#and typically it shows on my face so people can feel my bad vibes and it brings them down too

[kopivie]

i started an "elf on the shelf" game with my coworkers because i'm tired of being told "you have to ask corporate" whenever i want to do something fun with my friends.. so now i'm just gonna be silly.

[em-ontv]

Back into the life.

Pairing: Sam Winchester x fem!hunter!reader

Summary: Escaping the hunter life and going to Stanford seemed pretty good until you showed back up into his life again, reeling him back in.

Content: mentions of y/n, Sam’s in Stanford, he used to have a crush on reader, reader is friends with the Winchesters, reader is kind of cocky, mentions of Jess, English is not my first language, pretty fast-paced, not proofread

A/N: few disclaimers here, I haven’t watched supernatural (yet) so Sam may be a bit ooc, I tried my best. There's no specific indication that Sam and the reader have any romantic relationships, you can interpret it however you want, but I definitely did not write this in means of breaking Sam up with Jess. Enjoy :)

Word count: 930

You were in some dive bar, waiting for your next hunt, when your phone buzzed. Dean's name flashed on the screen, and the second you answered, his voice came through, not even a "hello" first before he got straight to the point.

"I need your help."

Typical.

"Hello to you too, sunshine," you responded, leaning back in your chair, feet kicked up onto the table. "It's been—what? Three years? And this is the first thing I hear from you?"

"Cut the crap, y/n. It's Sam, I need him back." Dean said.

Your eyebrows shot up. "Why don't you go ask him yourself?"

"I did. Kid's stubborn. Won't leave that Stanford life of his, but I need him." his exhale came through the phone like he was one breath away from losing it.

There was a pause on your end. Because the thing is, you understood. You did. There was a time where you wanted to leave too—and have something different, a normal life. But hunting? The supernatural world? It never lets you go.

"You're the only one who can get him to listen." Dean's voice snapped you out of the thought.

"Uh-huh, and what makes you think that?" you let out a sound that was close to a scoff and a chuckle.

A beat of silence, and you could nearly hear the smirk on Dean's face through the phone. "Because, sweetheart, Sam's got it bad for you. Always did."

Oh, you knew alright. Sam had always been obvious. Big, doe-eyed stares when all of you were younger, awkward stammering when you caught him looking, and that whole puppy-dog vibe he never could shake. You’d flirt with him just to see him turn red. It was too easy. The boy had it bad, but then he went and ran off to college, leaving everything else behind.

"Please, that was kid's stuff. He's over it." you shrugged it off.

"He's not over it," Dean fired back. "Never was. So, I need you to... you know, use that to get him back."

You almost laughed out loud. "You want me to seduce Sam back into hunting? Seriously?"

"For crying out loud, y/n. And it's not seducing, it's gentle coaxing." Dean rolled his eyes, his tone sarcastic. "But whatever works, I guess."

Well, whatever works. You'd find out soon enough.

—————

The second you parked your car and stepped onto the campus, you could feel yourself being out of place. Students were laughing, lounging under trees, talking about midterms and parties.

Stanford was nice. Too nice.

You waited for the six-foot-four tree of a man that used to trip over his own feet whenever you smiled at him. And soon enough, Sam emerged from the lecture hall, backpack slung over his shoulder, hair a little longer, looking every bit the normal, happy college student. He hadn’t seen you yet. Oh, this was gonna be fun.

Before you could even call his name, Sam looked up. His entire body froze mid-step. The look on his face was priceless—equal parts shock and panic, with just a dash of "oh no, she’s here." He blinked, then blinked again, clearly trying to process that you, of all people, were standing in front of him.

"y/n? What—what are you doing here?" He stammered, looking like a deer caught in headlights.

You crossed your arms, that familiar cocky smile playing on your lips. “Oh, you know. Came to say hi, check in on you."

He fumbled with his backpack strap, eyes darting around like he was hoping this was some weird dream and he’d wake up soon. “Well, I've been doing well. Studying law."

"Law, huh?" your eyes glanced over to the backpack he was holding. "Sounds pretty boring for a guy who used to get his hands dirty killing vamps."

Sam's face fell, and you almost felt bad. Almost.

"Look," you said, getting to the point. "Dean needs you back."

His jaw clenched. "I told him no."

"Well, I'm telling you yes."

There was a pause as Sam looked at you, like he was trying to figure out if you were serious. "You're just like Dean, you know that?"

"Thank you."

"That wasn't a compliment."

You just smiled and shrugged, unfazed.

Sam sighed heavily. “y/n, I’ve got a life here. I’ve got—”

“A girlfriend, I know,” you cut in. “Dean mentioned her. Jessica, right?”

His eyes flickered.

“And she’s nice, I’m sure. Sweet. Normal. Everything you want.” you exhaled softly. “But let’s be real, Sam. You can’t outrun this life. It’s in your blood. You’re a hunter, always will be.”

Sam swallowed hard. He stared at you like he was still trying to wrap his head around why you'd come all this way to pull him back into a world he thought he left behind.

“I left for a reason,” he muttered, more to himself than to you.

"And I'm sure it's a good reason, Sam." your eyes softened at his words. "But sometimes, life drags you back."

"Dean needs you," you started.

"And I need you too."

Oh. That card.

Sam’s eyes widened slightly, and for a moment, he looked like a nervous teenager again, the way he always used to when you were around him.

Finally, he sighed, shoulders sagging in defeat. “Fine. I’ll come. But I’m doing it for Dean.”

“Uh-huh,” you raised your eyebrows, already spinning around to head to your car. “I know.”

As you walked away, Sam trailing behind you, you couldn’t help but grin. Dean had been right. And Sam?

Well… Sam never stood a chance against you.

[delululand]

enhypen ideal type (hyung line)

don't take it too seriously, these are just my observations based on analysis of their words, interviews and behavior in general

p.s. i lived in Korea for a few months and it gave me some impressions too

heeseung

i know it’s not popular opinion, but i think he is not what many people imagine him to be

being so flirty and sexy on stage is one thing, but acting like that in real life is something else entirely. if you look at different shows and interviews, he is a much calmer and more shy guy. of course he can flirt and all that, but not as much as people here and on tik tok imagine him (in most of the works here he is presented as a literally 24/7 flirting lecherous guy)

I think he would like a coquettish , extroverted girl who at first glance seemed shy. he himself is often embarrassed by compliments, but in many videos you can see HOW he looks when girls are embarrassed by his compliments…

in one interview he said that he is not very emotionally strong and needs attention and care, I think he needs someone who is naturally very caring and affectionate, who can understand these needs without asking out loud and show him how loved he is, without allowing him to feel feeling lonely

jay

idk it’s just so obvious hahaha

if speak about appearance i really think he like smt like typical feminine energy? like nice clothes (not necessarily dresses or skirts, but something that still looks feminine), good perfume and more soft (?) face it’s little difficult to explain, but of idols, I’d say jennie. not really herself, but energy like hers.

he looks pretty dominant (not in sexual meaning, but about it maybe next time…🤭) and i think he will good with a woman who will allow him to do everything for her, even basic things. (I immediately remember the moment with the big keyboard and sunghoon on one of the shows, when jay constantly wanted to press the buttons with him, but sunghoon shouted that he would do it himself and jay retreated, but his hands still constantly reached out to do it for sunghoon) + how he cares about jongwong

the boy says he's not a romantic but we all know HOW much romantic he is

i think he is little more traditional in that. not in bad way, just like be man and wanna protect his woman from everything bad that can happen

someone with whom he can talk openly about anything, a person who is a good listener

also we see that he is good with cooking and household chores, so I think he liked a girl who can also do it well. like this is not something obligatory and he’s no way gonna make you do it, but the very idea that you are a good at such things would impress him cause he look like literally husband and you both can do cooking date and all this stuff

go to luxury restaurants, travel staying in 5 stars hotel, go to shopping date and putting your wardrobe together, be “it couple” and after next years become like wife and husband, have a kids, go to family travel, even maybe with his family and once get old together

idk he really gives vibes like this😭

jake

hmmhm I don’t even know how to say this more correctly, but it seems to me that I’m still a little immature for something relatively serious?

i think his personality will change a little as he gets older, he is a very reasonable guy, just not in the matter of relationships as it seems to me

he looks like a natural flirt and because of this it is harder to understand his real preferences but he definitely likes girls with dark hair like latino girls

now he gives the vibes of that guy college crash au hahaha. I think he would have liked a more fun, but smart girl with whom they could discuss everything, he would happily explain all sorts of mathematical things to you and would be happy to listen to your story about anything

he's also very caring and tactile and he would really be perfect for the role of that college guy. like your first serious relationship, full of tenderness and love

someone with an adventurous soul who would be willing to try new things and almost everything with him and go along with them

sunghoon

okay, maybe somebody will disagree but i’m pretty sure he is korean korean

i mean more traditional korean, idk how explain it right but if you have been in korea and communicate with men here you understand hahaha

it’s just a type of guy who really traditionally in most cases and relationships too

actually in many situations he generally doesn’t interact very actively with girls in public but it seems to me that typical Korean beauty is closer to him?

I think he would like a cute girl with a slightly mysterious aura, little shy maybe, who he can endlessly tease but who could start a conversation with him first because he doesn't seem to initiate communication and maybe it's not very easy to get close to him.

but when he is in a relationship he is a very loyal and reliable partner, ready to do anything for his girlfriend. he doesn't show it, but I think he's on the more romantic side, the type who gives flowers and chocolate while saying something like “oh, this? I don’t know, I just saw it on the way home and take it.”

[bethanysnow]

How I think Stray Kids would date a Plus Size Girlfriend!~ Makenae line!

Hyung Line

-Han

This man is going to deny his feelings so hard???? Like my god- he is gonna flirt with you, hold your hand, be an absolute adorable pain in your ass. Let you in, and if asked about it? Nahh, we are just friends. And its gonna crush you. But he knows as soon as it left his face he shouldn't have said it. He is just protecting his heart and he is scared.

He is so internal about his deep feelings that most people wouldn't be able to tell if he was upset, but if you see that his eyes are gonna light up like fireworks. We see how aware he is around Leeknow, how in the SKZ show he did with Minho he was able to tell like 'wait 10 seconds and if he sighs or huffs he didn't really wanna do it' THIS MAN IS SO DETAILED?! Like we know he is an angst boy, and loves writing heartbreaking songs, I don't think that he would change that about himself, but he would write about your troubles. How he is so desperate to see yourself the way he sees you. Which I think if he was to date a plus-size girlfriend it would unironically be a like Noona thing? We all joke and tease that this man is subby and needs a minho or a dominate woman, but I think he just likes to not have to be 'the pants' as it were. I don't get a super typical masc vibe so having someone who is on the other side of the spectrum is helpful. He isn't a dominant person, he doesn't like the attention a lot of the time. He reminds me of like very calm and collected kinda he will be your peace. He will remind you to drink water, and hold you when you're sad, but also wants to be held.

He will fall in love with you internally and grow to love your body. Which is a pain, but its true I think. First thing out of his boys mouth is how cute you are, and prepare to have your cheeks squished. Lots of demanding kisses, lots of hand holding. If you can carry him? OOO YOU'VE GOT HIM IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND! He loves to be baby, but don't let that fool you that he is any less man than changbin or Channie or anyone else

-Felix

I think out of everyone (this may be controversial) this man is the one that is going to have the most internal problems with the idea. Where for hyunjin its a lot around his perception, but for felix its all internal. I say this because like Chan, he lived in Australia, and moved to Korea. He is going to have a lot of complexes regarding his looks. He went and starved himself for 5 ish days because he felt he needed to for a fashion show. (which isn't true) He did martial arts and as someone who dated a person who also did martial arts with a similar amount of awards, there is so much conversation around what your body can do? In that culture? Pushing past those limits, finding your inner strength. This is great in theory, but not so in practice if done poorly because it forces you to think far more critically and not constructively about yourself. He has on record talked about how not great he thinks he looks and it breaks my heart and I very much think that it would affect a relationship. Not that I think he is worried about public reception, but he might buy into a lot of the bad science that's out there around plus-size bodies. I also think him and Chan would make jokes that aren't that.... well-received?

But if he gets through all of that, you have an absolute dork on your hands. He is so ready to skip chapters and be 4 years married going to your daughter's dance recital. He will dote on you and lay on you, and just hold your face in his hands and squish your cheeks to make duck lips. He is I think like Han in that softer masculinity, not that it's any less masculine. He's just not gonna be very dude-bro about it. If you want to take the lead he's all for it. If you want him to be the lead he'll happily step up. I think like some other members of SKZ he wants to provide for you, he wants to make sure you are happy and taken care of and feel loved. If you have a love language or a attachment style he will research it, or if you have an interest he will look into it to try and talk to you about it. Being plus size I think it wouldn't affect him much and if you needed to sit he'd sit with you.

He knows shame, and so if you were stuck in a situation where you felt shame like going to dinner with friends or being invited to do a day outing and getting winded? He would defend you or try his best to make it suck less. He is such a quiet reliance that he will be your security when the world falls apart.

-Seungmin

This motherfucker doesn't give a single flying fuck about how you look. Or how you think you look or if you think you look bad. It will always go like this

"Whats wrong?"

"...It's nothing"

Punches you in tiny "what's wrong?"

"I just don't feel pretty okay? Or like I deserve you or just gahh!"

"..Well that's dumb. Of course you deserve me. We love each other."

and he will walk away, run back ruffle your hair or give you a kiss and walk away again. THATS IT! I think if it was really serious he would listen and try to help, but he knows hes not gonna change how you feel about yourself in some grand gesture. We know he teases a lot of people, but if you made him aware that 'hey lets not' I think he'd be considerate about it. He'd then tease you about something else, but he knows not to super cross lines set up. If someone around yall makes a 'joke' or tries to make fun of you I believe he'd either try and spin it in a way where its not bad, or he'd play threaten violence but you know its not as...play as people believe it to be. He is I think also in the line of softer masculinity, but is more leaning towards the hyung line of masculine than someone like Felix. (everyone has their moments of course)

He is one of those people that I see wanting an equal partnership, someone he can have banter with (not just be rude and see if you put up with it) but like actual witty banter. He is simultaneously baby but also is happy to hold you close. He doesn't care about looking stupid in public so don't let you think for a moment he wouldn't hold your hand in public. He would bring you up in any conversation, just so proud of you and your accomplishments. He is rather shy of a person, until you get to know him then he is a twerp so if you can bounce with that energy you've got a good relationship in spades.

-I.N

This man is such a dweeb! In a good way! But his clumsy ass would actually be falling head over heels! I dont think hes gotten a lot of outside experience in the dating scene due to school and then just instant idol life? So someone with similar youthful energy that matches his would do really well. I think he'd need someone his age too, unlike Han who would be interested in a noona. Noona stuff for him I feel is more kidding than real relationship material.

This is where I have to apologize to Jeongin stans, I do not have a single romantic or interested bone in my body for IN other than 'he is baby, let me feed him food'. I wanna take care of him like a big sister, not a girlfriend. Though because of this I will link some fics to hopefully make it better. (I haven't read these so be warned)

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@7ndipity @kaciidubs @itshannjisung @dreamescapeswriting @moonlightndaydreams @cutesyh @maymayribee @hanjisunglover @ldysmfrst

[valentine-cafe]

. ˚◞♡ 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒂 209 — mutant-monster mad scientist◞ ₊˚

⊹ ۪ ࣪ ᥫ᭡ “ eyes on me, mi cielo. . . those pretty eyes are just for me, huh? all mine. even when you have long since passed, I shall hold your heart within my hands ” ꒱

. ˚◞꒰verse꒱ 209

. ˚◞꒰face claim refs꒱ ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x ) ( x )

. ˚◞꒰species꒱ spider, mantis and moth mutate 

. ˚◞꒰ethnicity꒱ mexican-indian ( awadhi-tamil )

. ˚◞꒰age꒱ 38

. ˚◞꒰gender꒱ typically genderfluid but male-presenting ( sometimes works on the way people perceive him on different days )

. ˚◞꒰mbti꒱ istj

. ˚◞꒰aliases꒱ red widow ( heroes ), the mad scientist ( the resistance ), the lunatic ( the resistance ), the scarlet plague ( mutants/resistance )

. ˚◞꒰appearance꒱

𖹭. maroon eyes, with slitted pupils ( wears contacts to hide his pupils ). typically uses winged eyeliner and sometimes red eyeshadow. he can have multiple pairs of eyes if his mutation is showing; his sclera and pupils might disappear completely in this case

𖹭. mid-length, layered, fluffy and slightly curly very dark brown hair that trickles down his shoulders

𖹭. very androgynous face, with sharp and soft features combined. has a bronze skin tone

𖹭. slender physique, stands at the height of 6’2” ( 187cm ). can appear a bit feminine

𖹭. typically dresses in reds and blacks. ranging from a classy style that can bleed into vintage. very genderfluid in his way of dressing

𖹭. beauty spots: scattered on the right side of his face with one at the left corner of his lips

𖹭. lips usually painted shades of red depending on his mood

𖹭. retractable fangs with venom and claws

𖹭. elongated tongue

𖹭. fingers/hands covered with rings and chains, with long, red painted fingernails

𖹭. ear piercings: a pair of standard lobe and industrial piercings — his right ear dons a transverse lobe, rook, orbital and snug piercing while his left ear holds a daith, stacked helix and forward helix piercing.

𖹭. piercings: venom tongue piercings, septum piercing and nose ring, nipple piercings, navel piercing

𖹭. can extend strong, flexible, scarlet and black tendrils from his back and arms

𖹭. four spider legs that tear out of his back but he can retract

𖹭. overall, if his mutation is having a bad day or he is going feral, he may display spider features such as multiple eyes, pincers, mouth glands that can secrete acid and so on

. ˚◞꒰personality꒱

𖹭. oh so deceptive, in his smile, his voice and overall appearance. charming, sickeningly sweet with a faux amiability

𖹭. even when he is hands-deep into an experiment, he keeps false kindness and friendly façade. gives off an eerie vibe to those with a good intuition

𖹭. morally evil with a chilling lack of ethics. extremely cunning and two-faced

𖹭. silver-tongued and charismatic

𖹭. so effortless on everything that he does, exuding a cool confidence

𖹭. intelligent and quick-witted. loves playing mind games on people and getting into their psyche

𖹭. certain that whatever he is doing is for the betterment of humanity, beyond self-righteous

𖹭. quite stubborn and makes sure to see his projects through, as a result has a tendency of overworking

𖹭. may appear serene but is quite temperamental, displays his anger and bitterness in a scarily calm way with a charming smile and smooth words in spite of his horrific actions

𖹭. yandere esque

. ˚◞꒰with a lover꒱

𖹭. that charming personality does not fade with a lover, rishen is often quite flirty and all sorts of teasing with his beloved.

𖹭. loves flustering you — it is a part of his favorite pass-times. fluster you and then grab you by the waist, only to tease you further.

𖹭. affection is mainly displayed in a physical manner. he will touch anything and everything on you that you allow him to touch and kiss, all so that he can worship you and make you feel good.

𖹭. another form of his affection is through gifts. he adores spoiling you with a wide variety of whatever it is you either need or want.

𖹭. very verbal in his love for you and shameless in every way; his tongue holds no filter.

𖹭. late night dances in his office, bringing you coffees or teas through the day, and finding you in the middle of the day simply to pour his affection out on you.

𖹭. he is a very passionate and dedicated lover — however, there is a darker side to it. rishen grows obsessive and quite possessive, his nature that of a yandere.

𖹭. and yes he takes it to the extremes. . .

𖹭. should someone merely look at you in a way he deems wrong, it is their funeral.

𖹭. do not fight him on this, he’ll lock you away for his eyes only.

. ˚◞꒰strengths꒱

𖹭. intelligence: highly intelligent from a young age, resulting in advanced, prodigal level of skill in science and technological fields.

𖹭. increased bodily function: advanced strength, speed, agility and durability.

𖹭. heightened senses: advanced sight, smell, hearing, taste and awareness of surroundings.

𖹭. healing factor: an average healing factor that heals his injuries far quicker than an average human

𖹭. tendrils: strong, resilient, red and black tendril-like appendages that can be produced from his back and extend from his hands

𖹭. spider legs: large spider legs that tear through his back at times, it is extremely painful for him but are very useful in combat.

𖹭. fangs & claws: retractable fangs that secrete paralyzing venom at will along with retractable claws from the pads of his fingers that can tear through a variety of materials.

. ˚◞꒰weaknesses꒱

𖹭. mutation: his mutation as a whole, while it does grant him a wide variety of abilities is also his greatest weakness.

𖹭. metabolism: has an extremely fast metabolism that requires him eating a lot through the day.

𖹭. abandonment issues: he suffers from horrible abandonment issues, which can cause him to get erratic and panicked whenever someone he loves does leave him on purpose after arguments, tiffs, etc.

𖹭. heart condition: suffers from a heart condition that requires him taking medication in order to make sure his heart stays stable.

𖹭. stabilisers: in order to control his mutation, he is required to inject himself with stabilisers on an alternating daily basis.

. ˚◞꒰relationships꒱

𖹭. jìngyí herrera: husband, best friend, business partner

𖹭. javier herrera: father, deceased

𖹭. rishima singhania: mother, deceased

𖹭. alessio agresta arias: best friend, deceased

𖹭. wèi lìxuě: enemey

𖹭. liú tàishī: enemy

𖹭. zhào haitāo: enemy

𖹭. lorenzo agresta arias: enemy

𖹭. park tae-hyun: enemy

. ˚◞꒰story꒱

after undergoing experimentation, rishen emerges with a spider mutation and a hatred for his fellow enigma. inheriting the mega science company, valence, after his father’s sudden death, he aims to lead the world with knowledge and science. while also working his way to top as a seemingly benevolent businessman and world renowned scientist.

behind the scenes is where the mask falls. rishen has no issue with the mass experimentation on the enigma. being a driving factor of the enigma genocide across his world.

alongside his mad doctor partner in crime and husband, jingyi herrera, the two become an unstoppable and dangerous couple. committing atrocities and puppetting world order behind the scenes. deeming the control of enigma necessary in their self-righteous mission.

. ˚◞꒰extra꒱

𖹭. he is the ceo of valence and practically runs the city of nueva york

𖹭. speaks spanish ( latin american ), speaks mandarin, speaks hindi, speaks tamil.

𖹭. he knows asl.

𖹭. has a cat named Beatrice Herrera Reina the 2nd queen of the abyssal dread. ( his and his husband’s “daughter” )

𖹭. he has four dobbermen: cupcake, cinnamon bun, horchata, strawberry

𖹭. he sometimes smokes

[doink-boink]

I fully think that Zach does what he does because he is a VERY LONELY MAN. He makes robots to do his bidding (keep him company), he acts like he hates dealing with people but leaps at the opportunity to work with the other villains. He's also a genius whose ideas have been scorned since he was little, probably incredibly isolating for a guy who could have taken his ideas and used them in a good way if he was encouraged to do so. Major gifted kid to burned out adult vibes. I just feel like he has a lot of potential......

-Martincrushcameback

Yes!! Regarding leaping at the opportunity to work with the other villains, you can really see that in The Mystery of the Weird Looking Walrus!!

(More under the cut because I ramble for a good while)

He desperately wants Donita's approval as well as her friendship - of course that blows up in his face, not only because he didn't get her the pearl, but also because yknow. He's a big ol liar lol. I haven't watched the episode with it, (as I'm not on season 6) but you can see this when he compliments the Amphi-Trek XT!!

Zach stops himself short as he's about to compliment an invention that Aviva made because he wants approval from Paisley!

I want to explore this more in my fic, especially regarding WHY he and Aviva aren't close. They went science camp together, yes, but the show drops little details between them that implies that they might have actually been friends. Or at least, that's how I interpreted it!

In my AU I think that they were good pals up until Highschool, but Zach's decision to work with animals is what ends that friendship. He had no regard for their feelings and health, using them for his own gain. (Additionally, he starts to use animals/pursue that as concept as AVIVA began working in that field!! He wanted to connect with her, but ended up driving them apart.)

In typical Zach fashion, he refuses to stop what he's doing because it's getting him attention from others, maybe even the school itself, giving him the praise that he needs. His own ego ruins everything!! As it does in the show! Furthering "because it's giving him the praise that he needs" thing, I feel as though he isn't close WHATSOEVER with his parents.

At least, not in the typical fashion. AU wise, I think that Zach has a strained relationship with his father, but was very close to his mother! Want to make it a Moral Orel type deal with Clay's backstory where something happens and his mom is out of the picture, leaving him with his dad. Maybe this happens before he begins to use animals for his bidding? It would make sense! He wants some sort of attention that he isn't getting at home, some sort of acknowledgement that he's doing something good!

Aaaa!! There's so many things to explore with Zach as a character!! He's so fun man. And so very tragic at the same time lol

Also would like to bring attention to his CLEAR want to express his self worth!! I feel like he "looks up to Aviva" in his own weird little way in canon. Of course he is actively 'tearing her down' here, but you can tell that he KNOWS what she's capable of and wants the other villains (that's the context here, I believe it's Paisley's introduction to them) to believe that he's capable.

Even after this it's really clear to see that regardless of how he feels about her, he LIKES Aviva's inventions enough to steal them time and time again!

Dude. Dude just go work with her man it's for your own good... Wink wink nudge nudge I toooootallly won't do this in Somethings Never Change nooooooo

But genuinely, he would have so much to gain from WORKING WITH AVIVA. He wants her companionship so bad man.

Sorry this post got so unbelievably LONG lol, I've got a lot on my mind about these guys. Also apologies that I went on my own little sub tangent about my fic, hope it was okay!!

[longbobmckenzie]

Too Hot to Handle 3: Episodes 1-3 Thoughts

We're back, bitches.

And as always, I have thoughts.

First off, the customization. It was fine. I like the hair options and that there are additional prosthetics/CGMs, but the rest of it felt like the same thing all over again and it took me a good 10 minutes to come up with someone I was relatively happy with but not thrilled with. Also the smiles are still creepy but at least we get to preview them this time

I love being a bombshell as it adds something fresh and means I didn't have to sit through the opening where everyone comes in because that takes soooo long sometimes (maybe next time we're an OG we can be one of the last to arrive?)

FREE PASS!!! Buuut all we got was some kisses and making out? Like come on. They should've either said we get a free kiss on the date or at least let us be extra naughty

I also like that we got to customize the LI we took out on the date and the customizations were permanent instead of limited to during the date

I picked Taz. I gave him a beard and manbun, and now he looks like Marshall 🤣 I have a type, okay?

I typically like to whore around during my first playthrough but after picking Jirayu for the tour and Mattias for something else (clearly not memorable since I don't remember what it was), I just keep gravitating back to Taz. Him being stuck-up about the food on the date kinda sucked but then he said he liked that I wasn't just saying stuff based on what he likes and he relaxed and became a lot more fun and then we made out and I shared a bed with him and yeaaahhh I like him. So I've been picking him every option ever since

But that doesn't mean I'm not already dying to see who comes in as bombshells

As for the other LIs, the biggest disappointment to me is probably that... WHERE ARE THEY?!?! If you don't pick them for scenes, they're almost non-existent. I've seen Bear more than I've seen Carmen or Beatriz. I'd love for them to be more integrated into the storyline, which I think S2 did a great job of. That said, once we lock in to our LIs I'm sure we'll see more, but how am I supposed to get to know these people if I never see them and don't want to choose them over Taz?

That brings us to the non-romanceable (yet) characters. We know from the achievements that there are 3 achievements for a BFF-to-lovers route, so I guess 3 of them will be possible endgames (not sure if this also includes any future bombshells or if it's just from the 4 OGs). Anyway, so far... I'm not liking them. Victoria's a fugly bitch (spoiler: good riddance to her), Sean is cartoonishly annoying (he gives me Felix vibes but I also wonder if they're trying to make him like Hamish), and I'm just not vibing with Julian or Giselle as friends, let alone future love interests. And the problem with that is that they're the ones constantly being pushed in my face instead of the other LIs, which is just making me more annoyed with them. Again, I think S2 did really well with this, so hopefully it changes. But otherwise, ugh.

Back to Taz - I love that we have such amazing chemistry and he's willing to break rules with me, and it's all just purely physical at this point. Like yeah, we've talked a bit about ourselves too and expressed an interest in getting to know each other, but I don't feel like either of us are emotionally invested yet and I love that - because this is THTH, not Love Island. We're not here for love, we're here for sex. I don't wanna feel after a day that my LI is already half in love with me. There's plenty of time for that

Is it just me, or have there been a lot of potential rule breaks already? I've only been in there a couple days and I've already spent so much money - lots of heavy petting and manual gratification with Taz so far, plus kissing

I'm so getting kicked out 🤣

I'm intrigued to see more of Bad Lana and how that plays out - I've only seen the first episode of the new season of the show, so it'll be interesting to see how they do it in the game

another HUGE plus: less time in the beach hut!! They're not doing a full chapter of beach hut confessionals anymore, just tacking on a bit to the start of one of the chapters, and I LOVE that change. it also means we get more actual game time!

There's a threesome in the achievements. I'm ready.

Anyway, overall I think I preferred the start of S2 (I remember being pretty blown away by the potential and the branching), but this is still a good start and I'm excited for the season. I'm ready for bombshells, and I'm definitely gonna play a 2nd profile to see what Jirayu is all about because I'm intrigued by him. And I wanna be messy on one route and more loyal on another, because I love seeing all the branching when you play both ways!

[littlerocks]

9-1-1 - 7x06

Before we start, if it initially looked like the theory of chim kidnapped/lost due to drunken eddie buck who lost it, we can say that in the past few weeks we have been falsely accusing them that they were to blame for the chim scomaprsa HAHAHAHHA

A buck in his era of organizing and supervising the party

Typical attitude of a mom, when she scolds her son not to eat until all the guests come

Buck being like: So you chose death

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Buck is already muscular in his own right, but here Tommy surrounds him, so cute.

I WANT MORE HUGS BETWEEN THEM.

In my opinion here, both Buck and Tommy were sad that they couldn't be together, when Tommy says “I'll do my best to come to the wedding” and buck says “yes of course,” tommy kind of makes that face to say “I know you're sad that I have to go, I don't want to do it but I have to

That “be safe” Buck's, AAAHH scream, he's worrying about Tommy and then that hug with the back rub as if to make the contact stay in at, I LOVE THEM TOO much

Buck's face, it's like “nothing my plan to be with tommy and have fun shattered in seconds”

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Literally Buck and Eddie are dangerous together both sober and drunk

The hangover vibes with buck and eddie be like:

Literally this image is: eddie kind of grounded with a chamomile tea in his hand to sober up and meanwhile he thinks about all the mistakes in his life AHAHHA

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Maddie and Chim how much I love them together, they are a beautiful couple and a beautiful family.

They will always be there for each other, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

They really found each other, they break me together AHAAHH

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Buck is a little happy to be able to see Tommy, and he arrives all dirty just to be present at the wedding without even changing, just to see Buck after a long and tiring shift at work and not even bothering to change for fear of arriving later.

Tommy apologizing for being late by saying the incendo was a beast and Buck saying tommy is too, that's proper flirting

Then that kiss, literally I felt it all the way here in Italy, literally charged with the attraction between them and that “mhh” of tommy, in my opinion surprised by this kiss that buck gives him, charged with emotion, madò it shocked me but in a good way, then buck kissing him with that power and then also putting his hand on his neck, my god I scream

I read some comments saying that buck and tommy have a chemistry just on the attraction they feel but not a mental/romantic type of chemistry, unlike eddie and buck who have like a mental chemistry, even just in speaking, whereas if they just talk just tommy and buck quietly, you can feel some awkwardness as if they are so different from each other.

I have to say that I agree with that, but partly because I think that between the two of them an acquaintance came about because they are physically attracted to each other, but that should not be seen as a bad thing, because I think it's normal that relationships can come about first from a physical attraction and then also from a mental attraction and vice versa, and also we don't know what Tommy is like outside of work, what he usually does, what a typical day of his is like outside of work, and I hope that in the next episodes we will have like buck and tommy deciding to enjoy a day of relaxation isnieme, to get to know each other better and so we will also get to know a side of tommy that we have never seen

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Buck with that toothy grin, all happy and content, not caring that he "coming out", then tommy in my opinion still stunned from the kiss earlier, knocked him out more than the fire AHAHAHA

I like too much that buck feels so free, and I'm happy that he's not even ashamed to show up like this and kiss tommy in a hospital where everyone can see them, I'm too happy for him that he found someone who makes him feel good.

Unlike the first date, when he was so nervous about being seen as a date or finding people who know him, now he highly cares and enjoys himsel

The look on eddie's face is beautiful, like he's proud of buck being well, happy and free to be himself without being ashamed or judged

I just hope the parents don't come out later with some homophobic attitude/words, also because if that happens they will have the charge of all 118, tommy, maddie, his parents Bobby and Athena against them to defend buck.

I don't know, because from this frame (kind of guessing) it looks to me more like the mother shocked, while the father either didn't cite or doesn't care that buck is dating a man, he seems to have a calm look on his face. The options are many: either the parents are happy (which for meimpossible, they will tell him something for sure), or they didn't accept it, or the father is happy for buck but the mother is the one not accepting. Honestly I hope the parents are happy for buck and know that the important thing is that he is happy no matter who he is with

Hen and Karen sneering knowing it would happen sooner or later ahhaahaha

[fluffle-writes]

So, I saw your twst isekai idea post, and had IDEAS!

so I'm not super familiar with most of those series/fandoms, BUT...

What came to mind for me was Stardew Valley (since it's been on my mind recently). I don't know how familiar you are with the game, but I think that if he was isekai'd there, Jade would THRIVE as a farmer! I mean, he's got a green thumb and knows about plants. There's a mountain (with a mine), plenty of local flora to forage, and a possibility for a MUSHROOM CAVE on the farm. He'd LOVE IT!! Plus, the people in town are incredibly interesting - he'd never get bored there. And he's sketchy clever and resourceful enough to know how to get what he wants. His family are suggested to also be 'businesspeople', after all :)

Epel would also do just fine there, obviously. He already comes from a farming family, so I imagine he'd do a good job setting up an orchard in Stardew Valley.

On the other hand, I think that Idia would STRUGGLE in that situation. He's very clever, but NOT GOOD with new people, or much manual labour. And unless he already knew about gardening/farming/foraging/fishing/etc. from a game or series, he'd probably be totally lost on how to manage. (It would probably be pretty funny for us, but very stressful for him.)

(I put a buncha stuff under a 'read more' because I wrote. Many words lol)

I LOVE STARDEW VALLEY I'VE BEEN PLAYING IT ON MY SWITCH AND HAVING SO MUCH FUN OBLITHERATING PIERRE IN THE STARDEW VALLEY FAIR (I care about this a normal amount)

AND YESS FARMER JADE!!! OMG HE WOULD PROBABLY MAKE THE MUSHROOM CAVE HIMSELF BEFORE DEMETRIUS EVEN THINKS ABOUT SUGGESTING IT TO HIM!

Just,,, Demetrius showing up at Jade's house and being all 'hello I could set up a mushroom cave for you if you want' and Jade showing off his already thriving mushroom colonies completely filling the space lmao. I wonder if they'd be mycology buddies with how Demetrius is a biologist (iirc)

He'd love to forage in the surrounding areas and hike around the forests - and fishing! I remember him being super passionate about everything in the Camp Vargas stories he was in and I just love how he can get so happy when he's able to indulge in his interests.

(I wonder if he would mess with some of the villagers by swimming in the ocean in his merform... I may end up shipping him with Elliott if I think about that too much - typical bachelor on the beach falls for the mysterious merperson in the ocean typa story idk my brain is running away from me haha)

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EPEL WITH AN ORCHARD YES!

He would be in his element! I can imagine him with expertise from what his family taught him on his farm - how to selectively breed plants to make the best produce, how to graft two parts of heirloom species of plants together to get the best traits from both (like the roots from a tomato plant bred to resist root diseases and the stem from a plant that produces large, delicious fruits! I've seen a video about it and it was really cool lol)

And he has the type of face and vibe that I feel like would make older ladies fawn over him a little if that makes sense? Like Marnie, Caroline, and Jodi - their group. Like, he's polite because of his time with Vil, he's quite short and has a boyish face, he's hardworking etc. I can see him receiving cookies from Evelyn and stuff like that.

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AND LMAO IDIA SUFFERING HAHA

I'd say that he'd get along with Sebastian but I doubt that they'd end up meeting with how neither of them really go outside (I know from waiting outside Sebastian's door before I thought to look up his schedule online haha)

Idia's internal dialogue would probably be an absolute disaster haha - he is NOT built for this environment! There's too much focus on socialisation! And his noodly gamer arms cannot do farming! He would be having a Bad Time and it would definitely be funny to watch it pan out haha

At least there's a chance that he could have some meta knowledge due to the fact that he's a gamer. Maybe it'll be exactly like some sorta game from Twisted Wonderland called 'SunMist Hollow' (I just searched synonyms for that haha)

[daeva-agas]

You know, I want to say this, because from the first time I saw the Toei Ladybug anime PV, my impression of Felix was always that he’s emo/angsty. Like the “I’m so tortured”, listens-to-Linkin-Park sad sop kind of thing.

When TA said this dynamic got scrapped because it was too cliche, I thought he meant that it’s too much like the 2000s-era brooding dudes and I get that maybe they thought it’s just “too yesterday” or whatever.

I don’t really see where the accusation of him being a jerk comes from. Do the non-anime crowd maybe just see it differently or something? Because there’s stuff that are probably anime-specific gestures that you might not catch if you’re not used to it. Or maybe it’s the sketches/concept art that came out later that affected people’s perception, IDK. 

(for example, the drawing of a guy dropping apple on Marinette’s head that people thought was Felix for the longest time, but is recently revealed to be a pre-Felix incarnation called Nathan)

Anyway, I don’t know what kind of material was Toei given to work with or if this is just “Vibes” and don’t map to any of the backstage versions that we’re aware of. If I’m just looking strictly at the PV, Felix just looks like a sad emo boy.

Like this little close up of his eyes when he talks to Marinette. His eyes narrow slightly, and his head tilts down a little. In anime, they usually do this to show melancholy/sadness, conflicted feelings, or hurt.  

So the scene that follows, where he walks away, looks like a classic “I can’t be close to you because [insert dramatic reason here]” kind of scene. Just... it can be whatever. Maybe his parents are too strict and limits who he interacts with, he needs to focus on his studies, he doesn’t want his bad luck to hurt her, or whatever Sad (TM) stuff you can think of. 

The same with the scene where he refused Marinette’s invitation. When he turns away you see that he’s looking down slightly. Again, this feels more of a “I actually want to but I can’t because [insert Plot (TM) reasons here]”. Not a cold snub. 

Just because she looks sad (exaggeratedly), doesn’t mean that he was being mean to her. Shoujo heroines do this a lot even when the guy turned them down very nicely and for valid reasons (e.g “I can’t go because I need to go to work/attend a very important family function/someone literally died/etc”). 

And honestly her face looks more like a typical shoujo “Aww darn, better luck next time” kind of face to me. 

Anyway. This is my anime POV observation. Someday I will get around to actually making something and not just passively viewing content.

[naminethewriter]

When it comes to Spending Time with those We Love, No Amount of Time's Enough

Last order for the Sleepy Bean Fanfic Café run by @tsspromptmonth for @typically-untypical! This is a Mer AU with Roman/Remy/Toby/Orange, Arranged Marriage, Love Letters and Love after Loss. Please be warned that this is a story about mourning and while it does not feature Major Character Death, someone has only recently passed away as the story begins. Still, I hope you enjoy 💖🖤🧡🖤

Summary: Roman always knew he was going to marry for political reasons. And while it hadn't always been the case, now he was happy to do so if it meant increased safety for his colony. He thought he hit the jackpot when he got engaged to Chief Toby and his three husbands, until he gets the notice that one of them passed away in an accident. Dangerous waters separate him from his fiancés who just lost one of the most important people in their lives. How will they all cope?

Title from Time by Beth Crowley and the lyrics are accompanying the story.

Content Warnings: Mourning, Hurt/Comfort, Past Character Death, Songfic

Read here on Ao3!

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I pleaded with the heavens I bargained with the gods That even though the chance is slim You might defy the odds so you can be Here with me Just a little bit longer

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Hey there, boo.

Sorry for the late reply, as you can probably guess, things were quite a lot over here. We’re still processing, and I only now got around to going over like all the letters we got. Yours definitely stood out though, it was very sweet.

That said, I can’t really give you any solid updates. Tobes is spending more time doing admin work than anything else and Luc is either training or patrolling (which is why you’re reading my clumsy ass writing, I didn’t grow up fancy like y’all.) I think both of them kinda blame themselves for what happened. I know you only met us once, but I’m sure you got the vibe of how seriously they take their job. For good reason of course, but this just ain’t a thing they could’ve prevented.

I’m getting off topic.

Point is, none of us are ready for you to come, babes. Probably won’t be for a while. But I showed Toby your letter and he’s very much with me that we still want this to happen. I’m sure Luc feels the same, but that’s not a topic I want to spring on him at the moment. I don’t think he’s been sleeping.

So, if you’re willing to wait a while, then we def want you here. But the grief is too strong for now.

The alliance is important to us, and we do like you a lot, Ro, but if you came right now, we’d probably end up resenting you.

Hope you can understand that. I’ll keep you updated for sure though.

Love, Remy

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The good days turn to bad days The bad days just get worse until I wish I had those bad days back It all becomes a blur 'cause you can't be Here with me Just a little bit longer

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Roman folds the paper in his lap, sighing.

“What’re they saying?”

He hadn’t heard Remus enter but he knows that he’d told the servants to tell him immediately when Roman gets a response from his fiancés. It is an important matter after all, not just for their colony, but for his little brother (he is only half an hour older; Roman thinks that shouldn’t really count but anyway.)

“They still want to honor the alliance but aren’t ready for it right now.”

“Hmmm,” Remus hums, swimming over and sitting next to him on Roman’s bed.

“It’s understandable. They just lost their husband, of course that would shake them.”

“Sure, but is it fair to you to keep you away? Like, you don’t need to marry them immediately when you get there.”

“Remus!” Roman hisses, angrily. “Watch what you’re saying! Put yourself in their shoes. How do you think you and Virgil would react if Janus suddenly died before Logan got here?”

Roman immediately regrets his words when he sees the pained expression on his brother’s face. Remus has always suffered under the pressure of being the next chief and since childhood developed intrusive thoughts about what all could go wrong if he took over. It took some time, but he managed to transform that into a remarkable ability to prepare for almost any occasion. Still, Roman should’ve considered just what images those words could conjure up inside his brother’s head.

“Sorry. That was too far.”

Remus shakes his head.

“No, you’re right. I was being insensitive. They only lost him two months ago; I don’t think I could be back to doing what I usually do if anything happened to Janny or Virge.” He holds out his hand to Roman and he takes it. “What was his name again?”

“Patton,” Roman whispers, a familiar pain stabbing him in his chest. “His name was Patton. I was really looking forward to getting to know him. All of them really. Now I’ll never get the chance. Or at least not like I thought I would.”

Remus pulls him close, slinging an arm around his side.

“Death sucks. But I’m here for you until you leave. And I’m sure once they’re ready for you, they’ll be supportive of you, too.”

“Thanks, Rem,” Roman whispers as he lets himself sink against his brother, letting himself mourn the relationship he would never have.

“I’ll update Father. He probably won’t like it, but it’s not like we have any other offers, so it should be fine.”

“I’m going with you. It will be more convincing if I tell him myself.”

“You gonna show him the letter?”

Roman frees himself of Remus’ grip, who lets him go as soon as he pulls away, and strokes along the paper in his lap.

“Not if I don’t absolutely have to. For one just because it’s private and two because Remy isn’t really one for formality. Father would not like his style of writing.”

Remus snorts.

“You find it hot though, right?”

“Remus!”

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Time is a gift and Time is a thief Time is currency we spend I'm glad that you spent yours with me

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Greetings, Remy!

It saddens me to know that you are all still in the depths of despair. I wish I could be there to soothe you, but I also understand that that would probably be crossing several boundaries. I might be your fiancé, but I am not yet a confidant and that is okay. I wish you all the strength you require at the moment.

Please also make sure that both Toby and Lucas know that I have full understanding for your situation. I may not be able to grieve Patton in the same way you do, but I do mourn the lost possibilities of what could have been.

I have spoken to my father and while he is not happy about this development, he has agreed to maintain the engagement and alliance. He does require us to stay in contact, however. As long as you provide us with updates and prove that you intend to keep your word, he is willing to wait.

And while I do not wish to pressure you in any way at the moment, do note that his patience is limited. I do not believe that he is willing to wait much longer than a year.

I await your response with love,

Roman

PS: I’ve enclosed a seashell I’ve found. Its coloration reminded me of Patton, so I figured you might appreciate it either as a memento or you could place it on his grave for me.

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It's a mystery That I will never understand It makes me want the universe To have a bigger plan 'Cause when it comes to getting Time with those we love No amount of time's enough

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“And that’s the tea,” Remy concludes. He holds out the letter for Toby to take and look over himself if he so wishes.

“I see.” Toby accepts the paper and his eyes flitter over the content, but Remy can tell he isn’t taking any of the words in. His husband hasn’t left his study much in the last few weeks, desperately trying to distract himself from what’s happened. Remy understands, of course he does. After all, Patton and Toby had been engaged practically all their life and were virtually inseparable most of the time.

Their bond had been special, and it was severed way too suddenly.

“I’m glad they’re willing to stick to the agreement. This alliance is important and Roman is smart and creative.”

“Tobes, no offence, but you sound a bit like an ass right now. We all agreed that Roman was a good fit for us because of his personality, not because he’s useful to us.”

Toby looks up from the paper and Remy can see how much pain is behind those eyes.

“Oh babe, no. It’s fine, I know you’re tired.” He swims over to Toby, placing himself on his lap and between him and the papers on his desk. “Hun, I know you, so I know that wasn’t what you meant. But you need to watch your words a bit, okay?”

“Right. I’m sorry. I just—” He breaks off, dragging a hand across his face before pulling Remy closer and hiding his face in his neck and kissing his gills. “I’m tired,” he whispers.

“I know. Neither you nor Luc have been sleeping. I don’t think I’ve seen him today at all yet.”

“I saw him shortly before he went out to patrol.”

“Alone?”

Toby doesn’t say anything but the tension in his body says it all.

“That fucking idiot. Worried about everyone but himself.”

“He feels so guilty. Y’know how he’s always seen himself as our protector and after Pat—” Toby chokes and Remy holds him closer.

“I know. Doesn’t change the fact that he needs to take better care of himself. As do you.”

“You’re right,” Toby sighs and he pulls away. He reaches a hand up and cradles Remy’s face before kissing him gently. “Thank you for looking after us. I’m sorry we’re not making it easy.”

“You should be sorry,” Remy pouts, though he can see in Toby’s eyes he knows it’s not really genuine. “Promise me you’re going to join me in bed tonight. You need the sleep.”

“I promise.”

“Good.” Remy steals one more kiss before he pushes himself off of Toby’s lap and swims to the door. “And don’t forget to eat.”

“I won’t,” Toby agrees, rolling his eyes fondly. Remy sticks out his tongue before leaving, heading back to their quarters. He wants to put up Roman’s gift for them.

The conch shell was a beautiful hue of blue, not quite as light as Patton’s scales had been but close enough that he really appreciates the thoughtfulness.

And because he’s a bit particular about decorating, it takes him a while to rearrange some trinkets they keep in their salon to find the best place for it. As he admires his work, Lucas comes in.

“Oh, Remy. I didn’t expect you to be here.” He says it like he’s been caught doing something he shouldn’t. Remy had had an inkling that he had been avoiding them on purpose but that all but confirms it. Lucas’ eyes don’t hide the guilt though, so Remy can’t be mad at him.

“I was redecorating a bit, no biggie. You went out alone?”

“Yeah. Perimeter check. I didn’t go far.” Lucas’ tail twitches and Remy can tell that he well knows that he disapproves. Still, he doesn’t want to make a big deal about it either, so he just nods. Lucas’ shoulders relax as the awaited lecture doesn’t come. Instead, he takes a look around and notices the new item.

“It’s pretty,” he says as he swims over and looks at the shell more closely. “Where did you get it?”

“It was a condolence gift, since the color is close to Pat’s.”

Lucas nods but doesn’t ask further. For a moment Remy considers bringing up Roman, but Lucas looks so exhausted, he can’t bring himself to do it.

“Hey, Luc.” Remy waits until Lucas looks over to him before continuing.  “I’m exhausted and you look like you could use a nap, too. Join me?”

Lucas hesitates, his eyes flickering to the trident he left by the entrance. Remy doesn’t push, waiting for his answer and preparing himself for rejection.

It must show on his face because as soon as Lucas looks at him again, he deflates.

“Yeah, okay.”

“Hell yeah!” Remy cheers, quickly swimming over to his husband and pulling him through the seaweed curtain that leads to their bedroom.

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In days I least expect it It comes out of the blue When something insignificant Will remind me of you And how my world has become Just a little bit smaller

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Me again, babes!

We’re very glad to hear that your chief agreed to uphold the alliance. Keeping in contact with you won’t be a problem either (it finally gives me something to do, really).

Thanks a lot for the gift! It fits really well into our salon, and it caught Luc’s attention immediately. Even gave me an opportunity to coax him to take a nap with me, so you’re contributing already, hun! He still snuck out on me, so I don’t know how long he actually slept but I made sure as hell he was asleep before I knocked out myself. He’s been patrolling around the entire colony about three times a day with no backup, the fool. If he keeps this up, I’m gonna bother the other guards as long as I need to until they won’t leave him out of their sight anymore, I swear to Poseidon.

But let that be my worry, how’re you holding up over there? If I remember correctly your brother’s getting married again soon, right? His second or third hubby? Your father willing to step down at some point or is he like Toby’s and goes until it kills him? That’s probably real offensive to ask, don’t read that, babes…

Anyway, hope to hear from you soon, darling!

Love, Remy

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I hope that you could feel it When you were still around The impact that you had on me So quietly profound And now my world has become Just a little bit smaller

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Greetings again, Remy!

I am glad to hear my gift was so well received! I chanced upon it before I got notice of Patton’s passing and had intended to give it to him next time I saw him, but sadly that never came to pass. I look forward to seeing where you placed it at some point.

And I am of course even more delighted to know you managed to get Lucas to rest. From what you’ve described so far it seems like he is truly troubled. I do not wish to stick my nose where it doesn’t belong, but it seems to me that giving him space is not helping. It might be time to have a conversation with him, especially if his behavior is distressing you so. I apologize if I am overstepping boundaries.

But to answer your question: yes, my brother is getting married for the third time. Janus had been Remus’ fiancé since they were little, same as Toby and Patton had been, and Virgil married them only two years later. His colony is also on a lower sea level like yours. He’s already warned me that adjusting to the lower light is going to take a while. He still isn’t fully used to the brightness here, he says.

Logan, their husband-to-be, comes from a colony closer to land. They’re an inquisitive group, or so I heard. Rumors say they even trade with a few humans, but I haven’t had the opportunity to confirm that with him, I’ve only met him once briefly. In a way I am happy to be here to attend the wedding now, though of course I wish the circumstances were different.

From what I remember of our last meeting, you are from the same colony as Toby, correct? They chose you to be their husband not out of need but out of love? You do have to tell me that story sometime, I must confess, I am as helpless of a romantic as my brother says. It did take me a few years to accept my obligation for arranged marriages to be honest. I dreamed of finding the truest love for myself. But I am honored to protect my colony now that I understand the dangers of the world and I know that I have struck gold marrying you four three.

Look at me rambling! Let me finish by saying that I wish you peaceful days, my dear, and restful nights.

My deepest love, Roman

PS: This time I enclosed a little something I made myself. I hope you like it!

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Time is a gift and Time is a thief Time is currency we spend I'm glad that you spent yours with me

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Sup, boo!

I’m so glad to hear that the wedding went off without a hitch! It seems like your brother knows how to party! Just between us two, I’m a big party guy, too ;-)  Anyway, the point is, I’m glad you got something out of this whole sad situation.

Speaking of… As much as I loved writing these little love letters back and forth for the last year, we think it’s about time to stop beating around the bush. Luc isn’t completely on board – I honestly don’t think he’d ever really be tbh, he’s been trying but he’s still very much struggling with feeling like the whole thing was his fault – but he understands that 1. we can’t stall forever, it has to happen at some point whether we’re ready or not and 2. that you’ve been very patient and super lovely sending all those gifts and stuff. So, we got you a room ready and I am hereby officially inviting you into our home to make it your home too or whatever. The wedding will still have to wait, that’s a lot of planning and stuff none of us have the brainpower for atm, but we’ll get there.

For security reasons (and for Luc’s sanity,) we’d like to send some of our guards to meet you halfway-ish. Like obvs we’d need to decide on details together but the terrain’s tricky and tensions are still high, so I hope you can do us that favor.

Otherwise, the ball’s now finally in your court, babes! Give us the deets when you have them, okay?

Very much looking forward to seeing you in person again ;)

Love, Remy

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It's a mystery That I will never understand It makes me want the universe To have a bigger plan 'Cause when it comes to getting Time with those we love No amount of time's enough

~~*~~

“And you’re sure you’ve got everything?”

“Yes, Virgil, I’m sure. We checked thrice.”

“Right.”

To Roman it looks like Virgil is vibrating on the spot to stop himself from swimming in circles. He’s been a nervous mess for the entire week leading up to Roman’s departure. And Roman can’t fault him for it, it isn’t without dangers and Virgil and him had become good friends over the years, but he’s going with three guards and will meet with three more from his new colony on the way. They have everything planned out and couldn’t be better prepared.

Still, Virgil looks like he’s about to grab Roman and tell him he can’t leave after all.

“Take deep breaths, darling. He’ll be fine,” Janus soothes him, holding his hand. “Remember, you picked out the guards who’ll take him and Roman is trained in combat. He held your position before. He made this journey before. All the way there and back.”

“I know that! And I’m trying, but… I don’t think I can watch you leave, I’m sorry, I’ll freak out.”

“That’s fine, Verge. I’m going to miss you. Take care of my idiot brother, okay?”

Roman takes Virgil’s free – very shaky – hand and gives it a squeeze. Virgil lunges at him and pulls him into a tight hug before quickly swimming back into the cave system that holds their colony.

“I will go and keep him company,” Logan says. “I wish you a safe journey, Roman. It was delightful to get to know you.”

“Thank you, Logan. I’m glad we got the chance to get to know each other, too.”

Logan nods at him before going after Virgil.

“Wow, you’re making all my husbands flee. Wanna chase off Janny, too?” Remus jokes but Roman can read his brother well. The joke is a bad attempt at hiding his own nerves and Roman smiles at him.

“I’ll be fine, Re. And I’ll write to you as soon as I get there.”

“Yeah, you better. Fuck, I’m gonna miss you, Ro.”

“I’m going to miss you, too.”

Once he and Remus are hugging, Roman isn’t sure he can let go again. Sure, they had their differences, but this is Remus. His twin. They’ve only ever spent a few days apart and now there’s not even a plan for when they’ll see each other next.

This is really it.

“Okay, you two, I know this is hard, but Roman needs to leave. Daylight’s waning,” Janus gently reminds them.

“Yeah, right. Be safe, Ro. I love you.”

“Love you, too, Re. Stay safe as well. All of you.” He looks at Janus as he says it and when he usually would expect a sarcastic quip from his in-law, Janus knows the gravity of the situation and nods at him sincerely.

“I’ll make sure of it.”

“Good. Then I’m off, I guess.”

“Yeah, go and get yourself some husbands!” Remus cackles. Roman smacks his arm one last time before he joins his escorts, and they swim off into the open and dangerous waters.

Five days. And then his new life begins.

~~*~~

Does anyone else feel a sense of Panic settle in Whenever they're reminded That nothing is permanent?

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It turned out to be a harrowing journey. Five days under constant stress, light sleep and tension drains you quickly. Still, the anticipation of meeting his future husbands has Roman more awake than he thought. The next few days he was going to spend asleep most of the time though, probably.

The last few hours of the way were uncomfortable for the sole reason of the slowly diminishing light.

It wasn’t that late in the day yet, but his new colony lives in far deeper waters than his old one and therefore, he will need to get used to a quite different atmosphere from now on.

Roman had mentally prepared himself for that, of course, but being faced with it? Totally different.

Not that that would deter him. This is for his colony. For his brother. For his new husbands.

And for himself.

So, he pushes on and eventually they arrive.

“Hey there, boo! You finally made it!” Remy greets him first as they swim into the entry cavern of the colony. It’s illuminated by softly glowing plants that give enough light for Roman to see a good distance, but not enough to make out much detail.

“It’s good to see you, Remy. I am tired beyond belief,” he sighs with a chuckle.

“Oh, I belief, babes. Like, I’ve never travelled far from the colony, but even a one-day trip is spooky as hell. But enough of that, you’re here and that’s what matters. Let me give you your welcome gift.”

Remy winks at him before he waves someone over that hands him a box which he promptly shoves into Roman’s direction.

“Go ahead and open it.”

“Thank you,” Roman smiles, taking the offered box and carefully opens the lid.

He’s met with light.

It’s soft and reminds him of the streams of sunlight that reach his old colony.

Upon closer inspection, he finds that the light is being admitted from a crystal set in a pretty necklace. As he pulls it out from its confinement, it’s even a little warm.

“You’ll need to recharge it by going towards the surface. It basically can absorb some sunlight for a while. When you do go though, you’ll need to take an escort or two. Patton had one of those too and the last time he went alone… You can imagine why we don’t want a repeat of that.”

Remy’s voice is tight as he says that, so Roman can quite easily connect the dots. He doesn’t know the details of what caused Patton’s death, but he does know it involved deep sea creatures that didn’t usually come up this far and that were spotted too late. Patton had encountered them and when they got to him, he wasn’t able to be saved.

“Of course,” is all he can think to say.

“Good.” Remy clears his throat and motions to the necklace. “Want me to put it on you?”

“Oh, yes, thank you.” Grateful for the change of topic and something else to focus on, Roman holds the band out for Remy to take. He puts it on him with skilled hands and swims back to face him.

“You look gorgeous, darling.”

“You as well,” Roman chuckles. The soft light of the necklace doesn’t sting his eyes and does brighten his surroundings, making it easier for him to see Remy’s dark brown scales, which now glimmer a bit in the light.

“Let’s go meet the hubbies, yeah? After that I’m going to show you to your room, your stuff’s already being taken there. And we’ve prepared a space for your escorts as well, of course, so that they can rest as long as they need before they head back.”

“Sounds great, thank you again.”

“Only the best for you, babes, now follow me.”

As they swim through the cave network that is his new home, Remy tries to give Roman a good overview of what’s where but they both know it will take weeks and months for Roman to find his way around alone. It takes them a good half an hour until Remy leads him to a door that reminds Roman a lot of his father’s study. Chiefs aren’t usually very different from each other, though he knows that Toby has a much softer heart than his father’s.

“He’s here!” Remy announces as he pulls the door open, waving to Roman to follow him inside. There, behind his desk covered in many papers, sits Toby, his dark eyes immediately fixing themselves on Roman. Lucas is by his side, stiffly holding a book that Roman doubts he’s actually been reading.

“Welcome, Roman! I’m so glad you made it,” Toby smiles, swimming out from behind his desk to shake Roman’s hand.

“Thank you. We didn’t have any complications, by Poseidon’s grace.”

“That’s good to hear. I’m sure you’re exhausted, I’m sorry for making you come here first.”

“It’s alright, I know very well how important procedures are for official business. I was there for my brother’s husband’s arrivals after all.”

“Right, of course. Still, it feels like a tradition that could do with a little update,” Toby sighs and Roman simply shrugs. Now that he really looks at Toby, he can see the dark circles under his eyes. Right, according to Remy’s letters, neither he nor Lucas were sleeping well still.

Speaking off, Lucas had put aside his book and swam over to them.

“It’s good to know you’re safe,” is all he says, but Roman knows he’s sincere. He holds the same position of head of the guard as Virgil does, so he probably had a lot of the same worries as his brother-in-law had.

“I made it,” he reassures, and Lucas does smile for a second before he turns to Toby.

“I’m going back on patrol.”

“Okay, see you for dinner then.” Lucas nods and leaves. “Let’s finish the official business so Remy can show you to your room and you can rest,” Toby continues, moving back to his desk.

“Actually,” Roman says as he follows him, “there’s somewhere I’d like to go first, if you don’t mind.”

~~*~~

A concept that I actively Try not to think about ‘Cause how can I be sure I made each moment with you count?

~~*~~

Remy opted to wait out in the tunnel to both give Roman some privacy and because he needs to prepare himself to do this, and he hadn’t in a million years guessed that Roman would want to come here.

“Hey there, Pat,” Roman whispers as he settles himself in the soft phosphorus moss that lines the floor around the carved stone of Patton’s grave. “I want to say that I’m sorry that I didn’t come sooner, but that wasn’t really an option, was it? I really wanted to be here, to see you off, to say my goodbyes properly, but they needed space, and I am basically still a stranger. Well, maybe not to Remy after all those letters, but still.

“I’m just glad I’m here now. And it was important for me to come here today, because traditionally, I’m supposed to greet all my fiancés when I arrive and while I may never have the honor to actually marry you, you are still such an important part of this relationship. And you always will be, I hope you know that.

“Things won’t be the same without you and I don’t think I will ever be able to stop myself from asking ‘what if?’ But I promise you I will make the effort to get to know the three of them earnestly. For who they are now and not for who they were when you were still here. Because we both know they’ll never be the same. I’ll never be the same. And that’s okay.”

Roman takes in the silence of the gravesite for a moment before he pulls something out of the one bag he kept on him the entire trip. It was a scroll, artwork he had worked on for months to get just right. He unrolled it, showing it to the stone as if Patton was sitting there, listening to him with the soft smile he still so clearly remembers from the one day they actually met.

“I designed it based on everything I felt when I first heard of your passing. I barely knew you and yet you still managed to burrow yourself so deep into my heart. I’ve expanded on it afterwards, when Remy’s letters started to come. I wanted it to show how I felt about you but also how I feel about what’s to come. How I’m sad that you won’t be here for it but how I’m still hoping to make the best of it and help the colony you cared so much for to grow and stay safe. I hope you like it.”

He rolls it back up and places it with other offerings already left there, some of which he recognizes as gifts he sent over the last year. A sad smile spreads over his lips.

“I hope you can rest easy, Pat. We’ll make it work, you just watch, okay?”

~~*~~

Time is a gift and Time is a thief Time is currency we spend I'm glad that you spent yours with me

~~*~~

Roman is half asleep in his new room when a knock startles him. He had already eaten and told the staff that he’d like to rest now, so he doesn’t know who to expect when he opens the door.

Lucas was pretty low on that list.

“Hi,” his fiancé stiffly greets him. “I’m sorry, I know it’s late, but can I come in for a moment?”

Roman blinks, surprised, but quickly makes room for him to enter.

“Thank you.”

They hover uncomfortably in the middle of the room before Roman motions for Lucas to take a seat on the sofa. He does so, though he still looks tense.

“I’m sorry if I wasn’t supposed to look,” Lucas begins suddenly. “Remy told me you went to visit Patton’s grave and I— I got curious. I’m guessing you drew it yourself.”

“I did. And I don’t mind that you looked at it. I didn’t mean to keep it secret, but I also didn’t want to lay it on his grave like it was an exhibition,” Roman chuckles nervously. Lucas nods along, fiddling with his thumbs.

“It’s really pretty. I don’t know a lot about art – I was raised as a soldier, to protect my people, so it wasn’t something I engaged in, but just looking at your drawing… I understood what you were trying to say, I think. Never felt like that before.” He sighs, scratching his head. “I admit, even until this morning I wasn’t full on board with you coming here. I know politically it makes sense and all, but ever since the—” He swallows and tries again. “—ever since that happened, I felt like I lost everything. And it’s not that I ever thought that you would steal Toby and Remy away or anything, but I wanted—” He breaks off again and doesn’t speak again for a while.

“You wanted something to stay the same as before, right? And me coming here inevitably changes a lot,” Roman softly adds and Lucas nods. He’s buried his face in his hands, taking deep breaths.

“Yes,” he admits, his voice breaking a little. “I didn’t even consider that you might be grieving, too. I mean, you barely know us, barely knew Patton. But looking at that picture, I knew I was wrong. And I’m sorry.”

Lucas’ eyes meet Roman’s and the sadness in them makes his heart ache. Without thinking, he closes the gap between them and pulls him into a hug.

“It’s okay. I get it. I was captain of the guard for a while before Remus married Virgil. I know what it’s like to feel responsible for the safety of an entire colony. And I can only imagine how horrible it must feel to not only lose someone you felt was your responsibility to protect, but for that person to be your husband, too? It would’ve torn me up inside.”

Lucas, who until then had stiffly let himself be held, starts sobbing. Roman simply holds him closer, stroking his back.

“It’s okay,” he whispers. “It’s okay. It wasn’t your fault. It was an accident. It’s awful but it happened, and you need to forgive yourself. It wasn’t your fault. You couldn’t have done anything.”

“I could have patrolled better! If I had spotted them before—”

“Stop it, Lucas. It wasn’t your fault. You couldn’t have known.”

Lucas continues to cry and Roman continues to hold him. After a while, he coaxes him to bed, pulling the covers over them while still holding him close.

“Rest, Lucas. Tomorrow is another day, but for now you need to rest.”

Lucas doesn’t answer, he simply presses himself closer to Roman and starts taking deeper breaths. Roman plays with his hair until they even out completely.

Maybe things will be more complicated than he thought, but now he’s more determined than ever to do his best to help these men heal and keep going. And to find his own place here.

He’s about to drift off himself, when another unexpected knock falls on his door. Thankfully, he can see the door from his position, so he relaxes when Remy pops his head in.

“Hey there, babes,” he greets quietly. “Mind some more company?”

Roman smiles softly and shakes his head. Remy grins and turns behind him. He says something too quiet for Roman to hear before he swims inside, followed by Toby.

“I figured he was here,” Remy whispers as he slips into bed next to Lucas. “He had this odd look on his face when I told him about your visit to Pattycakes grave. Seems like he tired himself out.”

“Yeah.” Roman doesn’t say more, partly because he doesn’t know how much of his encounter with Lucas the other would like to keep private and partly because he was truly exhausted himself and just wanted to sleep.

It seems Toby agrees with him.

“Let’s leave this for tomorrow,” he says as he takes his place behind Remy, reaching an arm over him to gently take Lucas’ hand. “I think we’re all in dire need of sleep.”

“So true, boo,” Remy yawns. “Goodnight.”

“Goodnight,” Toby answers.

“Goodnight.”

Again, Roman lies awake until the breaths of his other fiancés too have evened out.

It’s warm with all of them pressed together like this.

Roman thinks he could get used to this as he drifts off to sleep.

~~*~~

It's a mystery That I will never understand It makes me want the universe To have a bigger plan 'Cause when it comes to getting Time with those we love No amount of time's enough

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[bricommissions]

Haii haii.... I'm a minor who uses he/they Pronouns,, + I am so horribly awkward irl and people kinda mistake me on being on a bad mood/angry (because sometimes I squint my eyes because I cannot fucking see clearly bc I think I got the wrong prescription of my glasses!! And to add along with it, it furrows my eyebrow, and because of my "resting bitch face") but in reality I'm not I swear!! I lack friends but more on having acquaintances,,,, and I try to be nice in every social interaction(in the end the conversation won't last a minute) but uh I try to "look" or "act" more kind because I don't want my younger brother to start copying me like mom is gonna blame my fuckin ass if they turn out to be a little shithead delinquent, so yeah I guess I'm nicer to kids, even tho some of them are scared of me because of me being too nice with them or acting like I'm their older sibling!! But I swear I'm nice and respectful, sometimes annoying and clingy to my acquaintances? (I am backing off from them rn bc they might find me too annoying) and also to my older sibling, in online I'm the same but more social and like... I have 2 friends online, I'm a silly lad who roams around the internet either on tt, ao3, discord, or tumblr, and twitter, and of course I cannot forget about the slow self esteem!! Also it would be very very nice of you could pair me to both genshin and enstars thank you !! :D

omg hi hi, thank you so much for sending something in !! i hope you're having a good day/evening/night :D

DRUM ROLL, PLEASE . . .

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FOR ENSEMBLE STARS : KOHAKU OUKAWA !!

i think the both of you would instantly get along very well. & it's only uphill from there !! as you said above, you're often mistaken for being in a bad mood. however, i think kohaku would be able to see through that & sense your true kindess right off the bat. he's very intelligent & good at reading people. that awkwardness you mentioned probably wouldn't even apply since he instantly feels more at ease around you compared to his unitmates.

if you were a part of the staff working with the younger idols in training, i have a feeling you would eventually run into kohaku. after you keep meeting, you'd eventually get to know each other better & even become friends !! since he has older sisters & you are an older sibling in your family, you'd be able to level with each other about family matters. you can share the struggles, exchange tips, & swap points of view. before you even realize it, you both start looking forward to spending time together.

kohaku starts helping you out with the young future idols when he's not working with his units, crazy:b & double face. he sees the way the younger teens are wary with you because of your older sibling vibes, but he's quick to defend you. kohaku is in a very crazy ( pun intended ) unit, but with you, his silly side comes out for reasons unrelated to work. he talks about how he doesn't quite understand how you don't have more friends considering how kind of a person you are. kohaku enthuses about how much he enjoys your company, that he's able to enjoy being himself with you. along those same lines, he's quick to pick up on your struggles with self esteem. that's why he always compliments you when he gets the chance. he points out your efforts to be kind, the way you take care of the idols in training, & how much respect you show to those around you.

after working with the young teens, you both have a habit of hanging out in the practice room once they all leave. you typically end up showing kohaku silly videos you've found on various platforms on your phone. the more this happens, the closer you'll sit together. eventually, you have an unspoken thing of holding hands while scrolling through the videos you wanted to see kohaku's reactions to in person. you showed him discord & he made an account; you obviously became friends on there. you might send him goofy memes on there whenever you're not together.

HOWEVER !! the unspoken thing becomes obvious when kohaku gives you a parting kiss on the cheek one evening after practice. the rest is history !!

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FOR GENSHIN IMPACT : BENNETT !!

i can think of no one other than mondstadt's coolest adventurer ever !! similarly to kohaku above, i think even an accidental "angry" face could not deterr him from befriending you almost instantly. he struggles with making friends because of his unfortunate bad luck streak, so he'd see becoming friends with you as a rare yet welcome instance of good luck !! perhaps you're also a part of the adventurer's guild ─ that could be how you both meet.

i think you'd both have a wonderful time adventuring with one another. since you are respectful, you wouldn't make fun of him for having a hard time with luck. you bond over reasons why it's difficult to make friends. him with his notorious bad luck, you with being misunderstood as someone with a temper. i think you both would be friends for at least a year before he starts realizing that his feelings may not be platonic anymore.

it's when he watches you tell the younger kids who dream of being adventurers themselves stories about your quests that he realizes he likes you !! you both often watch over the kiddos together after a long day of adventuring, so story time happens often. but there's something speial about that day.

bennett thinks about how he loves the way you don't judge him & how he deeply enjoys being your number one cheerleader. as the kids go home, he spends the rest of his time with you beneath the golden sunset telling you exactly how he feels.

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THANK YOU FOR READING !!

if you're the person that sent this & are unsatisfied with the results, feel free to shoot me an ask or im !!

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if you liked my writing, please consider commissioning me !! it is my only source of income at the moment. i offering writing commissions such as custom character x reader fics, comfort character emails, ship fics, & more <3

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[irresistiibles]

hi hey hello waddupt this is a plotting and starter call for the mini event! beneath the cut are all my characters and what they’re up to for it. they all have potential plots listed but i’m definitely up for more than just what i’ve thought to put. randomized people will be updated when the pairs are released. feel free to like this and i’ll hit you up on discord for some plotting or reply if you want a starter from me. please make sure to reply with who you want the starter from/for or i will be unable to write it. i have been slowly dropping some of my older winter threads so definitely happy to get more threads started through the event even if they’re just our characters chilling in the madness. 

achilles / affected / unaware / paired with patroclus - (1/5) : josh washington

yikes uh so like technically achilles doesn’t have any special powerrs, but he is the child of a god and it shows. things rarely hit him and he basically never misses. though he’s going with this he’s not having fun with this and he’s got a sort of miserable feeling about it, which is going to make him more likely to snap at others potentially getting in the way

potential plots: major/minor injuries, unaliving someone, maybe being unalived himself, someone trying to either talk him down or physically stop him, injuring someone he considers in the way

amber / affected / aware / paired with lumine - (1/5) : lumine

kind of vibing tbh. i’m keeping her with her usual personality so she is rather upbeat for someone going for a murder. kinda a threat. she’s got a bow and arrow and bombs, but not super intense and could pause enough to try and help others out

potential plots: major/minor injuries, helping people to shelter, defending someone else, any doppleganger nonsense with someone going after a jessie mei li fc or her accidentally fighting a dove cameron fc

asami sato / affected / aware / paired with korra - (0/5)

sure she doesn’t have any powers but this is someone trained in self defense, martial arts, and is pretty proficient in weapons. she’s got many tasers and a gun :). will be helping other people as long as they don’t seem to be trying to stop her. if you try and stop her she will fight back

potential plots: minor injuries, helping other people find shelter, helping anyone who’s injured, maybe getting in a fight with someone

chihiro ogino / unaffected / aware / N/A - (0/5)

she was just gonna stay in and watch some movies for valentine’s day and she’s very confused. chihiro is not a fighter so i don’t know how much help she’ll be but she’ll probably offer a ton of strangers shelter in her house

potential plots: helping someone find shelter, minor injury from getting caught in the crossfire, maybe a lighter goofier two people vibing while everything is on fire in the background

ciel phantomhive / affected / unaware / paired with elizabeth midford - (1/5) : elizabeth midford

this is an asthmatic who has never fought in his life as far as he can remember! he has a gun but like, he is not good at firing it. his aim is terrible, the recoil always leaves him reeling for minutes, it’s just kinda embarrassing. he’s stressed

potential plots: injuries, someone helping him out, just some stressed people hanging out, potentially looking to have his memory changed

esther mckinnon / unaffected / aware / N/A - (0/5)

she typically likes valentine’s day! it’s tacky but she finds that fun. this is not fun! will be doing her best to help out and find her family like usual. bad with magic but will mace a bitch if they try and start shit. 

potential plots: minor injuries, helping people out, getting into fights, mace to the face of someone trying to get violent, someone helping her locate her family, doppleganger nonsense

glinda upland / affected / aware / paired with elphaba thropp - (1/5) : elphaba thropp

trying to kill elphaba but she’s not good at fighting so they’re just like grappling each other. hard to get caught in the crossfire of someone who’s mostly trying to bite and pull hair but im happy to plan something anyway. there are so many florence pugh fcs so she could definitely have some nonsense going on

potential plots: minor injuries, getting caught up in other people’s fights, doppleganger nonsense, quickly and poorly patching up someone’s injury

jin ling / affected / aware / randomized with gwen blake - (1/5) : jiang cheng

he can fight at like semi better than average but not amazing so it’s gonna depend on who he’s paried with. he does have a spiritual dog that will fight for him with very powerful jaws so there’s that. he will unfortunately fight even if he’s outclassed and is quick to start fights so could absolutely wind up fighting other people as well, but also if someone seems really out of their depth he will help

potential plots: minor or major injuries, other people pulled into a fight, any of his family helping him in any which way or him trying to find them and make sure they’re okay, helping people out

lily evans / unaffected / aware / N/A - (0/5)

just wanted a quiet night in honestly and is glad she’s not involved in this nonsense. will try and help people out. she doesn’t start fights for no reason but she will step in to defend people if necessary

potential plots: minor injuries, helping people in any which way, pulled into a fight

luo qingyang / affected / aware / paired with wen qing - (0/5)

yeah she was out but she didn’t bring a weapon out with her and doesn’t love fighting so it’s not anything serious coming from her. we’re talking slapstick nonsense ideas only. she’ll try and help people out here and there but she’s also got her own concerns

potential plots: minor injuries, trying to talk people out of it, helping anyone out as needed

madoka kaname / affected / aware / paired with homura akeme - (1/5) :  chibiusa tsukino

really regretting not making a wish and becoming a magical girl right about now because she does not know how to fight! i cannot imagine her heart being super into murdering homura or anyone for that matter so she’s probably trying less outright violent tactics like poison or what not. will also help people on the side and could use some help herself

potential plots: minor injuries, trying to talk people out of it, getting help, giving help

mob / affected / aware / paired with rosemary winters - (0/5)

i am so so sorry to like anyone even near him. it doesn’t matter if you’re rosemary. if you’re looking for your character to get in trouble without a date. he is a way too powerful psychic who can absolutely tear a city apart. he can probably be talked down to an extent, not enough to snap him out but enough to make him sad and pause and get a character to safety. they will be very upset and apologetic afterwards

potential plots: someone caught in the crossfire, him accidentally injuring someone, someone talking him down a bit, helping someone to safety

nico di angelo / affected / aware / randomized with beth greene - (2/5) : annabeth chase, will solace

apology number two coming your way. another op idiot i am so sorry to whoever is stuck with him. he can just straight up turn someone into a ghost but it’s not something he currently remembers doing so i’m taking that out of his arsenal. has a sword and a lot of summoned skeletons who probably aren’t all that particular about who they fight. could probably be distracted at least

potential plots: someone he injures, minor injuries for him, skeleton nonsense, maybe some sort of ridiculous distraction, he could kill someone for funsies

nie huaisang / unaffected / aware / N/A - (0/5) 

uh, he’s unaffected but i can’t promise he’ll be helpful like oh no your date is trying to kill you? that seems like a you problem. he’s trying to find his brother and that’s it that’s his only priority. he could definitely get caught up in someone’s nonsense but he’s just gonna try to run away

potential plots: minor injury, him getting caught in the crossfire of something, a little running to safety crew, someone helping him out

rita skeeter / unaffected / aware / N/A - (1/5) :  zoya nazyalensky

she’s unaffected but will be starting problems regardless. she’s filming stuff, pointing out people who are hiding an absolute disaster. willing to help her friends commit violence. she thinks the whole thing is horribly amusing

potential plots: someone violent she finds amusing and is following around, minor injuries, helping some people out with their violence, someone she screws over

san / affected / aware / randomized with wu si qi - (1/5) : sophie hatter

no powers but a feral person with a knife who’s end goal is to tear someone’s throat out with her teeth. even if your character is overpowered she will try to fight she has no chill. will fight other people, not really if they’re trying to stop her, they just want an excuse to fight humans honestly.

potential plots: minor injuries either for her or caused by her, they could murder someone, maybe having a quieter moment and patching someone up, plenty of fighting

shang qinghua / affected / aware / paired with mobei-jun - (2/5) : dongfang qingcang,  mobei-jun

surprisingly, is sorta capable of fighting, in like really backhanded ways. sneaking close and using a knife, any sorts of poison, what have you. i don’t think he’s going to get in random fights but he won’t really be helping people. more likely manipulating people to get help himself.

potential plots: doppleganger nonsense, minor or major injuries for anyone involved, getting someone to help him

shi qingxuan / affected / aware / paired with he xuan (1/5) : he xuan 

having a Bad time. will go from being chill and happy trying to kill their favorite person to being very distressed and miserable, so could have interactions from either end of that. wouldn’t really get in fights with other people and might help out, but also has some wind powers and could hurt people who are nearby, and then will really need some help later on

potential plots: doppleganger nonsense, people who help them or people they help, minor/major injuries, someone to hide with, someone who helps them hide, honestly just like an emotional support, someone hurt in the crossfire

toph beifong / affected / aware / paired with mouse honrada - (2/5) : katara. sokka

she’s having fun. loves an opportunity to fight. will not worry about other people getting caught up so if you’re in the way you will get fought. will for sure cause damages to the city. may try and find friends, either to check in or help them kill their people

potential plots: someone they hurt, someone trying to talk her down or fight her down, fun fighting time

victor nikiforov / affected / aware / paired with yuuri katsuki - (0/5)

this goofy motherfucker doesn’t know how to kill anyone. he’s trying but i wouldn’t take it that seriously. he could get caught up in some other people’s nonsense but he’s not a fighter he’ll help people find shelter though

potential plots: some normal people just doing their best together, helping out, goofing off despite it being a horrible time to do so, inopportune selfie buddies

yin yu / unaffected / aware / N/A - (1/5) : ling wen 

trying to stay out of it. very worried he’s gonna get pulled into it by someone he knows when he wants zero part in it. he’ll help people where he can, bring them to safety, patch people up, but he’s trying very hard not to be in any fights. if it comes down to it he has a big shovel and will wack someone with it in order to get away

potential plots: people he’s helping out, someone he fights off, a little hiding out crew

zagreus / affected / aware / randomized with vex'ahlia - (0/5)

canonically poly, so he and his partner are going on separate dates this valentine’s day lmao. he’s a very good fighter though he is pretty close combat so there are ways to avoid him. i also don’t think he naturally carries a weapon with him but he will improvise. he does like fighting so honestly he’s in a good mood

potential plots: helping people out, fighting someone who gets in his way, minor injuries, causing injuries, getting people to safety, helping someone else fight for funsies

zhongli / affected / aware / paired with childe - (0/5)

another op guy who could definitely get people caught in the crossfire. he’s got ways of fighting close up and more ranged area attacks, so someone could get hurt by accident. a little feral about it all but will wanna check in on his friends. can shield other people if he snaps out of it a bit

potential plots: protecting people, someone who gets hurt by him, minor injuries, getting people to safety, trying to talk someone out of it, helping someone else fight cause he’s having a good time

[thedonkeyofyourdreams]

the bastard son and the devil himself rewatch

Ep. 5

You know what they say. It does not matter how slow you go, as long as you do not stop. And that is how I see my rewatching adventure. 

Episode 5 is a good one. Maybe I like it because we don’t spend much time with Jessica and Soul, but rather get to see the trio bond. As they are walking through the forest, Gabriel is leading the way and Annalise (and sometimes Nathan) keep asking typical childlike question - “Are we there yet?” - but not only is Gabriel not a GPS, he is also not all that mature himself, and so responds in an equally childish way. I just appreciate that since it is in this episode they grow closer and Gabriel starts teasing them about sexuality. 

Annalise is faced with fairborns not necessarily being the good ones after finding burned up corpses. “They wouldn’t do this” - um, yeah they would sweetie, your daddy wouldn’t even break a sweat over it. They reach the farm, Nathan uses his papi to get the good will of the scary blood witches, which is smart if no one mentions the prophecy. Hostility turns into hospitality. 

I quite like their days at the farm. How Gabriel teases Nathan with sex. “Shagging sounds like something you’d do to a carpet” STRONG AGREE! Also, the way Gabriel looks at Nathan in this scene. He might be oogling the strong dude at the farm, but judging by him being with Clark before this, his type might not be body builders after all. 

The bloods teach us more about their kind - how there are a few lucky ones with the ability to take other’s powers. How it is a cultural thing, something beautiful, to eat the hearts of your family and loved ones to keep their gifts in the family. How the fairborns killed Marcus’ mother, meaning that he couldn’t get all of the powers she had gained through her time, and that he now ate the hearts of those he killed to make up for it. Sure, he looks a little less barbaric now, but not enough to convince us he’s necessarily ‘gooder’ than the fairborns. Just as bad maybe. 

Bed scene. Of course there is only one bed. Nathan in the middle, Annalise has no wish to be sandwiched, strangely. Gabriel does not seem too bothered, he has spooned people in small beds before I’m guessing. It feels like Annalise is trying to show Nathan that she is ready to bone at the next opportunity. They have a little moment together in the bed. Then boom, morning and we get this gem

This is when I for real started shipping the trio first time around. I love how unbothered Annalise is also. Just two snuggly boys. Soon after, Gabriel invites Nathan to visit him when everything is done, so that he can learn to let his hair down. Can we just take a moment to imagine this? What if they got to Mercury, no prob, here’s your blood, Soul falls off a boat and drowns, and Nathan visits Gabriel in Paris for a weekend of “debauchery” (G’s word, not mine). If no one has written that fic yet, please do. 

There is such a nice vibe to the farmhouse scenes. The light, the plants, Odette singing. It feels cozy - except for when they mention stuff like killing people. Nathan and Annalise go to catch chickens, and it looks like they just gave the same task to the actors and filmed whatever would happen. I could not have done it any better at least. Then they lie in the grass and Annalise goes for it, after telling Nathan that she knows that him being a heart-eater does not mean he wants to eat her heart. I think the sexy session is pretty cute, realistic for the most part. Then the chicken house blows up. I’d think it’s a big turnoff to imagine your lover becoming a blood puddle mid-action. 

They go back with the dead chickens, and Gabriel can tell they have had sex. Of course he can. I guess he knew already when Annalise didn’t want him to join their chicken hunt. Was it Gabriel who inspired her to go for it? Or was it Odette’s flirting with Nathan that made her so keen? Who knows. 

Then comes the hunters and with them a fairborn captive who is to be killed. It is quite beautiful for an execution. Red blood becomes red flowers. Gabriel takes Annalise’s hand, and I would say it is the first time he does something just for her, no sarcastic comment, just empathy. The first of many future supportive hand holdings. 

In the evening, the whole family is gathered when Nathan collapses because of the witche’s bottle spell. The little girl was sent for ingredients and and comes back - as Jessica presumably, but still speaks french. I assume taking the shape of someone doesn’t mean you speak their language, but I guess Jessica is just that good? 

The blood witches, Odette, understand that Annalise is a fairborn, but she has just told Ceelia she never wants to see Soul again, which I guess shows the blood witches that she rejects her own. She gets to live. In the chaos that follows, shots firing back and forth, Jessica has stabbed a man and then comes for Nathan’s finger. She also gets to see Annalise’s power, and I can imagine she would have loved to have something like that. But since she doesn’t, she has to run for it. Gotta get that pinkie to Soul. 

Odette sees her whole family being shot down, but still manages to get the trio to a boat. Ceelia finds them, helps getting a helpless Nathan on the boat, before Odette knocks her out with a shovel. I like Ceelia, but good for you Odette. 

We end the episode on Soul drooling at the sight of the old woman with all the powers. He has truly become the very thing he is hunting. 

[musicfeedsmysoul12]

Random thought time:

-I don’t typically like fics where anyone other then Izuku is gender bent because I’m my experience it becomes this weird sort of… bleh mess that doesn’t stay true to the characters.

For example: fics where Todoroki is turned female give me weird vibes a lot (not all but some) because they make her less Shouto and more ‘ice Queen girlfriend who is emotionally intelligent and super smart’ when in reality Shouto is an emotionally dense wall. Not dumb (defiantly not as often shown in fanfic) but he’s not that smart about emotional or social stuff. By removing that you remove a huge part of his character. And sure different socialization but let’s be real: I can still see Endevaour moulding Fem!Shouto into his successor especially if Rei can’t have more kids. (Headcanon but yeah) so her experiences are mostly the same.

Other examples include just… they like make the characters so off in my head it’s hard to read. Like I read a Fem Kirishima where she was all long hair and giggles and I’m like: Fem!Kiri is the biggest ducking himbo in the world who is jacked as fuck and has her short spiky hair still. That’s Kirishima.

- I’m still salty about the ‘this character is bisexual with a harem but only has the opposite gender in the harem’ shit.

- I find myself not giving a fuck about Tsu more and more but I’m reminding myself it’s cause of fanfics and that I need to research shit to get back to liking her. I still don’t like Izu/Ocha/Tsu though and never will.

- I have come to the conclusion I will refuse to make Iida, All Might or Izuku a bad person in fics because they get enough shit and I love them.

- I really want to write a story with an older sister for Izuku who ends up raising him cause I’m giggling over the idea.

- I hate time travel in the sense of ‘we can go back in time but cannot interact with anyone due to paradox’. I like it as in ‘the world ended so fuck it. Let’s go back and try again’.

- I find myself wishing I’d not had Inko be a bad person in POTSOD, but I don’t fully mind cause I like writing Dadzawa.

- I sometimes wish to try and write out Raising Kacchan but fuuuuuuck I don’t wanna deal with Stan’s finding it and then my other shit.

- I am very annoyed each time I see a tiktok whining about genderbends. Yes, some suck. Others though are fucking amazing as they observe shit.

-I had Shinsou/Jirou ONCE and now my brain keeps poking it with a stick.

- I refuse to write ShinKami anymore because I can’t stop just seeing smaller EraserMic and it feels so cheap to do it because fan authors literally make it the whole thing that it’s the second coming and fuuuuuck it’s boring.

- Ms Joke’s flirting should be treated like how Mineta flirts as Aizawa does not seem to be amused by it, and his reaction to her showing up is oh shit, not ‘oh yes!’

- I wanna write a one sided crush for Aphrodite Rising that ends very badly as in scorched earth who isn’t someone anyone expects because I wanna make it hurt and really examine how toxic views on things can affect anyone and sometimes you don’t realize how toxic they are until it’s staring you in the face.

- Any fic that has any character other then Izuku be Quirkless (Uraraka, Shout, Bakugou and so on) should be avoided in my mind because half the time it’s a thin excuse to bash Izuku and the other it’s just dumb. Write him getting into the hero course!!

- I still believe the best character arc for Bakugou is for him to never rise about the mid rankings as this shows he will accept it’s not a competition and that heroics should be about saving people not beating them.

- I would have 90% less of an issue with Bakuhou is it wasn’t for the idea that Izuku HAS to be his friend after.

- I have ranted about the above before.

- … I have in fact read some B@kuDe€u fics that weren’t bad, but like that’s a rare fucking find that doesn’t have Izuku be a freaking doormat that just smiles and nods at the shit that Bakugou pulls.

- I got called a hypocrite a while back on POTSOD and I think it was about Bakugou and you know what? Fuck it. Fine, call me that. I’ll admit it. Will anyone else admit they’re one to for stabbing the fuck out of him while screaming about Endevaour?

- speaking on that the more I think about it the more I’m like: I might… kind… maybe… sorta… don’t mind his redemption arc because while I firmly think the message you must always forgive your abuser is a shitty one I do know that at least he is trying. I just think it’s a bit to little to late but he acknowledges that at least in some cases.

- someone said they hate Magne because people only like her as she’s trans and they ignore Toger and stuff. They were also giving off mad homophobic and transphobic vibes with their shit though but… fucking hell they had a point and I hate it. Magne’s character is so flat that… yeah. That’s a fucking point for a lot of her love. (Not that it’s wrong or anything but where is the Tiger love?)

- I plan on redemption arcs for Toga in a few fics but I’ll be blunt they are not what people normally expect.

- I love asshole Dabi but I do enjoy my ‘he’s a good brother’ fics it’s just asshole Dabi is more fun to write. Maybe I’ll try one day to write it but until then… yeah.

- I’ve warmed up to TodoDeku and UraDeku more but I still stand by the idea that Iida often gets forgotten and he should be around way more. I see to many fics replace him with Todoroki and it kind of made me salty about the platonic friendship between Todo and Izuku. Why are you replacing Iida?!

- JiroMomo has reached a similar state as UraTsu to me: I find it stale because it’s often used in fics as a background pairing and sure they’re friends but there’s the ‘get the girls out of the way’ vibe mixed with ‘yeah they’re friends but… can I personally see chemistry!?’

- it is after midnight and I think my laundry is done after my giant ass purge/clean today so good night. Send me asks about this shit to if you want

[x-ceirios-x]

PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT JACKA

jacka is. a character

she's from rwby, first of all, so most of this is canon typical violence

one of the more terrifying villains in this show is this guy named tyrian callows. every other villain has some traumatic backstory that has some sort of explanation of why they do what they do. tyrian doesn't--he kills people for fun, only now doing it under orders from the Big Bad

to understand jacka you have to understand tyrian. they're quite frequently paired together and she's not exactly his babysitter, but someone to keep him in line from time to time. she's also quite encouraging of his less than stellar habits and pastimes--if he wants to wreak some havoc and make someone in mistral 'disappear', she's not going to stop him, as long as he doesn't get caught

she's not as. (this is the best word i can think of) demented as he is, but she gets a kick out of scaring people, and she's quite freaky to look at sometimes.

in rwby there are these demon things called grimm that the big bad controls. they're these animal-looking demon things that are black and white, except for occasional accents of red (typically their eyes and designs on their face). jacka was the original human-grimm experiment that we later see with another villain, cinder, who loses an arm and it's replaced by grimm. jacka has wings. makes it pretty easy to get around

she's very tall and very thin (supposed to be eerily so, ill get to that), and her outfit and vibe is all blacks and browns. makes her blend in. but when she uses her semblance (basically individualized super powers for each person), her eyes glow orange instead of black. it's kinda creepy on top of tyrian usually laughing maniacally next to her.

something fun in their dynamic: he sounds and acts scary if that makes sense? his va is phenomenal, btw. he has the villainous cackling down good. gives me chills sometimes. jacka just looks a little off. she's supposed to look that way. like she's not quite human, exactly. she is, but all the time spent with the big bad and all the grimm alterations, her smiling causes chills in some of the other bad guys sometimes.

all characters in rwby are loosely (some more than others) based on characters from folklore/mythology/fairytales. i took that a little further and jacka is based on jack skellington from the nightmare before Christmas (or what he's supposed to be, i guess). she's supposed to look almost like a skeleton and her semblance actually looks like jack o lanterns

last fun fact and feel free to ask more questions but thisll be my last thing for this post

her full name is jaqueline felinar but goes by jacka. felinar is romanian for lantern

her name is jacka lantern.