#anyway just a little rant cause this has been on my mind

[froggerland]

"One morning this sadness will fossilize / and I will forget how to cry"

This song snippet has been stuck in my head all afternoon and compelled me to draw nedward trying to hold everything together while crozier is in rehab (yeah I'm on a ambient candle lighting kick I can't help it)

I need to step up my steven universe tears game but here's a version of him crying <3

(+ short vent/rant about my relationship to "sopping wet kitten Edward Little" bc my mind won't won't let me rest)

I kinda hate feeding the "wet sopping loser Edward Little" agenda (I've seen so many posts criticizing how some parts of the fandom oversimplify him and his character and boil him down to "useless pathetic wet cat who cant do anything right" and a part of me is scared that I've been (perceived to be) part of that bc I've produced my fair share of "nedward looking pathetic" art but I get that he's more complex than that!!! He is stuck in a situation that ANYONE would crumble in, his superior is an alcoholic who treats him like an errands boy but hes bound by the chain of command. Much more eloquent ppl have pointed out his wins and accomplishments on and off screen. Also I haven't seen anyone mentioning this but I think a lot of it is also just mcnultys looks. Those big brown eyes and eyelashes, the lips.. He can look sooooo pathetic and sad and beaten up on a level not many actors can imo. Anyways I hope this will shut the voices (in my head) up and won't cause any drama plssss)

(That being said tho I still love the memes don't get me wrong. Also yeah he's just fun to draw like this (sad/wet/pathetic))

[blues824]

Hello! I loved that fairest in the land fic, and wondered if you can do one but with the vice-housewardens (maybe replace Jamil with Floyd cause you already did him)?

Gender-neutral!Reader. Also, there is no Vice-Housewarden of Savanaclaw

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Trey Clover

He had invited you over as you stated that you had a craving for cookies. Well, as your boyfriend, it would break his heart if you decided to look elsewhere… he was just joking. However, why go anywhere else when he can satisfy your hankerings and cravings?

Anyway, as he prepared some chocolate chip cookies, he noticed that you were staring quite a bit. It wasn’t unusual for him to catch you staring at him. He smiled and handed you a handful of chocolate chips before speaking up inquisitively. “What are you staring at, sweetheart?”

You smiled before sponding, “Only at the fairest of them all.”

Well, how about that? You cheeky thing. Trey just smiled and put the chocolate chip cookies in the oven to bake before pressing a kiss to your forehead and shaking his head at your antics. You were lucky that you were such a cutie.

Jade Leech

You were helping him build a new terrarium, mostly just listening as he ranted to you about a new hiking trail he explored. He saw that you weren’t really paying attention, but he did not pay much mind since you were still allowing him to talk passionately about his hobby.

However, it was when he asked you a question about your day and you did not answer that he grew a bit concerned. He smiled as he placed another snail in the tank before turning to you and speaking to you.

“My pearl, I believe your mind has escaped you.” “Yes… to you, Mr. Fairest in the Land and Seas.”

How charming you could be. Jade felt his heart beat a bit harder as he leaned over to press a kiss to your cheek. He continued to work on the terrarium, but his mind kept drifting off to what you had called him.

Floyd Leech

The large eel had been in a sour mood all day, so Azul approved the request to have him take a day off from the Lounge. So, Floyd immediately went to Ramshackle where his lovely significant other was waiting for him. Upon seeing you, he immediately brightened up and tackled you to the bed for some cuddles.

So here you were, being pressed against the mattress as Floyd burrowed himself into your chest. You were running your hand soothingly through his hair, giving him his daily affirmations as he sat quietly and listened. “You know… you’re so handsome, baby. You might be the Fairest of Them All.”

His mood immediately spiked. “You really think so, Shrimpy?” At your nod, he smiled a sharp, toothy grin as he rested his head in the crook of your neck. It may seem like a little thing to do, but Floyd was constantly told that he was annoying or that he was intimidating. To know that there was one person who viewed him in a good light did wonders.

Rook Hunt

When put up against Rook, your compliments are outshined by his. He absolutely loved to shower you in love and affection, and he rarely ever gave you room to reciprocate. After all, he was a lover of love, and he wanted to treat you like the royalty that he believed you were.

However, one day, you walked in on him napping, so you decided to finally get your ‘revenge’. You let compliment after compliment fall out of your mouth as you believed your beloved hunter was asleep. Little did you know, he was wide awake and ready to receive your verbal love.

“Oh, my darling… do you really think all that about moi?” He asked as he sat up.

You nodded and smiled, “Yes. I also think you’re the Fairest in the Land.”

Could this day get any better for him? His significant other had just proclaimed their undying admiration for him! He could very much die right there and be happy. He smothered you in kisses, leaving you with lipstick marks all over your face.

Lilia Vanrouge

As your boyfriend, he took it upon himself to help you with any assignments you were struggling with. After all, he was there when it was all discovered. He was the best person you could possibly go to when you were having trouble.

Anyway, you were sitting on his bed as he explained a timeline of Twisted Wonderland history when he noticed that you seemed to be zoned out. He poked your cheek teasingly as he recaptured your attention. “You don’t seem to be paying attention, darling.”

You were a bit embarrassed as you looked up at him, and you explained, “Sorry, baby. I was just lost in my head… but I think you’re truly the Fairest of Them All.”

High praise coming from his significant other. Lilia was a bit surprised at first before he broke out into a smile and patted the top of your head, calling you ‘cute’ before going back to the lesson. He was in a very giddy mood for the rest of the day, and the other Diasomnia members notice it clearly.

[thistlerock]

Was thinking about Fabian and Riz a lot. I love them they make me sick. Thought I'd share cause I'm not finishing any fics ever lmao.

Side note; in the beautiful kingdom of my mind both of these guys are aromantic (though Fabian is super romance positive) and these interactions are (queer)platonic to me. But hey read it however you want.

I want half asleep Fabian at a sleepover with The Ball, listening to him rant about his newest case, or schoolwork, or whatever he's working himself up about this time. But it's like three am and Riz is so visibly exhausted (and Fabian wants to sleep too! Usually he has a strict schedule, smh) because he's slept a combined five hours in the last three days he goes "You're gonna do great/figure it out, I believe in you. Now shut the fuck up and go to sleep." And it's like. Not even a conscious thing he just instinctively gives The Ball a bardic. Riz feels it. Pauses. Blinks. Smiles. "That's not gonna last until tomorrow." In the SOFTEST voice do you understand. "Then I'll just give you a new one when you need it." And he says it in this tone that makes Riz feel like throwing up (positive) because it sound as if it were obvious — and it is. There's something deeply comforting about the absolute confidence that half-asleep Fabian has in the fact that yeah, tomorrow and the day after that and for however long it takes they will still be friends. And close. And Fabian will still believe in him.

And then Riz lets himself be dragged into bed (they share because if you both have sleep related trauma and the worst abandonment issues ever then you have to cuddle with the homies for comfort.)

I want Fabian and Riz very very non sexually sharing a shower. Maybe they just got back from an adventuring assignment, and Riz is caked in dirt and maybe a little bit of dried blood, and Fabian uses the opportunity for what it is. "Can I do your hair again? I'll wash it." "Sure." (I think it's curly and he doesn't really. Treat it like you're supposed to. Fabian is the only reason it's kinda gotten better. Riz doesn't care that much but he like, indulges him. Cause for some reason Fabian seems to think it's a big deal.) (and it IS. Hair care IS a big deal to Fabian. Separate post I'm insane about him.) And next thing Riz knows he's sitting in his best friend's fancy bathroom and there's expensive smelling product in his hair and he's naked but Fabian isn't being weird about it, he's just scrubbing dirt off of his back because he totally lied when he said it's just about the hair. The Ball doesn't super take care of himself so Fabian jumps at any opportunity to get in there. And it's. Nice. Acts of service are a whole thing. I think for Fabian that's the love language that feels the most foreign, I think it's been so hard for him to unlearn selfishness and bluster even partially, I think he tries. I think he does this thing for his best friend because he loves him, and he expects nothing in return — not even praise. Not even praise even though that's the one thing he's always angling for. And they're both so quiet. And the water is warm.

I want Fabian waking up after a party with the worst hangover. Skull splitting open I want to die type hangover. I want him to wonder, idly, if his mother is going to come and drag him out to train anyway. It'd be dreadful, and yet he desperately wishes she would, because that'd mean she's invested in his training and would have to make an active effort to spend time with him rather than the other way around. I want him to be a little disappointed because he knows it won't happen. I want his heart to ache. But then "Oh, are you awake?" and his best friend is sitting at the end of his bed. Watching him with concern, lowering his voice because he figures Fabian is sensitive right now, having closed the curtains and stuff for the same reason, already offering him water and pain killers. All that. Just because.

"Why are you still here, The Ball?" "Why wouldn't I be? I promised to stay." Because last night Fabian, after being dragged to bed by a concerned Riz and halfway through a mental breakdown (because hey. Turns out he shouldn't have smoked whatever Durden was offering after already being so fucking drunk his body is not having a good time) begged his friend not to leave. So he didn't. In fact Riz stayed with him in bed for hours, holding him because he seemed like he'd need it, but he got antsy some time in the morning and had to get up. And he's sorry for that! But he didn't leave. "Not leaving" is kind of a vague promise he wasn't sure of the exact ramifications but like he stayed in the room until he had to piss- woah Fabian why do you look like you're about to cry did I say something wrong.

Like that. I want that. I want them to love each other so much. Something about non-sexual physical intimacy always gets me. Okay. Oh to have the kind of love that's familiar and comfortable and doesn't come with any expectations. Oh to have a friendship that doesn't have to be "more" because it's already everything. Who decided romance is "more" anyway. Throwing up. I am so ill about them.

[kurosstuff]

Here I am back with another request, anyway : "Headcanon"

Hazbin gals(all of them if you could, emily included) react to R that likes to follow then around. Reader was just on the couch and maybe Charlie or Lute or anyone had to go elsewhere and R just follows them, no particular reason just that R wants to be near them but not to the point of irritation.

I'm gonna make it for 5 of the ladies so it's not so insanely long BUT if you have any specific ladies you wish to see? You can request again! Hopefully these are good! Half of them I'm still learning to write for still-

Also! Sorry for not writing- it's summer and I've just been incredibly burnt out so been writing once in a while. Also. I didn't see the Emily part until after I wrote this- I'm sorry

Warning(s): slight angst in some parts but mostly fluff, all bur sera has drabbles

Hazbin ladies(charlie,vaggie,Lute, rosie and Sera) x reader: headcanons!

Charlie

By far the most excited about it- her lover(or friend) following her around? She 100% does it back! Like a lost little puppy she adores you by her side no matter what it is she's doing.

Just talking your ear off from the plans she has for the hotel. Future dates. Whatever comes to mind? She tells you excitedly just wanting to see your reaction. Her number one supporters option matters the most to her.

But because of that she gives surprises away.. to often.

"-then! After~ I'm taking you to that lovely bakery-" she went kn and on- walking as you trailed after her like usual. Smiling heartfully. She was doing it again- talking about the plans she had for your date tonight. From the beginjng of the day to now she was a bundle of joy- babbling about things you were sure your not supposed to know.

"-then I'll get on my knee and pull the box out-"

Your grin widen at that comment you heard. Humming you kept quiet no longer listening to safe the surpise. A proposal? Now that's something your more then happy to keep a secret from knowing

When she would babble you kept quiet. Not telling her the stuff you knew. No matter what it was. You knew how she was. How excitable shed get.

She did never find out she gave the proposal away

Vaggie

She's suspicious, as hell over, literally everyone. Outside and INSIDE the hotel. Understandably, so - given you both in hell. Doesn't matter if you're stronger than her. Or what you are

She will NOT. Allow you to wander off without you in her sight. No matter what. Especially since the hotel is a clear hot spot for danger. She'd actually lowkey ENCOURAGE you following her about. Inviting you places or if comes down to it? Following you.

Standing up Vaggie sighed cursing under her breath at yet another sexual comment Angel made. Scowling lowly turning glancing over at you- smiling in approval once you trailed behind her on instinct- which let to her ranting to you on what she encountered

"Do you wanna cuddle?" You spoke up leading her to your shared room watching her slowly relaxing.

Vaggie is a worrier. Even in her sights, she just looks around cautious everyone

To be honest- I think she'd prefer you following her around. Makes her "job" at being your protector so much more easier.

Worried about the what ifs. The when's. But she knows your strong- she's seen it. She just can't help but worry- after all. Your her lover. She can't help herself but worry.

Lute

We see her with Adam(assuming she's around him ALOT) she truly wouldn't be to bothered hanging out with ypu 24/7 cause she does love you and for her? Having you in her sights is better then assuming your fine and healthy

Of course it's not unhealthy - she trusts you'd take care of yourself. Trust that you're capable of saving yourself if it comes down to it. But it means a lot to see you wanting to be with her-

Lute adores it- she won't SAY it but she feels prideful when you wander beside her. Following her everywhere

"So.. where are we going~?" You hummed, snickering at her jolt, ignoring the glare she sent your way, grumbling loudly at you. You were just asleep an hour ago. Now here you are trailing after her as if you didn't just see her a while ago

"..training. come on if your up you can work out."

It's also not like she does the same thing either. Just instinctively trailing you- just anywhere either of you are? The other is certainly close by

Rosie

Honestly like most ladies in the list she may actually prefer it- after all her town is full of cannibals itching to dig into you. Literally-

Doesn't matter if your a lover or not. They'll be tempted or swayed in a way to try and take a bite. But if Rosie is around? They'd never attempt it. Never dare upset her.

Rosie also takes this chance to use this as a tea spilling time. Talk about the latest drama. The rumors- anything and everything the two of you share together no matter what it is.

A laugh escaped you both as you ate your share of the snacks she brought with "-oh darling I wish you saw it! Poor Alastor was covered in the flour~ he was so mad" Rosie laughed covering her mouth with her hand like usual grinning at you before smirking

"Oh~? Now I know that look~ the look of more tea~?"

Nodding, she hummed, sipping her tea before putting it down, "I heard.. from a certain soemone.. the king himself? Lucifer? Did it~ to win the..bet they had"

Sera

Now she's the only one so far on this list that will not let you follow her EVERYWHERE. she is a Seraphim. The highest level itself. The lord himself daughter(I think? May be wrong) so there's places she'd wish you could come but you just can't.

For yours and her safety.

She does not wanna be the next fallen. No matter how she adores you- she loves heaven- she can not commit a crime. Allow you in certain meetings witness things..

But she will allow it sometimes. Especially given her status it may be hard- to hang out with one another.

Sera never worries about your safety. Your in Heaven! The safest place(she has guards tailing you secretly worried about the impure influences that dome angels can have- adam)

Once in your shared home? Your free to follow hwr everywhere she is. It makes her happy seeing you constantly- makes what she's doing to ensure heavens saftey(dispite being not the purest option) so much more worth it.

[aritsukemo]

Heyyy! I hope the requests are open and im not putting too much work on your shoulders...

Anyways, this is my first ever time requesting... ANYTHING at all so i hope this is a not-so-hard or something that i shouldn't request (if not or you just don't feel like doing this request do NOT respond/do this request. I don't want to cause you burnouts or anything...)

Okay.. so...

May i request OMORI main gang x reader (all separate ofc) how long did it take for them to get comfortable around their s/o fully and how do they act in the developed relationship?

Thank you for your time! ^^

How long would it take the Omori Gang to become comfortable with their s/o? Well..

( @weed-stoner )

Warnings: Spoilers ahead! ( Implied in others and blatantly stated in Aubrey's part )

A/N: I AM SOOOOO INCREDIBLY SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG!!! I started this shortly after you requested it but then things happened and I had a little dry spout with Omori and forgot about it completely. Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy this! ( And again, I am SOOO sorry, love! 😅)

I'd say, based on their level of openness, the ranking of how quickly they'd become comfortable with their significant other would look something like this..

Kel

Mari

Hero

Aubrey

Sunny

Basil

And here's why..

Kel is the type of person who can vibe with anyone as long as they aren't a horrible person. ( Or act like Mikhael. Even then there's a chance. )

I'd say give it maybe a couple weeks? He's never been in any kind of relationship like this one so he may act a little different than usual for a while. Once that's over though, he's pretty much the same eager ball of sunshine! He'll always want to nag them to come out and enjoy the world with him and will do everything in his power to be around them! After all, it's way more fun hanging with them than being at home..

Now this can be up for debate, but I think Mari wouldn't take long at all to grow comfortable with her significant other. In her opinion, communication and trust are key parts to any lasting relationship so she doesn't mind coming to you when she's a little bothered by things. ( Which happens more times than one may think )

I see her taking maybe around a few months ( like three to four ) before completely letting the person in. It's nothing personal, she just wants to gauge their personality and see whether or not this relationship will be able to last.

Now, Mari doesn't act much different when she's comfortable with people. Subtle things do change though. For example, her smile seems more relaxed and she gets less upset when making mistakes around that person. Their presence soothes her and as a result, she's less uptight around them.

For Hero, it really depends on when he got into the relationship. If it was before his relationship with Mari, which is not likely, he's not that much different to Kel. He'll spend a lot time with the person and pretty much tell them anything and everything. If it's after his relationship with Mari, which is more likely, it'll be much different.

You see, Hero has experienced heartbreak in one of the worst possible ways and it'll take time for him to heal. That being said, I really don't see him dating anyone until that happens, but let's say that he does. Realistically, it take quite some time which can vary from a few months to a year to way longer than that.

Now, Hero is still Hero so he'll treat whoever he dates with the kindness and respect that they deserve and will do everything he can to make sure they're happy and healthy, ( both physically and mentally ) however when it comes to verbalizing his own emotions, that's where we hit a nail. Whoever he dates would have to be very patient with him otherwise it may cause him to put even more walls up.

When he's finally comfortable around them, it'll show. He'll start telling them things he wouldn't before and'll even rant to them about his problems occasionally. He'll be way more open with his partner and'll be just a tad bit ( a lot ) more clingy than he used to.

Aubrey is a rather tough cookie. Ever since Mari died and everyone distanced themselves, forcing her to cope with everything alone, she has never truly let her walls down in front of others. And, if someone attempted to break down those walls, she'll grow defensive and even violent towards that person.

How long it would take Aubrey to even be comfortable enough to date someone really depends on the personality. Like, I see her letting her guard down quicker if the person is more kind and patient with her like Mari rather than someone's who's short-tempered or rough around the edges like her.

When Aubrey is comfortable around her significant other, she'll be less afraid to tell them how she feels. She'll vent to them, but because of that, she'll be more shy towards them. Aubrey'll also hold that person in higher regard than others and'll hold them close to her heart. When they scold her, she actually listens and tries to do better. If they're upset, she'll be the first to notice and'll be there to listen to them rant/help them out in any possible way. And, she'll always try to make sure that her little fights and other violent affairs never mesh and disturb the person's daily life. In a way, she sees this relationship as a way to pay them back for putting up with her for so long so she'd pretty much do anything for that person.

Sunny's next and oh boy..

I honestly don't see him indulging in any kind of romance with anyone unless him and that person were like childhood friends—I'm talkin' never leaving each other's side, seen everywhere together type of close childhood friend with someone—and even then, it's hard to imagine post-traumatized him feeling comfortable around anyone besides his former friends, let alone a relationship. But for the sake of this, let's say he does..

I can't put a time limit on how long it'll take him simply because I see it depending on which ending we're talking about. Obviously if we're talking about any of the bad endings, he's pretty much a lost dead cause. He's not going to make any attempt to open up to them and no matter how much they may try, there will always be distance between them. Now, if we're talking about good ending Sunny, the person actually has a chance.

There will be a lot of trial and error simply because Sunny's used to keeping things bottled up. He's not used to being upfront and truthful and he's only used to running away and not facing his problems. That being said, I see the process quickening a bit if the person he's dating is super gentle and patient with him. If they just gave him time, and a tiny push here and there, he'll come around. And when he does, he'd be stuck to them like glue.

I feel like he'd make it known with his body when he's truly comfortable around his partner. Whether his shoulders noticeably slump in their presence or maybe he lets his guard down enough to hold you or lean on you. Just something that'll let the person know that he feels truly safe around them! I see him being sorta touch-hungry and expressing it once he's comfortable with that person by giving them a bunch of hugs and cuddles and such.

And hey, maybe he'll even talk! ( Nah I'm playing BAHAHA- )

Finally, we have our sweet boy Basil. The gardening genius that carries a ginormous bouquet of trauma wherever he goes..

It's easy to say that whether the person was his friend prior to the incident or not, it'll take forever for Basil to truly feel comfortable around them.

If they were his friend prior to the incident, well, it all really depends. Was he close ( closer than he was with the others ) with them before the incident occurred? Did they distance themself from the group like everyone else? Did they stick to him and never let him go? Depending on what the person does all depends on how long it'll take. To me, I definitely feel like Basil would spill everything eventually if the person decided to stick with him when everyone grew apart and, as a result, would become sort of this unhealthy lifeline to Basil. Since they'd be the one he confides in about everything, it would grow to the point that they'd be the one thing keeping him together. He'd be at their mercy, and in a way, they'd be at his and nothing would really change until probably after the truth comes out ( if it were to come out ) and Basil got the proper help he needs.

If they weren't his friend before the incident, good luck. They'd be lucky enough to even get a full conversation from him, much less get him to be their friend and harbor any kind of romantic feelings for them. But let's say that is the case. Let's say that through some stroke of luck they managed to befriend Basil and eventually end up in a relationship with him. The person is going to have to put up with a lot. Basil is a very sensitive person and all it takes is one bad interaction for him to completely shut them out. They'd have to tread very lightly ( but not too lightly; if they don't try enough, the relationship's not getting anywhere ) or else they'll end up back at square one. I see this taking years ( specifically four or more ) and really, I only see him completely growing comfortable with the person after some extensive therapy.

When he's finally, fully comfortable with them, he'll be way more verbal and open. The fear of being rejected/judged would've been less apparent and slowly pushed to the back of his mind. Being with them for so long, ( and having gotten at least some bit of therapy since I literally don't see this happening otherwise ) he's grown to trust them to some extent. He's also grown to love rambling to them about whatever's on his mind. Whether that be about flowers or things much darker. I see him craving their touch and he wouldn't mind asking. ( But not too many times, he's still Basil after all ) I see those two spending so much time together that Polly would see them as an extension of the household. ( She'd fix them dinner every evening and would grow concerned if they didn't show up to get it and say hey to Basil. That's how much they'd be together. )

Dividers were made by me, pictures used are from Pinterest, post formatting is inspired by @xxsabitoxx

[morganski-19]

Chills Right to the Marrow Part 43

ao3 link| part 1 . . . part 40, part 41, part 42

Wayne knows it’s none of his business. It really isn’t. He has no right to ask, or to interfere with whatever’s going on. They were adults, it wasn’t his job anymore. It was their own decisions, if they messed up, that was on them. And yet, that urge to protect persists. To get ahead of the problem and stop it before it blows up.

All of this is fueled by the one moment Steve and Eddie have been in a room together that hasn’t devolved into a screaming match. Wayne’s not even sure he’s supposed to hear this conversation, but they’re having it right in front of him. Like he’s meant to be some kind of mediator.

“So, Nancy’s been around a lot,” Eddie starts, breaking apart pretzels into a bowl. “You two a thing again?”

Steve snorts. “Definitely not.”

“Really? I was sure after spring break you two would be back together.”

“Yeah, well, we broke up for a reason. Once everything calmed down, it was easier to see that.”

He says it so casually, like it’s a done deal. But Wayne can see the insistence in Eddie’s eyes. Like he’s hell bent on keeping the conversation going. Pushing Steve into this relationship, away from Eddie.

“I don’t know,” Eddie insists. “It really seemed like there was some unfinished business between you two.”

Steve places his glass harder on the table than was necessary. “Why are you insisting on getting involved in my love life?”

“Because you spend that whole week flirting with her and then do nothing about it.” Eddie’s trying to make it seem like he’s looking out for Steve. Doing what’s best for a friend. But there’s bitterness to his tone, one Wayne knows too well.

He’s deflecting. Trying to get ahead of the hurt by throwing the first punch. If he’s the one that pushes Steve and Nancy together, he can’t be as mad with Steve about it. The only person he can be mad at, is himself.

“Because we weren’t supposed to get back together.” Steve’s chair scratches on the floor when he pushes it back. “What happened was just a fluke. It’s really none of your business anyway.”

“If you say so,” Eddie says like he doesn’t believe it. Going back to breaking his pretzels instead of eating them.

Steve goes to work, Eddie back to his room, leaving Wayne alone. He finds something on the tv, just to pass the time. Waiting. Just with his thoughts. Old rumors from years ago finding their way back to his mind. Eddie coming back from school ranting about the King and the girls that just wouldn’t shut up about him. Or how they pouted when he was taken long enough that they realized their chances were slipping.

Wayne hears a lot of things. No one really notices the man just sitting in the corner, but he can hear everything. Tries to pay no mind, but some things stick more than they should.

Like Jonathan’s little comment about Steve and Nancy over spring break. The fact that they were together then, but weren’t anymore. Thinking Steve had something to do with it all.

He shouldn’t worry about it, because it was none of his business. Except it was.

“You know what you said earlier,” Wayne stops Steve before he can go running up to his room after he comes home. “About you and Nancy being none of our business. I disagree with that.”

Steve sighs, throwing his work vest on the couch. “Why is that?”

“Cause I’m not an idiot, and I see the way you act around my nephew. He might be an adult who can make his own decisions, but he’s already hurting too much, so I’d like to stop some if I could.”

Steve takes a moment to think about it. Crossing his arms and letting his head hang. “When things are too overwhelming, sometimes your mind wants to go back to something familiar to help deal with it. What happened over spring break between me and Nancy was just me falling back into old habits. I’ve been doing that a lot lately.”

“What do you mean?”

“Fighting back.” Steve sits down. “I don’t want to, but it’s easy.”

Wayne nods. “It’s what he wants anyway. Why he’s been doing it.”

“I know. I can just get really mean, sometimes, when I yell. I’ve been trying not to say something I regret. And, I got this call from my mom a week ago, and that’s not helping.”

He stays silent, waiting for Steve to decide to continue. There’s a story of emotion on Steve’s face, one he doesn’t know. One that Steve’s kept to himself. Wayne knows that well. Issues better dealt with and hidden rather than shared. But Wayne’s here, they’re sort of in this together. With them living under the same roof and everything.

There’s this want to be here though. This feeling of someone who just needs to talk to someone. Wants to talk to someone, but not a friend. But when that person’s number gets dialed, it keeps ringing until it gets hung back up on the receiver. That person is not here, too busy to stay.

“My parents want to sell the house.” Steve drops. “I’ve been trying to convince them to wait a few months, since the housing market’s kind of shit right now and the money should matter to them. But it hasn’t been working. They’re putting it on the market in a few weeks.”

“Why didn’t you say something?”

“Saying it makes it real. And you’re so close to getting a new place, figured you be gone before the time ran out.”

He still should have said something. “What about you?”

“I don’t know. This is the only place I’ve ever known.”

“So the yelling, the fighting back,” Wayne connects.

Steve nods. Blinking away tears in his eyes. “If you scream loud enough, someone’s bound to hear it.”

Wayne doesn’t know what to say. Doesn’t know if it’s right to say anything. All he can do is place a hand on Steve’s shoulder. Silent communication that he’s not alone. That he heard. Even if it’s not who Steve wanted.

“I’m sorry,” he says. The words not feeling enough.

“Yeah, me too.”

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[poproximus]

I think it's bullshit that Charlie didn't go with Bee at the end of the movie.

Buckle up, my friends because boy oh boy do I have a rant to go off on. . .

(Spoilers ahead for Bumblebee and Rise of the Beasts.)

I know the message of Bumblebee is supposed to be like "maybe the real treasure is the family you rediscovered along the way" and "sometimes you meet people who change your life but they can't stay forever" or something, but come on, my girl deserves to go on a road trip with her new best friend/soulmate.

Sure she'd probably end up witnessing Primus-made horrors but she's already watched Bee get murdered once and was absolutely ready to throw hands at anyone who looked at him funny the whole film, so I think she'd fit right in with the Autobots. (Maybe OP wouldn't have been such a racist bigot during ROTB if he'd met her too).

Besides it sounded like she was planning on going to college or something in the near future so her family would have missed her either way. Maybe. It's not like they hung out much anyways. I know it's probably cause Charlie was distancing herself out of grief, but they didn't seem too hung up on it. Regardless of how their relationships were by the end of the movie, Charlie is still a young adult now, and I think it would've been good for her to spread her wings and set out on a road of friendship and self discovery.

Plus like, Bee deserves his human friend, dammit!! He finally gets to have a break from the war he's been a part of for who knows how long, he meets someone who is gentle with him in a way he's probably never felt, who reawakens his fun side, and who also, from pretty much the first minute they meet decides she's gonna have his back no matter what, and then he has to say goodbye after they've gone through hell together?? Excuse me?? No?? Why??

I feel like even if Charlie was just a minor character in Rise of the Beasts, she would have been great. First off we wouldn't have had racist Optimus Prime because he would've taken one look at her cute little smile and had all his G1 reminiscent human protection protocols activated, change my mind.

Plus I feel like she would have such a fun dynamic with the other bots! She could introduce Mirage to earth music like she did Bee, and all three of them could go to those drive-in theaters together. I feel like Arcee would take it upon herself to train Charlie in combat a bit so that she can at least know how to wriggle her way out of a Decepticon's grasp. Plus like, cool motorcycle rides. Charlie could also help do light maintenance on them in like the tinier crevasses they can't reach themselves.

When Noah shows up she'd totally tease him about Mirage and his situationship. Not to mention I definitely believe her and Elena would have some kind of romantic thing going on in the background (y'all can pry sapphic Charlie Watson out of my dead, gay hands). Bee would totally be the biggest wingman after he comes back online.

SPEAKING OF!!

Regarding Bee's death. . . I was sat for the majority of that movie going "So um guys, I know y'all aren't killing off Bee for good, he's like the golden child of the franchise, so when are you going to do something about his lifeless frame? Hello?? He's literally just slumped in a corner please fix my boy!!"

I feel like Charlie would not accept that Bee is gone for good. At least not at first. She brought him back from the dead once she can do it again, right? While everyone is off doing key stuff I picture her staying behind and tinkering with his body, trying to bring him back. I don't think she'd truly register he's gone till like a few minutes before he's brought back.

I know that "Character A thinking Character B is dead and crying over their lifeless body only for it to be a fake out a few seconds later" is an extremely overdone cliche, but I'm still a sucker for it. ROTB is already full of cliches and overused tropes (generic skybeams, amiright?) anyways so what's adding one more to the mix?

Anyways I wanna see Charlie grapple with that brief moment of grief and loss and just lose herself in it. She'd be filled with despair and self loathing because what do you mean she can't fix him? They've been through so much together, she's already saved him once, it can't end like this!! She's simultaneously crying her eyes out and planning on how she will personally remove Scourge's spine from the rest of his body when Bumblebee comes back online and envelops her in a crushing embrace that brings her back to herself. They join the fight together and Charlie'd get to help Optimus kill Scourge. As a treat.

She'd probably offer to help Noah fix up Mirage but he'd be like "No thanks, this is something I gotta do myself. This guy saved my life, the least I can do is help him out" And she'd be like "I know how you feel." and give them some space and then she'd go watch a drive-in movie with Bee while cuddling with Elena in his front seats.

And there we go. As you can tell I am extremely salty with how the Bumblebee movie ended. They really gave us one of if not the best written human characters of this godforsaken universe and then were like "Erm actually you're never gonna see her again. Sorry not sorry." Bullshit. Charlie should have gone with Bee and I will die on this hill.

[numberonetacostan]

you know we always talk about mic making taco weak on the knees or whatever but I would love to see more scenarios of taco flirting with mic and mic imploding because she doesn't do that often. I imagine taco is like INSANELY easy to make fluster but after the months pass in their relationship she flirts with mic more often and it makes mic so giddy and happy, I feel mic is also easy to fluster with taco in the sense taco shows some shoulder or whatever and mic faints because taco's body is always without many exceptions covered from head to toe unless she is going to sleep. Makes them sleeping together in the same way more funny because mic has to hold the urge to scream at the heavens because this tiny woman snuggling closer to her chest and purring like a cat is SO FUCKING CUTE, imagine mic gets something taco has been eyeing for a bit as a gift and taco is so excited and happy she goes ''OH! I COULD KISS YOU RIGHT NOW!'' which she does leaving a dumbfounded mic alone with a knife completely ready to tease the shit out of her as the very good ghost friend he is (he haunts tacomic's room and shit idk, they are kissing or something and like knife posseses the bed and taco punches is SO hard he immediately gets out of it). I think it would be very funny if tacomic had a razlili moment where like mic is bothered by some other thing and ranting or whatever while taco is over there like ''when will you shut up and kiss me?'' and mic is like ''oh! I heard that-'' and taco is just like ''I know'' with a smile. I don't know man I just need more of taco somehow getting mic flustered in her own little way because I swear there is not enough content of that

Hi Kiara!!^^ Welcome back, and thank you for sending in an ask!! :]

YES! Taco making Mic swoon I love it. When she's finally settled in and isn't so nervous and awkward and hesitant about it she'd be pretty good at flirting!!! AND SPEAKING OF TACO SHOWING HER SHOULDERS!!! I've had a doodle in mind for a few days related to that so I'm commandeering your ask and putting my own doodle in it.

Taco lives in the woods, she has one (1) outfit that would probably be too hot for summer. As such, she doesn't wear her undershirt or tights when it's hot outside, unless she's going off scheming and needs the extra protection a layer of clothing will provide. I usually draw Taco... how to put this in a polite manner... about as flat as her shell, so it doesn't cause any discomfort for her either. Mic straight up covers her eyes when she firsts comes to visit Taco and sees her without her undershirt, but Mic very much does not mind. She looks respectfully.

ANYWAYS Mic looking down at Taco snuggling her and feeling overwhelmed with joy and love is so cute and I love it!! This "oh i could kiss you right now!!" is so funny because I imagine Taco says this and them has to climb up Mic for a moment to reach her face for a kiss. ajdjdj I think Knife would spy on them a bit because he's concerned for Mic but the second they begin getting affectionate he is OUT. Knife does not want to see that and doesn't want to disrespect them in such an intolerable way, yeah?

Hehehe shut up and kiss me so perfect for tacomic! They talk out all their issues and then they kiss for a bajillion years. Anyways yeah I think Taco could fluster Mic with a serenade so get on that Taco.

[flipside-phoebe]

what are your thoughts on frozen empire? What are its failures?

Oy Vey…

I've already ranted my thoughts both in posts and in private, so what can I say that hasn't already been said? I'll just try to summarize my main gripes.

The cast is bloated with too many characters and none of them have enough screentime to properly showcase or develop their personalities. It's honestly a shame too, because Afterlife set up Phoebe, Trevor, Lucky, and Podcast as the new main four Ghostbusters to parallel to the OGs, who could be their mentors. Instead we got the Spengler family, along with Nadim, and lars. It's not as tight and focus as it should be, in my opinion. I don't hate Lars, but his inclusion bothers me in particular because his role could easily be filled by other characters. I don't know why he's being pushed as "the new Egon" either when Phoebe was already shown to have so much in common with him.

Speaking of Phoebe, what the Hell were the writers trying to do with her? In her first appearance she was funny, clever, and brave. She had a temper sure, but only when she was pushed to her breaking point. She also knew how to be a team player, working with her friends and family to prevent the apocalypse. In just her second appearance, suddenly she's snapping at her parents, recklessly causing damage, arrogantly taking all credit for saving the world, and preferring the company of a ghostly stranger over people. Disturbingly enough, she develops a morbid fascination with becoming a ghost herself. Where did this come from? She behaves more like Rowan North from the 2016 film. What happened to the determined young girl who stood up to the god of destruction and refused to die? Now she's locking herself into a metal box and painfully electrocuting herself in a scene that resembles self-harm or suicide. All this to separate her soul from her body just to be closer to this girl she's hinted to have a crush on.

Phoebe never needed a love interest of any gender, explicit or implied. It doesn't serve her story when there were so many other interesting things about her that could've been explored instead. How does she live up to the legacy of her grandfather? Is she worried about repeating his mistakes? Does she struggle to be taken seriously as a child doing an adult's job? There were already two other romantic subplots that deserved focus anyway: Callie with Gary and Trevor with Lucky. Adding a third one at this point just comes out of nowhere. Not to mention all the other elements of Phoebe and Melody's relationship that make it weird, like the age gap between the actors or the fact that melody is DEAD. Even if you ignore the flirty undertones and interpret their interactions as platonic, it's still a toxic situation because Melody is only manipulating Phoebe to release the real villain Garakka.

Garakka fails to impress me, too. He has little in the way of personality or motive. His visual design has a striking silhouette at first glance, but it's rather plain compared to other ghosts in the series. There’s nothing about him that suggests the culture he’s from (what was a frost giant/lich doing in India?). I don't understand why they make such a big deal out of his horns either, they're the source of his power yet he's able to do things without them. The horns are also conveniently locked in the same room as his orb, so he's able to quickly retrieve them. They might as well have stayed stuck on his head the whole time! What's so scary about this guy anyway? He's cold, naked, and skinny. That's not scary, it's just me stepping out of the shower.

Well, I guess Garakka deserves some credit for killing that random store clerk. The only on-screen kill in GB film besides Shandor in the last movie, and it’s some poor innocent bystander. Normally I wouldn’t mind such a thing, but it sucks that Phoebe and Nadim are indirectly responsible for this dude’s death through their irresponsibility. All the characters seem incompetent here. The Firehouse and the new lab don’t have adequate safety measures, and apparently Egon never thought to plan ahead for if the containment unit got full. That last point is a non-issue that just wastes time since the lab has backup units and Garakka breaks the main one from the outside anyway.

There are several moments that come across as mean-spirited and cynical, from Podcast crushing the old lady’s watch (that belonged to her late husband) to Lucky and Trevor cracking sex jokes about Nadim’s dead Grandmother. I complain about Phoebe’s attitude, but it’s not like she has a good support network. Her parents are dismissive of her and Ray doesn’t ask her what’s wrong when she asks if he ever wondered what it’s like to be a ghost.

We get a happy ending when Garakka is trapped and Melody crosses over, but it rings hollow when nobody acted as they should. They only acted how the convoluted plot demanded them to.

Oh and those mini-pufts, how I despise them. They were fine in Afterlife but now they’ve overstayed their welcome and become the new minions.

This whole movie feels like a bad dream and as far as I'm concerned, it's not canon.

[smetakovec]

I feel like like having a delusional rant about my favourite dark lord.

I've seen many interpretations of the evil in Tolkien's works and I love each and every one. I feel like it always shows so much about the person who opens up about how they understood the story. The range is wide, from people who give Melkor a very realistic, human like nature to people who view him in a more symbolic, theological and metaphorical sense. All these, aside from being lovely to read, are enriching and widen our horizons.

What even is evil? The urge to cause others pain? Or selfishness, taking and taking while never giving back and never being considerate of the ones we're taking from? Is evil just in the acts themselves? Or is it in the thoughts as well? Are we born evil? Or do we grow into it? Do we spiral down to a path of evil after making a single wrong decision that seals our fate forever?

For Melkor, I believe the decision was stepping into the void, searching for the flame.

There are two options of what might have gone wrong. Either it was the isolation, creating an echo chamber for his mind and only supporting him in his delusions that he might have had harboured there, devoid of any possible dialogue or a counterargument, or it might have been the character of the neverending, terribly dark and empty void itself. If there was, let's say, something that could seep into your heart and poison it, how good would he be against it alone without the protection of Eru?

No matter what might have been happening in the void, one thing is certain, and that is the fact that him being away from the Ainur prevented him to ever learn how to play music in harmony with others.

Is it his fault? Yes.

But was it intentional from his side? I don't believe so.

The creation of Eä, it wasn't the fire itself, but it was an opportunity for Melkor to finally create. Oh and how he wanted to! He spent an unmeasurable amount of time in the harsh and underwhelming void searching for the flame, he wanted it more than anyone! It's only fair he's the one who gets to be in charge, right? No one dreamt of this opportunity more than him, he feels like it's his sole purpose, to give life to something. Not to dominate, or to rule, or to torture, just to create.

What a blow it must have been for him to see Manwë being the favoured one. His own brother, his kin, what did Eru dislike about him so much that he had to not only create a better, stable version of him, but to also put him in charge?

All of this creates a mash of bitterness, jealousy, hurt and insatiable yearning in his heart. The feelings of utter betrayal. Of others not acknowledging him for what he is. He is the greatest among them! So how can no one see it?

Poisoned seeds were planted inside of him and they only grow with every little disagreement, with every little argument, with every gaze aimed at him that didn't feel right.

So he will rule over darkness instead.

He brings destruction and ruin with him. Is it to hurt the others? Is it to assert dominance? Or to gain their attention? "Oh, they hate me? They never had any love for me? Ha! I don't want your love anyway! I'll make you hate me even more! A very mature and intelligent thing to do..."

What would Melkor's purpose on Arda even be if it wasn't for all of this? I've seen people say Melkor's nature was an important prevention against stagnation. Both in the physical sense (there would not be continents and hills and mountains) and in the psychological sense (a person who's always happy and never struggles with anything won't ever grow or move forward.) Other things that come to mind are darkness and death being soothing presences under his wings. It is said that humans were supposed to not fear death and that it was only tainted by Melkor and his evil. That leads me to another thought, that might not be correct at all but I fell in love with it too much to abandon it.

All the traits I have mentioned before, the yearning to create, the need for absolute freedom and individualism, it seems to me that it beautifully encapsulates a certain race and that is — *humans.*

If I remember correctly, Manwë wasn't very fond of humans because they reminded him too much of Melkor. And to me personally, it seems like Eru might have favoured humans more than the Quendi, giving them the ability to create their own fate and to leave Eä, the ability *to be* (or to be in the bounds of Eru's own heart and mind). I also felt like, despite Melkor's suspicions and distrust, that be might have been Eru's favourite too.

Were humans made in his image? Would humans be Melkor's purpose on Arda? And the gift to escape your fate and to create your own beyond the bounds of Iluvatar's mind, did Eru ever plan to gift Melkor the same thing?

Was he truly special among the others? Were Eru's plans for Melkor different?

I don't think Melkor before Ëa would be too happy about the idea of Morgoth. Bitter, unhappy, a husk of his former self. And the worst of it all, never free and forever restrained by the consequences of his own actions.

I know there might be much better and more intelligent ways to look at his character. He will always have a very special place in my heart. This whole rant might be just me projecting my own bad traits onto him, since I already decided that he's me and I'm him.

But for real, sometimes I feel like the professor came up with my exact personality and then said "this bitch caused every bad thing that ever happened" 💔 ahaha

[thewiz9062]

OK so

@smilingcrittersthingig 's Reborn AU has completely mentally beat my ass for the past 5 hours (compliment) so I'm just gonna. Rant.

THIS DESTROYED ME.

if I was an easy crier I actually wouldn't be typing this cause I'd be inconsolably bawling in my room

I can't even say that they're wrong for hating him, I mean he killed them and I'm not excusing him but GODDAMN I FEEL SO BAD FOR HIM AS WELL.

Like ppl joke abt how catnap is so devoted to the prototype but compared to simple "belief" He was PHYSICAL and actually tried to help him escape the hellhole that was playtime co.

(If you're not aware it's either theory or fact (i can't remember) that Theodore [Catnaps soul] had attempted an escape attempt via the help of the prototype and they got DAMN close but Theodore was fatally injured and instead of leaving him there to die the prototype had to go back and let them turn him into catnap.)

The prototype was so adamant on keeping him alive that they went back to their CAPTORS just so he wouldn't die. SHIT, I WOULDVE STARTED WORSHIPPING TOO!!! Even if he didn't make it out they didn't abandon him, so he had full belief that one day, under THEIR order, him and the rest of the critters would leave that place.

So imagine the heartbreaking moment when he realized that his fellow captors, his friends, both in form and mind, don't share the same sentiment, maybe even calling him crazy and violent.

And he just? doesn't know why??? Maybe he can admit the prototypes methods were a bit too confronting but it's not like they didn't TRY the non confrontal method. He thought they'd agree, they'd follow him but it wasn't the case.

So, well, he listened to the prototype. And that included killing his friends, yes, and it's stated (in the au) that he does regret it and I'm crying again great (positive)

And now they're all there, everyone that has either indirectly or directly been killed by him are there and they want him dead now too. AND HES PROBABLY STILL CONFUSED ON WHY THEY EVEN WENT AGAINST HIM AND WANTS TO KNOW. BUT ITS NOT LIKE HE CAN JUST GO ASK THEN THEYD ATTACK HIM PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY ON SIGHT SO NOW HES S C A R E D OF THEM.

AND YOU CANT BLAME ANYONE BUT PLAYTIME.CO BECAUSE THEYRE ALL VICTIMS HERE. I CANT.

Oh and this.

I THOUGHT IT COULDNT GET ANY SADDER THEN YOU SHOT ME WITH THE DOOMED YAOI. HELL ITS NOT EVEN DOOMED ITS POST-DOOM. E V I L . THE FACT THAT DOGDAY PURELY HATES HIS GUTS AND WANTS HIM GONE AND DEAD THE MOST OUT OF ALL OF THEM IS GONNA KILL ME.

And then to add the final stab through my heart (compliment) I went to scourge for the enemies chart and-

HE HATES HIM SO MUCH! AND CATNAPS THE ONLY ONE OUT OF THE TWO WHO WANTS TO RECONCILE EVEN IF ITS JUST A LITTLE BIT AND WOULD MISS HIM QUITE A BIT WHILE DOGDAY JUST WANTS HIM G O N E . I CANT ANYMORE (I so can I love this)

You so did this to make people depressed for a week, it's working. And I love you for it.

Anyways we love angst in this household please keep it up I'm eating this au up for another 2 weeks buh bye

Edit: I'm so sorry for editing this so much the thoughts won't go away

[solar-wing]

okay, just so you guys know...

I'm still working on Shadowing Nightwing. Just making edits and doing my best to tone down the length because it's well over 40k words and I–... I just can't.

Also, I'm trying to make sure that it's good and spicy enough for what y'all are expecting, but also something that won't get taken down on patreon, tumblr, etc. the literal second it's up—because again, it's spicy. Honestly, what I might end up doing is posting the first part of it, and then doing what I did with 'One Kent Was Enough,' linking the rest of the story to AO3 cause I'm tired of having to jump through hoops and loops with these platforms.

like Patreon is taking forever to "review" and put back one of my stories for "violating" community guidelines. And don't even get me started with Tumblr and their nonsense because I just saw one of my mutuals get his post hidden on here due to "explicit sexual content" that was "outside" of user guidelines.

and the crazy part is, his fic was under 1,500 words and was nowhere near as bad as some of the fem!reader content I've seen on here. Like I know I keep ranting about this (and I'll damn sure continue to), but I'm so sick of the bias against m!reader content, especially when it's explicit.

We already get a bunch of fem readers getting mad at us for not wanting to write content that includes them even when we explicitly state that we are m!reader authors and only write for male or gen!neutral readers. Then, the content we do write for our audience always ends up getting flagged or taken down for being outside of user guidelines, when it's barely anything bad.

Like the amount of abduction, non-con/CNC that could be considered borderline grape without the g, coercion, manipulation, Stockholm Syndrome, YANDERE, etc. f!reader fics I've read on this platform and others that have no warnings, flags, or shadowbans from what I can tell is truly something ridiculous. Matter of fact, they'll literally have the most likes, reblogs, and engagement I've ever seen. But, our male reader fics get flagged for using the word bussy instead of pussy...I'm not even joking.

but, I digress.

ANYWAY, with all that being said, once Shadowing Nightwing is posted, I'm gonna take a break away from smut and Omegaverse fics for a minute only because trying to do that specific stuff has started to feel more like a job than something I enjoy and have fun with, and I don't want to burn myself out or give y'all content that I'm not proud of or feel like it's half-assed.

Plus, I'll be honest, this past week has been really hard mentally, emotionally, and creatively for me given the results of this election, I can't even say I'm surprised, but I can damn well say I'm pissed off. Like, I can barely write without sitting there thinking about the fact that this orange peel of a FELON AND THUG—yeah I said it for you sibling and cousin fucking, buck-tooth, bobblehead, ding-dong, dropped ON your heads, mindless little minions—ahem—I mean, conservatives (if conservative means conversing brain cells that is) and his adult sid phillips looking ass v.p. cheated like someone trapped in a room with all their favorite foods while being on a diet, or more than half this country is really that stupid.

keep in mind, we're talking about a country with a lacking education system paired with a population of *checks note* sibling and cousin fucking, buck-tooth, bobblehead, DING-DONG, SLAMMED on their heads, mindless little minion bitches—AHEM—conservatives so that last part really wouldn't be surprising.

but again, I digress.

Shadowing Nightwing will be out soon, and we'll be returning to some PG-13 content for some time until I can wrap my head around this—or find the cheapest and quickest flight to Saturn—whichever comes first.

anyways, pls stay safe out there guys in these next four years, especially my minorities out there WHO VOTED FOR KAMALA AND TIM. If you voted third-party, didn't vote, or voted for the felon and adult sid phillips, I PRAY you get everything you voted for 😉. no seriously, I'm really rooting for you 😊

MWAH 😘 kisses, bitches 💛

to the rest of my lovelies, I love you all, stay safe and shine bright, and I'll be here soon with Shadowing Nightwing (that is if I haven't found a direct flight to Saturn first...fingers crossed🤞🏽)

[wigglesworms]

It somehow just occurred to me that I can make posts on here that aren't art and can just be rambles! Sooooo....

RANDOM SANS AU HEADCANON TIME!!! YAY SO FUN!!!

-Error is also a huge Spider-man fan and has a whole bunch of Spider-man merch and has definitely been Spider-man many times for Halloween

-Ink and Error are huge Muppet fans, and have both watched all the movies and shows multiple times

-Whenever Dust or Killer is near Horror, one or both of them are holding on to him in some way. Dust perfers to just kinda cling onto Horror, whether it be holding his arm or his hand, while Killer literally HANGS on him like a monkey on a branch (tho Killer doesn't hold onto Horror as much as Dust does). Horror doesn't mind them, tho

-Nightmare absolutely LOVES vampires like if they could be or be with a vampire they would do it in a HEARTBEAT. However, Nightmare does NOT like the Twilight series in the slightest because it: "Ruined the vampire romance genre in unspeakable ways."

-Cross also gets crushes WAY EASILY. It was really embarrassing when he was working with the Bad Guys and had a crush on Nightmare cause they all poked fun at him, but it was EVEN WORSE when he joined the Stars and got a crush on Dream cause Dream is just so oblivious and does things that just made it SO MUCH WORSE (both crushes were also unrequited tho T-T)

-Cross and Swap are workout buddies 100%

Anyway, that's all I got! Thanks for reading, and if you have any other ideas or things you want me to ramble about, don't be scared to tell me, I am at your service! (*^^*)

-After the truce Dream thought that it would be cute and funny to show My Little Pony to Nightmare cause it's one of their favorite shows (they also hoped that the lessons might rub off on Night). However, literally, within the first few minutes, Nightmare started to get angry cause Princess Luna was a little TOO similar to them, causing a whole rant of just "THIS STUPID HORSE STOLE MY WHOLE BRAND! MY STORY, MY NAME, EVEN MY AESTHETIC! MY LITTLE PONY? MORE LIKE, MY LIKE COPY CAT!" (Dream found this extremely funny and was dying on the floor)

[lezleonardo]

Og post here

Haha so remember this from yesterday? Yeah it was just supposed to be a silly little one-time thing but now I've been face smacked with ideas for this au so now I must rant. (Also note I've never actually watched hannah montana sooo) ANYWAY.

Wwx is adopted by the jiangs who are ex-superstars , and they're like not the best caretakers... both yzy and jfm want their children to be the next "big hit" but jyl isn't really good at music, and Jiang Cheng is not doing too hot in the industry, also Wwx being a music progidy never even crosses yzy and jfms minds!

This leds to wwx starting a music account anonymously, which.. blows up! Anywho, so now the "Yilling laozou" is born.

Both jyl and jc don't know abt wwxs double life, jc because wwx thinks his secret identity being a bigger hit than his own career would break their already strained relationship.

Wn and wq are the only ones who know of his secret identity (and are also the only reason it stays a SECRET identity) Wn found out om accident which means wq was immediately informed.

In this au Wwx has a major crush on lwj (and is self-aware of it) buy when he finds out that lwj is a huge yllz fan, he's immediately like "Oh no my crush is in love with my alter ego!" And so that's the story or why yllz is constantly hitting on a unsuspecting lwj, Lwj has yet to return any feelings to yllz in fact he seems to avoid his advances... I wonder why, totally not cause he's in love with wwx not at all.

Also Jin Zixuan is a huge music rival to the yllz so when jin zixuan walks into wwxs home one day as jyls bf he almost descends (Jin zixuan has no idea to why this guy who looks oddly familiar hates him with such passionate fire) (and for anyone wondering the music rivalry is mutual)

Additionally, NHS is a HUGE Yllz Stan and is the closest person to have come to figuring out his identity

[dr-spectre]

Just out of curiosity- you talk about Hypno Callie and Unconscience Marina a lot when it comes to the hypnosis v. mind control/brainwashing thing, but what about Sanitized 3? Is that just straight up literal mind control and that's why it's not a problem? Or is it just not something you think about 😂

:) and have a wonderful day also

I dont have the biggest issue with what people say about Sanitized 3 because of how in-depth they try to go with Sanitization itself by the time Side Order comes around.

Plus the fight itself is portrayed in a more surprising and "oh god here we go" type of mood compared to Hypno Callie and Marina Agitando's more sinister and disturbing tone.

Also, the whole idea of fighting your player character from Splatoon 1 must have been an insane thing to see for Splatoon 1 players back then. It's portrayed as a cool surprise twist rather than the payoff of a long storyline.

I like to see the events in either two ways and I flip flop between them.

1. After 3 got knocked out, Tartar, using the sanitized ink took direct control over 3's body and is using them as a puppet to protect itself.

2. Once 3 got knocked unconscious, Tartar using the sanitized ink, seeped it into his brain and basically directly tampered with it to change his morals and ideologies to line up with Tartar's. Aka, literal brain.... WASHING.

I think the reasons why I don't get pissy about Sanitized Agent 3 is because of a few reasons. I am more attached to Callie and Marina as characters, what people and Nintendo have said about Hypno Callie actively DAMAGES the story that was set up from Splatoon 1 because people are obsessed with what's "canon" rather than looking at the story in a lens that is actually satisfying and has a proper pay-off to Callie's corruption arc.

Corruption arcs are a result of the character's actions and beliefs most of the time and the best ones usually follow that. They had the set up, but fucked up the pay off by making DJ Octavio and the Octarians over the top in their evil actions and made Octavio unredeemable, further damaging the storyline of Splatoon 3!!!!! You cannot redeem someone who kidnapped a woman and removed her memories and brainwashed her. You cannot do that. You wanna know what examples I can think of when it comes to something simliar like this?

TALON!!! FROM OVERWATCH!!! THE ORGANISATION THAT WANTS TO CAUSE CHAOS AND DEATH!!!! THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR WIDOWMAKER!!!!

and you know what else too.... HYDRA!!! FROM MARVEL COMICS!!! THE LITERAL NAZIS!!!! THE ONES WHO MADE BUCKY BARNS INTO THE WINTER SOLDIER!! YOU THINK THOSE FUCKERS ARE GONNA BE GETTING REDEEMED OR EXPLORED AS "well they aren't actually that bad guys!!!!"

UGHHHH.... Splatoon's writing makes me so mad sometimessssss....

Marina Agitando is a little bit different, most of my anger comes from pure ignorance online LMAO! Like I'm sorry but if you say Marina was hypnotised or brainwashed then you are factually wrong. Marina was knocked unconscious and an ai POSSESSED HER BODY!!! THATS ALL!!!!

I think its more scary to think about how Marina is completely not there anymore and it's just an ai using her as a meat puppet because it didn't have a form. Unsconscience was sung by Order. That's really funny to think about.

Anyways, this was your weekly rant about Hypno Callie, tune in next time when Nintendo eventually does something stupid to piss me off again!!!

(Also hope you have a lovely day)

[valjeancrazylover2]

So... Who's Gérard?

Thinking about his stupid ass so I'm making a post LOLLL

If you saw my post about Marius' friends, you'll have read about the infamous Gérard Ambroise - hes a bit mysterious, a bit of a dickhead, but sticks around regardless. So.... who is he exactly , you might be asking?

Pre-note.... shoutout to @24601orwhatever as per usual for helping me develop all of this and being the one to suggest gérard be canonised in the first place! he wouldn't be alive without you! most of what you will read below in the byronverse section will probably have been suggested or , like. "yes, and"-ed by him. THANKYOUUUU!

Let's begin ! (this is going to be a bit long, sorry.)

FROM THE META ANGLE:

For those who are not part of the like, 5 people worldwide who are In The Know (or maybe there are actually people who pay attention to my deranged rants on my main blog, i dunno), Gérard is, technically, an actual character in Les Mis. Officially he is an unnamed student, and has some iconic lines such as Our world! and Marius, sit down!. You may also spot him at the start of the ABC café scene seemingly arguing with enjolras centre stage.

The character who runs that track is not called gérard of course, though i call every actor who covers or plays the role in previous productions "Fake Gérard"s. Gérard is ONLY Gérard when played by Jordan Simon Pollard, on the West End. He's even in the programme, twice!

Here's some more pictures, with his iconic glasses. (Didn't have em in the programme for some reason.)

The surname Ambroise is completely invented by me. The name Gérard however, the man himself told me, for which I am eternally grateful Thanku hero

And thats basically all there is to know about the "canon" character, other than funny little details i spot. Keep an eye out for him. His track runs usually further offstage so you might miss some of the drama (or him completely if you're watching a bootleg) but if you're like me you probably prefer to watch whatever the fuck the ensemble are doing instead of the leads (sorry, enjolras).

SO IT'S PROBABLY IMPORTANT TO MENTION that the Gérard in the show and the Gérard in my head are two different guys. The interpretation I have of his character comes from my insane mind flanderising little interactions into oblivion until he became this man with a personality like sandpaper. The interpretation that Jordan Simon Pollard himself has on the character is most definitely entirely different. If he somehow sees this, sorry promise i'm normal.

That brings us to...

THE BYRONVERSE ANGLE:

In the brick, i think its mentioned that 5 students escaped, disguised as national guardsmen? well... regardless...... somehow Gérard survived, a slightly meta inside joke about the fact that the first time i was actually paying attention to him in a show, i lost track of where he was on the barricade and he seemingly just vanished and therefore theoretically could have survived the barricade. However the last time i saw him he did indeed take a bullet to the face (while screaming insults, might i add). My canon doesn't follow brick canon word for word anyway, as i like some details of other adaptations better and they work better with my characterisation - whatever. not important right now ,, kinda ,,,

anyway, gérard was one of les amis d'ABC, obviously. A law student, like marius, but cared more about activism, politics and debate than he did his degree, hence joining the revolution. he locked horns with enjolras a fair bit, but was not all that outspoken or loud, usually preferring to keep his head down and judge the rowdy students from afar, shaking his head in silent disapproval.

During the rebellion, suddenly he was faced with the reality that he may very well die, but was still determined for the cause and fought hard, gaining himself a nasty scar to the jaw and a few injuries here and there , yknow, the normal stuff. (another slightly meta note here, in the show, i dont know whether it's jordan not being able to act firing a musket or what, but i first interpreted his shooting during the Attacks to be him looking away from where he was shooting before he fired. this was probably me misinterpreting a very quick glimpse i saw, but whatever, #adoptingintomybeliefsystem.

He got out alive, laid low for a bit, continued his habit of wall-hugging everywhere he went, returned to his studies as a student. His injuries were not so grave like marius' that he took significant time in bed, plus he's a stubborn bastard so would've been up and about anyway if he didn't have anyone to play dramatics around for sympathy.

Emotional scarring however WAS there, of course, and caused him to become a lot more withdrawn and bitter. He became highly defensive and generally abrasive. If he was not a people person before, he certainly was not now. I suppose that's his way of trying to keep his identity low to avoid, yknow.. getting arrested for being an insurgent. just glower at everybody so they leave you alone.

He met marius completely by coincidence - if you read my last post, and as you'll find out if you read the fic when it releases, he was drawn in kind of against his will by Marius' friend René (another law student who dngaf about the law, just wanted to meet people and get the gossip) who saw his Mysterious Aura and got chatting. Gérard noticed something familiar about Marius and vice versa, and found them strangely drawn to each other.

They find each other utterly annoying. They cannot be left in the same room or marius will feel so awkward he will literally fold up and gérard will burst a blood vessel. Gérard will not shut up about politics, which reminds Marius of Enjolras, which brings back memories, which- its just a whole mess. but they have a warriors bond nobody else understands.

and thats the gist, i guess?

so its time for my favourite part ...

INCONSEQUENTIAL CHARACTER DETAILS THAT I THINK ARE FUNNY

He's an absolute train wreck of a guy, as i'm sure you've already gathered. he's rude, unpleasant, a repressed homosexual and an outspoken radical.

Another little meta joke - there's another ensemble character Jordan Simon Pollard plays in les mis. another unnamed character, but he in fact gets TWO lines, in the intro to Master of the House - "Landlord, over here!" and "God, this place has gone to hell!". He told me this character is called Willy Wonka, so we'll call him wonka for now, because previously i was calling him Tall Jean or Jean 3, and willy wonka i fear is more insane and also the OFFICIAL name from the guy himself so who's to argue.

anyway my point - Gérard has a brother. i'm sure you guessed it's wonka. we did indeed canonise that connection, for a laugh .

Yes the only official photo of him has luke's arm in the way. Oh well! You know it's wonka because of the red coat and brown hat. yknow... like willy wonka...

Anyway. his deal. sometimes in the show he will pull out some perfume and spray himself, so let's assume he's a) gay b) into perfume. He seems to be a much more amiable guy than his brother, chatting with other patrons at thenardier's inn (and even sometimes flirting with other men. saw him sit on a dude's lap once. most recently a guy came up to him while he was stood in the doorway gayly and the guy dragged a finger down wonka's stomach seductively. sometimes he dances with the ladies too, so he's either a gay for the girlies or bisexual, you choose) and even dancing around and joining the festivities, overall having a GREAT time , GOD he is SO fun to watch onstage i can HIGHLY recommend. he's tall, dressed in red, camp, and always smiling, he's hard not to miss.

Him and gérard don't really talk. He won't come up much in future, but he's here and he's queer!

(there has been some discussion of other JSP ensemble characters being relatives of Gérard, such as the wedding guest in Beggars at the Feast - who thenardier flirted with and nearly kissed last time i saw the show - but none of it has been wholly funny enough to be canonised at all. From a byronverse standpoint, Marius did not know Gérard at the time of his wedding, PROBABLY? timeline is still, uh, nonexistent?)

(the timeline issue also struggles with wonka's age in relation to Gérard's, becuase obviously Master of the House is 15ish years before the ABC café, so should wonka be significantly older than his brother....? yes. probably. but i don't think about it too hard. he's just......... older than gérard by a nondescript amount of time.. it's not really important and i can tweak stuff to make it work, WHATEVERR)

AND LASTLY, the funniest shit ever, the Gérard Ambroise situationships.

When jordan was on with milan valjean, they'd talk and interact during drink with me off to the side. I'll let you make your own assumptions there.

As mentioned, he's a repressed homosexual. he is in close quarterd with the aforementioned (some time ago) René Gignac, who is VERY camp, very effeminate, participates in the homosexual underground of Paris, the WORKS. Gérard has very conflicting feelings about this man, because on one hand René just LOVES to rile him up by saying purposefully stupid things whenever Gérard makes a political comment. and he can't just back down.

he assumes the hotness he feels in his body is to do with the anger, surely nothing more.

Anyway they at some point get together, its weird, its uncomfortable and awkward, they break up. and get together. and break up. and get together. and this repeats, like, a thousand times throughout the time they know each other. literally the WORST couple ever, to the point where everyone kind of loses track of whether they're together or not, because it's really hard to discern when they are, becuase Gérard is a bit ashamed and René is purposefully trying to piss him off.

René this whole time also has a crush on one of the other members of the friend group, Albéric, but this is mostly superficial and he just thinks he's hot . Albéric is not interested and René knows and respects this, however this does not stop him from pretending Gérard is Albéric whenever they kiss.

There's not much to it. it's textbook toxic yaoi .

it does get funnier however when René does, one day, meet Gérard's brother WHO you will remember is also effeminate and likes perfume - just like René. Needless to say they get on SWIMMINGLY, wonka probably sells rené a perfume or two, and ultimately get together. René does not tell Gérard this. he does however find out because René is wearing Gérard's older brother's perfumes, and Gérard is furious . you can imagine the kind of argument that'd follow.

Whether rené and wonka end up happy i DON'T know. havent thought that far but it was the funniest outcome to me after the disaster that was rené and gérard's "relationship".

ANYWAY! thats all i have to say on this freak. hope this was at all comprehensible. here's an audio clip of one of his wonderful lines in Red & Black.