#and evil cooperation duh

[saevalordofbones]

I must correct myself.

Cutter and his bullshit are basically already a giant fucking resi reference.

[outtheoiseaux]

Idk if this is a controversial take but I feel like a lot of twin peaks fans BADLY misinterpret the scene in 2x09 where Albert describes BOB as “the evil that men do” and take it to mean that he’s not real, and only exists in the story to stand as a metaphor for human evil in the murder.

BOB’s description of being “the evil that men do” is partially just good insight into Albert’s character, as he’s literally a self-proclaimed cynic and “naysayer and hatchet man” who contrasts Cooper’s belief in the inherent good of mankind with his cynicism and belief in the inherent evil of mankind.

Most of the scenes where Albert shows skepticism happen when Cooper preforms or relies on magic, so it doesn’t make sense for him to serve as the purveyor of the “ugly truth” when he only offers this cynical perspective as a narrative contrast in a show which is explicitly paranormal. Not a solution, a narrative contrast.

So it makes zero sense from a writing standpoint to have the hero find the (correct) answers using magic, then have the prickly but lovable cynic deliver the “ugly truth” that “the magic was never real” and have that be correct.

preforming a magic trick is literally what completed Cooper’s arc and SOLVED THE MURDER😭 you can’t pull the “magic isn’t real” after magic solves the main conflict.

respectfully, you can’t convince me BOB isn’t real, regardless of how guilty the human behind the murder also is.

[chipsncookies]

A hisuian zoroark and a frosslass disguising as a normal human couple and lures/eats humans who fell for their tricks (they can swap between any of these designs)

Almost forgot to post these haha i got this idea randomly and i love it so much.

Frosslass eats human souls while zoroark eats their flesh i guess (do zoroark eat people??🤔) on a lighter note when they're not luring/tricking humans they're just chilling in their makeshift house.

Frosslass' hands are always cold(duh) while zoroark is warmer because he has really thick fluffy fur! Similarly zoroark is more friendly and while frosslass is more cold and reserved.

Zoroark gains ur trust with being warm and inviting while froslass pretend to be helpless maiden ,classic yuki onna stuff. Zoroarks weakness is his eyes, he can't disguise them well, so he avoids eye contact while froslass' is heat, she avoids fire/human touch esp on her head. Their inhuman features like their eyes and teeth show up when their illusions swayed, particularly if they're too excited/ feeling feral.

I've always loved froslass and zoroark, im fascinated that they trick humans so i thought what if they worked together. Evil couple lol 🤣 im also partially inspired by this song, i love it so much

This is all obviously v edgy and they're very evil but i also love the idea of them genuinely caring for each other? What if they cooperated purely for food etc but really get along afterwards xD

[variousqueerthings]

hi hello the exorcist show for the ask game please!!! (hope you are well!)

AHHH HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO HELLO

awwyeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh (also known as: the show of all fucking time that nobody watched before it was too late, including my good self but lbr they were never giving it a third season but does it matter???? we got two seasons of some of the most beautiful narrative you can imagine. chill im chill you know im chill gosh im so happy you watched this show still!)

my favorite female character ooh, this is interesting, because I never had a Fave fave out of all of them, but i think a toss-up between Angela Rance (duh, perhaps, my beloved Geena Davis), Mother Bernadette (i miss u babe), and Rose Cooper (head solidly on her shoulders as she navigates the utterly bizarre, adopts all the kids 😭😭😭)

my favorite male character YOU KNOW! HOW DIFFICULT! THIS IS! YOU KNOW I HAVE TO GO MARCUS BUT THEN TOMAS WOULD ALSO SAY MARCUS (but then Marcus would say Tomas, so forwards and backwards we go) - my midlands orphan who was groomed and abused by the Church to become an object/weapon, who has somehow maintained an inherent belief in People, in Goodness, and above all who will never ever let another child suffer on his watch!!!! who sees abused children and wants to save them!!!!!!!!! who is queer and deeply repressed (canonically this time, we say this about many a character, but Canonically!!!!) and working through it!!!! played by the beauteous and yet rugged Ben Daniels!!!! This character Did Things to my psyche forever and always, he is nestled softly in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my favorite book/season/etc Mmmmmmm there's only two to go for... I think........ argh. hm. ok. no. i can't do it. coward's way out. soz babe

my favorite episode (if its a tv show) me like, damn it's so episodic, what happened wheeen but ok in terms of Moments in the story: s1: when we properly discover who Angela is. the rug pull is so so good for me and pulls everything into focus as a Story! s2: toss up between "Marcus makes out with a sexy fisherman (called Peter!!) while Tomas embarks on The Horrors alone," and the finale............. gosh that s2 finale!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my favorite cast member I've seen Ben Daniels onstage and it absolutely rocked my whole world, but I cannot go without shouting out Alfonso Herrera (yes, he of Sense8 fame to anyone reading this trying to connect the dots!) Geena Davis, and John Cho!!!! like!!!! this cast is fucking Stacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

my favorite ship Tomas/Marcus. whatever they are, they are everything to one another! which is the whole core of the show

a character I’d die defending Father Devon Bennett!!!!! I don't know if he needs defending from fandom, but holy cow the way we leave him is so so bleak it hurts my soul!!!!! can someone come save my baby boy 😭😭😭

a character I just can’t sympathize with Idk man. the demons? OH NO WAIT I KNOW FUCKN! MARIA WALTERS!!!! Truly a "ok sob story, still evil" kinda thing (which is the point, this woman!!! this fucking woman!!!!!!!) -- i do like how absolutely pathetic she was in a particular way I usually see in these powerhungry guys! girlboss! cancer killed the demon inside of her (lol)

a character I grew to love I'd say Mouse. I think the thing about Mouse is simply that we didn't get to the next part of her story, so she's In Potentia permanently. I also think it was a slight misstep to ground her in a past will-they-won't-they with Marcus, because it puts her into that fatal position of "oh so she's just a love interest after all" vs giving her her own journey, BUT! HOWEVER! She does have her own journey! very much so in fact! it's just that that wig Ben Daniels had in the flashbacks was fucking atrocious and you were maybe more interested in the current-day stuff on first watch but then on second watch she really came into her own for me, especially everything she was doing with Bennett! I wish we'd had more of them doing Stuff together! I wish we could have seen her and Tomas properly bonding!!!!!!!!!

my anti otp um. dunno really. Marcus and the wig. I wasn't necessarily compelled by Marcus and Mouse romantically either, I will say, but her hero-worshipping him and misreading it a certain way (she was a young nun, he was a mysterious exorcist), that I can get behind, especially since present-day Mouse is so Capable and Jaded, we like that journey for her

Anyway... that fucking show. forever in my mind. forever hurting my soul. forever waiting for a third season. forever recommending it because even without a full ending it's so so satisfying!

sry needed to add gifs of marcus touching tomas like he's precious

[anne-ominous]

loved your take on the barb and max dilemma in the fandom!! tysm i felt so validated lol! the internet was making me feel crazy!!

Like I am very clearly a ghoul simp.

I have always loved ghouls since the first time I played New Vegas, and Cooper is obviously my favorite character in the show, but like.

Just the way fandom has glommed on to him makes me so uncomfortable. Like I don't even dislike the Ghoulcy ship, but so much of what I've seen in fanfics so far reminds me of the old bad days in the Harry Potter fandom where you can't just ship characters, you have to DESTROY the the person being pushed as the canon love interest first.

My takes on this are all based on fanfics because I spent a lot of time reading them since I can't write for beans myself, so it bugs me more when I catch trends:

It's a little funny that this bashing is so blatantly done in a setting specifically centered around there being no such thing as black and white, and you're often presented with choices that simply don't have a "good" ending.

But like, the fandom reactions are tripping over themselves to either amplify and fetishize how evil The Ghoul can be or alternatively softboi Cooper tamed in a week by Lucy. Either way, it's a fuckfest all about them.

But for Max, it's all: "hey this kid who lost everything at a young age and was raised in a cult he believed to be his saviors, only to be abused and berated and shown the ugly realities of life in a short span of time just stood back and let this guy (who was gloating about how he was going to get him tortured and executed for 'incompetence' despite being the one to do all the hard work and save his ass) die instead of helping him, despite the fact in the games we reverse-pickpocket live grenades into NPC's pants for a fraction of the shit-talk and disrespect Max was getting, so he's clearly evil and doesn't deserve anything".

And for Barb I have literally seen like two fics that mention her as something other than a glorified plot point, or an accessory to turn Ghoulcy into a 3-way. And I can kind of understand her not being featured as much in present day fics since we don't have the answers as to where she is or what she did during/after the divorce, but nearly every pre-war fic that does have her in the character tags she's an afterthought being actively cheated on for AU Ghoulcy to happen. If she has any characterization in those fics, it's a one-dimensional corporate bitch who is not a good mother to Janey.

I'm sorry, the woman who was willing to sell her soul to keep her family safe and together doesn't care about her daughter as much as Lucy who just popped in as a babysitter or whatever? The literal Deal With The Devil for her family's survival is suddenly doing it all for herself?

Like, duh, she's wrong. We know the spoilers, and that whatever survival Vault-Tec was offering wasn't worth the blood on her hands for supporting them, but that's the whole fucking point? I've seen "burn the world down and kill everyone in my way for my family" types get venerated before in other fandoms, so it's weird why suddenly Barb is deemed uninteresting here.

And I've seen a lot of defensive posts from people about how it's simply a coincidence the OTP is an old white guy and the young white girl, but like, is it also a coincidence that so many of the shippers have suddenly regressed to character-bashing instead of multi-shipping in this specific scenario? That only the OTP get nuance and character studies, and thoughts behind their actions and motivations?

[theotherseapancakes]

chewing on and thinking today abt how i feel a lot of people approach alignment discussions in SMT incorrectly (angels are evil vs demons are evil vs neutral is stuck in between etc.)

like calling it law/neutral/chaos feels a bit incorrect given the usual themes and such its more like control/cooperation/freedom. nobody exemplifies that better than SMT's Lucifer, really... maybe playing Imagine has had me thinking abt it again, cuz they really want you to examine your alignment decisions when bitches like this roll up to you:

Like duh yeah im queer of course. but also like. we see bad on all sides sometimes. (Reminded of Atsuro's HONESTLY GOOD INTENT in DeSu1 with the control the demons route - but that's such a bad idea. Why would you give demons to THE GOVERNMENT?) Chaos can go too far. So can Law. But I've seen some interesting justifications for all alignments and i feel the game i struggle the most to pick one in IS probably Imagine bc its just not that cut and dry. The Messians did so much wrong (SO DID THE ANGELS) but Arcadia is one of the few safe places left... i dunno im thinking too hard today.

[reservoirreputation]

I have a problem called Harvey Keitel, but damn do some of the movies he stars in sound real fuckin depressing.

AND. THEN.

I spot 'Two Evil Eyes'

SO GET THIS

it's got Harvey in it (duh) it'S DIRECTED BY GEORGE ROMERO AND DARIO FUCKING ARGENTO????? DOING ADAPTATIONS OF STORIES BY EDGAR ALLEN POE????????

THIS SOUNDS AMAAAAAAAZZIIIIIIIIIING

Romero's first, THE FACTS IN THE CASE OF MR. VALDEMAR

Our main female character's suit is both very eighties, but actually looks nice? It was *only* 1980, I guess it's before things got our of control.

Couldn't help but like her a bit. Practicing her retort in the car is so human, you can't help sympathizing with her.

The mistress wants to get paid- is it wrong I kinda agree with her? I mean, assuming she has nothing to do with her husband's impending death.

Obvious forgery is obvious.

Ernie and the Doctor sound very similar *side-eyes*

One, the house is beautiful, two, are Jessica and her totally-not-sancho wearing clothes made from the same bolt of fabric? I mean, that's one way to code that they're working together.

Jessica at least has some shame- the titular Mr. Valdemar is pretty much a puppet, at this point. Her cohort is trying to justify it, saying her husband's a bad man.

ROBERT AN JESS ARE EXES

Valdemar literally stole his girl, damn.

Well then. I went from pitying the poor guy because he's awake now and in so much pain, to disliking his ass because of how he talks about his wife.

Wall safes are so cool. Also, Robert clearly didn't know about it. Looks like he won't need Jess' full cooperation, huh?

'nothing at all to connect us' nothing telegraphs that their romantic relationship is dead more than that, huh?

Gotta love Ernest having such a timely death. So much for those efficient millions.

Three weeks at Valdemar's baaaaabbbbbyyyyyy.

oh shit, at fist I thought they chopped him up (stupid, they were just talking about making him look fresh for a mortician) but DAMN my brain really went there.

So many similarities between this and Bernie. Wild.

That shot of the feet disappearing under the stairs- *chef's kiss*

'I'm glad to see that you're finally doing the right thing' YES NIGHT NURSE, RUB THE SALT INTO THAT WOUND

Damn, that pool might as well be an ocean between them, huh? Also, they're wardrobe couldn't be visually further apart, now.

Those massive fuckin' sunglasses, listen to the Eagles baby, you can't hide your lyin' eyes (also a song about a young wife cheating on her cold as ice husband with a much younger man, more 'age appropriate')

OH NO DON'T TELL ME THAT POOR BASTARTD'S STILL ALIVE

OH NOOOOO

DON'T ACTUALLY MAKE ME FEEL BAD FOR HIS BITCH ASS (they're all terrible tho)

FUCKING HELL ROBERT, KNOCK ASSHOLE

He's totally alive down there.

OK tubi's got ads, no shit, but I just got a Credit Karma ad? With a non-binary MC named Morgan?? I LOVE THIS?? I LIKE THIS PICTURE BECAUSE I AM IN IT?!?!?!

Back to the movie 'I'm here, I'm with you, nothing is gonna happen' SOMETHING IS ALREADY HAPPENNING

I love how Jesse's vibe is never 'oh no, my husband's still alive and is suffering!' and instead is 'I'm being HAUNTED'

No, wait she's not in denial?

Hm, your husband has some freezer burn, I'm afraid you'll have to throw him out.

NO WAIT, OH SHIT OH FUCK IT'S THE HYUPNO BULLSHIT MOTHERFUCKER IS STILL ALIVE

What a fucking nightmare.

Nope, sorry, he is in fact dead. I'm apparently as confused about it as this doctor is. BTW, trying to pry his frozen eyes open? That's also good shit.

Boy, I started this to get to some Harvey Keitel, and I ended up watching some existential terror.

Oh god, he just wants to be woken up.

'The others are coming'?? Oh shit, I've seen this Doctor Who episode.

'It's over' insert John Cena meme 'are you sure about that?'

'they're coming for you Jessica' is so close to 'they're coming to get you, Barbara' that I am unreasonably delighted by it.

Yo, Robert, you might wanna GTFO

Hey, isn't that the guy from Night of the Creeps?

When all your budget went into the location and Ernest's special effects, that the 'others' gotta settle for body suits.

Nevermind, a good portion of the SFX also went to Robert.

Heh? Get it?? Blood money??

Next is Dario Argnto: THE BLACK CAT

We get a bunch of crime scene photos, and then one very good boy (a black cat) Look, I've got four black cats, I don't know if I can put up with any impending slander.

'Sir, you think there's any chance of me being transferred back to parking violations?' SHIT GIRL SAME WE'RE IN THE DEEP END ALREADY

You know, I was wondering why they were using an obvious dummy, and then we get the overhead shot. In just a few seconds, we get a very different tone and execution, holy fucking shit.

"I'm sorry' proceeds to take cool-ass shots of a death trap. Gee, I wonder what fate will befall this poor artsy bastard.

AHHHHH IT'S A CUTE BOOOOOOOOOY (Harvey in a bow tie)

AHHHHH IT'S A CUTE BOOOOOOOOOY (Black cat existing)

Correction: AHHHHH IT'S A CUTE GIIIIIIIRRRRRRRLLL

Found the cat on the street, story of all my animals. They just show up, know that we'll feed 'em. Sure, you might get your balls cut off, but ain't that worth the kibble? Also, you'd better not be pointing out that white mark on her chest just to kill her later, and that be the only identifying marker. I swear to god, movie-

One, yeah that cat's staring at you. Two, this sweet girl reminds me so much of Buttons. The eyes, the white patch. God, I miss him.

You know what, fair enough, worrying about gettin' your eyes clawed out. One of our cats likes to attack people's feet, but only when they're covered. He prefers my Mom's which just comes across as spiteful. (God, this movie's gonna expose me as an annoying cat owner, isn't it?)

How the fuck did this fucking cat get OUTSIDE? Bitch, you were in the hallway, stop teleporting. Also, LET THE BABY INNNNNN.

You motherfucker, throwing the shoe and then pretending you were asleep. Your girlfriend needs to smack you.

My dislike of the photographer aside, Harvey looks great in a bathrobe, soaking wet. Also, is he contractually obligated to have a comb with him in 90% of his films? 'Cause it sure feels like it.

If this doesn't end with his obvious witch girlfriend sacrificing his ass because he pissed off/hurt the cat, then I don't know what's gonna happen.

Welp, the cat's dead, innit? Well, she may come back and haunt his ass, but he totally killed her. Girlfriend's underreacting BTW. If I knew with certainty that my partner/anyone I was living with killed my pet-

Now I'm really hoping his ass gets cut in half. Or that the cat comes back to eat his eyeballs.

There's something very wholesome about a village coming together to execute an animal abuser.

'But I didn't finish!' is unintentionally hilarious. Buddy, I think you got them all.

Who the fuck is this student?? And why does he literally look like a child?? Who looks at a woman crying and goes 'God you're beautiful?' *Grabs spray bottle for both of these idiots*

Did he really- deny killing the cat- and then release a book showing him killing the cat?

THE BITCH IS BACK

IT'S DEFINITELY HERS

Buddy- did you not learn your lesson? Killing the cat twice isn't gonna help. Also, he's apparently gonna hang, a shame. I was really banking on him getting cut in half.

That shot of the staircase from the top down- I think I know where Rod's gonna hang.

Something about the CC reading 'knife pierces skull' that just- oof.

The shot of him frantically scrubbing off blood, then it cutting to her blood staining the bath water- that's cinema, right there.

Oh shit OH SHIT ARE WE ABOUT TO HAVE A SECOND BODY

Nope. Something about jazz music playing loudly in the background makes this feel even more insane.

'together forever' honestly made me think he was gonna kill himself. No, I think he's just gonna- carry her corpse everywhere. They're going on vacation, after all.

HE'S HIDING HER BEHIND A WALL!?!?! BITCH WHAT THE FUCK

*Grumbles* Piece of shit still looks cute in a bowtie.

The cutout of her face is hilarious. You can't tell me they didn't do that for a laugh.

'Nobody will think of looking for you in the house' AND WHEN SHE STARTS TO SMELL?! WHAT THEN!?!?!

I guess you could say that the call was coming from inside the house? Eh?

OH CAT VISION THE BITCH IS BACK

So, the student that looks like a child is Christian. I'm still convinced this fucker's in high school, or he's just got a baby face.

Okay, I don't like the little twerp, I'm biased against him, but like, acting all cocky, like a know-it-all going, 'That's strange. Well, you think if she'd have gone on tour, she would have taken her violin.' And then Rod calmly replying 'She has two' I actually cackled.

God, Gloria looks horrified to know she's friends with a woman who was living with her boyfriend, not her husband, like they're shacked up in sin.

Look, Christian, you're right, but I don't like you. Fuck off.

The hole starting to form, bringing something into the light, as Rod slinks off into darkness- I LOVE MOVIES, OKAY!?

Oh, I see, it's a symbol. Neat.

Wasn't the phone just unplugged? Did they force him to plug it back in when I wasn't looking?

OKAY. LISTEN.

WHEN THE LADY FROM THE BAR SAID 'IT'S DESTINY' THE CC READ RIGHT AFTER 'SHE'S PREGNANT' BUT I DIDN'T HEAR SHIT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GLITCH

THIS IS FUCKING NASTY/GREAT

Not to help the animal abuser/girlfriend beater, but don't you have a knife, buddy? To cut off the dead weight? I know fear makes us stupid, but um

AH FUCK HE DIDN'T HANG IN THE STAIRWELL

Thank you movie, for that Humane Society seal of approval. Like, the cat was so obviously not being tortured, just a little squished, but it is still nice to see.

Trust Dario Argento to pick out a catchy soundtrack.

This movie got batshit crazy by the end. I definitely prefer the second movie to the first, but both are good. *jams out to 'woman singing in Italian'*

[majesticnerdyvee]

What I like a lot while plotting potterlock is the concepts that I can develop further than what had happened in the original plots (duh, the beauty of fanfic)

For example, for my johnlock timeline (1980s) I was inspired by the Marauders dynamic, but of course I spiced it up a notch because I can. There were 4 Marauders, but for the johnlock crew in my fic there is going to be 7 people involved. Let’s list them:

John Watson (Gryffindor)

Sherlock Holmes (Ravenclaw)

Greg Lestrade (Hufflepuff)

Jim Moriarty (Gryffindor - there is a reason for this that is yet to be shown)

Carl Powers (Gryffindor)

Molly Hooper (Ravenclaw)

Mary Morstan (Slytherin)

Now while there is an obvious imbalance between the members of the Houses, the crew dynamics will be important. Mary is not very popular because of the bbc Sherlock canon (which I allign with too, and I like evil Mary plots, but I challenged myself to write her differently here, which means that she will not interfere with John and Sherlock as a potential romantic interest just because she is a girl). I made her a Slytherin because, well, she is. And I love her to death in this fic. More on that later.

Next, Carl Powers and Jim Moriarty. Jim’s Gryffindor arc will remain unveiled for now, but I really wanted to include Carl Powers beside being dead. And I like to have them established as close friends before joining J&S&G. They both have things to offer to the Detective Trio, and will contribute to their developments too (especially Sherlock’s, because we know how he is regarding ‘friends’). 

Molly Hooper is a sweetheart. She also is not going to pose as this infatuated fragile girl to the boys. While she is lovely and definitely interested in dating, it’s not with the main trio because?? Girl knows her worth. She befriends Sherlock in Year 1, but that is an added detail to that chapter which I will keep secret until it is updated. (which I dunno when it is pls dont kill meh) She a great friend, supportive, and all around smarter than Sherlock in certain situations. These two Ravenclaws will have a great friendship. Once Sherlock stops being so aloof he’ll take her as his little sister most likely.

Greg Lestrade. My man. We could argue he could be a Gryffindor but nah fam. My boy here is a pure Hufflepuff who puts up with the fiery egos of his two best friends with ease. There is a lot of clashing in this group at first. You have three Gryffindors who are not afraid to butt heads (respectfully if needed), a smartass Ravenclaw that has no filter, a second Ravenclaw that likes to watch the chaos as long as nobody gets hurt... Someone needs to keep them in line. And that someone is Greg. Does it tire him? Yes. Does he care? Eh, he got used to it. He and Mary will get along well. The biggest theme in my fic is to destigmatize that awful Slytherin-Gryffindor rivalry. Mary is chill. Slytherpuff duo of Common Sense. Are they wary of each other at first? Yeah, but the point is that they ignore the surface-level House bullshit and grow over first impressions. 

John and Sherlock, dudes. You know the drill. They’re the core members, but they are in for a whooping. They cannot be in a bubble, even if they’re the other pair of the protagonists. They both have to cooperate with others to grow as people. And what better way to do it than to put them into a crew that fucks shit up? I’d like to develop this thought but that would contain spoilers, and I have to remind myself that I havenpt update in... an abominable amount of time. So I’m making up with this post lol. 

Now, the name of the crew. - I don’t know

The main trio that is John, Sherlock, and Greg I have already titled the Detective Trio. But the whole crew of 7... Lucky Seven? Oh, that actually isn’t bad and will correlate with the later plot development in the 1997 timeline... I’m a genius

I think Lucky Seven can be the shield name for now anyway, hah

Thank you for coming to my TED talk

oh yeah and one the aforementioned peeps will become a werewolf haha

(Part 2 of this post where Bee asked about their Animagi powers)

[itsawhumpderfullife]

Whump Prompt #299

“Get back! I’ll shoot Whumpee! I will!”

“Whumpee! ...okay, Caretaker A, I’m putting the gun down. See? I’m showing you my palms to prove I don’t have anything else. I’m cooperating-”

“No, you’re- it has to be a trick! Whumper- they- they said you- You’re evil! You want to hurt me! I can’t let you-”

“Caretaker A, does it look like I want to hurt you? I’m laying on the ground far out of reach of hurting you without a gun. I do not want to  hurt you. The only thing I want is for Whumpee to get out of this safe. Look at them.”

“Whumpee...? I’m sorry for doing this to you I- why? Why are you so nice? You’re... you’re not supposed to be nice, please-”

“Okay Caretaker B, I’m tired of this. I know what to do.”

“Oof, hey-” Muffled words

A silent pause.

Clatter.

“Oh, fuck why’d you drop the gun like that, it could’ve gone off. Oh... Ah Caretaker A, the safety’s still on, we’re lucky.” Sigh. “Whumpee, hugging isn’t going to solve everything ya’know.”

“Well it seems to be working.”

“Only because it’s Caretaker A and not someone who doesn’t care if we live or die.”

“It’ll be alright Caretaker A.”

Muffled sobbing.

Sigh. “This’ll take awhile to get out of their system. You good to hold them for a while?”

“Duh! Go inform Team Leader and have a medic team on standby to tend to their wounds, dehydration, and malnutrition.”

“Already on it.”

Footsteps trailing off. Light thumping and gross muffled sobbing.

“We’re here to help you Caretaker A. Whumper can’t hurt you anymore. You’re safe.”

[autisticcassandracain]

Opinions on Joey Wilson?

Ooh, interesting, since I do have some fanfic ideas about Joey but I haven't started any yet! This'll be more core aspects of his character, maybe mixed with 'how I'd write him':

1. Joey's a Nice Lad

He's just a nice lad! Canon keeps trying to make him evil or jaded and it doesn't work because he's, at his core, nice! It's literally his defining character trait right up until he goes evil for the first time. He's a relentlessly gentle, kind person. He finds his mom tortured, after being taken hostage to force her to cooperate (a situation that directly mimics the biggest trauma of his life) and right before they break out, he takes the time to tell her he loves her. Like that's just the kind of person he is. He's kind, and there's nothing that can change that.

2. The Throat Cutting Incident Changed His Life

I mean, duh? But seriously, it's something I've talked before, but the throat cutting incident was the changing point of his life. Pretty much all of his current characterization and insecurities can be traced back to it. It affects how he sees the world on a fundamental level, and I don't think any version of Joey that doesn't consider how this has impacted him can work on any level.

3. Joey has Self-Esteem Issues, and They're Ugly

Joey has severe self-esteem issues that are born from internalized ideals of toxic masculinity. Joey has canonically stated that he connects masculinity with violence and toughness, and doesn't consider himself masculine enough. While we've never seen these ideals be externalized in canon, there's no real reason to assume they couldn't. If Joey ended up expressing those self-esteem issues to others, it's likely to be via uncritically expressing ideas of toxic masculinity. It's something that would've been great to have seen him work through, but I'm unsure whether Marv Wolfman (and maybe Perez? IDK exactly when he left as a writer, I didn't pay attention), like, realizes this was problematic, lmao.

4. Joey is Alienated from his Family

Joey's main character conflict is the way his gentle nature clashes with the harshness of the rest of his family. This had lead him to feel alienated around them, like he doesn't belong, and is, in a way, inferior to them. I think he might feel like he isn't really good enough for them, since Phobia's 'deepest fear' revelation featured his parents dismissing his importance. This affects all his interactions with them.

It also, albeit indirectly, affects his interactions with the Titans; you can go several ways with this, but personally, I take the fact that he's been absent from pretty much all group bonding activities to mean that he's still rather uncomfortable with actually being close to them. While I do think Joey feels at home with the Titans more than with his family and considers them a kind of found family (and this is pretty much canon), I also think he probably has a bit of a case of Imposter's Syndrome and is (perhaps unconsciously) wary of alienating them the way he feels he has his family. This last part is pure speculation and personal interpretation, so feel free to disagree, but if I were to write him, this'd be a point of characterization I'd try to keep in mind.

5. Joey is a Sensitive Artist(TM)

Again, duh, but this really does colour how he sees the world. He's had this internal monologue about wishing he could create music as poetic as the sounds of the city, which really struck me as a great character note. Joey sees the world as an artistic canvas that he is constantly trying to capture and recreate. Any writing about him should reflect this.

[randomgamefan]

Playtester AU Chapter 6 real??

Hahaha maybe

God this Chapter took me 10 years I'm so sorry y'all, lmao. But, on the upside, playtester's plot is now a lot more fleshed out, with some free headcanons from the server

Also, big thanks to the Inscryption community discord once again for your help, and specifically @futuremercy , You were such an incredible help! This story wouldn't be what is it without everyone there.

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"First things first." He started, trying to ignore the eyes that felt like they were burning into him as he glanced around the circle of scrybes. "This fighting, the bickering, it's helping none of you." He tried to gauge everyone’s reactions, but most of the Scrybes kept a steady expression of indifference. "If the thing keeping you all here is this old, evil data, surely it would be easier to handle if you... worked together?"

The room fell silent, A sense of judgment and disappointment crawling on Luke’s back as the scrybes simply stared at him. Yeah, that uh.. wasn't a good opener. 

"Okay, okay, that was stupid and obvious." He put a hand to the bridge of his nose, squeezing his eyes shut to try and ignore the developing headache he had. "And I'm assuming you've tried it before."

"Duh." P-03's expression was bored, before switching to smug as it spoke, "Look, if this meeting is going to have nothing of worth, then-"

"Wait," Grimora spoke, her voice even but kind. "I'd like to hear Luke out, P-03."

Ah, a second chance granted! It seemed annoyed, before it’s expression flicked back to indifference. 

"Fine."

Luke took a deep breath, exhaling with a light hum. 

"Well, maybe since I'm not an established character in this game, I could try and investigate the old_data." He suggested. "I mean, you're all tied to the code of this game, maybe that's not allowing you to dig as deep as you'd like. If I could investigate without its influence, I could probably find more than you. Any information would be helpful right?"

Silence once again dominated the room, the scrybes looking between one another. This time, however, their expressions teemed with concern. 

"Luke, I don't believe that would be a good idea, we truly have no idea what it could do to you." Grimora started. 

Leshy gave a nod of agreement, however, Magnificus spoke up before Grimora could speak again. 

"I have a sense that you will dig into the matter regardless of our comments."

Luke felt a smile tug at his lips. Magnificus was right. 

"If I'm going to be stuck here, I want to do at least something to pass the time, and well, possibly have a chance of getting this game off this floppy safely. However, it would be easier for me to investigate if you all cooperated, at least for the time being. Meaning, at the very least, no takeovers."

"We can't do a takeover without a challenger, anyways." P03 beeped. Upon seeing Luke's confusion, it sneered. "Oh, did you think we stayed as playthings in Leshy's game for so long willingly?" 

"No, I suppose not," Luke muttered. "But if I'm going to be stuck here for the next.. forever, I don't want to get involved in your neverending quarrel." 

The scrybes nodded, even if they wouldn't get along with each other, they could keep Luke out of it. He took a heavy sigh as they began to mutter amongst themselves a small bit, mostly seeming concerned or tired.

"I… did have one more thing I wanted to bring up."

This returned the attention of the scrybes to Luke, and he couldn't help but be a little startled that these practically eldritch beings snapped their attention back to him so quickly. He stepped back, clearing his throat before speaking again.

"If the game has been restored, it's been restored by someone, right? That means it's possible we could have another Challenger soon."

"It is possible," Leshy remarked. 

"Great, another excuse to start the Great Transcendence," P03 commented, everyone turning to glare at it. 

"That was a joke, I was joking-" it raised its arm in the air in defeat. Perhaps it didn’t want to lose its head again so soon. 

Magnificus sighed  "I suppose it is possible, were you were thinking one of us would attempt a takeover?"

"No, no, not that!" Luke said. "I already covered that. I was more wondering what I would do if a challenger came."

"You could try and stay out of sight," Leshy suggested. 

"If the next Challenger is anywhere as nosy as you were, that probably won't work," P-03 commented, expression annoyed. Luke tried not to chuckle - what can he say, he did enjoy finding secrets. 

"You could stay and be one of our subordinates," Grimora said with a chuckle. "You'd make a good ghost!"

Luke shivered at the reminder that he was, well, dead. It wasn't something he wanted to think about. "I'm not exactly psyched on that one."

"I suppose you could play a role like Rebecha." Magnificus offered. 

Luke hummed.. "yeah, actually, that would be pretty neat. We don't know if the bridge would even be broken when a player got here, so they would need a buffer.. hell, I could fight them!" He perked up at the idea. "Yeah, yeah, that would be cool!"

"Then I suppose it's decided," Grimora said. "If a challenger enters, that is your role."

Luke smiled, before suddenly, a thought popped into his head. 

"Actually, I had a decent sized following in the real world. I suppose we should have an excuse as to why someone with my name was in this game. Like, how Kaycee's dialogue explains she was a developer."

There was a hum of thinking around the room, before P-03 spoke up, "I suppose we could count you as a playtester. I mean, you DID set up an entire store for me, tested all the mechanics, all of that." It's expression was smug. 

Right, the whole stupid idiot gamer thing.. Luke sighed. Guess the game was prepared to go up at any time if those pictures and such did save, but even so, the title of playtester did sound cool. 

"I think that sounds good." He gave a smile. 

P-03 seemed a bit surprised, then smug again. “I know.”

"Alright, then I suppose it's settled,” Grimora spoke, stepping forward. “Then this is an official welcome, The Playtester, Luke Carder."

She offered her hand in a handshake, giving Luke a warm smile. 

He took it.

[dangermousie]

CFC 186

1. Great, they are working at cross-purposes - XQC is hoping that by letting the cops catch HY before he does anything too irreversible, he will save HY from death penalty because there must be some misunderstanding and cops are wrong about HY being involved so he better nip it at the root. I love that once XQC trusts (or gives his heart?), he does so wholeheartedly and even his need to find out the truth about his parents’ murder does not blind him to HY’s innate character but also, he does not know what HY is doing and it’s going to be a disaster and if you two idiots just talked to each other, all of this would be avoided!!!

2. I do love that XQC is trying to protect HY and put in conditions like “don’t use violence against him” and “give him a chance to explain.” THIS IS GOING TO BE A DISASTER!!!!!

3. XQC insisting HY is innocent, won’t hurt the cops blah blah but then being forced to admit that if he’s wrong, cops can punish him. I can already see how this is gonna go, since HY must prove his bona fides to Duan. Don’t pick up the phone, He Yu!!!

4. XQC’s text saying if HY has nothing to do with it to contact him and “I hope you trust me as I trust you.” This is the first time I am begging He Yu to not give love a chance.

5. Yessss! He did not! That’s gonna break XQC’s heart but save my own and the latter is more important, sorry First Emperor! But how much do I lie that XQC did not lie to HY, he told him the truth straight out and let him make a choice, remembering HY saying he is always sincere in front of XQC. Oh, my OTP!

6. Goddammit, XQC is feeling mega ill and the cops took his phone and sent lies to HY that XQC will be in danger if he doesn’t respond. That is why you don’t cooperate with the police, DUH

7. HY called back and hung up just after hearing XQC say a word but that’s enough to track him and XQC is falling apart about oh no is HY now doing evil things but IDNGAF, I am too pissed at the thought that caring for him may have gotten HY caught.

8. Ah, we are entering the Big Misunderstanding land of Knifelandia. XQC believes HY may have gone bad and meanwhile HY:

It’s like the misunderstandings in Yuwu and 2ha only worse because they both misunderstand each other at the same time!

[taylorrepdetective]

Ashley doesn’t have a blue check on twitter , not that it matters. The timing of her tweet is curious cause she’s not very present on twitter, last time she had tweeted something was months ago, so makes you wonder

That’s so funny I didn’t even check to see if she had a blue check, I just assumed because we all know her. Duh. But as you and the other anon said, and what I was trying to get at, the blue check itself is not important. It’s the person behind it and how connected they are and how they are perceived as being someone who knows things for fact rather than just speculation.

I just see a definite pattern here. First she says he uses sunset clauses to trap his clients. Then Taylor indicates he uses non-disparagement NDAs to keep people from exposing him, Ashley’s likes, and now this, which is a pretty serious accusation. Blackmail/extortion. It’s illegal, but sadly very common in the industry. It’s what’s at the heart of the #metoo movement really. If you take away the sexual assault (I’m assuming), it’s about controlling people’s careers through threats of ruining them if they don’t cooperate. And it makes me think of Todrick (an ex scooter client) and how he went off saying scooter was evil and homophobic, and then next thing you know, Todrick is part of a scandal about not paying his dancers and generally being a douche, and then Todrick apologized for calling Scooter evil and homophobic. Ashley on the other hand, has little to lose by saying these things. Except, it’s potentially defamatory and she could be sued by him. I’m no legal expert, but I’ve seen people sued for less. But maybe she has proof so he knows better than to sue her?

I think this is the last I’ll say on the matter because it’s all quite speculative. But I’m paying attention because I find it all very interesting.

[dankpeaches]

[I seem some people do this and I wanted to try this too so uh- yeah,this might be shity]

[Credits: @starneko123]

Allison Black

First Name: Allison

Last Name: Black

Date of Birth: October 31st

Age: N/A

Alias: Allison Ivy Black

Nicknames: Alicia,Alice,Al

Gender: Non-Binary

Siblings: 2

Sexuality: Lesbian Polyamorous

Species: Demon

Phobias / Philias: Claustrophobia/Fear of tight spaces

Hair Color: Pink

Eye Color: Red (Right eye) Yellow (Left eye)

Origins: Mutant

Current Location: Black Dragon

Face Claim:

Kristen Stewart

Height: 5'3

Alignment: Chaotic Evil

Status: Alive

Social Status:

-Black dragon

-Outworld

- Netherealm

Affiliation:

Erron Black Student

Kabal Student (briefly)

Skarlet Student (briefly)

Kano's Assistant

Physical Health: Okay

Mental Health: Okay

Likes

-Sleeping

-Loud Exploding noises

-Music

-Art

-Hoodies

-Flirting

-The Rain

-Furry Animals

Dislikes

-Tight spaces

-Being called a "Girl"

-Homophobic,racist or any bad person

-Feeling Weak

-Feeling soft for others

Speed

9/10

Agility

7/10

Intelligence

1/10

Strength

5/10

Stamina

9/10

Stealth

10/10

Cooperation

0/10

Durability

7/10

Mentor(s)

Erron Black

Kabal

Skarlet

Fighting Skills

4/10

Flexibility

9/10

Reflexes

7/10

Instincts

10/10

Family

Roxy / Adaptive Sister / Alive

Ashley / Adoptive sister / Alive

Lilith / Mother / Dead

Erron / Adoptive Father / Alive

Friends / Allies

Erron Black

Kabal

Skarlet

Kano

Ashley

Eli

Sindel

Mileena

Kayasta

Amari

Enemies

Sonya

Kotal Kahn

Shoa Kahn

Jade

Jax

Eira

Jen

Hanzo Hasashi

Love Interest

Ciarda-Alicia Vikander

Kelly-Summerella

Love Status

Crushing

Powers

Shape-shifting

Immortality

Personality

A flamboyant idiot with anger issues always ready to pick up a fight with anyone. They are always up for a adventure,if it's dangerous. They want to be stronger then anyone but they don't know that they might get their self into trouble but they are careless,not being careful at all.

History

They was very young when their mother died,didn't know who done it and why them. They was raised in a big house full of children who also didn't had a family. They was always the odd one there,didn't had any friends and no one to look up to at that age. Few years later she escaped the places by Hearing cooed voices in the woods,which sound like their mother then they stop in the middle of the dark Forest..not knowing what to. Few hours later in the wood,they were found by a Man (Erron black duh smhh) then they was taken in. They was quiet and didn't feel safe around anyone til they met Roxy and Ashley who was also found in the woods few days ago. Few year past and now they are practicing for Kombat to fight to the death against their foes. They were weak,slow and soft which they hate hearing from others so they try to train day and night and Fight tough,deadly people show those kind of people that they weren't Weak,Slow or soft they wanted to feel powerful.

[That was kinda shity ngl]

[carewyncromwell]

Harry Pothead should be in Slytherin and things will be more interesting. (Bonus: he's best friend for Draco) :P

*rolls up sleeves* OKAY. 

So if we’re looking at canon...I disagree. Harry does embody Slytherin’s traits of determination, resourcefulness, and cleverness beautifully, personality-wise -- but when it comes to his choices, he sides with Gryffindor’s values (courage, nobility, glory) more often. When it comes to doing what’s best for him versus everyone else, he consistently picks the second, even if it’s stupid -- just look at him staying to make sure all the hostages get out of the Lake in GoF, even if yeah, duh, clearly Dumbledore wasn’t going to let anyone just die in this tournament that’s supposed to foster “stronger ties” with other international schools. Harry chooses the courageous thing that benefits everyone over the clever thing nearly every single time -- and even his own ambitions, like becoming an Auror, comes second to his focus on saving the world from Voldemort. And even if he doesn’t enjoy the “glory” (in truth, spotlight) that comes from his fame, he still is the sort to rashly run out into danger to do something rather than hold back and analyze the situation the way most Slytherins would. 

HERE’S THE THING, THOUGH.

Although in canon, I don’t think Harry would be a Slytherin, I think the series would’ve been a lot more interesting if he had been, for several reasons --

1) Harry would have to confront the thought of being in the same house as his first schoolboy enemy, Draco Malfoy; his least favorite teacher, Severus Snape; and the man who killed his parents, Tom Riddle -- and overcome it with the realization that he is not them and his life and choices are his own, regardless of what similarities they might have.

2) Slytherin house would have a more balanced depiction, showcasing the good and evil in its values through both its hero Harry and its villain Voldemort. Hell, Dumbledore’s Army could even have some Slytherins in its ranks!! Holla!!

3) Harry’s best friends -- who would still be Ron and Hermione, because Golden Trio for life -- would be in different houses, prompting more growth for all three characters. I especially love the thought of Ron being Hufflepuff and Hermione being Ravenclaw or Gryffindor in this AU, to push the development further. 

4) Harry and Draco -- still enemies -- would nonetheless have to come together despite their rivalry, first in playing Quidditch on the same team (with Harry beating Draco for the Seeker position and Draco thus becoming a Chaser) and then (eventually) when Draco realizes that, despite their animosity for each other, he doesn’t want Voldemort to kill Harry. Draco would have to grow a lot as a character in order to cooperate with Harry at all, and that evolution and his realization of how awful and wrong he’d been could be very interesting. 

5) The theory of Harry being the Heir of Slytherin would be considered even more likely, and rather than Harry being able to dismiss how similar he and Voldemort are by  house divide (i.e. “I made the choice to be in Gryffindor, so I’m different/better than Voldemort”), he would have to look at himself even more critically and go, “Yeah, we’re very alike -- but I’m not going to be like him.”

6)  Harry’s dynamic with Snape would be different, as it’d be harder for Snape to claim Harry’s just like James when he ended up in Snape’s house. It might even prompt him to realize that Harry is his own person and that the two of them actually have more in common than one would think. (Gasp.) Snape might also find he likes that a talented Seeker like Harry gets his house so many wins at Quidditch. 😏

7) Green-eyed Harry would look friggin’ bomb in Slytherin’s colors. Just sayin’. 

Send me some controversial Harry Potter / HPHM opinions!

[sweetfierceimagines]

He’s a fraaat guy... duh

Steve Harrington x reader 

Request by @girl-next-door-writes , thanks so much !! 

/ Sorry for the title it’s so bad ahah but I’m obsessing over the parody of Billy Eilish’s Bad Guy so oops sorry / 

Summary : College Steve is at a party when the reader asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend to get some frat boy off her, and they end up getting a bit more close than expected *wink wink* 

Warnings : mentions of harassment, alcohol, Steve being hot AF 

Y/F/A : your favorite alcohol 

Y/H/C : your hair color 

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STEVE’s POV:

Steve had work very hard to attend college. He had worked extra hours at boring jobs, he looked for every help he could to find to get a loan, to get a good flat in the campus, and now it was the moment to enjoy it. It was the end of the first semester, mid terms exams just ended and everyone was either back to their family or partying hard. Steve didn’t feel like going back to Hawkins, and honestly his parents didn’t ask for him too much either. He had spent the last 3 days going from a party to another, and he was holding his alcohol way better than expected. He didn’t have as many friends in college than he had in Hawkins High, but he didn’t care very much. What he wanted was pure fun : drink, dance, fall asleep somewhere, repeat. And that mission was a success. 

He was in a fraternity house, Delta Omega whatever. The place was dope, but the people not so much : Steve had never been interested in joining a fraternity, even though it would have ment help between members and maybe a slightly easier life. These guys were just too much : way too self-centered, keeping some nasty secrets, and apparently nurturing an unhealthy machist ideology. Steve was probably not the most aware dude, the most engaged feminist, but he respected women and he would never force anyone to do anything. These guys probably would. 

Anyway, he was enjoying the moment, dancing like a dork with some people he didn’t know but were kind of cool. When he went to reload his red cup in the kitchen, he noticed a girl. She had Y/H/C hair, beautiful eyes, and looked like she was the most badass independent woman on campus. For some reason, Steve started to stare and smiled a bit to himself, checking her out a bit too much. She realized it and turned to him, making an awkward eye contact with a completely out of his mind Steve. Y/N furrowed her eyebrows a bit but still kept a light smile on the corner of her mouth, scanning Steve and knowing instantly that he meant no harm. Steve was about to gather his courage to go and talk to her when a dude with a polo sweatshirt tied around his neck came to her and offered her a drink, apparently feeling quite confortable with her. Steve sighted and went back to the living room where the party was going on extra well, and though to himself it was logic that a girl like her already had a date. 

It was nearly 2 am, Steve was by the pool, leaning on the little bar and scanning the crowd. Most of the people were completely wasted, and he was not even tipsy. He was thinking of living the place, not really having a blast, when he felt someone pulling him by the hand and bringing him away from the dancing crowd. He freed his hand and stopped, looking at the person who pulled him away like that. It was the girl he spotted earlier, and she seemed pissed off, the least to say. She looked at him with sorry eyes, and rubbed the back of her neck, visibly looking for the right words. 

- Hey, hu.. I don’t really know how to put this but, you know, that guy in the kitchen? 

Steve didn’t understand what the hell she was trying to get from him, so he just shrugged his shoulders. Y/N raised an eyebrow with a smirk. 

- Oh come on, I know you were looking.. 

Steve blushed a bit and scoffed, relaxing a bit. She carried on : 

- Look, this guy is a fucking harasser ok? He pretends not to understand the word “NO”, and I tried everything to get him away.. so at some point I panicked, and I said I had a boyfriend. And hu.. well you were around, so I pointed you as the bf. 

She said that and turned around a bit, feeling her cheeks get heated by the embarrassment and feeling of helplessness she hated so much. Steve smiled, and raised a bit, as if that information just gave him strength and pride. He bit his lower lip and nodded. 

- Yeah, well it’s a frat guy, not much brain in there. There’s nothing to feel embarrassed with, don’t worry. He’s the idiot, not you. And I’m glad you chose me as the fake boyfriend, even though I'd rather have you make your choice because of my insane charisma, and not only my presence in the room! 

He laughed a bit, pushing her shoulder a bit to signify that it was ok, and he was actually feeling good about this. 

- Yeah well.. I don’t like to “use” people. I promise you I’d rather avoid that.. But I'll have to ask you to cooperate as tonight’s boyfriend sir, will you accept the mission? 

- Yes ma’am ! 

He pretended to make a military salute and they both smiled a bit, returning to the party together. 

- What’s your name though? I love to call my girlfriends sweet names but it’s a bit stupid not to know the basics right? 

- Oh yeah ! I’m Y/N! You can call me that, or princess, or love, or the best thing that ever happened to you, I leave that to your choice! You? 

- I’m Steve, you can call me king, babe, the athletic guy who dedicated his night to protecting you from dicks, up to you.. 

They exchanged a smile and bit their lip at the same time, avoiding each other’s glance. They joined the dancing crowd, getting to know each other and staying by the pool. At some point Steve started to dance and took Y/N’s hand to make her spin. She burst out laughing, feeling the sweet rush of adrenaline of spending time with a funny guy. When she started to feel dizzy from the spins, she put her hands on Steve’s torso, then shoulders. They danced looking into each other’s eyes, and almost forgot that it was just a parade. 

- Hey Y/N, when will you give me that solo heh? 

They both turned around to see the frat guy, with is ugly rich kid style and the condescending face expression. Steve took Y/N’s hand in his, getting closer to her to play his role correctly. 

- Dude, you’re talking to my girlfriend right now, fuck off. 

The man looked at Steve from top to bottom, flexing his muscles to try to intimidate him. He was absurd, but from the way he was behaving, it was obvious that he though he was looking dope. 

- She played me all night man, turning me on like the hoe she is, and I won’t be left out like that ! 

Steve got in front of Y/N to protect her and stood up to the man, pushing him a bit. 

- I don’t care what she did or didn’t. She’s my girl and you’re going to stop bothering her right now. I’m not kidding.

The frat guy, clearly drunk, sent a mean look to them and left. Steve and Y/N looked at each other and sighted in relief. 

- Damn Y/N, that guy is the worst.. I would be frightened if I were you! 

Y/N shrugged her shoulders and poured herself and Steve a shot of Y/F/A and cheered with him, the burning liquid giving her a bit more energy to carry on that night. 

- Yeah well, why do you think I lied about my relationship status? He’s mental, I was honestly scared to leave, he might have followed me or something.. aaaaand he’s staring again. 

Steve looked and saw the man staring at them with an evil look, sipping his red cup to intoxicate himself even more than he already was. As he was looking at that dude, he felt Y/N turn around and grab his hands to put them on her hips. He felt some blush rising to his cheeks but tightened the grip, swaying to her rythm and getting closer to her. She whispered a “is it working?”, and it took him a few seconds to get out of his head to look in the guy’s direction, who was almost completely red. 

- Well, he’s about to explode. Can’t tell if it’s because he’s jealous or because we’re hot though. 

She laughed a bit and turned her head to him to look in his eyes and get a glimpse of the frat guy. 

- Clearly because we’re hot, Stevie boy. 

- Wasn’t part of the names I allowed, my dear Y/N. 

She raised an eyebrow, whispering a “what you’re going to do about it?”. He bit a bit more strongly his lip and restrained himself from crashing his lips to hers, remembering it was just a game and he couldn’t become the harasser he was protecting her from. Instead, he patted her pockets to make sure she didn’t have anything of value in it, and lifted her, taking her in his arms with a mischievous smile. 

- This, love. 

And all of a sudden he jumped in the pool with Y/N in his arms, helping her get back to the surface and laughing like crazy to her shocked look. 

- Stevie what the hell !! 

She had a hard time breathing but couldn’t help but laughing too, getting a grip on his shoulders and putting her legs around him to stabilize herself. 

- You’re mental I promise! You better have spare women clothes somewhere because I'm not going home fully wet like that. 

- That was too tempting I’m sorry, that look you gave me though, I had to put out the fire! 

She raised an eyebrow in question, sliding one hand on his hair and slowly massaging him. He smiled, sliding his own hands under her thighs, pretending it was to support her, but admitting to himself that he was dying for some contact. He looked at her face, every feature attracting him more and more, eventually becoming too much to handle. He looked around, pretending to see the frat guy again by furrowing his eyebrows, and suddenly cupped her jaw with one hand, crashing his lips on hers. Their kisses were heated, both grabbing to whatever they could to get closer to each other, to get some friction, and eventually even letting some soft moans out when they were reaching for air. At some point they broke the kiss and Y/N looked around, not seing the frat guy anywhere. She looked back at Steve who was glowing from excitement. 

- He was there so.. I just.. I got caught in the mood.. 

Y/N nodded, not daring to put his word in question, but feeling butterflies in her stomach, and thanking the pool for not making it obvious that she got wet only with the kiss. She could also swear that what she was feeling against her core was a hard Steve, but this she didn’t point out. She let go of her grip around his waist and neck and got out of the pool, Steve following her. He grabbed a towel and covered her up, trying to get her warmer. 

- You’re living on campus? 

She nodded, pointing to him the buildings about 10 minutes away. 

- Good! Seems like we’re neighbors. I'll take you home then, after all it’s my fault if you got all wet. 

They both looked at each other, pretending they didn’t understand the other meaning of that sentence, and left the house, passing by the frat guy sleeping on a couch. Steve brought her back to the entry of her building, literally across his own.

- Here we are ! I don’t know for you, but I really enjoyed that party after all, if you ever need an emergency boyfriend I'll be there!

He handed her a piece of paper, presumably with his chamber number and she smiled, nodding. 

- Yes, that was a good night.. Thank you for everything Stevie boy, sleep tight! 

She got in the building and went to the elevator, unwrapping the piece of paper to read what he wrote on it. There was his flat number, the building, and a phone number as well. Finally, there was a little note saying 

Thank you for tonight, Y/N, 

Hope I have been a pleasant bf. 

Watch out, my services will get more expensive! 

Good night, 

XOXO, Steve

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The end ! 

Tell me what you thought about it, if you’d like a part 2 or anything ! Still accepting requests !