I forgot the Breonna Taylor incident that she still has on her Instagram. if you don't know what I'm talking about look it up on TikTok, many black book readers have created multiple videos explaining that whole situation.
Now some people may be like, "What the fuck are you talking about. I don't see any of this." And like that's cool maybe because of what I'm studying I just see it everywhere. But I just have not been able to shake this ickiness in my gut about her work. The most thought-out example of the problematic nature of her work that I have is the description and characterization of the Illyrian people.
Now the way she physically described the illryians is as brown-skinned, with dark hair, and brown or dark eyes. This does put them in a very racially ambiguous position but to describe them as brown-skinned makes me picture brown people who in real life are racially recognized as black and brown people. People apart of brown communities are usually Southeast Asian or Arab people. They are marginalized in real life through various forms of oppression displayed in orientalism perpetuated mostly recently by the United States in the last 30 years (the war on terror, but this behavior goes back so much further). The Illyrian people's cultural characterization coupled with their physical description aligns with the negative aspects of Orientalism. Literally, the illryians are described as "backward", "barbaric", "slow to change", and stuck in timeless, old antiquated traditions that encourage the abuse of women and children. Sjm describes an indigenous people (she makes it clear that the illryians are native to the night court and nowhere else) as "savage" culturally, in their interpersonal relationships, and communally. That is just described as inherent to the people (except for a couple of characters who are "the good ones", or "not like that" and lucky enough to get away). Culturally they are described as being constantly in a state of conflict, preparing for and/or enjoying that conflict. I'm so sorry but that is Orientalism, literally the definition of how Orientalism was used to justify the colonization of the Middle East and parts of Asian during the colonization period and again when the western powers and the United States had a vested interest in interfering politically and economically in the region in the last couple of decades. That same language was used to describe the people of the Middle East and justify their oppression in the West. The exact same words. I did not understand the connection until I took a Middle East: politics and society class about two semesters ago and again that same language was used when we were learning about Orientalism. I went back to read some of acotar again and I saw all of that in relation to the illryians and I was like, "oh, oh no." I really don't know what else to say. To me, the relation is very very clear and makes my stomach just drop when reading it.
And the thing about it is it did not have to be this way, SJM did not have to characterize them like that. There is no real narrative function of this characterization, they are not the bad guys of the story or the main antagonist. In fact, the main characters need them to actually defeat the evil. SJM at the base made an interesting indigenous group of people that could have been a unique culture in her narrative landscape and added to her world-building. Instead, she wrote harmful stereotypes about vaguely racialized, marginalized people that directly mirror a marginalized group of people in the real world. Now was that her intention or just the subconscious influence of Orientalism in our society coming out without her awareness? I mean i cannot confirm from the horse's mouth that this is the case right? She has never actually said this. But her stance on current world events that are happening right (Palestine and Gaza strip) does not give me a lot of hope that she is completely unaware. But either way, this can hurt people in the real world. In the book, because the Illyrians are characterized the way that they are, the main characters are put in a moral position of opposition, that is the the dynamic. And to me, that dynamic is hard to read knowing what I know and what actually happens in real life to people that the Illyrians mirror. it begins to be super easy to just live in that moral opposition that can stripe away people's humanity and value. Azriel's contempt for his people and desire to destroy Illyria and the culture is a good example of what happens to these groups in real life. This is just one example of things in her work that can be problematic.
And listen I'm not writing this to tell you to stop reading her, to tell you what to do with your money, or who to like/support. That is not my job. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts and give whoever is reading this food for thought. And hey I might be reading too much into this, and just going way too deep. It is just hard for me to enjoy her work anymore knowing and seeing what I see. I can't really ignore that icky gut feeling.
And hey do I think sjm is a good writer? Eh... that is a whole other blog post. I could go really deep into her world-building, story choices, and what I think might just be lazy writing. But there are some aspects that I do like and are unique. But guess what? The fandom's fanfic writers are the light in the tunnel in this situation. As they often are in other fandoms. they take the actual cool and fun things that SJM created and build on them in a way that does not negatively depict the representation of real people. In a way that is not narratively disappointing. In a way that is just fun for everyone to enjoy. Free of charge they express their talent because they love to do it for however long they want to. Fanfiction is an amazing system that I hope and pray won't get messed up. Like one of my favorite creators @separatist-apologist posted about last week, "I think no matter what happens, we've all spent so much time reading fic and developing headcanons that whatever SJM does isn't going to live up to the fantasy we've created...". And I for real felt that and I just wanna shout out to all the fic writers who make this space fun despite all the fandom fuckery and SJM fuckery.
@separatist-apologist, @thehaemanthus, @the-lonelybarricade, @moodymelanist, @ablogofsapphicpanic, @vidalinav, @vikingmagic33, @c-e-d-dreamer
There are more that I probably missed. So you know thank you guys for making things fun and giving me something to read that doesn't give me an icky feeling when I read.
So yeah, thank you for coming to my ted talk. this turned out to be hella long but you know once I started I couldn't stop. If you have any questions, my ask box is open. Again these are just my thoughts. you don't have to agree and I'm not trying to change your mind. I just needed to share this somewhere.
#acotar#acotar fanfiction#sjm critical#fanfiction#very scared to how this will be recieved#i might delete idk#acotar fandom#just a thought#black tumblr#black reader#sjm books#sjmaas#cc3#crescent city
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Allo Bestie. This second ask made me giggle, I know the woes of being like âcrap! It has a typo and I canât call the ask back!đ
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So because I literally have no chill and I canât make a singular decision to save my life. I made a little listicle. This is funny because my answer of âmost fave DR helmetâ literally has always been the same one but heâs had so many pretty helmet I felt I needed to also bring them up proudly.
My 1000% fave DR helmet is the 2022 Miami GP helmet. The Ace Ventura nod. Itâs soooooo pretty. I got a sticker of it and I literally canât find it in myself to put it on anything
I also loved his 2022 COTA helmet. Yes, that race was a nightmare, but he came in soooo earnestly and truly. I felt the Ricky Bobby nod to be very apt and timely. He made it to look like the final helmet in the movie where Ricky didnât have sponsors and said he was driving for himself. Daniel had already been dropped by McLaren so he was racing this race for himself. It was symbolic in my opinion
Keeping in the COTA theme, his 2021 COTA helmet was fire. Simple and lovely and a nod to his fave NASCAR driver. Also this helmet came alongside the Speedway drop which might be my fave collection
I canât forget the All Good All Ways helmet. Love that bitch, it was so pretty and interesting to look at. And I reference All Good All Ways in like half of my stories lmao. Also I maybe call it the bi flag helmet but thatâs just meeee
Also it looked sooooo good in the night race versions
I know I focused a lot on his post Red Bull helmets but thatâs also because he got full creative range once he didnât have to work around the set parameters of the RB helmets. And he came up with some beautiful designs. But I canât leave out my fave RB helmet that I got to see in person and touch (hovered by hand over because I didnât know if security would have like dived out of nowhere to tackle me)
Last but not least. I LOOOVVVEEEE the night race version of his helmet last year. It fucks sooo hard đĽśđĽśđĽś
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Voltober 20. Don't go by the River - From Dust to Ashes
Author's notes: I am SOOOOOO proud of this one actually. Not because it's the best thing I've ever written, it's not, but because of how much fun the concept was. This might turn into a mini series in the future. Less of a whump series and more of a 'cop show' series. You know how most of those have an overarching serial killer messing with everyone? Muir has just met his nemisis :3
Masterlist - Voltober 19
Content: vampire whumpee, cop whumpee, multiple whumpees, serial killer whumper, creepy call, creepy whumper, stalker, mentions of past murders and implied rape of victims, mimicry, messy fight, throat wound, attempted murder, attempted drowning, doppleganger
@voltober
Stalker | Serial Killer | Swept Away
Muir was nearly finished at the office. He checked his phone again for the time, seeing the messages from Joseph asking when he would be home. He sighed a little. He wanted to get more done, but he had been somewhat distracted. It was so hard to get his work done properly when there were so many cops at the precinct who were in the pockets of the various gangs around the city. He was so tired of spending half of his time recording evidence of corrupt cops instead of actually getting real work done. Heâd already helped fire two cops, one of which even went to jail because of what Muir discovered.
He was just beginning to think he would need to go through and weed out every corrupt individual in the entire building, starting with the recruiters, and then he could sit down and actually do his work as a detective.
He pulled up an empty document on his computer, ignoring the paperwork that he had wanted to finish and started typing up what he would have to do to get each cop he knew was bad out and a plan for how to spend more time around the recruiters to do the same thing there. He wasnât high enough up to make policy changes, but he had the Chiefâs ear most of the time because of how much work he had done so he might be able to get her in on this.
Distractedly, he started typing a sort of letter/speech that he could use to convince the Chief to help him in his mini quest and request a lighter case load in the meantime. His planning was interrupted by a phone call coming in. He assumed it was Joseph so he answered without looking, tucking his phone between his head and shoulder, still typing. âHey, Seph. Iâll be home soon.â
âHello Muir.â
That wasnât Joseph.
Muir pulled his phone away from his ear, just to see an unknown number with the local area code.
He put the phone back to his ear, pushing his keyboard forward a little and said, âSorry about that. Thought you were someone else. Who is this?â
âSomeone you are really not going to like,â the voice said, heavy in the menace. âYou think you are so strong. So good. The best and most moral detective in the whole city.â
Muir frowned. âI wouldnât say Iâm the best. Look, whatâs all this about? How did you get my number?â
The person on the other end laughed. âI have my ways, detective. Now, are you familiar with the murders in Clark County? Iâm sure you are. Itâs outside of your jurisdiction, but you keep an eye on everything going on in the area, correct?â
Muirâs blood went cold as he realized what was going on. âI am familiar. Are you saying you have information?â
âI do. The murders are coming to your county, Iâm afraid. And Iâve decided on my next target. What a pretty bond mate you have.â
Muir was on his feet in an instant, grabbing his jacket and bag, ignoring the looks his coworkers gave him as he left his desk without even logging out of his computer. âIf you touch him, you are dead, you hear me!?â he snarled.
âOh detective,â the voice said, amused. âI already have. I bumped into him at the store on Tuesday. I helped brush something off his shoulder on Wednesday, I even shook his hand when he recognized me on Thursday. He keeps a pretty regular schedule, doesnât he?â
Muir felt his stomach drop, reaching through his still new bond with Joseph warning him that he needed to be alert. He tried to push all of his fear and worry through the bond, hoping Joseph would call someone for help before this creep could do anything.
At the same time, he tried to remember everything heâd read on the cases from Clark County. Both male vampires and humans going missing, the vampire bodies never being found, of course, but the human ones found mutilated and defiled floating down the river.
âHurry detective,â the serial killer said, his tone bright with glee. âMaybe youâll be able to catch me!â
Muir felt Josephâs growing worry at Muirâs fear, sensing he was trying to find what it was Muir was warning him about.
The phone went dead and Muir had to slow his run to speed dial Joseph. He sprinted down the sidewalk with vampiric speed, having ignored his car as traffic would slow him down, and prayed that Joseph would pick up.
He did at the second ring, nearly frantic. âWhat!? Whatâs wrong!â
âThereâs a stalker,â Muir gasped. âHeâs been following you. Heâs a serial killer! You need to find people to be around, now, Joseph!â
Josephâs breath hitched as there was a noise somewhere else a distant voice called, âHoney! Iâm home!â
âMuir?â Joseph asked.
âYes?â Muir said at the same time as the other voice and Muirâs stomach dropped. âJoseph! Thatâs not me, get out of there!â
There was a rush of noise and lots of shouting before the phone cut off.
He shoved his phone into his bag and pushed himself to run faster, crossing the street and leaping over stopped cars, ignoring people who shouted at him as he nearly knocked them down.
He was four blocks away from home, and he could barely think through the fear. The serial killer had to be a vampire.
Three blocks away. An old vampire who had the extra abilities that came from age and experience.
Two blocks away. There werenât very many old vampires who could make themselves look like the victimsâ loved ones, and that was way he was able to kidnap and kill so many vampires.
One block away. He had the element of surprise and most stood no chance. Joseph might since Muir gave a warning, but Joseph had never really had to fight for his life, and an older vampire certainly would have.
Muir run down the hall of his building, shouldering open the door, looking around wildly. The apartment was in disarray, broken furniture, dents in the wall, and scraped up floors.
Muir snarled and followed the scent of Joseph and the intruder out to a window where he followed the trail out, running hard across the grass, and then across the lot. He knew where the serial killer was going. He was taking Joseph to the river.
Muir grabbed out his phone, speed dialing his partner, Granger.
âMuir? Whatâs going on. Why did you run out of the office?â
âThe serial killer from Clark County is here. He has Joseph. Heading to the Torde River across from my place. Iâm going in as Joshua, not as Detective Muir, so please hurry.â
âOn my way.â
Granger hung up and Muir shoved his phone back into his bag, his feet almost skimming over the ground as he made it to the river. He heard a struggle behind some of the buildings lining the river and he ran across the cement and around the building to see the serial killer wearing Muirâs face, trying to wrestle Josephâs clothing off.
Joseph was putting up a good fight despite the hole torn in his throat to silence him. He was beginning to falter, though. Even a vampire needs oxygen for his cells to function.
Muir plowed into the serial killer, driving him into the wall as Joseph scrambled back, reaching out to try and find his shirt where the serial killer had thrown it to the side.
Muir was a very new vampire, and he knew the only advantage he had was the element of surprise. He was going to lose that advantage very quickly here unless he could put him out.
âHold still!â Muir shouted. âYouâre under arrest!â
The serial killer fought back, hissing at Muir. Muir tried to grab his hair and slam his head down, but the vampire grabbed Muir and threw him back, getting on top and raising his hand to tear out his throat next.
Thankfully, Joseph got there not a moment too soon and grabbed the false Muir from behind, trying to pull him off.
He turned on Joseph, backhanding him hard enough to leave deep scratches in his face from claws that shot out from his finger tips.
Joseph gasped, his voice still not fully back, scooting back and away from the serial killer. The killer moved to incapacitate Joseph so he could deal with Muir without distractions, but Muir was quick to react, grabbing him from behind and flinging him back. The vampire grabbed Muirâs hair as he fell back and they both went tumbling over the retaining wall and into the shallows of the river.
The serial killer shoved Muirâs head under the water, ready to wait for the lack of oxygen to put Muir into torpor, but Muir managed to slip free and tried desperately to get out of the water.
Lightâs filled his vision as the killer grabbed him by the arm, forcing him back into the water. He struggled as he heard muffled shouting from the bank and the killer replying.
They thought the killer was Muir. Of course they did. He needed to get up. He needed them to see him!
Something changed and the shouting on the bank became more aggressive. The serial killer let go and Muir popped out of the water, gasping for air and spluttering as water ran over his face from his hair.
Now he could hear the people shouting on the bank, telling them both to stand and put their hands in the air, their guns pointed at Muir and the impostor. Muir spotted Joseph, wrapped in a blanket with a hand over his throat. He must have gotten his voice in time to warn everyone that one of the Muirs was not real.
Muir stumbled too his feet and put his hands in the air, shaking his head to sort his hair out a little.
Granger headed the group, her own gun pointed at Muirâs head. âBoth of you stay right there.â
Muir held still, looking at the serial killer from the corner of his eye. He was panting as well, soaked through and gave Muir the exact same look.
Muir was annoyed to see that the serial killer had gone out of his way to wear the same outfit that Muir had on. They were exactly identical on the outside. He had a suspicion that this guy had a knack for reacting the way Muir himself would.
âMuir, it looks like things might be a little complicated for a moment. We might have to take you both in and figure out which one of you is real. Are you alright with that?â
âYeah,â Muir and the killer said at the same time.
The killer glared at Muir and said, âI understand, Granger.â
Muir looked over at Joseph and asked, âSeph, canât you tell from there which one of us is real? Through the bond?â
Joseph looked between and said as loudly as he could with a healing throat, âYouâre too close.â
Muir moved to take a step away from the killer when Granger shouted, âDONâT MOVE!â
Muir froze again. The killer, who saw the way Joseph tensed up, called, âItâs okay, Seph. Itâll be okay. Theyâll sort this out and weâll be fine.â
âDonât talk to him,â Muir snarled, startled by how well the killer mimicked his own reassuring tones. He almost wondered if he had been the one to speak.
âIâll talk to my bond mate if I want to,â the killer replied sharply, but sounding more reasonable than Muir himself did. He was going to lose to this vampire if he didnât reign in his temper quickly.
âEnough! You on my left. Come to the side here and keep your hands up. My guys will pull you up out of the water.â
Muir was relieved Granger had chosen him to go first and he stepped forward, glancing over his shoulder to make sure the killer was staying still. He reached the wall and a couple of guys reached down to pull him up out of the river. He saw Joseph stiffen, turning his head this way and that before he pointed at Muir.
âThat oneâs the real one!â
Granger spun her gun onto the other vampire and pulled the trigger, but the killer dove for the river, disappearing under the surface.
Some of the vampire officers dove into the water after him to give chase while Muir relaxed and ran a hand through his hair to strain some of the water out.
He nearly went right back into the river as Joseph slammed into him for a hug. He put his arms around Joseph, putting his sopping head on top of Josephâs. âAre you okay?â he asked softly.
âYeah, Iâll be okay. You?â
Muir glanced back out at the water where the vampire officers were popping up, confused and shaking their heads. They lost him.
âNo. Not yet.â
VTB Part 21
FDTA Masterlist
From Dust to Ashes Taglist: @whumpsday @honeycollectswhump @writereleaserepeat @tragedyinblue @hyrules-sleepiest-knightÂ
@why-not-ask-me-a-better-question @thecyrulik @gt-daboss @currentlyinthespiral @pigeonwhumps @not-a-space-alien
#whump#whump writing#vampire whumpee#cop whumpee#multiple whumpees#serial killer#serial killer whumper#creepy call#creepy whumper#mention of murders#implied rape#mimicry#messy fight#throat wound#attempted murder#attempted drowning#doppleganger#voltober#from dust to ashes#joseph#muir#These two are so important to me#and honestly#don't ask me about their relationship#because I don't have any conclusive answers to that#stalker
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Alright poll time I will hopefully remember and find
Woah I havent showed you much of these, but a recap anyway about the and just an intro ig under the cut if you wanna learn more, feel free to ask questions too!!
DoveTech/LividMetals: Rival companies taking place in California, both majoring in robotics and experimentation. Lots of lore. Makn inspirations: Qualia Automata (Team 6x111) and FNAF. Yall should know about the Fritz family by now, I also got an rp blog for this at @dovetechandlividmetals
Bromind Deities: Bromind is one of my main worlds (2nd newest world as well), the deities were created by the Goddess light and split into two sections; The Astral deities and the Terestrial Deities. The Astrals being; Neptune, Void and Nebula and the Terestrials being; Myca and Fawn (theyre gay). They control over different things. And theres a hierarchy ofc!
Bromind False deities: This plot focuses on Siri (the False deity of the stars) and when she was rejected by Light for Nebula. Then Siri gets vengeful and with Voids help she makes a new hierarchy
Fumbling: Follows Liam and Mason's journey through Harkton Boarding highschool, and being gay they find friends with; Dereck (Drake), Dixie, River, Reef, Kayla and Addicus. Though since middle school our two mc's have been bullied by Mark and his friends. Though some things happen and everything goes askew, throwing thier whole life off balance. This is my gay story, and L and M were my first Gay characters (shocking aint it) I made them in 7th grade
Deadbeat Outlaws (DBO): This story follows two trouble makers, Zach and Craz. The lore has changed a LOT since when I first made it, though I kept the name. Its not fully completed and I don't know how much I want to change so I dont have much to put here
Hellena stuff: this has a LOT of lore and came even before Dragonopolis, like I grew up with this world cause its my lego world that got shaped into this. So the story would be one of many that are with the three heros, Nate, Flower and Nightshade. Nate and Flower have also been tied to DoveTech. But this would focus on their hecktic life of being hero's and going insane to the point where one goes evil and takes over, forcing the other two to have to save the lives, and a lot more!
11:11: Follows the story of a 14 year old girl with ADHD who wishes to not be bored one morning while she eats breakfast, this wish comes true and she gets transported to Trifullium and meets Fenn, the two have to work together to get Mayabelle (the girl) home, eventually falling in love in the process.
Everdollskin: my ragdoll world thing! And my most recent world I've built. Unsure of what part you want me to focus on, but itd probably be either Fargo and Evendor's story and Evan and Bens! Full lf twists and turns and of course Ragdolls and horrors, tears and all!
Apollo: Sooooo, Apollo is one of my newest Oc's, hes got a bunch of lore already though. So he's one of my Yandere's. I know he looks gay (people are arguing with me when I say hes "straight" sl we made a compramise and said he only likes one oerson and that happens to be a girl, and also ig hes bi) But he meets Mae and falls totally head over heels for her, but she... HATES him. Now join him in stalking his new found obsession and killing off anyone she dates!
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ok additional thoughts on 4-3..
it was very đ¤Żđ¤Ż to learn that trucy has a "real father".... who i highly suspect to be shadi smith lol. it hasnt been stated explicitly whether this is her biological father or not and i still stand by the opinion tht wright isnt the type to adopt children he has no blood relation obligations to, so im still under the belief tht shes wright's biological daughter.. tho it wouldnt be super hard for me to believe tht shes actually not his bio daughter cuz wright having a child at 18 would be crazzyyyy. but yeah thats for case 4 to reveal to me so thts exciting.. oh and also im guessing mr. hat is modelled after zak gramarye, so valant = yellow, zak = blue, and trucy = pink/red like she was in tht cute little picture!
klavier's and apollo's relationship is sooo interesting to meee.. i really really like how its completely different from every relationship wright has had w his prosecutors. every prosecutor has been antagonistic to wright, but even tho klavier makes fun of apollo's forehead and is condescending to him in the court, hes still pretty respectful towards apollo. it was really cool how he entrusted apollo to incriminate drayan, it was very reminiscent of edgeworth's trust in wright during the engarde case. klavier is sooo interesting, like hes all here talking abt "finding the truth" which took our previous prosecutors like 2 whole games to reach that point, but klavier has already reached it here. i also liked how bratty and grumpy he was in the concert LOL and tht whole part in his office where hes like "i want to pursue simplicity :)" is so interesting and i bet will get unraveled next chapter hurhuahfksdj. hes so different in such a refreshing way and i really really enjoy it. i also like how nice he is to trucy, honestly its nice that everyone is nice to trucy! shes the games special girl and im glad we all treat her nicely!
and of course apollo has been so refreshingly different tooooo, it was typical game stupidity for him to leave the crime scene unattended but hey, he hasnt endangered trucy at any point so that has been a huge plus for me. i really like how deadpan and level-headed and 'serious' he is. its just really good character writing that he fills out the same role as wright but his personality is still very different. like wright was bizzare and apollo is not. but hes still as entertaining. also his confidence in the court was very coollll i really like this kid. and also its so neat to play as a protagonist whose the same age as me HAHA. and ive already said this but seriously him and trucy are so cuteeee together, maya and phoenix were the best of friends, but apollo is like looking after trucy and its just super adorable.
also at first i was very 𤨠at this case bc it took its time to point out my defendant was BLIND and short and also how could letouse have known lamiroir was a witness if he wasnt facing the small window, so i was irked during the 1st trial bc of this, but then it ended with a WOAHHH when lamiroir accused drayan and then the court started to get criticized and it was just soooooo gooddddd. oh and the part where i had to figure out how the magic trick worked was really funny bc i genuinely had no idea, and trucy knowing but not telling apollo was hilarious and so was the judge's insistence on learning how the trick worked đ i really liked that part! im very happy with the game so far and im super excited for the last case, cuz even tho turnabout corner kinda rushed its ending it was still a neat case and i liked alita's personality as a killer very much, all the cases have been very solid. and im excited to finally receive answers to the many mysteries of this game.. tho im a bit worried abt having the time and space to actually play it cuz eid is in like 4 days hejfkwehjkshdagjk but what happens happens!
^i like this line
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