#because she deserves people that APPRECIATE her dammit

[themightymoose]

Hailey Dilmore you will always be famous <3

[mrmorganswoman]

no grave can hold my body down, ill crawl home to her

summary:

arthur morgan knew he was the type of man that shouldn’t risk falling in love, but jesus she just made it so hard NOT to

a/n: first fic!! inspired by work song by hozier lol. hope y’all enjoy it Xx 💗

‘Arthur Morgan, you fool’ He thought to himself, mentally swearing for catching himself staring at their camps newest member yet again. But he just couldn’t help it. He knew he shouldn’t indulge in this. It was stupid really, any attempt at love in the past had failed him. All because of this life he chose to live. One that wasn’t easy to leave behind. Though Arthur knew, if you asked him to he’d throw it all away. God this man would do anything for you, he practically worshiped the ground you walked on. He didn’t know why he was so captivated by you, maybe it was your honey sweet voice, or the kindness you showed him right from your first day of knowing him. He couldn’t stop himself from loving every little thing about you, to him you were perfect. A goddamned goddess. He thought you deserved someone better than him. A woman such as yourself deserved to live a good life, one where the law isn’t out to get you. One where people could be out to hurt you because of your husband’s line of work. You deserved to feel safe and secure in your life. Nothing like the chaos you were living through now.

Little did Arthur know, you were feeling the exact same way about him. You had deep feelings for Arthur Morgan, you were as sweet like sugar on that man. You loved everything about him, but most of all how he treated you. He made 100% sure you felt safe and were taken care of all the time. You were one of the first people he’d check up on when returning from a job. Or you mentioned something you needed and the next day he would just so happen to need to run to town and what do you know, the exact scarf, seasoning, hair ribbon, you name it would be included in his haul. And if he was around at meal times, he would not so subtly make sure you got your portion. All of this and yet, he rarely said a word to you. It confused you to no end, it felt like he cared about you deeply but he rarely paid any attention to you. You were a lost soul before you started riding with the Van Der Lindes, and because of the Blackwater situation it was hard for the gang to let in a new mouth to feed. But ever since the beginning Arthur made you feel so welcomed. You don’t know what you did do deserve his kindness but it was deeply appreciated. Mary-Beth was CONVINCED Arthur was sweet on you, so we’re Tilly, Molly, Abigail, Karen, goodness even Susan Grimahaw herself made a comment about it you once. You wanted to believe it so badly, but he didn’t talk to you!! He could just be a kind man of little words and you’re reading into the situation all wrong.

‘Oh well…’ You thought with a sigh, flicking your eyes up from the needle work you had long been neglecting because of your thinking. To your surprise, you found a pair of beautiful blue eyes already looking in your direction…

~~~~~~~

“Shit!” Arthur swore under his breath, god dammit you were still as a staute for ages before this why’d you have to look up now?? Arthur begrudgingly tore my eyes away from t and started walking to his horse- where he was supposed to be already. Hosea wanted to take him into town for some reason he had yet to say.

“Arthur!” Hosea said warmly. He then raised an eyebrow. “I hope you didn’t have any trouble getting here?”

‘Oh I this is NOT goin’ there.’ Arthur thought.

“Course not.” He said flatly. Hosea smiled a knowing smile, before long they mounted thier horses and were off.

The ride to Valentine was thankfully silent and quick. But Arthur knew that was going to change as soon as Hosea informed him that he was taking Arthur to the saloon to “Chat over a drink” With such a grin on his face that Arthur knew he was nothing short of doomed.

After getting situated at the bar with a neat whiskey and a beer, Hosea start talking to Arthur, though it felt more like he was speaking AT at him. Making little remarks about love and what it does for people. Sharing little stories of “the joys of marriage.” …..very sneaky, Hosea.

“Hosea…. Please get to whatever point it is yer tryin’ to make here.” Arthur said, cutting into his rambling.

“Arthur….” He cooed, sounding like he was talking to some schoolyard boy. “I’ve been watching you pine over (Name) for MONTHS.”

Arthur said nothing. Nothing but a silent prayer that his cheeks weren’t burning a fiery shade of red.

“I know you’re sweet on her, it’s as obvious as a wolf standing in a pack of sheep!”

Arthur ran a hand over my face and let out a tired sigh. Hosea sipped his beer, waiting for him to respond.

“What ‘m I supposed’t say?” Arthur grumbled, crossing his arms over my chest. ‘God, what a pathetic fool I am.’ Arthur thought. “Not like she’d want an ugly bastard like me ‘nyway.”

“On the contrary! Hosea chuckles. “I was walking by the women’s tent last nigh- couldn’t sleep. Wanted to walk a bit to clear my head- and my boy you should’ve heard the things (Name) was saying about you!”

At that, Arthur sat up a little straighter. “What things…?” He asked, slightly wearily. Hosea smiled.

“Son, she’s fallen for you head first! If only you’d start speaking more then 2 words a week to her! You do so much for that girl Arthur, would it be so hard to do that too?”

He didn’t say anything. Learning that, by some fucking MIRACLE- the woman of his dreams has fallen for him was making his head spin. Could this really be happening?? Could this work?? A stab of pain shot through him as he remembered Mary, and how things ended with her. But this could be different, after all you were with the gang. You didn’t care about his life, you loved him despite it all…Arthur hadn’t dared let himself think that a love with you could possibly work out. The thought made him giddy. He felt dumb as rocks, feeling so strongly for you without ever saying a damn word to you. But he couldn’t let himself get to know you- he couldn’t bare to hear your silky voice say his name more then you already do. With such kindness, such love.He wanted to talk to you, to love you, to cherish you and worship you like you deserved to be, but-

“Hosea, I’m afraid.” Arthur said quietly. “Look at ‘er, I can’t drag this woman down the path I’m on. She doesn’t deserve a man like me.”

Hosea pushed Arthur’s untouched whiskey towards him, Arthur took the glass and downed it all in one go. He listened to Hosea’a next words at the fiery liquid settled in his stomach.

“Are you going to risk making that decision for her?”

~~~~~~~

You sat on the cold ground in front of the dying out campfire, grateful that everyone had fallen into their cots for the night. You loved the solitude of nighttime. It was so nice to be by yourself, enjoying the quiet peace of the stars above you.

Before long, your thoughts (as they always did) turned to Arthur Morgan. Hosea has returned to camp hours ago, telling you that Arthur should be back shortly. It’s been hours and still no sign of him. You knew it was normal, but you couldn’t help but worry while he was out of camp. Which was stupid really, you weren’t his girl. Just because he was kind didn’t mean you had to get your knickers all on a twist over him.

‘Damn your mysterious-ness Arthur Morgan….’

You only know you dozed off when the familiar sound of a horse whining woke you up. And then an even more familiar voice soothing the distressed animal.

“Easy girl…. Y’know I can’t spend all my time with ya’ don’t you?”

You stretched your arms out and listened to the sweet interaction. Despite him being the gang’s toughest enforcer, a wanted dead or alive outlaw, Arthur truly was a sweetheart. He treated all the women of the camp with the utmost respect and was such a help to any soul in need of. If only he knew how badly you needed him.

You from your spot on the ground, drawing the outlaws attention. He approached with a small smile.

“Glad it was jus’ you..” Arthur said, hoping he didn’t sound as nervous as he felt. You on the other hand were absolutely over the MOON at the fact that Arthur had finally decided to talk to you.

“Oh I hope you’re not too disappointed Mr. Morgan!” You said with a light chuckle. Arthur, not sensing your sarcasm through his nerves, panicked.

“N-no! Not at all, ma’am! I apologize if I came off that way-”

“I’m just teasing ya’ Arthur. It’s quite alright.” You said and smiled. A smile so sweet and bright Arthur could’ve melted on the spot. Your sweet smile, the way his name rolled off your lips. Arthur wasn’t a religious man, but he might as well have been in heaven.

“(Name)….” Arthur said, his sweet southern drawl when he said your name making you blush. “I’d like to apologize. For how I’ve been treatin’ you.”

“Oh Arthur! You’ve been nothin’ but kind to me since I’ve been here- whatever are you sorry for?” You asked him, genuinely shocked at the man’s statement. Were you talking to the same Arthur who took care of your horse for you, bought you ribbons to put in your hair, and watched over you like a protective hawk? Sure he didn’t speak to you much, but you knew he was a man of few words. Even if it hurt sometimes, could live with it. You didn’t need him to love you back for you to love him all the same. You’d almost accepted it. Almost.

Arthur sighed a deep and nervous sigh, his thoughts blurring and the several whiskeys he had in him were NOT helping. Not a bit.

“You see- well it’s, it’s just-” Arthur stammered- god he was making a complete FOOL of himself!

You stepped closer to Arthur, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. You looked up at him nervously. The two of you had never been close as this. Arthur looked down at you, you had concern laced in your eyes. Concern for him. Your long hair was falling out of its messy braid, the loose strands framing your face beautifully. He could see the nights starts reflected in your eyes.

‘How beautiful..’ Arthur thought. He was completely captivated by you. ‘How could a woman like this be allowed to roam the same earth as someone like me..?’

Without even realizing what he was doing, Arthur pulled you flush against his chest, one arm wrapping around your waist and the other reaching up to cup your chin. His touch was feather light as he stroked his thumb over your face.

“I ain’t never felt like this before Miss…” Arthur mumbled, leaning his forehead down to touch your. He didn’t have time to wonder (or thank) whatever divine force gave him to courage to do this. “You got me makin’ a fool outta myself…”

You let out a soft gasp at the a sudden touch from Arthur. You had only ever been like this in your sweetest dreams, was this really happening??

“Arthur…?” You whispered, questioning him. “Wha…What ‘re you d-”

That’s it. He couldn’t take it anymore. To hell with the risks, the past to hell with it all! He had come to love you more than life itself. You were exactly what he needed in his painful and cruel life.

You were such a loving soul, treating everyone and everything around you so kindly it was heartwarming. You give and give and GIVE to everyone around you. You never judged anyone around you for their actions- past or present. You picked up chores from the other women when they needed a break. You sung little Jack to sleep when Abigail was too exhausted to lift her head from her cot. You put braided flowers into your beautiful long hair whenever you had a moment to yourself. You smiled at him every morning when you left your tent to begin your day. You always kept the pink silk scarf he picked up for you and left in your tent with a note in the pocket of your skirt. You picked at nails and hummed when you were nervous. You loved staying up late, gazing at the stars and admiring the universe. He had pages upon pages of you doing exactly that sketched in his journal.

You were heaven sent. You were perfect. The world didn’t fucking deserve you.

Arthur slammed his lips down onto yours without wasting another moment. And he shuddered at the feelings of your lips finally being against his own. You kissed him back just has hard, standing on your tip toes to wrap your arms around his broad shoulders. You felt his tongue slide against his bottom lip, and wasted not a moment opening your mouth to let him in.

Months of longing, tension, were fought out as your tongues pushed against each other. Of course Arthur won, you could barely contain the moan that was building in the back of your throat when you felt his tongue exploring your mouth like a starving man. If he hadn’t been holding you so tightly, you would’ve fallen over. The sheer want and desperation of the kiss made your knees go completely weak.

Unfortunately, you both needed air and had to pull away. Arthur rested his forehead against your own. The both of you stood there, panting with closed eyes. Neither wanting the moment to end.

When you eventually opened your eyes, you looked up at Arthur. And couldn’t help the giddy smile that spread across your face. Arthur wrapped both of his strong arms around your waist, and he smiled sweetly back at you. You both stood there for a moment, swaying gently back and forth as you embraced each other. The silence that fell between you both was comfortable and welcome as you gazed into each others eyes, both sharing the same look of love and adoration.

Arthur was the one who finally broke the silence between the two of you, and you will never forget his next words.

“Please darlin’” He whispered. “I’m beggin’ you… I want you to be my girl. I’m sorry I was a fool for such a long time-”

You leaned up on your tip toes and silenced him with a gentle kiss.

“I wouldn’t have you any other way, Mr. Morgan.”

[soppingwetlegs]

MHA HeadCannons x fem reader (AgedUp!MHA guys (early 20’s))

Jealousy jealousy jealousy

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*********Katsuki Bakugo*********

soooo handsy, the moment he sees literally anyone looking at you he’s grabbing your waist, your ass, your hands, anywhere he can touch.

he will definitely full blown make out with you while making direct eye contact with the person looking at you.

“do you wanna die?!”

“the fuck are you lookin’ at, extra?!”

death glares every person you walk passed to make sure their eyes stay where they should be.

“I will obliterate you with you no hesitation.”

“You know you’re mine, right?” Of course you do, you smile and kiss his cheek.

“I’m gonna make you wear a bag over your head next time we go out.” he’s joking obviously…kinda..

absolutely NO hesitation to blow up on some rando in your Instagram comments. “WHO ARE YOU?! WHY ARE YOU COMMENTING ON MY WOMANS STUFF?! I WILL FIND YOU I PROMISE!!!”

loves to post himself on your social media stories, whether it be pics of him kissing you, holding your hand, his hand on your ass, you sleeping on his chest, etc. he’ll always caption it “just reminding her followers to stay in their fucking place. 💣”

definitely gives toxic vibes but he means well, wouldn’t be bakugo without a smidge of toxicity.

“I love you, woman…but dammit I wish you were ugly sometimes..”

**********Izuku Midoriya*********

honestly it takes a lot to make Deku jealous, he’s very comfortable with people looking at you because he sees it as admiration and takes it as a compliment.

sometimes people push his limits though.

“oh wow, that man has been staring at you for a while.” He’ll say as he moves to block you from the strangers eyes.

“excuse me, sir. you’re staring at my girlfriend, i know she’s beautiful, but I’d appreciate it if you wouldn’t do that anymore, please.”

handsy but not too crazy about it, he’ll rest his hand on the small of your back or take your hand in his when he sees too many wandering eyes.

will always stand in front of you if you have to adjust any part of your outfit.

doesn’t hesitate to grab something for you to prevent you from bending over. “oops, no need to give anyone a show, they don’t deserve. I’ve got it, beautiful.”

ensures that the waiter at any restaurant you two eat at talks to him the most, he has no problem ordering for you.

“I feel like he hasn’t said a word to me since we got here. I’m still gonna tip him 20% of course, but I am not happy about it.”

always encourages you to wear his clothes when you go out by yourself. “I’m not jealous! I just think you’d be more comfortable in my shirt is all!”

prefers to stay in on date nights.

“You’re so beautiful, sweetheart. I’m starting to think it’s a curse.”

**********Eijiro Kirishima*********

genuinely finds humor in his own jealousy.

“what the hell is that guy looking at?”

loves PDA and will sometimes take it a bit too far and piss you off. only for a sec though. “sorry, babe…too much?”

he will absolutely walk over to the person checking you out and talk with them about how hot you are, encouraging them to flirt with you before walking over to you with them and laughing in their face when you tell them he’s your boyfriend.

“HAHAHA dude you totally fell for it! now keep your eyes to yourself, perv.”

love love loves when you wear revealing clothes for a date night just so he can be mean to strangers.

smirks at people checking you out before pulling you into a kiss.

“hey man, MY eyes are up here. got something to say?”

Denki is truly his biggest opp. “Dude I promise I will break every bone in your body if you keep looking at my girl like that.”

will carry you over his shoulder when there’s too many people looking at you. “alright, shows over everyone! let’s get the hell out of here”

“man how did i bag such a babe like you? it’s kinda infuriating.”

*********Denki Kaminari*********

literally doesn’t get jealous. just agrees with everyone that compliments or flirts with you.

“I know dude, she IS so hot.”

will purposely point at your cleavage and give a thumbs up to anyone looking.

everyone tries to mess with him but it just doesn’t work out.

“she’s way too hot for you, sparky.” he laughs “man, tell me about it!”

posts you all over his social media, treats you like an actual prize.

“how did i get so lucky?!😍🔥” “guys look how hot my girl is!!!” “she is unreal”

makes sure everyone looks at you at least once when you wear a dress or anything slightly revealing. “have you guys seen her?! I mean look at that!!”

he’s literally the biggest green flag ever.

loves to shower you with compliments and affection at any given time.

“I’m so lucky you’re mine…”

not jealous of literally anybody…except Shinso. “dude don’t smirk at my girl…”

***these were so fun to do omg. sorry if they don’t seem super accurate but they make so much sense in my mind lmfao***

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[ultraericthered]

To The Unsung Heroes: Utena Girls

Using "heroes" a little loosely here.

I love the most prominent female characters of Revolutionary Girl Utena - Utena, Anthy, Nanami, Juri, and Wakaba - as much as any fan of the series. But I feel the secondary or minor girls deserve more appreciation as well, namely Kozue Kaoru, Keiko Sonoda, Mari Hozumi, and Shiori Takatsuki. And to be clear, none of these girls are particularly likable people. Yet all of them end up being portrayed so strongly and with such humanity that they cross the line into likability anyway (well, Shiori sort of pushes it, but that's by design.)

Kozue is a bit bratty and rebellious, very sexually promiscuous, and is quick to jealousy, leading to much bitterness and rudeness to others. But dammit she's so damn cool about it that I could never dislike her, especially since we do see her do well-intentioned acts such as keeping a potential predator away from her big brother and saving an birds' nest with two baby birds from a tree set to be chopped down. And she made out with Anthy in a car. That is epic.

Keiko, Aiko, and Yuko are Nanami's posse and they all warrant some appreciation by proxy, but Keiko's the main Beta Bitch who got her own character depth in the series. Beneath the exterior of being a servile sycophant to Nanami, Keiko's actually kind of a hot mess; she's keen and tenacious about getting what she wants even if she has to put herself ahead of others and screw them over to do so, secretly pines for Nanami's big brother Touga, and has a love-hate relationship with Nanami, loving the place of status and privilege that Nanami gets her (and access to Touga, of course), but hating her entitled clinginess to her big brother and the bossy, demeaning, abusive and parasitic attitude she regularly has that impedes on her happiness. In fact, she sort of boxes Nanami and the other two girls into a "wicked stepmother and stepsisters" box, as she's the plucky protagonist of a Cinderella story in her own overly romantic mind. She's so pitiful and it makes her hilarious and endearing to me.

Mari's the most minor of the whole lot, literally a bit character from a single episode of the series. But she's just so blunt and cheeky in her interactions with Mitsuru that it gave me mad appreciation for her!

Shiori is no doubt the most complex of these characters, also the most hated despite being one of Ikuhara's personal favorites. Very clearly a deeply closeted lesbian who acts self-centered to cover for her cripplingly low self esteem and holds a shallow worldview, Shiori was always envious and resentful of her classmate Juri, believing that Juri is more beautiful and talented than her and loathing her for it. Because of this, Shiori hooked up with one of Juri's would-be suitors in an act of defiance of her own repressed sexuality and an attempt to hurt Juri, who she believed had feelings for this guy. Turns out, Juri was hurt because she'd developed feelings for Shiori. When Shiori realized this, it only made her want to fuck with Juri all over again and make her suffer even more, to make her perpetually hung up on the girl she'd never be able to have. While this sounds harsh, Juri recognizes her as being "cruelly innocent", acting cruel and petty based on misunderstanding and self conscious insecurity rather than any deep malice. She's a major butt, but she's not beyond reach and understanding, even sympathy. The toxic yuri arc between Shiori and Juri tends to get more appreciation nowadays, at least. Also, this was one of Lisa Ortiz's early roles along with Lina Inverse that really sold her as a star anime VA, so that deserves all the respect as well!

[simplydnp]

inspired by @manchesterau's post but i didnt want to unload in your tags so. be warned that this is just a deluge of feelings

'the unloading of shame together'

my parents didn't pay a lot of attention to me as a kid. they didn't care about my interests or engage with me about them. i would be excited to share something and be met with 'thats nice. anyway' on a good day. other times, it was actively shamed and shut down. and i'm talking innocuous kid shit--warrior cats, school subjects, music. my parents raised me to be 'well rounded' and yet, only cared about if i was succeeding in whatever i did. it didn't matter if i liked it. it wasn't about me, it was about the bigger picture of it all. of getting their parenting gold star. so i learned to be ashamed of my interests. i didn't want to share things with them anymore, because i knew i'd either be shamed for it, or they'd talk over me and change the subject. and heaven forbid i bring it up again, because they weren't actually listening if i did share something, so they wouldn't remember. i was a smart kid, i didn't need a neon flashing sign that they didn't care, i already knew it.

this seeped into my friendships. i was already a bit of an outcast. a loner. a weird kid. so it just made me tamp down on my interests more, in attempts to fit in. i never stopped reading incessantly--but i did stop talking about what i was reading. i did stop sharing deeper than surface level things. because when i did i'd get rejected for it. and i didn't understand. and i still don't.

i still carry this. through high school i hardly talked about any of my actual true interests. cause the few times i tried it got shut down. quite literally regarding dan and phil. so here's char--the artsy sporty nerdy one. with no other depth to her. because interests are shameworthy. i'm not allowed to have things. and no one will like you since you like things. that's weird, that's cringe.

university. i was playing a caricature of myself. no one knew anything actually about me. after years i told my closest friend a thing. she called me weird. 'why would you care about that'. and i had to sit there and take it. (we didn't stay friends). i graduated with no one knowing. there was no one else after.

no one knows. not my friends. not my family. and it feels like i'm drowning sometimes. but it feels like if i scream no one will hear me. cause they're not listening.

that's why being here matters to me. it's not about the numbers, but it's the reasonance. it's the external validation of the fact that what i have to say matters. that what i like is good. and that other people like how i love things. that you're here because it's me.

any of you that say you like my tags or my takes, i put each word right next to my heart. cause i spent too long not hearing it.

you matter and you have important things to say.

deciding to go to the tour was hard. cause in a lot of ways i didn't think i 'deserved' to go. and i was terrified of my family finding out. but i've been through so much this year. and the people who've been here for me are going to that show. and they'd really like it if i came with. and, dammit, i'd really like to go. so i'm going. i don't care that i'm lying to my family about why. i don't care that there's still parts of me that are dying inside about it. i'm going. i'm excited. and i'm also nervous as hell. cause i don't 'talk' to people about dnp. i type. on my phone in the dark in my room. by myself. so this is going to be different. but i'm not letting that stop me from going.

it's really nice to hear that dan and phil are doing the appreciation of themselves and their interests. because, fuck, it's hard! but i'm trying.

[goshdangronpa]

Genocide Jack for the character ask breakdown. (If you are still doing it of course)

Hey, Kirby! Thanks for reaching out. I'm doing this ask game as long as people send asks. Gee, how did I know you would ask about Genocide Jack? I'll give the full breakdown.

How I feel about this character: Positive! She's a ton of fun. Even when I didn't like Toko much in THH, Jack was usually a pleasure. I'd be sitting there like "when's that brat gonna sneeze or faint already." (I'm one of those people who only appreciates Toko after UDG, truly a game that works wonders)

All the people I ship romantically with this character: I love syomaru as much as anyone else. I'll always adore Komaru Naegi, normiest girl in the world, holding an abundant and generous love in her heart for both a misanthropic geek AND her literal serial killer alter. Syonia is an underrated ship in the fandom, though maybe not so much among the Genocide Jack fandom? It just seems like a no-brainer to me with boundless comedic potential.

My non-romantic OTP for this character: We're sleeping on the Genocide Jack + Sakura Ogami friendship. Ultimate Straight Woman/Funny Woman duo. The most virtuous and stoic DR character meets the biggest loose cannon in the franchise. I imagine even Jack would chill out a little with Sakura around (especially because she'd know Sakura could kill the shit out of her if threatened). And I like the notion that Jack could crack Sakura's stoic exterior. Let the girl have some fun, dammit.

My unpopular opinion about this character: I don't know what the popular/unpopular opinions are. Is it common for people to find her annoying? I enjoy every second she's onscreen. Erin Fitzgerald deserves the credit for that. Her delightful performance is just the right amount of intentionally irritating without veering into actually irritating. (NOTE: Ironically, I originally credited Amanda Celine Miller, who plays Toko. Always fact-check, kids. Thanks, @snitchesnsneeds!)

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon: I wouldn't be the first person to wish that her portrayal in the game had done more to actually explore DID, rather than stay rooted in a rather problematic cliche. Thankfully, many fans have done a whooole lot of work to elevate Genocide Jack in this regard. So I'll instead say: show her having friends! It can't just be Komaru, right? Now that she's calmed down with the whole "killing cute boys" thing and works with Future Foundation to help restore the world, I'd love to see her getting along with other people rather than being constantly on the defensive.

[typicalopposite]

Angsty fic??? Pleeaaase?

So so Soooooooooon! :) I am finished with the 7th chapter! And I’m pretty much done with the epilogue just a little bit more! But I want to post them kind of back to back so I want to finish the ending first! 😬

Buuuuuuuuuut here’s a sneak peak (since she’s uh… pretty long 7k words 🫣)

🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

“Evan…” he hears, and dammit he might never hear that sweet voice again—that makes the tears come on stronger. He looks up, and Mrs. K is coming towards him with a nurse. “You go on dear,” she tells her. “I’ll be right there!” The nurse looks from her to Buck, and back, nods and continues down the hall. “Oh… sweet pea,” Mrs. K says, her face softening. She walks up to him, and cups his face with both hands, swiping her thumbs under each eye, catching the tears; they keep coming. “How about I walk you to your car?”

Buck looks at her. So many times he thinks this woman can’t be real. She’s too kind. Too caring. Too understanding… That’s where Tommy gets it from… and look what Buck did, he took those qualities and broke him with them. He doesn’t deserve her kindness… just like he didn’t deserve Tommy’s. Tommy needs her now, not him. “It’s fine,” he says. “Tommy—”

“Will be fine for a moment, his nurse is going to check on him. I won’t take long.” She gives him a stern look like he’d better not argue. He doesn’t. He is glad he at least gets to say goodbye to her. “Come on.” She offers a smile, and hooks her arm around his, leading him past the nurses station and out the door into the parking lot. “Oh! Tommy had told me you have a Jeep!” She exclaims when they stop at it. “How many little ducks do you have?”

“Uh, I have a few…” he says, a weak laugh loosening the knot in his chest just a little; he appreciates her even more because of it. He watches as Mrs. K walks up to the front and checks the dash.

“I love it!” She exclaims, smiling at his little collection and he thinks he’s going to miss her… a lot. He’s reminded that he’s going to miss Tommy a lot… He has to do something or he’s going to start crying again.

“You, uh… like Jeeps?” He asks.

Mrs. K’s expression shifts, a fond look crossing her face. “I always wanted one,” she says. “My brother had one, and when he’d visit, he would take the doors off… then take me and Tommy out on some back dirt road and just let her rip. Tommy loved it… I loved it.”

“Why didn’t you ever get one?”

“Oh… I don’t know.” She looks the vehicle over, and sighs. “I guess it was partly because so many people were in my ear telling me why I shouldn’t. I was a mom… I needed to grow up… It wasn’t very lady-like. Eventually their negative opinions became so loud it drowned out my own, until I believed it too.” She shrugs; smiles at Buck. “Tommy really loved riding in that Jeep. He would have loved it if I’d got one. I should have…”

Buck thinks of the things he should have done. He should have listened to Hen and Chimney when they told him not to listen to Gerard. He should have waited for Tommy to be comfortable telling him about Jay. He should have heard him out about the whole Sal kiss. He should have gone to talk to him when they were telling him Tommy was spiraling. He should have told him how much he loves him—how much he needs him… how much he can’t live without him—the second he opened his eyes in that hospital bed.

Should have… could have… but he didn’t, and now he’s here.

🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

[verishere]

For the 10 facts thing, how about Freya :3 I don't know enough about her

First, something I made recently for her: she's a weaver! She had always been known for her tapestries, and weaving is her Skill (a concept in world that i need to make a post about at some point).

Leading from that, before she and Liam confessed but both were already in love, she tried to make gifts for him: knowing he is a Nulilil, renowned for forgework and forgework was his craft, she tried to forge the gifts herself. Which went exactly as you'd expect, given that she has never before then lifted a hammer in a forge in her life (it took Liam, after they confessed, to make her a gift by weaving which also went exactly as you'd expect to tell her that no, he would appreciate a gift she is actually good at making, rather than something he'd make for himself).

She designed pretty much every avian creature. Very few were designed by her siblings, most she created both the aesthetics and the functional design for.

Given her skill now at understanding flight, aerodynamics, etc, the fact that every (true) aeternal has fully functioning wings that allow them to fly about twice as fast as you could sprint, as well as hover perfectly still at will, all while moving relatively slowly (imagine angelic wings) pisses her off to no end, despite that she helped to create that as well. Those things don't follow aerodynamics, dammit! Too late Freya, you and your siblings made this bed, now lie in it.

I don't think I've ever described her physical appearance? This fact will just be as well as I can describing how she typically looks. First, my pfp is her as well as can be made in the picrew in my bio. She typically wears some kind of fruit, berry, etc. as earrings (not plastic, literally the plant). Her hair is straight and smooth, typically cut to her shoulder blades. She wears dresses usually, that either go down to her ankles or knees, and are either sleeveless or sleeves that stop at the elbows. Her hair is almost never adorned with anything more than braids, if that. Usually she let's it flow free. She is 5'9", or 175 cm. She never wears high heels, usually wearing open toed slip on black shoes. She wears anklets and bracelets almost all the time, though no rings. She does wear a necklace at all times, one Liam forged, made from golden chain with a crystal at the end of it, inside which contains the last of the True Sun's light, trapped within in stasis (yes its littereraly just a silmaril but less bright and no one swore a death oath over it please don't sue me).

She once did try to wear high heels, but she did so for the first time in Blonicku (where high-heeled shoes were invented) before going out in public, and fell because she didn't know how to wear them. She has since always fucking hated them, irrationally making up excuses to never try to wear them again despite that the first time she seemed eager to try them and complimented Nrolin on hers. Apparently, they are now pointless and ugly performances.

She is a light reader, shunning the stereotype that all Aeternals are book worms with massive personal libraries (like her husband). An average year sees her reading at most five books, but usually three on average. She hardly writes at all.

I have a meter for all my characters over how much of a prankster they are. From 1 to 10, or Lopunil to Aegir for better words, all of my characters fall somewhere on this. Freyas a three. She hardly ever plans out tricks on anyone, mostly just teasing people in the moment. Her greatest trick (with planning) was making a song where every word began with a specific letter, all of which spelled out (translated) "What rank should he deserve, the land slug that he is? Why do I sing his compliments? He is a rude fool." The song was complimentary of this one lord of the Mark who hadn't done anything illegal so he got to keep the mark but that all her family hated for how uptight he is, yet they couldn't publically say that without looking bad.

As hinted before, singing and songwriting is one of her talents, which she was almost going to choose as her Skill instead of weaving. When Nerquam chose singing as her Skill she chose weaving.

In the first blessed years, her relationship with all the Elders was more like a mentor and teacher, not parent, despite how the Elders were created. Eventually she was friends with many of them. It was till the battle of the sun was over and she was traveling with Liam to Blonicku that she learned of the concept of a monarch, which had apparently been based on her and her siblings. She will always consider the typically idea of a monarch a useless performance and actively refuses to behave like a queen, despite that she is one of the two highest queens in the world. Granted, her refusal to behave like that is something all her siblings have in common, save Nirum but he doesn't count.

[siereads]

Celestial Monsters Review Notes

Notes under a read more due to spoilers

I'm so mad at Xio. HE COULD HAVE MADE A CHOICE. HE HAD FRIENDS. TEO AND NIYA WOULD HAVE MADE THINGS WORK. Gonna shake that kid until he sees he's been manipulated because holy hell. Mala Suerte may not being his biological father, but he's still his *Dad* dammit.

Huemac being proud of Teo does not shock me. That mans KNEW Teo wasn't capable of killing.

Teo: it's the end of the world. My dumbass: as we know it! And I feel fiiiiine! While Niya rants about wanting to beat Xio to a pulp

Aurelio's older sister, Brilla, is baby and I love her. The actual compassion, gentleness, reassurance, and support she showed Teo, Aurelio, and Niya was very much needed. Teo also needed to be told by someone that had been in his position that he had done the brave thing.

Xio, you're a dumbass. Baby boy, they is using you, wake up and smell the shit. Also, what y'all are doing to Dezi and Marino especially is cruel beyond measure.

Auristela, please, baby girl, shut your goddamn mouth.

Xio out here testing my patience. I know he's fictional and a child but good gods is he testing my goddamn patience.

Oooh we love a good, hastily abandoned, creepy ass town after a sleep over in the creepy ass desert cabin.

Teo, now is NOT the time to be horny.

I feel like, at this point, Teo just needs a tattoo across his forehead that reads "The Plan Guy"

Niya needing reminded who she's the daughter of and what her skills are is exactly why Teo is The Plan Guy xD You go girl, beat the fuck out of those sentient rocks.

Niya: I've changed my mind about helping people. I don't like them anymore

Me: Girl, same.

Niya breaking down sobbing because she doesn't think she's strong enough to pull off this mission is making my heart hurt. Someone give this sweet angel baby a soft, fuzzy blanket, a warm cookie, and a hug jfc.

Also. I do appreciate the reminders that these kids are just that, kids.

Just got me over here singing that Xio is a dick. I'm hoping someone slaps some sense into that kid. Like goddamn.

Teo, sweetie, stop getting so defensive. Being underestimated isn't always a bad thing in the literal end of the world.

Niya is the most ADHD coded little shit and like, dammit, mood. I too would have been playing with the good luck charms because ooh smooth and make click clack sound.

Mala Suerte is giving Giles with his shade. I am so fucking here for it.

This mans is fighting for his life talking to these dense ass children and I just...oh Mala Suerte, you poor, poor, sweet, scary man. May peace find you because otherwise you'll be stuck with these three morons for another 6 hours.

He tried so damn hard for Xio. Tried to protect that baby and raise him with love. Even now he still has hope for his son. Xio might not be his blood, but he damn sure is Suerte's kid.

I'm glad the trio got a glimpse into who Suerte really is as a person and how much care the man has. He deserves to be seen for the complete person he is instead of just the assumptions everyone else puts on him.

Oof. Just...oof. Xio, baby, you feel like shit because you know what you did was wrong. It's why Teo's voice is still in your head like a weird Jimminy Cricket. Baby. You are being MANIPULATED. Venganza does not care about you beyond what he can use you for.

Boys. Boys, now is NOT the time to flirt.

I love gay panic

Okay, who are you feral jungle child and how did you know the big scary monster that mimics crying babies wanted to play fetch? Am *I* hallucinating? What the actual fuck?

How did all of the gods miss a whole ass village out by Los Restos? One of the trials was literally just held out there. How do you miss a whole ass collection of people????

This is def making me think there's a lot more that went down with the OG war against the Obsidians. We're def missing pieces here.

Xio getting called tf out! Which needed to happen cuz damn. Hopefully this is the tipping point?

Xio having a crisis of gender in the middle of the apocalypse they set off is genuinely hilarious because, fucking hell, what a goddamn mood.

But also, Xochi calling Xio and Atzi out like "we get it, y'all *like* eachother" is equally fucking funny.

I. Love. Atzi. She is BABY. Telling Xio to their face that they're only a monster if they chose to be and she just thinks they're lost right now? Sweet, precious, angel baby.

She right tho.

Seeing how this little village deals with "monsters" and being told they're just animals was def something the trio needed. Plus, I really love Paz and her patience in explaining it all to them

I hate how much Lumbre has destroyed Aurelio's sense of self worth. Abusive ass bitch.

WE GOT SMOOCHES!!!!!!!! Awkwardly clumsy smooches BUT STILL SMOOCHES

Niya bouncing back from her breakdown over Xio's betrayal to tease Teo about kissing Aurelio is why, once again, I'm reminded that she's my literal favorite.

Stela needs to learn to keep her mouth SHUT and Xio needs to wake up and smell the bullshit.

Me: anxiously waiting for Xio and their dad's monster to show up and attack the trio.

Xio: -pops up-

Me: Shit

-squints suspiciously at Xio- I can't tell if they're genuinely trying to give warning and help or if this is a trap. Please for the love of fucking everything let it be genuine.

XIO, MY BABY, YOU'VE COME BACK TO US!!! YOU'VE COME TO YOUR GODDAMN SENSES!!

Also, not at all shocked that 1. the owl witch's weakness was salt because, ya know, salt's a purifier and 2. Niya, girl, the net? Really?

Niya's begrudging acceptance of Xio coming back with them including the phrase "fine but I'm going to be a dick about it" is a vibe

Super glad Xio seems to be doing the right thing. Atzi's gonna be thrilled.

The gang being back together and teasing one another again genuinely made me forget for a moment that they were basically in hell. Ope. Thanks for the reminder Chupie.

Nope. Nope. No. Nuh uh. No. Absolutely fucking not. YOU CAN'T GIVE ME CUTE FIREBIRD FEELS AND THEN HAVE AURELIO PLAY FUCKING SACRIFICE. I FUCKING REFUSE

Jesus fucking christ I need to stop reading and go to bed...

Fantasma! My beloved! Trust that sweet little bean to give the most unassuming gift to Teo that ends up being the literal best thing in the middle of a battle they were about to lose.

And I'm fucking crying. Again. STOP GIVING ME FEELS

Hell yeah, kids! Fuck the system. Tear that shit down and build something better.

CAN WE STOP TRYING TO SACRIFICE OURSELVES??? First Aurelio and now Xio. Jesus, kids, stop. No. Bad children.

Awww, the bird army has arrived!!! Here for it.

Lmfao Auristela, baby girl, you don't even know where you're going. But also, Dezi and Marino are literally the cutest.

Daaaaaamn what a POWER MOVE, Xio! And ayyyyy on them realizing exactly who tf they are and who their real dad is! Proud!!!

Yesssss!!! Call in the parentals!!!

Teo screaming what I've been for the last few chapters xD fucking mood. E'eryone needs to stop tryna off themselves to save the world.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. NOT SUERTE!!!! -ugly sobbing like a little bitch- like, I get why he did it, I do, but dammit, that fucking HURT.

I understand why the gods left but I don't have to like it.

Yucca is def gonna be pissed when they all show up xD

Okay but that was a good ending AND I AM EMOTIONAL

[musette22]

Oh maaan I don't even know what to ramble about right now, Chris's fan pictures in that new panel and how cute he looks, dammit Christopher. Oh and congratulations on your adorable new puppy! I hope they become best friends with Lily very soon. 🥰 She's so lucky to have you as her parent!💙

or how beautiful Sebastian is, and the fact that it is in fact the first time he's won anything, is a FUCKING crime!! And it just shows how deeply unfair this world is. 😩

His performance in "I, Tonya" for example. I told my friends about how good he was in that movie and they completely agreed even though they don't really know him. And I remember watching the Oscars of that year a while ago and being furious that they didn't even show him in the overall preview they were showing, so unfair. I get it, I'm biased but I have a point!

Or his amazing performance in CA: TWS, was obviously overlooked by the general audience because of the genre (and to be fair, it goes the same for a lot of other actors in these kind of movies. But Sebastian has been truly putting all of himself into his roles like his life depends on them)

I really wish him the best and hope that people of the industry finally open their fucking eyes and give him the recognition he deserves.

Hear hear, nonnie!! You absolutely have a point, not just about I, Tonya but about how it's wild that this is Sebastian's first award, considering how incredible his performances have consistently been over the years! He really does deserve all the praise, recognition and accolades, you're absolutely right 🙏🏻 Also, he is extremely beautiful, yeah 😫💗

And Chris is absolutely adorable, it was so good to see him again 🥰 I hope he had a great time at the con! Also, thank you for your lovely words about Maisie and Lily, I really appreciate it ❤️ Thanks for your message, I hope you're doing great and I'm sending lots of love and hugs your way! 😘

[dazzlingskydreams]

02 Arukenimon and Mummymon Headcanons

I was bored at the weekend and wrote these up. Figured I'd put them up here.

Let's get the usual one out of the way: They reconfigured fine and are out in the digital world. My personal preference is them coming back 1-2 years after 02; but, at the latest, the events of Tri 3-4 years later definitely brought them back anyway. (To the point that I'm not sure if this is even headcanons territory anymore; but I'll roll with it since they haven't appeared since.)

They didn't turn into eggs though. Oikawa programmed them as Ultimates, and that's all the data that the digital world had to work off of. So after trying to regress them and repeatedly calling up errors, the digital world basically gave up and dumped them, fully grown, into the digital world. Whatever location made the most sense at the time.

The kids know they're back, but they don't particularly mind. As long as the duo don't cause too much trouble; all is good.

They have no reason to be villains anymore, so they're basically off being chaotic-neutral together. Don't bother them and they probably won't bother you. (Unless you're Myotismon. In that case, you fully deserve whatever you have coming.)

They're usually in the digital world now. There's more for them to do there. On rare occasions; however, they go and have a look around the human world as well. 

They got their old jeep back. Mummymon takes excellent care of it and cleans it everyday. He's very attached to his car. Arukenimon just likes not having to walk everywhere.

Mummymon got his pink apron back too. I don't care how. It's back dammit! 

Mummymon talks to the Oikawa butterflies. At length, about anything. They're the boss after all. He needs to keep them updated. Plus the boss could be lonely! It must be hard to have rewarding conversations as butterflies. Oikawa can't respond but is happy.

Arukenimon is too cool to talk to the butterflies. Instead she takes their presence as a sign that she should be doing something. If there's a bunch of them together in one place; she will look for something nearby to get involved in. Chaos may or may not ensue. Oikawa, uh, usually appreciates the gesture. 

Mummymon's trauma from watching Arukenimon die means that his recklessness increases 100% if he thinks she's in any possible danger. He'll put his life on the line to make sure he never has to see her like that again. Arukenimon doesn't like seeing the idiot get badly hurt, especially for stupid reasons; but her difficult personality means she can currently only get this across by yelling at him and calling him names afterwards. 

Arukenimon tries to  offset her trauma partly by laughing at the incredibly embarrassing way Myotismon was finally taken down. She likes to imagine that the power of children's dreams took the form of fluffy kittens, plush toys, sweets, and rainbows that slowly beat him to death. If she ever finds him; she'll be sure to rub it in.

Arukenimon and Mummymon do eventually become a proper couple. It just takes Arukenimon another couple of years, and possibly a sharp shock to the system, to accept his feelings. Their dynamic doesn't change that much. 

Arukenimon can't cook. The one time she did, everyone got food poisoning. Mummymon got it the worst since he ate everyone's portions so she wouldn't be upset. Oikawa banned her from the kitchen afterwards. 

Mummymon's human form may look weird, but on the rare occasion that he's in Akihabara people just think he's a dude with amazing cosplay skills. He gets asked for advice and doesn't know how to respond. 

Mummymon reads horoscopes (yeah, pretty obvious where I got that one from). Not just his own; everyone's. He'll read them loudly at breakfast if he can get away with it. He's most interested in the love horoscopes, mind. He knows which ones to check because he was desperately trying to figure it out one day and Oikawa told him to shut him up. 

Arukenimon likes fine fabrics. Not just for drapes, for everything. She's a spider; she appreciates these things. She also loves Mummymon's cooking. She won't admit to that one though.

Mummymon is good with small children. He has strong papa energy. (Human children are included if they aren't scared of him.)

Arukenimon was created first. That's why Oikawa is showing her off proudly at Hiroki's grave. Mummymon's creation time was much shorter, since Oikawa had the process perfected by that point. 

The human forms weren't planned. They were just a side-effect of Oikawa using human DNA as a template. The design of the human forms was also 100% up to chance. Oikawa considers it a useful bonus. 

Bonus: I'm not saying that it definitely happened; but there is a strong possibility that Oikawa got drunk and dragged Mummymon to one of those karaoke places at least once. Lots of romantic ballads and Enka hits were heard from one of the rooms.

[littledancingphoenix]

The only character I'm not sure how I'd have them return for my takes on Tekken 4 or 5 is Kunimitsu, admittedly, I'd be more adding her because Tag 1 gave her moves unique to her so she stood out more from Yoshimitsu who she was a clone of at first before Tekken 2 started adding differentiating moves that accounted for her dagger/knife, so it feels a bit wasted she wasn't brought back until Tag 2 and was succeeded by her daughter in 7's DLC.

Best I have is either Kuni returns to get Yoshimitsu's approval and remove the mark of Manji Clan traitor by showing how she's improved in the 20+ years since they last met, or I have Kuni. Jr succeed her earlier and is on a quest to find who her father (not Yoshimitsu) is because Kuni. Sr has settled down/retired but still trained her daughter to be able to do the stuff her mom could.

Oh my lord, anon I have so many issues with Kuni. I don't hate the new Kuni but I think her replacing the original Kuni was insulting on so many levels. Tekken has always had a problem with not showing women actually aging. Or at the very least having it not be as obvious as the male characters. Maybe some people wanted to see an older Kuni still being able to match Raven or Yoshimitsu's badassery! I for one would love to see the original Kuni back! She deserves some appreciation, dammit!!

[kindlythevoid]

I finished AC: Odyssey and the amount of RAGE I felt when watching the after-credits was UNREAL.

(Please be warned, there is a very long, angry, slightly incomprehensible rant underneath. Proceed with caution.)

Like, not even touching the fact that Kassandra put Herodotus’s manuscripts in the LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA (which made me super mad about the burning of the Library which means that she put it there for NOTHING and his writing is GONE and it makes me EMOTIONAL)

Okay, so I touched on it a little.

But other than that, seeing the little bit at the end? The little “Kassandra’s journey continues in AC: Valhalla”??? Unreal. Absolutely not. I get that she’s immortal (a lie; I really, really don’t and did not appreciate that story line because of the fucking plot holes that gives the rest of the series but it’s fine I’m fine I’m ironing them out as all angry fanfic writers do) but dear lord why is she in another game??

Okay, I have taken a second and reviewed my words. Allow me to rephrase.

I actually really like Kassandra. I think she’s great. I can deal with her outliving everyone (which she DOESN’T DESERVE) and fucking about like the world’s greatest cryptid (srsly do they explain why she never got in contact with the assassins when she so CLEARLY adopted their weapon-of-choice and are aligned in the same damn cause?). Part of me is rubbing my hands together and cackling at all the sand this gives me to play with in the sandbox of canon. Another part of me is screaming and bashing pots and pans together in front of Ubisoft.

Kassandra showing up in another game? Incredible. Fantastic. Start filling in those plot holes immediately. But also? Valhalla is a separate game. (I have my own rant prepared on what I’ve heard about the game, but that is for another day and when I have actually completed the game and have a legitimate soapbox to stand on.)

Please, please inform me if Ezio or… someone? Some other game has an end credit scene with “their journey continues” after everything?

Maybe I’m not the target audience. Maybe I’m too happy with plot to be in the AC fandom. But, dammit, this is where you go to when you want to scream about your opinion and by golly who ever made it this far is going to hear it.

Like, okay, I felt so tired when I saw those words. I was taken right back to the MCU (which I love and adore) and just felt tired. The MCU, at the moment, is churning out, approximately, a fuckton of content at lightning speed. Usually, I can wrap my head around it and move on. But they are leaving no time to digest, very little time (imo) for me to settle into a character and form a connection before the next show/movie/short comes out! And they’re rushing (imo) after COVID with movies that can and should be, I don’t know, pushed back or reviewed or something.

However, I’m deviating a little bit. Sadly, not enough. Because I see those words in Assassin’s Creed, my little comfort murder video game who brought me into the bubble of video games that I didn’t leave and got me attached to these characters, and I am filled with… not even dread; I’m just tired of it.

Like, okay, you start a game with an assassin and Some Guy who happens to be his descendant. Okay, cool. Next game, you introduce another guy, sprinkle references to the first guy, and give the descendant some quirky friends. You then build on this group of people for the next two games (totaling four at this point) before introducing yet another family through the same guy. Then you kill the guy. It is a big, emotional scene, presumably with some implications and effects (affects?) and what-not. But the family stays. The next game, the family stays. But you waffle between protagonists for no less than four games. But at least everything is entwined!! At least you’re going after Juno, the quirky friends from earlier show up and help, everyone gets a sad fun reference through the games.

So then you start over.

You are over ten games into this franchise and you start over. To be fair, it’s with a new protagonist and it feels right. It’s a good decision! It pulls things more mythologically, but it works. Presumably, you’re setting things up. And then you bring up Atlantis. And you introduce an Isu. And there is very little progress in the modern world, even though (again, as far as I am fucking aware) there is a humanity-hating Isu in the internet probably fucking things up for people.

And after all of these games, which focus on death, dying, and the permanence of said death, you make one of the characters immortal. Like. Good sir, are you well? And then you tell me that this immortal character, which throws quite literally everything that was built up over ten-ish games into question, is showing up in the next game. No, no, not showing up, continuing her journey.

There are a few instances that will probably be brought up if anyone has really strong feelings against me disliking this.

Ezio had three games, why does it matter if Kassandra shows up again? Because!! This isn’t!!! Her game!!!! If this was Odyssey 2: Electric Boogaloo, so be it, go for it, very excited for you, honey, you’re doing great. But this is Eivor’s game. As in, about Eivor and their journey.

Well, what about Altair in Revelations? It’s basically the same thing and you liked that game? Yes, I did like that game. I liked it very much. But Altair had something going for him that Kassandra does not. Altair was dead. So very dead. Extremely, extremely dead in a way that does not effect Ezio in any way, shape, or form except as someone to be studied and put to rest. Kassandra? Alive. Very alive. Able to make active changes to her environment (and then they fucking killed her as soon as we figured it out, I swear, Ubisoft, I swear—).

Alright, well, Conner Kenway showed up in Liberation and he was living and breathing? Yeah, as a celebrity guest star. He lead Aveline around, helped her kill some people, stood around awkwardly in the snow, and called it a day. Like, if that is all it is, then my problems are zilch. You can ignore this whole rant and sit smugly with the knowledge that you have a good told-you-so ready as soon as I finish Valhalla. But dammit you don’t phrase things like Marvel if they only make a guest appearance (and if that is a thing, then shame on you. Keep the surprise).

I would like, as a fun change of pace, for game plots (if applicable) to be thought out. Just a little. Maybe even, and this is where I get ‘em, connected. I would like to see wtf Juno is up to at the moment. I would like to see Shaun and Rebecca again. I would like a tangible plot that connects all of the games and characters together in a way better than aesthetic.

But, again, that is more my personal grievances with the modern missions that needs it’s own angry rant.

Kassandra, sweet murder darling Kassandra, is really trying my patience here. Ideally, I play Valhalla, find out that the Abstergo and the Juno storylines were picked up, Kassandra shows up for a hot minute before fucking off to who-knows-where, and this whole rant is for nothing. Heck, I’d take one of the three at this point. Because, and I think I’ve tagged it now, I’m interested in their independent journeys.

Now, admittedly this gets a bit sketchy when talking about the Assassins. They’re like Batman. Everyone thinks they work alone until you look behind them and there is an army of adopted/blood family backing them up and doing their own thing.

AC1 is about Altair’s redemption. It’s also about Malik’s long hard road to forgiveness. If you really want to dip deep, it’s also Maria’s break-out role and Al Mualim’s descent into madness. Ezio’s trilogy is the rise of the Italian brotherhood and Ezio’s quest for vengeance, justice, and knowledge respectively. You can also find his mother and her dealings with grief, Claudia and her own coming-of-age story, as well as Leonardo’s grappling with the outcomes of his inventions. AC3 was about Connor’s work-life balance as he pursued vengeance and protecting the colonies through helping the revolution and his own little homestead. It was also intertwined with Achilles coming to terms with all of the death that preceded his life with Connor.

I could continue, but I think you get the point. My point is, these stories were all about the individuals, their own personal journeys through grief and heartache and morality, as well as their affects (effects?) on the ones surrounding them, the ones closest to them. By introducing Kassandra into Eivor’s tale, it takes away some of that individuality.

Kassandra already told her tale. (Hell, you fucking picked her tale out for her. But that is a can of worms I’ll explain later.) This is where the torch gets metaphorically passed and Eivor learns their own lessons. While these games are very much stab/slash/kill games, they are also about the meaning of choice and responsibility (especially when dealing with death). They push that these moral lessons are something that should be experienced and carefully examined by each individual.

And quite honestly, as long as Kassandra doesn’t get in the way of Eivor’s lessons? If Eivor gets their own tale, their own emotional journey, without clashing with Kassandra’s? Then, yeah. Yeah, I’ll be happy seeing my favorite misthios running around a different time.

[justtvthoughts]

Miraculous Ladybug thoughts, Season 1: Gamer

Excuse you, Kim. Feels very much like you're talking down to people here. "Yeah, the two best players get into the tournament." "Actually, it's just to see who's playing with Max." THAT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS HE GETS HIS ASS KICKED.

What's wrong with letting her try out, Alya? Huh? Two best players means she has to earn her spot so if she can do it, she IS the best representation for the school.

Okay, screw your remarks, Kim and Max. It's a tryout, you assholees, let her try out without talking down to her!

Marinette is so cute.

Destroy him, Marinette, he deserves it.

You know what? I'm so into this, I don't care if she wanted to do the tournament originally because of Adrien but I love the fact that after Kim and Max were being Assholes Marinette just completely forgets and is like "Now I have to drag your nose in it, so feeeel the pain crybaby." Iconic, respect to our gaming queen.

That's right! Support your BFF, Alya! Where was this two minutes ago?

Look Max, I get you love video games but seems like you're definitely being a sore loser. And you know what? Two people beat you. TWO. So obviously, you're not the best gamer. You're just being a baby.

You know what, Tikki? Screw that. She won fair and square, no cheating or anything AND everyone talked down to her about even CONSIDERING trying out. She shouldn't feel bad about it no matter what her motives were.

Tom and Sabine watching Adrien: He will be our future son!

Dammit just let Adrien have a croissant. Look at the love in his eyes as he looks at it! That's how he looks at Ladybug! Look at that boy and tell me he isn't in love with croissants. LOOK AT HIM.

Tom and Sabine are already planning Adrien and Marinette's wedding cake, I'm telling you.

Love seeing Adrien as a little ball of rage while Marinette fondly smiles at him. Cute.

Let Adrien eat, my god, he's so in love with their cooking.

I see that smirk while he's on top of you, Marinette. I see you looking at his lips.

THE TERROR IN HIS EYES WHEN HE LET GO OF MARINETTE!!! HE CARES ABOUT HER SO MUCH!!!

"Oh no, Marinette's in danger. Better hold her in my arms then flirt with her and check her out. Better do a super extra gymnastics routine too so she thinks I'm cool." Chat. CHAT.

"Wait, you play my favorite video game too? Better marry you, then." Chat. CHAT.

Why the hell would they just chuck their weapons at a robot that absorbs things? That's such a terrible idea?

"Oh, is Chat doing a dorky pose? Hmm, better check him out with love in my eyes." LADYBUG.

This is such a cool freaking akuma battle, it's just big ass robots fighting to the death. I love it.

Okay, that's absolutely just Ladybug showing off for Chat and shoving Max into the dirt for being a sore loser. Proud of her. She has my full support.

JUST. FREAKING. SUPLEXED. A. ROBOT. YOU CANNOT TELL ME THAT WASN'T LADYBUG JUST BEING DONE WITH THIS BOY.

Max, literally TWO different people beat you today. Maybe wanna watch your ridiculous ego a bit and have some humility?

"Oh, you can just stay in the robot, I won't be long, Chat. Be right back, love you, bye!" This is...this is what just happened right?

That's very sweet of you Marinette, but no, screw Max, he's being a baby.

Adrien, I love and appreciate you so much. See, for Adrien it's at least justified. Also how did Adrien convince his father to even let him go to this?

[bellaxgiornata]

This was a very interesting response and I appreciate you taking the time to type it all out! I think you're onto something about Matt Murdock not generally expressing his anger in front of people and I think it’s mostly because he instead chooses to release it as Daredevil on the people he believes deserves that anger. So I agree, I think you generally wouldn't see him get angry at someone in an explosive sense.

But on the other hand, and not at all to disregard anything you've said or your own thoughts that are perfectly valid, Matt is still a man. A man with a lot of past trauma that he's never dealt with. I think, in the right situation, he'd be capable of an outburst. Not with the intention to scare someone, but because he does feel things quite deeply. If someone he loved were to wound him or betray him or something along those lines, I could totally see him yelling in the heat of the moment. The gif I used isn't that I want him throwing things at Reader, it's that I want him mad. So that may have been misleading, but basically what I picture is Matt discovering something that Reader has done and in the heat of the moment he yells at her before breaking up with her and then tells her to get out. And then I imagine him ignoring her after--not answering calls, not answering if she comes to the door, ignoring her in public, etc. That's what I want to write. Not him mad and trying to scare her with his anger--that's not the point.

I personally write a lot of angst with happy endings because I have a dark, traumatic past that I do not talk about. I tend to use writing as an outlet, and Matt is a safe character for me not just because of what he believes in as Daredevil while righting wrongs and protecting those who can’t necessarily protect themselves, but because if he fucks up, he can eventually learn and grow from his mistakes. He has superhuman senses and he's an amazing fighter, but he's still a man at the end of the day. People can make mistakes and I don't think he's above a moment of weakness by any means. Now I definitely don't think he'd hit a friend or lover or throw something at them, but he would absolutely yell under the right circumstances--at least the way I view Matt.

But my whole issue with this concept I want to write wasn't that it's not because people can't see Matt being this way, it's because we always blame him. At least when I write stories, that's the reaction I get. It's never "oh Reader how stupid!" It's "dammit Matthew stop being an idiot!" And I wanted to write a story where Matt justifiably gets mad because he's not the one in the wrong for once. I never write Reader being the one who messed up, but no matter what plot I come up with, it always encounters 1 of 2 problems: Reader has to do something that readers will find far too awful to come back from (like cheating and I personally dislike cheaters), or I foresee readers saying Matt just needs to get over his problems and he's overreacting the first chance Reader explains herself and tries to apologize. And I've found that unfair to Matt. I think he deserves a chance to be the one upset and wronged without us pointing fingers at him for his anger and for being hurt.

And to your other note, I'm generally not one for sexualizing a man's anger either, but I'm also not one to kink shame others. I know what smut exists in the DD fandom and I just personally do not partake in certain smut and it's also why y'all don't generally see me write that without pointing out it's problematic in my stories (and why I often include consent in my fics). My past personally prevents me from wanting to write that or from wanting to consume that kind of content unless there's a reason.

Hopefully my response doesn't come across as condescending or anything either because I certainly don’t mean it to. I think it's wonderful that the fandom has a way to discuss things together and I don't think anyone's view of a character in a situation is the "right" version (including mine). We are all just writing fictional stories. And with the massive amount of content I have for Matt, I think it's obvious that I just enjoy putting him in particular into different situations and wondering how he'd react or what would happen 😆

I am craving writing something angsty (with a happy ending) where Reader for once manages to deeply piss off Matt instead. The wheels are turning...

I need this energy directed at Reader, please.

[dragondemoness]

So if Requests are open how will Kokichi,Korekiyo,Byakuya, Celeste,Mondo handle there S/O who the Ultimate Helper who a bit like Luisa from Encanto who a kind person who often heavily pressure and often cries if she isn't good enough by handling and doing work for other people and During there Date S/O was quickly called by a Donkey Farmer who needed help getting there Donkeys back to the Pen in middle of there date

I love Luisa omg 😩

Y'all have no idea how badly I've been wanting to write Encanto themed requests after I saw the movie

Kokichi, Korekiyo, Byakuya, Celeste and Mondo with an S/O who's like Luisa Madrigal (Encanto)

Kokichi Oma

Honestly, he originally planned on using you for your strength

He asked you many times to join his organization, and you always refused

But he never stopped trying

You and your donkey power was gonna be his, dammit!

And then you ended up dating

He still finds your strength and muscular build hot tho

He loves it when you carry him along

He'll literally run and jump on you, clinging onto you like a child

He kinda pretends not to notice, but he's really concerned about all the pressure you have 

He tries his best to comfort you when you finally break and start crying

He tells you you're not worthless and that you're good enough

It is frustrating when you're on a date and you're suddenly called away to help with donkeys

Those donkeys are literally a meme

He's gonna give the farmers a piece of his mind

And your grandma, if he has to

This shit's gotta stop

You don't deserve all this pressure and he's needy for your attention

Anyway, Kokichi thinks you're hot, and too good for this world

He hates all the pressure you have to deal with, and he's relieved when the donkey farmers finally decide to let up on you

Korekiyo Shinguji

He's very fascinated by you

He literally takes notes on you while you're helping lift donkeys and churches

So he decided to approach you because he's just so interested in you

He also noticed how much the pressure seemed to be getting to you and decided to check on you

"Are you alright? You seem stressed."

You broke down in front of him, and he tried his best to comfort you

It's a little irritating when you have to leave a date to help with the donkeys

He'll ask the donkey farmers to lay off of you

They're not pressuring you on purpose, so they'll get the hint and take it easy on you

Kiyo just wants to know that you're good enough, and that you're loved

You're a beautiful person, and you don't deserve to have so much pressure on you

Byakuya Togami

He didn't really pay much mind to you at first

Though he does think donkeys are gross and doesn't know why you want to put your hands anywhere near them

But when he got with you, he started to really admire and appreciate your strength

But he's highly concerned about the pressure you have to deal with

Don't bother hiding it from him, he always knows

He'll urge you to talk to him about it, but you don't have to

But when it all comes crashing down, he does his best to comfort you

He softly assures you that you are good enough, and that you're not worthless

And he's gonna have a good word with the donkey farmers and your grandma, if he has to

He has the power, he can make those fools back off

Unless you want to keep helping, which he doesn't understand, but you do you

But he's gonna make it so it's not so hard on you

It was really irritating to have you bail out on dates to help with the damn donkeys, and after the third time, he had enough

He doesn't mean to be aggressive, though

Byakuya just loves you and wants you to be happy 

Celestia Ludenburg 

She finds you very interesting

Though like Byakuya, she finds donkeys gross and doesn't get why you want to be near them all the time

But she loves you anyway

She's also quick to notice the pressure you're under

"Hm? Are you alright, dear? You seem troubled."

And when you break down, she's right beside you, holding you and whispering words of comfort

And she's heading right to the donkey farm to give the farmer a piece of her mind

She's sick of them pulling you away from your dates to deal with their stank-ass donkeys

They better lay up on you or she's gonna get pissed

Anyway, Celeste's just looking out for your well-being 

You don't deserve to feel pressured all the time, especially not by some donkeys

She just loves you, that's all

Mondo Owada

He doesn't get your thing with donkeys, but you do you

He's also lowkey jealous that you're stronger than him

But he's way more concerned about you

You're stressed out 24/7, and he wants to know what's up

When you break down in front of him, he's holding you while trying his best to soothe you with his words

You are good enough, and he wants you to know that

And he'll go down to the donkey farms and demand the farmers to leave you the eff alone

Helping them out sometimes is fine, but they gotta stop stealing you away from him while you're on a date

Hell, he'll help take the weight off your shoulders by helping with the donkeys as well

Whatever you need to ease the pressure 

He just loves you and wants you to be alright