#anyways i love her soooooo much she is my special lady

[theonlyadawong]

get this woman a green herb, stat

[heavyhitterheaux]

Will You Be My Valentine? (NSFW 18+)

First Lady of Private Garden Fic

AN: you know Jack is always going to show out for his wife 🥰

Synopsis: Jack has asked you to be his valentine every year since the two of you became a couple so you feel some type of way when February 14th, 2023 is getting closer and he hasn't

Pairing: Baby!Jack Harlow x Baby!Reader, Husband!Jack Harlow x Wife!Reader

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February 9th, 2013

“Jack, you haven’t asked her, yet?!?” Urban exclaimed while looking over at him in disbelief.

Valentine’s Day was literally in less than a week and Jack hadn’t asked you yet. Instead, he was trying to think of a creative way to ask you and he didn’t have any ideas so far.

“I’m working on it!”

“She’s your girlfriend! What is there to work on?! She’s already dating your dumbass so it’s not like she’s going to say no!”

“Shut the hell up. It’s our first one so I want it to be special. Are you going to help me or not?”

“With WHAT?! Y/N, will you be my valentine?! There, SIMPLE!”

“You can be such an ass sometimes.”

“And you can be annoying as hell when it comes to all that lovey dovey shit with your girl. You always try to go out of your way to impress her and shit when in reality, she loves anything your goofy ass does.”

Just then you walked up to both of them as they were sitting on the bleachers outside during lunch and you were all smiles.

“OH, Y/N!!!! Jack has something he wants to ask you!”

“URBAN!”

“Sure, what is it babe?” You asked while sitting next to him and all Urban was doing was smiling.

“I….”

“Come on Jack, we rehearsed this just before she walked over here.” Urban said while nudging him.

“Will you quit it, Urb?!”

“I’m trying to help you!”

“Okay, what are you two dumbasses going on and on about? And babe, why are you turning red?”

“I’ll leave you two to it since Jack is probably intimidated by my presence. Just so you know Y/N, I would have asked you already. Anyway, I’m out.”

“Asked me what?!”

“Ask your boyfriend!” Urban yelled over his shoulder before going back inside the school.

You noticed Jack was now more interested in his shoes and you took the opportunity to raise his head with your hand so he could look at you.

“Smush, what is going on? You’re making me nervous.”

“Well you always make me nervous. That’s nothing new.” Jack answered while pushing his glasses back up on his face.

“Are you going to tell me or am I going to have to pull it out of Urban?”

All Jack did was sigh before unzipping his backpack and reaching into it and pulling out a red and white build-a-bear.

“Is that for me?!”

“I’ve been carrying it around for two weeks trying to think of a creative way to ask you to be my valentine and I still haven’t come up with anything. Soooooo, Y/N, will you be my valentine?”

“I would be your valentine forever if it was left up to me, so yes, obviously.” You answered while throwing your arms around him and he eagerly hugged you back. 

“I like that idea. Oh, press her left hand.”

You did as Jack instructed you to do and soon you started to hear one of your favorite songs by Tamia, “Into You.” which you and Jack decided was “your song” for your relationship.

The song always seemed to be playing when you two were around each other so it definitely wasn’t a coincidence. 

“If this happens every year, I could definitely get used to it.”

Just then you heard commotion behind you and turned around to see Urban, Quiiso, Shloob, and Ace with Urban holding his phone up to record Jack asking you. 

“OW! DAMN IT URB! THAT WAS MY FOOT!”

“I TOLD YOUR ASS TO GET OUT THE WAY SO I COULD GET THE PERFECT ANGLE OF BOTH OF THEM!”

“So much for being discreet.”

“What the hell are you four doing?!” Jack exclaimed while looking down at them.

“We had to document you asking Y/N to be your valentine! This is the first one with you two as a couple after all.”

“And here I thought Jack was a simp, it’s Urban.”

“I’m a good best friend that’s what it is unlike yall dumbasses!”

“Well, I thought the gesture was cute, Urban.” You said while laughing and holding your bear tighter.

“Oh, and that was my idea to add the song.”

“HEY!”

“What?! Give me my credit where credit is due.”

“I love it anyway, thank you boo.” You said as you kissed Jack’s cheek and he immediately turned red.

“Yall are actually sickening and I love it at the same time.” Shloob said while opening his bag of chips.

“They’re getting married, I’m calling this shit.”

Present Day

It was less than 48 hours until Valentine��s Day and you were currently mean mugging your husband and he couldn’t figure out what you had such an attitude for. He was trying to tread lightly just in case the issue had to do with him.

“Baby, why do you keep looking at me like you want to kill me?” Jack asked while making sure he was across the room just in case you wanted to throw something.

“Jackman, it is February 12th.”

“Yes, I know.”

“YOU KNOW?!”

“Baby, yes I know! Did I forget something?”

“I should make you figure it out since it is so incredibly obvious.”

“Stink, I’m not following.” Jack said as he attempted to brush a few stray curls out of your face and you still kept the pout on your face. 

All you did was open a box of godiva chocolate and began eating without answering his question..

“Where did you get that?!”

“Doesn’t matter, all you need to know is that Clay knows the way to my heart and I suggest that you ask me to be your valentine before he beats you to it.”

“WHAT!?”

“Did I stutter?”

“HE BOUGHT YOU THAT?!”

“He sent me a text and asked me if there was anything I needed or wanted and I said chocolate and he came through unlike his big brother. I’m convinced you don’t love me anymore.”

“Wait a minute. You’re mad because I didn’t ask you to be my valentine?! And you better cut the shit right now talking about I don’t love you anymore. Loved you since I first laid eyes on you.”

“OBVIOUSLY! And bullshit, you didn’t tell me until we were seventeen.”

“Baby, come on. You know better than that.”

“JACKMAN, I AM CARRYING THREE OF YOUR CHILDREN SO EXCUSE ME IF I GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL!”

“Babe, come here.” Jack made his way over to you and slid you onto his lap while kissing you.

“Quit pouting, too.” All you did was cross your arms while rolling your eyes.

“Baby, I didn’t ask you to be my valentine because that’s already understood that you are. You and them.”

“Hmmph.”

“Y/N!”

All you did was stay silent.

“Fine, Y/N Y/M/N Harlow, love of my life, the woman that I married, and the mother of my three children, who I have loved since I was fifteen will you do me the honor of being my valentine this year?”

“Oh wow, this is such a surprise! This is just so unexpected and I… I just don’t know what to say!” You said while getting a startled look on your face.

“Are your….. Are your eyes watering and are you serious?!”

“HORMONES! AND YES I’M SERIOUS!”

“Babe! You’ve been my valentine since I was fifteen! I have to ask you every year now?”

“What do you mean now?! And YES! Because you always do!”

“I just did and you still didn’t give me an answer!”

“No.”

“NO?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN NO?!”

“Clay asked me first!”

“YOU SAID HE JUST GOT YOU THE CHOCOLATE YOU WANTED AND THAT HE DIDN’T ASK YOU!”

“Oh did I say Clay? I meant Dua.”

“Now I’m really about to kick her ass.”

“Just playing with you, baby. Of course I’ll be your valentine. Forever and ever and ever.” You said while leaning up to kiss him and he eagerly kissed you back.

“It’s only right that I have to ask them too.” Jack answered, nodding towards your stomach.

“Well, go ahead.”

“Hold on, I have an idea.”

Jack slid you off of his lap and went into the kitchen as you continued to eat your chocolate that Dua not Clay bought for you, but Jack didn’t need to know that.

Jack then came back and placed three candy hearts on your stomach and you couldn’t do anything but smile.

“You are so fucking cheesy and I love it.”

“Baby Harlows, will you do me the honor of being my valentine along with mommy this year?”

“I think they said yes.”

“YOU THINK?! Why do you INSIST on stressing me out?!”

“So dramatic, smush of course they said yes.”

“Come next year, valentine’s day might look a little different with three more people for us to love, but keep in mind you were my first valentine and that's not going to change.”

Jack looked up from your stomach once he heard your sniffles.

“Babe, not again. You have always cried easily, but now that you’re pregnant, it’s even worse. You cried because I put on your pink fluffy socks as you were telling me thank you last night.”

“I CAN’T HELP IT! I JUST LOVE YOU SO MUCH!” You exclaimed as Jack was trying to calm you down.

“I love you too, baby girl. Now please stop crying before the babies think something is seriously wrong with you. Then when they get here they’ll be sending death glares to me thinking that it was my fault just like you were earlier.” 

Just then Urban came down the steps and saw the candy hearts sitting on your stomach and made his way over to you.

“Can I eat those? And why are you crying?”

“NO! And she’s crying because I asked her to be my valentine.” Jack said as he swatted Urban’s hand away as he looked at both of you and rolled his eyes.

“Why? They are literally there just sitting on her stomach. And aren’t you his valentine every damn year?”

“They’re for the babies! And so what?!”

“Okay?? And?? They can’t eat them.”

“Ew, Urby. You actually like candy hearts?” You asked as he sat next to you and started to pick them off one by one and pop them in his mouth.

“Stink, does that answer your question?” Jack asked as he rolled his eyes.

“Hey, who sent you this chocolate? I want some.” Urban started to reach over you to get to the box, but you quickly smacked his hand.

“OW!”

“Dua got them for me and no you can’t have them. Early Valentine’s Day gift. Never take food from a pregnant woman, you should know better.”

“WHAT?! I THOUGHT YOU SAID CLAY GOT THEM FOR YOU?”

“Oh, did I?”

“BABY!”

“Oops.”

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y/ninsta: Valentine's Day 2023, jackharlow had me mad as hell two days ago, but he made up for it. Love you smush, my forever valentine 🥰🥰🥰🥰

saweetie: wait a minute, didn't he just buy you a car and now you have ANOTHER ONE?

sza: saweetie okay dj khaled

danivalentine: y/ninsta what did he do and do I need to jump him?

jackharlow: saweetie limit does not exist when it comes to my wife. anything she asks for I get. within reason of course.

jackharlow: danivalentine NO! I didn't do anything! your sister is just emotional and SPOILED!

y/ninsta: jackharlow I AM NOT AND IT'S WHAT YOU DIDN'T DO THAT HAD ME SO UPSET!

saweetie: jackharlow I will kick your ass so you better start explaining

jackharlow: she was upset because I didn't ask her to be my valentine because I thought it was UNDERSTOOD that she was since she has been since we were FIFTEEN

danivalentine: y/ninsta you are spoiled lil bit lol and jackharlow your dumbass knows better

jackharlow: danivalentine BUT SHE KNOWS THAT THOUGH. I MARRIED HER!

y/ninsta: danivalentine I'm gonna pretend that I didn't see that jackharlow gimme an elephant

theestallion: here she goes lol

jackharlow: y/ninsta baby where are we going to put it?

y/ninsta: jackharlow idk, you figure it out

jackharlow: y/ninsta how about the elephant sanctuary in Thailand?

normani: well shit

claybornharlow: enjoy the bracelet I got you

jackharlow: clay, delete that

claybornharlow: jackharlow no.

y/ninsta: claybornharlow jackharlow 😜😜😜😜😜

y/ninsta: jackharlow BOOK OUR FLIGHTS NEOW!

urbanwyatt: y/ninsta you don't need any more pets

y/ninsta: urbanwyatt well jackharlow didn't tell me no

jackharlow: y/ninsta me offering to take you to Thailand was me telling you no. if that wasn't clear, here.... NO.

y/ninsta: jackharlow worst husband of 2023 and the year just started🙄

dualipa: he's had that award for five years now

jackharlow: y/ninsta TAKE THAT SHIT BACK NEOW. I WILL RETURN THE CAR! and dualipa if you don't shut the fuck up and take your ass on somewhere. STOP SENDING HER CHOCOLATE AND ASKING HER TO BE YOUR VALENTINE

danivalentine: well this is a turn of events

shloob_: why are we not surprised?

y/ninsta: jackharlow YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH MY FUCKING CAR!

dualipa: jackharlow YOU'RE JUST MAD THAT I DID IT FIRST

jackharlow: I'm tired of fighting for my life every time I post something on here smh jackharlow: oh and y/ninsta we have to dance to our song before the night is over y/ninsta: jackharlow stop it before I cry again jackharlow: y/ninsta good lord lmao theestallion: wait what is yall song? y/ninsta: theestallion back that azz up by juvenile saweetie: bitchhhhh lmao jackharlow: y/ninsta BABY! QUIT IT! theestallion it's Into You by Tamia theestallion: back that azz up could be a warm up song tho y/ninsta: theestallion I like the way you think

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jackharlow: Woke up to y/ninsta handing this to me. SAY LESS BABY 😭😭😭

y/ninsta: jackharlow he ain't eat it right if he ain't have to change the sheets 😜😜

saweetie: her ass would make something like this lol

2forwoyne: save me a slice

danivalentine: y/ninsta I literally CANNOT with you lmaooo

y/ninsta: 2forwoyne no. reserved for my baby. I'll make you something else. we're using it for extracurricular purposes

saweetie: she means jackharlow is probably going to be eating the cake off of her boobs

jackharlow: saweetie wouldn't be the first time either and definitely won't be the last

cardib: 😭😭😭😭

urbanwyatt: and we're not going to talk about how she woke me up at 2 am because she forgot to make it and made me help her. I do NOT get enough credit being best friends to the both of you

y/ninsta: urbanwyatt you will be compensated accordingly and I needed a test taster

urbanwyatt: y/ninsta YOU COULD HAVE CALLED 2FO

y/ninsta: urbanwyatt you were right upstairs tho

jackharlow: y/ninsta ready for round 4 when you are

yungmiami: jackharlow question for you. are we about to break that record tonight and make it to 25?

jackharlow: yungmiami if I can get her ass to stop running from me we just might

y/ninsta: jackharlow 👀👀👀👀

saweetie: yeah learning jackharlow made you reach your peak 21 damn times in one night was WILD

y/ninsta: saweetie I was bedbound for four days

theestallion: NOT BEDBOUND 😭😭😭😭

jackharlow: y/ninsta and it's about to be a week this time

urbanwyatt: thank goodness I am NO WHERE near them tonight. y/ninsta good luck getting sleep bestie

y/ninsta: urbanwyatt I'm prepared to go down swinging

saweetie: y/ninsta and by swinging you mean scratching your nails down jackharlow's back

dualipa: not if I have anything to do with it and y/ninsta where's my cake?

jackharlow: dualipa in the trash where you also belong

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y/ninsta: somebody asked what my favorite valentines day gift was from jackharlow and here it is lmaoooo he got it for me our senior year in high school 😭

saweetie: jackharlow I literally CANNOT lmaooooo your dumbass would get this for her

urbanwyatt: we saw it in Spencers and he was like this is perfect lol

claybornharlow: the bear is telling the truth

jackharlow: clay.... don't start

lilnasx: lmaoooo gotta be one of the best gifts I've ever seen

jackharlow: shit I call it like I see it. my baby is gorgeous.

quiiso: jack been going all out for valentine's day every single year. every time I think he can't top the year before he does

jackharlow: quiiso my wife is expensive, gotta keep the ideas coming

y/ninsta: jackharlow I'm what now?

jackharlow: y/ninsta you are my beautiful cutie pie who happens to be my wife who I love so much

y/ninsta: jackharlow oh okay. thought so. I love you too.

jackharlow: y/ninsta with your expensive ass

y/ninsta: jackharlow TAKE IT BACK

jackharlow: y/ninsta NO

dualipa: SHIT BITCH YOU IS FINE. LEMME GET YOUR NUMBER.

jackharlow: dualipa she has your number and I already blocked you and I blocked it on my phone too. idk why I even had it to begin with. don't you have someone else to bother?

dualipa: jackharlow nope and y/ninsta UNBLOCK ME SO I CAN DECLARE MY LOVE FOR YOU

jackharlow: dualipa I hid her phone and she's short so I know she won't be able to find it any time soon. bye now.

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y/ninsta: and can't forget about this one 😭😭 jackharlow was like baby I have something serious to tell you. like he ass was going on and on and then he sent me this 🙄🙄🙄

jackharlow: THAT WAS SERIOUS. I WAS HORNY AND I MISSED MY WIFE!

y/ninsta: jackharlow baby I was literally just downstairs in the studio...

jackharlow: y/ninsta I still don't see the point mamas

y/ninsta: 🙄🙄🙄

danivalentine: yall are seriously sickening lmaoooo

urbanwyatt: danivalentine you tell no lies

jackharlow: look imma simp for my wife and I don't give a damn what people say

y/ninsta: jackharlow *in my cardib voice* I know that's right!

saweetie: PLEASEEEEEEEE

y/ninsta: I have the best husband in the world. might be a hot mess sometimes, but he's my hot mess lol

urbanwyatt: y/ninsta hot mess indeed

jackharlow: urbanwyatt HEY!

quiiso: I second what y/ninsta said

neelamthadhani: count me in

yungskylark: can we collectively all say to count us in lol

shloob_: lmaooo

y/ninsta: where's 2fo?!

danivalentine: y/ninsta eating in the kitchen

y/ninsta: danivalentine again?! 2forwoyne DON'T TOUCH THE PIE OR THE WHIPPED CREAM THAT GOES WITH IT

saweetie: y/ninsta who the fuck you think you fooling? that whipped cream isn't going on no damn pie

jackharlow: saweetie you right. imma put it on her

theestallion: ENOUGH!

yungmiami: has the record been broken yet? I am here for one reason and one reason only

jackharlow: yungmiami we'll address this tomorrow morning because I'm about to find out. y/ninsta baby the video above already lets you know what I wanna do so come on

y/ninsta: see yall in two weeks if I live to tell the tale 😭

DO NOT READ PAST THIS POINT IF YOU ARE NOT 18+

“Come on baby, take this shit. Didn’t you ask me to slut you out? Don’t ask me if you can’t hold up the end of your deal.” Jack was mercilessly pounding into you as you wrapped your arms around him tighter.

“Mmm, baby!”

“You’ve been such a good girl for me.”

“Fuck, fuck, fuckkkkkkk.”

“We got two more to go, I know you can take it. Stop running from me.”

 Jack had noticed that you were slowly making your way towards the end of the bed and he was quick to pull you back. 

“But…. I can’t.”

“Says who?”

“Shiiit baby I’m about to cum fuckkkkk.”

“See? I knew you could take it. Do it then, cum all over my dick.”

Without one more thrust, you released all over him and he was quick to slide out of you and flip the two of you over and motioned for you to sit on his face.

Jack took one long lick and you immediately grabbed the headboard to steady yourself.

“Jack… baby wait a minute.”

“What am I waiting for? You wanted to be slutted out so that’s what I’m doing so your ass needs to act accordingly. Not talking all that shit now, huh?”

“My legs are literally shaking.”

“And? They’re about to be shaking even more. Come here.”

You did as you were told and moved to get a little more comfortable before Jack decided to not show you any mercy.

“Mmm, my baby girl tastes so good.”

Jack then sped up his pace as your breathing quickened and your grip on the headboard got tighter and so did his grip on your thighs.

You were still so extremely sensitive so it didn’t take you long to once again cum all over Jack.

He then gently tossed you to the side before reaching into the bedside table that was on his side of the bed and pulled out the wand he had gifted you.

“Come on baby, we’re about to make it to thirty with this shit. Spread 'em.”

The next day you woke up and noticed that Jack was still laying beside you. He felt you stir and looked down at you and kissed your forehead. 

“Good morning, baby. You feel okay?”

“Good morning and yes I’m fine.”

“I was waiting for you to wake up to ask if you wanted to take a bath and ask you what you wanted to eat.”

“Yes to the bath and I wanna eat your dick for breakfast.”

“Hmm your wish is my command.”

“Wait, hold on.” 

You grabbed your phone on the nightstand to text Caresha since you told her that you would.

You- Made it to 30 

Caresha- Not surprised with yall nasty asses

“Baby, who are you texting? You want this dick so much so come on.” Jack said before starting to kiss your neck and rub your clit at the same time.

“Hmm, babe wait a second. It’s Caresha.”

“Tell her I’m working you up to 45.” 

“WHAT?!? JACKKKKKK!”

“That wand is really coming in handy.”

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[mermaidsirennikita]

Do ypu have HR with the hero having this animalistic MINE MINE MINEEEE!!! I know all of them have them but there are some taking it to the next level

Weeeellll lol not all of them tbh. Because we are surrounded by pearl clutchers as of late.......

ANYWAY.

I'm obviously relistening to Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas, her most underrated banger imo, and when Kev finally gets with the program and sneaks into Win's bedroom all he does is cover her mouth with his hand and go "YOU'RE MINE" and she realizes it is THE FUCK. ON. And then he rails her for like 48 hours in his little fuck cottage, yay!

The Bride by Julie Garwood is the quintessentially MINE MINE MINE romance novel. Medieval border marriage book. Alec Kincaid literally drags Jamie up to a window so his people can look at her, and when someone asks him in Gaelic "what do we call her?" He goes "YOU CALL HER MINE". (He does not realize that Jamie also speaks Gaelic, which is embarrassing for him, but also beneficial because she's like "OH".)

The Dragon and The Pearl by Jeannie Lin... I forget how much the hero says "mine", but he does tattoo the heroine with his symbol (consensually!) and it's soooooo possessive and erotic and emotional. And he's a villainous hero, so he's very like "YOU BELONG TO ME NOW"

Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale has a very alpha hero who suffers a stroke at the beginning of the book. The heroine helps him as he recovers (after some big asylum trauma) and he's always calling her like "my maddgirly" (her name is Maddy) and he's SUPER territorial over her and I love it.

Shadowheart by Laura Kinsale is also a very "MINE" romance, but it's mutual because Allegreto is a horrible villainous alpha who happens to like it when Elena gets rough in bed. However, he also gets his "MUAHAHAHAHAHA YOU'RE ALL MINE NOW" moment. Allegreto is crazy. *Obligatory Shadowheart's First Sex Scene is Noncon Warning*

The Wolf and The Wildflower by Stacy Reid! Wolf Duke is VERY possessive. Because he spent years in the Yukon living with wolves. (Really.) (He sniffs her crotch a lot.) (Shouldn't work but it sure does.)

Stephanie Laurens writes super possessive heroes because they have THE CONQUEROR'S BLOOD and are very alpha as a result. Scandal's Bride is my favorite I've read of hers thus far *obligatory "she drugs him for the first encounter" note* and Richard, lunatic of my heart, literally refers to Catriona as his snack (which he must have every morning or he will be very annoyed, and then he needs like a follow up snack thrice more throughout the day). But like. EVERY Cynster hero is a mine mine mine guy.

Elizabeth Hoyt knows how to write a mine mine mine. The Leopard Prince is an underrated one imo, because like Seduce Me at Sunrise it's one where the hero almost forces himself to give her up but at the last minute he's like "OH NO NO NOOOOOOOOO" and snaps and like, fucks her until she's screaming within earshot of her brothers and the guy who wanted to marry her.

Duke of Midnight proooobably has her most possessive hero, Everyone's (My) Favorite Douchecanoe Maximus Batten. I don't know that there are many romance heroes who get quite as MINE as Maximus fucking Artemis while talking about how he's gonna keep her trapped in like a special hunting lodge and kill elk for her and feed her the tastiest morsels, and it's honestly a real "oh girl it's like that huh" moment because she's a vERY rational woman and she's like "yeah tell me more about it keep going" lmao. Some of my favorite deranged dirty talk of all time.

Jennifer Ashley's Mackenzie brothers are super possessive. Like, even the "oh ho we have a fun time" ones (Mac from Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage and Cameron from The Many Sins of Lord Cameron") are still very "ALRIGHT NOW. CALM TF DOWN" if someone looks at their wives for too long lol. Ian (The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie) literally needs Beth around to feel complete and Hart from The Duke's Perfect Wife, another "Everyone Else Thinks He's Too Much But Iiiiiiiiiii Like 'Im" hero is sooooo possessive of Eleanor. Wasn't even in his own book yet and he still made time to put money down her bodice to remind her that DADDY STILL HAS CASH.

Monica McCarty's Highland Guard series is basically entire made up of "mine mine mine" heroes lol. The Chief has a MAJOR alpha hero. The Recruit is big on it too, especially since she tries to keep her accidental pregnancy from him and he feels the baby bump by accident and goes all *INFANT. DETECTED.* and is like "NO BABY OF MINE IS GONNA BE A BASTARD!!!!"

Though it's a funny moment, I still think the hero of Tessa Dare's Any Duchess Will Do making the heroine recite his courtesy titles while he bends her over his desk is both hilarious and ridic dumb possessive hot.

The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham has a very consciously dominant, "whose pussy is this?" type hero, which we love to see.

Joanna Shupe has very possessive heroes--Preston from The Bride Goes Rogue comes to mind, especially when mY BOY the Duke of Lockwood is like, vaguely making friends with Katherine, because Lockwood is so hot that every other hero in the series is like "You wouldn't fuck him??? OH PLEASE DON'T LIE TO ME I WOULD FUCK HIM" and gets very jealous lmao. Fwiw, Lockwood is possessive of Nellie in The Duke Gets Even. He's always like "I'm keeping you" and biting her tits to leave bruises and shit. Which is what Joanna Shupe is allowed to get away with in a trad historical in 2023 lmao.

Obviously. Derek Craven from Dreaming of You. McKenna from Again the Magic.

If you're up for something dark and angsty, A Rose at Midnight by Anne Stuart has a very intense YOU'RE MINE NOW YOU WENCH thing, but uhhh check your triggers. I loved it!

[blackbutler-readerinsertsandjunk]

Au terms and service request!!

Reactions to playing Five Night at Freddy's with circus performers plz hehehe

yessss I love it! FNAF has a special place in my heart; I was playing Toy Bonnie, Springtrap, and an OC on RP blogs back when the first games came out! (actually I still play them all, I just moved most of my RP muses to a multimuse... I love my lil fuzzbutt bunnybots and my spooky tour guide lady XD)

I'm super pumped for the movie to come out next month! I currently have the Peacock streaming service and the movie is coming straight to that as well as theaters. soooooo... pizza party and everyone's invited!!!!

anyway this is such a great concept eeeeee

God, she hates it!! Get the door! Wait, no, the other door! Fuck, is that Foxy on the camera?! Aaaaand Mr. Schmidt is dead. Oops. This is definitely not her favorite game, if only because she’s easily freaked out by jumpscares. If you laugh at her reactions, she’ll probably force close the Kuroshitsuji app and sulk for a while… meaning that every time you open it and try to talk to her specifically, she’ll make the app crash. She finally moans that life is hard enough, why couldn’t you pick a nice, wholesome farming game or something?? Gah. She’ll play it with you again, if you really want; just don’t tease her when she screams!

Ah, no, stop checking the camera!! Y’re gonna run down the power! Er… well… okay, y’ can check it this once, but… ugh! He’s hung up on the strategies rather than being too scared of the animatronics. At first, anyway. The first time you let Mike die to a jumpscare, he shrieks like a banshee. Those animations are just too detailed and creepy, as far as he’s concerned. If nothing else, he’s happy to keep playing despite the fear of getting another one of them. Actually, he considers it a point of pride to see all the animations. Come on, he won’t let you wimp out and stop playing until you survive the night!!

Oh, God, oh, God, oh, God, turn the lights on! They were so sure they heard one’a those damn robots comin’!! Aaaaah… dead because you guys were too slow to close the door. After the two of you die the first time, they’re urging you to try again. Of course, they screamed at the jumpscare, so you might ask if they really are sure they want to play again. They do, though! They talk about how their heart was racing (even though they, er, don’t have one, do they??), and how it was so much fun. Did it scare them? Absolutely. Did they enjoy it? No doubt! It’s something they love doing with you, so, they’ll play it as many times as you like.

Haha, Lord, this is an awful waste’a time and ‘e couldn’t be ‘appier tae be playin’ it with ye! What ‘appens if th’ lights go out, again…? … Oh. Right, death! He manages to crack jokes the whole time, but some of the content in this game actually sort of gets to him. Being trapped in an enclosed space with no options to just run, and only your own reaction times to keep yourself safe? That’s one of the scariest situations he can imagine to be in. That said, he’s quite fast, so if you’d prefer to give him commands, he can connect to the Five Nights at Freddy’s app itself and do things almost instantly rather than you pressing buttons. He’s helpful if you’ve tried a few times and are just a bit slow to survive. He’ll play with you as much as you want… just maybe play something a little bit more lighthearted before closing the Kuroshitsuji app for the night??

Y’ sure y’ really wanna play this one, eh? The premise is a li’l odd, ain’t it? ‘N’ the mechanics are so simple, is it even a challenge or… FUCK, THAT’S A GIANT ROBOT ANIMAL, CLOSE THE DOOR!! For as much as he isn’t usually rattled by things (in fact, there are times he seems stoic and emotionless), he pays dearly in finding out how scary this game is, because he severely underestimated it. When you let Mike die for the first time, the Kuroshitsuji app crashes; upon opening it back up, Jumbo will bashfully apologize and ask if you want to try playing again. He’s prepared now, he promises! Well, until that music box starts playing. It’s so pretty, isn’t it? … Dammit, okay, try one more time!

Oi, y’ sure this is s’posed t’ be a, y’know, a ‘orror game? From wot ‘e sees, it looks like a game f’r li’l kids ‘r somethin’. All colorful ‘n’ cheesy ‘n’… GOD! Rabbits shouldn’t be that fuckin’ scary!!! After letting Mike die for the first time, Peter just sort of zones out for a second. He’s got the horror game equivalent of a thousand-yard stare, as if he’s trying very hard to comprehend what the hell just happened. After a moment he snaps out of it and demands that the two of you try again. He’s fully committed to playing it until you survive the entire five nights, if only to prove that he’s not scared. In fact, find all the secret stuff! He’ll do those five nights and more! No stupid game gets the better of him!

(Aww, why isn’t there a snake animatronic? That would be so much fun!) Yes, he supposes it would be, Donne. (Let’s jus’ play it, we’ll show ‘em w’o’s boss!) Snake doesn’t share the aggressive enthusiasm, Wilde, but he’s willing to give it a go. He gets spooked quite quickly, though, and comments that he wishes he was a real person so he could hide behind you. (Of course, the snakes do the talking. It’s less embarrassing to admit that way.) He can barely get through one night without getting so scared he crashes the Five Nights at Freddy’s app. If he does manage it, however, his confidence grows a little and he’s able to formulate some better strategies for getting through another. It’s… fun to bond with you like this, even though he gets scared. He’ll keep playing, if you want.

Eep!! Good God, ‘ow do these ‘uge, ‘ulkin’ things move so damn fast?? It don’t seem fair at all! ‘Ow are y’ two s’posed t’ keep from dyin’? Well, she s’poses that’s wot makes it a challenge. That’s the whole point of the game, so she can’t really complain too much that it’s difficult. She jumps at every little sound in the game, and urges you to check the cameras often. This isn’t something she’s good at — she ends up having you check the cameras so often the power runs out, and you don’t last till 6 A.M. It’s a miracle if you last till 3, the way she plays. She at least is the only one to explain that because she’s part of an app inside the phone, it feels so much more… real to her! Thankfully, she’s a good sport. Even if she ends up screaming at every jumpscare, she’s fine playing it until you get bored. It beats just sitting round doing nothing! (Though, even that isn’t so bad with you.)

[joy-returns-in-the-morning]

Okay just finished watching all of Downton Abbey!! here are some thoughts. sorry for the length but I need to get this out of my system this has no particular order or reason I am just wringing out my mind like a dirty washcloth.

I feel like everybody here looooves Thomas. Probably like 90% of the Downton Abbey fanfiction on Ao3 are about Thomas. Um you guys know there are other characters in this show right? So I know it's unoriginal. But. I have to admit it. Thomas is my favourite and i love him <3

like they would be talking at dinner about Important Plot Things and Thomas is in the background serving appetizers and I'm like lol. there's Thomas. Then I'd have to rewind cuz I wasn't paying attention

but man he is so nasty at the beginning haha I think people forget that sometimes

I told my (blissfully offline) friend that I like him and she's like, why??? He's so mean???

IDK I like him BECAUSE he is mean! He's terrible and nasty and I like him for it!!

because like why should he be nice anyways? Should he be GRATEFUL to have the immense privilege of holding the door open for someone?? he's been handed an unfair lot in life and why should he be happy about it? poor little meow meow <3 <3

the costumes are sooo pretty. So glamourous! So beautiful! A real feast for the eyes. But like, it does seem all rather silly sometimes lol. Do you really need to wear a special outfit just to dinner. Do you really need so many staff to wait on five people XD

So I actually quite liked Tom's relationship with the family by the end of the series (especially him and Mary) their friendship is very sweet but Tom's arc still frustrates me soooooo much. Like oh yeah suuuure you're all about socialism and equality when you have to drive people around for a living but then you happen to marry a lady and suddenly you're all about upholding the same classist structures that once held you down. 🙄 What ever happened to your PRINCIPLES man?!! He has all the political backbone of a jellyfish. 

And like, Miss Bunting and even Miss Braithwaithe were RIGHT about Tom but they were made out to be SOOO obnoxious, like they were unreasonably painted as villains but at the core of it they were RIGHT. He WAS getting uppity. He WAS forgetting his roots.

Lord Grantham’s like "ooooh it's so sad those terrible brutal communists have been killing those poor innocent Russian aristocrats, oooh how horrifying i do not condone violence and killing" Yeah, but like... it's not as if the Russian peasants weren’t dying brutally at the hands of the rich and powerful for centuries. You weren't crying about it then.

Vera and Lavinia were like the same character to me. The same except so far the opposite it swung around to being the same. Vera was absurdly evil and Lavinia absurdly good and they both served no purpose except to be the obstacle to the One True Pairing 🙄

also Mr. Gregson's wife! Do we even learn her name? Poor lady is having a terrible time of it imprisoned in a mental hospital and literally nobody cares. :/ So much for those wedding vows, "in sickness and in health"

I think! Thomas and O'Brien's friendship is cute! so under-rated. partners in crime. they're in cahoots. >:3c Too bad it had to end like it did :(((

I think the plot with Jimmy would have been more interesting if Jimmy actually HAD led Thomas to believe he had a chance. Like if Jimmy's maybe having some weird feelings he doesn't know how to deal with. But then when push comes to shove Jimmy decides he just doesn't want to risk it and acts all offended to save his own reputation. Because as it is it felt like... a little too sudden. Or maybe I just feel too embarrassed on Thomas's behalf that he made such a mistake.

Anna and Mr. Bates. Ugh. I found their romance SO boring and tedious, so many obstacles were thrown in their way I forgot why they even wanted to be together in the first place. one of the worst subplots and they NEVER let it go

 Daisy was saying a lot of nasty things too by the end of the show honestly. But nooo Thomas is the mean one

 I feel like there is some sort of parallel that could be drawn between Ethel and Thomas. Or I'm not sure if it's a parallel but... how do I put this. If you think that Thomas's lot is unfair, then what happened to Ethel was also unfair. Because what did she do, really? The same thing I bet everyone on here wants Thomas to do. We all love Thomas but nobody really cares about Ethel. :/ idk I thought she had spunk and ambition and it's a shame they had to reduce her to a "fallen woman" subplot

it's so stupid that everyone had to get paired off at the end. Personally I don't see why Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes had to get married. oh the amatonormativity

on the other hand I think Mary and Carlisle should have married lol. XD Yeah they'd be unhappy. but they are suited for each other and it would certainly be INTERESTING haha (dunno how serious i am about this)

Edith’s outfits were always the nicest in my opinion. loved her colour scheme!

everyone's always like "oooohh noo our way of life is dying this is so sad" :((( I mean I guess?? It's sort of sad??? But ultimately. I Do Not Care about the lives of the British Aristocracy.

fun show all round

[roguestarsailor]

thoughts on a court of mist and fury *spoilers*

***** lots of spoilers folks *****

- MY GIRL FEYRE IS READING!! SHES READING LIKE REGULARLY AND CASUALLY IM SO PROUD

- RHYSAND MY LOVE I TAKE BACK ALL THE BAD THINGS I SAID IN BOOK ONE AND YOU ARE A BABY THAT NEEDS TO BE LOVED AND PROTECTED AND DESERVE PEACE AND QUIET AND MORE LOVE

- tamlin needs therapy like pronto; we dont stan a unsupportive partner and partner who is unwilling to share pain!! CANCEL TAMLIN 2020

- rhys popping up during the wedding scene was *chef’s kiss* and i noticed that he didn’t “claim” her as he said he would for like three months after everything. i suspect he was being a good person and literally letting her live her life. also for loving someone, tamlin was super chill and just kind of let her go??? idk i thought there would be more of a fight??? when feyre was literally like why are your claws retracting man?? fight for me??? hello??? but then again rhys is definitely more powerful than tamlin and probs some unspoken laws and such between high lords i guess ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ anyways tamlin aint shit

- page 296-298! fucken shook me to my core. that self awareness, that confrontation, she identified the core of everything and it was such a turning point and im just so proud of her!!! She's recognizing her traumas and is healing!!!!!!!!!!

- yeah i immediately ship cassian and nesta; i hope she fucks shit up in the next book  😀 😀 😀 😀  

- maybe az and mor are truly the slowest of slow burns   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

- i pictured pollution from good omens as how Amren is suppose to look like

- rhys is such a strong leader and im just -- baby deserves all the love. He's really good at plotting. He really made feyre learn all these things so they can nurture their love but also be a strategic advantage its interesting that even tho theres love there he still treats her like a weapon

- the joy in his rhys eyes when they winnowed into his regular ass town house that feels super lived in. and his friends banging on the door like he isn’t the feared night court high lord that he is. that was so refreshing to see that hes a regular person and not that high lord man who lives in a near empty mansion. he puts on a mask for everyone but he himself is just a regular fae.  

- reading about the peace that velaris was able to live through was beautiful. i imagined a city like san francisco with the hills and views of the ocean but kind of like the peace found in super small towns or cities in asia; maybe even some european cities (which is prob where this location is inspired by but i haven’t visited many euro cities). the scenes of ppl dining out, making art and music and just chilling is so lovely esp given our current pandemic. art is so treasured there and im like thats the epitome of a great society isn’t it? being able to do things because you just can without the pain of financial insecurity, civil unrest, etc. i definitely would love and die and for a society like that. its just so wonderful. i was filled w happiness while reading those scenes. :)

- rhys and his inner circle taking feyre out into the town and just being casual. nobody treats them like theyre royalty or anything special. theyre just a regular group of friends who enjoy hanging out. its super nice and nostalgia inducing esp during this pandemic when friends are so far away and not like it used to be.

- when rhys immediately saw how under weight and dead freye looked when she was in spring court -- AND IT WAS THE FIRST THING HE SAID TO HER WHEN HE SAW HER THROUGH THE DOOR WHILE TAMLIN DIDNT FUCKEN NOTICE

- i also take back my frustrations in book 1 when freye always wondering around the grounds in spring court esp during calanmai. i thought it was because the author needed to move the story forward but its just freye. she doesnt sit still and now that shes w rhys, we are seeing soooooo many things about prythian and thats beautiful. tamlin was truly a hinderance huh

- rhys sent her music when she was in the cell in Under The Mountain which was found in velaris. maybe he wasnt risking a lot but he just showed her a glimpse of the forbidden world right under aramantha’s nose holy shit he saved her from destruction!

- when rhys had his nightmare and feyre came to comfort him and kissed him on the cheeks and gave him such tenderness made my heart sing~

- rhys is literally opposite of tamlin is soooo many ways. RHYS DID THINGS OUT OF LOVE, WHILE TAMLIN DID THINGS FOR LOVE. everything from how rhys made sure feyre can grow into who she is meant to be, to how he introduces her to his friends and how he interacts w everyone in his court, how he handles pain, everything is so different than tamlin. tamlin feels pain and just bulldoze over things, doesn’t think about how his actions are hurting others even as he is hurting. he doesn’t talk, he doesn’t share, he doesn’t try to get himself or feyre out of this misery and just sees threats everywhere and hits them. he was also supper passive honestly. no doubt hes riddled w guilt and grief but can’t figure out how to handle it so he uses feyre as his crutch where if he can “save” her he will be free smh

- rhys PAYS feyre!! HE GAVE HER FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND RESPECT FOR HER WORK!! THE INDEPENDENCE THAT TAMLIN DIDNT FUCKEN GIVE.

- THOSE NOTES THEY SEND TO EACH OTHER SINCE FREYE CAN READ AND WRITE NOW

- Ianthe was sus from the beginning!! i knew it!! although i did bet she was gonna sleep w tamlin on the side. But she's a lot worst so we don't like her either

- the throne room scene was steamy af this time its fine because there was ~consent~ and also because we see the dynamic and growth between the two and how they work together. this was great although I was kind of like pls get a room tho

- RHYS SMILING!!! FEYRE AND RHYS LAUGHING TOGETHER UGH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH

- THEY ARE MATES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FEYRE AND RHYS FOUND EACH OTHER AND HAD SO MANY SHARED TRAUMAS AND WORKED IT OUT TOGETHER AND GREW TOGETHER AND LEARNED ABOUT EACH OTHERS QUIRKS AND ITS JUST LOVE IN ITS PUREST FORM UGH THAT SCENE WHERE RHYS WAS CRYING AND FEYRE HEATED UP FOOD FOR THE BABY AHH MY HEARTTTTT  MY WHOLE ENTIRE HEARTTTTTT IS BURSTING WITH LOVEEEEEE

- LUCIEN AND ELAINE HOLY FUCK WHAT A LEFT FIELDER i hope this is the push that will propel lucien to defy tamlin. going back to the contrast between how tamlin vs his court and rhys vs his court, rhys has a group of unwavering loyal friends and are treated equally esp letting them joke around so much and it feels like a casual group of friends hanging out. tamlin has just as much loyalty from lucien but theres still a power structure that tamlin maintains. luciens words doesn’t have much weight whereas rhys’s friends do. both tamlin and rhys have so much power and sway and similarity in traumas and tragedy but both execute things completely differently. tamlin only wants to upload what he is familiar with, maybe what he thinks his father wants whereas rhys actively tries to think of something better, to change the system regardless of how hard it is.

- tamlin you dumbass. He didn't learn from amarantha. He again let his pride fuck over a bunch of other ppl. He shat on amarantha and fucked over his court. Now he fucked the rest of prythian and human world by bargaining w the king. Smh goodbye tamlin

- I straight up knew the queens were bad!!! I knew they had to be plotting something. The sixth is "ill" my ass.

- LADY OF THE NIGHT COURT LETS GO FEYRE AND WOOWW WE STAN A MAN BREAKING TRADITIONS AND SUPPORTING EQUALITY

- when hybern was destroying velaris. I WAS GONNA THROW HANDS BRO. I'm glad we saw the extend of how powerful feyre could be and how she was clever and we can really see how she's completely different from before. She has bite and fight in her and it's so refreshing!

- how about we let az and cassian live in peace. Those boys had to deal w the blunt of literally everything. from being the only shield in valeris to poison/hurt wings against the king, just beat up all the time 🥺

- suriel is their version of a wikipedia

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I read all 600 damn pages in like 2.5 days and I was loving it the entire time! My heart sored when feyre and Rhys were getting close and starting to break down their walls and really connect. This was a truly good enemies to lovers, slow burn tale and the drama is so great. There were good stakes that changes a character and their behavior and a good balance of action and excitement but at the same time so many little moments that let u see the character and how they interact w each other and the world. a lot of big plot moments, slice of life moments, a bit of romance and comedy. overall, an amazing book but super long. thus far this is my favorite book and im hoping the rest of the books can be just as charming and lovely but not too heart breaking. i hope rhys and feyre makes it. i cannot predict what to expect in the other books in the series (isn’t there gonna be 8 books total???) 

[esseastri]

Megan Reads Oathbringer (part 11)

All right, now that it’s been 4 months and I’ve read all the other things, I realized that it’s, like, 5 days until this book has been out for a year and I should probably get the fuck on with it, so. Here we are.

Part 11 encompasses pages 828-934 (previous parts)

me in July: I’m almost done! I can finish this!

me, now: sweet christ I have a smaller novel’s-worth still to get through lord let me live

Aw, damn, I left off on Interludes, but I DON’T CARE ABOUT VENLI, WHERE MY BOYS AT

oh SNAP I WANT THAT, the ability to speak and understand all languages???? GRABBY HANDS

ah yes the “the alethi enslaved us so we should rise up and kill them by enslaving ourselves to this other, more horrible godlike being” narrative. my favorite.

sigh

why we gotta EXTERMINATE people?

I’m tired. of extermination plotlines.

Maybe. Venli and her lil light spren will stop? the extermination!? I’m here for that!

“There was an art to doing laundry” HONESTLY THO, HAVE YOU MET COLLEGE-AGE BOYS WHO NEVER LEARNED HOW MUCH SOAP TO USE? AMEN.

oh.

I forgot about Mraize. 

like, literally, 100% forgot about his existence. sorry alyx.

eyy, we found Shalash!

HE WAS LOOKING FOR HER?? IT WAS A TRAP??

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...Mraize has a babsk? I didn’t think he was Thaylen????

“A resistance is not what we caught you mounting.” UGH. PICK THE HAMMER, YOU FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT.

Why do I feel like this is a “HE HAS CHOSEN THE BEAR. BRING FORTH THE BEAR” joke?

yeessssssss, VENLI!!! TAKIN RESPONSIBILITY!!!!!!!! I CARE NOW. I WANT HER TO BE BETTER, I WANT HER TO WORK THROUGH. GIIIRRLL!!!!

HOW LONG WILL YOU VACILLATE?

YESSSSS

gr oss? Tha nk s? for the melting flesh images??

yelch

PART FOOUUUUUURRR

that’s. so many POVs. What is this, a GRRM book?

also none of the POVs are Bridge Four and. WHEN WILL MY BOYS COME BACK FROM THE WAR.

wait, I could have sworn the Alethi had been fighting the Parshendi for ten years?? but Dalinar is talking to Gavilar EIGHT years ago?

Did I miss smthn?

Did I conflate the Shattered Plains with the Trojan War? I’m confused.

Lisa has done Math for me and found out that it was only 6 years????????? Why did I think it was ten??? I COULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS TEN????

“his job was to loom” heheheh

so... Dalinar is the nuclear deterrent and the nuclear threat all in one?

Dalinar, leaning into the mic: “The truth is... I am Iron Man.”

#Evideservedbetter2kForever

OH NO A BABY

TINY FIFTEEN YEAR OLD ADOLIN IS MAKING MY HEART SING

“I had this specially tailored” I LOVE HIM

OHHHHH

HE’S TRYING SO HARD TO IMPRESS HIS DAD I’M CRYING

“When censured, Adolin only tried harder.” I! LOVE! THIS! TINY! SUNLIGHT! BOY!

I wanna write fic where Adolin Kholin meets Luke Skywalker and the world literally EXPLODES IN SUNLIGHT AND SOFTNESS.

“Who could deny him?” CERTAINLY NOT ME, I WOULD DIE FOR ADOLIN KHOLIN TOO GOOD TOO SOFT FOR THIS WORLD

me, squinting: “which Herald is Ahu?”

my running method is to just suspect everyone of being a Herald. At some point, I’ll have to be right.

WHICH! HERALD! IS! AHU!

HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE UNMADE LIKE HE KNOWS THEM PERSONALLY, TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY LET THEM IN. WHICH!!! HERALD!!! IS!!! AHU!!!!

LISTEN, I JUST WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE HERALDS. GIMME A BOOK ABOUT THE HERALDS, BRANDON!

GIMME THAT JUICY GOOD BACKSTORY, BRANDON!!!

me: why is there a map with the sea but Kholinar is on it???

two seconds later: OOOHHH DUH IT’S SHADESMAR

wack y fun!

ARE DREHY AND SKAR OKAY???? THEY DIDN’T COME WITH???

ARE THEY OKAY?

OH NO OH NOO I’M GONNA WORRY AOBUT THEM FOREVER

Adolin, say hi to your swwooooorrdddd

....the Oathgate has souls?

what?

Fearspren: gross.

I knew they were all bigger on the inside, as it were, but. #yikes?

“Kaladin’s not well.” “I have to be well.”

BRB SOBBING ABOUT KALADIN

I’M!

HE’S SO STRONG

I’M! HELP!

GIANT CLAW? UNMADE!!?? LET’S KILL IT. IDK IF WE CAN BUT CAN WE TRY??

“sword lady” HEH

ok well, at least we know Drehey is alive, since Shallain bumped into his soul, which is both TERRIFYING and REALLY COOL

YOU’RE NOT NOTHING, ADOLIN, YOU ARE EVERYTHING AND I LOVE YOU.

*long keening noises*

I FELL ON THE FLOOR

“Hey,” Adolin said. “It will be all right.” “I survived Bridge Four,” Kaladin growled. “I’m strong enough to survive this.” “I’m pretty sure you could survive anything. Storms, bridgeboy, the Almighty used some of the same stuff he put into Shardblades when he made you.” Kaladin shrugged. But as they walked onto the next platform, his expression grew distant again. He stood while the rest of them moved on. Almost like he was waiting for their bridge to dissolve and dump him into the sea. “I couldn’t make them see,” Kaladin whispered. “I couldn’t...couldn’t protect them. I’m supposed to protect people, aren’t I?”

GUESS WHICH PART BROKE MEGAN

GUESS WHICH PART DUMPED MY HEART ON THE FLOOR

ANYWAY, I’M CRYING

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“I’m frightened. I talk when I’m frightened.” I LOVE HIM.

ADOLIN’S HELOIGN HIM HE’S MAKIN HIM TALK TO DISTSRAT HIM AND MAKE HIM JEEP WALKING AND I”M

I LOV A SUNSHINE BOY

SO MUCH

...is Vivenna okay?

oh shiiit, Adolin is? king????

sort of? almost??

oh man, he’s gonna be SO GOOD AT IT!!!! LOOK AT HIM TAKING CHARGE AND TAKING CARE OF EVERYONE. HE’S SUCH A GOOD LEADER, HE’S GOING TO BE SOOOOOO GOOOOOOODDD AT THIS!!!!

that chapter was a Lot

OH NO A SZETH CHAPTER

I’ve only been asking for this for tHE WHOLE BOOK

but now I’m gonna be MORE SAD

.......idk how I feel about the soul-after-image thing. it’s interesting, but I’m still a lil weirded out by Szeth...you know...being alive?

huh. Vasher knows about the magic fish? So....does this validate Lisa’s theory about the fish and the birds from that other cosmere thing I can’t remember bc I haven’t read it?

holy shit, that’s a LOT of skybreakers.....

...who have been around the WHOLE TIME???? WTF

So...Szeth can hear the Spiritual Realm.....and is going to bond a spren, of the Cognitive Realm...and is in the Physical Realm... so does that make him the Avatar, Master of All Three Realms?

(while he may have a lot to learn, I believe that Szeth can save the world)

hm. they’re so...regimented. militaristic. ritualized. They’ve got tests and rules for getting in and it’s all very well-put-together. and it’s WEIRD compared to everyone else stumbling into their Ideals. Is this what is was like before the Recreance? or is this just the Skybreakers being Skybreakers?

why are there kaladin flashbacks in the dalinar book, why, brandon, why must you hurt me in this way

Brandon: *mentions Tien* Me, softly: “no”

HE REALIZED HE COULD KILL AND THAT’S WHAT TERRIFIED HIM

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I’M EMOTIONAL AND KALADIN IS SAD AND I’M UPSET

Also, Syl just. grabbing his arm and snuggling him is VERY GOOD, SHE IS VERY GOOD, AND SHE SHOULD BE WORSHIPED FOR BEING SO VERY WONDERFUL

“It cannot be holy. If it truly were, it would have burned me away long ago.” I’M SAD NOW, THANKS.

I have weird emotions about people losing their faiths, and Szeth’s character arc has been particularly. compelling to me.

“Here’s what you have to do: fight him and win!” has the same energy as that obnoxious Assassin’s Creed “tip” that’s like “the trick to staying alive to is get your enemy’s health bar to zero while keeping your above zero” and I’M SO PLEASED.

ooohh shit

he drew Nightblood

which I feel is NOT RECOMMENDED

# Y I K E S

Skybreakers take the “lawful” part of DnD alignments to a very unhealthy extreme

tbh they’re a lil fucked up, ngl

Skybreakers make me uncomfortable, is what I’m saying.

“he had never mastered the ‘sleep anywhere’ skill the grunts bragged about” NEERRRRDD

WHEN WILL ADOLIN REALIZE HE’S A REALLY GOOD LEADER??? SOMEONE TELL HIM, I WOULD BUT I’M TOO FAR AWAY.

oh that makes sense

I was confused for a hot second about how Vivenna knew Adolin’s kata, but she probably learned it from Vasher who...also...taught Adolin. Duh.

“I’m just a woman who has been constantly out of her league since adolescence.” Viveennnnaaaaaa, darling. You’ll be all right.

also that makes total sense--the Horneater Peaks? If they’ve got a portal, it makes sense they’re so much more in tune to the spren. Easier border crossings.

PEOPLE live in this realm? What the??

I don’t know Nazh, but the fact that he has an embarrassing tattoo due to Horneater lager bad decisions DELIGHTS ME

hm. idk why I’d sort of assumed that Dalinar went to visit the Nightwatcher before Gavilar died, but. maybe I’m wrong. Maybe it was a consequence of Gavliar’s death. 

“the other one” GET FUCKED WITH A CACTUS, PAST!DALINAR 

OOHH

SOFT BOY

Renarin is such a Good

also, Dalinar HUGGING is SO GOOD KEEP DOING THAT THAT WILL HELP

“Humans, you must stop your emotions. They are very inconvenient here.” I think, Pattern dear, that Shallan rather thinks emotions are inconvenient everywhere.

mmmmmmmmmmmmm

HERE WE ARE AGAIN

ANGER IS ALWAYS THE FIRST STAGE OF DEPRESSION

HELLO, KALADINMEGAN BRAIN, IT’S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU WERE SO NEATLY SPELLED OUT BUT HERE WE ARE AGAIN

“You’re not angry at anyone, you’re just looking for something to latch onto. Something to feel.” To stave off the darkness of unfeeling and anger is easy. It’s irrational and warm and so easy. So it’s always the first one to go.

“It would continue until numbness seemed preferable.” GOD YUP. THERE IT IS.

It’s still really validating and really, really unsettling to see your brain problems spelled out so succinctly.

oh lord

“Men he loved, killing each other.”

I’M UPSET

(and the very tiny garbage part of my brain goes, ‘see he LOVES Moash’)

ADOLIN TAKING THE REARGUARD BECASUE SOMETIMES KALADIN NEEDS LOOKING AFTER I’M EMOTIONAL

Syl had a different Kaladin before Kaladin?? Wild.

and GOD but the symbology of the LIGHTHOUSE in Kaladin’s chapter. I’m. <3

EEEYYYY NAVANI!!!

she made them carry their own chairs, GOD THE MEANING BEHIND THAT, I LOVE HER

“Elhokar and Adolin are safe somewhere.” ABOUT THAT....

LOPEN, PLS

Bridge Four’s unwavering belief in Kaladin is SURE A THING. I love them SO MUCH.

also, god, MY BOYS, here they are, eating all the food and being ridiculous losers at a formal event I HAVE MISSED THEM SO

god, fuc you Ialai. ofc she didn’t carry her own chair, fukin JERK

good to know the assholery of the Sadeas name is being upheld, even after his death

god, every time Taravangian is mentioned, my gut just clenches, he makes me SO NERVOUS

GOD YES OH MY GOD, LIFT VS ROCK EATING CONTEST PLS GIMME MORE

I have forgotten that I love Sebarial. Petition for him to show up more often.

OH GOOD HE’S HAVING A BAD DAY. EXCELLENT. HE’S MUCH BETTER WHEN HE’S STUPID

...unless he’s super smart today and just pretending to be stupid.

fuck

IT’S SO HARD TO TELL WITH HIM ARGH

ANYONE ELSE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DISCUSSION OF INVADING SHINOVAR WHEN SHINOVAR IS THE ONLY PLACE THAT DOESN’T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE AT THIS COUNCIL???? JUST ME? OKAY.

also they keep talking about Shinovar as a redoubt and a haven, but....didn’t the Everstorm--going the wrong way--destroy Shinovar? Has anyone checked??

Navani is so clever and it’s brilliant.

“Taravangian was talking about having you tour Vedenar personally”....alone....so he can MURDER YOU. BAD IDEA. ABORT MISSION.

KALADIN HAD AN OLD LADY SLAVE FRIEND WHO DIED AND I’M SAD AGAIN DAMNIT

“He’s got battle fatigue. We have to watch him when he’s sitting around doing nothing, not when he’s got a specific mission.” MMMMMMHHHMMMMMMM

the future is forbidden, but not to Truthwatchers, sooooooo... is. this “Oracle”. a.......... Herald? PERCHANCE.

(He’s not, but I AM SUSPICION INCARNATE)

Weren’t they lying at the beginning and saying that Shallan was an Elsecaller? Because Odium thinks she’s an Elsecaller for some reason. And I wonder...who he’s spying through and where his attention is focused and who told him the lie?

KALADIN JUST WANTS TO SAVE HIS DAD IS THIS TOO MUCH TO ASK

aight, which world does canned food come from? How far ahead is the mistborn world whose name I can’t remember right now but it begins with an s SCADRIAL YEAH THAT ONE how far ahead is Scadrial in technological progression? Where does the Stormlight Archive fall on the mistborn timeline?

ADOOOLLIINNN. TALK! TO YOUR SPREN!!!

THEY DON’T KNOW??? THE BOYS DON’T KNOW? HOW THEIR MOTHER DIED?

HOW DO THEY NOT KNOW?

oh my god

that

god, that’s a huge lie to believe for so, so long. ohhh my goddd

someone has been writing down all the Unmades’ names, right? So I can look them up in the Coppermind later and be confused and try to work out which is which and what they do and how terrified I should be of them? cool thanks.

HELLO DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND

HE’S GONNA TELL US SECRETS!!!!! ARE THEY USEFUL!? WILL I LEARN THINGS ABOUT THE HERALDS!!!!??

I have one (1) priority in this establishment

...why does Syl have color

who is she

also LIGHTSPREN/REACHERS??? COOL AS FUCK OMG

“You don’t fly, you fall the wrong way.” Hehehehehehe <3

I HAVE MISSED KALADIN’S SELF-DEPRECATING JOKES THAT ARE FUNNY BUT ALSO VERY PAINFUL god, I love him. I love him so much. idk if y’all know this about me.

...ok, but the punny banter between Kaladin and Shallan is SO NICE Why do they have to be mean to each other so often why can’t they just be terrible sarcastic pun buddies?

“In that polished breastplate and striking figure, with her talk of chasing bounties and traveling worlds. She’s deeply mysterious.” CAREFUL, SHALLAN, YOUR BI IS SHOWING.

“The feeling was friendship, but neither of them had ever experienced it.” 

NOPE

NOOOOOOPPEE

WHO WANTS TO BET THIS SCENE IS SHIP FODDER DEAR LORD

Kaladin, darling, that shit is SO UNHEALTHY, DO NOT ENCOURAGE THIS

god

also like. darling. no. “I wish I didn’t have to care” DARLING ALL YOU DO IS CARE WHO WOULD YOU BE WITHOUT CARING

THIS IS GOOD FOR NEITHER OF YOU STOP

DO NOT ENCOURAGE THAT IN HER AND DO NOT WISH THAT FOR YOURSELF, jesus

lord, ok, well, I’ve read 100 pages, so on that disappointing character note, I’m going to go to bed.

[whateverisbeautiful]

Reveling in Richonne

#118: The Golden Rule (8x12)

 So each time I’ve done these posts there’s been some character that has spurred me to go on a gif journey expressing how tried they made me feel. 😂

The first time doing these revelings it was Jadis in the season 7 finale. And then during the Retrospect posts it was Jessie. And for this round...y’all we gotta add Enid to the Queens of Trying It, cuz she was all the way out of line. 💯

So we see Michonne standing outside of the Hilltop building as those three ladies wait on the bench. And then she decides to go inside because it’s clear she has something she needs to address.

She walks in and tells Maggie “We should make the deal and let them go before the Saviors get here.” 

First of all; yes fierce walk! And it’s sweet to see Michonne wanting these women to be spared of dealing with the pending craziness that’s about to pop off when they face the Saviors.  

Also this is why Michonne is fit to be a leader, because she’s decisive and diligent. But Maggie feels they can’t let them go with what they have, and then Enid barges in.

And this is where our gif journey begins. 🙃 

Cuz just the physical act of Enid barging into this conversation had me like...

Like I already have an issue with the fact that Enid steps into this conversation between two women who have known each other for SIX seasons now. And then she wants to interject to tell Michonne, “Maggie’s right.”

Just two words into the scene and I already was like...

The way Michonne turns around, you can tell she might be thinking the same things as me which is “Did this little girl really just waltz in here and think she can talk to me like this?”

Michonne has the courtesy to face her (cuz lord knows I would not) and Enid goes on to say, “We take their stuff. Otherwise someone else will. Someone else will kill them. It’s a miracle they’re still alive anyways.” That’s sounding real Savior-ish if I do say so myself lol. 👀  

Y’all I low key wanted Michonne to just be like...

So Michonne silently stares at her and I’m telling you Danai is so excellent at not playing anything one-note, even in a facial expression. Because as much as Michonne might feel tried, you also see her feeling compassion on Enid. Like it’s evident that Michonne feels for her that the world has hardened her this way at such a young age.

And then Enid tries it again by stepping closer to Michonne to continue to talk to her like she doesn’t realize she’s talking to the literal queen of this apocalypse.

She says “The Saviors are on their way. We’re gonna fight and some of us will die.” And the salty side of me was like listen boo, Michonne and Rick.... see they’re the ones who live (at least before season 9) so they don’t have to be as concerned with that death stuff like the rest of you lol.

Enid asks why they should care about anyone else and I was like...

The bold disrespect to talk to Michonne that way when this is a woman who one; is grown two; is fully aware of the situation and most importantly three; who just lost Carl who she had a deeper relationship with than Enid could possibly know. 

And it’s a miracle Michonne’s even able to be around other people right now, let alone Carl’s broody unofficial “girlfriend”. 🙄 

But y’all it don’t stop there. 😑

Getting more heated, Enid says “We take their stuff and we use it. We stop pretending that things just work out. They don’t.” 

And hearing her try and talk at Michonne about a concept Michonne knows full well had me really asking...

Michonne responds saying, “Carl rescued Siddiq and now we have a doctor and we have a friend.” 

Y’all this is heartwarming because Michonne already is choosing to see the value in what Carl’s “something after” goal was. 

She always did understand Carl in a special way so it makes sense that she’s the one to vocalize this understanding of where Carl was coming from with helping Siddiq and even to find the positive in it with the fact that Siddiq is a doctor and friend. 

And it’s sweet that she refers to Siddiq as a friend when it could be very easy to resent Siddiq for being associated with the moment that killed Carl. And also because it’s choosing to not just see the fact that he’s a doctor as the only plus side to things, cuz that would only be allowing his value to come from what he can offer them. 

So in saying he’s a friend it’s meaningful cuz it shows she’s open to accepting Siddiq as a person and not just a commodity. 

It’s like how Carl told Rick in 8x09 that he helped Siddiq not cuz he was a doctor but because he wasn’t going to make it alone. 

She then wisely takes the gun away from Enid as an act of letting this girl know that the way she wants to fight away her problems is not the way. (And I think she also takes the gun cuz Enid has no business being this hostile right now.) 

And then Michonne says very matter of factly; “Carl was brave.”  Y’all, the fact that they have to speak about Carl in past tense still hurts. 😢

You can tell in her delivery of this line that it’s painful for her to have to address Carl as no longer being with them, but she’s willing to go to that emotional place and defend Carl despite the pain. 

And I love that she’s choosing to see the bravery in Carl’s commitment to humanity rather than having a more jaded take on his actions.  

And then the pinnacle of the triflingness is when Enid steps to Michonne and says, “And now he’s dead,”

Which...

Before I go off 😁 lemme just say;…I get it. She’s hurting and she’s sad because she lost her close friend. But I still have to tell her...

Cuz the disrespect is just too much. Like Enid needs to realize that she is talking to the woman who knew Carl when he was this little boy who just lost his mom. She is talking to the woman who held Carl in her arms after he was attacked by that Claimer. 

She is talking to the woman who gave Carl a huge chunk of his happiest memories. And most importantly she is talking to the woman who became Carl’s mom and best friend. 

So she needs to come correct with it. Cuz to throw that in Michonne’s face like Carl’s life was wasted is unacceptable, especially so soon after Michonne just buried him.

When watching this the first time, I was very curious what Michonne’s response would be. Cuz my personal response was very much like...

And I know Michonne is extremely good at having a “be the bigger person” response to when people try her. Like she’s the embodiment of...

And I love that about her. But the second I heard Enid say that line, I was literally hoping that Michonne would refuse to play nice with this one right here cuz Enid needed to know...

And I love that, while she kept that signature Michonne composure her response was perfection because she also was more than willing to let this little girl know she isn’t playing games.

Cuz she looks at Enid with a calm intensity and simply says “Step back.”

Y’all. This was legit me...

When I tell you I was soooooo here for it. For real, it was everything. 🙌🏾

“Step back” is a way of life now lol. 😋 Enid was putting disrespect on Carl and Michonne, and I love that Michonne let her know she will have none of that. 

Michonne’s basically telling Enid...

With a dash of...

I was like; that’s right Enid, this is a little different than some of the adults you’re used to giving sass to, cuz now you’re dealing with the queen. 👸🏾

And you can see the moment Enid realized she’s dealing with a queen too...

And when Michonne calmly but firmly tells her to step back, Enid already knows what time it is and she knows not to try it any further cuz...

That’s the kind of influential presence Michonne has, when she says something like that you already know you gotta listen. 

Like she really does have this perfect balance of peaceful but powerful, and her words command attention. #queen 

And sure enough Enid steps all the way back and out of the room. To which I was like... 

Similar to Ron, and Heath, and that chick at Hilltop, Enid joined the list of people who have learned the golden rule that when it comes to trying Rick or Carl in front of Michonne...

But what breaks my heart is Michonne’s expression as Enid walks away. Cuz you can tell that as composed as she’s been it’s hard for her to not want to just break down since losing Carl is still so fresh. 

And she’s been being strong for other people but, during this subtle moment, it becomes visible how much pain Michonne’s in over this loss.

And then Maggie dabbles in trying it when she reiterates “Things don’t just work out” And I was really like...

Cuz do 👏🏽you 👏🏽think 👏🏽that 👏🏽Michonne 👏🏽doesn’t 👏🏽know 👏 that? Maggie doesn’t have to tell Michonne things don’t work out cuz Michonne knows this just as much as any.

Michonne then says, in a tone that suggests she can think of a long list of times that’s been the case for herself (like losing two sons), “No. No they don’t.”

This episode had me starting to genuinely ask; do these characters know Michonne? Cuz if they did they would know that she’s had a lot of experiences with things not working out. 

Sis has lost a lot. But it’s because she has this winner’s attitude of finding the way they can thrive and rise above it that she’s been able to push through.

It’s times like these where I really wish characters interacted more. Cuz while I know Maggie and Michonne have a friendship, some of these relationships have been put so far on the back burner that it causes us to not even really know what the dynamics between these long standing characters even are and how much they know.

And it’s interesting cuz Maggie’s experienced an overwhelming amount of brutal losses too which if why I hoped the scenes with them in this episode would be focused on them really connecting through that. 

So then with emotion Michonne says, “But I think he knew that.  He didn’t give up on who Rick wanted him to be.”

It just hit me how significant this line is cuz, I feel like it’s a callback to the season 4 finale when Carl was able to open up to Michonne after that traumatic night with the Claimers. 

He told her how he’s not who his dad thinks he is and at that time he was really feeling like just another monster. But with the help of Michonne and Rick and Judith he was able to get better and not give up on who he knew deep down his dad wanted him to be. 

There’s something comforting about thinking that personal heart to heart Carl and Michonne had four season ago could be the moment that’s resonating with Michonne now and motivating her to not give up. 

And then I love that she also says “And we can’t on who he wanted us to be. We can’t.” 

It’s deep for a lot of reasons, but the most important being that this illustrates how she really took Carl’s final words to heart and how she’s determined to fight to not only create the world he wanted but also be the person he specifically wanted them to be, which is people who aren’t blinded by the fight and instead focused on caring and a real future.

And then Maggie seems to take those words to heart and I feel like for the first time we see Maggie have some deeper acknowledgement that they lost Carl, someone she’s known since he was a little kid. 

As Michonne walks out, we see Judith and the baby and I feel like again it’s this reminder of why fighting for peace is actually worth it. Because at the end of the day they’re not only trying to create a world just for themselves but for these kids who are most important cuz they will be the future now.

Maggie walks out and lets those ladies know she’s agreed to the deal. Georgie gives them food and explains her whole key to the future and honestly I just have to reiterate, all these characters have to put some respek on Michonne’s name. That’s the moral of the story because her instinct will not lead you astray lol. 👌 🏽

And this was me looking at this show when they pretty much make it seem as though it was Maggie who led them to this advancement and not Michonne...

So then Michonne again is the bigger person by being willing to still speak to Enid in the scene where they’re on watch at the wall. 

Enid shares about killing Natania and how she killed her and is alive but Carl saved someone is dead and I was like; girl a lot of that just has to do with faulty lopsided storytelling cuz Enid realistically shouldn’t have survived that Oceanside storyline and Carl absolutely should’ve survived that Siddiq storyline. 😑

Also, the fact that, as this scene starts, it seems like Enid wants to do round two of talking back to Michonne like she still ain’t learn her lesson...It had me wanting to tell Enid my own version of “step back” which is...

Enid asks if they’re supposed to just stop fighting, which makes me think that maybe that’s supposed to imply that in Carl’s letter to her he also expressed how he wants them all to stop fighting.

(Side note: I always felt like it was a missed opportunity to never get a scene or moment where Rick and Michonne got to acknowledge Carl’s relationship with Enid in the past few seasons. I feel like that would’ve been a cute moment between Rick, Michonne, and Carl)

Michonne says “I don’t think Carl wanted us to stop fighting for our future.  But I think he was telling us that to get to our future it’s going to take more than just fighting.” 

Again, Michonne’s out here perfectly summing up Carl’s message for others. The best of the best friends y’all. 💯

And, as she says this line, she gives Enid’s gun back to her in a way of symbolizing that the fight doesn’t have to be completely unnecessary.

So then, Enid is still not letting it sink in cuz she says  “The saviors are coming right now” and I was like girl... 

Cuz Michonne knows that. Fr, who does Enid think she’s talking to lol.  Michonne calmly responds saying, “And we’re gonna fight them. But there’s gotta be something after” and I appreciate her recalling Carl’s words and how she’s let that really resonate with her. 

Even tho Enid tried me like no other, I’m glad that Michonne is able to be a peaceful and wise presence in her life cuz Enid could use that in this time of grieving. Michonne’s presence is good for people’s health lol. #facts

And these Michonne-centric moments relate to Richonne because seeing where Michonne’s at gives insight to the way she’s working to go through this grieving process, and that’s what will play the biggest part in Rick being able to work through the grieving process later. 

With the devastating loss of Carl, it could be really easy for time to just stand still for Michonne or for her to just shut everyone out  but instead she’s staying present and honoring her best friend by focusing on and working towards the “something after” he wants for them.

It’s such a testament to the resilience and admirable character she has. And I appreciate that there’s a lot of things that are golden about Michonne; including the golden rule. 👌💯😋

gif sources: carlschandler michonnegrimes danaisokoye-archive coolpartytimefan grimescarl

[praphit]

Aquaman: Party through the "Meh" with mermaids twerkin

When I first heard that Aquaman was getting his own movie, I was hyped! I thought to myself "FINALLY!"

Finally, this man is going to get a chance to reveal his story to the world!" He has been ridiculed for decades - the only superhero who's this powerful, who never gets any respect! It ain't right! It ain't right how we've made fun of him. Yeah, I know I've made fun of him as well... which I will not apologize for... his power is silly. It's possible to have a special ability that is both powerful and down right stupid.

Look at Wolverine - now, I would never tell him to his face that his power is stupid, but... ... I mean, his power is taking an asswhupin. Take away his claws, questionable grooming, and attitude and you're left with that cheerleader from "Heroes" - same powers.

The X-Men could simply replace Wolverine with her. Now, they would never do that, or even think of saying that Wolvy is silly, right??! Nah, cuz he he makes it look good! We respect that man! He makes it work! He is a BAMF phosho!

Whenever there's a problem that needs a "fixer", they call on Wolverine, cuz he's bad ass. DC thought that they might make Aquaman into the Wolverine of the Justice League. I was down for it!

Even Aquaman was excited about this - he decided he'd change his look to cultivate how he wanted to be perceived. He wanted that Jason Momoa look: He dyed his hair, got some tats, joined a biker gang... JM kinda has that sexy-dirty look going on.

Here's a picture of him just getting out of the water, and yet he still looks a lil dirty somehow; it's uncanny. So, Aquaman decided that he'd lift weights on a beach that has a thin layer of trash on it -  to get that look, and that he wouldn't stop lifting until the ladies start hurling compliments, phone numbers, and bikini tops at him. The Jason Momoa make-over is in full effect and I'm loving it!

We saw him with the Justice League - He was PartyMan! They were trying to save the world from ultimate evil while he was showing up late, drunk, and shirtless, being like "YEAH! PARTAAAAAY! WHEW!" Who doesn't love that guy??! Give me a movie about Aquaman drinking under the sea, making fish perform musicals for him (cuz why not??), getting high with sharks, and banging mermaids. YES!

BUT, then I started thinking.... thinking things through typically ruins fun: Sure I loved "partyman", but do I really want 2 1/2 hours of him? At some point, party men/women get tiresome, right?? I started thinking about the current state of the DC Universe - Superman and his digitally removed mustache flew off to make action movies.

Batman hasn't been looking too good these days -

Sorry, wrong one -

But, still not looking so good - (we do hope Ben gets better)

Just like us men to leave the woman behind to carry the load. Eventually, carrying the rest of the DC universe is going to wear on WW, right?? We've all known or had moms who power through their guy leaving in the beginning, while carrying a huge load. But, after a while they get cranky... maybe bitter towards men... and drink a lil too much wine every night (but we don't talk about it).

I can see this in WW's fate for the next movie. Bursting through doors, with a wine stained costume, punching all of the men (simply assuming they're the ones who are in the wrong)... eternal bags under her eyes... somehow all of her inspirational speeches end with her cursing the names of Batman and Superman. If that's how a mighty warrior like Wonder Woman is going to end up, what hope is there for a loveable, drunken, ex biker gang member like Aquaman?

Then, someone walked over to me and said "John Praphit, quit being Marvel's bitch and go support a DC comic movie for a change!" Now, people... for one that's uncalled for... and two - while I consider myself to be a patient, gracious, Jesus-loving man... if one gets out of line with their mouth, don't think I won't wait until Jesus ain't lookin and beat them down. Soooooo, that's exactly what I did to this person - with my hands around their throat, I was STILL thinking... What other movies are even out around Christmas?

That Deadpool scam? -

It's the same movie with a lil less cussing and violence in it! I hope that y'all didn't fall for this! DP and Fred Savage are out there stealing people's money.

I thought "I could go see these two assholes."

Or what about Mary Poppins?

I actually have an idea for Mary Poppins. How about Mary Poppins the Horror Film?! Picture her in the house teaching and singing with the kids, but they aren't getting it - they're such screwups... she walks upstairs into the bathroom, shuts the door, and finally snaps. She takes off her clothes except her underwear, shaves her head, opens a chest full of guns, and begins to strap them all on... puts on lipstick, but not on her lips... she smears it all over her face... drinks a half a bottle of vodka, and then walks out the door, down the stairs to the kids... that's when the fun/horror begins. YES!

While still holding this person's neck in my hands, I thought to myself "I'm never going to get THAT Poppins." So... I let him go, called an ambulance for him (cuz I'm gracious like that), and went to see Aquaman.

PEOPLE!

Meh... it was as I thought it would be. There are some fun moments - Jason Momoa's portrayl of Aqua is certainly fun, it's just that the director of this movie forgot to tell the other cast members to have fun. Everyone not named Aquaman is so serious in this movie. Again, Momoa is fun... the cg fights are fun, but... it's just meh. But, being that there's not a whole lot to see in the theatres right now, perhaps it'll be the perfect type of "meh" for you. I recommend having a few drinks first tho. The dialogue is BAD and the plot - I mean...

... it's a campaign for who should be King of the sea. Jason Momoa or this guy

-

(everything about him screams lame) C'mon, no need for a fight, just a quick vote, and let's all move on.

Granted, I can remember a time when we all thought there would be a landslide victory for a particular leader, and the voting process kinda failed us...

So - maybe an over-CG'd water/fish fight IS warranted. (and you get two of them).

Can you imagine if Trump and Clinton had duked it out for the presidency?? I think I'd put my money on Clinton. Sometimes, it's the angrier person who wins the battle. Clinton has all of that rage built up from dealing with Bill all of these years.

She could focus all of her rage on Trump. Finally unleashed!

Anyway Grade: generic C for Aquaman - though an entertaining generic C

What they should have done is go all in on comedy - like Thor 3 or Ant-Man. They could have even sold a fun soundtrack produced by Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. Picture Momoa under the sea, wearing a hoody with Rick Ross... while bopping his head to the beat. You could have Lil Wayne surfing on a shark above... mermaids twerkin!

OR - Give us killer Aquaman.. but still funny. You know?? - make us laugh while he's engaged in the mayhem. Like if you were to combine Jason Momoa with Kevin Hart and The Joker.

Though I believe Aquaman's powers to be silly, they could be horrific with the right mindset. There are all kinds of creepy creatures under the sea. Just have Aqua drag people down to the sea and have fun with them using some of these beauties.

Then the sequel could be Aquaman seeking redemption; realizing that he should use his powers for good. He could tweet out some apology - He's a changed man! He has found the Lord! I dont think the villain to hero story has been told quite like this in a Comicbook movie before.

And when the people don't forgive him, cuz... you know... all of the murder. BOOM! Third movie with him saying "Well, bleep y'all then!"

THAT'S a franchise that is definitely NOT "meh".

[seriouslycromulent]

OK. So I finished binge-watching Black Lightning on Netflix and ...

... Oh my damn! I really didn’t want to give this show a chance because I’m vehemently anti-Berlanti-verse and just general anti-CW writing, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I’m on board for Season 2 when it airs this fall. 

I think a part of the reason this show works for me more than the other Berlanti-verse shows is because of Mara Brock Akil. She’s the executive producer, and I’d like to believe it’s her influence and leadership that makes the dialogue and characterization on Black Lightning just 10x more realistic and engaging than the hokey after-school specials that make up the rest of the DCtv world on the CW.

Add to that the fact that the acting is far better than what I’d expect from the CW universe, and I have to say...

I only started the show yesterday, and I’m already on episode 10 (of 13) finished. And now my biggest complaint is why didn’t this show get a full season from jump? But I shan’t dwell on the could haves and should haves. Instead, let me share why I’m enjoying this series so much:

The superhero is over the age of 40. Thank goodness! For a network dedicated to high cheek-boned youth and their parental figures occasionally offering a word of cliched advice, I’m so happy to see something developed outside of that superhero trope.

The main superhero has to juggle an actual family and full-time job. Now, like most superheroes, we don’t see him doing his job nearly as much as he should be when the action gets going, but it’s still somewhat believable that a high school principal can afford the life that he leads and have a family without going:”Where is all this money and time coming from?”

Team Anissa all the way! Granted, she did her old girlfriend wrong, and deserved to be called out on it, but she’s easily my second favorite character on the show. 

Speaking of family dynamic and Anissa, how much do I love the relationship Jennifer and Anissa have as sisters?! Like seriously. They remind me of real life sisters. Not “TV” sisters. Their dialogue and behavior toward one another -- whether they’re arguing or supporting each other -- is so on point, I feel like I’ve heard these conversations before in person between different members of my family.

The constant commentary on Black Lightning’s outfit is cracking me up. I like how every other episode someone on the street or in the neighborhood compares his outfit to something they saw in Parliament Funkadelic or Earth, Wind & Fire. :-)

Jill Scott. She was a wonderful surprise to the cast, especially in the role she played. I wish she had had more screen time because Ms. Scott just has the most magnetic presence, and I’ve never seen her get to play a role like this.

Ha! The Garfield High School mascot is a panther. I see what you did there! 

Other cameos I’m feeling: Senator Nina Turner. Roland Martin. Antonio Fargas. I would love to see more of this type of diverse cameos in the future.

Again, I know this is a CW show, so the younger audiences are their bread and butter. But I really like the 1970s music they have playing during Black Lightning’s fight scenes. I feel like it’s a great tip of the hat to the comic book’s 1970s’ origins, and well, most of the songs are just great jams. I appreciate the hip hop music too, plus the original songs written clearly for the show. But the ‘70s music is a nice touch. 

Soooooo ... Khalil? Can I get your number? Because damn if that child ain’t fine.

In episode 10, when that lady tried to drop her A/C unit and microwave on top of Black Lightning in the alley ... I damn near spit out my water! And when she said her name was, “Rent. Car-Note-Electric” I almost fell out of my chair. See, that’s something you just would not hear on Supergirl or The Flash.

Like most CW shows, one of my biggest problems with Black Lightning in the beginning is that they don’t write transitions well. For the first 5 episodes, you constantly feel like they’ve cut a scene that had some important information or character development for a scene they left in. Legends of Tomorrow did this a lot. I mean, a lot. But thankfully, as I continued to watch this show, that trait seems to have disappeared a bit and has become less of an issue.

I’m a bit thrown every time Tobias Whale makes a derogatory comment about Black people, then turns around and makes a derogatory comment about White people. Is it purely the result of self-hate borne from an abusive upbringing? Or is there a tad bit of genuine Uncle Ruckus lurking beneath the surface there?

Even though her attitude sometimes gets on my nerves, I love the exploration of a character with superhero powers who doesn’t want to be a superhero. We rarely see that explored in the mass media adaptation of comic books, so it’s a nice swerve compared to the current slate of superhero fare where we either see people eagerly wanting to be superheroes or we see villains reluctantly become anti-heroes, then superheroes. Jenn’s desire to just be normal in the face of the possibility that she might have a higher calling in life is a great trope subversion. 

The makeup on Gambi’s face while he was being beaten and after it had supposedly dried was not good. Dude, seriously. The makeup department dropped the ball on their end with those details. It didn’t look realistic at all and it was too over-the-top.

Another great trope subversion: The techie/hacker of this franchise is a man over the age of 60 instead of a teen or young adult under the age of 30. Sweet!

Can I just say the Pierce family is probably my favorite biological superhero family of all-time? Yes. Yes, I can.

Favorite line of the season: “You got to bring ass to get ass.” - Detective Henderson

Jefferson’s dad’s old house has a wood-encased floor unit television set with a push button remote. Awwww, that reminds me of my grandmother’s old TV set. 

I wonder if Gregg Henry ever gets tired of playing bad guys?

Khalil’s dreadlocks look ... not ... good. Either that’s a really bad wig or whoever twisted his hair has a broken hand.

Ahhh, so Syonide does know how to aim for the forehead when she shoots. Could’ve fooled me when she was fighting Thunder that first time. 

So I mentioned that Anissa/Thunder is my second favorite character. That means someone else is my first. And it is ... Gambi. I know. I know. Go ahead and take my Black Card away, but from the first episode on, all I wanted was an episode dedicated to learning his secrets. And not just secrets as they relate to Alvin and Jefferson. I still want to know about his past. Like, why did he say he was a “monster” to Proctor? He stayed in Freeland even after he left the ASA, but does he have family that’s missing him or looking for him? Did he look after Jefferson in an official capacity after Alvin died? Was he his legal guardian? Or was Jeff in foster care and visited Gambi a lot? That man has been some places and did some things, and I can imagine a ton of backstory there to fill in.  Yes, I know he’s the only white guy in the cast of mostly minorities, but to be frank, that just makes me respect James Remar more. I’ve been a fan of Remar’s for years. I even got to meet him 2 years ago at a convention in Philadelphia. And the man’s IMDB page is ridiculously long. Seriously, check it out. So he’s not hurting for work. He’s not up and coming. He’s not an older actor struggling to keep his name in the game. He’s a respected character actor who has a very successful career. The fact that he probably has white actors telling him to turn down this project because he’s “above” it, but he’s on the show as the anchor just makes me proud to call myself a fan.  Either way, Gambi is a cool cat with a terrible mustache, whose background is a mystery. And I’m a nerd who loves mysteries and lots of character development in my genre fiction TV shows. It’s a perfect match. But yeah, he’s the only white regular on the show, and he’s my favorite. You mad? Good. His role could’ve easily been played by another actor of a different racial/ethnic background and I would’ve felt the same about Gambi.  I pretty much like all scenes with him in them, especially when Gambi interacts with Anissa or Jennifer. That cool uncle vibe is sweet, and I think it adds a nice layer to the family dynamic on the show. Anyway, enough about him ... For now.

To sum up, I highly doubt I’ll ever go back to watching Arrow. Now that Jeremy Jordan has left Supergirl, I doubt I’ll be checking in on that show anymore either. Legends of Tomorrow is just ... ugh. But because I love Matt Ryan’s John Constantine so much, I just know I’ll probably peep an episode here and there throughout the new season. And I’ll probably be disappointed because ... ugh. And The Flash? I know a lot of people on Tumblr love that show, so I’m going to play nice and say nothing about it. 

But I’ll definitely be checking out Black Lightning season 2 and hoping that the common CW failings don’t work their way into the show. It’s a highly entertaining series, and a breathe of fresh air for this crowded genre. Here’s hoping season 2 is a full 22-episode season!

[ho-shiii]

florist! felix

just imagine felix as a florist, join me as I cry my way into this au

okay but fIRST OF ALL, he would look sO GOOD in a florist uniform

white button-up, black jeans and a floral printed apron? wow, heart eyes for days

do you know how amazing he would look? like omfg

anYWAY,,,,

he wasn’t really forced by the older members to get a job, it was honestly kind of boring just staying at the dorm with a little too much free time

he thought cafes were overrated, and was too insecure about his Korean to apply there

after wandering around the neighborhood he and the boys lived in, he came across a cute little shop and was like “this has got to be it, it’s practically calling out to me”

he actually stood outside for a few minutes just clutching his heart because it was so cute???? like he actually took time to admire the exterior (cause he’s a huge softie, tune in for that headcanon)

it seemed like a very home-y shop despite its old design??

a stranger thought he was lost and walked up to him, gently placing a guiding hand on his back asking if he needed directions and his eyes go wide and just,

“aAHH, no, I’m fine, really, thank you though”

and he’d ramble and bow continuously as to not come off as rude and the stranger is just smiling and walking off, waving cutely (it was an old lady like could this have gotten any cuter)

fortunately the shop had a little “help wanted” sign hanging on one of the flower pots soooooo

after a few deep breaths and the process of recollecting himself, felix nervously walks into the shop and consults the cashier, asking about the offer

“good morning,” he’d bow, “I heard there was a job opening here?”

his hands are sweaty and clammy and his voice cracks as he speaks (and he’s practically having a mental breakdown)

felix licks his lips out of nervousness and the cashier is actually so sweet and laughs and makes small talk with felix to ease his stress

“is this your first job?” he’d ask, leading felix to the back where the owner of the store was working

felix would look around amazed, a smile on his face as he brushes past the rows of flowers, admiring the colors and fragrance

“yea, just a bit nervous about working here” he’d reply honestly

the cashier would nod his head knowingly, recalling the first time he had walked into the shop just as felix did

“don’t worry about the owners, they’re a really cute old couple, they’ll welcome you with open arms!!” he’d encourage

felix would return a huge grin as the cashier gives him a quick “fighting!” as he held the door open to the owners’ office

with respect, felix would knock politely first and bow as soon as the couple had looked up at him, smiles already planted on their faces

“aah, welcome! take a seat, i’ll go make some tea!” the woman would say and would pat felix on his back softly

this is when felix knew he had nothing to worry about because his bosses were already so nice and kind????

he actually practiced some interview questions with chan because he was that nervous and wanted to be extra prepared (my nervous boy..)

the couple actually didn’t ask that many questions, the interview mainly consisted of basic ones like “have you worked at a florist shop before? do you have any work experience? how are you with people? can you work flexibly?”

a few of these questions didn’t seem to benefit felix much as he hadn’t worked at a florist shop nor had any work experience

his face would flush but he’d speak the truth

he tried to compensate this opportunity with the fact that he could work with people (also noting to the couple that he was still learning Korean) and was flexible with working around the store and running errands and such

the couple would not sTOP SMILING and it made felix less nervous despite his worries about possibly not getting the job

the overall feeling this shop and the couple gave off made felix feel something, and he really didn’t want this opportunity to slip

he was surprised when the couple spoke up after 20 minutes, expecting a few more questions before they made a final decision

“well, felix... you seem like a very nice boy and it’d be nice to have a fresh face around here” the man would point out, smiling slightly

“we would love for you to work with us, we’ll start you off with training right now if you’re free?” the woman would ask, holding her husband’s hand

“aH, YES MAAM I”M DEFINITELY FREE” felix would startle the couple with his enthusiasm because he’s actually overjoyed he got the job!!1

he’d quickly get up to bow and thank him for the job (what a cutie)

training was surprisingly a breeze, just quick tips and tricks to arranging flowers into bouquets, handling flowers with care, delivering bouquets to buyers, offering help, setting up outside displays, etc

felix was glad this job was quite easy; he always fell in love with the flowers and the owners were very understandable of his schedule as an idol

they always invited him to their office with his coworkers and it was super cute, they’d have weekly parties discussing sales and how everyone’s lives have been and it’d just be the cutest thing

after some time working there, felix would be one of the best salesperson this shop has had

his fresh face definitely invited a new customer base and doubled sales in the next few months

the girls especially enjoyed seeing him, being extremely excited to learn more about flowers and their meanings

the older community also loved him!!

an older fellow had stopped by the shop once and was confused about something

felix walked up to him and asked if he needed any assistance, which of course the old man did

the man described his search for a flower that reminded him of Christmas

with much thought, felix’s face brightened and lead the man to the other side of the shop, carefully picking up a pot of poinsettia, asking the man if this was the correct plant

the man’s face would light up and he would slightly clap his hands, excited about the find

felix would smile brightly and bring the pot to the register, the man trailing closely behind

as felix is ringing it up, the old man recalls his wife saying she liked the colors and explains how he was trying so hard to look for it

after the transaction goes through, felix goes around and is about to bid the old man farewell when he’s suddenly embraced???

the old man cannot thank felix enough for his help and it’s honestly the sweetest and cutest thing ever

felix just smiles slightly and kinda tears up because hE DID THAT!!

he honestly cannot wait till the old man returns home to give his wife this special gift, already imagining her reaction

he waves the old man kindly off, watching him make his way out of the shop with a little cart he brought to roll the plant home

felix. really. loves. his. job!!!!!!

he is just so educated and dedicated???

his love for his job is immense!!!1!

he’d borrow books on botany (aka plant science) and flowers and would educate himself on what flowers complimented others, what the meaning of some flowers were and what flowers he spotted on his way to work

he had always enjoyed his science classes in senior secondary school, especially biology!! 

at this point even his members knew a few things about flowers and enjoyed felix’s little fun facts

his knowledge shows through his work ethic, giving input and short comments to customers struggling to choose an arrangement of flowers for their loved ones

including you!!

you had walked in once, a list of flowers you had compiled in your hand ready to purchase a bouquet

the flowers you were looking for were red roses, pink stargazer lilies, white alstroemerias, and purple limoniums

you had no idea if the flowers you chose would look good together but you liked the meaning behind each flower and how, once together, created an eevn stronger message

the roses symbolized respect, devotion, and admiration

the stargazer lilies symbolized youth, boldness, and beauty

the alstroemerias symbolized friendship and devotion

and the limoniums symbolized remembrance, sympathy and success

nervous, you walked up to the cashier wanting to know if the shop had these flowers in stock

lucky you,,,,, felix would be your helper for the day

you stuttered as you presented the list to him, admiring his beauty

you wouldn’t know it, but felix wouLD BE FREAKING OUT TOO

you were cute, like extremely cute.,,,,,, and he was blessed to have been able to see such a cute person so early in the morning

he’d smile and lead you to their designated places in the shop

curious, he’d ask why specifically these flowers, knowing full well the message you were trying to put forth with this arrangement

“I just want someone very dear to me know that I love and appreciate them..” you’d trail off, embarrassed at the intimacy

for some reason, felix’s heart kinda broke,,, he was really hoping that that wasn’t the answer

he baRELy knew you but you were making him feel such strong emotions???

pushing forward, he forced a smile upon his face and asked another question

“for a boyfriend?” he’d quirk an eyebrow, stealing a glance at you as you blushed

you fiddled with your hands and laughed a bit, a shy smile on your face

shaking your head, you responded quietly

“no... it’s for my mom” you giggled, envisioning her reaction and surprise to the gift

felix’s heart swelled knowing you didn’t have a boyfriend (although he asked himself how that was possible whEN YOU WERE SO GORGEOUS)

he smiled to himself, also realizing the fact that you went out of your way to gift your mother a heartfelt surprise

you quietly watched him pick the flowers and lead you back to the cashier, ready to arrange them into a beautiful bouquet

before he could put them together, you asked him politely,

“could you put it into a vase?” another shy smile on your face

at a loss for words at hOW CUTE YOU WERE, felix gulped and shook his head, plastering a closed smile (does that make sense?)

you rocked yourself on your feet, busying yourself with studying the interior of the shop

it was cute, you thought, home-y even

before you got too lost in your thoughts, felix suddenly intervened

with a quiet “ta-dah~” felix presented the finished product to you

the red vase adorned all the flowers and created an amazing bouquet you knew your mother would surely enjoy

gasping, a wide smile grew upon your face, amazed with your wise choice of flowers

“if i may say so myself, you did a damn good job at picking meaningful and beautiful flowers...” felix would smile, trailing after waiting for your name, winking quickly once you made eye contact

your cheeks burned as you stuttered out your name, fishing out your wallet and paying the amount needed after his tremendous help

you gave felix an extra five dollar bill, completely satisfied with his customer service, as a form of gratitude

he stares at the bill and smiles shortly after, thanking you and bowing for the gratitude

as you struggled to put your wallet back into your bag, felix snatched the receipt from the cashier and quickly scribbled onto the bottom of it

as you began making your way to the door with the vase in your arms, he called out to you,

“excuse me! you forgot your receipt!” he jogged the short distance to you and handed you the paper

you smiled thankfully at him and froze when you saw his little introduction on your receipt

“you might know this already but my name’s felix and wow you’re kinda cute... would it be rude of me to ask you out on a date?”

he stood in front of you, whistling to get his nerves to calm down

you giggled, the red on your face ever so evident

“well felix, it’d be a shame if i rejected you now would it?” you pressed, a slight tease in your voice

he grinned widely, and continued on, pointing out his number next to his quick message, mouthing a quick “call me” accompanied by another wink

you laughed once more and waved, a bit happy you chose this shop amongst the many others

(the owners actually spied on them and would tease felix about her occasionally, they think she’s absolutely wonderful when she visits often)

isn’t felix the cutest and smoothest guy out there?

[charlinert]

As Easy as Falling 46/?

New Chapter of As Easy As Falling….

Summary:  Felicity Smoak had everything figured out until tragic news causes her to rethink her life. As part of dealing with tragedy she embraces her adventurous side in the form of skydiving. Will love be waiting for her between the clouds or will she let tragedy keep her away from falling.

Read from the BEGINNING AO3

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CHAPTER 46

“Welcome to Moyo.” the hostess friendly greets them at the entrance of the restaurant.

“Thank you.” Oliver replies with a smile. “We have a reservation under Queen, party of two.”

“Oh yes, Mr. Queen, Claire,” she waves one of the waitresses closer, “will show you to your dining area. Please enjoy your evening with us.”

They follow Claire and for a moment it looks to Felicity as if they are leaving the restaurant again when they walk through the whole dining area towards the beach. She leads them down the stairs to an area right on the beach. The dining area on the beach is laid out with five fire congas, two couches, a huge carpet like blanket over the sand covered with scatter cushions and a small dining table in the middle.

“Mr. Queen, I trust everything is to your liking. The menus are on the table. I will be back within a few minutes to take your order. Should you need me earlier, please just press the button on the device on the table and I’ll be right with you.” Claire explains and Oliver nods with a thank you, leaving the honeymooners to their starlight beach dinner.

“If I’d known we would be sitting on the floor, I definitely would have worn something longer than this.” Felicity indicates to her knee length summer dress.”

“This is very private and there’s a throw blanket you can put over your legs if you feel too exposed. I didn’t want you to dress into anything else because you really look incredible tonight.” he softly kisses her shoulder taking in her scent before helping her to sit down on the cushions on the floor next to the table.

Felicity takes a moment to take in her surroundings for the first time. “Oh Oliver, this is beautiful and so romantic. How did you hear about this place?”

“I spoke to one of the Rangers at the National Park about wanting to take you to experience true African cuisine when we are here in Durban and he suggested this place. Apparently they have quite a few of them across the country, but he said this one was by far the most romantic. He told me about the secluded dining area and I thought that it would be a great idea for us to have a romantic night but still be on our own.”

“You made the right choice honey. Good job.” she winked at him, gently tracing patterns with her fingers on his hand.

“I’m happy you like it. He said this spot is special to him because this is where he proposed to his wife.”

“It’s perfect.” she gives him a soft smile. “Soooooo.” she coyly turns her head. “ I haven’t had a chance to ask my question of the day.”

“Well, you were very busy today Mrs. Queen.” he teases.

She blushes fiercely at the thought. “I really don’t know what came over me today. Not that I’m apologising for wanting you, because I always want you, but today there was something so different. It was like every time I laid my eyes on you I had this need to climb you like a tree.” she explains but the more she explains herself, the deeper the blush develops.

He can’t help the smirk forming on his face, but he feels the same way about her.

“So what’s your question?” he prompts to give her some space to breathe.

“I was thinking about what you said on our flight to South Africa…you know that you were planning to tick off some more items on my ‘bucket list’? So I was wondering if you’ll be ticking off all the remaining items on this trip or just one?”

“Now now Felicity, that was two questions.” he looks at her sceptically, knowing full well his wife is a genius and that she most probably is going to get the answer she wants because she’ll get him on a technicality.

Before he can answer, they are interrupted by Claire coming to take their orders. They both quickly try to go through the menu and both order something to drink and their main meals, since the room service proved to be much more than they anticipated.

Felicity keeps staring at him as Claire leaves, waiting for the answer to her question and readying herself for a good debate in case he challenges her on the supposed double question.

“Just because you look so beautiful tonight, I’ll give in and answer that interesting worded question.” he keeps on teasing. “We’ll be ticking off two of the remaining items on your list.”

“That’s awesome Oliver! So what are we doing here in Durban?” she asks inquisitively.

“You might be the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen, but don’t push it.” he jokingly warns.

“Well I had to try.”

“Wouldn’t be you if you didn’t.”

“So then it’s all of them.” she settles deeper into the cushion stack Oliver made for her.

“Actually there’s one item left.” he corrects her and she frowns. “Item number ten….you never told me what it is.”

It dawns on her. She’s wanted to tell him so many times but every time something either happens or she just forgets. She doesn’t even know if she wants to tell him anymore. It’s silly really, trivial and probably not important. He won’t be able to do anything about it anyways, so why add it to the list?

He can see the war going on inside her head, so he gently places his hand over hers lying on the table. “Beautiful?” he softly says and when she looks at him with doubt in her eyes, he knows he needs to take the pressure away from her. He needs to be her safe haven now. “You don’t need to tell me unless you want to. There’s absolutely no pressure. If this is something you need to keep to yourself for now, then I have no problem with it. Just know, that when you’re ready….I’ll be right here, ready to listen.”

A tear escapes and he can see the doubt disappear slowly as she takes in his words.

They start to make small talk as they wait for their food. The salty smell of the ocean right in front of them, the sound of the waves crashing on the shore adds to the perfect peace they feel spending time together.

He is just about to tell her about his Skype call with Thea today when another lady from the restaurant appears with a basket carrying tins and what looks like paint brushes.

“Good evening.” she greets. “My name is Agnes and I’m one of the face painters here. Our hostess said you are looking for some African experiences, so can I interest you in some face paint ma’am?”

“Oh my gosh,” Felicity exclaims, “that sounds awesome!” and Agnes smiles at the invitation, placing her basket on the table and kneeling before Felicity so she can reach her face.

She takes out her paint brush and white paint, carefully making small little dots around Felicity’s right brow, over the bridge of her nose and then stopping on her left cheek just under her eye. Once the dots are completed, she takes a finer brush and starts adding little flowers to some of the dots. It now looks like a flower path on Felicity’s face and it’s so delicate and beautiful.

Once Agnes is done, Oliver takes out some money to tip her even though it’s a complimentary feature of the restaurant.

“Thank you Agnes, it’s absolutely beautiful.” Felicity compliments taking a quick look in the mirror of her compact.

“It’s my pleasure ma’am. Please enjoy your stay here in our country.” she greets them and then disappears right before their food arrives.

“And? What do you think?” she asks Oliver when he remains quiet, only staring at her.

“I didn’t think anything would ever be able to describe your beauty, but it’s almost as if with that simple piece of art it’s captured every facet of who you are. Simplicity, delicate, beauty….that’s what I see when I look at you Felicity.”

She’s completely thrown by his description that she doesn’t even notice the waiters placing their food on the table. It’s only when Oliver thanks them, she realises what’s happening around her, but she’s still at a loss for words. What did she ever do to deserve this man?

They finish their dinner mostly in silence, but there’s nothing awkward about it. Once they are done, Claire returns with a group of waiters to clear the table and take their dessert orders.

Craving to be closer to her, Oliver gets up and sits down behind Felicity, so the back of her body now comfortably rests against his chest as they take in the sound of the crashing waves and blinking lights over the water mass in front of them.

“Legacy.” Felicity says and breaks the silence. There’s no explanation whatsoever and it confuses him.

As if she can feel his confusion without looking at him, “I want to leave a legacy.” Felicity explains, “Item number ten – I want to leave a legacy.”

At first he stays silent, thinking about her revelation. “Then you can tick that one off your list too…you are doing an amazing job at QC and I can promise you that you’re inspiring a lot of people, especially young women.”

He can feel her holding her breath, like she’s scared of saying something. Doesn’t she realise what he’s saying is true?

“No, you don’t understand.” she says softly and turns her body so she can face him. Her face is serious but there’s sadness in her eyes. “I’m not talking about professionally Oliver.”

“Beautiful, I realise that most of the time you’ve already figured it all out in that amazing mind of yours, but you’ll have to get me on your page please so I can understand too?”

She giggles at his explanation and kisses the crease between his eyes away. “I want the opportunity to have someone that I can teach about all the things in life, you know, things that I’ve learned. Challenge them to take the chances I never took. Teach them to love and not be afraid to be loved in return.” She’s silent for a while and waits for him to say something, but when he doesn’t, she takes the leap and says it out loud, “I want to be a mom.”

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RFA+V+Saeran reacting to Black Butler (Headcanon/Scenario)

Yoosung

-He didn’t really get the overall feeling of the show.

-You tried to explain to him the plot of the anime and the characters’ backstories.

-He didn’t understand a thing.

-So, you decided to show him. In about a minute, he was already sitting down on the couch, big screen right in front of him and Monochrome no Kiss playing.

-*How the heck did he end up watching it!? He could have sworn that 30 seconds ago he was in your bedroom. HOW!?*

-“Um….. MC?”

-But the you he knew wasn’t there anymore. It was just a fangirl obsessed to death with an English kid’s butler named…… Stephen?

-“SEBASTIAN!” He heard you angrily screaming at him. “Babe…… It’s Sebastian! How did you even get the idea of Stephen!?” You seemed really annoyed, so he just sat there quietly paying attention to this one episode.

-Next week, you were just minding your own business on the bed, and then Yoosung just opened the door.

-“MC! BLACK BUTLER IS STARTING!” You two were already at episode 24 of the anime. He didn’t like the show at all. HE LOVED IT! HE WAS OBSESSED WITH IT! And so were you….

-“NO! CIEL CAN’T BE DEAD! NOOOOOOO!” You two screamed almost simultaneously. This ended up in a lot of tears. From both of you.

 Zen

-He didn’t get it. HOW!? How was it possible!?!? How in the world!?! You were always talking about Undertaker and how much you loved his personality and looks. LOOKS!? How can you ignore him and his beautiful looks for a 2D anime character on a screen!? He was the real thing damn it!

-“Zen calm down! You are my real boyfriend!” This kind of calmed him down. Until…

-“But he is soooooo dreamy!”

-THAT’S IT!

-“MC! Show me this anime right now!”

-You watched the first season. Eh? How can you love what seemed to be a strange old man working all day in coffins?

-Second season. Still…. Nothing.

-Book of Circus. What….?

-Book of Murder. Hmmm……. Oh mah gawd! There Is this Charles Gray! This man is like the exact copy of him! How?

-Book of the Atlantic. BOOK OF THE ATLANTIC! This is how he found out what was hiding under that white hair.

-“SEE!?!?! Isn’t he sooooooo amazing!?!?” You happily screamed.

-Now he understood. Now he gets it.

-“Oh my god! He really is handsome!”

-“Right!?!”

-After some time… you two went to an anime convention.

-You just made the perfect couple ever!

-He was Undertaker (Such an easy character for him to pull off) and you were Margaret Connor (You had to put on A LOT of make-up for this one… but it was worth it)

 Jumin

-Every day when he returned from work, he saw you on the bed, laptop in your hands, headphones plugged in. “Deai ni iro wa nakute MONOKURO fukinukeru itami goto kimi yudanemashou”

-“My love… are you ok?” This, ladies and gentleman was a REALLY good question. You were never ok when it comes to Black Butler.

-“Oh hey Jumin! Don’t mind me! Just watching my favorite anime.” Is what you always said.

-THAT WAS WHAT YOU ALWAYS SAID.

-After some time, he finally got a week off from work and decided to spend it with you…. But, of course, you wanted to spend it in front of Ciel Phantomhive.

-So he went up to the couch, took your headphones and asked.

-“What is so special about this… Black Butler?”

-In literally 30 seconds, you prepared the entire living room for a looooong movie night.

-After some episodes, you actually began to se a smile on his face while watching the show.

-… What?

-Apparently, he actually began to like it!

-“This anime is quite good actually. It displays really well the Victorian England in the 19th century. Ciel is a very well made character. And this butler…. Sebastian Michales… I really like his taste. He can really appreciate the beauty and elegance of these adorable creatures, also known as cats.”

-Wow… This Jumin was actually kinda nice.

-But he ALLWAYS talked so professionally about this… whyyyyyyyy!?!?

-“But how else am I supposed to talk, my love?”

-“We are watching an anime, not  an opera concert! More casual and chill is ok!”

-“Commoners are so interesting.”

 Seven

-This dork right here is the one that got YOU into the anime. He was just on his computer and saw…. Black Butler…? CAN I TURN MARY VANDERWOOD 3rd INTO A BLACK BUTLER? Yep… this was now his new goal in life.

-But he didn’t know how to do it. So he just asked you to watch this anime with him and help him take notes for plan ‘Mary Black Maid of the 3rd Vanderwood’.

-…What?

-Anyway, you just started watching it….

-And oh boy have you two fallen for the charms of a 13-year-old boy and a demon butler.

-“THIS SHOW IS AMAZING!!!!”

-“OH MY GOD!”

-20 episodes later…

-“I HATE ANGELA!” Seven screamed his head off.

-“AND ASH!” You added.

-“ANGELA AND ASH!”

-Yep… you were both officially and certainly MAD.

-“NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO” Was you reaction to the last episode of season 1.

-“YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS” Was your reaction to the second episode of the second season.

-It has become a tradition for you to cosplay as a character any time you watched Black Butler.

-Today, he was Ciel and you were Lizzie. What a cute couple.

-The next day, you were a female Grell Sutcliff and he was William T. Spears.

-And so on…

 V (he has to have his sight for this one)

-He loved to see you so happy and energetic about an anime. It seemed really interesting.

-He often looked at the screen.

-It seemed interesting indeed, so he asked you what the show was about.

-You tried explain to him, but, as you were awful at explaining things in general, you just opened your laptop and typed really fast ‘Black Butler Episode 1 English Sub’.

-And that’s how it all started.

-Well, not really, it started after a few episodes.

-He really seemed to like the show.

-He loved all the beautiful sights and backgrounds.

-He said they are very artistic.

-The characters were his favorite part.

-Ciel was such an amazing character and it amazed him how he was able to do all the work as the queen’s guard dog at such a young age.

-You seemed really passionate about the clothes and outfits of the characters, so he ordered online a long blue dress like Lizzie’s from Book of the Atlantic.

-You LOVED it.

-And that’s how the photo session began

-He made so many photos of you with that dress and uploaded them to his blog.

-They became VIRAL.

 Saeran

-This was becoming more and more annoying.

-He just wanted to spend some time with his girlfriend…. Which was currently unavailable. Cause she sold her soul to the demon.

-LITERALLY.

-All you were doing was watching this stupid anime…. And starting to forget that he even existed on Earth!

-So he went to the couch.

-He sat down next to you. No response.

-He wrapped his arm around you. No response.

-He kissed you on the forhead. NO RESPONSE.

-“What the hell!?!?!”

-“Oh hi Saeran!”

-“Hi?!?! I’ve been sitting next to you for the past two minutes!”

-“Oh…. Sorry”

-“What are you doing!?!?!”

-“Watching anime.”

-“What anime….?”

-“This really cool one! It’s called Black Butler! Wanna try?”

-“No if it makes you not being able to realize that I exist.”

-Ahhh… The tsundere.

-“Not even if I really nicely ask you to?”

-“NO!”

-“Not even one episode?” You made sure to speak on that cutesy little girl tone and make the sad puppy face. He couldn’t possibly resist.

-“F-Fine…. But only one episode!”

-Oh…. It wasn’t just one….

-He soon became ADDICTED!

-Whenever it was a sad scene, he would bring some ice-cream.

-Whenever it was a happy scene, he would bring some ice-cream.

-Whenever it was a scene in general, he would bring some ice-cream.

-…. Let’s just say that you were both really happy.

[justpeachy--keen]

Excerpts from the Diary of Daisy Juliet O’Hara

Dated: October 21, 2016 - August 11, 2017

[tw - talk of noncon kissing (pretty tame) and murder (also pretty tame)

October 21, 2016 Dear Diary,

Can you take back a first kiss? I want to. I think I’m going to, because mine was gross. That’s because Devon is gross. I don’t know why I let him kiss me. Well, I didn’t really let him. He just kind of did it! It was there and over so fast I didn’t know what to do. I don’t even remember anything about it. What did it feel like? I dunno. What did it taste like? Ugh, that awful vodka stuff.

*Note One: does all vodka taste that awful? Why do grown ups drink it? Especially if it makes you do stupid things like kiss your sister!!

It was even more dumb because he yelled at me afterwards for pushing him. He was all: “Daisy!! What was that for?!” And then Mark sided with him, saying I shouldn’t have pushed him in the first place and that they were just messing around. Boys are so dumb.

Anyway, I feel much better now that I have decided to pretend it didn’t happen. That means when I get my real first kiss with Malik, it will be amazing. Maybe my foot will even do that pop thing like Mia talks about in Princess Diaries! That would be super cool. Then I’ll know it is my first real kiss.

*Note Two: Ask Malik if he wants to go see the Great Gilly Tompkins this weekend!

That’s all for now. Hopefully I’ll have something more interesting to report tomorrow when I hear back from Malik.

Adios! Daisy Juliet O’Hara

December 25, 2016 Dear Dairy,

I love Christmas, don’t get me wrong. BUT THIS MORNING!!! Oh, I could’ve killed Veronica. She came into my room and started bouncing on my bed at like 7 in the morning! What is the point of having my own bedroom if people just barge into it all the time? I was sooooo annoyed and I yelled at her and then I made her cry and then Mark yelled at me and Angelica and Thomas weren’t even awake yet.

But, oh well! The rest of the day was really fun.

Angelica and Thomas (or “Santa Claus” as they still pretend since Veronica and Rachel are still babies who believe in that kind of stuff) gave me a new computer! It doesn’t have internet access, but that’s okay because I don’t really #surftheweb anyway. I’ve got my phone for that.

*Note One: do Angelica and Thomas even know I have internet on my phone? Best not to mention it, just in case. What would I do without Instagram?!

My laptop was really my only gift because it was soooo expensive, but that is okay because it is all I really wanted anyway!

I gave everyone stories, you wanna know what they were about?

Well, Angelica got a story about a lady that couldn’t have kids adopting a bunch with all these special abilities and then one day this bad guy comes along and all her kids like totally protect her from the bad guy. It was really cool, it made her cry.

Thomas got a story about this guy who just made all these wood carvings and they were like so good that they came to life and started wreaking havoc in the town! He told me it was really creative and funny.

Mark got a story about a jock who secretly loves theatre a la HSM—he didn’t like it but that’s just because I exposed his secret. But!! Angelica thought it was really cool he wanted to start a band that, like, specifically toured around at old folks home and like—hospitals. I think that sounds really dumb and boring but he is a good singer.

Devon got a superhero story, it was pretty cliché but I got to work on my action scenes, which is important. So, that’s good. He liked it. Kissed my cheek for it.

Rachel got a story about a girl who finds out she’s a princess but her family was like—banished and everyone had died but her and she had to reclaim the throne. It was super cool because I made sure the girl was like a bad ass and like knew kung fu.

Veronica got a story about dogs. I’m not really good at anthropomorphic stuff and it wasn’t my favorite, but I think she liked it! I made sure the main dog was her favourite kind, even though I think that bull terriers are really funny looking.

Okay!! I’m getting called down for supper!

Adios! Daisy Juliet O’Hara

January 23, 2016 Dear Diary,

Today, someone moved in two houses down and on the other side of the street. Angelica brought him coffee cake, but she told Thomas that he was really weird. She didn’t think I was listening, but I was. Sometimes I sit with my headphones in and not playing so that I can hear what people are saying and they think I’m not.

This is how I found out Mrs. Howell was cheating on her husband with the Geometry teacher. Ohmigosh that was so funny. Her husband still doesn’t know but I’m not going to be the one to tell him, of course. Though, most of the school knows by now. That’s not my fault. I only told Malik and Patrick and Melanie and James and Marta, it’s up to them who they tell. Not me.

Anyway, I think I’m curious, so I’m gonna go investigate tomorrow.

Adios! Daisy Juliet O’Hara

February 5, 2017 Dear Diary,

Woooooooooooow, okay, so I was supppppper busy these last few days (which is why I haven’t written in you!) and I’m super sorry about that. But! This girl went missing from down the street. She was like my age-ish. I think she was 18? Her name was Sally and she was super cool, like—she dyed her hair funky colours and she invited these men who had like beards or like, wore suits, over allllll the time when her parents weren’t home and she smoked weed too.

I think she ran off with some man. I told Angelica and Thomas this and they sent me to my room for joking around, but I’m not!! I really think she did. Sometimes her parents got in really nasty fights and then she would leave to go stay at her friend’s house.

She’s not there, though, so that means that she just ran away. Seems pretty simple to me. The police are so stupid.

Adios! Daisy Juliet O’Hara

March 25, 2017 Dear Diary,

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SWEET SIXTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’M PRACTICALLY AN ADULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh my gosh, I had such a good day!! Having your birthday on a weekend is like soooooo much better than having your birthday during the week. I didn’t have to worry about homework or anything like that! All my friends were free and we went to the Australian zoo which was just sooo cool. Oh my gosh, we tried to steal this adorable baby goat from the petting zoo and we got so close too, I’m so mad! It’s all Marta’s fault, she started laughing and broke my concentration and I dropped the invisibility around the goat in the middle of the parking lot!!

Everyone saw it. I was so mad at her. But, well, I dunno what I would do with a baby goat anyway. I just thought it was super cute and if I could get it for free, well! Why not?

The zoo keepers were pretty mad and so were my foster parents but I think it’s going to be okay. They gave me a pass since it is my birthday and they’re not going to ground me so that’s really cool of them. Thomas said something along the lines of “gosh, I can’t imagine what she’s going to do for her eighteenth birthday!”

And I said: “I don’t know either! But it’s gonna be GREAT!”

They started laughing at me. I dunno why but I could tell they just thought it was funny. Angelica shook her head at me but Thomas gave me a big kiss on top of my head.

I kinda hope they adopt me before then. I love them a lot.

Adios, Daisy Juliet O’Hara

May 9, 2017

The girl sat on a bench in the quad at her high school. It was lunch time and she was very nervous. Not because of lunch, but because of the boy walking towards her. She had put her make up on very carefully today, and she had had her outfit picked out for like a whole week. It was a pair of black jeans and bright pink and yellow trainers, her shirt was a soft yellow, not too obnoxious, and frilly—a spaghetti strap, and she was wearing a cool leather jacket over it because it was a little breezy (she was glad she put her hair in a ponytail.)

The boy sat down next to her and gave her a hug. “Hey, Daisy Rose! You look nice!”

“So do you,” she complimented.

And he did. He was wearing a leather jacket too, and he looked even cooler in it than she did. He’d styled his jet black hair and he kind of looked like a person from that movie Greece that Angelica Amy liked to watch sometimes.

“Thanks!” he said. “So, uhhhh—Patrick Peter told me that Marta Martha told him that James John said that you’d told him in first period you wanted to talk to me?”

“Oh, yeah!” Rose said, “I was wondering if you wanted to be my boyfriend?”

“Ohmygosh! I thought you’d never ask me,” Malik Waseem exclaimed and leaned in to kiss her. They totally made out with tongue and everyone in the cafeteria clapped.

*Note One: that’s not what happened. Apparently, Malik has been dating Melanie for like two months and he didn’t tell any of us until today.

Adios, Daisy Juliet O’Hara

August 11, 2017 Dear Diary,

They found Sally from up the street’s body today.

Someone murdered her but no one can figure out how. She was just—dead. There were like no stab wounds or bruises or anything. Her eyes were like—wide open? Have you ever seen a dead person’s eyes before? It’s super creepy. They just—stare at you but like you can tell nothing is there and that they are dead.

I probably shouldn’t have snuck up to the crime scene but it was like right by our house and in my defense I didn’t know that was what it was. I just saw the cop cars.

No one knows who killed her but I guess she didn’t run away after all.

Adios, Daisy Juliet O’Hara

[imfucking-magical]

Half Asgardian pt.3

A/N Hello again my lovelies! I hope you are having a good day. I want to remind you guys that I love you and love hearing back what you think about the fics! Also thank you soooooo much for getting the follows past 100! I haven’t heard back from any of you if you wanted me to do a special fic for this occasion or anything. I hope you are ready for this next part because I had fun writing it and I hope you enjoy reading it. 

Warnings: Fluff,possible angst, injury (Mention of blood and such) if i missed any tell me and I’ll edit.

Word count: 3k+

Peters pov

Mr.Stark went upstairs to the roof. 

“Peter did you just say she went to the roof alone?” Wanda asked coming into the room.

“Yea why?” I asked her and her face dropped.

“What the hell was she thinking?” Wanda said and raced to the elevator and I followed.

“What’s going on? Why is it a big deal she went to the roof?”

“ I hope it wasn’t a big deal she was on the roof alone. After the night on the bridge she had a very loud dream that woke me up. It told her to stay with someone at all times. I don’t know why she would risk it.” We reached the roof and Mr.Stark was looking frantic.

“Have you seen Thor?” 

“No is she not up here?” Wanda asked.

“No, but the mark from Asgard is here and I need to know if Thor took her without permission after I told him not to.” He said stepping the elevator and we went down. Wanda gave me a worried look.

“Tony…..” Wanda said cautiously.

“What? If it’s not pertaining to Y/n I don’t want to hear it at the moment. F.R.I.D.A.Y. can’t find her and I didn’t just lose my child.”

“I don’t think she is with Thor.”

“She has to be that’s the only explanation for this.”

“Tony those people on the bridge…..” Wanda didn’t get to finish her sentence before he sped walked out of the elevator.

“If he believes Thor took her why is he looking around?” Wanda asked.

“He probably doesn’t want to hear what you were going to tell him.” I said and my stomach turned into a knot. I should’ve went up to the roof with her. She wouldn’t be missing now if I had. We both found Mr.Stark in a training room with Steve and Thor.

“DID YOU SEND HER THERE ALONE?” Mr. Stark asked.

“No. I would never send her there alone. There is many things she doesn’t know about. Many different creatures.” Thor said.

“THEN WHY IS THERE THE MARK OF ASGARD ON MY ROOF? AND WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER???” 

“Tony she’s probably just out with her friends. She’s a teenage girl.”

“Did you not just hear what I said?Say one more stupid word and I will fight you Steve. I know what I saw on the roof. She isn’t here. There is no record of where she is and the only logical explanation now is that she is alone on another planet.”

“Tony are you going to listen now?” Wanda asked and Mr.Stark looked on the verge of screaming or breaking down into tears. “The night she was on the bridge she had a dream so loud I saw it and woke me up. Her mom had told her to stay with someone at all times. I told her that she follow that advice because it was more of a vision than a dream. I think those guys on the bridge were after her and they came back when she was alone.”

“But she can defend herself against other Asgardians. Have you seen her fight Thor?” Steve said.

“She probably wasn’t expecting it. Peter said she had a bad day and she was cooling off.” Wanda said.

“How did they even get here? We are not allowed to bring people back to Asgard at the moment.”

“She’s half Asgardian they probably let it slide.” Steve said.

Mr. Stark sat down. 

“Tony I will go after her and bring her back.”

“I’m going with you.” 

“You can’t. You will hinder my ability of finding her faster. If whoever took her finds out there is a human in Asgard they will suspect something.” Thor said.

“He’s right Tony.” Steve said putting a hand on his shoulder.

Y/n pov

I woke up in a cell with my head pounding. This place looked….. familiar? 

“I told you to stay with someone at all times.” My head whipped around to see my mother.

“Where have you been? Where are we?”

“Asgard.”

“Why? Why am I in a cell?”

“I may have promised you away before you were born.”

“You Rapunzeled me????” I asked hitting the bars.

“Did you even know you were half Asgardian? Did Tony tell you that you were his?”

“I read the note and Thor told me he knew you from here.” Her face dropped.

“So he must’ve told you what I’ve done..”

“No he just said he knew you.”

“Not in person that is. I’m surprised he didn’t tell you or have you locked up. I guess he saw you were a good kid.”

“Then how does he know you?”

“I’m one of Asgard’s top criminals.” I laughed harder than I should’ve.

“You? Yea right. You couldn’t even take care of yourself properly on Earth.”

“On Earth I could be lazy. You took care of me. Anyways I went to Earth for a robbery of something and met Tony. I forgot about the robbery my boss had sent me to Earth for. He showed up and was furious. He was going to end my life there, but he didn’t when I told him I was with child. I had owed him a debt for not going through with the robbery. He told me I was to give him you when you were born so you could be raised a fighter. I stayed on Earth and hidden so they wouldn’t find you. I sacrificed coming back to my home so you could live a normal life. They were going to find where I was sooner or later so I ran and left you in Tony’s care.”

“You told these people they could have you’re baby so you could escape debt-free?” I asked behind the bars

“Don’t give me that look. I realized my mistake , but it was too late. That’s why I sent you that vision of staying with someone at all times. They would never had done anything in front of a human. We don’t want to interact with humans. Such disgusting creatures.”

“I’m half human.”

“Your father was the exception. I still love you.”

“Your love doesn’t mean shit to me. Never in the whole time I’ve been alive have you showed it. Never. You left me to fend for myself. You only did something for me when I threw a fit.” I told her and she walked away.

“Fuck this.” I said and formed a knife out of an unknown element I have experimented with at home. It was stronger than anything that we had on Earth and was well past the element in Peter’s suit.

I went to go cut through the bars and it snapped the knife like a twig. 

“I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” Some one said walking into the room again.

“ Who are you?”

“I’m you’re mom’s boss. The name is Raoul. Its nice to see you have some Asgardian traits. You can create things out of thin air. That will be very handy for you in the ring.”

“The ring? What makes you think that I’ll fight?”

“Your mom told me you were a smart girl. You’d be stupid not to fight considering your opponents will try and kill you. You see I run a fight ring that many people come to watch. Usually its animal against animal. You my dear will be one of the first to fight these animals in the ring. So rest up sweetheart you got a big day tomorrow.” He said and left. I sat down. Maybe I could make a break for it in the ring.

“Stark only took you in because he’s feels he’s responsible for you. He’s come into a new era. He’s cleaning up his mistakes remember? You’re one that he over looked. Why do you think the public doesn’t know about you yet?”

I kept walking.

“Not even your mom wanted you. How long have you had to take care of yourself? Doesn’t it hurt that the person who gave birth to you didn’t even care about you or what happened to you? How many of her boyfriends got more attention than you? How many of her boyfriends pushed you around?” 

I tired to speed my pace. Don’t think about it Y/n. Don’t think don’t think don’t think……..

“And what about that boy that you so fancy? He notices you and then kisses another girl. He would never fall for a piece of alien freakshow like you…”

Don’t think. DOn’t think……. about how he’s right…..

“Poor little Y/n. Her whole world is falling down. You were just fooling yourself. No one ever wanted you in the first place, they just felt pity.” 

I snapped and beat the shit out of him. It was only until Ned had to pull me off of him did I stop.’The other kid disappeared and Ned had looked at me with worry and I took it as pity then walked off.

My body jolted awake at the memory of the day I left and I was aware of my harsh breathing and tears on my face. I sat and held my head as I stared at my feet trying to steady my breathing.

“Get up scum we. Almost time to fight.” I looked over to see Raoul opening the cell. It didn’t require keys. He dragged me out and threw me into a room then closed the door.

“What the fuck?” I yelled at the door that closed then disappeared. The ground started to shake and climb towards the roof that vanished. The light stung my eyes.

“Ladies and gentleman! May I present our very first fighter. Not only is she our first fighter, but she’s only half Asgardian.” There were screams and applause. Are you fucking kidding me? Thor gave me the wrong impression of Asgardians.

“Now in the other corner we have her opponent.” I turned around and saw what looked like a large snake, but the Asgardian version of it.

“It’s venom would kill this half-breed with any contact she makes with it. Lets see how she faces up.” Raoul said as the creature moved fast around me closing me into a circle with its body. Fuck me fuck me fuck me fuck me. It spit and just barely missed my foot and I jumped away as it closed in closer. Its eyes were purple and darting back and forth at my movements. 

I thought to all the pictures of weapons Thor has shown me. I moved my hands to create a sword that resembled one that Thor had shown me. God I hope its made of the same material as the original. I created steps in the air to get out of the beast’s trap.

It saw me in the air and started to stretch its body to get me but I kept climbing I was going to try to escape going through the roof of the ring. However a shield went over the top before I was even close. Shit.

The beast’s body kept stretching up towards me. I looked down at it as it continued to stretch to me about a hundred feet below. I jumped. I don’t know what I was thinking, but the impulse came to me and so I jumped. I slammed into the head of the beast and ran my sword through it. As if in slow motion it dropped to the ground landing with a thud and me flying off of it and across the ring with the crowd screaming.

“There you have it ladies and gentleman. The half breed winner!” Raoul said coming down into the ring and threw me back onto the platform that went down to the room. I ended up back in my cell with my heart thudding in my chest. The adrenaline had hurt my chest.

I had a fight almost everyday for almost 3 months. My body got stronger over time. Peter, dad, and the rest of the Avengers were always on my mind when I wasn’t in the ring. What were they doing and if they could even look for me. 

I took in the weapons I saw in the crowds as references and was able to create and destroy a variety of Asgardian weapons. I had already created a sufficient suit for myself to keep me from getting to terrible injured. I sat on the floor working on creating a new type of weapon so I could cut through the cell when I heard footsteps and quickly made the weapon disappear into thin air as I looked up.

“Thor!”

“Shhhh.”

“How did you find me? They’re going to come any minute. I’m suppose to fight another beasts today.” I told him

“You’re not going to be fighting just another beast. You’re going to be fighting Raoul’s beast. The closest thing you could possibly picture it as is a wolf. However its millions of time stronger. Try to stay alive and stall if you can. We have a plan to get you out of the ring.” 

“How?”

There was footsteps. “I can’t explain now Lady Y/n, but don’t worry I have one of Asgardian’s brightest to help out.” Thor said and disappeared.

“Show time kid.” Raoul said pulling me out of the cell and into the room that led to the ring and then he disappeared. I waited and was soon brought to the day light of the ring.

I turned to face what looked like to be a wolf, but was the size but almost as tall as the stadium itself.

“Oh shit.” I said as I looked at it growling in front of me. 

“This one….. Is my favorite.” I heard Raoul say as I stared down the beast. It opened its mouth and howled, but I stood my ground unmoving until it finally charged. I created a wall and it crashed right into it with a thud and caused a crack in the middle of it.

“Not very smart are you?” I asked it as it backed up and shaked its head of the rubble and it charged again. I pulled out a staff that had been similar to the pictures I had seen of Loki’s. I created a shield around myself as it tried to bite me and stabbed it in it’s eye. It roared in pain and slashed its claw against my leg. 

FUCK ME MOTHER FUCKER. I fell to the ground and held my leg. Blood was seeping out onto my hands. The beast moved to attack again. I moved my hands to create something to defend myself and what appeared ended up being bigger than the beast itself.

A giant dragon appeared and the crowd started to scream as it started to both take down the wolf-like creature and destroy part of the ring. I stood up and staggered away from the beasts as the crowd started to leave in terror. I ducked as the dragon swung its tail and broke the wall I was running towards. Thor appeared in the ring and picked me up and started to go quickly away from the ring. My vision doubled then went into tunnel vision and back again.

“HEY HE’S LEAVING WITH MY FIGHTER!!!” 

I don’t know how we got back but we did. 

“Y/N! What happened what’s wrong with her?” 

“She’ll be ok its the after effects of the venom that was in her.”

“Venom?!” 

“Her leg. She fought valiantly against her opponents. She defeated the beast before the plan was even put into action.” I felt something touch my leg and my whole body convulsed.

“Are you sure all the poison is out of her leg?”

“Yes the pain she is feeling will last from a couple hours to a day or two. One of the best healers gave me this however to help ease her pain.” Thor said putting something on my leg and the pain stopped and I let out a breath of air.

“You couldn’t have done that earlier?” I asked him he set me down carefully and instantly I was greeted with a hug.

“Oh lord I didn’t know what had happened. I didn’t know where you were. I was so worried.” Tony told me squeezing me tight.

“You had a terrible choice in women back then. But I think you got it right with Pepper.” I told him and he let out a laugh.

“Ok you’re going to tell me everything that happened and I mean everything. You’re not going to leave me in the dark like you did about the vision got it?” He said pulling away from me.

“Yea I’ll tell you everything.”

“First go take a shower though.” He said smiling and ruffling my hair.

“I know I stink.” I told him.

“Lady Y/n keep the moss on your leg.” Thor told me as I headed off to the shower.

God, it felt so good to take a hot shower. After about an hour and a half I didn’t smell bad, but instead of my vanilla body wash that I loved so much. I got dressed in seats and a tee and decided to head out to the main room.

“Peter….” I said walking out of my room. He stood there silent and watching me.

“I-I umm…” He stuttered as I walked towards him.

“After 3 months you’re not gonna even give me a hug?” I asked him and he quickly wrapped his arms around me. He lifted me up and started walking with me over to my bed. I heard him sniffle. Oh no if he was gonna cry I was going to start crying.

“Ned told me what had happened….. the day you were taken.” He said sitting across from me now and held both my hands in his. His eyes were starting to water. “ Y/n i didn’t…. I didn’t kiss her. She kissed me and I told her that I didn’t like her like that and I should’ve told you earlier how I felt. I was kicking myself everyday you were gone because I didn’t know…. I didn’t know if you’d come back. And you should’ve told me about the kid with Flash…”

“Peter… Peter.. Peter… “ I kept trying to interrupt him.

“No y/n you need to hear this.” He said pulling my hands closer to him. “ Don’t  you ever, ever believe for one second you don’t matter to any of us. Ned and I care about you. The Avengers care about you. Your dad and Pepper care about you, they wouldn’t have taken you in other wise.”

“Peter I know that now and I know I should’ve told you. I shouldn’t have kept it to myself. I let my emotions get the better of me and I know it sounds very cliche but when I saw her kiss you I just felt my heart drop because I didn’t want to lose you to someone else and it didn’t feel right. I spent the first week in Asgard feeling sorry for myself and got nowhere. After I was put in the ring I realized how much I missed everyone and how I had taken everything here for granted. I kept thinking that I had just let 1 bad day screw up my whole life and now I was never going to be able to go back. Peter you don’t know how much I missed you. I promise never to shut you out again.” I told him and wrapped my arms back around him.

“Fuck I missed you so much.” He said burying his face into my neck and started to kiss me. He littered my neck with kisses then moved up to my cheeks,then my forehead before I finally grew impatient and pulled him to kiss my lips.

“ I am in the room.” We both pulled away to find my dad standing in the door way.

“I uhhh…”

“I’m going to ignore what I just saw and I am going to have a talk with Peter later about what I am choosing to ignore at the moment. If you aren’t to worn out we were going to get food and then talk about what happened.” 

“Yea I could definitely go for some food right now.” I told him.

“Ok then lets go.” He said walking away.

“Come on” I told him grabbing his hand and standing up.

“You’re dad is going to kill me.” He said lacing our fingers.

“Nah. Maybe just smack you upside the head.” I told him and kissed his cheek as we walked out of my room.

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[tellywoodtrash]

dil boley oberoi 09.03.17 lb

ok too much is happening in this show for me to do this mini lb style, so imma do this like one of my daily thingys. 

jfc what the fuck is wrong with svetlana?!??! is she whatever catelyn stark turned into after having her throat slit or... LIKE GIRL ARE YOU OK? 

akkad bakkad bambai... BUA. omfg. 

lmaoooooo svetlana’s face at bua’s threat. god, can i just be svetlana? like, not the zombie bits; just the gorgeous bit and the confidence bit, and the bit where she’s marrying om. 

“IS SHE DUMB?????” lol, love bua already. 

wait, i thought her character was supposed to be dadi’s evil sister? how’s she suddenly dadaji’s sister?

also, is she still evil? 

omgggggg JALEEEEL JANNANI. 

BUA’S TEAM JHANVI/OM? IS SHE? COZ I NEED HER TO BE. I NEED TO BE ABLE TO LOVE BUA COMPLETELY. 

omfg cackling at tej’s lameass pairi-pauna attempt. fucking idiot. 

WHERE THE FUCK IS DADI, BTW? like... i know she annoys me, but... IS SHE OK IN AMRITSAR? SOMEONE MAYBE CHECK UP ON HER ONCE IN A WHILE. 

what’s with bua ma’s need to have a clear space all the time? is she like tia, all into the energy and vibes of the place or something? 

who am i gonna support between bua and svetlana?????? i love them both????? 

OMFG “you’re no spring chicken yourself” 

BUAJI DID THAT™

lol om stanning super hard for bua. look at his smiiiiiile. what a cute. 

“her name is sultana?” “SVETLANA!” “oye jo bhi laana ho!” lmaooooo 

how the FUCK is om not recognizing that chulbul is gauri when the glasses came off? honestly, this some clark kent/superman kinda ish.

have a feeling bua ma is gonna be the catalyst for chulbul turning back into a bulbul. 

svetlana. girl. you can’t keep breaking things all the time. this isn’t even your fucking house. 

ouffffffff boringggg svetlana waaala drama. show me more bua and/or omkara. 

ooooh yaaaay! 

soooooo, like dadi loves her billu best, is omki-shomki bua’s fav? 

lololol her face at his hair. 

haaaaaaaa, i was right. he is a bua ka chamchaaaaaa. 

poor rudra. has no old lady to fawn over him and fix his love life. 

looks like anika’s gonna take up that responsibility! (as per the precap for tomorrow) 

i’m so glad her character isn’t evil!!!!!!!!! 

IT’S SO GOOD TO SEE OM SMILING. LEMME JUST PAUSE THE SCREEN AND LOOK JEE BHARRRRRRRR KE, AT MY BOY BEING HAPPY. 

svetlana, babe, seriously, put some calamine lotion or something on that rash??? 

seriously, what is UP with her? is she... living in someone else’s body? what does she mean her chehra is “mohtaj”???????? 

sigh, svetlaaaaana. the only permanent solution to anything is DEATH. #tellywoodtrashPhilosophy

ok girl put the hammer down. you’re scaring me. 

huh??????????????????  why does she have so much ice in her room??? surely oberoi mansion has air conditioning??? 

who’s this ranveer ripoff? (he’s less irritating than ranveer tho.)

also @ om: the ACP of police is your hone waala jeeja, bro. why aren’t you using him for this? lord knows he has nothing much to do anyway, if he has all the time to hang out outside your sister’s college.

I LOVE BUA MA. SHE KNOWS THAT PARATHAS SOLVE A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. 

lmaoooooooooooooo the first time prinku’s everrrrr been mentioned in this damn show. they finally remembered she exists. 

lmao, yeh lo, they’ve just left her up to shivaay. poor boy. how much is that one boy supposed to handle? 

i loveeeee how shy these boys get when they’re called biiiiba mundas. i loveeeet. such cute. 

ouff. i honestly don’t care about gauri rn. every other character in the show is infinitely interesting than gauri. even the ranveer ripoff. 

why the fuck would normalllllllll ice give off so much smoke? 

oufffffff gauriiiiii, why do you have to do this RIGHT NOW?

hein? who dat? looks kinda like kriti sanon but not really??? 

gauri, why are you being suspicious if she has a photo of a girl? like, it could be someone special to her??? you’re such a pest, honestly. 

“SULTANA JI ZAMEEN MEIN SAMAA GAYI?!?!?” lololol