#and it was 100% julian just fucking with him

[comic-sans-chan]

I really enjoy Julian's close friendships because I feel like they all say something really succinct about Julian as a genetically engineered character. Everything about them makes perfect sense.

Jadzia is because she's adventurous - the show points this out - but it's also because she's lived long enough and seen enough shit, there might actually be a chance of her accepting him as an augment, which is why Julian becomes obsessed with the idea of a relationship with her. She’s rarely judgmental. And because she is uniquely intelligent, knowledgeable and wise thanks to the symbiont, speaking to her is uniquely fulfilling for someone as unnaturally brilliant as Julian. It doesn’t hurt that she has such a soft heart, just like him. Compassion is his center, the most human thing about him that he clings to like a lifeline.

Garak is because Julian has that whole thing about spies and lying and identity crises, so he understands Garak on a core level right from the start, but they also end up being highly compatible as two cerebral, annoying, passionate people who just love analyzing and picking things (and each other) apart. They both have daddy and mommy issues. They’re both insane. Julian can be dangerous and grumpy and real with Garak and it just comes across as hot because Garak’s Cardassian. He can handle the full brunt of Julian Bashir, so he doesn’t have to edit himself so much, and when he does have to, he doesn’t have to feel guilty because Garak’s doing it, too. As an agent, Garak was also barred from meaningful attachments, just like Julian, so their attachment to each other is extra exciting and illicit. Forbidden twofold. Oh my.

O'Brien is because he's the quintessential human, an average joe in a happy marriage with a kid, which are experiences Julian can never have as an augment, so hanging out with him makes Julian feel more connected to his humanity (which he is constantly questioning the existence of). They can drink and play games and be stupid and Julian can pretend he’s normal for a while. He can listen to O’Brien talk about Keiko and his kids and his simple uncomplicated views on the world and see what a normal human life is supposed to look like. O'Brien's acceptance of him as someone with enduring human characteristics in Dr. Bashir, I Presume? is especially meaningful because of all this, though Julian has trouble accepting it. There's no one more suited to accepting Julian as human than Miles O'Brien.

I just love how neatly everything fits together.

[sanaexus]

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[hellothereiplaygames]

This sums up my feelings about it pretty succinctly, where I think it really comes down to the writers at this point in time. I originally played Julian's route, then Asra's, and then have now played through each of the six routes and gotten both endings for each. Having already played Julian's route when I first played Asra's, Julian accusing Asra of being his accomplice seemed very forced (not knowing yet that Valerius accuses Nadia in her own route, so all three of the original routes take more or less the same path) in order to inject drama into the narrative. They needed to draw attention back to the hanging in order to make the Justice and Hanged Man chapters make sense. I can't even remember how they did it in the other three routes. I think Portia's might have diverted from this point with the arrival of Tasya.

It's only after playing Muriel's that this scene really struck me as odd and with scary implications, because if Asra did go along with this as nonchalantly as it appears from the information provided in the game, it isn't entirely out of character for them. It's evidence of how far he's willing to go for the Apprentice, and I'm just not with dragging your friend into something so triggering.

Once again, in Asra's defense, when first encountering Muriel in their route, he seems very concerned about Muriel's well-being, asking if he's eaten and if he has any food and genuinely seems to care about him just as much as Muriel cares about Asra. He clearly cares more about the Apprentice, but Muriel is definitely right after them. Their love language and way of showing affection and care is directly analogous to the way he treats the Apprentice.

After the comments made about the writers steamrolling them into a scene that more or less made all of them act out of character and someone else mentioning they think the whole scene is fanservice, the inclusion of this scene makes sense. The fanservice theory in particular makes sense considering the three decent male love interests are in revealing clothing and they even have Asra disintegrate Muriel's chains to make his form more overtly obvious. I do think that's what happened behind the scenes and that is the real root of the problem. Pretty sure at the time I originally played this game everyone was hyped to see Julian wearing his little gladiator outfit and the thirst was insane.

Still, it is very concerning that given the themes Asra's route deals with that it isn't out of the realm of possibility that he would choose to put Muriel in such a position in order to be with the Apprentice. All-consuming obsession and avoidant coping mechanisms and all that. I certainly hope he wouldn't do such a thing, but the fact that I can't really tell is very telling. It also gives Muriel's feelings toward the Apprentice more context.

But especially with the speculation about fanservice (which clearly came into play with the game's writing, i.e. woobified Lucio) makes the scene make a lot more sense and I feel inclined to feel like it's not really canon as well... because like... what is even happening? When I look through old versions of the prologue and other aspects of the game, it seems like they didn't have a concrete direction to take everything in and the fans' desires did start to outweigh the story's integrity at a certain point. Perhaps this is the point in Asra's route where this begins. Nixhydra made a lot of questionable choices with the game, so I guess this is just another example of it that unfortunately reflects very poorly on Asra's character, if you choose to read it that way. And once again, it ends with marginalizing Muriel (who is heavily indigenous-coded) and his suffering in particular, which has me grinding my teeth.

Some thoughts on Asra's route...

Replaying Asra's route after having played Muriel's really hits different...

In one of the other routes Asra and Muriel appear to start a romantic relationship, and in Asra's route it's very clear that Muriel cares very deeply for Asra and dislikes the Apprentice. He mentions in one of the paid? dream scenes that he's worried about Asra and the Apprentice fading into their own world and leaving everyone else behind (again, apparently), and that he's determined to stop this from happening. His concern for Asra and initial hostility toward the Apprentice may be rooted in jealousy, not only because his oldest (and only) friend was more or less taken from him, but perhaps with romantic connotations as well.

In Book XI: Justice, Asra and Julian stage a mock trial by combat against Muriel. Though he apparently agreed to participate and is implied to have returned to the Coliseum of his own volition, presumably out of concern for Asra, who has been accused of being Julian's accomplice... he is still more or less backed into a corner and forced to play along with Asra and Julian's plan to stage a fight.

Now, to be fair to Asra, he states after everything goes wrong that it wasn't supposed to end this way, and it appeared that he was attempting to not only exonerate himself and Julian from their charges but somehow help Muriel overcome his past (he does disintegrate Muriel's chains during the fight no matter what choices you make). There was a point during this that I thought I could guess what Asra's plan was regarding Muriel's past, but being refreshed on how it actually pans out, I can't remember it now. Something about making the people of Vesuvia realize how barbaric the Coliseum was under Lucio.

The thing that stands out to me throughout this whole ordeal is that Asra knows about Muriel's trauma. He knows he was enslaved to Lucio and forced to fight and execute people in the Coliseum. He knows that Muriel is terrified of hurting other people, especially those he cares about. In Asra's route, the only person Muriel cares about is Asra, so hurting him is triggering for him. He literally is in a stupor after the board he was using as a weapon splinters off and hits Asra in the mouth, making him bleed. This is clearly meant to make the reader worried about Asra, but Muriel reacts as well, and appears hypnotized by the blood. I remember the first time I read this I thought he was going to have some crazy berserker-Hulk sort of reaction, but having read his route, it's way more tragic.

Though Muriel did seem to return to the Coliseum of his own volition, it does seem that Asra took this as a sign that he was coming to terms with his trauma. He was willing to exploit Muriel's care for him in order to save his own skin so he can be with the Apprentice. Though I recognize Asra's other toxic traits to some degree, I also have similar ones myself so they don't really stand out to me. This, however, where he more or less disregards Muriel's feelings on the matter, is actually really crushing. In Muriel's route, his whole thing is that he DOES NOT want to fight, he DOES NOT want to even spar with the Apprentice with blunt sticks out of fear of hurting them, so why would he willingly go along with this unless he was more or less in the same position Lucio put him in? Fight in the arena, or something bad will happen to Asra.

Asra knows this, and puts him through it regardless. During the whole fight, Julian's actions are written so as to make it seem like he's the one messing things up--he takes the "finishing blow" that Muriel was going to deal to Asra and gets knocked unconscious. Asra spends most of the entire time doing flashy, dramatic magic tricks that get the crowd cheering for him. After he "wins", he and the Apprentice are carried out of the Coliseum like heroes. Though Asra will try to soothe Muriel if the Apprentice so chooses right before the end, and he does look for Muriel in the crowd, he seems otherwise unbothered or unaware of the impact this may be having on his oldest friend. Which is pretty shitty.

Of course, Asra, Julian, and Muriel are all playing characters during their fight--Asra is the flashy magician, Julian is the rogueish BDSM dagger guy, and Muriel is the Scourge. Asra obviously can't show his concern even if he wanted to because he's supposed to be fighting Muriel. But putting his bro into this situation in the first place says a lot about his character. Though Julian is the one whose route is based around self-loathing because he believes he hurts everyone around him, Asra is the only one who gets what he wants out of this ordeal, and he even says so right before the chapter ends. Muriel was forced to relive his trauma and didn't get the resolution that was intended, and Julian gets KOed by a punch that literally sent him flying across the arena (though he probably enjoyed it tbh, he's a nasty little man like that lmao).

I wonder if this dynamic between Asra and Muriel was intentionally written this way in order to further amplify his tunnel vision when it comes to the Apprentice. Is this is how he acted in the past, causing Muriel to hate the Apprentice as he does and remark that he won't allow it to happen again? Maybe (probably) I'm reading too much into it, but as a survivor of abuse and trauma it rubs me the wrong way much more than Asra's obsessive, clingy nature. Of all of the reversed ends, Asra's is the one that actually scared me and kind of haunted me, because it hits a little too close to home.

These are all just thoughts that I wanted to spill out because I thought it was interesting and I wasn't sure if anyone else has talked about it before.

[rhinexstone]

Here’s how it works to me:

Keiko and Kira 100% are involved. Surrogates are normally only done between those with compatible pagh and that’s why Kira’s so awkward in the beginning, Keiko (like most women) found Kira incredibly hot from day 1. Once the cultural nuance is addressed, yeah they fuck. Have tender romances. Couples date with the kids.

Kira and Miles have…really great physical chemistry actually. Not just for sex but in combat, labor, and massages in particular

Miles and Julian are complicated. Julian and Garak are in a deeply committed relationship, and while they’re not opposed to opening the relationship, every once and a while Julian will mention how much he loves it when they do sounding or breath play or argue for a week straight and Miles is reminded that maybe they wouldn’t quite work out. Keiko is always rooting for him though

Keiko and Miles: match made in Heaven. Soulmates. Twin flames. Perfectly fitting pieces.

[littlekohai77]

Orange peel test 🍊

𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚛 𝙸'𝚖 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚜.

🅲🅷🅰🆁🅰🅲🆃🅴🆁🆂: Duke, Ian, Vator, Arthur, Julian, Subin, Seongha, simp- I mean Inhyuk

🆆🅰🆁🅽🅸🅽🅶🆂: Duke, spicy, nsfw in Ian's part, not proofread

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🅓🅤🅚🅔 🅖🅡🅐🅝🅔:

Honestly pretty unlikely of him to actually get up and fetch you an orange. Cause most of the times when you guys do hang out, he's very tired out from training all day and too sore to stand.

But he will get you one when he actually has the energy for it... Only after giving you a long stare that leaves you questioning you relationship though.

Would peel it after heaving a sigh through his nose. Would not wash it or peel the sticker.

Would correct you and say that this is a tangerine and not an orange.

Would lean back on the opposite end of the couch and jokingly toss a few pieces aiming for your mouth. Would stop only after it hits you eye. And then feed you one by one.

You eat one, he inhales two.

Would linger his fingers in your mouth cause.. He likes the feeling and it reminds him of last night's activities.

Also stares at you while you chew like 🔴🔴

Would not clean up the left over trash and just leave it laying on the table and fall asleep on your lap cause the trash can is in the kitchen.

5.5/10

🅥🅐🅣🅞🅡:

Un yeah no. Ain't happening unless you guys fought and he really messed up or you're literally sick. Other than that it's most likely you who's fetching the orange. He can't afford to do stuff with this fresh manicure.💅✨

-100/10

🅐🅡🅣🅗🅤🅡 🅑🅡🅨🅐🅝:

Laziest piece of shit on the face of this earth.

Would get up to fetch you one but would walk so slowly AND INTENTIONALLY

LIKE BRO IS JUST TRYING TO PISS YOU OFF THAT'S IT

Would peel it for you but would literally be so fucking slow. Would also peel off the white stringy just for added suspense. Would fasten his pace just a little when you grunt or yell at him but would slow down again minutes later.

Would feed himself three pieces before feeding you one. Bro calls it 'boyfriend tax'.

Would gather all the peels and aim for the trash can. If they don't make it, then it's place is on the floor cause it's not gonna be him getting up to pick up that trash.

4/10

🅘🅐🅝 🅟🅐🅣🅡🅘🅒🅚:

You would be surprised if he even knows how to do it cause he's had most things spoon fed to him in life when it comes to labors like these.

He gets up to fetch you one and tosses it at you halfway back to the couch. You better catch it or he's gonna roast you.

But he aimed pretty well, at your chest to be specific. What a pervert but anyway.

Would sit down and quirk a brow at you when you hold it out to him and ask him to peel it.

Very confused as to why you can't do it yourself. But he's smart and figures out that it's probably some sort of trend you saw on social media.

So he begins to act like a chivalrous knight. A bit of a naughty one though.

Would sit super duper close to you, like basically an inch away from being on your lap and stare at you as you chew with a smirk on his face, acting like a 90's housewife who's just succeeded in killing her husband. Unnerving.

Would ask you to lick off the juices that dripped onto his hand cause he was too rough when peeling. And would stare as you do it with a light blush dusted across his face. Is totally imagining his thing in place of his fingers.

7/10

🅙🅤🅛🅘🅐🅝 🅟🅐🅣🅡🅘🅒🅚:

Pretty likely to ask a servant to get one for you but also pretty likely to fetch one himself.

Would peel it for you himself, zero hesitation.

Would cringe though when the juices spray on him and gets on his black clothes which would lead to a noticeable stain, at least in his eyes.

Wouldn't throw a fit in front of you though and would continue to peel.

Would feed them to you but using a fork. He really doesn't wanna risk you bitting him cause he doesn't like the feeling. And also because he's classy.

Would plate the orange on the finest china and would clean up the trash afterwards like a gentleman.

9/10

🅢🅤🅑🅘🅝 🅛🅔🅔:

Would bicker a little at first but would get it for you anyway.

Would try to experiment for a moment and see if she can peel it with a knife made out of ice.

Spoiler: it worked too well and now you have tangerine juice all over your precious girlfriend and the couch.

The tangerine looks like it just went through a lobotomy.

Girly is literally so embarrassed, red in the face and panicking. Apologizing profusely.

You help her get up and walk her to the bathroom to clean up and fetch some clothes for her.

And then clean up the floor and the couch.

2/10 but I'm sure she would've done fine if she hadn't tried experimenting.

10/10 for cuteness though.

🅢🅔🅞🅝🅖🅗🅐 🅟🅐🅡🅚:

Feast your eyes on the master.

Since he's downright terrified of cats, ever since learning through inhyuk that they hate the smell of citrus, he's been dousing himself in it. And there are stray orange peels laying all around his house to drive away cats.

Would have it laying in a fruit bowl right on the living room table.

Would peel so skillfully. Get every white tringy bit and doesn't spill a single drop or break the skin.

You almost feel bad eating it cause if looks so perfect.

Would give you an annoyed stare if you refuse to eat though, like 'why'd you make me do shit when you aren't even gonna eat it? '

Please eat it or his perfectionist mind is gonna start thinking that he didn't peel it well enough.

Would stare at the tangerine and would and would be salivating inside his mouth. Would not eat until you almost hand feed him.

Would not let you hand feed him and picks it from your hand and then eats it.

All while blushing a little.

10/10

🅘🅝🅗🅨🅤🅚 🅖🅞🅞:

You don't even have to ask honestly.

He just randomly arrives with a perfectly peeled and dissected orange on a sliver platter like he can read your mind.

Would hand feed you and linger his finger on your lips cause they look so cute when you're chewing that he justs wants to nibble on them like a shark.

Would not eat until you beg him and hand feed him.

10/10

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𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝. :)

[miguel-owhora]

since you're talking about arcana men can we talk about how much of a slut Asra 100% is

you cannot tell me this man would not let you fuck his cunt in some shit bar while he rubs off whatever needy drunks stick their cocks in his face

asra is such a fucking slut it's crazy

could you imagine pinning his legs to his chest, getting a full view of his pretty, plump pussy, how you wouldn't be able to differentiate your cum from the mass of thick, curly white pubes flowering around his cunt? he'd probably be smug and cooing at you, praising you and he'd be sooo loud, head thrown back as he falls apart around your cock 🤭🤭🤭

ykw, maybe julian makes an appearance at the bar and he's startled to see you just fucking asra with no regard to the crowd forming around you guys. maybe you or asra notice him and beckon him, and there's a delicious blush thrown over his cheeks and to the tips of his ears, how his pussy begins to grow wet. it doesn't take much to convince julian, and before anyone knows it, he's clambered over asra's face and riding it, shaking and mewling above him as you fuck into asra's gushing cunt and pressing kisses along julian's back.

[brandogenius]

Omg your boygenius x young artist hc was so cute!! Just like think of how they’d tease you like a little sibling (maybe muna does too if you’d wanna write them in) like maybe your parents send you your senior yearbook since you might have not gotten it yet and they are just horrified you JUST graduated highschool and tease you about how young and cute you look in your photos😭 Imagine them just SCREAMING when you win a grammy like for best new artist and the way they’d go to WAR for you if the tabloids were going after you or your getting a lot of hate or like something happens. Think they went to your graduation and we’re just so proud! ok i’m ranting but your writing is so good and being 19 also maybe i’m projecting but you write them SO WELL!!

THANK YOU 😭😭😭🫶 i’m glad you like them!! i love it so much the dynamics between younger reader and the boys in a younger sibling way is my ultimate favourite!!

tiny bit of projecting in this one too mainly because i live for this trope / (if it’s even a trope) hc blurbs whatever you call it !

i’m trying my hardest to base it off an american school system but since i’m not american i apologise if it isn’t correct trying my best to be as actuate as possible !

i’m not too familiar with muna unfortunately! id love to write them in but feel like i wouldn’t do them justice! in the future 100%

‼️ RPF‼️

HC - boygenius & younger! artist

adding on from here :D

- taking away with some stuff anon said the boys are absolutely HORRIFIED when they realise you graduated school last year. what do you mean you were class of 2023?

- “this is a whole ass child we’re talking to”

- i like to imagine they DID go to your graduation. you knew of the boys since your junior year of highschool. opening for them on their tour when they were in your state.

- so many photos taken. ones with you and the boys in your graduation outfit. it was such a sweet moment. your parents meeting the boys for the first time and they surprise you by going to a nice restaurant. you, your parents and the boys.

- booking the biggest table in the restaurant it’s chaos. laughter and chatter is made. phoebe demanding your parents to bring the yearbook when they drop you off for tour.

- i can imagine the boys forgetting you’re not legal, you’re only 19. the boys going to after party’s with your for music awards and freaking out. “SHIT YOU’RE A FUCKING CHILD” julien is grabbing the car keys to drag you back to the tour bus

- when you get your year book you wish the ground would swallow you up.

- the scene unfolds by the boys acting like a pack of wolves that haven’t eaten in months. all grabbing the book to try and peak into it. lucy being the tallest holds it over all of yours head having the perks of being the tallest

- phoebe turns into an ankle biter in that moment. desperate to laugh at your photos and gossip with you about the tea

- you and the boys spend the rest of the night surrounded by the small tour buss table going through all the photos.

- “that guy? he is a bitch don’t like him. used to be mean to me in class”

- the boys got personal beef with some teenagers they never even met before “it’s on sight for real”

- trips to the theme park. it’s so random but you really wanted to go so up they went one day with you like “road trip!”

- the day you win a grammy is the day they feel like they’ve achieved in life.

- at this point they feel like they raised you. i feel like you might be like 25 or something when you get the grammy “they grow up so fast sniff sniff”

- absolutely goes chaos. standing on chairs and cheering (like julian on sunday 😭)

- they’d go ankle biter mode when tabloids and news articles come for you. it is fake news and rumours yet they are prepared to defend you on their LIFE

- defending you, subtly indirecting / actually going as far as @ ting on main twitter. they don’t take no shit and will immediately be by your side!

[ariaste]

hi there! is there any sexual assault or CNC in running close to the wind? I just started reading and I’m at the part where the protags are talking about having sex with Julian against his will, and if there’s any applicable content warnings I’d be thankful to know upfront. thank you!

I... have sincerely no idea what part of the book you're referring to. Tev and Avra never talk about sexually assaulting Julian, period.

I've put the rest of this discussion behind a cut just in case you (or anyone else reading this post) want to avoid spoilers for what happens later, but TL;DR: There is ZERO sexual assault in Running Close to the Wind. ZERO.

I'm trying to make my best guess, but I can only think of two scenes that you could mean -- one where Tev and Avra are bickering with each other in a "I have noticed cultural clues that suggest I could have a chance with him, so I'm gonna shoot my lil shot 👀 Also I am going to make hyperbolic statements about what I will do to him if I am successful in my endeavor because :)))) it will Annoy You Personally (my main goal at all times)" sort of way, and one where they're essentially fantasizing out loud (one-on-one and in private) about their crush? Horny Yearning about someone off-limits?

But I'm not confident in either of these guesses because: 1) merely discussing the intent to shoot your shot with someone is not remotely the same as what you're asking about; 2) their fantasies involve Julian being an enthusiastic participant, and 3) that sort of fantasizing is... utterly harmless?

So... Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm at a loss for else what this could be in reference to. I recognize that you are concerned and looking to protect your peace of mind, however, so to give you a sense of the vibes through the rest of the book:

There is flirtation (which is enjoyed and reciprocated).

There are humorously incompetent seduction attempts (which are enjoyed and (eventually) reciprocated).

There is unreliable narration (ie: Tev's journal says a couple times "Circumstances beyond my control are forcing me to fuck Avra" -- spoilers, this is a joke and an excuse. The "circumstances beyond Tev's control" are just that Tev keeps wanting to fuck Avra and they're utterly exasperated with their own taste in men.)

There is explicitly honorific/celebratory/awed/positive use of the word "slut"

There is a scene later in the book where someone sets a firm verbal boundary with JULIAN for an upsetting behavior. (He immediately backs down and apologizes, then later asks responsible questions to clarify when he's still getting legitimately mixed messages.)

Avra was 100% correct in his assessment early in the book that a Vintish monk taking an oath of celibacy = that monk ADORES sex. Vintish monks choose to sacrifice the thing they love most. Julian's favorite thing in the entire world is sex, and he is actively attracted to Tev and Avra and finds their weirdness deeply alluring.

Hope this helps! If there's any scene where you start to wonder, "What if this other character isn't into it?" please assume that yes, everyone is into it unless explicitly stated otherwise.

[witchersmistress]

Rescuing Ann

Hello my beautiful darlings! I've been slacking and letting Ann and August fight amongst themselves. But I got them to work together. I'm not 100% certain how I feel about this so don't be surprised if I

Trigger Warnings: blood, violence, assault, smart ass remarks, chasing, fighting, stolen movie quotes clearly labeled

Word count: 2K

August”s POV

The broken glass crunched under my feet as I walked back into the building. My phone started to vibrate, pulling it out of my pocket and I answered it quickly “ Yes?” “ Sir, we have confirmation that Julian is going to be attacked today, by a group of men called the De Santis brothers. My blood ran cold. Charles, Brandon and Levi. They were absolutely ruthless men, who played twisted games in order to compete with their father.

“Sir, are you still there?” my second in command, Jace asked me. Releasing the breath I was holding “ Yes I'm still here, get a team ready, I'm going after her.” disconnecting from the call, I left the party and climbed into the black sedan that was waiting for me. Shooting a text off to an old number that I prayed was still active, hoping I wasn't too late to save her.

Ann’s pov

His chilling threat still clung to my skin, “You will pay for making me look stupid” he was on his third glass of whiskey as the driver pulled into a long driveway. Taking in a deep breath as i observed the house, it looked warm and inviting but the man who lived here was anything but, i know i was expected to go home with him but i’ll be damned if that fool thinks that he will be able to touch me, i’ll die before i let that happen. Stepping out the car I followed Julian inside, the front door locking behind me and trapping me inside. “Second bedroom on the right, go upstairs now” he spat at me as he made his way towards his  liquor cabinet. Taking off my heels I jogged up the stairs and into that bedroom shutting behind me. Leaning my head back I took in a few deep breaths before peeling myself off the door and out of this damn dress. Sliding my arms out of the straps, I began to tug the dress over my head. I'll be damned if I ask Julian to help me. Tossing the dress to the floor in a mess of cabernet tulle, I moved over to the full length mirror and stared at my reflection. My strappy lingerie clung to my curves, dark hair falling down my back, I looked and felt like a Goddess and the only man that I wanted worshiping at my altar was August. I wonder if I hold as much power over him as he does me. I let my glance linger for a few moments longer, before stripping out of those and climbing into a hot shower.

In comfy black pjs I was about to settle into bed for the evening when the door flung open to reveal Julian, standing my ground I waited for him to say something. “ You embarrassed me tonight, you know that, by letting the Walker hold on to you like a little lost puppy. It's pathetic really, but do you know how that made me look, that my wife-to-be  is a wanton whore for an American CIA agent?!?!” he is practically foaming at the mouth. “I’d rather be his whore than your wife” Did i just quote the Titanic at him yes i did. I turned around to walk away from him, but he reached out and grabbed my still damp hair and pulled me back to him. Scream and clawing at the hand that held my hair, he spoke is a dark tone “ If you want to act like a whore that is how i am going to treat you do you understand me” the hand that was holding my hair lowered, i turned my head and bit him like a rabid dog “ You fucking bitch”  he snarled as  punched me in the gut and i stumbled back into the frame of the canopy bed, landing against it with a heavy and my head with a sickening crack. My vision was fuzzy for a few moments but I got my bearings and stood on shaky legs, ready to face him.

“ I could do this all day” I taunted him, yes I quoted Captain America, leave me alone. Wrapping a hand towel around the bite on his hand, he just smirked. “ You think you're funny?” I cocked my head “ I think I’m adorable”  he sneered and lunged at me, skirting around him so he crashed into the bed, I tripped and landed on my ass, such a clumsy thing. This felt like a sick and twisted game of cat and mouse, but I'd be dead if this kitty cat caught me. Staggering into the hallway, I braced myself as Julian came charging out, and grabbed my waist. I whipped my head back crashing straight into his nose with a satisfying crunch and it began to gush like a fountain. With a sharp jab to his gut he stumbled back and towards the stairs, he grabbed my shirt and pulled me with him as we went down the stairs. Breathing hurt, moving hurt, everything fucking hurts. Shoving Julian off me, I struggled to my feet. When the patio doors burst open and three men dressed in black and came charging in with guns pointed. Julian sprung up from the floor and wrapped an arm around my throat “ Who the fuck are you?” he hissed at the men.

One of them laughed like an absolute lunatic. “ Wow I knew you were dumb but I didn't expect you to be that stupid. We are here for you dumbass” one of the other goonies moved at the speed of lightning and rushed at him. He threw me to the side to protect himself, stumbling on my feet. I bolted for the patio door when I was snatched by the third goon. “Easy poppet, we wouldn't want to hurt you know would we?” he sneered, his breath reeking of whiskey and cigarettes. I audibly gag as he continues to breathe on me as he secured my hands behind my back with zip ties.i could feel them biting into my skin, the big goon laughed as i attempted to rub my wrist together to relieve the pain “ What's wrong? Cant handle a little bondage?” he wiggled his eyebrows at me, disgusting pig. I spit in his face and he was pissed, he punched me in the stomach with full force, doubling over in pain he grabbed my head and slammed it off the counter. Fuck now i really was seeing stars, i could feel warm liquid pouring down my face  “ Charles” one of the shadows snapped “ Leave her be, she has no part of this” i laughed out loud, i clearly was losing my mind as Charles pushed me into a chair “ Charles, you fucking name is Charles? Jesus, you must have been such a mama’s boy eh Charlie boy” i cackled and threw my head back with laughter. If I was going to die tonight might as well have the last laugh. Charles was seething “ You better watch your fucking mouth or i’ll make you sorry you ever opened it” he walked towards, his keeper and Julian. One day I am going to learn to shut my goddamn mouth but today is not the day.

Snorting loudly as my vision became blurry and my head began to spin. “ With an attitude like that, you must have to tie up all your girls to get attention. Even then you probably have a hard time satisfying them with that tic tac in your pants you call a penis. Oh sweet baby jesus, i did it, his control snapped “ Charles no” julians goon screamed as he spun around and came right for me, tackling me to the ground, my head met the ground with a snap and the chair broke under our combined weight as he reared back and clocked me in the face, spitting the blood at him, i smiled as my eyes crossed. Well I clearly was on death’s door as I heard more voices and I vaguely saw the blue eyes of my savior, August. He grabbed my face and talked to me. “Ann dont you dare, keep your eyes open. Look at me” he growled, I forced my eyes open for the last time. I smiled at him as blood dripped from my mouth “ Déjame ir” Let me go. Uttering my last goodbye as he drifted further and further away from my vision, his voice blending in with the white noise in my head, I closed my eyes for the last time. 

Unknown POV

He called me and made me promise that she wouldn't get hurt. I was a fool to make a promise. I thought I could keep her safe. I raced back into the formal dining room but I was too late. Charles had her laid out flat on the floor and he was beating her. I whistled at my other guy who dropped Julian’s unconscious ass like a sack of potatoes and raced over to help me pull Charles off of her. “ Charles no, we need her alive” he was foaming at the mouth and he was struggling to get out of our hold. He was so desperate to get to her, to finish what we started as she was on her side choking on blood. Charles grunted and went limp in our arms, I looked over my shoulder and saw him. The person who begged me to protect her, someone I was equal parts terrified and proud to call my brother, August Walker. He ran to her and tried to get her to stay awake, but as she slipped away into the night, he looked back at me, his eyes full of murder. I may have been his brother but I was most certain that I wasn't going to survive the night.

August’s pov

pushing passed Levi and Brandon, knowing I'd deal with them later, I scooped you into my arms and took off.

*a few hours later*

Pretty sure I've worn a groove into the floor waiting to hear from the surgeon. They rushed you into immediate surgery upon our arrival and that was several hours ago. Sitting down, I hung my head. Already tormenting myself if you didn't make it. “Hey” a voice started me, looking up to see Levi holding out a cup of coffee to me. I smiled softly and took it from him. He sat besides, bouncing his leg impatiently. “August,” he began but I cut him off. “Don't,” I said, “ I will deal with him accordingly.” He nodded as he looked down at his cup of coffee.

“Mr. Walker?” A petite nurse called. Standing up I walked over to her. “ They just finished up the surgery, if you would follow me” I glanced back at Levi and he nodded as I walked with the nurse. She pointed to your room, and I thanked her. I expected to walk in and see you awake and talking but you weren't. You were still hooked up to machines. A tube was breathing for you. I wanted to scream, I wanted to rage. The surgeon rambled on about what they did and your prospective recovery. Walking over and grabbing your hand. Your hand was warm in mine, I squeezed it but there was no response. “ How long until she wakes up?” I asked him as I watched that machine breathe for you.

Clearing his throat “ I’m sorry Mr. Walker” he started i stared daggers at him waiting for him to continue “ She went through a long surgery and we almost lost her. Her brain has severely swollen so we placed her in a medically induced coma to help heal her brain '' I don't know if there was a disconnect in my brain but I wasn't clearly understanding. Levi stood in the doorway with a heavy sigh he just looked at you “ In plain terms Doc” he muttered and the dr turned towards him and nodded “ Mr. Walker, i'm not sure if she will ever wake up” my knees buckled from the weight, she may never wake up..

[xaharadesert]

MC’s Familiar Having a Crush on LI’s Familiar - Headcanon

Arcana Characters (Main 6 + Familiars)

A/N: another poll winner! The request for this one specifically asked for the reactions of the LIs and their familiars, so it doesn’t really fall into “x MC” territory :) also, I’m leaving the species of MC’s familiar purposefully vague, but with the assumption that it’s not the same species as LI’s! Please let me know if there are any spelling or grammar mistakes!

TW: swearing in Lucio’s section

❤️Julian❤️

As a man of science, he has many questions

Are relationships between different species common in the magical world? Does a “crush” indicate that familiars have a similar level of sentience to humans? Is this an innate trait, or something that manifests as a result of magic?

The temptation to launch a scientific investigation is strong in this situation, but he restrains himself

It feels immoral to toy around with love, even if he doesn’t really understand it

However, that means that he’ll be supporting this crush from both the standpoint of a friend and a scientist

🌑Malak🌑

He had never really thought about romance before

Most of his time was spent bothering people and collecting shiny things, and he was content with that life

So finding out that another creature had a crush on him was an odd experience, to say the least

Not to mention that it was someone he already knew, and shared a strong connection with

He thinks he might give it a try. He won’t be sharing his collection of shiny things, though

🧡Portia🧡

Immediately thinks it’s the cutest thing to ever happen

100% supportive, no matter the species difference

Gives your familiar the shovel talk (Pepi is her baby, after all)

Makes all the classic parent jokes about keeping the door open

After making that joke, she sits in silence and contemplates the reality of the relationship, and now also has many questions

Will not be asking them though; might ask Julian about it later

🐈Pepi🐈

Embarrassed by her mother, which is difficult to achieve, given that she is a cat and feels no shame

When she finds out about the crush, she just kind of shrugs it off

It makes sense, after all; she is a cat, and cats are perfect

If the crush seems serious, then she’s willing to reciprocate

Probably would not be the best partner— she prefers to spend her time napping in the sun, so if your familiar is high energy then it might not work out

💛Lucio💛

What the fuck

Like, genuinely, what the fuck

I mean, he’s not really one to judge, given his own weird tastes

But, like, really? How the fuck does that happen?

Thinks his dog(s) can do better than your familiar, and makes this well-known

🐾Mercedes OR Melchior🐾

Makes perfect sense to him— he would fall in love with himself too

Not really interested in reciprocating though: he is a very busy boy

Many squirrels to chase and bones to chew

May pursue a more dedicated friendship, though

And if he’s feeling generous, then he may share one of his toys with your familiar

💚Muriel💚

A bit hesitant at first

He’s a very reserved kind of man, and he really only has Inanna by his side all the time

So he doesn’t know how he feels about losing her to any degree

But if it makes her happy, then he’ll support it

After all, it’s your familiar, and he trusts you

🐺Inanna🐺

Really did not expect that

Immediately rejects the crush, partly out of panic, because she really doesn’t want anything to change

But over time, she realizes she might like something more with your familiar

Eventually, the crush is returned

Mostly, she truly feels comfortable with it when she realizes she will always have Muriel’s support

💙Asra💙

Makes perfect sense to him; he’s loved you for years, so it’s only natural that Faust would form a bond with your familiar as well

He thinks it’s really cute, and encourages them to spend time together

Sometimes jokes with Faust about her “snake charm”

As a bonus, your familiars spending time together means that the two of you can spend more time together as well

Most definitely plans double dates (platonic or romantic)

🐍Faust🐍

Faust had a crush on your familiar before they had a crush on her

So she’s delighted to see it’s returned!

Very enthusiastic about having a partner

If your familiar is larger, then she’s hitching a ride whenever they hang out

Very cuddly for a snake, especially if your familiar gives off body heat

💜Nadia💜

Keeps her thoughts to herself while she tries to understand how exactly your familiar can have a crush on hers

She doesn’t want to judge what she doesn’t understand, so she asks you a few questions about it

Once she gets the gist of it, she’s very supportive, and finds it rather cute

Keeps an eye on Chandra though, since she knows her familiar likes her personal space, and helps to enforce boundaries

Overall thinks it’s harmless fun

🦉Chandra🦉

Eh

She’s not into romance, and let’s your familiar down as easily as she can

Still wants to be friends, but needs her own space

She’s a very solitary creature, and she has no desire to change

Will still occasionally be more affectionate to your familiar when she sees that they’re feeling down

[ktsphere]

Fuck it some book ramblings under the readmore because I can't hold it in

*SPOILERS FOR THE GHOSTS BOOK (BUTTON HOUSE ARCHIVES) UNDER THE CUT*

All mentions of the captain's name being blurred or burned or wet or tea-stained or ripped I absolutely called it!!!!

Page 100

Absolutely killed me

"nothing I could do" 😭

Combined with page 56 means Havers was only at BH for 2 months and Cap gets infatuated so so quickly (although not quite as quickly as Thomas given page 24)

Also combined with the munitions request telegrams the days before and after he left "please" 😭😭😭 and page 178

Middle names!!!

Julian's middle name being released next to a photocopy of his arse is so Julian (p170)

Pat's being in a genuinely harrowing horror story is also perfect (p91)

Humphrey's poor decapitated paintings (and his actual gravestone) killed me all over again (also the French on page 149 I'm sobbing)

Fanny getting a maiden name to go with her middle name!!! (p175)(And also revealing that George lived the rest of his days in the house with only the staff for company which definitely 100% means more manwiches that all the ghosts would have seen)

Page 7

Julian's gift coming from perseverance because of page 3 is incredible, no notes, absolutely perfect

Page 195

So fucking cute!!!

And I think Mat's daughter may have helped with the calligraphy here as she's listed in the credits!!

Page 45

The fucking semi-naked artist retreat in 1968 that all the ghosts up to the Captain would have seen

Absolutely crying laughing at the thought

Needs a fic

Page 97

Cap 100% crushing on Ben fogle so true of him

Page 127

Cannot believe they got away with that (or I just have a filthy mind)(no it's definitely them)

Page 140

Pat casually announcing to the whole radio that his best buddy Maurice is having that affair, ay? Honestly he trusts too much (also side note she gets a middle and maiden name too!)(and so does Maurice!)

Page 208

Cake bake by the lake!!! ("The incident")(canon yonderland crossover)

[bijoumikhawal]

you mentioned julian getting sexualy assaulted, do you mean the alien impersonating jadzia in if wishes were horses? I think I've also seen several people talk about how 'creepy' julian's sexual fantasy of jadzia is... there absolutely should be discussions of his misogyny but shouldn't they be focused on his behavior and words and not his unconscious (he was literally sleeping having a dream) sexual fantasy... which only gets revealed to jadzia when the privacy of his mind is violated and someone pretends to be her and tries to have sex with him under false pretenses, a.k.a. sexual assault. idk, there seems to be some underlying assumption that men always enjoy and want sex which is kind of the main argument of rape apologia with men as victims and women as perpetrators. and of course it's also based on the patriarchal ideas of manhood that create rape culture that leads to horrific sexual assault statistics with women as victims and men as perpetrators. sorry for rambling it just made me uncomfortable and I'm glad to see someone point it out (if I correctly understood which episode you were talking about).

I also remembered that in one of the mirror universe episodes sisko has sex with mirror! jadzia who doesn't know that it's not her sisko. that it's another person. and it's such a throwaway moment that feels like it was written in just to be edgy and sexy. bad writing choice lol

no that's exactly the episode and EXACTLY!! EXACTLY!!! Not only that but people are weird about Julian being queercoded in relation to that scene- I've seen comments like "he moans like a woman" and implying him not being okay with being felt up in his sleep and trying to get the person he thinks is Jadzia to back off him means be doesn't like women. As well as uncritically accepting Jadzia's perception of the other Jadzia as submissive, which she is not lmao. If she was Julian wouldn't have to literally sprint to get away from her touching him later in the episode.

I actually don't watch most mirrorverse episodes because they make me fall asleep during them, which is the worst criticism I can have of something I'm watching when I'm not trying to sleep. But in general, Star Trek includes a lot of sexual violence in various forms that it does not understand as sexual violence on a Doylist level. It's kind of interesting in a fucked up way because Jake is preyed on by adult women in two episodes; one where the writers clearly don't understand he's a victim, and another where they do. There isn't a consistency in understanding which I suppose is the hazard of many writers. But something that especially frustrates me because it resembles my own trauma is how mad people get when you talk about the specific dynamic of women assaulting men in Trek, because it happens A LOT. There's both a resistance to acknowledging that particular dynamic of violence in society, but people are also desperate for Trek to be progressive 100% of the time, to the point of derailing conversations about when it isn't and being deeply condescending.

[walkingstackofbooks]

Trying to decide what I want to work on right now and so to procrastinate I thought it'd be fun to share my current WIPs with you all (omg how did I get so manyyyyy)

Feel free to shout encouragement at me if there's any that particularly pique your interest! :P

Anyway, in order of how recently I've worked on them:

1. Prompt - what if Kukulaka got broken and Garak repaired him?

Coming soon? 80% it'll be done in the next week: I'm hoping to just bash it out at some point, but even though it's short and self-contained, it's hardddd...

2. Unexpected Chapter 2 of Imprisoned. Absolute Sloanshir rot: Sloan provides Julian with more "help", Julian gets increasingly confused/grateful/flustered/fucked

Coming soon? Almost 100% you're gonna see it next week - I am hype and should should should get to the end once I have an evening to myself ;)

3. Prompt - "I don't trust myself to be good to myself right now, but I need someone to be good to me." Conversations between Miles and Julian at various points in the series when they've hit rock bottom and need pulling out.

Coming soon? No... I've written one post-DBIP scene but I'd at least want the post-Argrathi scene and the rest of the DBIP stuff to be done before I put anything up, if not the whole thing... It's definitely a long fic I'll be returning to in fits and bursts. (sorry, prompter...)

4. Prompt - Garak and Julian's first conversation post-IPS/BIL.

Coming soon? It's a strong contender for next week - I was super hype for it when I started but then work interceded and I just haven't got back to it yet. It is a priority, though!

5. Pre-DBIP: a few moments where Julian's unspoken issues with his parents cause friction for him but go unnoticed by his friends. Post-DBIP a similar moment happens and is recognised for what it is. Featuring Julian + beets.

Coming soon? I really don't know. I've got a strong vision for it and scene one (of four) is done, but it's kind of stuttered since then.

6. Julian starts to neglect his self-care, leading to him passing out in the infirmary. Sisko would like to know what the hell happened.

Coming soon? It's already on tumblr in a rough and ready form, so editing to put on AO3 might well happen in the next week - and I'd say a 50% chance of something extra with that?

7. Chapter 2 of At Their Mercy. Alpha!Garak takes over with Omega!Julian where Kira left off... 😉😉😉

Coming soon? Gahhh, I have written this several times over in my brain, but getting the start of this chapter has been proving difficult. Definitely not until after the Imprisoned chapter is done.

8. Why Leeta Kept Kukulaka And How Julian Did Try To Ask For Him Back. Just cute, fluffy gap-filling; I love both of them.

Coming soon? Probably not. Only the outline has been written tbh and this hasn't caught my fancy in a while.

9. "Acts of God": A runabout crashes on a planet where medical intervention is outlawed. Unable to help his injured friends and forbidden from alleviating the suffering he sees around him, Julian has a very bad time...

Coming soon? No, I think this is probably going to be an after-VIsion-Awry project rather than a can-i-get-it-done-first one.

10. "Sloan's planet": Sloan is Julian's s31 handler, sending him out on all sorts of missions... but the missions are fake, Sloan using the holosuite to manipulate Julian pretty much any way he wants...

Coming soon? Possibly. This has more of a series vibe maybe with a few distinct one-shots, so if I get a short idea I might bash it out 🤷‍♀️ Sloanshir's often just so easy to fall into.. 🤣

11. Keiko + Molly + Julian + drawing post-DBIP. Julian's not very good at it, and it's a bit feels but a lot of fluff.

Coming soon? Well I haven't touched it since April but I do smile whenever I remember it exists (and looking at the file, more was written than I remember!)

Welp - and that's not even counting the myriad other ideas floating around my tumblr/ in my head! Or the fact that I have probably another 15-20k of Vision Awry to go... Well, here's looking forward to my August of writing!

(Which I'll definitely have... if I stop procrastinating! :P)

[angeledeggs]

Main 6 + The Courtiers head cannons with a MC/Partner under the asexual spectrum

Asra💜:

Honestly, he dosent quite mind.

Asra knows that there's more to a relationship than physical intimacy cause he fucking grown.

That being said, his love language is physical touch. But if you're uncomfortable with it or prefer other means of affection, of course Asra will show his love in other ways.

Of course he'll want to know where exactly under the spectrum you fall. Not, of course, to try and coax you into anything or deem you a lost cause, but just to better inform himself.

They love you very much and your sexuality won't change the fact that they love you from your personality, and not your body or sexuality or anything.

If anyone ever makes fun of you or tries to demean or "change" you for your sexuality, Asra will definitely yell at them. If he ever does see or hear someone do anything like that, he'll be absolutely fuming but take you both away from the situation and make sure you're okay.

Muriel💙:

Dosent know what it means, but kind of nods when you come out to him. Will probably ask Asra the very next day and hurriedly buy you a birthday card that he has scratched out and wrote Happy asexual! On it.

Dosent really know what to do. Should he get a cake? Is a cake too much? Should he talk to you? Should he not make it a big deal? In the end (after more advice from Asra) he just has a quiet little talk confirming that he supports and loves you the same.

Hates it when people are aphobic, and will most likely just take you two somewhere else for both of you to calm down. If you cry, though, he'll definitely get a bit teary himself.

Gets a little cup cozy or a rug or something in your flag colors just since Asra recommend to. If he sees it makes you happy, it turns into a regular thing.

Loves you no matter asexuality spectrum or not!

Julian🦠:

Understands completely when you come out to them and is pretty supportive about it. But then he gets all stuttery trying to explain he supports you and can barely speak.

Will probably get you your flag the next day just to make sure you know he's 100% supportive. If you already have a flag, he'll get extremely embarrassed of himself.

If anyone tries to say a single word about your sexuality in a negative or judge light, he definitely has a few choice words for them and will make sure you two get away from the person, even if it's friends or family.

Loves you the same amount if you'd not be on the asexual spectrum. Loves you if you're sex repulsed, sex positive, or anything in between.

Nadia💎:

Is pretty casual when you tell her.

Probably just goes "oh, okay" or something and the rest of the day stays the same.

But little did you know that during the night she immediately researched your label and the Asexual spectrum thoroughly to understand you. The next day she had gotten you a little pin for your bag or shirt or something and curtly hands it to you with a proud, satisfied smile.

Would definitely defend you from anyone who tried to judge you. If you get any looks at pride (or any other place, for that matter) for being 'confused' or 'not really lgbtq', she will very aggressively begin to scream out the definition of the asexual spectrum. It's... Surprisingly affective?

Will most likely get you a cute little thing in your colors every pride just to show you she cares, as gift giving is her love language.

Portia🧡:

So touched you trusted her enough to tell her, and probably starts to cry and hug you. She always wants you to feel comfortable with her, so you telling her means a lot to her.

Will probably ask you for your exact label so she can research it to know specifically what your label is. Not to pressure you of course, she's simply curious and wants to know.

Will most likely get a flag or something for her home just for you, even if you don't visit or live with her. If you ask her about it, she insists it was always there.

She'll probably make some poorly iced cookies or something a few days after you came out in celebration of your coming out, but besides that, she dosent make a big deal of it.

Will definitely lose it completely if someone says anything about your sexuality in a negative light. She might even get mad if someone mentions it without you mentioning it first.

Loves you the same no matter what, and will probably never stop being so affectionate and caring towards you.

Lucio👑:

Blank stare for a few seconds. He really doesn't know what it is. He's just like, "Okay" and doesn't bring it up the rest of the day. He researches it later and realizes, oh, that's what asexual meant!

Brings it up casually the next day and slips in that he supports you in his 'cool, chill' way. Nervous on the inside.

Probably just gets you a little something in your colors every once in awhile that's small and stuffs it into your pockets so that he doesn't need to express his affection through words.

Just has a deep talk with you one night from the heart telling you about how he dosent think less of you and will still always love you

Will most likely lose it on someone if they invalidate your sexuality or will ignore the person in favor of getting you out of there and comforting you, it just depends on how angry he gets.

Dosent really mention it, but is just silently supportive in his own way.

Valerius🍷:

Plays it off like he doesn't care. Probably just gives you a bored look and keeps drinking his wine. Inside, he's a wreck.

He's worried, of course. Not worried for his 'bodily needs', no, he's worried he's been pressuring you without realizing it and has made you feel uncomfortable. He makes you breakfast the next day and stumbles through an apology about respecting your boundaries before he even realizes he hasn't done anything.

Probably reads an actual book or something about the asexual spectrum just to know about it. He don't mention it or nothing, of course. But if you ever find it, he'll be embarrassed.

Will just ignore anyone who shames you, but makes sure you're okay if anyone ever does and will probably get you two out of the vicinity.

Probably writes in his journal about it just talking it out to himself and in the end, he loves you just the same. Not like you being on the asexual spectrum would change his opinion on you, of course.

Vlastomil🐛:

Pretends to understand, definitely doesn't. Much too old to understand all those 'new labels'. But he wants to understand. So he talks around with some friends until he does.

When he finally does understand, he tries to make an awkward conversation about how organisms reproduce asexually, but sort of just makes a fool of himself. Gets the point across, though, that he supports.

Will buy many books on asexuality and fills his shelves up, wanting to show that he's committed to understanding and supporting you.

Gets many old fashioned posters about asexuaity and cheerfully will hang them up.

If anyone invalidates your sexuality or if they try to guilt you about it, he'll definitely get you out of the room and threaten that person later.

Will definitely love you just the same either way. He's been around the block a few times before anyway, he's not going to disrespect or passive aggressively push boundaries.

All in all, it won't change or warp his view on you if you're under the asexual spectrum

Valdemar🧠:

Is under the aromantic and asexual spectrum themselves, and probably just gives a curt nod in response. A small smile probably would play on their lips when you told them, though. They'll never admit how good it feels to be trusted enough for you to tell them.

Already knows a lot about the asexual spectrum, so they don't need to research about it all, since they know all the microlabels and many of the meanings.

Will probably make a joke or two about it to you when nobody is listening, which is extremely out of character from them and surprises you. Pretends to not understand sex for comedic purposes and will make horrified faces when anyone mentions it

Notices anyone saying a negative thing about your sexuality before you do, and will lead you out of the room with the insistence of suddenly needing to buy hand sanitizer with you.

Will probably get a flag for you. They do expect a heartfelt response in thanks, though.

Volta🍰:

Bursts into sobs because she immediately is so happy that you told her. Very easy to be consoled, though, and hurriedly explains that she's happy.

Definitely will load you up with merch of your label just so you can have it in case you ever want it.

Probably looks at a few charts of the aspec just to make sure she can accurately understand you.

Will hurriedly rush you out of a room if someone else tries to say anything mean to you about falling under the asexual spectrum. She's probably going to cry angrily sometime later, too, with how upset it makes her.

Will make sure to assure you the day you come out that she'll never try to change you or even want to change you, because its who you are.

Vulgora⚔️:

Nods a bit and is surprisingly calm. Doesn't want to stress you out, so they stay surprisingly chill about it.

Asks around the other courtiers so that they can understand a bit more.

Dosent really understand the 'whole flag shit', but will probably get or make you one, even, just to show that they support you and who you are.

Will most definitely go to pride with you if you'd like and insist upon 'that flag shit', even though they already have gotten you around three.

Is, once more, shockingly calm if someone should insult or say soemthing snarky about you being aspec. They'll just lead you away and make sure you're awake before you both continue their day. They're definitely angry, yeah. But they want to make sure you're okay more than they want to punch that asshole.

Will probably stitch you a few patches or other things with your fag colors too, just for fun

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That's right. I'm gonna post Stardew headcanons

Assigning Stardew Bachelors/Bachelorettes songs that I've played with my band

(I'm sorry Penny enjoyers, she's not here because I didn't have anything that would work for her)

Alex

Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

We're starting strong with this one

I feel like he'd listen to it while he's working out. He totally listens to rock and a lot of it's subgenres

The song is fun to play, it's groovy (literally and metaphorically), and it just feels like him yk

Elliott

Don't Fear The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult

I think he's existential. He's a writer, how can he not be??

Totally spiritual, he just doesn't talk about it

One of those people who has a very polite and respectful relationship with the concept of death

Harvey

Burnin' For You - Blue Oyster Cult

He listens to classic rock sometimes… he wants to feel cool

Really lonely, but he's chill about it (on the outside 🥀💔⛓️)

Dad bod brings dad energy

Sam

Greener - Tally Hall

HERE'S THAT PART AGAIN WHERE EVERYTHING'S WHERE IT SHOULD B-

He's so… early 2000s rock music

Dramatic teenage boy I swear

He'd probably listen to Tally Hall– that's probably what his music sounds like too– or Good Kid

I resisted the urge to mark him as Even Flow

Sebastian

Reptilia - The Strokes

Oh, he is edgy, and oh, how his heart aches

He makes sure no one is at home and just screams it out I just know it

If he did vocals he'd probably sound like Julian Casablancas– or at least have the same energy

He probably listens to The Strokes anyway, it's Alt Rock and he's 100% the alt part

Shane

Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

He is… so very sad

The song is about,, subjects… subjects that apply to him

He'd probably be an RHCP fan

Abigail

Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult

She's funny

She's a nerd, and she totally rocks the fuck out to this 😭

Probably tried to convince Sam and Sebastian to cover it, they absolutely agreed

Emily

Misery Fell - Tally Hall

She's weird and metaphorical

ABSOLUTELY one for peace and love and acceptance

Spiritual mom going through a midlife crisis - coded

Haley

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears

I think it's very her in the sense that she's ambitious, but a little narrow minded

Probably listens to music in this style or from around this time for the aesthetic

This song has a really annoying structure, just like she's annoying to interact with before you gain her affection

Leah

Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie

She probably listens to Death Cab

Absolutely wrecked in her last relationship. She felt unloved, and, much like the song suggests, the relationship itself was going nowhere since neither party were really made for each other

She's so sweet and I love her like I love singing this song

Maru

Rio - Duran Duran

There's just something about it

I feel like she'd listen to Duran Duran to begin with

She's really unique– and special- she's very much different from the other Bachelorettes since almost all of them exist in my mind as the same archetype- like Rio, she is an individual

[bagheerita]

finally finished DS9 and decided to post some thoughts in one big blob

I was honestly about to give up on season 7 and put the rest of this show to the side for a few months, but then Ezri and Worf have a 3 episode arc sorting out their relationship, only talking to each other because they're marooned/imprisoned, and I was so charmed by them being loud and messy that I managed to bull my way through to the end. I love the two of them as friends, they are adorable. 

I actually really like Damar and his arc, and it’s pretty rare I say that about a character who killed my favorite. 

I feel like the reason Section 31 exists, and they keep forcing episodes about it upon me, is because they wrote themselves into a corner with inventing the changeling disease to kneecap an unbeatable enemy and didn’t know how else to fix it/end the war except with secret secret spies. 

Ezri has this whole speech she gives to Worf about dismantling structures of power and I feel like they needed to end the show before anyone was like, hey the Federation kind of sucks and we should definitely do that. 

Garak’s mom showed up and everything was good in the world again.

Ezri and Julian are like “can’t deny the chemistry.” lol babes that's called being a young attractive allosexual. "Chemistry" is what Worf and O'Brien have in all the scenes where they're mocking you.

I’ve never felt the truth of the phrase “I support women’s wrongs” so intensely as I do with Kai Winn. I love her and I want to give her everything. I didn't love her getting assaulted by Dukat, but when she knows everything that's happening and chooses the pah-wraiths anyway, yes fuck it up. When she poisoned Dukat I was like, hot damn if this character dies as a footnote in someone else's quest for power I will forgive everything that this show has put me through because of him. But we can't have nice things. I did like that her last act was to choose to take their victory from them, and give Sisko the clue he needed to beat them.

I do love Martok but I feel like he’s going to be about as good a chancellor as Robert Baratheon was a king. 

Odo is The Last Unicorn, but with brain-melding: he’s going to share his experience of loving a mortal with the other immortals. I still don’t “get” him and Kira as a couple, their relationship literally went from -20 to 100% after a single all night conversation locked in Jadzia's bathroom and no actual onscreen development, but at least I believe that they believe they’re in love. 

Why the ever loving fuck is Julian so obsessed with the Alamo. Every time they bring it up I want to grab him and Miles and shake them. I get that it's supposed to be some sort of metaphor for fighting a hopeless war, but really? You want to go up to the fake room where you can do/be literally anything and you're going to repeatedly reenact a battle where you die to defend your right to have slaves and practice settler colonialism??? Even in the last episode they’ve won the real war and they’re still obsessed with reenacting this old battle. They also spend that one episode trying to figure out how to win the Alamo… babes, that actually happened: it’s called the Battle of San Jacinto- learn some actual fucking history, your side won the war. This isn’t about metaphors anymore, the metaphor has failed, now Julian just has a neurosis.

The Dominion War plot line goes on for way too long and there is so little internal emotional catharsis. (Maybe because for me the things that were supposed to be cathartic just induced more rage? 🤔) The ending was fine as far as character wrap ups but felt pretty rushed considering how long it took us to get to this point, and I really think they needed more time to handle the denouement. The overall pacing of the episodes/seasons is terrible: you wasted like a season and a half puttering around, with whole episodes where you forgot to mention the war; you added in mirror-verse episodes without bothering to use them for story or character development; Quark is one of my favorite characters but there are too many episodes about Ferengi shenanigans that do not impact the actual plot; there are whole scenes and arcs dedicated to a character who does not (within the internal logic of the show) exist. And then you slammed all the development into the last half of the last season. I'm not surprised now that I forgot this entire show after watching it while airing because it’s emotionally exhausting. I've compared DS9 to SGA in the past, but the Dominion remind me of the Ori: You've killed the enjoyment I found in this show and have made it a chore to watch.

I do like that what ends the war is Julian’s determination and Odo’s compassion. You've proven the Founders wrong, but this entire plot thread was so poorly handled that I don't know that anyone remembers one mention from four seasons ago about why this war even started and, honestly, standing on a planet where you just murdered millions of children it's kind of not enough. I like that they let Garak kill the last Weyoun, and I adore the scene where he lets Kira take the phaser, but honestly he deserved more. It wouldn't solve anything, and I think there's a nice parallel in Garak's fears inspiring him into attempting genocide being incredible grounded in reality and the Founder's similar fears being negated, but he deserves it, the head Founder deserves to be torn into tiny pieces by grieving Cardassians, and I deserve to watch it. (I also desperately want Garak to find out about Section 31 and the changeling disease just so he can be like, "Oh so when I try to commit genocide I get 6 months in jail, but when the Federation wants to commit genocide that's okay?")

I don’t know who on the production team is so invested in Mark Alaimo getting a paycheck, but by the end Dukat as a character has long outlived any interesting qualities he may have had at one point. The final battle shit with the pah-wraiths was pretty underwhelming; except for the deeper exploration of Winn's motives that this season has allowed for, "The Reckoning" was such a better structured episode. (At least at this point they've let Kira go off and be awesome without being forced into episodes with Dukat. The sheer amount of abusive old men sexually attracted to much younger women in this show is frankly unnecessary; I will never be able to unhear Curzon say he flunked Jadzia from the symbiont program because he wanted to bang her, and Dukat’s relentless pursuit of Kira especially/even after we learn he sexually assaulted her mother is disgusting.) 

I have mixed feelings about Sisko, and his character having a “white savior” role with the Bajorans. Like, I guess it’s a cool twist that he’s a black white savior, maybe that's the best the 90s can do, but also can we decide to not write stories where we give foreigners positions of power over recently subjugated peoples??  I was feeling pretty yikes about it especially after the beginning of this season and learning that he was basically genetically bred by the Prophets for the position, but… I dunno, I’m probably not someone who can or should have a deep opinion about this. I do like that arc for him as a character outside of what it means for the Bajorans, but his ending feels too open. I wish we got to know more about what he learns from hanging out with the Prophets, and I wish that the great "sorrow" he suffers from disregarding the visions felt more concrete. Kassidy is really the only one sad about this, Sisko seems excited to exist outside of time. (And I feel like a lot of the "yikes" of the character could have been fixed by making the character be Bajoran? You wouldn't need to invent a reason why he was chosen by the Prophets. He could even have been raised on Earth and still have those ties, and I think it would have made the pull between his duty as an officer and his duty as the Emissary more interesting. Also can you imagine if Jake and Ziyal were both half Bajoran and hanging out with each other??? But they don't pay me to write shows.)

Why do Miles and Julian have the gayest final montage? It's literally the first of the montages and they start it up over "The Way You Look Tonight" and I was just like... wtf did I accidentally put in a fan video? Miles is the only person in a relationship who has a montage without any mention of their significant other, though I guess Worf's does jump from his first meeting with Sisko straight to season 5 clips so they didn't mention Jadzia either. I love that Miles and Julian have such a deep friendship, and I feel like this show could use more interrogation of the concept of love and the fact that platonic love/friendship is just as important as romantic love, but the production has spent so much time "no homo"ing every relationship they can think of that it just comes off as bizarre. 

All the bts things I’ve read about this show pretty much amount to the production being like “we had no idea what we were doing with this character” which, when combined with the failure to manage season structure and some of the utterly bonkers episodes this show threw out there, leads me to believe that pretty much anything I enjoyed about this show comes from the actors. This is definitely a show I feel like I’m going to be “rewatching” through fanfiction and gif sets before I ever rewatch the entire show again.