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trashywritestrash · 6 months ago

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I loved your singer-songwriterStark!reader "Brutal" and I've been obsessed with "bad idea right?" by Oliva Rodrigo and was wondering if you could do another singer-songwriterStark!reader but with that song? :))

hi!! im sorry it took me so long to get to this, i honestly didn’t know it was in my inbox. but when i saw this request i was thrown for a loop (not in a bad way!!)— i kinda hated that fic and i’ve been thinking about just taking it down, but this request made me feel better about it, so thank you 💗 sorry for the wait

bad idea right?

Pairing: Avengers x Singer-Songwriter!Stark!Reader (platonic/family)

Word Count: didn’t count yet

Warnings: swearing, implied sexual relations, 18+ cuz i said so, song lyrics, probably poorly written but don’t come at me pls, no editing. i’ll maybe come back to it in the morning

A/N: Based on the song “bad idea right?” by Olivia Rodrigo. Also, reader is 21+ and I am not naming who the “bad idea” ex is lmao

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“Okay, I think we’re ready for the next one,” Clint says, causing the others to nod. “Hit us with it!”

You laugh, pulling up your music app. “Okay, okay. Here we go…”

Knowing what the next track is, you’re not sure if they are ready for it. What you do know is that they’re going to ask lots of questions that you can’t answer. You can warn Steve though. “This one is another punk one.” He nods. Take a deep breath, hit play.

Haven’t heard from you in a couple of months

But I’m out right now, and I’m all fucked up

And you’re callin’ my phone, you’re all alone

And I’m sensin’ some undertones

The speed throws some of them off, it takes them a moment to catch up with the lyrics. Looks of realization cross their faces at different times… Steve and Bucky seem to be taking the longest. Your dad raises his hand, and you ignore it.

And I’m right here with all my friends

But you’re sendin’ me your new address

And I know we’re done, I know we’re through

But, God, when I look at you

Now you pause the music. Tony’s already staring at you. “Who is this about?”

“I can’t tell you that.” You try to hold back a smirk, but the looks on their faces are just too good. “I’m not about to risk his safety by outing him.”

Natasha speaks up next. “Do we know him?”

“I am not confirming or denying that.”

“Oh my God, that means we know him!” Wanda shouts, and you know she’s trying to recall every guy your age she’s ever seen you interact with.

You chuckle at them, shaking your head. “Okay, I’m hitting play now.”

My brain goes “Ah”

Can’t hear my thoughts (I cannot hear my thoughts)

Like blah-blah-blah

(blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah)

Should probably not

I should probably, probably not

Finally, it looks like Steve and Bucky are starting to put things together.

Seeing you tonight, it’s a bad idea, right?

Seeing you tonight, fuck it, it’s fine

Yes, I know that he’s my ex, but can’t two people reconnect?

I only see him as a friend, the biggest lie I ever said

Oh, yes, I know that he’s my ex, but can’t two people reconnect?

I only see him as a friend, I just tripped and fell into his bed

You know you need to pause when Tony stands up. “Okay, now I need a name. If you don’t give me a name, I’m going to use FRIDAY.”

Clint just looks confused. “Wait, you have an ex? I didn’t know you ever dated anyone.”

“Did you think I’ve just been single my whole life?” You tilt your head a bit as you ask Clint, trying not to laugh at his comment.

“Honestly? Yes.” Natasha smacks his arm when he says that, giving you a knowing look. Wait, does she actually know who you wrote this about? Shit.

“Dad, don’t use FRIDAY please. I’ll tell you, but not right now. I’m still recording and I don’t want the whole internet to find out too.” He agrees and sits back down, but you can tell that he’s uncomfortable. You decide to put your foot down before any more music gets played.

“Okay, I love you guys, but you have to realize that I’m an adult. I’ve made decisions— not all of them were good, but they were my choices. I’ve been on dates, I have multiple exes. Some of those relationships ended on good terms, and other’s didn’t. I’m sorry you’re not happy learning about it this way, but I’m not sorry for living my life. If you seriously have a problem with it, we’ll stop here.”

You try to stay calm and assertive as you speak, but there’s a waver in your voice that everyone catches. Blood, sweat, and tears were put into these songs, and all you wanted to do was share them with the people important to you.

Sam sighs, being the first to respond. “We’re sorry, kid. It’s just… shit, we just feel guilty for not knowing and not helping you.”

“I didn’t need your help though.” You look at them all, eyes flicking from person to person. “Whenever something happened that I felt like I couldn’t handle on my own, I reached out. I got help from you guys when I needed it… But I dealt with a lot of stuff on my own, because I knew I could. I didn’t need everyone in the tower losing it over my first breakup, and I didn’t need anyone hunting down my ex for my last one. Now… are we continuing, or do you guys want to process these songs on your own?”

Everyone looks around. After a moment, your dad turns to you and nods, sitting back in his chair. Without saying anything else, you hit play.

The rest of the song goes well. Natasha, Wanda, and Pepper take in the meaning of the lyrics with more grace than the others do. Natasha even huffs out a laugh at:

I’m sure I’ve seen much hotter men

But I really can’t remember when

Once the outro finishes, you stop the music before the next song can begin. You hold your breath as you wait for comments.

“You can stop clutching your pearls now, Tony.” Pepper lightly swats him, bringing him out of whatever daze he was in.

Your dad turns to Pepper with his jaw dropped. “Wait— did you know?!”

Pepper just looks to you and laughs, causing you to grin too. “Of course I did. You know how a first breakup is; it’s hard and you feel like the world is ending. She begged me not to tell you, so I didn’t. After that, she was older and responsible enough to make her own decisions.” She smiles at you fondly.

Tony looks flabbergasted at the idea that she would ever keep something like this from him. Meanwhile, Natasha raises her hand. “I knew too. But not because she told me. I wasn’t supposed to know.”

Your eyes widen. “Please don’t name anyone.”

She laughs, but you can tell it’s not directed at you. It’s the betrayed faces that she finds hilarious. “Don’t worry, I can keep a secret.” Natasha winks, and you believe her.

“I can too. Sorry, I accidentally found out while training with my powers. I promise I didn’t tell anyone though.” Wanda looks to you, using her eyes to ask for forgiveness.

You smile at her. “It’s okay, I trust you.” Her face softens and she smiles back, clearly relieved to have that weight off of her shoulders.

Standing up, you turn off the camera that has been recording their reactions. “I think that was enough of this thing.” The others start to argue, but you hold up a hand. “Let’s be honest, this song was rough. It’s going to get worse, much worse… I don’t want a camera recording for that.”

“Maybe it’s not a bad idea for us to listen to the album on our own?” Steve pitches to the group. “Everyone processes things differently and in their own time. This way, we can be in our own spaces and can individually take however much time we need. Okay?”

You nod. “I agree with Steve. I’ll still be here for questions or you can call me to come talk to you. But I think it’ll be better this way.”

Reluctantly, everyone stands and finds a place they feel comfortable in so they can absorb your music at their pace. Your dad looks to you with sad eyes. “How much is this going to hurt me?”

“Take tissues to the lab with you.”

“Fuck.”

#nel writes #platonic avengers x reader #avengers x stark!reader #avengers x reader fanfic #avengers x reader fanfiction #platonic avengers #marvel x stark!reader

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hazbingirliexoxo · 10 months ago

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“The Archer” Angel Dust Analysis

A/n: ALRIGHT YALL❣️ it’s been a hot minute (literally a whole month lol rip☠️) but I have FINALLY written this and am ready to share it with everyone!🤩 So I’m a huge Swiftie and I absolutely love Angel😭💕 so listening to this song: “The Archer” instantly made me think of him. I think the lyrics really highlight how his experiences with love have shaped the complexities of his true feelings and while we still have so much more to discover about his and Husk’s developing relationship in the show, I truly think that this song just “screams” them. If you haven’t listened to the song before, I definitely recommend to!😊 Anyway, lez get into it!😎

Note: For reference, I primarily used this article: https://gwtimes.org/1625/music-books-movies/the-archer-taylor-swift-lyric-analysis/ to organize all of my thoughts and opinions on why this song suits Angel so well. I think this author did an excellent job at explaining the real message of the song in regards to Taylor’s life, but this analysis is solely based on my OWN interpretation of how Angel’s character fits this song. Just wanted to clarify. THANK YOU AND ENJOY!!!❤️❤️❤️

Combat, I’m ready for combat

I say I don’t want that, but what if I do?

Cause cruelty wins in the movies

I’ve got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you

Okay so, with these first few lines, we can think about how much Angel has been through, both in life and death. Like anyone else, he’s made mistakes and fought with many people he’s cared about before, whether that be with his birth family (ex: Arackniss, Molly) or his newfound family/friends he’s made at the hotel later on (ex: Charlie, Husk, Niffty, Sir Pentious, etc). But in terms of his actual familial background, Angel was born and raised in the mafia, meaning he’s used to seeing the indescribable horrors and violence associated with that lifestyle. He has no choice but to conjure up this metaphorical shield of “armor” in order to not only protect himself but also, survive. This ultimately makes it very difficult for Angel to form and develop good, healthy relationships, whether that’d be platonic or romantic, because as much as he craves genuine love and affection, isn’t that going against everything he’s known? To not care about what anyone thinks of him because at the end of the day, everyone leaves regardless? Angel Dust is a perfect example of being conditioned to this toxic, negative mindset he’s built for himself every day and we especially see more of this when it comes to his work with Valentino.

Now Angel is a celebrity, the most famous porn star in all of hell. Of course, due to his natural charisma and good looks, all eyes are drawn to him. He’s expected to essentially “put on a show” and show off what he’s “good for” because who could resist the seductive, charming Angel Dust? But that’s the cruel irony behind it all. Angel’s perception of his pornstar persona overshadows the reality of his true self, which makes it easy for him to push people away and not let anyone see the real him. He’s bred to allow people to chase after him, lust after him, because that’s the embodiment of who Angel Dust is, not who Anthony is. Angel Dust doesn’t care if people “leave” him because he knows that one way or another, there’s always someone else who will appreciate him for his “talents”, who will shower him with the desire and attention he so desperately seeks, despite it being superficial. But Anthony? No one knows who that is nor anyone would care to know who Anthony is in Angel’s mind, so rather than reveal his true thoughts, he decides to remain silent and keep them hidden from the public view as a way to protect himself.

Easy they come, easy they go

I jump from the train, I ride off alone

I never grew up, it’s getting so old

Help me hold on to you

Now, these second set of lyrics go a little more in-depth about Angel’s personal life and relationships. The first line expresses how easily he attracts people and yet still drives them away. The second one, however, can be explored through both a platonic and a romantic perspective. In a platonic lens, Angel struggles with making real, genuine friends (other than Cherri) because he’s afraid no one will be interested to get to know him. The same thing can be said in a romantic point of view. Angel loves to flirt, yes, but with his pornstar persona, he over-amplifies it and makes it seem like he’s “on board” in the beginning, but in the slightest sense of any seriousness or vulnerability, he “jumps off”, going his own way because he knows he’s unable to commit. This third line takes a look into how Angel is associated with being the “black sheep” of his family. Despite his somewhat childish nature, Angel’s always causing trouble and has never been the more focused, responsible type like his older brother: Arackniss. But due to these specific family dynamics, this shows how Angel feels like he’s never taken seriously with his true self. And because of that, he doesn’t understand how to grow and mature enough as a person to handle long-term relationships. The last line here can be portrayed as Angel’s inner thoughts and feelings towards his future love interest in the series: Husk. Angel is so used to giving up and running away from the idea of real love because of his own sexual abuse and trauma from Valentino. But throughout his whole afterlife, Husk is the only good man who respects and values Angel for who he truly is and despite how nice yet unfamiliar that feeling is, Angel’s terrified of losing it. Therefore, these lyrics can imply how he’s pleading for Husk to help him stay grounded and focus on exploring and pursuing this new relationship with him.

I’ve been the archer, I’ve been the prey

Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

In the chorus, we can start to see the lyrics become even more personified towards Angel’s life. He’s been hurt by so many people, yet he’s also his own worst enemy because he’s done the same thing to those who he cares about too, ultimately straining or damaging the relationships as a whole. He wonders why no one would want to stay in his life, but deep down, he knows that he doesn’t make it easy for people to love him either. So in order to change that, he needs to believe in himself and trust that he can make a positive effort towards becoming better.

Dark side, I search for your dark side

But what if I’m all right, right, right, right here?

And I cut off my nose just to spite my face

Then hate my reflection, for years and years

Within the next verse, we can connect back to how Angel’s toxic mindset has made a profound impact on himself and his relationships. There’s a big part of him that’s always subconsciously searching for the negative aspects of letting people into his life, and that in itself, is what overpowers his psyche into not recognizing and acknowledging the positive facets as well. These next few lines can be referenced to how he strives to maintain his pornstar persona. The whole concept of Angel Dust is for him to be as appealing and desirable to everyone no matter what because that’s what the public likes to see. But unfortunately, what Angel doesn’t comprehend is that he doesn’t need to overemphasize this “mask” of his because the real, genuine people in his life (such as Molly, Charlie, Cherri, Husk, etc.) love and accept him for who he is internally rather than externally. This lack of understanding can also drive him to act impulsive with his emotions and lash out towards the people he deeply cares about, thereby causing him to feel hatred towards himself and regret the decisions he’s made later on.

I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost

The room is on fire, invisible smoke

And all of my heroes die all alone

Help me hold on to you

The metaphorical meaning behind these next lyrics can connect to how empty and restless Angel feels when he’s by himself. We know that he suffers intense nightmares and drug hallucinations from Valentino, but in this next line: “The room is on fire, invisible smoke”, this allows us to dive deeper into his inner troubles and the emotional turmoil and chaos he’s experiencing from it. He’s known to “burn bridges” and “start fires” with others because like I stated previously, he believes everyone will leave him eventually, so as a result, he shuts people out as a way to cope with this depression and loneliness, knowing that it’s still his fault.

I’ve been the archer, I’ve been the prey

Screaming, who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

Here we have the main chorus again, but what’s different is that the word “screaming” is used. This allows us to really see and feel the intensity behind Angel’s emotions. It can almost be viewed as if he’s “crying out for help” and begging for someone, ANYONE, to reach out and stay there with him.

Cause they see right through me

They see right through me

They see right through

Can you see right through me?

They see right through me (2x)

I see right through me (2x)

This next sequence of lyrics is pretty self-explanatory, especially regarding Angel’s famous reputation. Based upon his story arc so far, the internal struggles and hardships Angel has faced throughout life and death have definitely taken a toll on him. Even though he aims to portray this glamorous, charming pornstar personality, characters like Husk can see right through Angel pretty easily and have no issue in calling him out for how fake he’s being. This not only makes Angel very hyper-aware of his mask “slipping away”, but also adds on an extra layer of anxiety and panic he’s feeling from losing control of that facade.

All the king’s horses, all the king’s men

Couldn’t put me together again

‘Cause all of my enemies started out friends

Help me hold on to you

The first line here is a clear reference to the nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty, but the next few lines are what really emphasize Angel’s character even more. Angel is not an easy guy to get along with. He knows he can be an asshole and because of that, he’s made many enemies who could’ve potentially stayed as friends in his life if he didn’t push them away. But that doesn’t make him feel as if he’s alone right? After all, Angel Dust is fulfilled with receiving “love” from clients, fans, and Valentino all the time, so that has to mean something, right? This particular mindset is what fuels Angel to continue craving that form of infatuation and attention because it’s what he surrounds himself with every day. However, once that “high” dies down, who does he have waiting there for him at home? No one, because in reality, he IS alone and that terrifies him even more due to the fact that he’s the reason behind these self-destructive tendencies.

I’ve been the archer, I’ve been the prey

Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

(I see right through me, I see right through me)

Who could stay? (4x)

You could stay

Combat, I’m ready for combat

These final lines of the song play a significant role in how Angel’s perspective on love can change for the future. Like I’ve said prior, Angel has never had anyone show real, genuine interest in him before, that is, until he met Husk. Husk has made it very clear in the beginning that he doesn’t like putting up with anyone’s bullshit. While his gruff, no-nonsense exterior may be off-putting to others, Angel is very attracted to how real Husk is in expressing how he feels and that is exactly the kind of person Angel needs in his life right now. Over some time throughout the series so far, we start to see a closer relationship develop between the two as well, how fond and comfortable they are of each other. This scares Angel because like all of his other relationships and his current predicament with Valentino, he’s afraid that Husk will voluntarily leave or be taken away from him forever. So in order to avoid that, Angel is determined to do everything he can to keep Husk a permanent part of his life.

Overall, Angel is well aware that he’s not an easy person to love, but with Husk, he feels as if he could be the one to truly understand and accept him for who he is. That maybe, and hopefully, Husk will be the one to stay for good❤️

A/n: yalll,, this is soo fucking long I’m so sorry😭 but I absolutely love these two with all my heart, literally on my hands and knees like this 🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️🧎‍♀️ but anywaysss I really hoped you enjoyed it just as much as I loved writing it�� PLEASE give me all the feedback you have! I would love to hear everyone’s thoughts and opinions, it would really make my day🥹 Thanks for reading loves!!🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

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your-unfriendlyghost · 5 months ago

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4, 5, 7, 14

(Okay I really liked these ones fyi)

4. Rank the main 7.

Ooh tough one. I guess right now, in order of favorite to least favorite, I’d have to go Sodapop, Two-Bit, Steve, Johnny, Ponyboy, Dally, and then finally Darry. But it’s pretty close, and the order changes day by day honestly- I like all of them a lot, y’know? I guess the only one I don’t think about too often is Darry. I still like him and think he’s a really well-written character- I just don’t have a lotta original thoughts about him, is all, whereas I do about all the others.

5. What are your fave ships?

In a truly shocking turn of events, I, a frequent draw-er and writer of Stevepop, am going to say Stevepop. I dunno, something about them just makes me happy. Reminds me of like…daydreams I had when I was twelve and crushing on my best friend, and trying to get her attention by doing stupid things and whatever…god I don’t really know how to explain why I like it. Before this fandom I didn’t usually ship things, to be honest. But I guess when I did it’d be stuff like Jesslake in Infinity Train, where it’s the sorta thing that can be seen as platonic or romantic. I reckon Stevepop scratches a similar itch in my brain lol

But I also really like Marcia x Two-Bit, which I haven’t really talked about here much- They had good chemistry, y’know? I oughta draw something about them sometime

And then finally there’s my DIY crack-ish ship Soda x Steve x Evie. I like them! It’s all the things I like about Stevepop, plus there’s a cool girl in the mix! I love cool girls! More folks should think about them i think

I do like other ships okay too- like the Tarry crowd has dragged me in, and sometimes the Jally crowd does too, along with Purly and occasionally Johnnyboy. I’m not an active participant, but when I come across it, I sorta mentally nod and say “nice”, you dig? They’re like…my ship-in-laws. Or like…milk duds and hershey bars- candy I still enjoy, but reach for only after I’m out of milky ways and twizzlers.

7. What are your fave non-romantic relationships? (This can be close friends, familial, enemies or even just acquaintances)

Two-Bit and Pony! I like them a lot. Their interactions in the book were some of my favorite parts. That line when Two-Bit was worried about Ponyboy using that broken bottle on the Socs…ugh that part was great. I remember reading it for the first time and just sitting there thinking about how much I liked that detail.

Then on the opposite side of the coin, Steve and Pony lol. I LOVE how Pony doesn’t initially like Dally or Steve, and yet Dally’s chill with Pony…but with Steve the disdain is mutual. Jk I don’t think Steve really hates Pony- but he definitely thinks Pony’s kinda annoying. I like the idea of him watching out for Pony anyways though, like at school especially now that Soda’s not going.

14. Tell us five of your headcanons you basically see as canon

Sodapop has ADHD and maybe (?) dyslexia, but it’s the 60s so he won’t find out till he’s well into adulthood

Marcia gave Two-Bit her real number, and was disappointed when he didn’t call it. I like to imagine they end up remeeting at some point and going out together- even if that’s kinda unrealistic lol

Steve hated Dally when he first rolled into town, because Dally was everything he really wanted to be- tough, cool, and street-smart. And he was also scared of losing Soda, who thought Dally rocked- because Dally’s from New York and rides in rodeos! Eventually they became buddies though when Dally gave Steve a compliment or something. Not even a particularly good one- something like “Hey you ain’t bad at fighting”- just barely enough for Steve to feel like Dally’s earned a little bit of his loyalty. Might write fic/make a comic for this- it’s kinda niche but I think the idea is funny

Steve and Soda secretly listen to the Beach Boys at the DX. They can’t tell anyone because it’s not tuff to like a dumb California band. And Ponyboy would like the Beatles if he listened to them, but he doesn’t, so he won’t realize that until years after Beatlemania has died down

Steve is not just a Ponyboy hater but also a horses-in-general hater. He thinks horses are scary and unpredictable and that cars were invented for a reason. He was secretly relieved when Mr. Curtis stopped Soda from riding rodeos, because seeing Soda on a crazy horse gave him mad anxiety. Pretended he was sad though for Soda’s sake

Thanks so much for asking!! I loved answering these so much lol, definitely let me know your thoughts too on ‘em!

#the outsiders #rambling #steve randle #stevepop #sodapop curtis #marcia the outsiders #marbit #outsiders headcanons #headcanon #ask #ask game #steviepop

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msfcatlover · 2 years ago

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@alycat76: What’s the platonic a/b/o one about?

Okay, this is immediately going under a readmore, because I know plenty of people hate the very concept of A/B/O, and I don’t want to make them uncomfortable.

SO! I have recently discovered that purely platonic A/B/O stories are actually something I kinda love. It’s about what it does to the setting, and the inter-character dynamics, and the incredibly intense hurt-comfort sickfics you can get out of it, and also I’m a sucker for empathetic bonds in fiction (people really don’t do enough with them.)

But there were some tropes that got repeated over & over again, while others I’d be interested in seeing just… never came up at all? And in the process of me spitballing what those fics would look like, I accidentally tripped and made a whole cohesive AU. Oops.

(Also, I saw like one person say, “What if betas could cancel out other smells as well as control their own,” in an ask somewhere, and proceeded to come up with a whole… thing that lets betas get in on all the sickfic & presentation fun that comes with this AU. It may or may not take up a full page of my notes. If anyone wants the specifics, just ask and I’ll post them.)

Anyway, the main pillars that this AU is built on are:

1. There are several fics where baby!Jay finds Robin in heat, knows full well how incredibly dangerous that is, and risks his own skin to hide Robin until either the heat passes or (most often) until Batman shows up. I love all of these. You know what I haven’t seen even once? Baby!Jason saving Dick Grayson in basically that same situation.

2. There are not enough fics where Bruce is a beta who uses his scent-control abilities to further separate his identities! *shoves my “Batman is just as much a public performance as Brucie Wayne” agenda into the very meta of this AU*

3. I am very fond of the “Jason’s big comeback plan goes completely off the rails” trope, especially when it comes in the form of needing to save a member of his family. I’ve seen a couple A/B/O fics with this premise with Tim. I have not seen any with Dick.

(Oh look, mirroring!)

4. It is here I realized why rut/heat-sickfics immediately became my drug of choice, and hey, if I’m gonna be projecting I might as well go all the way with it. *hands Dick a small mountain of medical complications on top of everything else*

5. My love of deceptive appearances (and the fact I have only found one (1) alpha!RH!Jason fic where I actually liked his part of it) means I am always going to default to omega!Jason.

6. So have you considered: Pack Alpha (by default) Tim? Oh, Bruce is still the Head of the pack, Tim doesn’t get to be automatically in charge or anything. But being the Pack Alpha comes with a whole host of extra instincts, which is only complicated further by the fact that as far as the rest of Gotham is concerned, when Tim first took on that role he wasn’t connected to the Wayne pack at all.

7. Hey, what do you think this particular arrangement does to Damian’s relationships with the family? Especially if we assume that, say, Talia refused to tell Damian their designations because it would be incredibly foolish to get a bunch of preconceived notions about the Bats just because of their secondary genders.

Things spiraled from there. I have, like, 10 drafts of both of those “Jason rescues Dick” fics, a whole bunch of fallout from Dick finding out Jason’s the Red Hood (some humorous, some not very much not,) Damian having a real rough time of it at the manor…

Here are my favorite story beats.

Dick actually initially rescued himself from the kidnappers, but then he was barefoot in Crime Alley with a chemical heat coming on fast while they looked for him. Dick yanks Jason down into his hiding space behind a dumpster before the kidnappers see Jason. Once the kidnappers leave, Jason offers to let Dick hide with him until the heat passes. Jason’s squat even has running water, even though it’s cloudy & cold.

Jason at some point says something about wishing he could make the nest better for Dick (who is obviously used to nicer things, but trying to make the best out of it,) which is when Dick remembers the emergency cash sewn into his clothes (Bruce is paranoid enough and you know it,) and gives it to Jason to go get whatever he thinks would be best.

While Jason is at the store, he sees the news about Dick Grayson being missing, an obviously distraught Bruce Wayne pleading for anyone to call with information. Jason remembers how Dick kept saying that his dad would be so worried. Jason remembers what it was like to sit up at night, wondering when or if his mom was coming home. Jason takes a few coins of his change to a pay phone to call the number, just to reassure Bruce that Dick’s safe.

Jason definitely panics when Batman kicks the door in that night, because as far as Jason’s concerned a very large, angry alpha just barged in on the omega Jason was trying to help (Dick even used the stupid Batman print towel Jason bought for him as the base of the nest, how is this fair?) Bruce sees a frightened, packless child ready to throw hands with the fucking Batman in order to keep Dick safe. Dick refuses to leave without Jason, because Dick’s already adopted him.

All of Gotham knows Jason was more Dick’s puppy than Bruce’s. Bruce is still the one who legally adopts Jason, since Dick is like, 16 at this point (Jason’s 10-11).

There’s a lot of whispering about why Dick completely disappeared from the public eye after Jason died. Dick so obviously adored the kid, and the few pictures people do get look so miserable, that most Gothamites get aggressively offended on Dick’s behalf if you try to suggest he had anything to do with it. He’s not even 20 and he’s grieving. Cut the boy some slack.

At some point after Tim becomes Robin, Dick needs to make a scene so he has an excuse to leave a party. After a quick check in to make sure Tim’s okay with it, a very drunk Richard Grayson proceeded to get on Janet Drake’s case about not appreciating the wonderful puppy she had waiting for her at home.

After helping him out of the room, Alfred came back to apologize for Master Grayson. “You’ll have to forgive him. It’s almost Jason’s birthday.”

In the greatest social blunder Janet ever made in her life (partially distracted by the wine stain on her new silver dress) she snapped out, “He’s still upset about that?”

(Fortunately for her, the room was loud enough that her voice didn’t carry far. But every conversation in a 20ft radius stopped dead. She did realize immediately and start to apologize, that came out wrong, oh god, she didn’t mean it like that!)

(Tim suggests Dick not antagonize Tim’s parents in the future after all.)

This is actually the verse that first made me realize I wanted Tim to ask Steph to be Robin in his place, because in this verse they’re not just losing Robin, they’re losing their Pack Alpha with nobody to replace him. That is so much compounding trauma just from one member leaving the pack, but if Steph takes Tim’s place as Pack Alpha before Tim’s dad makes Tim cut himself out of the pack…

(Cass & Alfred are both betas, for the record.)

Dick has a bad reaction to the inducers the second time Jason has to save him. By the time Jason hauls Dick back to the nearest safehouse, Dick’s such an emotional mess that the only way Jason could ever calm Dick down is for Jason to reveal his identity and repair their pack bond.

Dick knows it’s Jason, because you can’t lie through the bond.

(Tim shows up at some point in the night, and refuses to leave. “He said no alphas,” Jason snarls. “I wouldn’t be much of one if I left him alone like this with a stranger,” Tim snaps back.) (Dick drags Tim into the nest too as soon as he realizes Tim is there.)

Neither Dick nor Tim tell Bruce about Jason, because Jason made it clear he didn’t want Bruce to know. They do both proceed to hound Jason, trying to coax him back into the pack. Bruce is very uncomfortable with both of his sons being so determined to apparently befriend their newest rogue.

(I just have this delightful mental image of Nightwing dropping in on one of Red Hood’s meetings, saying he’s not there for trouble, framing it as an “I owe you for saving my skin” sort of thing. Before he leaves, Nightwing flashes his brightest smile at Hood. “By the way, Robin thinks you’re cool.”

Half of Jason’s goons die laughing as soon as they get over the shock.)

Damian picks a fight with Tim because (despite Talia’s best efforts,) Damian did pick up several assumptions about the different designations. Tim was the next-newest, so Damian could cement his place in the pack by beating the lowest alpha, surely.

Damian realized his mistake as soon as Bruce arrived. The pack Head is a beta. The Second is an omega. Which means Damian just picked a fight with the Wayne Pack Alpha.

And—since Tim is still breathing, speaking, and glaring daggers at Damian—Damian lost.

(Tim meets Damian’s gaze for 10 agonizing seconds before turning away with a lift of his chin; dismissive, just like Ra’s would do. Damian’s just like, “I am so dead.”)

(I have a bunch of other stuff that’s pretty much Hurt No Comfort of Dick dealing with his medical problems & also how this particular set up would probably affect his various assaults, and how the trauma from those would then compound back into those medical problems. It’s… it’s not good. It’s not fun. I don’t think anyone wants to hear about that.)

(It does give Jason the chance to hunt down Catalina Flores, and gave me the chance to type the line, “I don’t think you understand. I’m not his friend. I’m not his boyfriend. I’m not even a hero. I’m his son.”)

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kidstemplatte · 1 year ago

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I recently came out to my parents as a trans man and long story short it didn't go well and my Dad still won't talk to me.

I know this isn't what you normally do, but could you write a story about Terzo comforting the reader after a bad coming out in a fatherly (platonic/non sexual of course) way? If not that's chill too

-🧭

(platonic) terzo/ ftm reader

of course, anon🤍 there’s a message for you and anyone else who wants to hear it at the end of this.

┌── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──┐

-when terzo knocks on your door and hears a weary “one second”, the brightness absent in your voice, he immediately knows something is wrong.

-after wiping your tears, you walk to the door and open it.

-what’s wrong?” he asks when he sees your eyes are puffy and red.

-“i… i came out to my parents and it didn’t go well.”

-his heart sinks at what you just told him.

-“and now my dad won’t talk to me.” you sniffle.

-he’s upset, not just upset, angry. he’s confused, how someone could treat their own child, one as treasured as you, with such bigotry.

-“oh no, mio caro… come here.” he says, pulling you in for a hug. “mi dispiace. i’m so sorry.” he whispers as he holds you tightly.

-“it will be okay, piccolo. your papa is always on your side. not only me. the entire clergy is on your side. beyond that, anyone with morals and love in their heart.”

-he wipes the tears from your eyes and gently tilts your head up to meet his gaze.

-“hear what i am saying. you are a smart, caring, talented, and very special young man. your future is molto luminoso. so bright. keep your head up.”

-you nod.

-“anyone would be lucky to have you as their son. getting to see your smile every day, your handsome face.”

-you can’t help but smile at his kind words.

-“there we go. molto meglio.” he says once he sees the smile he loves so much, ruffling your hair as you laugh.

-“thank you, papa. i don’t deserve you.”

-“your papa is always here for you. that is why i am here, it is my job. not just in the church, but as someone who cares. i want to help you. you help me all the time, it is the least i can do.”

-“thank you papa.”

-“of course.”

-terzo is always there when you need to talk, whether it’s about your situation or something lighthearted.

- after a conversation with your family gone wrong, he is always willing to listen, lend a listening ear or a shoulder to cry on.

-he’s also generally so sweet to you regarding your transition in general. if you try out something new with your clothing or appearance, he’s always the first to compliment you. he’s so funny about it too.

-maybe you cut your hair, or simply style it different way. he stops you when he runs into you.

-“ay, look at you!”

-before you can say anything else, he’s spinning you around to get a 360 of your hair.

-“very very nice.”

-or when you wear a new outfit, maybe a new suit, something a little more formal.

-“i could use some fashion advice from you. i am old, not up to the trends.”

-if you guys are similar sizes, he will let you wear his clothes 🥺🥺🥺

-“this one is old… maybe not up to date- but… i guess vintage is cool, no?” he says, holding up a dark purple suit.

-“i love it. and vintage is cool.”

-“you can keep it, then.”

-“really?”

-“si.”

-he tells you stories of what happened in the particular outfit he’s showing you. it’s nearly always something outlandish and hilarious.

-“please, be smarter than your papa. but have fun.”

-terzo has the sweetest most accepting heart. i firmly believe this. not just for the sake of fanfiction but genuinely.

└── ⋆⋅☆⋅⋆ ──┘

anon 🧭🤍

this is another request i can’t ignore or stall on.

i am so sorry you had that experience. i myself am not trans but i know these things are so difficult. i’m so sorry your dad isn’t talking to you. i wish i could reach through the screen and give you a hug.

i watched this exact thing happen with my trans brother a few years ago. my dad is incredibly conservative and transphobic. it put a huge strain on his relationship with my brother after he came out. he refused to call my brother by his name and pronouns.

my dad still doesn’t support the transgender community. but he does support his son now. after a long time, my dad finally came around. he’s not a perfect person, has a long way to go, but he came around.

i guess what i’m trying to say by sharing that is that this isn’t the end.

but whatever you choose, to remain in contact or not, i want you to know that you are in control. this is your future and your identity, and you deserve to feel secure in who you are and who you are surrounded by.

you are so valid and real and i love you.

#the band ghost #ghost band #ghost #papa emeritus iii #terzo #papa emeritus #papa terzo #papa emeritus x reader #terzo x reader #papa emeritus iii x reader

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amberjazmyn · 4 months ago

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you all came? part two of you can always cry in front of me🫶

pairing : esteban ocon x fem!ocon reader and platonic f1 grid x fem!ocon reader

summary : celine ocon has finally finished up her three years of full time nursing school with her best friend elianna laurent in new york. celine was told that her parents and esteban weren't able to come due to conflicting schedules. that was until they all (including esteban's f1 grid) decided to band together to surprise celine at her graduation. but not before best big brother of the year esteban did of course.

warnings : happy crying, college graduation, older brother x esteban, rest of f1 grid and family, a smidge of swearing

a/n : yes this is part two to the one-shot i just dropped on estie bestie as if this is what i do for a living! if only i got paid for the amount of things i write, i'd probs be a millionaire!

flashback| a week before celine's graduation

celine's lip trembled as her phone dropped into her lap. covering her face with her hands, her body shook as she cried as silently as possible in her empty dorm room. she had just gotten off the phone with her parents, laurent and sabrina back in normandy, france. they were just reconfirming that they were unable to fly over to new york to watch celine graduate because both the f1 singapore grand prix conflicted with celine's graduation ceremony, meaning that her brother couldn't be there either and neither could anyone else but that wasn't the whole reason why she was crying. she had been warned in advance that maybe her parents and esteban weren't able to come due to the said schedules, celine was crying because she had just been told that her grandmere didn't want to come at all, via the phone call she just had with her mum, sabrina. as her last resort almost, sniffling and choking on her tears, celine rang daniel ricciardo to see if maybe he could try to sway the grid, as many of them as possible, to fly over to new york and watch her graduate. she really didn't want to be the only graduate out of 100+ to not have any of her family there to see her get her diploma and throw her grad cap in the air, especially not her parents and brother.

danny ric

"hey cel, what's up? are you okay? you sound like you're crying"

"can-can you-umm, i just got off the phone with mum and she just said that my grandmere can't come to graduation because she doesn't want to because she can't be bothered and she was the last option since mum, dad and estie can't come!"

"oh, cel, i am so sorry hun! please don't cry! i'll make sure to tell estie later and let him know because that is bang out of order! i can't believe she'd react like that!"

"can-are, are you able to at least try and convince just someone over there to let you guys or even just the girlfriends fly over to new york to see me graduate? i'm not upset about mum, dad or estie not being able to come as much because it makes sense but grandmere, that-that hurts so, pl-please say you can come, danny!"

"hun, i am so sorry but i can't! i already tried asking anyone but they said they have tried as best as they can and they weren't able to get any of us on a flight to new york in time. i will however for sure be there at the airport after you come back home to france though. it's just i can't get home and neither can your parents or estie,"

"*crying* that's fine. at least you didn't say it was because you simply didn't care and didn't want to because it's stupid. i'll see you later tonight than at the airport,"

"i am once again so sorry, cel! i love you so, so much, as do the other lads and i'll make sure to have your brother and i shout you out at the race tonight!"

"*tearful giggle* thanks danny, that makes me feel just a tiny bit better. i love you too and i'll see you later!"

"bye, cel!"

"bye danny."

after ending the call with danny, she went back to covering her face, crying herself into a restless sleep. upset over the fact that she was going to be the only graduate without anyone from her family present to see her graduate, even elianna having her entire family flying over, leaving the ocon to fly home alone to then see her family after the graduation whilst the rest of her graduating class partied with their families.

present time | day of graduation

the shock that ran through celine's body as she was woken up by three of her four other roommates, elianna, kamri and kayeleigh (mackenzie, the fourth roommate, was, just like celine, asleep) was the same shock she felt on the day she found out she had actually been accepted into nursing school when she was seventeen. except, this shock was different as this was the day that celine and her four roommates were all graduating nursing school after three long years. celine was turning 20, as were elianna and kamri - kayeleigh and mackenzie, the other two roomies had both turned 21 which made those five girls very young to be graduating from nursing school. it had taken the girls as a collective an entire hour to get ready for their graduation, which in all honesty, was the shortest it had ever taken them to get ready for anything for it would usually take them an hour and a half to get ready for their classes. they had their hair all curled and looking stunning, their makeup looked classy but still simple and nothing crazy, their heels not too high and professional and their outfits were all cohesive with each other. elianna was wearing a white dress that was tight at her bodice but flowed down at the skirt that reached just above her knees, kamri was wearing a two-piece cream set that was very classy but could also be dressed up to the nine's - reaching to her mid-thigh. kayeleigh was, like elianna, wearing a white dress that was a mock neck and reached just above her knees, and mackenzie was, like kamri, wearing a cream dress that was very modest and covered her arms and reached to her kneecaps. and celine, was dressed in a skin-tight white dress that was lace and really showed off her curves but was still classy and modest - not that it was required since all five girls were graduating nursing school. they also had their robes and the coloured ropes that were going to be worn with the robes and their grad caps. all five girls had designed their caps in different but artistic ways. elianna had decorated hers with a painted normandy, france sunset in homage to her hometown, kayeleigh had hand-sewn a quote that celine had actually said, "you are the only one who can write your story, so write it the way you want it to be written" onto her cap with the english native flower painted on also in homage to her home country. kamri had a taylor swift lyric on her graduation cap saying that "long story short, i survived" with yellow, blue and white flowers that decorated the outside of the cap. mackenzie went full-on ariana grande for her graduation cap saying "thank u, next!" and celine, on her graduation cap, paid homage to the two most important men in her life; her brother esteban and best friend danny ric. she paid homage to her brother with a painted white feather that he had gave to her when they were much younger. and then, to pay homage to her best friend, she included daniel's famous "enjoy the butterflies, enjoy being naive" quote right next to the handpainted white feather.

"cel, can you believe it? we're finally graduating and about to turn 20 all in these next few days!" elianna calmly spoke as she had come up behind the ocon and wrapped her arms loosely around her shoulders as celine smiled as she reciprocated the behind-over-the-shoulder hug "it is crazy to believe, elianna but, yes, i can believe that we're graduating and then, you and kamri are turning 20!" celine giggled as she had to bend down quickly to fix her heels, both girls giggled as they both nearly lost their balance, elianna still behind her and hugging the girl the two girls were giggling messes as celine tried to fix her shoes whilst still trying to stay in the hug with elianna and not have the both of them faceplant to the ground and ruin their outfits, hair and makeup. five minutes later, they were needing to leave however, it was obvious to both of them that they hadn't realised how much time had passed, that was until mackenzie, the eldest of the five girls walked over to the two girls to let them know. "yo, elianna, cel, you girls ready? we gotta get going, we have our graduation to attend!" mackenzie smiled, speaking with a small giggle as she popped her head into the door of the lounge room, wondering where the two girls were, only to find them in a very strange position "we're ready kenz, we-we're just fixing my heels quickly!" celine tried to say normally but failed too as giggles quickly fell out of her mouth as she realized the very awkward and concerning position she and elianna were in "o...kay cel, one more minute and then we really gotta go, okay?" mackenzie giggled as the two french girls giggled but nodded their heads as they fixed up celine's heel and stood up, separating as they ran out of the lounge room before mackenzie could leave mackenzie just laughed as she shook her head, trying to remove the image of the way she saw her two best friends and roommates so close together out of her mind. as she then followed the two girls to the limo in which kamri and kayeleigh were already waiting for the other three girls in. "finally, you three! thought that we were gonna be late, what took you three so long? having a threesome without us?" kamri giggled with shock for dramatic value which caused the other girls to snicker

this then caused kamri to become confused, thinking they really did have a threesome. mackenzie just shook her head which kamri then understood as no threesome and to just let it go as mackenzie knew that it was something that was just between the two frenchies. and if it was explained to anyone else, it would make zero sense. "what did you two do, actually have a threesome like kam suggested? y'all crazies!" kayeleigh giggled as she sat down next to elianna and celine as the three girls chuckled, kamri and mackenzie in hysterics as well at their best friends "oh my god, eww, no! there were no threesomes or twosomes, kayeleigh, just had a little trouble with my heel that's all..." celine snickered quietly which caused kayeleigh to nod her head, understanding completely despite not needing the information as to what elianna had done in the situation kamri and mackenzie didn't bother to ask for any explanations and, it was a good idea not to as it was obvious to them that, that was an inside joke between the two french girls and the english girl and they were completely fine with it. because kamri and mackenzie had inside jokes with those girls and with each other too and that the other three didn't need to know and vice versa. all five girls had inside jokes between each other that were just for them and that was okay.

🍀 elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie had all already graduated and had been given their diplomas all except for celine. usually, the graduates would be given their diplomas in alphabetical order by their last name, however, for this graduation, they were doing it alphabetically by first name which was strange and it confused celine because all the "c" first names and "o" last names had been called and given their graduation diplomas. however, soon, she was going to understand why she was getting her diploma last even though all the other graduates whose first names started with the letter "c" had all gotten their diplomas before her. her dad, mum, esteban and the rest of her f1 family had all flown from singapore to surprise her at her university graduation. they all had committed to surprising their daughter, best friend and sister at her university graduation all the way in new york, nyc just so they could surprise her after esteban surprises her by being the one giving her her diploma. "what is going on?" celine gritted through her teeth to elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie as they all had graduated but her "i don't know cel but, i'm sure you'll get called up soon, may...maybe they misplaced your diploma?" elianna thought, shrugging her shoulders as they knew how agitated and nervous their best friend had been about the graduation day only for this to happen "that's all they better have done otherwise i swear to god! i'm not doing another year at nursing school, no fucking way, just because they lost my diploma!" celine was getting mad and agitated which made her best friends a little agitated and annoyed "it'll be fine cel, i promise! they wouldn't just not let you graduate, look at the ropes on your robe for fuck sake! you're a high distinction student here, you are going to graduate tonight babe!" elianna and kamri soothed their best friend, each of them grabbing one of ocon's sweaty, shaky hands as she nodded her head, just hoping her best friends were all right and that soon she'd be getting called up to collect her degree "it'll all be okay cel, just breathe baby, just breathe," kamri whispered as cel nodded her head as elianna then spoke up again, noticing what looked like celine's older brother esteban on the stage with her diploma as the childhood best friend of celine smiled "i think they've found your diploma cel, you'll get called up soon!" elianna smiled as she made eye contact with esteban who gave her a small notion for her to stay quiet, which she did as celine let out a breath "really? thank the lord!" celine whispered as her friends giggled softly as they saw their friend's anxiety slip away the dean of the nursing school had walked back up to the lecturn mic after previously walking away to "find celine's lost diploma" to then announce her in front of everyone else who had already graduated. "....so incredibly sorry about the wait everyone, we've finally found the lost diploma so if miss celine marie ocon could come up to the stage, we'd like to give her her diploma!" the dean spoke with a smile as celine smiled to the floor as the auditorium filled with screams for the girl who was top of her graduating class (just like when she was at high school back home in france), her girlfriends all encouraging her to go up the ocon girl giggled as her cheeks went red and were boiling hot as she went up to grab her diploma and thank the dean. that was until she realised she hadn't been given her diploma by the dean, but by someone who was not wearing the correct clothes to be handing out diplomas at a university graduation... stepping back a few steps in confusion, celine couldn't figure out who it was that had given her her diploma, that was until she looked up to see the persons face.

her brother esteban had given celine her diploma. due to the way celine hadn't really been actually paying attention or looking as to who had given her the diploma, she was confused as to why everyone was screaming and freaking out, when she actually looked up. she squealed out in shock that her brother had attended the graduation that no one in their family could attend.

"estie!" celine squealed as she then ran over as he smiled, opening arms up for his sister who quickly jumped into his embrace as the auditorium once again erupted into cheers for the brother and sister reunion

breaking down into tears as she squealed and got picked up, celine couldn't believe that her brother had surprised her let alone was able to find time within the f1 grand prix schedule to even take the flight over to new york for the graduation. she, to be fair, blocked out and forgot about the phone call she had made to daniel, a week before, crying that no one in their family was able to fly over and the fact that all she wanted was someone from her family to be at her university graduation after they had all shown up for her high school graduation. however, not once did celine think that she'd have a surprise like this. she felt like her brother had just come back from a military enlistment when really, he had just travelled almost a full 24 hours by plane from singapore to new york to see his baby sister graduate from university.

"estie, what are you doing here?" the sister sniffled into her brother's chest as he snickered cheekily

"to surprise you, cel! i know how it devastated you the most when grandmere shot you down like that when she said coming to see you graduate wasn't worth it. i am also sorry that mum, dad and i couldn't come either and i may have had to lie in saying that danny and the officials with f1 wasn't able to figure something out so you thought i couldn't come either. they were able to figure something out so, i have one more surprise for you after this ceremony so, the sooner we get this done, the sooner we'll get back home and we get to catch up?" esteban smiled into his sister's hair as celine's body relaxed as she then realised (after the excitement of performing on stage in ireland with her brother moments after graduating) that this entire "loss/misplacement of the diploma" was all an act to distract her from esteban's surprise

"huh, so, they really hadn't lost my diploma then? they just wanted a distraction to get you on the stage so you could be there ready waiting for me to get it?" celine was a smart girl, she really was as esteban giggled, slightly nodding his head

"how did you know, thought that we were quite subtle about it in all honesty, you looked quite worried and as if you had no clue that it was all an act," esteban chuckled as the brother and sister pulled back as celine rolled her eyes

"you were subtle, i only just figured it out just then, it really was quite smart and thought out," celine sneered as they then had to be quick so they could finish the ceremony and do the throwing of the grad caps

"why thank you, little sister, our plan was to be subtle!" esteban smiled as the brother and sister then posed for the photo with the dean and headmaster as she was then allowed to walk off stage with her brother

"congratulations on graduating, celine and, thank you so much to her older brother esteban ocon for helping us with this surprise. esteban is a formula one driver from normandy, france. the brother and sister live inbetween france and switzerland, however, celine came here to study rather than stay in france or europe." the dean spoke with the proudest smile in her voice ever - she finally had the celebrity student she had dreamt of and it was celine ocon

celine and esteban had made it off stage and hugged quickly before he rushed back to his seat which was a little sus for celine but, she understood as she then went back to her seat as well. so they could finish the ceremony and do the ever-so-poplar gesture that they do in all the teenage movies which was the throwing of the graduation caps.

"now that every graduate has been given their diploma, it is my absolute pleasure to say that, the class of 2022 has graduated!" the dean spoke as the entire graduating class squealed, throwing their grad caps in the air just like every teenage movie depicts, the students all then trying to catch it so they didn't lose them - celine, elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie catching theirs perfectly

now that the ceremony was over and celine, elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie had all graduated, they all had an emotional, tearful moment as a group. this was maybe the last time the five of them were all going to be in the same spot together since celine, elianna and kayeleigh were all going back to france and england whereas kamri and mackenzie were staying in new york, nyc.

"i love you girls, i really do! cel, elli and kaye, promise kenz and me that you'll come back to new york and visit us, okay? i refuse to let this be the last time we see each other, okay?" kamri was firm but emotional but the girls agreed

"we promise kamri, we'll fly over to visit you two soon!" celine spoke with a big smile and teary eyes as kamri and mackenzie nodded their heads, trusting the two frenchies and english girl that they were going to keep their world

"even if it's ages until we see you again because of f1 and travels, we'll stay patient because it'll be worth it, motorsports girly!" mackenzie teased, teasingly shoving celine as she giggles, trying to keep her tears at bay

"oh shush, kenzie, i'm still student nurse celine ocon, no matter what. just, by night, cause in the daytime i'm a woman in motorsport," celine giggles, making her friends laugh as well

"at least you're not a university student anymore as to however would you be celine ocon with the schedule you had here at nursing school," kamri chuckled emotionally which made celine giggle as well as they made fun of their university

"that is true! i wouldn't be celine ocon at all so, good thing i'm a woman in motorsport instead of a completely traumatized, exhausted uni student," celine giggled as she then felt a tap on her shoulder which made her turn around as kamri, kayeleigh and elianna looked in shock at who was in front of them, except celine as she had turned around before mackenzie

"hey...oh my gosh! daniel! what are you doing here?!" celine squealed, her hand on top of her cap so it didn't fall, the hand that she thought was her brother's wasn't, it was her brother's former teammate and her best friend daniel ricciardo's hand as he smiled brightly, pulling his best friend in for a hug

"same reason as everyone else..." daniel winked as when the two of them pulled out of the hug, daniel stepped off to the side to reveal the rest of most of the f1 grid and their partners, celine in complete shock

"...what the crap? why are you all here?! didn't you have a grand prix that you obviously couldn't get out of?!" celine squealed as she went through all of the f1 grid, and their partners, flavy being her last hug as she pulled away

"we couldn't miss out on your graduation, especially after hearing the news about you and esteban's grandmother not being available even though she was. we didn't think it was fair that you didn't have anyone here so, your brother came up with the entire thing and, he's also got one last surprise for you as well," flavy smiled and gave celine a wink, just like daniel which caused the girl to respond exasperatedly

"what other surprises does estie need to give me? he's done everything! he came to my graduation, and you guys did too, what else is he surprising me with?" celine giggled in shock as the sound of a female voice got her to turn around to where she thought her best friends were

"come on now, did you really think your brother wouldn't tell your parents and cousins that you've graduated university and that we'd miss it? you've clearly haven't been with your family in ages!" the one person that sounded like that was sabrina, her mum

this caused celine to turn her head and body straight away to see that in fact, it was her mum, jodi talking with her dad laurent and three cousins, elijah, alessandra and madelyne behind her. they all had come to see her graduate. they all wanted to surprise their graduate because she didn't deserve to not have anyone there to celebrate with her.

"mum, dad!" the girl squealed out in excitement, shock and surprise, celine was truly in awe of how much her brother had done for her just so she wasn't alone and didn't feel bad because no one in her family could attend her uni graduation whilst everyone else in her class did

they ran over to each other as sabrina chuckled at her daughter's reaction. the last time the mother, father, daughter and cousins had seen each other was at least four months ago. which was when celine had surprised them during a small two-week holiday she had been given from uni.

"we couldn't let you be on your own for your uni graduation. we all knew that elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie all had their families coming and had planned celebrations that they were going to be having so, we knew that we had to do it for you to make up for your grandmere not being available. no one deserves to be alone to celebrate their uni graduation," sabrina smiled as celine smiled back, she was truly taken aback, they had all shown up because her grandmere couldn't be bothered

"thank you, mum, thank you dad, thank you so much!" she thanked profusely as she then went down the line of her dad and three cousins and all gave them hugs, elijah her last hug as she picked him up

"just like your mum said, we showed up because no one else did and would have. it's upsetting that your grandmere is too lazy to even try. i was honestly so mad when daniel told me that grandmere was "wasting her time" by flying over for your graduation. because you deserve to be surprised and celebrated because you are so talented and intelligent for dropping everything to study out of home," laurent spoke protectively towards his daughter who smiled at her dad

"awe, dad, thank you! that was very sweet of you!" celine had no idea how to feel, she truly didn't, she was just ecstatic that she graduated but the fact that her dad, mum, brother, her cousins and f1 family all joined forces to surprise her

all for the fact that they didn't want her celebrating this huge achievement on her own. her graduation meaning the world to her and more.

"so, what do you say we do student nurse celine ocon?" max verstappen smiled, his arms crossed as celine blushed and looked down at the ground

"i say we get the heck out of new york, i can't be here any longer. i say we go to singapore because i just realised that the race is this week, you guys just told me the race was on the wrong day! so, i say we catch a red-eye back and then we, i don't know, go and watch a formula one race! student nurse celine ocon needs to have a little bit of a rest for a bit i think," celine smirked as max hummed in agreement as the rest of the family giggled at celine's sass

"alright then, it's decided, red-eye back to singapore and back to what we do best as a group and family!" esteban calls out as celine smiles as the group cheers

turning around, celine catches eyes with kamri and mackenzie and they nod their heads, giving their two best friends the permission that it was okay for them to leave and that they'd see each other again soon

"okay then, let's go!" celine cheers as kamri and mackenzie pull her, elianna and kayeleigh in for a hug which then prompted everyone else to join the hug as giggles followed after

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20ish hours later and celine, elianna, kayeleigh and the f1 grid family were back in france after the singapore gp, kayeleigh back in england. they all relaxed and allowed it to sink in everything that had just happened before a notification from esteban had pinged on everyone's phones. he had posted an instagram post in celebration of his sister's university graduation, giving everyone deja vu back to his high school graduation post for celine three years earlier.

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estebanocon feels like just yesterday that i posted about your high school graduation cel but, now you've graduated from nursing school and have a degree in nursing. that's bloody freaking cool! i am so proud of you celine and i don't think there are enough words to describe it. you worked so incredibly hard to get this degree and i am so proud that my baby sister has a university degree. you were ever so dedicated to your studies, even when you had to come home due to the pandemic and had to do online learning, you still refused to give up and made sure to keep on top of your studies. even though you couldn't be in nyc for almost a full year due to the virus and had every reason to stress out and want to give up, you never did, you kept your head screwed on right and you even helped the cousins when they were doing homeschooling during the pandemic. i am of course devastated and disappointed in our grandmere for not attending, i'm forever grateful that me and the f1 family were able to fly over to new york to surprise you for your graduation. seeing your reaction and the look on your face when you noticed it was me that was holding your diploma and that it hadn't actually been lost was everything to me and more. but the icing on the cake was for sure the reaction when you saw everyone else but especially mum, dad and the cousins. it had been a stressful day for you and the other four girls but just seeing how you physically relaxed when you saw us and realised that you weren't actually alone for your graduation really melted my heart. it made my heart burst to see you slowly realise that you weren't actually going to be alone for your graduation.

i know i keep on repeating myself but we are truly so proud of you cel for graduating from nursing school and for wanting to pursue healthcare whilst also supporting me in motorsport. we are so proud of you for getting the university education despite the fact you didn't have to, you still wanted to give yourself that feeling of something normal. i love you so much celine and it's now time to truly see you come alive as a nurse and not just the sister of formula one driver esteban ocon.

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celineocon estie you are the best in the whole world and i'm not exaggerating. you made an effort because grandmere didn't even try to bother. you knew how hurt i was in knowing that i wouldn't be seeing my family at my graduation and being proud of me so, you came and surprised me with the whole family, the grid, mum, dad and the cousins to let me know that you were always here even if grandmere wasn't. i love you so much!

danielricciardo i am so proud of you celine! watching you receive your diploma and getting surprised by your brother was the best and most heartwarming thing ever. especially after hearing you ring me in hysterics over the thought of you not having anyone see you graduate.

eliannalaurent this was the most thought-out and best surprise you could have ever done for your sister, estie! kamri, kayeleigh, mackenzie and i were so sad and disappointed to hear that your guys' grandmere couldn't be bothered to come to the graduation. but, the effort the lot of you put in and what you actually did will always outweigh what she didn't do. what you and the rest of the f1 family did is something that celine is never ever going to forget and that's a powerful thing!

kamrinoelle this is still the best thing that i've ever witnessed this whole entire year!

maxverstappen1 so glad to have helped in this surprise for celine! you really did plan it perfectly esteban x

flavy.barla wish i could have frozen time the moment that celine realised it was you that handed her the diploma however, the one photo i could take of the moment is one i'm going to cherish forever.

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celineocon hmm, what do we think, a classy nursing student graduate celine ocon?

yesterday (since it's the day after in france), me and my best friends elianna, kamri, kayeleigh and mackenzie along with the rest of our cohort graduated from nursing school this year. finally being back home in france at circuit paul ricard after going back to new york after the pandemic had me going between new york and home for what felt like an eternity has been insane. i was walking into my graduation sadder than happier like i thought i would be because i knew that i wouldn't have my parents, my brother and cousins coming due to what i thought was the singapore grand prix and not being able to get school off to fly up and those i was okay with because it was fair and it wasn't something i got too mad or upset over. but, hearing my grandmere say that she wasn't coming because she "simply didn't care" and "didn't think it was important" was heartbreaking and genuinely was something i cried about to danielricciardo over the phone a week before yesterday because i didn't want to tell mum, dad or estie about it. i can't lie and say it didn't hurt, hearing my own grandmother say that she didn't have a valid reason for not coming other than she didn't care and that it was a waste of time nor that it was important because it wasn't as exciting as watching estie race because it did hurt. it hurt like hell and like mentioned before, i cried to daniel over the phone over it and then fell asleep crying some more because grandmere always supported me. this then had me going into my graduation with no one from my family able to come. i did, however, get some laughter with elianna when i had to fix up my heel and she was hugging me from behind, however, that still didn't fix the fact that i was the only one out of all of the 100+ graduates that didn't have anyone from my family come and see me graduate. i was still sad going into what was supposed to be a day of celebration because whilst my best friends, minus elianna and kayeleigh, were going to have parties with their families, i wasn't. i was going to be flying back to france with elianna, kayeleigh flying back to england, from new york to then see my family after the fact after the singapore race.

that was until they surprised me at graduation. my whole family had made a plan they were going to pretend that they had misplaced/lost my diploma. which meant that instead of getting my diploma with the rest of the students whose first names started with "c", i would be getting my diploma last. it truly was a fantastic plan because, by the time they had "found" my diploma and called my name up, the person who had given me my diploma was none other than my brother, esteban. but, that wasn't all he had done. he had also brought up the whole family. including mum, dad, our cousins and the f1 grid and they had been there in the auditorium as i graduated. because no, estie couldn't just surprise me at my graduation with just himself. he, of course, had to go above and beyond and also bring over the rest of the huge family because he didn't want me to celebrate my graduation on my own and without any family. and also because they had tricked me into thinking that the singapore grand prix was on the same day as my graduation when it wasn't.

in regards to these three photos, the second and third were used in the graduation ceremony. the first one was taken by me and it was on my last day of classes and i just think it was a cute photo. the second one was taken by mr daniel ricciardo and it's one of my fave photos ever. the third one is from a university ball that everyone in my degree was invited to and i channelled my inner miss sparkle mermaid for that evening. whilst i am now officially a student nurse with a degree, that doesn't mean that i'm no longer travelling with formula one and estie. if anything, it'll be the nursing that's getting put on a cheeky little break for a bit whilst i focus on esteban and the motorsports world. for three-ish years, i was having to study everything in healthcare and more all at the same time and honestly, it was insane. especially when the pandemic hit and i had to travel 6hrs back home and study remotely. but, i somehow never failed any of my classes or any practicals i had to make. i'm now back in france with my family to focus wholeheartedly on motorsports until i feel ready to become a resident student nurse in a hospital

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estebanocon i am so proud of you cel! you make me the happiest brother in the whole world and next time grandmere comes over, remind her what her health was like during the years she was a kid with your degree...

celineocon estebanocon estie, you make me the happiest sister in the world and you know i wouldn't do that to grandmere!

flavy.barla i am beyond proud cel. i have no other words that could possibly explain how proud i am of you. the whole family are also so proud of you and are so glad they were able to come and watch you graduate

celineocon flavy.barla thanks, flavy! i'm glad i made you and the family proud

eliannalaurent i am so proud to say i got to graduate with my bestest friend in the whole entire universe! today was amazing and i am so glad we got to spend it together

celineocon eliannalaurent i was going to say the same thing! it was absolutely amazing being able to do university together

kamrinoelle i miss you already cel! it was so much fun being your uni roomie with elianna, kayeleigh and mackenzie! next time kenz and i will visit you, elianna and kayeleigh in ireland!

celineocon kamrinoelle i miss you too kamri! and you better, i'll let elianna and kayeleigh know and we'll get kaye up to france!

danielricciardo you are an amazingly intelligent young girl, cel and i am so glad i was able to see you graduate. i love you so much and i am so proud of you but that doesn't mean i'm still mad that you left europe because i still am! i'm just now a lot happier that you're back home!

celineocon danielricciardo oh, danny thank you! and i'm sorry that i left france and europe as a whole! besides, last time i checked, it was you, charles and mick that dared me to apply for nursing school in nyc! but i'm also happier to be back home as well!

kellypiquet i am so proud of you my love! watching you receive that diploma will always be in my top memories of watching you grow up!

celineocon kellypiquet awe thank you kelly! getting my diploma will always be a proud moment for me as well as a core memory!

maxverstappen1 and i am still crying hours later! you should be so proud of yourself cel, you worked so damn hard to get this degree!

celineocon maxverstappen1 crybaby! nah, jokes max, thanks for being so supportive throughout the whole thing, you have really been most helpful!

fin

ok i lied, i wasn't going to let this day finish without me getting my cheeky two-part estie bestie one-shot out! i know the 'grandmother' thing not going to the graduation just came out of nowhere but it made sense in my head for the storyline lol. i have so many drafts by the way like, thirteen i think, so hopefully i'll be able to get all of those out soon! especially those that were requested that i still haven't finished which i still will apologise for cause i feel awful for how long the requests are taking!

©⠀amberjazmyn's original work. do not translate or steal any of my fics. 2024

#formula one #fluff #a little bit of angst #esteban ocon #f1 grid x platonic fem!ocon reader

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acewithapaintbrush · 1 year ago

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20 Questions for fic writers

Thanks for the tag @captaincravatthecapricious

How many works do you have on Ao3?

2. What's your total Ao3 word count?

282,261 (woah...)

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Currently mostly One Piece, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Encanto, Owl House and some others occasionally

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

A Place for Crows (to rest their feet) - Encanto (

I'll brick by brick rebuilt us - Encanto

A Perfect Storm - One Piece

There were Rats in the Palace - Encanto

To the dark I said pour (and forgot to say when) - Rise of the TMNT

5. Do you respond to comments?

Yes! I appreciate getting comments so so much and I wanna show that by responding

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

This is a hard one cause four come to mind that are super angsty but ultimately I think it is Let the world come at you (Rottmnt). That one's just bleak

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I guess The devil throws stones at us (One Piece). That one was just a lot of fun and I got lots of comments about how funny the ending is so I'll take my readers word for it

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I did once but that was mostly funny. A single sentence, something like "This story is horse shit" for the second to last chapter of a 19 chapter fic which was like... Well, you read pretty far for it all to be horse shit, didn't you??

9. Do you write smut?

I haven't yet, but I really want to... 👀

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you have written?

I do occasionally and the craziest one is definitely by far my Rottmnt/Ghost Files crossover. Man, that was a real trip but also so much fun. I had a lot of fun writing the Ghoul Boys and their shenanigans!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have been asked a few times but no one ever actually did it I think? Or they just never told me about it

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No but I am certainly very open to the idea 👀

14. What's your all time favorite ship?

Well ZoLu (One Piece) will probably always be number 1! I just love their dynamic so much, but not just romantic, also platonic. I'm actually much much more interested in platonic relationships! The team as family stuff. The straw hat pirates come to mind. Or the TMNT brothers being the best brothers. Platonic is my one true love!

15. What is a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

There is a Donatello angst fic that I have been writing on and off for what feels like an eternity. I have written myself into a corner somehow and I really hope I get myself out of that but I doubt I will any time soon...

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I write emotions and internal stuff a character is going through quite well. I have also been told quite a few times that my characterizations are spot on which is always nice to hear cause that's the most important thing for me

17. What are you writing weaknesses?

Ugh don't get me started on fight scenes omg. When a lot of action is going on I have a hard time putting that stuff into words... I'm better at dialogue and feelings and stuff

18. Thoughts of writing dialogue in another language in fics?

Well, if it's done well??? Sure why not. I have been guilty of using some Japanese (One Piece) or Spanish (Encanto) words in my works, never full sentences though

19. First Fandom you wrote for?

First published fic was Stargate Atlantis. First fic written in a notepad for my eyes only? xxxHolic.

20. Favorite fic you have written?

For Encanto obviously A Place for Crows, it's so special to me. For Rise of the TMNT I'd say Casey Jones' Gambit

For One Piece it's probably the latest one Til Salvation Breaks Through. I had a blast writing this one because it challenged me quite a bit and I could let loose a little bit

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Not gonna tag anyone, everyone who wants to take a trip down memory lane, be my guest!

#tag game #encanto #rottmnt #encanto fanfic #one piece #rottmnt fanfiction #one piece fanfiction #my pedro lives au #fanfiction #author things

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asherlockstudy · 10 months ago

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Hey, it's me again (the only other person who fully agrees with you apparently, though I did see someone else kinda- sort of agree with you too a few posts back and it gives me hope for humanity) .

I don't understand this obstination with wanting to keep the head in the sand honestly.

These people really heard Rhett talking about ''missing puzzle pieces'' in rectums during the brolonoscopy video and went ''yeah, missing puzzles pieces in rectums, that's a tooootally normal thing to say, puzzle pieces is first thing that would come to anyone's mind if they wanted to make a joke like that''

...Seriously?

You think it's a ''coincidence''? well, it sure is a very peculiar one you at least gotta admit that.

It isn't though. The reason Rhett even feels comfortable slipping in these hints is because he now understood how clueless everyone is, and he is right, nobody got it.

You talked about the puzzle piece thing in realation to a specific act a long long time ago, before this happened, and that's was a very similar conclusion I had reached about it . Are we psychics? No.

We had indipendently reached a very very similar interpretation of this whole long overarching story present in their scripted videos before we even started speaking in DMs back then, and it's not by random chance, it's just a proof something is indeed there.

R&L are one of the greatest love stories of our generation and they are telling their story in a very clever self ironic and uinique way and people have no freaking idea, it's so frustrating. They must feel very frustrated as creative people, but it's not their fault. It's the audience.

It's not just fangirls fangirling over the though of two hot guys being romantically involved. There is something there. Ignoring the signs is not being respectfult to them, because you are glossing over how smart they truly can be as creators.

Hello again! I have been feisty too in the past but I am kinda in a mood that I don’t want to directly judge people with different opinions or perspectives (then again even though I thanked disagreeing anon for being polite, I chose to overlook that they called opinions such as mine delusional lol 👀). Not sure if it’s because I became wiser or simply I feel dead inside… In any case, you know I agree with you and I totally get your frustration and bafflement. I am only landing on the conclusion that people have the tendency to preserve equilibrium in their life and avoid what would disrupt that. There is a sense of safety and trust in the thought that Rhett and Link will forever be great platonic friends with happy families. I get that. I don’t agree with blinding yourself in order to keep the equilibrium but I understand why fans choose this.

But there’s more than us and the semi-agreeing anon here. Given the interaction in my posts, I would say there are like 5-7 of us overall (which is still too few 🥲) but I am by light years the most vocal / certain and now you too.

Btw heyyy you didn’t answer me last time what your previous username was! Given the clues you have given me I can think of two people.

#rhink #fullperfectionpoetry #also I don’t know if there are any asks I should keep private???#mail

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not-a-big-slay · 2 years ago

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The real struggles of a sergeant

or why you should (not) want a sixth sense

‎ The Bad Batch x gn!reader (platonic)

summary: enjoy the Sergeant's point of view as he tries to deal with a few unimportant and useless things out of many that the clone force 99 considers a problem and try to count how much he sighs...

warnings: just funnzies, bickering, (not so) classic family arguments, insomnia, mentions of throwing up (but its worded differently), crosshair after they took his chip out, hunter is very tired poor boy, shooting

a/n: i have spent 2 weeks in my parents house and it reminded me why i love my school dorm. but hey, at least i got a fanfic idea out of it. there will be a part 2 eventually i think, its just so much fun to write family arguments with the batch! enjoy this little silly writing and completely ignore that i havent posted a new part of until it doesn't hurt in forever (i am sorry for that though)

the gif is so funny idk why

The dull sound of hyperspace surrounded Hunter with blue and black lights hitting dark walls of the cockpit. Most of his crew has gone here whenever they needed space and silence, but of course, Hunter cannot escape it.

Due to his heightened senses, he still heard everything on the ship: Omega's laugh followed by Wrecker's words, Tech's complaining about the mess, Crosshair's whining about Tech's complaining, your showering and Echo's sighing, waiting for you to leave. It felt like he was right next to each of you, being part of every situation happening. Hunter became used to that, but today, he was experiencing sensory overload. The batch spent the whole day holled up in here with nowhere to go. His senses were tired and refusing to pass out, as he wished. The sergeant tried many times to somehow turn them off, yet that only seemed to be working if he's uncouncious.

Not ideal.

Before he made the decision to self- knock out, his ears picked up a new sound that replaced the sighing of his brother. A loud voices smashed into his head and left him no choice other than to investigate them. Hunter got up with a sigh, ready to resolve any drama between his squad.

The door slid open and he could piece together the reason of an argument from the, now clear, dialogue.

"Give me a minute!"

"Come on, move it!"

"I need this room more than you." you barked back, trying to close the door as if Echo's leg wasn't in the way. Hunter watched you two another moment before interfering: "Whoa, whoa. What's going on here?". His low, but strong voice got both of you stop and acknowledge him. Echo wasted no time in getting back on track though.

"Y/N here," he pointed at you, as if Hunter haven't noticed the human being in the refresher, "decided they won't let anyone in the shower today." You scoffed at that and replied: "I need to apply this bacta mask. You think face like this just happens, Echo?" Pointing at your face, Hunter rested his against his palms and let the fight continue for awhile.

"This mask is supposed to help?" Echo bit back and you gasped silently before trying to physically push him out of the doorframe. Your plan didn't work when he moved only an inch. His human hand grabbed the doorframe, while his mechanic one swinged back and forth to shake your force off of his chest.

Hunter's head gathered all of that and more, raising so many alarms when Wrecker yelled in the other room in excitement. His ears rang and he couldn't silent anything. It's days like this the sergeant wished everyone would disappear. The ringing got louder, yet somehow it only sharpened all the sounds around.

"Alright, that's enough." Hunter ordered, blowing up from the frustration. You and Echo pushed each other away, mean faces being the equivalent of having the last word. He looked back at the pair of eyes on him, waiting for another piece of explanation. "They don't think about anyone else, Y/N's being selfish is all."

Echo frowned in your direction when saying the last words, but you ignored him and spoke to Hunter instead: "Everyone knows I take long. If he wanted to shower, he should have done so before me. It's not my fault he's too slow.". Hunter had to give it to you, every member on the Maraurder knew you occupied the refresher for at least half an hour, putting products on your face and other stuff he can't make sense of. Tech even helped you pick some up, telling you if they are truly good for your face as the sellers are advertising. You've always announced that you will be taking a shower and with that comes this routine of yours. You give them a chance to object. Echo wasn't probably listening when you warned them about it today.

He looked between the two of you while thinking about resolving this matter. "Y/N," he adressed you and you responded with attention, "for how long will you keep the mask on?". "For like 5 minutes." you responded calmly, but your eyes darted in Echo with a flame inside them, you were annoyed with him. Hunter let that slide and gazed at his brother. "Echo, how long will you take in the shower?" Echo scoffed at his question before answering: "Definitely not as long as this ridiculous argument has already taken." He crossed his arms and rolled his eyeballs, but then gave Hunter a normal answer, saying it'll take him something around 5 minutes. Hunter sighed yet again, now of relief. "Good, Y/N can put on their mask and Echo can shower while they have it on. There, I solved it."

You rolled your eyes, but obeyed Hunter's suggestion, stepping out of the door frame of the refresher to put the mask on. "Fine, but after he's out, I will need to get back in." your voice was commanding, so Hunter only nodded as if he promised you the refresher back. Once you left the room and Echo replaced you, the sergeant considered the problem solved and could feel the peace of his quieter mind.

Somehow, he knew it wouldn't last for long.

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Everything was better when Hunter was asleep. He was a light sleeper, that's for sure, but when he wakes up in the middle of the night, his senses aren't that annoying and tensed up, because everyone is asleep. He sometimes won't even go back to sleep, just to enjoy the silence and peace of the dark, ocassionally hearing some member's heartbeat. It wasn't always peaceful, the sergeant used to hear Echo's quiet screams when he had a nightmare, after they rescued him from the Techno Union. Hunter often comforted him if it got too concerning, then Omega after Kamino. But now, it was back to the normal harmony.

However, Hunter was awakened today not by calmness, but by the opposite. He heard footsteps and metal clincking, then very quiet voices and then a harsh whisper as if the person wanted to scold someone, but couldn't be loud. Hunter felt two familiar heartbeats, banging at normal pace. He assumed the two people just woke up and will go back to sleep soon, so he relaxed and tried falling asleep again.

That is, until he heard the crash. A loud noise of something being dropped snapped his head up and made him sit. The two heartbeats got faster as he could hear one curse softly. The sergeant knew it was his crew, no one could get onto the Maurarder in hyperspace, he knew they probably couldn't sleep and just knocked something over by accident, it wasn't that loud for someone without heightened senses to hear, yet he still got up and with a heavy sigh opened the door, revealing a dark hallway of their ship.

The noise got louder as he was getting closer to the cockpit. before he slid the doors open again, he tried to recognize the whispers inside. His ears heard a low voice, hoarse by the early hours, and a higher one, also rough, but still slightly sing-songy. He heaved another sigh when he connected those tones with two of his brothers. Of course.

"...isn't the ideal option, but probably necessary." Tech continued his thought, not noticing a new presence until he finished it. Hunter made sure both of them were aware of him before he spoke up: "What is all this?" The pair looked at each other and then back at him, they looked like Tookas that got caught ransacking the trash. "We, uh, couldn't sleep." Echo finally answering after a moment of silence. They both had bowls of chocolate crunch swimming in blue milk. Hunter hated when his squad ate late at night, most of them felt sick after doing that, so he wanted them to avoid these snacks as much as possible. Especially Echo. His half-robotic body couldn't take too much food as an average person, so he was supposed to be very careful with what he could consume.

Very careful indeed.

He scanned the ground to look for the object that made him get up. They knocked over Wrecker's helmet from the control panels where he always left it- it drove Hunter crazy- and didn't bother to pick it up, probably too tired to do all that. The partners in crime already knew what was coming, another lesson on why they shouldn't be awake and eating unhealthy things, the sergeant could see them accepting their fate. However he decided to spare them from that tonight, not because he didn't want to, he, in a way, enjoyed scolding the batch, but because he was actually tired for once and he also knew he would be the one washing the bowls when he'll take them. So, preparing to see his brothers' eyes light up in relief of his cancelled lecture, Hunter sighed and extended his arms to their direction. "Bunks. Now."

Tech understood first and handed Hunter the unfinished chocolate crunch, Echo following his actions after realizing their luck the man spared them from embarrassment. He nodded at him as a thank you and slipped behind the door. Hunter stood there for a moment, checking if they obeyed his orders, and then satisfied went to the kitchen. He thought his crew stopped this routine, but somehow knew this wasn't the last time a member of his squad has done this, but he was exhausted of telling them the same thing over and over, almost every night he would find someone in this position. Not surprisingly, it was Echo and Tech that done this the most. Sure, sometimes it was Echo and Wrecker, Echo and you, Tech and Crosshair and you, or just them together. Still, they were there almost everytime, not breaking their record, albeit Omega joined. In fact, he caught you and Crosshair with her one night, making her the same disgusting food as he was now cleaning. Hunter didn't spare you all from his lesson back then, he actually made it longer and angrier.

Yet none of his monologues helped, everyone still did what they wanted. The only thing that they stopped doing was inviting him to these nights. Not that he minded, he could finally sleep, but what did bother him was his team being unusable the next day without his knowledge. Wrecker spilled his guts out on a mission one time, because he ate a bit much than he should have the other night and everyone kept it from their sergeant. At least he could make fun of him on the way back and not feel bad for it.

Once Hunter was finished with the dishes, he made a quick stop in the cockpit and picked up Wrecker's helmet. Just as he walked out of there, he saw a figure creeping from the dark hallway to his direction. Once you also noticed him, you froze in the place, your hair chaotic and your eyes still adjusting to your awakened state. Another night owl coming out of their den. Hunter just crossed his arms and that was enough for you to sigh and turn around in defeat. "Night." you said sarcastically to have the last word. The sergeant scoffed and shake his head that was decorated by a smile.

"Yeah, a busy one."

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A rest was just what they needed.

Bogano had more than one advantage to other planets. Besides it's beautiful view, it is a planet missing from most of maps and archives. Not many people know such place exists, so Hunter was happy to be the exception. Cid has been all but useful to them since they settled there, yet he was grateful she introduced you to Phee and that she has told you all about this place. Your weird friendship with her at least brought some good.

The green grass moved gracefully with the wind, chasing Boglings out of their dens and currently messing with the sergeant's hair. Many wouldn't have guessed, but Hunter loved beautiful landscapes. He always found peace in a colorful, active and positive sight. He encountered many places like that on missions, but naturally, he didn't have time to take it all in. It also hurted him when the Separatists destroyed a pretty planet.

Hunter was glad he could just sit on the Maraurder's platform and look at the emerald land before him, shining in the gold beams of suns. Ocasionally, he saw someone from his crew, just walking, talking or simply doing nothing.

Just resting.

Of course he knew where all of you were, he would never let anyone wander off without telling him. For example Wrecker and Tech were exploring an old workshop with a help of a little droid, according to what his brother said through comms. Echo was admiring the old Jedi Temple they have found, unfortunetly unable to get inside. You also went out and explore, currently befriending some big animal he could see far away to his left. You swore you were careful though and would comm him if the beast turned out not so friendly- even if it meant Tech's analysis was wrong. And Crosshair was with Omega, she wanted to bond with him in any way he would be open to.

When they finally found the courage to save him from the Empire, and after Tech discovered Crosshair lied about his chip being removed, they were wary of him. Hunter was scared to leave Omega alone with his brother, he was scared Crosshair would feel replaced and therefore he would be agressive towards her, so he always made sure both of them kept their distance until they could get used to each other, kind of like cats. They did, of course. Crosshair wasn't particulary mean to her- or at least not more than is in his nature- and Omega never bothered him for too long, respecting his lone character. Hunter smiled when he witnessed Crosshair agreeing to spend time with Omega. Even though he didn't know what will they do, he is just happy they are getting along.

So right now, they were...

Nowhere.

Hunter looked in the distance, trying to find a little silhouette and a slim figure, both not to be seen.

Where the hell are they?

Panic slightly settled in, they were just on that hill in front of him, the little girl showed him her weapon and the sharpshooter seemes impressed by the technology. Since when they're gone?

"Crosshair, Omega, what's your position?" he spoke in the comms, bringing the device close to his ear, so he could catch every sound wave. With only the wind whispering in his ears, he waited for the response that didn't came. Was Phee lying? Is this planet really unknown or was there perhaps some dangerous species that just dined on two members of his crew? His eyes squeezed tightly as he tried to shove these thoughts away. Hunter tried again: "Crosshair, do you copy?" when there was no voice coming back, he asked again, "Omega, are you there?"

The sergeant didn't give Omega much time to respond as he stood up and began his tracking. Once he was on that hill where Omega shot into nothing in the distance, Hunter saw faint footprints, leading to the edge. He sighed as soon as he saw old rusty tubes coming out of the hill. He really didn't like to climb.

Thoughts of them two being in danger found themselves on his mind, some more realistic than others, but not one was suggesting Crosshair hurting Omega. He knew that getting the chip out is risky and could change nothing at all, however, he trusted his brother, albeit he wanted to kill them all, and not once. Crosshair had to earn his old team's trust again, but it didn't take long. Hunter's trust wasn't misplaced.

Although, a bit of doubt crept into him when he heard a blast perhaps too close to his liking. The sergeant fastened his pace across the pipe and his eyes finally met the ground. The small field held creatures he has never seen before and a big puddle they were drinking from. Before he could enjoy this view, one of the creatures spotted him and very quickly ran to him while screeching. Uh oh, not as peaceful as they seemed. Hunter reached for his blaster, but the sudden movement of his arm almost took his balance. He needed to get off the pipe.

Before a plan appeared in his brain, the space between him and the creature almost cease to exist when the animal jumped at him. Hunter prepared for its attack, yet he was saved. One shot somewhere from above was all it took to steal the thing's life. The man reunited his feet with a solid ground and looked up to see his savior.

"Huh, would you look at that." Hunter heard the low voice seconds before seeing Crosshair's face. "First straight shot of yours and it saved the Sarge" he smirked and Hunter soon saw Omega next to him, rifle in her small hands.

Crosshair's rifle.

The girl gifted him with a quick wave and a smile. She looked unharmed, they both did. Good, he could lecture them. Although, before he could even let out a tone, Crosshair rolled his eyes and motioned up with his palm. "Will you at least come up? I'm sure that they will run away once your lesson begins, but just to be sure." he nodded his head to those creatures, unaware of their presence. Well, for now.

Hunter followed the way up that Omega was too kind to share with him and finally levelled up with them. "What are you doing here?" the words left his mouth almost immidiately and he awaited for the answer just as long. "Crosshair offered he would teach me how to shoot from a real gun. I'm trying to shoot the thing's carapace." her accent rolled off her tongue as excitement beamed in her voice. The creatures were protected by a hard surface on top of their body. They looked like crabs, just bigger and less afraid of people.

Hunter realized his gaze is once again on the animals and returned it to her. "Well, you for sure shot more than a carapace back there." Omega smiled proudly upon hearing his words, taking it as a compliment. Still, Hunter had no intention in looking past their irresponsibility. "Were you concentrating that hard that you didn't hear the comms or just didn't bother to answer them?" the soldier pointed out the earlier radio silence from both of them. They had their devices on, they were just ignoring him then.

Crosshair came forward with that, standing behind Omega with his arms crossed. "First lesson was to tune out distractions, your voice served the purpose. By the way, she passed that flawlessly." he smirked lightly and put a toothpick, that came out of nowhere, in his mouth. Hunter always wondered where he stored them, but was too afraid to ask. Omega's cheeks flushed at the praise from the sniper-even though it was more meant to insult his brother- and tried to hide her face by looking at the ground with a smile.

Hunter sighed, there's no leson to be learned for them, so he calmly ordered Omega to give Crosshair his rifle back, which she obliged. "Next time, for my peace of mind, tell me where you're going." he added while Crosshair rolled his eyes and guided Omega to move forward with a hand on her shoulder blade. As they moved past Hunter, Crosshair remarked with a teasing tone: "Roger, Sarge."

He watched them going down the hill quietly and making their way across the pipes. He has never seen his brother this way. Crosshair's eyes never left Omega, his hands subconciously hovered around her whenever she swayed off balance. The girl sure had a way of getting to the whole squad, yet Hunter never expected her to break Crosshair's thick and hard walls. He just witnessed Croshair being worried the kid would fall, he couldn't imagine what he would do if she really did slip and fell to the invisible abyss below. Well, not even he wouldn't know what to do. Hunter shook his head at the thought, realizing he's been staring for too long, the two most unexpected friends already out of his sight.

An electric voice awakened him fully: "Hunter, you might want to join us. Y/N did actually befriend the big creature and is now riding on its back and chasing Wrecker. BD-1 actually told us the creature's species is named Binog and it's very interesting......" he tuned out Tech's voice after the second sentence and quickly and not very silently made his way down and onto the pipes, not concentrating on his steps. As he got closer, he could see your happiness and excitement of having the creature's trust. Too bad you had to show it on Wrecker though, poor guy ran away from the Binog, crying in exhaustion, as you screamed: "YOU OWE ME 10 CREDITS!"

Of course, rest just wasn't for them.

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Omega's worried look was the last thing he saw before his legs gained speed and brought him down the stairs of Cid's Parlor, hearing the little girl's own footsteps behind him. A grey smoke was spilling out of the entrance and Hunter wished he would have had his helmet once he breathed in the air. The sergeant tried to warn Omega to stay begind, so she wouldn't choke on the smoke, but the girl already slipped by him inside, covering her mouth with her clothes.

The two of them were out on a supply run, leaving the rest of the squad at Cid's. Hunter thought that the batch was fine on it's own and that taking Omega with him decreased the chance of a trouble. Naively, that is. Now that he made his way into the main room, his previous thought hid in embarrasment. The whole space was dimmed with smoke, neon lights trying desperately to make the room visible and, luckily, they were quite succesful. "What happened?" the girl gulped, her voice croaky. She didn't get an answer, Hunter looked around to detect the source, fearing it might be from a fire. Omega looked behind the bar, but shaking her head once she found Hunter's eyes, signaling no one was present back there.

Where the hell was everyone.

The man's senses were distraught by the fog, but he could still pick up a few voices from the kitchen in the hallway, next to the bar. He picked up his gaze and saw the smoke on the ceiling, coming out of the hall. "Of course." he sighed silently and motioned Omega in the kitchen's direction. Hunter might be the only one to know this, but Wrecker had a soft spot for baking. Not that he was any good at it, he just loved the final products. He tried baking once and stopped when the oven blew in his face, but then you came into the picture. You were a sucker for trying new things and always hyped every member of the batch to tell you their not very important skills and interests. And, obviously, convinced them to show you.

First victim was Crosshair. You talked him into swimming when he confessed he could do so. It wasn't that bad until Echo tried, but his mechanical hand, that was fractured from the mission before, malfunctioned and he almost drowned. The second was Tech. He accidentally told you he took liking in tattoos and you tried to give him one. It didn't end up in an injury, but his tattoo isn't at all what you envisioned- Tech still claimed he liked it nonetheless. Then Echo admitted he sometimes made metal bracelets from all the rubbish Tech throws out. He taught you how and you made him one out of an old wire, but it still had some power inside and when he went to shower, it electrocuted him.

Wrecker, Hunter and Omega were the last ones standing, however when they entered in the kitchen, Wrecker was scratched off of the list. In the grey cloud escaping through the oven, he could see the mess on the table: spilled flour and blue milk, eggshells on the floor with yolk still inside, sugar footprints leading his eyes to those guilty for this. In the centre of it all stood Wrecker, his eyes squinted because of the smoke, next to the oven stood your being, gloves still on your hands and a surprised look on your face, a bit in the back stood Tech, clutching his Holopad, meanwhile Crosshair and Echo were opening all the basement windows. Hunter saw a black material on a tray, trying to make out what it was supposed to be. Their talking stopped and all the attention was on the two figures in the doorway. The sergeant opened his mouth, but nothing came out. Words couldn't express what he was thinking and before they could, he was shoved to the side by a small figure saying: "Move."

Cid pushed you back and started blowing a white foam onto the wannabe cake. Tech emerged from behind, trying to stop her. "Stop! A fire extinguisher is not gonna help when there's no fire!" Cid completely ignored him, yet stopped when he pulled the container away. Your cough from the foam being so close was noticed by Wrecker and he grabbed your shoulder with a chuckle. "Could have been worse." he concluded and smiled at Hunter's frown. "What a shame." hissed the sharpshooter sarcastically, pushing past the sergeant. He didn't got far after Hunter caught his arm harshly and pushed him back inside. From mixed feelings shakened inside of him, he finally picked one he could voice, anger.

"What the kriff is all this, huh?! Someone care to explain?" his eyes snapped at you and Wrecker, confidently predicting you two are guilty the most. "What, why are you assuming it was us. I was following the recipe Tech told me." you defended, throwing the guilt at the man. Tech's gaze quickly hopped from you and Hunter before realizing he has to prove his innocence. He sat down the extinguisher first. "I was forced into their baking experiment and simply found an easy recipe even children could do." his voice was more firm in the end, but Wrecker scoffed at his response. "Yeah? Well, we were listening to your advices."

"No, you weren't!" Tech threw his hands to the sides and with you joining in, the argument began. Through the shouting, none of the others could understand what you all were saying. "...Crosshair was distracting us with his constant whining!" your accusation didn't go unheard by them and Crosshair generously joined in the fight. Hunter covered his face in the palms of his hands and breathed for a second. And he thought the only kid among them was Omega. When the voices became too loud for him, he finally snapped.

"Enough! All of you!"

As if timed, all of you went silent and looked at your sergeant. "When will you all convince me you are capable of growing up." he groaned, massaging his temples. How is it that he trusts these guys with his life, but cannot leave them alone for 3 hours? Silence filled the basement with everyone looking at Hunter. You tried not to burst out laughing when you took a good look around the room. It was truly worse than if a bomb exploded here. Omega's voice put a smile on your face, because it had a sign of her own contained laughter. "So, what is it that you tried to make?"

Hunter looked up due to her voice and noticed the smoke was almost gone. He heard Omega's chuckle when you told her the black form was supposed to be a pie. The sergeant watched all of you quietly make peace from the doorway, interrupted only by Cid's approach. "Yall gonna clean this up, I presume." she announced and left the room. Hunter rolled his eyes and continued watching the batch.

He was sure he would never fully understand this group, but it bothered him less and less. A smile slowly crept onto his face, however quickly fell when he witnessed Omega trying to taste the final product of the failed baking. Hunter pushed himself off of the doorframe and tried to stop her. Unsuccesfully, though. He sighed at her disgusted face and silently wished she wouldn't get sick from the inedible pie. He shook his head, being the only one not laughing at her spitting the food out, and silently whispered to himself:

"Children."

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stormyoceans · 2 years ago

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Have a nice day, Monica! 🌸How are you feeling? Do you sleep better or are you worried about insomnia? I have a question for you: what are your favorite interviews with JimmySea? Can you make a top? I like their interviews, where the boys tell something special about their character, about hobbies outside the set or about their family. But I think the most favorite interview is Mint Hang Out. Very beautiful bright cafe, delicious dishes, Jimmy and Sea in flirting mode, and Jimmy, who did not come out of the image of Puen, because there were shootings the day before, and driving everyone crazy with gentle looks. Take care of yourself!🌸

hello, dear anon!!!! 💜

this is such a sweet message and that’s also a very interesting question!!! unfortunately im not the best at keeping track with interviews and events, so im probably going to miss some major one, but im going to try to make a small list of my favorites anyway!!!

praew magazine Q&A. YOU WILL NEVER GET ME TO ADMIT HOW MANY TIMES I’VE REWATCHED THIS INTERVIEW JUST KNOW I WOULD HAVE ORDERLIES AT MY DOOR READY TO DRAG ME INTO A PADDED ROOM IF I ADMITTED IT OUT LOUD. im not sure why i like it so much tbh, maybe because it’s a recent one and you can really see how much more comfortable they are in front of the camera and with each other, especially sea. my favorite part is how after the 15th time sea touched jimmy’s leg in the span of 3 minutes even the editor of the video was like if im forced to bare witness to things not even god could withstand then so are y’all [zooms in]

mint hang out vlog. jimmy truly be having some residual method acting left in his system with how ridiculously FOND he looks throughout the entire video. the only reason it doesn't get first place to me is because technically this isn’t exactly an interview but more of a vlog, as the title says, however since i love it and the ACTUAL interview doesn’t have any subs (if anyone asks this is my villain origin story btw) i’ve decided that i don’t care and that im gonna add it to the list anyway. ALSO THIS PERFECTLY SHOWS WHY WE NEED A JIMMYSEA EATING PROGRAM @ GMMTV LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE!!!!!!

our skyy vice versa interview. LISTEN i know it doesn't have any subs so it's not fully accessible to international fans, however it deserved a place here even just for THEE HUG™, i know it was for a challenge but sea clearly didn't expect it and you can tell he is SO DELIGHTED by it AND SO AM I OKAY IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU I AM ONLY HUMAN. also even if you don't know what they're talking about the vibes are just so immaculate and unmatched i would listen to them FOR HOURS

open the world interview. im so very fond of this one because i feel like it's a very good starting point to get to know them. sea is still very shy here, but you learn a lot of things that if you follow them for a while you find out are true: that behind the scenes sea is clingy and determined, that jimmy is always there to guide him, that the way they express their love (even the platonic kind) is by supporting and taking care of the other person, that they do end up spending time together swimming and singing and wakeboarding......

let's talk BL podcast. i knew i could trust them with my life when they were asked which was their favorite vice versa episode and jimmy replied that it was episode 10 (because he is so proud of himself for the derangement he unleashed upon us) while sea eventually picked episode 11 (because he is a man of culture) TRULY KINGS OF TASTE VISION AND CORRECT OPINIONS ONLY!!!!!!! honestly it's just a great interview all-around and i always love how both jimmy and sea try their best in everything they do

i wish i could add more but sadly all the other ones that come to mind (like the oishi magic of zero episode with milklove and the jd's birthday party live with earthmix) don't have any subs ;;;;;; let's hope we're gonna get a lot more when last twilight finally airs!!!!!

#also if anyone knows of some other interview im completely missing please let me know!!!!#anyway thank you so much anon!!!!!#for asking me this and for letting me know your favorite one and for sending such a sweet and kind message 💜#just wanted to tell you i also got your previews message but that it may take me a while to get to it i really apologize #please make sure to stay hydrated rest lots and take care of yourself too!!!!#wishing you the best of days!!!! 💜💜💜#jimmysea #jimmy jitaraphol #sea tawinan #m: ask

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waltwhitmansbeard · 2 years ago

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hello!

welcome to my blog. :) apparently most people call me walt, which you are welcome to do as well. my pronouns are she/her and i live in the united states. i like critical role, which is what you'll see the most of on this blog, but i've got some other interests as well, like dimension 20, art, science, and cute animals.

during the airing of the legend of vox machina season 3, i will be liveblogging my watch of each week’s episode(s) starting approximately 2-3 hours after the episodes drop. i will tag all of my posts with #tlovm spoilers, and i will tag any post i reblog about the episodes with the same for the first 48 hours after the episodes drop each week. i would love to chat with you about the episodes, but please do not send me any asks or dms about the most recent episode(s) until after i’ve finished liveblogging to indicate that i’m caught up. i do not want to be spoiled or primed emotionally for anything that is coming, so any messages or asks i get about the current episode(s) before or during my watch will result in a block.

you might be here because of my critical role fanfiction, and if so, thanks for stopping by! my biggest work is called my fair lady and it's a vaxleth-centric medieval au. you can find more information about that on the mfl masterpost.

my latest longfic, i'm sending a raven, is available on ao3 here.

if it's shorter drabbles you're after, i've got those too! they're broken into separate masterposts because tumblr has link limit but they are as follows:

campaign one

campaign two

campaign three

the legend of vox machina

they're also available on ao3 in the work titled worse: we're family. you can also find all of my other writing over on ao3, where i also go by the username waltwhitmansbeard. i take requests for these drabbles! you can use any of the ask memes i've reblogged (just be sure to specify, especially if it's an older meme), or you can just put an idea in my askbox. try to only send me one at a time; it can be a bit overwhelming to have five or six requests in the askbox at the same time, though i love to have them. these are the ships i feel most comfortable/excited to write:

keyleth/vax

vex/percy

vax/gilmore

keyleth/vax/gilmore

caleb/essek

jester/fjord

orym/will

imogen/laudna

dorian/orym

ashton/orym

fearne/ashton/orym

ashton/dorian/orym

i also really enjoy writing platonic friendships between really any of the cr pcs (or npcs!) so feel free to float those my way as well! you can be as specific or as general as you'd like in prompts.

have you ever thought about what it would be like if keyleth and vax lived together and had a podcast about plants? me too! have you ever thought about what it would be like if the members of vox machina were vampires and witches? me too!

i am participating in critter genfic bingo! you can find my bingo entries here! i participated in perc'ahlia week 2023! you can find the masterpost of those fics here!

i liveblog each new critical role episode on friday mornings after the episode streams, so if you don't wanna see that, please block #cr spoilers. i liveblog each new dimension 20 episode as soon as it airs, so if you don't wanna see that, please block #d20 spoilers. i will tag posts and reblogs for each of those things for 48 hours after the episode airs.

i'm so happy to be part of this community, and i'm always grateful to anyone who wants to stop by and say hi! i promise i'll only bite a little. ;)

if you enjoy my writing, please consider donating to my ko-fi, if you're able to do so.

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ghosttownwherenoonegoes · 2 years ago

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ERI!! I love you so much! I have a question that's been bugging me and I was wondering if you would please answer but also feel free to ignore if it makes you uncomfortable. I am truly just genuinely curious, some might say way too curious. But anyway I mean nothing weird or offensive by it, I swear!

You write Uncle Wayne so well and he is always such a staple in your work. I know the dynamic you have for him is very father/daughter when writing eddie x reader or even talking about yourself. So again sorry if this squicks you out. But my question is simply would you date Wayne? Be taken out and treated wonderfully and then of course all the other things that come with dating someone or being in a relationship.

This is of course assuming you've either never met Eddie or see him only as a friend. I'm not asking if you'd cheat on Eddie with his Uncle. 🤮 I'm asking do your strong feelings of love and comfort when it comes to Wayne extend far enough that you could see him in that capacity or is that a straight up "No, he's my Dad" Which is totally valid. I just honestly really love seeing you make content about OUR Uncle and your adoration of him is so fucking sweet. ❤❤❤

Hiiii nonnie!! I love you tooooo ~ !!!! I got this ask a few days ago and I've been thinking about it ever since. I have so much to say! First, I'm definitely comfortable to answer this, it made my heart squeeeeeeze when I read this😭😭😭😭I didn't take this ask as weird or offensive, I find it very sweet and tbh I've been ITCHING to talk about my feelings about Uncle Wayne. But I gush about him all the time so I was, uh... stockpiling it???? Until I felt like I could talk about it again, but this ask is the perfect way for me to use up the stockpile!!!!😍🙏

Thank you so much, that means a lot to me! My Munson family content (Eddie x reader ft. Uncle Wayne) is very special to me; those are my comfort pieces and I'm so happy that so many of you connect with the fics as much as I do!!!💖The dynamic I try to capture in the Munson family fics is definitely familial, between Uncle Wayne and Eddie, between Y/N and Uncle Wayne, and balancing that with Y/N and Eddie's romantic dynamic is a lot of fun. It's a lot of love, a lot of comfort and want and yearning. It both soothes and excaberates that cosmic Eddie-sized hole in my chest.

But my question is simply would you date Wayne? Be taken out and treated wonderfully and then of course all the other things that come with dating someone or being in a relationship.

If I'd never met Eddie or if he didn't exist or if I only saw him platonically... hm. This was difficult to think about because I genuinely can't imagine either Munson without the other (😭💔), but I keep circling back to saying no. I love Wayne Munson so fucking much, so much, the character has literally stopped me from quitting uni every damn time I've wanted to this year (three times already this semester and we're only three months in😂💀), but I wouldn't date him. It's not even like he's my dad, he's... More than that?

Like, Uncle Wayne isn't just Eddie's Uncle. He's everyone's Uncle. For me, he's the one you go to before you speak to your parents, he's the one you look to for guidance when it's five am and you're late with a deadline and you need someone older than you to tell you that it's okay, you can fix this. He's the one who you speak to when you don't feel safe with anyone else, the one you find comfort and solace and comfort in. Uncle Wayne is like my dad but he's more than that, too. He's like the dad, uncle and grandad figure all in one. He's warm and gruff but soft and angry yet kind and he cares he cares he cares and he loves Eddie so much, he's his nephew's protector and shield and guardian and Uncle Wayne inspires me.

I feel like I'm not explaining this properly but before I got out of bed this morning, today I have work and then I have to go to my aunt's and then I have a late evening university lecture which I usually fall asleep during because I'm just so tired from work (can't attend the day lectures because I'm working 💀), and I didn't wanna get out of bed so I just... Watched Uncle Wayne's scenes in episode two, I scrolled through looking for him specifically, and I was up and out of bed getting ready so fast I made myself a little dizzy because he makes me want to try. I got out of bed because I felt like he wouldn't accept anything else, even if he understands it, and I want to make him proud.

So no, I wouldn't date Wayne Munson. Maaaaaaaybe if he was literally just Wayne Munson and Eddie didn't exist, because in any universe where Eddie Munson exists, I would choose him every time. But even then, I struggle to see it. Uncle Wayne is too familiar for me. And, as you say, I love and adore him so much that very often, I cry when I see him because he makes my chest all tight and warm and I turn into someone who just wants to be told she's doing well and "it's okay, kid, keep tryin', you'll get there". And also, he really does remind me of my grandad, who I lost too damn young. I will never again have a connection with someone the way I connected to my grandad and I miss him every day.💔

I can't call him Wayne without feeling disrespectful because I dropped the "Uncle" beforehand. It just sounds odd because Uncle Wayne is... He's our Uncle Wayne. In all ways and all things. I just adore him a whole lot.🥺💖 I'd do anything to open up to him like this the way I have with you.🫂

I hope this satisfied your curiosity, anon!!!!�� Thank you for the question and excuse to gush about Uncle Wayne!!! It took me a few days to puzzle out a response; I admittedly had to examine my feelings for him but I feel happy that I've done that here and hopefully everything is portrayed correctly.💖

#things for eri

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independentzaun · 2 years ago

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SHIPPING INFO

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR MUSES SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW SHIPPING WORKS ON YOUR BLOG.

Tagged by: @vastayan--vigilante

Tagging: @astrxae @saviourofzaun @misstantabismuses @bioniczaunites @arcanescion @elisethetraveller @perfect-fourth @gauntlets-shot @ whoever wants to do this take it and tag me.

1. WHAT IS YOUR OTP FOR YOUR CHARACTER(S)?

Honestly?…

Silco x Jinx (no it’s not healthy, no it should not be written as healthy, okay moving on).

Sevika x Mel Medarda

2. HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?

Alright I can only answer this for myself. It’s really hard to make me uncomfortable so long as things are written correctly, and as respectfully as can be concerning the content involved. Use your tags, and approach things with the understanding that just because you should be able to write anything does not mean you should be writing it in a way that romanticizes it or ignores the issues within it. So age gap? Look come at me with whatever, and worse I’m going to say is “not for me, thanks”.

If you want a numbers based answer look I can do 20-30 age gap pretty easily. Silco is in his 40s inching closer to 50 than he’d like. Sevika is in her 40s.

3. HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED NSFW?

I’d say with clothes start coming off, or dry humping starts, or people start reaching under the clothes to reach certain areas. That said I’m not really too concerned one way or the other.

4. ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?

Yes, and no. I’m selective in that I generally want build up, and development and it requires feeling like there’s a good back and forth both between the muses as well as between muns. I like being able to drop into someones DM’s and ask them what they think of one thing or another. If we never speak that makes shipping less likely a lot of the time. That said I’m not selective in that I’m open to just about anything so long as development happens that leads that way and/or the over all story line makes sense for it. Easy example. I don’t generally ship Jinx and Ekko actually for various reasons (don’t have an issue with it just normally not my thing) however I have a verse now with someone that has them as soulmates because I ADORE the angst and problems and character development and weirdness there. I also have a thing going between Silco and someone’s OC (love Irisa @astrxae ) that came about purely because of build up and development and I LOVE that. So Am I selective? Yes and no.

5. WHO ARE OTHER CHARACTERS YOU SHIP YOUR CHARACTER WITH?

Obligatory I will never force anything on anyone, but.

Silco x Vander, Silco x Viktor.

Sevika x Vi, Sevika x Jinx.

Now my Jinx has a very poor understanding of boundaries, and doesn’t really separate types of love instead generally lumping people into “Important People” she cares about and… well… everyone else. So all of these could go any number of ways.

Jinx x Caitlyn, Jinx x Viktor, Jinx x Vi.

6. DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?

It’s less about asking, and more about seeing how things develop and if it leads there or not. People are always welcome to come talk to me about it though, and offer ideas and plots. Just don’t get upset if I say no thanks, or something similar. If things seem like they are getting to that point though I do like discussing it, and making sure both muns are on the same page and wanting the ship and everything else.

7. ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?

If you mean ship obsessed in terms of sexual/romantic relationships, I enjoy them but don’t have to have them. If you mean ship obsessed in terms of relationships in general including platonic, and family, and the like than oh absolutely yes I adore exploring different types of relationships.

8. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?

Honestly it’s a toss up between Silco and Jinx, and Silco and Vander.

9. FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?

Toss your character at mine, see how they interact, and than come (nicely/respectfully) yell ideas and headcanons and the like at me. It’s generally not that difficult to be honest. I’ve gotten some very random ships going before in the past.

#justmunthings

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weeple · 12 days ago

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I’ve been haunted by the thought of lately that I am no one’s first choice. Like if any one of my friends or family wanted to hangout with someone I would not be the first person to come to mind for any of them. My best friend, I love them so dearly but I am not their best friend. Their best friend is their roommate who they’ve been friends with since like 2016. And even then it’s not like I’m in second place! I’m at the very most in 3rd place in their mind because they have a boyfriend. And literally all my other closest friends have a partner, found out officially today that the person that was my last string of hope for maybe they think of me higher than I’m aware that they now have a French girlfriend and he’s learning French to better communicate with her. Like it feels quite ridiculous that every person I hoped I might have a chance to be something more with they ended up getting a partner. I feel so lost I don’t understand how everyone seems to be able to find fulfilling relationships so easily and I just rot away at home wallowing in my own self pity. I wonder if my friends secretly pity me because I never seem to have any news of romance.

And then again maybe I don’t even know exactly what romance actually entails or if I even want it but still that doesn’t change that even platonically I am no one’s favourite. I am curious if I ever was at any point in my life truly someone’s best friend, I really hope that when I was dating my ex boyfriend (both times lmao*cries*) I was his best friend but he always seemed to have other online friends and other guys and not to mention his twin brother who has been there all his life that were probably better friends to him because I was still a girl in his eyes and everything seemed to be about his physical attraction to my body which was usually the parts I was most dysphoric about. I was actually rereading some of our old text messages from when we were dating (we hardly talk anymore but I miss having him as my best friend) and one that stuck out to me was how he was talking about how much he liked seeing me in tank tops which then I explained that I hardly ever wore them because I didn’t like how I looked in them. The reasoning I didn’t explain further at the time was that it shows how pultruding my ribcage is because I am pigeon chested so it ends up creating that illusion of breasts which I did not want.

Anyway back to specifically being alone and no one’s favourite. I’m going to use names now because this is first and foremost for myself and I want to know exactly who I’m talking about when I eventually reread this later looking back on this time in my life. Danny, my best friend, has a best friend and a boyfriend. I had a crush on them and admitted it but they actually were pining after a different guy at the time and had just recently broken up with their girlfriend. Dawson, I would say is my second best friend but is pretty tied with Danny. Has a long term girlfriend who I am also friends with through him. Aidan, my ex boyfriend of two times, has a partner who I dumbly agreed to invite to my birthday party as well even though I hardly know them and was only inviting my closest of friends. They’re fine don’t get me wrong but it did create a weird disconnect between the friend groups. Teri, I love so dearly and was kinda disappointed to hear that they already had a lovely boyfriend whom they live with. Good for them but damn in another lifetime. I still need to return their jacket. Rory (redhead, there’s multiple), just found out today that they have a girlfriend(see above paragraphs), I was holding out hope that maybe they were still harbouring some feelings for me ever since they told me they were flirting with me at the start of college but I didn’t catch on. And now that ship has truly sailed away. Rory(the twin), I honestly don’t know where they are at romantically for anyone because I feel like we’ve fallen so far out of touch, I feel like before long I won’t have any friends left from high school. That thought scares me because I don’t know how to hold onto these friendships when we’ve all grown so much separately from each other all at different rates. Corey, I’m not truly that close with him but he had been my little crush, if you can even call it that. He’s got a girlfriend now and I watched it happen right in front of my eyes as he had to stage kiss her for the show but of course being costars and seeing each other all the time they grew a liking to each other. These next people I am going to mention weren’t really crushes or anything but just those fleeting thoughts of maybe we could potentially be partners in time but found out they all already had partners or shortly got one; Michael, Naomi, Donovan, Gabriel and honestly probably some others but I’m too tired to think on it too much.

Even my own family doesn’t seem to like me that much. My mum and dad both have each other so they’re hopefully each other’s favourite but then for my sisters and I, I think they prefer Meghan over me. She’s smarter and stronger and more independent where she needs to be. She’s mean but I think they see past it. I’m kind and creative but totally useless where it counts and I don’t even remember the last time I got a hug from my mum. I end up seething with jealousy when Meghan is able to just cuddle up next to her. I want to cuddle but I get so anxious about it I’m never able to initiate any sort of physical contact. Ashley hates me just done and dusted not much to add to that. So does Meghan and she makes it known as well.

Genuinely if everyone one I know was dangling off a cliff and everyone had to take turns saving one person, would anyone go to save me? I know even after all this it’s unfair to rank friendships like this because relationships are constantly evolving and fluctuating but it’s just become so painfully obvious when trying to find a friend that would be willing to rent a place with me and everyone is already busy with their own relationships and friendships and I’m just left behind home alone(1990) even Meghan hated the idea of us renting a place together because she’s going to be going off to university. That really hurt when she laughed in my face as if it was the stupidest joke I could come up with and even my dad suggested it to her so maybe he even wants me out of the house.

It’s weird, I seem to be well liked and appreciated for what I do in theatre but no one seems to like me enough for me to actually feel like I truly matter to them. I feel like I’m just a little jester that plays the fool for the crowd then goes home to cry alone because they all like the public presenting me but no one wants to spend time with just me. I keep on crying at random intervals while typing this and I feel like such a loser for ranting about this to no one but who am I supposed to tell that I feel jealous of every relationship they have because I feel like I will never be able to be in one like that and I’ve already missed so many milestones that everyone else seems to have hit with ease. I miss school cause then I would see my friends everyday, now I’m lucky if they send me back a meme on Instagram.

I’m slightly regretting putting everyone’s names but I’m not sure how else to differentiate them properly for my future self. I don’t even know if you can make a post or a whole blog private. If any of them find this I guess I’ll apologize for putting information out on the internet that could potentially be unwanted.

I just spent like an hour and a half writing this instead of just going to sleep like a dumbass.

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