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lkaruss · 9 months ago

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An extensive KFP 4 rant (spoiler heavy)

So, Kung Fu Panda 4 was… an experience. It took about 3 glasses of whiskey to get through it.

There is so much wrong with this movie, from the pacing to lore breaking issues. However, this is an attempt at trying to formulate my opinions regarding the film, and explain why certain story decisions were detrimental.

My live reaction to the film:

The movie makes it clear right from the start that it was made for very young children. It’s filled to the brim with jokes. If there is a chance to make a joke, then there is a joke. Regardless if it's appropriate or if it hurts the story/lore/characters. In normal circumstances, this would be offset by the fact that the jokes are creative and unpredictable, but they aren’t. I would say most of them can be seen either from a mile away, or they just fall flat. I think I only managed to laugh once or twice when Po’s dads were doing something, but outside of that, the film couldn’t get a chuckle out of me. On the contrary, I found many to be cringe, and some even made me uncomfortable.

But why am I talking so much about the jokes? In the previous Kung Fu Panda films, the jokes were used to break tension. The way the seriousness of the story and the jokes were in harmony is what made those films so memorable and impactful. The story (and films) took itself seriously, but it would sprinkle in jokes that fit the universe, the situation, and most importantly originated from the scene themselves.

Compared to this, the jokes in KFP 4 are, unoriginal, forced, and usually can be traced back to pop-culture. The last one being important as the original Kung Fu Panda films stayed away from referencing pop-culture as it would break the immersion and authenticity of the setting.

This ties into the ERA that these films depict.

Setting

Based on my limited understanding, the original films have done an excellent job at depicting a world that is supposedly set in an authentic ancient China. From the way names are handled, to symbolisms, everything was well done.

The same cannot be said about Kung Fu Panda 4.

I’m not an expert on chinese culture, but from what chinese friends have told me, „Juniper” city doesn’t sound Chinese at all, or has a meaning in Chinese. It’s essentially a Latin word for a common plant that can be found all over the globe.

The architecture of the city is also questionable. It’s trying to give off a metropolitan feel, which doesn’t fit the ERA. Additionally, the architecture of the buildings is odd. It’s like a mesh of the architecture of several Asian cultures.

Then there are some of the names. „Steve” and „Scott” to be specific. These are the names of some masters and I don’t think I need to explain why these don’t fit the setting at all.

I was constantly questioning what movie I was watching as it was hard to believe this is Kung Fu Panda.

Identity crysis

What made me question the film’s identity the most however is the story.

This 4th film felt like a 1st installment rather than a sequel. It conveniently disregards everything from the previous movies that would contradict its plot and world.

The film immediately starts with Shifu coming out of nowhere and saying Po has to choose a new Dragon Warrior at that very moment. Not only did this feel incredibly random, but it’s also thematically incorrect.

First off, why is Shifu saying this? Why would he want Po to pass on his „title” if it's destiny? Why would he want him to do it now? Why did he not even consider ANYONE FROM THE FIVE and instead got 5 randos as candidates out of the blue?

The issue with the whole premise is incredibly flawed. Let me explain…

Po was chosen as the dragon warrior in the first film. There he proved his worth as such. The key to this is that he is the chosen one because it’s his destiny to deal with threats that no one else can.

This doesn’t necessarily mean that he is the best. He is the guy who is and will be in the right place at the right time, with the right tools to deal with threats that no one else can deal with. But I digress, it's a different topic.

The point is that Po’s role as the Dragon Warrior is his destiny. The „title” merely represents that role in the world. So you can pass the title to anyone you want, but that does not change the fact that due to destiny, it’s still going to be Po’s role.

This is not just a coincidence though. Po has shown many times that he has a very open view of the world. This is then combined with his traits of being is warm, outgoing, energetic, friendly, goofy, and unorthodox. He represents the Dragon, Yang in the Yin Yang.

All of this is important to understanding why there is only 1 dragon warrior, and that is Po. End of the story.

The film however completely throws all of this out the window and goes with the new Dragon Warrior plot anyway.

That means the new Dragon Warrior is literally right there next to him. Master Tigress.

Now you might be asking why that would be the case.

This film, although throws out all the symbolisms of the previous films, still shouldn’t disregard the other characters that are around Po.

The 2 characters work like the 2 sides of the Yin-Yang, as complementary forces. They are opposite forces that need each other in order to create balance.

Her influence is extremely necessary throughout the three films, particularly the second and third. It is her companionship, her support, and her constant push against Po’s natural instincts that lead to the best outcome.

Po has achieved a lot of spiritual enlightenment and character development. A lot of it through his own means, but without Tigress he wouldn't be where he is right now.

The Yang is the strongest when it contains the Yin, and the Yin is the strongest when it contains the Yang.

But this dynamic goes both ways. Although we mostly see the effects of this relationship on Po as the films focus on him, it has also changed Tigress. This leads to her opening up more and being more expressive as the films went on, giving us glimpses into the compassionate person she truly is.

While symbolically she is not the dragon, the 4th film establishes that it doesn’t care about the symbolisms or anything that the previous films have established. So naturally a character that compliments Po this well, should be put into the spotlight and get the character development that she deserves. A character that went through serious changes, but is still left incomplete. You might as well make her the new Dragon Warrior then.

She - altough deserved the title the most even in the first film - lacked the ability to see the world from a perspective that's required to handle certain situations. The Dragon Warrior is way more than just being the perfect warrior. Po's presence was necessary for her to change her attitude. Leading to her slowly becoming her best self. Knowing all of this, it's not such a wild thought that if there has to be a new person who takes over that role, then Tigress would be a great choice for that.

But what is there for her to learn from Po? Spirituality.

Tigress has always been a grounded, by-the-book character. This can be mostly attributed to her upbringing. Her changing and becoming more open, seeing things differently would have been something interesting to explore, and this would also take care of the issue of the „new trilogy” copying the original trilogy’s main character development.

However, the film completely ignores her existence, and the new Dragon Warrior is instead a random Zootopia fox.

The (new) deuteragonist

There is so little to say about Zhen. The best thing I could compare her to is an untreated wooden board.

It’s rough, full of splinter, and there are many like it. Probably one of the most cliché characters I have seen in a very long time.

She is generic, has an overused „misunderstood fox thief” trope, and a character arc that is so predictable that we all knew what was going to happen just from reading the film’s synopsis at the beginning of 2023.

Her backstory is a copy of Tigress’ except if Shifu was evil. An orphan who is taken in by a master who emotionally neglects her. Said orphan doing what her master wants in order to be loved/accepted by said master. Except that Zhen doesn’t seem to have any attachment or loyalty to the Chameleon. So the „Sad backstory” fails to garner any sympathy towards the character.

Her dynamic with Po is non-existent, which is why their „friendship” is forced. The creators tried so hard to make the two bond, that they forgot to give them time, shared experiences, or anything that would resemble an emotional connection between them. They just quickly went over everything that they have in common in a dialogue and that’s it. There was no prerequisite completed that would make Po care about Zhen or vice versa.

Furthermore, Zhen doesn’t fit the traits that the dragon has, she is not spiritual either or has an open view of the world. So why is she the new one then?

And I wanted to avoid talking about this, but the character is a textbook Mary Sue.

per wikipedia

Zhen is more than capable in a fight to keep up with Po, even though it was not shown why she is so good at fighting. One thing is for sure, she shouldn’t know Kung Fu as she certainly didn’t learn it from her „master” the Chameleon if the film’s plot has any consistency.

She is not only able to manipulate Chi, but also to use Po’s staff without knowing anything about either of those.

A previous character’s role being retconned so that she can take it for herself (See the rant about the Dragon Warrior title above)

She always gets along with characters that matter, getting what she wants.

No real character drawbacks.

A throwaway character like this, should be a minor support character, not the new main protagonist for crying out loud.

Her inadequacies are so blatant as a character, that no wonder they didn’t even want to have at the very least Tigress in the film as Zhen would immediately become irrelevant to the audience. They put all the spotlight they could on her, at the expense of the story, and in the end achieved nothing in return.

Tell me with a straight face that a character that has an entire movie focusing on them - who still remains a generic, boring character by the end, without any story potential - should be the new main protagonist. The fact that most people don’t even refer to the character by her name, but by the actress’ name Awkwafina should tell you everything about how memorable she is.

Most new characters and animal designs don’t fit the KFP art style.

A good example of this is Zhen.

This is how a fox would look like in Nico Marlet’s KFP style:

And this is what we got:

Sorry, wrong picture. I meant this:

Now, I’m not a character designer, or a professional artist, I only draw a couple of his characters, but I can see that this is way too far off from his work. If not from personal experience, then from the interviews that Nico Marlet himself gave.

The same issue applies to the villain of the film, the chameleon, but atleast with her they tried (somewhat).

The Villain

They say a film is as good, as its villain. This seems to be true in the case of this film too.

The Chameleon sucks.

She has no connection to anyone from the cast. She has no emotional leverage or pressure on the cast. She is not scary or powerful enough to make the audience care about the cast. Her motivation is so terrible, it might be one of the reasons why the Five was kept out of the film because their mere existence single-handedly demolishes her reason for breaking bad.

Outside of this, the character is unoriginal and uninspired. She basically can “lick” people and steal their Kung Fu? I honestly don't know how to put this into words because it doesnt make any lick of sense (I did the funny). If anything it's a budget version of Kai.

They didn’t even bother to give her a name.

What I will say though is that Viola Davis did what she could with what she was given. I found it amusing that she managed to give the chameleon those serious villainous vibes, while at the same time, the character is a joke. If that’s not a testament to the voice actor’s abilities then I don’t know what is. She was definitely wasted on this role.

As for the “returning villains”. I knew they were only there for cash-grab from the moment they said that all of them would return. Shen, is dead. He is not a Kung Fu master, he doesn’t have any connection with Chi, and he hasn’t been banished to the spirit realm. Then there is Kai, whose soul/spirit doesn’t exist anymore.

The only one that could ever return was Tai Lung. However, due to the gravity of his character, if he does return it has to be done perfectly regardless of what direction his character takes.

Now, many of us knew from the start that whatever they were gonna do with him would be bad (I mean there is a massive beef between Tigress and him, and yet she is not even in the film), but I think I speak for all of us when I say that they managed to somehow lowball it even worse than expected.

Basically, the Chameleon brings him back from the spirit realm, licks the Kung Fu out of him, he says like 3-4 lines, and returns to the spirit realm…. what the actual f*ck.

I’m sure I don’t need to go into a 10-paragraph rant on how much storytelling potential was wasted with this, because everyone knows. From reconciling with his dad, to her little sister having a crazy beef with him, to having to accept all the wrongs he did, accepting that he is not the Dragon warrior etc. etc. etc…

There was always only 1 chance of bringing him back. If he came back in a new film or show (again) it wouldn’t have anywhere near the same impact as it should, and it would also feel weird to the audience.

DreamWorks, you had 1 chance to bring this guy back, and you wasted it all on this film.

The non-existent magic system.

Or rather, how this film didn’t care about it at all.

Kung Fu Panda has a relatively grounded world. It’s animals that do Kung Fu based on their natural abilities. The closest thing we got to supernatural was Chi, but it was well handled in the 3rd film in my opinion.

Chi is life force and not magic. This means if you use it, you are exhausting your own life force. This means you would only use it in certain situations, such as healing someone who is mortally wounded, or perhaps to enhance an attack in a desperate fight.

The film doesn’t care about this and handles it as just a regular, inexhaustible force of energy. This can mostly be seen with Po as he uses it whenever he feels like it.

The other type of magic is what the Chameleon is using. It’s not explained, or shown how it works. It’s just there to further progress the plot so that the character can take the Kung Fu from others. (Seriously, how does that work?)

The Kung Fu action

The fight scenes were also a downgrade compared to the previous films.

In KFP 4 they felt less energetic, less grounded, and overall too cartoonish. As an example, Po can jump ridiculously high because… I don’t know, I guess the film just ignores the fact that he is Panda who sometimes even struggles to pull himself up to a rooftop.

The previous films incorporated the strengths and weaknesses of the animals that fought. Po is not very mobile, but he is very durable, and his fighting style compliments this. However, when he really needs to get somewhere, his lack of mobility is then offset by his friends, the Furious Five.

The Furious Five

Their absence can be severely felt throughout the movie. That is because in their place was a generic character that had forced interactions with Po.

They have great synergy with him, that cannot be replicated, however minor their role might be sometimes. They serve as a great way to fill in those empty spots in the story, and to elevate the villain. Additionally, their fight scenes are entertaining and help to spice up the choreography.

Although they are great companions, if the film really doesn’t have the time to spare for them, then it's understandable if they aren’t around. However the same cannot be said about Tigress.

A Kung Fu Panda film has to have Po and Tigress interact, due to the reasons already explained above regarding her, and also because of the following:

They are direct opposites, which is why their relationship is so entertaining, regardless if you look at them as platonic best friends, or as a potential couple.

Po is warm, outgoing, brash, energetic, friendly, goofy, and unorthodox, however, he is also serious when needed. While Tigress is introverted, calm, calculated, passive, and intuitive, but deep down she is also a very compassionate and conflicted person that we rarely see. This is then in conjunction with the emotional bond that the previous films have built up between them. These are the reasons why just putting these two in a room is enough to create entertaining scenarios. They add a lot of fun, heartfelt, and emotional moments to every film.

Whenever Po is facing a problem, she is right there to help him through it, whether by talking it through or by beating some sense into him (literally).

She has always been quintessential in Po’s development and motivations.

Memberberries, Memberberries everywhere…

It was jarring to see the film disregarding the existence of the previous movies to justify its plot, but at the same time heavily relied on tropes, and scenes from said films. I’m not kidding when I say that there were moments that were ripped straight out of them.

One of those moments is the standoff between Po and Zhen before the final fight. Zhen wants to stop Po to avoid him getting hurt, but the fight ends with her hugging Po….

Yeah… it was a blatant copy of the prison scene from the 2nd film. However, I think the 2 scenes here perfectly encapsulate why the previous films worked, and why the 4th film doesn’t.

The prison scene in the 2nd film was essentially an emotionally unstable Po being held back by a caring Tigress. Po is so focused on getting to the truth that he forgets the reason they are there, and would put his and his friends’ lives in jeopardy to know what happened to him and his parents. So much so that Po was ready to get beaten to a pulp by Tigress instead of staying down there and waiting until the Five finished the task.

But instead of that happening, Tigress saw how lost Po was, and realized she needed to calm him down to help him understand their situation. And so the person who has always been portrayed as an unfeeling, hardcore, essentially perfect warrior gave Po an unexpected hug and told him he is too important for her to lose him.

This moment has gravity and weight, because of how she is perceived, because of how Po views her, and because Tigress was forced out of her comfort zone to emotionally connect with Po, to help him. It’s a moment of pure comradery and care towards each other that ascends the situation they are in. It’s a moment that in many ways defined their relationship going forward.

In comparison to this, the scene that copied this in the 4th film has none of the emotional underlinings that I discussed, and so it falls flat and feels cringe rather than heartfelt and warm. This is mainly due to Po and Zhen having no connection, bond, or reason to care about each other. But then there is the other element that I discussed when talking about the villain. Po is in no real danger, and it never felt like he was.

Production

From the early leaks, it was blatantly obvious that the production of this film was rushed. Between the artificially forced plot, the generic character designs, the non-existence of the Five, the lack of time, money, commitment, and care was apparent.

However, due to an interview that the Co-director did with some folks on the subreddit discord, light was shed on the nightmare that was the production. I won’t go into details, as everyone should read the Q&A for themselves, but I’ll touch upon a point that was brought up as an excuse for this film turning out the way it did.

(this is a real concept art from the production btw)

Some are saying the reason the film turned like this was due to the budget restriction. That they simply didn’t have the money to have characters like Tigress return due to Angelina Jolie costing a ridiculous amount of money.

But then I have to ask: They had the budget for characters like Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), Po’s dads (James Hong & Bryan Cranston), Tai Lung (Ian McShane), who in the end turned out to be completely irrelevant to the story, but not at the very least for Tigress (Angelina Jolie)?

I’m not saying that you cannot make a story with these characters, because you obviously could make a great one. What I’m trying to point out is if you have such a limited budget, are you really going to blow it all on actors who play characters that essentially add nothing to the story? This is why I call bullshit on them not getting at least Angelina Jolie back to play Tigress.

Let’s not even mention how you could always recast these characters anyway (although it's clear that the execs are the ones forcing the use of A-list actors).

So for the sake of the argument, let’s come up with a story, that has a reason to exist, has characters that you can do something with, and fits the budget that you are given.

For me - considering that this film was essentially a buddy adventure film - it's an easy task. Just have Po help Tigress explore her origins. I know it's cheesy and basic, but at the very least you have what’s needed for a decent story that would be able to expand on a beloved character, and even help develop Po into a spiritual leader as he has to aid her best friend.

Another idea is what my friend and I had come up with. Have Po bring Lei Lei (now much older, and is a student under him and Tigress) on an adventure. You wouldn’t even need Tigress to appear in the film, because these characters would reference her many times. Lei Lei is a copy of Po in the sense that she wanted to do Kung Fu because she puts Tigress on a pedestal. Because of how influential she was in her life, Lei Lei’s personality is a copy of Tigress’.

I’m just shooting ideas here, but at least these wouldn’t ruin the continuity of the franchise and would be able to navigate the studio limitations that the creators had to face. (from the ones we know of).

"Limitation is the mother of creativity"

KFP 4 was a shallow, artificial story that didn't add anything to the franchise, only degraded it and stripped it of it's remaining value. It's missing the foundations of a KFP film, such as the heart, artistry, and warmth. It's not unexpected as none of the original brains worked on this film.

So what can be expected from this franchise going forward?

Well, not much honestly. It was a weak attempt by DreamWorks to continue the main storyline, not for the sake of the story, but to milk as much money out of it as they can. Even though with a little bit of effort they really could have at least made a good film in the end. However, between the incompetence of the decision makers, the rushed production, and the new people not knowing much about the franchise, that was never going to happen.

The only thing that we can hope for is a spinoff (which is about a decade late at this point), that focuses on Tigress. It’s the only way I see anything for this franchise going forward and hopefully, this film served as a wakeup call for the executives.

Thank you to those who had the patience to read through my inessential rant. Let me know what you guys think about the film.

#kung fu panda #kung fu panda 4 #kfp #kfp 4 #review #rant post

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howlingday · 5 months ago

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Okay, SILLY SCENARIO TIME!

Kai (from Kung Fu Panda 3) escapes the spirit world only to land in a place filled with MONSTERS!!!

I mean just LOOK at these POOR, HIDEOUS THINGS!!!

I mean at least ONE looks a little less CURSED than the others but STILL!!!

Kai just needs to put them out of their suffering...

And hey! These freaks have some twisted Chi stuff too! He just needs to drain these suckers dry, and he'll have enough juice to go home free!

And ... are those... "weapons"? ADORABLE.

I mean, he's a SPIRIT WARRIOR for crying out loud! What's the WORST that'll happen???

"Ruby?"

The young reaper collapsed before her sister team, wheezing heavily as though she'd been deprived of air for ages. Her cheeks were stained with tears, unfortunately also adorned with bruises to match the cuts along her attire. Jaune and Nora quickly came to her aid, helping her to her feet as she continued gasping for air. The two rubbed her back as the world became clearer to her silver eyes.

"Ruby, what happened?!" Jaune asked, trying is best not to show how terrified he was at whatever scared Ruby.

"Monster!" She shouted, shutting her eyes and shaking her head. "Horrible, evil monster..."

"Was it some kind of Grimm?" Nora inquired as she guided Ruby to a seat.

"No. No, it wasn't anything I've seen before." Ruby started calming down, her body slowing it's breathing to normalcy. "Its fur was gray and- and it walked on two legs, but it looked like a cow! With really long horns!"

"A walking cow?" Jaune quirked his brow, casting a worried glance to Nora.

"Yeah! And- And it knew kung fu, too! And it talked to us and- and- and-"

"Breathe, Ruby, breathe~." Jaune cooed, rubbing up and down her back. "It's gonna be okay, Ruby."

"No, it isn't!" Ruby shouted, shoving away from the two. "There's a monster on the loose in Remnant, stronger than anyone or anything we've ever fought, and he's stealing souls-!"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Oscar shouted, stumbling for a moment as his personalities shifted mid-stride. "What do you mean by 'stealing souls,' Ms. Rose?" Ozpin asked in Oscar's stead.

"I mean he stole Yang's soul!" Ruby shouted. "And Blake's! And-" Ruby wiped her eyes. "And Weiss's."

"And how did he do such a thing?" Ozpin inquired, leaning on his cane.

"Kind of like..." Ruby pantomimed the monsters' movements, pushing her wrists together with her fingers splayed while her arms sunk into herself. "I never saw a semblance like that!"

"Because it isn't a semblance." Everyone turned to Ren, walking down the steps. "It sounds more like magic. Old world Mistrali magic."

"Yes..." Ozpin cupped his chin. "I remember hearing tales of sorcerers in Mistral; men who practiced arcane movements to manipulate the world around them."

"It's similar to how I use aura with my hands." Ren commented. "But it's more to repel rather than attract. There was a tale my father used to tell me of one sorcerer who trapped the souls of men into amulets."

"That must be him!" Ruby shouted. "He's come back as a giant, walking bull!"

"Unlikely." Ren shook his head. "Even if it were true, the man was said to have perished in a fairy tale from more than 500 years ago."

"Wait, what are you guys talking about?" Jaune looked between his friends.

"They're talking about the Soul Stealer," Ozpin answered, "the man known as Kai."

#rwby #kung fu panda #kai #ruby rose #jaune arc #nora valkyrie #lie ren #oscar pine #ozpin

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disneyfanboy13 · 1 year ago

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I know what I'm about to talk about isn't Disney, so off topic from this blog, but I wasn't sure where else to talk about this and this is a big deal to me: Kung Fu Panda 4.

I love the first three Kung Fu Panda movies. 1 and 2 are among my top 5 Dreamworks movies, with 2 being one of my favourite movies of all time. And while 3 isn't quite amazing, it's still really great and in my opinion, pretty underrated. Based on the first three movies, I honestly have no problem calling it my favourite animated film franchise of all time. If you'd told me four or five years ago that Kung Fu Panda 4 was happening, I would've been ecstatic, as the series was rumoured to be planned as a six film series.

But... seven years after the third movie ended, I... I guess I'm kind of over it now? I remember being absolutely ecstatic when the third movie's trailer dropped because FINALLY they were going to answer that cliffhanger that the second movie had left us on for years and while KFP3 had some issues, I still considered it a satisfying conclusion that could have and seemingly did end the franchise. But now... KFP4's trailer dropped and... I didn't experience that same endorphin rush that I did with KFP3's trailer. Maybe I'm just more world weary now than I was in 2015 (especially since it's the Christmas season right now), but something about this new trailer just felt... weird. As did the rumours about what the story was before said trailer dropped. I mean, bringing the series' past villains back from the dead to fight Po again? That just sounded... well, silly and I prayed that wouldn't actually be the plot.

Seeing the way it was actually done though with the new villain seemingly stealing the old villains' chi, which directly connects with the third movie's lore, did make it feel more natural but everything else about the trailer was just weirdly off. "Where are the Furious Five?" Was the most obvious question to me. They're Po's friends, why wouldn't they accompany him on a big dangerous journey? Are they being intentionally excluded? Why is this weird fox/wolf looking thing voiced by that one celebrity everyone hates going with him instead of Po's friends? Why does the animation look different but not in a "oh, it's been improved way!" but more like a "this looks more like those Kung Fu Panda TV shows I never bothered to watch outside of clips on YouTube" way. Is it because Ruby Gillman bombed and Dreamworks are in a tight place financially? Still haven't watched that btw is it any good? Was it a stylistic choice? I have so many questions but not the kind of questions that get me excited for the movie like I was for KFP3, they're questions that make me... concerned and confused. I love this series dearly and I want more than anything for this movie to be good but... I can easily see a universe where it sucks and bombs and ruins the series' reputation like Shrek the Third did to the Shrek series. And that would be genuinely tragic to me.

So please, Kung Fu Panda 4 be good.

#kung fu panda 4 #kfp4 #kung fu panda #dreamworks #ramble #rant

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sweet--sweet--muffin · 1 year ago

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My Millennial Tree Cookie Headcannons bc why tf not-

• Millennial Tree is bigender and doesn’t mind going by any pronouns (but mainly likes to go by She/Her and He/Him) I got this headcanon from a silly thought where Millennial Tree is just Father Time in the body of Mother Nature, and this thought spiked in my head when I found out he’s a m a n.

• She likes to go on a morning or nightly stroll throughout the forest. She be singing like a Disney princess while doing so. (as if she isn’t already a Disney princess).

• Can also tame even the most vicious animals.

• Her smile is so gentle and serene, it can calm the most furious storm

• While Millennial Tree might seem nonchalant about anyone threatening him, it doesn’t stop him from protecting the land from anything that may endanger it and gets worried about how the effects of said threat has impacted on the ones she holds dear. He’s especially worried about what DE and Pomegranate did to Wind Archer Cookie when he was Night Raven, because she can imagine the suffering he had to endure and has to reassure Wind Archer that it’s not his fault for letting the darkness consume him.

• Millennial Tree is basically like Oogway from Kung Fu Panda in a way

• She fucking loves Wind Archer dearly and for l i f e andhefeelsthesamethoCOUGH. MT is very appreciative of him as her guardian and protector, but sees him as something more to her than that and cherishes him as her dear friend (being called a “friend” by the Millennial Tree, the very being he is sworn to protect, bewildered Wind Archer at first but felt honored and humbled by the sentiment)

• MT is very fond of Carol Cookie, Mint Choco Cookie and Clover Cookie, along with their music, but is also curious about the kind of music that DJ Cookie makes. MT and DJ Cookie formed an unlikely yet unique friendship over this.

• Speaking of which, due to being foreign to the current period of time, Millennial Tree occasionally messes up figures of speech and has a tendency to use very outdated slang in an attempt to socialize with her fellow Cookies. (Her fellow Cookie friends would find the effort adorable)

• He wished there is something he can do to undo Sea Fairy’s curse, but SF appreciates the thought and insists that this is something she has to fight on her own. MT’s kindness towards her is one of the things that brings warmth to her heart and it’s also one that motivates her to fight her fate.

• She can manipulate the height of her own Cookie form, but her real height is that she’s fucking b i g. Like bigger than any of the dragons’ cookie forms and the OG legend squad (Moonlight, Wind Archer, Sea Fairy and Fire Spirit) had to hold in their laughter at their height differences, much to the dragons’ dismay.

• MT loves to lay in flowerbeds and admire the sky. He sometimes ends up falling asleep and his sleeping position in laying down is messy, looking like he fell from the 7th floor. Wind almost had a heart attack when he thought that he’s dead but MT is actually just sleeping. His snoring is soft tho-

• MT has a one-sided rivalry to Timekeeper and finds the effort in TK being a stronger time user than her kinda concerning bc even though it might not seem like it, MT actually cares for Timekeeper’s well-being. Timekeeperishellagayforherbutshewon’tadmitthat-

• He met Adventurer Cookie in The City of The Millennial Tree by the time where MT’s curse was broken and when Adventurer came to check what the hell was going on as he had heard a big sound in the forest, he saw Millennial Tree. Adventurer basically fell for his beauty and just... asked him so many questions about the city (and abt MT himself ofc). They became friends after this and Adventurer would share his stories from his adventures whenever MT asks him about them out of genuine curiosity.

• The dragons don’t like her. Not one bit. Probably the one thing they all can agree on. They never thought about her serene, warm smile when they saw her. Pitaya definitely didn’t thought about how feisty and bold MT can be, especially when she was made aware of Pitaya’s awakening. Ananas definitely didn’t thought about her consideration and thoughtfulness in protecting the land she calls home. Lotus definitely didn’t thought about her soothing voice that would probably be in tune with their own melody when they’d play their mandolin. Lychee definitely didn’t thought about how fun of a playmate she could be when they saw her playing with the Cookiemals. And Longan definitely didn’t thought about how the mere thought of MT herself brings an abundance of warmth in their chest. Yeah. They all hate her very much.

• Fire Spirit once burned MT’s head branch for fun when he’s out in the forest and didn’t realized that branch belonged to someone. Or rather attached to someone- And that’s how those two met. MT was pretty chill abt the encounter despite his head branch being burnt tho.

• MT explained her meeting with Fire Spirit to Wind Archer and that’s how his tension with him increased, thinking that FS is actually gonna burn MT (which is an accident, at least to Millie).

• Butterflies like to crowd land on his branches and MT finds it adorable.

#cookie run #cookie run headcanons #millennial tree cookie #muffin misc #In courtesy of my tree wife’s belated happy birthday have these instead

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airyairyaucontraire · 9 months ago

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I saw Kung Fu Panda 4 with my sister’s kids today. I thought it was enjoyable but definitely the fourth best of the series; there were some really imaginative and fun fights and chases, although I must point out that “Crazy Train” is Megamind’s song and arranging it for traditional Chinese instruments doesn’t change that fact. One joke (a tavern with a cute name turns out to be a dive full of ruffians) was directly stolen from Tangled and that’s not cool. The humour and challenge of the tavern being built on a cliff edge and tilting dangerously towards the water when someone as heavy as Po or Li was on one side of it were fun, though.

Barbara was quite disappointed by the lack of Tai Lung (he’s in it, just not enough for her liking) and General Kai and Lord Shen very conspicuously didn’t speak, so either JK Simmons and Gary Oldman declined to return (also I had an “Is Gary Oldman dead?” moment typing this, had to look it up and realised I was thinking of Alan Rickman, mayherestinpeace) or the studio cheaped out (which would surprise nobody here). She had a bit of an emotional crisis at one point (rising tension, peril for our heroes) and tried to get up and leave but I persuaded her to sit back down with my arm around her and she was okay with some moral support.

At times this movie felt oddly isolated from the rest of the series and perhaps as if the writers didn’t know them well enough - at one point, seeing the lights of Juniper City in the distance, Po remarks that he’s never seen a village that big which makes no sense given that one of his greatest adventures took place in Gongmen City. (Also Juniper City sounds like a Pokémon location.) Even if it’s strikingly bigger than Gongmen, Po is familiar with the idea of a city and not that much of a rube. There’s also a running joke that people in Juniper don’t know who the Dragon Warrior is, leading Po to lament “Are my adventures really that regional?”, which seems like a retcon of his importance to make him more of a fish out of water for this story.

(I thought they were setting up a running joke/AtLA reference with Po landing in the cart of a durian merchant, but it only happened twice and there was no “MY DURIANS.” Also absolutely no use of the fact durians have a very strong smell!)

It also suffers from the absence of the Furious Five, said to all be away on separate important missions or, in Mantis’ case, trying to survive his honeymoon. I thought they normally worked as a team. Tigress is obviously missed; her friendship with Po is his most developed relationship other than with his dads (who are very entertaining here as a team), but here there’s no reference to it because of the need to a) reset the adventure difficulty level by removing his usual supports and b) focus on developing a new one with the fox Zhen. And that is well done, I just missed Po’s established friends.

I suppose the biggest weakness of the story is that its whole premise - Po needs to choose his successor as Dragon Warrior and move up to being a spiritual leader like Master Oogway - seems a bit unnecessary. Po is a panda in the prime of life. He could keep Dragon Warrioring for years. Wouldn’t this story make more sense if he was beginning to get on in years, at a stage of life when the whole concept of acceptance of change would naturally become pressing for him? Instead it feels like Shifu arbitrarily imposes it on him.

My favourite gag in the whole thing might be the two monkeys who steal Po’s pants and run away in them, one monkey operating each leg, but there were lots of other laughs and I can recommend it for that. I also thought Po had an interesting response to the classic villain “You’re not so different, you and I” speech. He feels, appropriately, somewhat more mature and responsible in this outing, which I liked. He’s still a big silly guy who loves food and kung fu and hates stairs, who’s comically clumsy until he’s incredibly acrobatic, but he’s a grown-up now.

#kung fu panda 4

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ryupioupiou · 2 years ago

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Personal thought...

With this movement of countless live actions remakes, from Disney or any other studios, I feel there is a disregard for animation in general. (Captain obvious here)

Sure, some Live actions could bring more to the franchise because it can explore some aspect and all that...

But seriously, animation gives yiu a freedom that even live action movies NEED CGI which is animation.

I just watched Kung Fu Panda and just the moment of the death of Master Oogway, how could you do that without CGI? It doesn't make any sense.

A lot of people say animation is for kids. I disagree so much. Even my uncle says it. Yes, there is animation aimed at kids. But most is for everyone.

That's what I love. A movie you watched as a kid, you will understand it like a kid. We are limited and lack insight. We don't have much experience at life when we are kids. When we rewatch as an adult, you feel like... you just... didn't watch the same movie.

My main example of that is Disney's The Hunchback Of Notre Dame. As a kid, to me Frollo was a mean old man who wanted the girl. I didn't pay much attention to anything else. How DARK it really is. How could I? I was like 5 when it got out, and I stopped watching it at like ...10.

When I was in college, my best friend and I were like "let's watch The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (last time he watched was as a kid as well).

At the end of it, we were flabbergasted. We didn't feel like we watched the same movie. Seriously. We love History. Reality of the movie slapped us hard.

As adults, you understand a movie differently and animation is just a medium. And oh boy can be understood many ways.

And a lot of people assume that's just for kids just because it's for a general audience...

But animation is also for adults, even out of the general rating. Just for animes, how many are nothing but pure violence, gore, and.. well, downright NOT safe for work?

Let's not talk about Sausage party? When best friend and I watched it, we were like

" how sounds funny let's watch it!"

*5 minutes in*

" that's for kids?"

* 10 minutes in*

"I doubt that's for kids"

15 minutes in

" definitely not for kids"

The end

"What. The. HELL. Did we just watch?! "

"We confirm, this is not for kids"

(We watched it 3 times more afterwards. Yes, we are stupid. I never said I had common sense).

That's just an example. Imagine a live action of this? That would be p*rn. Then again, just a medium.

That's what I love about animation. You can do whatever you want. You can imagine an entire WORLD and be able to create it. Mostly the way you want. You can have absolute control over your characters appearance, quircks, expression that you cannot have perfectly with an actor.

You can tell awesome stories. And I have a deep. Deep. DEEP respect for all those people who brings this world to life.

Live action of the same franchise is... meh. You can improve or change the general story and explore aspects of it, true, but how to capture the exact same emotion of a character? How to recreate the same general emotion? The same humor?

I am not specifically talking about the HTTYD live action coming up. I am talking in general.

I just think it's. .. not a waste of time but a waste of ressources in the sense that the huge amount of money and different ressources it takes to make them could be used for a new story of something else.

It undermines the huge work the animators and their teams busted their butts for, just saying "animation is for kids". A lot of adults love animation. Some prefer live action, true, but a lpt love animation. It's just different, and just as valid. But LA remakes are sending the message that "nope look ahaha so much better with real actors".

And it works. People have the right to be excited about them. I have no problem with that, but personally, i don't like the idea. And I mean, all of them. There is no live action I can say I enjoyed enough to watch a second time. Because it feels flat. Bland. Bleh.

However, I am Not saying making animated version of a movie is automaticalmy good or bad, i feel the same way about it. I am not a fan.

I know there is a live action of The Little Mermaid coming up, i saw the teaser, I was like "okay cool. Meh". Maybe some could be remade into live action, but just...

Leave animation alone.

It is a perfectly good medium. If you want live action, do it for an original story. Original world. Counting on fond remembrance of fans for the animated version is underhanded.

If you are glad they exist, or are excited for any of them, good for you, that's great! It is just my opinion that you should let it rest or let animation do its job.

It makes no sense I know

#live action #rant #not httyd #but could be

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pipwasreal · 15 days ago

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Cute questions, letting them gush about each other (and Kassius at the end there!) aww

@gameo-archive another one for you!

Transcript under the read more...

Jayden: This is a cameo for the Friends of Five. It kinda reminds me of the Furious Five from Kung Fu Panda [laughs]. You have said: "Hi George, hi Jayden, first we'd like to say thank you so, so much for this opportunity to interact with you both, we really appreciate it. Hopefully you're having just as much fun as we are with the cameos. We've got a few questions for you." Okay, let's get straight into the questions, then. So: "What is something about each other's acting that you enjoy?" Ooh I love that question.

George: Um, I love Jayden's sense of play. When Jayden is on a set, he's all about playing, whether it's in a scene, whether it's outside a scene. And, to be honest, you know, actors back in the day were called 'the players', because playing is central.

[Jayden laughs]

George: So, he's born for it, what can I say.

Jayden: And I love George's prep, uh, that goes into his acting. Um there were, yeah, it blew me away, the amount of prep and detail that went into every tiny, minute detail of Edwin, and I think it showed on screen.

George: "What scene do you think the other acted great in?"

Jayden: I love these questions! Oh my god, that is so hard to pick just one. Um... I mean, I always go back to the stairway scene in Hell. I always say, even to now, I've said it [in] interviews, it just shocked me, the amount of raw emotion, and how high the stakes actually felt within that moment, it actually blew me away.

George: I think I was really taken with the Charles flashback scenes, because, now I'm... when we were filming, I was with him the whole time, so filming, him... Jayden filming the flashback, uh it was... I sort of saw it with naked eyes, and um it really blew me away. Like, um... seeing Charles like that, and seeing Jayden like that, it was actually really horrible and um I didn't like it.

Jayden: You came and made sure I was okay after, didn't you? Yeah.

George: Yeah, I kept making sure. Um... next question: "If there was an episode that was set in London, what would you like to see incorporated, either culturally or location-wise?" Well... not to give too much away, but um a large part of a future season-

Jayden: A major part!

George: -would have taken place in London.

Jayden: I would have loved to see them go to, like, a fish and chip stand and eat some fish and chips [laughs] even though they can't.

George: Um, yeah, I think they probably would have brought in a lot of tropes, like red telephone boxes...

Jayden: Black cabs...

George: Black cabs, yeah.

Jayden: Night buses.

George: And I think we would have also, maybe, explored some other parts of, um... you know, maybe some rural England, for example.

Jayden: Uh, this was from Nora, Vicki, Alex, Ezzy and Wit [unsure of spelling, my apologies!] aka the Friends of Five. Listen, for that five, we're gonna give you a big high five, on the count of three, one two three [imitates the sound of a whip cracking].

George: And, finally, if we could invent a new holiday, what would it be called? Can we have a Crystal Palace... can we show some love for Crystal Palace, please? And Kassius. Go show her some love. We love Kassius, she's our girl. Love you guys, take care!

This is the second cameo I took part in, the boys praise each other’s acting and Crystal, and talk about cases in London. ✨

#Dead Boy Detectives #Jayden Revri #George Rexstrew #gameo #gameoden #video

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screwzara · 7 months ago

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So my dreams struck again

Ok so I was in this library place with other students and this teacher who I have seen in my school before

She asked me if I wanted to participate in a Hindi poem writing competition, I didn't really answer but I got accepted for it anyway????

Then I left the library place and found my parents waiting outside, they started asking me questions regarding the competition like I told them about this competition already and then there was a time skip????

I was back at the library but this time I had some school friends of mine

The teacher said she brought my opponent to so we could interact a bit and that she brought us here for some ideas, anyways, so my school friends started making their poems(i hadn't realised they were part of this competition too)

I sat there staring at people because I didn't know what to write until I looked at another poem??? and got some inspo and started writing my poem.

I literally wrote two lines, the same line being repeated.

I remember writing it, reading it and understanding it

And then everything suddenly cuts to black, knowing to an extent that I'm almost awake right now and then I hear what vaguely sounds like PO FROM KUNG FU PANDA

I then start to think to myself that maybe I could change something in that poem at which point the paper I wrote it on becomes visible to me again and I still understand what I wrote and just before I edited the text I wrote I wake up

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DREAM????

#Zara's Dream Rant #Scry's Dream #also this is the second time I've been able to read something in a dream #added amusement is from the fact I wrote it myself this time lol #jcjfkf

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kervinredfire · 3 years ago

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3rd Announcement and Update: Loonatics KR and Other Fanfics

Hey guys. It's been a while and I have not posted anything or an update about our Loonatics fanfic called Loonatics KR. But I did make my first popular post in my Tumblr account of a screenshot of Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner hugging each other in Space Jam A New Legacy that reminds me of Tech and Rev and thanks to @jigsawcheeks for the TechRev art. And of course nonrelated Loonatics art.

Well if you are wondering why I have not posted 1 single chapter and episode 2 for Wattpad because we are still in the making while chatting in DIscord. We can't just post the book and chapter right away on Wattpad because it does not feel exciting waiting for another chapter. The best way to publish the fic is to complete a full book with full chapters.

Meaning there is no need to worry. The project for Loonatics KR is still alive. And our purpose is to keep Loonatics Unleashed fandom stay alive.

We are working on adding new additional characters to the story for this project and planning to add new chapters and episodes too. And of course, chapters with additional add ons. Like I said before think of the Loonatics KR Episode 1 like a Snyder Cut. It may have the same scene but it has additional missing pieces of the story. While for episode 2 for Loonatics KR. We are still working on it. We also have plans for future episodes. Like the Acmetropolis Gangwar, The japan episode that Purple was not able to make a story about, and many others that my Disord friends made for the future episodes. Sometimes it's hard for me to catch up in Discord and have writer's block in my head because of school work. Also, another thing for me even this year I still didn't complete Fire Pro Wrestling World Fighting Roads meaning the Loonatics Road is still on hold. But still, I will never leave the Loonatics Unleashed franchise.

Speaking of franchises there are other 2 fanfics that I am working on. 2 they are crossover fanfics and Kervinverse stories (that explains my header image in my account) from different franchises and they are video games crossover to animated movies because I want to also practice how the crossover can work with proper storytelling. Just in case anyone missed my previous announcement I will just put it here

The first one is Zootopia X APB Reloaded: Anyone Can Be All You Can't Be. Is a story about my APB Reloaded version of Kervin that was strangely transported by in the Zootopia universe after chasing a criminal and after takes place of the movie Zootopia. The only way to survive in this new world of Zootopia is that he has no choice to join the ZPD to solve cases and fight crime alongside Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps. The reason for this story because before Zootopia I played APB Reloaded on Steam and in this game you can choose either a criminal or enforcer. I picked enforcer because you know. Inspired to fight crime and save day. After I watched Zootopia my idea just hit me and that is to make Zootopia X APB Reloaded crossover just to gain popularity for APB Reloaded.

The second one is Def Jam X Kung Fu Panda: Book 1 Fight For A New Fight (working title) Is a story that focuses on the Def Jam Video games that are Vendetta and Fight For NY (which I call the Vendetta Universe) most of the characters from both Def Jam games were transported to the KFP universe and focuses on 3 characters from Def Jam games that is Kervin (Def Jam Fight For NY), Blaze and Doc. When they found a place called Gongmen City they need to find a way to survive and work to get back up their feet. Now I know Def Jam and Kung Fu Panda sounded that they don't mix like hotdogs and marshmallows but if you have not played Def Jam Fight For NY and Vendetta then you should check it on your PS2 or Pcsx2 Emulator. Most of it in Fight For NY has the over-the-top martial arts finishing movements and trust me you really need to play it. And in this fanfic, there is more than just kung fu in this story but introduce other more fighting styles too. Oh, and do you know Peng from Legends of Awesomeness? Well, you will see.

Well, that is it for this announcement so stay tuned for more.

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btsmosphere · 4 years ago

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This is Rigged | KSJ

~summary: just a night in with your friends, courtesy of your boyfriend. Although he may have a slightly different grasp of the rules to you... lion shifter!Jin x reader ~word count: 1.9k ~shifter au, domestic fluff Rating: pg ~warnings: basically nothing, ...the game is rigged? allusions to Lion King spoilers, that’s not a real warning but better to be safe haha ~a/n: this is my secret santa gift for the incredible Eva @aroseforyoongi!! I really wanted to write something you would like as a huge thank you not just from me, but from everyone at the net for being such an amazing team mom! Joining @thebtswritersclub is honestly one of the best things I’ve done this year and I appreciate all the hard work you put in to make it so amazing💖😊as for this fic, I have never written a shifter au before, but I couldn’t get over this idea, so I went with it. I hope you enjoy it!

“If you guys win?”

“You give me a kiss,” he said, smirking (you wish you could call it infuriating, but really, who were you kidding? It was endearing).

“Is that so?” you popped your hands on your hips, “and if I win?”

“Then… I’ll give you a kiss.”

“Ah,” you nodded, “I see. That is a good incentive. You’re on.”

Indulgent smile spreading onto his features, Jin leaned down with his lips puckered, but you ducked out of the way, holding him off at the shoulders.

“Not until I’ve won later!” you laughed, running from the kitchen and leaving him to fume loudly behind you.

“Yah! Don’t make me get my claws out!” he called.

But you knew he was already collecting up the dishes to wash.

Jin was sure he had convinced you to let your friends come for games night. In reality, you were going to say yes no matter what – they were your friends – but the promise of some love from your boyfriend was definitely worth stalling for.

To be honest, he was probably more than happy with giving you the love anyway. Aside from the obvious fact that he was your boyfriend, you had been working hard this holiday and he wanted to spoil you.

So some love, from him and from your friends, was certainly in order.

You knew his tactics for cheering you up. He probably knew you knew. But it didn’t matter – they worked perfectly every time, just as your ways worked for him when he was stressed or down. Good food was a must, and usually you two would end up on the couch as you stroked your fingers through his mane, hearing his deep purrs to affirm his lighter mood.

Of course Jin’s plan to make you feel great was a little more elaborate than that, only allowing you to snatch hugs while he called your friends and prepared what he called ‘nibbles’.

Eventually, you resigned yourself to stealing the snacks, although this didn’t go down well with Jin. After what must have been the sixth time he caught you sneaking away some popcorn, he promptly attacked you with a bear hug, pinning you onto the sofa while you squealed with laughter.

“I should have known,” you giggled, “all I had to do to get your attention was steal your food!”

“Okay, I get it,” he conceded, “let’s wait here until they arrive.”

Peppering your face with kisses, he slid off you and tucked you against his side. Though he flicked on the TV, neither of you paid much attention to it as you swung your legs over his lap and curled up against him, content with each other’s presence until the doorbell sounded.

Tae rummaged in the little basket Jin had prepared, eventually producing a card, being sure to cup his hands and hide it from sight. A smug smile stretched across his mouth.

Tucking the card into his pocket, he swaggered forwards to stand in front of you all; you were spread across the two sofas, according to which team you were on.

And so it began.

“A movie!”

“4 words!”

“First word…”

As he bent his knees, the shouting started straight away. Trying to focus on him instead of laughing at your friends, you watched as he settled in a crouching position.

“Kneeling!”

“Stooping!”

“Floor!”

“Why would it be the floor, Hobi?”

“Maybe it is, you never know!”

“It’s not the floor, look, he’s shaking his head!”

“Hey!”

Two ears had sprouted from Taehyung’s head, and now fuzzy stripes made themselves known on his face. Curling his fingers, he made a pouncing motion as he showed his claws.

“Scary?” Jimin guessed first.

“Hunter!”

Suddenly the frown melted from your face, the answer clear to you.

“Crouching! It’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!”

Clapping his hands, Tae stood back up again, a proud smile coming your way. As he squeezed back in beside you on the sofa, you glanced at Jin. But though you had expected him to glare back at you from fear of losing your little game, however pointless it was, instead you were met with a cocky quirk of the eyebrows.

However, the way Yoongi’s eyes widened when he read his card gave you back some confidence. His cheeks turned bright red, but he huffed anyway and positioned himself in the middle of the room.

“I-I don’t know how to…”

“Yes you do Yoongi,” Jin urged, “get on with it.”

You weren’t sure you had ever seen a bigger eye roll than the one Yoongi gave, but he complied anyway.

“Okay… one word! Film?” Joon started, leaning forwards and studying Yoongi’s gestures.

“Nonono, that’s a musical,” Jungkook interrupted.

Yoongi nodded and moved on. Your eyes nearly popped out of your head when he turned to the side and started strutting, swishing his butt about with his hands on his hips. For someone who looked as embarrassed as he did right now, he was really going for it.

“Sexy!”

“Scarring?”

“Oh my god, is it Burlesque?”

“You’ve watched that?”

“It’s not Burlesque, look!”

The next to resort to shifting, Yoongi was now prancing around in a circle with his tail in the air.

“Tail! Bum!”

“Cat-rocity!”

“Jin, shut up-“

Even though you knew he was the most versatile shifter of the group, it still surprised you when he jumped and landed as a tabby cat, then a black one.

“Cheating! Cheating!”

“Hobi, Tae literally shifted in your round too.”

“I know! I know!” Jungkook leapt from his seat, hand dancing in the air, “It’s Cats! Is it Cats?”

“Yep,” Yoongi replied gruffly.

Turning back to his fully human form, he crossed his arms tightly as he sat back down.

“This is rigged!” you complained, “Charades is so much easier when you can change shape!”

“We can only change to one animal,” Jin replied as he got up to hand the basket back to your team.

“Sure does come in handy when your card is Cats, though,” you quipped in return, but Jimin had already got up.

Turning your attention back to the front, you watched as he swooped into the air, suddenly a small bundle of wings and feathers. Of course, he apparently had a tailor-made card as well. In fairness, it was quite entertaining.

Stopping in mid-flight, he brought a wing across his chest (over-dramatic, even as a bird) and flopped to the ground, landing in human form again, eyes closed.

“Death!”

“Getting shot!”

“Floor!”

“Hobi, what films do you know called ‘floor’?”

Back on his feet, Jimin was sticking his tongue out, waving his hands at the side of his head.

“Rude!”

“Childish?”

“A… a dead child!?” (he had fallen back to the floor)

“Time’s up!” Jin exclaimed then, eliciting groans from the three of you who slumped back on the sofa.

“Come on guys, it was ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’” Jimin got to his knees, “see? Mocking… bird… killed…”

“Too hard,” grumbled Tae.

Jin’s team was up next, and although they guessed Kung Fu Panda correctly, you thought it a fitting consequence that Joon was now stuck with fluffy black ears on his head. Usually a bear shifter, he clearly didn’t find it as easy as Yoongi to change it up.

Refusing to look at your scheming boyfriend, you focussed hard during the next round, not liking the fact his team was drawing ahead of yours.

However, their next turn crashed and burned, not without an intensely heated debate about the differences between Spiderman and Antman and how to suitably portray them.

Next up, you reached for a card, hoping you didn’t get a difficult one. If Jin could manage to fix the cards for the shifters among you, you hoped he would go easy on you.

Apparently not.

Despite not being able to change shape, you thought you acted out the Wolf of Wall Street pretty well. Jimin guessed it just in time, thankfully before you resorted to any of the… well, more explicit content.

Perhaps Jin had been hoping for that, you thought, smirking back at him as you took your seat.

By now the other team were back around to Yoongi, who, handily, had to act out the Cat in the Hat.

It didn’t take long.

From here on in, the game devolved into Jin’s laughter and your groans as the cards magically got harder for your team. Seriously, how can you go about Pulp Fiction in charades?

And then there was Jin, roaring in all his majesty and putting an imaginary crown on his head. There was no need for Jungkook to look so proud when he guessed the Lion King, anyone could have seen that. You were surprised at how long it took them, Jin having to throw himself from a cliff screaming and howling for them to guess it.

But who were you kidding? Of course your boyfriend was going to try to sabotage you, and you’d be lying if you said you weren’t having a good night, mind completely away from your work.

By the time you waved your friends off, you had laughed yourself sore at Hobi’s silly guesses and Jin’s dramatics, stuffed yourself with the damn nibbles and were ready to fall into bed and sleep happily.

On leaving the shower later on, you found Jin already waiting for you in bed. Seeing you, he grinned – that endearing infuriating grin – and spread his arms wide.

“Where’s my kiss, then?”

“No way!” you scoffed, sitting on the edge of the bed with hand over your heart, “you rigged that game!”

“Don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You liar, Mr Lion-the-Witch-and-the-Wardrobe. We totally would have won!”

“But you didn’t,” he smirked.

You narrowed your eyes at him, only to be assaulted by light tickles to your sides.

“Hey!” you gasped, suddenly finding yourself underneath him. And gosh, no matter how long you had been dating this man, he never failed to make the blood rush to your cheeks.

Triumphant smile adorning his face, he leaned down and pressed a kiss to your lips. They lingered there, and only pride stopped you pulling his face closer still. When he eventually pulled away, a grin spread onto your face.

“Ha! You kissed me! I did win!!”

Eyes widening almost comically, a look of anguish quickly took over Jin’s face.

“Aargh! Nooo!” he cried, melodramatic as always as he flopped back to his pillow.

The sound of your laughter was all that followed as you climbed into bed next to him, satisfied when his arms circled your waist to tug your closer. Until he started trying to pull you over to face him.

“Give me a kiss!”

“Nope!” you laughed, “I won!”

A valiant effort was made on your part to squirm away from your boyfriend, ending with several kisses to your face and neck as he aimed for, and missed, your mouth. Coming in breathless gasps, your laughter rang out in the dim room.

“Spoilsport,” he muttered eventually, though he failed to sound genuinely bitter.

Finally dissolving, you hid your giggles in his chest as you settled in his arms. It was only once your eyes slid shut that he whispered into your hair.

“Did you have fun tonight?”

Pulling away to look at him, even in the low light, you smiled widely.

“Of course I did! Thank you, Jinnie.”

(It’s safe to say you both kissed each other, in the end)

Thank you for reading! To Eva, happy holidays and I hope you liked it!💞

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anika-ann · 5 years ago

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The Best Mistake of My Life - Pt.7

Troublemakers

Pairing: Steve Rogers x reader Word count: 3970

Summary: A soulmate AU. They say having a soulmate is a blessing. Who wouldn’t love the idea of star-crossed lovers, right?

Steve with his soulmate explore their relationship and test boundaries. The Avengers really try to make you feel like a part of their family already, both in the best and worst ways.

Warnings: swearing, FLUFF, Steve’s friends being Steve’s friends… go figure, attempt at humour, some makeout session, we’re pushing the mature rating for a bit, nothing extra...but be aware

A/N: Please, see the end notes.

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Both Natasha and Steve ended up in a need of a shower, getting hit twice. You were glad Clint had used yellow paint and not red; you had less visual for nightmares that would now probably hunt you from time to time, though you had no doubt your mind would supply the missing images to summon a perfect horror.

“Hey, I’m really sorry about what Clint said…“ Steve started softly as you entered his room and you sighed, cutting him off before he could finish the sentence, cupping his still sweaty cheek.

Seeing his mood down plucked up your own courage. He needed reassurance and you were willing to give it.

“It’s reality, Steve. I can’t just live in a fairy tale, no matter how good you are at making me feel like living in one,” you comforted him, taking his face to both hands. “You warned me the very first day. And it’s okay. I have to get used to it.”

“Have to?” he echoed weakly, his brilliant eyes reflecting his inner struggle.

You charmed a smile for him, rising to your toes to plant a light kiss on his lips.

“I do if I want to keep you, don’t I?”

He was searching you face for a long time before speaking up.

“Do you?”

“…want to keep you?” you guessed what he was asking, your voice holding your disbelief at his sudden insecurity. You didn’t even wait for confirmation, you knew your hunch was right and it made your chest ache. “Duh! Don’t go stupid on me now, Rogers.”

“It’s just-“

You shifted your hands, one of them gripping on his nape and shut him up by smacking your mouths together.

Stupid, stupid worries you both had! Fuck fear and insecurities! You were great together so far!

Steve froze under you for a fraction of second before his arm sneaked around your waist, pulling you to him and holding you steady, helping you to tiptoe. He ducked his head too, allowing you to deepen the kiss, lips salty due to his previous activities. You pressed closer to him, enjoying the warmth and firmness, indulging in the sigh he let out when you licked into his mouth with no regards. His fingers flexed on you, his hand plunging into your hair to tilt your head for better access as he started dominating the kiss.

And then you lost the firm ground under your feet. Literally. He lifted you from the floor as if you weighted nothing, balancing you with only one arm around you, spinning you and taking several tiny steps until you found yourself sandwiched between his body and a wall. He easily swallowed your yelp of surprise, the hand on your back sneaking to your hip instead, as yours had moved to grip his shoulders.

Sweet baby Jesus, that was new. Also, hello, what a great sensation to your hands, feeling his deltoids. And biceps… triceps… whatever muscles made his shoulders and arms so freaking huge. And god, his body against yours…. When he eased the pressure, nibbling on your lower lip instead and giving you room to breathe in properly, you couldn’t remember how to do that.

You panted, surrounded and intoxicated by all that was him, letting out an inhuman noise when he peppered softer kisses along your jaw, finding a spot behind your ear you hadn’t even known about.

It was that little sound that made him stop, release a whine on his own, but causing his lips to curl up in a smile against your skin. He eased his hold on you, putting you down and pecking your cheek tenderly in the process.

“Sorry. That was… out of line,” he breathed out and for the first time, you noticed you weren’t the only affected by your make-out session.

His breathing was as raged as yours and it definitely wasn’t just his muscles that had been pressing against your body, which you only realized when he put some distance between you. Still, he didn’t stop touching you, his dark eyes boring into yours.

“You- you hear me complaining?” you stuttered, licking the taste of salt and something distinctively Steve off of your lips. His gaze flickered back to your mouth at that tiny motion, his Adam’s apple bobbing.

“No.”

“Take a hint then. Also, I started it, so it’s on-- well, technically, your silly talk started it, I mean… ugh,” you huffed and the corners of Steve’s lips rose in a smile at your babbling. “I’m not going anywhere, okay? And this was… really nice.”

The sorrow and doubts were long gone; a twinkle of something mischievous flickered in his eyes.

“Noted. I’ll talk silly more often, Madam.”

You giggled, running your hands over his shoulders to preserve sensation for later. “And you called me trouble.”

“That’s ‘cause you are. Now we’re both drenching in yellow,” he announced, cheeky.

Oh shit! He was right! The paint wasn’t soaking through your dress as it was through his t-shirt, but the stains were definitely there.

“Crap! Is it washable? Is Natasha gonna be mad?”

Steve snickered, dropping a kiss to your forehead before taking a step back. You were wrapped in cold again, not liking it in the slightest. “I’ll wash it for her. She’ll probably pat my back or something if she learns how that happened… or yours.”

You laughed before you settled on a simple smile. “I’m glad you have such encouraging friends… no, seriously. I like them. Thank you for today.”

“They like you too in case you haven’t noticed. And today’s not over, you know? Movie night ahead. Tony picks,” he grimaced at that. “Mind if I take a shower first? You can ask Jarvis to ask Natasha for… more clothes.”

You smirked. “Why would I do that? I’ll be fresh from shower. I’ll just take my yesterday’s pyjama,” you teased, watching Steve’s lips part.

“Trouble. You are trouble…” he exclaimed, making his way to the shower, looking like he was trying to stop himself from doing something stupid. You kinda liked certain kind of stupid on him, you decided. Like… the make-out session. That was a very pleasant kind of stupid. And it showed you that he might be as crazy about you as you were about him.

“You like it!” you called after him, feeling confident and giddy.

“I do!”

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Movie night was a very organized event at the Avengers Tower as you found out.

At seven o’clock, Jarvis asked which meal from the restaurant Bruce had picked (because it was his turn) each of you wanted. Twenty-five minutes later, everyone gathered in the living room, Bruce bringing the take-out, Tony asking Jarvis to put on a movie of his choice – because it was his turn.

“Look at you…. Any reason you took a shower?” Clint sing-sang, taking his box from Bruce’s hands.

You rolled your eyes while Steve replied. “I was working out and someone shot paint arrows at me. You were there if I recall correctly.”

“That explains you, not her. Nice outfit, by the way,” Tony hummed, seating himself on the couch next to Clint; what a pair of menaces to society and more specifically to you.

“Thanks,” you grinned at him, obviously taking him by surprise when not snarling at him.

“Cap helped you to get sweaty too?”

“Hush, Clint. The movie’s about to start. What happens behind the closed door is none of our business. Though if you got paint on my dress, I’ll skin you,” Natasha turned to you, threatening.

All blood drained from your face.

“Oh-hoooo, busted. You know, for future reference, you might wanna take off your clothes first.”

“Oh fuck you, Tony!” you cried out, curling in Steve’s arms, burying your red face in the crook of his neck. He embraced you protectively.

“Stop torturing her. She told me she liked you, you know,” he growled lowly, stroking your hair in attempt on comfort.

“Really? You sure it was us she met?”

“What Barton said.”

“I thought you told her better than that.”

“You know I was kidding about the dress, right? I just wanted to see how you’d react. Totally worth it.”

You peeked out from your hideout, squinting at each of them as they had innocence written all over their faces.

“I can’t believe I thought you were nice…” you murmured. Feeling better though, you stuck your tongue out before returning to the safety of Steve’s chest, which was now shaking with hushed laughter.

“Gee, Cap. How did you end up with such a brat for a soulmate?” Clint questioned, laughing. “You’re perfect for each other.”

“Looks like it,” Natasha confirmed. “Movie. Now. Get your food.”

You obediently took your box, readjusting your position at Steve’s side so you could eat, watch the movie and still bask in the warmth his body was radiating.

“Thanks, I guess. What are we watching?” As if on cue, the movie started, revealing the answer. “You’re joking.”

“Nope. Now shhh,” Tony hushed you and Jarvis dimmed the lights pleasantly, enough for you to enjoy the movie and see that you were eating at the same time.

You shook your head at Tony’s choice and focused on the screen. Guess there was nothing wrong at watching Kung-Fu Panda again. After all, it was fun.

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Clearly, you weren’t the only one who had seen the movie before. Clint was saying some lines along with the characters, which made you giggle. Steve’s fingers always twitched on your hip when you did. Once you earned a curious glance and a light kiss to your damp hair when you muttered alongside with Clint, unable to resist.

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it’s called the present.”

The movie was over before you knew it. Jarvis turned up the lights again and the team of Earth’s mightiest heroes started to shuffle away. You couldn’t help but tilt your head in confusion when they didn’t bother cleaning up after themselves.

“Come on, guys…” Steve complained, half-annoyed, half-resigned.

“Having a guest doesn’t provide you an out, pal. You’re still on the cleaning duty, fair is fair,” Clint threw over his shoulder, leaning to Natasha’s ear; whatever he said to her, it made her chuckle.

Steve muttered something incomprehensible under his breath and manipulated himself from your embrace to clean up after his teammates’ – also known as children – mess. That thought made you smile as you got up to help him to pick up the empty boxes and cans.

“You don’t have to do that. You’re a guest here,” he noted kindly, sighing when you shook your head, continuing your extremely hard work.

“Please. So, you even invented a clean-up duty, huh?”

That made him chuckle. “Yeah. It was Natasha’s idea. It was usually her and me and she got fed up with playing housekeeper.”

“I do not envy her at all. Living with four guys, occasionally five if Thor is staying? Not exactly a walk in the park, I imagine. No offence,” you remarked, following him to the kitchen.

You weren’t lying – you heard enough horror stories about living with too many brothers under one roof.

“Well, Pepper’s around sometimes. Believe me, when she teams up with Natasha, I’m not sure it’s them who are outnumbered,” he exclaimed with a smirk that said it all. You laughed at the mental picture of the two famous women ordering the Avengers around. “Though… they might appreciate your help, the more frequent the better.”

You let the lid of rubbish bin close shut, looking up at Steve. His smile was bashful now, displaying the same sheepishness you heard in his voice.

You heart sang at the sweet suggestion. He wanted you around, the more frequent the better. You were at loss of words and he bit the inside of his cheek, the light in his eyes dimmed a bit at the lack of your reaction.

“So you’re saying they would enjoy me helping them to keep you guys in check…” you said slowly, earning a raised eyebrow as you took a step closer to him. “Or are you saying you’d like having me around?”

This time both of his eyebrows jumped shortly, his smile turning self-depreciating. Still, you hoped he knew you were teasing. “Something tells me you know which I meant.”

“I’m hopeful,” you wrinkled your nose and washed your hands, drying them with a paper towel.

Steve went to stand by your side and like a magnet, you couldn’t resist and faced him.

“They were right, you know?”

“About?” you asked. You somehow suspected what he was referring to, the idea making your chest full of the lightest feeling. Yet, still in a high spirit, you teased him more. ”Are we talking shedding clothes or us being perfect for each other?”

He chuckled, the tips of his ears red. “I meant the latter, mostly.”

You smiled at him, your heart swelling in your ribcage with the faintest excitement at the visual of the first suggestion. Crossing the last distance, you kissed him shortly on his lips. His hands fell on your hips in a gentle touch.

“I agree.”

“You do?” he whispered, gazing into your eyes, searching for the subtlest hint of doubt.

Joke was on him; he wouldn’t find any. Maybe it was just him being perfect, but hey, whatever, potato, potahto; the bottom-line was that you were being over the moon when with him and he didn’t seem any different.

“Uh-um,” you hummed in agreement, unable to hold back the smile attacking your lips. Clearly, Steve failed at the same, mirroring your expression.

His arm sneaked around your waist then, his thumb caressing your cheek tenderly. The way he was looking at you… it took your breath away and after a long time, you felt the need to lower your gaze, dangerous words on the tip of your tongue.

You couldn’t say you loved him. Not yet, right? That wasn’t possible, was it? It was too soon. Even if it was somehow possible to feel like that, you couldn’t tell him. You would spook the poor man. You couldn’t have that.

Then again, you had to give him something.

“It’s just… sometimes it’s hard to navigate through a relationship. You know what I mean, right?” you whispered, biting your lip when his fingertips slid under your chin, urging you to look up.

Wonder and curiosity changed his expression, no doubt thinking of where this led to, but he didn’t press, waiting for you to gather your thoughts. You shied away again under the intensity of his gaze.

“The constant weighting of what is acceptable to do at the moment, how to grasp it. Is it time to kiss? Is he ready to see me without make-up? Should I take things further? Should I ask him about it? Are we going too fast? Is it time to meet friends and family?”

The words suddenly spilled from your mouth and you found yourself unable to stop the waterfall, finally finding courage to meet his eyes properly. His brows were furrowed together now, only for a bit.

“But not with you. It’s just… it seems so natural. Easy, right. Am I… am I crazy for feeling like that…?” you trailed off nervously, rewarded by the softest of smiles.

“Maybe. But then it makes two of us,” he confessed lowly, his thumb running over your lips this time, striking something in you, making your insides burn and yet, you were ready to fall into his embrace and just cuddle him for eternity. You couldn’t decide which you wanted more. Him or him.

You inhaled and exhaled slowly, preparing to confide to him with the final admission.

“I never felt like this. Not so fast, not so… much.”

He breathed in shakily, bowing his head only to stop a half an inch from your lips.

Why would he stop for god’s sake? The anticipation built up in you within a second. Thrill and concern. He wouldn’t reject you, would he?

“Me neither.”

You didn’t have time to process his words and bask in the light of his confession. He erased the last distance and what you expected to be a sweet kiss to emphasize his words turned out to be a hungry thing very fast.

You had no trouble readjusting to the new situation, breathlessly letting him nibble on your lips, meet your tongue and press you flush against him. Your right arm went around his neck to get impossibly closer while your left gripped his hip. For the second time that day you found yourself trapped between his body and a hard place as he moved you with ease, your backside bumping the kitchen counter.

He tilted your head, his lips leaving yours in favour to draw a torturously slow path down the side of your neck.

“This okay?” he breathed out and your knees buckled when his hot exhale ghosted over the sensitive skin.

Deliberately, your fingers slipped under the hem of his t-shirt, feeling his bare waist. He jumped a little and the sensation of having the same power over him that he had over you filled your veins with ecstasy.

“Is this?”

“So much trouble,” he murmured to the crook of your neck. You nearly went to a cardiac arrest when his fingers hooked in the neckline of the shirt you borrowed, tugging it aside just enough to reveal your words, his lips brushing each curve of his handwriting. You shuddered at the sensation, your palm going flat on his torso.

“Steve…”

You felt the subtlest graze of his teeth on your collarbone then and your heart positively stopped.

Lord have mercy.

You tugged at his t-shirt, pulling his mouth back to yours, pouring everything he made you feel into the kiss. When he obeyed, you let go with one hand only to prop yourself up onto the counter and sit on it, spreading your knees just enough for him to slip in between. He stumbled, moving a hesitant step forward when you wordlessly asked him to do so.

“Doll…”

The roughness of his voice sent a jolt of electricity down your spine, warmth pooling in your core despite the simple word sounding more like a question. A plea? A warning? Either was sizzling hot.

Your fingertips caressed the skin of his waist before making their way up under the fabric, resting curiously over his racing heart, feeling and praising the way it hammered against his ribcage in perfect imitation of your own.

Not the only one affected, sounded sweetly in your head and you moved your hand just a bit higher, only to let your fingers run down with the tinniest trace of nails, stopping an inch from the waistband of Steve’s sweats.

“Christ,” he choked out, his hands sliding dangerously close to your bottom, drawing you to him in one swift movement, forcing your legs spread wider and your core meet his crotch.

The hot shock of the contact sent your head spinning. God, you wanted him. How much you wanted him… You needed his mouth, his hands, his everything.

As if he was reading your thoughts, one of his hands went to explore even lower, cupping your bottom, while the other sunk into your hair, pulling you in for a passionate kiss. When your tongues met and his hips bucked forward in the aftermath, you moaned into his mouth, your fingers gripping anything in reach. He groaned at the sound, his lips getting sloppy, soon moving away.

His forehead fell on your shoulder, his hands twitching and you recognized that the heat was over, leaving you shivering and wanting. It almost made you whine. Almost.

You fought to catch your breath, to slow down your rapidly beating heart, to chase rational thoughts. Needless to say that after something like this, it was pretty difficult. Your body acted on instinct though. Your fingers threaded in his soft locks, caressing his scalp soothingly.

You felt it too now, though, what stopped him.

It was still too soon. Hell, you kissed for the first time only yesterday and you weren’t exactly the type to jump into bed after three dates. Steve wasn’t either – hell, he was born in an era where officially, sex before marriage was bordering with scandalous. Neither of you was one to put out easily, and while for some people it may looked like you were taking things way too slowly, this wasn’t the right time. You couldn’t put your finger on why, but it just wasn’t.

You kissed the top of his head then, gently pulling on his hair to face him, ignoring the way he… ugh, put some distance between your lower parts.

His pupils were blown huge, little wild and little bewildered in perfect harmony with his voice. “You’re not mad I stopped?”

Your eyebrow shot up and you couldn’t help pointing at your face. “I know you haven’t seen me mad yet, but this looks like my mad face?”

“No,” he answered truthfully, still short of breath, “but still, I’m sorry. I can’t, not yet, I-“

Your hand slid from his hair to cradle his cheek. He leaned into your palm, his eyes fluttering shut when he recognized you truly were alright with not continuing what he had started.

“I get it, Steve… somehow, I get it,” you assured him in a whisper and he pressed a tender kiss to your palm, his own fingers fixing your no doubt messy hair.

“Thank you.”

You chuckled and shook your head. “That’s not something you should thank for, Steve.”

“It really is.”

“Oh yeah, you definitely need to thank me for not being mad that we didn’t get on it on the kitchen counter where anyone could just walk in any second…”

“Oh my god-“ he groaned, stepping back and freeing you of his touch completely. “You are so much trouble.”

You jumped down the counter with a grin, surprised at just how wobbly your legs were. It was totally on him. “Steve, you literally turned by legs into a jello. I’m not sure I’m gonna make it to your room to change, let alone home.”

You didn’t want to go home, but sacrifices had to be made. Getting you both hot and bothered and then sleep in the same bed might be a very bad idea if you truly wanted to keep your hands off each other.

“Why would you go home?!” he cried out. His expression screamed shock and fright. Fright?

“I mean… I understand if, uhm… you know. Don’t want me anywhere around your bed tonight. For… reasons.”

“No way. I want to sleep with you!”

You bit your lip to hold back your laughter at such statement. Yeah, you had noticed. You had felt it.

“You know what I mean!” he blurted out exasperatedly when he spotted the expression on your face.

“Okay, okay… it’s on you. Whatever you’re comfortable with,” you offered, smiling up at him, trying your best not to look hopeful. You weren’t ready to say goodbye to him yet, but you also understood that while for you it could be difficult to fall asleep when wired for… certain kind of activities, it must have been even harder for him; no pun intended.

“I want you here,” he reassured you softly, kissing your forehead. “Now come on. Time to go to b— time to hit the hay.”

Your lips twitched when he quickly corrected himself to avoid more teasing.

“ ’kay.”

Few minutes later, you were falling asleep facing each other, his hand covering yours from a respectable and safe distance. It was ridiculous, it was sweet and considerate and it made you feel the farthest from cheap and easy.

It was the right decision.

You felt loved and cherished and if you were watching Steve long after he seemed to drift off and you even mouthed ‘I love you’, no one needed to know. For now, it would be your little incredible secret. Tomorrow might be different. Or the day after. When the time would come. You knew you fell in love with Steve Rogers and that was enough.

You closed your eyes contentedly and let Steve’s slow periodic breathing lull you into a sleep full of the sweetest dreams.

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Mentor!Leesin x student!male reader x Sett . In Ionia have spirits right? So reader have a serpent spirit in him and don't know how to control it , so he accidentally destroy a village when his still a kid ( kinda look like Lee old lore ) . Leesin found him after the accident and decided to help reader control it , also he meet Sett be accident when some get lost in to his underground Area

Wew sorry this took a while got sidetracked cuz school and stuff hehehe 😅 but I made it a bit longer .

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[ a little bit ] Lee Sin X male reader [ mentor and student ] and Sett X male reader [ Romantic ship ] Bromance bb XD

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a few cursed words on the last part, I'm making this in 3rd Point of View and instead of making the spirit as away for you to be powerful, it's gonna be your defense mechanism [ also like what Po from Kung Fu Panda kind of a thing ] and also you'll be a kid at the start before meeting Sett in your 20's ( He's 30 something and you're right his is a perfect Daddy for that 🤣).

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Everything happened so fast, the last thing you remembered was trying to avoid the alley kids from the village until they cornered you and started beating you up and when you asked for help people just walked by and it was the last straw, blinded by rage you accidentally lash out and let the spirit inside of you out.

All of the nearby people scream in fear and some in agony as they were killed by the large Serpent spirit that emerged from inside you and started moving. the buildings where destroyed to the ground, the trees and plants were either push or crushed down.

Soldiers and some brave men tried to take you down but you where just floating inside the spirit safe from their harmful weapons, The being continued on wrecking havoc around the village killing every living being in it's path before disappearing in thin air when it was sure you were safe from harm.

Then you drop from the crushed ground still unconscious as the new morning sun raised from the hills near your Village.

Lee Sin and the Monks was alarmed by the disturbance in the area, they decided to investigate and found a village burned and destroyed to the ground but was lucky enough to see who the perpetrator was, they saw The Serpent Spirit Disappearing by slowly entering your body in mid-air before leaving your form to fall on the ground.

The monks quickly run towards your unconscious body while Lee calmly walk and kneeled down when he reach you finally sensing the content spirit inside you more different than his and very strange.

Nonetheless they all decided to bring you back to the Monastery to heal and find out who you are.

When you regain consciousness, you were greeted by monks and provided with food and clothes, you were a little hesitant by their caring ways but even so you were still greatful.

After changing into knew clothes you asked.

"Um thank you for the new clothes but can I asked you why I am here?".

The monks kept quiet until an older monk step up.

"I am afraid to say that it not our place to explain your situation but I know the one who can ".

Curious to what he meant you followed him towards an Isolated ground with beautiful wildlife around it and few balance stones, structures and ponds.

Looking forward you see a man meditating in the middle but what's more strange is him wearing a red cloth around his eyes.

When reaching him the Elder monk left the both of you and walked back to the building (Monastery).

"ah you're finally awake boy". startled you look back and see the blindfolded man standing now with his arms behind his back.

The two of you talked for awhile exchanging questions and answers until a certain topic came in mind.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but the elder said you can explain what happened to me?".

He explained how a spirit - a Serpent most likely - was living inside of you, like how the dragon spirit choose him but alot more different.

"Different? How so?".

He says that instead of choosing you as it's vessel, it choose to just live inside of you and became protective of you.

Seeing as you have no place to return to, Lee Sin and the Monks offered a place in the Shojin Monastery for you to live, Lee Sin taugh you everything about the spirits, how to control them, how to fight to be strong enough to not depend on the spirit, while The monks guide you through spiritual ways to help you more on Lee Sin's teaching while also teaching you about life and it's importance.

Years have gone by you finally learned how to control the spirit inside of you and additional you also learned how to fight from your Master who is also your father figure, Lee Sin and Learned the deeper meaning of life through the monks.

You decide to travel and start living away from Monastery and maybe finding more about the outside world, so you packed up with some clothes and few gold coins before saying goodbye to the people you can call family.

Walking around you made sure to explore more of Ionai, you then stumbled upon a city with less wildlife and later found out that this was one of the place that Noxus build to show how they can carelessly claim the Ionian grounds, no Plants, no animals but you can still see Ionian people walking around but saddened to see no Vastyan in sight.

Sighing to yourself you continued walking around looking for things you might need in the stalls when you hear loud shouting nearby, placing down an apple back you excused yourself to the Vendor and trudge towards the sounds.

Looking past the people around you see a large male screaming down at surprisingly a Vastayan Woman with long white hair and ending with the color purple on the tips, snapping out of your shock you run towards them and catch the raised hand of the man that was probably gonna land on her cheek.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you".

You said not even stuttering while glaring at him, he struggled in my grip but gave up and went to punch me with his other hand instead.

I effortlessly dodge it and twisted his arm and kicked him away before helping the Vastayan woman up, you turned towards the crowd.

"I would like for you people to mind your own business, now leave". you harden your words making the people leave in fear.

You turn towards to woman and help her picked up the scattered foods from her fallen basket, she was hesitant towards your kindness like how you were when you were a kid but you only offered her a smile and s deep bow as a sign of respect, one of the best lessons your master taught you.

When you walked away she continued to watch you before someone tapped her shoulder and grab her basket that was properly filled back with all of the food she bought.

"Hey, sorry Ma I got caught up with something, you ok?". a Tall large build man said before nudging his mother to put her arms around his elbow as they start walking back to the busy market.

"oh nothing Dear, it's just I met a rather peculiar man on the way". Hearing that the Half Vastayan man couldn't help but worry but his mother defended you.

"but in a good way, he help me when I 'fell down and scattered' my groceries". He hesitantly nod his head and tried to calm his worried heart.

After that Day you decided on living in the city, you found a job and meet new people but you often wonder if you'll meet that Vastayan woman again.

"I hope she's alright". you said to yourself before effortlessly carry 10 large sacks of powdered cement -5 on each shoulders- and walk towards the construction site as people gawk at your strength when you walk pass them.

You carefully dodge every person you walk but stumbled a bit when a large guys bump into you.

"Hey! Whoa! sorry about that". you grunt but quickly fix your stance and re-adjust the weights in your shoulders before calmly returning back to your walking.

"Hey!- watch where yo- huh?". the Tall Half Vastayan man from before grunted but stumbled on his words when he saw you walk away and surprised to see a small yet lean man like you carry that much weight but shook his head and continue on.

Finish for the day you patiently waited for your payment when one of your co-worker approach you.

"Yo Y/N! got a minute?".

"More than a minute actually, can I help you with something?". you looked at them as you wait in line with the other workers.

"Nah man I just wanna ask if you wanna fight in the pits tonight". he said while waving a poster in your face

"You know I hate those stuff Arik I'm afraid I'll have to pass that one". you wave the paper away from your face and gently grab the small bag of coins from the lady whilst saying 'thank you' to her.

Walking away Arik who was stubborn as a pampered brat keep insisting it making your patience thin, by the last moment you almost let your spirit get fired up before shutting them up.

"OKAY fine Arik I will just please stop with your whining it's more irritating than your normal voice". you rip the poster from his hands and walk off.

"Yes! that's the!- wait?! my what?!".

Picking your ear you walk inside the large Pit with Arik guiding you, flinching when you say people fighting down and people screaming like wild animals when one of them land a hit or two.

You watch as your friend talked to some man on the side before giving them a small sack of money before walking back to you.

"really Arik betting money on illegal pit fights? don't tell me you have much more worse things you than this". you glare at him but he just shrugged his shoulders and pushed you towards the fighting area.

"Don't worry 'bout lil'ol me and worry how you gonna beat those guys asses and no I have no more worse things to do than this". he said before leaving you in you devices.

You glare at them then huff before walking off and join the people on the waiting area.

Few fights when by you continued of just knocking your opponent with only few punches and kicks rather than killing them, you were Forbidden to takes someones else life again if you wanted keep the spiritual bond with your spirit.

Not noticing a man watching you from his post on top of the balcony, who had the perfect view to your fights.

Nearing the end of the fight you finally got to fight 'The Boss' to the death, hearing this you stared at you so called friend and started motioning him that you quit, he shook his head 'no' and just shake the bag of coins in his hands.

You facepalm not noticing your next opponent entering the pit with you in it.

The Boss named Sett walked towards you before stop few meters away, He smirks at you while acting cocky, you only raised and eyebrow before sighing in frustration.

"I'm wasting my time here". you tell yourself while pinching the bridge of your nose.

"Well I'm surprised you got pass all the contenders here construction boy, ready to get your ass kick?". he said before putting his brass knuckles on.

You said nothing and just stood there looking at him.

Seeing that you're not moving first He took the opportunity to strike you first but before he can reach you, you raised your hand and signal to stop before announcing.

"I'm not fighting you". Directly after that people started cursing and boo-ing at you only making you roll your eyes then walk away.

Sett stared dumbfounded at you as you walk out from his pit, enraging him he stomps to you and started looking for you, shoving people away he saw you almost reaching the large wooden doors that leads to the outside.

"HEY YOU! GET BACK HERE AND EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WAS THAT BULLSHIT BACK THERE!". Sett shouts to you making you turn around.

"What are you talking about?".

"I said what kinds shit-show did you do back there?". he growled and towered you.

"I simply said that I don't want to fight you, isn't that a win for you?". You calmly said shocking him a bit.

Getting a bit lot of words you continued to speak.

"I don't see you as a weak person, I can clearly see that but I know myself that what you do here is not my thing, it's yours. so if think of me as a coward or anything I don't blame you it was an accident and also my fault that I let my 'friend' drag me here". you turn around and walked away.

Sett stared at your form slowly disappearing in the distance not even breaking away from his blank-staring until his assistant brought him back.

"Shows Over, tell them the challenger quits". He said before walking back to his office.

Since that fiasco you continued on with you life and started to forget about that night or any thing related to that.

You were walking around the market when you were approach by the Vastayan woman you've meet before, you and her talked and accompanied her while she buy things around.

The two of you talked for a bit and was being watched by Sett who was buying something that his mother asked him, quickly approaching the both of you he took a second to look and recognize you from that night.

"Ma, here's the silk you asked for". he said showing her the fabric he then turned to you when he saw that she was busy fiddling it.

"Hey". he greeted first making you nod.

"Hey to you too". you smiled and continued staring at him.

His mother looked between the two of you and giggled to herself.

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I don't even know what I was doing mygod waaaahhh??? anyways hope you like this (• ▽ •;).

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Land of the Free and Home of the Wayne pt 9

master list

ao3 whole story

Summary: It’s free day and three kids have an idea on how to make it a little more interesting.

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Lila got up in the morning to take a shower slipping on the slimy floor. She waved it off and started the water getting in. She reached for her shampoo but when she squeezed it, it was peanut butter. She heard the door creak but reached for her liquid soap and there was ketchup inside. Lila turned off the water and stepped out into some white goop covering the floor. Yeah she screamed and Rose came running into the room looking at the silly string covering the floor.

Three people stood outside the bathroom door laughing. “That was good Mar’i but what did you need the pepper for?” Jon asked holding the empty spice container. “Wait until they turn the light on, the fan will sprinkle pepper in the air and they’ll sneeze like crazy.”

Sure enough ten seconds later the sounds of sneezes filled the room and the two girls ran out of the room and Jon and the two ninjas hid in the shadows. “This is only the beginning right?” Mar’I asked wanting to pull more pranks.

“Not even close,” Damian said staring after Lila.

Everyone went down for breakfast and Mar’i knew the plan, she screamed making everyone look over at her while Jon, at super speed, poured pickle juice on Lila’s eggs. She took a bite before spitting them out onto her plate.

“Something wrong with your eggs?” Jon asked fake concerned tilting his head.

“No not at all,” Lila said at the look of Alfred behind Jon worried. Everyone turned back to their meals and Jon’s phone went off.

I see what you’re doing and I want in -Adrien

I’ll have to ask Damian and Mar’i

Jon added the number to his phone adding a red heart by the name and tucking it back into his pocket. Jon thought about what would happen if Adrien started helping them and he really didn’t want to lose the bet him and Damian made.

Damian sat half awake watching Kung Fu Panda with Mar’i sleeping on his shoulder and Jon lying across his lap.

“I’ll make you a bet Dami, if you kiss Marinette before I kiss Adrien, again, then you have to put a glitter bomb in Jason’s hood,” Jon said smiling.

“If I win you put holes in Drake’s uniform,” Damian said and they shook hands.

“Prepare to lose birdbrain,” Jon said smiling.

“You wish corncob.”

”Jon!” Damian yelled pulling his hand back to slap him but Jon caught it.

“What?” Jon asked nervously.

“Mar’i just set up the wax paper and rubber bear trap,” Damian said tapping into the cameras from his phone watching as Lila stepped into the trap hopping around the room sitting on her bed falling into wax paper not being able to get up. The two started walking to Mar’i’s room but ran into Adrien on the way there.

“I know you guys are pranking Lila and I want to be a part of it,” Adrien said and Damian’s eyes lit up at possibly winning the bet.

“Sure, we're going to Grayson Jr.’s room,” Damian said leading the way.

Mar’i was laughing in her room at the camera footage. “This is sooooooo good guys!” Mar’i laughed. “Oh hey, you’re that model guy right?” Mar’i asked smiling.

“Yeah, I’m Adrien.” Adrien shook her hand and Mar’i squeezed it a little too tight.

“Hurt Jon and I hurt you, got it?” Mar’i asked smiling.

“Got it,” he said and she let go of his hand.

“We got a runner,” Jon said pointing to the screen. They followed her on the cameras to a living room with Bruce talking to a few students with Miss. Bustier.

“Oh my Lila, what happened?” the teacher asked concerned.

“It must have been Marinette, she still hates me after I always try and be her friend,” Lila cried. Jon, Damian, Mar’i and Adrien ran down to the living room.

“You should stay out here, I don’t want you to get in trouble for something we did,” Jon said with a hand in Adrien’s shoulder.

“You shouldn’t fake cry, no one will know if it’s real or not after you try so many times,” Bruce said going to sit back down in his chair. “Marinette has nothing to do with these pranks, this is Mar’i’s doing, I am familiar with her pranks and the bear trap wax had been done before on me, raw eggs on Tim, bottle switches with Jason. She gets help from Jon and Damian,” Bruce said still unamused.

Lila walked out of the room seeing the three culprits.

“You better watch your back,” Mar’i said and Lila scoffed.

“I’m not scared of you,” she said walking away and Jon ran up behind her at super speed breathing down her neck.

“You should be.”

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