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--------- Lovely second piece I commissioned Iyel on Twitter for. Pleassse check out their art. They're truly stunning. RED VERSION

[mommahughes19-23]

imma tattoo artist - Q.H

@tattoosbymorgs : did some tattoos and then took my best friend to see my man play his favorite game..

tagged : @yfriend @_quinnhughes

location : VAN

_eliaspettersson : dude that dragon is SICK and I wish I didn't hate needles ...

luca.fantilli : next time I see you I wanna get my tiny love dinosaur

↪ tattoosbymorgs : make it happen lu - you know where I am, bring ya self

bboeser : I WANT YOUR JACKET. give it here!!!!

jackhughes : oh. wow. this is neat.

lhughes_06 : I think your friend is confused as to who's jersey she should wear ..

↪ tattoosbymorgs : DONT PRESSURE MY FRIEND YOU BULLY! SHE CAN CHEER FOR WHO EVER SHE WANTS

trevorzegras : wow... thats legit my bestest lil cousin ever PLEASE TATTOO ME ASAP

↪ tattoosbymorgs : first off im 2 years older than you, second off no, I saw you cheat on me with your other artist.❌

bradytkachuk : dang Quinn, talented and pretty, she's a keeper.

↪ tattoosbymorgs : what is that even supposed to mean?

↪ bradytkachuk : just that youre more skilled than young Quinten will ever be

↪ ehtkachuk : BRADY leave her alone

icole28 : best frienddddddd

lindholmelias : my two best friends ugh

zadorov_16 : I MISS YOU SO MUCH ALREADY OMG I WANT TO FREAKING COME HOME

elblue6 : so talented! love you sweetie.

dakotajoshua8 : will u ever tattoo me?

↪ tattoosbymorgs : probably not because you didn't say please

_tylermyers_ : well even tho you didn't wear any canucks gear I guess its fine... 🆘

↪ tattoosbymorgs : I LET MY FRIEND WEAR IT TO GIVE HER AN AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCE YOU FUCK😑😑😑

yfriend : the best time ever!!!!!!!!!! @j.tmiller9 MORE FIGHTSSS

emmamatthews : you crazy girl!! miss you!����

austonmatthews : any luck convincing Quinn to let you tattoo him?

↪ tattoosbymorgs : you know the answer is still no.... why do you have to be so mean to me

lelexdemko : sweetie that is stunning! cant wait to see you next season!!😘

_quinnhughes : i smile just for you baby ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁😁😁

↪ tattoosbymorgs : I love you so much omg 💕💕💕💕💕

nilshoglander : this is a lot of pda idk if I can handle it👀

j,tmiller9 : I wanna get a tattoo by you ☺️

↪ tattoosbymorgs : NO. jk if you bring your children I might reconsider 😏

tdemko30 : @_quinnhughes get my number #35 tattooed on you 😁

↪ _quinnhughes : not going to happen bud

ehtkachuk : STUNNING MOMMAAA ❤️❤️❤️❤️

colecaufield : 🙈

_alexturcotte : 🥴

*TURNING THIS INTO A FEW PART SERIES OF QUINN x TATTOO ARTIST!GF*

A.N : HIIIIII - long note bc some stuff happened and idk it got me thinking.

ok so this is basically me just ranting about tattoo related things :)

This girl is (obviously) an actual tattoo artist who does real business and I am a HUGEEEEE believer in giving credit where it is due.... so I believe her name is Mar, ALL WORKS OF ART ABOVE ARE THE ORIGINAL WORKS OF MAR DO NOT STEAL OR CREDIT AS YOUR OWN. below you can find a link to her Pinterest where I am sure you could research more to find her other socials.

even if you dont want to know more about her work I encourage you to just look at some of it regardless because (again im not a tattoo artist just a girl with a few tattoos and an obsession) I believe she is mainly a fine line style artist and while being an artist of any capacity takes talent fine line is its own art. I know she also does some capacity of portrait work (I haven't seen any people just a few pet ones) and those are also a tremendously precise skill set. all in all I just think that people should appreciate the time, work, and effort these artist put into their work.

anywho I just wanted to say I would be honored for her to tattoo me.

tagged : @quinnylouhughesx43 @skylershines @jacktoria4ever @bunbunbl0gs @63kaprizov

[dylan-duke]

Maisie getting really sick and Jack being the best boyfriend takes care of her when she is sick

ok im changing this a little bit because i had this idea on my car ride today and i want to write it so I'm sorry

tw for panic attack and abusive flashbacks

"NO NO NO!" maisie yells flailing her body as the team pt tries to massage her,

"maisie," the pt tries,

"NO DO NOT!" the gymnast yells,

"she needs jack," simone says as she sits up, "this happens sometimes and she needs jack," the veteran then grabs her phone and sends a sos to her teammates boyfriend.

it takes about 15 minutes before the entire hughes family and maisie's family are running into the room,

"mais," jack yells running towards his girlfriend,

"NO!" maisie yells again as she heaves and sobs.

the devils forward flinches back from his girlfriend,

"maisie?" jack says softly, but the girl doesn't even respond.

jack looks back at his and maisies family, tears in his eyes,

"i dont-" he starts.

quinn steps forward,

"i think everyone should go," the defenseman says softly as he looks at simone, who nods.

it takes a moment but soon all who is left in the room is quinn, jack, simone, and maisie.

"maisie?" quinn whispers, noticing how the girl seems to freeze at his voice,

"win?" she asks,

"hi," he says softly, "its me, jacky and simone," he reassures, "is that ok?" he asks,

"drive me home?" maisie asks causing quinn to realize whats going on.

when he was in the program, he and brady would go pick maisie up from practice and drive her home.

most days she was quiet, and quinn assumed it was because she was tired, but now it makes sense,

"yah maiz," he coos as he approaches her, "its me,"

"home?" the girl asks.

quinn takes a deep breath,

"were in paris mais," he whispers, "you're competing in the olympics. its been a long time," maisie looks up eyes unseeing,

"jacky?" she cries. quinn smiles nodding,

"hes here," the eldest hughes reassures, "do you want him?" the girl nods,

"olease,"

[luminouslywriting]

Hiya,

I hope you are doing OK and recuperating after your surgery. Absolutely love our writing! Please could you do headcanons or a one shot for one of the Masters of the Air men and a crippling shy oc. I'm so shy, especially in social situations and this is very self-indulgent. No worries if not :)

Hi sweet Nonny! I appreciate your kindness! My surgery is next week (on the 21st) and I am so grateful for you checking in on me! My requests are open and I seriously love this one 🥰

Cut for length, more under the cut:

Bucky Egan:

-This man can be a lot for people at times, but he also cares more deeply than anyone else

-He’s attentive to social and physical cues for anxiety

-Is a cuddle bug when it comes to you being anxious

-Loves being able to just hold you on his lap or sit with his arm around you in social interactions and is very happy to take over and be the social one

-He loves feeling like he’s taking care of you and loves getting to be gentle and calm with you….it also helps him clear his head

-Definitely knows all the words to your favorite songs and sings them to you when you’re upset

-And he loves bringing you flowers to cheer you up

Gale Cleven:

-Soft energy KING!! This man right here is so understanding and sweet about your shyness and is absolutely your rock

-Is really attentive in public and encourages you to drink water or to take things at your own pace

-Is very physically there for you and a grounding presence in times of anxiousness

-Since Gale doesn’t like being out a lot anyway, he’s more than happy to have a night in with you

-Whispers sweet assurances to you in your ear

-Also very good at talking through how you’re feeling and prefers to be communicative

-Gives the best hugs when you’re anxious

Rosie Rosenthal:

-Literally a hype king and always down for whatever you’re feeling. Whether you’re anxious or want to try something out, he’ll be right by your side. -Is super tender and patient with you, especially when you’re taking the time to try and express yourself

-Does his own research about anxiety and might propose helpful ideas for how to make life easier for you

-Loves the quiet moments when it’s just the two of you and you’re able to be open

-Forehead kisses when you’re anxious

-Literally just wants to hug you and make sure you never cry ever

John Brady:

-A patient listener who quietly reassures you that he’s always going to be there for you

-He’s fairly quiet and chill himself, AND he’s very attentive. Because he’s a giver, he’s going to constantly be looking for things to brighten you up or help ease your anxiety. -Probably the type to get into meditations for anxiety to help you with positive affirmations

-He likes going out just fine but if he knows that you’re not, this man is PREPARED to hunker down and just give you some loving. -Discovers that music and rhythm really help when you’re anxious and he’s always prepared to step in with his instruments or with a steady beat that you can count. -Also a massive cuddles and loves being able to hold you….he treasures this time

-Always takes the time to tell you how brave you are and how proud he is of you and how much he loves you

[amiserableseriesofevents]

To celebrate one week since the ending of Such Stuff, here are some headcanons about the future that awaits our boys 🥰✨

Such stuff future headcanons 🎭

They make it work, obviously. It takes a while for things to go smoothly, they fight some more, but they both do their best to find solutions and in the end it pays off. John learns to speak up when things are bothering him without fearing a negative reaction from Gale, and Gale learns to ask questions and not to assume he knows everything that goes through John's mind.

Gale doesn't become a full-time professional actor but he keeps acting with amateur groups and sometimes he joins the Hundredth's productions in smaller roles and John always brings him flowers at the stage door, even if he was acting too.

It's ok, though: at some point he realizes he actually likes teaching and once he's not a substitute teacher anymore he likes it even more!

Gale also runs the drama club at school, and every year there's a different actor from the Hundredth working with him to teach the kids. They put on a show that goes live for one night at the Abbotts at the end of the school year, and soon the other schools in the area want the same kind of extracurricular. Bonus: Tabitha does actually become an actress!

Marge becomes the Hundredth's official costume designer and even when she moves on to bigger clients she still takes time to design things for them for (almost) free. And after a long on again-off again stage, she and Rosie actually do get together for good and become the Girlboss/Malewife duo that was missing from the group.

John's career takes off after the Tempest, he remains in the Bloody Hundredth but also participates in productions of bigger companies. He ends up winning different awards, most importantly a Tony, and dedicates every single one to “his partner, his Buck”, and later to “his husband, his Buck.”

John and Alex act together in something at some point and Gale risks having a stroke because he didn't know he could fangirl so much.

Gale and John start thinking about moving in together around a year after the Tempest, but Gale feels guilty because he doesn't want to leave Benny with the burden of a rent too high/a house too big for a single person. What he doesn't know is that Benny is hesitating about moving in with Brady for the exact same reason; luckily for them Bucky and Brady figure it out and make the other two talk about it.

They end up finding flats in the same building, one on top of the other, which is great so Meatball can have all his four dads with him.

Benny and Gale still have lunch together at their diner on Sundays, once a month without exceptions.

When Bucky's mom and/or sisters come visit they always want to see Brady too and bring food and other stuff for both their boys.

John tries reconnecting with his father but since he still disapproves of his career he decides to cut him loose. It hurts him a whole lot, and Gale does his best to comfort him because he knows exactly what it's like.

Three years after they first met Gale decides that he wants to ask John to marry him. He goes at great lengths to plan the perfect proposal because he knows John would like something big and extravagant; he chooses the Abbotts as the perfect spot, prepares a picnic to eat on stage and vows everyone else to secrecy.

Still, the proposal doesn't go as planned because John can't keep his mouth shut (we'll see this moment in the future, I promise). But they still get engaged and they'll have a funny story to tell their guests!

John's vows at the wedding are super elaborate with quotes from good ol' Will Shakespeare, math puns, and whatnot, but he gets so emotional that he starts tearing up so his sniffles the whole time he reads them. Gale affectionately gives him shit about it after the wedding but in that moment he is so incredibly happy he feels like crying too.

Gale wouldn't mind taking John's last name after the wedding but he suggests to hyphenate them so Gale won't lose part of himself, and Gale accepts.

Benny and Brady adopt a little girl from the foster system, it's Brady's idea because he wants do be for someone else what Bucky's family has been for him. The girl instantly becomes the mascot for the Hundredth as everyone loves her, and auntie Marge makes her beautiful dresses.

The question of having kids or not creates a little bit of tension between the Bucks because they both want them but John fears Gale doesn't because of his father, and Gale fears John doesn't because of his career. They both talk about it with their sleep deprived ex roommates and they force them to fucking get it together.

They end up adopting a kid too, a few years later than their friends, when John's career is at a point where he can take some time off without risking losing too much money and opportunities. It's a little girl and her name's Viola, like the main character in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, so they take it as a sign from fate.

She becomes the Hundredth's second mascotte, and best friend/cousin to little Amelia DeMarco. When they're a little older they put on mini plays for their families, because of course theatre is a big part of their upbringing! They like to watch their dads act and the Abbotts is basically their second home. The Colonel pretends to be annoyed by it but they're his uttermost delight.

John doesn't die at 45 in this universe but he still has a health scare around that age, like a worrying bout of tachycardia right when he's working on a new project. He only goes to the doctor because Gale pushes him, he's convinced it's gonna be nothing but the doctor tells him he's actually at risk of heart conditions.

Gale immediately puts him on a healthier diet and starts worrying immensely about him, always checking where John is and what he's doing, until one day he fully has a panic attack because he can't reach him (John's simply rehearsing) and it's John turn to drive him to the hospital.

They talk about it because they can't keep goin on like this. John promises to take a break after this new show is over, then he'll talk to the doctors about a pacemaker or something. Gale makes him install an app on his watch so he can monitor his heartbeat remotely, and with the help of his friends and daughter tries to keep his anxiety in check.

They have a pretty ugly fight when John tries to launch himself into another project after this one, Gale accusing him of not caring about himself or their family.

Their friends help them riconciliate, and Crosby saves the day asking John to help him write and direct a new play; it's less stressing on the body than acting, and John finds out he's actually pretty good at that too. They win some prizes, but after the run is over John goes back to acting.

He doesn't present it as an ultimatum to Gale, he even tells him he'll quit if that would make him feel better, but Gale knows what theatre means to John and by now he's learned how to cope with his anxiety so he gives him his blessing. And oh boy, John shows him well how thankful he is for that...

That's it for now, but more may come in the future!

[bropunzeling]

I wish you would write a fic about ship of your choice hiding their relationship, and then the relationship reveal - voluntary or involuntary!

ok but this is soooooo matthew/quinn coded. my friends have led me down this rabbit hole and they're so right to do so. being into your best friend's brother is just so!!!! it is very!!!!

anyway i think this would be one where like, two years back (summer of The Trade and brady's engagement) quinn comes to spend time with brady and that naturally leads to him spending time with matthew bc brady is busy being almost/actually engaged and matthew is There. and maybe quinn had a tiny miniscule crush on matthew back in high school but wasn't ever gonna do anything about it bc (a) best friend's brother (b) like matthew would ever. except now it seems kinda like matthew would? maybe? and it leads to them falling into bed together, a bit of matthew distracting himself from thoughts of the future but also they are both young and hot and game, and the sneaking around is fun and sexy when it's temporary.

smash cut to this summer. they have continued the sneaking around. they definitely fucked after brady's wedding. they have done some stuff the few times either one was in town. there's some texting. some independent hanging out. matthew drunk calls quinn after he wins the cup. quinn sober calls matthew when he wins the norris. they both go to 4 nations. the sex is hot and also weirdly tender and quinn is forced to confront that maybe this isn't just weird hot sneaking around anymore. they're both going to the olympics and obviously he's happy to do that and to spend time with brady and to have olympics sex with matthew but also he kind of wants to go walk along the seine and let matthew touch the small of his back.

and maybe they're on the verge of figuring out what this is -- that it could be something more than what it's been; that maybe it already is something more and they're only now catching up -- when brady walks in on them :)

[therealslimshakespeare]

What do you have in store for Ida and Rosie’s story? Because they are the only pairing who aren’t at the POW camp.

Aha!! This is gonna be a long answer, hence why I let your ask molder away as I worked on a reply, thanks for your patience.

I can’t wait to weave this whole thing, and it’s honestly the only postwar story I’m at all sure about in this universe so far. Let’s just say it’s a hella slow burn. Even after getting married. Because they do marry. Rather soon. But they are a bit of a buddy cop duo. Romantic love -at least for Ida- comes later.

I think it’s safe to assume that dear Ida was present when Rosie first introduced himself to the Bucks, told his underwear story and generally made a magnificent entry. Now, one must consider two things with this:

1. Rosie’s regret over what the hell he was thinking telling that story would be compounded by telling it in front of a female officer

2. Ida might have always been a stiff spined stickler before her trauma and the Stalag, but she did have a sense of humor. I like to think she found him funny, plus, with the Bucks beginning to fray a little in their own morale, flagging in offering encouragement to the newbies, I think Ida would be the sort to fill that role, best she can. Surprisingly, Rosenthal, Nash, Pappy, they’re not the sorta men to resent a woman giving them a pep m-up chat.

Now, keep in mind it’s three missions later and she’s been downed so there was not really a connection made there. Although I love to think that some night in the Stalag when everyone is bored and playing ask games with each other, one of the questions is:

“Who was the last person ya danced with?”

And Bucky gets to tell about Paulina and Gale gets chafed about choosing Meatball over Maureen and Brady bemoans having been so stuck on the bandstand playing sax instead of taking his chances and then when it’s Ida’s turn she’s just: “it was one of the new ones, the ‘egg frying on the instrument panel,’ guy.”

This is met with a chorus of “Rosenthal???”

“Told me to call him Rosie.” Ida shrugs. “He had some fun moves.”

Anyways. That’s a far off thing by April of ‘45.

SPOILERS ABOUT ESCAPE:

….

when Ida get away with Gale and makes it back first of anyone to England? Best believe she is beyond distracted with worry for her girls. Who’s there to meet her and welcome her and Cleven to Thorpe? Crosby of course -and Rosie. Malnourished, ptsd riddled and burdened with responsibility for her girls, Ida isn’t exactly the sparkly female Colonel that Rosenthal remembers meeting and dancing with.

In fact, that first initial interaction goes a bit sourly. She needs a nap, he awkwardly needs a deposition on her treatment. It’s a little rough, ok?

But the longer she is back at Thorpe, reunited with her few girls still there who were never downed, she learns how well their new Lt. Colonel -Rosenthal- has looked after them, fought to resend the grounding orders after Ida went down, generally been a good bean.

Also, due to being her superior now and having been given the legal burden of collecting information and evidence on the girls treatment by the Germans, Rosenthal and Ida start spending time, a lotta time, together.

There’s Jeep chauffeuring, Coffee Breaks and Mercy Runs where he goads her into buzzing the tower for the first time in her life -“of course I haven’t done it before, Rosenthal. One of you cats do it and it’s cute, I do it and I’m fired. No, I don’t mean discharged, I mean plainly fired.”

And then there’s the depositions, eventually full of her having to dictate shit that she’s never vocalized since it happened to her. Somehow, Rosie makes the whole thing easier than she ever expected. Not to say it’s easy. Although if you asked his female secretary, she’d say the one more visibly affected by it was the male lawyer, not the half catatonic victim spewing a rote litany of horror.

One time, his grip on his pencil gets so tight that it snaps. Ida replaces it. His quiet rage for her is about the best closure she’s felt so far. And that thread of such shared knowledge between them and them alone, even if it was in professional context? -That’s Intimacy. Far more than kisses or rings.

A righteous vengeance duo? Yes please, they’re a force to be reckoned with as the war winds down.

Before long Ida is asking Croz, “Was Rosenthal always that pretty?”

Harry is cackling over it, “Yeah.” He goads her, “But he is more confident now.”

“Confidence.” Ida repeats, trying to convince herself, “Yeah, that would be it.”

The thing of it is, Ida was unsure or marriage before her brutal treatment in captivity. Now? And after her military experience? She’s very sure she could never be a wife. Not even of a smart and secure man like Robert Rosenthal. Men just expect certain things and dynamics from their wives and Ida has never been sure she had that in her. Now she’s positive. And she’s too proud to marry only to then “turn a blind eye” as he finds what she lacks in women elsewhere.

Rosie? His argument is that what they’ve already built these last months, it’s what he wants. Marrying her is to keep that. If that’s all they ever have that’s enough, he couldn’t stand to lose it.

A chaste honeymoon on the way to Nuremberg to go fuck up a bunch of Nazis for the second time in their young lives? You betcha.

[pinksiames]

John Egan didn’t have a staring problem.

Yeah he had been caught ogling the girls back in England a little too long, and had given enough sharp glares that got him into trouble enough times to hopefully learn a lesson he’ll never remember. But he wouldn’t say it was a problem. It wasn’t weird to him that he had his best friend's face memorized, from the long, blonde lashes that complimented his baby blues to the moles and freckles that speckled across his tan cheeks. It wasn’t strange that he knew the full expanse of his body, strong shoulders that melted into soft pecs and grabble waist, how he arched his back a certain way in the shower, warm water drops rippling down curves of muscle. It’s not even out of the blue how he knew how Bucks slender but lean legs shaped themselves, crossing at the knee so elegant and dainty that some people could get the wrong impression just with a simple glance.

That’s about how Gale looked right now. John went and picked him up in their little Jeep, legs crossed so neatly at the knee, hands resting on top of his thighs, driving them and a few of the other men into town and to the local Pub they had quickly become regulars at. And like usual Gale was in his passenger seat, having Bucky drive him around like his chauffeur.

It’s not like he didn’t mind, he actually preferred it. It was, in his minds eye, an act of love. A small way to show the younger man that he cared about him. But it didn’t stop him from teasing him.

“I’m thinking about getting a sticker to put on your seat that says ‘this seat is reserved for Gale “passenger princess” Buck Cleven.” He smirked, earning him a light shove of his shoulder and pink flaring across Gales cheeks.

Tonight was no different than the others. John, Curt and Brady were busy getting drunk, but knowing them it was going to be a while before they reached the level of drunkness they wanted. Gale was sat at the bar, ginger beer in hand as he watched his boys make fools of themselves with the women around them. Bucky kept a trained eye out for his best friend despite the current copper headed woman that was velcroed to his side, who’s name he had already forgotten. If at a glance the blonde almost looked sad, distant. Like he was lost in thought. Bucky just simply couldn’t have his buck dwelling on such grim things. He said a few words that got him separated from the woman, sauntering over back to the bar.

“What’s got that pretty little head of yours all riled up about hm?” He asked, leaning on his side against the worn oak.

Gale just shook his head, resting his chin in his palm as his gaze shifted downward. “It’s nothing important. Just thinking.” He replied.

“Well it’s gotta be somewhat important if it’s got you lookin like a kicked puppy Buck.” He sighed, a large hand gently resting on a plush cheek. Gales eyes quickly darted up to John’s, that same familiar shade of pink flushing itself across tan skin. “I know your not a drinker but maybe just one to loosen you up ok? You look absolutely miserable.” He joked half heartedly. Giving his cheeks a pinch before pulling his hand back, his palm suddenly feeling empty.

He could see the thoughts tumbling around in gales head, trying to decide whether or not to take John up on his offer. He swore off drinking or anything like it. He didn’t want to turn into the man his daddy was, beatin on Gale when he lost his bets. But he wasn’t like his daddy. He was a good man. With a good woman waiting for him at home. Even if it was a lavender relationship. What was the harm in one drink?

“Fine, but only one. I don’t think my body could take more than one. I don’t think it could even take half a drink.” Gale said, leaning his elbows and chest against the bar. God Bucky needed to get his staring in check before someone pointed it out. He ordered for Gale, a dark brew English beer that wasn’t as good as the ones in the states but it was better than nothing. Sliding it over he watched buck do a sniff test, his nose scrunching adorably in disgust.

“God it smells like piss, and you enjoy drinking it?” He asked, holding the glass up to John’s eye level.

“It’s not the taste or smell that makes it good, it’s how it makes you feel. That’s what’s so great about it. You drink enough to forget it also tastes like piss because your floating in the clouds. No go on, take a drink. If you gotta plug your nose do it.” Bucky encouraged, his eyes locked on Gales plump lips as they touched the rim. How his throat looked swallowing the drink down. He took some pretty decent gulps before setting it down finally, sucking in heavy breaths trying to catch it back.

“God that tasted like shit. I can’t believe this is what yall get excited for everytime we come into town.” He groaned. And then it hit him. That nice fuzzy feeling in his brain, the sudden heaviness of his limbs. Knew he was a lightweight but by god he didn’t know it was this bad.

Um here’s my very shitty wip of a fic I’m trying to get through with writers block

[instructionsnotincluded]

True North

Lovely banner by @lady-cheeky

Chapter XXIII

Excerpt:

Rose motioned for the lighter back and Frank slid it across the table, Rose stashing it back into her purse. “After I decide who I want to talk to.” Rose rested an elbow on the table, voice lowering slightly now that Bucky was far enough away, “Ok—so who do we like and who do we not like?”

“Everyone’s very nice,” Frank exhaled a stream of smoke, eyes flickering across the pub to see if she recognized any of the men. She spotted Buck walking towards Bucky, the two best friends greeting each other, Buck’s hand slapping Bucky’s shoulder, “Buck’s taken.”

“The blonde?”

Frank nodded. 

“I should have guessed that one.” Rose eyed the man beside Bucky, “He looks like he’s taken. Is he married, then?”

“Not yet,” Frank shook her head, “but from what I’ve heard, I don't think he’s far off from it.”

“Noted.” Rose nodded. “Who else?” “Uh…” Frank tapped the edge of her cigarette against the ashtray on the table, eyes running across more of the men, “Brady’s in the corner over there. I’m told he can play the piano, but I’m not sure if he’s attached or not.”

“Long fingers, then. That’s nice—check for Brady.” Rose nodded, eyeing the pilot at one of the tables in the far corner, “Who’s with him?”

“I have no idea,” Frank shook her head, not at all recognizing the shorter man with him, a single, thin curl falling across his forehead, “I haven’t met him.”

“Probably not a pilot, then.” Rose pivoted, eyes sweeping the bar, “Where’s Amelia’s guy? What’s his name again? Has she completely shattered his hope?”

“DeMarco,” Frank craned her neck, trying to spot the familiar face, “Benny—but I don’t see him anywhere…Bucky says he’s pretty smitten with her, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s not here. Last time I spoke with him, I told him not to give up.”

“Poor thing,” Rose made a face, “I’m not sure she’ll change her mind…”

“I think if he gives her space, but lets her know he’s still around, she might,” Frank lifted a shoulder. At Rose’s flat look Frank chuckled softly, taking a lengthy drag from her cigarette, “Or, you know…maybe not…”

[bitterrobin]

21, 23, 10 for choose vioelnce

10. worst part of fanon -- see I could go specific on this and say: Tim gets whumped so hard that I barely see anything positive of his canon in fics and everyone else around him are made out to suck, and Jason gets put on a pedestal because he serves as an easy counter to Bruce's philosophy and while thats cool he also gets whumped to hell and back. I could say Dick gets utterly fucked over by other fans because they're so willing to overlook his canon traumas in service of emotional/narrative fodder for their favs and Damian will never get to grow up in fandom's eyes because they still think of him as a spoiled psychopath who should've never been born. I could rant about how female characters don't exist to them because misogyny and a fixation on male trauma and that Bruce is never understood. He's either an unnaturally good and kind father who advocates for therapy and acts like a robot reading a parenting manual OR he's the worst abuser and manipulator, so bad that if a kid says they love him they're actually getting Stockholm'd. But all of these claims fall under the same umbrellas. The truth is the worst part of fanon does this: it obsesses over labels and trauma and the right side of an argument like it'll get their favorite character a good grade in "most traumatized abused child vigilante in DC" AND so actively refuses to engage in the source material that those characters they work so hard for aren't even the comic character anymore. Every time I read a fic or a meta that falls under these, I get really confused. That isn't Tim Drake thats Timely Rake. That isn't Dick Grayson thats Ricky Whitedaughter. That isn't Jason Todd thats Jackson Rod. That isn't Damian Wayne thats literally Damien from The Omen. That isn't Bruce Wayne thats his evil twin Brick Water. Unfortunately theres no fixing it because taste and interpretations are subjective, and I think the entire fandom would go down in flames kicking and screaming before we ever tweak popular fanon ideas to be a little more accurate.

21. part of canon you think is overhyped -- i'm going to get crucified for this but everyone slotting into a perfect family dynamic where everyone loves each other and if anything bad happens, a sibling will fix it for them. I'm not exempt from enjoying fluff fics, its how I got into the actual fic/tumblr side of the fandom, but all of these characters have such a depth of history to them that fluff starts to feel like a disservice imo. Bruce and Dick's relationship can be complicated, they aren't just father and son - they're brothers and best friends and partners and (unhealthily) emotionally depend on each other. Bruce and Jason's relationship can be about the father and son who drift apart and maybe never reconcile, they don't have to be constantly around each other and "forgive" each other when all they do is disagree and thats ok. Bruce and Tim can be a complicated tale of hero worship, mentor/mentee and father and son dynamics because for so long Bruce wasn't Tim's dad and that was fine. Thats what makes it more interesting to explore later when Jack dies and Tim gets adopted. Bruce and Cassandra can be dark mirrors to each other, their dynamic as shown in Batgirl was not entirely wholesome. Bruce has expectations of Cassandra he doesn't have of anyone else because he sees himself in her. (Also Barbara is Cassandra's mother figure not just her older sister). Bruce and Damian can be loving and they can be constantly drifting apart and getting close. Canonically, Bruce had little interest and time in being Damian's father the first years of Damian being a character. Thats ok, and we can explore Damian's feelings with that without cramming Dick into the father slot. Dick doesn't have to be Damian's dad, they can be brothers and partners. All of these people existed in different facets of time and space. They shouldn't all be living under the same roof like the Brady Bunch, its just too much. No one has to fill the father role when Bruce isn't, and Bruce is not a perfect nuclear father either. None of the siblings are perfect children or siblings either. None of them are even normal, and I think rivalries and grudges and hatred and jealousy and clashing parenthoods and perspectives are always more interesting than everyone being cardboard cutouts that spout therapy-speak at the right time.

23. ship you've unwillingly come around to -- im not really a shipping type person, tbh. if there are ships I hate because they do a disservice to both characters in that ship (jayroy, jaykory, damijon, damirae) then I'd definitely say I haven't come around to them. I guess I will say I actively hate on damijon less than I used to and come to accept it as an inevitability, but the same cannot be said for specific kinds of damijon fans.

[sieglinde-freud]

so the way endings in awakening work is a bit off if you have the gay mod because it reads single people normally, but married people have the man’s ending read, and then his wife just. attached. and so that alters which ending you see for both of them. unfortunately, that means if i have f/f pairs, which most of them were, i dont get to see any because none of them were read. and at least with the second gen, i did almost entirely f/f pairs, which dont show up, or m/m pairs, which had nothing written, so. everyone please give it up for gerome and cynthia, the only second gen ending i got to see!

😭😭 good for them!!! anyways unorganized final thoughts under cut so i dont have to make a whole other post for it

awakening lunatic sucks! but project thabes makes it suck a little less. in all honesty i had a lot of fun, awakenings a good game to revisit, and finding a way to make it challenging while being able to use my favorite units (awakening second gen) ever was awesome. normally having all 13 (or 14 in this case, with both morgans) would break the game, but lunatic kept the enemies strong, so it didnt matter what my units had. i actually got overwhelmed a lot 😭 HUGE difficulty jump between hard and lunatic all i’m saying. and then the games like “hey now u have lunatic+ if that interests you” NOOOOO THANKS.

anyways. here are my top three guys according to the medal thingies at the end

im so proud of them :3 of all the kids really but yeah these three were huge standouts. virion actually got a change in the mod where one of his subclasses was swapped for myrmidon, so yarne got to inherit astra which was actually insane? it procced ALL THE TIME so. that was crazy. chrom!inigo and fred!cynthia are always good thats not new but they were really clutch in the last few chapters. i had them both hopping around classes for most of the game bc thabes redoes skill progression so. IT TOOK CYNTHIA SO LONG TO LEARN LUNA. ITS FROM WYVERN LORD. GOD. she went through a LOT of classes yall dont even know. also honorable mention to marc and morgan, the best rallybots ever, and dancer lucina, who was outserving everyone she was in a scene with. my girl.

like ok serving cunt on the back of the god youre about to kill? get it girl!

anyways so for second gen pairs i did: lucina/f!morgan, owain/m!morgan, inigo/laurent, yarne/brady, severa/kjelle, nah/noire, and cynthia/gerome and you know what. i think i have a great taste. a lot of these were born from being unable to do other pairings but thats ok. i liked how it turned out. though i was gonna do nah/noire anyways because they were actually like. an insane duo. honestly im surprised noire didnt get a medal thing bc i feel like her nostanking with nah backing her up got me out of so much shit. maybe its because i didnt see her ending… oh. oh wait thats probably it. well. anyways.

i think awakening is not a properly balanced game, nor are the maps made for a difficulty like this. towards the end game especially, the maps are just. flat. most of them anyways, and they just become really repetitive and bland and boring. and despite this being the game with the tactician character of all the time, they dont really allow you flexible strategies, because if youre not pair up stat stacking, you will die! and that sucks. mid game is alright, but the last arc is really weak and kinda dampered my whole experience. im glad i did it, but i wouldnt actually reccomend it to anyone unless you like to play like that (which is totally fine! its just not my thing). definitely requires some solid planning as well. all in all, not the worst fire emblem ive played but… well. im not doing it again. ok anyways heres inigo mouthing off at grima

[nova--spark]

We’ve had a lot of questions about the autobots (especially the Brady Oplita Bunch). But what have the decepticons doing?

Last we saw them…

Megatron is somewhere (likely still on Cybertron)

Starscream was in a coma and will probably get sent to prison as soon as he wakes up l

Soundwave is still in the alternate dimension (how has he not run out of Energon?)

I have no idea where Shockwave ended up

Knockout switched sides at the last second

And Arachnid is on Cybertron’s moon

Oh goodness, ok so I briefly covered it in passing, when asked about Knockout when the Trio visited Cybertron but.

Megatron

For the large majority, Megatron has remained in his self imposed exile, off world. He has made no effort to make contact to Cybertron, only once in fact did he return, before his exile resumed. It was to make a final denouncement of the Decepticon faction, that all who still followed him were not ordered nor encouraged by him any longer.

There are passing rumors sometimes, from smaller colonies, that a war frame of gold and steel roams the planets, as if trying to find purpose. Optimus hopes that perhaps, one day his former brother may regain one.

Starscream

Has been indeed kept in a stasis lock/comatose state, largely due to the damage that came from the Mini-Cons he forced into his command. As a result, he is monitored by Elite Guards and highly ranked medics, in the event he wakes up. Knockout has paid a visit or two, if only to think of how the 'mighty' have fallen.

Soundwave and Shockwave

Soundwave has remained in custody, likewise, of the Elite Guard, after his break out and arrest for his crimes during and after the war, even if he was unaware the war had ended at the times of his attacks and battles with Team Bee. He is kept isolated from other prisoners, and is heavily guarded due to the dangers he posed.

Shockwave has also been imprisoned, for his crimes against Cybertronian life, and is kept in a high security facility.

Knockout

Knockout adjusted decently enough in the rebuilding of Cybertron. He took his medical skills more seriously, and began a mods/cosmetics practice of his own.

Ranging form custom paint jobs to added modifications, he's also done work in prosthetic surgery. To honor Breakdown's memory.

He does well enough for himself, having sided in the end and fully changed to become an Autobot in frame and spark. Sure he gets the odd snark from veterans but...he takes it on the chin with honor, knowing he did indeed cause pain to others. So, he tries his best to heal that pain now. Not many know, but he managed to salvage a spacebridge with coordinates to Earth. Sometimes, when he most misses Breakdown, he goes there to visit the old dusty deserts of Jasper, if only to reminisce or join the odd street race or two, maybe catch a movie in a drive in.

Airachnid

Having little to no escape off Cybertron's moon, she has indeed resorted to syphoning the Energon of her many troops to fuel herself, which has sustained her thus far.

It will not last forvever though, and she has taken to scouring the solitary celestial site for whatever she can to either fuel herself, or get herself off planet.

The first thing she plans to do once back where she belongs :

Syphon every living thing with Energon in it's veins.

[dylan-duke]

Oh my gosh, Nora on the jet ski! What did quinn do when they were done on it? Beat Brady to a pulp? lol

quinn grabs his best friend by the arm and drags him off the dock and into the house,

"WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?" quinn yells pushing brady up against the wall, "SHES NOT A DOLL! SHES A HUMAN BEING YOU COULDVE HURT HER!"

"jesus quinn," josh yells running into the house pulling quinn off of brady, "take a breath dude," the senator commands,

"NO HE-" but josh puts a strong hand on the fathers chest,

"stop," josh says staring quinn down.

after a beat quinn relaxes falling into josh's arms,

"she could've gotten hurt," quinn cries,

"shhhh," josh shushes, "shes ok, nothing happened. shes ok,"

[luminouslywriting]

Just adding on to my previous anon about Brady getting into his partner's interests (I hope that's OK; I know you get a million anons), I feel like Bucky would be the same, but times a million. She likes Pilates? Cool, he's bought a Pilates machine and Gale has already put it together. The more niche the interest, the more excited he would be, imo.

Omg you’re so right!! He’s the exact type to try out every hobby under the sun, especially the obscure ones!! I had to do a mini-headcanon list for this one too! And don’t apologize for the asks :) I LOVE getting them! More below the cut! Cut for length haha!

-Bucky Egan is a spontaneous bubble of energy that cannot be contained and this absolutely translates over into your relationship!

-You're into calligraphy? Excellent! He's going to get into it as well and I think he has really pretty handwriting anyway! He'll start writing down your favorite quotes or write you pretty love notes and leave them around the house.

-You like collecting southern music records? GREAT!! He will go on a hunt for some super obscure singers to add to your collection and watch with a grin as you get excited about it.

-You like swing dancing? He is getting INTO it and he's absolutely entering you into a competition the minute he has a free second

-Crocheting? The man's not GOOD at it, but hey! The effort is there and you absolutely end up with the cutest baby blankets for your future kids.

-Scrapbooking? He has one to rival yours and it's all about you because you are his muse, his reason of being, his light, and his life.

-You're handy at mixing drinks? He wants to learn EVERYTHING from you. He loves alcohol and he loves you, so what's not to like about this particular hobby?

-Interested in hairdressing? Try out any styles on him! He's excited to see what you can do! And he's equally as excited to try and cut your hair (he takes it more serious than flying)

-You mention once that you used to play chess? He's finding the nicest chess-set that he can, reading up on the rules, and challenging you to a nightly game that usually ends in some sort of verbal match before sex

-You like journaling? What a coincidence, he's starting a journal solely about YOU and how much he loves you (yes it's your favorite book that exists)

-Flower-pressing? He's gonna go out of his way to find the prettiest flowers and bring them to you to press. And yes, they end up in various picture frames around the house as decor.

-Into astronomy? Babe, he's already hauling a telescope, a book that Gale lent him for stars, and ready to stargaze with you as much as you would like

-You're an ice-skater? He's not the best at it, but he's going to be by your side the entire time, hand held in yours, and a brave face on

-This is all just to say that he's enthusiastic, a hype-man about your hobbies, and literally ready to have fun at any given time with you, no matter the circumstance.

[theanticool]

About a year ago I asked how JDM would stack against the other contenders at 170. Since then he's had three fights and his last he knocked out Burns a strong wrestler and grappler. After everything you've seen in the past year how does he stack up with the rest of the current division? Guys like Shavkat, Belal, Edwards, Ian Garry, Sean Brady, etc.?

I think the good thing for JDM is that, at this point, Burns is probably the best shot wrestler at the top of 170lbs. Edwards is ok at it but a lot of his takedowns come from extensive clinch wrestling. Same with Shavkat. His lead foot heavy style, forward pressure, and questionable wrestling instincts (shouts to him going for that same wizzar kick he ‘hit’ against Basil Hafez in the 3rd round against Burns) make him a target for guys who can get down underneath him. It’s why Hafez was able to take him down. Burns was able, intentionally or not, to turn those big level changes into big offense in the 2nd when he landed that big elbow and the overhand. Both came outs hat ducked down position. And JDM showed he’s a tough guy to keep down. He can really scramble up when he needs to.

I don’t take Sean Brady seriously in this match up. Man’s ability to wrestle and boxing defense completely evaporated in the face of Belal’s pressure. And that is Belal. For as talented and relentless a grappler he is, how can I trust him if he gets tagged and can’t immediately grab hold?

I do not trust Leon Edwards against high volume pressure fighters. Never have, never will. There’s a chance that Edwards is able to pick off JDM from range and keep the fight at a brisk pace, but I do not trust him to do that for 5 rounds. Like Nate and Colby were able to eventually find paths to their offense. If they can manage to do that in 25 minutes, I trust a big punching switch hitter like JDM with actual pressuring mechanics.

The best analogue for a Belal match up is probably Luque. Much like Burns, Belal was able to use lateral movement to set up his entries. Where I think JDM would have success over a guy like Luque is that he will likely not overstay his welcome. Luque is foot slow and Belal was able to turn him, occupying him with his hands while moving and then shooting for the leg. The concerning thing for JDM is he also likes that high crotch single leg on southpaw fighters. That said, I think I’d favor JDM. Belal does really struggle with southpaws and I have to think that a fighter with a more active lead hand and less likely to just plant and fire back makes him more he less likely to shoot in.

Ian Garry is weird. We’ve seen him struggle with a pressure fighter before (was it Gabe Green) but he managed to overcome with some really smart adjustments. The problem is that he recently fought Neal and just looked pedestrian at dealing with pressure. To the point a lot of his responses were turning and circling out at full speed. Not what you want to do against JDM.

Shavkat is by far the most interesting fight. A guy who will not let JDM pressure. Who will tie up with him if he does get backed up. A guy who is a smooth operator at mid range. But also a guy who we’ve seen hurt by crafty southpaws on the inside and outside. He’s not going to be able to get underneath JDM for easy takedowns and since Maddalena does not really kick, the takedowns are coming from the clinch. If he got JDM down, I trust him the most to actually do damage with any top position he gets. Also, he’s got those amazing knees that I could see JDM getting caught with should he look for the rear hand. I’m curious if he’d fight Shavkat out of southpaw because while he had some issues, a lot of his best offense was beating up on Neal by taking advantage of the angles the open guard match up presents.

They’re all great fights though. Hopefully we get the JDM vs Shavkat fight. Either for #1 contender or the title, should one of them beat Edwards.

[bropunzeling]

14 & 29 😊

14. If you could see one of your fics adapted into a visual medium, such as comic or film, which fan fic would you pick?

oh gosh. i think maybe marriage bets if only (a) i think it would translate best to a visual medium and (b) i fucking love romcoms and our society is NOT on the ball in terms of giving the people (me) what they want (more romcoms). that said almost every fic i write has one scene where i would LOVE an art of it because my visual for it is so strong: contenders are the parking lot forehead kiss in girl!leon, the party in my kj/op as good as gold fic, any of the kitchen scenes in omega matthew, brady and quinn walking back to the hotel in the quinn-sees-the-future-maybe fic.

29. Share a bit from a fic you’ll never post OR from a scene that was cut from an already posted fic. (If you don’t have either, just share a random fic idea you have that you don’t plan on getting to.)

im probably never gonna write this matthew/leon break-up make-up as it is right now so here's a bit from the beginning:

It’s only once he’s parked in the garage and let himself into the kitchen that he looks at his phone, checking Hanny’s messages first. There’s one from early in the day, back at the start of Matthew’s golf game: hahahahaha damn. Then, from around the time Matthew was driving:

holy shit dude

are you seeing this

matthew?

do i need to call you?

dude

Matthew frowns. He switches to his texts with Brady, but Brady hadn’t sent much. Just a link, and, u gonna be ok?

Matthew blinks at the text. Clicks the link and lets it take him to the NHL app.

Leon Draisaitl to Florida for [Bobrovsky and Someone]

Matthew stops reading. He sets his phone down, then grips the edge of the granite countertop, until it bites into his fingers. Bile rises up in his throat. For three long seconds, he feels absolutely sure he’s going to puke.

He doesn’t puke. Instead he swallows, and heads straight to the fridge to grab a beer. He drinks a third of it standing in front of the open refrigerator door, feeling the cool air on his face as his throat works. When he has to stop, he sets the beer on the counter and paces back over to where his phone is lying innocently, like it hasn’t derailed Matthew's life.

It’s too easy to scroll through his phone contacts until he hits the Ds, until he finds the one that he wants: DO NOT TEXT ⛔⛔⛔. Last conversation: August 1st, 2022.

He taps out: are you fucking kidding me

He doesn’t send it.