#and why do they immediately assume said person did it out of spite because they didnt like ur set . like? the world doesnt revolve around u
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#why are ccs so weird about giffing lol since when are people not allowed to gif the same thing as you#and why do they immediately assume said person did it out of spite because they didnt like ur set . like? the world doesnt revolve around u#personally if i gif something someone else already giffed i'm doing it for myself just because i wanted to gif said thing#and i don't think there's anything wrong with that. i also think there's no such thing as plagiarizing a gifset#unless it's a very specific idea. but mv sets? multiple of them for the same member. stage sets? same thing as mv sets#like i'm sorry but you have multiple ccs biasing the same member it's OBVIOUS there's going to be multiple sets for said member (specially#popular members). i think most people here are +20 why can't you all act like it then lol giffing ain't that deep#gif what you want to gif. let others gif what they want to gif. move on. no one owes you anything#not addressing this to anyone specifically but i have seen this issue pop up quite a lot lately#and as someone who was accused of plagiarizing multiple times in the past just bc i biased the same member as other ccs#it just pisses me off big time lol like there's only so much you can do with 2-4 shots.#and if there are more shots then half of them don't even work so đ¤ˇ#but yeah. people are allowed to gif the same thing as you. grow up
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Okay here's my headcanons of which Bugsnax characters actually know the Journalist's name. I'm also headcanoning that Lizbert mentioned their name when she told the others she wanted to invite them, and that they tend not to give their name unless prompted. They're a journalist, is that not enough?! (They may also have some personal identity issues)
REMEMBERED THEIR NAME
Lizbert: Knows their name and maybe also their address.
Beffica: Knew their name because she's read all their articles. Pretended not to know at first as part of her facade of detachment, which is why she said "You're that journalist!" when first meeting them.
Clumby: Presumably knows them as something more specific than "obsessed monster hunter who made me have to work late."
Chandlo: Remembered because he is definitely the kind of friendly and outgoing person who can remember anyone's name after hearing it once.
Wiggle: Makes a point of remembering journalist's names. Tends to unconsciously assume that any media person is there mostly for her, so she wants to make a good impression.
Snorpy: Remembered in order to look into them and figure out if they were the heroic truth-seeker kind of journalist or the villainous sensationalist kind. Liked what he found, but still suspected they were a Grumpinati impersonator when first meeting them.
Floofty: Remembers their name, but refuses to use it out of spite.
DID NOT REMEMBER THEIR NAME
Gramble: Forgot their name, and either asked them when they met, or asked Wiggle.
Triffany: Terrible with names, apologised and asked them for it when they met.
Cromdo: Told himself he'd remember their name in case they did show up and he had the chance to sell them something, then totally forgot. Asked them what it was when they met, and immediately did the "[diminutive], can I call you [diminutive]?" thing. The Journalist said "Sure," because they didn't really care.
Eggabell: Didn't pay much attention to what Lizbert said about them, since she didn't think they'd take the invitation. Despite having quite a bit of interaction with them and worrying about their health, didn't realise she didn't know what to call them until halfway through her "I just need Filbo and... Filbo's... buddy." line.
Shelda: Tried to remember their name so she could address them by it before they introduced themself, and impress them with her mystical knowledge, but got distracted by everything else that was happening and forgot. Got away with it for a while because of her tendency to refer to people with descriptions when overacting, but exposed herself when she said "Floofty, did you ask the journalist to throw acid at you?" The Journalist made fun of her for keeping up the charade for so long, so she reminded them that Floofty had asked them to throw acid at them, and they'd done it.
Wambus: Took a little while to realise that he couldn't get away with just calling them Stranger forever, and then was too stubborn to admit defeat and ask. The Journalist specifically suggested he use their name after his "I been calling you stranger, but you been around a while" chat, but he still refused to ask what it was, or admit that he didn't already know. Eventually heard Triffany refer to them by name, but she had to do it a few times before he decided that he knew it now.
Filbo: Forget immediately after being told, and also forgot to ask when they met. Didn't realise they probably had a name until after they'd interviewed him, and didn't want to ask out of awkwardness. Hoped they or one of the others would mention it, but coincidentally, nobody ever did, at least in an unambiguous way. Eventually asked them while they were heading back to the mainland, but continues to call them Buddy anyway.
Jamfoot: Clumby told him their name when she let him know that they were also going to Snaktooth Island, and he forgot their entire existence immediately. Was confused when Clumby mentioned them by name after they returned alive, even after she clarified that they were her ex-employee who went to Snaktooth Island.
#Bugsnax#It's entire cast tagging time!#Bugsnax journalist#Lizbert Megafig#Beffica Winklesnoot#Clumby Clumbernut#Chandlo Funkbun#Wiggle Wigglebottom#Snorpy Fizzlebean#Floofty Fizzlebean#Gramble Gigglefunny#Triffany Lottablog#Cromdo Face#Eggabell Batternugget#Shelda#Wambus Troubleham#Filbo Fiddlepie#Alegander Jamfoot#I have so many oddly specific categories to sort the cast into and this is one of them#I think I did seven deadly sins/heavenly virtues once#Except I also included despair and hope so there were enough to go around.
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Birthday Gift
TW: Pet Whump, Collar and Leash, Conditioned Whumpee, Creepy/Obsessed Whumper, Bad Caretaker, Being Referred to as It
Whumper dragged Whumpee across the polished floors. Despite how much it hurt, he knew not to react. Whumper would stop the entire party just to reprimand him. But he also knew they wouldnât do anything to make Caretaker upset. Whoever she was.
Despite how much he had to endure Whumper rambling about her, he didnât actually know who she was. He only knew that Whumper was willing to do anything just for her attention and praise. Theyâd drop to their knees and give up everything just for her. Whumpee didnât understand what made her so great. It was almost like Whumper saw her as a goddess to bow down to. No, there was no almost. Whumper did see her as a goddess to bow down to. And worship. Whumpee saw it first hand.
He always wondered what made them so attached to Caretaker. Why was she meant to be hailed as a goddess? What made her so special that a sociopath was willing to crumble just for her? It had to be something. Whumper never mentioned why they felt this way towards her but there had to be some reason. After all, they cleaned Whumpee up and gave them nice clothes just to drag them here.
They approached a woman in an elegant green dress, gold decorating her neck and wrists as she happily greeted the other guests. Whumpee assumed this was Caretaker. There was something about her that made the space around her brighten. She was smiling and full of energy. Maybe Whumper wanted to be around her because they were incapable of feeling that. Or maybe she filled a void inside them that Whumpee had no clue about.
The other guests quickly stepped away when they noticed Whumper. Whumpee guessed that was a sign that they didnât limit their abuse and threats to one person. Caretakerâs attention was instantly brought to the two approaching her. Her smile widened as she brightened even more. By this point, Whumpee was blinded.
âWhumper! Itâs so nice to see you! How are you?â
Whumper immediately switched the hand that held Whumpeeâs arm. Wiping their now free hand on their suit jacket as if Whumpee had germs, they took Caretakerâs hand and placed a kiss on her knuckles. âHow Iâve been doesnât matter, dearest. What matters is if youâre enjoying your birthday ball.â Whumper even gave her a bow.
âOh of course I am! Iâm enjoying it even more now that I know youâve arrived. Itâs been so long since Iâve seen you.â She said sadly.
âDeepest apologies Mistress,â They briefly lowered their head. âIâve been busy preparing your gift.â
âFor three months?â She raised a brow.
âYes.â They nodded.
âI bet itâs wonderful.â Caretaker smiled softly. Whumpee didnât understand how she could so easily ignore Whumperâs monotone. He assumed this was normal for them to speak with absolutely no emotion. He almost wanted to hide when her gaze landed on him. âWhumper, whoâs this adorable person?â
Whumper glared daggers up into Whumpee before dropping it and tunring back to Caretaker. âItâs your gift, Maâam.â
âMy gift?â
âYes. This is Whumpee. Your new pet. I trained it just for you, Miss.â
âFor me? Whumper youâre so sweet! Thank you!â
Great. Sheâs insane too. Whumpee saw a small smile on her face before glancing at Whumperâs hidden one. Not as insane as them I bet.
âItâll do whatever you ask it. I trained it with hand motions and verbal commands so you can switch between them if you ever need to.â Whumper explained.
âThat was so very sweet of you.â
The hidden smile revealed itself, even in spite of the monotone. âAnything for you, Miss.â The expression wasnât long to stay as Whumpee felt once again, daggers being glared into the side of his head for several moments before Whumper snapped out of it. âWould you like me to put on its collar and its leash for you, Miss?â
#whump#whump writing#pet whump#ballroom whump#conditioned whumpee#creepy whumper#obsessive whumper#bad caretaker#creative writing#writeblr#writer things#writers on tumblr#open ending#we love bad caretakers#penni writes
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Two things! 1. Thanks for reporting on Apollo, he is my favorite god by far!! đ
2. In an old post where you talked about the type of relationship that the main gods had with each other you said that there was a lot to talk about the relationship between Zeus AND Apollo!! Can you take advantage and tell it?
I can definitely talk about Apollo and Zeus!
Basically, Apollo is Zeus' favorite, his pride and joy. I know a lot of people believe Athena is the favorite, but I say Apollo is just as beloved, if not more and I'll tell you why I think so. I'll start by putting together various myths that surround both of them.
1) Zeus' protectiveness
Starting with Apollo's (and Artemis') birth, even though Zeus didn't directly help Leto, in one version, he asked Zephyrus to carry Leto away to Poseidon, so that Poseidon could protect her. He also managed to calm down Hera by the time the twins were born.
And when later Apollo killed Python, according to Pindar, Gaia wanted to send him to tartarus. But obviously that didn't happen and we can assume that it was because Zeus intervened on his son's behalf.
In Euripides' play, there's a particularly cute segment where Apollo, as a little boy, went to Zeus, wrapped his arms around him and supplicated him to deal with Gaia who has been interfering with his oracular business. And of course Zeus agrees and makes Gaia lose her prophetic influence on mortals.
There's also a version of Coronis' tale where Ischys, the guy with whom Coronis had cheated on Apollo with, got killed by Zeus.
In the satires written by Lucian, Zeus got defensive when Momos made fun of Apollo.
Lastly, this is just my interpretation, but in stories where Zeus intervenes in a couple of fights - the Apollo vs Heracles , Apollo vs Idas - makes me feel like Zeus did it because he was overly protective of Apollo (just like did with Athena - Pallas)
2) The way Zeus appreciates Apollo
In Iphigenis in Tauris, when Apollo killed Python and took over the delphic oracle for himself, Zeus is shown to have been proud that Apollo has started serious business at such a young age.
The opening of Homer's hymn to Pythian Apollo shows us Zeus welcoming Apollo and personally pouring a drink to his son. How sweet is that :3
In another scene where Apollo is entertaining the gods, Zeus and Leto together are shown proudly watching their son (Hera is absent oop-).
In the Iliad, whenever he commands Apollo to do something, he calls him "Dear Phoebus" (I've also seen it translated as "friend Phoebus) which is very sweet and shows that Zeus is quite fond of Apollo.
And in Lucian's work, he also appreciated Apollo by telling Momos how much work his son has to do everyday, and how difficult the job is for him.
3) Zeus grants a lot of Apollo's requests
even when he's personally offended. Take the story of king Periphas, whose reputation had personally offended Zeus and he wanted to destroy the king and his entire kingdom, but when Apollo asked Zeus to not do that, he ceased from killing them. In the case of Prometheus too, Zeus agreed to free the Titan when Apollo begged for it.
When Apollo appointed Hermes as the messenger god, Zeus approved that.
He also resurrected Asclepius on Apollo's request, in spite of Apollo killing the cyclops .
And here is what sealed my belief that Apollo is no less of a favorite than Athena: once Athena was using mantic dice to give out prophecies, and Apollo was unhappy with this. He complained to Zeus about it and Zeus made dice divination inferior (and Athena just threw away the dice lol)
Now this is again my opinion, but the whole thing with "Apollo tricking the Fates into postponing Admetus' death" is quite a serious offense, but surprisingly Apollo does not get punished for that. I like to think that that's because Zeus gave him the permission for that (maybe not openly, but more discreetly).
4) Apollo has some favorite child privileges.
He is said to be sitting on the immediate right of Zeus (according to Callimachus), he gets to use Zeus' lightning bolts and the aegis too (like Athena does), and he is the only one allowed to read the will/mind of Zeus.
5) Apollo acts as Zeus' right hand man
Now this could be said of Hermes and Athena also too, but I'm pointing this out because people tend to easily forget it. In the Iliad, Zeus sent Apollo to help the Trojans, since he was secretly rooting for Troy ,in spite of taking a neutral stance, and Athena was fighting against them. He also entrusted his son Sarpedon's body to Apollo and asked him to clean it up and hand it over to Thanatos and Hypnos.
In Orphic theogony, a similar responsibility is given to Apollo - he is asked by Zeus to bury the remains of Zagreus.
In the account given by Plato on soulmates, after Zeus tore apart the humans, he tasked Apollo with stitching them and bringing them back to life.
And of course the whole deal with Apollo's oracles is to pass on the will of Zeus to the mortals. Apollo is basically serving as an extension of Zeus. Arguably, that is one of the most important responsibilities and Apollo was the one Zeus trusted it with. He also actively prevents other gods from taking away this role from Apollo.
6) Apollo's rebellious nature and how Zeus deals with it.
In Alcaeus' hymn, when Apollo is born, Zeus adorns him with a golden headband, gives him a golden chariot driven by swans and asks him to go to Delphi to establish his laws. But Apollo instead just takes the chariot and flies away to Hyperborea and stays there for a whole year (rebellious from the get go XD) Of course, Zeus doesn't punish Apollo for this.
(I'm not bringing up Apollo and Poseidon's servitude under Laomedon because even though it is believed to have been a result of Apollo and Poseidon rebelling against Zeus, we don't really have evidence to say that that was the case. I only vaguely remember there being evidence of it in some scholia but I'm not able to find it at the moment so. Also in the Iliad especially, the coup - whose participants are Hera, Athena and Poseidon- and the servitude under Laomedon are clearly two separate, unrelated events)
But when Apollo killed Cyclopes in retaliation for Zeus killing Asclepius, Zeus intended to throw him into tartarus. This was an instance where he was clearly very upset with his son, and probably felt betrayed too. Even so, he changed his mind thanks to Leto, which makes me feel like he did not fully intend to carry out that punishment, and it was more a decision made in the spur of the moment. And as the alternate punishment, he made Apollo serve a slave and spend time on the Earth. This is in contrast with say, Hera - who was tied and dangled above tartarus. Zeus could have done something similar with Apollo because while one could argue that exiling and making Apollo a slave is pretty humiliating, it's still not as bad as being hung over tartarus. Besides, Zeus made Apollo serve under a very kind hearted king (and by the looks of it, Apollo actually enjoyed his time there, being in love with Admetus and all). So I think even after all that had happened, Zeus still forgave Apollo and went easy on him and even agreed to grant godhood to Asclepius on Apollo's request.
7) Apollo as Zeus' eldest son
Apollo is Zeus' first son in Hesoid's Theogony (born after 19 daughters). Putting it in the context of ancient Greek society, that would make Apollo quite important for Zeus in a way that no other child can be. And while Homer doesn't explicitly say that Apollo is the first son, it is quite evident in his works (Homeric hymn to Apollo, the Iliad) that Apollo's image is that of a first born son, - he is the only one who has access to Zeus' will, all the gods except Zeus trembled when he entered Olympus, Zeus often turned to him for help during the trojan war.
("Apollo" by Fritz Graf)
Of course, Zeus is never going to give away his throne to anyone and Apollo has no serious intent of overthrowing his father, but some scholars share the view that Homer paints Apollo as a potential usurper of Zeus, but also emphasizes how Apollo is very much on Zeus' side, using his powers for Zeus and not against him.
(^Source for this bit: "The Homeric Hymns: Interpretative Essays" by Andrew Faulkner & "Nursemaid to a Monster: Typhon and Pytho in the Homeric Hymn to Apollo" by Kelly E. Shannon)
Moreover, Apollo being Zeus' first son and sort of an unofficial crown prince would neatly explain all the ways in which Zeus favors Apollo over his other children.
Lastly, this is my take on them: They both obviously have a strong bond founded on love and respect for each other. The road wasn't and isn't always smooth for them. I like to think that Apollo held some bitterness towards Zeus for not helping Leto (before eventually letting it go), but he still wants his father's attention and approval. In return, Zeus has complete trust in Apollo, which is why he entrusts a lot of important duties to him. After all, he knows very well of Apollo's struggles and his efforts to rise to power. Zeus might sometimes be more stern on Apollo than he is on the others, but that's because he doesn't want anyone saying anything unpleasant about his son. I also think he doesn't entirely understand or approve of Apollo's extreme attachment to some humans, but he is ready to turn a blind eye as long as nothing drastic is happening (not without his permission at least lol). It's easy for some people to call Zeus a bad father, but we should also remember that despite being knowledgeable and wise, Apollo can be a difficult child to deal with - he is haughty, reckless. Messes with primordial deities and cosmic order, wears his heart on his sleeve, forgets his duties when he falls in love. It's like he is a perpetual teenager not only in appearance, but also at his heart lol and Zeus does try his best to deal with it in the best way possible :') But they do get along well most of the times and no matter how bad their once in a while conflicts can get, I think nothing is irreconcilable :)
(Here's a post where I've linked sources for a lot of the myths I've mentioned. If there's anything you want to know the source for, let me know)
#Zeus#Apollo#man this had been sitting in ny drafts for a while now#asks#anon#apollo info#long post#father dearest
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mikayla assumed that being warned about the fact that @ladyintree would be at this wedding was enough to prepare her to see her for the first time in nearly eight years, that being in the same room as her wouldn't sting the way it might have back then. it shouldn't affect her, not when she's been over tai for years nowâ or so she's convinced herself after spending so many years hating tai for what she did. after they were rescued, the only thing mikayla really had to hold onto was the hope that they would be together again. all she had to do was survive a few months at most with her father, then she would be free, safe, able to figure out what the rest of her life with taissa would look like.
but apparently, she was the only one, because after mikayla's arrest, tai wasted no time ending things with her, leaving mikayla to believe that everything they had out in the wilderness didn't mean nearly as much to taissa as it did to her. she hated tai for thatâ for making her feel like all of that was for nothing, for being just another person to prove that mikayla desousa isn't someone worthy of actual, genuine love. she was just a distraction, one tai no longer needed the minute she was safe, when she could go back to the life she had planned without her. that's why she cut off all connection to tai completely, ignoring any attempt she made to contact herâ she'd rather be alone than accept that tai was only reaching out to her out of pity, out of obligation for keeping each other alive out in the wilderness.
the only real plan she had for her future was figuring out one with tai. the specifics never mattered to mikayla, because just being safe, happy, was so unobtainable for so long that that would have been enoughâ but after tai proved that happiness would never be a real option for mikayla, she was forced to readjust, to figure something else out. it was difficult, given that she never particularly cared for school. she was only good at sports, and while she always preferred cheer in high school, mikayla knew that it wasn't a sustainable career. and that only left her with soccer, the sport she'd loathed for so long. it took her years in prison to actually decide to form her plan around it, and when she did, it was entirely out of spiteâ a final fuck you to her dead father, because if she succeeded, it meant she managed to do what he never could, and that alone would be satisfying enough.
it also meant that taissa would be forced to see her play the sport she loved, tooâ but that was just a bonus.
asher had repeatedly asked her if she would be okay, being in the same room as her ex-girlfriend, suggesting that he keep her away, but mikayla had insisted it would be fine. she didn't care anymore. tai might have broken her heart, but that was years ago, and mikayla's moved on. yet it still strike a cord in her heart, being this close to her, hearing her voice for the first time in years.
you look... fucking incredible.
immediately, it angers her, the nerve tai has to let those be her first words, as if eight years ago, she hadn't broken up with mikayla at arguably the lowest point in her life, leaving her when she needed tai the most. somehow, she doesn't let it show, keeping her expression controlled, almost bored, even if it takes everything in her to keep her composure. tai's not wrong, mikayla knows, because she made a point to go all out on her appearance, even more than usual, telling herself that it wasn't just because she would be here.
â i know. â it's said with the same overbearing confidence she'd had in high school, if not more. mikayla doesn't let herself look tai over, like she's not even worth the time, although the truth is, she doesn't need to, because she already has by now, stealing glances in her direction every chance she gotâ but she sure as fuck won't dare to let tai have the satisfaction of watching her do it now. â do you, like, need something, or...? â she trails off in confusion, as if needing something could be the only possible reason tai's speaking to her at all. and it should be, given that mikayla told her years ago not to bother talking to her, and nothing's changed since.
#ladyintree#ladyintree: 105.#thread.#verse tbt 2.#smh not another one#anyway. shes acting exactly like high school mikayla <3#chose the most basic one to reply to but. everything else felt like Mid convo things and. we gotta start from the beginning tragically#asher probably so stressed watching this happen from across the room#she was going to be most annoying bitch alive and ask tai if she's here for an autograph but. i didnt want her to address the Soccer Thing
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"People don't understand how different things would have been if Hillary had won!"
This is true. Things would have been very different. Ideally we'd have fewer Trump clones running for office now. But Trump didn't make the GOP what it is. It's been like this. Forever.
Why are our choices Biden or (presumably) Trump? Liberals love to point the finger at the Republicans (while using the other hand to indicate the left is pretty close to just as much at fault, really), absolving their own party of all responsibility.
"It's this or fascism!" Okay, but why now? What have the fucking Democrats been doing while in office that it's gotten to this? Hmm? Feel like taking a look at Bill Clinton's presidency? And then maybe truly ask yourself why exactly his fucking wife thought we'd want her to be running the country.
I voted for Hillary (because what choice did I have), but the woman couldn't even pretend to support indigenous people protesting a pipeline on their land. People keep acting like she was this great progressive hero and she's not. She was not. And still, we fucking voted for her.
And liberals re-litigated the 2016 election constantly over the following four years, until Biden was elected. Then not a peep. They were content. Until 2022 midterms. And until now. Because now it's time to remind all of us to fall in line again, and they're so tired because they have to come out here again and lecture all of us leftists about our responsibilities to vote for their guy because we are all just too incapable of complex thought processes to understand the value of compromise and lesser evils and all that.
It's almost like the only activism y'all think is worth doing is beating leftists over the head with your "Vote Blue No Matter Who" stick. Which, fine. Just stop pretending you actually give a shit about anything else. Because we see you. And we see what you're not talking about. And when.
If the height of feminism to you was filling in the circle next to Hillary Clinton's name, here are some better targets for your messaging:
It's so fucking frustrating because it's clear y'all aren't listening to what folks on the left (people way smarter and with way bigger reach than me) are saying. And it reveals a lot of what the "Just Vote" bluster tries to conceal:
We're not real to you. We're not people whose needs and desires matter. We're there to be numbers to prop up your bulwark against fascism and a convenient scapegoat when you inevitably lose elections (because you will not win every time). But you don't want to make those defenses too strong because if the Other Guys aren't a constant threat, you might have to grapple with the ideas you've considered beneath you forever.
I'm going to vote. I've been voting for years. I'll continue voting. Never in my life have I told someone not to bother to vote. But I'm not doing it because of y'all. I'm doing it in spite of your messaging.
The chart that should scare Dems is this one
The votes of that 49%? They do not belong to you. You are not automatically owed them. And yes, maybe voting for Dems is in the best interest of that 49%, but there's nothing saying they will do so. People do shit against their own best interests all the time. And they sure as shit do things against the best interests of people in general.
Which means y'all have to convince them to want to vote for you. If you're the type of person whose mom said "Clean your room" and you immediately jumped to do so after thanking her for the reminder, I can see why the Democratic party's messaging is working out for you. I am not that person and I don't know a lot of people who are. So y'all are going to have to offer more than the constant demand if you're going to pick those folks up.
Not to be a doomer, but I think y'all are a lost cause at this point. You've been told the same thing over and over and refuse to adapt, so I have to assume you prefer things the way they are. Which means it's only a matter of time--and probably not a lot of time, really. You can't win every election forever and if that's the only plan, well...it sucks.
I'll tell you what, though: nothing would make me happier than the Dems proving me wrong here.
#this is my brain on life#us politics#trashpool says fuck this shit#representative government my ass
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Batfic - Rhymes with "Pest"
Rating: Teen and Up (language)
Category: Gen
Characters/Relationships: Dick Grayson & Jason Todd
Words: 553
One day Jason would figure out how to actually Batproof his space, but today was, apparently, not that day.
(Full text behind the cut or over on AO3)
One day Jason would figure out how to actually Batproof his space, but today was, apparently, not that day. Thankfully it wasnât the actual Bat himself, although Dick was on a bit of a sliding scale with regard to how little Jason wanted to see him, depending on their relative moods. Personally Jason had been feeling okay, although the unexpected company definitely put him a little on edge. At least this didnât seem to be a visit of the âI have a sanctimonious lecture and youâre going to hear itâ variety, considering Dick was currently slumped on the couch and staring vaguely somewhere in the vicinity of the ceiling without acknowledging Jasonâs appearance.
Jason was reserving judgment on whether that was better or worse than the lecture option.
âThere something you need?â he asked bluntly as he shed his boots and jacket and headed to the fridge and grabbed a drink.
âNope,â Dick said with a pop.
Weird, but whatever. Maybe he was just hiding from Bruce. Or the Bat Baby. Or Babs. Or her minions. Or something else entirely, who the fuck knew, there was no blood or tears or yelling so Jason assumed it wasnât anything catastrophic. (Or at least not immediately catastrophic.)
He already regretted his next question, but better to be prepared, or at least know if he needed to execute a quick escape plan.
âSomething you want to talk about?â He tried not to sound as deeply hesitant and distasteful as he felt at the idea, but he might not have succeeded considering Dick snorted a laugh and twisted his head to finally look at him.
âNot even a little.â
Well thank fuck for that. Existing in the same space and not talking about things was something Jason could probably handle.
âGood answer.â He dropped one of the bottles he had grabbed generally in the direction of Dickâs head. (Un)fortunately he caught it before it could hit him, absently opening it and taking a sip before his face scrunched up in disgust.
âUgh, cherry, really? Why do you buy this?â
âBecause I base all of my grocery shopping on what I know you, specifically, hate,â Jason deadpanned.
Dick narrowed his eyes at him and pointed an accusing finger.
âYour tone says sarcasm, but your history of spite-based decision making says thatâs a possibility.â
Jason swiped the bottle back and took a swig before dropping onto the couch.
âYou know I just drank out of that,â Dick pointed out.
âIâm not wasting a perfectly good drink because you have terrible taste. Not like anyone in this fucking family has any concept of âpersonal boundariesâ anyway.â He gestured at Dickâs general presence to emphasize the point.
Dick made a vague noise of agreement and shifted, swinging his legs up onto the couch and, subsequently, onto Jason.
âWhat did I just fucking say?â
âI was here first.â
âItâs my place.â
âThen Iâm a guest,â Dick said with a smirk.
âItâs pronounced pest.â
Dick rolled his eyes and glanced at the TV.
âCan I-â
âAbsolutely not.â Jason moved the remote as far out of reach as he reasonably could, just to be safe.
(If he ended up ultimately choosing something they could both stand to watch it was only because he didnât want to torture himself just to annoy his brother.)
#they're brothers your honor#batboys#batbros#are you the picky eater sibling or the food cannot be wasted sibling#i have a whole elaborate headcanon of what various batkids watch to relax#i think the compromise here might be the dc verse version of ancient aliens which still manages to be wrong despite aliens being real#dick grayson#jason todd#batfam#writing#ceph writes things
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boo im a big scary trans person, youre so scared rn lmao
What gave you any indication a trans person would scare me? Because I once named the original LGBT movement the âLGB movementâ? As far as I know, that movement was at the time mainly for rights for gay people at the time of the Stonewall riots and the T wasnât even added until later. If Iâm ignorant, then donât assume everyone should know the correct way to answer anything as to not be labeled a bigot. Assume ignorance and teach instead of trying to start a fight. Itâs unproductive.
I didnât purposefully omit the T out of spite. I did it because the movement used to be called âLGB Movementâ. Period.
I thought the T was getting their due now, so I thought it apt to call the original movement that due to the nature of the movement being mainly in favor of gay people being protected and such and to make a point of difference between the two movementsâ names.
Otherwise, this is a very silly thing to get worked up over. I was told to get fucked with a chainsaw for being left leaning moderate AND to kill myself by someone on that thread. So, if I were to be afraid of anything, it would be threats like that. This does nothing to help anyone.
I do not call for the violence against trans people and me to making a statement within a historical context shouldnât be assuming that I do. That is like me assuming all trans people want people like me dead or to violently rape me because of the hate comments I received on that thread in addition to your attempt at harassment. Is that true?
However, in this situation, compared to what I said within a historical context, there is actual evidence that someone means harm to me and moderate leaning people. Whereas thereâs no such evidence that purports that I wish harm on trans people nor do I wish that.
Again, this is why people are leaving the Left for now. Any tiny misstep or question or giving another point of view is given an immediate violent threat or seen as violence. Itâs not right and very upsetting to attack your own people, allies and supporters like this for not being âsheepâ (which I was also demanded to be on the same thread).
Any Gen Z doesnât know what the Left has been up til the past 7 years or so, so butt out with your ideas of what the Left is or should be.
#philosophy#social commentary#transgender#genderqueer#social justice#politics#stone wall#lgbtq#people
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My Beautiful Man S2 E4 (Final)
âMaybe Iâd be better off giving up,â Hira says to himself, as if heâs not constantly on the verge of it every damn day. Hira, I love you, but sometimes I want to reach through the screen and throttle you.Â
Then again, he just thinks so very lowly of himself and that doesnât go away just because someone loves you. The only way that goes away is if you work hard every day to make it. And even then, itâs less a straight path and far more a zig zaggy round about.Â
I knew Kiyoi would be back. One fight isnât going to send him flying off forever, even though Hira tells himself thatâs how it will go.Â
Kiyoi: Why didnât you chase after me?
Oh dear. Oh dear oh dear. Here we go again. This is every time Kiyoi tried to get Hira to chase him in S1 all over again.Â
The whole darn show and not one kiss. Robbed! Robbed, I say! But also ha, Iâm going to go ahead and feel free to assume that Kiyoi withdrawing his kisses as punishment means that they are usually all over each other, even if we donât get to see it.Â
Wow, what poor girl did Shirota convince to date him? I do wonder how much these people have changed. My guess is not much at all, sigh.Â
Still love these opening credits so much.Â
Kurata? NO. Come on Kurata you were the only one that I liked. Although okay I will give them this - none of them were that bad. I guess I expected them all to still be the same petty, awful people they used to be. Rude of me.Â
You know, theyâre not in a great place, but Kiyoi and Hiraâs thoughts still tend to mirror each other. They still think along the same lines, itâs just that their ways of processing are completely and utterly different.Â
Itâs so nice to see Kiyoi pushing through his reluctance to open his mouth and say what he wants or means to try to make this thing with Hira work. Iâve always said I get Kiyoiâs personality better than Hiraâs, thatâs true, and I do tend to sympathize with hm more overall, but this is what I mean when I say that heâs trying. Kiyoi is doing his level best to make himself understood by Hira in spite of his inclination to hint and then expect Hira to get it. He knows Hira wonât, so he tries to meet him, tries to give Hira something to work with.Â
Hira...often does not. Donât get me wrong, he definitely sees the need for change and heâs utterly aware that he has to move forward to keep their relationship going, but where he loses the plot is exactly how he needs to move forward. He focuses on the fact that he has no job, or that he isnât established, and while yes that would be good, what Kiyoi is mostly looking for from him in the moment is someone to meet him halfway emotionally. He needs to feel like Hira is hanging on to him as tightly as Kiyoi is hanging on to Hira. Unfortunately Hira isnât quite there yet.Â
I remember those steps. I wonder if Kiyoi will get all up in Hiraâs face again. Thatâs always nice.Â
AW. Okay, Kiyoi sliding over to rub Hiraâs back when he starts stuttering is sweet.Â
And yes, he did get all up in Hiraâs face. Thank you Kiyoi, I can always count on you to just get right in there even if you are still not planning on kissing him. I also really like how he clocks Hiraâs disappointment at being told that he doesnât have to find a job immediately after graduation and adjusts.Â
YAS they kept him being out at work! I wasnât sure if they would and I honestly loved that so Iâm glad itâs there. I think Kiyoi is just dying to tell people, haha. But who does he really have in his life that he can? Itâs a little sad that Anna might be the first person heâs really gotten to tell. And I say again, I really like her. And I am once again just baffled by the idea of people being unable to date who they want because it is better for their image to be seen as single and thus possibly available to fans. I know it happens all over the place and itâs like, dudes. Itâs really no one elseâs business, no matter who they are.Â
Oh Hira. He doesnât even realize that heâs being offered a job. Well, to be fair, Noguchi was hinting and Hira doesnât do hints. And damn, his tear down of Hiraâs photos was brutal. Possibly painfully accurate, hut brutal just the same. I do think that Noguchi sees real talent from Hira, though. Now itâs up to Hira to learn.Â
I think that Hira telling Kiyoi that he wanted to take his picture on the same stage was probably the most romantic thing heâs ever said to him, lol. Kiyoi looks so touched. And aw, he took Annaâs words to heart and got Hira chocolates. I adore him.Â
Okay, did NOT expect that kiss.Â
AW THE CHOCOLATE DUCK ITâS TOO CUTE ITâS BROKEN ME.Â
People calling Hira âSuspicious kunâ is never not going to crack me up.Â
My goodness I loved this. I can see very clearly how itâs setting us up for the movie, showing us how they care for each other while also showing us the cracks that could easily widen if they arenât careful. They papered over that fight exactly as I expected they would, but the underlying issues arenât going to go away.
My goodness, now I have to wait possibly up to eight months to see the movie? Worst. End of February. Present. Ever.Â
(also, of course itâs a 10/10. Was that ever a question?)
#utsukushii kare#my beautiful man#utsukushii kare season two#my beautiful man season two#episode 4#what's that?#oh nothing just me losing my tiny mind#ignore the teakettle noises
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RANT INCOMING (TW: mentions of queerphobia, transphobia, racism) Gossiping about shit my boss says.
complaining about my boss is cathartic because itâs wild actually dealing with a super conservative dumbass conspiracy dude in person in an area where I donât often bump into such people. the funniest thing in the world is him embellishing stuff he insists happens to him. like, for sure itâs embellishing and he wonât say what really happened because it makes him look like the raging asshole he is.
says his queer friends/people online get sooooo mad at him assuming their pronouns. I told him most people just correct people when they first meet, because we know people assume first and it doesnât make them evil, and then we all move on. aside from him definitely watching ragebait, without a doubt I have a feeling he isnât just âassuming their pronounsâ for the first time and is actually deadnaming and/or misgendering people to their faces after learning, and gets upset when they get mad because he doesnât take transitioning seriously in the first place.
he constantly makes it a point to misgender my cousin, he misgenders his âfriendsââhe recognizes the fact they did transition, but calls them by their deadnames whenever he mentions them. he insists that he âdoesnât care how you identifyâ then immediately follows it up with reasons why he cares a lot and why youâre crazy. he comes up with the most stupid reasons as to why people transition without asking anyone why they actually did, like saying they basically went off the deep end and just decided to become trans. I said these friends realized who they were late in life. he says they look terrible in makeup and dresses. first of all it obviously isnât their job to be âpassingâ for your satisfaction, but also, they transitioned late in life you fucking pillock. you expect them to pass instantly?
just the other day he was miraculously able to make a connection from a woman incorrectly calling our classic arcade games âretroâ, to trans people using âwrongâ labels they force everyone else to use. had nothing to do with trans people, managed to bring up trans peopleâyet WEâRE the ones making everything about trans people and some âagendaâ.
said all lesbians choose to love women because they werenât given enough attention by men or had too many failed relationships with men. said asexual & aromantic people choose to be that way because they saw bad examples of relationships growing up. said all trans people are severely traumatized, orâhereâs a good one, he said one of his friends (before she transitioned) hung out with a group of gay men once and suddenly decided she was gay, and then dressed up in her motherâs clothes once and suddenly decided sheâs trans. I had to try not to laugh, it was fucking ridiculous. I told him she was likely living a lie for the past forty years and was having a new journey, he mocked what I said about her journey a few days later. do you even LIKE your friends? he seems really fucking spiteful about some of the people he calls friends.
he is a fearmonger. uses his conservative non-white friends as mouthpieces for generalizing communities/movements like BLM. 100% believed the âeating the petsâ thing Trump said, claims he has proof, never tried pointing me to said proof probably because itâs on some obscure racist conspiracy forum or Facebook group full of âtruth seekersâ he knows no one would take seriously. his hate isnât just contained to demonizing non-white immigrants, itâs also everyone that doesnât speak good English. but mostly itâs the non-white immigrants. thinks thereâs hundreds of criminals sneaking through the U.S. borders every year. has the self-awareness of a brickâsays people come to our country to escape their previous living situations, only to be racist about them actually coming here.
he thinks heâs a good person because heâs selfless, and in many ways he is selfless and kind. but he sees in black & white thinking, his nature is much more nuanced than he thinks it is. he is fundamentally a miserable, bad person who does good things at times. people can be good and bad. but he has a lot of bad. he would be slightly less miserable if he cared to respect people, especially those he calls âfriendsâ. in his mind he probably thinks heâs still friends with these people out of âpityâ, when I think itâs the reverse. it is baffling to me how nobody has dropped his ass, please drop him you deserve better.
#rant#RAAAAAAH#chronicles of a nacho#he gets really agitated about the calling classic games retro thing too#his friend and I had to explain to him that AVERAGE CONSUMERS do not know the difference nor do they care#so for the love of god stop insulting their intelligence behind their backs and give it up
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things to add partly based on a conversation I had with my friend about this dumbass:
for context, there is no emet/wol thing happening in this scenario. neither of them would enjoy that
the wol has zero understanding of the whole shard of azem thing and at this point everyone's given up trying to explain it. his response to hyth talking about the color of his soul was "thanks I work out"
also the first thing he said to hyth in elpis was "are you from lakeland?". within fifteen minutes of knowing him, hyth was like wow this kid is mega stupid I need to add him to my collection of idiots immediately
for some reason, he assumed that his role in elpis was being hyth's bodyguard and that emet was hyth's personal assistant (this was almost 100% something hyth told him). he tried to beat up a unicorn for looking at hyth funny, but he lost :(
he did eventually grasp that elpis!emet and shb!emet were the same person, though he remained confused about the time travel aspect. he didn't want to believe it at first because their hair was different and that was the main criteria by which he judged
showed up in elpis dressed like this (and did not change):
has sorta grasped the whole sundering and ancients thing and mostly thinks it's "hella sad". when shb!emet explained it the first time his response was the equivalent of zuko's "that's rough buddy"
venat was confused at first about why future her would choose this kid but then was like no you know what someone who "was sad this one time but it seemed like a drag so I stopped" and is known to spontaneously burst into tears whenever he thinks about how much he loves his friends or sees a cute animal is actually perfect for this. bonus points that he pisses off emet
venat beating his ass was the greatest moment of his entire life
shb!emet's take on him was wow this kid really got none of azem's admittedly limited number of braincells, guess I should clear my schedule and troll him. he also concluded that venat was completely off her rocker for choosing this kid and the whole thing was clearly just done to spite him personally (possibly correct)
the wol's initial take on shb!emet was: haha what a funny little guy. thancred had to be like okay but he killed a gajillion people. wol: oh that's totally not cool dude. does this mean I'm allowed to punch him? thancred, exhausted: yes, you're allowed to punch him. wol: rad!
the hyth/hades/azem thing went right over his head to start with. thancred, his perpetually exhausted dad since midgard left, sat him down and explained it to him. the wol was like aww that's really sweet I hope it works out for those crazy kids. thancred: uhhh...you know what, sure, let's just go with that
loporrits make him nervous. what do they want from him?????
misses his mom (venat) and his other(?) mom (hydaelyn) who he has...mostly figured out are the same person. he got there eventually
merlwyb is his role model. he has no clue about her politics (or politics in general), he just thinks she's the coolest for having buff arms and neat bang bang guns and the whole pirate aesthetic
complete fanboy for y'shtola. thinks it's so cool the way she dropped a meteor on that weird little dude at the end of shb. (also slightly terrified of her)
besties with alisaie. they share a love of swords and explosions
likes alphinaud but tends to zone out whenever he talks
jumped up on a table when they were talking to the forum to yell at fourchenault because disowning his kids was "like totally not cool, man". fourchenault is now in therapy for this
aymeric tried to ask him out once but not only did aymeric totally botch it but it went right over the wol's head. aymeric spent three days locked in his office having a nervous breakdown after this and lucia has been forbidden from ever mentioning it. the wol remained clueless but got that aymeric was not feeling great and sent him a really cool rock he found because who doesn't like really cool rocks
has never understood a single word that's come out of urianger's mouth but thinks he's a swell guy with great fashion sense
considers ryne his little sister
envious of krile's hoodie
bros with estinien now that he's calmed down and is "way less harsh, dude". they have "I never know what's going on and at this point I'm afraid to ask" solidarity
emotionally dependent on his carbuncle
he never had a single clue wtf was going on with zenos and actually forgot his name a few times, something which only encouraged zenos who found it "stimulating" that the wol considered him so beneath his notice. zenos gave at least three horny monologues about this. the wol remained oblivious to all of this but had a great time fighting him after that whole thing with the sad bird that thancred promised to explain to him when they got back
besties with sadu. if only zenos hadn't sucked so much he could have joined their fight bromance club (alisaie and estinien are in this club too)
once tried to carry his chocobo because he thought it was only fair they take turns. this may be related to why grani bit him
owns bootie shorts that say "hydaelyn's perfect idiot" on them
my background story for my himbo lizard boy wol has always been fairly vague and mostly along the lines of: he grew up in thavnair, his family were fishers who made him learn to fish even though he preferred fighting things, he attempted to fish by just jumping in the water and wrestling fish, and then a giant fish kicked his ass so hard he left home on a journey to grow into a better fighter so he could come back and get revenge (he never did. he got thancred to beat up the fish for him and now it lives in an aquarium in his house)
but I was thinking of elpis and the wol being told to relate the whole story from the beginning to the elpis squad and like...this boy cannot stay focused on a long story like that, he doesn't have a single braincell, if you tell him to relate the story from the beginning he's gonna go way too far back and spend half an hour complaining about the fish that beat him up back home
and there's hythlodaeus in the corner quietly making notes about this fascinating fish. notes he will find in his pocket after he returns home and turn into a concept leading to the creation of the fish ancestor of the wol's nemesis. the circle of stupidity is complete
other things that probably happened in elpis:
1) the wol almost definitely made some vague comment to hermes that hermes then recalled later as he looked down at meteion and inspired his decision to destroy the world. the comment would have been something you'd expect to find on one of those awful motivational posters that has some trite phrase over a stock photo of the ocean
2) the wol asked venat "have you ever wondered what the ancients really are?" (he probably read a conspiracy theory on tumblr) but he had a brain slip (without the brain part) and said "have you ever sundered what the ancients really are?" and venat was like hmmm while taking notes
3) wol told emet he looked "out of shape" and "not at 110%" in the future and offered to teach him his exercise routine. this would have happened in the middle of him relating how emet was going to have everyone he knew die and then murder millions of people. hyth prevented another murder from taking place but also took notes on the exercise routine and later built a home gym based on them. azem used it regularly. emet threatened to divorce both of them. soon after, emet unmade azem's favorite barbell in a fit of pettiness leading to them squabbling, a fight which started out serious and then drifted into more mundane topics like should we summon zodiark. azem took his gym and left
4) grani bit the wol. this didn't have any far-reaching consequences but it made him sad and he wants you to know
the legend himself:
#help him!!!!#ffxivmp#mp#himbo lizard boy tag#by contrast I have almost zero headcanons about azem#he's sort of more like a story concept or idea to me I guess and I'm happy with that
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âăťăťăť Feathery Ink [Karasuno Manager Series]
â Pairing: Karasuno x Manager! Reader
â Warning: none
â Notes: This is a separate series from Crisp Leaves. Similar to Crisp Leaves, manager in this story will be portrayed as a girl. She will be tall. This is just my appreciation towards tall girls, you guys are amazing.
Previous: Â âš Acceptance âş | Next: Â âš Moonrise âş
⡠SUMMARY âś
Hinataâs overwhelming greed to growâwill it be a blessing or a curse for the team?
As the temperature rise, so was the tensionâat first you didnât really acknowledge the heaviness present in the air, but now it was suffocating. Your team certainly had it around them at first, however it now increased tenfold after Hinata bumped to Asahi for the ball. The prickling in the air almost felt as if it was scratching your skin.
âI wasnât imagining the tension between Hinata and Kageyama-kun, right?â Yachi asked uncertain, but Shimizu nodded in agreement.
âYeah. But itâs not just Hinata and Kageyama. Ever since Hinata and Azumane bumped into each other, theyâre all on the edge.â
âThat, and Hinata-kun just blurted out what everyoneâs thinking right now,â you added, making the two turned to face you. âHinata-kun wants to rapidly change, if everyone couldnât keep up or made their presence clear in front of himâŚâ
Theyâll be eaten by that overwhelming greed the orange-haired boy has.
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When the penalty was over, you quickly distributed the water bottles and towels with Yachi while Shimizu handled the notes. The absence of Hinata, Kageyama, and Sugawara were clear because as soon as they finished their penalty, the third year asked them to have a private chat outside the gym.
âAzumane-san, you felt that, right?â you asked the older boy, handing his water bottle. âThe feeling of being eaten up.â
âYeah,â Somehow, Asahi didnât really surprise hearing those words from you. For him, youâre rather differentâmaybe itâs because youâre quite knowledgeable about volleyball and a quite observant person.
âI think you should try putting him in his place,â hearing those rather bold words from you made his eyes widened.
âP-putting him to place!? L-like scolding him? I donât think I can.â
âN-no, just declared out loud that the ball is yours? From what I saw, Hinata-kun is trying to steal that ball away from you. You need to tell let him know that itâs not his.â
Asahi fell silent at first, thinking over and assessed what you just said. He found that youâre rightâitâs aceâs job to get everyone in the team grounded. He gave you a smile and a nod. âYeah, Iâll try. Thank you for the insight, [Name].â
âOh, Hinata-kun, let me see your chin!â Asahi then watched you jogged towards the shorter orange-haired boy.
âHuh? Why?â he asked in confusion.
âYou hit it when youâre doing the diving drills, right? At least let me check if itâs bruising or not.â You bent down to take a closer look, although still keeping a respectful distance from the boy so he wouldnât be having a heart attack.
âA-alright, thank you!â
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Your team didnât stay for too longâonce the last practice of the day was done, all of you were already packing to return to Miyagi. This practice camp was short, but you heard Coach Ukai mentioned that it would be even longer the moment summer vacation startedâat that time, you will be staying around for a week.
Huffing, you lifted up a big luggage with the teamâs necessities and began walking towards the bus in the parking lot. Ennoshita mentioned that if anythingâs too heavy, you should ask for someone in the teamâs helpâhowever you were reluctant, especially after knowing all of them were certainly tired from practice match and diving penalties.
âHere, let me help you,â suddenly, the weight was removed from you. You were greeted with Akaashiâs figure with the bag in hand, you almost felt jealous on how he could carry it with ease.
âThank you, Akaashi-san,â
After that you didnât exchange any word as you approached the bus, but the silence wasnât uncomfortable either.
âSo, how is it being the manager?â his question threw you off guard, not expecting him to start a conversation.
Laughing nervously, you replied. âIt felt like being thrown into a room full of color and being doused in ice bath.â
Once again, you didnât expect him laughing slightly at your metaphor. You cursed the moment you laid your eyes on his figure because how can someone be so goddamn gorgeous from just laughing. Your heart skipped a bit and blood rushed to your face almost instantly.
âI could relate to that,â he hummed. âEspecially having someone eccentric in the team, like Bokuto-san for example.â
âHey, hey, hey, Otohaku-chan!!â As if being called, the mentioned boy jogged towards the two of you. Akaashi put the bag onto the ground after asking if itâs okay to do so. âBe sure to join the summer training camp so you can cheer on me, alright!?â
âThatâs a wrong thing wrangled into one sentence.â Kuroo commented, accompanied by his infamous smirk. âAnd why would you drag other teamâs manager when you already have two?â
âPlease donât request anything weird to Otohaku-san.â Akaashi deadpanned.
âWhat?? Why!? The only one hereâs nice enough to compliment me is Otohaku-chan!!â
âYou pushed her into doing so, Bokuto-san. Otohaku-san, if heâs bothering you feel free to ignore him.â
âAKAASHI!!â
âWell, Bokuto do have something correct, though,â Kuroo folded his arm across his chest. âBe sure to join the summer training camp. The more, the merrier, you know?â
âI will,â you smiled. You had no reason not to joinâa managerâs duty is to help the team grow by letting their mind off doing mundane things, so you would do your best to support your team.
Kurooâs hand reached out, finding itself on your head again and ruffling lightly. âThen weâll be waiting.â
â[Name]-san is already good friends with Fukurodani and Nekomaâs captain,â Ennoshita, who watched the interaction from the sidelines, commented. Sugawara and Sawamura nodded in agreement, smiling proudly. You were known for being rather reserved, but seeing you began to have more friends were a huge development.
âItâs good she begins to open up and make friends, but,â Ennoshite flinched from the murderous atmosphere surrounding Sugawara. âI hope they could limit the physical contact with our dearest manager, though.â
âRight? Theyâre too close to my liking.â Sawamura added, smiling but with menacing intent.
âWhoaa!! Youâre so tall!â as if the world was trying to spite the two, Lev joined into the pictureâhis hand found yours and immediately had them in his grip. âAnd pretty!â
Ennoshita had to refrain Sugawara and Sawamura from murdering the oblivious first year.
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It was quite late at night the moment all of you were back at the school. Assuming it was late, you didnât have any reason to stay longer and need to go home as soon as possible. However, noticing how the gym was lit, both you and Yachi decided to check it outâfinding Kageyama and Hinata were in there with net fully set along with volley cart.
âHuh? You two arenât going home yet?â Yachi asked.
âItâs quite late. You should get some rest instead.â You added, knowing how harsh the practice match and penalties combined together.
âYachi-san, [Name]-san, if you donât mind, could you throw us some balls?â instead of answering, Hinata requested some help.
âHuh? I can do that?â Yachi yelped.
âYou just have to throw the ball above Kageyamaâs head.â Hinata pointed out.
âS-sure, Iâll give it a try.â
âIf youâre tired, switch with me, Hitoka-chan.â You said and she nodded.
Yachi throw ball after ball for Kageyama to toss while Hinata tried to hit itâand he failed. The ball didnât sync at all with him, his movement didnât fully pull out because heâs too focused on the ball. Itâs not just second or third, with every ball being tossed, not once did Hinata successfully spike it.
âOne more time!â Hinata called out, however thereâs no ball this time because they already used it all.
âInstead of practicing an attack weâre not sure youâll ever be able to do, you should be working on the attacks weâve been using as well as serving and blocking!â Kageyama spat.
âBut if this quick doesnât work, thereâs no point in me being on the court!â
âAnd I told you, your will isnât needed for that quick! Iâll give you tosses that wonât be stopped by blocks!â
âBut then Iâll never get better!â Hinata argued.
This is bad, you internally said. Itâs not the usual bickering the two always do.
âThe prelims for the spring tournament start next month! Theyâre right around the corner, what do you think will be an effective weapon for us? A complete quick or an absolutely useless quick!? Huh!?â Kageyama yelled, his hand already clutching onto Hinataâs collar.
âN-no fighting, guys.â Yachi stuttered, trying her best to get situation under control. âCalm down, Kageyama-kun. You, too, HinataâŚâ
âI want to be strong enough to compete by myself!â Of course, the two wouldnât give any spare second to your friendâs pleading. And Hinataâs words seemed to be the trigger that snapped the chord.
âYour selfishness is going to destroy the teamâs balance!â shouting in anger, Kageyama threw the shorter boy to the groundâthe sound that echoed throughout the gym made both you and Yachi winced.
âL-Letâs all be f-friends, o-okay!?â Yachi stuttered.
âStop it you two,â you stated, making sure to said it out loud so it could be heard. âFighting doesnât solve anything.â
Your heart thumping against your chest, your ears were ringing from the adrenaline rushing in your bloodstream. If you or Yachi couldnât do anything, thing would escalate to a bad degreeâthe worst would be fist fight. And that would result the two being suspended from club activities. Separating the two physically wouldnât be a good thing eitherâas much as you want to, youâre a girl and it would be dangerous.
âIâll toss to anyone whoâs essential to winning.â Kageyama declared. âBut I donât think youâre essential to winning right now. And I donât feel any different now.â
âKageyama!!â
Hinata certainly didnât accept those wordsâpicking himself up, he threw himself to Kageyama and clutching on to him.
âDamn it, let go!â
âI wonât let go until you give me a toss!â
 The second time Kageyama threw Hinata to the ground full force, you knew you had to stop this somehow. Turning to look at Yachi, whoâs standing behind you, you said, âCall someone, Hitoka-chan. We have to stop them!â
âB-but, what about you [Name]-chan-!?â she yelped, not wanting to leave you alone in a place where two boys were fighting.
âIâll be fine, now go!â Yachi immediately bolted towards the exit to search for anyone whoâs nearânow that left you with the two. âStop it, Kageyama, Hinata!â
âDonât be ridiculous!â
âThat quick was stopped!! Today and during Seijohâs match!â
âAre you trying to say that my toss was a fault!?â
âEnough!â You tried to pry Hinata away from Kageyama, holding onto his arm and pulled it. And it didnât end up good for you. Maybe he was too blinded by anger or desperation or your existence currently didnât exist in his mind, he shoved arm to shook you off.
His elbow hit you right in the stomach, which made you winced in pain and the sheer power you never thought he had thrown to the ground. If itâs only the ground then you wouldnât have any difficulties, but you forgot thereâs a volleyball cart near by and your back just happened to hit that first before the ground.
There will be bruises without a doubt.
Their yelling flew past your mind because the pain from your back and stomach already had your mind occupied. Soon, you heard another yelling and another set of footsteps. Yachi immediately ran and kneeled beside you.
âY-you okay, [Name]-chan!? B-blood! You have blood on your arm!â she yelped, hands trembling.
At the mention of blood, you lifted your arm automaticallyâYachi was right, thereâs a long cut running from your elbow to your wrist. You didnât even feel any pain from it, maybe it was being overshadowed by the pain from your back and stomach even though the cut was dripping blood.
It was a rough night for the four of you.
.
.
âThis will be enough,â you said, making Kageyama stopped on his track to look at you. âMy house is just around the corner. Thank you for walking me home, Kageyama-kun.â
âY-YeahâŚâ he replied in stutters.
You didnât immediately turn your back to him and walked awayâbecause he was shuffling on his feet while looking here and there, you knew he had something else to say. Kageyama isnât the best in pouring his mind into words, thatâs why after knowing that you tried your best to be patient and let him composed himself to talk.
âIs there something you need?â you coaxed, noticing he couldnât get his thoughts straight.
âUh,â Kageyama lifted his hand, finger picking on the band-aid you put upon his cut from where Tanaka punched him. âY-your arm,â
âItâs fine,â showing him the long cut, he stiffened when he rested his eyes on it. âIt stopped bleeding and I already cleaned it so itâs fine.â
Silence fell between the two of you for the second time.
âSorryâŚâ Kageyama finally saidâyou almost didnât hear it from how soft he spoke.
âItâs fine Kageyama-kun, itâs my fault anyway. I shouldâve waited for Tanaka-san instead of trying to stop you two on my own.â You sighed. âIâm worried about you two more, to be honestâŚâ
The raven-haired boy outwardly grimaced at your statement.
âBut, I know everything will fall into place soon,â you quickly added, trying to ease the guilt Kageyama was feeling. âHinata will find a way to have mid-air battles, and you will look for a way to do something with your tosses. Then in the end, everything will connect and Karasuno will have a new weapon.â
ââŚYeah,â
Seeing Kageyamaâs shoulders shook slightly, you understood this also took a toll on him somehow. Stepping forward until youâre one foot away from him, you reached your hand out to gently hold on to his. You didnât really know how to comfort the opposite gender, usually you would just pull Yachi into a hug when sheâs not having the best feeling. Kageyama replied to your gesture by tightening his grip on your hand.
Not caring for the time, you choose to stay with Kageyama until he let go.
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bad boy good thing viii.
pairing: jeon jungkook x oc
genre: angst, smut, fluff, miscommunication (we hate her lol), pining
warnings: smut, jungkook is really an asshole, the angst hurts a lot tbh, unhealthy relationships (?)
words: 1, 964
summary: a series of drabbles where you're confused and jungkook's confusing
âI canât believe this!â Jeonghan puffs while he drops his belongings loudly onto the table in the study lounge, causing a few other students to turn and glare.
âWould it kill you to be quiet?â Jungkook grumbles, picking at the edge of the paper of his textbook, eyes never straying away from the content of the page.
âNo. I will not be quiet because I thought football bros were bros for life!â Jeonghan whines.
Jungkook raises an eyebrow. âYou know thatâs kind of concerning when you put it that way.â
Jeonghan simply waves the other boy off before he leans forward as if he has something important he has to say. Jungkook knew him well enough to know that it would either waste Jungkookâs precious study time or be something so out of the ordinary that he canât help but be intrigued.
Jungkook shrugged and takes the chance, anyway.
âNamjoon bailed.â He deadpans. âAgain!â
Jungkook stiffens ever so slightly but feigns disinterest with a noncommittal hum.
âReally.â
Jeonghan nods his head, or shook his headâit was hard to tell because he was all over the place and he seemed more displeased than anything.
âI never thought weâd lose our own captain to a girl.â He sniffs.
Jungkook sighs, already done with the conversation because somehow no one can ever mention Namjoon without mentioning you now, apparently because the two of you were hanging out much more frequently. Heâs bitter. And heâs confusedâbecause heâs attempted patching things up with you but you only would ever reply to him with curt responses than the enthusiastic ones you used to flatter him with.
JK: hey. thereâs a new cafe outside of campus. U wanna go?
Smarty Pants đ°: Im busy. Next time? :)
JK: are u free tonight?
JK: im heading to the library later. wanna meet up for some ramen first? On me!!!
Smarty Pants đ°: sorry jungkook, meeting w administrators for pastoral care matters
Smarty Pants đ°: Do you need help with the content?
JK: oh⌠itâs fine, just wanted to hang out with you. We havenât done that in a while
JK: jimin said u finally have some free time next week? Letâs catch up! iâll treat u to some banana bread :D
Smarty Pants đ°: i have plans with joon. which day were you thinking?
JK: Anytime. When are you meeting hyung?
Smarty Pants đ°: we kind of have plans every day, here and there. could I get back to you?
And that was it. The blow that Jungkook knew he deserved but couldnât deal with. You had tried your best to avoid any personal interaction with Jungkook and he didnât know what the fuck to do.
âTheyâre kind of perfect for each other, donât you think?â Jeonghan interrupts Jungkookâs sour mood when he recalls all his failed attempts at trying to meet with you personally.
Jungkook blinks then furrowed his eyebrows.
âWho?â
Jeonghan rolls his eyes. âJoon and your friend _____.â He knocks on the table. âBunch of nerds together.â He adds with a snicker.
Jungkook stiffens, hands clutching his textbook tighter.
âYou say that like thereâs something wrong with being a nerd.â He says slowly.
âThere isnât. Really.â Jeonghan defends. âItâs just so ⌠fitting. Captain of the football team whoâs lowkey a softie and an art nerd with the overachiever on campus. Their IQâs combined are probably in the 300 range.â
Jungkook scowls.
âHavenât you heard of the phrase âopposites attractâ?â Jungkook asks sourly.
Jeonghan scoffs. âYeah. Like you actually believe in that cliche phrase. Come onâwe all know youâre likely to end up with someone whoâs more like you than different.â
The insinuation doesnât sit well with Jungkook, but he canât chew Jeonghan out for it anyway. He didnât know the nature of your friendship with him, nor was he aware of the history the two of you shared.
âNever say never.â Jungkook shrugs.
Jeonghan rolls his eyes before taking out his laptop and settling into a comfortable position.
âI think heâs going to ask her to be his girlfriend soon.â He says off-handedly as if he assumed Jungkook gave a shit.
He did, and his heart drops to his stomach.
âHey,â Jungkook calls out when he spots you slip past him at the foyer outside the humanities building.
You twirl around at the sound of your name being called, and your eyes widen when you spot Jungkook walking towards you with furrowed brows.
âJ-Jungkook?â
Why you sounded so scared to see him, he wasnât sure. But he knows that heâs frustrated because itâs the first time heâs seen you after the game where you and Namjoon left to hang out at the exhibition, despite his desperate attempts at calling you out to hang out with him.
âYouâve been avoiding me.â Jungkook frowns, cutting straight to the chase.
You splutter for a response, and you realise that youâre basically gaping at him when you clutch your folders tighter to your chest.
âIâve been busy, Jungkook. I told you this.â You softly remind him.
Jungkook scoffs, and he feels his mean bone grow; feeling the need to correct you because you were smartâand both of you knew that your excuse was lame.
âReally?â He says dryly. âToo busy to hang out with me but not with Namjoon?â He canât help how bitter he sounds, especially when heâs heard from the rest of the football members; including Jimin and Taehyung that you were spending a suspicious amount of time with the captain.
You furrow your brows at him when Jungkook stares you down, waiting for a response.
âThat doesnât change the fact I was busy.â You huff.
Jungkook frowns at you, clutching his backpack tighter with his hand as he notices the way you avoid his eyes by dropping them to the ground.
âWhy are you being like this?â Jungkook accuses, tone already on the offensive.
You gape up at the boy, brows scrunched in displeasure.
âMe? Iâm not being anything. I told you that I was busy and we would rain check, didnât I?â
Jungkook tongues the inside of his cheek, frustration pooling in his stomach. âSomehow youâre only busy whenever I want to hang out, right?â He scoffs sarcastically. âI thought we were good.â
You stiffen, knuckles turning white when you grip your belongings harder.
âWe are.â You say curtly.
âNo, weâre not.â Jungkook retorts. âIf we were then you wouldnât need to find shitty excuses to get out of hanging out with me.â
You open your mouth, then close it. You feel yourself grow more exasperated with Jungkook the more he canât realise the fact that you were still finding a way to navigate the throes of your relationship with him.
âThey were not shitty excuses.â You snap. âListen, we can meet tomorrow for coffee if you reallyââ
âThatâs not what this is about!â Jungkook exasperates, breathing out in a huff.
You purse your lips. âThen what is it, Jungkook? You came up to me and started accusing me of lying to you because I couldnât meet up at the times you proposed.â
Jungkook clenches his jaw when he notices the way your voice gets increasingly sterner when you talk to him. It only reminds him of the way you used to chastise him when he was younger when heâd do something that was âimmatureâ but standard for a teenaged boy.
âI apologised!â He cries. âIâm sorry I was a dick before this but Iâm really trying to fix things between us but youâreââ
âIâm what, Jungkook?â You interject with a frown. âIâm doing my best at healing?â You add softly. âAn apology wonât erase what happened.â
Jungkook feels himself deflate, especially at the way your eyes dart away when he attempts to look into them.
âI know it wonât but I just want things to go back to normal.â He sighs.
You screw your eyes shut, finding the words to say before you look at him with such sad eyes that he nearly pulls you close just to comfort you so that he wouldnât have to acknowledge the fact that it was his fault.
âItâs not that easy.â You whisper, gripping at the hem of your sleeves. âIt may be for you but itâs not the same for me.â
Jungkook releases a sigh so loud that your eyes widen, as he attempts to think of something better to sayâto offer.
âI really am sorry.â He lamely apologises, his voice sounding a lot like a scolded child.
âI know.â You nod. âBut you donât know how it feels to have âŚâ You swallow. âWhatever. Weâre good. I just need time, Jungkook.â
Jungkook furrows his brows when you turn away to stalk off, but he grabs at your elbow to turn your body to face him. Your eyes briefly make contact with the way heâs gently holding onto you before they tilt up to meet his confused gaze.
âHow it feels to have what?â He pries.
You sigh, shaking off his grip. âLook. It doesnât matter. Iâm being sensitive.â You deprecate immediately.
Jungkook doesnât miss the spite in your tone, especially when you say it so firmly and seriously when you dismiss him.
âI want to fix thisâus.â He pleads desperately. âWhy canât you just be honest with me?â
As if his words set you off, your eyes snap up and blaze with the pent up fury and anger youâve been suppressing the entire time.
âMe? Be honest with you?â You scoff. âReal fucking funny. Because when I was honest with you, you turned it on me and took advantage of my vulnerability.â
Jungkookâs eyes widen. âWhatâ?â
âYou want honest?â You fume. âFine. Iâll give you honest but you better listen closely this time because I wonât be repeating myself again.â You poke into his chest, even if itâs fierce and stern, he feels the heartache pouring through. âYou were my best friend, Jungkook. You were and are someone important to me and you fucked me over because you knew I couldnât say no to you. You knew how I felt and you took advantage of that fact just so you could get what you wanted and go.â
Jungkook furrows his eyebrows, confused at the information you were throwing at him.
âHow you feltâ?â
You cut him off again with a huff. âDonât pretend like you didnât know. Why else did you think I did all the shit you wanted?â
âI-I donât understand.â Jungkook stutters, head caught in a loop when you glare at him harder.
âYou knew every bit of insecurity that I had and you weaponised that against me just so you could keep me close.â You say softly. âYou knew, either way, I wouldâve stayed because Iâve always been there, Jungkook.â
âYouâre confusing me.â He deadpans, grabbing onto your shoulders so you were forced to stare at him.
He notices the glistening of your eyes as he feels his heart constrict when he realises youâre trying your best to keep your tears at bay.
âWell, you did it first so itâs only fair.â You sniffle. âYou can act like shits fine because you werenât the one who was attached. I was. So just let me have this time to myself to figure things out because I canât even be around you without being sad, Jungkook.â You whimper.
He calls for your name but you're already furiously rubbing at your eyes as you curse under your breath as you spin on your heels to hurry away.
Jungkook gapes at you as he attempts to process what you just said, but before he can get another word inâyou're leaving him to feel the weight of your words in the footsteps that draw further and further away.
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diluc ragnvindr and the secret spouse
note from kin: i was running around dawn winery looking for any chests i might have missed when this idea suddenly popped into my head. honestly i was tempted to do this similarly to the obey me solomon piece i did a while back and give diluc a husband but then i figured i should probably keep it gender neutral for both the girls and the gays
this is super short but iâve had writerâs block for AGES so at least i got something out! i hope this isnât so awful it burns your eyes out :,) i tried my best okay
fandom: genshin impact
character(s): gn!reader, diluc, aether, paimon
pairing(s): diluc/reader
warning(s): none
genre: fluff!!
You wake to the distant buzz of household conversation and a distinct absence of the usual presence beside you. Slightly disoriented, you sit up, rubbing at your eyes as the morning light peeking around the edge of your heavy velvet curtains casts the creases of the sheets around you into sharp definition.
A still-steaming mug sits on the bedside table, indicating that it hasnât been long since your dear husband got up and made you your usual morning cup of tea. Thereâs a little red flower sitting on the saucer - a Windwheel Aster, which, if the flower language the two of you have developed over time still stands true, means that heâs still at home. Heâd have left a Snapdragon if he was going out, a Calla Lily if heâd be gone for the day, or a Cecilia if heâd be away for an extended period of time. Of course, he tells you these things in person when he gets the chance, but, well - duty calls, and duty certainly doesnât wait for a sensible wake-up time.
You throw your arms up and stretch, limbs trembling slightly as all the knots and cramps that have built up throughout the night finally straighten out. Windwheel Asters usually herald a good day in your household - though with Diluc, they can become Snapdragons and then Calla Lilies in the blink of an eye - and youâre looking forward to spending some time with your husband. Itâs been a busy week for the both of you, what with an unexpected increase in the number of Abyss Order attacks cropping up around Mondstadt as well as several sudden unexplained deaths of hunters from Springfield, and youâd really like to have twenty four hours to just relax.
Dilucâs usual coat is still draped over the chair beside the desk, so, after a momentâs thought, you pull it on over your nightclothes. You have the weekend off, anyway - all your pending cases have been essentially solved and are ready to go - so you donât see any need for donning your usual detective garb, though you do feel tempted to put on your trademark scarf to ward off the morning chill.
You take a few minutes to make the bed and open the curtains before you sit down in the armchair by the window to enjoy your tea. You can see several of the usual workers milling about between the grapevines, as well as what looks like a carrier balloon being docked just by the road. Thatâs new - deliveries to Dawn Winery usually come by carriage, but then again, the fact that the balloon also appears to be smoking extensively and is being accompanied by a very dishevelled-looking man who looks close to tears indicates that this probably isnât a delivery,
On further inspection, you realise that your husband is standing nearby the smoking balloon, conversing with a young man with long golden hair tied back in a braid that youâre not particularly familiar with. Youâre sure you recognise him from somewhere, though - in the same way that you might recognise the general composition of a painting youâve seen in passing.
You donât have time to continue contemplating the boyâs identity, though, because next thing you know, Diluc is leading him inside. You drain the remainder of your tea to the dregs with one gulp and pull yourself to your feet, resolving to go down to greet the two.
While you donât bother with changing into something more formal, you do take a moment to wash your face and freshen up your breath with some of the mint-water Diluc keeps in the bathroom. Youâre not fussed about keeping up a ârespectableâ image, but you do at least want to be presentable.
Diluc is sitting with his back to you when you slip into the front room, still dressed in just your nightclothes and his overcoat, now with your feet tucked into a comfortable pair of slippers as well. The boy heâd invited in is the first to notice you, looking up from the map in his hands and face steeling slightly as he registers your presence.
An odd little fairy of some kind is bobbing about behind him, chewing on what looks like a large slice of cake. Her eyes widen to the size of saucers as she spots you, exclaiming so loudly that she sprays crumbs all over her unsuspecting golden-haired companion.
âWhoâs this?!â she shrieks, alarmed in an almost comically exaggerated way. Her shock sends her even higher into the air, and she threatens to hit the ceiling head-on. âY-you donât look like a maid!â
You raise an eyebrow, mildly amused. âThat would be because Iâm not a maid.â
Diluc finally turns around, eyes lighting up slightly when he sees your choice of attire. A small smile curls at the corners of his lips as he moves to the side, leaving enough room on his seat for you to settle down beside him.
His young friendâs eyes dart between the two of you rapidly as Diluc continues droning on about something to do with transport balloons and the influx of monster activity in the area without a word as to your sudden appearance. Heâs certainly quick-witted, youâll give him that - he seems to deduce your relationship almost immediately.
Still, he asks about it in a polite and roundabout way - bless the boy. You can imagine that heâs a little afraid of making assumptions, especially about a man like Diluc.
âIs that your coat, Master Diluc?â
Diluc pauses in the middle of his explanation, eyebrows lifting slightly. You donât know why he seems so surprised by the boyâs question - after all, the impression of the prideful Darknight Hero he has probably doesnât incline him to think of him as a relationship-y sort of man.
â...yes.â He says finally. You donât miss the way he steals a glance at you through the messy fringe of his red hair.
âWhy so surprised?â You chime in, smiling at the boy as he straightens up slightly at the sound of your voice. âSurely youâve deduced our relation already?â
He looks thoughtful for a moment. âAre you two⌠partners?â
You laugh. âWell, you could certainly put it like that.â
âYouâre so clueless, Aether!â complains the boyâs fairy companion. âTheyâre obviously dating or something!â
Aether shoots her an unimpressed look. âThatâs what I meant, Paimon.â
âYour nameâs Aether, then?â You note. He nods. âGood name, Aether. You seem like a smart boy.â
âHey!â The fairy glares at you, but it doesnât really have much effect when sheâs got the face of a baby lamb and crumbs still decorating her lower face to boot. âDonât forget about Paimon!â
âPaimonâs a lovely name too,â You comply with a smile. âVery trustworthy.â
She looks appeased by the compliment, crossing her arms with a smug grin aimed at her taller companion. âSee? Paimonâs trustworthy.â
âI heard them, Paimon,â sighs Aether, wearing the kind of expression that tells you he has to put up with this sort of thing a lot.
âWhat are you doing up so early?â Diluc asks you, and you start slightly at his sudden question. âNormally you sleep til noon on Sundays.â
You shrug and give his thigh a firm pat, taking great enjoyment in the way his ears flame up slightly at the gesture. âGuess I just missed your lovely face.â
The red of his ears darkens. â...youâre ridiculous.â
âYouâre cute,â you counter with a smile, leaning forward to kiss the tip of his nose. He chuckles in spite of himself, the corners of his eyes crinkling in a smile that he rarely lets anyone but you see.
âYouâre both gross,â Paimon decides with a pout, and the two of you suddenly remember the presence of the two other people in the room. Aether is pointedly staring at a painting on the wall, but at Paimonâs words, he hurriedly turns back.
âNo, no, itâs fine,â You laugh, waving off Aetherâs apologies for his fairy friendâs comment. âThe maids often say the same thing.â
âThe maids wouldnât say such things if you didnât insist on being so affectionate everywhere,â Diluc comments, though the smile still tugging at his lips tells you that he definitely doesnât consider that a bad thing. âIf you donât want them to talk, perhaps you should take it down a notch or two.â
âWho said I didnât want them to talk?â You counter, inching closer to him again. You'll refrain from kissing him right in front of Aether and Paimon, but that doesnât mean you canât tease him a little. âBesides, youâre one to talk. Youâre the one always hanging off my shoulders whenever you get the chance.â
Diluc, however, doesnât seem to have the same qualms as you about abstaining from affection in front of guests. His smile widening almost playfully, he gently lifts a hand to your chin. âOh? Are you complaining?â
âWho said that?â is your response, and you lean in and kiss him.
It isnât until the two of you pull away that you realise that Paimon has started making gagging noises as Aether frantically tries to shush her, all the while determinedly refusing to look in your direction. You almost feel bad for the kid - he clearly isnât the best with affectionate couples.
âSorry, sorry,â You say airily, moving away from Diluc, though you keep a hand resting on his knee.
âIs this what all married couples are like?â Paimon says, still wrinkling her nose in disgust. âIf so, Paimon doesnât want to get married, ever!â
Aether, still avoiding direct eye contact with both you and your husband, mutters an exasperated, âBold of you to assume anyone would want to marry you.â
She immediately kicks him in the head, nearly knocking the poor guy right off the sofa. âPaimon heard that!â
âWhat a rowdy pair,â You comment cheerfully as Aether retaliates by flicking Paimon hard in the head, sending her spiralling halfway across the room with an indignant yelp. âYou really do make strange friends, Diluc.â
He makes an odd chuffing sound in response to your words. âThey arenât any stranger than you.â
You shake your head. âYou still married this strange detective, didnât you?â
âI suppose I did,â He smiles softly again, setting his right hand over the one you have on his knee. âI wonder if I made the right decision?â
You give his knee a reproachful pinch and he gives short, sharp laugh in response - something that you donât hear nearly enough from him. âOf course you did!â
You move to jab him in the sides, knowing exactly where all of his sensitive spots are, but he stops you quickly, seizing both your hands in his and firmly refusing to let go. You struggle for about a second before giving up and slumping against him with a dramatic huff.
âYouâre too strong,â You complain, though your affectionate nuzzle into the side of his neck directly contradicts your pseudo-annoyed words. âI donât like it.â
Diluc chuckles, knowing full well that you love the fact that he can lift entire tables without breaking a sweat. âWhatever you say, darling.â
The look that you give him as you raise your head nearly knocks all of the breath out of him. The adoring grin on your face doesnât relent as you lift a hand and brush his cheek, your touch feather-light and sending shivers down his spine.
He finds himself leaning in again, overwhelmed by your presence. You smile knowingly and reach up to meet him - only to be interrupted with a start.
Paimon complains, half-disgusted and half-resigned, âTheyâre doing it again!â
#unedited#genshin impact#genshin diluc#genshin aether#genshin paimon#diluc x reader#fluff#looking back on what i've written so far i've come to the conclusion that i just really like domestic fluff#short n sweet#diluc is a SAP#i haven't posted any writing for a while now sorry#hopefully this isn't awful haha#reader insert#gender neutral reader#funny that both of my genshin impact pieces so far are about diluc and he isn't even my favourite#i guess he just has a lot of romantic writing potential#genshin impact imagines#genshin impact x reader
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Speak now, or forever hold your peace. (III)
Summary: You successfully convinced Eliza to stop the wedding. Unfortunately (or is it really), Eliza has come to a solution that she thinks would be best for everybody and itâs happening no matter what.Â
Idia x GN!reader. Reader is MC, or takes the role of MC in this story.
(Part 1)Â (Part 2)Â (Part 3) (Part 4)
Warnings: none
As if by some miracle, he was still standingâeven after you failed to convince Eliza how unnecessary a wedding would be. Now face-to-face with you on the altar, he still couldnât believe how things turned out. This wasnât supposed to happen in real-life. Things like these were the stuff of movies. Or anime. Or dating sims.Â
Ace, Epel, Rook, and Riddle were freed at your request. They, along with Ortho, were now arranging the paralyzed students into chairs, since Eliza refused to let them move for disrespecting the âcoupleâ. When you ran out of excuses, some heavily opposed the impromptu wedding. Idia knew why: he wasnât the only one in NRC who liked you like that. Heâd been aware of some schoolmatesâ attempts to romance you for a while now. Really, all you had to do was pick a route.Â
How did he know, you might ask? Itâs not like he secretly researched and listed down his competition so he could keep an eye on them.Â
Alright⌠maybe he did. Heat crawled up to his neck at the thought of anyone finding out.Â
âSo⌠weâre getting married,â you said, pulling him out of his thoughts. You spoke slowly, as if testing the words in your mouth. Like him, you couldnât quite wrap your head around the fake wedding just yet. You fidgeted more than usualâbarely looking at his face or talking to him since you joined him at the altar.Â
Were you thinking of the same thing? The inevitable kiss after you say your vows?
A weak hum was all he could manage. A smile appeared on your face, showing that you understood. You didnât tell him to speak up; you never told him to. Somehow, the sight of that smile put him at ease like a recovery potion after a Despair battle ailment. It felt like another day in his room, the two of you hanging out and eating candy.Â
âNice suit, by the way.âÂ
âTh...anks?â Idia turned his head to the side. If he looked at you any longer, he might combust. Not that he didnât already. Which was embarrassing btw.
You inched closer, making him gasp and jump back as multiple alarms went off in his head. Really⌠mind the Personal Space Bubble! Oh wait⌠thatâs right. Heâd stopped telling you off for getting too close long ago.Â
Your face flashed a look of surprise, which quickly faded into concern as you observed him. When you whispered, your breath grazed his neck and ear. Hopefully his shudder escaped your notice.Â
âYou okay?â Immediately, you backtrack. âWait, that was stupid. I know youâre not.â
âSo many people watching...â he mumbled. His eyes quickly scanned the hall. âI canât do this.â And he ended it there. You didnât need to know how he felt about marrying you.
Again, you understood. Your smile faded and Idia found himself missing it immediately as it went.Â
âSorry, I...â you look down, fiddling with your fingers again. âI really shouldâve tried harder to stop this.âÂ
Idia silently wished for dialogue options, because he didnât quite know what to say to that. However, it looked like he didnât need to. You took his hand and squeezed it, a determined fire flickering behind your eyes.Â
âThisâll be over soon. Just hold on,â you said, squeezing his hand. âItâs just another quest, player 1.â
At the familiar nickname, he smiled in spite of his thumping heartbeat and everything that had happened. âLetâs do it, player 2.â
âLet us proceed with the ceremony!â Eliza, who had been watching the two of you closely, was eager for the wedding to commence. She clasped her hands in anticipation, looking no different from a normie watching a Rom-com. At her command, the wedding music played againâthe same one as before. You gave Idia a look and shrugged.Â
âCanât believe weâre getting married to this music...â
âSounds like doom, doesnât it?âÂ
âIsnât that what marriage is? Doom?âÂ
âHaha! E-exactlyâŚâ Normally, he wouldâve agreed wholeheartedly. This time, he couldnât help but wonder if thatâs how you felt marrying him.Â
The ghost officiant returned to the makeshift altar (maintaining a good distance from you). Each NRC student who had the misfortune of attempting a proposal sat in a chair, watching the event. You smiled reassuringly, eyes sparkling like embers.Â
âWe are gathered here today to unite these two lovers in the bonds of matrimony,â the officiant begins. The darkness of the hall gave him quite a sight: the flickering flames of his hair illuminating your face in blue light. Seeing it, when in the safety and darkness of his room, made him feel this warm, fuzzy feeling he thought was reserved for 2D characters.Â
âDo you, Idia Shroud, take ⌠as your lawful spouse, to have and to hold from this day forwardâfor better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, keeping yourself solely unto them for as long as you both shall live? If so, answer " I do".Â
Thisâll never happen in real life. âI do.â I donât have a chance, do I?
Confessing would only ruin the bond he had with you. If it meant never losing your friendship, then this fake wedding would be enough.Â
He looked at you, standing in front of him as you were about to say your own vows and silently implored Mnemosyne to burn this scene into his memory forever.Â
âDo you take Idia Shroud as your lawful husband, to have and to hold from this day forwardâfor better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, keeping yourself solely unto him for as long as you both shall live? If so, answer "I do."â
It seemed that you were doing the same. Idia faltered under the intensity of your gaze. âI do.â
âI now pronounce you as spouses. You may now kiss!â
Here it comes. CODE RED! CODE RED!
The way Idiaâs face burned rivaled that of his hair. He was becoming hyper-aware of the snickers coming from his schoolmates. Seeing you made him worseâthe corners of your mouth twitched and your shoulders shook as you fought back a laugh.Â
âHey! Weâre about to kiss and youâre laughing?!â he cried, covering his face. âKill me now.â
Just like that, your quiet and tender moment was gone. You couldnât hold it in anymore. Covering your face like he did, you erupted in giggles. Peeking out from the gaps of his fingers, Idia thought about #3 from the Signs of Attraction list he found on the Internet:Â
âAnother unconscious sign of attraction is mirroring, or matching another person's movements. When people are interested in one another, researchers have found that they tend to mimic each other's movements and gestures.â
Nah. Canât be. He would have thought it was cute, if you werenât laughing at his expense.Â
âS-sorry! Your hairâs justââ another round of giggles interrupted you. â...burning really brightly!âÂ
âI canât help it, okay?â he said, face red from annoyance and of course, the thought of what you were about to do. âStop!âÂ
You tried to stop, but just the sight of his red face and hair sent you into another round of wheezing laughter. So hard you laughed, that an inhuman sound came out of you. Immediately, you stopped and looked at him, eyes wide.Â
But it was Idiaâs turn to lose it.Â
âYou⌠sound like⌠a Minecube pig!â he said, each word punctuated by uncontrollable peals of laughter. The wedding attendees had no choice but to watch on as you and your groom wheezed at the altar instead of kissing.Â
âBaaya, what is wrong with them?â a confused Eliza asks.Â
âI do not know, but it is apparent that they were made for each other.â
It wasnât until the annoyed officiant cleared his throat that you and Idia stopped. You straightened up, wiping tears from your eyes as you tried to catch your breath. It was only then that your expression turned serious, but not without a few traces of your mirth from a few seconds ago.Â
âIdia, we donât have toâIâm really, really sorry about this, okay?â you whisper to him. âI know how much you value your firstsâŚâ
âItâs fiââ
â...not that Iâm assuming you havenât had your first uh, kiss yet butâoh god, I uh⌠âÂ
No dating simânothing could have prepared him for this situation. But strangely, laughing his ass off with you gave him a spark of courage that he rarely ever felt. In a moment, he would be kissing you. He hopes that courage lasts.Â
âLetâs get this over with,â Idia surprised even himself with how steady his voice sounded.
âOhâŚâÂ
You were still, staring at him open-mouthed for what seemed like a few minutes. He stared back, until you were forced to avert your gaze to the ground. Something told him that he was doing something right. A lone voice from the audience chanting âKiss!â pulled the two of you back to reality. Someone was making an obnoxious kissing sound. Neither of you dared to look and see who it was.Â
âKiss! Kiss! Kiss!â the ghosts joined in on the chant.Â
Shyly, you lifted your head back up. âO-okay. Here goes nothing!â
He tried recounting how first kisses were described by people on the Internet, from his manga, and the countless dating sims he played. Some said there were fireworks. Some said it felt electric. Some described the feeling as the rest of the world falling away. One swore it made them feel like the ground disappearing beneath their feet and before they knew it, they were floating.Â
Should he close his eyes? Which side should he tilt his head? Where does he put his hands? How exactly do you kiss? Questions, panicky thoughts, and movie kissing scenes ran through his head like a computer reading code. When you leaned in, someone pressed âmuteâ on the sounds in the hall and all that was left was him and you.Â
When you held his face in your gloved hands, it was Error 404. He let his eyes flutter closed. When everything went dark, all he felt was the shy, feather-light brush of lips against the corner of his mouth. Not quite on his lips, just dangerously close.Â
Purer than a first kiss, but more than just a friendly peck. The students of NRC witnessed Idiaâs hair at its most fiery just the same.Â
~~
To be continued.Â
AAAAAAAAAAAAAA Characterization hard
Hehe, hope you liked this. Part 4, the finale, coming soon.Â
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Okay, now that I have a bit of time itâs time to analize that disaster of a custody battle stream, also known as Tommy and Wilbur visiting Las Nevadas!
As always this is gonna be quite long so Iâll put everything under the cut and remember that Iâll only be talking about the characters. Also for the dialogues the colors are: Quackity, Tommy and Wilbur
One thing that I would like to point out before we get into it is that c!Tommy is pretty much spiraling throughout this stream (he dissociates and shows his suicidal tendencies more clearly) so itâs good to keep this in mind when analizing his actions and words.Â
First of all hereâs Wilburâs pov of it:Â Wilbur's POV
And hereâs Tommyâs: Tommy's POV
Iâll be using both for this.
One thing that is immediately interesting to notice is that, despite supposedly living with Phil we mostly see Wilbur around LâManhole.
âHave you been sewing? Knitting? That can be a dangerous sport if done too quicklyâ (just wanted to point out the tailor!Tommy bit)
So first of all is the confirmation that the stone never had a use beyond keeping Tommy occupied back when Wilbur asked for it. The task of gathering the stone could also have been a test on Wilburâs part to test Tommyâs obedience considering that it was a tedious and apparently sensless task that most people would not have taken on.
Afterwards we have an interesting little bit where Wilbur demonstrates that he is still extremely knowledgable when it comes to tnt, knowing which blocks are more resistent to it and even being able to deduce that the ufo was blown up from the inside (something heâll lie about later).Â
âSomeoneâs a little copycat. Hey tommy someoneâs a little copycat~â (in reference to what happened to Purpledâs ufo. This could be interpreted as derogatory weâll have to see if Wilbur appreciates someone imitating his work)
Quackityâs book is then introduced, though at first Wilbur is very vague about itâs contents before straight up lying about them (saying that it said: âMy dearest friend Wilbur, Iâve really missed seeing you, come to project Nevadas your best friend Quackityâ), hereâs the actual contents of it:
It is possible that he didnât mention the actual content to Tommy because he was afraid Tommy would have kept him from meeting Quackity if he knew that he seemingly agreed with Wilburâs ideology, though this is just a theory.Â
Another interesting thing is that Wilbur keeps referring to Ghostburâs resurrection site as his âtombstoneâ despite Tommy having already told him last time that he didnât get one. Perhaps this is a show of Wilburâs own fear of being forgotten or of having been inconsequential to the bigger narrative (his continued search for the confirmation that he did have a big impact would seem to point to this).
âWill, Iâm accustomed to people lying to me. Just tell me: will the book, whatever is in there, bring us more primes?â (this is an interesting way for Tommy to let Wilbur know that he knows heâs lying while still trying to keep the conversation more light herted)
On their way to Las Nevadas there is an interesting instance of Wilbur standing still near a creeper instead of trying to protect himself so that Tommy has to intervene (similar instances happen multiple times throughout the stream) which could be a portrayal of his self-destructive tendencies and kinda mirrors Tommy's behaviour in exile.Â
âEvery person weâve spoken to aside from say, I donât know, Jack Manifold. Every person aside from Jack Manifold has taken a bit of a disliking to me. Oh and Phil, Phil was lovely too, and you actually! Come to think of it the 3 people I care about most, Jack Manifold, you and Phil, have been the nicest to meâ
There are a few things I wanna say here: first of all there is one manipulation tactic that consists of making yourself out to be the victim in a certain situation in order to gain pity, sympathy or evoke compassion in the other and thatâs what Wilbur has been doing both in this stream and in the past when mentioning that people hate him despite every single person he met (aside from Tommy himself) actually being rather kind and accomodating. This does probably come from Wilburâs own self-hatred and his view of himself as a villain but, once again, I would like to remind you that manipulation is still manipulation even if you believe in what youâre saying.Â
The second point I wanted to talk about briefly was the line about only caring about the 3 people he mentioned. Aside from how truthful he is about all 3 of them (Iâm sorry but I have a hard time believing that he cares deeply for Jack Manifold when he didnât even used to remember who he was) he also later mentions that there are other people he would like to see, basically itâs like the LâManburg situation: just because Wilbur says he doesnât care about something it doesnât mean that itâs true.
âThey told me it was like a small little town where Big Q sells funny potions and liquids from his vanâ (so from Tommyâs understanding Las Nevadas was a mix between the drug van and og LâManburg. I wonder if weâll find out who gave him this idea)
Little note about Wilbur throwing Linda (Tommyâs prized shovel) away twice during this stream almost casually.
âTommy stand back. Tommy stand backâ (Wilbur interposing himself between Tommy and a situation that might be dangerous, Iâll talk about this a bit later but keep it in mind)
âIâll tell you what: itâs nice to see you out of that stupid vice president shirt. You know I never thought you were fit for that vice president thing anyway, I think that this is- this is- what- what are you like the concierge of this area? Like the cleaner?â âThis is so nice!â âI donât know what to call it Wilbur all I know is that this is my place. This is mine. I own this placeâ
It is interesting to note that Wilbur apparently did not think too highly of Quackity, immediately assuming he must be and employee rather then having a leading position, he even expresses that he didnât think Quackity was fit to even be vice president. Itâs also interesting to point out that Tommy gets immediately uncomfortable with where the conversation is going and splits off from the two to explore while also being extra obnoxious in an attempt to split up the fight he knew to be coming (he is always rather perceptive), to which Quackity responds only with amusement (actually humouring Tommy), while Wilbur simply ignores it for the time being.Â
âIf Iâd known there was a place I could align myself to as quickly as this I would have done it soonerâ (could be both a search for community as well as him generally prefering being aligned to a country as he comments later on that heâs not a fan of anarchy by mentioning that him and Phil donât see eye to eye on this)
This is when Wilbur brings up Quackityâs book for the second time mentioning that he assumed it was an invite to joing Quackity in Las Nevadas, which turns out it wasnât.Â
âSo thatâs the invitation to work alongside you I assume, I- I accept. I accept. Iâd love to come inâ âBig Q I also wanted... can I move into the big- the big penis?â â*laugh* No Tommy. Wilbur, Wilburâ âYeah?â âNo? No?â âThat was... that was not an invitation Iâm sorry Wilburâ *Wilbur checks the book again* âThatâs not an invitation. Wilbur, Wilbur, my nation will not be subject to your... unpredictability, alright? Thank you so much for coming, thank you so much for visiting Wilbur but, uhm... I donât need any- I donât need any extra members right nowâÂ
So taking this conversation a bit at a time: Quackity is the first person since Wilbur has come back (aside from Tommy, but Tommyâs opinion really doesnât matter to Wilbur) who hasnât tried to accomodate him. He set his own rules and stuck by them not willing to budge on it at all. Also it is interesting to note that Quackity so far doesnât seem to be interested in letting Tommy join either, only changing his demeanour later after Tommy calls Wilbur out on his lying. This change of mind could both be tied to a crack he noticed in Tommyâs loyalty to Wilbur as well as done to spite Wilbur himself. Or both really.Â
â[Las Nevadas] Itâs like one of those visions you have after being in the mines for several hoursâ (Tommy mentioning having hallucinations once again)
âNo... no, youâve got it all wrong. Youâve got it all wrong man. Okay okay, maybe, maybe I was unprdictable in the pastâ âBut itâs really nice...â âBut Iâve turned over a new leaf Quackity! I donât lie anymore, I donât- I donât, you know, I donât deceive, I know nothing about tnt anymore. Iâve forgotten everything I knew about tnt, itâs ridiculous I-â â*snicker* Ok- mmm, well... Will, wellâ âIs he lying Tommy?â
Also here we have a clearer example of Wilbur lying and deceiving right after asserting that he doesnât do it anymore (he deceived Tommy on the book and lied about his knowledge on tnt) together with Tommy calling him out on it.
âThis is the best place on the server! This is like heaven! Paradise!â âQuackity we can stay, right?â âYou seem to like it a lot TommyâÂ
Immediately afterwards thereâs where Quackity seems to change his mind about letting Tommy stay while also ignoring Wilbur in the process. Again we really donât have any definitive indication for the reason why he changes his mind, it could be because he saw how much Tommy liked it here as much as it could be to spite Wilbur. Any conclusion for either is pure speculation.
âQuackity look at me, look at me in the eyes. I. Am. Your. Servant. I am at your service. I have run countries, Iâve won elections, Iâve done everything that you will need in a leadership role, Quackity. Even not in leadership! I can- I can be, you know, assistent to presidentâ
Another less known form of manipulation. Wilbur wants power within this new country so he offers to cover a more âsubservientâ position to have Quackity let his guard down so that he can achieve his role.Â
âWill this is so cool!â âTommy SHUT UP!â âHey! What a fu- hey what a fuck?!â (a bit of Wilburâs âaffableâ persona slipping away paired up with Tommy immediately noticing that that was not okay and calling Wilbur out on it)
âWilbur listen to me: I saw what you did to LâManburg and Iâm not letting Las Nevadas have the same fate as LâManburg. I appreciate Tommy here, I appreciate you checking this place out Wilbur but, I donât need your services, I donât need your presence, youâre very unpredictableâ (Quackity once more standing his ground and repeating that he does not trust Wilbur in the slightest and also reaffirming that he does want Tommy there instead)
Itâs interesting to notice that all throughout this exchange, while Tommy was off exploring Quackity was the one often paying attention to him while Wilbur ignored him the whole time before snapping.
âSo weâre not allowed?â âTommy, I need to talk to you Tommyâ âAm I allowed? Or is it just Will?â âWell, Iâd love to discuss it with youâ (Quackity is the first person that actually directly addressed Tommy while ignoring Wilbur since Wilburâs resurrection and thatâs quite interesting. It could be that perhaps he noticed that Wilbur seems to consider Tommy almost like an extension of himself and that he tried to drive a wedge into that)
The next few minutes are spent with Wilbur trying to find out exactly where the confines of Las Nevadas are.
âTommy come with me. Tommy at my side pleaseâ (addressing him like a soldier again)
There is a back and forth between Wilbur and Quackity where Quackity tries to deflect Wilburâs question about his ownership of the adiacent forest multiple times, but Wilbur does end up finding out that itâs not Quackityâs land. (Wilbur also has a throwaway comment about that forest being Paradise in response to Tommy calling Las Nevadas that which Tommy disagrees on).
âWhatâs the point in capitalism without healthy competition?â (Wilbur announcing he wants to create a country next to Quackityâs)
âWait, where are you going?â âJust over here Tommy. Stay by my side, by my sideâ (once again an emphasis on wanting Tommy nearby, which isnât new)
âYou know what Wilbur? Youâre right: capitalism strives on competition and Iâm ready for all the competition you can bring meâ (Wilbur is positively giddy at this declaration, which makes me think that he does truly see this competition mostly as a game)
âWill I donât want to start a country, I very much like that country thereâ *Tommy points at Las Nevadas* âWith the stone-â âTommy we- weâll discuss this in a minuteâ âNo...â âNo no no, Tommy seems to have some concerns about building a country from the ground upâ (Tommy under) âListen, listen, guys, guys, I was over thereâ (Quackity over) âSo how about you take Tommyâs opinion into consideration? For once, for once in your life since youâve never done so beforeâ (Tommy under) âCan we please listen to me? You [Quackity] are not lis- youâre not lis- youâre actually speaking over meâ
This is the first one of many conversations this stream where the fight has moved from the power pissing context Wilbur and Quackity had going on to Tommy. Itâs also where they starting weaponizing him more and more (his traumas as well as the otherâs treatment of him) while each trying to prove that theyâre better for him then the other. Of course this isnât actually about Tommy, itâs about power once again. Quackity has undeniably noticed by now how Wilbur treats Tommy (aka as an extension of himself) together with being pissed that Wilbur challenged him on his own territory (challenging Las Nevadas which is Quackityâs most prized possession) so he decided to repay him in kind.Â
From here on out Tommy seems to spiral more, standing up for himself less, looking more and more uncomfortable (especially when the other two start bringing up his traumatic experiences) and slipping back into dissociation and self-loathing behaviour.
âYou showed great interest for my country Tommy and I would like to speak to you about thatâ âYesâ âWilbur I donât think youâll hold Tommy down and make him join your countryâ âI have utter fate that Tommy will make the right decisionâ (both of them starting to put pressure on him, subtly influencing him with their wording)Â
Tommy and Quackity have a chat together alone (though Wilbur is listening in).Â
First thing that happens is Quackity bringing up the hotel which Wilbur implies later was done maliciously, though we donât know if Quackity knew that the ownership of it didnât go back to Tommy once he came back to life.
Afterwards Tommy asks Quackity about his scar.Â
âIf Iâm gonna speak to you I want you to be honest with me, âcause Iâve spent quite a lot of time with people who just bullshit me, they lie to me and Iâm not doing that anymoreâ (this is one of Tommyâs 2 priorities in life right now. What he wants can be boiled down to honesty and safety)
Quackity does explain honestly what happened, though the information that they spent their time hunting down Techno while Tommy was in exile instead of trying to help him does understandably upset Tommy quite a bit. (Also Wilbur finally makes himself a sword).
âBut if this [butcher army] was while I was in exile youâre meaning to tell me that you put in all of the effort to kill Techno instead of helping me?â (...)Â âYou know I needed help and no one came to see meâ (this set back his mentality regarding exile quite a bit Iâd guess. The anger is more then understandable)
Quackity doesnât deny the accusations but he does deflect a bit saying that they can talk about it another time and that he is not Tommyâs enemy to which Tommy agrees.
âHow would you like to run the official food business of Las Nevadasâ (this is Quackityâs big offer for Tommy)
(Wilbur putting pressure on Tommy in the meantime)
After this Wilbur intervenes directly inquiring on wether or not they were done. Quackity tries to get in a last minute sale pitch to Tommy who is getting quite overwhelmed and asks for some time to think (which he is now given by Quackity, but not later by Wilbur)
Wilbur also expresses worry for Tommyâs safety while theyâre coming back, though how sincere it is itâs unknown (I think it's at least partially sincere worry, but I doubt that's all there is to it). That said I want to say that multiple times in this stream Wilbur has seemingly shown to be protective of Tommy when it comes to Quackity, often almost treating him as if he was incapable of defending himself (as if he couldnât 1v2 the two of them easily). For example here, even though Tommy said that he can take care of himself Wilbur immediately responds out loud with an: âokay Iâm comingâ and bringing out his sword.
âListen Tommy I heard what he was saying to you man and you donât seriously believe that do you?â (keeping the question very open so that Tommy can interject his own doubts. Also Quackity technically didnât lie once to Tommy and, while there was a bit of deflection on his part so far he hasnât been all that manipulative if Iâm being honest)
Wilbur proceeds to tell Tommy that if he stays with Quackity heâll be nothing more then a caterer (strongly implying that thatâs not something he wants) and Tommy chimes in saying that thatâs not for him.
âListen Tommy Iâm not gonna stop you but, Iâll be honest with you man, youâre all Iâve gotâ (set up for the guilt tripping later as well as once again putting himself in the position of the victim so that Tommy wonât leave him. Also he denies that Jack and Phil count as well because the first is too busy and he doesnât agree with the political views of the latter)
âI wanna make a place where we can be safe for once. Tommy itâs been so long since we felt safe and man you deserve it. Youâve been through so much, youâve done so much, Tommy youâve changed the world! And all youâve got to show for it is some scars and some trauma. Tommy you deserve this safety and this sanctuary and thatâs why I wanna make it with you and you wonât get it over thereâ
Now this should sound familiar to quite a few people, mostly because itâs pretty similar to the tactic that Quackity himself uses. First identify the victimâs vulnerabilities and their desires (Tommy only wants 2 things and only one is connected to physical places so safety it is). Second relate to the victims experiences repeating that they do deserve to get what they so desperately want (check back Quackityâs conversation with Fundy if you want to see that done really well). And lastly emphasise that youâre the only one who can give them what they want.
âYou know what has substance Tommy? Family. Bloodâ (what sparked back the canon sbi discourse)
âI havenât- I donât wanna make my mind now âcause itâs- it feels like-â âTommy you need to make your mind nowâ (putting a ton of pressure onto Tommy, enough that Tommy is reminded of his time in prison)
âTommy I love a challengeâ (considering the context and the fact that this is in response to Tommy hesitating on who to join this is most definitely about him. Wilbur definitely still considers this, at least partially, part of his and Quackityâs game)
âIf you pick Las Nevadas what am I gonna do? Man, what am I gonna do? Iâd never hurt you. Iâd never want anything bad for you Tommyâ (mixing in a bit of guilt tripping with a bit of lies. Now, itâs probably not a lie that he wouldnât want something bad for Tommy, but the thing about never hurting him? I mean, this stream is a proof of the cotrary)
âYou can go with whatever you want, but just know what youâd do to meâ (once again painting himself as the victim while guilt tripping Tommy)
âI put a lot of things to the side that I shouldnât of. I prioritized the wrong things, I put revenge over humanity. I guess all Iâm seeking right now is someone whoâll be honest with me and a place where I can feel safeâ
Here it is, we got Tommyâs desire spelled out by him. This is what makes him so vulnerable to Wilburâs manipulation, the fact that Wilbur knows how to pretend that he can offer this. Also the first part of this is another recognition of how unhealthy his mindset was while he was with Technoblade, which makes him saying that he betrayed Techno and feels guilty about that afterwards even more sad because he recognizes that being with Techno was not good for him but still bashes himself over leaving him even if he really didnât have any other choice if he wanted to stay true to himself. Itâs quite tragic and itâs once more a show of his self-loathing.Â
âThis can be a safe place for them [Techno and Tubbo]â (Wilbur is using the informations Tommy provided him in a moment of open vulnerability to manipulate him further)
Tommy then agrees to stay with Wilbur though he seems far from enthusiastic about it. He seems to believe Wilbur when he says he's gonna make a safe space for him and the people he cares about, but also seems hesitant to fully trust him.
âBig Q is gonna wish he never fucked with meâ (still in regard to challenging Wilburâs perceived ownership of Tommy)
The stream is far from over though. After that conversation between Wilbur and Tommy they start to build a stone penis over the lake and Wilbur and Quackity get in a very heated argument that leaves Tommy incredibly uncomfortable. The whole conversation consists in Wilbur and Quackity shouting at each other about things the other has done to Tommy (all traumatic for him) while Tommy makes himself smaller and shuts down. First Qauckity accuses Wilbur of emotionally manipulating Tommy (which is true), then Wilbur accuses Quackity of using the hotel against Tommy (which wasnât actually true) and they keep going like that.Â
âThe one thing [the hotel] Tommyâs tried to do was a failureâ (way to undermine achievements like putting Dream behind bars there... however to be exact this is a manipulation tactic known as âshamingâ which consists in undermining the victimâs worth to foster feelings of inadequacy which makes them more vulnerable. Itâs a tactic Wilbur has used quite often since Pogtopia)
âGreat job Wilbur of doing to Tomminnit what youâve done your entire fucking lifeâ (Quackity does sound actually upset)Â
âDonât try to compare me to you Wilbur, me and you are not the sameâ (this does align to Quackityâs desire to not live in other people shadows any longer)
âHey hey hey hey, donât come near Tommy, donât come near Tommyâ âWill, Will, hey hey, let me speak! This is about me so let me speak! I donât know I-â âI just donât want him to hurt you. I just donât want him to hurt youâ âI can fend for myself. You werenât here for a long time. I thought, I thought you [Wilbur] were gonna make me feel a little bit safer, let me tell you now either of you-â âFellas fellasâ âNo shut the fuck up! I didnât feel- that didnât make me feel- that was weird, I didnât- donât do that either of youâÂ
Now this is both Wilbur once again babying Tommy and treating him as if heâs not capable of taking care of himself (it could be done out of sincere care, but that doesnât make it any less patronizing) and Tommy actually standing up for himself. Tommy made himself as little as possible during their confrontation and didnât utter a word and now he finally got a bit of confidence back to say that he didnât like that and both of them still tried to interrupt him. And Wilbur immediately went to say that he wonât do it again, but Quackity will as if he didnât listen to a word Tommy just said. That said after that Quackity does apologize to Tommy specifically (though how sincere that was is debatable and Wilbur also accepts the apology as well even if it wasnât directed at him) and invites the both of them to have a tour of Las Nevadas. Tommy wanted to refuse the tour because he was already visibly overwhelmed, but Wilbur ignores him and proceeds to accept anyway.Â
âQuackity I wanna say from here on, as much as we may have our disagreements here man I- we gotta leave Tommy out of thisâ (they donât)
âTommy Iâll take it back, Iâm fine with you working here and still being, you know, as long as you still hang out with me and donât leave me on my own I have no problems with you working here manâ (except they both already put an incredible amount of pressure on him and Will in partucular already made him feel guilty for even considering sort of leaving him)
âAt the end of the day itâs okay Tommy, you make your own decisions, but let me keep showing you around the TommyInnit res- uh, I mean the restourantâ (very sneaky there Quackity. Naming things creates attachment btw)Â
Btw, Quackity and Wilbur are still very tense, but they both put their differences aside in a split second to get Tommy away from the strip club, which honestly is just funny. Also once again Wilbur goes before Tommy inside the casino in case itâs dangerous.
They then gamble for a bit and Tommy bets Linda away and looses it. They then go up in the white tower.Â
âThis would be such a good point to just jump off and just end it. Woahâ âno no no Tommy get down!â âTommy get down from the railâ (casual reminder that Tommy is still extremely suicidal, though at least this time there was someone there to get him down)
Quackity and Wilbur have a small conversation while Tommy is still checking out the view which mostly consist in Quackity trying to find out more about the Revival Book (while feigning complete ignorance about it).Â
Meanwhile while dissociating Tommy puts down some water to the side of the tower and then jumps in it while taking it away (therefore technically jumipng off, but not dying because his fall was slowed down). Quackity notices and immediately panics, while Wilbur places some water down for him so he can get back up.Â
âTommy come here, Iâve got you, Iâve always got youâ (both helping and emphasizing his wish for Tommy to depend on him as much as he does on Tommy)
After that they talk for a while and Quackity brings up the conversation that he had with Wilbur which is the moment Wilbur realizes that the âYou were rightâ in the book was referring to the pre-Pogtopia him. Also Wilbur talks about the things heâs lost (years of his life and people are the two things he mentioned).Â
âThereâs lots of people I wish I could see. Like I wish I could just tell them âIâm aliveâ and apologize and also thank themâ (I do think heâs sincere, but it does make me a bit sad that Tommy was not in the list of people who deserved an apology in Wilburâs mind)
After that Quackity seems to take an interest in Wilburâs plans specifically, but, before he can investigate further, Tommy gives him his own answer and declines his offer of manning the restaurant saying that that life is not for him, itâs too relaxed (Wilbur's reaction to it is also worth notice).Â
âI donât wanna run a food stand. Wilbur gets things doneâ (sorry to Tommy here, but, genuinely, whenâs the last time Wilbur got something done without Dreamâs or Tommyâs help?)
After this they get back on the topic of the Revive Book and Wilbur reveals that Dream is the one who brought him back. He also admits that he wants to thank Dream for saving him and describes him as his âheroâ again. Quackity himself reveals that he has been visiting Dream.
âOh who cares about Ghostbur?â âDonât fucking say- donât- he killed Ghostburâ (once again Tommy should not be here for this conversation considering how triggering the subject is for him)
âI canât believe- youâre like a misinformed parent, youâre just wrongâ (Tommy both pointing out that Wilbur is wrong and admitting that thatâs due to a lack of information)
âThe prison is not just this thing, this dandelion. No no no, the prison-â âHow are you back then Tommy? If you diedâ âDream killed me to prove a point. That he- (continues under) heâs omnipotent, heâs got this God complexâ âQuackity I need to get in thereâ
Once again not letting Tommy speak even if Wilbur himself asked the question, though this time it may be because if he listened to Tommyâs story and his experience with Dream he would realize that there are some incongruences between the version of Dream he created in his mind and the real Dream. Between his hero and Tommyâs abuser who beat him to death to prove a point. This split in his mind in how he views Dream was already evident in the last stream with him fip flopping between wanting him dead or not.Â
âTommy, Tommy, Iâm not gonna talk shit about them [Sam] without their presence here alright?â (Quackity being protective of his own business patners)
Also Tommy manages to deduce on his own what Quackity has been doing to Dream, though he gets to the conclusion with the wrong clues. Either way after finding out how to visit the prison Wilbur leaves in a hurry telling Tommy to go with him as well.
âIâm a big boy Tommy, Iâm a big boy, Iâll be fineâ âWilbur Iâm a big man, but I was not fineâ (Tommy tries to explain Dreamâs danger to Wilbur by making himself vulnerable again, but it doesnât work as Wilbur doesnât listen)
Afterwards Wilbur tells Tommy that he is going to the prison and ignores any of Tommyâs concerns on the matter.
âTommy listen, I didnât wanna spring things on you because Iâm really trying not to be a shit person to you Tommy, right? Iâm really really trying. And itâs easy, itâs easy not to be a shit person to you, right? Because we got people like Quackity over there who are just- you know he said it best Iâm not gonna talk shit about him behind his back"
If heâs not trying to be a sh*t person to Tommy he is failing miserably. Truly this whole stream he either ignored him, talked over him, talked about incredibly triggering stuff in front of him or tried manipulating him. This was all their interactions summarized. Pettiness aside though, he still badmouths Quackity by handing Tommy the book and telling him that Quackity agreed with the âold Wilburâ (not specifying that he is referring to pre-Pogtopia Wilbur and that he himself still agrees with the âold himâ) to villainize him. He also acts like Tommy is being unreasonable for not wanting him to go, despite having died there and having seen Ghostbur die there. Wilbur does say that he wonât go if Tommy really doesnât want him to, but he leaves telling him theyâll talk about it again right after Tommy tells him this:Â
âI donât think you should do that, heâs more powerful then you think you areâ
Left on his own Tommy reminisces of when he went to the prison looking for closure as well. He then borrows an ender chest from Quackity for his and Wilburâs little stone shack and then goes to the middle of the lake to listen to cat.Â
#dream smp#quackity#wilbur soot#tommyinnit#dream smp analysis#character analysis#relationship analysis#tw manipulation#tw abuse mention#tw suicide#long post#I'm fried#this was so long#who made me do it?
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