#and actually... I'm so glad we are. LOOK AT THEM.

[muqingslover]

I just wanted to ask you (since I saw this prompt before and I wanted to hear your take on it), in a Cherry Magic AU setting, MC can hear the thoughts of the lads men. Who do you think would have the most unhinged train of thoughts/ stream of consciousness?

I just have a feeling that Zayne would be the most surprising/unhinged since he's so calm and collected, even cold on the outside, so he has to keep a lot inside. (Or maybe I'm just biased because I'm a Zayne girlie and he's my pookie)

I absolutely love the way you write! The flow is so nice and easy to follow. Overall, it's relaxing and entertaining to read what you write!!

[ AAA THANK YOU SM FOR THE KIND FEEDBACK! it means everything to me I'm so so so glad you enjoy it! 💕🫂 I actually didn't know what Cherry Magic was but omg?! it's so cute!? I just had to do this! ]

Coming in hot in first place we have the IT boy himself.

His thoughts are not technically unhinged as they are just OVERWHELMING.

You would be having lunch and Caleb's sitting across of you like 😊 while his mind is filled with so much stuff.

'Their lips are a bit redder today...Is it because of the spice? I should tone it down next time, oh but they look so cute like that. Their eyes are all watery it's so damn cute, so cute so, so so cute— Huh? They're staring? Oh *I* am the one that's staring. Look away look away, yeah, alright, smooth.'

His thoughts are extremely noisy all. the. time. It's pretty much about everything, but especially you.

I also feel like he repeats a lot of words regarding you like he'd immediately go 'Cute, cute, cute cute cute—' when you laugh at what he said or have an internal panic if you did something to tease him 'Too close oh god— They're close, close, close, too damn close— I can feel their body warmth—'

CATCH HIS LYING ASS POOKIES, I mean ahem.

Guys this man will have the most innocent smile on his face when he claims he'd never do something and when you take a peek inside his thoughts he is most definitely thinking about doing it.

"I have no reason to steal your clothes. C'mon now pipsqueak— Yes, yes, I pinky promise I'm not messing with you this time."

'Shit shit shit shit shit. I didn't have time to wash it yet— Why are they doing laundry today anyway? They usually only do it on Friday nights.'

Second place belongs to none other than to the neighborhood freak.

Now Xavier is a mix of absolutely empty no thoughts at all to freaky ahh stuff.

He will have a nonchalant face but his thoughts? oh dear lord.

"My throat feels a bit sore because of the weather recently."

"Let's buy some cough drops for you on our way back."

'I wonder if I can still do it tonight...I wouldn't want them to hurt their throat more. Oh. If I cover their mouth shouldn't it be fine? What should I use...Wait, I should ask them later about it...........I wonder if they'll sit on my face again.....that was nice..........Kinda sleepy.'

He is also the only one of the crew that is not particularly embarrassed, freaked out or even worried that you can read his thoughts.

If anything, Xavier believes it makes communication a whole lot easier. Sometimes he's so tired that even speaking takes a lot of energy from him so being able to tell you what he wants just by touching you is an advantage.

Yes, he will absolutely think about freaky things on purpose only to see your face turning red.

I think fishie takes third place.

#Meangirl alert. /hj

Rather than it being about you it's more about his brutal honesty in general. Lord have mercy when he is grading projects from his classes.

Rafayel is someone that calculates his words (and actions) A LOT, which means this is a nightmare for him. He doesn't want you to see past the fun, sassy persona he shows you.

Especially if the subject about his past came up because then things could get real ugly, real quick.

"I would never hurt you like that, Raf."

'...That sounds like a cruel joke. You don't know that. You don't know anything about me. About us. How is this fair? How can I tell you about what you did— About what *I* had to do when you look at me like that?'

"...I know. I trust you."

You would also realize he is actually a lot more apathetic towards others than expected. The humans' opinions/ problems are simply not something he can bring himself to genuinely care about unless they affect him or you directly.

Lastly, he hums and sings A LOT in his head. Usually they're very old, beautiful songs from his homeland and it's really nice to tune in his private radio station.

Maybe controversial but this man's thoughts are clean as a whistle.

Unless he is actively doing something sexual Sylus is not thinking about anything remotely dirty.

Personally I believe his mind is quiet in general. He has an internal "To-do list" and that's what you will hear for most of the time.

'Oh, their water bottle is cracked. I should get them a new one soon. The twins' new jackets are being delivered today, that's good. It's getting colder already I don't want them to get sick again. The new supplies will need my signature so I must return before the sunrise. Tomorrow the new restaurant they mentioned opens, I'll make sure to ask them for dinner. '

On the other hand, his thoughts can also be quite vulnerable and insecure towards your relationship with him.

Almost every night when he holds you in his arms you will hear him think 'Please stay with me.' and he sounds so genuinely afraid.

You will also hear him think a looooot of 'I love you' during the day at random times. He's just a large, lovestruck puppy looking at you like you hung the stars in the sky.

The calmest thoughts but the cutest of all of the boys.

Like, you don't understand he's sooo damn cute.

Zayne may look like he'd rather be anywhere else but here and then you touch him and what you get is

'...I wish I had gotten the limited cat keychain from the cafe. Perhaps they'll rerun it next spring. I'll take them with me then........We could get matching ones....Well, if they agree to go with me. Or I could bring it to them as a gift, that would be nice too.'

Another one that has an mental "To-do list". During work hours he's extremely focused and his thoughts rarely, if ever, stray from what he's doing.

When with you his mind is calm (unless you're teasing this poor man because then his mind is going into OVERDRIVE.) and his internal comments are suuuuper soft and loving.

'Their hair is styled today...it looks really nice. Should I tell them? ....No, it's best not to. Hm....Oh, right. I have some leftover candy from my appointments today, I'll give them some instead.'

10/10 experience guarantee.

[heartsforjh]

I'm back!! and requesting "(making an attempt at) braiding their hair" with jack 😁 (him getting his hair braided)

not me acting like we literally weren't just talking about this

- cait🌻

you know i am ALWAYS down to think, yap, and write about jack !!

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“Babe, you serious?” Jack asks, his mouth tugging up into a smirk. “I’m not doing that.” 

You scoff and your shoulders slump, looking at him with your best puppy dog face. “Please, J. Please? It’ll be so good, I promise.” 

Jack watches your expression turn into a sad one, and of course, he feels bad. He’s convinced. He’ll do it. He’s just not exactly sure how. 

“I don’t think I even have enough hair for a braid,” he says, trying his last excuse. 

You sigh again, not wanting to push him if he’s actually just really not into the idea. “I could make it work, but just… let me know if you change your mind.” 

You get up to go put your brush back into the bathroom because you won’t be needing it anymore, but Jack puts a hand on your waist, stopping you. 

You look down at him as he sits on the bed, causing you to raise your eyebrows. “No, no. It’s okay. You can do it. Come braid my hair.” 

“Are you sure? It’s fine, babe, really not that serious,” you say with laugh. 

Jack just shrugs in return. “Yeah, so, not a big deal. Come do it. I just didn’t understand how you were gonna do it.” 

“It’s easy! It’ll just have to be a tiny braid,” you explain with a giggle as you sit back down, and motion for him to turn away from you. 

He shifts his body to be facing away, so that you could get to his hair easier. “A tiny braid? Don’t have me looking crazy, baby.” 

“It’ll be fine! Lots of girls pull off the small braids,” you say while fluffing out his hair a bit, sitting up on your knees for a better view of what you’re doing. 

Jack can’t help but smile at your logic. “Oh, lots of girls?” 

“Mhm!” you confirm simply, starting to brush through his hair. 

The first brush through gets stuck, and he hisses, instantly pulling away to look at you. “Hey!” 

“Hey, what?!” you ask, looking back at him just as confused. 

His brows furrow slightly when you don’t understand what his problem is. “Why did you do that?!” 

“Do what exactly? Try to tame this mess?” you argue. 

Jack scoffs. “Excuse you! It’s not a mess! It just… needs a little help sometimes!” 

“Okay, so shush and let me help it,” you tell him, pressing a quick kiss to his lips to shut him up, then gently turning his head back around. 

You immediately get back to work, brushing through his hair. Of course, you can’t get through it without his dramatic little whines or telling you you’re hurting him when you’ve barely done anything yet. He’s honestly glad you can’t see his expressions, knowing you’d probably find them way too funny for his liking. 

You finally finish, running you fingers through his hair proudly. “Your mane is finally tangle-free.” 

“Mane? Really? Was that called for?” he asks, but in reality he’s holding back a laugh at your random quips. 

You just shake your head and go on to part his hair. As you pull it together, it starts to look somewhat like a braid, but it needs to be tighter! And once again, Jack’s got a lot to say about that. 

“Babe! You’re killing me!” he winces, pulling away… again. 

You desperately hang onto the progress you’ve made as he jerks away. “Jack! Sit still, dude! You’re gonna mess it up!” 

“Dude?!” he repeats. “So you don’t love me? I’m just a dude now?” 

You shoot him a glare, completely unamused. “J… I do love you. Now please, turn back around. I’m almost done, okay?” 

“Fine. I’ll let you continue to torture me,” he says with a huff as he turns back around and crosses his arms. 

You’d be shocked at the pure sass of this man if it was anyone other than Jack. But, it is Jack, so the pouting and smart comments are on brand. Your boyfriend is a drama queen and you’ve learned to accept and love that by now. 

“Beauty is pain, honey. Relax,” you tell him, finally getting to the point where you’re wrapping things up. 

Unsurprisingly, Jack is getting bored of just sitting there so he starts questioning you. “Baby, do I have enough hair?” 

“Yup. I told you I could do it.” 

“Have you tied it up at the bottom yet?” he asks, extra curious about what you’ve got going on. 

“No, I’ve got a few more pieces to do, then I’m gonna tie it up.” 

Jack exhales, wanting to be done with this. He fidgets with everything he can reach while you get those few pieces done and begin to tie it so it doesn’t fall apart. “It’s done, Jacky!” 

“Does it look good?” 

His question makes you take a step back from your zone and really look at it. It definitely resembles a braid, but his hair is so short that it’s sticking out. You cannot help but burst into laughter at the sight of it on your boyfriend. 

“What?! What? What is it? Does it look stupid?” he asks embarrassed, frantically trying to grasp at the braid to feel it. 

You try your best to compose your laughter, not wanting him to feel like he’s being made fun of. “No! No! It’s not stupid. You look so cute!” 

“Babe,” Jack looks at you with a straight face. “Be honest. I look dumb, don’t I?” 

“The whole point was that it was gonna look a little silly on you, Jack! That’s why I wanted to do it. But, you pull it off! You look adorable!” you encourage, kissing his cheek. 

He sits there staring at you for a moment before sighing. “Adorable because I look like a joke, or just adorable?” 

“Just adorable, J,” you smile.

(jack is a baby polar bear to me. yes, i will elaborate with my album full of comparisons if need be.)

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[olliesallamericanbitch]

Can't Stop the Raining

synopsis: due to her social anxiety, y/n brings charlie to a race. she also meets a cute guy.

ollie bearman x black! reader

pt.2 of the 'crybaby' trilogy

yn had to support the elderly

tagged; lewishamilton charliebushnell

lewishamilton i'd advise you not to talk abt the person that brought you here

charliebushnell I APPRECIATE YOU unlike so people...

yn fuck off char lol

after the race, y/n and charlie decided to walk around the paddock. Well, more like charlie made they didn't bump into anyone while y/n ranted.

"you know, I thought the break up would help with my writing block, but i'm still stuck. How does taylor swift do it?" y/n ranted while keeping a grip on charlie's sleeve.

charlie chuckled, "what works for taylor doesn't work for everyone. you don't need to write a sad song, and neither of us were particularly sad afterwards."

y/n scoffs and rolls her eyes, "I don't need to be sad in the moment to write a sad song. plus, people love break up songs. they love crying to shit like that."

charlie looks at y/n, incredulously, "yeah, ok miss crybaby."

y/n stops in her tracks, "who is THAT?" she points to the garage a little ways ahead of them.

charlie follows her sight, only to see a tall, brown-haired and doe-eyed boy in a HAAS racing suit. He smirks, "I'm guessing a driver."

y/n nudges charlie, "no duh. he's cute."

"wow... I'm right here you know."

"good. that means you can appreciate his looks as well. as a fellow cutie, of course."

from afar, y/n and charlie have caught ollie's eye. He walks over to them.

y/n sees ollie, "shit! char, he's coming over here. act natural."

charlie shakes his head, "you know, you're probably more famous than him, right?"

y/n tugs on charlie's sleeve, nervous. "I don't care. You know I get weird around good looking people. Remember when we first met?"

ollie makes his way over to them, "Hi, I'm Ollie." He turns to y/n, "you're lewis's niece, right?"

y/n freezes and charlie nudges her, "I have a boyfriend!"

ollie freezes and blinks, slowly, "Um, ok?"

y/n and charlie are on the plane ride back to L.A.

"fuck!" y/n is banging her head on the tray, "i am stupid! i am so stupid."

charlie moves hand between the tray and y/n, catching her head. "it's not that bad."

y/n lifts her head, "not that bad, not that bad! i told him that i have a boyfriend. i lied!"

"you were nervous."

"And you know what makes it worse? he looked at you! to see if you were going to say something!" y/n ranted.

charlie wraps his arm around y/n, "at least it wasn't like when we met, remember? you yelled out, in front everyone, that i was cutest thing you'd ever seen and that you would one-hundred percent smash if you got the chance."

y/n turned to face him, "that's crazy because I was one-hundred thinking "smash" when i saw him. i'm glad i can actually talk to you about this."

charlie looked at y/n like she was crazy, "y/n. we've been friends for a while, and i'm probably the only person you still talk to on a daily basis. i got you."

y/n sighs, "first of all, you did not have to clock me like that. second, i just hate messing shit up for myself. i have got to stop that."

charlie pats y/n's head, "you will. no more rain on your parade."

y/n leans into charlie's hand, "can't stop it, unfortunately."

"maybe next time."

"maybe."

cara's paddock: i have nothing to say other than the lowercase format is intentional. also, this was a long time coming. next chaper will be longer as it is the final chapter.

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[sevenwishesonshootingstars]

Long Awaited Wish: Descent of Our Beloved Star (2)

Part two of this. I haven't actually gotten around to doing the Natlan archon quest so please forgive anything that doesn't feel right or make sense. This is probably going to have more parts than I'd originally planned so I'm going to try to keep certain things short, which unfortunately means little focus on character interaction outside of the nation's leaders (and additional archon where applicable).

It started in Natlan. The Stadium of the Sacred Flame was decorated immensely. It was vibrant and ornate and bustling, even more so than usual. Alongside the usual street art styled murals were now banners, flags, streamers, lights, and other decorative objects, some familiar and some not, all as bright and lively as the rest of Natlan’s culture was shown to be. And yet it was still more than you’d ever known it to be.

NPCs were buzzing around to complete various tasks and partake in numerous activities. They were eager, faces so expressive and movements so fluid you would have thought this was a cutscene and not regular gameplay. There were people from every tribe, and the interior was so packed with actually alive looking crowds you wondered if every NPC in the nation was there. Even more impressive, most of them actually noticed your presence (well the Traveler’s, or so you assumed) and seemed to light up at the sight. You knew the Traveler was something of a celebrity by now, but the sheer joy on some of their faces was almost overwhelming. They moved out of the way, cheerfully exclaiming they were glad to see you there, that they were happy you actually came, some even thanking you for showing up. Thanks to the third person point of view given by the cameras, you even saw a few people reach out and try to touch the Traveler’s arms and hair, appearing almost longing.

It was uncomfortable.

As much as you didn’t want to make a judgement before you even knew what was going on, you couldn’t help but feel suspicious of the intensity of their happiness. Sure the Traveler was a hero, but this level of adoration had seemingly come out of nowhere, kicking up to 11 over night. You were reminded of the moment in Sumeru when the people had been led to believe that the Traveler had just saved the world. The way everyone had been trying to get closer to them, closing in, zombie-like in their appreciation. And yet, the NPCs here were also the opposite. They seemed so alive, aware of their behavior, choosing to act this way on their own behalf. You weren’t sure if that was better or worse.

You were taken near the entry point of the actual stadium, where Mavuika was waiting, arms crossed over her chest, hip cocked, and mouth in her signature confident grin. “You’re here! Good, I want to show you what we put together,” she said, ushering you to come over. “We’ve been working non-stop to get this all set up and organized. Getting the entire nation in one place is easier said than done, but now that it is done, we ought to enjoy it!”

You leaned forward in your seat, eager to finally get some details on what was going on. She led you out into the stadium, where the NPCs had all packed together. They cheered at your shared entrance, so loudly that you recoiled slightly from the sound. Mavuika grinned at you and stepped forward to address the crowd while you watched from the other side of the screen in curiosity and confusion.

“People of Natlan, of every tribe, I welcome you all to the very first Long Awaited Wish Festival!” she yelled, excitement and pride bubbling under the confidence of her voice. “We've been to the Abyss and back, fighting to save our nation, our homes, and our families. We're in a new era, and it's now the time to celebrate how far we've come!”

You tilted your head. This was interesting… you noticed her namedrop the in-game event as a festival. Based on the event image, every nation that had been released was involved. Did they each have their own version of the festival? You snapped back to attention when the Pyro Archon's speech turned to the subject of you the Traveler.

“And now, we can’t forget the attendance of our Star,” she told the crowd as she grabbed the Traveler's wrist and pulled up their arm in celebration, a win of what you weren’t sure. “A vessel of guidance and greatness, our friend and hero, and an embodiment of will, our Star in tangible form, the Traveler!”

The crowd, as they say, went wild. People screamed in adoration and excitement, clapping and jumping. They waved signs and were all in their best clothes. Their eyes were all on you, and your stomach felt like TV static. You were unsure of what some of the archon's words meant too.

You spotted various playable characters in the crowd as well. The original gang, of course, Mualani cheering with Kachina on her shoulders while Kinich swatted disinterestedly at Ajaw. Ororon clapping, Varessa waving, and everyone in between and beyond them scattered about the stadium. All here for the Traveler, here for you.

After Mavuika's speech, the event was in full swing. The archon herself showed you around the festival, bringing you from booth to booth, many of which you got free things from. You noticed as you passed the NPCs that the option to speak was available for the majority of them.

The rest of the day was spent doing various festival activities in the form of challenges and mini games. There were lines for most of them, but you were apparently given a line skipping pass of some sort because the Traveler was always pushed to the front of the line regardless of what you did.

Each of the playable characters had a mini game they participated in with you, be it as a teammate or opponent. A balancing challenge with Iansan with the goal to carry progressively heavier weights while jumping over obstacles for as long as you can. An eating contest with Varessa, presented in the form of a Pacman parody with various dishes from across the nation instead of ghosts. A fruit catching game with Ororon where you had to go back and forth and use his skill to catch fruits falling from trees of different heights. An operation style game with Ifa, where touching the wrong thing triggered a buzzer. An underground maze with Kachina, throwing things through hoops while surfing with Mualani, a grappling/swinging race with Kinich, the list went on and on, each character trying in their own way to keep you the Traveler at theirs or guarantee a return.

You were surprised your phone hadn't exploded.

It had been a few hours and your battery was soon as good as dead, so you went to the eating area in the stadium to finish off. You were instructed by the game to sit at the table with Mavuika, so you did. Though you didn't notice at the time, everyone else watched with barely concealed disappointment that their Star was sitting with someone else, but she was the archon so it only made sense.

“Are you enjoying the festivities?” she asked. The dialogue options were really two different ways of saying yes so you just picked the first automatically. Mavuika beamed. “That's the spirit! It took a lot to put this together so I'd hope we did it right and actually put together something fun.”

The Traveler nodded, a smile just as bright on their own face. They seemed to be enjoying the ordeal, so… “Well, if you're having fun, I guess I don't mind the weirdness as much,” you muttered to the screen with a chuckle. Both of their smiles got brighter, but surely it was your imagination. You'd been looking at a screen for too long.

The meal was finished enthusiastically and soon it was time to set off back the way you came, to the previous nation and next celebration. You said goodbye to each playable character, the archon doing your final send off and whispering as you went, “Remember Natlan when the time comes.”

[kosherkept]

like every other person on jumblr there are a bunch of online personalities, celebrities, youtubers, etc, that i had to unfollow after oct 7 because i couldnt stomach the sheer antisemitism they had, up until that point, been hiding from their audience for who knows how long. but every once in a while i come back and check in on some of them just to see what theyre up to. like, it isn't any better this way, but for a lot of these people, their "antizionism not antisemitism" was just a phase, and at least a number of them have cooled off and dont talk about jews and israel anymore. so occasionally i'll check in on them and see they look like they've gone back to normal (even if we know the truth now)

however, one of these youtubers i just looked at and, wow. she made a multi-book review video i watched parts of and she actually reviewed a jewish book by a jewish author (lighthearted fiction afaik), so i was initially worried about what she'd say, and i was totally right to. i wont copy/paste what she said word for word, but i'll summarize it for you:

this is not a book she ever would have chosen for herself to read, and she read it by mistake

this book taught her things (very basic things mind you) about american ashkenazi jewish culture that she didnt know about before

she has not read books like this before, and she will not reach for this kind of book again

she was glad to have learned about jewish culture, even just a little bit, because it was nice to learn about judiasm for the first time outside the lens of zionism

i dunno man. i feel like getting on the internet to your very large scale audience and admitting youve never learned about jewish culture or history outside of what twitter taught you about israel isn't the flex you think it is. honesty is the best policy but no one is forcing you to be that honest.

anyway, if i wake up one day and decide i'm an expert on india/pakistan or something and start bragging about how i've never actually tried to learn about hindusim before, please put me out to pasture.

[sinsmockingbird]

ahh i’m glad you’re better now hun!! mwah mwah

now this is super random but hear me out on zoya with a teen daughter that’s basically a mini her, especially style-wise (but maybe a little more grunge?) she’d be the embodiment of “hey what if zoya didn’t have trauma?” literally the cutest most violent-looking innocent ray of sunshine that could definitely crush your skull with her bare hands after all the training zoya had given her- but she’s too busy throwing a funeral for a roadkill

also idk if you’ve ever watched victorious as a kid but there’s a scene where the guy is tryna break up with his gf and it’s like

“are you…breaking up with me? 🤬”

“i mean.. yeah if that’s cool with you! :D”

that’s basically zoya’s grunge daughter i fear 💔

LMAO! This actually made me laugh. I can totally imagine this situation (I love Victorious).

Zoya's little me would indeed be a nightmare. They're everything Zoya should have been growing up (but trauma is trauma, and it affected her greatly). Because Zoya never wants her kids to go through the same things she did, you better believe she's protective and tries her hardest to give them the best life she can.

I don't know why, but I have an image of Zoya chilling on her motorcycle, and her mini me is beside her on their own mini one! Both dressed the same with sunglasses and everything. Add to it Zoya taking her kids to school like that (in a very safe way, of course). Ah, it's so cute!

I'm a selfshipper when it comes to Zoya, and we have our own kids. This makes me want to add more lore to them now, lol. Idk if anyone would ever be interested in hearing that, but yeah.

[sashimi020]

solace [mikey x gn!reader]

warning: self harm mentioned! please do not read if you're uncomfortable with such themes. this is purely self indulgent.

a/n: sorry again to those who have put in requests! i've gotten started on them, but it might take some time as i'm a bit busy 😭

mikey whines and clings onto your arm "can't we go for dessert now?" "the heck?! we just ate!" "so? you do know that there's always room for desert, right?" "that's just dumb, I'm not spending any more money on you" mikey pouts. "not even doriyaki? not even one?" he pleads. "no". his frown deepens as he glances away like a petulant child. "actually you know, I might have ice cream at home" you muse. "really?! can we go and have some?" you think about the idea for a second, it doesn't sound so bad, you won't have to spend any money and you can satisfy mikey's craving 

your mood almost instantly shifts as you remember your specific discomfort you developed with the idea of being at home. "nevermind, scratch that" "what?" mikey's childish pout turns into a more concerned expression, though, it's not very obvious. you stare into the black pools of his eyes and glance away almost immediately, hoping that he wouldn't press further. of course, he did the exact opposite.  

"you're acting weird" "shut up" "no" he pauses and then he stares at you some more. you avoid looking at him. his gaze turns more worried. regardless of the fact that mikey was someone who was a little more on the childish side he was very attuned to his friends' emotions. "i just don't want to go home" "why's that?" he asks softly, clearly picking up on your hesitance. "um. i.. uh.." you stuttered, unsure about how to approach this conversation, meeting his eyes you only felt more pressured, those dark pupils staring up at you with the most patient expression you'd seen on him.  

"i've been really stressed recently.. with school and.. home and stuff" he doesn't respond yet and lets you continue, hand snaking down from holding your arm to intertwining your fingers together. "i got really panicked a few days ago and i.. freaked out and scratched at my hands" you don't dare look at him. you can't look at those eyes. "it wasn't that bad but i'm really scared my mom will find out, it'll be really bad if she does" your voice comes out a lot more shakier and vulnerable than you would have liked it to be. "if i see my mom again i'll just get stressed and anxious again. it'll be like that at least until this heals over. it's hard to hide" your voice cracks.  

"she'll get mad at you?.." he asks softly "i understand why she would, i get it, i mean, she's my mom.. i don't blame her but it's hard to recover after relapse. i always feel this overwhelming guilt. i'm not-.. this isn't something i can just quit cold turkey" you finally gain the courage to meet his gaze. he stares at you with an unreadable expression before tackling you into a bone crushing hug, wrapping his arms around you tightly and burying his face in your neck.

"i'm sorry" "eh?.. why?" he raises his head from your neck to look at you directly "i'm glad you feel safe enough to tell me this.." he says quietly and then adds, "i'm sorry you have to go through this. i'm here to support you, okay? i won't get mad at you for this" you feel your eyes burn and vision blur from unshed tears.  

"i'm scared.." you choke out "you can stay at my place today. i'll comfort you okay? we can cuddle, watch a few movies or .. sleep, or do whatever, you don't have to worry about anyone yelling at you" he responds.

you can't hold back your tears as you let them spill. "i'll protect you okay?" "that's not a promise you should make" you choke out. he frowns, but suppresses any other reaction, trying to hide his emotions to not put you into distress. "i don't care. i'm going to, okay? forever" you can't bring yourself to respond to his words. 

you shut your eyes and let yourself bask in his warmth. maybe you could trust his promise even for just a little bit.  

[vera-bees-hyperfixations]

At least it's good news?

Fandom: Danny Phatom x DC Characters: Star/Danny Fenton (Main pairing), Wes Weston/Stephanie Brown Word Count: 594 Rated: Gen

@fandom-free-bingo Prompt: "Are you okay?" (Fool's Edition)

Summary: Star thinks about her relationship with Danny and his friends, when Wes drops a information bomb on them.

Posted on Ao3 | Divider by @/saradika-graphics

Wes was ranting about his latest Conspiracy Theory.

He was going so fast it was hard for Star to keep up.

Luckily, Danny could and was nodding along while making small comments.

All Star could do was smile. She was just thankful one of Danny's friends accepted her.

She knew it would take time for the others to come around. It was hard to see your bully dating their victim, but she's better now.

Reformed.

She knew it was hard to believe, knew that they didn't know her before the bullying.

She was Danny's friend before them, but her family was against it. So she fell in line at such a young age.

Star turned to look at Danny, watching how his blue eyes lit up as he grinned at what Wes was saying.

How could she get so lucky that he forgave her?

It was the only thing she cared about.

His opinion of her meant more to her than his friends.

She knew Val just needed time to process her and Danny dating before she would outright support it.

Which was fair.

But Sam? Star didn't think anything she could do would change the goth's mind.

At the thought, Star subconsciously frowned.

"Hey, you alright?" Wes asked.

Star gave a soft smile, "I'm alright."

She paused to think more about it.

"Just had a not so great thought. Sorry to ruin the mood."

Wes scoffed.

"Bitch, never," Wes comforted her like a sibling would.

Star shook her head.

"Now, why does the latest conspiracy theory involve the color purple?"

Wes clapped his hands and pointed at her.

"HA! So you are paying attention!" the ginger exclaimed.

The group broke into laughter.

"I'm glad you asked. you might actually like this conversation." Before Star could protest, Wes held his hands up. "I kid, I kid. For your information, I have a girlfriend."

Star's jaw dropped. Danny's eyes widen.

"And I'm only learning about this NOW?!"

Wes gave a smug look.

"When?!" Danny questioned.

"Last summer, I went to visit my Aunt."

Star looked at him like he was crazy, while Danny still looked a little confused.

"You mean the Aunt that lives in the most crime-ridden city in America, if not the world."

"The very same."

Danny was still lagging behind while Star was lecturing Wes on safety and how idiotic he was.

"GOTHAM?!" Danny shouted, cutting off his girlfriend mid lecture.

Star turned to look at her boyfriend while Wes joined her in staring at Danny blankly.

Star had to bite her lip to stop herself from laughing.

Wes and Star made eye contact before the two snorted in unison, sending all three of them into a fit of laughter.

"Also she's on her way here," Wes wheezed out.

"WHAT!" the couple shouted together, both slamming their hands onto the table.

Wes leaned back in his chair.

"Heh, so uh yeah. Surprise?"

"Wesley Wayne Weston Junior!" Star snapped her friend's full name.

"Shit."

Danny shook his head.

"I'm not saving you."

Wes ran out of Nasty Burger with Star chasing after him.

Danny just watched from his seat, eating the left behind fries, as his girlfriend used her cheer leading skills to vault using multiple cars while Wes screamed for mercy.

Only in Amity Park can you act like this, and no one bats an eye.

Danny tilted his head in thought.

Maybe Gotham is the only contender when it comes to the chaos of Danny's hometown.

He can't wait to know what Wes' girlfriend will think of Amity. Ghosts and all.

[cogentsummoner]

Hiii!

First off, Ch10 was so good omggg!! I was laughing so hard at Smite being like erm actually, you’re committing a crime even though he’s literally the most feared villain in Japan and I’m sure he’s done FARRR worse than breaking down your friend/partner’s door to look after them besides like they said ‘no harm done’

I seriously love your writing and your AUs so much!! I can’t wait for Ch11!

I was wondering if you might be open to writing a little drabble (I think that’s the right word?? Sorry I’m not good with terms) with Smite and Yagi (I know they’re the same person but since the reader at the current part of the story uploaded still thinks they’re separate you could do both, or either it’s completely up to you!) comforting with the reader in the soulmate AU? Or just villain!Toshi if you’d rather completely up to you ofc!

Obviously you don’t have to if you don’t want to, I wouldn’t want you to feel pressured to in any way but I absolutely love your writing! Thank you so much for blessing us all with your amazing fics! Hope have a great rest of your week ^^

i'm so glad you enjoyed chapter 10! thank you for reading! and yeah, i can do something like that. i've actually been thinking about writing something like this for a while, so this is dedicated to everyone who just needs the mental image of smite pampering them after a rough day at work.

There was still a rush of giddiness that swept through All Might every time he used the key you'd given him to your apartment. It was proof- real, tangible proof- that you wanted him there. You were, quite literally, inviting him in.

...Sometimes he got so excited that he accidentally smooshed the key out of shaped in his giant hands, and he'd needed you to use your Quirk on it.

He took a minute before opening the door the check himself over- the more comfortable he was around you as Yagi, the more he had to remind himself to make sure he was in the right form. He'd almost walked through the door in his frail form far too many times already.

"Pumpkin! I bought dinner!" he called out. When no response came, he frowned. Your work shoes were by the door, and your bag had been thrown on the couch. Setting down the bag of takeout he'd gotten on the kitchen table, he began to look for you.

He quickly found you in your bedroom, laying face down on your bed, still in your work clothes. You were snoring faintly; the sight would've made him smile, normally, but your brows were furrowed, even in your sleep.

"Pumpkin- pumpkin, hey, it's time to wake up," he said quietly, shaking your shoulder just a little bit. You woke up almost immediately, an irritated grunt leaving you as you turned to look at him.

You looked like shit, to be honest, and the disgruntled look on your face wasn't helping. You sat up, a huff leaving you. Your hair was disheveled, and you looked exhausted.

"Day was that bad, huh?" he said sympathetically, rubbing his thumb across your cheek comfortingly. You let out a long sigh, and nodded. "...Do you want a hug?"

When you nodded again, he picked you up gently, wrapping his arms around you- you were almost entirely swallowed in his embrace, and seemed very, very content with that, pressing your face further into his chest.

As he held you, he played absentmindedly with your hair. "I got your favorite takeout for dinner," he said quietly, and tension leaked out of your body.

"-hank you," you mumbled, almost entirely muffled by his pecs.

"Why don't you take a nice, hot- well, shower I suppose. You really need to get a bathtub, pumpkin," he commented.

You made a noncommittal noise and said, "When we move we can find somewhere that has a tub. Maybe we can even find one big enough to fit you."

"... When are we moving?" he asked, confused.

You looked up at him and blinked. "You know, when we move in together? Like most couples do?"

Oh. Oh, you were- you were thinking about a future together. About- about being a normal couple, about living together-!

Maybe he teared up a little. Just a little!

You wiped his tear away with a tired smile. "It really is cute how excited and emotional you get over us just being a normal couple."

"Stop," he huffed, his face turning red with embarrassment. Clearing his throat, he said, "You- you should take a nice hot shower while I heat up dinner."

You came out of the bathroom a little while later, in your comfiest pair of pajamas, looking a lot more refreshed. Before you could sit down at the kitchen table, however, All Might picked you up in one hand, and both of your dishes in the other.

You giggled at his antics, and he delighted in the sound.

"I was thinking... dinner and a movie tonight? Whatever you wanna watch, pumpkin," he said, setting your bowls down on the coffee table, before setting you down on his lap on the couch.

Your smile this time was a little less tired, and you leaned up to press a kiss to his mouth.

"Thank you, bunny. You... you're really sweet, you know that?" you said as you snuggled against him.

His cheeks flushed red. "I just... I just want to make you happy," he mumbled, almost shyly.

You rested your hand on his. "You do."

...Maybe he teared up a lot that time.

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[lytkinlicker]

give me a whole personality analysis on nikita twin

OH HELL YEAH!!!

Nikita —

If i had to sum nikita up in one sentence, I'd say he was "a good person who was failed by life and the people around him."

Nikita had skills, talents, and passion for the things he did. He wrote and sang (or more like screamed) music, was an artist (i hope we get to see his art some day) and a good and loyal friend

"Stop acting like he was an angel!" i hear the crowd say, "he killed people and didn't regret it!"

to you, i say, im talking about nikita, not fuckinneffor.

I am a true believer in the theory that fuckineffor- the alias he made music under, as well as his accounts on social media- was his alter ego made as a coping mechanism to mask his more vulnerable traits, and also a source to vent through. Nikita is seen describing fuckineffor in a bad light, basically talking bad about himself.

Nikita was doomed from the beginning, his family a mess, his mental state a mess, he had no one at his side throughout his entire life and he died the same way. Personally, I'm glad he's out of his misery. He knew artyom was taking advantage of him, as stated to his mother, "if only you knew what kind of friend he was" (not the direct quote, but very close) The only friend he had was mentally abusive towards him and he still stuck with him because it was the closest he could feel to being loved and seen.

Nikita's relationship with Artyom —

Personally, i dont believe Artyom's abuse was physical. I could see them getting into fights every now and then, but never just artyom hitting him purely because he felt like it. Personally, i believe nikita was groomed into committing the murders. There are multiple signs of this. I ask you to have an open mind, grooming doesn't have to mean that they were actually gay and in love. It means that Artyom took advantage of his vulnerability and trust, artyom was the only person he felt he could trust with his deepest thoughts, and he took advantage of them and promoted his violent behaviors, and then blamed it all on him when they got caught. Another sign that nikita was groomed was the way he would continuously make attempts to be resentenced to life in prison so he could be in the same colony as Artyom, even though their relationship was horrid.

I find it absolutely disgusting that Artyom was in the process of getting married while Nikita was being raped and beaten every day in his prison colony. How does he live with himself? I guess if you can kill, you can manipulate and groom too. The only person I'd trust information about their relationship from, is nikita himself, and we all know that wont be a possibility anymore. I could see artyom lying about their dynamic to make himself look better, seeing as he already has

If you dont agree with my theory, that's okay. All i ask is that you leave genuine and respectful constructive criticism with evidence to back it up rather than mindless hate comments.

[mystycalypso]

HELLOOO

I love your swap au sm! Your literally the only blog i check daily lol. Ik your working on something, so you don't have to answer right away, but (if you haven't answered this already) how does laser and K.O find out about epictia actually being Carol?

Thats all, I'ma just explode now

AAAA, y'all are too nice seriously. I can't say it enough, I'm glad y'all like this storyline so much, especially since I didn't expect this to go past the initial designs when I posted them jytgjgtyyjgg, speaking of,

Technically, I did make screenshot redraws for Big Reveal way back when, but uh, that was before the redesign, which means it's noncanonical now and and it's time to update!

He continued to enjoy his morning, looking at some old photos from his P.O.I.N.T. days, feeling a weight off his chest, it felt nice getting to tell his son about the wonderful woman his mother had been, and to see the amazement it brought him, it all went better than he could've ever hoped. Who knows, maybe K.O. would even give those supervillains an extra strong whooping just for her.

That is, until he heard K.O. screaming, good cob there's not much of a better way to bring a dad directly to your location to destroy you than hurting his sweet baby boy like that.

He burst through the ceiling, slamming Epictia to the ground.

"No one's ruining my son's miss-" he stopped as she lifts her arms to block his strike. "How dare you! Those cuffs belonged to Silverspark!"

He grabbed her wrists to yank them off as K.O. interrupted. "Daddy wait! That IS Silverspark."

He looked back at K.O. "What are you talking about pumpkin?" He looks back at her "This is professooorrrrr..." it seems to click in his brain, the bleach blond streak, the heart shaped face.

"Caroline?"

She grins, laughing, "How've you been, pretty boy?"

"You're- you're back-!"

She pulls a vial from her jacket, "I never left." slamming it against the catwalk a purple smokescreen erupts, causing Laser and K.O. to start coughing.

"You- that witch!" He yelled, before K.O. pointed beneath the catwalk

"Daddy, down there"

"Oh no, you don't you- you deadbeat!" He tackled her to the ground again.

"Where were you?! Did you think it'd be funny to run away from us all these years?!"

Epictia cackles, slithering out of his grip, evading his hits and jabbing the end of her tail into his side.

"I thought you were destroyed! Or shrunk or teleported or-!" He grunted. "Have you been here this whole dang time?! Did you even think about us once?!" She doesn't answer, only laughing further, enjoying watching his attacks become less cordinated.

Until he managed to grab her sweater.

"Enough!

"Answer me! Or this time you really will be destroyed!"

"Fine... but you're not gonna like the truth any more than this, pretty boy."

"Ugh." He shoved her back and onto the ground

(Jumping a lot here since Epictia's backstory could and probably should have its own post)

"How dare you ask something that stupid after everything you did! Do you really think we want anything to do with you after-!" he paused, small purple sparks unyeilding until he noticed K.O. walk forward. "What are you doing?!"

"She's the worst evil I've ever fought, but- if she really is my mom, than that means there's some of her in me. And maybe learning from her about that part of me will help me learn about TKO too, I, I think I need to do this."

"Kaio-"

"So can I go, Daddy? Please, please, please?"

He rubbed his arm. "Uh...well-...alright pumpkin. I'll support you."

(After the whole, it's tuesday thing)

"Hey, you okay, K.O.?"

"Yknow, I really never expected to have- villain blood in me..."

"Aw, kiddo... it's not silly things like that that make you good or bad." He reached across his lap and poked his chest. "It's about the choices you make in here." K.O. smiled, "Well, I chose to be a hero!"

"That's my boy." He gave a small smile back, and silence fell between them for a moment.

"...Dad?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you okay?" Laser smiled again, rubbing his arm. "...I will be. Because I've got an incredible hero in my corner." He fluffed K.O.'s hair. "And y'know what heroes get?" K.O.'s eyes lit up.

"Ooh, ooh, what do they get?"

"Ice cream at Weiner Kabob!"

[fafodill]

I'm glad you liked my (perfectly reasonable and canon compliant) ship suggestions to glacierberries. I also have a little additional bellambrige piece written in the reblogs, because evil wlw rules.

Want your opinion on those ones:

- Gilderoy Lockhart/Voldemort (narcissists, unite!)

- Severus Snape/Augusta Longbottom (Neville is hysterical)

- Lily Evans/Horace Slughorn (he talks of her SUSPICIOUSLY well)

- Sirius Black/Fenrir Greyback (if the fandom wants Sirius to bang a daddy werewolf – fine, but at least pick an actual daddy werewolf)

And our newest addition – ✨️kreagulus✨️

Regulus definitely was unhealthily obsessed with Kreacher. I mean, why else would he betray Voldemort, am I right? He just wanted to fuck him😔 #elfcelregulus

I shit you not I almost CRIED laughing as I read those. These are AMAZING!

✨Lockmort is a banger. They'd meet because Gilderoy would keep on stealing competent wizard's work, including undercover DE and leaving them with memory brain damage. Voldemort is pissed and demands to have the responsible captured. Once they finally meet (read: someone yeet Gilderoy in the room and he's on the ground at Voldy's feet), Gilderoy is absolutely shaking in fear like a newborn bird but then Voldemort (who's pretty disappointed already) gives him a compliment about his charm skills and cleverness in avoiding detection and Gilderoy gets on his feet and puff his chest in pride and they start talking. And to Voldemort's horror, the man is a HUGE moron but he's also strangely clever in his own way? (he's ravenclaw after all) Greet schemer, very good liar, very ambitious, totally narcissistic but if Voldy gives him attention and fame, then the guy might give him GREAT IDEAS to pull wool over important people's eyes and get a fuck-ton of money. Like, he's an expert con-artist! And also, he's a total whimpering sub in bed, especially when you make him look at himself in a mirror. 8.5/10, Voldy would use snakes as bondage ropes on him. 🐍

🐦‍⬛Snaugusta (I'm wheezing), I can see them bonding over Augusta coming to school one day and - as an involved guardian figure - ask to talk with the Potion Professor with whom her grandson is having so much trouble with. She's pretty pissed at first but find Severus's sternness very refreshing and totally agrees with him and his methods. They have similar old-school views about school and what is to be expected from a proper wizard. Also she finds him very attractive. Had she been 30 years younger she'd have asked him out. She won't tho, she's too well-educated to meddle with her grandson's professor. Also Severus would have said no for approximately 12 diff reasons. 6/10. IF she was to hit on him in a post-war AU and he's a bit drunk, I can see it happening. Why the fuck not, he's not even supposed to be alive and life makes no sense. It wouldn't last tho, she's way too bossy in bed.

🍷Slugvans, I mean you're right, he's clearly talking about her a bit too much and too fondly. But how could he approach her with James AND Severus ready to pounce on him if he made an inappropriate move? No, he'd have to meet her outside of school, after her graduation. He'd take her out on a lunch date on Diagon Alley and be totally prepared to be her daddy. I see him as an old gentleman, he's not lusting after her per say (he'd even blush so hard if she was to take his hand, oh my!). If we go with the idea that Lily was interested in James because of his status and the protection it would give her, then Slughorn is also a safe bet! And he's got tons of connections! She could be his dear trophy wife/sugar baby and not have to worry about getting pregnant because if they did the do, he'd be super cautious about it. Lily lives, no Harry, no prophecy, Sirius kisses James while they're drunk one night and everybody is happy. Though they wouldn't last a lifetime as she's way too fiery for his old bones and she'd get bored and leave him a few years along the line. No bad blood though. A solid 7/10.

🐺GreyBlack, yes, THIS is the werewolf daddy fanon!Sirius deserves. The problem is, Sirius is bigoted towards werewolves so if he doesn't want Remus, he won't want Fenrir. BUT he would find his 'fuck society' stance really sexy. Fenrir would so be his leather daddy after school. Sirius would act as if he's not interested then finally cave in when the man would shove him against a wall and rip his clothes apart. But also... would Sirius run the risk to get transformed? I don't believe Fenrir doesn't use teeth when he fucks. So yeah, werewolf!Sirius entering the ring for sure! But he'd loose Remus friendship for good and I don't think Fenrir would appreciate his rebel posh ass for long before tossing him out of the pack so 4/10, not compatible enough imo.

💎Kreagulus is, since saw the post a few days ago, absolutely canon. Kreature was the only nice person towards poor old Reg' in this godforsaken house. Their love and loyalty towards one another is endless. But I like them tragic, so Reg' never confessed his feelings, except when he wept about it as he was dying while drinking the cursed potion. Kreature has been heartbroken since. He's never going to get over it, 12/10.

[onyichii]

W.I.T.C.H Reboot Character Design Changes are Kind of BIASED...

So I discovered the reboot of W.I.T.C.H two years ago (or last year) and the MOMENT I saw Taranee, I MARKED IT AS NFM (Not for me). Taranee went from this shy quirky cute artsy vibrant sporty nerd to what looks like an emo adjacent dull sporty nerd.

2005 Taranee 👇

2023 Taranee 👇

I HATED THIS CHANGE.

I hated this because the artist made her buff. And TO ME, it felt like pushing this narrative of the unfeminine black women. I thought, they could have given muscles to ANY of the other girls- Will, Cornelia, or Hay Lin..but why Taranee? The TOUGH STRONG athletic black girl is already a sterotype, why lean into it? THIS was the reason why I stopped looking into it the reboot of W.I.T.C.H back in 2023.

HOWEVER, It has been popping on my Twitter feed because of the new WINX reboot. And seeing these other changes...I'm glad I dropped it before I even picked it up.

The moment I saw Taranee I did not want to know anymore about this reboot. I also felt like they gave her this design to make her a lesbian. She’d be the butch while someone else (probably white) will be the femme. Now if there were multiple black girls I would not be as critical because it gives an opportunity to show variety in interests and personality. However there is only one and she’s surrounded by feminine white girls. Do you understand my issue? And there is always, ALWAYS, one black girl in a group. So one side of the spectrum will get rep while the other side is shunned.

I've seen others discuss this, but Black women are rarely depicted as soft and feminine in media. Even more so if they have dark skin (compared to light skin Black girls).

I wish I reached out to the company/editor/auithor or whoever back then to voice my cooncerns. But it didn't matter, because it was already out. Plus, I AM AN AUTHOIR-ILLUSTRATOR. I can draw the representation I want to see. I don't have to rely on people who are ignorant (and benefit off) of sterotypes to create a Black/POC character thats puts into a BOX.

Speaking of BOXES...lets talk about the MUSCULAR ATHLETIC BLACK WOMAN....This black woman below is actually a girl. Maybe about 11 or 12 years old....😑

This is Taylor from Win or Lose the new Pixar show.

It is concept art from WIN or LOSE by Pixar. You see how the black girl compared to the other students looks MUSCULAR, ATHLETIC, and more grown. Her design did change to be thick but she is still more physically developed than her peers in the show.

This is not the media I want to see pushed to people about Black women. This is why we need Black/POC people in the room when creating Black/POC characters.

ON ANOTHER NOTE...YOU KNOW...

Now that I think about it, I don't think many heroes have brown eyes. Most of them have eyes of unnartural colors (yellow, purple) or they natural bright colored eyes - green or blue eyes.

THESE PEOPLE changed Will's (MC) eye color from BROWN to BLUE(or whatever)...

W.I.T.C.H. 2005👇

W.I.T.C.H. 2025 👇

I NEVER noticed that before. Maybe because I was so focused on Taranee. Honestly, as a kid I liked that she had brown eyes. I t was DEFINETELY noticable for me as a kid because I don't think there were any magical girls who did.

Brown eys are BEAUTIOFUL TOO.

I may have to give more of my OCs brown eyes. I think two of mine have them, but I'll make more.

They even changed her mom from a brown eyed-brunette (2005) to a blue-eyed blonde (2025).

White people have their own standards of beauty with blue eyed blondes being on top, but I'm not gonna get into that. We all know that it's triffling.

LASTLY - Another TROPE in Animation/Comics...

...the Asian girl/boy with colorful hair.

In the early 2000s. MANY animated shows that had an Asian character, who almost ALWAYS had colorful hair. People have pointed it out, and are tired of the trope.

Now I am wondering who on the team has these BIASES?" Who decided these changes were good? The art director/editor? The artist? The author? The colorist? Who is to blame for these UNESSECARY changes? Or maybe they are VERY unaware of these tropes and sterotypes and that we as a young society are tired of them.

I don't know if the artist did all of these changes or if the author wanted all of these changes or the art direcor/editor. However, I will say that all the changes definetely NOT FOR ME. Some people like it, some don't. To each their own.

Looking at the authors IG...It looks like they're NOT involved in this reboot. NONE OF THEM have posted about this reboot. 👀😬

It makes me wonder if they like these changes or not...

Looking at the covers of 2004 and 2024...their differences in colors schemes and vibrancy is telling of the times.

What was lost and what was gained in the span of 20 years for this series?

Maybe I'm just nostalgic...IDK...

The work of Alessandro Barbucci, the artrist for the 2005 W.I.T.C.H., will forever live in my heart.

As for...Giulia Adragna (the reboot artist) good luck with this series.

CREDITS to Weirdhumanbeing on Twitter for popping up on my feed about this.

[adriana-cosmere-journey]

Spoilers!! My thoughts on finishing Words of Radiance

DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED WORDS OF RADIANCE. EVERYTHING BELOW ARE SPOILERS.

I have so many things in my brain right now, but GOD this is such an excellent book. I guess I'll just word-vomit as my thoughts come up, so I may post a few more times later before my brain gets peace. I do need to make up for real-life responsibilities now that I'm done, so I guess I'll take two or three days before I return to the Cosmere.

ANYWAY.

So I began this morning with the Alethi force starting its march towards the center of the Shattered Plain. (Note to future self: once you reach the last 200 or so pages of the Stormlight books, you may not be able to put them down before finishing. Plan accordingly.)

Things on Kaladin's side were kinda depressing because Syl was still gone and he was healing like a normal person. But things of the Plains picked up quickly as Shallan revealed some of her powers to Dalinar. I LOVED this, first because I had feared Shallan would get sucked into everything while trying to hide herself, but also because Dalinar fucking needed this. A sign.

(Nothing surprising about Kaladin ultimately saving the day. Just eternal love for him.)

I loved how quickly leadership and planning started to fall on Shallan as the campaign advanced, and how quickly Dalinar trusted her. Seriously, the girl was suddenly responsible to get EVERYONE to safety, and the way it eventually panned out was so awesome. Ugh, I already want to re-read the last few chapters.

Randon thought: The Parshendi who escaped Eshonai, I guess they are still on the Plains and may become relevant later, right? Hopefully for something more than becoming Voidbringers.

Random thought 2: Rlain doesn't become a Voidbringer, RIGHT???

(I've spoiled myself enough to know he becomes friends with Renarin. Or something.)

I didn't see the Renarin plot twist coming, although I noticed something was up with him.

I am a little scared about Adolin, with everyone becoming a Radiant around him, but not him. Is it cliché to hope he also gets powers? But maybe his path is to be one that remains strong but doesn't have powers? I refuse to believe he just becomes a bad guy out of it. Like, I would absolutely hate a plot like that.

And to be honest, SADEAS HAD IT COMING AND YOU CANNOT CHANGE MY MIND. I would only hate it if that cockroach became like a 'start of a dark path' for Adolin or something like that. Pleaaase tell me that doesn't happen. Or at least not to a degree that would seriously compromise Adolin.

(But it wouldn't surprise me if Ialai became a new big foe instead. I can respect that.)

And speaking of gray characters.... ugh, I was expecting some big betrayal from Moash, but I actually feel bad for him now. Like, okay, he kinda punched Kaladin harder than he expected and would have probably kinda crippled or killed him if his powers hadn't returned, but Moash is now stuck in a situation that makes him feel so much guilt and embarrassment. Like, he was so proud of being part of Bridge Four and he really looked up to Kaladin.... I'm a little weary of what this plotline may bring. I hope he redeems himself.

Otherwise, I am glad we are changing the setting from the Shattered Plains to Urithiru. The tower-city sounds like such a cool concept. I really look forward to seeing the random lore details of how everyone makes it their home.

What else.... Oh! SHALLAN. Ugh, baby love Shallan. I am guessing Veil will indeed get more 'screen time' in the future, as we unravel all the secrets around that. I felt it was kinda obvious that she had killed her mother and her father had taken the blame, but I didn't know why. Now this opens a lot of new questions, like what Mraize meant when he said her family had always been involved in this? What are the Ghostbloods and what is their purpose? Are they the bad guys, or secretive creepy good guys?

It will be interesting to see Jasnah come back, that is for sure. I didn't believe for a minute she was actually dead. For now, I get an inkling that she may be surprised/uncomfortable at arriving at a reality where she is no longer the smartest and most mysterious person around. I mean, she's still super smart and mysterious, but now there are others who also hold their own...

Do we get to learn what she's been doing all this time?

And finally (for now), DALINAR. Ugh, you need to have some serious cojones to bound the frikin STORMFATHER as your spren. I loved that. For a second there I felt like Kaladin, like it had been too easy for him, but then I realized Dalinar has been working on this forever and he probably has healed himself many times over the years with stormlight. Like literally, if someone deserves this, it's Dalinar. So now I'm just happily curious about how all this manifests.

Ufff.... I'm sure I'll remember more things later, but for now this is enough. I need to go take care of responsibilities 😅😅 but my deadlines are on Thursday, so I should be able to make it, right?

Wish me luck! And do leave your (spoiler-free) comments! Feel free to be mysteriously ambiguous about things to come while avoiding actual spoilers 😙😉

[gamerbunny1996]

The YouTuber and the singer part 2

The day has come where I'm going to be on chuckle week with my crush. I was pacing back and forth in the office Pip just watching from the couch. “I shouldn't have agreed” I panicked. Pip just rolled her eyes. “I'm going to be too obvious then everyone will know I like him” my voice cracking a little. I soon sit down next to Pip with my head in my hands. My legs start to bounce and my breath becomes short and panicked. “You'll be fine, I'll be there,” Pip said. I looked at her “that's the problem” she scoffed, rolling her eyes. “I promise I will not say anything.” I just sigh out. “Alright then let's get going.” I stood up and walked to the elevator. We walked out to my car as Pip got in and we drove to the place that the chuckle week was happening at.

We get inside and meet everyone there. I tried to avoid Schlatt as long as I could. Once I was actually face to face with him I almost ran, instead I smiled and said my hellos and did a quick introduction. He was huge compared to me. He towers overs. I feel like a small dog next to him. He smiled at me and introduced himself. He started to guide me over to the podcast area. It was set up as a cute little dinner with a big booth. Schlatt had me scoot into the middle. And he sat next to me. I was about to have a mental breakdown with him being so close.

Pip slid in next to me. And Ted went in next to her. We waited for them to start the podcast. My leg started to bounce out of anxiety. I tried to stop it but it was hard. Soon I felt a hand on my knee making my leg stop bouncing. I looked at the hand and followed it up to see Schlatt looking at me. “You okay?” he asked me. “Yeah, I just get bad anxiety sometimes,” I smile. He just nods but keeps his hands on my knee making my anxiety worse. The man I like is touching me.

The podcast soon started and they did the intro, introducing me and Pip. “So we already met Y/N but we haven't met Pip yet, introduce yourself” Ted asked Pip. “Well I'm just a side piece to the band” Pip said as I wacked her arm. “Aww fine,fine I'm the drummer of the band” she held where I slapped her. I just rolled my eyes. “She is so dramatic sometimes” I said laughing.

The podcast went on asking more about the band and behind the scenes of it. Soon the question I was dreading came. “So do we get another hint? It's been two weeks,” Ted asked the question. “I have no more you got what you got” I huffed. “Please y/n for meee” Pip put her hands together and started to beg me. Ted soon joined in too. I just rolled my eyes. “I have no hints” I shrugged. “Then just tell us” Jschlatt soon tuned in. “No I'm not doing that” I pointed a finger at Schlatt. I soon felt Schlatt squeeze my knee. I give him a what the fuck look. He just smirked at me.

“Okay I have a hint he has pets there now shut up” I crossed my arms and leaned back. “Can we know how many or what kind?” Ted asked, leaning over the table. I shook my head no. They all groaned. “Fine, well busy this later let's continue on” Ted said.

We continued on the podcast joking around most the time. Schlatt kept his hand on my knee the whole podcast as well. I got used to it. Once the podcast ended and we never revisited my crush topic again to my relief. We all got up and was chilling around until we had to go back to Ted's place for the cooking video.

Schlatt and I were left alone in our own world. We talked about how the podcast went. “So what's with this crush of yours” he smirked. I blushed and rolled my eyes. “Pip is just being annoying because I won't fully tell her who but I sadly think she knows who” I turned my head away not really wanting to look into his eyes right now. “Oh she does now. So if I go ask she will tell me” he smirked leaning in closer to my face as I was still turned away slightly. Ted, Pip, and Tucker all walked over. “Let's go before it gets too late the two girls got a project going on tonight” Ted said, making me sighed out of relief glad to finish this conversation with Schlatt.

We get to Ted's place, alcohol already lined up on the kitchen counter. I'm about to regret something tonight. Ted started to pour the beginning shots of tonight. Tucker was getting all the video stuff set up. I was starting to feel it now. “Today we are making homemade spaghetti and meatballs with a cake as dessert, drunk,” Ted points to the camera, clearly already drunk. I giggled. “I call making the cake I'm a good baker” I raised my hand. “I'll join,” Schlatt soon said. So me and Schlatt were on cake duty. I was having a hard time paying attention from all the dizziness. I just started giggling as Schlatt was cracking the eggs.

The alcohol soon took over and I grabbed some flour and poured it onto Schlatts head crying laughing. He looked shocked. “What the hell” he looked at me laughing hard at what I just did. This made Ted and Pip stop what they were doing and looked at us. “Okay no more alcohol for you” Schlatt shook his head after saying that making flour go everywhere. “What nooo I want more to drink” I whined.

“No, I don't want more flour on me,” he said, pushing the beer bottle away from me. I just giggled remembering what I just did. We then went back to work. After we got the batter mixed out I wiped a little on Schlatts nose giggling. He just gives me a are you serious look. I licked the rest of the batter off my fingers. “You know you got batter on your nose” I giggled. “Oh I do” Schlatt rolled his eyes, pouring the cake batter into a pan. “Yeah. Let me get it” I leaned in and licked the batter off the tip of his nose. He sits up looking shocked. “Okay it's bed time for you” he said, pushing me off camera. I just giggled away. Ted and Pip started to laugh, enjoying my drink antics.

Schlatt took off both our mics and walked me out of the kitchen to the living room to get me to lay down. He helped me take off my shoes. He just stayed silent as I laughed away. “Hey y/n who's your crush?” he asked. “Shhhh he can't know” I say, putting my finger over Schlatts lips. “Come on, you can trust me,” he smiled. I closed my eyes. “Promise” I said. He nodded and said promise back. I said sleepy and said “Jschlatt he can't know” before passing out drunk. His eyes widened in shock.

[guujikaroko]

Hello, hellooooo. I saw you were interested in knowing the opinion of someone who actually knows Japanese and I'm more than glad in giving you my two cents on Aventurine!

Let's start with some basics on his speech pattern before we tackle the lines you presented. His first name pronoun is 僕 (boku), common among young men. His second person pronoun is 君 (kimi), which denotes familiarity with the other person but he uses it as his regular one. Combining it, you get the image of a very friendly lad.

Aventurine doesn't particularly use any overly polite forms, nor does he go out of his way to sound aggressive. All in all, he's pretty casual, but I'd like to bring attention to a little thing: his sentence enders like だ/-da (used in affirmations) and か/-ka (used in questions) are actually だい (-dai) and かい (-kai). This is commonly a masculine form of speech and it's used to sound more polite/pleasing to others. One character that shares this same quirk is Jing Yuan.

As you might have noticed, JP Aventurine goes a little ham with the English. That's because poker has a lot of English loanwords in Japanese... And also to make him sound more frivolous, lmao.

Now, onto the lines themselves! I'll offer a direct translation of each of them in order, while exploring any interesting tidbits I find.

First meeting: "The hotel's security is on high alert, and even a little miss won't be allowed. Even if you suddenly say this and that, it's not like this young lady has any say in it. Friends from the Astral Express, please do so as to not trouble her."

The first thing of note here is that he's being polite to the young lady (or お嬢さん/ojou-san, as he said) and seemingly shielding her. Which in turn puts the Express crew on the spot. He's making them feel guilty. Thing is, he's not being harsh in his admonishing—he's being worse: friendly.

In Japan, you're expected to keep a reasonable distance from people unless you reach a point of plausible familiarity, which definitely did not happen in this scene. Aventurine is being overly friendly from the start, which in turn makes him look condescending as fuck.

The "friends" in this line is 諸君 (shokun), an affable form of addressing a group of people comparable to "ladies and gentlemen" or similar expressions in English. Overly theatrical to people that don't even know him and who are in the middle of a dilemma at the moment. His choice of words, paired with his tone, makes him sound like he's scolding a child for making a scene.

And that last thing is exactly what makes JP Aventurine such a prick: treating someone like they're incapable, or like their insatisfaction is nothing more than a tantrum. In fact, Aventurine does go a little deeper into the "haha, you're childish" routine later, but that's for another day.

Introduction: "I'm a Non-Performing Asset Liquidation Specialist under Diamond. This time, I came accepting the Watchmaker's invitation. Ah, also [chuckle], I'm a guest who's been waiting my turn behind you guys, right."

Oh, they're demanding to know who he is, what do you think Aventurine will do? What about, hmm... Giving away his full title and the name of his boss (one of the most influential named characters in the story) like it's normal. Alright man, we get it.

Right after that, he essentially says they've been wasting his time, but here's the catch: he's not blaming them for it. He's making a statement that will lead to them feeling guilty on their own. Listening to the voice-over, there's no hint of agression at all.

The most aggravating thing is the "right" at the very end, ね (ne) in the voice-over. It generally means that or a "isn't it" or something along those lines and it's kinda a pain in the ass to translate it in English because there isn't a perfect equivalent, but! I digress! That ne is essentially the verbal version of poking someone's cheek.

Recapitulating: Aventurine says that he is a subordinate of one of the Galactic Megacorp's™ top dogs and insinuates they've been wasting said subordinate's time, all in that irritatingly affable voice of his.

Being a cocky lil bastard: "God, I've been waiting here for more than ten minutes. How many credits would a dozen or so minutes be worth to me... Do you know?"

The "God" is my choice of translation for もう (mou), an expression of exasperation. You don't really use God's name as an exclamation in Japanese.

The important thing here is the intonation, as he makes a little pause before that "do you know?". His voice sounds as though he's just mildly inconvenienced, like the day's too hot or something, but the "do you know?" is pretty pointed.

The meaning is clear: "This much doesn't really matter to me, but to you... To you it might be more than you could ever afford."

☝️🤓: "If I take action, that time saved won't be something you guys gave to me, but something I achieved for my own sake. Understand?"

Oh, this one is hilarious. He's explaining it to them like he's talking to either a child or an idiot. And I already explained just how damaging that is. Any self-respecting Japanese-speaking person would have put hands on this dude by now.

So, to make it clear: JP Aventurine's levels of annoyance are on Aeonic planes of existence. He micromanages his jabs like it's part of his economic stratagems. It's like he practices how to be a condescending prick every day in the mirror. He also likes to make people assume he's insulting them rather than telling it straight, like a little bastard.

TL;DR: Aventurine went to the Gojou Satoru Academy of Sleaziness and Micro-Agression-Management and graduated magna cum laude. Sing his praises.

An unnecessarily detailed analysis of the differences in perceptions and characterisation between the EN and JP versions of Aventurine ~ (voicelines included)

DISCLAIMERS~

this is not - in any way, shape, or form - hate on either voice actor, it's just my opinions, of course !! they are different interpretations and deliveries of the character. it shouldn't have to be said that you are right to prefer which ever one you prefer, because you're you <3

I cannot speak or understand japanese, but am exposed to it often through anime and playing some of my games in jp. So I appreciate my perceptions of cadence may be skewed by that :3 it would be cool if someone who does could discuss this too and whether they agree with my points !!

So...I'm doing this because it was stuck on my mind and I couldn't draw today since my arm hurts and i needed something else to do ~ I genuinely think your perception of Aventurine as a character could be very different based on your 'version' you experienced !!

so if you have some time to spare, any interest in this or Aven, or kinda hate Aven and are open to someone changing your mind... let us begin on this journe- lol. im not gonna do that. lets just get into it ~

this is gonna be an analysis of the differences in voiceline delivery in terms of feel and implications. at the end of each set of voicelines i also give a little summary in terms of the 'goal' of that version of Aventurine by giving the line that way.

So this is the first time we meet him, interrupting us in the line at the desk to check in. Listen to his EN version ~

Hotel security is on high alert with zero room for error. And with such a last minute change it really isnt something that this young lady's words can resolve on a whim. My esteemed guests from the astral express - please do not make it harder for her.

Now the instant feeling I get from this is...this guy deems himself a sort of authority, and his voice is heavily lilted with this kind of exaggerated-authority figure-admonishment while his words are still polite. The emphasis is very pointed, very very close to sarcastic. 'sUch a lAst mInute change' ~ he's being rude, essentially, through a very close-to-boundary passive aggression. The way he said esteemed guests, astral express, and the plea, its clear in his words he's almost exasperated by them already. Which is like ?? okay? why? or is this guy just a bit of a dick? - those are my thoughts upon meeting him like this, like...whats this guy's problem.

Now the jp version ~

The feel is rather instantly different. Here, he approaches in a sort of semi-polite intrusion, but still maintaining the sense of authority and knowing. It's matter of fact. He has a sort of ~ to his tone, right? Like he's being a bit passive aggressive but in a gentle almost melodic way, subtle, rather than the voice kinda dripping with 'you guys suck and are causing problems'. The feel I get from this is still like...uh who is this guy, but I don't feel instantly super like hey tf this guy is rude. He isn't outright rude, or admonishing, and he isn't sarcastic either. He doesn't act like 'esteemed guests' is a jab, he means it but has this lilt that makes you think he might not quiteee mean it inside, like you cant tell if he's quite genuine. This is the thing.

The point of Aventurine, his whole thing, is that you cant quite tell if he's being genuine or not. That's what makes you think, makes you squirm, makes you lose your mind over whether you can trust him or he's playing you. That's how he plays his game, his world. The jp one does this effectively instantly from the first line. The en one doesn't give me that impression. I don't feel like he's intelligent and shrewd and wonder if he's playing me, wonder what his deal is, I think he's being a dick. This obviously doesn't have to be clear in every damn line delivery, but in his introduction, and at a time where he IS making a play~ the mood should be set.

EN Aven Goal - pick a bit of a fight, impose status, put them down

JP Aven Goal - suggest status, input presence, subtly jibe

This only increases with the next line I'm focusing on, which is after they ask him who he is. EN version ~

-subordinate to supervisor Diamond. I was cordially invited by the Watchmaker. I also happen to be a traveller that's had to stand behind you for quite a while.

Now, heh, listen. This line honestly makes me laugh so much like... im gonna give you how it sounds to me through the eloquent use of emojis okay:

'sUperVisOr dIaMOnD' 😏😎 i was CORDIALLY invited by - the w a t c h m a k e r~~~~ 💅🏼😌☝🏼🤓 i also happen to be a traveller that's had to stAND behind you for qUiTe a wHiLe 😏😏😏

like...let me take a guy seriously lsdjkdkjsdsdk and listen listen. I KNOW he's supposed to be over the top here. Just the line itself without the voice over is snarky and 😏☝🏼🤓 okay? That's how he is sometimes. But the delivery is DRIPPING in sarcasm and derision. There is NO SUBTLETY even a bit. lol sigh, just listen to the jp~

instantly different. matter of fact, but still cocky and self important, subtle jabs without being rude or sarcastic. He doesn't use the fact he was invited as like...a show of coolness, he just says it like - yes, i was invited by him 😌☝🏼 because why would he? of course he could be invited, hes fucking ipc bro? thats not a flex. and especially when he says the last part about standing behind you - its more like a 'heheh, alas ~' not like ewwwyy peasants im standing behind you, dont you know. He is shrewd, careful, and incredibly eloquent with his speech. He doesn't use it to jab he uses it to play a melodic song of making someone a bit bewildered but impressed by him. His delivery is playful. That little stilted words part, its like a playful passive aggressive jab. He's not actually bothered.

Why would he be interested in picking beef with and looking down upon, which is what he is doing in the EN version, the astral express? There is no reason. This guy is literally interested in the opposite of that, even if he doesn't like people he uses them to his gain, the literal dialogue written here and as the story continues continuously perpetuates that he is trying to get in good/okay graces with them (and others, that's literally his mo) and he can use them and manipulate if needed. It makes no logical sense for him to be so rude here. he is rude with his words and suggestions, but its passive aggression like its supposed to be, not outright rudeness like EN.

EN Aven Goal - shove status down their throats, be a rude boy

JP Aven Goal - feigned nonchalance stating status, gentle prodding and testing with a sort of hehe not quite rudeness

The next one -

just...listen - EN ~

*sigh* I've been waiting here for more than 10 minutes. Do you know how many credits 10 minutes is worth to me?

This is just pure derision. Contempt. The line itself is, too, regardless of delivery. He is being a pp here. In the second half of the line, you can hear him almost grit his teeth. credits, minutes, worth. he's alllmost spitting the words. hissing. He is pissed off, getting actually angry about it, it seems. So self superior.

But listen - JP ~

Exasperated, a bit frustrated, but weary. He's like 'oh goodness, sigh, im wasting so much time here~'. You can almost tell he's playing it up, it still feels almost playful to me, like he's testing, being a cock but stifling a bit of a smirk and feigning a slightly overdramatic sigh. Its melodic, you can imagine him tilting his head and lifting an eyebrow, right?

And this makes so much more sense. The guy isn't in a rush. It's revealed later he literally had that room, and just strolled there and met them before the trailblazer got there. He's playing. He's being his stupid shrewd annoying playful self. Why would he get angry just to get angry? It doesn't fit with his character, or his motives. Why would the Aventurine get actively pissed off with some randos for no reason?

It would also make sense for him to play with this aspect of himself and his role. We know from later events Aventurine really doesn't deeply identify or hold much 'love' for his status or role, other than for specific reasons. It's like a double entendre, he's playing with you, and he's making a subtle joke with himself by playing up this act that he's just some money hungry asshole like his superiors are. Because he's smart. He's not just...an asshole.

EN Aven Goal - make sure his status is shoved so far into their large intestine that they have a baby bump - just coz

JP Aven Goal - sighing and being rather overdramatic in a jibing playful manner, being annoying, still toying with his status

One more set for this scene (and post) (i would apologise but im not sorry im sorry dshjsdjsd YOU CHOSE TO BE HERE ilu.) Here he is after Himeko suggests a solution. EN ~

If I do something about it now, the time saved is from my own effort. Not a favour from you all.

Heh he's such a prick honestly /aff. lil shit. so, again, the line itself is rather turn-nose-up cheeky asshole type stuff that makes you wanna smack him and roll your eyes simultaneously. The delivery, again, is very: ☝🏼😌 and then 😒🙄. The way he's like 'nOT from YOU' all is sooooooooo childish, sarcastic, icky. like meh, eh, i throw my juicebox on the floor after ive pestered you to open it for me for three hours. the emphasis on the 'you' gives the clear implication he is derisive of 'you', not fond of 'you', and see's 'you' as beneath him in a sardonic and mean manner.

JP~

Matter of fact, playful, still a little shit. He's being purposefully irritating, he's not irritated. That's the clear difference here. Aventurine through this whole exchange has been, in the JP version, unflappable. He gives this effortless air of authority while making subtle clever half-jabs that make you both slightly flustered, confused, irritated, and intrigued the whole time. He is a charmer, a weaver of well placed webs.

This, to me, is how I prefer it. His theme, his thing, is playing. Cards, poker, life, anything. He plays, he gambles, and he never shows his emotions much behind that ever present smile - as said in his wiki page even. He is a man of subtlety, one that you can never quite work out and he wants it that way. And I think the jp version of him does that for me ~

Overall, for me, a summary of what I'm taking away from this exchange with him in both versions is:

EN Aven Goal - ??? wanted to be a dick, flaunt status

JP Aven Goal - flaunting, being difficult and annoying, but finding it a bit amusing? what's this guy's deal, anyway?

I think that's the thing. I would totally understand and be quite with you if you didn't like Aventurine from this scene alone if you played the EN. He is a character that is being a dick just...because? Thinks you're below him, puts himself into your business for no reason, etc. etc. I don't like him, like this.

But coming away from the JP one, I'm intrigued. I'm slightly ruffled, a bit irritated and confused, but intrigued. I want to know what his deal is. It draws me to him, almost begrudgingly. That's what's so beautiful about a character like this.

Both VA's are awesome and did a great job in different ways ~ Its cool to me how such a different feel for a character can be gleaned from the same lines but different deliveries. I'll probably make more parts of this through the game <3

None of these voice-overs belong to me. © All rights reserved by miHoYo. Other properties and any right, title, and interest thereof and therein (intellectual property rights included) not derived from Honkai: Star Rail belong to their respective owners. JP VO © Mouse Production Co., Ltd. EN VO © GG Talent Group. All rights reserved.

I obtained these clips from playthroughs on youtube in their respective languages. jp - Gudaoko. en - Rubhen925.