#and not sure how they would fix it now because they'll probably never mention it again

[shadows-and-starlight]

For those who didn't hear it the first time, I'll say it again. Sexualizing the trauma brought on by neglectful fathers is gross. Combining sex and a pseudo-father relationship is also messed up. The age gap becomes a bit questionable when they put this into the relationship.

For real, go back and watch season 4 and all the pain that Buck went through when his parents showed back up. Now tell me that it's cool if an older man comes along and sexualizes that hurt. That's not a thing to portray as sexy, it's twisted.

Buck may not be real, but if you weren't born yesterday, you know that media does not exist in a vacuum. What these stories portray and promote affect people.

So Ryan Murphy and the others are not off the hook. They're gonna have to answer to every young woman and man who is tired of seeing their pain and family trauma played off as "kinky" or desirable by older men.

[wind-up-thancred]

bit of thancred character musing under the cut that im gonna try to approximate from a 6am discord rambling into something i can actually post. both SHB and EW spoilers included

i saw some folks talking on twt about how guilt seems to be a very important factor in his life and i agree. i think a lot of major parts of his character and arcs have been due to guilt over something he did (or didnt even really do, re: the whole goobue rampage situation). it's driven him to work his ass off after louisoix which lead to him getting possessed... but its probably also what motivated him to do better for ryne after being forced to look his fuckups directly in the eye instead of just wallowing about them. but i think, at the same time, he doesnt really seem to, like... actually be proud of himself for a lot of the stuff he's done in order to work off that guilt? the biggest giveaway for that being the line in endwalker on the ragnarok where he talks about his "good deeds" cynically and seems to insist that they were never really that impactful in the first place. that they'll just go to dust when he dies.

in shb, during the ahm areng segment, not only does he talk down on himself in general, but also puts down his attempts to help OG minfilia back in the pre-ARR days... when i'm pretty sure she never even blamed him for the goobue rampage in the first place.

it's all a little bit sad to me, tbh. i've seen some people reason that, because he was only able to escape poverty due to louisoix seeing potential in his thieving skills, he's essentially internalized the idea that he's only really worth keeping around by ANYONE if he's actively being productive, either helping others or trying to fix whatever fuckups he feels he's made. i think that would explain a lot of this

note the "few positive traits" line, which to me comes across as "i was only picked up out of childhood poverty because he thought my skills were useful." though i don't really know how much of that mentality he's managed to work past by post endwalker. he IS able to go off on his own, and mentions that he trusts the scions to keep themselves safe now... but as i ranted about before, the short story points out that he's only really content to rest briefly before he feels obligated again to seek out unrest to try and help, specifically mentioning minfilia again. also, a couple times during the story, notably post ARR after his possession, mid SHB after he's wounded in a fight with sineaters, and post SHB after he passes out due to the weakening soul-body bond, he seems to dislike even having to rest for medical reasons

it's a pretty interesting part of his character to me. idk if the writers specifically had his rigorous upbringing in mind when they wrote these parts of his character, but to me it would make a lot of sense as an explanation for why he's so averse to rest and why he carries so much guilt and why he's so passionate about keeping the folks around him safe. that's kinda been his whole reason for life since he was a kid-- using his skills for the benefit of others. to him, doing anything other than that would be a waste, it seems.

idk. funny guy makes my heart hurt. yes i had all these dialogue screencaps saved and on hand. yes i am a little insane. what of it

[da-shrimping-station]

I'll never let you go...

CW: mentions of death, corpses, obsession and such (this whole post covers morbid topics)

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Demons are used to having their human pact masters perish in such short periods of time that they never get to make the most out of pacts. It's expected. It's the norm. No one would really bat an eye once the human soul leaves the body and the pact is severed.

But what if the demon dies first?

That would be a very rare case. Demons don't really have a fixed lifespan. They would either succumb to deep slumber, almost like a comatose, or they are killed.

What would the human do when their beloved demon dies before they do? Can they handle the grief? Can they bear to feel the pact severing?

What if they can't? What if that human takes the corpse and flees?

What would they do when they find out that the body still reacts to pact commands?

Hack job taxidermy, playing dress up with a corpse, finding any and all means to pretty up their demon (especially if the cause of death was gruesome and left the body barely recognisable), making sure to care for them now that they can't do it on their own, exhausting themself due to constantly using commands because otherwise, the truth seeps in little by little, chipping away at the illusion.

They ignore that their demon can't speak anymore, that they aren't even remotely warm. They have to constantly use magic to make sure the joints don't stiffen too much or that the smell doesn't get too awful. They bring gifts, offer food, share a meal. They talk about their day and how excited they are for future plans, smiling like the dead silence isn't what they're hearing after they stop talking.

At some point they have to procure glass eyeballs to replace the eyes but none can do justice to their beloved's!

"Don't worry, darling. It's my turn to take care of you."

It's morbid. It's disrespectful. It's mocking the dead with every syllable uttered in command.

So the demons wait. Eventually, the human will pass, and their kin can receive the send off they deserve. Even after the human reaches the end of their minute lifespan, they'll probably rot first than the demon corpse they've puppeteered around for decades.

And even if they're too stubborn to die, the Reapers aren't hard to get a hold of.

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[bonny-kookoo]

Jungkook

𝓜𝓮𝓪𝓷𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓮 : I can't save us

There are lessons in life no one should have to learn.

Tags/Warnings: Angst, hurt & Comfort, Idol!Jungkook, Hybrid!Reader, Cat Hybrid!Reader, mentions of depression and depressive thoughts, heartbreak, homelessness, it's a bit heavy sorry, mentions of mental abuse and manipulation, betrayal, slow burn, eventual smut, dead dove do not eat

Dead Dove do not eat: warning for potentially triggering content that can't be tagged without spoiling the story.

Length: 2.5k words

-> Masterlist

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"Have you informed police about it?" Yoongi wants to know, sitting on the youngest's couch, but the idol in question immediately shakes his head.

"They'll put her into a shelter, and she would stay forever in there due to the fact that you can't put a legal NDA on her- so the company told me she could never be adopted by anyone ever again- they, they'd make sure of it-" Jungkook rambles, holding his head, and Yoongi feels both confused and concerned over the entire situation. He himself never really knew why Jungkook suddenly gave his hybrid away back then- he never really talked about it, avoided the topic, so the rapper simply assumed you both broke up and decided to part ways. But from what he hears right now, Jungkook still very obviously still cares about you.

So what really happened?

"But if you care about her so much, why'd you give her away?" He wonders, looking at the younger Idol in front of him.

"When.. Jin-hyung got engaged, remember?" Jungkook tries to explain himself. "The stalking, the comments, the airport incident, the protests- I… got scared. I just wanted her to be safe, a-and when I saw everything happen to him, I just felt so awful because I never thought of that.." He rambles, making Yoongi nod in understanding.

"I mean, I won't lie and say it was a cakewalk-" Yoongi starts. "But they got through it, didn't they? No one really cares about it anymore." He shrugs.

Jungkook stays silent at that, looking at nothing in particular, while his hands hold the tri-colored dog plushy that belonged to you at some point. "Jungkook.. you're not fine." Yoongi tries to reason next to him. "And you won't be fine unless you either fix this, or close this chapter-" He attempts, but Jungkook shakes his head, letting his head hang low.

"There's no fixing anything, hyung." He sighs in defeat. "There's nothing left to fix." The idol simply says, seemingly having given up.

"You're not even trying-" Yoongi shakes his head, but Jungkook grows irritated at that, it seems like.

"I've tried!" He argues with teary eyes. "I've tried, I failed, and I can't accept it!" He sobs, fingers clenching the soft material of the plush toy. It's long lost any scent of you, and he feels terrible for it. He should've just left it in your room, where it would've waited loyally until he himself would man up and bring you back home. But was this even a home to you anymore?

He can't tell.

What's the point of anything if he completely fucked up not only his potential future, but yours as well? He's taken every chance of a happy life from you because of his own selfishness back then. Because he didn't think it through, didn't realize that there were issues at hand that he should've been able to foresee. But he had been blinded by his own love for you that he was convinced love alone would be enough down the line. That if he loved you enough, the world would protect you as well.

But it doesn't work like that.

"How about we go one step at a time?" Yoongi wonders from the side, careful not to rile the young man up again. "one step at a time, nothing more."

"But every step I take towards her will only make it worse.." Jungkook denies, shaking his head. His eyes are still red from crying, head aching from the force of his sobs. He can't deal with the fact that you're still outside, sleeping god knows where, probably running off further and further away from him. Maybe you're not even there anymore, maybe you've been hit by a car, run over by a train-

"Jungkook you're having a panic attack-" Yoongi worries, trying hard to calm his friend down. "We can get her back here, just for now, okay? We can bring her here where it's warm, where she's safe- Jungkook there's security here, no one will harm her here." He attempts to push through whatever train of thought is running through his friend's mind at the moment.

"And then what?!" Jungkook breaks out. "She hates me, she has to- I hate myself too.!" He confesses, and the producer nods in front of him.

"I know, Jungkookie." He nods in sympathy. "I know you do."

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"Come on tannie, do your business so we can go back inside!" Taehyung whines, watching his tiny dog roam around the streets, a rare break from the rain having given him a chance to have his dog go a little round outside to stretch his own legs as well for once. The weather is terrible, and he hopes that everyone's safe tonight.

His dog is yapping at something in the distance, before he seems to try and jump up at a person, a white cat tail peeking out from a little oversized dark blue coat. Similar to one Jungkook used to have, he thinks to himself, as the person bows down to pet the dog.

Wait.

Taehyung walks closer, can't see your face- but he knows it must be you. He doesn't know the entire story, or what's really going on- but he knows that Jungkook and you were together at some point, until you both broke up, the reason never declared to anybody. And he himself didn't ask- at the end of the day, he'd hoped his best friend would open up to him at some point himself, but he never really did. What were you doing back in Seoul? Last time he saw you, you'd taken a train.

"Hey- you should probably go inside soon, before the weather gets worse again." Taehyung tells you, picking up his dog. "I'm sorry he's barking so much. He doesn't like cats." He apologizes, and you just nod, smiling at the little dog. And much to his surprise, you reach out to pet him, something the Pomeranian eagerly accepts. "Oh? You're just excited?" He asks his dog, and you nod as if to answer for him.

He gets why Jungkook liked you. You seem very friendly, but also calm in nature- and from what he can see, you're very pretty as well.

"Hey- Jungkook asked about you a few days ago." Taehyung tells you, and you tense up at that, as if you just realize who he is. "He never really said what happened between you two?" He questions. "Though, it's fine if you don't wanna say. It doesn't really concern me, I was just wondering." He shrugs, and you don't answer. Ah yes- he remembers Jungkook once said something about you being really quiet. "Well-" He nods, bowing respectfully to you. "-take care, okay?" He offers, and you nod, before pointing at him as if to say 'you too'.

Before you leave, swallowed up by the night.

And he can't help but feel a bit weird.

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You're sure he just wants you to go back to Hanako.

You won't be doing that- Hanako doesn't want you, and shouldn't be forced to take care of you. You didn't even need to hear why he was there- his scent had immediately alerted you of his presence. You could never forget him at any point in your life. He's haunting you like a bad dream, constantly filling your mind. You were definitely stupid to even come to Seoul- but your transportation ticket has expired at this point, giving you no legal way of getting out of here.

You don't want to go back to Hanako. She should live her own life, and not spend it taking care of you. It's not fair.

You didn't sleep at all since yesterday- somehow now terrified of him finding you at any point, forcing you to go back where you came from. He's mad, isn't he? You didn't do what he said, even if he didn't even say anything at all. Will he send out authorities after you now? Has he told police you're missing yet? You can't trust anybody now, shouldn't- or maybe you should dye your hair and hybrid features, maybe that would help you at least a little not to stand out anymore. Maybe that'll help.

Maybe it'll make you a better ghost.

You're awfully tired today, but not as in sleepy. Your muscles feel weak, like you've done a horrible workout- but they're not hurting. It's more like they just won't work the way they're supposed to- and it's making you stumble and trip constantly, jeans already cut open by the pavement ground. You're also not sure anymore where exactly you are- you know you should remember these streets, but the memories are foggy, unclear, making you unsure and scared of your surroundings.

And your arm is hurting, skin tender and muscles below aching bad.

You know you shouldn't scratch it, but you can't help the irritating feeling of it bothering you to the point of tears. You've got no money for food left, nothing to really buy you anything- and in a way, it feels like the end.

Like you're about to become a real ghost.

Is Jungkook at home? He must be, considering its pretty late, and the weather is still pretty bad outside. No one really wants to be out in the rain like this, the wind constantly blowing your hair around, wet strands sticking to your face. It forces you somewhere more secluded, a parking lot belonging to an apartment complex- having you climb over a fence to get to it, a more tedious action than usual considering your physical state. You know something's wrong with you, but you can't really do much about it, can you? Going to a hospital would just lead you into a shelter, or worse, back to Hanako who's probably happy right now you're not with her.

You just want to sleep a little, right here, underneath the little roof for the bikes standing around. It's not dry at all, but it's at least something. It's a dark corner where no one will see you until tomorrow morning when everyone will start going back to work. It'll be alright until then.

You just need a little nap, you think, as you curl up in the very corner to close your eyes just for a moment.

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"Let's go." Yoongi offers suddenly, getting up.

"What?" Jungkook whines almost in protest, before his friend forces him up from the couch as well.

"Grab a blanket or something we can put in the back of my car. We're gonna go out, search for her, get her back home." He says.

"But what if it's not home for her anymore?" Jungkook weakly protests. "She-"

"One. Step. At. A. Time." Yoongi shakes his friend by the shoulders a little. "First, find her. Then, get her here, where she can warm up, where we can talk. Step after step Kook, no running this time." He scolds, and Jungkook weakly nods, walking into his bedroom to fetch a blanket.

Later in the car, it's silent for a moment- until Yoongis car alerts him that someone's calling his phone. A little annoyed, he declines it, instead turns towards his friend in the passenger seat.

"Where do you think she might've gone to?" Yoongi asks the Idol sitting next to him in the car. The rapper has put down the seats of his car in the back, making room for you to comfortably lay in in case they find you tonight- a thick blanket covering the interior of the backseats and trunk area.

"I don't know." He sighs in defeat, trying to keep an eye on everything passing by as they drive around the neighborhood you were last seen- but there's no sight of you. "She's probably hiding. Hyung, the weather is so bad-" He worries, watching how they have to drive a bit slower to not spray the water everywhere on people walking past them, and his fears only grow when the first lighting of the night rips through the sky above. It's barely seen amongst the tall buildings, and for the first time, he feels small, tiny, insignificant. Do you feel intimidated by the tall structures? He remembers when you first met, you told him he was scary because he was so much taller than you.

Tall things scare you. You've got a fear of heights, a fear of flying.

"I know it's scary, but focus." Yoongi offers, driving carefully. "She's smart though, isn't she?" He offers, and Jungkook nods almost on instinct. Of course you're smart. The smartest around, the smartest cat he's ever known. "Then she must've tried to find shelter around somewhere further away after she's noticed you. She wouldn't want to get caught in case authorities are after her- she doesn't know you didn't call anybody, right?" He asks, and Jungkook nods again. "See? So she probably wandered a bit further away, tried to find somewhere secluded, sheltered, where she could sleep for tonight."

Yoongi is right. But still, it worries Jungkook greatly that there's no trace of you, that he can't seem to figure out where you could've gone. He's lived together with you for years, has loved you- but right now, he's so unsure of everything he's done and doing and going to do, that he doesn't trust in anything his mind comes up with. It could all just make it worse, and he doesn't want to make it worse.

He's done that enough.

Taehyung calls again, and this time, Yoongi accepts, well aware that his friend won't stop until he's picked up the call.

"Taehyung- it's not a good timing right now." Yoongi says into the car's speaker system as he accepts the call from the younger singer.

"Yeah I know, but Jungkook isn't picking up his phone." He whines almost, in the background the sound of Yeontan's nails clicking on the floor. "Has he made up with his ex?"

"I'm in the car, what are you talking about?" Jungkook snaps almost irritated. He doesn't like that word, 'ex' all that much. It implies that you two broke up, which.. never actually happened. You were broken up by everyone around you, but you never chose to break up willingly. That's a huge difference to him.

"Oh, hey" Taehyung greets. "It's just- cause I saw her outside a few minutes ago, and-" He says, but immediately, both Yoongi and Jungkook try to interrupt him.

"Where?!" The youngest bandmember asks, leaning into the control console of the car as if that would make his friend answer quicker. "Taehyung, where the fuck did you see her?!" He presses.

"Uh, near your apartment, why?" He asks. "I thought she came from yours, that's why I thought you two made up or something.." He says, and one look towards Yoongi is all it takes.

His hands immediately setting the turn signal before he rushes back.

[just-absolutely-super]

FF7 Rebirth Ending Thoughts

So at first I thought Cloud seeing Aerith's spirit while no one else did meant that Cloud was just gonna go through the 3rd game believing Aerith is still with the party when really she's his little ghost buddy that no one else can see

But then she gets left behind, meaning to me she is for real dead and in the Lifestream, and I guess because Cloud is so connected to the multiverse Lifestream because of his connections with Seph and Aerith that that's why he's still able to see and feel her presence

Whether Cloud knows she's for real dead or not, I have no idea. He acts like she's still alive and with them, but it's hard to say for sure given his mind is so screwed up

Tifa's gonna have her work cut out for her next game geez...

Anyways, so I'm sure Aerith will be having her own side journey in the next game, probably her going through the Planet trying to foil Sephiroth's plans. We never saw her in the third disk after her death in OG until the very end, so this time we will actually have her POV of what she went through to stop Meteor

I bet she'll also show up every now and then to help Cloud and the rest of the party as they continue their journey (the Maiden of the Planet novel does mention she's the one who guided Tifa to Cloud in the Lifestream so his memories could be fixed)

As for Zack...bruh idek what's up with his story now

It's obvious his goal is to make it out of this alive but who knows what's gonna happen now. Damn I was really hoping both he and Aerith would survive so they could officially reunite. I only hope that while Aerith is playing Big Good, she finds Zack in his universe and guides him back home (please Square, I need my Zer.ith crumbs)

Anyways, Rebirth was such a loaded game, but there's still more to do

They gotta do Rocket Town so they can sit down, shut up, and drink their GD tea!

Vincent's backstory still needs to be explored

They need to go to Wutai for Yuffie's arc

They gotta explain what the F U C K is up with Glenn and the SRC stuff

Cloud's literal mind break at the Northern Crater

Meteor being summoned and the awakening of the rest of the Weapons

Tifa becoming the focus for a hot minute and finding Cloud in Mideel then putting his mind back together

The Highwind Scene for my shipper heart

And finally the actual, for real, we promise, final battle with Sephiroth

aaaaand whatever extra stuff they'll add to make sure this game lasts a full week of gameplay lmao

I'm looking forward to how they'll handle it all

[canirove]

The Princess & the Football Player | Chapter 28

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Masterlist

"Good morning, sweetheart."

"Hi."

"I've brought you some breakfast" my mum says, leaving a tray with food on the bedside table and sitting on the bed.

"I'm not hungry."

"You must eat something."

"I'm not hungry" I repeat.

"Eleanor, please. I'm sure he wouldn't like to see you getting sick."

"Why did you have to mention him?" I say, covering my head with the duvet and starting to cry.

"I'm sorry. I just... Drink the juice at least. You will dihydrate if you keep crying like that."

"I don't care!"

"Eleanor..."

"Leave me alone!"

"I'm your mother, I'm not going anywhere." 

And so far, she hasn't. Since the moment she found me crying on the floor after Declan left, she has been by my side. She has spent the whole night with me, taking care of me, comforting me. When she left to pick up my breakfast, it probably is the longest she has been gone for.

"Eleanor... Ellie..." she says after taking a deep breath. "Do you know why at first I opposed to you dating Declan?"

"Because you are a snob with a stick up your ass."

"No, Eleanor" she sighs. "I opposed to it because I knew this would happen. Because I knew he'll end up breaking your heart, and I didn't want to see you suffer like this."

"Because he isn't like us."

"Exactly."

"See? You are a snob!"

"I am not a snob. But I better than anyone know how it feels to fall in love with a royal when you aren't part of that world. What it entails, all the sacrifices you must make, how much you must fight. And it isn't easy, Eleanor. You don't know how many times I had my phone on my hand ready to call your dad and tell him it was over, that I couldn't deal with the press, with everything I had to learn if I wanted to be queen one day. It was so tough. Not just for me, but for everyone around me."

"But you never did it. You never gave up like he has done."

"Because unlike Declan, I had nothing to lose. If things between Philip and I hadn't worked out, if we had broken up... Yes, we both would be heartbroken. Especially me. But that was it. I had my studies and I could start again. Maybe not in England, but definitely somewhere else. Declan doesn't have that luxury."

"What do you mean?" I ask, uncovering my head.

"He has his career. His dream. Everything he and his family have worked for since he was a kid. They've sacrificed many things for it, and he couldn't lose that."

"So instead, he chose to lose me."

"Yes. But not because you weren't worth it, because he doesn't love you, or because it was the easier choice. He did it because he knows it is something that can be fixed."

"What?"

"When I found out you were seeing someone who wasn't Charles, I thought it was just something fleeting. Then I noticed how happy you were, that you actually had feelings for whoever that boy was. And despite suspecting that he probably was one of Mason's friends and that you had met him through Roberta, I said to myself… well, maybe it will work out. Just look at her, at how she is glowing. Then you told us who he was and I knew it was a mistake, that you would end up hurting each other. But you both still kept fighting. And then, again, I thought… maybe I'm wrong. Maybe they'll work through this, maybe the fact that he has had to deal with huge pressure before at such a young age will help them."

"But you were wrong."

"Yes and no. I was wrong because he clearly hasn't been able to deal with everything that has happened since the press found out about you two and with everything else going on on the pitch. But Eleanor... The way you and Declan love each other... You don't get to see that every day. It is true love. Right now you probably feel like the world is ending, like it is over. But it isn't. This just wasn't your moment to be together. You'll have a second chance, I'm sure of it."

"What... What do you mean?"

"I..." she says, taking a deep breath. "I think that one day, both of you will be strong enough to fight against anything and everything, and you will be ready to get back together. I don't know when that will happen, but..."

"It isn't a goodbye, it's a see you soon" I say, remembering what Declan said before he left.

"That's it, yes."

"If one day that happens... If we get back together… Will you support us? Will you be by our side?"

"I will. I promise you I will" she says, caressing my cheek.

"It would have been easier if you had told me all this before, you know? Everyone kept telling me that you were just trying to protect me, but if you had explained it to me..."

"I know. I just… I didn't know how to do it, so I took the harsh way. But I love you, Eleanor. You know I do, don't you?"

"I do" I say, sitting up.

"I'm sorry I didn't do things right. That I hurt you so much. Both you and Declan."

"It's ok" I whisper.

"I know things are gonna be very difficult. That right now you are heartbroken and feel like nothing makes sense anymore. But I'm here for you, and I will help you with everything. Now and always" she says, taking my hand on hers. 

"Thank you, mum" I cry.

"Oh, come here" she says, hugging me.

"I love you."

"I love you too, Eleanor."

[tarisilmarwen]

Rebels Rewatch: "A Princess On Lothal"

Mini Leia is here to lift everyone's spirits, and provide some much-needed hardware to the Rebellion.

Right, so going to have to be careful about the new photo limit, but just one quick cap from the beginning here because awwww the Loth-cat was comforting Ezra!

Oooh the deep glockenspiel adds some interesting texture to this music cue here.

And cue the Hammerhead corvettes. Good thing Leia dropped by when most of the blockade was still sweeping up on Garel.

(They'll be back soon, Lothal and Garel are practically galactic neighbors.)

Lol Lyste sighing in aggravation about "Another delegation from Alderaan." I'm certain Bail and Breha have cultivated quite the bleeding heart reputation as cover for their covert Rebel activities.

I don't think the voice actress they chose is that great. She sounds... way older than 15/16 and I can tell she's trying for the cadence of Carrie Fisher's snark but... I dunno it just lands weird for me. I think they could have gotten away with having her voice sound younger and it would have been okay.

Chopper sticking by Ezra's side. :((((

A slow, mournful version of Ezra's theme. Fitting, as he's going to be grieving the whole episode. Which is a nice bit of continuity. I love it when shows allow time for characters to grieve and adjust to losses they've sustained.

Subtle animation appreciation moment: The way Ezra idly thumps the cadet helmet to the side of his head. Just a nice little gesture that adds character and flavor.

Oh shit, that was definitely a Dies Irae in the score there.

(A refresher for those of you just joining this rewatch: The Dies Irae is an old Latin musical sequence that has been used basically since the Gregorian chant days to denote the specter of death in a work of music. Composers from ages past up to the present have referenced it in their compositions. Think of it as like the world's oldest music meme.)

Lot of OT score references in this part, no surprise.

Ezra is noticeably more surly and pissy than usual this episode, at least until his pep talk from Leia. Also no surprise, the boy hides behind his sarcasm and snark like no one's business.

"I don't get to give orders!" Just wait, Ezra, lol. You'll get your turn.

Leia playing Lyste like a damn fiddle lolol.

Mini Leia is really pretty. They did a great job with her design.

Alderaan sits pretty in the "plausible deniability" section. I'm sure the Empire suspected the planet of harboring secret Rebel sympathies but they were never able to have concrete proof of it. Bail, like Mon, probably held out hope that he could stem some of the Empire's tyranny from within, and so that's why he didn't want to lose his seat of government power, not as long as there was a chance he could effect some kind of change, which meant Alderaan had to avoid being directly tied to the Rebellion.

There's some commentary there about the need to work within the system in order to fix it, versus when it's time to break off and burn it down, but I'm not going to go into that right now.

Hngh, Ryder's resignation when the Stormtrooper mentions "termination".

"Hera's here." Hhhnkgjhn that's the happiest we've heard Ezra sound this episode Imma cry.

Luke's theme used per the standard as a bold Big Damn Heroes leitmotif with the Ghost's appearance.

"I'll warn Sabine." Lol how does Ezra know Sabine's the one who's going to be paying attention?

Zeb enjoyed this entirely too much lololol.

Ha ha those two Stormtroopers who are like, "They take prisoners now???"

This man has zero shame lol.

RIGHT, SO THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE UNDERRATED SABEZRA MOMENTS RIGHT HERE AND I HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD GIRL WITH THE PHOTO LIMIT WHICH MEANS I GET TO CAP THE SCENE IN FULL.

That soft hand on his arm. The way her eyes linger on him as he turns away.

*sobs*

I love it so muuuuuuuuch!

Leia being, well, Leia, immediately discerns that something's really bugging Ezra. I love that the Kenobi show leaned into the inner sixth sense she displays here, that she can pick out a person's thoughts and feelings with the Force just by looking at them.

Kanan discerning that Leia might be able to comment and help Ezra, aww.

Friiiiiiiiick his face.

Leia's theme follows right on the heels of Ezra's theme here, in the score.

"I feel like because I can fight, I have to, for those who cannot." Boy is that isn't the quintessential Jedi and Rebel Alliance motivation right there...

I do like the dynamic between Ezra and Leia. It's very sweet. They bond based on their shared Hero Complex motivations, their mutual desire to fight on behalf of the helpless. Ezra shows off a little bit for her, later, in the way he usually does around girls he likes (the boy has A Type, let's be honest), but it never quite reaches the overtness of his crush on Sabine, so it hits even more quasi-platonic.

I think Leia thought he was cute tho.

Back to the plot, Leia's embarrassing Lyste all over the place here lol.

Ah, wow, the Rebel Alliance theme, haven't heard that in a while.

There is quite a bit of tension in how slowly the Hammerheads take off. The show plays that tension for all it's worth.

Oh you know I gotta comment about this part right here where Ezra goes feral.

For a moment we had all forgotten about the fact that he was clearly grieving, and this outburst caught us off guard. The way this is staged it's framed as concerning, with an edge of danger, Ezra leaping onto the Stormtrooper and clashing beats sounding along with his punches in the score, Kanan reaching towards him with an almost hesitant body posture.

But! Ezra lets out his anger and then contains himself, standing up and just putting his helmet back on. He breathes, regains his composure, and returns to neutral.

*weeps* He's such a good Jedi.

Kanan whipping out his lightsaber to be awesome against the AT-ATs aaaaaah!

(And that implied to be the reason Ryder stayed on Lothal and started up a new Rebel cell there, ONCE AGAIN CATCH ME CRYING ABOUT HOW THE JEDI REPRESENT HOPE TO A HOPELESS GALAXY.)

HHmmmmmmgggh I wanna say this is a recurring leitmotif but I don't know, I love it either way, it's beautiful.

Swish swish and return to first position, aaaah lightsaber choreography is so cool sometimes.

This whole sequence is just... *chef kiss*. The orchestration, the tension, the rapid shot choice...

Lolol Lyste getting thoroughly embarrassed by Leia.

Fun fact: One of the Hammerheads they gathered here in this episode would later go on to be the one that landed THE decisive blow to one of the Star Destroyers guarding the shield gate at Scarif.

PIECE BY PIECE, REBELS SHOWS THE MINUTIA OF SACRIFICES NEEDED TO PUT EVERY ELEMENT INTO PLACE FOR THEIR ULTIMATE VICTORY.

Ryder enters with Ezra, did Ezra have any kind of hand in convincing him to fight for Lothal?

HE LOOKS DIRECTLY AT EZRA I THINK THERE'S A CASE TO BE MADE HERE.

The Force Theme soaring into prominence here as we close out.

This episode is just the kind of break we need to process the events of the previous episode. Leia is almost flawless, willy deflecting suspicion off herself while playing the Imperials all for fools, compassionate and empathetic when she senses someone in pain and turmoil.

Ezra is allowed to grieve throughout the episode, and displays a myriad of conflicted and complex emotions from scene to scene. Kanan almost takes a bit of a backseat to comforting him, letting all the others express sympathy in turn, giving him the space he needs and offering up the distraction of the mission. He handles Ezra really well, all things considered.

It helps that Ezra, unlike Anakin, chooses to deal with and channel his grief in a productive way, rather than destructive. (I have the tag "#ezra is the anti-anakin" for a reason.)

This is a fun episode. Lighter than the previous one, lower stakes, but needed to let the characters breathe and process through the revelations of the plot. I really like it.

We're about to hit the Golden Streak, so stay tuned, I will have more to say later.

[spooksyanderefactory]

What if the anxious person noticed Ram was getting weirdly gaslighty or felt bad about constantly asking for him to escort them and started trying to find better ways to cope the majority of the time? Possibly slowly doing so without the requests for help, maybe even without telling him depending on whether they spotted the gaslighting or not?

he'd cry. Genuinely, he'd think you didn't want him anymore. Not that it would stop him. He'll be with you even if you don't want him. Or craft a plot...

_

You had been a little nervous, but you couldn't put off doing your laundry anymore. Your washing machine broke down on Tuesday, and you didn't have the time nor the funds to fix it yet. You knew that you could have asked Ram for a new one, but you wanted to be a little bit more independent.

"I really don't wanna" You sighed as you entered the laundromat. It was quiet since it was eleven p.m. You spent the majority of the afternoon trying to convince yourself that it would be okay. You shoved your dirty laundry into the machine, pouring the detergent at the top, and slipping the quarters into the proper slit.

While waiting for the clothes to wash, you were scrolling through your phone. You got a text about an article from Ram. You quickly skimmed through it. It was about the rise in crime in Slickback City. Which is where you lived. Granted, it was never a safe city, but the rent was cheap. Down at the bottom of the article it made a special mention that laundromats were especially at risk.

'Did you read it?'

Ram's text message brought you back from reading the article.

'yeah' You texted back. You were surprised he was awake. Normally he sleeps pretty early.

'it's good you're home'

You freeze. You really did debate on telling him, however, you needed to learn how to do things on your own.

'yeah'

Right when you hit send, hear a shattering sound, as if a bat hit glass. You look over and that's exactly what happened. Trying to control your breathing, you look up and are face to face with a huge man. He was about 6'5. You looked at the bat, riddled with nails and glass. The bat was no longer structurally sound but was far more intimidating. Yeah... what is breathing? you forgot.

"I'm merciful, just don’t scream and I won't put my bat through your fuckin skull," He muttered near your ear. Honestly, you couldn’t even scream if you wanted to, everything was caught in your throat. You just nodded. He turned away and signaled to the rest of his gang.

'help' was all you texted to the first contact in your messages, which was always Ram. You shoved your phone back into your backpack. You were still struggling to calm down because all you're fears were proven right. You shut your eyes, hoping that everything would just fade away. Suddenly, you were picked up.

"Sorry, I was late," Ram was holding you, "I was getting the police."

You turned to see police arresting the gang. Ram was carrying you back to his car. He placed you gently into the passenger seat.

"That was probably really scary, why don't you stay with me the night. You know my family specializes in security, and my mom misses you... You were always her favorite."

You laugh. His mom did like you but liked your friend Robin more. It was always an ongoing joke between you and Robin. Although, you hadn't seen Robin since high school graduation... Apparently, Robin moved out of Slickback City.

"Yeah, yeah, Maybe I am now" you joked to lighten your own mood. He locked the car.

"I'm going to talk to the police now, before we head to my home real quick, okay?"

"Don't I have to go?" You weren't sure how it even works, but usually don't the police question the people who were there.

"It's okay, They'll probably get your testimony later. Plus it's late, You need sleep so just rest for now"

It was clear that Ram wasn't going to budge. You just got comfortable in his car.

___

Ram couldn't have been more pleased. He headed back inside the laundromat. The 'police' had uncuffed the 'gang members'. The tall leader of the group grinned.

"How did it go, boss?" his gruff voice was full of amusement. He started working for Ram about three years ago. He found Ram's 'little crush' really fun to watch, plus the pay is really good.

"I think it worked perfectly, Griff," He began slipping a few hundred dollar bills to Griff, "The rest will be transferred into your bank accounts."

They all were employed under the Bright Corporation. Although Ram was the heir, he had to make sure he only used his own branch of workers. His parents didn't care if he used vast amounts of money, the only limit was he had to use it in a smart way. When he was younger, he made PowerPoints to convince his parents of something. Now, he was already running a small branch. And this is a worthwhile investment. Every time you thought of going out without him, you'll remember this time, and be less inclined to go out without him.

Plus you might be scared enough to want to sleep in the same bed with him. A strong bonus.

"Hey, boss, You there?" Griff was waving his hand in front of Ram. Ram coughed and almost choked on his spit,

"yeah?"

"You dreaming about your 'little crush', huh?" Griff loved teasing Ram about you, "Thinking about all the different positions? They are cute and small. You thinking about them kneeling and-"

Ram had hit Griff in the thigh with a hammer pretty hard. Ram had calmed down after hitting Griff again,

"One: everyone is small compared to you, Griff. Two: Don't even talk about them in that way ever again."

"yeah, yeah, sorry boss" Griff half apologized, Ram's reaction was still funny to him, "Go to your 'little crush' or they might start thinking something is wrong."

"Bye," Ram excitedly walked back to the car.

"Crazy bastard," Griff muttered while counting the bills. He turns to the rest of the gang, "Let's go get drunk!"

Everyone cheers in excitement.

___

You were asleep, in his car. It was very comfortable with the seat warmers. Ram sat in the driver's seat. He gently taps you awake once you reach his home.

"huh?!" You weren't even aware of the driving.

"Come on in, we still have your 'unofficial' room" Ram jokes as he ushers you inside. You didn't even change, you just went back to sleep once you reached the bed. You were too exhausted with the day to even stay awake for a moment longer. so you slept.

[banana-milk-enthusiast]

beat Forspoken, and while I probably will write an in-depth review down the line cuz i have many thoughts, I'm just going to pointform my basic thoughts while it's still fresh.

PROS

Great designs all around, the Tantas look so breathtaking with their extravagant designs and yet it doesn't take away from their world, it fits just right in. Absolutely love it.

Good world building most questions i had were answered either through the main story or extra archive stuff. Nothing felt too weird yknow

Gameplay gameplay gameplay. The magic system is literally amazing. I dont think I've had this much fun fighting in an rpg in a long time. Theres so much fun variety so you can focus on whats comfortable for you while also looking sick as fuck. Have i mentioned how good the battle system is cuz i avoid playing mage in every game because its such a slog but here its so fast paced and hits hard. Perfect for me.

The music is soooo good, I love the main theme and find myself humming it literally all the time.

Great graphics but maybe a lil too many particle effects but otherwise really pretty.

The story is technically a pro. Like its good, not bad, not great, just good. Basically something you'd find in the YA Fantasy section, thats the kinda quality it was. Which isn't a insult I did enjoy the story and characters. It just needed polish, fix up the dialogue and trim some of the story fat and i wouldn't have any complaints tbh. Probably would do better as a book series tho ngl, not sure what game format would have saved it.

Shoutout to the accessibility options. I'm glad more games are including these. I'll never understand complaints about them though, like just dont use them if you dont want/need to thats it.

ALMOST FORGOT THE COOLEST THING. THE NAILS. I'm sorry but the idea of using nail art to inscribe magic runes to give you buffs is the coolest fucking idea ever, why has this concept not been used till now. We always see rune tatoos or written on gear and stuff im fantasy media but this is such a neat ideaaaa and im forever thankful for it. Her capes are cool too I guess, with there was more variety rather than recolors tho. Kinda wish we could also get different outfits for her tho. Those jeans probably chafe.

CONS

THE OPEN WORLD IS SO BIG FOR NO GODDAMN REASON. I honestly wish this wasn't an open world game tbh, its so unnecessary. Halfway through the game, i got so frustrated and ignored everything that wasn't story points cuz getting everywhere takes so damn long, especially early on when you dont have fancy parkour or stamina. Easily its biggest fault for me.

I understand they thought it'd do way better than what happened but planning out a story as a trilogy in the gaming industry is not a smart move. I've yet to play the dlc so idk if we get closure but the loose ends werent a great way for the game to end.

Oh, the dialogue. Its easily one of the gamest weakest points. Like the type of dialogue i was writing in my original stories when i was 13 (not that ive gotten any better tbh). Basically, it's not what you expect from such a vaunted company. Frey is great when shes excited or angry, which is most of the time, but occasionally, they'll hit me with the cheesiest line I've heard in years, and idk how to handle it. Like the stuff she says in the final chapter is honestly so robotic, there is no natural flow present. Which is a pity cuz the actress was killing it tbh, like she definitely carried the lines with her emotion. Unfortunately, it couldn't save them. Like if it was something they dropped on ps3 or wii, it honestly would have done fine. What i mean to say is the dialogue is very outdated in this age of gaming. im actually surprised how out of touch it feels. Especially since otherwise its a solid game all around. Regarding Cuff and Frey banter you do have the option to make it less frequent or just turn it off but i never really found them annoying regardless.

Maybe its just me but the control scheme feels so weird, the games makes you feel like you should be gliding most of the time but holding O while spaming all those trigger buttons feels so awkward to me. But then again I also didnt care enough to change the control scheme so.

[thepapergirlandthespiegelman]

ok not to sound like a little baby who can't deal with being on the Internet or whatever but like. Why is Tumblr allowed to show me just the wildest fucking shit without my consent? Specifically, the "Based on your likes" recommendations have been just completely nonsensical, frequently pretty graphic fetish/kink stuff that I'm not into, and sometimes kinda triggering. Like some days it's annoying but relatively harmless stuff like obscure Harry Potter fanfic-of-a-fanfic, but other days it's really specific fetish content that I find kind of disturbing. I'm not here to kinkshame anyone, I don't have an issue with the existence of these kinks and I'm absolutely NOT blaming the creators of this content—it is very clearly being written for people who have that particular interest/are involved in that kink community and I'm sure they like it just fine, but again that reinforces my question, why is Tumblr showing it to me? Honestly, if I was creating hyper-specific kink content for a particular community, I would be mortified to learn that it was being randomly recommended to people outside the community who might find it offensive or triggering.

I'm not going to name any of the specific fetishes/kinks because again I don't want to cast any negativity toward them. But I genuinely am baffled as to why Tumblr thinks I would like this content. I literally do not follow any sexual, fetish, or kink blogs whatsoever and never create or reblog that kind of content. The most that I've done is, like, mention BDSM as a general concept (nothing specific/graphic) a couple times; absolutely nothing that would lead a normal person to think "Oh yeah, this person is probably extremely into ________ super specific fetish."

Idk, I'm not the most sensitive person and I definitely can deal with seeing stuff that makes me uncomfortable, but I also...don't want to have to do that for no reason??? And it just kinda sucks because Tumblr used to be the one place on the Internet where I felt completely safe because I only ever saw content from blogs I follow (if I go in the search function/tags, I know I might be in for some surprises, and I was fine with that taking on that risk when doing those things), and now that's no longer true.

And I hope that Tumblr's response to this is not to just blanket ban any kind of fetish/kink content, because I don't think that that's particularly fair or a good solution. Honestly my preferred solution would be to just get rid of recommendations altogether, or at least allow users to turn them off. But at a bare minimum, fix your damn algorithm so that it's not showing people stuff that's completely off-base in its recommendations.

Of course, the most likely thing is that they'll do nothing at all (or somehow figure out how to make it function even worse).

[despair-to-future-arcs]

Nagi to the rescue!

*After some breathing exercises, Hiyoko calmed down...*

...

There we go, have you calmed down Hiyoko?

Ye-Yeah...I have but why... why are you helping me? I thought you hated me...

Why am I helping you? Well I saw you wheelchair at the beach and saw you were attempting to drown yourself, but what made you assume I hated you...?

Well... given what you say yesterday of how everyone wants me dead, then that Masa lady mention that the only reason we're alive is because we are needed to get the briefcases and I figure no one wanted me around...

And then you say that you helping me was a mistake, so I figure you wanted me dead.

But that didn't meant she wanted you to kill yourself, she never say that at all.

I didn't, and I see... well, okay that explains a lot but Hiyoko... Hajime's right, I never say that...

I don't want you to kill yourself, hell I didn't even mention or alluded to suicide; all I wanted from you is to realize that your need to grow up and realize that behavior towards others isn't going to be tolerated anymore and I'm sure drowning yourself isn't going to help either.

But you say... you say saving me was a mistake, why did you say that?

That was... that was a different matter entirely, I was just having a pretty bad day yesterday and I'm sorry if you confused that - that was not my intention...

But Hiyoko, I know things are not great right now and yes; you may think that the best way out of the situation is to end your life but I'll say this much, it isn't and it won't help anyone...

If you do go through with it, everyone would remember you at your worse when you were alive and you can change that; all you have to do is try and work on it, killing yourself won't help your situation at all.

And why not? Everyone already hates me as is and don't want to be around me, so why should it matter? I mean hell, you probably want to see me dead - given you are working for Future Foundation, right?

No, I didn't want that and frankly I wouldn't want to see you dead, I want you to better yourself as a person then be the same, that's all I want from you...

And I get the feeling that no one really helped or show you how to be better, right? You never had someone show you how, never gave you time to realize right from wrong or even enable your behavior... am I understanding that...?

...

I see... I guess that be a yes, you never had anyone help you with that and I think from what I can tell; while your grandmother did raise you to the best of her abilities but her trauma did cloud some judgement and your parents never helped you either... you had no one to help you with this or even bother to.

Ye-Yeah... I... I guess that's true, no one really show me how and I just didn't know where to start, what... what am I suppose to do? How do I fix this...?

Well... I can think of a few ways, for one I think how about you try and work on apologizing to your classmates, try and work on being friends with them instead of antagonizing them, I think that be a start...

While sure, it won't fix everything and yes; they might still not trust you, but that's understandable, you did hurt them multiple times...

But if you keep at it and prove that you have change your way. Then they'll see you are trying, changing is hard but I'm sure if you work at it, then they'll see that you are working on so don't give up, keep at it.

...

[starsthoughtsonthings]

Now I feel the need to note some things about what I imagine the future - as in, after the game - to be like for Kori together with Astarion.

I already said it before, but they would definitely start travelling "immediately" (or a few days) after the whole thing with the brain is over, all to look everywhere for a cure for Astarion.

They'd have asked someone that's staying in the city to like "take care" of the Szarr Palace for now. Probably some of the tieflings. At that point, the palace is basically mostly just the walls - all furniture destroyed, wallpapers and carpet (and especially all these curtains blocking the windows) also burnt or otherwise ruined, obviously all these cages destroyed or something too, and they asked the person/people to not do any lasting changes like adding new wallpapers or the likes. Like, bringing in some things like idk beds and furniture and the likes is totally okay, of course, but for actually making it a proper place again? They want to do that themselves by the time they actually return, because by then they'll have decided whether to take it as their home or maybe turn the palace into something completely else. Maybe something that does good for the people, in some form.

During the search for a cure, they'll probably write back frequently (let's assume letters can somehow find them even while they're never really staying anywhere long) to check that everything is alright. And while they're at it, also write to the Underdark-vampire-place to hear how things are going with the rest of the spawn. If they come across some form of portal actually allowing for a quick visit back, they'd probably visit instead, but I'm assuming it's not as easy as to use waypoints like ingame because that would make the idea of even needing to travel kinda moot.

It probably takes a good amount of years. Perhaps a few decades or something, I'm not sure how long exactly I'd say it takes. Kori and Astarion travel around, looking everywhere for ways to make him alive and non-vampiric again. Of course they do a lot of adventures and hero-ing along the way too (and cause chaos because Astarion is still Astarion and Kori wouldn't mind going along with it every now and then if it's nothing too bad or if the people deserve it), and I imagine perhaps also come across a few more big bads to deal with, perhaps some other vampire lords or something even, too. Maybe they'd even actively seek out those other vampires eventually, to deal with those.

It's a little annoying that they can only really travel at night or when he's well-cloaked, but it's a small price for seeing all these places and at the very least keeping the hope of finding something. I like to think that, like mentioned in this post of mine, the solution in the end ends up something like "love fixes it" in some form - but don't ask me for a reasonable explanation or why it would then still take years after they get together.

Kori would refuse to take breaks more than really necessary. Even if she's exhausted or drained from whatever they did a day before, she would try to insist that they keep going, keep travelling and searching, because she very much does not want to stop for anything before they actually find a cure for him. It's a little different when Astarion is the one that should rest - and of course, when she is the one needing rest he will try to be very insistent that they don't continue. It's often a little bit of an argument between the two when this situation happens either way, and usually they do at the very least try to take it slow on a day where one of them needs rest.

During their adventures here, when he's wounded in some form, Kori doesn't hesitate to offer her blood, or depending on how bad he is doing, she'd just cut herself and hold the bleeding wound to his mouth to give him blood even when he can't take it himself. It probably happens more than once during these travels that in some form she gave too much blood and when he heals/recovers thanks to the blood he finds her happy and relieved but pale (likely still bleeding) and almost immediately passing out and then he has to care for her in return, like make sure her wound stops bleeding and bring her to rest somewhere or something. He scolds her for giving so much of her blood when she's back to consciousness again, of course, but that doesn't stop it from happening again.

Speaking of her giving blood, she would of course keep up the habit of offering him to drink from her at the very least every few days, perhaps every day. And they'd likely hunt some animals for him together, too (and I mean, she has something from it too, animals have meat too after all so it's basically food for both), and get quite efficient about that over the time of their travels.

Assuming at some point they do find a cure and it's done, they would likely re-visit a few of the places they had been to simply for the two of them to try the cuisine of the place together (visiting while looking for the cure, Kori wouldn't really choose to try many things because their money is of better use in different places and she also doesn't like the idea of being all excited over some good food when the one at her side wouldn't even be able to try it) before actually returning to the city.

Even after seeing and enjoying many different places, this is still their home, and it'll be where they will consider somewhat settling down. Adventure will still call and they'd do it, of course, and once back in the city Astarion will check in with the spawn in the Underdark more (either on his own choosing or because Kori would urge him to).

If the cure is something that can be shared, they would try to work more directly with the other spawns and try to help all - or those of them that want to - to get cured too.

They will probably make the Szarr Palace into their home. It has likely long been renamed to something better and definitely without his name in it - don't ask me for ideas about the name though (maybe sth with/about the sun or light or sth? idk) - and they'd have like one wing or floor of the palace just for themselves, and find ways to use the rest of the big palace for something for others. Maybe rooms to offer to those in need - speaking of rooms, there'd definitely be a lot of rooms for the chance that friends will visit - or like a kitchen or something that offers food to those needing it. Something. Idk what exactly.

As the place most likely didn't have it before (because why would it), they would probably either add some form of large balcony-esque area or like re-do part of the roof somewhere or something, make it so there's at least one room (or something similar) that's just always completely soaked in sunlight while it's day out. Like a room entirely with a glass roof (and wall/s entirely window too to let the sun in from there too or sth, idk) or something, although I doubt that's something existing within this world, but like, something alike that idea at least.

The ballroom would probably stay a ballroom, but the parties/balls in here would be of a different sort. There might be some "high-class" people there too, yes, but the main point is to make it things that all the people they met during their adventures can enjoy too. Definitely all of the tadpole-crew are always invited too, even when it might sometimes be pretty much obviously impossible that they can show.

I don't really picture either of them taking up "normal jobs". I know there's the common idea of Astarion doing tailor, but... I don't know. I like the idea of it and very much like the idea that he can work with clothes well, but I can't really picture it as a thing he'd take as job. Maybe they could earn enough to keep living how they like just from doing the occasional adventuring still? Idk.

During all of this, I don't think they'd have engaged or spoken much about future plans for the two of them yet. Sure, Kori had thoughts and hopes, but during their travels it was nothing she would consider bringing up because he was immortal and maybe it would be easier (for him, that is, of course) if they just never "officially" get into that kind of bond, just for the worst case that they'll never find a cure. They probably still spoke of 'forever' or 'always' often enough and sometimes that brought up the realization that there might not be a true forever since one day Kori wouldn't be there anymore - but it was usually quickly dropped in favour of some witty exchange of like banter, jokes or flirting or something.

I like to imagine, even if I can't properly figure out how to best arrange that to happen, that when he gets cured, they're at least vaguely of the same "age" somehow (yes, technically he didn't age all these years so it wouldn't really be the same age, look idk I just want to picture it this way) which actually makes it possible that they can actually "grow old together". Which Kori spoke about before in a way of "if we find a cure", but it was always more of a nice idea and nothing that felt so real and possible. Even though she prefers to not think about later and rather enjoy the time they have right now, it's a nice comfort to imagine this actually being the case now in some hundred years (because, both are elves).

Now that he's human (? elf? can I say 'now that he's elf again'? feels more right than 'now that he's human again' bc he isn't human but, uh, nevermind this is unnecessary ramble - either way what I mean is now that he isn't undead or immortal or vampire anymore) again, Kori finds herself thinking/imagining about making their bond more official again more often, too, but she doesn't bring it up because she's also happy with just being together like they are. Sometime after they settled in for a while and set up the palace how they want it to be, they probably do get engaged, likely with Astarion surprising her with a proposal. It'd be a big wedding of course, elegant and fancy and the likes too, and they'd absolutely look for a date as long as needed to make it so all of the tadpole-crew are able to attend (and other friends of course).

The topic of kids won't come up anytime soon, somehow. Kori is really good with kids and Astarion doesn't exactly hate children either, but it's simply nothing either of them imagines as directly, and as such neither brings it up either.

They probably have a bunch of (orphaned) kids they offer a home in the re-designed palace, which is almost like their version of a family.

Perhaps eventually, I could see a child just "happening" on them since they might actually simply not consider uh... does... howdoyouevencallit, protection against getting pregnant, even exist in the dnd world? that it's something to consider (add more thoughts about how as vampire he probably didn't need to think about these things and then it simply didn't come up as a thought after all this time that it would be needed now, uh I'm not good on these topics so this is all I'm saying to it), and when faced with it already being, well, "in the making", they'd probably accept it and it'd turn out to be a great thing too.

Kori would probably hate having to hold back on adventuring and doing stuff for at least some of the months (is that roughly the same time for elves? idk I'm just assuming things here), though.

I can't think of anything else to add for now. I have a lot of thoughts about them, but I didn't want to go too into detail for each of these points in this post here, so this is all that's gonna be put into this one.

[manslaught]

based on everything shauna told her nearly a year ago, mikayla's surprised the two of them have lasted this long— since then, she's been waiting, praying, for a falling out between the two of them, simply because she would have enjoyed watching jackie struggle without shauna. it's not the same now, because she's not sure if they need to deal with that drama on top of everything else, even if it still feels inevitable, especially with how useless jackie's proving to be. “ yeah, probably. we're not as annoying. ” and they don't try to make shauna be someone she's not. despite all the effort she's put into not ever laughing at anything tai says the past few years, mikayla doesn't stop herself from giggling at the joke tai makes at jackie's expense, sounding lighter than she has in months because, for just a few seconds, she's able to feel normal again.

she rolls her eyes, not at tai, but at everyone else, because tai's probably right. it almost makes her consider slamming her fist down against the floorboards, just to hear some of the others freak out downstairs, but this is the first civil conversation she's had with taissa since they were kids, so she's not eager to end it just yet, even for a laugh. “ oh, you're giving me permission? ” she scoffs, brows knitting together. “ i was going to keep coming up here whether you wanted me to or not. i don't have to listen to fucking misty or jackie up here. ” maybe she's exposing herself, because her distaste for those two has always been genuine, but she's seemingly so quick to forget that, just yesterday, she appeared to hate tai, too.

it makes her nervous, being close to tai like this, but she forces herself to be brave, rolling onto her side to face her, too. she's finding it hard to believe they'll actually be rescued in time to not have to worry about what might happen with shauna and her... problem, but she's not going to voice that concern, not when she's sure they both feel the same. “ yeah. right, ” she mumbles, shifting uncomfortably. that discomfort only worsens when tai mentions her relationship with shauna, because it's far more complicated than the two of them just never talking before, but it's not something mikayla wants to revisit, especially with her. “ she's going to be okay, ” she says, mostly just to convince herself of it. “ especially if she has two of us. ” not that the two of them could actually stop it all from happening, or keep jackie from finding out once it gets more obvious, but if mikayla's friendship with nat has shown her anything, it's that having someone does help, even if it doesn't actually fix anything.

taissa’s nose immediately crinkles at the thought,  because though she would have appreciated any sort of company last night,  the thought of shauna and jackie walking up here together might have only made it worse—  there’s something about shauna without jackie that was surprisingly comforting,  and taissa and jackie had only butted heads since they got here  ( and, really, for years before. )   ❝  — i can tell,  ❞   she says,  easily reassuring mikayla that she’s not wrong to say it out loud.   ❝  and,  honestly,  i think she’s better off with us.  ❞    that’s not to say her whole friendship with jackie is doomed —  taissa hopes it isn’t, for their sake —  but she can still tell shauna needed it.   ❝  i don’t think she’s ready to tell her all of that.   and it’d probably be good for her,  anyway.   having a break,  ❞   she insists with a soft scoff.  ❝  plus,  if jackie was up here,  she might’ve summoned a ghost for real,   just to tell her to shut up, ❞    she jokes,   a laugh spilling from her lips as she tries to focus on that and not the idea of actually summoning a joke—  because of course, taissa turner doesn’t believe in them.   

she gives her a look of admiration for saying that,   like it was validation she was desperately seeking.    mikayla’s wrong, though.   taissa isn’t willing to admit it to herself yet,  but she feels the same way the others feel—  like she’s trapped in a horror movie,  the feeling of dread clinging to her ever since she found that dead body,  haunted by how lottie had a bad feeling about the cabin that taissa quickly shut down.   and she’d do it again,   just to keep telling herself that that’s nothing,  but she's starting to fear it’ll only get worse.  ❝ yeah,  well,  we’re stuck out here with a bunch of children who’d jump if i stomped my foot too loud up here,  ❞   she points out,  rolling her eyes.   she doesn’t even have it in her to hit her back with a similar insult that she would’ve months ago — even just yesterday— instead,  she grins back at her and shrugs her shoulders.  ❝  guess you can keep sleeping up here, then.  turns out you’re not as bad as the rest of them, either,  ❞    she admits.

she instantly raises a brow, her head leaning back dramatically in shock— already being annoying, despite having said anything yet.  as mikayla lays back down,  tai takes a breath before joining,  this time laying on her side to face her.   ❝  yeah,  well,  can’t say it was my favorite class, either,  ❞    she mumbles, shaking her head.   ❝  hopefully we won’t have to worry about that.   we’ll—  be out of here before we get to that point,  ❞    she claims,  though her confidence is shaky,  because it’s getting harder to believe.   ❝  just,  for now,  you know, i think she trusts us.  which,  is like,  a lot,  considering you two don’t talk and she and i have never exactly been best friends.  just as long as she doesn’t feel like she’s alone,  she’s not going to do anything to hurt herself.  ❞    at least,  she hopes.       

[ladywinterwitch]

Game Of Thrones (Headcanon) - Crushing/Jealousy

Y'all I really hope this doesn't suck because the tumblr page literally refreshed as I was almost done writing so it saved NOTHING and I had to re-write every single word so. Ngl I might've shed a tear but we're not gonna talk about that :). I mixed the 'Them having a crush in you' and the 'Jealousy trope' for this one. Also. I don't know how many of these Headcanons I'll write but regardless even if I do switch up the characters or format for the posts every now and then, don't panic lmfao If I stopped I would tell you. Apologizing for any eventual errors! They'll be fixed.

Warnings: mentions of sex but nothing explicitly nsfw (okay maybe be aware for Oberyn idk), cursing, nothing much really

*I will try to keep the gender descriptions vague, just like the time periods and avoid subplots unlike the other two parts simply because I wouldn't want to make it seem like mini series or something that you kinda have to 'catch up on', I hope that makes sense.

Main masterlist and other headcanons

Lmk what you think if you feel like it :'D

ROBB STARK

Robb is painfully smitten with you from the beginning. This in the very first times made him almost quite shy, but once he gained some confidence and some desire made its way along with the platonic feelings, well. He could be very sweet one second, and make you blush on purpose the moment after. With the whole Winterfell heir/oldest Stark kid thing he never lacked much in the confidence department and it was clear in more ways than one. He is the literal defintion of prince charming. Probably the embodiement of those brave and handsome heroes his sister Sansa liked to read so much about.

Depending on the time of his life in which he met you, he would be more or less careful of showing his feelings. If he were still in Winterfell, with his family and friends around, he would allow himself to be a little more carefree, especially if his father was still the lord of the castle. Catelyn would be a mixture of anxiety and excitement, Robb being her first born and having his first actual experience with love. Ned on the other hand would be just heart warmed by seeing his son being such a good and caring young man, like he raised him to be. Arya would probably either be quite uninterested or befriend you, depending on how much she could relate to you. The same thing is worth for Sansa, even though she would still be quite interested in how things played out between you two. Theon would be annoyingly teasing him about his crush, meanwhile Jon would be more of a listener and give his support to his half brother (cousin).

Depending on how things would've gone with the whole Robert thing, you would've been probably left alone without too much talk of a strategic wedding.

If, on the other hand, we were talking about a slighlty older and king in the North Robb, the situation would probably be more difficult. Regardless, you wouldn't have been the right choice for him to marry, not necessarily for your rank, but because your family wouldn't be strategically strong enough to have important advantages in the war of the five kings. Which is what he needed, but not wanted. Catelyn knew it, he knew it and you knew it.

This Robb would've flirted in the same way more or less, just probably more on the intense and desire filled side than the 'sweet boy' one. And definetly more subtle, for war reasons but mainly because he wanted to keep you safe. Speaking of keeping you safe, he wasn't an overly jealous man by nature, especially if he knew that he was in no position to give you something better than endless pining. But if a man, or another person, were to offend you, or make you feel unsafe, he would definetly pay a little visit in a more appropriate time to the fool in question with his werewolf. He knew better than to not take precautions with the people that he cared about. And after a little scare, he would go to see you and make sure you were alright.

JON SNOW

If Jon has one issue, is how stupidly stubborn he is. Especially when he's younger. This man would rather pin over you for the rest of his life than be honest about his feelings. And you kinda hate him for it sometimes. Regardless of him being in Winterfell as the lord's bastard or a memeber of the Night's Watch, his brooding never changes. Obviously the bigger issue in the second case would be that he literally swore to not take wife or father no children, which made the whole 'being hopelessly in love with you' thing a tad more difficult. In any scenario, he would have that one person close to him to whom he just couldn't lie to. Wheter it was Robb or Sam, he knew that every time you came up in the conversation he could either blush and get out of the topic, or just blurt out his feelings.

Younger Jon would definetly be more awkward and less obvious than Robb, especially because he was nowhere near having the same confidence. He would still be very caring and sweet, just in a more subtle way. If Robb was the kind of guy that would ask you to dance with him or bring you flowers openly, Jon would offer you his fur coat if you were cold or help you get up and down a horse.

He also really enjoys people who kind of understand him as he is and don't try to pressure him that much into acting in a way that it's not himself, and this is honestly one of the things that makes him go crazy for you. He loves how interesting and funny and genuinely caring about him you are. He thinks about you all the time. But gods forbid if he was caught actually having feelings that weren't angsty. He didn't like people that much, but he liked you. Very much so.

You could see through him though, so while you didn't want to pressure him to say more than he wanted, you could get irritated about how stubborn he was sometimes. It happened more than once that other people flirted with you or apparently so, and Jon was never thrilled about that, at all. If you looked around hard enough you could probably spot him in a corner of the room, watching you from afar, brooding as usual. That made you quite sad at times, because you didn't fully understand why he just wouldn't let himself go completely with you. You sometimes played a bit into it, just a tiny bit, to get him riled up. But in the end, you were always going back to him, making sure that you would actually never betray him. He knew that, deep down.

But again, he didn't trust people much, and could get quite protective if he sensed that something wasn't quite right with someone. Before doing anything though, he would often keep an eye on them, and after that if his worries actually were proven somehow to be true, it wouldn't take him much to use a few tricks up his sleeve to scare people off.

Older Jon would be more straightforward, both in personal relationships and with the whole confronting thing. Young Jon liked the shadows, older Jon wasn't afraid to put himself on the spot if he had to.

OBERYN MARTELL

Oberyn having actual romantic feelings was news to him. Many times, especially when he was younger he had questioned himself, 'Am I just horny, or do I care?' and no, the answer is no. He thinks that he got really close at times, but mostly he ended up having great fuck-buddies and occasional dinner companions. Most times he wasn't even interested in actual non-married people, so it's not that it could've gone that far anyway unless he was ready to start an affair. But he didn't care enough for it, way too many problems.

With you though, it was new. You weren't much younger and definetly not completely inexperienced, so it's not long after that you met that you actually had sex. You seemed fine with just having this type of 'fun' relationship, so it was really just him finding himself wanting to spend time with you in other ways. Your relationships had blurred lines for a while to be honest. He was the rich spoiled prince with whom you had occasional sex with, and you were one of the lucky people to get into the prince of Dorne's graces.

Knowing his reputation and generally his personality, it took you a while to actually start to believe that he could be in love with you. Riding horses, dining and drinking together, having sex, spending time together and even painting for fun, to you only seemed the behaviour of a rich prince that had a new 'favorite' of the season. Things started to get a different tone when you noticed how possessive he could be. Not in a properly toxic way, but he did like to get you absolutely flustered in the most inappropriate places, to not so secretly show you off while dressing you with the most beautiful and expensive garments in the realm, putting you at his side at important events and even saying that he wanted you to be just his. Not that you were in the position nor desire to actually sleep around, but that statement definetly put a more defined label on your relationship.

Oberyn usually wouldn't get jealous, but he would be even more confident and showy when he wanted to warn someone off. And then usually get you in a dark spot of the palace and fuck you while he told you you were his. And if someone had some snarky things to say about you, he made sure they didn't do it ever again.

JAIME LANNISTER

Confused, insecure, protective, closed off, romantic, intense, quite jealous, vulnerable

Jaime is complicated. He just is. There's also very little chance that he could've managed to look at someone other than Cersei in his younger years, because their separation was very brief, and the immediate failure of her and Robert's marriage gave them the perfect opportunity to keep going with their toxic relationship. As soon as he gets away from her, and loses his hand in the process, he also starts to struggle with his own thoughts about who he is and who he wants to be.

When he meets you, he didn't even thought about your meeting twice. He observed you, as he always does with people, but thought nothing more of you except your beauty probably. The first time you actually talked though, he did think about it a little harder. It was news to him that someone would actually address him in a normal and respectful way, without being fake that is. He had roughed up during the years, especially since people had started to call him Kingslayer, traitor, backstabber. Any kind of degrading name. No one actually even bothered to make their own opinions or listen to his side. Robert and Ned and the whole lot of other people of the court chose a biased version and went with it.

You didn't. Wiredly enough it left him feeling quite wired, and definetly interested in you. If anything, he was curious to see if you were going to ever speak to him again, and you did. You made sure to acknowledge him every time that you saw him, even at the cost of getting the stink eye from whoever was accompanying you. Jaime started to get more interested, and wanting to know you better. Either of you had any malice in this whole thing. You were both genuinely curious to listen to what the other had to say. And slowly, Jaime started to get more and more distanced from his sister. It's like he was blind, or willingly chose not to see, what she really was. The difference was obvious when he interacted with you.

You did create a genuinely nice connections, and you didn't miss to stop and talk or even walk together when you had the chance. The real turning point for him was when he started to actually think about you. He felt confused and quite scared, to be honest. He was afraid of many things; of the fact that he could actually feel something that wasn't so wrong like what he felt for Cersei, of how worthy someone like him could be of you. These thoughts remained quite abstract, even in his own mind, until he actually felt like he was punched in the gut when you started to get courted by another person.

Now, that, was quite the wake up call. Before you actually became a thing, his general reaction to his own jealousy was sadness and self loathing. So when you got together, knowing that he could actually allow himself to be close to you, his love language definetly became touch. He just loved to touch you, whether it was in an innocnt way or not. It's like he needed it. He would also be quite affectionate and funny, definetly the cockly Lannister in him. Fortunately enough there weren't many times in which he became jealous, but when he did, he usually just fucked it right out of you both, to put it lightly. On the other way, if any type of harm should come your way, now in that case his Tywin genes would definetly come through.

TYRION LANNISTER

Insecure, not overly jealous but anxious about your well being, trusting, sweet, funny, has your back

Tyrion has trauma. He really fucking does. Love? Trust? not his forte, either of them. So was he scared when he realized that he could be falling for you? Shitless. Just the mere fact that he met you in King's Landing made him think the craziest possible scenarios of how either his father or sister could've just come to you and say 'Trick that stupid little monster again, he deserves it'. He lowkey knew that it would've been insane, and he was being paranoid but at the same time you never know with those people.

You definetly made fun of people at court together. You also liked to actually argue about some topics, too. You weren't particularly fond of sewing when you were little, so your father made sure that you were at least well spoken, and honestly you didn't mind reading at all. On that you two would relate a lot.

You actually spent so much time together, and he loved how similiar you were. Mentally, that is. He would never even imagine to compare himself with something that he considered as beautiful as you. And even after making sure that you gained his trust, that remained a big issue for him. When he did actually get a grip and you got exclusive, or at least with each other, your relationship didn't change that much, except the sex and the teasing obviously. Tyrion's version of jealousy was more similiar to Jaime's. He wasn't actually jealous, per se, but he doubted himself and what he could give you more than anything.

You never, ever, gave him reason to, though. In that sense, you probably took more care of him than he did, and he really really appreciated you for that. He would've gladly ran away with you, but you both knew better than be reckless in a place full of backstabbers like King's Landing. You kind of had each other's back, and this understanding between you two allowed you to actually live your relationship peacefully.

Now, if Tyrion did feel that someone on his reach could actually try to do any harm to your or your relationship, Bronn would've taken care of it pretty quickly for him.

[aquz]

playing minecraft

how the dorm leaders play minecraft with you! (ᵔ.ᵔ) fluff, can be seen as platonic or romantic, gn reader like always! part two with vices here! ☆⌒ヽ(*'､^*)

RIDDLE doesn't play video games at all, but if you manage to convince him to join you, riddle doesn't know what to do. he'll look up a beginners tutorial, but you will probably have to tell him what to do anyways because he's really clueless. lead the way, reader. he's definitely a help when it comes to building and material gathering. not the best at fighting, but will fight anything that comes your way while your back is turned. he's very careful as well, avoiding giant drops on mountains and watching out for creepers with ease. if you get diamonds, give them to him and you can guarantee that they'll make it out safely with him. overall, you just have to order him around because he won't really do anything if you don't.

LEONA doesn't play. he'll watch, sure, but he'd probably fall asleep. if he is ever awake to watch, he will be silent most the time unless he thinks of something important to say. for example, "turn to your right again. there was some diamonds." or "to your left." when he sees a zombie. he's just there to be like a second pair of eyes, and maybe even offer advice? if you needed help fighting the enderdragon, leona would help (for the small price of letting him sleep afterwards). you have to give him all the needed materials and whatnot, because if you won't get them then nobody will. overall, he just watches but will help during difficult fights, as long as you supply him with weapons and food.

AZUL has no clue what he's doing. he's more of the exploring type. while you build the house and gather materials, he's exploring the land... and water. you'll have to build your house on a beach or something because he won't leave the ocean. he loves swimming with the fish and exploring ship wrecks! his cute lil face lights up when he sees familiar sea creatures! you might have to follow him as well because he's not aware of the drowned. he can't fight to save his life, so you kinda have to follow him around. though, he will travel so far he finds a village and he will learn how to trade just for you. he hears you mention you need emeralds for whatever reason and he's already checking around to see who's willing to trade. he'll also steal everything the village has. overall, he's pretty chill but he won't help you unless you straight up ask.

KALIM loves it! he does literally everything! he'll help you build a massive house, he'll gather materials, he'll go mining, he'll do anything! he's the type to tame a bunch of cats and dogs and build an absolutely massive farm/garden in the back just for fun. he mines straight down as you think hes gonna die but he ends up hitting the jackpot! you both get new gold and diamond weapons and armor and now he's starting to add actual diamond blocks to the house as decoration??? he's also a little frightened by the mobs, he's always getting ambushed on accident or leading creepers straight to your house. he'll apologize and fix any mess, but it just keeps happening. he'd rather run away than fight. overall, he's a fun minecraft buddy but you better play on peaceful or easy, unless you don't mind him constantly dying.

VIL does his own thing. he is not interested in mining or gathering or anything else, he wants the fanciest house. he will put his effort into building a castle and he will order you around. he'll make you gather wood and cobblestone, make you mine and hunt, and everything else. when that's done, he'll give you a grand tour of the castle and then log off. never touch the game again. if you beg enough, he'll get back on, but he'll keep building fancy stuff. he'll make a town around his castle, then kidnap villagers to live there... and you're still running errands for him. he will absolutely force you to keep his villagers safe from zombies. overall, he's actually a great builder. he definitely plays in creative but if you make him play survival, then he'll make it hell for you. gathering gold for his castle isnt easy while he waits for you above ground, doing nothing.

IDIA is the best to play with. he'll speedrun it, and let you do your own thing. he's good at this game so he doesn't ask for help, but he appreciates the help he can get. if you build the house for him and provide resources, he can get to the end faster and he rewards you by taking you with him and gifting you an enderdragon head, along with elytra wings. after he speedruns the game, he returns back to the house you built him and helps you expand it. he's a pro player so you're in good hands, plus it's really fun with him!! overall, he's the best to play with if you want to actually complete the game rather than just.... do stuff. if you really wanted, he would also play bedwars with you. power duo frl.

MALLEUS has no clue how to even work the controller?? lilia teaches him the basic mechanics while you're already gathering stuff. as soon as he gets a basic idea, he's exploring. he loves the mansions he comes across in the woods, but he is unaware of the pillagers and he gets killed. HE IMMEDIATELY STARTS TO RAGE?? "How DARE you heathens assassinate //THE// MALLEUS DRACONIA? I WILL-" and you have to tell him he can revive and go back.... after you teach him some combat. he's actually really good at fighting! he never misses and knows exactly how to handle crowds of mobs. lilia joins you both and you take malleus to the nether and the end! he is so infatuated with the enderdragon, you and the old man who joined you both choose not to kill it. overall, malleus is literally hilarious. keep playing with him, he'll enjoy it and you definitely will laugh your ass off.

[6okuto]

Hello! If you can, may we please get some headcanons of the Last Legacy LI’s with their pregnant partner? Like how would they treat them, take care of them, and how they would feel about parenthood and their child? Thank you so much, have a wonderful day! <3

gn/afab!reader | yes i can O7. also does somebody remember me doing dad!sage hcs like i swear to god i did them....where. but have a fantastic rest of the week anon !!

anisa

she knows kids can...[stares at her eating dirt] they can be Quite a Handful. quite silly, if you will. that's why her conversation with her mom about how to take care of her partner is just a little bit painful

worries about how to balance her responsibilities with taking care of them but she vows nothing is going to stop her from succeeding :muscle:

pretty good at balancing "my partner is independent and capable of doing things" with "oh no. don't do that i got it" compared to felix and sage in the first month or so she's probably the best LOL

does the belly lift thing. you know the standing behind them and lifting their stomach so they can relax a little because It's Heavy.

don't get started on pregnancy cravings. even if she can't cook, she Will find a way to get the food they want

gets very excited the first time she feels the baby kick. sparkling eyes big smile the whole deal !!

she's always made sure to say good morning but now she regularly adds a "do you need anything?" / "how are you feeling?" / "did you feel any kicks?" too

never in her life has she put so much thought in organizing and making a room look nice than for her future child. never ever. you know that baby is about to get a bunch of toys/clothes too

felix

i think i mentioned it in the dad!felix hcs somewhere but he's a little anxious about it and messing up, especially with his own . family background. but he does trust his partner and smiles when they remind him they've gone through worse than changing diapers

aw but he's really happy they want to start a family with him...like Him? of all people? really?? it kinda cements the idea that oh...they really Do want to be with me for a long time o)-(

a very fun little convo occurs where they try guessing their future kid's features and who they'll take after more. is felix convinced they'll at least get his eyes and nose? maybe

it's time to buy parenting books. do they have those. i'm going to say yes because felix wants/needs them tremendously

if his partner doesn't wake him up when they feel sick, felix ends up coming up from behind in the washroom because he noticed they were gone. doesn't get angry or anything, just concerned,, "love, i told you to wake me up if you were feeling unwell."

(almost?) starts to fix his own sleep schedule just because he coaxes them into bed so often or they ask him to join. no complaints on his part but wow,, lifestyle change?!

i feel like this guy spends a lot of time thinking of possible names. there's so many. there's at least three (3) different names you can pick from you know 🤯🤯!!!

sage

fear :heart_eyes: /hj probably the most lost out of the 3 because there's no one he can...really turn to...for advice.....sorry

he thinks being safe and happy with his partner, enough to start a family, is a miracle that he barely deserves. but also he's never really been used to ? stability like that ? and he just wants to be the best version of himself possible for them And their child

gets hit with the realization that they'll be part ilephta and stares at his s/o like World Pause,,

he's a little awkward with the idea of talking to their baby at first but at some point after a long day where he's just,, a little softer than usual,, sage ends up saying little stories to them (it helps when his partner laughs a little when he talks about how Strong and Cool their dad is)

promises he'll take care of things because he wants his s/o to relax and Rely On Him. he's strong he's got it he can figure out how to wash dishes and do laundry now go back to the couch

he may be lost but he's a very good listener. pays close attention to what his partner tells him and how he can help. he gets into the swing of things and gets a sort of routine eventually

always helps them exercise or stretch, especially if they're feeling sore. he Also does the belly lift thing btw !!

btw sage looks at the baby's hands for the first time and the way they wrap around one (1) of his fingers and he thinks he might explode

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