#brotp: weak spot

[dasinclair]

king lizard for the ask thing :3

lizzy wizzy

favorite thing about them: his confidence is very charming to me even if it's largely unearned. he's got a classic villain vibe that i really enjoy, from his dress style to his little mannerisms and monologues. i like that he can be something of a commanding presence (to the lizards) but also so casual, like the scene of him putting his legs up on the nuclear control board

least favorite thing about them: he seems to view the other league members as disposable even though they've probably been there for him since he was a kid. also that he gets punched so much in his beautiful face. in the comic he talks about his "infectious seed" and that's kinda nasty

favorite line: big fan of how he says "well, look at this brave little soldier"

brOTP: i will take this as favorite non-romantic relationship and say i'm intrigued by the dynamic between him and his mom. they appear to be the only "actual" lizard people in the bunch (i imagine them as a rare / endangered species) and she's been preparing him for this position all his life. queen lizard seemed to command more respect than he does and he's got to live up to her name. i imagine that'd be kind of a weak spot for him

OTP: my lizardsona that i haven't fully designed yet. their name is skink. skink is very excited for carnage and bloodshed but king lizard keeps making them do technical stuff around the HQ because he likes them too much to send them out on the field where they will surely die

nOTP: this is a question for characters who actually get shipped with people

random headcanons: his fangs are retractable (which is why we only see them in that one shot) and also he has more reptile traits in my mindscape like claws and a forked tongue... he gets cold a lot and will wrap up in his cape but only if he thinks nobody's looking. everybody pretends not to notice that he has a fake Leader Voice that he puts on. he likes citrus flavored things and he loves complaining

unpopular opinion: he isn't stupid, nor is he completely unqualified. i feel like the fact he was able to escape prison and take out supreme lizard by himself is proof enough of that. but he puts his pride above all else and that's his main problem

song i associate with them: black venom or bring it (snakes on a plane)

favorite picture of them: hard call but i really do like this one

[wienertit]

SUPER LONG ITAPAN RAMBLE INCOMING!!!!

OKAY. OKAY. its been a while since ive rambled on this account so today im going to clear up how i see itapan so that no one gets confused when i say “i dont think they would ever date” and then proceed to draw them making out or whatever.

when you hear “one sided itapan” you might think italy has the stronger feelings (because he’s the one approaching and hugging and kissing japan or whatever) but i feel that it’s actually japan with the stronger feelings.

when italy’s affectionate towards japan, its not because he’s necessarily attracted to him, but that’s just how he behaves. i think that he’s kind of trying to lead him on so japan is nicer to him. italy has been coddled his entire life like he’s been taken care of by austria and hungary and spain and france and germany and literally everyone loves him. and he KNOWS that everyone loves him so he purposefully babies himself to others so he can get even more special treatment. hes an annoying little asshole who uses his good looks and weakness to get out of trouble and i love it!!!

throughout the series (both in anime, manga, and a little in hetamyu), japan actually grows a bit of a soft spot for italy because of how weak and pathetic he makes himself seem. at first he’s polite and awkward because he idolized italy to be strong and capable, but once his expectations are SHATTERED he gradually begins to want to take care of him in a way. he doesn’t get mad at him as often and sometimes even defends him when germany is upset or lecturing him (like in hetalia fantasia). he tucks him in bed and lets him sleep on his chest and share a bed and bathe together and do the gayest shit ever. i probably would’ve thought “well thats because he’s too polite to refuse” but he ACTIVELY wants to do this stuff with him. he puts a hand on his back to keep him in place when he rests on his chest. he visits italy often and loves to cook with/for him. he wants to learn how to hug and kiss him back even after italy says its fine. he writes him letters and a SONG where he asks italy to visit him and gives him a pressed flower bookmark. japan goes out of his way to return italy’s affection and spend time with him while italy just does it because he’s italy.

i dont really think it’s a “sad” one-sided crush because in the end they’re still friends! they still both care about each other and confide in one another and hang out. italy isnt just affectionate to japan because he wants to lead him on and get more special treatment, but because they’re friends and he does still like him platonically! they can act like a couple without actually BEING one and thats insane!!! i love that shit!!!!!

ive mentioned how itager/gerita was my first hetalia ship and it still stands as one of my favorites. the problem is that im PICKY with it because i dont like a lot of the fandoms’ interpretations of them. i guess i wasnt as picky with itapan and liked it simultaneously with (although much more than) itager. but when i rewatched all of hetalia over the spring i realized how much MORE i liked itapan in the context of itager, which kind of blew my mind. like i remember mentioning to some itapan friends how i think they would never date and i still stand with that today. like italy and germany are too busy trying to win eachother over and they would just get together instead. japan actually likes his friends though and wants them to be happy so he would just go “ok” and move on while still doing all that gay shit with them. i guess jt makes itapan more of a brotp but it doesnt make it any less enjoyable for me. i LIKE to see them hanging out and being friends and dont really mind fanart where they’re dating or whatever because i can just pretend that they’re not!

anyways sorry for being a little insane i hate itapan but i actually love itapan okay i love them okay yahoo!

[skloomdumpster]

Hello,

darling lilshitdumpster

Tell me who told you that your gift is going to be about Skloom?! I meant I love that ship as well as you so that's why I'd be happy to make something for you. I was actually heading towards making an angstish AU about Sebastian and Aisha. I thought you said you'd love any toxic dynamic to be in the center of the gift? Plans change then.

So, you did mention, in fact, several characters in the form, do you want any of them to be included in your gift as well apart from Skloom? As side or main characters, if any? And would you even love to get a multi-shipping content or do you want it to be solely focused on one couple?

Best wishes,

Sank Clothes 🎅

Hiiiiii 😀! Would you do me the honour of answering these? Your top 3 Fate characters are? And your favorite sentences of said characters? If you could put them together in a movie, which one would that be? And why? Which meme's would you associate with your top 3?

Hi Santa!! I'm sorry for the late reply once again 😭

I don't think I can accurately name my top 3 characters. Obviously Sky and Bloom, but they flip flop in order of whom I love more, and then the third spot is such a hard one! I really love everyoe except Farah lol. If I can name a couple: Riven, Stella, Terra, Saul, Grey, Sebastian, Andreas, Rosalind.... 🙈

My favorite sentences: Sky has multiple ones in my book, but these two take the cake FOREVER:

"I am a fixer. What'd you expect? I'm the son of a war hero, raised in Alfea. I've heard more stories about the great Andreas than I can count. It's almost like he's still alive. But he's not. He's an ideal. Do you have any idea how hard it is to live up to? Even Silva, it's like he's… It's like he's playing some role out of a sense of duty, when all I really want… I'm a fixer 'cause… I have to be. 'Cause I'm supposed to be. Because... When I fix others, I don't have to think about how fucking broken I am."

AND

"So, you wrote me a letter? You were gonna walk out of my life forever, so you wrote me a fucking letter." "I thought if I told you in person-" "That I'd try to stop you? You were right. Don't you dare walk through that thing, Bloom. There has to be another way to close it. - I don't think you wanna try. I think you've been looking for a way out."

I'll simply never EVER be over this interaction. Bloom's lines in the last one are also all bangers, but they break my heart too much to say they're my favorites. Sky's are righteous and angry, Bloom's are just SOOOO depressing, I can't think about it too much.

About the movies... I think I'd love to see estranged Skloom, would be a fun twist. I knooow they're lovey dovery af, but I love when they get nasty and they DO in canon, Bloom is constantly lying to this man and Sky is constantly angry lol. So I think any sort of romance where the two leads are ANNOYED at each other, like been there done that.

About the second ask! If you're to include any other side characters, I'd looove for some Andreas, Saul, Rosalind, Beatrix, Mike/Vanessa, Stella, Riven. Skloom + the people who are in their corner is my weakness. Does Rosalind like them? We know she sees Sky as a fuck up, but she does fish his ass for the banquet! What about Andreas? Does he agree that Sky landed on his feet with Bloom? Is he embarrassed of it, does he think his son is a wimp? Was he secretly impressed when Sky mouthed out Prince Arthur? Saul + Any Bloom interaction, she's the cause of so many of his white hairs, but she comes through!! for him!!! Skella as a platonic dynamic has my whole heart, same as brotp Skyriv and omg Beatrix thrown into this chaos...

What I don't want though, is for characters to be shoehorned in. If you wanna focus in only 1 of the couples I listed, that's perfectly fine for me, or just 1 brotp... I don't want it to become that meme like "why is Terra suddenly the bus driver" 😂

[princesssarisa]

For the character ask thing....Mike Teavee from Charlie and tge Chocolate factory (05 version)

Well, I haven't seen the '05 version as many times as the 1971 version, or as many times as I've read the book, but okay.

Favorite thing about them: I like the way he updates the original character for the 2000s. Not only is he addicted to TV and obsessed with violence, he's addicted to technology in general (not just TV, but computers and video games), and this makes him remarkably smart for his age, but cold, jaded, and egotistical. He definitely serves as a stronger warning to kids (and parents) of today than the simple "too much TV is bad" message of the book's Mike.

Least favorite thing about them: Well, he's a nasty jerk. That's the whole point of his character.

Three things I have in common with them:

*I'm sometimes too addicted to technology.

*I can be sarcastic sometimes.

*I have brown hair and hazel eyes.

Three things I don't have in common with them:

*I'm not an expert at math or science.

*I'm not a snotty know-it-all.

*I love chocolate.

Favorite line: You don't understand anything about science! First off, there's a difference between waves and particles! Duh! Second, the amount of power it would take to convert energy into matter would be like nine atomic bombs!

brOTP: No one, not even his parents, he's too cold and distant.

OTP: None.

nOTP: Any adult.

Random headcanon: If he learns his lesson in the end and gives up technology, he'll get into sports and use his new 10-foot height to become a basketball star. The original book implies that this could be his future anyway.

Unpopular opinion: I disagree with the few pages on TV Tropes that say the Oompa-Loompas' song about him doesn't fit. They argue that the lyrics (which come straight from the original book) don't seem right because they're all about how bad TV is for kids, when the problem with this version of Mike isn't that he watches too much TV, it's that he's an obnoxious know-it-all. But if I remember the movie correctly, it's clear that too much TV and other technology has made him who he is. The only weakness is that those 1964 lyrics mention only TV, when this Mike is warped by video games and the Internet too, and say that it makes the brain "as soft as cheese" and unable to think, when this Mike is too smart for his own good. But the lines about how TV (and, implicitly, other technology) kills imagination and robs children of their innocence and wonderment are spot-on.

Song I associate with them: The Oompa-Loompas' song.

Favorite picture of them:

[unioncolours]

send me a character” prompt ask… thingy. Mitsuki?

SEND ME A CHARACTER AND I’LL DO THIS;

Sexuality Headcanon:

So, I think Mitsuki is "no thoughts head empty" when it comes to romance and sexuality. I can see him being asexual BUT biromantic. He can be very romantic.

Gender Headcanon:

Because his best pal Boruto's pronouns are he/him Mitsui has decided he is also a hi/him 🤣 Wouldn't that be funny in a way? Mitsuki doesn't think about gender that much, I think. I think he is happy as he is.

A ship I have with said character:

MitsuCho has a soft spot in my heart. I'm also open for MitsuBoru, but that ship feels a bit weak right no (fandom wise).

A BROTP I have with said character:

MitsuBoru and MitsuSara :)

A NOTP I have with said character:

Hmm, I don't think I have any NOTPs, just "oh this was unexpected and bizarre" (not counting the Log ship, that's a nopee)

A random headcanon:

He adopts all the animals.

General Opinion over said character:

Mitsuki is SOOO underused in the plot, both anime and manga. Severly. He has SUCH potential.

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[draculovemp3]

ermmm shadowheart bg3 :3

SHARTHEART…🎆💜

Sexuality HC: suchhhhhh a lesbo but like she was too busy being molded by a cult + getting her memory erased so It kinda never Officially occurred to her. Tho Astarion or Laezel called her a lezzie or w/e once and she was like “well duh”. the repression was completely one of ‘I forgor’ </3 sad! Many such cases for her. That’s not to say I don’t love bi Shart too🙏

Gender HC: NONBINARY TGIRL AS FUKKKKK the narrative agrees w me shadow agrees w me my soul agrees …. Just a girl learning to Choose who she is 💜

A ship I have with said character: well Shadowzel is a given lovehate yuri save me….ummm obviously my tav/Shadowheart is true love <3. I also have a weak spot for Shadow/Astarion in a distinctly gossiping emobitches winegirlies way…

A BROTP I have with said character: rattling my cage I could say the same as above platonically w Asta & Shadow… also I think she stays very in touch w Isobel + Aylin and she’s like their daughterbestie who needs to be kept away from blades (unless she’s ab to do sumn cool)

A NOTP I have with said character: erm idk… none I can think of other than perhaps Shadow/Viconia? But I’ve never seen that lol so:p

A random headcanon: autistic as fawkkk. she learned hair braiding from her mom and it stuck w her even when she completely forgot ab her parents 🥲 also I think she’s a bit of a weapon snob. WILL judge ur forge and weapons Forged In Fire-style sorry Dammon

General Opinion: when I started playing/was blinder to bg3 she wasn’t all too interesting but her development is literally so insane and peak i love her.. she hurts my heart so well I’m drunk #shadowheart. Shadowhearttt😭😭💜💜💜

SEND ME A CHARACTER AND I’LL DO THE FOLLOWING^

[cogaytes]

For the character asks: Santi

thank you for the ask :D

Favorite thing about him: gotta be the devotion to wolfe; it's both so incredibly written and also provides such angst opportunities for both of them :)

Least favorite thing about him: this is very very hard. hm. i love writing this for whump purposes but i would definitely say it's one of his biggest Flaws: minimizing his own injury/struggles in favor of wolfe's. mans would get shot and bandage wolfe's paper cut first and i respect that but also hate it

Favorite line: If that is heresy, then I will be happy to die a heretic.

brOTP: him as glain's father figure. them vibing together, maybe having deep conversations about queerness and gender.

OTP: i feel like it's not hard to guess lmfao

nOTP: i love him and zara as like. blurred lines low key divorced vibes but i can't see them ever actually working out romantically so. probably that i guess? i don’t know

Random headcanon: i have a hc that he was raised by his grandmother, the santi family matriarch, who Will find and kill him if he doesn't write home regularly (yes even during wartime). or also if he fucks up any of her recipes

Unpopular opinion: i think he would have made a decent archivist. like what does an archivist really like. Do? he knows the workings of the library well enough to attend to most of the day to day stuff and he's also very much on top of the military. his only real weak spot would be protectiveness over wolfe. i think it would have been smart to make him regent at least so they didn't have to go straight to an 18 year old archivist SKLDJFKL

Song I associate with him: blossoms by the amazing devil—"and I drink/That nice wine you were saving/it's saving me now, love" is so santi during rome coded <3

[themetallicnemesis]

fooor the ask meme: what about espio & maybe show jay?

Sorry it took me a bit to answer, tumblr is evil and stopped giving me notifications💥 also im gonna do it for both of them :D

Espio

-Favorite thing about them: I like how he's both the coolest guy around and also a huge dork about it. Like yeah he's an incredibly talented ninja but its just the peak 14 years old energy of it all

-Least favorite thing about them: I dont think i saw enough espio content to have a least favorite thing, at least i dont have any that i can think about on the spot

-Favorite line:

I love when he unironically says shit like this, he's so genuine about his ninja power and i love him for it

-BROTP: Vector and charmy :]

-OTP: I guess Silver and Espio were cute on that one Idw issue but besides that i dont think about shipping him too much

-NOTP: Vector and espio

-Random headcanon: He's not familiar with the rules of most games and even after you explain it he will take it way too seriously. (he did hit sonic with a blowdart when he all he had to do was fake murder him) You can't beat him at hide-n-seek. Just give up

-Unpopular opnion: Not sure if i have any unpopular opnion about him. Like i guess the only one i have is that he sees Vector as more of an older brother figure instead of a father figure like i usually see on fandom. Like it's not something i have too much trouble with but Vector is only 20, guy is literally only one single year older than me dbskdhskbd. They still care deeply about eachother anyway

-Song i associate with them: I dont really have a song i associate with him

-Favorite picture of them:

I dont read the archie comics but this is my favorite picture of all times im gonna hang it on my fridge

Jay

-Favorite thing about them: He's funny and full of problems. His problems are also funny, it's part of his charm really

-Least favorite thing about them: the way he's written on early-skybound

-Favorite line: "Oh great, lets make a note of that. Giant snake has wee itty bitty weak spot THAT WILL BE TOTALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AT BECAUSE THE THING IS TOO RIDICULOUSLY HUGE TO DO ANYTHING TO STOP IT!"

"Are you done?"

"Sigh, Yes."

-BROTP: I like scott and jay, wish we had gotten to see more of them

-OTP: Jaya and polyninjas

-NOTP: I can't think of any

-Random headcanon: On the earlier seasons it used to take him hours in the morning to get his hair to stand down, because he's full of energy inside him and that messes up his hair. Nowdays he he just gave up fighting it

-Unpopular opnion: He's a funny little guy and he's my friend

-Song i associate with them: Falling in reverse - Game over

-Favorite picture of them:

[yastaghr]

underfell papyrus! (~Freshie)

Hi @freshiegayboi

I’m guessing this is in reference to this post:

(If it’s not, then send another ask to let me know! I’m lonely and want to ramble. (no, i’m not procrastinating, what are you talking about?)

Kay then! Underfell Papyrus, at least the way I write him, comes with this list:

• I love how good of a leader he is. It’s not just that he’s commanding and powerful, it’s more that he knows how to do it well. I’ve worked with awful leaders before, and they are easy to spot; good leaders are not.

They know what needs to be done on a large scale and are willing to let others handle the tasks they give them without being overbearing , but also can see when and where those people need help. They use their knowledge of people’s strengths and weaknesses to get them in the right place to do the best work they can. They take care of the people they work with, too, whether that’s by getting them tools, help, or even turning off a specific light fixture. Finally, they don’t put themselves above others unless they have to.

• My least favorite thing about him is his self-image. In my writing, Edge tends to vascilate between a state in which he needs to reaffirm how excellent, terrible, wonderful, etc. he is and a state where he hates himself for that very thing, his looks, his past decisions, etc. It's a really hard thing to write because I can never tell which way he'd act, and I know that being around that kind of person is hard and can be very annoying.

• "Watching Dust and Red speak with the doctor was quite honestly hilarious. They were being earnest and attentive- at least Red was. Dust was panicking, which, given the fuzzy explanation Red had given Edge about the medical torture his own father had put him through, Dust was allowed to be. They were both taking notes (Dust’s hand was shaking). They were clearly trying to pay attention and learn. The effort was awe-inspiring. That didn’t mean it would actually work." -Edge's thoughts in Chp. 8 of That Dusty Cat I Can't Get Out of my Attic <https://archiveofourown.org/works/32467312/chapters/97955784#main>

• For Edge, honestly, I have 2 different BrOTPs (although they can easily be a BrOT3). I really like his relationship with Felldyne, and I also really want to write and/or play with him and Tale Undyne. There's just something about that siblings-in-arms thing, combined with a ridiculousness factor. Also, in his relationship with Tale Undyne I really want to explore how she'd feel, seeing this alternative of her bestie who did join the guard and excelled, but, at the same time, seeing the cost that position made him pay. I think there would absolutely be a fight between the two Undynes over that. Edge would not be a fan of that. Tale Papyrus would probably cheer them on.

• Picking an OTP for Edge is hard for me (I got "infected" with multishipping early and have been loving it ever since). If I had to narrow it down, though, I think I'd go with Fellcest. No matter what flavor it is (soulmates, partners in crime, stress-relief, abusive, what have you), I think they're very much a great dynamic. Both of them have a high snark factor that can add up to more than either one alone. Both have LV and will fight if they have to. Both have a responsibility that's outside their relationship that conflicts with it (to a certain degree, at least). But, at the same time, they've got very different motivations and interests. I just like to see them together? I guess?

• It's weird, but I think the closest thing I have to a nOTP with Edge is US Papyrus. There's definitely dynamics where it would work, or situations, but it's just... not for me. IDK, I'm just a little uncomfortable with it. I think it's the way they treat their brothers, honestly. Even if we aren't talking about my Stretch (that bastard is just... self-explanatory), US Papyrus is usually kind of lazy and tries to avoid responsibility, but, at the same time, is both overprotective of his brother and takes advantage of him (to various degrees). I don't think it would be a good thing for Edge to be with that, and Edge is a strong enough character that he wouldn't put up with it or stay. My Edge, at least, really isn't a fan of manipulative people or people who treat others as less than they are.

• Random Headcannon, huh? Okay. I don't think Edge would be a fan of most sports. He'd definitely not like watching them, and if he had to he'd be ranting the whole time about how wasteful it is to hone your skills to one purpose so much that it ends up destroying your own mind and body.

• My unpopular opinion (other than the whole thing about spicyhoney) is that Edge does not like spice. He just hates it, it makes him nauseous just thinking about it. It hurts his mouth and ruins the subtle flavors of most cooking. This may or may not have been the unintended side effect of one of Red's pranks. In retrospect, dumping the whole jar of cayenne pepper into the sauce for those wings was a really mean thing to do.

• This isn't something I normally do with characters, actually. I have songs for different moods of theirs, different scenes in different stories, even different outfits, but not for the character themself. I had to go through my playlists a bit, but I think I'd go with World Gone Mad by Bastille (which I didn't learn the origin of until just now. I was just listening to songs by that band when I first discovered it. This is how I find music.). You can look it up if you want, I am not going to link to anything because reasons.

• I've just tried to find the source of this one, since I've had it saved for a very long time, but I can't find it; I have a feeling it may be from someone or somewhere that was lost in the Tumblr Purge. If anyone can find who made it, please let me know so I can credit them!

I think that's everything! This ask event is still going, so if anyone wants to ask me about another character, please do!

[notdrifting]

AUGUST RP WISHLIST: under the cut you will find some interactions i wanna do this month! my memes tag and askbox are open & i’m always accepting new interactions, even ones i am not mentioning here!!

AERYN: anything with rhaenys, def a weak spot for post laenors death for all the angst!!

JO: exile!life basically, works with other next gen ocs, tyrion and bronn interactions would be great!! or AUs where her parents lived is also good??

SAERA: just targ shenanigans pls, could work well in a hotd au or something.

FUTURE DOCTOR/VALEYARD: just him taunting the doctor or the companions??? throwing the doctors mistakes on his face would be a nice way to angstTM.

NOT-THINGS: anything wby related pls pls?? mostly for 14s and donnas, but i am dying for an AU where the not-things are taken to earth and are trying to learn the customs and mingle?? pls??

GIMLI: gimli galadriel things pls?? legolas brotp?? just roadtrip stuff set in the first movie??

TORMUND: seems like a long shot but brienne stuff in s7/8?? a travel up the real north, sharing their different cultures… his helpless crush on her would make for funny interactions??

LANNISTERS: just all lannister thibgs pls?? dying to write a joanna lived-tywin-died-AU??? joanna with her kids, joanna with tywin, my tywin around the reyne-tarbeck revolution or during his time as hand?? also give me tyrion ships plss?? just all lannister interactions???

ELLYN: also on that note i would love to interact with a tywin in an au for the reyne-tarbeck revolt?? just ✨mutual hatred✨ things

[klausesdiego]

how far would you go?

[larryful]

lilo and zouis are s u p e r i o r bromances fight me

[spdermen]

SIX OF CROWS APPRECIATION WEEK - DAY FIVE: FAVORITE BROTP

“I didn’t come looking for an apology, Jesper. You have a weak spot. We all have weak spots. What’s yours? The company I keep,” she said with a slight smile. - Leigh Bardugo, Crooked Kingdom

[browa123]

Numer 4 magicians assistant! 😊

Ask About WIPS! :D

You can find what is posted for Magician's Assistant Here!

Ah, yes. MA. My biggest project in DCMK as of yet. I don't know how finished it is, honestly. It's mostly the culmination of things I want to see happen in DCMK:

Kaishin, Sonokai the BROtp, more Kaito and Makoto interactions, Kaito being the one set up for once because Sonoko is a minx, fluff and angst and fluff, got some whump planned for it later down the line, and Kaito working as a magician for the Suzukis to hit it big.

Honestly, with how much I love the crossover episodes in DC, if feel starved of interactions between Kaito and Jirokichi. I see ZERO fics that touch on their dynamic as the rich guy trying to catch a thief by setting him up. I also think he'd like Kaito's spunk out of costume, which is why I'm putting that side plot in there.

(If anyone does have any fics that have Kaito and Jirokichi interacting please let me know!!)

Also writing about how Kaito views KID as a completely separate person to him, one that he can not take credit for, one he doesn't think of as anything human, just an idea, is really fun to mess with.

Oh, right. Snippet. Guess I can give you a sneak peek.

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Checking the Security (MA / Chapter 6)

"What do you think, kid?" Jirokichi pats Kaito on the shoulder, looking up at the grand vault that was the newest piece in the elaborate trap to catch Kaitou KID. "Fresh off the press. This baby's got everything. Finger print lock, iris scanner, three different sets of keys, and most of them are red herrings that set of the alarm the moment he tries to crack it!"

Kaito lets out a low whistle, looking over the vault with a keen eye. Well, if he's learned anything about the old man over these past few years, it's that he knows how to put on a show.

"It's very impressive, Jirokichi-san. If I may ask, what is the proper way to open the vault? Just as a reference so I know KID won't spot it," Kaito asks with a level tone. After all, he was "hired" under the table to investigate weak points in the security. The irony would have him snickering if he wasn't forcing himself to be calm and collected right now.

"Can't say. That bastard of a thief probably has bugs everywhere, and is even listening to this conversation as we speak," Jirokichi replies coldly. "You hear me KID! I'm going to be the victor tonight! It'll be me on the headlines once again and those iron bracelets with be slapped on your wrists in a few hours."

Jirokichi cackles loudly, hands on his hips as his belly shakes with laughter. From the motions swaying the old man's coat, Kaito can see the faintest glint of something shiny tucked away in an interior pocket. He lets himself smirk the slightest bit in playing along with the old man's laughter.

We'll see who has the last laugh tonight.

[why-so-melxncholy-archived]

For the character answer... Kylan! Bonus Naia?

Give me a character and I will answer:

Why I like them:

Kylan is a very relatable character,,, I really connect with him on so many levels. He came from bad beginnings, witnessing his parents' murder by the Hunter and suffered bullying in his youth by the other Spriton because of his mixed heritage. What I like about him is, through it all he chooses to remain kind. He is always so considerate of others and his arc through the novels is one of my favorites. Not knowing where he belongs and then realizing where he's meant to be and what he's meant to do just hits me in the feelings every time.

Why I don’t:

There is literally no reason to not like Kylan.

Favorite episode (scene if movie):

We don't get to see a lot of him in the series, but in the books there is one part where he snaps at Aughra and I love that for him. "I've had enough riddles, and I've had enough of you." like BABY PLS.

Favorite season/movie:

There is only one season of Age of Resistance and I love every second he's on screen.

Favorite line:

There is a part in the books where he stands up to SkekLi after he's called helpless. He says, "I am not helpless, I am not a hostage, and I'm not weak!" and I think he bites him afterwards...

Favorite outfit:

His red tunic with knee high boots, love that aesthetic for him.

OTP:

You all should know by now I'm Rian/Kylan trash. They have SO MUCH chemistry together it's a better love story than Stonegrot. I know what I said. He made up a song for Rian on the spot to help him grieve. We unfortunately don't get to see a lot of their interactions but my friend and I talk about how Kylan could potentially help Rian love again and find peace and I'm soft.

Brotp:

Kylan and Naia!!! I love their healthy platonic friendship and there needs to be more of that.

Head Canon

My friend and I have so many... how about the one where the song Jen plays at the beginning of the movie was Kylan's last song? We know the bell bone firca had the ability to immobilize arathim, so it could have the ability to immobilize the garthim and keep them at bay long enough for the mystics to rescue Jen. Kylan of course does not make it and passes away after his son is rescued so he last song he played was a swan song. Jen remembers this song and plays it sometimes, not exactly knowing where it came from. (also yeah we believe Jen is Kylan's son too)

Unpopular opinion

My unpopular opinion is that Kylan is not popular enough. He's only the funny broth boy and he's SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT!!!!

A wish

I really wish the series kept true to his character in the novels and that we saw more of him in the series. Kylan is not a fighter; why they had him participate in the final battle is still baffling to me.

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hartley rathaway and or harry wells for the character game

Aha! My favorite prickly porcupine characters :D

Hartley Rathaway

NOTP - Hmm... I mean, he's gay so any ship with a lady that isn't a QPR would be right out. But for a true NOTP... I dunno. Joe West is a definite no. But I feel like I could see Hartley with pretty much any other guy on the show (or arrow-verse at large).

BROTP - Lisa Snart. Are they best friends? Are they QPPs? Either way I want them to be besties for life. That it would annoy Cisco to no end having these two team up is definitely a bonus. But that we never got a Piper & Glider commit crime together on the show is a definite shame.

OTP - Cisco Ramon. Hartmon is one of my favorite ships for the Flash and I definitely feel like the two have more in common than they're willing to admit. Especially when it comes to struggling with feeling like they've failed to meet familial expectations and getting screwed over by EoWells. But they're both brainy nerds, so the two of them bonding over their fandoms and then arguing over scientific theory & implementation the next is definitely part of the appeal of the ship.

Second Choice OTP - Barry Allen. This is another case of two characters having more in common than they're ready to admit. But they don't really have the baggage that Hartley does with Cisco and it's similar to why I enjoy Coldflash since Hartley does start off as Barry's enemy in all timelines but, unlike Snart, makes the full shift over to ally in most of those timelines too. (Though we only see it happen twice.) And, honestly, Hartley's comment about wanting to be swept off his feet by a guy in red leather is the funniest thing anyone's ever said in regards to Barry's suit. :D

Fluffy Ship - Cisco Ramon. As much as their established history lends itself well to angst, I really just like these two being at a point where they've moved beyond it and become all soft and melty for each other. And very protective because they know better than anyone what the other's weak spots are.

Angsty Ship - Eobard Thawne (as Harrison Wells). It's heavily implied canon that these two were involved before Hartley found the flaw(s) in the accelerator and Eobard gave him the boot, breaking up with and firing Hartley in one fell swoop. I tend to prefer it for background angst since I want Hartley to find happiness, but there's definitely a deep well of angst in there with Eobard manipulating Hartley on multiple levels.

Poly Ship - It's a toss up actually so...

David and Rob Singh. David is actually Hartley's love interest in the comics, so arguably Rob (whose last name is never given that I know of, so I just hand him his husband's instead) was created to partially take Hartley's place. That being said, what little of David/Rob seen in canon is very loving and stable, which is an environment Hartley would benefit from greatly. There definitely needs to be more of these three together and I guess at some point I'm just gonna have to write more myself.

Barry Allen and Cisco Ramon. It's my two fav OTPs for Hartley smushed into one, plus sticks two sunshine boys together. What could go wrong? hehehe (so much, no doubt)

Weirdest Ship - I mean... I don't really have a crack ship for Hartley, but arguably his canon ship with Roderick Smith is weird to me, for all that I enjoyed patching in the backstory for them with my semi-canon compliant three-parter fic series. Roderick is retconned into canon events on the show itself with 'remember the new guy' flashbacks and leaves him conveniently comatose so that he becomes Hartley's plot coupon for his redemption arc 2.0, this time speed run on screen instead of being retconned into existence. (Of course, it's set up by retconning out the first redemption arc out of existence first.) Because of how Roderick's screen time is largely confined to a fight scene flashback and naptime in a sleeping beauty glass coffin (I really gotta write a fairy tale fusion for these two), Roderick's a blank slate. He has no personality, so he can be given any personality necessary for a story and it's not OoC. Because he has no character beyond 'loyal to Hartley'.

Harry Wells

NOTP - His fellow Wells. Much as I like the idea of Harry learning to shed some of his self-hatred and that being reflected in how he treats his fellow Wells, I'm not generally into self-cest/twin-cest ships and parallel universe selves definitely fall in that area.

BROTP - Joe West. I really like their friendship in canon. It's nuanced and nice for two dad's to be able to bond over all the weird stuff their super powered adult child problems. They both have a tendency to get in trouble with their kids for being over-protective to the point of smothering too, so I just... like these two getting chances to bond. I also like that Joe is the one who really calls Harry out on his behavior in S4.

OTP - Cisco Ramon. There's so much UST and innuendo between these two in canon that the only two reasons I can think of that this ship didn't become canon was a.) the age difference between the characters/actors and b.) the writing staff has made a number of queerphobic decisions over the years that I suspect they can't conceive of Cisco being bi. Harry is clearly, canonically devoted to Cisco. So extending that devotion into romantic territory is way too easy to see.

Second Choice OTP - This is a hard one for me because Harry reads as being demiromantic and demisexual to me, so a lot of the popular ships for him get a kind of 'meh' response from me. I think E2 Tess Morgan - at least I'm assuming his unnamed wife was E2 Tess Morgan based on the audio clip used when he was sharing his memories of her with Jesse - would have to be my runner up OTP, though. We know he loved her dearly and Harry's love of her, even years after her death, is incredibly hard for him to speak of even to his daughter. So I can only imagine just how much happiness these two shared together in the early days of building STAR Labs and taking care of little Jesse.

Fluffy Ship - Cisco Ramon. Once the angst is cleared out of the way, these two just fall beautifully into sync with each other and being generally soft and domestic. Give me the fluffy happiness. :D

Angsty Ship - Hartley Rathaway. I haven't really gotten into this ship too much, but the potential for angst between these two is great. Harry's trying to leave the shadow cast by Eobard Thawne and afraid the things he did so that Zoom wouldn't kill Jesse mean he never will. And Hartley has to move beyond the hurt Eobard caused him in order to truly see Harry for who he truly is. I think Harry would be potentially drawn to Hartley for some of the same reasons he's canonically drawn to Cisco - they're both brilliant, snarky little assholes when they want to be and Harry is just delighted to have someone who pushes back when he shoves.

Poly Ship - I can't really see Harry being in a poly relationship that doesn't involve Cisco. And it'd be more likely to be a V - which would mean Harry would have to examine his jealousy issues - but in some cases I could see Harry falling into a triangle with Cisco and another too. I've been enjoying writing my Cisco/Harry/Hartley story, so for now that ship would specifically be my fav poly ship for him. But I think Harry's ultimately more likely to be accepting of others in a poly ship but not really interested in one for himself.

Weirdest Ship - HR Wells BROTP. I want these two to learn to like themselves and it being reflected in them growing a brotherly relationship while they weren't paying attention. They both struggle with self-hatred in their own ways and project it onto each other in differing degrees. Harry has the genius that HR wishes he had and HR has the social skills that Harry doesn't know how to emulate. They're both so very ND too and mask in different ways. So the ways in which these two play off each other is just fascinating to me. It's not necessarily weird-weird as a ship, but everything HR does is odd somehow. (Which is part of what I like about him.)

Bonus:

More thoughts on the Harry & HR BROTP. Okay, so, imagine HR had survived the end of S3 and gone back to Earth 19 to recuperate + help Cynthia with a much needed social revolution of what seems to be a massively fascist government there. Would have completely changed aspects of S4. In this AU HR would have learned to value his own strengths over the course of S3 and background of S4, so having him pass on what he's learned to help Harry with valuing his own emotional insights would be a interesting evolution of their relationship, with Harry especially learning from HR to treat himself with kindness and forgiveness.

<3 oh if only.

As it was, we did briefly get HR semi-back from the dead during Nash's possessed by the Wells arc. And while it's all background acting choices on Tom's part no doubt, Harry clearly treats HR with more patience, understanding, and kindness during the characters scenes together during those episodes. HR, in turn, wasn't being passive aggressive towards Harry either, no longer having to feel like Team Flash really wanted Harry and not him. Seeing the growth there for both of them was really a nice glimpse into the characters before we lost them for good. (Also Harry occasionally borrows one of HR's drumsticks. So they are basically sharing stim toys and I love the sibling-esque dynamic of it.)