#and normally teenage relationships end but I hope ours doesn’t

[offline-love]

Just realized,

I’m dating a man, my dad won’t give a single shit about me dating him.

That’s like so cool? I guess?

[redrose10]

I hope this is okay! This one was requested for Yoongi, Namjoon, or Hobi and I went with Yoongi.

#4 I should’ve told you a long time ago

#23 We have to be quiet

Warnings: Angst, swearing, Teen pregnancy

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You felt like you’d just seen a ghost. The man standing in front of you being the same man that broke your heart fifteen years ago when he decided his career was more important than you or your relationship.

“Hi Y/N, sorry to just show up announced. I was back in the area and thought I’d stop by.”, he smiled a familiar heart stopping smile.

Against your better judgement you invited him in. Once the coffee was finished brewing you put two cups down on the table before taking a seat across from him.

“Okay Yoongi, how did you find me and what do you want?”, you spat.

He was a little taken back by your cold attitude, “I got your address from Mia. I just wanted to see you. Make sure you’re doing okay. It’s been a while.” You made a mental note to scold your best friend the next time you saw her.

“Well you can see I’m okay so finish your coffee and go. I’m sure you’ve got a hotel room full of women and booze waiting for you.”

“Seriously Y/N? That’s how you’re going to talk to me? Even after all these years.”, he questioned.

After breaking up with you and once his career took off Yoongi became somewhat of a hard partying womanizer. Always being photographed with a different woman every night or stumbling out of random clubs if he wasn’t thrown out. He’s been married three times, but claims only one was legit and the other two were just drunken mistakes. Sometimes you were glad he let you go. Maybe he did you a favor after all.

“I’m sorry Yoongi. It’s just late and I’ve worked all day. I wasn’t expecting company, especially not you.”, you said.

“I understand. I won’t stay long. I just wanted to check on you and finally apologize for everything.”

Before you could respond you heard the front door open and shut and soon after your teenage daughter appeared in the kitchen.

“How was work baby?”, you asked trying to calm your nerves and appear normal.

“Ugh well I’m covered in grease and pizza sauce, but I’m another day closer to affording a car.”, she replied grabbing a drink out of the refrigerator.

“That’s right Anna. You know the deal, I’ll match however much you come up with so the more you save the better of a car you can get.”

“Alright well then get ready because I want to have a similar one to the Porsche that is currently parked in the drive way.”, she chuckled before looking at Yoongi with wide eyes.

“Anna this is an old friend of mine. His name is Yoongi. And Yoongi this is my daughter Anna.”

Yoongi curiously looked her over before giving her a wave. Anna politely said goodbye before mumbling something about needed to scrub the pizza grease off and running upstairs.

“How old is she?”, Yoongi immediately questioned.

“She is about 15 years old.”, you cringed because you already knew what he was thinking.

“Mmhm I see. And her father is…?”

You nodded, “Her father is sitting at this kitchen table right now.”

He jumped back until he was flush against the wall, “What the fuck Y/N? What the fuck? All these years? All these years and you never once thought to tell me you gave birth to our daughter? To my daughter?!”

Just as fast you ran to him placing your hand over his mouth, “We have to be quiet. She doesn’t know about you or us. Let’s go upstairs and talk.”

He nodded as you took his hand leading him towards your bedroom where you could make sure the door was closed and locked.

Once inside you heard Yoongi laugh. “What is so funny?”, you questioned.

“Oh I don’t know. I guess because the last time you snuck me up to your room it ended with you getting pregnant and me not finding out about for fifteen years.”, he hissed.

Your blood started boiling, “Look, I should’ve told you a long time ago. I admit that. But you’re the one that broke up with me without even asking what I wanted.“

“Because I wanted to protect you. I knew I couldn’t give you the relationship you deserved with how much time and energy I had to put in my music. We weren’t even adults yet. I was young and dumb and didn’t know how to handle all the changes.”

“Maybe I would’ve been okay with that. Maybe I would’ve been okay with what little you could give me instead of nothing at all.”, you whispered hearing your voice become unsteady.

Yoongi still knowing you well knew that was a telltale sign that you were about to cry so he sat down on the bed and pulled you down next to him while while running soothing circles on your back.

“Did you know you were pregnant the day I broke up with you?”, his voice cracking at the end.

Too scared to speak you nodded your head.

“So why didn’t you tell me? I would’ve taken care of you, both of you.”

“That’s why I didn’t tell you. After you told me that you got an offer from a record label and were moving to the city to pursue your career I didn’t want to be the reason you gave that up. You were so close to achieving your dreams and a girlfriend and a baby would have only made it harder.”

He ran his hands over his face in frustration and maybe a little anger, “Fuck Y/N, I can’t believe you’ve been doing this along all these years. How could you hide this from me?”

“It wasn’t bad. My parents helped when they could. I have friends. We’ve been doing okay.”

“She’s beautiful.”, he said after a while causing you to giggle, “Of course she is. She looks like you in a wig.”

You continued, “She’s really smart and kind. She’s so thoughtful. She has a big interest in music. Just like her father. She’s a big fan too. She’s probably freaking out in her room right now. I don’t know how she kept it together downstairs. ”

He smiled at the thought.

The room fell into an awkward silence after that.

“Well I better get back to my hotel. It’s really late. Maybe I can come back and get to know her more. If that’s okay with both of you.”, he said standing up.

“Yoongi wait!”, you leaned forward to stop him, “Um what if you spent the night? You can have breakfast with us in the morning and we can talk about everything. The three of us.”

He nodded and crawled back into bed making sure to leave a comfortable space between the two of you but reaching for your hand to let you know it’ll all work out in the end.

[gerec]

dofp fics that have a happy ending for cherik?

Most of these fics take place post-DOFP or they are DOFP fix-its / AUs. They are all excellent and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did, Anon!

fathers and sons by M_Leigh

“I have an – interest – in Peter Maximoff,” Erik said, somewhat grudgingly, glaring. “A – familial – interest –”

Everybody stared at him.

“In that – mutantkind is one – large – family –” Erik said valiantly, if pathetically. 

“Oh, shit,” Alex said. “No way. No way.”

This far but no further by niniblack

“Lorna, this is Erik. Can you say hi?”

Lorna peeks out at him and mumbles, “Hi.”

“She’s cute,” Erik comments.

I know, Charles thinks. She looks like you.

Or: the one where Charles doesn’t tell Erik that joining the mile high club resulted in a baby.

Jail Break by blarfkey (Come Together series)

It's totally normal in Suburban America for the dad to pick up his rebellious teenager from jail, right? Even when it's the Pentagon instead of the local police station, and your dad is a Mutant Supremacist Assassin and America's Most Wanted who didn't post bail so much as murdered all the guards?

Whatever. Peter will take what he can get at this point, even if it means the most painfully awkward road trip in the history of the universe.

Thou Shalt Not Eat Stones by valancysnaith

Two months after Washington, Raven found Erik in a skeevy motel off the Florida interstate.

“They have Charles, Erik,” she said.

The bedframe shrieked. In the bathroom, the showerhead snapped in half and clattered into the tub.

Through the Barricades by starandrea (Through the Barricades series)

Erik and Charles learned to live without each other once. It's harder the second time--so before they even discuss it, they've decided not to try. (Erik accidentally moves into the mansion without anyone but Charles noticing for days. He may be the first to return, but he won't be the last.)

Hope by daymarket

A near-decade of hatred can't be wiped out with a single summer, no matter how eventful that summer might be. When Erik shows up uninvited at the mansion, Charles is just barely civil enough to not throw him out, but that doesn't mean he'll let him stay.

All our past times by aesc

In 1976, three years after D.C. and Trask, Erik returns to Charles's estate for the first time. What he's looking for, he doesn't entirely know, and doesn't know if he wants to find it.

Shalom Malakh by ZairaA

When death catches up with Erik a year after the Sentinel disaster, he only has one regret: never having found a way to bridge the gap and reconcile with Charles. But death is not the end of the journey, and Erik is put right in the path of his old friend once more.

  “Okay. Let’s say I bite. Who is the hapless idiot then? The one I'm supposed to look after?”

The woman smirked. “Oh, I’m certain you'll know it once you see him.”

Always Pass on Good Advice by cygnaut

Charles realizes there’s only one person who can talk Erik out of his terrible plans: himself.

Other Futures Than These by midrashic (A Timeline of the Impossible series)

In which Cuba doesn't break them apart, but that doesn't mean that their futures are tied together. (Except that it does.)

A Days of Future Past AU where only one person can defeat the Sentinels and save the future: the man whose imprisonment and torture created them, and Charles Xavier's ex.

The Spaces Between by mainecoon76

Almost a year after Washington, Erik is working on his own to find out what became of the Sentinel research. He keeps to himself and likes it that way. But when a mutant assassin tries to murder Charles, he finds himself reluctantly drawn into an adventure that involves a dangerous plot, Charles' own agenda, a complicated relationship, and holiday celebrations at Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.

the pain will remind us of each other by borninsideatornado

It’s always felt alien, the way he feels about Erik. Too big for his body, too much to hold in his heart. But finally, finally, it makes sense.

Because at the end of the world, it’s him. It’s always going to be him. —

when logan lets charles see his future in days of future past, he talks to erik instead.

From Yesterday by AzarDarkstar

He stands on the edge of tomorrow but always lives today.

[dollsanddandy]

Byler doubt has seeped into my mind and the thing about it is I see an argument for Mileven and Byler.

I will briefly mention that the fact we hardly see Will and Eleven interact onscreen kills me. These two understand the Upside Down and supernatural crap in a way the whole group does not and it kills me we don’t see them talk about it. Not only that, but they are among the most selfless of the group and they have received nothing in return.

Anyway, here’s my reasoning for both:

Originally I was like “Y’know what? Yeah, Will hasn’t got a single good thing going for him like the entire show, he deserves something good and Byler canon would be perfect.” But couldn’t the same be said for Eleven? She’s suffered just as much if not more. If anyone deserves someone romantically I’d argue it’s her over Will.

However, I am not saying Eleven needs a man. What Eleven has always needed most was a sense of belonging and an exploration into who she is. In support of Byler it would make the most sense that she needs to explore her autonomy and figure out who she is and what she wants. Her whole life has been for everyone but her. As much as Hawkins needs Eleven’s help, I hope we can spend some time for her to discover herself and gain control of her life in Season 5. Her best future would be without Mike romantically, it would be with Mike and the party platonically. She needs support and love from friends and family. She needs to know she has value beyond what she can do for others and beyond her powers. She needs to know she matters.

Eleven wants to feel like a normal teenage girl and doesn’t want to feel like she’s wrong or a mistake. Max gave her the chance to be a normal teenage girl and Eleven’s happiest memories are from time spent with Max. I’d also like to add that these moments with Max subvert the makeover trope because she wants Eleven to discover what she likes rather than Max choosing for her. Max has always wanted to give Eleven exactly what she wants: autonomy and normalcy.

Will needs romantic love. Eleven needs support and platonic love from those around her, and while Will needs support as well, him receiving romantic love would help him justify his existence. He feels like a mistake and that his love for Mike is wrong. Will gave up on Mike’s love in an attempt to save Eleven’s relationship. Will needs to feel like he matters, especially to his best friend and possible love interest Mike. Will receiving Mike’s love would complete his arc with him understanding he’s not a mistake, his love is normal and natural. He has been pushed aside for too long and the boy needs some serious love, care, affection and attention. At this point in the story Will must feel incredibly hopeless and without a future. His friends no longer have interest in his interests, he doesn’t appear to have any friends in California, he’s given up on his crush on Mike and the world is quite literally ending right before his eyes.

Mike’s love saving Will from Vecna and the end of the world and finally understanding what has really been going on between these two best friends would be a gorgeous choice narratively. “Yes we can play D&D and Nintendo in my basement for the rest of our lives, I love you.” This narrative would disprove his idea that he would never fall in love. It would be a beautiful message to all gay people, you’re not a mistake, you’re worthy of love. It would also explain to Will it was never about wanting to leave “childish” things behind, it was always about fear and internalized homophobia.

Now, let’s talk Michael Wheeler. Will and Mike have a falling out over Mike and Lucas not wanting to play D&D with him in ST3. Then Will leaves and suddenly in ST4 the remaining core four members are playing D&D again? My theory is that Mike playing D&D was his way of connecting with Will. D&D was their medium to be their true selves and when they stop playing D&D and Will leaves, Mike feels like he lost Will. I think Mike was the first to show interest in the Hellfire Club and by playing it with his friends he hoped to recreate the same feelings of happiness when he used to play D&D. However, it doesn’t work which is why Mike doesn’t appear happy in early ST4. When they beat Eddie’s campaign we don’t see him celebrating with his friends and that’s when he begins to realize what’s wrong: It doesn’t feel the same. He doesn’t miss playing D&D, he misses Will. It was never about the fantasy role playing game, it was always about how he was able to spend time playing with the boy he loves.

Anyway, here’s some honorable mentions and details I’d like to talk about:

Max and Eleven the duo you are 💗☹️ I really wish we had more moments for them as friends, I feel like Eleven would’ve really been there for Max while she was depressed following the events of ST3.

I feel like Eleven’s supernatural plot for ST5 should be focused on Max, it would make more sense that she and Lucas are trying to free someone who meant so much to them. Max was the most positive influence on Eleven next to Hopper. Beyond that, Eleven should have some time to discover her wants to some extent this season. She’s more than a weapon.

I think it’s so interesting how Will and Eleven are almost foils. In ST1-2 it’s almost like they cannot be on the same place at once (Will gets taken to the UD, Eleven has to save him, Will is saved, Eleven replaces his spot in the UD, Will is possessed, Eleven returns to help him, Will is freed and Eleven must return to hiding until the Snowball. It’s a very interesting choice), they need the opposite forms of love and Eleven is empowered to fight while Will is only able to flight.

There are a few parallels between the two, such as Mike’s “love” hurting both Will and Eleven and strangely enough the love they need from Mike is the opposite of the love they’re receiving from him. They also both feel like monsters or “othered” because of things that they aren’t in control of.

My recent obsession has been Mike Wheeler edits with “Like Him” as the song

I need Stranger Things 5 trailer now right now please please pleaseeee

This was written way better but I was outside the app too long so my progress was lost 😭🤚

[hardstraykidshours]

Hi! I just discovered you guys.

Can I request Seungmin x fem!Reader

They're a new couple still learning each others preferences, and having sex frequently because they're in the honeymoon period.

Dirty talk, and confident/assertive Seungmin please! Unsafe sex since this is fiction 🤭

aghhhhh!!!!! anon! bestie! i literally loveeee this idea. i definitely got kind of carried away writing it because i was having too much fun getting delulu about the whole "new relationship, honeymoon period, learning with each other" concept. i feel like a lot of our content usually leans more towards established relationships so it was really fun to get to write about one that was still in the beginning stages! i really enjoyed making this for you and i hope you love it!!

❤️ abbie & courtney

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pairing: seungmin x afab!reader

genre: smut, fluff, 18+ (minors dni)

length: 1.9k

warnings: profanity, sexual/suggestive content, dirty talk, tit play, fingering, biting, public sex unprotected sex (please wrap before you tap), creampie, afab reader, nsfw 18+ (minors dni)

“fuck, baby, you’re driving me crazy,” seungmin groans out the words before dipping his head back down to your neck. a moan rises in your throat when you feel his teeth scrape lightly across your sensitive skin but you manage to hold it back, afraid that someone might hear you. you can’t believe you’re doing this. it shouldn’t surprise you though, it’s always been like this with him.

since the two of you started dating a couple of months ago, it’s like you can’t get enough of each other. you’ve never felt like this for anyone before. he’s completely taken over your thoughts, all you can think about is seungmin. being near him, talking to him, touching him, tasting him…. god, you feel like a sex-crazed teenager.

and it’s not just about the sex with him. he also just makes you feel so genuinely happy. you’ve never been with anyone who can make you laugh so easily, someone who can keep up with your back and forth banter, someone who you can spend the whole day with, but it feels as though only a few minutes have passed. it’s just so easy and effortless with him. 

plus, the sex is also insanely good. 

holy shit is it good.

like you've had plenty of sex before, but nothing like this. nothing even close to this. seungmin is just so confident with everything he does, but in a way that doesn’t make you feel inadequate or inferior when you get nervous or shy. he’s assertive and surprising, always trying new, exciting things, but at the same time, listening to you to ensure you’re comfortable and enjoying everything. it’s absolutely mind-blowing and you can’t get enough. 

which is how you ended up here. sitting on the counter of a bathroom at an awards show, seungmin standing between your legs with one hand buried in your hair and the other braced on the counter next to you.

you’ve never done anything like this before, not even close. but you just couldn’t help yourself. from the very beginning of the night you couldn’t focus on anything or anyone but him. and the little triangle of his bare chest you could see from where his top button was undone. and the way he rolled up the sleeves of his shirt to reveal his strong forearms. and the little smirk that would play across his plush lips as he made jokes with the other guests after the show. it was like you were possessed. 

he was so goddam distracting in every way and you could barely hold a single conversation because all you could think about was getting his body on yours. luckily, you weren’t the only one having a hard time focusing on the event. seungmin thought he might actually explode if he had to look at you in that dark green dress for one more second. normally he had no issues interacting and engaging with everyone at these kinds of things. but tonight, every time he would get a glimpse of your curves in that dress he would lose his train of thought or stumble over his words.

during one of his stolen glances, he noticed you were already staring at him. the heat in your gaze sent fire through his veins and shivers across his skin, and he knew you were suffering in the same way he was. 

he waited for a natural end to his current conversation, but instead of moving on to mingle with more people as he had been the entire night, he grabbed your hand in his and slipped down a hallway. 

his mouth is on yours before the door to the bathroom is even fully shut. he blindly fumbles with the lock behind him before grabbing the back of your thighs and setting you on the counter. his lips are so soft and supple, pushing and pulling against yours in a perfect rhythm. sparks of arousal shot through you with every swipe of his tongue and graze of his teeth. 

you don’t know how long the two of you spent kissing, but you do know that you are growing more and more desperate for him with every passing second. your already wet panties are now completely soaked and he hadn’t even really touched you yet.

he slips his fingers in your hair, pulling slightly to tip your head back in order to give himself access to your neck. as his mouth starts working the length of your neck you have to fight the urge to moan and whimper.

his lips trail up the side of your neck and he nibbles softly on your earlobe before whispering in your ear. “why so quiet baby? afraid someone will hear? don’t worry, by the time i’m through with you, you’ll be screaming by name.” he emphasizes his words by running the pad of his thumb over your nipple through your dress and you can’t help the little mewl that escapes you.

he smiles against your neck at the reaction before his mouth continues to trail down your body. when it reaches the swell of your breast he reaches up to pull down the neckline of your dress before wrapping his lips around your nipple. you feel his tongue flick across the sensitive bud and your back arches, pleasure shooting straight to your core. you choke down moans as he continues to work his mouth across your breasts, biting down on your lip in an effort to keep quiet. 

you can’t believe you’re doing this. you’re at an event where anyone could walk in. you know seungmin locked the door, but someone could still try to come in at any moment. or they could be walking by and hear you through the door. fuck, what were you thinking. you freeze slightly, muscles tightening more and more with every thought of how this could go wrong.

when he feels your body tense beneath him, he immediately stops and pulls away slightly to look at you. “are you okay baby? what’s wrong? did i do something?”

his instant concern tugs at your heartstrings and you can’t help but feel bad for stopping things.

“it’s nothing,” you say, suddenly feeling very nervous, “it’s just, i’ve never done anything like this before. it just seems crazy, what if someone finds us? what if-”

“hey, it’s okay,” he interrupts you and steps back slightly, his hands sliding down to wrap lightly around your waist. “we don’t have to do this if it makes you too nervous.”

“but i know you want to and-”

“no. we talked about this. just because i want to do something, doesn’t mean we have to do it. if you’re not into it, or it makes you uncomfortable, we won’t do it. this is about us and making sure we both enjoy being together and not just doing whatever i want. okay?”

the look on his face is filled with nothing but fondness and sincerity and you can’t help the way your heart melts a little. you nod in response and he leans forward to plant a kiss to your forehead before stepping away further. 

"okay, now how about we get back out there and then afterwards i’ll take you home and show you all the horrible things i want to do to you.” he throws you a smirk and reaches out his hand, but instead of using it to get off the counter, you pull him back to you. he stumbles slightly and falls into you, caught off guard by your actions.

he opens his mouth, but you cut him off before he can ask his question. “how about you just give me a little preview now?”

his eyes widen slightly for just a moment before lust takes over his gaze. he moves in closer, planting his hands on either side of your hips. “are you sure? like i said, i don’t want to do anything you’re not comfortable with.”

"oh i’m sure," you grab the front of his shirt and pull him closer until your lips are almost brushing his. "i want you," your free hand slides down you palm his hard length through his pants, "and i want you now."

his eyes flutter shut for just a moment and a cocky smirk tugs at the edge of his mouth. 

“deal.”

the word is barely out of his mouth before his lips capture yours again. his hands start roaming your body, reveling in and worshiping every dip and curve of your flesh. the kiss turns fervent, your desperation for each other taking over everything. you fumble with the buttons on his shirt while his hands slide the hem of your dress up until it’s bunched around your waist, leaving you exposed to him.

his hand immediately moves to your pussy, fingers moving your panties out of the way before sliding through your dripping folds. after a few teasing strokes, he plunges his fingers deep inside your cunt. he works you with his fingers, curling them with each stroke so they hit that sweet spot deep inside of you. 

he moves his thumb to start rolling against your clit and his fingers continue thrusting into you. pure pleasure courses through your veins and his lips never leave yours, his mouth swallowing the moans and whimpers that pour out of you. when you feel like your very skin is going to burst into flames at any moment, you finally break the kiss, gasping for air as you try to speak. “you. need you. now. baby, please.”

seungmin groans in response, head dipping to press a chaste kiss to your shoulder before helping you undo his belt and slide his pants down to free his aching dick. 

in one swift motion he buries himself deep in your cunt. passion overtakes his actions and he starts fucking you in earnest, every thrust shooting bolts of overwhelming pleasure through you.

his grip on your hips tightens and he grits his teeth, fighting with himself to hold back. “fuck baby, i’m not going to last long. not if you keep gripping my cock like that……fuck you feel incredible.” you brace your hand on the counter behind you as he continues to thrust into you at a relentless place and you feel a familiar knot start to build in your core. when he moves one of his hands between the two of you to play with your clit, you know it won’t be long before your high finds you. 

as you feel yourself barreling closer and closer towards release you start to panic, realizing there is no way you’ll be able to keep yourself quiet. seungmin notices the stress in your eyes and just as you’re about to tip over the edge, he brings his hand up to cover your mouth. “bite down, baby.” 

at his words your orgasm slams into you and you comply with his command, teeth sinking into his flesh as you choke back cries of pleasure. your vision goes white as intense pleasure overwhelms your system and you keep your teeth clamped down on his hand, his palm muffling the sounds that escape you as release washes over you in waves.

“that’s it baby, that’s my good girl,” he murmurs to you while slowly fucking you through your orgasm. “always coming so well for me, always so, so, fuck!” his hips stutter as an aftershock ripples through your body, squeezing his cock exquisitely. a mixture of your name and whispered curses pour from his lips as he spills inside of you, his cock pulsing as you pull every ounce of pleasure from his body.

his head drops to your shoulder and his chest heaves as he tries to catch his breath. “holy shit,” he murmurs after a few minutes while pulling back slightly to look at you. 

“yah,” you breathe back, still in awe of what just happened. “holy shit.”

tag list: @sensitiveandhungry

[lagunapoint]

I’m really hoping for a happy arc for Lavellan and Solas in Veilguard, oh god. No surprises like him being trapped in the Fade while she’s stuck in reality, or having to make a painful choice about who gets to stay alive. Just no, please.

There are so many words and shattered hopes here, I’m sorry, but I couldn’t stop myself. Grab a cup of tea, some cookies, and sit next to me, my dear Solavellan.

And now, it’s time to lay all the cards on the table. You know, I can’t help but connect the story of Doctor Who and Rose with Lavellan and Solas in my mind. These storylines mean so much to me, and they both break my heart in the same way.

Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with the Doctor Who fandom, I tried to write this as comfortably and clearly as possible for our little refuge.

Relationships that are doomed from the start but where the characters fight through all the difficulties just to see their loved one again... these fill me with awe and pain. (I’m not normal, haha) When creating such relationships, writers have a huge responsibility, and you can’t just trample on expectations, like what happened to me (and many others in the fandom) with the ending of Doctor and Rose.

(A bit of a description of the Doctor and Rose’s love so you can better understand why I’m so anxious of the Solavellan part of the fandom. Warning: Spoilers below. If you’re planning to watch the series starting with the Tenth Doctor, you might want to skip the next few paragraphs.)

He’s immortal, lonely, brooding, and full of regret. He chose the death of his people for the sake of the universe’s survival. He mourns them, he’s broken, lost. He can never undo his decision, and he no longer knows who he is. And then he meets her. She rekindles the light and hope in him. She helps him make the right choices. She changes her life for him, falls in love, even though she knows their relationship is impossible. He feels the same, but it’s like he doesn’t want to admit it. He enjoys her presence. For the first time in almost a thousand years, he falls in love. It slowly changes his world. And oh my God, their maximum intimacy is in their looks, their hugs, and the warm touches of their hands. (There were two kisses, but another being was in her body at the time. So it doesn’t count!)

How do you think this relationship ends?

It crashes into reality. She sacrifices herself and ends up trapped in a parallel reality where he can never exist. Never. It’s the end for them. Three minutes on Bad Wolf Bay. Buckets of tears. He fades away, and she’s left alone, crying along with me.

For years, she searched for a way to see him again. Her life changed so much it’s hard to imagine.

And then the moment of their reunion comes.

Hold your breath

And what did the writers come up with? Feel the strangeness of this decision: since she’s in another world where he can’t be with her, since he’s immortal and she’s mortal, let’s just create his mortal double and give him to her. They’ll be happy. haha. Happy ending.

Just imagine this horrible scenario (forgive me for this), where they create a double of Solas, stripped of all his godhood, mortal, and he’s given to Lavellan.

And Solas, the real Solas, with bitterness and full awareness of what’s happening, gives his Lavellan to him, then walks away into the mist. He loves her so much that he lets her go to another version of himself so she can be happy. Ugh. I feel awful.

Even as a teenager, I understood that this was utter nonsense. She’d leave that double in a day. It’s so obvious, damn it. It’s the worst decision the writers could’ve made for such a strong relationship.

And that’s it, the end. For almost 20 years, there’s been nothing more, and there won’t be. It’s over, and it’s just brutal. It’s a love story that got a happy ending only in fanfiction, fan art, and role-playing.

And that’s why I’m so scared for the outcome of the relationship in Veilguard. God, let it be a worthy ending for all of us few Solavellans. Damn it, this part of the fandom deserves some happiness already.

I truly wish I could have the chance to create a good ending for Solas and Lavellan. I’m sure that even 10 minutes of a cutscene would be enough to make us happy. If we don’t get happiness, then I’ll write another endless rant. In any case, there are always amazing authors, artists, and creators who can heal any plot shortcomings.

There’s so much sadness and doubt here, oh ir abelas, vhenan

[kyyuri]

trial and error - nishimura riki

TMI with yuri !

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ synopsis : after breaking up with his ex, niki was going through everything a normal heart broken teenager would go through… except a certain someone keeps catching his eye~ will y/n be able to help niki get over his ex despite the efforts of his ex ?

a/n: and it has officially officially ended ! thank you for reading trial and error ! hope this chapter didn’t disappoint but if you have any more questions that weren’t answered here, feel free to comment or send an ask ~ tap here to read encore !

word count : 1.5k

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ how it started

being very real rn, as mentioned before this entire smau was based on ONE chapter itself ( the perilla leaves chapter). the original plot of trial and error was supposed to be for niki to unconsciously cheat on hyerin emotionally but this would result in the smau being more than 40 chapters long and i didnt intend to drag this smau out for too long. i wanted the smaus plot length to be just right so the readers wont get sick of it <3

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ haenas sudden appearance

it mustve been surprising for a character to suddenly be added towards the end but yet still play such a big role in moving the story forward. if you read closely, you would realise that niki was supposed to be the one that catches hyerin defaming yn. the reason for haenas existence was simply because 1. i realised yn didnt have any friends in the smau that was a girl and #girlpower 2. at the start of the smau, sunghoons fangirls were mentioned so i wanted to show how fans would always be willing to help out their role models/ people they look up to. 3. i didnt want to make it a thing whereby hyerin is only painted as the bad guy (by nikis group) simply because they broke up, i think thats wayyy too petty, so i had to give yall a reason to see that hyerin isnt just hated because of a petty reason but rather because she doesn’t react well to anything and that theres only that many people she could fool. (she be lacking critical thinking me think )

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ haehoon

ngl, it was never that serious. originally, haena’s love for sunghoon was never supposed to surpass fangirl level ( kind of to show our para social relationship with our favourite idols) but since there are people who are #teamhaehoon, i shall drop some unplanned scenes of haehoon that never made it to the series !

haena and sunghoon’s dynamics remained that way ( as seen in the spinoff ) however, sunghoon did end up asking haena out once the year ended ! their dynamics still stayed the same ( crack level ) except they are dating ! they never ended up breaking up because who would want to lose someone like haena right ?

sunghoon even managed to get into the same university as haena after haena forced him into revising with her on almost every single one of their dates ( he hates the last hour of their dates since haena would always test him to see if he did revise ) but i guess the fruits of their labour did show !

thanks to sunghoon and niki, haena was able to get close to yn and they are now besties ~

if you think about it , haehoon would definitely be a case where she fell first and he fell harder ! she definitely started liking him first for his personality (we love loud introvert hoonhoon ) but once sunghoon noticed her, he can never go a day without interacting with her once ( this includes staring from a distance ). it took him a lot of convincing and screaming into his pillow to gather enough courage to ask haena out. once they started dating, his simp era started too.

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ how ynki started

the smau started with niki just getting out of a relationship with hyerin a few days prior, so how did he move on so quickly to yn ? the answer is curiosity. as mentioned previously, yn looks slightly similar to hyerin which was what caught nikis attention initially. when he found out that yn was his classmate it deepens his curiosity as one would wonder why they never noticed someone who looks similar to their significant other. moving on, yn originally never had feelings for niki. she only interacted with him because it was fun to tease him but well that definitely led to something.

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ ot7

the whole friend group concept is basically built like this :

yn + sunwon

jaywon

hyung line + maknae

so if you add them together, ot7 happened ! ot7 were mainly acting as nikis wingman tho 💀💀💀

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ ynsunwon

how did they meet ? jungwon was the reason why this trio exists ! jungwon was friends with yn then met sunoo shortly after, forming our three main slayers. in chapter 22, it was mentioned that the friendship between ynwon blossomed because of the classes he had to miss due to competitions and yn helping him out ! naturally, since yn is jungwons friend and so is sunoo, the two became very good friends as well !

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ did won have feelings for yn

the answer is no. their friendship was purely platonic with no feelings involved ( although sometimes their actions might make it seem otherwise) jungwon just really cares about yn, thats all

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ amusement park (ch 9)

there was so many details missing right ? well i did it on purpose el o el. wondering what happened ? everything cliché happened. they held onto each other for their dear lives on every ride and bought matching headbands as souvenirs ( niki paid ) , yn was feeling too good because of all the hyerin texts and niki ddi realise ( he just didnt know the reason ) hence he bought yn an ice cream and a drink but when yn couldnt finish the strawberry ice cream, it landed in his hands ( look at one of the posts from that chap ! )

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ wrinkley ( rinki)

we were all mad niki let her back into his life lets be real. but the method hyerin used is actually a method that could be used irl ! if you ask someone that doesn’t like you for a favour, it is very likely ( not 100%) they will change their mind about you and dislike you less ! this was the method i was trying to show by having hyerin borrow nikis art set ~

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ broken up

rinkis back story ? you got it. these were supposed to be included but it would make the smau wayyyy to long and boring so it is appearing here ! hyerin and niki got together after meeting each other in art academy then realising the year after that they were going to be classmates (yes yn was there </3) ! hyerin was the one that confessed and was also the one who broke up with niki, simply because theres this theory where a relationship (boy girl rs ) would rarely work out if the female likes the male more. as seen in the smau, niki can be really caring but also really moody at times and hyerin isnt the type that can stand attention not being on them, hence the end of their relationship. hyerin regretted it shortly after because after breaking up with niki, she got even lesser attention than before !! hyerin never officially became friends with ot7 unlike yn ( thats why #standforyn ) anyways, hyerin was pretty salty that yn got the attention she craved for and tried so hard to earn so thats where everything spiralled.

*ੈ✩‧₊˚ nikis letter (chap 18)

“ yn, my love !

its niki ! im writing down all the things i wish to say to you but cant get the proper words out without being a blushy mess. im not sure what happened and truthfully, i dont have to know, all i need to know is how you feel and how to cheer you up so i can always support you when youre feeling down. after doing some digging and sacrificing my wallet to jungwon hyung, i was given the secret weapon to making you smile again ! im no cook but i did try my absolute best making these dishes ~ ill admit i didnt actually make the cake from scratch BUT i did decorate it !! im so glad my mum birthed me with skills hehe <3 i heard you like handwritten letters so here is one specially from the one and only riki !

yn, youre never alone. please never struggle alone. your friends, me , my hyungs, we are all here for you. please dont shut us out. ever since you entered my life, i dont think i can go a day without you :( i genuinely like you so much i think i might just go crazy. i will work hard to become someone reliable so that whenever you’re tired, you can always take a rest and lean on me. lets get along well and spend the rest of our lives happy ~ when you’re ready to let me into your world, i will always be ready to join you on your journey and help you walk a flowery path ! take your time to heal but dont forget about me !

i love you yn ! you heard it from me first !

riki ”

that’s about all i can think of for now, thank you for reading trial and error ! dont forget to check out the spinoffs and my next smau encore ! if you love my works so far, do consider joining my permanent masterlist ! - yuri

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[storytellerwhims]

Introduction:

This is the official page for The Storyteller Whims Legacy Challenge! This is a story based legacy challenge with a storyline and color/style you follow each generation. This challenge does include most of the packs and does require a few mods. So, if you're on console sadly you won’t be able to play this version! But I am planning on writing up a un modded version later on that console players will be able to follow! I hope you enjoy the challenge if you do, please share with your friends!

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Rules:

-Must play on Normal Lifespan

-You can’t use money cheats unless specifically stated by the rules for story purposes.

-You can use MCcommand Center for change outfit and certain things. (Setting age span, pregnancy span etc. just no cheating skills or career)

-You must complete all the goals for each generation.

-Dress your sims in the color/style stated for each generation.

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Notes:

Note it’s okay if something in gameplay doesn’t play out exactly as the storyline. But try to stick to the storyline as much as you can.

Also if you don’t know what a style of clothes looks like I recommend looking up the type of style In google for examples. Or there are also style tags in cas that will tag certain outfits as a certain style.

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Mod Requirements:

-Family and Pregnancy Overhaul (Woohoo Wellness)

-Basemental Drugs/Gangs

https://basementalcc.com/adult_mods/basemental-drugs/

https://basementalcc.com/adult_mods/basemental-gangs/

-Kiarasims Trait Mods

-MCcommand/MC Woohoo (You will need this mod to have teen pregnancy in Gen Three!)

MC Command Center (deaderpool-mccc.com)

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Before You Play:

This challenge has real life and fiction elements that may trigger or be uncomfortable for some people! This challenge is intended for people ages sixteen and older! So please be aware of that remember this challenge is for fun not to stress you out! Hope you enjoy my challenge!!!

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~The Generations~

Gen.1 Hopeless Romantic Writer Who Finds Love Unexpectedly

Storyline:

You just moved out of your parents house after learning that they were divorcing. You struggled your whole life listening to your parents fight! As a teen you wanted to have love but all you had was teenage angst. You had a few relationships but they were toxic or the person wasn’t a good fit. You always dreamed of having a love unlike your parents one that is wholesome and beautiful. But now you are hopeless that you will find that so you write love novels. About what your dream love life would be as well as write poems, about those horrible teen relationships you had. As you work your way up in the journalist career you unexpectedly meet someone. You hangout with them they become your best friend then you both start to see there’s more between you than friendship. You both decide to take things to the next level and date, you end up getting married having kids. Now you have the dream love life you always dreamed and wrote about!

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Starting Out:

-Start our living in a rundown apartment that you make look better as you get money. Start out with 0$ but you can the essentials that come with the apartment.

-Be a Young Adult

-Have the traits Romantic, Author and Free Spirit.

-Have the Soulmate Aspiration

-Be in the Journalist Career

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Traits: Romantic, Author and Free Spirit

Aspiration: Soulmate

Career: Journalist

Color/Style: Orange and Boho

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Goals:

-Reach Level Eight of the Journalist Career.

-Max the Writing and Charisma Skills

-Meet the Love of Your Life Become Best Friends to Lovers.

-Have at-least Two Kids

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Gen.2 Doctor Who Loses Their Partner to an Illness

Storyline:

You grew up a sweet nerdy kid who loved being around their family and friends. Your parents always supported you at science fairs etc whatever you did in school. They were by your side supportive of you as years went by it felt like the best thing in the world is your family and friends. So as a teen you decided you wanted to be a doctor. You started working harder in school and achieved good grades in high school. And graduated one of the top students in your class. After high school you say goodbye to your childhood home and family. To go to college to try and get a degree to become a doctor. A couple semesters in you get overwhelmed and drop out. All your dreams seem hopeless till you see a position open online. For a front desk person you go for the interview and you get the job. It gets boring but soon one of the doctors approaches you. They saw all your achievements on your resume. They happily offer you the chance to work with them and learn about being a doctor. You think can I do that without a degree but you take the offer and learn all you can. Soon you have become one of the best doctors around helping people like you always dreamed. Soon you get a round of new interns coming in one of them catches your eye. Their cute but should you be going for a intern you try to ignore temptation. But you end up asking them out and dating them. A bit goes by you two marry and have kids. Your career is going great everything seems perfect. Till your partner gets sick and you worry you’ll not only lose your partner. But your family will fall apart. So you search for a cure for your partners Illness but there is none. So you sadly lose your partner to the Illness. After the funeral you are mad at yourself feeling like a failure and fraud. As a doctor for not curing your partners Illness. You become gloomy and try to refocus your attention on on your kids. Trying to teach them to become hard workers and responsible to have a successful life family. Because deep down you feel dissatisfied with your life after your partner passed. You hope that maybe at least your kids and grandkids will live a more achieved life then you.

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Traits: Genius, Family Oriented and Ambitious (Change ambitious to gloomy after partner passes.)

Aspiration: Nerd Brain (Change to successful lineage aspiration after partner passes.)

Career: Doctor

Color/Style: Blue and Polished

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Goals:

-Go to University and Drop Out

-Become a Doctor Reach Level Five In the Career.

-Max Logic and Research and Debate Skills

-Fall in Love with a Coworker, Get Married to Them and Have at least Two Kids.

-Lose Partner to Incurable Illness

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Gen.3 Goody Goody to Drug Dealer

Storyline:

You lived in a fake perfect family since your parent died of a tragic illness. Your other parent wasn’t the same you saw it but they and your siblings didn’t. You tried as a kid to fit into your parents vision of a perfect family. Tried in school but your grades weren’t good so your parent got you tutoring, but you didn’t pay attention. This imperfection was a lot to bare with your parent wanting everything flawless. So as a teen you quit wearing nice clothes, trying to fit in your parents neat and tidy box. You start enjoying art in a different way you skipped school. Went to the city with new bad influence friends graffitied walls, drinking and smoking. Pretty soon your parent got tired of your misbehaving you get into a big fight. You pack your stuff and leave that night you crash at one of your friends house. You and him get pretty close and comfortable then it leads to more. The next morning you leave with what clothes and money you have. You walk and find an old RV it could be your new home. Till you see a man coming back to the RV you try to hide but he saw you. He see’s your in need he offers you a job as a drug runner delivering drugs for him. So you take the offer, run errands for him. As payment he pays you not only with cash but also with woohoo. Soon you start to feel nauseous and you find an old box of pregnancy tests in the trash. You use one and find out your pregnant but who’s the father?! It doesn’t matter to you steal some of the drug dealers adult candy. While he’s asleep one night and make a run for it and stay in an abandoned trailer. You start selling weed for some cash and decide to keep the baby. You spend the next several years selling drugs, being a top drug dealer and being an ok parent. But you regret not giving your kid everything your parent gave you. But you know you did your best to love them, and not make them feel they had to be anything but themself. 

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Traits: Kleptomaniac, Clubber and Romantic 

Aspiration: Chief of Mischief 

Career: Drug Dealer (Sell drugs with basemental drugs mod) 

Color/Style: Black and Grunge

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Goals:

-Max the Weed Dealing and Mischief Skills

-Run Away from Home as a Teen

-Be Homeless (Till your sim gets pregnant)

-Make Money as a Drug Dealer

-Hook Up with a Friend and a Drug Dealer Then End Up Pregnant. 

-Live In a Abandon Trailer That You Build Yourself and Raise the Baby.

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Gen.4 Hardworking Cop Falls for a Psychopath

Storyline:

You grew up in poverty with your parent barely being home. Because they were out somewhere dealing drugs, as a kid you knew what they did was wrong. But you tried to love them anyway but somehow you couldn’t fully. As a kid you did good deeds at school trying to help your friends out when they needed it. As a teen you volunteered and did all you could for people even your parent. Your parent was happy that they managed to have and raise a child, who has a better character than them. Soon as your a young adult you move out into a nice neighborhood. Unlike the one you grew up in you have no idea what you want to do with your life now. But all you know is you want to help people you go out one day and see policemen. Working hard to keep the neighborhood safe that’s when you decide to become a cop. You work hard, start out doing coffee runs for the sheriff but end up becoming lead officer. One day while you're out patrolling you meet a person who catches your eye. But you refuse to be distracted while on duty so you ignore them. A bit goes by you run into them everywhere you talk to them for awhile end up dating. As you work your way up in your career you and your lover decide to elope. You didn’t even think twice about it for the first time you think with your heart. Soon you/or your partner are pregnant and have the  baby/babies. Your a big happy family it’s peaceful for once since you didn’t grow up in a nice environment. But you go to work one day and see your partners name on the most wanted list. They are wanted for murdering several people you are shocked, but immediately you tell the sheriff and they arrest them. Now you are alone and have custody of your kids but you don’t want to give up on love. So you write letters to your partner in prison, even if it’s a bad idea you still love them somehow. They don’t write back for a while till finally they say they want a divorce. It breaks your heart to the point you focus harder on yourself, family and career. Till one day when your an elder you end up dating and marrying one of the other cops. Life is happy your kids are grown up, and you and your new love celebrate all your life achievements. By watching the sunrise and sunset in rocking chairs with your dog/cat. You may have fallen for a psycho, but you were an amazing cop. 

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Traits: Ambitious,Paranoid and Family Oriented

Aspiration: Big Happy Family 

Career: Detective 

Color/Style: Yellow and 90’s Style

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Goals:

-Reach Level Ten in the Detective Career

-Reach Level Seven in the Research and Debate and Parenting Skills.

-Fall for Elope and Have Kids with a Psychopath.

-Write Love Letters to your Physcopath Partner in Prison.

-Get Divorced by the Psychopath 

-Marry your Friend/Fellow Cop as a Elder

-Have a Cat/Dog as a Elder. (you can before this but must have one as a elder) 

-Have a Nice Home (That’s atleast 20K) 

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Gen.5 Loner that's a Super Parent

Storyline:

You were raised in a drama zone family, your dad/mom was a Psychopath. You worry that you may be one too. Even if you're not you are scared of the chance of ending up with someone bad as your parent. You never thought having a relationship was all that cracked up to be anyway. You grew up a child who always stuck to yourself playing video games or watching simtube. Your parent encouraged you doing whatever you enjoyed. But they were still worried about you being antisocial, so they took you to the playground to try to meet kids. But you sit on the swing by yourself, so your parent just let you be. As a teen you're a good student but struggle being around a lot of people at school. You have a couple friends who understand you and stick by your side. But after high school all except one get married and have kids. But you barely speak to them, you become a loner and you start to feel like something is missing. So, you get the job you always wanted working as a Tech Guru that fulfills you but not enough. You still see people all around happy with kids. Without a doubt in your mind, you feel kids are what you are missing in your life. You go to the doctor and ask them about your chance of having a baby. They tell you that your chances are good, so you go through with artificial insemination/or having a Surrogate. As soon as the baby is born your life is filled with so much joy. Which gives you the motivation to work harder at your job, and you are able to make the house look nicer. Because having a baby the way you did was so expensive you only have one. But you are the best parent to them and you two have a close bond. The rest of your days you do everything you can for your child. Watch it grow and leave one day to go off and have a life of its own. You may have been single, but you weren’t alone.

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Traits: Loner, Loves Children and Geek

Aspiration: Super Parent

Career: Tech Guru 

Color/Style: Red and Casual

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Goals:

-Reach Level Seven in the Tech Guru Career

-Max the Parenting and Logic Skills

-Be Alone Your Whole Life 

-Have a Baby Through Artificial Insemination or Having a Surrogate. 

-Take Your Child on At Least Two Vacations

-Teach Your Child To Say Please and Thank You.

-Have Your Child End Up With At Least One Good Character Value.

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Gen.6 Baker Who Decides They Hate Baking and Becomes a Food Critic

Storyline:

You grew up extremely loved by your single parent. Who helped you to go for whatever you wanted to do in life with clubs, activities etc. They even supported you messing up the kitchen with your new recipes you thought of as a child. They even tried those recipes that seemed absurd and nasty after all you were their world. Seeing your parent grow up alone but happy made you motivated to focus on your goals. As a child you and your parent baked and cooked together all the time. Whether it was making homemade sweets or full course meals. You enjoyed spending that time with your parent and you looked up to them. As a teen you continued that love for cooking working as a barista after school. Serving Coffee but also helping to make baked goods to sell made you overjoyed. After you graduated high school, you decided you wanted to become a baker, and own your own bakery. You didn’t have much money to buy it so your parent, dug into what was your college fund to help pay for it. With their help you renovated the place made it look nice and cozy. People came in searching for the yummiest treats that you provided but one day. A health inspector came and found rats in the back of your bakery and shut you down. After that you felt crushed and couldn’t look at cooking or baking the same again. You stayed in your house for days not sure what to do now with your life. Till you saw a show about food criticism, and you decided why not try and be a food critic. You become a well-known food critic people get nervous when you come to their restaurant. Then one day while you're doing your job at a restaurant you meet someone. Who is the owner of that restaurant, and you instantly feel a spark between you two. So, you write them a good review and they ask you out on a date, soon you two start dating. You two take things to the next level move in together and they propose/or you do to them. You get married and have a kid/kids as you cook for your spouse and kids. You start to develop a love for baking again and open up a small bakery. While still having your job as a food critic because it’s what brought you to your partner. You may have grown up up with a single parent but love surrounds you. Even down to the little sweet treats you sell at your family-owned bakery. 

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Traits: Sweet Tooth, Family Oriented and Self Assured

Aspiration: Master Chef 

Career: (Food) Critic 

Color/Style: Pink and Minimalist 

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Goals:

-Open Your Own Bakery with the Money Your Parent Gives You. (Which is 20K) 

-Quit Being a Baker and Become a Food Critic.

-Reach Level Seven of the Critic Career

-Max the Baking and Cooking Skills

-Meet Your Partner at Their Restaurant You are Criticizing. Go On a Date With Them and Start Dating Them. 

-Marry and Have at least One Kid With Your Partner.

-End Up Owning a Family-Owned Bakery You Run with Your Partner and Kid/Kids.

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Gen.7 A Hippie Who Wants to Change the World and Becomes a Politician

Storyline:

You grew up around a loving family you were taught that love and happiness is everything. As a child you started a small garden in the backyard with the help of your parents. You enjoyed being outdoors you loved caring for the planet and everything around you. You spent hours outside on the playground after school with your family. You were an okay student in school but enjoyed recess more than anything. As a teen you started to dress hipster and seventies vibes people would make fun of you. So you ran to the bathroom and smoked weed how could people be so mean. You thought to yourself soon as you graduated you moved out of your parents house. To evergreen harbor you live in a trailer that is cozy but also is surrounded by greenery. With lots of colorful beautiful repurposed items you decorate with, your happy to be out of school. But you miss your family so you visit them as much as you can. Soon every time there’s voting on neighborhood action plans you go vote. Hoping evergreen will become a beautiful green place, you also recycle trash you find to help the town change. You keep some of what you find to sell or to decorate your trailer with. The town works towards change but it’s not enough so you decide to become a politician. People laugh at you belittle you say you can’t be a hippie and a politician. You prove them wrong you research work hard campaigning and you change the world. Along the way you and your friend from school who stood up for you. Even if you didn’t know it because you were hiding in the bathroom. They support you which rallies other people too you and them start dating. But marrying isn’t really your thing your too focused on changing the world. So when they get down on one knee and propose you say no. You never wanted a conventional life you want a chilled life single flowing in the wind. Have a hookup here or there but mainly focus on making your home green. Become the best politician the world has ever seen, you work hard in your career and make evergreen green again. You feel achieved to celebrate you go out, drink and smoke a lot and have a drunken hookup. You end up pregnant/or that person gets pregnant, You weren’t sure you wanted kids. But you keep the baby raise it/your hookup partner didn’t want the baby so you raise it. (Whichever storyline you go with depends on your Gen seven heir) You aren’t the best parent but you love your kid and you teach them to be carefree. But to care deeply about taking care of the planet, but not let what other people say hurt them.

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Traits: Green Fiend, Non-Committal and Activist 

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist

Career: Political 

Color/Style: Rainbow and 70’s/Hipster

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Goals:

-Live in a Trailer in Evergreen Harbor 

-Vote On the Neighborhood Action Plans As Much as You Can. 

-Make the Towns Eco-Footprint Turn Green. 

-Dig Through the Dumpsters to Find Things to Sell and Decorate Your Trailer With.

-Become a Politician Reach Level Seven of the Career. 

-Visit Your Family Often (At least a couple times a sim week) 

-Date and Reject Engagement From Your Friend Growing Up.

-Have a Drunken Hookup and Either End Up Pregnant/Or Your Hookup Partner Gets Pregnant. 

-Raise the Baby/Babies Be an Ok Parent 

-Max the Gardening and Charisma Skills

-Have at least Two Tattoos 

-Never Get Married 

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Gen.8 Bully Moves Into a Haunted House and Becomes a Paranormal Investigator

Storyline:

As a kid you grew up with an ok relationship with your parent. They taught you to not take crap from anyone which led you to be protective of yourself. You grew a bully when being scared or nervous because of what your parent taught you. They never told you that you don’t have to be mean to be protective. So you spent a lot of time in detention in school your parent wasn’t mad at you. But they also didn’t like having to leave work to pick you up from school after you getting into a fight. As a teen you started boxing and going to the gym to get out your anger. It helped but still when you went to school people made you angry so you bullied them. It got so bad your grades started slipping and you didn’t graduate high school. Your parent was disappointed in you but we’re trying not to have problems with you. Because they want to have a good relationship with you like they had with their parents. Now as a young adult you want to move out live on your own out of a old weed smelling trailer. You decide to move into a small New Orleans home in Willow Creek. The realtor said it belonged to a nice old woman who passed on. But it was cheap even for a small home in that neighborhood but you don’t question it. You take it and it came with the furniture all nice and quaint. But It isn’t your taste you can always get new furniture though. It gets to be nighttime and you start hearing sounds through the house. You wake up and notice there’s a big glowing orb and you start to think is this place haunted. You go online and research about it and you learn about how to get rid of ghosts. As you clear your home of evil ghosts you start to realize this could be your calling. You become a paranormal investigator and in the process get your anger problems out. You become pretty close with the grim reaper giving him souls to keep for eternity. You fall for him and end up woohooing but it doesn’t lead to much grim can’t be tied down. You start to feel that the only people you’ll be surrounded by are dead. But online you meet somebody who shares your interest in paranormal. You two end up dating and never getting married but having two or more kids. You feel your life is complete even if the one thing that calmed you was busting ghosts. 

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Traits: Hot Headed, Active and Bro

Aspiration: Body Builder  

Career: Paranormal Investigator

Color/Style: Purple and Retro

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Goals:

-Start Out Living in a Haunted House in Willow Creek.

-Become a Paranormal Investigator and Reach Level Five of the Career.

-Max the Median and Active Skills 

-Free Your House of Evil Ghosts and Make Your House Not Be Haunted Anymore. 

-Have a Hookup with the Grim Reaper

-Date But Not Marry Another Paranormal Fanatic and Have At least Two Kids.

-Collect at least Four Gifts from Ghosts.

-Have a Good Relationship with Guidry.

-Collect All The Different Ghost Types.

-Have Bonheilda as Your Maid.

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⚠️CW: This Generation may have themes that are uncomfortable or triggering!!

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Gen.9 Evil Scientist Who Helps Bring On the Apocalypse in Strangerville

Storyline:

You were raised in a home with parents who enjoyed the supernatural. They were barely around they always had paranormal duties to attend to. You started to take interest in the paranormal yourself, but never looked at it the way your parents did. You saw the science part of it and it seemed after reading books as a child about it. It seemed stupid and like your parents are crazy but while studying you found your passion science. You barely had any friends growing up because you always scared them away. Whether it was a science project that gone wrong or a silly prank, you loved seeing people in fear. Your teachers in school met with your parents about you devious tendencies. But your parents didn’t know what to say to them about you. Your parents didn’t have much to say about you, because they know how it is to be considered odd. As a teen you had a couple of high school flings with the computer club but didn’t mean anything. You were mostly focused on your maniacal studies in the process of it, you found out about a lab. A high-tech lab in Strangerville that is doing studies on alien plants and more. That budded your interest, so you worked hard graduated high school early. Then move out of your parents' house to Strangerville. Into a small house when you got their things seemed pleasant and calm. A nice place to live, but you wanted to change that you had devious plans up your sleeve. You become a scientist and you work right in the heart of the lab. Soon something goes wrong with one of the experiments in the lab thanks to you. But you run off before anyone can catch you, and you start to see alien plants sprouting up everywhere. Your plans worked the apocalypse is starting, people everywhere are like zombies. Infected by those plants you know the people at the lab will get rid of you. As soon as they find out that you helped cause the apocalypse, so you go get artificially inseminated. To have someone carry on your evil doings when your no longer around. You hide out in a bunker underneath your house that you built. Till you give birth then you come out of the bunker and the military personal caught you. They arrest you and take you away and a military officer takes the baby/babies. You may have been caught but your evil doings will go down in Strangerville history. 

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Traits: Evil, Erratic and Genius 

Aspiration: Public Enemy

Career: Scientist

Color/Style: Brown and Dark Academia

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Goals:

-Move to Strangerville as a Young Adult.

-Become a Scientist and Reach Level Eight of the Career.

-Max the Logic and Mischief Skills

-Build a Bunker Underneath Your House.

-Have an Atrocious Reputation.

-Have a Garden Where You Grow Alien Plants

-Give Five People Alien Plants as Gifts

-Never Marry 

-Get Artificially Inseminated to Carry on the Legacy. (Requires the family and pregnancy mod by Lumpinou) 

-Have the baby/babies and Have It/Them Be Adopted By a Military Officer.

-(Be Executed) Die From Electrocution. 

(After Gen.9 dies you play as the military officer and raise the baby/babies)

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⚠️CW: This Generation may have themes that are uncomfortable or triggering!

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Gen.10 Kid of a Evil Scientist the Town and Becomes a Hero/Fate of a Town and a Hero

Storyline:

You were raised in Strangerville an apocalyptic town where people walked around like zombies. Where alien plants grew, and people were scared to come out of their homes. But you were taken care of by a loving adopted mom who was tough on rules but was sweet. She did all she could to keep you from the harsh reality that your mom was executed. She took you on trips to the military base where she had to work. But she made it a fun adventure her fellow military personal became like family. She homeschooled you because schools were shut down because of hard times in Strangerville. But you never had to feel that because she helped you not have too. Till you became a teen, and she told you everything. That your mom was evil she was partly responsible for the apocalypse. That she was executed, and she doesn’t know who your dad is. You take this hard, and you hide out in your room awhile, texting your friends you met because their parents are in the military. You’ve been shielded from the harsh reality of Strangerville and your real mom. To make you strong so that you could have a happy childhood. You go for a walk that night and it’s dark scary zombie looking people could be lurking. But in the darkness, you meet someone with green skin and dark eyes. You get scared and nervous, but they make you feel something. You hadn’t felt ever because being raised so sheltered. You talk for a bit and then share a kiss and you feel like it’s wrong. So, you run off back to the house and they feel insecure and leave on their alien ship. You go looking for them every night after that, but you don’t see them. You graduate high school and become a young adult. You decide to join the military like your adopted mom and try to save Strangerville. 

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Story Path One-You Save The Town and Marry Your Alien Lover

After saving the town from the evil mother plant all that sneaking around. Digging for the truth and defeating the mother plant to save the town. Made you want to have a normal life well as normal as it can be in your family. Your Alien lover returns to earth to see you they are a good alien. They are so grateful you defeated the evil mother plant and cleared aliens bad reputation. You both start dating then one day get married and have two or more kids. You moved away from Strangerville but you moved somewhere just as warm. You moved to Oasis Springs where you and your partner raise your kids. Teach them about being strong and being good people. While their other parent teaches them about alien life and space. You are a happy family after all the drama and apocalyptic chaos your happy. But that’s not the end of the legacy just this generation.

Since you saved the town from the Mother Plant you get to move on and play the The Storyteller Whims Legacy Challenge Extended Edition!!!

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Story Path Two-You Don’t Save The Town and Die Trying to Defeat The Mother Plant

You do your best to uncover the mystery of the town and why the town is infected. You finally put all the pieces together and you find what the secret lab was hiding. You get a team together to try to defeat the evil mother plant. You don’t know how this will end so before you go to the deep dark depths of the secret lab. Your alien lover returns to earth to see you before your attempt to save the town. You two go on a quick little date, and share a kiss that could be goodbye. Then you and your team of heroic people, gather your courage and go inside the secret lab. You see the mother plant and she is fierce you and your team fight her. But ultimately you fail and lose your life in the process and now the town is in despair. Your adopted mom and everyone who knew you will remember your courage trying to save the town.

Since you didn't save the town the legacy challenge ends here and you don't get to move on and play the Extended Edition!

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Traits: Ambitious, Adventurous and Romantic

Aspiration: Strangerville Mystery 

Career: Military 

Color/Style: Green and Country/Western

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Goals:

-Reach Level Ten of The Military Career

- Max The Fitness and Programing Skills

-Meet and Fall For An Alien as a Teen

-Buy At least Three Items From The Curio Shop.

-Become Best Friends With Erwin Pries

-Complete The Badges Collection From The Military Career. 

-Save the Strangerville Town (If you don’t complete this one the legacy challenge is over)

Goals to complete if you save the town:

-Keep The Dead Mother Plant Statue In Your House.

-Date and Marry Your Alien Lover Then Have At least Two Kids. (Your Gen Eleven Heir Must Be An Alien) 

-Live In A Family Home In Oasis Springs.

-Raise Your Kids To Be Good People Have Them Obtain At least One Positive Character Value. 

(Now You Can Move onto The Storyteller Whims Legacy Challenge Extended Edition with Your Gen Eleven Heir.) 

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Thank you for playing my legacy challenge I hope you enjoyed it!! If you saved Strangerville congrats you get to play the Extended Edition!!💜

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Finally!! Some honesty from her… I hope Lando can now be more realistic with his expectations

Loved the whole not leave me alone thing. Not leave me alone could be our always. The ice queen is melting.

I look fine at the end really broke my heart. I don’t think hers and Laurens relationship will survive this whole fake dating thing.

Loved the song, it’s a nice detail. Does that means that she’s a swiftie too? (I didn’t even notice that one ‘slide’, cause when I swipe to the next pic, it doesn’t show me the video, I’ll blame that on tumblr app)

I’m just waiting to see what will Lando do next week, to ruin the storyline here.

Will Freddie be making the cameo again? I feel like we need trigger warning for him, or maybe you annouce it a day earlier so we get a chance to emotionaly prepare for him

Not the fault in our star reference omg this takes me backkkkkk

The chokehold that book had on me for no damn reason I couldn’t relate to one single character except the psycho author even though his book sounded TERRIBLE but at least he was a normal person. He was fr the only person who acted like an adult in that whole book.

I still think it’s such a great book because it really captures teenagers so well in a meta way but omg I have to stop rambling about this book. Anyway. Cool reference!

I think what is interesting is one wonders what relationship you can ever really have when someone else gets paid when you do.

Who isn’t a Swiftie in this day and age? Y/N definitely considered using The Alchemy or So High School but thought the real TS songs were too honest for her fake relationship 🫢

Freddie will be back, in more ways than one, and we will find out more about him….

[winchesterish]

(M) Breaking of the Dam — 8k

dedicated to @itsgettingcrazieroutthere @luminescent-chorus @samswound ♡

John’s ring brushes against hers when they hold hands. He looks down at her, and sees no warmth or love in her. He doesn’t love her either. This woman that he’s going to spend his life with. Everything happens for a reason, his grandma had told him, God’s will, destiny, soulmates, all of that crap teenage John hated. Now he hopes it’s all true, he hopes he grows to love her, that maybe one day she’ll love him. The second the song ends Mary is twenty feet away at the refreshments table, downing the cheap whiskey.

COMPLETE (11/11)

And here, this fic comes to an end almost a year after I started it. It's been a VERY long and drawn-out journey, mainly because this was the first real fic that I wrote. I've grown quite attached to it, it's shaped my style of writing and honestly, I did not want it to end. So I put this off despite having most of it written all the way back in September, and even before that I was putting off updates because I needed everything to be "perfect" (very John of me for this fic, I know).

I wanted this last chapter to be the end because I spaced out the chapter titles, (John's vows) and this fic could really drag on if I let it. Mainly, I wanted this to be a study of John and Mary and their relationship. It's not perfect, as we see in canon and in the book "John Winchester's Journal."

I WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PREQUEL SHOW. WHAT A MESS.

But we do see in the show that they are soulmates, courtesy of Heaven and Hell's match-up to get Sam and Dean as their planned vessels. In my opinion, I don't think realistically that John and Mary (without the plot) would've been good together. But since they are, I wanted to show a complex side of their relationship, along with the prompt of "Wouldn't Mary feel guilty over the deal?" Which, she takes out on John. There was no option to save her parents, but there was one to save John and get that life that she'd always wanted. A husband and kids she could love, she didn't want the hunting life. (4x3) MARY: "This job, this life, I hate it. I want a family. I want to be safe. You know the worst thing I can think of? The very worst thing? Is for my children to be raised into this like I was. Well, I won't let it happen."

This, of course, leads to the guilt and possible regret Mary feels for having the husband and the family, but not her parents. As for John, I think after the birth of Dean (first vessel down, one to go), their relationship strains again. Dean is the person John looks to for comfort because he feels alone in his marriage. They briefly reconcile and Sam is born (two for two, the party starts in 6 months RSVP please). But the relationship feels continuously one-sided from John, and when Mary dies John assumes she hated him. So this last chapter is an outlook on her, and finally sends off the couple. Mary did love him, she was just racked with grief and no way to let it out (revealing the hunting aspect when she was finally free). John gets a send-off where his overwhelming loneliness is tamed by Sam and Dean's presence, but the Plan leads to his death. Mary's death broke the dam (John's normal life as a civilian) which sends him into hunting and getting Sam and Dean on the track they're set to be on.

Anyway, this is a very long end note that was NOT planned but I felt very passionate in this fic, and I wanted to give it a proper send off with my thoughts. I hope you enjoyed the ride, it meant a lot to me <3

[thornyrose463]

Avatar: The Last Airbender book tag

I saw @belle-annd-the-book do this and thought it looked fun.

Katara and Sokka: Best sibling relationship

William “Bill” Weasley, Charles “Charlie” Weasley, Percy Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Ronald “Ron” Weasley, and Ginevra “Ginny” Weasley from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling

The Weasley siblings are very close. Because of this, they trust each other and feel comfortable around each other.

Yue: Favourite star-crossed lovers

Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus “Gus” Waters from The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Hazel is a teenager with cancer. She carries an oxygen tank. Her mother forces her to attend a cancer support group, hoping that she might make a friend. She loathes what she sees as the false optimism of the group, but she attends to keep her mother happy. She knows she is going to die, but her mother wants her to have a normal life.

One afternoon, Hazel meets Gus, who is also in the cancer support group. His right leg has been replaced with a prosthetic. Hazel and Gus are attracted to each other almost immediately. After the meeting, she goes to his house. Hazel tells Gus about her favourite book, An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten, which is about a teenager with cancer. Hazel relates to the book’s main character, Anna, in every way. Not only does Anna have cancer, but her thoughts and philosophies are similar to Hazel’s. The book ends with Anna’s death. Hazel wants to meet Peter and find out what happened to the other characters after Anna’s death. Gus promises to read the book and gives her his favourite book in return. The book is based on his favourite video game.

Hazel and Gus quickly become friends. They help their friend, Isaac, who lost his girlfriend and an eye because he is a cancer patient, to get over his breakup. Gus fulfills his promise to Hazel and reads An Imperial Affliction. He also wants to meet Peter and find out what happened to the other characters after Anna’s death.

Hazel tries to keep Gus at a safe distance because she knows she is dying. She knows that he has already been through a lot and her death will be a terrible blow he might not recover from. She considers herself a grenade and doesn’t want to hurt anyone when she explodes.

Hazel and Gus go to Peter’s house in Amsterdam. He is rude. Deflated, Hazel and Gus return to their hotel. They lose their virginity in his room. When they return to Hazel’s room, he tells her that his cancer has returned and is attacking every part of his body.

Gus begins radical chemotherapy treatments by taking drugs. The drugs do little to stop his cancer. They make him tired and sick. Hazel and Isaac try to be there for him at all times. One day, the trio decides to go to Isaac’s former girlfriend’s house. They throw eggs at her father’s car, and for a moment, they forget that they are cancer patients and revel in each other’s company.

Peter tells Hazel that his rudeness was due to his alcoholism and shares his sad life story with her. His daughter, Anna, died of cancer at the age of 8. He loved her so much that he wrote a book about her. Writing the book (An Imperial Affliction) gave her a second chance at life as a teenager.

Hazel is summoned to the hospital because Gus gets worse. He dies. At his funeral, Isaac gives her a letter from Gus. In the letter, Gus talks about how much he loved Hazel.

Blood bending: A book with a disturbing/unsettling concept

Night by Elie Wiesel

Night is a memoir that chronicles Elie Wiesel’s experiences as a child during the holocaust. I read it in either the seventh grade or the eighth grade. It was required reading for a history unit on the holocaust. It is a harrowing account of his time spent in concentration camps and the atrocities he witnessed and endured.

Toph: A character whose strength surprised you or other characters in the book

Can’t think of anyone

The Tales of Ba Sing Se: Best short story/poetry collection

I don’t read poems. All the short stories I’ve read were stand-alone stories.

Kyoshi Warriors: Best warrior character

Can’t pick

Zuko: Best redemption arc/a redemption arc that should have happened

Can’t think of anything

Iroh: Wisest character

Can’t pick

Azula: Best downfall

Can’t pick 

Appa: Favourite fictional pet/animal

I don’t have a favourite fictional pet/animal

Aang: Purest cinnamon roll

Primrose “Prim” Everdeen from the book series The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Prim is compassionate and kind. She seems incapable of bearing any ill will. She becomes a healer at a young age, often helping her mother with patients. Despite all that happens, she manages to remain relatively optimistic. Animals love her. The Everdeen family’s cat, Buttercup, is nasty to everyone except her. This could be because she is the only one who seems to treat him with kindness. She has a pet goat. The goat is named Lady, and she was a birthday present. One day, a goat herder was milking Lady, who had a shoulder injury and was about to be sold to the butcher, but the butcher refused, saying half the carcass would be too rotten even for sausage. Katniss bought Lady at a low price and took her home, where an overjoyed Prim fixed her wound.

When Katniss leaves her family after being chosen for the Hunger Games, she doesn't bother suggesting that Prim learn to hunt because her attempts were disastrous. The woods terrified Prim, and whenever Katniss shot an animal, it would upset Prim and she would talk about how they might be able to heal it. Prim is a bright light in a sea of dark. Unfortunately, this doesn't prevent her from being killed.

Avatar State: A stubborn character/a character that struggles with letting go

A stubborn character: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Lizzie is stubborn, loyal, smart, and self-assured. She fights for her own happiness and is headstrong in her beliefs, such as marrying for love instead of for money or status, which was unfathomable for a Victorian society that saw marriage as purely transactional. She was willing to stay single until she found the right partner.

Tagging: @amaryllisaa and @readergal

[candle-wax-and-polariods]

Im very well aware that this is probably really crappy but i don’t t care, this is something i have spent the past several hours working on, im gonna put it below the cut because its really long

In 2006 at just 16 years old a teenage girl named Taylor Swift released her self titled debut album. This album has 11 songs on the standard and is a total of 40 minutes in length. Swift's album tells the story of a young woman who is living a normal teenage life while chasing her dream.

This album opens with a song named Tim McGraw and the standard closes with a track called Our Song while the Deluxe closes with a song titled A Perfectly Good Heart. With the standard the story she chose to open the album with her debut single named after the popular country music artist Tim McGraw beginning this story with her listening to another artists work. While insignificant the choice to close this album with Our Song she is beginning this album as a young woman listening to a popular country artist and is closing this album as the writer . The deluxe ending of a perfectly good heart changes this story from one of being a girl wanting to pursue music to your standard girl going through standard teenage things making her more normal and relatable.

The opening track Tim McGraw was the lead single on this album and was named after another country artist. In this song Swift states that when her partner hears a specific song by Tim McGraw she hopes that he thinks of her. This song is all about high school love coming to an end when one has to move away without the other for college. At the beginning of this track Swift states good memories she has with her former partner such as him complimenting her eyes, his truck getting stuck at night,  and them dancing by the lake at night. Later in this track Swift states that it is bittersweet that she has a letter that she wrote for her former partner that he wound up never reading. Later on in the song Swift goes back to the street her former partner lived on before he moved away and one can conclude that she left a letter on his old doorstep for him to read when he comes back from college.

The second track on this album is titled Picture To Burn. This track writes about the anger a teenage Swift felt towards a former partner. She talks about things such as burning his picture, his pickup truck, and him wasting his time. This track begins with Swift stating she didn't get her fantasy perhaps because he loved himself more than her, she goes on to say that he calls her “obsessive and crazy” to his friends. Later in the song she talks about planning a revenge in the form of dating his best friends l, she then says that if he were to say sorry that her dad would show him how sorry he would be. This song ends with her emphasizing the type of guy he is and that she wants to burn his picture after their relationship ended.

The third track on this album is named Teardrops On My Guitar. This track addresses a guy named Drew who Swift has a crush on. This song talks all about how he doesn't know that she is experiencing this crush while chronicling what that felt like for her. Swift starts out this song by recalling a time when she faked a smile when Drew was looking at her so he wouldn't know that she wanted to be with him. In the pre-chorus Swift then goes on to talk about how while she is sure Drew has a beautiful girlfriend she's very lucky because she gets to be with him while Swift has to live without him. Swift then recalls a separate time with Drew where she laughed a Drews joke because to her it was very funny. Swift then goes on to talk about how Drew is very much in love with his girlfriend and how he doesn’t know that he’s the reason why she is crying when writing songs. Swift then recalls the time when Drew walked by her and she couldn’t breathe, she continues by calling him “perfect” and “flawless” wishing she could be that way. She then calls his partner “lucky” hoping she knows how lucky he is before going on and repeating parts of the track before ending the song.

Swift continues this album with its 4th track, titled A Place In This World. On this track Swift talks about her experience being a young woman who is alone trying to find where she belongs in the world. This track has lyrics such as “I don't know what I want/So don't ask me/‘Cause I'm still trying to figure it out” which directly talk about how she doesn’t know what she wants in life. This track also has lyrics like “Got the radio on, my old blue jeans/And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve” that talk about her life and how she's spending her time as a teenager. On this track she states things about herself such as how she'll be “strong” and “wrong", or how all she knows is being alone. Overall, A Place In This World is a track geared towards those still trying to find what they want to do and where they belong in life.

Track 5, a famous track number in the Taylor Swift fanbase is called Cold As You. In this track Swift details her relationship with a guy who she describes as cold and uncaring. She begins this track by saying that he comes to her so easily but takes the best of her, then continues the verse by saying she starts a fight just to feel. Swift finishes the verse by saying that he would do whatever he wants to do because she isnt the type of girl  he wanted. In the chorus Swift compares the relationship to a day saying “Oh, what a shame, what a rainy ending/Given to a perfect day” telling us that while this relationship started well it ended poorly. Swift then says that he won't defend the words he will never say to her, following this by saying that after sitting and thinking about their relationship she has never been with anyone who is as cold as he was towards her. In the second verse Swift talks about how she pushed him away no matter how much she tried to love him and calling herself “a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you”. In the Bridge swift then proceeds to reflect on how while he didnt care about her, she would cry for him, and how if she died for him he wouldnt tell anybody because he didnt care about her. She ends the song by saying“countin’ all the scars you made” which implies that he is proud of the way he hurt her.

The Outside talks about how Swift was different from her peers and was an outsider as a result. She talks about things such as taking the road less traveled by, people having the ability to help but not helping, and being lonely. Swift begins this track by saying she didn’t know what she would find when she went looking for a reason why she was alone,  even though she didn’t read between the lines. She then finishes this verse by stating that she didn’t have anywhere to go. She then said that she can't ever try to be better because she is always left out by the other kids her age. Swift then continues the chorus by saying she can still see the kids who are regretting her presence even though she's being outcasted. Swift then ends the chorus by saying that even though she's been very lonely before, she's never been as lonely as she has been by being an outcast. In the second verse swift addresses how even though her peers saw her alone they never knew that she would give anything to be friends with them, she enters the pre chorus by saying they could've helped her loneliness if they noticed her sooner.

The next track on this album is titled Tied Together With A Smile and this song handles mental health challenges from the perspective of a friend. This track begins by saying that the person this song is about is the only person who can't see how beautiful they are and so she walks around thinking something about herself that isn't true. She then moves into the chorus of this track by saying her friend is losing it, and then stating “The waters high, your jumping into to it/And letting go and no one knows” and follows it to talk about how her friend cry's in secret but doesn’t tell anyone because she doesn't want ppl to know that she isn't happy. Swift ends the chorus of this song by saying “And you're tied together with a smile but you're coming undone”. In the second verse of this song Swift says that her friend only wanted love and compares the way she gives it to handing out extra change just hoping the guy she wants will get it. Swift continues this verse by saying that he ignores the girl like “a penny in the rain” because he's not the one paying the price. This track ends by placing extra emphasis on the chorus twice before the track closes.

The next track on this album is titled Stay Beautiful and it talks about how Swift hopes a guy named Cory will love her someday. Swift opens this track by comparing Cory's eyes to a jungle perhaps to say that his eyes are crazy or beautiful, and then follows this up by saying his smile is like a radio. Swift then goes on to say that Cory whispers songs to her window using words that no one knows,  then proceeding to follow this up by saying that there's a lot of pretty girls that want him as well and that they wonder if Cory even knows that or if he ever will know that. Swift then moves into the chorus of the song to say that every part  Cory is beautiful and that he's going to be somebody one day, and that she hopes that someday after he finds everything he wants that he comes back to her so they can be together. Swift starts the second verse by talking about how Cory “always  finds another way to be/ The highlight of my day” and that she takes mental pictures of him so she can think about him on a rainy day. Swift continues this verse by talking about how she struggles to converse with him because he's taking her breath away. In the bridge of this song Swift then addresses the possibility of them never becoming a thing but spinning it to have the positive that at least he'll know how beautiful he is. This track ends with the chorus repeating once again followed by the outro of the song

The track Should've Said No is the ninth track and it handles the topic of cheating. The track begins with Swift reminiscing on things her and her ex partner used to do such singing together, smiling, and buying flowers before stating that is gone after she found out about his cheating the day before. Swift then continues into the pre chorus by saying that looking at her ex feels wrong because when he had the chance to he had a moment of weakness and chose to have some form of relation with another woman. Swift then states in the chorus what he should've done, what he should’ve e been thinking about, what she shouldn’t be feeling, and what he shouldn’t t be doing to try to get her back. Swift continues into the second verse again and she states that it's obvious that she'd been crying and that he knew the right thing to say, but she knew that they could never be what they were before the cheating. In the bridge Swift then asks if the cheating was worth it before finishing the statement for him by saying no.

The 10the track on this album is titled Mary's Song (Oh My My My) which talks about two people who grew up together and always were in love even from childhood. The first verse talks about 2 kids ages 7 and 9 looking at each other “like the stars that shined”  with families who get along. In the first chorus one partner was reminiscing about a tree in the backyard jokingly talking about fighting, when the world felt tiny, and asking to kiss before running off when it actually comes to be on the horizon. In the second verse Swift talks about one partner being 16 and no longer being that little but still having the same family. In the second chorus the partners are reminiscing on their teenage years when they were riding in a truck at 2am, just needing each-other, having their first fight and then making up with one partner staying outside the other's house until morning. Swift then proceeds to describe the couple's engagement, at their favorite spot in town the guy looked at the girl before proceeding to get on one knee. In the third chorus Swift then proceeds to talk about the couple's wedding, where their whole town came and their moms cried. She continues the chorus by saying they'll go home to where they met as kids, have kids and raise them there while still being together. The song ends when the couple is 87 and 89 still looking at each-other the same way they did when they were little kids.

The final track of Swift's debut album is about her relationship from a time when they were still together. This track starts with Swift riding show gun in her boyfriend’s car with her hair undone, him having one hand on the wheel and one on her heart, Swift then recalls turning the radio down causing her partner to ask her if something is wrong making her remark that she's thinking about how they don’t have a couples song. Swift continues the song by saying he said to her their song was the sound of screen doors slamming, sneaking out late and needing to tap on windows, being on the phone late without her mom knowing so their talking slow, the way she laughs, their first date when he thought “didn’t kiss her but i should have.” Swift then proceeds to say that when she got home while praying asked God to play their song for her again. Swift then recalls a day that had gone wrong before it was all “lost and thrown away. She then continues this track recalling herself going to her bedroom and seeing a bunch of roses with a note recalling their song. In the bridge Swift recalls hearing every album and listening to the radio just to find a song as good as theirs before continuing the chorus and leading into the outro.

In summation Swift's debut album chronicles much of normal life, with things such as love, heart break, sadness, and loneliness. Swift's debut album laid the groundwork for the rest of her career by introducing herself as an artist and humanizing the mega pop star we now know of as Taylor Swift. Without this album there's a chance that Swift's career wouldn’t t be where it is today as that framework wouldn’t t be as strong. This album is the perfect example of how important debut albums are from a storytelling perspective. Additionally people can take from this album how to tell a story in not just the words they are using but also the order they are telling them. This album highlighted how talented Swift is as a musician , and storyteller and laid major groundwork for her career in both the country and pop industries.

[we-all-have-magic-inside-us]

Hi, this is very random but I'm actually writing a dissertation on Harry Potter Fanfiction and I'm looking for the 'big' fics, i.e. fics that lots of people in the fandom read - the most popular/famous ones that might even have their own sub-fandom (All The Young Dudes for example). Do you know of any Drarry ones like this? Thanks in advance!

What a wonderful topic for a dissertation @realistic-but-optimistic - I would LOVE to read it if you ever publish/want to share. And I definitely have some recs for fics that have their own mini fandom and/or are ‘The Drarry Classics’

What We Pretend We Can't See by @gyzym [131k words]

Seven years out from the war, Harry learns the hard truth of old history: it’s never quite as far behind you as you thought

This is THE fandom classic almost everyone has read and talks about. It features a redeemed, slightly obsessive, charming Draco. Grimmauld Place plays a huge role in the fic and Ron/Hermione are wonderful. Overall 10/10.

Running on Air by @tinyhistory [75k]

Draco Malfoy has been missing for three years. Harry is assigned the cold case and finds himself slowly falling in love with the memories he collects.

I genuinely do not know if any fic rec can do justice to this masterpiece. It’s so beautiful and poignant and somehow nostalgic. The language, the plot, the pining and the mystery are all breathtaking. You have to read this one yourself to believe me. This is definitely a major fandom classic.

Tea and No Sympathy [70k] by who_la_hoop

It's Potter's fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It's been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco's getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter steps in and ruins it all, just like always. At first, though, the time loop seems liberating. For the first time in his life, he can do anything, say anything, be anything, without consequence. But the more Draco repeats the day, the more he realises the uncomfortable truth: he's falling head over heels for the speccy git. And suddenly, the time loop feels like a trap. For how can he ever get Harry to love him back when time is, quite literally, against him?

If you like Groundhog Day style fics, this is the winner! It has over 32k kudos on AO3 which is INSANE! It’s super well written and keeps you hooked until the very end. And it’s not just this one, every fic by this author is a classic in its own right. Especially ‘written on the heart.’

Right Hand Red [73k] by @lqtraintracks​

Harry felt Malfoy's breath on his lips as they came together over the bottle, hands firmly planted on the floor as though they each needed their familiar soil, refusing to cross into enemy territory.

Except that Malfoy no longer felt like his enemy.

Malfoy felt inevitable.

No rec list can be complete without an eighth year fic. The fandom is FULL of eighth year fics and they’re perfect for anyone craving a Harry Potter continuation but with Drarry. This is one of my absolute favourite ones. It features a lot of party games and it’s really nice to see Harry and Draco have a chance at a normal school year for once, something they’ve been robbed of for so many years. There’s a lot of pining and healing in this one and I felt all the feels when I read it. 

Away Childish Things [151k] by @letteredlettered

Harry gets de-aged. Malfoy has to help him.

This one. This one. THERE ARE NO WORDS BUT I WILL VALIANTLY ATTEMPT. I love it. It explores Harry’s childhood in a way very few fics have managed to and it really really tugs at the heartstrings. It’s gorgeously written and evokes so many emotions. Please read this one.

Stop All the Clocks (This Is the Last Time I’m Leaving Without You) [44k] by @firethesound

Living with Draco was difficult; living without him is unbearable. But if there’s one thing Harry learned from the war, it’s that even when one life ends, the rest of the world goes right on living.

Full disclosure- I haven’t read this and I don’t know if I ever can. It features MCD (main character death) and I really struggle with reading fics that don’t have a happy ending. Having said that, it is a fandom classic and everyone who has read it, RAVES about it. They say it’s gorgeous and beautiful and devastating. What I can confirm is that firethesound is an amazing author and I have read several other fics by them which could also be considered fandom classics. Especially ‘All Our Secrets Laid Bare’ which is the ultimate Auror partners fic and ‘A Convenient Impracticality’ which is the ultimate fake dating/friends-with-benefits fic. 

Dwelling [83k] by aideomai

Curses, James and Lily Potter ride again, several Ministry balls, a teenage Summer of Love, a grim young adult dystopian winter, a few different Draco Malfoys, secrets and the problems re: not having any, alternate lives, impossible lives, real lives, allusions to Dirty Dancing, and just because it's not called the Mirror of Erised doesn't mean you shouldn't know better.

Oh my goodness, this fic ruined me. In the best possible way. If you want a glimpse into how Harry’s life could have been if his parents had been alive and if Harry and Draco had been friends from the start, this is the one. There's a huge twist which makes the fic EVEN better. I don’t want to spoil too much but this one is worth a read. Another fic by the same author, ‘Far From The Tree’ is also gorgeous. It’s a newer fic so I wouldn’t say it’s a classic yet but the plot is SO unique. It features Harry’s grown up kids coming back into the past and how that could affect Harry/Draco’s relationship. All the characters are super well written and it’s one of my personal favourites!

Other notes:

I made a Drarry rec list when I first got into the fandom. I would say almost all the fics on this list are also classics/very well liked. 

Another great way to find classics are through this link. They are Drarry fics on Ao3 (30k+ words) sorted by the number of kudos they’ve received. I would say all fics on the first five pages can be considered classics. 

Here are three other SUPER adored authors in the Ao3 fandom: Bixgirl, Saras_Girl and GallaPlacidia

All works by Bix and Saras_Girl are considered classics. GallaPlacidia started writing for the fandom only a couple of years back but she has such a knack for writing both these boys, it’s absolutely insane. I’m 100% confident her fics will be considered classics in a few years! Especially ‘The Bucket List’ and ‘Ship of Theseus.’

Enjoy and hope this helps!!

[likea-black-widow-baby]

Okay but that conversation between Coulson and May in 4x22 is soul-crushing.

It starts innocently enough: Coulson wants to know how much of the robot was real versus fabricated. One could argue he’s openly referring to the intimacy he shared with LMD!May, but at this point May doesn’t know about the kiss— she barely knows about the Haig.

The assumptions she makes about the “new beginning” precluded by the Haig tells the audience all we need to know about what “the Haig” meant to them. The Haig is an allegory for their relationship growing and changing. If you watch the season and replace every instance of “the Haig” or “opening that bottle of Haig” with “starting a relationship,” you’ll notice it lines up perfectly.

Obviously a lot of people have noticed that, but it’s so clear how eager she is this time, with how quickly she opens up for him: "maybe it was, [real]" "maybe the part of the robot that loved you was me. What are you gonna do about it?" She puts herself out there in this tiny subtle way that only he would catch.

"Maybe on my end too," he says. "I do care about you, I want this, but let's wait a little.” Because he knows the deal he made with Ghost Rider will kill him, he says don't throw yourself into this, don't say the words out loud. Let's keep it to our own special language because to use the common one would be too loud and you would lose too much of yourself.

Amidst the fast-paced climax of the season finale, they are granted a moment to feel the weight of what they've just said to each other. There is a whole new camera angle dedicated to the moment that they look away from each other in fear. Usually timid moments like this are given to teenagers in fledgling relationships where the parties involved don't know each other very well. But Coulson and May have known each other for thirty years, and they’re downright scared of the words and feelings between them. There's so much in that one camera shot.

Then Coulson says "let's take a few steps back, start again," and the angle switches back to the normal shot of the two of them talking, where they’re both in the frame and it could be any other conversation. Using the normal straight-shot of the two of them speaks volumes about what their “normal” is. That them waiting and taking steps back is where they are and have always been.

This is their last chance. Coulson knows he’s dying, but to May, it’s just another opportunity passed by. The layers of what information each of them has adds so much tragedy to this scene. Just think about the hope that must be building in May compared to the resignation in Coulson.

To May, he’s just saved her from the Framework. He opened the Haig with her, they’re talking about their feelings, things have been building for weeks, maybe months. “This is it!” she’s thinking, “Finally.” And then he shuts her down. It’s over.

It makes you wonder how many times they’ve had this conversation. How many versions of them have talked like this and decided to put it off a little longer. How many times was Coulson putting his heart out on the line (like their talk in the truck in the 90’s) versus how many times it was May, like this one.

If you think about it, the Framework is the perfect metaphor for their relationship. Here’s your chance, take it. You will still fail. So let the regrets go.

[love-like-poetry]

In His Image (Captain Rex x Fem!Reader)

Part 1: Onderon

Summary: Steela hires you to deliver some weapons to her band of freedom fighters on Onderon. You stay to help Captain Rex train the rebels. You're chemistry with the Captain is stronger than you anticipated.

Warnings: SMUT! Unprotected PIV, oral(both male and female), mentions of previous relationship, first time, it's kinda romantic I can't help myself.

“Incoming transmission.” The robotic voice from the dash rang. “Put it through.” You commanded. A dark-skinned young woman appeared on the hologram. “Patching through our coordinates now.” She said pressing a button. “Got it, I should be there within the hour.” You said entering the coordinates into your navicomputer.

Onderon. You’d only been here once for emergency repairs. Now you are back to smuggle in weapons for some freedom fighters. Separatists have laid claim to the planet. Many like them were forced to turn to mercenaries like you. Before the war you would have never taken a low paying job like this. Now, it’s all you do.

Once you land you grab what crates you can and start unloading them. “There’s more in the cargo hold.” You tell one of the men standing next to the woman who hired you. “I hope the trip was smooth? I’m Steela by the way.” She extended a hand to shake. You gave her a firm grip. “How many people do you have here?” You asked looking around. It wasn’t a bad operation. Small, but each face you saw looked determined. “There are only about 30 of us, but more join each day. Just last week Lux Bontari joined our cause.” She motioned towards a young-looking man. Still looks like a teenager. He has confidence though. You nod then return your attention to Steela.

“I know we only asked that you bring us weapons, but I was hoping you could stay and assist. We could really use the help. We can compensate you for your time. You look around, normally you’d say no and take your credits. But this war has made you soft. “Show me what you’re up against first.” You say reluctantly. Steela leads you to their command center, if you can call it that. “Is this the mercenary? She doesn’t look so tough.” A tall-dark man scoffs, crossing his arms. “Don’t be so quick to judge, you’re the ones who asked for my help. Don’t forget that.” You bite back. “Saw, save it for the droids.” Steela said punching him in the arm. Steela and Saw fill you in on the situation. You aren’t sure this is possible. The city is well fortified with massive amounts of droids. “You need more bodies. The odds are against you right now. Have you already reached out to the Republic for assistance?” You inquire. “Yes, and they refuse to assist us. They said since our false leader sided with the Separatists, there’s nothing they can do.” Saw said with anger.

“I see.” You sigh. “I have an idea.” Said Lux Bontari stepping forward. “I know a Jedi who might be able to help us. She’s broken some rules before. Maybe she can do it again.” He stated rubbing his chin. “It’s worth a shot.” Steela chimed in. You sat back while Lux and Saw made the call. You don’t really care for Jedi. They are pretentious and arrogant “saviors.” You’d considered working for the separatists due to this fact. You’d be paid handsomely. However, the memory of a.. friend, kept you from harming GAR soldiers.

You recognized one of the Jedi on the projection. Mace Windu. Your heart grew dark with anger and resentment. Luckily, he would not be joining the three Jedi coming to assist. The transmission ended and you stood up. “They should be able to help you more than I can. I’ll take my payment for the weapons and be on my way.” You say wanting to get out of there before you have to deal with any Jedi. “Well- Um- your payment is behind the city walls. The rightful ruler will be able to provide the credits.” Steela nervously said. Her feet were shuffling and she wouldn’t look at you.

“Are you karking kidding me?” You bark. This is why it’s risky taking jobs from desperate people. The Seps would give you payment upfront. “Fine, I’ll stay to collect my payment. But if your leader doesn’t pay up..” you start pointing a finger in her face. “She said he would pay you.” Saw griped grabbing your hand. It took a lot of restraint on your part to not lay him out right here. “Fine.” You sneered ripping your hand from his grip.

It was getting late; you head back to your ship to rest for the night. You had a difficult time sleeping. You tossed and turned all night. You woke up in a sweat, dreaming about him. It’s been a while since that’s happened. You wish you could move on, but you saw his face almost everywhere you went.

Once the sun comes up, you leave your ship and join the band of rebels for breakfast. Steela left to get the Jedi and lead them back to camp. Until they return, you start showing Saw how the new weapons you brought work. He was eager to learn, but he was also wreckless. There was a rage inside of him, begging to be unleashed. You understood the feeling.

Steela comes back with four figures following behind her. Your eyes widen as you see the familiar face. You attempt to shake it off. It’s not him. He’s just another clone. Seeing a clone without a helmet on threw you off your game. You were only expecting Jedi. Gods he walks just like him. ‘Stop it’ you think to yourself. He’s not Jango Fett. You just stare at him, until you’re shaken from your haze as a Jedi speaks. “At your service, this is General Kenobi, Commander Tano, and Captain Rex.” General Skywalker said introducing everyone. Rex’s eyes wander over to yours and you look down.

Focus. You’re here to do a job. “And this is Y/N. She brought us weapons and has, uh, offered to stay and help us.” Steela tells the Jedi. “What she means is, they can’t pay me for the weapons until their King is freed.” You say folding your arms across your chest. “But that shouldn’t be a problem now that we have you here.” You say looking at Kenobi. “We are not here to fight this war for you, but we will train and help with what we can.” Obi Wan replied. “You came all this way to teach lessons? I can do that.” You scoff.

“We have a great deal of experience dealing with droids. I think that’s quite different from weapon drops and bounty hunting.” Skywalker said in a snarky tone. “Well considering your army came from one of the most skilled bounty hunters in the galaxy, I’d say I’m fit for the task.” You hiss, not breaking eye contact with the jedi.

“Hey, hey come on. We’re supposed to be on the same side here!” Steela interjected. “Yes, you’re right. And we have much to go over.” Kenobi agreed stroking his beard. You all gathered together as the Jedi and Rex took point. They brought some weapons that will only effect droids. Over the next few days, you and Rex train the rookies. The Captain was skilled. A natural leader and warrior. You know he was bred for this, but it still impressed you. Rex seemed equally impressed with your own skills as well.

Watching the rebels try to get past droidika shields was painful. Your face grimaced each time they failed. “Think you can do better?” Rex smirked handing you a ‘droid popper’. You roll your eyes and take it. Without moving from your spot, you carefully toss the device perfectly in place. “Hm, well done.” He said trying to hide his surprise. You blush from the compliment. Turning your face so he can’t see. You’ve interacted with other clones before. But Rex was different. He was so similar to Fett, but eons apart at the same time.

The relationship you had with Jango was.. complicated. You’d worked together on a couple of contracts and whenever the two of you were in the same place, you’d hook up to let off some steam. To Jango, that’s all it was. Colleagues with benefits. But you started developing feelings for the bounty hunter. You didn’t dare tell him, fearing he’d cut ties with you. It never would have worked anyway. His heart already belonged to someone else. His son Boba. He loved that boy more than anything in the galaxy. Boba never really liked you though. You could never figure out why.

“So, you think they’re ready?” Rex asks. You sigh and bite the inside of your lip. “No, but you’ve trained them well with the time given.” You say looking up at him. “We. We trained them well.” Rex smiled looking down at you. You chuckle, “Yeah, I guess we do make a good team captain.” You nudge him in the side. You felt so comfortable around him. His company made the presence of the jedi tolerable.

Over the next few weeks, you and Rex carefully train and watch as the rebels execute small attacks in the city. After each one, the both of you give compliments and critiques to help them improve. The two of you are almost inseparable. You work together so perfectly. You’re almost always on the same page when it comes to tactics and planning.

After a particularly difficult day, you’re feeling a little burned out and need some rest. You don’t want anyone to see you like this. Especially Rex, so while everyone goes to eat, you break away from the crowd. You feel a hand on your shoulder. “Are you not hungry?” You turn around to see Rex. “No, I’m okay. I just have some things I need to take care of.” You softly smile and point back to your ship. “I can bring you something if you’d like.” Rex said with kind eyes. “You’re nothing like him you know.” You say shaking your head. “Sorry ma’am?” Rex asked furrowing his brows. “Jango Fett. You look and sound just like him, but you.. You're just different.” You say looking into his confused eyes. “Oh-uh- I’m sorry.” He rubbed the back of his neck, looking down at his feet. “Don’t be.. it’s a nice contrast.”

You squeeze his arm. He feels so good. Even through the thick fabric of his sleeve. “If you get bored spending time with the Jedi, feel free to join me.” You smirk. “Yes ma’am.” Rex grins and nods. You turn around and make your way to the ship.

About 15 minutes pass when you hear footsteps coming up the loading ramp. “You got bored quickly.” You giggle. “Well, I spend most of my time with the General and commander. I figured I’d spend some time with someone who has new stories.” Rex replied holding two plates in his hands. “I brought you some food just in case you got hungry.” He gently placed the plates down on the counter. How is it possible for someone who has only known war and death his entire life be this thoughtful?

“Thanks Rex.” You got up and leaned against the counter while you took a few bites. “Ugh, I should have brought them some spices to add to this mush instead of weapons.” You laugh covering your mouth. “Food is food, right?” Rex shrugged taking a bite. “No, it’s not. Have you ever had a jogan fruit cake?” You ask placing a hand on your hip. “No, I pretty much have the same thing every day. So, this is actually a nice change for me.” He said looking a little embarrassed at his lack of life experience.

“Well.. I’m sure your taste buds would appreciate something more sweet every once in a while.” You reach into a compartment above the counter and pull out a piece of candy. You break it in half, placing one piece in your mouth and hold up the other one to Rex’s lips. “Come on, you’ll love it.” You smirk enticing him. He blushes and opens his mouth so you can place the other half on his tongue. Your finger grazes his lower lip as you pull away.

“Well, what do you think?” You ask brushing some dust off his collar. “It’s.. Kandosii’la.” His eyes brighten from the new taste. “Is that a good thing?” You ask raising an eyebrow. He chuckles as he moves the candy over his tongue. “Yes, it’s amazing.”

“Well, if you’re ever craving something sweet, you know where to find me.” You say biting your lip. “What if.. I’m craving it now?” Rex uttered, cheeks flush. You look up at him and move in a little closer. You can see him starting to sweat. “I-I mean..” He tried to back pedal, but you both knew what he meant. You stood on your toes and kissed his lips. You slip your tongue into his mouth and run it along his. You can feel the heat of his cheeks radiating on to your skin. Rex is not returning the kiss and is still. You pull back thinking you may have misread the situation. You look into his wide eyes. “I’m so sorry, I thought…” You're cut off as he carefully places his hands around your waist and clumsily crashes his lips into yours. He’s trembling. You feel his fingers wanting to dig into your skin, but he’s scared of hurting you.

You start to plant kisses along his jaw line. Taking your time, savoring his scent and taste. Rex lets out a sharp exhale and his hands squeeze your waist tightly. “Don’t be nervous, the jedi aren’t here. No one will see us.” You whisper in his ear, thinking that’s what’s making him so tentative and anxious. “I-I know.. I’ve just never-um-.” His words get caught in this throat as he plays with the hem your shirt. You pull back and caress his cheek. His pupils are blown out, you can barely see the golden flecks in his iris’s. “Is this your first time?” You ask sweetly. “Yes.” Rex confesses looking down. You aren’t necessarily surprised. Since clones age twice the rate of normal men, Rex was technically about 12 years old. Biologically, mentally, and emotionally he was 22-23.

Most clones have their first sexual experience during their first military leave. There’s plenty of ‘Clone chasers’ waiting for them at R&R hotspots. They aren’t ignorant about sex or unaware. Just like the rest of the Grand Republic education programs, sex and procreation are reviewed in class. The majority of beings reproduced the same way. Genitalia just might look different or be located elsewhere for some species.

You trace your thumb along Rex’s lower lip. “Are you sure you’re ready?” You ask wanting to make sure he’s comfortable. “Yes.” He proclaimed with confidence, pulling you closer to him. “Come on.” You smirk grabbing his hand, leading him to your bed. You guide him to sit on the edge, while you straddle him. Now you can feel just how hard he is. You let out a moan and your eyes flutter at the feeling. You grind your hips against him creating some friction to relieve the growing ache. “Kriff.” Rex grunted closing his eyes tightly, burying his face in your chest. You remove his cap, revealing the bleach blonde buzz cut. You giggle and rub your hands over the soft fuzz. “This is a good look for you.” You compliment as he looks up at you. “I’m glad you like it.” He smiles and squeezes your ass. Making you bite your lip.

He moves his hands along your back and waist admiring your beauty. You help him remove his chest plate and shirt. He has a blaster scar on his chest. You trace your fingertips along the raised marks. You make a mental note to ask him about that story later. You push his shoulders, forcing him to lay on his back. You get up and start to unbuckle his pants. You pull them down freeing what you desperately wanted to see. Gods, he was harder than beskar. You wrap your hand around his shaft. You wondered if the Kaminoins cloned Jango exactly the way he was, and they sure did. The familiar size and shape filled your core with excitement. Jango was the best you ever had. Rex may be lacking experience, but he certainly has the same arsenal Fett did.

You felt a little guilty thinking about another man at a time like this, but it was difficult when they looked and felt the same. Though, Rex did make your heart feel lighter. Rex was soft. Even the look of lust in his eyes were mixed with adoration and wonder. Something you’d never experienced with his host. You slowly re-familiarize yourself with the member in your hand. Gently running your thumb over the slit leaking precum. You lick your lips, then get down between his legs. Rex propped himself up on his elbows, not wanting to miss anything. You start taking him in your warm, wet mouth. You felt his cock twitch on your tongue. Rex’s eyes rolled back and he let out a pleasured moan, clenching his fists.

You swirl your tongue around the sensitive tip. You know he’s not going to last long. You decide that it’s probably best to make him cum once before actually fucking him. That way you can both enjoy his first time.

You start bobbing your head up and down. He’s breathing heavily, trying so hard to keep his composure. “Mesh’la. I-I..” He starts to reach down to stop you, he doesn’t want to cum so soon. But you swat his hands away and make eye contact. Your mouth full, tears pricking your eyes as you take him further down. Rex tenderly placed his trembling palms on the top of your head, holding you still as warm ropes of his pleasure coat your mouth. The most delectable moans left his lips. You drink up every last drop. Pushing him to the edge of overstimulation.

While Rex lays back down, trying to catch his breath; you take his boots off and slide his pants all the way off. Then you remove your clothing, leaving you in just your panties. Rex sits up and stares at the alluring site before him. He slinks to the floor resting on his knees. He aggressively pulls your body towards him and he trails kisses along your belly, over your panties, and down your thighs. He takes a moment to inhale your scent then looks up at you. His gaze takes your breath away. It’s as if he’s peering into your very soul.

He trails his fingers all along your body. Wanting to study each curve, bump, and scar. “You’re exactly who I’ve been waiting for Cyar’ika.” He whispers into your skin. The words and heat of his breath make you quiver. Your belly fills with thrilling warmth. His fingertips make their way to your wanting slit. The thin lace keeping the two of you apart is driving you mad. Rex can feel your arousal wet his fingers. You moan and place your hands on his head. Lightly dragging your nails across his scalp. He wraps his strong arms around your legs and stands up, forcing you to rest your stomach on his shoulder. He gently lays you on the bed. Cradling your head as he rests it on your pillow. You pull him down and kiss him as if you need his breath to survive.

You can feel him getting hard again as he brushes up against your thigh. He runs his hand down your navel teasing the sensitive skin between your legs. You’re spread wide open for him. “I want to taste you.” Rex whispers as he kisses your neck. He gets in position and slides your panties down. The cool air hitting your wet pussy makes you shiver. “Mesh’la.” Rex moaned before kissing your warm cunt then licking his lips. “Gar isirir bid gate.” You knew enough Mando’a to know ‘gate’ meant good. He sloppily ran his tongue through your folds. He quickly learned where your clit was because each time his wet muscle passed it, you twitched. He was a fast learner. Rex memorized each part of you as if you were his next mission.

His fingers started digging into the soft flesh of your thighs. He was hungry and the only thing that could satiate him was your orgasm. You started writhing under him. He groaned and slipped his tongue inside your tight hole, making you arch your back and grip the sheets. While tasting your insides he started to circle your swollen bud with his fingers. You let out a cry as he was pressing a little to hard, but it felt so good. He eased up a little, but kept the perfect pace. You started bucking your hips, but he held you down firmly. He was a natural. You grab his hand and lace your fingers with his, squeezing tightly. It only made him go faster. You were blinded by the sensation. “ReeeexxaaAAhHhhH!” Your legs closed around his head as you came. You could feel the vibrations from him groaning, making your elation last just that much longer.

As you came down from your high, you released Rex from your grip. Panting as if you just out ran some rathtars. Rex got up and climbed on top of you. Kissing your soft, pink lips. His chin was shiny from your slick. You did taste good. “Was that okay?” He was genuinely asking as if he didn’t just see you fall apart around him. You lick his chin to clean up your mess then kiss his lips. “It was bliss.” You shift a little to open your legs more. Planting your heels behind his knees. “Now, I want to feel that perfect cock inside me.” You didn’t just want it, you needed it.

He lined himself up with your entrance. He slowly started to push in. He grunted as if the wind was just knocked out if him. He pushed the next few inches in quickly and you gasped. He pulled out. “Kriff, did I hurt you? I-I’m so sor-“ You kiss him, then bite his lower lip. “Don’t pull out again until you’re finished.” You demand. It was almost a growl. Your words made him freeze for half a second. “Yes ma’am.” He grinned. He resumed sliding back into your weeping slit. About half way in, you moan and clench your walls around his thick member. His face contorted in the most delightful way as he closed his eyes tightly and hissed in a deep breath through a clenched jaw. “Give me everything Rex.” You beg, trying to force him deeper inside you.

Rex shoved himself in, balls deep. He let out a sound you could only describe as primal. He rested his head in the crook of your neck as he left himself inside of you. “Fuck me Rex, Gods, please fuck me!” You plead grinding your hips, fighting the urge to cut your nails into his back. He starts to thrust in and out of you rapidly. He hits your cervix over and over again making you scream in ecstasy. “Nnnuuuhhhhhh!” Rex roars, as he pounds you ferociously.

Your vision starts to blur from the tears in your eyes. Your legs begin to violently shake as you convulse under Rex’s strong, sculpted body. You murmur nonsense as he fucks the force out of you. “Please cum Cyar’ika. I need you to cum.” Rex grunts as he starts to shudder as well. You sob so loudly that the sound reverberates off the walls. Your pleasure spills all over his cock and balls. Soaking the sheets below you. Rex couldn’t resist following his instincts. He thrust deep inside your pulsing cunt and growls as he unleashes his gratification, painting your insides with his seed.

Rex rolls over pulling you on top of him, keeping himself inside. You rest your head on his chest and listen to his strong heartbeat. The slowing tempo is soothing. You were burning up from the act and his body heat, but you didn’t want to leave his touch. You just let your sweat pool with his. His rhythmic breathing and the gentle circles he’s tracing on your back almost puts you to sleep. “Will you stay the night?” You ask, keeping your head on his chest. “If that’s what you want cyar’ika.” Rex hums, kissing the top of your head.

Read Part 2: Missing Troops HERE

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Harry And Personal Conflict: A Meta On Evolving Dynamic With Ron and Hermione

One of my last metas on Harry was how his abuse at the Dursleys informed who he is as a person and a lot of his main personality traits. This time, I want to explore Harry's relationship with conflict, mostly in regard to his best friends - Ron and Hermione.

First things first, because of his abusive upbringing where he is constantly in conflict with his caregivers, conflict is seen as Bad Thing when we first meet him as a 11 year old. And it informs how he reacts to both Ron and Hermione at first. He instantly relates to Ron because Ron is an underdog - a boy who feels neglected and passed over in his large and boisterous family. Harry shares his own experience of neglect with Ron and they both bond instantly.

His initial impression of Hermione is that she has a "bossy sort of voice" . The bossiness is an important characterstic to his impression of her - she reminds him of an authority figure and he does not particularly take to her as easily as he does Ron. Before the troll incident, he is frequently annoyed by her interventions because "he can't believe anyone would be so interfering". It's her vulnerability and the fact that she may be in danger that makes Harry, and by extension Ron, go after her. And she pays it back in full with a demonstration of loyalty to them in front of people she wants to impress: teachers. This sets the tone of his friendship with Ron and Hermione.

There is sense of easiness to his friendship with Ron, especially in earlier books that he doesn't quite share with Hermione. This is a bit gendered as well, of course. His relationship with Hermione evolves as Ron's own equation with two of them changes, more specifically Ron's cognisance of his romantic feelings for Hermione. So how does this inform his relationship with personal conflict?

Let's look at it Book wise.

Book 1-4: Since Harry tends to see All Conflict As Bad, when Hermione becomes his friend, he tends to ignore traits of her that he particularly doesn't take to. Specifically her argumentativeness - which he usually leaves Ron to deal with. For example, look at when Hermione drags him off to the kitchens in GOF. When he realises what this is about, he nudges Ron, and Ron does the protesting: "Hermione, you are trying to rope us into that spew stuff again!".

Often, you can say he is amused by Ron's more ..let's say colourful.. reactions to Hermione being overbearing. So when Ron and him are not speaking and Hermione gets a Quidditch term wrong, it causes him "a pang to imagine Ron's expression of he could have heard Hermione talking about Wonky Faints". It's that deeply ingrained into the dynamic.

While Ron acts buffer and protects Harry from stepping into a potential conflict ("skip the lecture", "don't nag" he tells her), Harry's world view remains quite the same. Part of Harry's growing up is integrating conflicting points of view and gaining nuance. For example, he can't understand why someone like Snape, who seems to hate him so much, can also save his life at the end of Philosopher's Stone. This is his first venture into trying to integrate two conflicting things about a person into nuance. Dumbledore gives him a very easily digestible story, one that appeals to his ideal of his father and Harry is sated.

Again, Harry's world view is tested when he finds out that he relates with Tom Riddle - for their "strange likenesses". He doth protest too much at Dumbledore's office: "I don't think I am like him! I am Gryffindor!". And Dumbledore offers him a wisdom nugget: "It's our choices which define who we are" (paraphrasing). Harry is uncomfortable that he empathises with Tom Riddle, his parents' murderer, at this point in the story.

In the first four books, his only proper personal conflict has been with Ron.

It is depressing to think about in these terms - but Ron is Harry's first experience of unconditional love (we can even put Hagrid here, but he is not the one who spends most time with Harry). And when Ron and him fight, Harry is so hurt by the prospect that he proceeds to abandon Ron before Ron abandons him. (the whole chucking a "Potter stinks" badge at him and making a jab about having a scar is what he wants, or the fight in DH where he yells "then leave! Pretend you have gotten over your spattergoit and have your mummy feed you up"). It's an interesting defense mechanism and he feels "corrosive hatred" towards Ron during these times because Ron and him aren't supposed to be like this. Ron is a certainty in his life. It's also why when Ron comes back, Harry either doesn't need him to apologise (as in GOF) or quickly forgives him in DH - although I do think Harry thinks the locket bit was punishment enough. But even without the whole locket, I think Harry has trouble holding Ron accountable in general beyond few slaps on the wrist - especially if Ron and he are on good terms.

5th Book: This is the transition point for Golden Trio friendship. Harry has come back from an immensely traumatising night at the graveyard and his PTSD isolates him from his best friends. This is also the point where Ron, especially after GOF, is aware of his romantic feelings for Hermione ("the perfume is unusual Ron", Hermione tells him in this book). So in this book, we often see Ron and Hermione on one side, with Harry on the other.

Ron is unwilling (quite like Harry in that respect) to engage him in a direct conflict, but he is also unwilling to shield him from Hermione's nagging in this book. This is why, OOTP is the book where you see Harry ignore or avoid Hermione and lie to her more than usual to avoid conflict. For example, he tells her that Snape thinks he can carry on Occlumency once he got the basics - that is categorically not what happened. Or the entire day he spends ignoring Hermione's warnings about breaking into Umbridge's office. (The description here is comical - about Hermione vehemently hissing so much that Seamus Finnigan is checking his cauldron for leaks. ) If he cannot lie to her or avoid her, at the end of the rope, he will treat her to display of his frightening temper.

Interestingly, OOTP is also the book that his world view goes through a tremendous upheaval: mainly, his ideal of his father and having empathy for Snape. It is unnerving for Harry to see Snape being the "boy who cried in the corner" when his father shouts at a cowering woman. Similarly unnerving is that his intense empathy for him - "he knew exactly what Snape felt when his father taunted him and judging by what he had seen, his father was every bit as arrogant as Snape always told him".

While he is placated that his father grew out of it, this memory of his father being a bully is something he cannot bear to watch again in DH. Few chapters later, he grins at Ron "sweeping his hair" back to make it look more windswept, just like his father - suggesting that Harry is beginning to integrate two conflicting things he knew about his father: from the people who loved him vs the people he was cruel to.

6th Book onwards: It's interesting to me that his better appreciation for Hermione comes after OOTP (one, because she is the one who challenged the whole Ministry plan and she followed him into a trap knowing it was one anyway) but also the timing of it is in line with Harry having a more nuanced understanding of his father. He struggled to hold conflicting information about him into one cohesive person - the boy who was a bully vs the man who joins Order of Phoenix to fight a war he could very well have sat out. The pedestal crashing helped Harry gain nuance (he thinks of his father and mother with pride in HBP - of them walking into an arena with head held high). HBP also sets up his deeper understanding with Snape in DH. There is lovely meta by about this by thedreamersmusing. Read it here. HBP is also the book he feels "sorry" for Voldemort and also feels "reluctant admiration" for him - both of things he is less defensive about.

And this nuance informs his relationship with conflicts - especially the kind he has with Hermione. He is more confrontational with her and does not lie or sneak around her as much as he did in OOTP in the Half Blood Prince. ("Finished? Or do you want to see if it does back flips?" He asks her when she takes the book from him to check if it's jinxed. Or the "I hope you enjoy yourself" he calls out irritably when she declares intention to find out who HBP is. And "do you want to rub it in Hermione? How do you think I feel now?" He tells her when she says she was right about HBP).

The fact that he is willing to be confrontational with her is a big step in his character - a step up from his unregulated outbursts in OOTP, which is a function of him not knowing how to put his anger across in normal ways. He is also more willing to stand up for her in front of Ron too - "You could say sorry" he tells Ron bluntly. This is in contrast to his more quiet standing up for her in POA: "Can't you give her a break?" Harry asked him quietly. In POA, he lets the subject drop after Ron flatly refuses. Here, he presses on more : "What did you have to imitate her for?" "She laughed at moustache!" "So did I, it's the stupidest thing I have ever seen".

His relationship with Ron is an interesting contrast to his relationship with Hermione, which functionally teaches a very important lesson for an abused child who thought all conflicts are bad: That his friendship with her is challenging, and frustrating, filled with conflicts but their love for each other isn't disputed. It's a very important thing for brain development in general - to hold conflicting information in one space. The defense mechanism abused children do to avoid this is called splitting.

So, Ron allows Harry to be the age he is: a teenager and it's foundation for his further development, and Hermione teaches him how to be an adult, and therefore, spurs his growth. (In esoteric terms, if you look at Ron and Hermione as proxy parents - Ron is the Mother archetype, the one who offers unconditional love. Hermione is the Father archetype - one who demands best of him, and guides him).

Additional reading: Harry, Prongs and Prince - Harry's Inner Struggles For Forging An Identity. By u/metametatron4

Harry Identifies, and Reluctantly Admires Snape Even Before The Prince's Tale by thedreamersmusing