#anyways. can you see the basis for power & control from these ideas?

[grandpa-boyfriend]

it's so insane how rick loves morty in his own way but it's so subtle and so so so so much based implicit meanings rather than outright gestures. but it becomes so clear when you view his "expressions" of love in their simplest form.

creating rickbot? rick didn't want morty to be lonely or to worry about him, even when rick himself was upset at morty for "treating" him like he's "boring" during the knights of the sun episode

the fear hole episode at the end? he carries a picture of morty in his wallet. he LIKES being able to see an image of morty whenever he wants. it might even bring him comfort. him putting it on the board was to also show how proud he was of morty, at the end, to the extent that he would willing part with something he obviously LIKES. (tho tbh he prob just grabbed another picture at home and put it in his wallet. it was clearly a school photo and they prob do have multiple of those)

like, this is something that is really coming across more overtly in the later seasons. in the earlier seasons, we saw rick go through cycles of controlling morty and then discarding him when they either got too emotionally close, when morty expressed anger/displeasure with rick, and/or when rick felt like he needed to "punish" morty for either of the two previous things (think the vat of acid or the two crows).

rick's toxic treatment and abuse of morty can be considered him "caring" about morty in his own fucked up way, even though it's not true love and care as it disregards morty's autonomy and feelings. however, for someone like rick to willingly exert control over another person instead of just abandoning them the moment they express something he doesn't like? that's basically him admitting he wants morty in his life.

rick becoming much more soft and caring in his own way in these recent seasons is a very subtle thing - but, it's like, once you see it, then a lot of things start clicking into place in regards to his character development and his relationship with morty.

[bloggerspam]

Not Exactly the Apple of my Eye

I wrote this for the @haunting-heroes-creative-games WWT Myths game last month, and subsequently co-won my first game!

Figured I'd post it here too, now that all the reveals have happened---have a DPxYJ/DPxDC Snow White AU Crack fic!

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"You gotta be kidding me," Kon says as he looks down at himself, "this can't be real, right?"

"Feels pretty real to me!" Bart chirps happily, fiddling with his overly large green sleeves.

"Rad." Tim rolls his eyes, crossing his arms and popping his hip and yawning like a disgruntled cat. Sarcasm practically drips from every orifice of his body language, even as he looks 2 seconds away from falling asleep.

"Is this what I think it is?" Cassie yells from further into the room, the sound of a small clamor echoing behind her words.

"If by it you mean some kind of inter-dimensional fucky wucky, then yeah!" Kon waves his arms around, gesturing to the room at large even if she can't see; Tim and Bart can, and that's all that matters. "I think so!"

"No, I mean is this Snow White?" Cassie clarifies as she comes huffing into the room. She too is adjusting her clothes as best she can, trying to figure out what to do with the glasses suddenly on her face.

The four of them stand gathered in the middle of the cottage they've been dumped into, freshly shrunken in height, stripped of their powers and gadgets and suits, and dressed in what seems to be simple cotton peasant shirts and work leggings.

They also have comically large and weirdly soft and sturdy leather shoes, of the Snow White Dwarf variety.

"Aren't there supposed to be seven of us?" Tim mumbles thoughtfully, another yawn causing him to slump and looking mad about it.

"How can you be so calm about this?" Kon huffs, picking up Tim with very little resistance for once and dumping the yawning boy onto a bed labelled Sleepy. Kon himself grumbles as he takes a seat on the next bed over labelled Grumpy.

An angry Kryptonian is not a great idea. Who let this be okay?

"I'm not calm about this…" Tim yawns once more, irritated, "I just can't think straight, I'm too tired."

"You don't sleep on a daily basis though?" Bart walks his way to his own bed, labeled Dopey and test bouncing it. "But it seems fitting at least. Plus, You're not straight anyway. Who's Cassie supposed to be?"

"Doc, I think." Cassie goes to her own bed, looking at it dubiously before deciding to ignore it completely. "He's the only one with glasses right?"

"That…" Tim is curled up on his side now, "still…doesn't answer…"

Soft snores start to drift through the room, another anomaly, considering Tim doesn't actually snore.

"What did the genie lady say?" Bart starfishes on his bed, making snow angels with no snow, "This is all because you decided to hit on her anyway."

"How was I supposed to know?!" Kon angrily pulls the covers off his bed to dump over Tim. "All I said was that she was pretty!"

Before anybody else can say anything, there's another clatter outside the cottage.

"Seriously!?" A voice screams, "Seriously?! Three years and you-" A violent sneeze interrupts the voice—"-still make fucking wishes?"

A small murmur answers the voice, barely audible.

Kon, Cassie and Bart look at each other, before scrambling over to the door. Tim stays dead asleep. When they burst out, tumbling over each other, they're met with the other three dwarves: A young gothic looking girl who keeps sneezing, an African American boy hiding behind another boy with a bedsheet of all things tied around his neck like a cape. The caped boy, with his black hair and blue eyes, looks like he's trying to be a knock off superman.

Kon does not like that. At all.

"Hey!" Rao, it's like he has no control over his temper, "Were you guys fucked over by the genie lady too?"

"Language~" Bart singsongs, giggling. The gothic girl whirls towards them, angry like spitfire, and sneezing just as violently.

"Hello, citizens!" Super-knock-off intones, "What brings you into the ill graces of Desiree?"

"If by Desiree you mean the genie lady," Cassie jabs a thumb at him, "then this guy hit on her."

"O-oh," The shy boy still hiding behind Super-knock-off is blushing hard enough that Kon can see it even with his darker skin, "w-wow, you're pretty…"

"Thanks!" Cassie smiles, winking at him. "The ladies love it, anyway."

The boy squeaks, hiding behind super-knock-off again. Goth-girl rolls her eyes before addressing Cassie.

"Desiree hates that-" a sneeze, "-kind of shit." Goth-girl rubs her nose, to which the bashful boy passes her a tissue from his backpack as if dealing with a rabid animal. The girl takes it with a scoff-turned-sneeze.

"Figured." Cassie shrugs, waving to herself. "I'm Cassie, by the way. Grumpy over here is Connor, and Cutie Pie down here is Bart."

Kon huffs, waving begrudgingly as Bart does a happy little wave.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Danny!" Super-knock off puffs out his chest, before gesturing to the once more sneezing Goth. "This is Sam, and behind me is Tucker!"

"We're not—usually like this." Sam sniffles, sneezing between pauses, "Danny's usually more chill, and Tucker's not this—shy. But if my—math is mathing, it's because—of the dwarf traits."

"Why does being Happy make him so…" Kon sneers, "Do-goodey?"

"Long story. We call him Super Danny in this state." Tucker smiles, peeking out a little more, "Fun Danny was better."

"Hey!" Danny wraps an arm around his friend to bring him up to the forefront, causing Tucker to squeak. "Super Danny had his moments!"

"Where's-" Sam sneezes four times in a row, "-Sleepy?"

"Our friend Tim." Bart gestures towards inside the house, "He's napping in one of the beds inside. He's usually an insomniac, so this is actually pretty great!"

"So," Cassie gets them back on track as they all convene around a sleeping Tim. "Do you guys know how to escape?"

"That is difficult," Danny hums, patting at Tucker who seems to be taking deep breaths to overcome his shyness. Kon tries to follow suit, to temper himself. "Did you perhaps make a wish when hitting on Desiree?"

Kon felt his face go blotchy red, rubbing at his cheek with the back of his hand and looking away.

"Connor." Cassie's voice goes threatening, hands on her hips like a mom scolding a child.

"All I said was Move over Snow White, 'cause you're truly the fairest in the land!" Kon grumbles, crossing his arms. "And that she made me all Bashful, or whatever! I didn't wish for anything!"

"All I did was wish Sam would lighten up," Tucker scratches the back of his neck, inching closer to Danny when Sam bears her teeth. "Normally Desiree would just make Sam glow, or something."

"Who is Desiree anyway?" Bart starts to frown down at himself, rubbing his tummy absentmindedly. "We were just having lunch with Tim's brother-"

Suddenly Kon, Cassie and Bart whip their heads towards each other, exclaiming at the same time: "Dick!"

"Language?" Tucker, who had startled at the sudden yelling and is firmly hiding behind Danny again.

"No, Tim's brother, Richard—he goes by Dick." Cassie explains as the three of them separate to look under furniture and through the house for the older man. They collectively ignore the whispered on purpose? from the other trio.

"He was with us when we got snapped here." Tim yawns, rubbing his eyes and sitting up. "Who are you?"

The new trio introduces themselves to Tim as the rest of them split. Kon is looking under the beds, Bart is upstairs, and Cassie is opening cabinets in the kitchen, if the sounds are to be believed.

"This doesn't really feel like Desiree's usual fare." Sam taps her foot, for some reason the only dwarf who was able to keep her own black studded combat boots. It looks comical paired with her brown shirt and red pants. At least the black belt matches?

"How would you," Tim yawns, standing up and leaning heavily against Kon when he comes back around. "Usually…get rid of her?"

"Usually Phantom would deal with her." Tucker mumbles as Sam starts to pace. She's no longer sneezing now that they're inside, which seems odd.

"Who's Phantom?" Bart's voice bounces as he descends the stairs back to join them. "He's not upstairs, by the way."

"He's Amity Park's local hero!" Danny flashes a gleaming smile, before frowning. "Truly a mystery why she's hanging out around Bludhaven."

"What were you guys-" Kon is interrupted by Sam, who knocks twice on the window she's stopped in front of.

"Uh, guys?" She's staring at something confusedly, "Is Dick…uh, black haired, wearing eye-searingly ugly patterns?"

"That's…" Tim yawns again, sluggishly making his way over to Sam, "probably…him."

"I think he's in the backyard?" Sam tilts her head, "and I think we've found our Snow White."

The seven of them gather quickly around the window, pushing and shoving and…

"Is that a fucking glass coffin?"

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Jazz has fucked up.

Oooooh she's definitely fucked up.

How was she supposed to know Ghost Writer and Desiree just wanted to hang out?

How was she supposed to know that Desiree's cousin was Scheherazade?

How was she supposed to know Ghost Writer knew that infamous One Thousand and One Night's protagonist?

She just wanted to finally meet her online friend and talk about Jane Austen books, have dinner with her brother and his friends in Bludhaven after!

She really should have aimed better. Stupid thermos, Danny always made it seem so easy!

Now she's running around in this random forest trying to find her brother and his friends dressed like some kind of Prince.

Why do Princes wear such white tights? It's impractical is what it is, there's already a bunch of dirt on the back of her calves!

She's been in this forest for what feels like hours when she hears it; sweet salvation in the form of other people. Jazz frantically makes her way towards it.

"—Snow White?" A boyish voice asks.

"Well, he's certainly—achoo!—pretty enough for it." Sam is saying—is she with the others? "Even with all…that going on."

"At least Danny isn't in the coffin this time?" Tucker sounds unusually shy and timid—it makes Jazz quicken her steps and almost trip over tree roots at least twice.

"Hey—" An unfamiliar feminine voice cuts in, "Tucker, what does that mean?"

"Worry not, Cassie!" Danny! Oh sweet souls, Danny!! "It's an inside joke!"

"It's not really funny…" Another voice, sounding sleepy beyond compare and yawning like a "…is it?"

"Believe it or not," The mysterious feminine voice, Cassie cuts in. "He's usually the one in charge of the brain-cell. We're smart too, he just has no humor."

"I…" Another yawn, "...resent that."

"Tim just doesn't have that sense of whimsy!" That first boyish voice cuts in, ignoring who Jazz presumes is Tim.

"Does that mean we have to find a Prince?" Another masculine voice, angry and fed up, "In the forest?"

And, well, there's never been a better time for Jazz to stumble ass over kettle into the clearing.

"Jazz!" Her trio yells in greeting, rushing over to her as she rights herself. She blinks.

They're all…a lot smaller than she left them. No matter, hugs first, confusion later. (And crying/yelling much much later after that).

They're small enough for her to hoist all three into her arms, even as she notices the other four dwarves and the…glass coffin housing a fully grown man.

"What the—" Jazz whispers, eyeing the strangers.

"Are you the Prince?" Danny asks, and in this form he reminds her so much of when he was little—she wants to squeal but she won't, she won't.

"I think I am." Jazz answers, putting everyone down as they clamor to introduce the new kids and update her on the situation. Jazz, through years of dealing with her brother's trio, manages to understand and reciprocate the exchange of information.

"So I have to kiss him?" Jazz looks at the man, Dick, in the glass coffin dubiously. "I don't even know him?"

"This might be the first time someone's seen him and not kissed him on sight." Bart jokes, "Or, at least, not wanted to."

"Consent is important." Jazz scrunches up her face in consternation. "I will not subject someone to a kiss when they cannot consent."

"What about a kiss on the…hand?" Tim yawns, desperately trying to stay awake. "Nobody…said you had to kiss him on the…lips."

Jazz makes a face in thought. Hm. "What about you?"

"What…about me?" Jazz gestures at Dick when Tim looks at her in confusion.

"He's your brother, you love him, right?" Jazz picks up the sleeping man's hand. "Nobody said it had to be romantic love. Besides, again, I don't believe in love at first sight. I'm demi."

"Demi like, demigod?" Cassie's brow furrows. "What's that got to do with anything?"

"Demi as in demi-sexual or-" Sam sneezes, "-demi-romantic."

Tim seems to think on that a moment, before shrugging. "I do love him. And I used to have a crush on him when I was little, before I got adopted." He picks up the hand and kisses it lightly.

"Oh dude, same." Connor laughs, turning to them. "I think everyone's had a crush on Dick before."

"Not me!" Cassie harrumphs to Bart's laughter and agreement. "Though I do love the guy."

"That doesn't count!" Connor huffs, "Lesbians and Aces are obviously excluded!"

"I'm Ace…" Tucker shyly raises his hand, making a little eep! sound when everyone turns to him. "And I, uhm, have eyes. He's real pretty…"

"Fairest of them all," Sam sniffles, sort of agreeing. "And all that."

"I think," Danny cuts in, "That you have no choice here Jazz. I'm sorry, but it doesn't seem like Tim's kiss is the solution!"

Jazz eyes the sleeping man once more, pursing her lips. No, she really doesn't think she'll do that. Pretty as he is, he's a stranger. And bodily autonomy is important, even if it's just his hand. It sounds like this guy has a lot of admirers, but nobody's actually said anything about how Dick himself feels about it.

Plus, he definitely looks at least a couple years older than her. Though it's hard to tell when you're in your mid twenties.

"Just think of it this way, Jazz." Danny tries to gently say, "You're saving his life, sort of. Like CPR."

Jazz hums, leaning over the man and observing the man's throat. Hm...

"What's she taking so long for?" Cassie whispers, to which Sam only sneezes in response.

Jazz grabs the man by the shoulders, sitting him up and…whack!

"Jazz!" The chorus of children yell at her, some even grabbing at her but she ignores them.

She gives the man's back another smack! And then another, and another until—

Hack! Dick coughs out the piece of poisoned apple lodged in his throat, taking in deep breaths as Jazz rubs his back in support.

"Th-thanks." Dick wipes at his mouth, smiling up gratefully at Jazz. She smiles back, before stepping away to let Tim and his little friends crowd over Dick and give him hugs.

Sam, Tucker and Danny make their way to Jazz, and they watch the reunion fondly.

"How'd you know that would work?" Danny asks her, laughing as Jazz shrugs.

"In the original fairy tale, the Prince discovers Snow White in her glass coffin and decides to keep her because she's so beautiful." Jazz bares her teeth in disgust. "The guards that were with him were kind of clumsy and dropped the casket on its corner, dislodging the apple piece from Snow White's throat. She wakes up, and then they get married."

"That's…" Tucker whispers, shuddering.

"Yeah." Jazz rubs her arms. "Figured I'd give it a shot. Thankfully it worked."

Just as Dick gets out of the coffin, the world around them starts to waver. The dwarven teenagers flicker until they're bigger, almost glitching into their original sizes and proportions. Sam stops sneezing, Tim stops yawning and falling asleep (though he still sports eyebags the size of Guam), and Danny's little blanket sheet disappears.

Jazz, Dick, and seven 17 year olds suddenly find themselves in the middle of the streets of Bludhaven, in the outdoor seating of the local restaurant all of them were eating at before the whole debacle.

Ghost Writer and Desiree are sitting at one of the tables, having tea.

"Well, that was certainly quick." Ghost Writer mumbles, Desiree groaning as she puts down her cup. "I thought we'd have at least a couple more hours."

"I knew I shouldn't have set win conditions." Desiree pouts. "We were just getting to the good part!"

"Every story has to have some kind of conclusion." Ghost Writer argues, jabbing his mug at her. "Besides, I can just-"

"Yeah. Nope." Danny deadpans, grabbing his backpack and jabbing a hand into the bag. "Fuck you."

Before Ghost Writer Desiree can do more than charge an ecto-blast, Danny pulls out a Fenton Thermos and aims it expertly at the two, sucking them up with very little fuss and muss. Jazz is not jealous or mad about it. At all.

As long as she doesn't have to wear those stupid white tights again, everything is A-OK.

"Well." Dick breathes, putting his hands on his hips like some kind of mom. "That was...anti-climactic."

"What the hell was that?" Tim asks Danny, trying to get a closer look at the thermos, "Is that a thermos?"

Jazz looks up at the restaurant, waving over a sever as she takes a seat and beckons for everyone else to do the same. The others start to squish in a couple tables and take seats.

"I'm sure everyone has questions," Jazz smiles up at the waitress in thanks as she passes out menus. "But first, since it's still…" She checks her watch, "just past three, lets have a late lunch, shall we?"

"As long as there's no apple pie for dessert." Dick laughs, opening up his own menu to peruse.

"As you wish!" Jazz rolls her eyes, grinning. Everyone at the table groans.

[sillygoofyqueer]

Ough, I don't have much to offer, but I miss crowyuan (rereading everything in that tag rn)

Do Crows and snakes get along? I wonder how crowyuan will interact with tianlang-jun & his nephew...

Also, the old palace master! With how... creepy his character is, and how strong crowyuan's wifebeam seems to be in this verse (damn peak lord catnip lmao), I can imagine him doing some veeeeery unsavory things, if you wanna have fun with that (that post abt Yuan's wings being crippled was so TT, god damnit old crook)

Anyw, just throwing out some ideas, if you ever wanna come back to it. I see your current hyperfixation seems to be wangxian lol. Not many thoughts on that since I haven't read the novel, but looks fun

This is just so sweet...I'll respond to it ahead of the other ones, just because I was like "AWHHH" as I was reading it. Honestly, my hyperfixation is always wangxian, nothing is as strong as them in my mind - you should totally read MDZS....it's so good....it's the best MXTX series in my humble opinion- *gets shot* ANYWAY!!! First off, I have actually done a post about how Crowyuan would interact with Zhuzhi-Lang and Tianlang-Jun!!! You can find that here, but thinking about it generally (and doing a bit of research), I've got a few things that I'd like to highlight about how crow demons and snake demons would interact generally. Did you know that crows actually eat snakes in real life?? I certainly fucking didn't until I was like "yo how do they interact in real life?" THEY EAT THEM. CASUALLY. Honestly, crows are just out here eating predators like it's NUTHIN'. Anyway, applying this to Crowyuan, I've decided that crow demons and snake demons would have a very...strained relationship. Unlike the underwater demons (because I've decided they're very similar to how I portray them in the Leviathyuan AU), ground demons are all squaring up and ready to fight to the death over a murdered demon, so of course these two groups are very at odds with each other - I mean...crow demons probably feast on snake demons like they're a gourmet meal. However!! I feel like this is probably from before Crowyuan came into the equation, so like the basis of life that he starts with. AFTER he comes along, I like to think he (along with Shang Qinghua who was a *checks notes*..chicken demon?) manages to bring in a new age (generally, because you can't change everyone's views) where crow demons and snake demons have a better way of dealing with this. Snakes are a large source of protein for crows in real life, so I don't think that Crowyuan would be like "stop eating snake demons," I think it'd be more of a "hey why don't you eat the already dead ones, instead of the alive ones?" and, after a lot of talking with snake demons, they manage to bring a lot more of a relaxed relationship between the two groups. HOWEVER!! That doesn't mean that they're chill. Crow demons still find joy in fucking with snake demons - like, in real life, how crows disorient snakes through loud cawing, swooping around near the snake, and just pecking on their tails sometimes. Crow demons have this sort of spiritedness to them when they come across snake demons, and snake demons try to steer clear of snake demons because they're so annoying. AND THE OLD PALACE MASTER!!!! If, if, he wasn't almost instantly killed off or stuck in the lowest levels of the abyss, I feel like he'd see Crowyuan (of all kinds) as a sort of trophy or weapon that he needs to get his hands on so he can use this demon - who everyone seems to love?? He just wants the power and control that comes with owning this demon, he's disgusted by Crowyuan himself. Despite his disgust, of course, he would flounce Crowyuan around to events bedecked in garish gold, but would probably keep him in the Water Prison behind the scenes.....BEFORE, of course, he's killed off or stuck in the lowest levels of the abyss. So, there are some thoughts I came across while reading your ask, I hope that helped out with the drought of Crowyuan upon my blog right now.......READ MDZS SO YOU CAN ENJOY MY OTHER AUS!!! /silly/silly

[seeker-of-stories19]

Ghostsoap Shifter AU

- Ghost is a very large black Jaguar

- Soap is a border collie

- As if Ghost weren’t deadly enough already he often shifts on missions to take care of enemies

- Shifters are rare enough no one makes the connection and no one who sees him shifted ever lives

- Most people laugh at the rumors which are about as outrageous as any of the other ones surrounding Ghost

- Of course some people theorize that the rumors are more than that but there’s not really any way to prove it and they mostly don’t worry about it too much because it’s not something that makes him more vulnerable since he already stands out on the battlefield

- Soap is the opposite, absolutely everyone knows he’s a shifter and mostly no one cares since shifting into dogs, cats, bunnies, and other small animals is much more common than exotic animals

- It’s not much use on most missions but occasionally he’ll shift if there are kids around to cheer them up or heard them toward safety

- He also shifts to comfort his team members if someone is particularly upset, almost always Ghost but sometimes he does it for Gaz too and on a very rare occasion Price

- Walks all over the base in his dog form, usually following and herding Ghost around which absolutely baffles everyone because they act fairly professional otherwise

- Soap also looks ridiculously small next to him when shifted because he’s so big

- Gaz thinks the whole thing is hilarious and after he walks in on Soap in his dog form laying on Ghost on the couch in the 141 rec room one too many times he buys Soap a PTSD service dog vest as a joke

- Ghost gives him an absolute death glare but Soap beams at him

- He thinks it’s hilarious because he has admittedly been performing Service dog tasks for Simon on a semi regular basis for months at that point

- Doing deep pressure therapy and behavior interruption and grounding tasks for disassociation when Simon is struggling, especially after nightmares

- No one cares at all what they do on base because Price is pretty much in charge anyway and everyone else is too scared of Ghost to protest

- But when they go on leave Simon has a really hard time with his PTSD and Soap has the brilliant idea to put on the vest and tag along for some errands since he can’t exactly lay down on top of Simon in public in his human form if he gets overwhelmed

- It helps a ton and they’re able to go more places, sometimes with Soap tagging along just as a dog and sometimes bringing the vest as an emergency measure and shifting if Simon needs help or comfort

- Soap definitely does a bunch of research into different Psychiatric service dog tasks

- They both agree that Gaz can never know

- But it definitely makes Simon really happy even if he doesn’t want to admit it he ends up sending Soap different ideas of tasks that would help him

- He loves to see Soap find joy in his animal side

- His relationship with his shifter form is much more complex, no one else in his family was a shifter and he tried to hide it from them, even when his mom found out she tried really hard to hide it from his dad

- But eventually he found out when he scared Simon enough that he shifted into a little Jaguar cub

- From that moment on it was his life’s purpose to force Simon into shifting, and he loved to hurt and scare Simon when he was in that form especially as a kid because he liked the power of having control over such a dangerous animal

- By the time he was old enough to join the military he already had a whole separate set of scars on his jaguar form and he swore never to let that part of himself be hurt again

- Lied on his enlistment paperwork about his assigned gender at birth and about being a shifter

- The one thing he’s always liked about his shifter form is that it was always male, even when he was a kid and hadn’t been anywhere close to starting to transition

- He thinks it’s because shifter forms are supposed to be connected to you on a soul level and it helped him process his gender

- He wants to protect himself from any further harm to that part of himself and doesn’t want to find out if the rumors about how the military uses shifters is true

- The entire time he’s with Roba nothing scares him more than losing control of his emotions and shifting but eventually it happens when Roba cuts his face open and he reacts similarly to his dad

- Tests all kinds of horrible drugs on him and hurts him and makes him kill people in his jaguar form, by the time he’s buried he thinks he’s too injured to shift but he forces himself to do it one final time to dig himself out and escape

- After that he never wants to shift again but after hunting down Roba and killing all his men he transforms one final time to kill the man, tearing him apart desperate to show him that he didn’t truly master a jaguar the way he’d tried so many times

- He tries to shift after he gets shot by Sparks and Washington but for the first time instead of his body forcing it on him he can’t do it no matter how hard he tries

- He’s too late to save his family, if he’d been able to shift he could’ve saved them and the failure haunts him

- It’s years before he accidentally shifts again in front of Price after a particularly grueling mission and the man is beyond shocked to suddenly find his sergeant turning into a massive black Jaguar

- It’s takes months after that for Price to slowly help him break through his fears, he promises not to exploit his shifted form on missions but insists that he shift at least once a week for his own sanity, it’s dangerous to just ignore it

- He doesn’t have much choice but to agree but unlike for most shifters his form is no longer a safe place to hide or rest it’s just another reminder of the horrible things that have happened to him

- After that he stops caring about his Jaguar form and what happens to it, feels a sense of bitterness that this incredible ability couldn’t protect him and instead of shifting peacefully on his own he starts doing it on missions, just using it to kill as many hostiles as possible

- He knows the violence bothers Price on some level but the Captain never says anything when he rips people limb from limb with his teeth and transforms back covered in blood

- The first time Soap sees him shifted is in Las Almas when he brutally kills a few Shadows who tried to track them to Alejandro’s safe house

- Rudy is shocked and understandably cautious of the massive animal that just tore five people apart viciously but Soap looks reverent and almost excited

- Is very happy to realize there’s another shifter on the team

- Isn’t the slightest bit intimidated by Ghosts shifted form and before he can even shift back he’s touching his broad muscled shoulders, stroking the black fur gently, whispering a brief praise to him for protecting them

- He’s too shocked to shift back and Soap just casually leads him around to the side of the house where there’s a hose

- He m apologizes for the water being cold and calmly washes the blood out of Ghosts fur while he stands there in shock

- He shifts back and they go on with the mission but he has no idea what to think about what happened and can’t get it out of his head

- Soap regularly interacts with him in his shifted form during and after missions and it becomes routine for him to give him absentminded pets

- On the battlefield Soap is the only one who specifically utilizes his shifted form in mission plans

- He gains his own reputation for having a trained Jaguar and there are some truly ridiculous stories passed around base about it

- Slowly over time he finds it normal to spend time with Soap while shifted but never outside of missions

- When Soap starts asking him to shift around the base in their rooms or the rec room he can’t fathom doing it for himself

- The first time he shifts around Johnny outside of a mission is when they’re cuddling together on leave and it’s a complete accident

- It’s very common for strong emotions to trigger a shift but for him it’s almost always been fear and the few times it wasn’t fear it was anger

- He’s never shifted from a positive emotion so he’s shocked and beyond confused when he goes from purring into Johnny’s chest wrapped in fluffy blankets while the rain pours down outside to laying half across his boyfriends body as his Jaguar self

- Soap is ecstatic and immediately shifts as well, curling into Simon’s much larger body and gently licking one of his paws, snuggling under his chin fearlessly

- They get fur and dog hair all over the bed but he doesn’t even care because it feels amazing to be shifted like this

- He hasn’t shifted once in his entire life where he was truly safe, even as a kid it was in the locked bathroom when his shifted form was still just a clumsy black kitten and he wanted to spend all his time in any body other than his own

- It’s still painful but he starts opening up too Soap about his relationship with his shifted form and Johnny is absolutely devastated

- His border collie form is so precious to him and the stress relief of not having to think the way he does as a human, of just herding and protecting settles something inside him

- He can’t imagine being so viciously abused in his dog form that it became a trap of all the worst animal mentalities

- Instead of getting a more simplified thought process and the pleasure of giving in to more of his instincts and trapping people into giving him physical affection Ghost is stuck in the flight or fight of an abused animal, scared, violent, lashing out

- He makes it his life’s mission to get Simon relaxed and happy enough to have him shift from positive emotions

- It doesn’t happen too much at first because he still has so much trauma attached to his shifter form but slowly over time he can get Simon into a headspace where he shifts more often around their flat

- The first time it happens on base for any reason other than a nightmare is when he’s giving Simon a scalp massage, twirling his curls around his fingers and rubbing his fingers against his scalp while Si lets out deep rumbling purrs

- He’s heavy enough when he shifts to half crush him but he doesn’t move much except to wiggle up enough that most of the weight is resting on his legs and not his stomach

- Simon always acts like he should be scared of him like this but it’s all he can do not to coo at him when he blinks heavy lidded green eyes at him and bats at his side clumsily with a heavy paw

- When the door opens Gaz let’s out a high pitched scream of shock and nearly jumps into Price’s arms while Simon barely moves

- It’s the animal mindset kicking in differently than fear and violence and panic and he recognizes it immediately as being how he’s always understood his shifted form

- Still very much human but fewer thoughts and more instinct, making it easier to let go of anxiety then it ever is as a human

- Price looks absolutely shocked to see Simon casually shifted, bumping his large black head against Johnnys side to get his attention

- He quickly goes back to petting him

- When he shifts back he’s clearly a bit unnerved by it but just says something along the lines of never letting Gaz live down his reaction

- It’s months later that Johnny is having a difficult time with some recruits, just the type of people who like to pick at authority to try and make themselves seem tough

- Especially against the supposedly deadly SAS sergeant

- They know of Ghost and have heard enough rumors to be suitably terrified but they certainly don’t know how protective he is over Soap

- Rather than trailing around after Soap like his namesake and scaring all the recruits like he usually does if situations like this arise he takes a different route with this particular group after hearing Soap complain about some of the particularly unpleasant harassment he’s been facing

- Soap is halfway through yelling at the group of especially rude recruits when Ghost pads over to him and buts his head against the man’s chest

- He’s so shocked he freezes and the recruits are scrambling away when Johnnys face breaks into a brilliant smile as Ghost head-buts his thighs and stomach a few times before looping his strong lithe body around Johnnys back

- Soap just continues yelling at the recruits who are now cowering because he’s just casually got a massive black Jaguar draped around him

- When he finishes yelling he gives them one more warning before writing them up for insubordination and the practically run away the second they’re dismissed

- As soon as they’re out of sight Johnny breaks out into the most delighted laughter and hugs Ghost as hard as he can, pressing kisses to his snout and beaming at him

- Ghost just pushes him down and paws at him for pets, purring and butting his massive head against his chest

- Since he doesn’t have anything to do immediately he walks towards Ghosts room and lets himself in with the spare key while the few people around stare at him being followed by a massive jaguar

- People notice of course but it’s a small enough base that despite the people filtering through regularly it really is the 141s base and anyone who knows anything knows it’s a bit unregulated and very much left to the discretion of John Price

- Not to mention they’re too scared of Ghost to create any issues anyway

- So whatever chaos the 141 comes up with is mostly just ignored

- But people are definitely freaked out by a fucking Jaguar of all things just trotting after Sergeant McTavish through the hallways

- Soap of course thinks it’s hilarious and collapses laughing the second he gets the door closed

- He’s so incredibly proud of Simon he just showers him with love the rest of the night, petting him, kissing his snout, snuggling into his chest

- It makes Simon feel more loved than he has in a long time when Johnny gets so excited at one point that he accidentally shifts as well

- They love being shifted together but they also love when one of them is shifted and the other can give them love in their human form

- Soap starts transforming even more to help Simon and he can see the man slowly becoming more receptive to his shifter form

- He doesn’t transform in front of people on base again and a lot of people think those recruits were making it up

- Soap thinks it’s hilarious

- But he’s also so flattered that Ghost would transform in a semi public place for him since he knows how hard it is for him

- He doesn’t expect that Simon will ever be as comfortable as he is with his shifter form but when he starts shifting more in front of Price and Gaz in the 141 rec room he’s ecstatic

- Price and Gaz never quite get used to it but there’s nothing he likes more than seeing Simon sprawled across the couch in a patch of sunlight, tail flicking lazily as he licks him with his rough tongue

- But nothing is better than seeing Simon at home in there flat shifting comfortably just to get some pets, acting for all intents and purposes like a glorified house cat

- He’s such an attention seeker when shifted, if Soap ignores him he’ll break mugs and vases on purpose which has him feeling absolutely humiliated when he shifts back and his thoughts are more human

- Sometimes he still shifts after nightmares and things and Johnny will cuddle him close and soothe him with kisses and snuggles as he yowls and whimpers like a trapped animal

- But overwhelmingly he shifts for positive reasons and on purpose which he never could’ve imagined in the past

- It feels like he’s finally found the peace in his shifted form that he was searching for at five years old locked in the bathroom with clumsy paws, he feels like a kitten again with Johnny who is so sweet and attentive and everything he could ever hope for

- It affects their relationship significantly and they’re both incredibly happy and they work well together

- Although they never escape the cat and dog jokes from the people who know about both of them

[yuri-is-online]

@karmablacks I'm technically studying law so I got too defense brained thinking about this :/ right anyway. When accusing someone of murder you must consider, did they have the means? The motive? The opportunity? Of the five persons of interest MC finds listed, I think all of them made that short list because they have the means to have committed a murder. That leaves motive and opportunity, which leads me to be comfortable excluding Alan, wanting more information on Jiro, Towa, and Ed, and ambivalent about Rui.

Excluding Alan

Alan specifically says he thinks that he killed Dante during the Clash, unless Dante was the victim of the One Eyed Sleeping Beauty Murder (which I will henceforth be abbreviating as OES murder because fuck typing all that) then I see no reason he would not have said as much during Episodes 2 and 5. If he started the Clash then I think that would factor into his guilt and weigh on him immensely, it would be something he thinks about regularly. Dante does not only have one eye, he's got four and we know from Haku that multiple people went past the point of no return during the Clash. We are looking at a murder that specifically started a war, not one that resulted from it.

Profile Jiro

We know the least about him out of everyone on the list, but there is just enough to understand why he's there. He was in a coma for a very long time and still hasn't healed, if he is on the suspect list presumably he was not in a coma during the murder but might have entered it after. His combat skills are good enough to protect Yuri who has none, he has multiple wounds on his body that aren't closing, and he outright refuses to spar with Luca on the basis of it being a "bad idea." I am very comfortable with him having the means to commit a murder, the question is whether or not he would have seen it as a murder. One of his first voicelines is about "giving them death because that is what they wanted." If he did kill our victim, there is a chance it was a mercy kill that other parties disagreed on, hence the Clash.

Also did you catch the bloody gloves he's holding in the teaser? I did, it made me wonder if we will learn more about the murder in the next Episode.

Profile Towa

He would have been a first year during the Clash, meaning that while he might not be new to life he was new to Darkwick and we have all seen how he acts towards new people he doesn't like. Haru felt the need to tell him not to use lightning underwater, he's not exactly the most familiar with how to treat things gently and with care. Sure, Towa is currently interested in romance and love, but Ed accuses him of not always being that way and refusing to see anything weaker than him as having value. We don't know why that changed, and until we do he remains someone who wouldn't necessarily need a specific motive for murder and has the powers to kill someone. The main problem with Towa is that if he was the person who murdered the victim, his method would be very easy to identify. He controls the weather and likes poisonous flowers, we need to know how the victim died before we can determine how strong or weak of a suspect Towa is.

Profile Ed

This bitch has been technically undead for 400 + slutty slutty years, and the one time he stopped watching tiddy streamers to help Rui with a mission he leveled an entire building. Chances are pretty good he's killed someone before and wouldn't have a problem doing it again. This is where we look at motive and opportunity, Ed is really only ever active at night and claims he cannot go out into the sun. Was our victim murdered during the day? Then that makes it less likely to be Ed. There is technically a difference between just killing someone and murdering them, murder implies a degree of intent. You wanted that person to be dead, who would Ed have enough of a vendetta against to actually want dead? And was our victim someone who would fit that description?

Ambivalence about Rui

Rui kills people by touching them and draining their life force. Based off of what we see he does to Ed and the butterfly on the homescreen, it looks like this causes them to disintegrate. While I have no doubt that Rui has killed people on accident before, is this case really one where that's what could have happened? From what we have seen of him I don't think he is someone who would have the motive to murder someone. Means and opportunity sure, not motive. But again, as with Towa, how can he be under the same level of suspicion as the others if his would be method of murder is so specific? I could see him as the murderer if it was an accident, and it's one of the reasons he feels the need to repent. Which rounds out my thoughts and brings me to:

What I Want to Know

I want the name, year, and age of the victim, when they died (estimated), and the suspected cause of death. Also why is this murder called what it is, why did it cause the Clash, and most importantly:

What could have possibly happened to that body that your suspect list has such a wide variety of possible murder methods, or are Darkwick investigators just that dumb and afraid of ghouls that they immediately accused who they think are the five most dangerous (in no particular order) without taking any of that into account? And is that murder what Taiga, Tohma, and Alan all are talking about when they say there is a spy intent on making the ghouls look bad?

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

HIIII FINALLY BACK THINKING ABT. GRAYSCALE WIBBY.!!!!!!!!

actually i'm. more gonna b thinkign abt like canon wiwi in worm terms bc i hav.e. fucking. NO clue how grayscale arc will translate and i'm genuinely thinking i gotta revamp his entire powerset maybe but we'll see!! i'm SO so so so excited to get ur essay on it………

anyway. new haven wards at least a 7 or so!!!!!!!!! they could fucking kill people very very very easily!!!!! they are genuinely terrifying & they r teenagers!!! clingy sad teenagers who it would take several other capes and a ton of armed soldiers and maybe like a tank to bring down!!!! a big part of my reasoning for this & them being insanely fucking op is like… they're the heirs to the triumvirate-equivalent!!! they're out here being hand picked & groomed for the roles of shit like "level cities" and "throw yourself into leviathan" and "fight the slaughterhouse 9"-- they have to be. so scary and have so much on their shoulders & also be fucked up teenagers. to me. i feel incredibly normal about this btw. also i'm sure they all feel so normal about this i'm sure grayscale wiwi sees so much protocol being enacted because of him & feels normal about it!!! im sure people love having his powers used on him and think he's cool and great and not a sick twisted fuck!!! im sure everyone's reactions to him r awesome and have a good effect on his psyche!!!! (also i have. thoughts. on like. vigilante or rogue nhw. head in hands.)

anyway anyway anyway. BACK TO WIWI. I AM PUTTING HIM AT A 9 OR 10. THIS IS. MMM. DEFINITELY WEIGHTED WITH A CONSIDERATION TO THE PANIC AND COLLATERAL DAMAGE VARIABLE. it is genuinely fucking insane to me that william wisp can create perfect simulacra of people that are such close and perfect imitations people Can Not Tell Them Apart. and also that he can create and control MANY SIMULTANEOUSLY. WHILE BEING A DISTANCE AWAY FROM THEM. and they can ATTACK YOU. even more fucking insane is that he can do it with the environment too & can create illusions that massive without anyone even noticing??………. like. just. think about it for a second. grayscale arc is literally already worm world but think about the fucking shit someone could do when they could create such visually perfect copies that no one can tell unless they touch them or he fucks up somehow. think about the shit he could do by faking an entire environment or explosions or anything else perfectly. literally going insane thinking about this & how well it's used in grayscale arc & fucking imagine if that's just. what he did every day!!! god. anyway everything u say about wibby causes me such immense pain i cannot stop fucking thinking about "what do u think he'd do if he saw civilians being evacuated because of him". head in hands. this is literally so incoherent btw sorry but like. wiwi................

GOD. DUDE. I HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY IN REGARDS TO WIBBY BUT I CANT TELL YOU YET. GOD. i feel really normal about wibby and david. they have a normal and healthy sibling relationship (<< me when i lie)

i would suggest . not . totally overhauling your ideas for wibbys powers yet. maybe altering them a little but . keep them as is for now. smile. i have some ideas. im like. on the CUSP of learning more about cauldron and the artificial powers i think though so on the basis that i dont want to sound silly about my mutuals favorite piece of media i think i will hold off on that for juuuust a little longer. side note unrelated question. i know hatchet face's power was. like. cancelling out other capes powers. is there something in worm that like. temporarily or permanently removes someones powers. that would be so fucked up! but i am Thinking. how would we go about wibby power loss arc. WOULD we even need to do this. many thoughts head full.

um . hi. roswell my beautiful friend and mutual. "groomed for roles such as 'level cities' and 'throw yourself at leviathan' or 'fight the slaughterhouse 9'" do you want me to die? do you want me to die. also thats got me thinking- do you think part of the reason they chose dakota was his anger for the s9 and what they did to his parents. actually on that note would that be his trigger event???????? i dont remember if we've talked about trigger events for nhw yet. speaking of which i think wibby getting the smoke powers should be a secondary trigger event for him. i still think about that moment a lot and it hurts me so bad. mallard conway im going to kick your ass. would the smoke powers be classified as Master since theyre like... controlling minions or whatever?????? you are the worm master (<< awesome title i just came up with) id love ur thoughts on power mechanics.

im so fucking tempted to give u a little bit of the wibby david essay here but theres a specific scene in grey i need you to hear before i go full tilt into that. for now i will just say. remember the "i thought you were the first good thing to come out of deadwood. the first thing that wasnt sick and twisted" line? yeah. god. uhhhhh finding out the older sibling youve looked up to for basically your whole life is actually a horrible piece of shit person and would throw you to the wolves if it benefited him in some way. but instead he turns you into the wolf and sets you loose on people who you used to think were your friends and you dont even realize it until its too late (yes i used the wolf metaphor on purpose be so proud of me)

ANYWAY. UM. YEAH. greyscale wibby fucking. stalking through a building and all of davids hired guards see the shit hes doing and decide its better to abandon their orders and face davids wrath later than to stick around for this horrifying cape shit theyre not equipped to deal with in the slightest. wibby starts hearing radio calls of hired hands telling each other to get the fuck out of there and he realizes the reason they sound so scared is because of him. and yet. he has to keep going he HAS TO or else this will all be for nothing and hes already done so much damage he CANT let it be for nothing. but all these people are afraid of him now

[gonzo-rella]

okay maybe this idea is dumb as fuck/dogshit/convoluted/etc. but in light of me getting back into the mcu i kinda wanna write this fic maybe. take a long walk around the garden with me for a minute.

the reader is a mutant from a different variation of Earth (not necessarily the one in the X-Men movies). most mutants in their universe have one or two powers, but the reader is part of a more recent generation of mutants with more advanced skillsets, with some mutants possessing many abilities, typically 3-5. the problem is that most of these mutants seem to only have control of one or two of their abilities, and these young mutants have been causing accidental chaos as a result. this has led to a worldwide crackdown on this new generation of mutants, one that puts all mutants at risk.

the reader is able to teleport and fly. they can teleport other people and even somewhat heavy objects. when flying, they can lift/carry most people, and they can travel a somewhat high speed when in flight (but they struggle a bit when carrying something/someone else depending on its weight). when they collide with things when flying at a high speed, the damage to themself is pretty minimal.

they also possess telekinetic abilities that they struggle to control. they can lift small objects with precision and do simple things like flick a light switch on or off or turn the page of a book. but, they lose control a bit when moving and lifting larger objects. if they use their mind try to lift a car, they'll drop it within seconds or accidentally send it flying. in times of distress, they have caused every person and object in the room they're in to float, and it's something they can't control and everything will just fall to the ground or get thrown god knows where when the reader has calmed down. it's kinda like a zero-gravity effect, one that is activated automatically and without their conscious effort.

an incident happens when the reader is maybe 8, in which they're being made fun of at school and they lose control of their telekinesis. the fall causes most of the class to be hospitalised. so, the reader is a target for this crackdown.

to stop the reader from being detained, they are transported by their guardian (who is able to see and teleport to other realities, and they are familiar enough with these other realities to know about S.H.I.E.L.D.) to the MCU's Earth. the reader is left with S.H.I.E.L.D. and they are put in the care of Clint and Laura, who act as their adoptive parents. to ensure the reader isn't a danger and has enough control of their powers, S.H.I.E.L.D. trains the reader. Clint fights tooth and nail to ensure the reader won't be forced to join or work for S.H.I.E.L.D.. he wants the reader to be allowed to be a normal enough kid even with their powers, so it's not like they're trained for combat as a kid.

i don't want the reader character to be badass or a skilled fighter (in terms of hand-to-hand combat), but i want them to be good at using their powers.

(i'm thinking the reader would be in their early 20s during the first Avengers movie, but they're not an Avenger. by Age of Ultron, they've been doing some training. in Civil War, they're on Team Cap because they're afraid that the regulation would lead to them being imprisoned on the basis of them being a mutant. they've been raised a Barton and they wouldn't go down without a fight).

i don't tend to do series, not ones with complex storylines anyways, so idk if i'll do much with this idea. but, if it doesn't sound awful let me know and i might write some stuff based on it. please be nice to me even if you do think it's ass.

[frostfall-matches]

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✧ Profile - JJK

— Story

You were born to one sorcerer parent and one non-sorcerer parent, which made for a rather… interesting upbringing. Your parents happened to meet and started dating when your father was still an active sorcerer, but he retired a while after that in order to properly settle down with his partner - and, some time later, you came along. You grew up being able to see cursed spirits, and your father made sure you stayed safe and kept away from cursed spirits as much as possible, but also did not shy away in telling you about your abilities and the nature of curses. Knowledge is power, after all, and very much necessary for you to stay as safe as possible.

Despite your parents’ best efforts to keep you safe, there was an incident when you were 10 years old. While on the way back home from school, a journey that your parents allowed you to make on your own due to your home’s proximity to your school, a centipede-like cursed spirit that had been hiding in the shadowy spaces between houses snuck up on you, scuttling after you. Panicked, you ran and ran, trying to lose it, but your little legs could only take you so far. Not far from home, you stumble onto the sidewalk, scraping up your hands and knees. The cursed spirit rears up, ready to attack - and in your desperation, you throw your hands out and a shield made of thick strands of cursed energy appears before you, keeping the spirit back. It buys you enough time for you to quickly scramble home, your father rushing out of the house at the same time after he felt the spike in cursed energy near your home.

After that incident, while you were understandably shaken, you decided that you didn’t want anyone else to feel as threatened and terrified for their life as you felt in that moment. If you have the means to protect others, then it just makes sense for you to actually follow through with it.

You were never pressured into going to Jujutsu Tech, both parents knowing well how tough and dangerous of a lifestyle it is. In fact, your father was rather reluctant about the whole idea, not wanting you to risk your life on a regular basis… but he has always allowed you to make your own decisions. Despite the risks, you decided to go anyway once you were of age to enroll, because you wanted to develop and expand your skills to help others and defend yourself. You’ve always been more interested in healing rather than hurting, especially knowing the dangers of an occupation where you and your fellow sorcerers are regularly faced with life-or-death situations. Thankfully, your preference for this often keeps you out of direct combat, but you’re still out on the field helping out.

You enroll alongside Maki, Inumaki, and Panda, subsequently meeting Yuta when he eventually enrolls as well.

— Abilities

Innate Cursed Technique -> Thread Weaving

Woven barrier -> You can create a barrier with thick threads of cursed energy, either in a floating barrier or one that stretches between two objects. The more cursed energy you put into this ability, the stronger the barrier is, with fewer weak points. These barriers hold up very well against physical attacks, but are susceptible to falling apart with attacks made with cursed energy.

Puppet strings -> You are able to attach strands of cursed energy to opponents, either inhibiting movement or forcing them to move in ways that you direct - like a puppet. The stronger the enemy, the harder it is to control them. While this can be a very powerful ability, it is also very hard for you to control.

Spider’s silk -> You are able to stick very thin, fine strands of cursed energy to an object while the other end is connected to your fingers. The purpose of this technique is purely for scouting purposes - you can sense whenever a strand is crossed or broken, allowing you to keep track of your opponent’s movements.

Domain Expansion -> Not something you have developed or learned at this point.

Reverse Cursed Technique -> Your primary use of your cursed energy, despite the versatility of your innate cursed technique. You didn’t start learning how to really use any reverse techniques until you entered Jujutsu Tech, but you and your teachers quickly discovered that you were quite a natural at it! Your innate technique plays a major role in how your reverse technique is applied, as you use threads of cursed energy to heal wounds from the inside out, quite literally stitching others’ bodies back together.

You are a Grade 4 sorcerer like the majority of students are when they join Jujutsu Tech, but quickly make your way up to Grade 3 within your first couple years. By the time you’re close to graduating, you make it up to Grade 2, but by that time you’ve largely dedicated yourself to your role as a healer.

Your match is…

✧ Okkotsu Yuta

-> [ Very much a slow burn type of relationship. ] Yuta is very timid at first, having had so many poor experiences with his peers in the past. Not to mention, he’s still trying to figure out how to control and utilize Rika, and simply learning how to go through life knowing he has a curse bound to him. And yet, despite his unique circumstances, you’re so warm and understanding, treating him with kindness and patience. It doesn’t take very long for the two of you to become friends, but it does take a while before either of you start to develop romantic feelings towards the other (and it takes even longer for you two to start dating).

-> [ The two of you spend forever pining for each other before Yuta finally goes for it and confesses. ] It gets to the point where Panda, Toge, and Maki have all noticed the budding feelings between the two of you, and yet… you’re not yet in a relationship yet. They collectively come together (despite Toge’s own little crush on you) to try and get you two together. They plan a group meet-up at a café, making sure both you and Yuta are either already there or on the way there, before the three of them “unfortunately” have to cancel because of a last-minute mission or task. They do keep an eye on your “date” from a distance, though.

While you and Yuta are both slightly off-put by the sudden cancellation from your other three friends, the two of you decide to make the most of it since you’re already there. You have a sweet and mild herbal tea, and Yuta has some basic vanilla latte, and the two of you are chatting and laughing away. At some point, Yuta goes a bit quiet, thinking about how pretty you are when you smile and your blue eyes catch the sunlight filtering through the windows - when your expression shifts to one of concern and you ask him what’s wrong, he just blurts it out: “I really like you!”

-> [ While he doesn’t have any pets of his own, he loves animals. ] Perhaps your dog and cat stay home with your family, perhaps you keep them with you in the dorms - or perhaps, as a third option, you temporarily keep them in the dorms with you whenever you’re not especially busy. Either way, Yuta would love to meet your beloved furry friends at some point, especially knowing how important they are to you. He’s very sweet and patient with them, too, if they need a bit of time to warm up to him. In the event that you ever need to leave your pets in his care, he is very responsible and follows any instructions you give him down to the letter.

-> [ When you want to stay inside during cold and rainy days, Yuta has no complaints. ] It’s the perfect weather for staying in and cuddling up, in his opinion. There’s no point in going out and getting soaked if you don’t need to. Perhaps you two can put on a movie, maybe even a nature documentary if that’s what you’re in the mood for that particular day. It doesn’t really matter to him what you two do together, just as long as he gets to enjoy your presence. Although… He realizes too late that being cuddled up with you gives the opportunity to use him as a hand warmer for your perpetually cold hands, your icy little fingers sapping the heat from his own.

-> [ He loves all your houseplants, though he’s kind of hopeless when it comes to taking care of them. ] It doesn’t take long at all before your dorm room is full of plants of varying types and sizes, and you take care of them very diligently. They give your room a very calming and natural feel! Just… Don’t ask Yuta to take care of them for you if you ever have to be away for an extended period of time for a training mission - he can take care of animals without issue, but he will struggle hardcore with any plants. Even if you write instructions for each one, he overthinks them and somehow manages to mess it up. And don’t get him wrong, he will do his best! But… he feels terrible if he accidentally causes any of them to wilt.

-> [ Yuta loves going out on walks with you. ] While you tend to be a homebody, you do enjoy getting out to enjoy nature on a regular basis (especially when you actually get a chance to relax and enjoy it, instead of being bogged down by missions and training with your cursed technique). Tokyo is very much full of urban sceneries, but there are some nice nature parks that you often visit. You like to bring Yuta out bird and animal watching, teaching him how to identify certain birds. He does his best, but only really remembers the ones that look especially distinct, but he adores listening to you spout off fun facts about different species.

✧ Relationship with...

— Gojo Satoru -> One of the first teachers you meet after starting at Jujutsu Tech, and for a while he was your main instructor. He’s very good at pushing your limits but encouraging you at the same time. While some of your classmates (namely Maki) seem to get frustrated or just baffled at your rather eccentric professor, you just watch his antics with a sweetly amused smile. With his major and ever-present sweet tooth, sometimes he likes to surprise his students with sweet treats. You’re not typically a fan of the extra-sugary baked goods he loves (he’ll eat just about anything and everything sweet), but he does take his students’ tastes into account - so he’s happy to snag you ripe fruits or desserts that are a little more natural if he’s out on a snack run.

— Ieri Shoko -> Needless to say, Shoko acts as your mentor. Once you start developing your reverse cursed technique and you express your desire to primarily act as a healer, much of your instruction is taken over by Shoko given her proficiency in both medicine and reverse cursed technique. However, she… still isn’t the best at explaining things, even after all this time, so you have to take her vague instructions in stride as you work on expanding your skills. She’s very much the type of mentor who will let you fail and struggle first before she steps in to help - she can be very sweet, but she also doesn’t have the patience to coddle someone. As long as you’re willing to learn and put in the effort, she will continue to teach you what she knows.

However, Shoko might give you some questionable advice sometimes, considering the fact that she cheated in order to get her doctor’s license.

— Fushiguro Megumi -> He sees you as a kind, helpful upperclassman. Initially, you don’t have very much interaction with Megumi given the fact that you’re both in separate years and each year is busy with their own things at the beginning of the school year. However, once the upperclassmen start working with the underclassmen more often, he seems to naturally gravitate towards you. You’re very calm and patient, which means you’re very much a breath of fresh air compared to the two knuckleheads he typically has to deal with (AKA Yuji and Nobara). You remind him of his sister a little, honestly. Definitely sees you as skilled due to your proficiency with reverse cursed technique. He allows you to pet and play with his shikigami pretty much whenever you want, knowing how much you adore animals.

— Zen’in Maki -> Initially, this is a relationship that is a bit dicey at first. Maki can be rather cynical and harsh given her upbringing, and upon your first meeting, she sees you as someone very soft and naive. In other words, she doesn’t think you have what it takes to be a Jujutsu Sorcerer. Give her some time, let her see your dedication and conviction to helping others - she will gradually come to see that you’re not as weak as she initially thought. She eventually steps in as a bold, older sister figure for you. Maki is very strong-willed and is a natural leader. While she comes off as cold and no-nonsense most of the time, she truly does care about those close to her deep down.

You’re definitely more feminine than her, and you’re very sisterly/motherly to boot. Every once in a while you’re able to convince her to have a girls’ night with you with skin care and hair care (Maki feels very much out of her element here), and it’s rather fun for both of you considering the others in your year are all guys.

— Inumaki Toge -> He may have a crush on you. Just a teeny tiny little puppy crush, one stemming from pure admiration. You’re so very sweet, always treating him kindly. Your patience is very important when it comes to getting to know him, considering his verbal communication is very limited. It doesn’t take very long for you to start figuring out what he means, and it helps that you’re quite good at reading his expressions and body language. It’s not a crush he ever acts on, and no one really knows about it (though sometimes he thinks Panda might suspect that something is amiss).

Toge really enjoys reading manga with you - fantasy shoujo isn’t his typical go-to genre, but honestly, he’ll read just about anything as long as the characters are interesting enough. The two of you set up little reading sessions in one of your guys’ dorm rooms, complete with snacks and drinks and cozy blankets.

— Panda -> A good friend of yours and a huge supporter of you and Yuta. Panda welcomed you very warmly during your first year, which was truly a breath of fresh air considering Maki wasn’t initially very friendly and communication with Toge was limited. Panda is upbeat without being too overwhelming, and he matches the energy of others very easily - he is an amazing friend and you find yourself relying on him if you ever need someone to talk to. On a similar note, he’s very perceptive and can tell when you and Yuta start developing feelings for each other, and he tries to subtly encourage you two together to see if anything blooms. And when it does, you can bet that he’s overjoyed.

Sometimes, Panda enjoys joining you and Toge during your manga-reading sessions. He’s definitely more of a shonen enjoyer rather than shoujo.

[theratsarefreed]

Little story scene idea

Ough forgive me if I can't help but be dramatic, it is simply the silliness in my bones and the steel in my blood. You have to learn to stand at one point or another, kneeling is better as more of a hobbyist pursuit anyway.

"Ah I see, you intend to kill me then? And what, lose the last bargaining chip you have? Your sway over my mind is very little these days, so if your goal is compliance, killing me comes off a little... Desperate. You can do better, be creative." Shackled to the concrete of the floor, the woman smirked up at him with a defiance in her eyes, but also a hint of humor.

"Always the jester, never serious. You weren't suited to be a knight, but I see why some would assume your potential with how closely guarded you keep your soul behind your teeth. Such a waste..." The king tilted his head slightly, the light condescending jabs only amused the woman in bonds more. He knew nothing of her, and to buckle at such a low level insult, well it wouldn't be up to her new and improved standards for sure. It was not, however, the only thing he had in his bag of tricks as he kneeled, taking her chin in his hand delicately. "Tell me, what did it feel like to let someone into your feeble little heart? I know it must have felt good. You could have it again you know." Though the royal lineage had left him with blazing orange eyes, one thing she had never found herself fully able to shake the image of from her mind, they were frozen over with an icy chill. She refused to shiver.

"A real charmer with the ladies as always Mylen. Or should I just call you my majesty now? Since we'll never be on first name basis again and all-" Her defiant speech was cut short as he slammed her mouth shut harshly, his light grip on her face turning to heavy handed force. Removing his hand, the king blinked with a careful indifference as she spit blood at his crested robe, the droplets from the edge of her tongue caught by her bite just barely missing their mark. Dungeon dehydration really took the range out of a good splatter of saliva.

"I will have my queen. We both know it wouldn't do for the masses to see your pitiful little act of disobedience." He gave a smug half smile, something swimming just beyond his eyes. A conflict, but not one great enough to stay his hand as he pushed his fingers through her hair, yanking her head to the side as if to appraise the damages and see if she was fit to be salvaged in any way.

"You will have my head before I hand you my heart a second time, your majesty." Her tone, although still holding spite and resistance, was weary with the times.

"That can be arranged." He stood with a flourish, likely clinging to what semblance of power and control he had. Even chained to a wall, she never had been the type to back down. It would likely be the end of her.

[hiraya-rawr]

Hii so uhm never done one of these but I ABSOLUTELY love your work, especially the Creator!Reader ones with drunk creator and Diluc being my favorite atm (seriously DILUC PLEASE DROP FOR ME ALREADY I JUST WANT TO SPOIL YOU) anyway 2 questions, what is SAGAU (completely new to Genshin fandom and barely returning to Tumblr so I need a LOT of updating) and can we have more Creator!reader 🥺

YES!! Diluc come home 😭 I have so much to spoil you with!

SAGAU GUIDE

As for SAGAU, it's a pretty broad AU and it's the acronym for Self-Aware Genshin AU. I was pretty confused when I stumbled into it as well.

The basis of SAGAU is generally about a reader getting transmigrated into the world of Genshin.

Moreover, the reader is usually dubbed as the Creator. Whether Reader is truly a high god-like creator or just an average person in our world depends on the writer. Regardless, because we have great knowledge of the world through the game, the characters see Reader as a sort of creator. This is also supported by the fact that we control them when playing.

Some writers like to imply that MC truly is a god and that they just lived on earth to recover, that's why MC was called back to Teyvat.

SAGAU is the umbrella word for several different AUs; here are some of the AUs I'm aware of:

Soft AU - A classic Creator!Reader arriving in Teyvat. The characters care and love you!

Imposter AU - They hunt you down because you wear the same face as their divine creator. You're seen as a heretic and it's sacrilegious. In truth, you're the true creator but you're too confused to understand why your beloved characters are like this!

Reverse Imposter AU - You're an actual imposter in this one. There's a true divine god and they're not very happy with you having a similar face.

Cult AU - Supports the violence in the Imposter AU. Their worship of the creator is cult-like, bordering yandere, so they hunt you down. It makes more sense for our loving characters to be violent this way.

Villain AU - Usually after the imposter AU. Reader turns to either the Fatui, the Abyss, Boss enemies, or goes solo as a villain. They're angry for being hunted down and they finally use their god-powers to fight back.

Consort AU - More romance-based. Your godliness is recognized and they want you to have a consort (this may breach into a Harem AU).

Unnamed - characters are aware that they're in a game and that you play them through a screen.

Flower AU - Teyvat is sensitive to creator reader, and nature yiels to them. Can be called Disney AU or other similar things.

Friendship lvl AU - their likability or ability to recognize you as their god relies on your friendship level with them in-game

Credits to all the writers who started a respective AU; I'm not quite sure who started who but if you'd want acknowledgment just tell me :>

The imposter AU is one of the more popular SAGAU works. Some writers (including myself) like to think that Teyvat has a cruel fake god ruling them, that way I won't need the Cult AU and my beloved characters won't be so wild. The work you just read was Soft AU :)

Other SAGAU terms/ideas that you may need to know are:

Golden blood - reader bleeds gold as a sign of their godliness/other-word identity.

Star-themed - reader may have star-like qualities in their eyes and blood. Used as a replacement from the gold blood au.

Vessels - When we control them while playing, the characters believe you are using them as vessels to see the world.

Acolytes - Basically your worshippers.

Consort - chosen spouse of a ruler.

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Want to explore SAGAU more? Listing down some of the SAGAU writers I know below ((there's a lot more out there not listed!)) (don't forget to check their dni :> )

@dewdrop-writes @probablynotasquid @ranalatus @chocoenvy @neetra @saryneid @just-a-new-gi-writer @versadies @xiaophilia

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And finally — so happy you like my work! 🥰 and there'll definitely be more creator!reader. Thank you very much!

Note that I'm actually not aware of the origins of SAGAU and most AUs, I entered the Tumblr genshin fandom pretty late too :> but hope my general knowledge helps!

[storiesofsvu]

Journey to the Past Ch 22

Bryan Kneef x reader Sorry this one took so damn long to get out. I kept getting stuck with it and working out the logistics of everything for this chapter. plus like... life... am i right? ANYWAYS, here ya go. enjoy this chapter. we enter the final plot arc now.

“Bryan!” Your shriek turned into a giggle as the man wrapped around your waist from behind, pulling you flush to him, his lips burying into your neck as they made home against your skin.

“What?” He chuckled, teeth scraping into you and you let out a soft moan, followed by a laugh as your hand tugged into his hair, pulling him off you.

“I have to go!”

“Oh come on.” He nearly whined, “it’s just a girl’s night.”

“And we spent half the morning fucking.” You laughed, turning in his arms to press a gentle kiss to his lips. “I’ve barely seen Kim this month. Besides…” you kissed him once more, “it’ll give me a chance to go through my apartment, see what I’m moving in versus what I’ll give away.”

“Fine.” He grinned, cupping your chin in his hand with a wicked grin, “I’ll accept that.”

“Thought you might.” With a grin you popped up on your toes to kiss him again before squeezing at his arm, “I love you.”

“I love you too.” He left a kiss on the tip of your nose that you let out a giggle at before you were finally able to turn from the apartment and disappear down the hallway to embark on your evening plans.

*

You managed to get to your place with enough time to spare, ordering some take out that would get there shortly after Kim would and cracking a bottle of wine that you poured a glass out of to drink in the meantime. You meandered into the bedroom, starting to make sure all of your personal belongings were removed, sorting through the clothes you’d left to either take home or be donated. It wasn’t long after that that you heard the knock on the door, followed by Kim’s voice and you called out to let her know you were in the bedroom.

“What’s…. going on?” She asked with a raised brow as she perched in your bedroom doorway, eyeing the piles of clothes and belongings strewn across the bed.

“Figured I should take some time to clean my shit out and you could probably help with that.” You gestured to the bottle of wine and empty glass, “grab some wine.”

“Oh fuck, I haven’t eaten since breakfast, I should probably wait for dinner first.”

“Raid the fridge?”  You suggested, “grab a non booze drink or some snacks?”

“You’re an angel.” She shot you a grin before darting off down the hallway, returning with a sparkling water and a power bar, settling at the foot of your bed, “So… you just get the urge to clean out or?”

“Well…” You grinned at her, pausing for a sip of wine, “I’m trying to downsize a bit, not really with the clothes but more with the other shit. And to figure out what I own that are super personal versus stuff I’d be okay with strangers being around on a regular basis.”

“What are you talking about?” She laughed and you felt a brief heat sink into your cheeks.

“I’m moving into Bry’s place.”

“Are you serious!?”

“Oh don’t sound so shocked!” You laughed.

“I just didn’t ever see you selling this place!”

“I’m not, at least not yet.” You laughed, tossing another pair of pants into a suitcase, “I still kinda want my own space, I figured I’ll list it on Airbnb, that way I can control who and when stay here and when I’ll be able to have time on my own, or if we wanna have a super drunk weekend or something.”

“I mean… that’s probably the smartest choice, you can make bank with that shit.”

“Exactly.”

“He really asked you to move in?” Kim took a sip of her drink, casting you a knowing look and you rolled your eyes.

“Are you judging?” You suddenly stalled, “oh god. Do you think it’s a bad idea?”

“No!” She shot back, “I think it’s a fucking great idea. Have you guys talked about any more of a future yet or is that like, on the back burner?”

“A bit of both.” You laughed, your head shooting down the hall as a loud knock echoed through your apartment, “I guess the rest of this will have to wait.” You tossed down a pair of pants, “movie and dinner?”

“Always.” Kim shot you a grin, following you down the hall and picking up what you’d need from the kitchen for dinner before making herself at home on the couch and picking out a movie while you paid for the take out.

You brought the bag to the coffee table and started to scoop things out onto plates, the two of you splitting things up as evenly as you could before settling into the movie Kim had picked. Conversation flowed easily between the two of you, commentary on the movie while you complimented the food, digging into takeout containers for more. You fell into the usual routine, laughter taking over when you weren’t paying full attention to the movie. It was a few hours later, the movie over, you were on your second glass of wine, about to offer Kim one when you noticed.

“You still nursing that Perrier?”

“It’s been a weird week.” She laughed, practically avoiding your gaze and you smacked at her leg.

“What is going on?” You asked and she took a heavy breath, letting it out slowly.

“Something that I really don’t want to do but I need your help with.”

“Okay?” You raised a brow in her direction and she huffed, her shoulders sagging before looking up at you in defeat, “do we need to immediately rephase into attorney client privilege or is it something else?”

“I think I’m late…”

“Like your period?”

“Yeah.” She huffed, “I forgot to track last month’s so I’m not sure when this one’s supposed to come and I’ve lost track of time and have no clue anymore. Plus the guy I’m seeing… it’s just super casual, he doesn’t want anything past a casual relationship and I’m fine with that, but this would throw a loop into things…”

“Okay, well you don’t have to really worry about things yet.” You assured her, squeezing at her hand, “either give it another week and wait for your period, or we can run down to the store and get a test for you to take now.”

“I’ve already got one…” She admitted, glancing up to you with a sheepish look on her face, “I think I’m just way too up in my head and freaked out to want to do it.”

“You could wait the week?”

“And send my stress levels through the roof?” She laughed, “I don’t think that’s ideal.”

“Okay, then…You know where the bathroom is.”

“Yeah, but they only sell these things in multiple packs and I’m trying not to freak out, don’t make me be the only one, please….so what do you say?”

“That you’re being ridiculous, but you’re lucky I have two bathrooms.”

“Oh thank fucking god.” Kim let out a heavy breath, “I just like, didn’t know what to do and then this tik tok trend popped up where groups of friends all take—”

“Babe… do you seriously think I have enough time to engage in tik tok?”

“You’re right.” She barked out a laugh, moving from the couch to dig through her purse. She pulled out the box, ripping it open and handing you a wrapped test.

“Take the hallway bathroom, we’ll set a timer, I’m sure it’s fine.” You gave her arm a squeeze and shot her a reassuring smile before you made your way into the bedroom and crossed through to the en suite.

This certainly wasn’t the first time a friend had come to you freaking out about something like this, or even asking you about your own experience. So with someone like Kim, you weren’t about to tell her no, she was your best friend and you finally knew why she had been acting so weird all week. You didn’t take long, popping the top off the test and quickly doing what you needed to do before putting the cap back on and wandering back out to the main part of the apartment to be the emotional support you knew would be needed. Wondering if Kim would finally be wanting wine or if it would be a night of non alcoholic fun. You placed your test down on the island, letting out a soft sigh as you refilled your wine glass, picking up your phone to kill the time. You smiled at a couple of texts from Bryan, shooting off a couple of replies to him, a few about how you couldn’t wait to come home to him daily, and it didn’t take long after that for things to get dirty.

“Sorry.” Kim’s voice nearly made you jump, her own test sliding onto the counter across the sink from yours, “I may or may not have freaked out again.”

“You’ve got nothing to worry about.” You assured her, squeezing at her arm, “besides, this is just step one, you never know what’s going to happen after this and there are always a million ways things can go.”

“I guess.” She let out a huff, taking a swig of her soda right before the alarm on your phone went off and she nearly jumped, looking to you, “fuck, do I really have to?”

“Just flip it over.” You let out a chuckle.

“Fine.”  Kim shot you a glare before doing so, her eyes settling on the small stick before she let out a heavy sigh of relief, “oh thank fucking god!”

“See! You’re fine!” You swatted at her arm, handing her a glass of wine and she laughed, glancing toward your unturned test.

“Are you gonna look?”

“I don’t see why.” You laughed, but you turned back to it, flipping it over and it suddenly felt like your entire world stilled at the sight of a little pink plus sign staring back at you. You felt absolutely frozen, pure shock taking over your entire system as your eyes widened briefly before you finally felt like you could breathe again. You blinked a couple of times, making sure you weren’t seeing something before you finally spoke, Kim’s relief not even realizing your awkwardness. “Are you sure yours was on that side of the sink?”

“What?” She glanced up over the rim of her wine glass, her eyes widening over the panic written across your face.

“Did you put your test down on that side of the sink or did you move around afterwards?”

“I… I don’t think so. I came in, put it down and waited.. I think?” She winced, “why?” You let out a heavy breath, running a hand over your face.

“Because this one’s positive.” You flipped the test over to face her and she let out a small gasp.

“Oh fuck.”

“Where did you get these?”

“CVS.”

“So like, not the dollar store?”

“No.” She laughed, “but I’ve heard they’re all the same accuracy…”

“This has to be a false positive.” You murmured, “fuck, oh fuck… you said these came in packs, right?”

“Yeah…” Kim replied cautiously, placing her wine glass down on the island, “you think we should do a round two?”

“Well considering this says that one of us is pregnant, yeah, I do.”

“I’m like ninety eight percent sure that I put mine down on this side.” She gestured to the island, “like you said, it’s probably a false positive, I mean, when was your last period?”

“I don’t keep track.” You admitted with a huff.

“Are you serious?”

“Kim! I’ve got shitty ovaries, or a uterus or whatever, my periods have been all over the place for like, ten years. I miss them regularly; it’s never been a concern.”

“Are you and Bryan using condoms?”

“No.” You groaned, “why would we?! Once we said we were exclusive it went out the window.” You let out a weary sigh, “what the fuck?”

“Hey, hey…” Kim grabbed at your arm, “you’re lucky these things come in packs…” she rustled through her bag for a minute, pulling out the box once again, “round two.”

“Christ…” You muttered, taking one of the tests from her before you both retreated back to the bathrooms you’d been in prior.

This time when you returned to the kitchen, the air was much more tense, only a few words exchanged between the two of you as you waited for the timer to go off. When it did you both let out a low breath, flipping over the very separated tests to make sure you knew whose was whose.

“Oh my god…” You whispered, a hand coming up to your mouth as the bright plus sign stared back at you, “this… I think this is actually real…” Kim’s hand came up to yours, gently taking the test from you as she flipped it to look at it.

“Oh shit….” She muttered, “you’re pregnant…”

“Yeah…” You glanced up at her, “I really didn’t think it was ever possible…. I mean they told me it wasn’t…”

“Maybe it’s a fluke… like you said.” She squeezed at you hand, “call your doctor, let’s not get ahead of ourselves.”

“Oh I know.” You huffed out a breath, a million thoughts swirling around in your brain, going a mile a minute, “it just seems so fucking surreal.”

“Does Bryan want kids?” She asked and you were suddenly sent crashing back to reality, remembering it wasn’t just your future you were thinking of.

“Oh god… I… I don’t even know. We very briefly talked about it, he seemed wary…. But maybe?”

“Okay, forget I asked.” She grabbed your arm, tugging you away from the tests and back toward the couch, “we’re gonna forget all of this, you’re going to make a doctor’s appointment and we’re going to finish this take out and watch the rest of this movie, okay?”

“Okay…” you let out a soft sigh, dropping down onto the couch beside her, letting yourself get distracted with the media in front of you rather than dwell on your thoughts and worries.

*

Bryan was in the kitchen, packing up his own dinner into Tupperware and doing a couple of dishes, rinsing out the bowl while he tried to decide if he was having another glass of wine or was going to swap to scotch. The noise from the front door pulled his attention, glancing up, his brow furrowing as you appeared around the corner, dropping a duffle bag onto the floor with a little sigh.

“I didn’t expect you home tonight.” He greeted with a warm smile, crossing through the space to kiss you softly.

“Guess I just missed you.” You replied with a soft smile, pecking him gently before moving through the room slowly.

“Wine?” He asked, crossing back to the island and lifting the bottle in your direction, causing you to stall, shaking your head.

“No, thank you.” You gave him your best smile, “I’m not feeling great.”

Bryan’s head shot up to look at you, watching the way you dropped against the arm of the couch, letting out a gentle sigh and he crossed the room to you a hand gently cupping at your cheek, “you okay sweetheart?”

“Yeah.” You smiled, leaning into the embrace, “just tired.”

“Alright.” He leant in, kissing you tenderly and you hummed against his lips, tugging him back for a second.

“Can…. can I ask you something?”

“Of course.” His thumb stroked across your cheek; his eyes soft as he gazed across at you.

“You want a future here, right?” You glanced up to him, your heart beating a million miles a minute as you did your best not to hold your breath.

“Are you fucking with me?” Bryan laughed, “of course I do. You’re all I ever wanted….”

“Okay.” You let out a shaky breath, smiling at the way he squeezed at your hand, “I just… fuck, Bry,” you let out a small laugh, sinking further into the arm of the couch as Bryan moved forward, his hand continuing to stroke at your cheek. “I don’t want to freak you out or anything, and I know it’s fast and kinda weird, we haven’t technically been together that long..”

“But time doesn’t really mean anything?” He murmured with a raised brow and you laughed softly.

“No, no it doesn’t.” You let out a breath, the wheels in your head spinning as you tried to put your words together. Considering how he’d reacted to a minor inconvenience before you were serious when you said you didn’t want to freak him out, and something like this might send him running for the hills. Kim was right, you should wait until after going to the doctor to bother bringing it up, there was still a decent chance it was false, you sighed, glancing back up at Bryan and you could feel the adoration pouring from his eyes onto you, “I guess what I’m trying to say is that I love you, and I love you more than anyone ever. I don’t need you to say the same back right now but there is no one else in the world I would rather spend the rest of my life with.”

Bryan let out a soft chuckle, nuzzling against you softly, “if you want me to buy you a ring, I will.” His lips hit yours softly, “because you are, without a doubt, the absolute love of my life, and I would give everything to spend my life with you.”

“I don’t need a ring.” You laughed softly, your hand coming up to catch his cheek, redirecting his next kiss to your lips, “but how about some cuddles? I honestly am fucking exhausted.”

“Whatever my girl wants, she gets.” Bryan smiled, kissing you gently before helping you up and guiding you down the hallway.

You couldn’t help but smile at the way he helped you out of your clothes, shifting you into comfortable pyjamas, making sure you were okay, a bottle of water by your bedside before he changed himself. He then wrapped you in his arms, pressing a soft kiss to your head, his hands ghosting over your body until they settled in a very affectionate manner. You weren’t totally sure, but you thought that you might have fully broken into Bryan Kneef’s soft side, one that wasn’t going to be reserved for just you anymore.

As you finally drifted off to sleep your thoughts shifted from whether Bryan would be as receptive to this news as you were or if he would go against his word and disappear out of your lives to ones of a long happy future with him. He had you tucked so tightly in his arms, nuzzling you deeper into the embrace with each breath, lips gently brushing against the top of your head, you felt safe, protected and most importantly, loved. And exactly where you needed to be.

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[ganondoodle]

(had more thoughts as i was trying to fall asleep so here they are now)

additionally, i might be grasping at straws here BUT, the fact that the ancient hylians were kinda aesthetically "native" and then some alien god thing shows up with hyper advanced tech (isnt it just magic actually? like the shiekah stuff at least had something mechanical to it and sonau tech is just green stuff making stuff just magically work even if its just floating stone rings- WHICH is not boring or uncool but calling it tech is a little?? to me?? ALSO ALSO it kinda feels like- the people living in these lands could never come up with soemthing like that so OBVIOUSLY it was aliens idea which im not a fan of either- espeically considering how the shiekah play into this-

now they are basically just *cheap* copies of the sonau bc those were FIRST you see and while the royal family isnt the one doing it they are still in control of it *cough cough old hyrule king persecuting the shiekah bc he was scared of it AFTER IT SAVED HIS SHITTY KINGDOMS ASS* and the shiekah fully serving them (also with the design and theme like the third eye etc also now apprently being sonau in origin just makes it all more feel like the shiekah never came up with an original idea themselves and also kinda ... erases their history tracing back to skyward sword?? unless the sonau are actuall like a sepearet more better and godly version fo them that onyl now decided to gift hyrule with their presence?? it only gets worse)

and also they are now related to not only one god (allegedly- im a believer of hylia didnt reincarnate and its all a ruse to justify hyrule being the god given kingdom needing to exist into all eternity no matter the cost) but TWO.. or aliens .. i guess .... though it still feels like they just did away with zelda being always descended from the first zelda (which brings interesting conflicts with it for any zelda and the pressure such a legend has) bc now rauru is the cool new guy and actually she got her powers from him actuallly SOMEHOW even though we never see a kid of sonia-rauru even though that would be necessary unless now it counts as a spiritual successor bringing down the whole basis of the basic zelda lore with all that--- anywAY) and then just make a kingdom up out of thin air that aims to bring everyone under their control

and then have the evil irredeemable villain be a scary big brute from a desert (whos people also ... didnt change a bit from all back then to now?? am i remembering that right? they look exactly the same- .. though that goes for all of the little tiny bits we see of th eother *ancient* races if you count one person of each hidden under a sonau helmet adorned in sonau style clothing ... still such a big missed opportunity you could do so much with all those-) that hates tech and wages war against the (double?) god people in charge of refounding the god given kingdom that is also in charge of that tech (no matter how exploitative its operation might be- it still treated as a perfectly good thing that only brings good) bc he doesnt like it/wants to show that tech isnt the way to rule a kingdom?

that just feels off?? to me?? just me??

(obviosuly there are arguments on how that whole not liking tech thing can work and make sense but as a WHOLE package of what the game says and is it still ends up feeling like i said and we are just tying ourselves into knots trying to make any sense of this mess)

(just to say this, not saying gan should have accepted the tech either- i actually hate the whole sonau "tech" stuff bc of .. all and more reasons listed here but .. you get the point ... hopefully)

you know, i had a totk thought (uh oh)

soemthign thats really bothering me about the whole "actually, ganondorf didnt like the guy appearing out of nowhere marrying a hylian and just saying yep das our kingdom now and we can mine it barren under your nose and also i got laserbeam pebbles that i totally wont ever use on anyone come join me or die just bc of all of that but mainly bc the guy brought some weird tech with him that he dont like" - thing is that ......... we see almost not a single tech thing in the past (and for that matter see nothing of the oh so perfect and peaceful paradise hyrule was before big evil desert man didnt want to join our paradise- like what is the point about making the whole point of the game be -we need to restore hyrule to this paradise it once was- when you dont even see it or get to care about anything of it)

it might sound like a weird hangup but no really, the most we see is like two servant constructs, thats it, when they 'prepare for war' im pretty sure all you see is some lightly dressed ( ... is it just me or does their whole get up look alot like native american/other indingenous people too ... i still dont know how to feel about that- kinda adjacent to some of the sonau armor, the battery one i think??, also having that look...) hylians with spears, where the heck is all that tech?? is it implied to be all down in the mines hollowing out the underground (for no real reason either bc .... theres only two sonau left and no one else seems to want use nor need the tech otherwise there should have been more traces or soemthing left of it -unless it all just magically appeared out of nowhere in mostly prime condition while all shiekah tech jsut vaporized for bs non reasons just for it to be in tha game but oh dont you see its always been there lmao- so whats the point really????)

or up in the sky as most battle constructs are and they cant get them down in time bc *gestures vaguely*

or is it intentionally kept out of view bc idk seeing an army of robots on raurus side he can send out on a whim might not make him look as oh so good and perfect as they want him to look when he already got laserbeam pebbles (most of which hes been hoarding until ONE falls into hands not under his control) ?? like it just ... feels weird?? so many battle constructs that can even be a threat to link are jsut fully functioning strolling around in the present still, why wouldnt you want to use any of them to battle gan and if they DID why wouldnt you show that (no the 3 second unicorn cutscene doesnt count bc its just .. gan and his monsters isnt it) ?? (also ... why isnt there a big like battle ground , like fine you dont have to animate an army of monsters and robots clashing but... wouldnt it be cool to have you discover a giant flat plain in the underground (that magically got put under ground like gan just decided to stroll down there to get sealed lol) and its the only mostly empty field in the game littered with thousands of monster bones and dead constructs intermingled?? just to give it all a bit of weight?? evidence that it happened?? cool ass discovery????)

(also also i cannot let go of ganondorf apparently being sooooo anti tech but then clamgan uses the shiekah stuff??? shouldnt he also be against that then or is that suddendly fine bc- oh woops sorry, forgot clamgan is actually just something, not connected to gan at all actually, i mean why else would miasma turn into malice only to turn into miasma again haha none of that is connected actually what is a calamity anyway? also im sorry to bring this up again but i just cannot let go of the ppl in the present being so obsessed with using sonau tech in every part of their life now- they just lived through an apocalypse of a barely understood strange tech but CLEARLY this other even less understood strang tech is not dangerous at all lets make CARS OUT OF IT and what theres no danger in miasma and that tech existing at the same time LIKE SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE THAT IDK SEEMS LIKE A BAD COMBO--- oh sorry forgot that ceased to exist in both the world and peoples minds for *gestures vaguely* plot reasons- why why why are monsters mining the sonanium?? they dont even work with the yiga no that is also completely disconnected we dont wanna draw and interesting connections after all- whats the point if it means nothing but to be a loot box for the player-- actually, so much of totk is just a so built around throwing you into a box of toys with no substance to it- listen i know games are kinda like toys but if it doesnt make sense and offers you nothing interesting to think about even slightly whAT IS THE POINT)

[bigfan-fanfic]

The Star-Spangled Man (Male!Biotic!Reader x Steve Rogers)

Requested by @usngay21 for  Steve Rogers x Male Biotic Reader? Love your writing!!!

I suppose it isn't impossible to assume Captain America could be stuck in the ice for 230 years and come out in the Mass Effect times.

But boy, is it a huge culture shock.

Since the acknowledgement of humanity as an advanced galactic race with their own embassy on the Citadel, there has been a movement to stimulate trade and exchange of ideas.

And even though Earth has moved on from the idea of states and divisions and become just one planet in a Systems Alliance, it's still a major archaeological find assisted by the help of salarian and asari geological survey methods that allowed Captain Rogers' body to be retrieved.

Dr. Erskine's Super Soldier Serum was a feat of bioengineering on par with the manufacture of the genophage, and thus, Captain Rogers is still a marvel of science and humanity - in fact, Erskine's work is the basis upon which biotics were developed, so one could say Steve was, in fact, the first biotic.

It's definitely hard for Steve to accept that in 230 years, humanity has taken to the stars and made contact with other, way more advanced species, but the needs of one man pale in comparison to the political needs of humanity across the galaxy, and thus after a year or so of physical and mental therapy, Steve is appointed an honorary representative of the Systems Alliance and provided a modified Captain America suit by President Huerta himself.

It isn't long before Steve proves, that even out of his depth as he is, he is still the same person, and when he meets with the Council, he even impresses the Turian Councilor with his respect and interest in the customs of other species.

Of course, there are particular problems from the Terra Firma party who freak out that Steve publicly supports humans having to earn their place and work with other species to earn a place in galactic policy.

It's not long before you're placed to work with Steve. The Alliance has been eager to promote their success with the new fresh-off-the-line L4 biotic implants, and what better way than to form an honor squadron led by the first augmented human? You, about five other L4s, and Steve make up the Brooklyn Squad, named after Captain Rogers' hometown, an outdated name for one of the boroughs that used to make up Unity City.

The Brooklyn Squad serves as a part honor-guard, part ambassadorial endeavor. You often serve as security for delegates sent for talks with other species' governments, and Steve's presence is so well-received that it's not long before he's appointed to the staff at the Alliance embassy on the Citadel - it's a ceremonial position anyway due to most wanting to keep him in the line of sight for relations with other species, but not wanting him to end up in government or among policy makers.

Steve has been basically shoved around for a few years and not particularly happy of the lack of control he's had over his life. Probably would resign if not for his sense of duty and getting to be around you - he's become close with you and the other members of Brooklyn Squad, sort of a second chance at the Howling Commandos. Once he's removed from active duty for ambassadorship, he's pretty quick to ask you out now that it's no longer necessarily fraternization and pulls some strings to get you assigned to the embassy when you express interest in spending more time with him.

Steve is fascinated by the new world, although it's very much of a shock for him, as pretty much nothing is the same.

He likes it when you mess with him with your biotics - rubbing his back, smacking his ass, ruffling his hair - and when you're alone, pinning him down and manhandling him with your powers.

Steve is gentle and kind as ever, and sweet, but with the world so changed, he's also more outspoken, and resolves to do and advocate for what is right.

I can figure it's at this moment that Steve can sort of see himself starting to accept this new life... and of course, that's the moment that kicks off the Reaper War...

[pannyacottafugo]

people who say if fugo had joined the rest of the group he would’ve saved the others and defeated the boss are insanely stupid and wrong and i can literally debunk that entire concept.

abbacchio was left alone. you could argue that fugo could’ve stayed with him, in which case it’s highly likely that *both* of them would’ve died, considering they had no idea who the boss was and he caught abbacchio by surprise. so saying he could’ve saved abbacchio implies he would’ve known that within a group of children there was doppio (who they’d never seen before??) he would’ve just killed off fugo too, that is if he would’ve even been with abbacchio at the time, which there’s no guarantee because no one thought he was in danger by staying on his own.

narancia was also caught off guard and literally no one could’ve predicted it. and let’s say EVEN IF they had, fugo wouldn’t have been able to do anything. he has almost no control over his stand and diavolo was inside mista’s body, meaning that trish would’ve also died, and mista would have no body to return to. if fugo was able to save narancia, then any other member of the gang would be able to, his stand doesn’t help here at all. and if he was there, this arc would’ve looked different because there would be an extra person, however in order to kill diavolo they would still have to get the arrow back and therefore regardless of who was swapped with who, fugo has no real power over anyone else here.

and diavolo couldn’t have been beaten any other way besides the stand arrow. because if fugo had attempted to kill him using purple haze, he would’ve just used king crimson to avoid it. and not only that, the body swap lasted almost up until it was time to defeat the boss, which prevents fugo from being able to take action anyway without harming another member of the gang. plus they didn’t know which body was hosting diavolo, so they didn’t know who to attack.

i’d say there are other fights where he would’ve been useful (like i’m so confident that he would’ve instantly been able to tell narancia had a stand on his tongue lol), and obviously it would’ve been really great to see him more and have more use of purple haze. but the idea that if he hadn’t of stayed behind then people wouldn’t have died is literally insane. it’s like the entire basis of his guilt in purple haze feedback, and the whole point is that it’s *not* his fault and what’s happened’s happened. yet i see this being brought up all the time and it drives me mad lmao. just because his stand is powerful doesn’t mean if he’d been there he’d just fix everything like that just neglects any kind of strategic obstacles, or all of the flaws with purple haze, or the fact that the fights aren’t just two guys in an arena brawling lol.

not to mention the idea that he was “written out for being too op” when araki has literally explained why fugo was written out but people don’t listen!!!!! i do wish he was at least mentioned later on tho :<

[starkcanvas]

Small Ghost Mari idea.

Mari, now a spirit, is sent back a few months to a full two years in time to prevent her own death, but she sees the world through Sunny’s eyes and thoughts.

After realizing Sunny’s emotions towards the recital, the violin, and herself, she desperately attempts to tell her younger self about it in hopes that she can attempt to prevent her demise and repair the strained relationship.

This unfortunately doesn’t work, making her wonder if it’s fate for the argument to happen. The idea that it was fate makes her sick to her stomach.

By the time the argument happens, Mari makes the bold choice to take control of Sunny’s body and pushes herself down the stairs, ultimately resulting in her death.

In the end, she feels like she made no progress, making her believe that her trip into the past completely pointless.

But she feels like it doesn’t matter. She has a baby brother to protect. Mari returns to the present where she decides to help her brother forgive himself.

She has weak possession powers and can communicate via dreams. She hates both because she doesn’t like the idea of possessing people and because she knows that the people who she talks to will only think they’re dreaming about her…

She can see herself as SOMETHING and HellMari on rare occasions, which frightens her greatly, leading her to adopt her Headspace form as her go-to appearance.

Oh noooo ;-; god- the thought that she's supposed to die at such a young age and that there's literally nothing she can do about it hurts me. Especially due to slight personal family reasons, this hurts me even more 😭😭😭 although I do find the whole traveling back in time things to be a bit strange 🤔 yeah, I know she points out how it was a waste of time in the end but...

Usually in OMORI scenarios where character's travel back to the time of the accident, they're at least able to change one thing about it. Like Mari surviving but being crippled or knocked into a coma or it being Sunny taking the fall instead. Only difference here is that it's present Mari, as a ghost, just kinda experiencing things from Sunny's eyes and thoughts. Even possessing him during the argument and the only thing changed is that she kinda killed herself due to the circumstances.

So adding that detail in but not really going anywhere with it kinda throws you off- like you think you're gonna read a "Time-Travel Fix it" kinda story but it turns out THAT was the plot twist of the story and you're expectations are drastically changed lol

And I already think of how miserable Mari is as a ghost on a daily basis anyway and my heart aches enough as it is ;w; I love my girl and I just want her to be happy and not heartbroken for the rest of eternity. I can get her wanting to protect Sunny, but a lot of people assume she does that right away. Which I don't think is the case due to HOW YOUNG she is when she dies. She's 15. She's gonna be so scarred and traumatized just as much as Sunny is when having the weight of your entire future be RIPPED away from you with one sibling squabble gone wrong ;-;

She's probably just as bad as Hero in her first year- Heavy Depressed state. Her probably not even leaving the cemetary or even coming out from behind her tombstone ;-;

(As you can see, I take my Mari content, very, very seriously lol I can heavily relate to her and Sunny's circumstances of what it's like to lose a sibling so suddenly even if I was a bit too young to even understand what was happening at the time)

[ceristhefallen]

IMO, Flatline is a complicated character to talk about because while I did have negative feelings, I do acknowledge her concept is interesting... just underdeveloped.

Let me clarify readers: This isn't Flatline's fault. Williamson is her creator and was responsible for Robin (2021) and a majority of Batman & Robin (2023). However, he still marked a basis of who she is regardless if the writing wasn't great.

I still think Flatline showed signs of a Mary-Sue, much like the points you have. But I've been reflecting on them because I felt like my points weren't explained right. Or they made me seem less insightful than I intended to be.

For example, I remembered talking to a fan regarding these points, one being Flatline dominating Lord Deathman's empire so quickly. I've expressed my distaste because of Flatline's lack of pov. How did she do it? Did she struggle? What motivated her to overthrow her mentor? (They mention Flatline was tricked by LDM so she'd think she won/so he can gain control over Lazarus Island/which I figured aligns with her "turns out he was a scammer" line from Lazarus Planet/justifying her lack of character struggle... I guess?) I struggle to read underneath her exterior/vulnerabilities!

I understand this isn't her story—it is Robin 2021 for Damian—but the context made it clear she supposedly progressed throughout her time on Lazarus Island. But I'm like... where?

Flatline came to Lazarus Island "so she can (learn to) live" because "all she knows is death". But where's the reflection behind it? Where is her doubt on her powers? Or her obsession? Where is all that BEFORE she makes this statement?

"You just didn't care to notice." No?? I just don't see through her because it's not explicitly seen!

Joshua Williamson writes his character to have "development" but I struggle to see how because there's hardly much of her. By HER I mean how she see things, how she thinks, her doubts, etc!

I see potential for Flatline but how Williamson handled her in Robin (2021) wasn't enjoyable.

Then... there was Batman & Robin (2023).

IMO, Flatline's inclusion to the comic wasn't needed nor does it align with its theme. Her side plot should've been its own run. I do think issues #7 - #10 did a slightly better job to show Flatline as a person. She expressed boredom running an empire. Finding her sister was her opportunity to get out for awhile. She wants to "slow down" ("maybe pick up painting or opera") and live like she said.

Moreover, she shows care to Damian and Mila/even if the latter still called her a weirdo/something she takes personally. She talks to the former betraying his trust again. While I feel her being forgiven is still so sudden, this contrasts with the first betrayal, much better handled. Flatline cares so much she got Mila out of the criminal life/kept her contact with Ra's a secret from Damian (one she was supposed to reveal). Flatline says so herself:

"It's not time. I can't just burden him with you, Ra's Al Ghost."

"More than you or anyone will understand. Damian is... something else. He needs to be protected. From you... and me."

Point is, Flatline shows a bit more depth here than how she started.

Crap, I think I'm starting to warm up to her... lol!

I imagine this decision will cause problems later. While I caution how her character will go, I might be looking forward to that idea—see if she evolves or not. I'll wait till there's more (namely solo/she's rumored to get one) for any changes.

You're welcome to reply/discuss more with me! It's a topic that's been bugging me awhile. Anyways! Have a good week! And thanks for answering/reading! 🩷

Hi, it's me again! ♥ I hope you're doing well!

I noticed your posts on Flatline and I can't help but wonder... what's your opinion on her? Have they changed? Or have you lost care?

Take your time! I'm here for the juice! 🙃🥤📚

Hi there! I haven't really read anything in the Batman fandom since last year. Still, whenever I come across anything Flatline-related, I am immediately reminded why I stopped reading anything Williamson wrote. If I had been 12 again, I would have probably loved Flatine. This is not to say I think people who like her are immature, but she does a massive disservice to Damian. Flatline is very YA-coded, with Mary Sue-ish tendencies. Flashy enough to grab attention, with a story that offers depth, but how she interacts with other characters falls flat (no pun intended). I think she's Williamson's OC, and, IMO, not a very good one. Personally, I think she represents what usually puts people off reading OC in fiction, as well. She's designed to appeal to the main character, and the main character, in return, acts OOC around her. Unfortunately, as many people are not familiar with earlier characterizations of Damian, they assume the way he behaves towards/around her is in line with his character because that's how Williamson portrays him. So, she'd have been more interesting if she were an independent character and not created to be a self-insert of sorts or a romantic interest. She's just a trope to me - edgy, sarcastic, more skilled than the main character, humbles him constantly, and makes him behave just like any teenager. There's nothing wrong with that, but Damian Wayne isn't just any teenager. Or he shouldn't have been until Williamson turned him into a generic character.