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can you do something really angsty for rafe please. like one where they might not end up together:(

ᴅʀᴜɴᴋ ᴡᴀʟᴋ ʜᴏᴍᴇ (ʀᴀꜰᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇʀᴏɴ x ꜰ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ)

pairing: rafe cameron x kook!f!reader, (not au, both are early to mid 20s)

word count: 4.8k

summary: from the corner, at the party, you watch him

warnings: ANGST!!!!, pining/whipped reader, rafe & reader are friends, kook!reader & kook!rafe, drinking, not proofread

a note: yeah....yeah....

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He’s never looked more beautiful. 

You bring the red solo cup to your lips, eye twitching and throat burning as you take a sip. It was foul, cheap vodka mixed with melted skittles, but it was getting you drunk, and that’s all that mattered. You felt like a creep, sitting in the corner of Barry’s living room, practically eye fucking Rafe as he stands in the kitchen, but you couldn’t help it. Your eyes naturally went to his figure, tracing the expanses of his toned arms. 

You wanted him.

You always have.

From the second you met him in elementary school, when you were around 6 years old, you’ve had a crush on Rafe. You remember that day like it was yesterday. You had just gotten new shoes that had laces instead of Velcro, and even though your mom had tied them for you in the morning, you were struggling to tie them yourself after they had come undone. Rafe had spotted you in the courtyard and expertly tied them himself before sticking his hand out towards you to shake, announcing his presence with the upmost confidence. Ward had been raising him to be a businessman, after all.

You fell for him immediately, and you fell hard. As your friendship grew, so did your feelings towards him. You had just moved to Kildare, and your parents had exclaimed that you would be best friends forever when you discovered that you were actually his next door neighbour. Through the trees you could just make out his bedroom window, and if he tried hard enough, he could see right into yours too. You spent the rest of your days wanting, needing, dying for him, hoping one day he would pick you over whatever girl of the week he was seeing. You wondered what it was like to be chosen. You were never chosen by Rafe. You were a maybe, a probably, sometimes even definitely, but never his first choice. 

You remember when he got his first actual girlfriend, April. You were 13, already head over heels in love with him, and were absolutely devastated when he sent you that text. You cried so hard you nearly threw up, yet your reply to him was a simple ‘Congrats!’. You knew that he didn’t like you back then, and that showing any type of jealousy would just drive a further wedge between you. He was already starting to pull away. He was dealing with so much at home that he was taking it out on everyone else at school, constantly screaming and yelling and throwing things. He needed the attention he wasn’t getting, and it seemed that the attention you were giving him wasn’t enough.

At 15, he got a new girlfriend, Lillian. They weren’t serious like how he was with April, but this was the first girl he had in a while that actually stuck around. Lillian didn’t like you, and you didn’t like her. She was, quite ironically, jealous, and was constantly reading your texts with Rafe. She purposely excluded you from parties and hangouts, doing everything in her power to get you away from Rafe. They only lasted seven months before Rafe dropped her, saying: ‘I’ve known her for a few months. I’ve known you my whole life. It’s a pretty easy choice.’

He didn’t get another girlfriend until he was 17, bordering on 18, when he met Jacquelyn. The daughter of one of Ward’s business partners, they were essentially a PR relationship, only hugging and holding hands during fancy black tie events. Jacquelyn was nice to you, nice enough, although you always had a feeling that she knew you loved Rafe. 

And it was hard not to love him. You had tried so many times over the years to just get a grip and move on, but something about him was so alluring. You had watched him grow, blossom into the most handsome man you’ve ever seen in your life, and it was hard not to fall for him. You had tried to gaslight yourself a few times into believing you were truly over him, climbed out of the hole you were stuck in, but the next time you hugged, and you got to bury your face into his chest, you fell right back down. He was the moon in your universe, and you were barely even a star.

Just as you had seen Rafe blossom, you had seen him shrivel up. Watching him get into drugs, alcohol, and violence was heart-wrenching, but he never listened to you. He said you didn’t get it, and you didn’t understand him, but when things got too much for him, or he got too drunk, he would always turn up on your porch, your favourite candy in hand as a figurative olive branch. And you accepted it every time, eagerly opening your arms to welcome him, revelling in the feeling of his whispered apologies in your ear. 

You were always the one he went to.

Until he met Sofia.

You didn’t want to hate Sofia, but you couldn’t help it. She had everything you wanted, and she was everything you wanted to be. She had Rafe, and she was Rafe’s. After Rafe heard of Ward’s death, Sofia is the one he went to, not you. You didn’t see him until weeks later at The Island Club, and as you tried to give him your condolences, she whisked him away. He left the room as quickly as he entered it, leaving only a waft of his cologne and a pit in your stomach in his wake.

She stole him away from you, constantly hanging on his arm and dragging away during parties. He never responded to you anymore, too busy spending time with her, taking her to some stupid boutique on the mainland or going with her to the beach when the UV was too high to resist. Did he rub sunscreen on her back? Did his hands ever slip under the bikini straps as he caressed her skin, did his hands ever wander around the front and slip underneath the cups?

Did you even want to know?

You had grown apart these last few months. You rarely saw him, even out on Kildare, and your conversations were few and far between. Even then, your feelings for him never faded. You would sit on the chair by your window, staring out towards his, wondering if just maybe you would catch a glimpse of him walking by. You felt, for lack of a better word, hollow without him. Rafe was one of your best friends, and after spending years together attached at the hip, you were suddenly missing your other half. It felt like a breakup, except you were never together in the first place. You were grieving a relationship that never even happened. 

You advert your eyes from Rafe, realising you’ve been staring for a bit, and go to take another sip, only to find your cup empty. You sigh, chewing on the inside of your lip as you look back up at the kitchen. His arm is slung around Sofia’s neck, his fingers absentmindedly rubbing at her collarbones as she leans against his chest, a smug look on her stupid pretty face as she sips on her hard seltzer.

You look back at the cup again. You needed more alcohol if you were going to stay sane at this party. You stand up, placing the pillow that was once in your lap on the chair before moving across the room towards the kitchen, manoeuvring through drunk Kooks and groping couples until you reached the linoleum.

‘It’s an open bar,’ Barry said, ‘Take whatever.’ so you didn’t feel weird about immediately digging through his liquor cabinet, pulling out the giant bottle of Everclear from the bottom shelf. You had only ever had Everclear one other time, and all you remember of the night was waking up face first in the sand with seaweed in your hair. You had promised yourself never again, but this night was different. You wanted to stay at this party and be with your friends, but you couldn’t bear to look at Rafe and Sofia sober.

Rafe’s thumb moves up to caress Sofia’s jaw as he watches you set the Everclear down on the kitchen counter. “Damn, already?”

Oh, shit. Was he talking to you? You look over, pursing your lips together. “Uh, yeah. Why not live a little, you know?”

“Yeah, yeah, I guess…” He mutters, dragging his thumb down Sofia’s neck. “You know that stuff is hella strong, right?”

Did he not remember that night? “I’m just gonna take one shot, dude.”

“Well, one shot can turn into two, then into four, then…” He trails off. “You know how you are after a few shots.”

You unscrew the Everclear and pour some into your solo cup. Your hands are shaking from the vodka you had before, and you dump in more than you had initially planned on. You screw the cap back on and slip it into the cabinet again before opening the fridge to grab a mixer. “I got it.”

He watches you pour, eyebrows raising when he sees the amount that flows into your cup, but he says nothing, simply continuing to caress the skin of Sofia’s jaw with his thumb. “Mhm, okay.”

Sofia looks between the two of you, sipping on her drink before speaking up, “You never drink like this.”

You don’t even fucking know me, you want to say, but you don’t. You shrug as you open a can of Cherry Coke and dump it into the solo cup before crushing it and tossing it into the recycling bin on the edge of the kitchen. “Just wanna try something new.”

“You could do that with literally anything. Everclear is not a good start,” He sighs, looking down at you. “One shot of that stuff will have you on your ass within the hour.”

You swirl the drink in your cup and shrug again as you leave the kitchen to go back to your spot. “We’ll see.” You glance at Rafe over your shoulder as you take a sip, moving back through the crowd.

It tasted disgusting. You felt the liquor burn all the way down to your stomach, your eyes watering slightly as you hold back a cough, but you keep drinking. You wanted to forget. You wanted to be drunk enough to not care about Rafe and Sofia. You sat back down without a word, grabbing the pillow you had left on the chair and putting it back on your lap. You watched the party from the corner, hesitating as you lift the cup to your lips and take another sip.

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The party gets too hot too quickly.

November was one of the cooler months in the Outer Banks and although the patio door was wide open, you were starting to sweat. The alcohol, mixed with your bubbling anxiety as you watched Rafe and Sofia, was causing you to start to squirm uncomfortably in your seat.

You hadn’t even finished your drink when you head outside, pushing through the crowd bottlenecked at the door, breathing a sigh of relief when you reach the pool area. Your shoulders droop as you start to relax, your skin starting to cool down. The loungers and seats are full, but the pool is empty, even though Barry had been promising everyone it was heated. There were a few Kooks sitting on the edge of the hot tub, their feet in the water, beer cans littering the surrounding ground.

You look around, biting the inside of your lip. You start to move, looking around the expansive backyard before finding a small concrete bench pressed up against an old out of use fountain full of leaves and dried algae. You brush some of the leaves off and sit down, a small noise escaping your mouth at how fucking cold it is. You zip up your jacket, sitting cross-legged as you try to get as comfortable as possible. 

You continue to people watch, taking some brief moments to look up at the stars.

It’s peaceful, and you’re grateful for the silence. The sound from the house is still audible, but it’s muffled enough from being out in the yard. You watch the Kooks in the hot tub, noticing a couple of them starting to kiss.

You were grateful to be out of there.

You were grateful not to be looking at Rafe and Sofia. You couldn’t stop your mind from wandering back to the kitchen. Rafe’s hands on Sofia’s hips. Him burying his nose in her hair. The soft kisses they exchanged every time they thought you weren’t looking. It made your stomach turn.

You look up at the clear night sky, shivering as a breeze passes, brushing the stray hairs that escaped your low bun away from your face. You could see Orion, you could see the moon, you could even see some stars you didn’t know the name of. They manage to distract you for a long time, so long that you don’t even remember how long you’ve been sitting there.

You feel something heavy being placed on your shoulders, the weight startling you. You turn around, ready to snap at whoever had disturbed your solitude, but you're met by Rafe. He's wearing only a t-shirt, his own jacket in his hands. “Couldn't let you freeze to death sitting out here alone.”

“I have a jacket,” You say. It’s true, your jacket was keeping you warm, and a large part of you felt bad that Rafe was trying to give his up. “Keep yours.” As you stop dissociating, your fingers and toes suddenly feel stiff. You move the cup to your other hand, clenching and stretching your fingers.

He ignores your protest, draping his jacket over your shoulders anyway, even going as far as to zip it up under your chin. “No arguments. You looked like a baby deer sitting here shivering.”

His cologne smells so good. It smells like home. “Thanks.” Your eyes follow him as he sits next to you on the bench, beer bottle in hand.

“No problem,” Rafe looks out, his knee brushing your leg as he turns to check out the backyard, eyes scanning the Kooks in the hot tub as he takes a sip of his beer. After a moment, he turns back to you, eyebrows furrowing as he notices your drink. “You didn’t finish that.” he nods towards the cup in your hand.

“No, it’s uh…” You clear your throat and sit up straight. “It’s disgusting. Guess Everclear and Cherry Coke don’t mix.”

He snickers, “Told you so,” He takes another sip of his beer, the corners of his eyes crinkling as he looks at you. “You shouldn’t drink that stuff anyway. I’ve seen people go down quick after only one shot. Not pretty.”

“Eh. Wanted to try something new.” You say, swirling it around in the cup.

“Yeah, well, don’t go drinking Everclear again. I’m not gonna hold your hair back while you’re puking,” He gives you another once over, eyes lingering on your face. “You don’t look very good.”

You weren’t doing good. Not at all. You were trying to live your life without Rafe around, even just as a friend, and it was proving to be a very difficult task. It was so hard to not immediately rush to text him, or to send him a million TikToks throughout the day. You missed him, as much as it pained you to admit. You shrug. “Just kinda tired. Didn’t sleep well.”

He notices the change in your demeanour instantly, the walls that he was so used to seeing come down were up now. You were shutting him out. “You gotta stop staying up late on your phone, then.” he elbows you playfully, hoping to get you to laugh, like old times.

You don’t.

You awkwardly look back down at your drink and swirl it again. You had thought that maybe this unwelcomed distance would do you good, and you would eventually fall out of love with him, but it seems to get harder and harder every day. You just wanted to hold him one last time. You needed him back then, and you needed him still. You let out a breath. “Yeah. Probably.”

He stays silent, taking another sip from his beer as he looks back out to the yard. There was a tension in the air now, but he wasn’t sure if it was all in his head. You seemed…distant. Shut off. He was so used to your bright personality, your happy demeanour, your laugh. Now, you were just…blank. His knee bumps yours again as he shifts. He looked back over at you, watching you for a long time. You were just staring straight, avoiding his gaze.

You clear your throat again, setting your cup down beside you. You unzip his jacket and stand up as you slide it off, trying to avoid his gaze as you drape it over his shoulders. “I’m gonna head back inside.”

Rafe catches your wrist as you start to move away, fingers gentle, but firm, almost reluctant to let you go. His eyes meet yours immediately, holding your gaze captive as he looks at you. “Wait.”

“What?” You ask, picking your drink back up with your free hand.

“We…” he trails off, his thumb rubbing the sensitive skin of your inner wrist as he looks at you. It was cold outside, but your skin was so warm against his. It felt so natural. Like everything was right again. He didn’t ever realise how much he had missed you until now. “We need to talk.”

You try to pull your wrist away. “About what?”

He lets the grasp on your wrist loosen, but he doesn’t let go, his touch trailing down until his fingers are laced with yours. “About this…distance…” he motions vaguely between you two, “That you’ve been building for the past couple of months.”

“That I’ve been building?” You ask, your eyebrows raising. “You’re the one who’s been ignoring me.”

“Not on purpose. I’ve been busy.” he says defensively, almost immediately. He’d be lying if he didn’t say that he had been busy lately. Sofia had been keeping him on his toes lately, and he hadn’t had much time alone during the day, let alone time alone in his own home. But he also couldn’t deny that he had been purposefully avoiding you, knowing that if he spent too much time with you, Sofia would have something to say about it.

“Maybe I’ve been busy too.” You say, although it’s a lie. 

Rafe snorts, almost calling you out on the lie, but he lets it go with a sigh. He doesn’t say anything for a long time, just looking at you. His thumb rubs slow circles on the inside of your palm, the touch familiar. It hurt his chest. “I don’t like this.”

“Don’t like what?” You ask, crossing your arms over your chest.

“This,” He gestures between you and him. “This distance. I don’t like it,” He looks away, a frustrated expression on his face. “We’re friends. We’ve known each other for years. Why do you act like I can’t even approach you anymore?”

Friends. You never hated a word more. You take a step back, sighing as you glance out over the pool again. “Sometimes friends drift apart, Rafe.”

He looks at you, his jaw clenched as he watches you avoid his gaze once again. You wouldn’t even look at him. It was infuriating. He couldn’t believe that you were so nonchalant about all of this. Friends drift apart. That’s what you said. Did he have to mean so little? His hand falls back to his side, but the expression on his face stays fixed. “Bullshit.”

“You’re busy, I’m busy,” You say. “Sometimes that happens.”

“I’m only busy with Sofia,” He snaps, frustration seeping through in his voice. He takes a step towards you, eyes narrowed. “And even when I’m busy with her, I still manage to find time-” He stops himself, taking a moment to slow his breathing. He was getting too worked up. The last thing he needed right now was to blow up at you.

You chug the rest of your drink and set the empty solo cup on the bench, immediately regretting it. You should’ve dumped it out a while ago. The last thing you needed was a drunk walk home. “We’ve both been busy. That’s it, Rafe.”

“That’s it?” He repeats, looking at you incredulously. He couldn’t believe you were so blasé about this. About you guys practically ignoring each other, never talking, practically avoiding each other every chance you got. Was it so simple to you? To forget years of friendship over something so idiotic like being busy? “You’re bullshitting me.”

You hated this feeling. Your heart ached, and your hands went numb, your body full of tingles. You take a few more steps back. You had to do it, you had to rip the band-aid off if you wanted to finally move on. You didn’t want your happiness to live and die with him. “Maybe this friendship thing isn’t working anymore.”

It felt like you had stabbed him straight in the chest, twisted the blade, and then pulled it out slowly, painfully. Every word that you spat out felt like another layer of pain. It was bullshit. You had been by his side through everything. You were always there. He trusted you more than anyone. And this was how you felt now? You didn’t want to be friends? Rafe clenched his jaw, biting back the sting of emotion. “You’re not serious.”

“I don’t know what you want me to say, Rafe.” You say.

“I want you to tell me that you still give a damn about our friendship!” he says, a frustrated tone in his voice.  “I want you to tell me that this distance is bullshit and that I still mean something to you! That you still want to hang out and talk and everything else I thought we’d still be doing when we got older, and that I’m just reading into this too much! I want you to tell me that you’re just busy, and it’ll all get better in a little bit, because I can’t handle this anymore.”

“Rafe--” You try to speak, but he cuts you off.

He was getting more worked up now, his chest heaving as he stares at you. He had never felt like this before. You always knew how to calm him down from whatever fit he was throwing, but you weren’t doing that now. He takes a step closer, getting into your personal space now, anger evident in his eyes. “Do you even care about me anymore, or are you just pretending you do whenever I’m around? Do you hate me now?”

You would probably still adore him with his hands around your neck. “No, of course I don’t hate you.”

“Then why are you doing this to me?” He demands, his tone a mix of anger and desperation. He was getting louder, but he didn’t care. For once, he wanted to let his emotions out, knowing that they would be safe with you. “Why are you acting like this?” He gestures between you, “You’re shutting me out, and you’re pulling away, and you can’t even look me in the eye without flinching. Why? Tell me why.”

“Because I like you, Rafe!” You blurt out. Your eyes widen slightly when you realise what you said. You let out a shaky breath. “I like you a lot. More than I should. And seeing you with her, with Sofia… it’s so hard for me.”

He stares at you for a moment, stunned into silence by your confession. 

You liked him.

A lot?

More than you should.

His jaw clenched, his mind trying to process everything as he sits back down. He had suspected that you liked him more than a friend for a long time, but he had never dared to try and confirm it. The words were out in the open now, though. And it changed everything.

You hate how silent he’s being. Your voice is shaky when you start to speak again, “And I know that you don’t feel the same way about me. I know that, and I’m okay with that.”

He lets out an almost bitter laugh, running a hand through his hair. The sound is harsh in the air, like a slap in the face. “That’s what you think? You think I don’t have feelings for you?” His voice was quiet, but there was something in it that made it even more threatening than if he was yelling.

“I know you don’t.” You say softly, tears starting to well in your eyes. You weren’t stupid. You knew from day dot that he would never feel the same way that you do, and you always knew that he would never be yours, but it was never enough to help you finally move on. 

For the first time in Rafe’s life, he struggles with what to say. It takes him a few seconds to find the words he's looking for. “Jesus Christ, are you kidding me? We’re not romantic or anything, we’re just friends.”

“I know that.” You say.

“We’re just friends.” He says again, as if you didn’t hear him the first time.

Your stomach hurts. “I know.”

He looks away from you, standing up from the bench. “How long have you liked me?”

“Since the day we met,” You say. “When you tied my shoe for me.”

He runs his hand through his hair again. “And you never said anything.” It’s a statement, not a question, and it stings.

“There was no point,” You say. “I knew even back then that you would never feel the same way.”

He doesn’t know what to do. You’re right, he doesn’t feel the same way. He doesn’t like you the way you like him. At least he thinks he doesn’t. He stays quiet, his fists clenching.

“I don’t want to ignore you, Rafe,” You continue. “But maybe this distance will be good for us. I’ll be able to get over you.”

“You shouldn’t have fallen for me in the first place.” He snaps.

It takes you by surprise. Your eyes flutter for a second as tears start to fall, and you take a step back, chest clenching.

He stares at you, his stomach lurching as the first of the tears roll down your face. He stays silent for a moment, before finally sighing. “It’s not supposed to be this way,” He walks towards you again, reaching out to take both of your hands, trying to stop you from backing away from him. “You’re supposed to be my best friend, not some girl in love with me.”

“I’m sorry.” You say.

“Stop apologising,” He says, holding your wrists tightly, like he’s trying to keep you in place. “I hate it when you do that.”

You almost apologise again. You just nod, looking down at your feet before moving your gaze back over to the pool. No one has noticed you two yet.

He follows your gaze, looking towards the pool. No one had even spared a glance in your direction. It was just you and him, secluded in the quiet corner, surrounded by a party that seemed a mile away. He doesn’t know what to say, or how to react to your confession. All he knows is that he still hates seeing you cry.

“Do you still want to be friends?” You ask quietly, looking up at him.

Rafe hesitates. 

His first instinct is to push you away. To tell you that it would be best if you two just never spoke to each other again, that things would be better that way. But he knew he didn’t mean that. And when he looked down at you, seeing the heartbreak on your face, he knew he couldn’t say it. He wasn’t the best at expressing his feelings, and he had no idea what he was doing, but you were his oldest friend. You had been by his side through everything. There was no way he was pushing you away that easily.

He pulls you into a hug, pressing his nose into the crown of your head. “Of course, I still want to be friends,” he murmurs. “You’re my best friend, you idiot.”

You hug him back, and it feels so good to finally hold him again. You interlock your fingers behind his back. “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t apologise,” he mutters, resting his chin on the top of your head. “Stop apologising.” He stays silent for a moment, soaking in the feeling of being able to hold you again. He had missed this. He had missed you more than he had ever realised.

You stay there for a while, nose buried in his chest, before you speak again. Your voice is quiet, muffled against his jacket, but he can hear you loud and clear. “I love you.”

Rafe sighs, pushing your hair away from your forehead before placing a kiss on it. “It’ll pass.”

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“One afternoon that April [1967] I arrived at Cavendish Avenue and found Paul in a meeting with Brian Epstein. They invited me to make myself at home and I watched them at work. Brian obviously adored Paul and it was always interesting to see them together. He touched Paul at any time that it might seem natural, laying his hand on Paul’s arm to make a point or placing a casual hand on his shoulder as they left a room. I often noticed a certain admiring look, a slightly moist eye. He sat next to Paul in the big settee beneath a pair of Rene Magritte paintings and an alternative, unused, painted drum skin from the Sgt Pepper sleeve. Brian was dressed in his usual impeccable Savile Row suit, hair neatly parted, though longish and with long sideboards. He seemed relaxed, happy and completely unlike the usual hyper businessmen of the pop world.” - Barry Miles, In the Sixties

i'm feral

what are your thoughts on the shift in Paul and Brian's relationship particularly in 67?

Hi Anon,

This is where I admit openly that I wish I knew more *details* about both of them, in order to give you a more grounded answer instead of the inevitable speculation...!

It seems to be the case that Brian and Paul were closer in '67 than before. Brian's good friend Nat Weiss said they "got along really well."

Here's one explanation I remember coming across: John was 'absent' (drugs, home, seclusion) at the time, giving Brian & Paul time to flourish. But: was John really that absent in '66, '67? He and Paul worked closely together on Sgt. Pepper. And how realistic is it to assume John *still* stood between Brian and Paul at this point? I think Brians managerial role was much more settled than it had been in, say, 1963. So were the band dynamics. So that can't be the whole story, in my opinion.

Maybe there was simply more softness and happiness in both Brian and Paul—or others noticed it more. Especially when it was just the two of them, instead of "Brian and the boys."

Then there's the idea that Brian was in love with Paul at the time. Hmm. What if it was mutual? I'm resisting the idea, simply because they don't seem to have been each other's type. But I love the idea of there being more love, perhaps a flirt...

I do wonder why John was shouting *Barcelona* in Carnival of Light.

I see the clumsy love in Paul's letter to Brian (from the @amoralto blog)

And I'm thinking of Paul in NYC during the 1960 Apple Launch, finding the word "be" in the newspaper and saying these were Brian's initials.

And I love the ending of The Fifth Beatle, in which Brian leaves the band in Paul's hands, as it were—and Paul wears the white jacket, no less.

The fiction writer in me could go on, but...

Look at these pictures. Look at the three of them. Look at their hands.

Finally, @eppysboys made a fantastic post about Brian and Paul with lots of quotes — if you haven't read it already, check it out if this topic interests you!

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We Love You Anyways, Ma (HC's)

Toitlez

I think it's a trend for the rise!turtles to have dumbass parents

Look at Splinter from even before he was mutated

Barry.

yeah, you're a little naive but isn't everyone?

Now we know where your boys get it from! :D

April is apart of the family btw and she's your daughter

I reckon Mikey does all of the cooking anyways because you...

cannot.

The few times you tried ended with Raph, Leo, and Mikey screaming in the background, while Donnie extinguishes the fire

You guys lost a very important member of the family that day,

Speck.

You burned 'im at your failed attempt at cooking

That poor speck of cooking residue that was immune to cleaning supplies :(

Not even you, the mama of this carnival was able to remove

Maybe had a 'lil funeral as everyone cried but Donnie wasn't phased his ass was waiting for it to happen-

The lair is literally spotless

Nobody ever questioned why you were so good at cleaning

Actually, Leo did, I lied damn intuition i swear he has it

The boys get away with a lot, I'm sorry

"Where have you boys been?" You stand with your arms crossed scowling at the boys, they just got back to the lair and they do not look like they were anywhere you would condone as their mother.

Leo steps up, flashing you a smile, a bright one at that, "Sorry we're late Ma, we wanted to stop and eat pizza! We're sorry for not letting you know, we promise we'll let you know next time." He says, sounding oh-so genuine, how could you not believe that? Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are standing in the background nodding along to everything Leo is saying and you look at all of them carefully.

"Alright, be more careful next time! You had me worried!" You'd smile, and that would be the end of the conversation as your boys scurry away as a person right in the head would deem; suspicious.

You're not right in the head btw.

Overall, you guys are a family and you love each other tons

They do appreciate everything you do for them

You love them unconditionally and would do anything for them Please give Donnie validation and praise- boy needs it

You'd also do anything to protect them

Did I mention you're crazy strong?

Yes, you trained the boys so they have your agility

At some points you're overly gentle but you'll never tell anyone it's because you can't handle your own strength

Your excuse is that they can't handle it

You brush it off as a joke though

It's hard hiding such a big secret from them, but it's for their safety

They don't know why exactly you're so strong and cool, you played it a certain way that they'll never question

You do have your dumbass moments, but they never imagined you as an assassin- their mother? nah.

Your children come up with some weird ass shit on a day to day basis and never once they put two and two together

Your dumbass children i swear-

The boys love watching you in action

From the close combat that almost nobody can match-

To the way you effortlessly handle your blades

The way you know the exact points on a person to aim when attacking

Or how you've basically never lost a fight

The way you can scope out where your opponents are and how quick your reflexes are-

No you're not an assassin

I'm just lying!! You are!

If they ever were to find out, it's because your dumbass let something slip

The boys and April caught onto something

Leo confronted you in an indirect way

Boom

Exposed.

"WHAT?!" They simultaneously exclaimed in shock. Donnie pulls out a bunch of tech- probably to add to his file he has about you, Leo is shaking you by the shoulders demanding more information, Mikey copes by running around yelling 'OHMIGOSH,' Raph fell over backwards as if he were an object, and April yells 'I knew it!'

It's chaos.

As everyone settles down, you have no choice but to fill them in further, you go sit down at the table and they listen to your story. They are very shocked, very confused on some things, a lot of things are adding up now. But they aren't mad at you for keeping such a secret, none of them are, they think it's hella cool.

Leo raises his hand with a question and you wait for him to go on,

"So did the weird creepy fox yokai end up with the ugly bunny yokai or the nasty hamster one?" He recalls one of the missions you just told them about.

"I'm pretty sure it was the bunny." You answer, not really phased by the type of question he just asked and everyone nods along calmly.

Yeah. This is your life and you wouldn't wish for anything different.

[austinslounge]

The only thing that really bothers me about the GG situation is that the screenshot with Kaia was taken in the house where Austin was shooting for Cartier before SAG. This is obvious from the layout, interior, etc. (I've looked at parts of this house a lot in different photos). The photographer who took the pictures wrote that this was Austin's house. Let's be honest, it looks like the truth, the house is too modest for Kaia + the same photographer did a black-and-white photo shoot about Austin's trip to Anaheim and there was the same house. Q: Why was Austin watching GG not in this house, but Kaia?

Ahhh.... the great house debate comes up again lol 😆

Well, I'll provide you with evidence and receipts, and you can make up your own mind. How about that?

Golden Globe Awards & SAG Awards:

Callum and Austin already stated (twice in fact) that they watched the GG's together in Austin's house ("Butler's pad"), and the author of the article below even went as far as to say that Austin and Callum watched the Golden Globes TOGETHER ALONE.... in "Butler's pad", with **"no glam girlfriends"** lol 🤭

EXHIBIT A

There's also the fact that Callum wasn't sure if Austin had a dog or not lol. 😅 In an interview for MOTA, he questioned Austin on whether or not he had a dog. Now, if Callum were in the same home where Kaia was watching the GG's, why would he be confused on whether or not Austin had a dog? 🤔 Wouldn't he have seen the dog at the house?

Cartier & SAG Awards

I assume you're referring to this?

I'm not sure how you can tell where Austin is from this photoshoot for Cartier above, but keep in mind that the SAG Awards took place in Feb of 2023...

EXHIBIT B

And Kaia didn't move into her house until April of 2023.

So, wherever Austin did that Cartier photoshoot, it wouldn't have been at Kaia's new house. Sorry!

Keep in mind also, that even the media outlets weren't sure whether Austin was actually moving into that house, or if he was just helping Kaia move, like the rest of her family.

This is from Page Six:

EXHIBIT C

Kaia's House AFTER the Gate:

Kaia's House BEFORE the Gate:

It is very customary for celebrities to install gates in front of their houses for privacy reasons, so this is nothing new.

Another fun fact, the Daily Mail themselves referred to the house as "Kaia's home" in their article regarding the Casa Migos Halloween bash.

EXHIBIT D

There's also the fact that when you look at Kaia's House, especially her bedroom, there's nothing with Austin in it. Even the photos above the bedpost in one of the bedrooms are all Kaia-centric. Usually, when you live with someone, you have your stuff and their stuff as well.

Greg Williams did do a photoshoot with Austin for Hollywood Authentic. The photoshoot did take place in what we know to be Kaia's House. We do not deny that Austin spends time with his girlfriend in her house.

What we are not fully sold on is the "Austin and Kaia bought a house together" claim. Idk about other fans, but I actually think that Kaia's parents helped Kaia buy her own house in Malibu (close to them), and Austin (like a good boyfriend) helped her move into that house.

I think Austin has a smaller "pad" on his own. It would explain why sometimes we've seen them taking separate cars, even when they're out together with her family.

So, there's the evidence Anon! You can feel free to believe whatever you want, but those are the facts for now.

[coldflashevents]

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (2024)

LET'S GOOOOOO!

Hello, all! Thank you all for your patience, and for your responses for the interest check. I'm back to let you know the results, and with some exciting announcements for the year ahead.

First of all, I'd like to announce that we have another mod on board! Everyone please welcome @burdenedwithpointlesspurpose, who'll be helping myself (@coldflasher) and @moriavis run the events this year! We're very excited to be running these events for you :D You can reach out to any of us on this blog or on our main blogs with any questions.

And now, onto the events!

Most people wanted three events, and the most requested event types were prompt-based events, including both mini weekend events and longer week-long events. People also expressed interest in bingos and big bangs.

The majority of respondents had greater availability to participate in the summer months, between April and August.

That being said, I'm excited to announce that our first event will be a mini weekend event that will take place on the 27th and 28th April 2024. This will be a prompt-based event very similar to Cool for the Summer, an event we held in July 2022—we'll provide a list of prompts chosen by you, and then everyone can create works inspired by the prompts, or a combination of them. These types of events are very chill; there are no sign-ups and no commitments, just lots of Coldflash content!

You know what that means—we need prompts! Please drop your prompts in our askbox (you can do this anonymously, if you'd prefer) and once we've got a good number of prompts, we'll give everyone the chance to vote on their favourites.

If you're interested in a slightly more involved event format, I'll also be announcing zine sign-ups for our Coldflash 10-Year Anniversary zine very soon, so stay tuned! We're currently looking at a provisional publication date of March 24th, 2025, which will be the ten-year anniversary of 1x16: Rogue Time, the episode where Leonard learns Barry's identity, and an uneasy truce is struck between them...

I wanted to choose a date with significance to the ship whilst also ensuring that everyone has plenty of time to work on their submissions, and to give us time to put the zine together once we've received them all.

Right now, the aim is for everyone to have their final submissions in by the end of December 2024. Please note that these dates have not been finalized, and are still subject to change, so watch this space for more details.

More information on sign-ups will be released shortly!

If anybody has any questions, please let us know. Until then, happy coldflashing!

[raylaui]

"Oh, oh! Two minutes to go!"

Mikey's declaration snapped Casey Junior out of his thoughts and brought his attention to the paper plate being shoved in his hands. He grabbed it instunctually, smiling in awe at the size of the cupcake before him.

"HOLY -- ! Mikey, you said you were making collossal cupcakes, but this is just HUGE."

The box turtle beamed at him. "Go big or go home! Now, check out this new trick Barry taught me ..." Mikey squinted in concentration, sticking his tongue out just a little as he held a finger close to the sparkler stuck in the cupcake.

A tiny crack-pop-whoosh of flame erupted from Mikey's fingertip, and the sparkler ignited in a glittery show.

"Woah," CJ stated.

"I've got to get everyone else's! There's one minute left!" Mikey said quickly, springing away to light the rest of the party's sparklers.

At a glance Junior could see the others scattered around the living room. Times Square was cramped and cold this year, and none of them wanted to hide on the rooftops in the rain when they could be inside in the warm and enjoying snacks. Donnie had set up a projection so they could watch the New Year's ball drop. The softshell was currently adjusting the sparkler in his cupcake so it was sitting exactly dead center.

Leo had already taken a taste of his frosting but was trying to sneak some of April's on the sly. Just to see if he could. But April kept changing her posture and trading hands with her plate, full well three steps ahead of Leo's game. Casey Jones had already taken a bite out of her cupcake, chewing as she gave Mikey a thumbs up. Raph hadn't touched his cupcake yet, but was eyeing it with precision: he and Leo had made a $5 bet to see who could devour theirs the fastest at the stroke of 12. Judging by the look on Raph's face, the snapper intended to win in a single bite. $5 was $5 after all.

CJ laughed softly to himself and turned back to his own cupcake, the sparkler on top still sputtering a brilliant show of light around the little chocolate 2025 decoration glued to it with frosting.

It felt strange to him still, even after living the last two and a half years of his life in the past. Time moved forward, merciless, a whole new direction because he had been sent back to change it. He had time to live now, all because his Sensei gave everything to make sure he had that gift.

The thought brought mist to his eyes. And the sense of a comforting hand on his shoulder: a memory. A quiet whisper is his ear from Master Leonardo and Master Michaelangelo and Raphael and Donatello. A promise from the future: "You are not alone."

The live hubbub around him promised the same.

... 7 ... 6 ... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 !!!

Everyone cheered, blowing out their sparklers with varying degrees of success. Raph downed his cupcake in a single bite and Leo sure tried, spraying crumbs everywhere. Donnie made a face and produced a tiny automated dustpan and hand-broom at the push of a button.

Casey Junior smiled.

He took a big breath, and blew his sparkler out. Another year gone. A new one full of possibility before him.

There was still plenty of uncertainty, too.

But Casey Junior would fight every day for his family. Because no one faced the future alone.

[maximumwobblerbanditdonut]

Manhunt

Tobias Menzies -Emmy Award Winner in the ‧ Conspiracy Fiction Manhunt - 2024

The 2024 Winter Television Critics Association press tour, Apple TV+ revealed the trailer for “Manhunt,” the upcoming seven-part, true crime limited series starring Emmy Award-winning actor Tobias Menzies (“The Crown,” “Game of Thrones”), and created by Emmy nominee Monica Beletsky (“Fargo,” “The Leftovers,” “Friday Night Lights”), who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. “Manhunt” makes its global debut on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on Friday, March 15, 2024, and new episodes will debut Fridays, culminating in the finale on April 19, 2024.

Based on the New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning nonfiction book from author James L. Swanson, “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer “ is a conspiracy thriller about one of the best-known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

Part historical fiction, part conspiracy thriller, Edwin Stanton delves into the aftermath of the first American presidential assassination-and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln's Reconstruction plans.

Starring alongside Menzies are Anthony Boyle (“Masters of the Air,” “Tetris”), Lovie Simone (“Greenleaf”), Will Harrison (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Brandon Flynn (“13 Reasons Why”), Damian O’Hare (“Hatfields & McCoys”), Glenn Morshower (“The Resident”), Patton Oswalt (“A.P. Bio”), Matt Walsh (“Veep”) and Hamish Linklater (“The Big Short”).

Manhunt” is produced by Apple Studios and coproduced by Lionsgate Television, in association with POV Entertainment, Walden Media, 3 Arts Entertainment, Dovetale Productions and Monarch Pictures. Beletsky, Emmy nominee Carl Franklin, Layne Eskridge and Kate Barry executive produce. Swanson, author of “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer,” also serves as executive producer alongside Michael Rotenberg, Richard Abate, Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov. Franklin (“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story,” “One False Move,” and “Devil in a Blue Dress”) also directed the first two episodes.

“Manhunt” will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on Friday, March 15.

Tobias Menzies great actor. I’m determined to watch the series 🍿

[satansapostle6]

Characters I Write For

Please message me with any ideas/requests! I need ideas(short fics or series)

Mostly write for fem!readers. I can write fluff, angst, smut, etc. If I’m not comfortable with something I can let you know

Character/Actor List

Favorite Characters/Actors To Write For

Draco Malfoy, Weasley twins

Jesse Pinkman

Paul Dano characters

Josh Hutcherson characters

Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester, Castiel

Damon Salvatore, Silas, Klaus Mikaelson, Kol Mikaelson

Rodrick Heffley

Bellamy Blake

Ezra Fitz(should probably make it clear I don’t condone)

Ian Duncan(Community)

Charlie(It’s Always Sunny)

Luke Castellan, Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase

Finnick Odair

Tommy Shelby

Killian Hook

Paul Dano

Klitz(The Girl Next Door)

Dwayne Hoover(Little Miss Sunshine)

Edward Nashton(The Batman)

Calvin Weir-Fields(Ruby Sparks)

Brian Wilcox(Fast Food Nation)

Joby Taylor(For Ellen)

Nick Flynn(Being Flynn)

Josh Hutcherson

Peeta Mellark(The Hunger Games)

Mike Schmidt(FNAF)

Josh Futturman(Future Man)

Devon Bostick

Rodrick Heffley(Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

Jasper Jordan(The 100)

Cillian Murphy

Tommy Shelby(Peaky Blinders)

Dr. Jonathan Crane(The Dark Knight)

Neil(Watching the Detectives)

Christian Bale

Patrick Bateman(American Psycho)

Bruce Wayne(The Dark Knight)

Breaking Bad

Jesse Pinkman

Jane Margolis

Saul Goodman

Harry Potter(Golden Trio Era)

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Hermione Granger

Fred Weasley

George Weasley

Ginny Weasley

Luna Lovegood

Neville Longbottom

Draco Malfoy

Pansy Parkinson

Blaise Zabini

Theodore Nott

Daphne Greengrass

Adrian Pucey

Terence Higgs

Harry Potter(Marauders Era)

James Potter

Remus Lupin

Sirius Black

Lily Potter

Severus Snape

Regulus Black

Lucius Malfoy

Narcissa Malfoy

Bellatrix Lestrange

Arthur Weasley

Harry Potter(Fantastic Beasts Era)

Newt Scamander

Queenie Goldstein

Leta Lestrange

Percy Jackson

Percy Jackson

Annabeth Chase

Luke Castellan

Thalia Grace

Jason Grace

+ Gods

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Aaron Hotchner

Emily Prentiss

Derek Morgan

JJ

Penelope Garcia

David Rossi

Elle Greenaway

Cat Adams

Megan Kane

Supernatural

Dean Winchester

Sam Winchester

John Winchester

Mary Winchester

Castiel

Charlie Bradbury

Rowena McLeod

Adam Milligan

Lucifer

Ruby

Jessica Moore

Gabriel

Benny Lafitte

Bela Talbot

Jo Harvelle

Ellen Harvelle

Superstore

Jonah Simms

Amy Sosa

Marcus White

Garrett McNeill

Dina Fox

Cheyenne Lee

Bo Thompson

Gilmore Girls

Lorelai Gilmore

Christopher Hayden

Luke Danes

Logan Huntzberger

Jess Mariano

The Hunger Games

Peeta Mellark

Katniss Everdeen

Gale Hawthorn

Finnick Odair

Johanna Mason

Haymitch Abernathy

Pretty Little Liars

Aria Montgomery

Spencer Hastings

Emily Fields

Hannah Marin

Mona Vanderwaal

Alison Di Laurentis

Jason Di Laurentis

Ezra Fitz

Toby Cavanaugh

Jenna Marshall

Caleb Rivers

The Vampire Diaries

Damon Salvatore

Stefan Salvatore

Katherine Pierce

Elena Gilbert

Jeremy Gilbert

Bonnie Bennett

Caroline Forbes

The Originals

Klaus Mikaelson

Elijah Mikaelson

Kol Mikaelson

Rebekah Mikaelson

Freya Mikaelson

Hayley Marshall

Marcel Gerard

Davina Claire

Twilight

Edward Cullen

Bella Swan

Alice Cullen

Jasper Hale

Rosalie Hale

Emmett Cullen

Victoria

The 100

Bellamy Blake

Octavia Blake

Jasper Jordan

Shameless

Fiona Gallagher

Lip Gallagher

Carl Gallagher

Frank Gallagher

Mandy Milkovich

Kevin Ball

Veronica Fisher

The Bear

Carmy Berzatto

Sydney Adamu

Richie Jerimovich

Suicide Squad

Harley Quinn

Rick Flag

Blackguard

Once Upon A Time

Emma Swan

Regina Mills

Killian Jones

Rumplestiltskin

Robin Hood

Ruby

Hades

Community

Jeff Winger

Abed Nadir

Annie Edison

Troy Barnes

Ian Duncan

It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia

Charlie Kelly

Dennis Reynolds

Dee Reynolds

Mac

Cricket

House MD

Greg House

Robert Chase

James Wilson

Lisa Cuddy

Parks and Recreation

Ben Wyatt

April Ludgate

Andy Dwyer

MCU, Marvel

Steve Rogers

Tony Stark

Natasha Romanoff

Bruce Banner

Wanda Maximoff

Loki Laufeyson

Peter Parker(Holland, Garfield, Maguire)

Gamora

Peter Quill

Scott Lang

Steven Strange

Jessica Jones

Wade Wilson

DC CW

Oliver Queen

Barry Allen

Felicity Smoak

Laurel Lance

Sara Lance

Malcom Merlyn

John Constantine

Leonard Snart

Ray Palmer

Caitlyn Snow

Julian Albert

Rip Hunter

10 Things I Hate About You

Patrick Verona

Cameron James

New Girl

Jess Day

Nick Miller

Schmidt

Other Characters

Charlie Kelmeckis(Perks Of Being A Wallflower)

Jesse Eisenberg Characters

Dr. Who(10th Doctor)

Will Probably Add More

[riptideripley]

Chapter Ten of Addicted

word count: 986

It was Friday, the first day of the draft. Rhea sat on the couch and was excited to see Bianca as the first draft pick, making a mental note to call her later. Hearing that Jey would stay on Raw gave her so much peace, after talking to him since last Tuesday she finally made her peace on what her future choices would be.

Standing up and going to the kitchen, she grabbed a small bowl and heated up some soup Jey had made the day before he had to leave out to get ready for Raw. Her phone started to ring and it was the one person she for damn sure didn't want to speak to, Dom.

"Hello?"

"Hey mami, how's the shoulder?"

"It's doing better. How's your elbow?"

"Better as well. Hey you wouldn't have talked to Liv or JD lately have you?"

Shit. "No.. I haven't, why?" she lied straight to him, not that it bothered her any.

"Oh alright just wondering.. you watching the draft? How's Bella?"

"Yeah I'm watching.. and Bella is fine."

Dom could sense something was wrong with her tone but didn't want to pressure her about it. But something was definitely.. off.

"You seem tired so I'll let you go, night mami"

"Night Dom"

She immediately hung up and got this weird feeling, it was like he knew that she knew. She dialed JD's number and waited patiently.

"JD? Are you alone right now or.."

"Yeah what's up? Everything okay?"

"I um.. I think he knows that you told me."

"..what?"

"We were on the phone and he just seemed off, it feels like he knows JD. I just don't want anything or anyone to get hurt okay?"

"Yeah..yeah. Hey listen, call Damian alright?

He hung up, leaving Rhea confused. 'Why do I need to call him..' she thought and brushed it off, grabbing her bowl and returning to the couch.

As the night went on and Smackdown was finished, she finally decided to call Damian.

"Hello?" Iyo had answered the phone.

"Hey Iyo, is Damian around? I need to talk to him, it's kind of important."

She heard some shuffling around and waited, glancing down at a sleeping Bella on her side.

"Hey Sis, you alright?"

"Yeah I'm alright but.. JD told me to call you. It's about Dom and Liv.." she trailed off going quiet. She hated the thought of them together and just talking about it made her want to rip someone's head off.

"Oh I see.. look me and Cody found out some shit about them. Apparently they've been sneaking around behind your back since like December or some shit, you'll have to ask Cody. Look I don't know as much as he does but-"

"Don't even bother. I'll talk to Cody myself, don't tell anyone you told me okay? Talk to me after the draft." she hung up before Damian could respond, tossing her phone to the side. She just needed some rest and this will all be over by the morning.

Time Skip. April 29th.

Rhea had talked to Cody about the situation. Now all she needed to do was wait for Damian to call her once the draft was over tonight. "Hey Rips you alright? You seem zoned out over there" Roman spoke, breaking her from her thoughts.

"Yeah I'm alright.. just a little worried about this whole thing with Liv and Dom" she confessed, scooping Bella up into her hand. "I understand but look it's nothing neither one of us can do about it yet alright? We just have to trust Damian, Cody, and whoever the hell else is involved to fix this shit." he told her, setting some plates down on the counter with a slice of toast.

She sighed and waited for him to finish spreading some butter on her toast, grabbing the vegemite from the cabinet. "Have you talked to Jey?"

"No.. Not since yesterday morning" she responded, spreading some vegemite onto her toast. "Well I'll be back, I'm gonna take Barry and Luna to the vet today so you can rest. Does Bella need to go or is she good?" he asked as he stood up, finishing the rest of his toast.

"She has an appointment next month"

Time Skip. 10:45pm.

Her phone rang.

"Damian?"

"Hey. So look, I know you saw what happened earlier on Raw. But I've talked to Cody, he's gonna see what he can do."

"Alright.." she trailed off, scrolling through her laptop. It didn't take her long to get all of Dom's messages and even the camera roll hooked up to her laptop, seeing as she had to do the same thing with Liv. "I'm just looking at some shit here from his phone if you're wondering why I'm quiet."

"How the hell- You know what, I don't even wanna know. Where's Roman? I thought he would be home by now."

"He's out with Dean right now, they should be on the way back with Seth though"

"Shit- Sorry I gotta go, Doms calling"

"Oh-" the line cut. She continued to scroll, seeing messages discussing her injury.

"Hey Rips..? Are you alright in here? Seth is downstairs if you want to say hi" Roman spoke as he opened her door, watching her slam her laptop closed. He sensed something was up and walked in, shutting the door behind him.

"What happened?" "I.. I found some stuff from his phone that I hooked up to my laptop. Look, should I just wait until after Backlash to talk to him?"

Roman sat there and thought for a second, "Yeah.. that's the best choice you got right now. Look, backlash is this Saturday so let's just wait it out and talk to them after alright?"

She nodded and sat her laptop beside her, kicking the soft grey covers off her legs. "I'll go talk to Seth, how's his back?" "He's feeling better"

[fumikomiyasaki]

I totally forgot I had an Au on Discord I haven't shared here which was just a fun scenario in my head:

In the Land of Hina named after the first Woman who build up this Country Three lords Maintained it peace with different mindset... however a Fourth.. Lady Rachel wanted to mark this country more brutal and force more countries under her reign... yet she was refuted and cast out as a Lord.. Years past and Lord Henry received the Message of Villages being ravaged and Conquered, He discussed things with Lord Beelby and Lord Osyron. who agreed to get ready for war... The Himawari Unit was led by General Carol, the Akarui Unit by Lord Beelby himself who couldn't just sit and watch while the country was attacked... and the Kokoro Unit Led by Osyron under General Lennox... Three Armies ready to work together and defend their country Opposed to Lord Rachel and her General Yasuno... working together with Lord Eiji and Lord Lydia... under the banner of the Land of Crimson... Two Countries at war.. one Seeking peace... one trying to take over the continent

Lord Henry and General Carol: Provide peace and Safety for anyone. Make sure war is stopped as quickly as possible

Lord Beelby: Make sure Villagers are seized back with Minimum damage or harm to Citizens

Lord Osyron and General Lennox: Keep Information led to them and keep the Finances stable in war for a good rebuilding

Lord Rachel and General Yasuno: Yasuno is here to claim Carol as Wife by making the situation harder for her and bringing her in a situation where she is forced to while Rachel wants to get back at Tyler and show she can hold the world in her palms

Lord Lydia: refuse Society standards, let everyone do whatever the fuck they want without rules and show Osyron he shouldn't underestimate her

Lord Eiji and General Slice: Ransack any material and Money they can to rebuild a beautiful land on a blood stained battlefield

Mythical beasts: -Guardian Creatures… usually dragons, Foxes, Tanukis, Birds and many others… They exist in any variety but usually have the blessing of transforming into humans and mixing among them… -Beasts are not to only way to obtain magic but they are the primary magic source of it. Fighting with humans in war before some started fearing them and their powers -Most have their human disguise highly under control but need to at times rest a day in their original form to regain their powers -if they wanna share their true identity with a human… often they show a light vision of symbols of thejr heritage around them like horns, Feathers or claws -Even If many look upon Magic as only something to use… some shrines worship the beasts and their culture with masks

Mythical Beasts: Osyron,Lydia,Alioth, Beelby, Lennox, Agni, Tenera, Gabrielle, Tesadelle, Vanessa, April, Julian, Emma, Rachel

Magic wielders: Odel, Fuan, Ione, Damon, Eleafy, Zyan, Gregory

But also take some random alliances with which kingdom:

Land of Hina: Brid, Lyla, Camilla, Bolt, Eve, Naomi, Louis, Kaeru, Barry, Fabio. Francine, Fennec, Flynn, Rubina, Peko, Emma, Tyler, Media, Mythra, Kome, Emil, Paula, Sylva,

working for the Army: Leroy, Mellow, Yuzuha, Pamela, Kayne, Eikichi,

Henry with General Carols Unit: Zariyah, Nanoya,

Beelbys Unit: Odel, Bengal, Mark, Sindren, Feena, Quora, Jin-lou,

Osyron with General Lennox Unit: Kumo, Cactus, Aiden,

Neutral: Agni, Damon, Serena, Jax,

Land of Crimson: Phobetor, Meyra, Grey, Erena, Joel, Soren, Dorothy, Tesadelle, Andrew, Tenera, Dragiselle, Taron, Tiam, Ame, Yurina, Vanessa, Macie, Brenda, April,

Rachel with General Yasunos Unit: Ione. Kuze, Eleafy, Zyan,

Eijis with General Slice Unit: Bianca, Gilly, Gregory, Ronnie, Julian,

Lydia with General Sanerias Unit Fuan, Izar, Elvira, Gabrielle, Inessa,

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Basically its an Au mostly about Samurais, war and a journey.

I tried my best to keep the outfits fitting and well its more a silly non serious idea. Anyways.

Also a picrew of the General

[rivailshootin]

I keep thinking about p!Leo with F!Donnie. or p!Leo with F!Leo, even

tw: nsfw, teasing, a bit of S&M, accidental voyeurism at the end

are we. are we allowed to post these kinda things on tumblr. I'm not sure I'm prepared for twitter. I haven't thought this through

they're both so much bigger than p!Leo, I bet if they sandwiched him between them you would barely even see him - and p!Leo is just a flustered mess between them, because goddammit this is his twin who dislikes physical contact and super hot and competent version of himself from the future.

F!Leo and F!Donnie already having an established relationship and deciding to mess with p!Leo. F!Donnie making sure to give p!Leo more attention than usual, lingering touches while passing by, subtly showing off his arms and such

meanwhile, F!Leo takes advantage of p!Leo’s admiration of himself - calling him to train to show him some moves, pressing himself against p!Leo's back to fix his posture, casually grabbing him by the waist and leaning towards his face when giving him advice

all while Leo is having a crisis because is he really that narcissistic? did he always feel like that about Donnie, does he need to review their whole relationship? having a whole spiral that just gets shut down the moment F!Donnie puts a hand on his shoulder while asking him if he wants to spend evening with him and F!Leo while everyone else is out. Splinter is on vacation thanks to Barry, humans are at April's and the boys are probably on a patrol, it's been pretty quiet after the invasion so while thinking it's a bit weird they don't mind when Leo tells them he's hanging back with the future twins

the moment Raph, Donnie and Mikey are gone the game between F!Leo and F!Donnie starts - who can crack down p!Leo first. if p!Leo was flustered before, now his face matches his markings. pressing p!Leo into their sides, talking right beside his ear slits, at one point they play some games together and p!Leo keeps losing because he's too distracted by their hands on his thighs.

eventually, p!Leo ends up in F!Leo's lap with F!Donnie right next to them, when it gets too much and he finally gives up, grinding onto F!Leo's thigh. immediately after everything freezes, before F!Leo chuckles and grabs p!Leo's hips and pushing him down as he's moving his leg up, grinding p!Leo onto his thigh just like he had done so himself moments prior

F!Donnie, watching all this joins into the action and starts whispering sweet filth into p!Leo's throat, one of his hands moving to squeeze p!Leo's tail, making p!Leo drop into his shorts. it's not long before they have him moaning and twitching, nearing p!Leo's release when both of them abruptly stop. p!Leo doesn't even realise he started whining until he feels fingers at his entrance, pushing into him before he has a chance to protest. the burn is there and it's extremely uncomfortable, even with how wet p!Leo is. the digit starts moving inside him, stopping shortly after with a small 'tsk' and mutterings about needing to fetch lube.

the Leos wait together for Donnie to return, F!Leo checking with p!Leo that he's actually okay with what's happening and getting positive answer in return. F!Donnie returns and pushes p!Leo to sit on his knees above F!Leo's leg, taking off his shorts in the process and throwing them aside, p!Leo winds his arms around F!Leo's neck and F!Donnie moves to stand plastron to carapace with p!Leo. this time with lube, F!Donnie's fingers return to p!Leo's entrance, pushing obscene moan from his mouth. F!Leo starts pressing kisses onto the younger's face, throat, and shoulders, letting out a startled groan when he feels hands on his dick. F!Donnie started jerking him off from around p!Leo, pulling out his fingers and moving p!Leo's arms to jerk off F!Leo. when F!Donnie's satisfied, he moves away from them both and lines up with p!Leo's entrance, smoothly ramming his dick in and bottoming out with one thrust.

p!Leo is seeing stars and the burn is back, just as his cock is weeping from the lack of attention but he's too far gone to do anything except to keep begging for more and grinding back onto F!Donnie's dick. he drags p!Leo further down on the couch as he's pulling back his hips, until p!Leo is low enough for F!Leo to push p!Leo's head onto his dick. not giving p!Leo any chance to adjust to the new position - F!Leo knows himself, knows he likes it rough - F!Leo starts sharply thrusting into p!Leo's mouth while F!Donnie sets a brutal pace, sighing his claws into p!Leo's hips. F!Donnie and F!Leo synchronise so they're pushing in at the same time, stuffing p!Leo from both ends at the same time. with a particularly rough thrust from F!Donnie, p!Leo lets out a high-pitched wail around F!Leo's cock, strangled curse the only warning he gets before F!Leo is grabbing him by his nape and pushing his head down until he's choking on his dick with snout pressed against F!Leo's pelvis, cum shooting down his throat, giving him no choice but to swallow.

F!Donnie continues to slam into p!Leo, intent on making him cum untouched, right hand on p!Leo's hip while the other keeps squeezing Leo's thigh and ass. knowing he's not gonna last long, he bends over and sharply bites down on p!Leo's shoulder, strong enough to make him thrash and start warbling around F!Leo's dick still lodged in his throat. with one last powerful thrust F!Donnie pushes over the edge, his load shooting inside of p!Leo setting off his own orgasm. when F!Donnie's caught his breath enough, he pulls out and gathers p!Leo into his arms with shaky legs, heading for the bathroom. F!Leo cleans up after their activities before joining them in the shower for the 2nd round.

p!Donnie knew his twin was behaving weirdly when he told them he wasn't going to join them on patrol, but decided he's gonna find out what's that about later. when he and his brothers returned home, the trio was already asleep. Raph and Mikey thought they just got tired, but p!Donnie had a feeling there was something more to it. and behold, when he checked the security tapes, he quickly found what made p!Leo behave so weirdly. even after jerking off to the recording, it wasn't enough and no matter how much he tried nothing helped, making him go to the bed aroused and frustrated.

[sak-supernatural]

This is actually crazy! TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

I watched this when I was like 11 and I loved The Flash for the longest time (part of me always will), but I never managed to finish the show I stopped somewhere around s4. I randomly thought about it again today and looked it up only to find out that TODAY is the exact date that seemed so far off in the future in 2013. ONE day later and I would have missed this iconic moment in my life. How have I made it this far? As a kid it seemed like APRIL 25 2024 was nothing more than a fictional date that was never going to happen.

This was actually my first real fandom and I am forever greatfull for that, the first time I discovered shipping could be between any two characters canon or not and the first time I discovered gay fanciction (coldflash). Also a time where I delved hardcore into Xreader for the first and only time in my life, I had the biggest hugest fattest most gigantic crush on Barry Allen and consequently Grant Gustin. How can time be real when I am now the same age as he was when he started in The Flash? This is truly nuts and an iconic moment in my life!!

Anyway as a thanks to anyone who bothered reading my crazed ramblings I’m putting together a playlist of my favourite edits from this era of my life:

P.s. I don’t know how many times I listened to Barry sing “Running Home To You” and imagined it was to me, it was too many.

[idiot-mushroom]

Do April, Sunita, Irma, and Raph have girls night? Is Mikey included? What would they do?

Do they all have a distinct smell, or just a group smell? <- weird question but my siblings and I kind of pair off with smells, it's odd

Did the teetlez have any big hyper fixations growing up? If so, what where they? Do any of them collect stuff? (rocks, pins, stickers) stuff like that, small and easy to hide

Are any of them a helpless romantic?

Will other villains (besides Shredder) be introduced? Is there a leader once missions become a thing? Who is the medic?

You mentioned the farmhouse, will Leo be in a coma?

Who is the most in touch with their feelings? Does Raph get better about opening up?

When the turtles are 'sick', would splinter ever take their clothes or bedsheets?

girls night out!!

they do have girls night (smtimes w/ mikey) where they chill, talk abt their problems, catch up, watch disney shows, cook, bake, ect.

smells!!

raph smells like mustard (most of the time) but after a jog or going out he usually smells like wet concrete

leo smells like their laundry cleaner (or just clean clothes in general) but after dancing in the subway for money he smells like carboard and greasy fast food

don usually smells like frebreeze unless he just came back from his work shop, in which he would smell like pennies

mikey smells like burnt marshmellows, but after his usual hobbies of going places (the movie theaters) he smells like buttered popcorn

splinter smells like almonds

april smells like paper

casey smells like spray paint usually but after a hockey game (every other day) he smells like sweat and adrenaline

barry smells like his lab, full of crystals, metals, and mystic energies

hyperfixations!!

they all love avatar (the movie w/blue cat alien ppl) and had a poster abt it in leo’s room (it was blue and leo has always had dibs on blue things period) until he ‘got sick’

donnie has a hobbit sticker he has stuck on the back of his laptop bc he loves the book/movies

mikey has a pin of the jeepers creepers movie of (that rosé tattoo that one guy had) he cherishes with his life (he also has a southpark hoodie but we don’t talk abt that)

raph has a supernatural (yes the tv show w/ 15 seasons) mini poster that he has hid behind his drawers and a gravity falls t-shirt he wear smtimes when he goes to sleep

leo has a sonic the hedgehog hoodie he wears smtimes when splinter isn’t around. he also has a camp halfblood sweatpants he wears to bed on most nights.

splinter makes fun of them for their fandoms/hyperfixations (sad sad frfr)

raph and leo are defo helpless romantics

lore stuff?? maybe

yes including: bebop and rocksteady, baxter stockman, big mama, slash (not rlly a bad guy more like morally grey vigilante), karai, and simon bonesteel

donnie is medic, no arguments

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: no one is leader in this au, they all have their own roles:

mikey - the combatant + scout

raph - the tank/brawn + protector

donnie - medic + engineer

leo - strategist + scout

no leo does not get into a coma, but raph does

mikey is the most intuned w/ his emotions (why he got his powers first) but raph has to do a LOT of healing before he can express his emotions correctly

no he does not take clothing or bedsheets or furniture, only possessions, things that make them happy and display their personality. things he knows they will miss dearly.

thx for the ask i love talking abt my au :3

[boots-with-the-fur-club]

Inverted Confrontation chapter 5!

April stares in shock at the girl who looks so similar that she could be her twin.

“Woah! Is that me!?”

“Yeah, I’m-….Agent 64…?” Other April trails off, staring at Mayhem.

“So cool! You’ve got a secret agent name!?”

“No, he’s….” Tears prick at her eyes but they quickly glance away.

“Never mind. We’ll talk after I get these guys out of this dimension!” She continues, pointing at the villains.

“Give up now, Apricot. You know we can still wipe you all out.” Champion smirks.

“Quit calling me that! You’re wrong this time. We’ve got you outnumbered!” She insists.

“Oh yeah? For how long?”

Her eyes widen.

“Watch out!”

Dr. Rude puts his hands together and they start to glow orange. One hand pulls from the other, producing a chain. It lengthens as he pulls more until he tosses it with great strength and speed.

The group tries to disperse to avoid it but it almost seems alive, going right after them all.

April hits the chain with her bat, but it wraps around and tugs. She digs her heels into the ground to avoid it getting pulled away. Orange starts creeping up the green.

“Let go!” Other April warns.

April begrudgingly does as asked and the chain retracts, bringing the bat to Dr. Rude. It slowly changes fully from green to orange.

“He’s going to do that to all of us if we don’t do something!”

Leo frees Draxum.

“Barry, if you don’t want to die, you’re going to have to help us out here!”

“I could handle them just fine if they didn’t surprise me!” He insists.

“Dr. Rude, it’s time to get Hyde his assistant.” Champion whispers.

Dr. Rude nods in response and falls back into a portal that is clawed open behind him.

Everyone panics about where he’ll show up.

Leo moves closer to Mikey, knowing remembering what the villains had talked about before with Hyde getting his lab assistant.

Another portal opens up which Leo readies his weapon towards. The sound of a third one opening makes him realize too late that it was a diversion.

He turns his head behind him, eyes widening as a chain reaches for Mikey. He can barely scream out a late warning.

Then, the chain suddenly gets grabbed by a vine and Dr. Rude is pulled through, up towards the air.

“Stay away from my son!” Draxum shout.

Mikey’s eyes sparkle at hearing the word son.

Dr. Rude’s eyes fill with hatred.

“Hyde, Red, let’s end this already.” Champion growls.

He opens a lot more portals all around. The exit portals open up on the other side, too many to keep track of. All the villains go through, popping out from random ones.

They all begin to fight. The portals make everything much more chaotic and difficult. The villains use them to pop in and out while everyone else gets pushed or falls into them and land awkwardly out of them.

It gets incredibly tense with the villains not throwing their punches in the slightest. Every single close contact with Dr. Rude is a narrow miss of brainwashing. The original turtles are getting tired while the villains don’t seem to even break a sweat.

Except for Champion who seems to actually be sweating.

Hyde continually spares glances his way that had concern in them.

It starts to become obvious that something is wrong with him.

Donnie glances around at the portals and sees that they’re becoming unstable.

“He’s getting strained!”

Champion grits his teeth, trying not to react outwardly too much.

Raph immediately starts going after him to further weaken his concentration on the portals.

Red attempts to stop this but is himself stopped by Draxum and April.

“You need to just give up! You’re going to get hurt!” Raph hits his mystic fist at Champion.

He isn’t able to recover from it as well as before, stumbling slightly.

“I know exactly what I need to do! I know what my brothers need! And they need him dead!”

“Is that really what they need if they get hurt doing it!?”

Champion looks at his brothers in panic. Dr. Rude’s arms were growing shaky, the mystic orange light in them getting dim as he fights against Donnie and other April.

Hyde was getting overwhelmed by Leo and Mikey breaking every projected weapon of his they could get their hands on.

Champion is so distracted by all of this that he doesn’t dodge a hit that Raph expects him to, leading it to be a much harder one than he’s intended.

The portals all stop at once as he weakly tries to stay standing.

“Leo!” Raph shouts the wrong name out of panicked concern and rushes to catch him before he falls over.

Champion heavily resists falling over or passing out at first, but ultimately ends up in his arms, completely limp.

Dr. Rude’s arms fully stop glowing at seeing his brother go down. He practically screeches in anger before attacking Donnie and other April more brutally. This seemed to be the last of his energy though, because eventually he’s shaking all over in an attempt to keep going.

Donnie picks him up with his robotic arms, he still struggles heavily right up to the moment he just physically can’t anymore. He goes as limp as Champion.

Hyde and Red become incredibly distraught. They both try to get to their brothers but are stopped at every turn.

“Let me through!”

“Not happening you Frankenstein wannabe, you can see your brothers once we’re sure you’re not going to kill anybody!” Leo comes at Hyde again.

Red starts tearing through vines and attempts to barrel through April. He’s taken off guard by Mayhem jumping at and clawing his face.

“Get a portal home open, he’s not lookin good!” Raph shouts.

“On it! You got this Mikey?”

“You know it!”

Leo quickly makes his way to Raph, Donnie, and other April to open up the portal.

Once Red and Hyde notice, something changes with them immediately.

Hyde gets rid of all of his current tech to replace them with robotic enhancements on his arms. They come in the form of extremely sharp blades on either side. His eyes glow completely purple, leaving no room for any semblance of his personality as he slices at Mikey.

Red shares the glowing eyes, his red. He takes Mayhem off his face and flings him at April instead. She’s quick to react and catch him but the force sends her skidding back a bit. Red summons a large copy of himself that slams Draxum and his vines into the concrete.

The sheepman barely avoids anything getting broken thanks to said vines, but Red’s clone relentlessly keeps hitting him.

“We have a situation!!” April screams.

“What’s happening!?” Donnie looks at other April.

“I’ve never seen them do this before! I have no idea!” She responds.

“They’ve gone into a war protocol!” Draxum yells with strain.

“Explain already!” April insists.

“I may or may not have implemented something that would have them react to the strategist and infiltration specialist being taken out! It’s the last line of defense! There’s almost nothing that will stop them!”

“You what!?” The turtles shout.

“We’re talking about that later! What’s the not totally nothing thing then!?”

The door to the roof slams open as Splinter charges forward.

“April! I’m here!”

Hyde and Red turn their attention to him, the color overtaking their eyes fading.

“I-Is that him?” Hyde’s weapons vanish once again.

His body is clearly exhausted, just like what had happened with Champion and Dr. Rude. Despite that he still cautiously approaches Splinter.

“Dad! Be careful!” Leo warns.

Hyde tries to move forward, but drops to his knees. He shakes and tears up, hands on the ground.

“It’s not fair….it’s not fair! Why do they get to have a dad? Why do they get to have two!? What did we do wrong…?”

Splinter frowns and gets close to him despite the previous warning, moving his chin up so he can wipe his tears.

“It’s time to rest.”

Hyde’s body gives out, face planting into Splinter’s shoulder.

Red, who watched the whole thing go down, pushes through his own exhaustion to pull him away from Splinter.

Everyone tries to stop him but he keeps pushing through to collect all his brothers. He sits down on the ground, cradling them protectively before he too passes out.

Raph feels pangs of sympathy in his chest. He’d be doing the same exact thing in this situation. He’d also feel an incredible amount of guilt.

“Can someone explain what’s going on here!?” Splinter looks around at them all.

“It might take a while, let’s do it at home.” Leo suggests.

Everyone agrees since most of them are tired from the fighting. They use the portal he opened before and get the entire gang of villains through it as well. With some help from Donnie, Draxum is able to make some mystic canceling bindings to put around the villains. They’re kept in a room nearby so an eye can be kept on them as the turtles and other April explain what’s going on.

“A world where I wasn’t able to save you….” Splinter frowns deeply.

“You did save us pops, you just….couldn’t save yourself too.” Raph sighs.

“And because of that they took over all of New York!? And I’m leadin the resistance!?” April looks at her other self.

“It’s not all of New York, but yeah, most of it. I’m actually a co-leader. Sunita and Casey help out a lot.”

“Who’s Casey?”

“You don’t know Casey here!? Come on! Intense girl with crazy combat skills? Likes hockey? Shaved head?”

“FOOT RECRUIT!?” Everyone shouts.

“I guess she used to be, do y’all just call her that? You never learned her name?”

“We’re sworn enemies!” April replies.

“And here I thought this world was way better. I couldn’t imagine not being friends with Casey….”

“What about that whole Agent 46 thing?”

Other April sighs heavily.

“We were partners. He was part of the yokai trying to help against the turtles. He worked for their council.”

“Mayhem!? You’re a secret agent!? I’ve been giving you baths!”

Mayhem glances the other way.

April glares at him before coming to a realization.

“Were? Was? Past tense….?”

Other April leans her arms on the kitchen counter, head down slightly as she tears up.

“He’s….gone. They brought down a building on us. H-He was so hurt, but he still got us out. It was just too much and he….” She sniffles and covers her eyes.

There’s a sad silence in the room. Nobody knows exactly what to say to her. Most of them couldn’t imagine not having Mayhem around anymore. They also couldn’t imagine wanting to hurt him.

Mayhem jumps out of April’s arms and onto the counter, rubbing against other April.

She slowly moves her hands away and and pulls him close.

“I miss you so much….I’m sorry….”

April puts a hand on her shoulder.

“Hey, don’t be too hard on yourself. Knowing me, since you kinda are, you did whatever you could to avoid it. Sometimes….things happen and there’s nothing you can do about it. It sucks, but you can’t hold onto that guilt. It’ll eat you alive just for something that wasn’t even your fault.”

Other April takes a breath and smiles softly.

“Giving myself a pep talk, never thought it would be literal.”

They both chuckle.

“Okay, now that that’s taken care of, you need to tell us what you did!” Leo shouts, pointing at Draxum.

“I created you for war, you’re already aware of this.”

“We weren’t aware that we had a kill switch.” Donnie crosses his arms.

“Fine. You were each created with a role in mind. Obviously I never got to fortify here it myself, but they’re there anyways. The blue one is the-“

“Glorious face man?” Leo flips his mask tails like they’re hair.

“-distraction. Red eared sliders, your species, slide off things in nature to escape predators. They sense vibrations, are good climbers, and the bright colors I encoded could keep the enemy’s eyes away from the others.”

Leo’s face drops.

“Then Mikey’s natural speed, strength, small stature, and overall adorableness make him the perfect infiltrator. He and the distraction would then make sense as a natural pairing.”

They two of them look at each other in concern.

“As for the purple and red one, their roles are pretty clear. The tech and data specialist who’s best with defense tactics with machinery to match. The tank and muscle of the group who takes the damage that the others can’t and acts most often as offense.”

Donnie huffs and looks away while Raph seems shocked.

“The so called kill switch would in most cases be when the red one is the last left alive. A final resort to take out the enemy when everyone else has failed.”

“My….savage Raph freak out moments when I’m all alone….it’s because of you?”

“Technically it’s in all of you, like what we saw when half their team was gone. You’re all capable of it, you just more so than the rest.”

Mikey rushes over to Raph and hugs him tightly. Raph hugs him back just as tightly, his eyes looking like a kicked puppy’s.

Everyone else glares at Draxum.

Leo crosses his arms angrily.

“I am so regretting not letting them drop you off a roof.”

Shoutout to @daboyau! The headcanons and ideas about the roles of the turtles as well as the theory about savage Raph came from them! They have great fics which you should check out!!