#and i haven't even officially begun playing i just know i will love them

[where-the-wind-travels]

ZAIREMANCERS WHERE ARE YALLLLL 😭

[heavyhitterheaux]

Santa Tell Me

See Me Through You Series

Synopsis: It's your first time celebrating Christmas with Joe as a couple as your first semester at LSU comes to an end. The two of you celebrate in your own little way seeing as Joe is going back home while you are headed to New Orleans. However, you confide in your best friend about your hesitations about getting into another relationship so quickly and hoping that what feels like a fairy tale isn't too good to be true

Pairing: Boyfriend!Joe Burrow x Girlfriend!Reader

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The timer went off once again letting you know that all of the cookies were now officially done baking. As you were taking them out of the oven and placing them on the cooling rack, Erin attempted to grab one to eat it when you quickly slapped her hand away resulting in her letting out a yelp followed by her glaring at you.

“Ow!”

“Those are specifically for Joey so we can decorate them once he gets here. I literally just made you an entire cheesecake.”

“But I want a cookie, too!” Erin exclaimed, but you weren't budging.

“No and he should be here soon.”

As you sat at the table in your small kitchen, Erin sat across from you and had begun eating her cheesecake when you suddenly asked her a question which caught her off guard.

“Erin, what if me and Joe break up? And that cheesecake was not meant for it to be eaten in one sitting.” You casually asked as you unlocked your phone to play one of the many games that you had installed.

“Huh? What in the world are you even talking about? And I'll just ask for another one.” She asked as she put her fork down to look at you.

“What if we break up and we don't work out? I literally just hopped from one relationship to another and…”

“Stop. Just stop. I have on my Christmas sweater and I am eating my Christmas treats you made me and we are listening to Justin Bieber's Under the Mistletoe and you are fucking the vibe up.”

“But…”

“No, we are not doing this. You two haven't been together very long, but Joe literally worships the ground you walk on. The way he even looks at you is insane. That boy is IN LOVE.” Erin said as she now opened the freezer to take out the ice cream you thought you were discreetly hiding from her, but it looks as though you efforts had failed.

“But what if it's too good to be true? Sometimes It doesn't even feel real.”

“You literally have no idea of what happiness looks like even if it hits you in the face. He has been after you basically the entire semester and now that he finally has you and you have him, you think that the two of you are going to end up breaking up? Make it make sense, babe.”

“Everything started out too good to be true with Trevor and look what happened with that.”

“Uh no, boo. Trevor had been an asshole from the beginning, it just took you forever and a day to notice. Everyone else saw it but you. You’ve been treated like shit for so long that your ass is literally blinded to how good you actually have it. I mean Joe hit me up a few weeks ago to help him pick out your Christmas gift or gifts I should say.”

“Wait, he did what?”

“Oops. I wasn’t supposed to say anything so let’s just pretend I didn’t. But they're really pretty and I know that you’re going to like it.”

“I just… he’s really important to me and I just want this to work out between us.”

“And it will. I literally started planning the wedding the day you two met because I saw the way you lit up when you talked about him. It’s going to work out and I will be the first person to say ‘I told you so’ when you are walking down the aisle.”

“I’m holding you to that seeing as it’s still pretty early to be singing about wedding bells.”

“But for now, it’s December, we almost made it through our first semester as college students, you have a very cute boyfriend who wants to spend every waking moment of the day with you so you need to make the most of it.”

“You’re right, I do need to make the most of it seeing as it’ll be a few weeks where we won’t see each other since he’s going back home.”

“And his birthday is coming up too. So, my vote is to have Christmas early with the two of you. Hopefully by doing this you won’t miss him so much on the actual day since the two of you kind of already celebrated in your own way.”

“I mean, I did get us matching Christmas pajamas to decorate our cookies, drink hot chocolate, and watch cheesy Hallmark movies.”

“See? Perfect. And I know that he is going to love every minute of it. But for now, I am going to go study for one of my many finals and hope and pray that the words on the pages in the textbooks somehow transfer themselves to my brain. Let me know how everything goes.” Erin told you as she wrapped up her cheesecake and placed it in a plastic bag hoping none of the filling would get on the seats in her car.

“Me saying ‘I told you so’ is going to hit so hard in a few years. But….” She was cut off mid-sentence as there was a knock on the door.

“And look at that, there he is. Let's go see your future husband.”

You couldn't help but to laugh and shake your head at Erin as she was gathering all of her things, while you went to go and answer the door. Once you did, you were met with your boyfriend carrying a shitload of different bags and him leaning down to kiss you.

“Okay, you two! Spare my eyes, I'm leaving so Joe can turn you every way but loose without me having to see it.”

“Bye, Erin.” Was all you said as she continued to smile at the both of you.

“Hi Joe, Bye Joe.” She told him as he fully walked into your apartment as she was headed out the door.

“Bye Erin.”

Once the two of you were by yourselves, you immediately started questioning Joe about the many bags he brought.

“Uh, babe? Are you moving in and didn't tell me yet?” You asked and he let out a laugh before starting to open some of them and pull out their contents.

“I just bought a bunch of different things we could do. It's almost finals week and I wanted to spend as much time with you as possible. And you have literally been playing this album since the day after Halloween.”

“Aww, I love it. Okay so tell me what you bought. And what about it!?” You asked as he had set everything down and motioned for you to sit down on the couch so he could show you.

“So my chess set. Ever since I taught you how to play, you said that you were going to try and beat me before the semester was over and never mind that I even said anything. Low key convinced that you're going to break up with me and get with Justin.”

“Very true but athletes are my thing, not singers.”

“My telescope since you love learning about space as much as I do. And I guess that means I'm safe?”

“I am loving this so far and yes, babe. You're safe.” You told him as you placed the chess set on the table.

“Madden. Since I know if you were able to be on the field with us, you would be. But I mean I can't sing all that well, but if you want me to serenade you just say the word.”

“Good point and seriously?” You replied while laughing.

“And I think that's it for now. I could only carry so much. But you'll be the one hitting high notes with how good I'm making you feel.” He told you as he shrugged while you gave him a small smile while also shaking your head at him.

“It's absolutely perfect and I have something for you too. I'm ignoring that last part.”

“What is it? Before the night is over, I'm making it happen.” Joe said as you ran into your bedroom to find the bag that they were in before coming back out into the living room.

“Matching Christmas pajamas.”

“Oh, so we're that type of couple now?” Joe teased as you rolled your eyes.

“Yes, and this is literally going to happen starting from this year until forever.” You replied as Joe moved closer towards you and put his finger underneath your chin in order for you to be able to look up at him.

“Forever? I like the sound of that.” He quietly said while leaning down to kiss you.

“But for now, we also have cookies to decorate that I baked and hot chocolate to drink.”

“Let’s do it.”

The two of you got comfortable in your pajamas before starting to decorate the cookies and you were multitasking with making the hot chocolate at the same time.

Joe was concentrating hard when you decided to peek over and take a look at what he was doing.

“Joey, I thought you were making a Santa cookie?” You asked while a little bit confused on what you were actually looking at.

“I am! This looks like Santa! I just need to do his beard.”

“And his hat.” You added noticing that was missing also.

“Not everyone can be an amazing baker in their spare time like you.”

“Hmm, you're right, but it doesn't look bad. If I opened my own bakery, I might hire you. I do happen to be a woman of many talents. So, someone mentioned to me that you got my Christmas gift already?”

Joe stopped decorating his cookie to look at you with a blank stare.

“No. I'm not telling you what it is and I am never telling Erin anything else ever again.”

“But babe!”

“No. Final answer.” Joe replied as you rolled your eyes at him which then led to him pinching your cheek.

“Fix your face. I want it to be a surprise and I don't plan on spoiling it for you.”

“Well I got you a gift for your birthday as well as Christmas. It didn't feel right combining both of them together.”

“And unlike my girlfriend, I'm going to be patient and wait.”

“You mean to tell me that you aren't the least bit curious about what I got you?” You asked him and you could tell he was thinking about his answer before he said it.

“Nope.”

“Liar. I know that you definitely want to know. But I'll just say I know that both of them are something that you're really going to love.” You told him as you reached up to kiss him.

“As much as I love you?”

“No, but knowing you it might come close.” You told him as you were now putting the final touches on the hot chocolate you made for the two of you and handed him his mug.

“And like I said, I'll be patient unlike some other people.”

“I'm ignoring you. Anyway, break out the telescope since it's clear tonight and we'll be able to see something.”

Once Joe had gotten the telescope set up by the window, you were just finishing your hot chocolate and went to place your mug in the dishwasher before going back into the living room and seeing Joe with a bashful smile across his face.

“Why are you smiling at me like that?” You asked while wrapping your arms around him and Joe leaned down to place a kiss on your forehead before responding to you.

“I'm about to show you. Stand in front of me and look through it. Don't adjust anything.” He said as he slowly turned you around so that you would be facing it.

You did as you were told and noticed that it was focused on one single star.

“I see it, babe. What's so special about it?” You asked as you turned back to look at him and he simply handed you an envelope.

“It's the star that I got named after us.”

Your eyes went wide and a smile broke out on your face as you took out the contents of the envelope and it simply said Y/N and Joey's Star at the top.

Underneath was a map detailing where you would be able to find it.

“So no matter where we are, whether together or apart. We can be able to look at it at the same time. This isn't a part of your Christmas gifts by the way, I just wanted to do it since I figured you would like it.” He shyly told you as the smile became wider on your face. You didn't say anything, but simply wrapped your arms around him once again.

“This was… no… this is definitely the sweetest thing that anyone has ever done for me. I honestly wouldn't have even been upset if this did end up being my Christmas gift. I love it and I love you which you already knew, but I figured that I would tell you anyway.” You quietly told him as he leaned down to place several kisses on your lips.

“And I love you. Remember earlier how you mentioned that matching pajamas are going to be a thing for us forever?” Joe asked and you gave him a swift nod.

“Mm hmm, what about it?”

“This is also going to be something that we have forever. Any time we get in a disagreement or we're not seeing eye to eye with each other, we need to remember that we're in this together for the long run. And looking up at the star can remind us of that. I know we haven't been together for very long, but I want this with you and I've been saying from day one how I'm going to treat you how you deserve to be treated.” Joe confessed and the smile on your face couldn't help but to get bigger.

“I'm going to hold you to that Burrow.”

“How about you hold me to this too? Look up for me?”

As you looked up, you saw that Joe was holding a mistletoe above the both of you.

“Any excuse to get more kisses from me, huh?” You playfully asked him and was met with a smirk.

“I mean, I've been getting kisses from the moment I got here, but this is just a plus.” He told you as he leaned down and you reached up to meet him halfway.

“And there will be many more where that came from.”

“Santa definitely did his big one this year.”

“How so?”

“I get to spend it with someone who I know cares about me just as much as I care about them. That's literally all I asked for.”

[realityhelixcreates]

Some days ago you wrote a post saying that you were writing something using elder scrolls lore? I think? What's that about? Are you writing some au? I'm a bit lost on your most recent fanfics (I'm waiting until I have some free time so I can give nexus a try, I'm just a bit intimidated cause I know next to nothing about DC) but I love reading about your ideas and characters, they all sound so genuinely interesting and we'll writen.

Ohhhh yes, okay so!

Wayyyyyyyy back in the day, there were a bunch of Riddler ask/art/rp blogs, that all portrayed their respective Riddler in very different ways. Some were based on official material (YJ is from the 2011 Young Justice animated series, Arkham from the Arkham City video game, Detective was originally based off the 1992 Batman: the Animated Series, but became highly altered as their storyline continued) some, like Narci, Puzzles, and Nash, were original takes on the character. Swag stared out as a parody that became a solid character as time passed. All of these interacted with each other, and developed into a found family.

Helix (My OC) came along a little later, and began interacting with them. None of us really expected how inextricably involved she was going to become, since she's much more of a high fantasy character, than a DC character, but it all happened pretty organically, and was a lot of fun.

Back then, I started a bunch of creative projects I wanted to share with the writers of these blogs, but I had just ended my relationship with my ex-fiancee, moved back in with my parents, and was working in a pretty toxic environment, and it just slaughtered my creative output. If I were to point you to my old blog, which I shan't, you would see that I drew maybe five or six things in as many years, when previously, I had drawn almost every day.

All of those blogs eventually went silent, the last interaction being between Helix and Narci. Since then, some of them have even been deleted entirely. I forgot about the things I was going to do, and they lay ignored for years. Then I stumbled across my old harddrive, where all these ideas still existed, barely sketched out, partially begun, and it all flooded back. Yeah, those blogs are done, some of the writers have disappeared, it's all over. But those stories are still there, and so am I.

I am in a much better place than I was. I have some writing practice under my belt, and, most importantly, I have inspiration again. I can make the art I always wanted to. I can write the stories I always wanted to. I can finish what I wanted to start.

That all being said, One of the things I started a long time ago, was an elder scrolls crossover. I had also started playing Skyrim at around that time, and it was an idle idea that I thought would be fun. When I found that harddrive, the first chapter had been partially written out, and I ended up taking the ideas there, and going in a different direction with them. I now have an over thirty chapter, ongoing story involving Helix and Swag stumbling their way through Cyrodiil, told entirely through Swag's POV. I've been posting it on my main/RP blog rather than here, because I felt that Helix and Swag's relationship hadn't been well enough expressed in the Nexusverse yet. Almost all of the Nexus stories so far take place in 2011-2013, and this crossover story takes place in 2020, so there's a lot in between that I haven't gone into yet, you know?

But considering that I've been posting some of the later Nexus stories out of chronological order, I might just start posting it anyway. I think it's kinda obvious by now how some of Helix's relationships pan out, so it might be okay. What do you think?

Also, you are very sweet, and I'm glad I've been able to express some of my ideas in a way that others can enjoy them with me. I will warn you, the stories that are from Helix's POV can be a bit challenging to follow; she doesn't experience reality in the same way as most people, which I've expressed with synesthesia and the repetition of consonants, syllables, and vowel sounds in a freeform poem/prose manner. If you do start the Nexus stories at their beginning, you'll see why.

Don't be too intimidated though; most Nexus stories are only 1-2000 words, with the exception of Orbital Unresonanace, which is, admittedly, a chonker. But you've been reading Lasa, so I know you can handle unreasonably large stories.

[writingtheafterglow]

Could you do something with Drew and when he shaved his head and died it blind and the reader and him are best friends and she finds him really attractive and caves in on her feeling and tells him?

I love this idea!!!

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title: jack frost

summary: what the request says ^

warnings: fluff, suggestive (at some point), not proof read, and Drew being fine as hell :)

wc: 1k

a/n: hehe, hi lovies! sorry I haven't posted in a while but, schools been hectic...anyways hope you enjoy!!!

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"Someone needs to take that away from you." Madelyn said, kicking my leg under the table. She was referring to my phone which, I had been staring at for the past...I don't know...five minutes. One of your friends -- who just so happened to be Drew's hairdresser -- just posted new pictures of your best friend on his Instagram. Normally that wouldn't be a problem but, he fucking dyed his hair...BLONDE. PLATINUM. FUCKING. BLONDE. Holy hell, he looked like a dream.

I'm guessing Mads saw it too because as soon as she saw my reaction to whatever was on my screen, a huge smirk made it's way onto her face. Placing my phone back on the table and taking a deep breath, I responded,

"I'm done...for now..."

"I'm guessing you saw the pictures? I'm also guessing that they made you all flustered 'n shit?" She waves her finger around my face before bringing her spoon up to her mouth.

"How did you know?" I asked, half sarcastic and half serious.

"You've made it very clear that you're crushing on Drew." She grins, taking a sip from her champagne. Was she wrong? No, absolutely not. Did I want to admit it? Hell to the fucking no.

"I am not! I will admit he looked good in those pictures but, I don't like him like that. We're just friends." I defended. Mads just shrugged and went back to eating her ice cream. She definitely knew but, I wasn't gonna cave in. Me being stubborn and all. As I started eating my ice cream I realized, we're having a fucking cast party tomorrow night. Jesus, why do we all have to be such good friends???

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"Whoop, Whoop! We're here ladies!" Rudy shouts as he walks through my apartment. Chuckling, I make my way to the door to help them out with the drinks. Rudy hands me a bottle of vodka and some cupcakes. Kinda confused why he brought cupcakes but...It's Rudy. As everything was getting chaotic, I didn't even realize a certain someone had walked in.

"So I don't get a hi?" I hear from behind me. I was currently finding a playlist on Spotify that we could listen to but, not anymore I guess.

"Hey there, Jack Frost." I joke, referring to his platinum hair. Drew rolls his eyes before coming up behind me and placing his head on top of mine.

"The jokes have officially begun." He sighs, making me chuckle.

"You brought this on yourself." I replied, still scrolling through playlist options. He brings his arms up to wrap around my shoulders and starts to sway us. There was no music playing -- because I still hadn't found a playlist -- so he started humming. A flustered smile takes over my face and I finally pick a playlist. Before I hit play, I tilt my head up to look into Drew's eyes.

"It brings out your eyes." My dumbass says, referring to his hair. Why would I say that? Ugh, I hate myself. Drew chuckled, pecking my forehead before saying,

"Well thank you, gorgeous." Butterflies overflow in my stomach and I find myself too distracted to hear the rest of our friends yelling at me to turn on some music.

"Hey, can you guys make out on your own time?! Turn on the music, y/n/n!!!" Chase shouts from the kitchen. Drew flicks him off, I roll my eyes then hit play. I pry Drew's arms off my shoulders before making my way towards the girls. The first one I see is Madison, so I immediately run to her.

"MADDY! I have to talk to you!" The plus side of her being the first one I see is that, she is the biggest Drew and Y/N shipper ever. The captain of the ship at this point. I swear up and down he doesn't like me but, Maddy knows best.

"Y/N!! About what?!" She replies. I grab her wrist and pull her out onto the balcony.

"Okay so me and Drew sort of had a moment and I'm kinda freaking out. He just looks so damn good! Like why did he have to dye his hair?! He obviously looked good before but, now?? Whew. I don't know if I can get through this party without screaming!" As I ramble I see a huge smirk grow on her face. Every now and then her eyes would glance behind me but, I paid no attention to that because I had bigger problems.

"Screaming without the s, huh?" She jokes and I slap her arm.

"Shut up! What do I do?!" I groan.

"We'll for starters, do you like him?" She asks glancing behind me again. Why does she keep doing that?

"I don't know..." Her face straightens and she raises an eyebrow.

"Maybe...I DON'T KNOW!" I cave in, at this point I mine as well tell her. She probably already knew.

"Well then, I'll leave you too it." She squeals and runs back inside. I follow her figure and then my eyes land on what -- more like who -- was behind me. Standing right smack behind me was Drew. That's why Maddy kept looking behind me. My eyes grow wide and my body stiffens.

"Shit, how long were you standing there?"

"Long enough." He smirks walking towards me.

"Look I'm sorry you heard that, I know you probably don't feel the same way and you probably think I'm weird now-" Drew cut me off with a simple,

"Shut up" He grabs my waist, pulling me close, and crashes his lips into mine. I was taken back at first but, then I just let my body melt into his. Our lips moved in sync and my hand traveled up to play with his hair. After a few seconds of full on making out, we pull away to breathe.

"Damn, do that again." He jokes causing me to giggle a little.

"What? Play with your freshly dyed hair?" I cock my eyebrow jokingly.

"Hell yeah, that was hot."

"Fine." My hands tangle in his hair as I pull him back down into another heated kiss. As it got even more heated, he brought my leg up to rest on his hip.

"Guys if you're gonna fuck, do it somewhere else." JD groans as he walks past the balcony door. Drew -- being Drew -- flicks him off before dipping us down and pulling away.

"You people disgust me."

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[onwardintolight]

I'm curious what you thought of Qi'ra's motivations at the end of Solo. I haven't seen the movie but I'm fascinated by how I've seen completely opposite interpretations of her character - from that she spent the entire film martyring and sacrificing her happiness for Han so that he could get away free without a bounty (by lying to Maul about Han's involvement with Vos' death) and their romance portrayed as epic star crossed lovers who loved each other but couldn't be together - or the other[1/2]

(2 of 2) - that she had moved on from Han in the 3 years they had been apart, was no longer in love with him and saw him as an opportunity to overthrow Vos and take over for him as a long term plan. What was your interpretation? I find it very interesting that different people saw the movie and have such vastly different interpretations!

Oooh, good question, thanks!

I personally think the answer is not quite either extreme, but weighted towards the latter nonetheless, both because of what Qi’ra says and does in the movie and evidence of her character from tie-ins such as Most Wanted.

I think Qi’ra still has feelings for Han, and after three years she still thinks of him very fondly (”thinking about going on adventures with you… always made me smile.”). But ultimately, she has moved on. 

All her life, she’s learned that in order to survive, in order to climb the ladder and be who she wants to be, she has to put herself first, regardless of whether that means she ends up leaving someone behind. A quote from the Official Guide: “It’s what we learned on the street, Han: somebody falls, you keep running. It’s how you stay alive.” 

This certainly doesn’t mean that she’s heartless, or that she doesn’t care, or that she is merely using Han — but it does mean that when push comes to shove, she will put herself and her ambition first. In Most Wanted, we see her genuine shock and confusion when people such as Han choose otherwise. For a time, his compassion and loyalty seem to influence her, but I think it’s clear from the movie that by the time those three years have passed, she’s back to her prior philosophy. After all, what good had it done her to be otherwise? Other than her brief friendship with Han, her entire life has been one of cutthroat competition for survival. And then he left, and by this point she’s assumed he’ll never come back, because, after all, that’s just the way the galaxy works. 

And she not only wants to survive, she wants to thrive. She craves comfort and luxury and the freedom that comes from money and status (this is made clear in Most Wanted). But by the time she meets Han again, she’s begun to realize that she may not ever be truly free, free from servitude, at least. “Everyone serves someone,” she tells Han. She says that really, she never escaped. 

And indeed, the evidence looms large that her position as Dryden Vos’ lieutenant involves much that she’d rather not do (including the disturbing inference of a power-imbalanced sexual relationship). I don’t think she’s actually enslaved to him, although I could see how one might look at it that way. I think, based on what I’ve read of her character (and how I think she’s presented in the movie), she has made the choice to serve him in this manner because of the benefits it grants her, which are many (comfort, power, status, a measure of freedom, among others — a big leap up from working for the White Worms). Granted, I think she probably felt like her choices were extremely limited, and like she says, it’s a life she’s locked into now; you don’t easily unentangle yourself from Crimson Dawn. And it’s sad and sickening to me what she’s had to endure, both with Dryden Vos and the White Worms. She’s been subject to abuse all her life.  But she’s also become an expert at playing the game (even really enjoys playing the game, according to Most Wanted; she has a particular knack for it and loves strategizing), and this is giving her plenty of opportunity to do so. She really is climbing the ladder now, getting closer to the power that brings her nearer to the life she craves.

All evidence from the written materials aside, I don’t think it makes much sense to assume that her move to take Dryden’s place in Crimson Dawn was a sacrificial thing she did for Han. I believe she could have left with Han, and let someone else take up the mantle. With the person in the syndicate who knows her best (and would pose the most danger to her) dead, she probably wouldn’t have to worry as much about Crimson Dawn tracking her down, especially if she manages to sneak away and spread the impression that none of them survived (something that, given her experience, she’s perfectly capable of doing). Granted, Maul might already know her well enough, so he could be a threat, but if he doesn’t even know if she’s alive, nor does whoever takes up Dryden’s signet ring, they may not have enough incentive to make tracking her down a priority. Besides, whoever takes up the signet ring is likely to do exactly what Qi’ra did and make up some story about others (particularly possible contenders for the position) dying tragically.

In summary, I think she could have escaped with Han and made it work, if that’s what she really, truly wanted to do. But in the end, she decides her ambition is more important to her than her relationship with Han, and, while she likes Han and wishes him all the best (and covers his tracks from Maul by claiming his death), she feels that this is the time for that part of her life to come to a close. This is the chance for her to become the person she’s always wanted to be.