#and i haven't really seen any cats fans hate on these other musicals. the only thing i really saw was them saying “cats sweep” and things

[mysticalcats]

i don't mean to complain i don't like complaining but like. what is up with these polls lately. and what is up with people continuously hating so much on cats i thought we were over this already. i understand so much if your favourite musical is very special to you and you would like it to win but i think some people fail to also understand that the people that like the other musical also feel that way ??? why would you go ahead and hate on their favourite musical when they most likely feel the same way about it as you do with your favourite musical. there's nothing wrong with being passionate and wanting your favourite musical to win a poll and there's nothing wrong with saying "(musical name) sweep" and things like that but i think uh. some people go a little far with it. because i'm not exactly a fan of people calling something that is very special to me a piece of garbage

[themadauthorshatter]

Heya. Hope I'm not being awkward here or anything. But I've been enjoying your Thsc works for a while now especially so far recently with Toppat Henry and single parent Charles. I was wondering if you have anything to share (like Hcs) about Cameron you're willing to share?

~☀️Anon

OMG, hi!! You're not being awkward at all, anon, I'm really glad that you're enjoying it!

And you might want to hold onto your hat for this����😉

(Inhale)

Cameron is ambidextrous

Bit of a human AU, but Cameron and Charles look NOTHING alike. And I don't mean they're adopted father and child I mean, if the two were humans, which I constantly imagine them to be because it's easier to visualize, Charles is a dirty blond with blue-green eyes and Cameron is a full blown brunette with amber eyes.

Cameron did once identify as one gender, but they grew out if it and asked to go by they/them as they reached their teen years.

Cameron is the WORST person to watch movies with because they're more interested to see if they can find crew members that actually made the movie are hiding somewhere or if a corpse is breathing or if there's a mistake in the CGI, basically anything BUT the movie itself. They will eventually try watching the movie, but they'll possibly only be emotionally invested in s movie if they haven't seen it before.

They love boba tea, even it they can't convince Charles to try it.

Common misconceptions about them from schoolmates that I am about to clear up, because they're a military kid: They don't know how to find, they have never shot a gun before, they've never killed anyone, Charles has never beaten them, they hate movies like Full Metal Jacket and Saving Private Ryan, and they CANNOT stand living in a barrack.

Cameron is not the only kid in the government, but they're not friends with any of the others because 1) they've never met them, and 2) they all go to private schools as opposed to the public school Cameron goes to.

I've already said this in a previous post, but Cameron is allergic to strawberries, which is fine because they hate strawberries. CHERRIES, on the other hand, Cameron will die eating because they love eating cherries with a passion. They don't die from eating the fruits, but a rash is triggered and it takes forever for that rash to go away.

Cameron reads a lot of realistic/kistorical fiction, books that have a story that happens around the time of an important historical period, though they have a soft spot for any romance novels that take place in the time of the American Revolution.

They are a closeted musical fan, and Charles was the last to know. The forst to figure it out was Galeforce, who saw Cameron jamming out to Macavity from the musical Cats and was weirded out because of they way they had frozen when he saw them and Charles walked in on them jamming out to Hamilton, the two staring at each other before he smiled, put on Guns and Ships and the two duetted the rap part, as they both love Lafayette. (Ngl, same)

Cameron sees everyone getting worked up and peeing their pants over video games and laughs; if you want a game that gets your hair gray, go Paint Balling with Hubert Galeforce KNOWING THAT BEING HIS KIN WILL NOT SAVE YOU.

This one's more sad, imo: Cameron was abandoned by their original parents. Charles found them on a mission on the outskirts of a city and found three year old Cameron in an alley. After letting them walk with him for a bit, he took them back to the base and adopted them because he fell in love.

Cameron has a bit of separation anxiety, but it's something that they've worked on with Charles.

Cameron does not have any favorites among who watches them. They love Rupert, the twins, and their grandfather equally

They enjoy watching YouTube channels like How Ridiculous, Vat19(if there's trouble with them, I'm so sorry!!), and other dorky, funny, wholesome fun channels

You can also find them listening to symphonic rock

Cameron watched Arcane ONCE and still wants to dye their hair blue. Charles saw Arcane as well, and is still hoping they change they're mind.

Cameron doesn't play video games, but they do enjoy learning about them and seeing what's so interesting.

Cameron enjoys watching both the old and new versions of She-Ra; they have a soft spot for old stuff while also enjoying the reboot's version of DoubleTrouble.

Cameron has seen Charles have trauma triggered, both as in they saw him have a flashback and was there when he had a bad nightmare. They weren't scared by either happening because they still get afraid of being left alone again, which sometimes leads to panic attacks, but Charles is understanding, so the two are a good father amd child for each other

[nad-zeta]

Compatibility Matchup  (>^_^)><(^o^<)

Hi dear! I hope you’re doing well 💕 The compatibility matchup really piqued my interest and I’d like to request for Nobunaga-sama and Masamune? I get those two a lot 😅 Sending in my details again; I hope it’s not too much~

Zodiac sign: Aquarius, INFP-T, Ravenclaw/Horned Serpent house, Lawful Neutral // quiet in many occasions & is more expressive non-verbally (I am a bit louder online than in person), I adore animals (we have 5 dogs in the house, 3 adopted~), loves adventures (hiking & roadtrips) and the sky (esp. night skies), has ladylike movements (that pinky finger thing?), hobbies are mainly dancing, singing, reading and drawing, the listener type of friend, mediator in fights, always trying to see good in everyone, ideal vacation would be going someplace new for a few days, a curious one, sometimes called a cat or ninja because my footsteps are light and lastly (finally) is someone who likes affectionate gestures (I can actually be clingy)~ *p.s. work-wise I think I’m quite like Mitsun; focused to the point I forget to eat properly and socialize sometimes

I always love your insights on things like these! 🥺💕

Hi hi, love! ❤❤Hehe, thank you so much for the request! I hope you enjoy it🌻! And I hope you are keeping safe and well and not overworking yourself! ���🔥🌻

Nobunaga

Pros of dating Nobunaga

Definitely have an introvert vs extrovert relationship going on

Because he is so extroverted, he is easily able to pull you out of your shell

He is hella patient, so he will let you open up to him at your own pace, although he soon notices you express yourself more through non-verbal gestures

Will play games of Go with you, as an excuse to spend some quality time with you, after you rejected his *ahem* advances that first night

He is also an adventurous soul and will sneak out the castle with you, just so the two of you can spend some more quality time together and go on some fun adventures and explore new places

Nobunaga is always travelling to check up on his various territories, so he always opts to take you with for some good company on the long journey, not that you mind cause you love going to new places and seeing new things

He will 100% spontaneously taking you with him on a hiking trips 

He will insist that you sit in front of him, just so he can wrap his arms around you and rest his chin on your shoulder

He is a sneaking boy, so he will definitely nibble on your ear and do things to make you feel hot and bothered while the two of you ride to your destination

He legit loves how playful, and cheeky you are, especially when he is kissing your neck playfully, and you turn to look him in the eyes. 

You have a playful mischief swirling around which causes him to withdraw immediately cause that look can only mean one thing

You are going to tickle him to get payback

The two of you are more often than not, definitely sitting out on the balcony, snuggled up together in the evenings, and looking up at the night sky

Loves your strong opinions and open-mindedness, he will most likely support all your ladylike movements. 

At first, he may not really understand the concept of it, considering the 500 year time difference between the two of you, but once you explain the concepts of equality and empowering woman, he is right there by your side supporting you with any and every project

He also loves dancing, so when this man discovers you dancing in your shared room one day, he is over the moon. 

He will teach you some of his favourite traditional dances and you would teach him some of your more modern dance moves

It’s not uncommon for the two of you cuties to take over the dance floor during banquets and slow dance together for hours and hours 

He honestly loves those peaceful moments with you in his arms while the two of you sway along to the light music in the background

Also, love love love the sound of your beautiful voice, the way it has the ability to melt away all his stress and fatigue of the day.

The first time he hears you sing he simply stand in the doorway and relishes in the melodic sounds echoing off the walls, will 100% pull you up into his arms and dance with you while you sing

Loves nothing more than to rest his head on your lap as you pull your fingers through his raven hair and sing him a peaceful song

He loves your affectionate gestures and loves to be near you. 

He absolutely adores the little notes and doodles you leave around the castle for him, especially if you haven't seen each other the entire day and he starts to miss you. When he finds the little note from you, reminding him how much you miss and love him, his little devil king heart melts into a puddle.

This devil king is a secret cuddling fan so he will never refuse your cuddles, snuggles, hugs or kisses. 

In fact, if you are not sitting in his lap, so he cuddles you during banquets, he will become a very pouty boy

Cons of dating Nobunaga

He is an, incredibly stubborn and commanding man, so there would be a few fights when it comes to differing opinions of things. 

Even though he likes to be challenged, he is not really used to losing at challenges so sometimes it will be a hard pill for him to swallow.

Often you might have to be the one to admit you were wrong just to keep the peace- mainly cause you are a mediator and you want to avoid conflict and fighting 

Although lord help this poor boy if you give him the silent treatment, when you stick to your beliefs and values and he has to be the one crawling back to you, which he definitely would do cause you are his one and only fireball- although it might take a few days and war councils dedicated to getting you to talk to him again

But in saying that when the two of you do make up it is bliss and you guys spend the whole night in each others arms just loving each other and making up for lost time 

He doesn’t really share your love for animals that much, and the first time he takes you hawking with him, is a little traumatising, especially after you had just mentioned how cute and fluff the bunny was one minute, and then the next minute a hawk is swooping down to kill the poor little thing.

Although, don’t worry Nobunaga hates to see his precious fireball upset so after that incident he takes you on non-animal killing adventures

Nobunaga has a really strange sense of humour, it’s kind of dark and its not always clear when something that he has said is a joke or not… so that may take some time getting used to. 

But once you figure out his sense of humour you are there right beside him bursting out in laughter at some stupid thing he said, while everyone around you is still wondering if they should take what he said seriously or not

He is extremely possessive, although this is not all that bad. He gets jealous really quickly so you will need to reassure him that he is your one and only love. 

Will mostly get in these grumpy moods during banquets if there is a visiting daimyo who had their eye on you

“Fireball, come sit with me I don’t like to be parted from you for too long.”

Will smirk triumphantly at the daimyo after giving you a full-blown passionate kiss and trapping you in his arms for the rest of the banquet

Relationship point

I score this relationship   3/5

I think the two of you could work well together, you would balance each other out pretty well. Because of your mediating personality, you would show him new ways to resolve problems and not just jump headfirst into a fight. He would be a very doting and loving boyfriend, that would support all your dreams and ambitions no matter how crazy they would seem to the outside world. Your soft-spoken peaceful nature balances out his loud commanding/demanding nature perfectly. You are the only person who he would ever show his true soft boyish self to, and since becoming your lover, he actually lets those around him see his softy boi heart more often. There might be a few hiccups in your relationship here and there, but overall I think the two of you are pretty damn compatible. He will be loyally devoted to his queen and soulmate and would spend every day of his life reminding you and showering you in love and affection

Masamune

Pros of dating Masamune

Wild crazy adventure most of the time

This boy will legit sweep you off your feet and take you on some crazy adventure, so you better be prepared to hike up mountain sides, explore caves or even just have fast-paced horse rides through the open fields for no reason at all other than to feel the wind in your hair and so that Masamune can spend some time with his kitten

Your quiet soft-spokenness is no problem for this loud dumbass. 

He will most likely do most of the talking until you are comfortable to open up on your own. Beware dad jokes, and puns are definitely going to be fired your way

This boy will pester you 24/7, by poking your cheek or teasing you for hours, anything to get you to open up to him

Masamune like you, is a curious cat, so when he sees you always scribbling in your journal you best be sure he is ganna steal that straight out of your hands, to see what you’re up to. 

His eyes would light up in delight when he sees it filled with all your thoughts and cool ideas

Will 100% tease you, i.e. hold the journal over your head, as you try and jump to get it back, “Masa gimme back my journal!” he will legit give you the biggest smile, “Oooh and what will you do, feisty little kitten, if I don’t.” 

He loves the sight of playful mischief swirling around in your eyes, “last warning” you would say with the biggest grin

He is sister shook when you steal his eye patch and blot. It takes this wild cat 0.2 seconds to regain composure and start to chase you

The two of you cuties are always engaging in playful games like that, and usually, your game of chase would end with him catching you and tickling you mercilessly

Is hella surprised when he hears the sound of beautiful singing coming from who knows where one day. 

He is absolutely mesmerised by the beautifully soothing voice and follows the sound to the kitchen where he sees you full-blown singing and dancing

He is absolutely enchanted by you, and the way you move around the kitchen dancing and cooking

Can’t help but sneakily come up behind you and wrap his arms around your waist, “Well well well, you sure are full of surprises aren’t you kitten.” Cue the meal you were making being burnt by Masamune distracting you with a kiss, or should i rather say several kisses

It’s not uncommon for the two of you to be singing and dancing together in the kitchen, as Masamune cooks the two of you something absolutely delicious

You can’t help but laugh at the one-eyed dragon as he tries to dance all sexy like you but it comes out looking more goofy and clumsy

He will steal your sketches and display them all over his manor, and if someone comes to visit and takes notice of the sketch you best be sure this boy is going to brag like crazy at how wonderful and talented his kitten is

Fall in love with you again, whenever he sees you and his little tiger cub play together. He doesn’t hesitate to join in the fun. The two cute tigers usually land up play fighting for your affection.

He knows you love animals so when the two of you come across an injured kitten in the forest he doesn’t hesitate to adopt the second cat and then give the kitten to you. 

Soon the two of you manage to rescue yet another poor defenceless animal this time it was a wolf pup that’s mother had been killed by some hunters. 

Not that Masamune minds having a full house of rescued animals, he knows you adore animals, and he would adopt even a pet elephant if that meant getting to see that beautiful smile grace your face

He also loves the night sky so he would plan moon-viewings just for the two of you. 

Keeping to his spontaneous sense of adventure, he would often sneak into your room and guide you up to the top of the castles roof, where you would find a picnic set out for the two of you

He definitely calls you kitten very early on in your relationship, not only cause you’re as cute as a sweet kitten but because you are curious and stealthy like one too.

Masamune is the king of affectionate gestures well right next to Hidemama but still. He is a firm believer that action speaks louder than words so don’t be surprised if he is pulling you into an empty room when he spots you in the hallway between meetings, for a quick make-out sesh. 

He loves it when you are being clingy, and to be honest, he is quite clingy himself. He wants to spend every possible moment with you, whether it is just chilling together in his room or going on some crazy adventure, if your not there he feels a bit lonely 

Speaking of affectionate gestures whenever the two of you are apart, both of you would continuously write to each other, this ranges from cute doodles and funny puns about how your days have been, to beautiful romantic poems pouring out your every feeling and affection into it for each other

This is especially something the two of you do during times of war when you are apart 

Either way, Masamune knows that when he returns his kitten will be at the gate waiting for his ready to run and jump into his arms, as he twirls you around.

He will care for his little kitten when you go into Mitsunari mode, and trust me when I saw he is not afraid to spoon feed you like Hideyoshi does with Mitsunari. 

If he sees you are working too hard, he will be sure to bring your plenty of food, snacks and water during the day to make sure his kitten stays healthy. 

If you are looking tired or overworking yourself, Masamune will legit pick you up and throw you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and carry you to his futon where he will trap you in your arms and coax you to sleep. 

He won’t listen to any complaints, and if you try to complain about wanting to finish your task, he will kiss you until you forget all about your duties.

Cons of dating Masamune

In the beginning, the two of you struggle to see eye to eye much like with you and Nobunaga, mainly cause this boy is super loyal to his clan, and at one point he low key tried to kill you because you stood up for your friends Yuki and Sasuke

But after the two of you got into a relationship he puts his love for you above his duty and would never hurt you and would definitely kill anyone who would make his kitten sad! Although his clan and role as leader does cause the occasional conflict 

Also, he was a bit of a playboy when the two of you first met, and your first kiss was on a bit of a whim, because, “You just looked so cute and kissable at that moment.” This means you have to have the uncomfortable boundary talk with this wild tiger, i.e. “you can’t just go around kissing people, Masamune, the mood has to be right, both people need to be aware etc.”

Although in saying that the second he got to know you and fell in love with you, he swore off his playboy ways and dedicated his life and heart to you and only you

Because of past trauma, you need to be patient with this boy and give him as much support as possible, like when he goes into a panic about whether you are alive or not. 

Luckily your soft kind-hearted nature helps you in this aspect of the relationship cause you know he just needs to feel your warmth and beating puls/heart.

You are also the one to teach him that it is okay to cry and that it is not a sign of weakness although many a time it is you who holds him tight and cries the tears for him, that stings his eyes and unable to fall

Relationship point

I score this relationship   5/5

I think the two of you are very compatible and that’s not just because of my bias for matching you two cuties up originally. The two of you just have so much chemistry and things in common. I cant help but believe that no matter what, the two of you would 9/10 time always end up together. Masamune’s wild spontaneous side balances out your quiet soft spoken side perfectly. Masamune will always be there to bring a smile to your face with his goofy jokes and crazy shenanigans and you are always there by Masamune’s side offering him support and helping him to grow into the best version of himself. Together you two cuties make an unstoppable match, making all those around you jealous of your pure love for each other. 

I hope you enjoyed this dear! 🔥🌻❤

[elejahfanfic]

Fanfiction

Love from the shadows

Part 2

The Originals AU story

Elijah Mikaelson x Camille O'Connell (Camilijah)

a/n: Elijah and Camille are friends and colleagues. She has a crush on him, but keeps it to herself, as Elijah is known to be quite the ladies man.

Anyway - it's a little something - I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for reading. 😀📖���🎈

💕🎉

Morning found Camille, waking up next to Marcel, which made her freak out a bit as she realized what had happened. A Tequila shot too many. Never again. She thought as she now sneaked out of the bed and disappeared in the bathroom to get dressed.

Getting out of it in a little while, she was met by Marcell smiling with a charming smirk on, "Morning, beautiful."

"Hey" Camille said with a little gulping smile, "I - uhm- this is just one of those things, right? Not that it wasn't good -"

"Relax - yeah." Marcel said.

"Ok. Ahm - I got to go. Later."

"Later." Marcel said as Camille rushed out of the apartment.

Camille hated that she let herself gothat way. She was a girl, who loved the romantic dates. Dreamt of a big white wedding. Dreamt of Elijah. Even though she knew he was not into serious relationships. She knew his track record. Aya, Celeste, Sabine, Antoinette, Gia, to name but a few, and now Hayley, one of her bffs.

But was Elijah such womanizer, really? Or has he not found the one?

*

In Elijah's apartment

Hayley woke up finding the bed empty. There was a note, saying 'Great night.E.'

She also found a tray of breakfast with a flower in a little vase.

'You got style, I give you that" Hayley muttered taking the bagel, "No wonder Cami is so into you."

*

Elsewhere

"How are things?" Klaus said as Elijah picked up the phone.

"Fine - you? How is Paris?"

"Pretty great. So, are you coming for my birthday?"

"I certainly am. I've already booked a flight. Kol tells me you have gone into crazy mode with the party plans."

"Well, it's my 40th and I just want to splash out." Klaus said.

"And so you should. Right. I got to go. I will see you soon." Klaus said and hung up.

Finishing his coffee, Elijah went up to the window, flashing back to his conversation with his sister the other day.

Flashback

"I met Kol's girlfriend. She is so amazing and he is so wrapped up in her. I haven't seen him so in love like - actually never. It's cute. And talking about love and falling in love - it's Valentine's in a few days - I guess you will end up taking someone home - hook up - seriously, don't you think that it's about time you unfroze your heart? "

"Bex, please -" Elijah took a deep silent breath,"Love is overrated."

"You don't really believe that -" Rebekah continued, but her brother changed the subject of love and his heart to the upcoming trip to Paris.

Years back, in a church in Chicago, Elijah waited at the altar. The woman he was about to marry left him jilted. Breaking his heart. He vowed not fall for anyone again. Ever.

Putting his thoughs away, he returned to the daily tasks.

🎬

Camille pushed the one night stand with Marcel away in a box of crazy mistakes, and same as Elijah went into the working mode.

And as times progressed, working alongside him, seeing him hooking up with Hayley on a regular basis took its toll.

One evening as Davina and her met for a girly night out she splattered the big news to her friend.

"I was approached by a Firm from Boston and I decided I will take the job."

"You are not serious?" Davina looked at her friend a tad bit wide-eyed.

"I am" Camille huffed. "I need to get away - forget about Elijah - working next to him, seeing him every day and knowing that he will always be a player - it's a living Hell. "

"Well - I hate to see you go, but I get it. To get him out of your system, you need to move - but can you not go and work for another Firm here?"

"I will still see him. We have the same friends... you know" Camille explained l.

"I know" Davina said, giving her friend a warm comforting hug.

Not long after, Camille left, because loving someone from the shadows just was something her heart couldn't handle anymore.

🎇

Six months later

Camille walked in Rousseau's, and her eyes set on Elijah, who now waved at the blonde a little, somewhat surprised to see her there.

"What are you doing here?"

"Hey - I am here for the wedding. I am meeting Davina. You? How are you? I hear you have made partner?! Congratulations."

"Yes. Thank you. A drink?"

"Yeah."

"Beer?" Elijah suggested.

"Yes. Thanks."

"So, how are things in Boston?" Elijah now asked, "I still don't get how you just took off, not that I blame you. Fish&Cage are a good firm."

"The offer was too good to pass. Sorry that I left you in the learch - So, how have you been?" Camille said taking seat.

"Fine. Tell me about you and Boston? I bet you are Boston Celtics fan now. "

"No. I am still very much a Pelicans fan. Die hard, don't you know?"

"Yeah - I didn't forget it. You and Kaleb and Marcel were crazy when they played in the finals. Never seen someone so passionate about a game."

"Well, I got tickets. Wanna come?" Elijah said.

"What? You usually go with Klaus?"

"Ah, he is away with his new girfriend."

"Klaus has a girfriend?"

"Yes. Caroline Forbes."

"The Caroline Forbes?" Camille was surprised.

"Yep." Elijah took a swag of his beer. "He is thinking of proposing."

"What? OMG! I never thought that I would hear this. He found the one."

"He found the one."

"And you?" Camille now asked feeling her stomach knotting.

"Me? No. You?"

"No. Haven't found the one yet." Camille said, turning to Davina, who greet them," But, she's found the one, in Junior High already."

The women now hugged, and as Davina ordered a drink they went off to a table to talk wedding stuff. Elijah had his office colleagues arrive and he now chatred away with them.

And during the talk with Davina, Camille could not help herself but sway to look at Elijah a few times.

"You're still into him?" Davina now asked.

"What? Who? Me?" Camille said innocently.

"Yeah, you Cami!" Davina exclaimed.

"Ok. Yeah. Huh. He is still so hot. Damn." Camille said.

"Hot. And a total womanizer. Don't go there."

"I am not. I hear Hayley still hooks up with him."

"Yeah. We had a huge argument, just yesterday. She was with Jackson, too. And he is such a good guy. He didn't deserved this." Davina said.

"Ok. Let's talk bridesmaid's dresses." Camille now said to change the subject.

But, despite Camille's better judgment and all the alarms going off in her head to stay away from Elijah, she ended up accepting to go to the game.

Days after, after the game they ended up in a bar, later, celebrating the win.

"This was such a great game." Camille was still in a full on cheering mode.

"I agree. It really was. I had great fun. So, Tequila?"

"Yeah. But just one. I'll have a beer." Camille said.

As the clinked with the glasses for the win, they both downed the drink.

As a song came up on the karaoke at one moment, made Elijah suddenly grab Camille's hand getting her to the small dance area.

Swaying to the music, they joked a little about it as they now remembered the time they did a karaoke thing while they were working on a case.

"I was actually amazed that you could sing" Camille said.

"You were not bad yourself"

"Oh, please - I was so out of tune. Did you not see everyone's faces - they were silently begging me to stop"

"You just needed practice" Elijah chuckled.

"I will stick to the law - I am much better at that."

"I second that" Elijah said, and pushed her gently out into a twirl. As he pulled her back, she was flush against him. Both stopped still and looked at one another. Camille sucked a heavy breath in.

They were staring into each other’s eyes. Elijah's full lips were only inches from hers. She could feel his warm breath brushing over her skin. She had imagined standing like this with him so many times, and every one of those times, he had kissed her.

And then, it suddenly was better than any dream. His head now lowered toward hers, and his lips found hers.

His kiss, his lips firm, his tongue gentle. The shoulders under his hands went rigid with restraint, a vibration of control suddenly crept up as she kept herself in check, halting the kiss, levering back. Desire and apology cut hard lines into his face as he beamed down at her.

Tequila that was coursing strongly through her veins, hitting her head, muted the voices that were shouting, telling her this was not a good idea.

But then, overriding them, swiftly as the cat she shot both her hands in his hair, yanking his mouth to hers down.  Wild, nearly desperate, she slid her tongue inside, pressing her entire body along his length.

[molly2140]

Introducing Octavia Freeman 😎

Includes brief shit about my Half-Life universe.

Gordon has a twin sister, Octavia, she's approx. 4 hours younger than him if that matters haha. Their mother died during their birth (depressing as hell I know but I like the tragedy and dramatic shit), so their awesome father took it upon himself to raise his twin children the best he possibly can and give them a good life. Since Gordon can't speak, he, Octavia, and their father learned ASL in order for them all to communicate. Octavia acts as Gordon's voice and helps translate his signs for those who don't understand ASL. While growing up, Octavia becomes very defensive for Gordon, she hates when people make fun of him for not being able to speak. High school consisted of lots of fights and detentions for Octavia simply because she's defending her beloved twin. The two have a very unique bond, not only are they twins but they are best friends. Gordon has a really hard time opening up to other people, especially other girls, but he's always found it easy to confide in his sister, and Octavia is extremely supportive of him.

About a year after Gordon and Octavia graduate high school, their father falls ill and soon passes away, by then they are sharing an apartment on the university campus. Gordon is undoubtedly a genius, Octavia is quite intelligent as well, but she is studying for casual things such as photography and journalism, compared to Gordon who's clearly working for his PhD in science stuff. Soon after their father passes, Octavia finds herself taking the loss much worse than Gordon, and somewhere down the line she finds herself addicted to heroin. If Gordon wasn't home the night she finally overdosed, she would have died. During her rehabilitation and healing process, this brings the two of them closer and Gordon simply tells her that he cannot lose her, because she's the only family he has left. From that day forward, the two became even more inseparable.

Gordon and Octavia both end up at Black Mesa! Gordon obviously working in anomalous materials, whilst Octavia became the first female security guard, and she and Barney form a great friendship. Barney even tells her about his interest in Lauren, and she instantly hooks them up and everybody watches them fall in love. Octavia, like Barney, is a huge party animal, and enjoys grabbing some beers with Barney and Gordon after a long shift. Did I mention that Octavia and Barney are huge Queen fans? 😎 They will blast their music every day when they hit up the shooting range or while on lunch break. Also, Barney proposes to Lauren and Octavia was so happy when he announced it to her that she literally would not shut up about wedding plans for a whole week.

Black Mesa Incident time, yayyyy.

Octavia loses her shit when she can't find Gordon, she knew he was going in the test chamber that day, she wasn't supposed to know but he had told her anyways. She and Barney team up to fight the foreign alien creatures in order to escape Black Mesa alive. They are extremely pissed about the military simply executing any scientist or Black Mesa employee, however their highest priority is finding Gordon. Octavia and Barney get separated inside the Lambda facility, Octavia is trapped within and simply focuses on finding Gordon. She finds a portal to Zen, where she fights more of the alien creatures and soon realizes there's no way back to Earth. Suddenly the G-Man introduces himself to her, and offers her a job, she hesitates, but accepts when he tells her that he has Gordon. Together, the twins are put into stasis until their "hour has come again".

I'm not gonna get too much into the Half-Life 2 era stuff cause I'm planning on making a fan fic of it but here's some highlights and other facts about Octavia.

The land outside City 17 is fairly different, White Forest still exists, however everything is more inland and not next to the coast. The only large bodies of water are rivers and lakes. Technically City 17 is somewhere in Russia or in Soviet territory because I noticed a lot of the buildings and signs there are in Russian, but let's pretend City 17 is in the US because I want Octavia and Gordon to find their home as well as the ruins of Black Mesa. :3

City 17 has a wall around it that the Combine patrol heavily, the canals still exist but there is also underground tunnels that lie below City 17. The Combine are completely clueless of the underground tunnels, therefore Alyx uses them to help transport supplies and escort citizens to other outposts.

The Combine become aware of Gordon and Octavia's return a couple months after they arrive, unlike literally within the first day in the actual game.

Gordon and Alyx do fall in love of course. :)

Barney and Octavia fall in love too. :) Not gonna spoil shit about what happens to Lauren though I'm sure you can figure it out easily.

Eli's lab is far outside City 17, further west, so instead of it being called Black Mesa East, it's now Black Mesa West. It's actually a fairly large building that is partially submerged underground and is hidden in the trees so the Combine aren't aware of it. There's a nice open area to the south of the lab where Alyx and Dog have plenty of room to play fetch.

Since the lab is partially submerged underground, kinda like some houses where the back end is underground but the front isn't, that's literally this concept. So you can basically walk onto the roof, and that's Barney and Octavia's hang-out spot. This is also the spot where they confide in each other and talk about their tragedies, for Octavia, her heroin addiction and overdose, and for Barney, what happened to Lauren.

Oh yeah they also stole a Combine helicopter and fixed up Black Mesa style. 😎

Octavia helps Barney cope with his reoccurring nightmares over Lauren and the things he's seen working undercover, oh, and about that cat.

Barney managed to save some of the old mixtapes he and Octavia made back in the day, as well as the portable cassette player, which he rigged so it doesn't need batteries. So they constantly jam out to their favorite old tunes when hanging out or going on supply runs or hunting trips.

Octavia is definitely a night owl, Gordon is as well and they both have troubles sleeping sometimes. Gordon sometimes joins Octavia on the roof at 3am to talk some energy out in hopes of going back to sleep.

The classic desert eagle is Octavia's preferred weapon, the one she used while on security at Black Mesa. She is forever grateful that Barney managed to find and keep her prized gun after the Incident, as well as Gordon's infamous crowbar. The crowbar he still swears his life on by the way, ha.

Like Alyx, Octavia is quite fit and flexible, it's obvious they're experts at parkour. ;) If you haven't noticed, Alyx has a hoodie underneath her leather jacket with the Black Mesa logo, so I decided Octavia's shirt should have the Lambda logo with a similar color concept as seen on Gordon's HEV suit.

Octavia sometimes will go undercover with Barney to try and understand what he does every day, as well as gain more Combine information. She starts doing this soon before they confide in each other and confess their newfound love for each other. They definitely feel like they're working together again like in the old days but now forming secret crushes on each other.

Okay I'm not gonna spill too many more details without spoiling everything haha. But this is Octavia, as well as a brief explanation on my Half-Life universe. I showed my finished drawing of Octavia to my boyfriend and he swears she looks like me in real life but I don't see it other than the fact we both wear glasses and we both have our hair in ponytails all the time lol. The pose was based off of Kibbitzer's reference sheets, as mentioned before, you can find Kibbitzer's sheets on DeviantArt, their Patreon, or by simply searching it in Google. So yeah, this is my OC, Octavia Freeman, I hope you guys like her because I've put a lot of thought into her character and I've never done that with my other OCs haha. But I'm really proud of it. :)

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I watched it this morning and AAAAAAAAH I just gotta take a moment to gush about all the things I love about it (SPOILERS AHEAD):

I love the idea of interfacing being sort of an involuntary response based on emotion. Also, idk how they did the interfacing effect, but it looked awesome

The subtle changes of Nines's LED were such a nice touch (I love the scene where Gavin blew a kiss at him and it went red)

The opening scene was soooo good! It introduces Nines's fantasy Gavin really well - like how Nines's most ideal version of Gavin is still himself and still snarky, and you don't even realize it's a fantasy until the scene ends

Not to mention - Nines uses fantasy Gavin to bounce ideas off of and as sort of an inner voice, like instead of having Amanda for guidance and purpose, HE HAS GAVIN

I also like how it's reminiscent of Connor's garden

Speaking of which, Connor and Hank get mentioned! And Markus!

I love Tina and Chris so much

The interactions between Gavin, Nines, Chris, and Tina all felt so natural and all of them had good personality and depth

(and Chris and Tina were absolute Moods)

When Gavin and Nines Kiss and Chris is all *surprised pikachu face* and Tina slowly slides down the window and out of sight

THE TENSION IN THE STAKEOUT SCENE

THE FEELS IN THE NIGHTMARE SCENE

I really liked the music, it was distinctly reminiscent of the music in the game and it set the tone and felt really consistent with the setting

Gavin and Nines's partner dynamic is just. SO GOOD. The snark, the back-and-forth, and the relationship development was perfect and I loved every second of it

The plot was really great - the overarching theme of what it means to be alive, the crime-solving and the steps in solving the case - it all fit together and flowed really smoothly

"I hate you." "You love me."

Gavin and Nines "domesticating" each other

ACE NINES

Nines's actor did an excellent job with getting just the right combination of human/machine behavior and personality

Seriously the acting from everybody was good all around

It's a fanmade movie, but the acting and the cinematography felt very professional

The only things that were less than superb was the fight scene and sometimes the audio would be slightly off, but it was brief and only in a few places so it wasn't too distracting

The only major gripe I have: where is Gavin's cat?????? The floof was mentioned but I didn't see it anywhere (I might have just missed it though... Guess I'll have to watch it again just to be sure ;) )

Detroit Evolution was so enjoyable to watch and I am stunned at the dedication that went into making it. I'm amazed - I've never seen a fanmade film with that length and with so much quality, and I feel very fortunate to be able to enjoy it during quarantine, free of charge. So, if any of y'all are dbh fans and haven't seen it yet (and if I didn't spoil it too much for you - but really it would still be good even if I did), I HIGHLY recommend it!!!

Detroit Evolution is here! This 75-minute-long Detroit Become Human fan made film is a love letter to the Reed900 ship and the world of DBH. 

Watch in 4K for highest resolution. Subtitles available in over two dozen languages! 

Spoiler talk is welcome, just be sure to tag it DESpoilers so people can mute!

[jellicle-chants]

Finally doing this! Answers under the cut:

Mute vs. singing Misto: I like it when Misto sings the Invitation (probably mostly because of Jacob Brent in the proshot), but otherwise I prefer him not to sing.

Sillabub vs. Jemima: I personally prefer Jemima's design as a little mini-Demeter (I haven't seen enough footage of Sillabub in particular to really differentiate between their personalities). The Dinner Theatre production, where Sillabub is a silver tabby, though? Adorable.

Matinee dialogue?: The only two lines I really like are Munk's before P&P and Macavity's.

More or less props?: I don't really have an opinion on this. I liked Jerrie and Teazer's giant stereo from Tecklenburg, but other than that I can't think of any examples that I hate or don't (besides obvious stuff like the train).

Pigtail vs. standard wigs: I really don't like the pigtail look. They just don't suggest a cat's silhouette at all to me.

Munk vs. Misto singing: I like how they split it up in the '98 proshot (Misto sings the Invitation, Munk sings Gumbie Cat).

Goofy!Tugger vs. Rockstar!Tugger vs. Rap!Tugger: I really don't like Rap Tugger, I have no clue what ALW was thinking with that. I'm also not a huge fan of the goofier, younger Tuggers like Tyler or Zach (although he does it to a lesser extent), they just come off as more annoying than fun to me.

Pekes & Pollicles vs. Growltiger: P&P all the time, every time. I've never seen a version of Growltiger that was so good it made me wish it wasn't as racist as it is (although I might willing to be convinced).

Extra verse in Old Deuteronomy?: I don't know that I've ever watched a (English-language) production that included it, so I'm pretty meh on it.

Jazz!M&R vs. Upbeat!M&R: Upbeat, unless it's the OLC. I prefer characterizations of Jerrie and Teazer that emphasize their playful, bombastic nature. In this way, the music almost betrays them: they play like they're being sneaky master criminals, but they're really just goofing off and making a ruckus.

Plato vs. Admetus: To be honest, I didn't know there was a big difference between these two. I guess I like Admetus (as the cat who does the pas de deux with Victoria) better, but I prefer Plato's name.

Alonzo vs. Admetus/George vs. Plato as the Rumpus Cat: I guess I'd have to go with George, just because the Rumpus Cat messing with Munk isn't something that fits with my personal characterizations for Plato or Alonzo.

Plato vs. Pouncival vs. Tumblebrutus in the pas de deux: I like Plato, since he feels like the oldest of the three (although that can definitely change between productions). I just feel like he'd have nothing else important to do if he didn't do that 😅

"Rumpleteazer" in Macavity?: Honestly, I'm not even a huge fan of Jerrie's name still being part of the lyric just because I don't think he's actually as cruel/intentionally destructive as Macavity. I do have Thoughts™ about him being in there and her not, though.

Shadow dance/toms in Macavity?: I love the shadow dance (and the one version where Bomba does it is extra interesting), I think it gives Macavity that extra bit of intrigue without showing him too much. I don't think I've ever seen one with the toms dancing along at the end, but I think there's something to be said about it staying a queens-only piece.

Golden vs. Harlequin Alonzo: I know people have a soft spot for Golden!Alonzo, but I just love the black and white look too much and there are too many brown/yellow cats anyways.

Pouncival vs. Carbucketty: Pouncival is just the sweetest cat name for a rowdy young boy, and it matches really well with Tumblebrutus too! I don't know why the revival/tour gave him George's makeup, and it doesn't help that I really don't like that design -- something about the brown around his mouth just puts me off.

Munk and Alonzo vs. Misto singing "terrible bore"?: Misto, definitely. I think it should come off enough that Munk is "over" Tugger's antics without having to give him the line, and it gives Misto and Tugger a very interesting dynamic, especially as more productions are codifying Tuggoffelees, in one way or another.

Jenny vs. Jelly on the high C?: Jelly! She doesn't get near enough of a spotlight as it is.

Bill Bailey vs. Tumblebrutus: Like I said earlier, Tumble and Pounce's names matching up is too good of an opportunity to waste. (However, whichever production decided that "Bailey" was his last name and therefore created George Bailey and Etcetera Bailey gets kudos.)

Bill Bailey or Chorus!Tugger? Asparagus or Peter? Victor or Chorus!Deuteronomy?: I don't really get why these very minor appearances needed to have their own names, it just makes things more confusing. That being said, in my head, Chorus!Tugger is always "cursed maneless Tugger."

Boisterous vs. Frail Gus: I'm not a huge fan of showboating Gus. I know that's what the character was originally supposed to be, but I like him more as almost a foil to Grizabella: clearly also near the end of his life and haunted by his past, but supported by the Jellicles instead of being shunned by them. While he has his ghosts, he can (mostly) make his peace with them thanks to the support of his family. He shouldn't be a contender for the Choice in the audience's eyes, though.

Old Deut in the ball?: I can't fathom why you would want to put him in amongst all the dancing. Deut's job is to watch over the other Jellicles and let them have all the young people fun.

Who sings what in Jellicle Songs?: I'd probably defer to the '98 proshot on this. Let Tanto and Cori have their own lines again!

Interacting during Skimbleshanks: To be honest, I'm not quite sure what moment you're talking about here, but I love when Teazer is the one to encourage other kittens to cause trouble on the "train" so Jerrie can point it out to their dad Skimble, it's adorable.

Gus vs. Munk singing Pekes and Pollicles: Munk, 100%. One of the problems that I have with moving P&P to act two instead of Growltiger is that you miss out on easy characterization for Munk! There's not really another big moment where you get to see his exasperation trying to get everything to go right.

Muted vs. colorful costumes: Absolutely more colorful! I think the Mexico productions have a great spread of colors. Dilute tabbies are great, but when I can't tell 3 or 4 ensemble members apart from the back, it might be a sign to expand the palette. (Maybe that's just me being blind? IDK.)

Candace Carell vs. Karen Dawson for makeup: I have to give this one to Karen Dawson, as she designed/supervised the makeup for two of my favorite runs: the film and the Moscow production. The pink noses on Candace Carell's earlier Broadway designs also read almost mouse-like to me.

Spiked vs. flipped-down vs. mullet for Munk's wig: Flipped-down, absolutely! It gives his face such a nice round shape that's distinguishable from the other cats (at least in the proshot), who have almost spade?-shaped wigs.

Puffy vs. spiked-up for Demeter's wig: Also puffy! Personally, I think the US Tour 6 wigs make poor Munk and Demeter look very ratty and unkempt, like they've been tearing their hair out. I don't understand who thought that would be appealing. Some spikes are fine, but they shouldn't control the overall silhouette of the wig.

What are your guys’ inconsequential preferences in CATS?

Like…you know how over the years things have not necessarily been uniform in different productions; different parts (big and small) were given to different characters depending on the production? Different lines were added and taken out? Different characterizations? That’s what I mean. Things that don’t necessarily change the show/meaning as a whole, but are noticeable differences regardless. So:

Do you prefer mute!Mistoffelees or Mistoffelees who sings (sections of his own song included)?

Sillabub or Jemima? 

Matinee!London dialogue kept or omitted?

Heavier use of props or limited?

Pigtail wigs or standardized wigs?

Munkustrap singing “The Invitation to the Jellicle Ball” and “The Old Gumbie Cat” or Mistoffelees?

Tongue-in-cheek goofy Rockstar!Tugger or played completely straight Rockstar!Tugger or Rap!Tugger?

“Pekes and the Pollicles” or “Growltiger’s Last Stand”?

Extra verse included in Old Deuteronomy or humming or neither?

Jazz!Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer or Upbeat arrangement?

Broadway!Plato or London!Admetus?

Alonzo or Admetus/George or Plato playing The Rumpus Cat?

Plato or Tumblebrutus or Pouncival or another doing the Pas de Deux with Victoria? 

The addition of “Rumpleteazer” between Mungojerrie and Griddlebone in “Macavity” or not?

Alonzo’s shadow dance during “Macavity” or not? (And in that thread, toms joining in on the “Macavity” number or just the queens?)

Other things I have omitted of course. Stuff like that.