#also she would 100% say it in canon just trust me-

[patchesproblem]

I opened your ask box today, to type, with a "🤓" face, that there is another proof that tesla has adhd and it's that she once said something like "i can bullshit an essay in an hour if i have enough anxiety" somewhere, until i realized that "somewhere" is in your fanfiction where it was college au or something where they seemed normal and not traumatized. I am a disgrace

Oh my god 😭😭 I'm bawling this is amazing.

[themyscirah]

This is technically a Diana's age poll but I framed it partially around Julia's rescue because that's the event I need to contextualize and whether or not Diana is a thing yet is p important for my purposes. I would keep the Pérez run and postcrisis continuity in mind when answering this bc that's when this is relevant but I'd keep in mind that even though Diana is very young there (like early 20s) we don't know I don't think if she ages differently as a child (esp as a themysciran AND being made from clay) and in some versions she is older than she looks and was made earlier

Edit: I accidentally logic-ed this out in the tags lol 🤦‍♀️but feel free to still vote however you want. Going to publish this anyway bc I think I made some good points later in my tags

[ultimate-marysue]

I made some sort of alignment classification based on whether they're impulsive or if they plan ahead for the Batfam. Feel free to correct me (politely please, I'll cry) or to add your opinion. I'm not trying to be super canon, just based on their characters' vibes.

Bruce Wayne: 100% planner. This man could be a Bene Gesserit, plans within plans, and they always work even if they shouldn't (because DC can't have him be wrong). It's like a choose your own adventure, you follow the plan and each time something new happens that is sure to chase things up he pulls a subsection specifically for it. Senior Justice League Members just don't question him anymore no matter what. "You had a contingency for getting invaded by mind controlling ballerina spiders? Yeah, sure, tell us all about it".

Barbara Gordon: she plans around her impulses. She is self aware enough at this point to know she's a bit of a hot head. It is what it is, she's called Batman an Emo Boy's idea of Therapy enough times to his face to know she just can't help herself with some stuff. So instead of working against it she plans around it. In the end, it was her plan all along. Canary thinks she could just hold her tongue, but considering the vigilantes Oracle manages, her experience in planning for these situations is invaluable.

Dick Grayson: Impulsive, not because he can't make plans or because he isn't smart. Quite the opposite. He just has that ADHD dog in him. He would be guiding the Titans through a mission and they'd be thinking "Woah, everything is going according to his plan", meanwhile inside his head is Bear Grylls saying "Improvise, Adapt, Overcome". It's not so much that he comes up with plans on the spot but he ends up changing it along the way because he thought of something better for that specific situation. He may use B's protocols for a general structure but then trusts his instinct to come up with something better on the spot.

Cassandra Cain: Neither. She's not one to be coming up with elaborate schemes but, as much as she relies on her instinct, she's able to stop before jumping. She doesn't need to plan, she knows what works. She observes and then takes the best course of action. When Bruce goes on and on about the importance of planning she just answers "Skill issue" and leaves.

Jason Todd: impulsive planner. This is a man that makes plans, okay? He's theatre kid coded, he needs to know his little monologues by heart. The thing is, he's also very emotional and has the impulse control of a toddler in front of the cookie jar. He can't help himself, he has to punch the asshole and make the witty comeback or he will explode. The outlaws have been grilled to death on the importance of following the plan but then watch him like ten minutes later throw it out the window. They find it both endearing and annoying.

Stephanie Brown: Queen of Chaos. She can plan. She's good at it too btw, she just doesn't want to if she can avoid it. She works best when she's improvising and it drives Bruce and Tim up the walls. They just hate to see women winning. She's the best one out of all of them at turning a mistake to her advantage in a matter of seconds. It's quite impressive.

Tim Drake: Chaotic planner. Everyone is so sure Tim is a mini Bruce and to a certain extent, if you squint your eyes, then yes. But Young Just Us know the truth: his plans are extremely effective but only in the most chaotic way possible. There's the Batman plan, and there's the Red Robin plan, which is like the first one but faster and with more fire. He also has to be periodically reminded to take into account his own wellbeing when making his little schemes.

Duke Thomas: plans on the go. I don't know how else to explain it but it's like those sequences in the Sherlock movies (the ones with RDJ) where he's watching his surroundings and opponents almost in slow-mo till he puts together a plan. It's similar to Dick from the outside, but if you pay attention you can see the wheels turning in his head as he goes along. He actually stops and thinks (metaphorically, most of the time his thinking is done while he distracts enemies).

Damian Al Gul Wayne: he's a strategist, not a planner. This is an important distinction because whenever Batman or Red Robin are explaining one of their convoluted plans he feels like he's actively losing braincells. He's closer to Cassandra in the way he prefers a more direct solution. He also gets palpitations anytime Jason or Stephanie just start doing things without thinking. If he knew what Dick's thought process was he would have probably developed an anxiety disorder in his time as Dick's robin. He doesn't understand the need for such high detail planning and hates the idea of making it along the way. No, he just needs to come up with the most efficient strategy and that's all.

[zoolitsky-fandom]

MORE HEADCANONS BECAUSE I’M ALL POWERFUL

Please don’t get upset if you disagree with any of these!! This is just how I see the characters ^^ More context about the headcanons under the cut!

Nami

Transfem lesbian!!

Basically married to Vivi (who isn’t pictured but she gives me demigirl bisexual energy with a preference to girls)

CHUBBY BECAUSE I SAY SO!!!!! 🧡🧡🧡

And she’s still beautiful and wonderful and Sanji still simps for her. Chubby people are gorgeous

She’s technically pale but tanned a bit from being outside so much

Aaand bandaid because she’s literally just a normal girl and is susceptible to minor injuries unlike the other weird built different ppl on the crew (aside from Usopp)

sPEAKING OF USOPP!!! She’s absolute besties with him like they talk about everything and anything and gossip and all that jazz. They’re so special to me.

I’m not sure if bipolar fits entirely, but there’s definitely something with her mood swings and the intensity of her emotions. If this is insensitive at all please inform me

Chopper

Agender aroace reindeer fella??? SiGN ME UP

Both male and female reindeers have antlers so I used that to my advantage because gender silly

I think Chopper uses they/he/it, but slightly prefers to be referred to by their name rather than pronouns

Chopper has attachment issues, but I couldn’t find anything other than avoidant attachment disorder (which doesn’t seem entirely fitting). But it definitely gets very attached to others when it trusts them and has a hard time moving on.

Also I just like to draw Chopper more reindeer-like than Chopper’s canon design but aside from that I don’t really make too many design changes? Just… floofy Chopper… 🩷🩷🩷

Usopp

Panromantic asexual!!

Down bad for Sanji (he has terrible taste /j)

I had a revelation after drawing this so Usopp isn’t actually cis lol- they’re a demiboy but in a genderfluid kind of way, some days he feels more masculine and other days they feel more androgynous

I have very mixed feelings about the hair highlights,, I lowkey might not keep them but it was an experiment

FRECKLES!!! USOPP HAS FRECKLES PASS IT ON PASS IT ON!!!! 💛💛💛 Bandaid like Nami because!! They’re literally just a normal teenager!!!

Usopp has anxiety and borderline personality disorder because the feelings of superiority and inferiority? The constant fear? Being immune to Perona’s ghosts from dealing with mental illness their entire life???

Luffy

Asexual grayromantic

If he had a partner it would be gay regardless of his own gender expression (I’m projecting because I feel gay when I’m attracted to anyone)

Genderfluid, some days they prefer different pronouns but most of the time they use all at once (also is this ironic bc Luffy can’t swim but is swimming in fluid pronouns)

King of the pronouns!!! King of the genders!!! Will steal your pronouns and gender!!! Watch out!!!

I gave her vitiligo on a whim to be 100% honest, but I feel like it’s very fitting and also very fun to draw ❤️❤️❤️

I only did a headshot here because I have another post with a bunch of other drawings of this Luffy

I feel like I don’t need to explain but Luffy is very very AuDHD to me

He has so much energy and is easily distracted and gets really focused on things and likes to talk about anything and everything

Sanji

Bisexual-est guy on the planet (loves all boobs /hj)

Down bad for Usopp (they have great taste)

Demiboy but in an interchangeable kinda bigender way, he’s just both enby and male at the same time

Darker roots!! Sanji’s body hair is always notably darker than his blonde hair so I decided on darker roots

CURLY/WAVY FLUFFY HAIR SANJI SUPREMACY 💙💙💙

Depression—WHICH THEY ALL OBVIOUSLY HAVE BUT

Depression in the sense it’s the reason he smokes. It’s a kind of coping mechanism.

It makes them dazed enough that they don’t have to fully feel their own despair

GIVE HIM HEALTH PROBLEMS ODA YOU COWARD. I KNOW HE’S UNREASONABLY BUILT DIFFERENT BUT LIKE

Imagine Sanji wheezing and struggling to breathe after a fight!! Emotional scene with Chopper trying to convince them to stop smoking!!

Robin

Pansexual

Married to Franky 💜💜💜

Intersex demigirl! Like- the whole being called a monster/demon her whole life and trying to find someone who accepts her is such a good (unintentional) metaphor for the gender discovery experience,,

GIVE ROBIN THEIR MELANIN BACK!!! I don’t care if it wasn’t their original colors… neither were the blue eyes but I’m giving both to them because they deserve it!!

I wanted to give Robin more of a curly hair texture but I was concerned it would start to not really resemble her. I might play around with it another time though and see if I can achieve something still recognizable

PTSD

Do I even have to explain that-

They are traumatized and get flashbacks and night terrors

Franky

Bisexual

Married to Robin 🩵🩵🩵

TRANSMASC. I AM THE BIGGEST BELIEVER OF TRANS FRANKY.

He was abandoned by his birth parents, he has a name he doesn’t use anymore, calls everyone bro regardless of gender, HE LITERALLY REBUILT HIS ENTIRE BODY-

Even though Franky’s a cyborg I gave him visible top surgery scars. I think he would show them off with pride and doesn’t necessarily need/want to be seen as a cis man. He’s just a man who once had boobs yk?

The underside of his hair is an even brighter blue because silly!!

ADHD—he hyperfixates like a madman and is also very loud and passionate. Also idk if this is an actual ADHD thing but like he’s super empathetic and cries easily? I’m like that too so idk lol

Zoro

Demihomoromantic asexual

Hopelessly, dare I say pathetically, in love with Luffy. I want to clarify that this doesn’t make Zoro less gay and this doesn’t make Luffy less genderfluid.

Also as much as I adore trans Zoro, I think the fact that he’s a cisgender feminist is important. So I headcanon him as cis.

FLUFFY HAIR ZORO FLUFFY HAIR ZORO FLUFFY HAIR ZORO 💚💚💚

I can’t decide whether or not I like the striped hair,, I’m still on the fence about it lol

Covered in scars because he’s done so much training and fighting, I know they kind of look like something else but they aren’t, don’t worry

Idk why but I always give him a dark green undershirt

Autistic!! He has a narrow range of emotions, makes nonverbal grunts, super into swords, he’s blunt, follows routine, etc.

Aaaand that’s all of them! Phew! Thank you so much for reading 💖

Reblogs, asks, and comments are super appreciated!!

[cinnamon-stixs]

TADC EPISODE 3 HAS DRIVEN ME INSANE SO HERES A REALLY LONG RANT ABOUT ALL THE THINGS I NOTICED!!

-The horror visuals fucking SLAYED. SLAY.

-I LOVE that Ragatha loves horror and Pomni HATES it.

-"Zooble turns straight" 10/10 line.

-2 new points of evidence for the NPC!Jax theory: He acknowledges the audience directly, and refuses to share what happens when he holds his breath. This could be shown as a similar clue to him not having a visible room on his enamel pin art.

-Caine made a scary adventure just to get zooble interesteddd 😭❤️

-Gangle's comedy mask can just be ripped off of her face??

-Ragatha's face, I love her

-Caine has a fundamental inability to understand other people's emotions and empathize. Neurodivergent coded king I love him

-Kinger says "I'm starting to think" when they first enter the scary room, and not only is it funny as hell, IT WAS ALSO FORESHADOWING?!

-Kinger is VERY aware of the game mechanics in the world around him

Oh how I love you, Pomni.

-I LOVE THE LITTLE 2D ANIMATED SECTION OF THE EYES

"You look beautiful honey.." KILLING MYSELF. AUGH. POOR BABY..

-"Any torture I inflict is 100% accidental! like any good war criminal!"

-Zooble's trans/dysphoria allegory with their digital body has my whole heart

THEY DID NOT DESERVE THIS.

"What you're saying could imply that I'm bad at.. they only thing I'm good at..." HE IS SO ME FR WHAT THE FUCK. I THINK I KIN HIM WHOOPSIES

-I think Mr. Mildenhall's story reflects kinger's more than we think.

-Living for Pomni and Kinger's father-daughter dynamic

She's hot.

Kinky! (looks like something Amy would do to him)

-THE POSSESSION SCENE WAS SO COOL?

-So he was hitting pomni! I remember a lot of debate about that.

-Kinger and Queenie were canonically married

-Kinger took 7 years of computer science

-Kinger has a SURPRISING amount of emotional intelligence.

-BEING IN THE DARK REMINDS OF HIM OF HIS LAST MOMENT WITH HIS WIFE I'M FUCKING CRYINGGG

-Kinger hated bugs, but now he loves them because they're a subconscious reminder of his entomology loving wife.

-The line "In this world, the worst thing you can do I make someone feel like they're not wanted or loved" paired with Mr. Mildenhall's story of mistaking his wife for the monster and killing her makes me think Kinger caused Queenie to abstract somehow.

"Don't worry about me. As long as you remember, things will be okay. You're very strong pomni." ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Pomni canonically hates physical tough, but felt trusting and comfortable enough with Kinger to hold his hand.

Fucking sapphics

"FUCK-"

-Caine turning Zooble's therapy session into his own is so him omg

-"Welcome back my meowing milkmaids!" CRAZY.

-Kinger's new side wasn't actually all that surprising. Neither was him being the 'supportive dad' type. but i LOVE it

-KINGER VINYL FIGURE AHH NEED!!

This is my fave episode so far!! I love this show augh

[charlessmiths-wife]

CASSANDRA DIMITRESCU HEACANNONS

because nobody but me gets her. she's mine. what I say about her is correct I'm right and everyone else is wrong.

** joking, obviously. these are my own personal opinion. some of these hcs are NSFW... but none of them are too explicit ** they’re also mostly x reader

UNDER THE CUT

-> she's nowhere near as evil or sadistic as people make her out to be.

-> yes, she's a sadistic murderer, she's a Dimitrescu... after all, it's in their... blood?

-> she is the huntress of the Dimitrescu name. but that doesn't mean she hunts any and every human who gets in her way... sometimes when a maid fucks up minorly she just, yknow, moves on.

-> sure, she'll scowl and roll her eyes, making some kind of sarcastic comment about how "poor" the help has gotten - but she usually won't resort to murder over something small.

-> however, if the maidens crime is bigger OR if its been a while since her or her family have fed... then the poor maid can count on them becoming her next meal.

-> and she does find s sick sense of thrill in it, undeniably. i can't and won't try to argue with that.

-> she's incredibly protective of her family... especially Daniela.

-> many people portray Bela as being constantly worried about impressing her mother, and whilst this is true... I'd risk to say Cassandra is actually more worried about it, in a way. Canonically, Cass is the one Lady D calls upon for help in getting rid of Ethan... so I imagine she feels a lot of responsibility to defend them. when she fails to do so, this results in her becoming insecure she's let alcina down.

-> just so so SO cold to you when you first meet her 😭

-> and it’s gonna take her a while to open up properly… so if you’re lucky enough to get close enough to be even somewhat of a friend, then even at that - it’ll be a solid 6-8 business months before she even CONSIDERS properly opening up

-> but once she does, I do think she’s capable of being emotionally intelligent

-> I will say that this especially will take a while (after all, one of the cons of dating someone who murders people for sport is probably a lack of emotional maturity) but it could definitely happen

-> though only with people she cares about

-> she’d still be an asshole to everyone else (my asshole though)

-> do I think she could grow to be a good listener though? 100 fucking percent

-> LIKE JUST IMAGINING VENTING TO CASS AND HER SOFTLY HUMMING WHILST RUBBING YOUR BACK STOP

-> do I think she’s big on physical affection in general?

-> not particularly

-> like I feel like she enjoys it least out of the three sisters, with Dani enjoying it the most and Bela also growing to love it with time

-> I’d say Cass more so enjoys quiet moments of physical affection, small examples of pda such as hand holding or a kiss on the cheek she’ll tolerate, but unless she’s looking to show who you belong to, she typically won’t go for big acts of affection in public, and even at that the most she’ll usually go for is a kiss.

-> in private, she can be cuddly, but again - not as much as her sisters

-> I also do personally disagree with the idea Cassandra Dimitrescu is sex mad. I disagree with this for all the sisters, personally, but especially Cass. She enjoys it, yes- but I don’t think it’s the be all and end all for her.

-> However, she does enjoy it, and I reckon she does have some solid enough experience.

-> and trust me, once she’s spent enough time sleeping with you? I’d risk to say sex with Cassandra Dimitrescu would be so good it would be a damn near spiritual experience

-> (you just know she prioritises making her partner feel good.)

-> plus she deffo does aftercare. and I refuse to accept otherwise. She may be a murderer but she cares x

[rebellore]

I don’t know if this is canon and idc if it is or not but one of the few reasons i believe both raven and dexter had fallen for each other in the first place is because of their similar world views and how they understand each other on a Deeper level, I say this because of the instant connection and trust they had in the books.

I also say this because of their similar struggles, Dexter did not know what his destiny was which made him wonder and question what was he preparing for? I assume he most likely had running thoughts about how the system works and personal hc would explain why he’s observant.

Raven had a common issue as well, her mother went beyond her story which made Raven question what she was preparing for, She asked HEADMASTER GRIMM this question when they had their first conversation in the books but instead of him answering he pretty much just dodged the question and praised himself.

So that comes with the case where they try and look into the STORYBOOK OF LEGENDS to know what they are preparing for, i personally like this because they have the same struggles and were willing to help the other.

I also would like to note the amount of love and devotion they have for one another, The way they find strength from the other. It also doesn’t hurt how supportive and loving they are to each other i think they have pretty much everything packed up for a healthy relationship.

I also reallyy loved and found it funny how they barely knew each other yet they CLICKED immediately where Dexter alone impacted Ravens choice on legacy day because you can NOT convince me Raven started liking him in True hearts day, She 100% already liked him, there is absolutely NO way raven had told dexter her fears and about bella and brutta sister and all that detail to detail and not even maddie?? Like it’s obvious Raven trusts him! And it’s obvious Dexter trusts her to! And that’s what i like, They have TRUST! They have LOVE! They have SUPPORT!

Dexven they can never make me hate you🤞🏽

[carmenserenity123456]

Itachi saved Sakura so you should not say that any uchiha would't care, also she is not useless. She saved Sasuke from another dimension during the last fight and he held her. I am not SasuSaku shipper but these two boys cared for her to some extent.

Hi, okay Itachi saved/stopped Sakura but how does it translate to him being interested in her romantically? If there was any other girl like Ino, Tenten, Hinata etc. in the same place as Sakura, Itachi would still stopped them. He did not stop her because it was Sakura, he stopped her because in Naruto world, just like in ours, women are weaker physically than men and the fight that Naruto had in that moment would be dangerous for her. It is not bad to be saved by a man because men and women need each other and it was totally normal what he did. He did it in his own delicate way because it is his personality and manner. Coming back to Uchiha caring for Sakura, why would they care about her in any romantic way if Sakura fits into every bad stereotype about women? She has selfish, shallow personality, she only thinks about her looks and boys and she is weak in every stereotypical way. Uchihas look mostly about talent, skills and personality. Being saved as a woman and even as a ninja woman is not bad because it is men's duty to protect women and children but when we look at Sakura, she is just simply pathetic. She needs protection all the time, she cries all the time, she just goes into fight without any thinking, she does not have any strategy at all. Look at the scene with Madara. She just rushed at him without even thinking, she got stabbed, could not do anything, she had to be saved by Naruto and then she was thinking about her Sasuke-kun not noticing her. Her whole act was selfish and pathetic. An act of a stereotypical woman and do you think that it is not noticed by others especially male characters? It is e.g. Sakura again wanted to rush into fight and Kakashi stopped her and said to her to not go unless she has a plan and of course she has not. Everyone sees how weak and stupid she is.

Even as an adult ninja woman while fighting Shin in Gaiden, she had to be saved again. She just rushes into the fight, she punches without any thinking and then she becomes tired. This is her whole ''strategy'' and behaviour. Some will say ''but Madara noticed her mark'' and so what? It was during a War, of course he would notice something like that. It even more shows that Uchihas look at skills and even if he has seen the mark he has also seen how weak and stupid she is. If he told Tsunade, who is a great example of a great ninja woman, that she is weak then I cannot image what he thought about Sakura. Now about Sakura saving Sasuke from other dimension and he catching her. My question again, so what? Do you think that one act of doing something by her can compensate for everything that she is? Sasuke does not consider this act like absolute help from her. When he caught her it was his small way of saying thank you but then Kishi pulls this troll where Sasuke thanks her jacket for saving him. Sasuke does not even consider her help like 100% from her. In his mind it is 50/50. How romantic.

Sasuke knows what a person Sakura is and later he is harsh towards her all the time especially when she again confessed her selfish love for him. I also want to add something about her appearance because I feel that I will get an anon response for calling Sakura ugly. It is canonical that she is not pretty, sweet or cute girl in Naruto world. Sai told her that she is ugly in her face, Naruto never defended or reacted when someone insulted Sakura's looks and when a child such as Konohamaru tells her that she is not pretty then she is not. Trust me kids are brutally honest. Compare Sakura to women from Uchiha clan, she is just average. I like Sarada but she is not that pretty either and is it a coincidence that we have an average-looking Uchiha woman that is Sakura's daughter? Nothing would even change if Sakura was pretty because Sasuke and Uchihas do not give a second thought about looks when you are pathetic. Lastly, Sakura is giving masculine vibe by loving Sasuke only by his looks. The irony.

[dindjarindiaries]

Broken Wings - Chapter 2

summary: Hunter tries to solve the mystery of his squad’s newest ally as he also navigates their new normal with Cid, leading to a deal that’s made between him and you.

pairing: hunter (the bad batch) x fem!reader

rating: mature (18+)

tags: strangers to lovers, fluff & angst, emotional & physical hurt/comfort, canon-typical violence, injuries & blood, loss of limb, trauma, eventual/mild smut, eventual pregnancy, canon character death, canon compliant

note: this story will follow tbb canon events, but quotes and other details will not always be 100% accurate to maintain originality

word count: 4.421k

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Your laugh drew Hunter’s attention across Cid’s to where you were sitting at the high-top with Omega. He should have been focusing on Cid’s quiet threat to expose him and his squad and the fact that she was now hanging it over their heads in exchange for work, but he found that you were a much better thought to muse upon. Your head hung back for a moment as you laughed, your closed eyes reopening as they sparkled upon Omega.

She really needed someone like that in this squad, someone like you—a person who could understand her in a way Hunter and the boys simply couldn’t. But Omega wasn’t the only one who was quickly attaching herself to you.

“Hunter.” Echo’s hushed voice was the only thing that could tear Hunter’s gaze away from you and Omega. He snapped his head towards Echo, whose brow was furrowed as he gestured with his eyes to you. “Do you really think we can trust her?”

Hunter’s jaw tightened. He should have been asking himself the same thing that Echo was now, but instead, the words came as a surprise to him. “What do you mean?”

Echo let out an incredulous huff. “The first thing she did was threaten us, and we know she’s on the run from someone.” Echo crossed his arms and frowned in your direction. “And she doesn’t seem to like clones, either.”

“She’s not the only one on the run.” Hunter raised his brow. “I wouldn’t be keen on hearing other clones right now, either. After what the Empire’s done to the regs, can you blame her?”

Echo blinked a few times in surprise. He then gave Hunter a once-over through narrowed eyes. “You don’t know her, Hunter. None of us do.” Echo shook his head aimlessly. “You’re not usually this quick to trust.”

Hunter shrugged. “What I know is that she chose to help me fight when she had the choice to run.” He lowered his voice, as if you would somehow hear him. “Even with a leg that’s in really rough shape.”

Echo’s head rocked back and forth before he nodded. “That’s true.” He exhaled and relaxed his arms. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t trust her. It’s just… we’re in a delicate position right now.”

Hunter set a gloved hand on Echo’s shoulder. “I understand, and it’s nice to have someone to keep me in check.” Echo let the corners of his mouth rise in a small smile at that. “But she seems to be in a hurry, anyway, so I wouldn’t worry about it.”

“I would not be so certain.” Tech entered the conversation with his nose in his datapad. He looked up and spared a hand to adjust his goggles as he glanced at Hunter. “Birdie’s injury is not simple in the slightest. Should she continue on her own, especially without proper medical attention, it is very likely that she will have to lose her leg—or worse.”

Hunter and Echo exchanged a wide-eyed glance. Hunter’s chest squeezed tight when he heard you and Omega laughing behind him once again. “How can it be fixed, then?” Hunter looked at Tech, his expression hardened in resolve.

“Well,” Tech started tapping around his datapad, “I have already drafted a schematic for a device I can craft that will offer her the necessary treatments in small yet effective doses. That, mixed with targeted physical recovery on the leg, should expedite the healing process.” Tech’s stare met Hunter’s again. “Though it will take some time, and some additional materials, for me to craft such a device.”

“That’s a lot to offer to someone we just met.” Echo’s tone was coated in caution. Hunter couldn’t, and wouldn’t, blame him for that. “Especially when our credits and supplies are already low as it is.”

Hunter glanced over his shoulder. You were smiling and talking to Omega about something that had the young girl’s face absolutely glowing. His chest warmed as he turned back to Tech and Echo. “Let me talk to her about it, see what she thinks. She may not even want to stick around as it is.”

Hunter stepped away before he could be convinced otherwise. Wrecker took his place, and Hunter just barely caught his exasperated “What did I miss this time?” before he focused his senses on you and Omega. Your gaze caught his as he came closer, and he was bewildered by the strange nervousness it brought him. But it wasn’t a feeling he wanted to ignore or fight away.

“Sorry to interrupt.” Hunter’s voice remained warm as he set a hand on Omega’s shoulder and smiled at her. Her bright gaze flickered over to him, and she was quick to return his smile. Hunter turned back to you and nodded. “Can I speak with you in private, Birdie?”

You offered him a small smile. “Yeah, of course.” You looked down, your lips pulling tight as you focused on the wrap. Hunter offered you a hand for support, and your smile widened as you accepted it.

He couldn’t help hearing the quickening of your heartbeat as you did so, or maybe that was his own.

You slid off the stool and used Hunter for balance before nodding at him in reassurance. Hunter let you go and led you over to a corner of the room, taking a quiet yet deep breath as he processed Tech’s words through a gentler lens. He faced you again and sat across from you, inviting you to do the same. He refused to make you stand with such a bad injury.

“I talked to Tech about your injury.” Hunter cut right to the chase.

You hummed. “Sounds like you took one for the team.” Hunter couldn’t muster up an amused response to your playful words. Your shoulders straightened in newfound severity. “What did he say about it?”

Hunter fought a grimace. “It’s… not good.”

He looked down and watched his arm settle upon the small tabletop before he glanced up at you again. Your brow was knit, but you showed no other signs of dismay.

“He’s come up with a way to quicken the healing process, but it requires both time and credits, and I know you’re itching to get out of here.” He curled the hand on the table into a fist. “If you want to stay for a little while and get that treatment, we can work something out. But if you don’t, at least make sure you get proper medical attention while you’re out there.”

You blinked at him, your lips slightly parted in awe. It took you a few more moments to actually speak. “What are the odds that Tech’s wrong?”

Hunter huffed, cutting his gaze towards his brother. “Extremely low. He’s rarely, if ever, been wrong.” Hunter loosened his fist and lifted his other arm onto the table, folding his gloved hands together as he went on. “You’ve probably noticed, but we’re all enhanced clones. Research like this is literally what Tech was made for.”

You shrugged, somehow managing to smile with amusement again even after receiving such bad news. “I hadn’t noticed, actually, so thanks for filling me in.” Your expression straightened in severity again as you held your upper arms. “It’s nice of you to offer all of this.” You shook your head and looked off to the side. “I’m just not in a position to be racking up any debts, and I really can’t stay in one place for too long. I’m already overstaying my welcome as it is.”

“You wouldn’t owe us any debts.” Hunter nodded at you. “We can make a deal.” He gestured with his head to Cid’s office. “Cid wants us to work for her regularly. I’m still considering her offer, but if you can manage to help us with some of the jobs for a while, then we can offset the costs of your treatment. Plus…” 

Hunter circled his jaw and looked down for a moment, considering his words.

“I’m not trying to keep my squad in one place for too long, either. You’re not the only one who has someone gunning for them.” Hunter gave you a hint about their own dilemma, but not Omega’s. Risking his safety was a lot different than risking hers.

Your stare met his again, and Hunter was quick to note the pure surprise he saw within its depths. Your heartbeat had quickened again, and you had taken a tighter grasp on your arms, but all you could do was ask one single question. “Why are you so willing to help me?”

Hunter let out a light breath, softening his expression as he gave you another nod. “Because you helped me first.”

Your gaze flickered between his eyes as you offered him a warm smile. Hunter’s gaze shifted to Omega, who had since struck up a conversation with Wrecker at the high-top.

“And it seems like Omega really likes you. She probably would’ve gotten us to help you, anyway.” Hunter let out a fond chuckle. “She’s very convincing.”

You laughed, a soft sound that instantly drew Hunter’s gaze back to you. There was a sparkle in your eyes that was new, brightening up the small space that sat between the two of you. “Yeah, I’ve gathered that.” You exhaled a gentle breath and let the amusement fade from your expression. “Thank you, Sergeant. Truly.”

Hunter nodded, the corner of his mouth pulling up before he could stop it. “You can just call me Hunter. We don’t really do the whole formalities thing.”

You smiled again and returned his nod. “Hunter it is, then.” You leaned forward and rested your crossed arms upon the table. “It’s good to know there are people like you and your squad in this galaxy. I’ve been losing faith in that for years.”

You stood, and Hunter did the same. He assessed your balance, but you were quick to steady yourself on your good leg. You stretched out a hand towards him and nodded.

“We have a deal.”

Hunter accepted your hand and nodded once more. The motion of shaking your hand was lost in the feeling of your simple touch, which could only be described as electric. Hunter wondered if his senses were accidentally working overtime, but his lack of a migraine seemed to suggest otherwise. The sensation disappeared the moment you both pulled away, and Hunter forced himself not to dwell on it.

“I’ll round up the squad and let them know.” Hunter walked forward and rolled his shoulders, focusing himself on the task at hand instead of the sudden, dizzying array of thoughts that were popping into his mind all at once. He raised his voice for his squad to hear. “All right, listen up.”

Echo and Tech turned to look at Hunter, as did Omega and Wrecker at the high top. You were just beside Hunter, a strong presence he didn’t even have to use his enhanced senses to pick up on. Echo and Tech walked closer as Hunter continued.

“We’re not in a position to reject any opportunities to make credits right now, and Cid’s offered to give us more work.” Hunter gestured with his head to you. “Birdie’s in a similar position. We could use an extra hand with these jobs,” Hunter’s voice lowered as he subtly acknowledged Crosshair’s absence, “and in exchange for her help, we’ll be helping Birdie treat her leg. Once it’s healed, she’ll head off on her own again.”

Hunter glanced over at you. You nodded at the group, your eyes kind but your face set in determination. No one would be arguing this decision and winning, not when both you and Hunter were clearly set on it.

“Birdie’s staying?” Omega lit up, her shoulders lifting before she hopped down from her stool. “This is gonna be so fun!” She clapped her hands together and beamed in your direction.

Hunter’s own lips spread in a small smile. It was the happiest he had seen Omega ever since she saw her room on the Marauder for the first time.

That thought seemed fresh in Omega’s mind, too. “You can stay with me in my room on the Marauder, if you want.” Omega was gushing as she walked up to you. “There’s plenty of room, and…” she lowered her voice to a whisper clearly meant just for you, but was also picked up by Hunter’s senses, “you won’t have to hear Wrecker’s snoring.”

All Hunter could catch was your smile before someone grabbed his shoulder. He looked up and realized Echo had approached him again, his lips pulled tight as he urged Hunter a few steps away from you and Omega. “Hunter…”

“I know.” Hunter set his hands on his hips and let out a heavy exhale.

Echo didn’t need to say it for him to know; even Hunter himself was conflicted between whatever strange, comforting feeling you brought him and the survival instincts he had learned both as a soldier and in these past few weeks on the run.

“But we can’t just send her out there with no ship and no credits knowing something bad could happen to her.” Hunter lifted an eyebrow at Echo. “That’s not what we do.”

Echo’s gaze fell. “I agree. This is the right thing to do.” His jaw hardened as he looked at Hunter again. “But we barely have enough credits to supply ourselves as it is.”

“Yeah.” Hunter crossed his arms and lifted one hand to his chin, his gaze scanning the floor as he thought everything through. “I can try to negotiate a better rate with Cid. If she’s got an extra person working for her, she should be compensating for that, anyway.”

“In theory.” Echo huffed and gave Cid’s office an unimpressed look. “I don’t take her for the fair type.”

Hunter also frowned in that same direction. “Neither do I.” He sighed again and shrugged. “It won’t be for long. Birdie said she wants to get going soon. Apparently, she can’t stay in one place for too long.”

Echo’s gaze flashed with concern as he gave you a quick glance. “Why do you think the Empire’s after her?”

Hunter shook his head. “Don’t know.” He tightened the hand on his chin into a fist when he remembered the only clue you had given him about your pursuer: he. There was someone specific in the Empire’s ranks who was after you, and it gave Hunter a sinking feeling. “I figure the less we know, the better. Keeps us all safer that way.”

“Agreed.” Echo raised an eyebrow. “Any idea when Cid’s gonna give us our next job?”

Hunter shook his head. “I wouldn’t be surprised if she put us to work again right after getting back, but… we have no idea how this all functions yet.”

“True.” Echo nodded in Omega’s direction. “I think I’ll use this time to help her with that bow.”

Hunter hummed in agreement. “Smart choice.” He stayed where he was as he watched Echo approach Omega, setting a gentle hand on her shoulder before guiding her over to where a target was already painted onto the side of some old machine. Tech and Wrecker followed, the former no doubt excited by the fact he would get to create a brand-new stats analysis from this brief training session.

Hunter’s chest warmed at the sight of his squad, his family, but once that word came to mind, the warm feeling vanished just as quickly as it had arisen. This wasn’t his complete family, and he had no idea how the hell to bring them all back together. Not after what had happened in that hangar on Kamino.

After Kaller, Hunter couldn’t escape that feeling of failure, and he was beginning to fear he never would.

“Hunter?” The sergeant was drawn from his heavy thoughts at the sound of your voice. Your brow was raised as you gestured with your thumb over your shoulder to where the rest of the squad had gathered. “Are you joining us?”

Hunter took a deep breath and nodded, resetting himself as his arms relaxed at his sides. He stepped forward with you to join the squad, though he and you hung back closer to where Wrecker was behind Echo, Omega, and Tech. Omega was trying, but she was off to a rocky start, and it was catching the interest of the two locals who seemed to frequent Cid’s parlor.

“Has Omega always been with you?” Your tone was curious, but Hunter could easily catch its lighthearted inflection.

“No.” Hunter kept his careful eye on Omega as she wrestled with the golden weapon, despite Echo and Tech’s close reach. He just couldn’t shake the protectiveness. “She’s only been with us for a little while.”

You crossed your arms and lifted an eyebrow. “Seems like you’ve all formed a quick bond, then.”

“She’s one of us.” Hunter recalled the moment Tech informed the squad of that revelation. He couldn’t have gotten back to Kamino faster if he had tried. “Time doesn’t change that.”

Hunter could sense the warmth of your stare on him. “It’s sweet.” He returned your gaze, just barely catching the end of a once-over you had given him. The tips of Hunter’s ears began to burn. “I bet she’s thankful to have such fierce and loyal protectors in a galaxy like this.” Your eyes focused on the floor. “They’re not easy to come by.”

Hunter’s brow furrowed. The clear longing in your voice proved you had seen an ugliness of the galaxy that threatened to make Hunter sick with both disgust and rage on your behalf. “She hasn’t seen much of the galaxy yet, thankfully.” Hunter returned his stare to Omega, who was cheering as she finally hit a part of the target. “She wants to explore more of it, but… I know what’s out there.”

You nodded in understanding. “That’s a delicate balance to strike. Not wanting to hold her back, but also wanting to keep her safe.”

Hunter circled his jaw. “Exactly.” He watched as Omega’s faith was invigorated from her successful attempt, and in a series of three shots, she managed to land another inside the painted rings. “At least we can teach her how to protect herself.”

You stayed silent for a few moments after that. Hunter glanced at you, catching a mixture of concern and severity in your gaze as he did so. You spoke again before he could question it, your voice lower than it had been before. “I may not be able to tell you much about myself, but I want you to know that I would never hurt her.” You looked at Hunter with an expression more serious than any other you had shown him yet. “Or any of you.” Your gaze cut away from him. “All I want is to run. That’s it.”

Hunter asked the question before he could bite it back. “From the Empire?”

You considered his words for a long moment. Eventually, you nodded. “In a way.” You cleared your throat and shook your head. “That’s all I can tell you. I’m sorry.” Your stare returned to his. “It’s for your own safety.”

Hunter nodded. “I understand.”

Your lips stretched in a small smile of gratitude before you focused on the squad again. You took a light breath and changed the subject. “So, it seems like you’re all named after your enhancements, but I’m lost on Echo’s.”

“That’s because Echo isn’t an enhanced clone.” Your brow shot up at that. “He was a regular clone that the Separatists tried to make into a weapon of sorts. Our squad helped to rescue him.”

“That makes more sense.” You paused, most likely doing the math in your head. “Your squad was originally just the three of you, then? You, Wrecker, and Tech?”

Hunter tensed, his temples throbbing for a moment as his inner turmoil caused every one of his delicate senses to fray. He shut his eyes and let out a breath he hoped was steady as he attempted to calm himself. “There were four.”

He reopened his eyes, catching your sympathetic yet curious glance. The question you no doubt longed to ask him sat between you, but it was a line neither of you were willing to cross yet. Instead, you both focused back on Omega, who was beginning to lean even heavier on Echo’s encouragement to keep herself from giving up completely.

“Hey, Birdie.” Wrecker grinned at you as he gently jostled your shoulder on the side opposite from where Hunter stood. “Tech told me you’re gonna need some physical training for your leg, and he put me in charge of it.” Wrecker clapped his hands together over his chestplate. “Are ya’ ready?”

Hunter watched as your face began to light up. “Only if you make it a real challenge.”

Wrecker chuckled and nudged your shoulder again. “Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!”

Hunter looked between the two of you, and his lips instinctively pulled up in a smile. It hadn’t been long, but you had already shed your uncertainty for a sweet kind of comfort that was bringing you closer to everyone in the squad. You were fitting right in with the squad.

Before Hunter could dwell more on that thought, Cid made her approach, her footsteps catching Hunter’s attention well before she had arrived. He cut his gaze at her, straightening his posture and tightening his jaw as she announced her presence. “Glad you’re all in one place.” Cid set her hands on her hips, clearly pleased by whatever gathering she was interrupting. “I’ve got another job for ya’.”

Hunter furrowed his brow at her. “I haven’t told you whether or not we’re working for you.” Even if they had decided to work for Cid for a time, Hunter wasn’t a fan of her assuming the answer.

“Well, let me decide for you, Bandana.” Hunter rolled his eyes at the nickname. “You are.” Cid peered around the group. “I’m assuming you all know what a tactical droid is?”

The squad stayed quiet, including you. Hunter could sense Tech shifting his weight between his feet, fighting the urge to speak.

Cid raised her brow. “They’re—.”

Hunter grunted as Tech pushed past him. “The Separatists’ strategic—.”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa!” Cid held her hands up at Tech. “This is my briefing, Goggles.” She kept a single eyebrow raised. “Relax.”

Tech’s chest rose with a breath before he ultimately deflated. Hunter set a hand on Tech’s shoulder as he adjusted his goggles.

“They’re the brains of the Separatists’ droid army—or, at least, they were.” Cid shoved Wrecker, who had been leaning against a nearby holotable. His proximity to you meant that she had knocked his momentum right into you, but Hunter was there to catch you by the elbow, just like he had on the Marauder. You looked at him with a grateful smile, one that gave him pause.

Of course, it would be in this split second moment that Hunter would let himself truly relish in your beauty in the way he had the first time he saw you in the Zygerrian camp. There was just something about being this close, about having his sensitive sense of touch on you, that made him forget where and who he was for the time being.

But the moment vanished in a mere second’s time, as Hunter let you go as soon as you gave him a nod of reassurance. Whatever Cid was going to say, he would have to listen. He didn’t get the luxury of zoning out during a briefing. He never had.

“I’ve got a tip on a fully-intact tactical droid head in a factory on Corellia,” Cid went on, pulling up a holodiagram of a tactical droid. “I need it in prime condition. You hear that? Prime.” Cid wagged a single finger in warning. “No damage.”

“Corellia?” Hunter shook his head. “That’s too close to the Core for my liking. We’re trying to lay low.”

“Then it’s a good thing I didn’t ask what you like.” Cid shut off the holotable and tossed a chit towards Hunter. He recovered from his shock just in time to catch it. “I need this one done stat, so I expect to see you back here in no more than a few days.”

Her gaze settled on Omega, and she stepped forward to take the golden bow from her hands. Hunter’s hands tightened into fists, with one nearly threatening to snap the chit he still held against his palm.

“And the reason you keep missing, kid, is because of your flimsy noodle arms.” Cid lifted the bow and fired off three shots, all of which hit the target’s bullseye. She all but shoved the bow back into Omega’s arms. “Now get going!”

Cid was about to leave when her yellow eyes caught one more person. Her gaze glittered in curiosity.

“And make sure your new friend here knows all my rules.”

With that, Cid turned her back on them, stalking off towards her office once again. Everyone turned to face Hunter, and he let out a light breath before nodding. “You heard her. Let’s get going.”

Omega brightened as she secured her bow over her back and ran up to you. “Your first official mission with us, Birdie! Are you excited?”

You smiled at her. “I sure am.”

Hunter’s chest warmed in gratitude, because what he was seeing in your gaze was completely different from what you were telling Omega. There was a hesitance there, a fear you would likely never speak on, but you only projected strength and enthusiasm to the young girl. Hunter didn’t know what was causing it, but when the sudden urge to ensure your safety arose, he didn’t fight it.

Keeping you safe felt right, and in a time where the rest of the galaxy was crumbling around him, Hunter let himself give into it.

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[agentoffangirling]

Ranking AoS ships (canon & non-canon) bc I can:

FitzSimmons. If you don't have this as your top, I DON'T TRUST YOU. They are the blueprint, the very epitome of romance. If someone doesn't dive through a space rock to reach me on another planet, I don't want them

Dousy. Ik some people much prefer Sousa and Peggy, and they have a great relationship, but I don't know, I just like Dousy more. Maybe bc I want Daisy to be in a healthy relationship for once? But for only appearing in around half the episodes of s7, they don't feel rushed, and Chloe and Enver have great chemistry. They're so sweet together, I can't say much else other than I love them

Skimmons. Okay okay ik what a lot of people are gonna say, but I just think they're wonderful together. I've drifted a bit from shipping this, I do see the sisters aspect of them (I don't see them as sisters and romantically at the same time, that is WEIRD), but I still have a small soft spot for it. I think it's mostly Chloe and Elizabeth's love for the ship that sells it

Philinda. Tbh this and Skimmons could be switched, they're very close in my brain. While I don't necessarily feel too bad about them splitting up in s7, I like both the platonic and romantic versions of them, I think they were really great. They so obviously love each other, and what more can I say to that?

Huntingbird. 100% compatible 50% of the time, as Hunter puts it. I don't believe this to be the healthiest of AoS relationships, but not everything has to be perfect all the time. One moment they could be making jabs at one another, the next they're making out. Who knows? Their moments are a fun time either way

MackElena. I think what this ship needs is more time. Compared to the other relationships, MackElena doesn't get to share the screen all that much. I do love how they learn from one another, and they've always given me a kind of comforting type of vibe. They're just cute together

Simmorse. This feels like a relatively newer ship in the fandom, and I am all for it. I don't ship it massively, but I 100% see the potential, I think it's very easy to see that Jemma was crushing on Bobbi a couple times

QuakeRider. Just like Simmorse, I do see it, but I've never really been a big fan of it. Not that there's anything wrong with it, it has great vibes, I love the rogue x rogue type ship, I just don't ship it that much. I personally see them closer to older brother, younger sister type of dynamic. But I do see the potential

Staticquake. HEAR ME OUT OKAY? I used to like Staticquake a lot, but on my rewatches I see myself getting farther and farther away from it. It's not that they don't have good chemistry or that I don't think they're really in love, oh no, they have all of it, it's just not the best relationship for Daisy. There are more than a few moments where they're arguing, majority of the time Lincoln being in the wrong, and later Daisy apologizing for it? It always struck me as odd. I also feel like resolved too many issues behind the scenes, relying on exposition to make the audience believe they had gone further in their relationship

DekeDaisy. Idk if they have an actual ship name, so I'm going with this one for now. It's just wayyy too one-sided and doesn't seem like it would work anyway. Daisy was not in the right frame of mind for a relationship, and she seemed relatively blind to Deke's advances. Also considering that Deke sold her to the Kree earlier... yeah, it was never gonna work

Skyeward. It might get up one spot for the Framework version of them, but as it stands, the real life version of them is AWFUL. Ward lied to Skye on almost everything, hurt her, hurt her loved ones, kidnapped her, became obsessed with her, and countless other things I can't remember rn. They're so toxic and if you ship them (not Framework or pre-betrayal), I have genuine concern in your love life

[coolshadowtwins]

Ok, I meant to post this forever and a half ago, but better late than never.

This is a JJK post, so sorry to all the people following me for SVSSS lol

Moo, this au started as a stupid conversation about Gojo’d parents, which just done exist in canon for some reason. And I think it would be hilarious for them to also absolutely hate non-sorcerers.

They are so happy that their son is Satoru Gojo, holder of the six eyes and limitless! They are less happy at the friends he makes in high school. Oh sure, this Geto guy is already a special grade and that’s cool and all, but he doesn’t come from a family of sorcerers! He’s not good enough for their little boy! Gojo, who is in his teenage rebellion that he never leaves, is all ‘You guys just don’t understand >:( But daddy I love him 😭’

Of course, this all changes when they learn that Suguru Geto killed a whole village of non-sorcerers! Who knew he had it in him! Maybe this boy is good enough for their son after all.

And then they learn that not only has Geto become a curse user, he is also no longer together with their son!!! Unacceptable!!!

So they do what every set of parents have to do- call and nag their son about breaking up with the nice young man!

They don’t care about Gojo’s arguments, featuring things like ‘I thought you didn’t even like him!’ And ‘He murdered like 100 people???’ And the most repeated, ‘I didn’t break up with him! He broke up with me!’

“That just means you must of done something wrong!” His mother yells.

“Go and apologize, son, it will make everything easier. Trust me.” His father says.

They nag and nag at Gojo, and honestly, Gojo does really miss Geto. So he goes and finds him, since he had the Gojo Clan’s backing about bringing Geto back.

This is where it kinda falls apart lol. I can’t imagine a scenario where Geto comes back. My best guess is Gojo promises protection for the twins, and for them to be raised in the Gojo clan, around other sorcerers, but I don’t think that would do it lol

But let’s say it does! Geto still hates non sorcerers, but he’s no longer a curse user. He’s still a cult leader, but there’s nothing against being a cult leader and a sorcerer. I think it’s a really funny idea if no matter what other life path Geto takes, he always, somehow, becomes a cult leader.

Gojo still adopts the Fushiguros. His parents aren’t happy about it, but then they learn that they get to be the family of the Ten Shadows and Six eyes/Limitless? Wonderful, great, perfection. Welcome to the family, new grandson. The fact they have to act like they want Tsumiki as a granddaughter is merely trifles to pay for the look on the Zenins faces.

They also, of course, take the twins as granddaughters. And they of course have a tier list of grandkids, but if they showed it then their son won’t let them see any of them again! 😭 it’s sad, honestly lol

But they do make sure that Tsumiki is training to be a sorcerer. They do not care if she want to or not, and Tsumaki just wants the family that took her and her brother in’s approval, so she goes along with it. They get her some goggles that let her see curses, and I like to imagine she gets a bow and arrows! I think it would be neat. I also think she would be perfectly fine with being very very low ranked. She wants to be a sorcerer for the family approval, not be be a strong one.

There would be an episode about Geto disliking her, a child, and not bonding with her like he has with the other kids him and Gojo take care of. This upsets her, but she deals with it. Until Gojo is out of town on a mission, and she gets sick. But she’s not going to admit it to anyone around her!! To her supposed other guardian, who dislikes her? To her supposed grandparents, who tolerate her as long as she’s doing well? Absolutely not.

So she goes to her elementary school, and gets even sicker, and then before long the school has to call Geto to come get her. Maybe she throws up, or maybe the twins (who are around her age) snitch on her to a teacher because I would like to believe they care about her.

Geto comes, and is annoyed she didn’t just tell him that she was sick so he wouldn’t have to come out here to get her. She could have just stayed home! And they she starts crying about how she didn’t want to bother him, and she knows he doesn’t like her so she was trying to not be a bother and they she’ll stay out of the way. And Geto would realize how much of a dick he has been to a child and starts being a better parent to her.

(I need to note here, that in real life this would be a call cps moment. But this can be framed wholesome here I guess lol)

They only other joke I had here is Geto becomes the second year teacher at the school. Tsumiki and Maki (the twins went to the other school, to get away from their parents lol) would be in the same class, and they have a ‘Monkey Jar’ in the classroom, because Geto would keep making comments to Maki. Now every time he even says the word monkey, he has to put money in the jar, which the girls get at the end of the month. Tsumiki, of course, gets an allowance, and so let’s Maki have all of it.

This escalates to Maki goading Geto into saying the word to get more money. Not even just calling her one- any time he says the word. Even if he was only referring to the actual animal lol

I have this stupid idea of Geto taking the class to fight a mid range curse at an f zoo, that looks like a monkey, and he has to find new ways to describe it every time because he can’t call it the ‘monkey curse’ without Maki demanding money. And he can’t refuse because then he would be told on to Gojo, who would just be extra annoying to him as revenge lol

That’s all I have of this one. I hope it made someone laugh

[krisalyce]

OK !! thanks @sunflowers-and-scales for this cutesy chart that i’m abusing

really tried my best here to stick with the key but in my head it’s just a mess

anyways yapping under the cut but honestly if you want any of my thoughts a lot of them are in the tags of my kotlc art

categorized by key terms

DATING

Keefe and Fitz

-keefe realized oops he was looking at the wrong vacker which wasn’t even a gay awakening because he still likes sophie?????? but maybe it was a bi one because at some point their best friendship ended up romantic and it was something actually REAL and good for fitz because their dynamic was already comfortable and established for him

-so now there are also fitz drawings in keefe’s notebook and fitz plays with keefe’s hair while they both wind down from their therapy sessions

-keefe teaches fitz how to paint as something therapeutic and relaxing and he ends up really enjoying it and fitz is also comforted by keefe because they can both relate to familial pressures. keefe also helps him with his emotions because fitz has been under pressure for so long and bottled everything up and while therapy helps so does his empath boyfriend who sort of understands his mental state sorry i can’t explain all that but here

-they’re just two guys helping each other heal in addition to rekindling their best friendship and sophie is all for it

Sophie and Keefe

-lowkey their canon dynamic i think they’re good for each other and once they settle a little bit they’re each other’s support

-they both have other lives and relationships and sophie has no problem sharing with fitz because she understands and she’s happy that fitz has gotten into a healthy relationship but has no interest in dating fitz as well

-they go on dates and generally just like spending time together but honestly i have nothing else to say for them because canon has already said most of it for me so the real ones will get it

Tam and Dex

-they’re so domestic to me like they just play minecraft until 6 in the morning

-i have a whole thing for tam i’m gonna need you to trust me on this it is all going here because this is relevant

-and this is all perfect for dex because he is not ready for all this relationship stuff and tam is putting no pressure on him whatsoever because he is perfectly content with sleepovers and laying on each other all the time that they don’t even realize they haven’t kissed yet for a LONG time until dex accidentally kisses him for the first time on his way out of tam’s house like some kind of doting husband

-to be clear dex is still mischievous and hella smart and he will do whatever needs to be done to beat tam at 4 am fortnite but they’re literally just some married couple

-also transmasc tam… dex gives him testosterone potions and also gives him estrogen potions for linh

Marella and Linh

-marella lets linh let her rage out !!! usually linh is the mellow one compared to who she’s hanging out with but marella would 100% take her to one of those rage rooms and let her lay on her floor and vent and everything

-they fought like once when linh got really mad (with abilities) and marella was surprisingly ok with everything and went along with it and now linh texts marella 2 am “fight me” and they just go do it and it’s just stress relief play-fighting/training like going to the gym together

-also linh just generally texts marella to do anything at any time and they just kind of. go do it (linh texts marella at literally any hour and says let’s go jump into a pool fully clothed and they just do it) because marella is supportive and chill like she’s gossipy and flaky but she’s LOYAL and this goes well with linh

-linh calls and asks if they can go on a road trip for the weekend and marella just goes sure let me call sophie

-or marella comes over for 5 am binge night because she can’t sleep and this is also with sophie btw bc her and linh have the same taste in shows and sophie would probably be awake bc insomnia

CUDDLE BUDDIES/BFFS (my fav)

Sophie and Tam

-2 cats attached at the hip they sleep everywhere

-they ride the same bus home/walk home and they’ve just developed some kind of unspoken agreement that they get to be each other’s pillow at any time

-they’re always each other’s backup and tam is the first person called for accompanying sophie anywhere she has to go, she says she’s going grocery shopping and he responds with pick me up in 5 because OBVIOUSLY he’s coming with

-they have study sessions together a lot because they like to study to the same music/vaguely have the same music taste and can tolerate each other’s presence while working because it’s just like hanging out with a pet that u can take snack/nap breaks with

-tam is sophie’s #1 passenger princess i still think he managed to get his license revoked purely because of some kind of bad timing where he didn’t have his license on his person or something stupid like that

-however he isn’t a bad driver and can be trusted to take the wheel if he’s needed to

-he also helps sophie park and gives her directions because lord save her with that

Sophie and Marella

-they share clothes and while marella is an open gossiper and sophie doesn’t really gossip at school, she likes hearing about all of it through marella so they can laugh about it because she does like knowing what’s going on

-marella is kind of her tie into the social world of the school because honestly sophie can’t be bothered she’s just tired and wants to go home a lot

-they bike/walk/skateboard together and generally just wander around especially on nature trails and the like. tam joins for field trips occasionally and linh comes sometimes too when she feels like it but mostly it’s just sophella wandering around looking for a nice spot to watch the sunset with some stupid food like the crumbl cookie of the week or wingstop

-they have matching streaks in their hair because sophie mentioned wanting to dye hers and marella came over within the next week with red for sophie and pink for her and a grocery bag of jalapeño chips and sour patch

Tam and Marella

-alt friends who nap together and attend concerts together and hang out at ungodly hours

-smoke together maybe like marella was a vaper and tam smoked (and marella is his human lighter) but now they both do both because they just share everything

-like he has a drawer in her room and she has one in his

-tam is a pet cat to me he’s always the small spoon being cuddled and held and sleeping on people’s laps and marella is his designated big spoon

-a solid 60% of the time they are with each other and/or sophie (the other 40 are with their partners)

-had this telepathic/nonverbal agreement when they met like yeah ur coming over later and we are going to lay there because they sensed the smoker and mlm wlw on each other and bonded

-would get back tattoos together that’s just what i’m sensing

RELATED

Biana and Fitz

-LMFAOOAAOA biana is constantly posting the stupidest shit about him there are fitz 0.5s in every single one of their group’s photo libraries because of her

-their texts are literally just “get out of the bathroom” “can u pick me up” “where are you” “can you tell mom i want a slice of pizza from the store”

-they hate each other (they don’t) and definitely have more of a rivalry than tam and linh do

-they bake TOGETHER and biana makes him do face masks but honestly he doesn’t actually mind it and he actually paints her stuff for her room sometimes because he’s getting pretty good at it and she likes the decor in her room

-sit in silence in the kitchen or on the couch while they do shit on their phones and have too many inside jokes that just spawned out of nowhere while brainrotting together as siblings do

-DID YOU EAT THE REST OF MY HUMMUS YOU BITCH

-they’re literally just textbook siblings nothing awkward at all they just find each other vaguely annoying/irritating but still do things for each other and passively hang out and do things when they don’t want to bother anybody else

Linh and Tam

-linh does not smoke/vape but she’s chill with it because her brother and girlfriend do it and she loves them both

-“yeah that’s my brother i love him even tho hes stupid”

-she shows up in the kitchen tam is baked and baking and she’s like “i’m going shopping do u need anything also save me some”

-linh goes with tam anytime she wants to get a piercing or anything and they got their belly buttons pierced together

Dex and Sophie

-not much to say here honestly he’s her tech guy and her cool cousin and if they had family gatherings they would definitely use each other to hang out and avoid the rest of the relatives in some kind of mutual introvert contract

-they probably have those gamepigeon matches running on their phones at any given time even if a single pool match takes them a month

EXES

Biana and Keefe

-kissed and middle school dated (held hands and went on like 2 dates)

-and now biana is like awkward sister in law so now she just passes along stuff from keefe to sophie and fitz or vice versa and sometimes texts him stuff like “can u buy chips for me”

-they still vaguely get along like occasionally keefe comes over maybe and fitz isnt home and they listen to chase atlantic together while she does her makeup and chooses outfits and he draws on her bed/floor like a schoolgirl she probably changes and everything in front of him and doesn’t gaf too and he doesn’t even notice

-it’s the vibe where hes just there in the house and she walks around t shirt and short shorts in front of him and asks him if he wants leftovers and hes like yeah and then they eat together in silence and its just generally chill

CASUAL FRIENDS (i didn’t write for every single string in this category, just the ones i was actively thinking about)

Keefe and Tam

-keefe tried smoking once he did not like it

-but he does like tam’s vibes and so he hangs around and ipad kids around with his sketchbook while tam smokes/naps/listens to music and does his own thing

-keefe is like the third wheel of tam and dex except hes literally just their daughter

Sophie and Linh

-they’re like roommates who actually get along with each other and have similar interests

-sophie comes over to binge shows with her and marella and tam would go fall asleep in the background somewhere eventually all tangled up and leave sophie and linh on the couch to do their thing and they make tea and end up finishing the entire series in a night

-most of their interactions stem from sotam being inseparable for a good amount of time but they also hang out without him occasionally (especially for movies and nice brunch places/sweet treats

-they might have kissed at one point i feel like linh would be comfortable enough with sophie around to ask to experiment a small bit when she gets curious from some stupid lesbian movie and sophie would be ok with it

-end up with each other’s clothes a lot through tam and each other

Biana and Marella

-they started getting along at one point because of cool girl magnetism and biana getting inspired by marella’s cookie monster pj girl attitude

-marella’s fat lesbian crush on biana since they were little preteens develops and probably asks her out but biana is a working woman and marella respects the hell out of that so they agree to stay friends

-they send each other hw answers and go shopping together and make target runs and get to converse about superficial stuff like hair and makeup that nobody else really gives a shit about (linh and tam only wear eyeliner and basics)

-i’m thinking biana has a cute cafe/ice cream place part time and marella brings her food (so she doesn’t have to pay the doordash fee) and in return gets free coffees/pastries/ice cream and etc

[littleshysheep-at-da]

My absolute top ships from KumoDesu are Shiro x Ariel and Shun x Katia x Kyouya so let me just post all my main reasoning in one post. I have 100% posted some of these before in Asks because it all comes from my Headcanons/Opinions Doc. And some of these are worded a bit all over the place but it’s the thought that counts.

On Shiro x Ariel:

Shiroai/Kumoko x Ariel… is good stuff. The way Kumoko talks about women… is just not heterosexual lol. Her joking about how she’s in love with them (calling herself a kept man with D and all her convos with Ariel about confessing her love) and staring at boobs. Also the quick and brief description of men versus how she talks about women (how when she talks about how Mera’s “probably a catch” sounds so unsure and like how a Lesbain would describe what to look for in a man). There’s a lot to support this of how they care about each other. And how they really don’t want anything bad to happen to each other. The “I’ll accept no other ending besides one where the Demon Lord is smiling” is cute af.

But on the Grandmother Ariel and Granddaughter Shiro thing. So I could see this being a reason for people not wanting to Ship Ariel x Shiro. But I always felt they joke about this because in reality they are not related like that. All of Ariel’s “Children” are technically made with a cloning skill so they’re biologically the same. And the Egg Laying skill the Queen Taratects use does the same thing as well. So it’s not incest it’s clone fucking. ALSO Shiro remakes her body with her own magic plus her mind is a God’s Deep Fake of a High School Girl and an Average Japanese Spider.

On Shun x Katia x Kyouya:

“They're weird about each other” is one of my favorite Shipping reasons because it’s so true. I mean Shun and Katia are pretty solid in Canon and I would say I’m just adding Kyouya to it to make it an OT3 but also once I see it I can’t unsee it. Just the fact that all 3 of them single out their “Friendship” as something special. I don’t think Katia super had other friends in her past life (being an uncracked egg will make that hard) but Shun and Kyouya did and they never really mention it. Shun was peak NPC and was not super close but friendly to most of the guys but he NEVER mentions it until running into them again (apparently he was on a soccer team and just, never thought it was important or that big a deal). And it’s Shiro who mentions it seems like Kyouya and Shinobu were friends in their past life, Kyouya barely mentions it even after seeing him again. Just the “you're weird about each other” being a way of saying “that’s a little more than a friendship I think” basically.

I think Katia is very protective of her boys. It’s kinda obvious when she meets Shun again and then when they get in dangerous situations. She’s so scared of losing the people she cares about (I think she’s often the most aware of how different and how dangerous the fantasy world is compared to their previous lives). I think the realization Kyouya probably isn’t on their side (because of how Oka kept avoiding the topic) probably hurt her a lot, because she doesn’t want to abandon him but also is too scared about losing Shun as it is (and I feel like when she puts everything together after the fact she feels super guilty for not pressing more). It kinda seemed she really didn’t have many people she was close to in her past life and the fact that Shun (and I’m gonna Headcanon here later Kyouya) still accept her despite everything that’s “different” (cough cough egg cracked) is huge to her. I’m glad in the Novel Shun always does a very good job conveying how much he appreciates, relays on, and trusts her because god she needs it.

Shun is an Emotional Support Dumbass. And anyone who hates him (usually people who only saw his botched Anime version) can meet me in the pit. I also think his general easy going-ness probably helped both Katia and Kyouya a lot in their past lives (because it seemed like neither of them had the easiest home life’s and then they have it rough again after being reincarnated rip).

On intent vs execution:

I think an important thing to keep in mind with Headcanons/Shipping is Intent versus Execution, basically there are things the Author might not have intended but do Read a certain way. Though in Headcanon/Shipping I am not against fun and you are completely allowed to like bonkers crack (as long as you don’t mistake it for Canon or force it on others like some Fanon people do). But Two things I will say with my Two Fav Ships for Kumoko (OTP Shiroai x Ariel and OT3 Shun x Katia x Kyouya) is I feel both of them may not be intended but they do strongly Read as Canon (or at least strong basis for), to me at least anyway.

With Shiroai x Ariel I feel the Author probably just is attracted to women himself but because of this parts from both of their perspectives come off as really Lesbain.

With Shun x Katia x Kyouya I would say “they’re weird about each other (affectionate)”. It took me a while to realize but all of them (maybe not Katia as much as Shun and Kyouya) have other friends, they may not have been as close but they did have other friends. So the fact they all single their Relationship out as something special reads as Romantic/Polyamorous leaning to me. Especially because they always mention the Three of them, as a Trio.

[runespoor7]

For the ask meme, au where wwx kills lxc at qiangpi path instead of jzx.

Or gender swap jc au.

Ok, so it took me a while to think this over, because there’s a lot here, and then talking it over with @demoiselledefortune I realized there’s even more than I thought! (still thinking about the genderswap jc one)

Also, poor, poor LWJ. 🙁 (LQR doesn't bear thinking about. That poor, poor man. I don't talk about LQR under the cut because it's too sad for me to contemplate.)

1) So the thing is, this isn’t a noticeably better accidental killing for WWX, because while the Lans may be less the powerhouse than the Jins, JGS will definitely try and use LXC’s death to turn against WWX. And it’s going to be stupidly easy, because LXC was a sect leader and the sworn brother of his son.

(I assume LXC was there because he was invited to JL’s 100 days ceremony and his passing there was a coincidence, while in canon he was already at Jinlintai. So maybe JZX is still in Jinlintai here, the confrontation happening earlier and thus before JZX departed; or JZX is here as well as he was in canon, and LXC was the one running late - in which case, JZX is alive and a witness and might speak up on WWX’s behalf at least to his wife and his BIL, at least to tell them that it seemed an accident. This turns out not to have much of an impact on the grand scale of things OR on JYL and JC’s understanding of what happened, bc they already trust WWX so much, but it does have an impact on JZX’s view of the world and himself. This is less about WWX than it is about politics in general and his father in specific. In that version he’s much more in-the-middle of things, much more aware of being personally dismissed. In that version there’s a chance he and JYL go live in LP.)

Besides the Jins, there’s also NMJ, who is a big fan of his sworn brothers not getting killed and of not shielding people from the consequences of their actions. Just putting it out there where we can see it. On the other hand, they’re not LXC’s most direct family. LWJ and the Lans are, so NMJ lets LWJ take point.

(There's a version of this prompt where NMJ qi-deviates when he hears about LXC's death. In that timeline should WWX get killed NHS' plans never feature bringing him back.)

2) Know for whom LXC dying instead of JZX changes things a lot, though? WQ and WN. When they decide to surrender themselves, they go to Cloud Recesses, not Jinlintai. LWJ and his sect I feel wouldn't punish WQ for LXC’s death. She wasn't there.

(WN, otoh, is very done for. There is no way GSL pulls a Jin to keep him around. He's a fierce corpse and the one who killed their sect leader at that. They execute him/lay his soul to rest. There's no further desacration of WN and that's probably the bitterest comfort WQ could hope for. WQ does try to shield WN when she realizes the Lans aren't planning on executing her, but she doesn't get that.)

WQ would easily get a promise of safety from LWJ for at least A-Yuan, probably Granny, maybe the others - on the sterner end of the scale for the adult cultivators. This is somewhat dependent on what JGS (and NMJ) are clamoring for but JGS wants the Stygian Seal more than he does the Wens and NMJ would be satisfied with the Lans supervising the fate of the Wen remnants. Besides, the most high-profile of the Wen remnants is WQ and she just surrendered herself. WN would say WWX isn’t responsible for LXC’s death, it was a freak resentful energy accident–

3) I think what LWJ does demand about WWX is... that WWX be given over to Gusu Lan. They can lock him up. And purify him of the resentful energy.

LWJ is in a frankly abysmal mental space - it’s only because his cultivation is so orthodox that he doesn't qi deviate. It’s all tearing him up, LXC’s death because of the guy LWJ has a crush on, LWJ’s want for WWX and LWJ’s wish that he could (imitate his father) bring someone back to CR and lock them up and LWJ suddenly being in the horrendous situation where he is imitating his father. The memory of the kiss is now a nightmare. It was always a mixed memory (how shameful, to lose control of himself thus - to take advantage of the one he loved - to lack even the courage to simply ask, either for the kiss, or at least for forgiveness) but now it makes him retch.

It's all twisted in the fact that LXC is dead, because of WWX. There can be nothing between LWJ and WWX now. Simply wishing there could be would be the worst betrayal.

(LWJ remembers the days of their youth, LXC’s delight and gentle teasing at LWJ’s inexplicable liking of WWX. The Water Abyss. And now LXC is dead, because of the boy he was so happy LWJ wanted for a friend. LXC always wanted LWJ to have friends, something akin to his own friendship with NMJ.)

0) (the Problem. The Problem is that I cannot see WWX staying in the Cloud Recesses if he's imprisoned there. If he wouldn't rather die at first, he will afterwards. LWJ thinks of his mother. If WWX dies LWJ would enter seclusion like his father once did. This isn’t something LWJ tells himself consciously.)

4) JC and JYL visit WWX in the Cloud Recesses while he's imprisoned there. JC hates LWJ for it, but I think he's self-aware enough to think “what if it had been Jiejie.” It’s hard to hate LWJ wholeheartedly.

5) WQ is in Cloud Recesses, too. She’ll never live outside the Cloud Recesses again, but it could have been far worse. She’s allowed time with A-Yuan (she is not in forced seclusion and neither is she A-Yuan’s mother but LWJ cannot let himself see them together, or else he starts to think of how she isn’t allowed to raise her kin herself.)

When it comes out *pretty damn early* that WWX doesn’t have a core, she’s the one who implies WZL got him.

(JC is in LWJ’s office clamoring, begging for WWX to be released into the care of YMJ in a hot minute after he finds out - which takes at least one or two visits, because no-one wrote to tell him, and it takes him asking a question about how getting WWX rid of resentful energy and not letting go when the answer’s too cagey to his taste for him to know. If it were just LWJ– but LWJ has elders. plus there’s also LXC’s sworn brothers to contend with; LWJ isn’t thinking of that, and JC will think of it later, after LWJ has refused to return WWX to YMJ.) JC is so so so angry at everyone involved - WWX for *lying to him*, why didn’t you *tell me*, I would have *helped* - WQ for hiding it from him AND not telling him when she told the Lans (to which she retorts that she isn’t exactly allowed a free correspondence. Hmph. Okay. JC allows that. WQ has negative scruples about lying to him about the core rn.) - LWJ for keeping WWX a prisoner here even though WWX is, is, WWX isn’t a cultivator anymore he’s a normal person let YMJ watch over him, let JC - even JYL for having something else in her life that she loves, that isn’t WWX locked up in another sect.

WQ is also the one who sees when WWX is seriously at risk of his life just fading away, and this time she tells JC: if WWX doesn’t get out, he will die.

The fic ends with WQ and JC breaking WWX out of the Cloud Recesses (it’s implied LWJ is looking the other way). WQ stays in CR, of course, but JC is taking WWX to Lotus Pier. There’s no plan for “later”.

[skyj80]

what are your top characters you headcanon as Puerto Rican? also, is there any method to who gets hit with the Puerto Rican beam?

YIPPEEEE I LOVE THIS QUESTION!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷

I aint gonna lie, the method is hella random and changes depending on the character so next to each character I will explain my process! A lot of it is just vibes and self projection, but some have a fr fr reasons

Casey jones - I've thought this since I first watched the 2012 version as a child! I also see the 2018 version as being part Puerto Rican. The Casey Jones vibe ™ gives the super energetic cousin at a reunion

Luz Noceda - she is canonically afro-latina which is so awesome! She is confirmed Dominican which is also so awesome! The Puerto Rican headcanon comes in because in the background of s3 ep1 there is a Puerto Rican flag in the basement! I believe her dad (Manny) may have mixed Dominican + Puerto Rican

Mabel + Dipper - They remind me of me and my brother

Greg Universe - idk but I think he has a bunch of big pun tapes

Kunikida Doppo - I want him to be

Rigby - He is afro-latino. I know it. His papi is the Puerto Rican parent

Reki Kyan - 100% projection lol he is just a puerto rican kid with a dream

Sasaki shuumei - He's got the latino charm. He def calls miyano Spanish pet names and invites miyano to family reunions (Miyano doesn't know how to handle sasaki's overbearing titi's and all their questions)

Sally Face - His mama was Puerto Rican! I also think his whole crew is hispanic (Larry - Dominican, Ash - Salvadorian, Todd - Mexican)

Javi Rivera - He is canonically hispanic but I don't think the movie is specific so I say Puerto Rican (his actor is Puerto Rican so that is cool too)

Bakugou Katsuki - His mama is latina idc what anyone says. Mitsuki (Bakugou's mom) low-key reminds me of my abuelo. (Bakugou would watch his mom and dad dance bachata in the kitchen as a kid and would fake gag) Also, look at how he cooks. C'mon.

Raine Whispers - Yo idek how to explain why they are SO Puerto Rican you just have to trust me

Tengen Uzun - I say so

Yuji Itadori - He told me

I can go in depth about specific Puerto Rican headcanons for each character cause im crazy but I'll spare y'all that. (And if u hc a character as Puerto Rican and they aren't on this list I can probs come up with Puerto Rican headcanons for them too so like if u want some headcanons send an ask pls pls pls)

[shadowqueenjude]

Ima be real i haven't read past acowar cuz i just stopped reading her books by the time the 4th book came out. HOWEVER!

dude i didn't know that the idea of rhys becoming high king was canon. i thought that was made up for a fic where the inner circle was the enemy.... why are they so different after the trilogy?? I mean they were already a little off but from looking at what people are saying (and reading a lot of fics with inner court slander) they've gotten weird weird weird

Quotes from ACOSF: “But you, Rhysand, are not.” Amren nodded to the still-rotating weapons. “With these three blades, you could make yourself High King.” The words clanged through the room. Cassian slowly blinked. Rhys said tightly, “I don’t wish to be High King. I only wish to be here, with my mate and my people.” Amren countered, “All seven courts united under one ruler would give us far better odds of survival in any upcoming conflict. No bickering and politicking required to dispatch our armies. Malcontents like Beron would have no ability to threaten our plans by allying with our enemies.” “We would have to fight an internal war first. I would be branded a traitor by my friends in other courts—I’d be forced to make them kneel.” Azriel stepped forward, shadows trailing from his shoulders. “Kallias, Tarquin, and Helion might be willing to kneel. Thesan will kneel if the others do.” Cassian nodded. Rhys as High King: he could think of no other male he’d trust more. No other male who would be a fairer ruler than Rhys. And with Feyre as High Queen … Prythian would be blessed to have such leaders. So Cassian said, “Tamlin would probably fight, and lose. Beron would be the only one standing in your way.” As for the Inner Circle being OOC... I think Rhys has remained the exact same since book 1. And that's actually a huuuuuge problem. He has had absolutely zero development, he's still an absolute dick, and somehow everyone licks his boots. Cassian I'd say went through a retcon through ACOSF. I genuinely shipped Nessian (even tho I despised the idea of the IC) until this book and it just ruined the ship and Cassian's character for me entirely. Mor...I mean she has had some character development but she was a fucking bitch to Nesta which I can't forgive. Amren I think is OOC in ACOSF too. This bitch should've stayed dead in ACOWAR. SJM ruined her sacrifice thing by bringing her back (also she's 100% ace, why did SJM make her heterosexual???) and then proceeded to have her trash Nesta in ACOSF. Pre-ACOSF Amren wouldn't have cared enough to be a bitch. Anyway the Inner Circle gets worse with each book and I hate how some people act like Rhys is the perfect selection for High King. If SJM goes down the High King road, the only High King I'll ever accept is Lucien.