#but he doesn’t watch the videos and now he’s super confused about everything

[classyrbf]

SHE'S A SUCCUBUS! — CHOSO KAMO

SYNOPSIS...as a sex demon, she can always sense the horny virgin boy who’s dying to lose his virginity

INFO...choso x succubus!reader, sub!choso, virgin!choso, somnophilia, riding, overstim, creampie, oral (m!receiving and f!receiving), slight ass eating, cum eating, doggy, squirting, choso is super needy and eager, not proofread

OTHER...likes and reblogs are appreciated

Choso always felt left out when his friend would constantly talk about all the girls they’ve been with, all the experiences they had and what crazy shit they always got into. He’d just sit there, silent. He couldn’t relate to them not one bit. The closest he’s ever to having sex is his right hand or a sex toy. No girl ever looked his way, and his confidence was crushed. They’d only go after his friends, practically drooling over them. Not one of them spared a glance towards Choso.

He was begging to lose his virginity, dying to know what real pussy felt like, how soft tits felt in his hands or even some ass. God, don’t even get him started on wondering what it feels like to receive head. His friends swear it’s the best thing ever as long as the girl knows what she’s doing. He always watches porn, the women on their knees, slobbering all over the man dick like it was some divine dessert. He loved watching the way their pussies wrapped around the mans dick, just imagining how wet and warm it is. He was a lost cause. At this point, he was ready to pay someone to take his virginity. Literally.

And just like any other night, he goes back home, ready to fuck his fist to another average porn video before dozing off to sleep. He’s been extremely horny lately, more than usual and he can’t understand why. Not to mention the wet dreams he’s been having, waking up to cum in his pants like he’s a damn teenager. He doesn’t know what’s wrong with him, feeling the need to cum more and more everyday.

Hours later, he’s fast asleep, tossing and turning as he has another wet dream of someone riding him. He can’t make out her face, but it feels so damn real. Everything does. Even her moans and the weight on top of him. “Mmm,” he hums. His brows furrow. He can even hear the sound of skin on skin. His entire body feels like it’s on fire right now, like he’s been hit with some sort of sex pollen. It’s more intense than ever.

Little does he know it’s not a wet dream, no, it’s you. The succubus who’s been watching him for weeks, feeling his urgency to cum, to lose his virginity. He’s summoned you without even realizing. And now you were riding him, gliding your wet pussy up and down his aching cock while he slept, waiting for the moment he wakes up and realizes he’s no longer a virgin. He twists and turns when you run your clawed nails down his pale skin, smiling at the way he moans and whimpers in his sleep.

Choso couldn’t take this overwhelming feeling anymore, forcing himself to wake up, prying his tired eyes open. But the feeling doesn’t stop. The sounds don’t stop. And certainly the woman is his dreams doesnt disappear when he opens his eyes. “Wha—ah—what? Who…? Oh fuck!” He rasps, eyes darting around the room and over your naked body. “What the fuck? Oh my goddd.” As confused and scared as he is right now, he can’t escape the pleasure coursing through him right now.

“Shhh, shhh, just let me make you feel good. You’ve been dying for this haven’t you? I’m here to give you exactly what you want.” You slightly lean back, spreading your legs to let him get a clear view of the way your pussy sucks his cock in.

He looks at you with awe and confusion, but he can’t help but give in, moaning so sweetly when you fully sink down. “Who…who are you?” He gasps, eyes widen when you clench your pussy around him.

“I know when cute virgins like you wanna lose their virginity. You summoned me, accidentally. You’ve been so worked up lately, huh? Well,” you smile, “that was because of me.” His cock twitches inside of you, your hips bouncing faster and harder, watching the way he mouth falls open.

“Fuck, fuck! It’s feels so good,” he heaves, breathing heavily. His cheeks dusted a light pink. “I don’t wanna cum just yet, please slow down. Please, please—nnghhh, fuckkkk.” Choso didn’t stand a chance, shooting sticky ropes of cum into your pussy, his entire body quivering with how intense his orgasm was. “Please, slow down—ah, oh my god. It feels too good—” His eyes rolled into the back of his head as you kept fucking him.

“I’ll keep fucking you till there’s nothing left.” You lean forward, pressing your chest against his, placing your lips on his while you kiss him with such fervor, with such sloppiness. His hands reach down, gripping the plush flesh of your ass. He swears he’s in heaven right now. This can’t be real. No way a sex demon was taking his virginity right now. His dick was so sensitive, but still so hard. He knew he had so much cum left, the only thoughts he had were to fill you up over and over until it was dripping out.

He felt like he was losing his mind, fucking him so hard, creating a sloppy mess where you two met just so you can get him to cum again. Your devilish yet sweet giggles send chills up his spine and straight down to his already throbbing dick. With labored breaths, and his heart rattling against his rib cage, he already knows he’s going to cum again. So soon. “Come don’t hold back on me. I want it all,” you growl in his ear. “I’ll do whatever it takes to empty you dry and fuck you stupid.”

His trembling fingers grip onto your ass harder as he cries out, broken moans swallowed by your kisses and he can’t help but cum again, filling up your tight pussy to the brim. You pull away from the heated kiss looking at the way his hazy eyes stare up at you with such desperation. You halt the movement of your hips and get up from his lap. “No, no, wait. Where are you going?! Please, keep fucking me.” He sits up, watching you get on your knees. Poor thing looks like he’s almost about to cry.

And now he can get a real good view of you. The tail that swayed around and the small little horns that pointed from the top of your head. You really were a sex demon. Your hand took a firm grip on his throbbing cock, his tip leaking like it was begging you to make it cum again. “I can see your thoughts. Your nasty little thoughts.” You run a long stripe from his balls all the way to his tip, licking the excess cum off. Your tongue was freakishly long, but god did it feel so good on him. You spit on his cock, massaging it in as you stroke him, moving your hand in circular motions that make his hips jump. “Say it. I know what you’re thinking.” Your lips curl into a smirk, running the pad of your thumb over his slit.

“Put…put your mouth on it, please,” he says barely above a whisper, too shocked to even form proper words.

“Louder.” You massage his balls with your free hand, earning a guttural groan from him.

“Please, put your mouth on it! Fuck, I wanna know how good it feels!” His lip quivers, his breathing quickening the closer your lips get.

“Good boy.” You smile, darting your tongue out and wrapping it around the base of his cock, swirling it around the head before you take him in your mouth. You stare at him through thick lashes, bobbing your head up and down his thick shaft, spit spilling from the corners of your mouth. Glug, glug, glug.

The sound of you choking on his dick was like music to his hears, taking his all the way down your throat with no problem. How is he supposed to keep up? His brain is fried and his body already feels so weak from cumming two times in a row. But he can’t stop. It’s like you’ve put some kind of spell on him to make him want more. “Shit, I’m all the way in,” he gasps, fall back onto the pillows. You pull him out of your throat, string of saliva connect from your lips to his cock as you continue stroking him. You were so messy, so nasty, but he loved it so fucking much because this is always how he’d picture it.

You spit back on his cock before taking him down your throat again without warning. “Oh my—fuck me, I’m gonna fucking cum again!” He whimpers. His body jolts and his abs tense up at the sensation, pleasure shooting through his body like electricity. He’s so sensitive he can’t help it. His hips buck up into your mouth and next thing he knows, he’s cumming down your throat. “Nnngh shit!” He groans, each orgasm more intense than the last. It’s like as time goes on, he can’t help but get more horny, more greedy.

Within seconds he’s pulling you off his dick on bending you over, pulling your ass in the air. “I’m sorry, I can’t stop, I can’t stop, I can’t,” he’s muttering to himself, sweat dripping down his body. He pushes every inch into you with such ease, like your pussy was made for him. “Feels so good, feels so good I can’t stop stop,” he cries, rummaging his hips into you, fucking hard and fast.

“You’re learning so quickly.” You smile from below him, pushing your ass back against his hips. He watches the way your ass bounces back on his dick and he becomes mesmerized. “That’s it! Fuck me harder. Show me how badly you wanna cum in my pussy again,” you giggle.

Choso pushes your head into the mattress, broken moans falling from his lips. “I need it so badly, so fucking badly.” Your pussy grips him like a vice and he hisses at the tempting feeling.

“Make me squirt all over your cock! Come on, fuck me like you mean it!” You grip the sheets below you, feeling his swollen head press against your sweet spot over and over with each grueling thrust. Upon hearing your words, Choso remembers all those videos he’s watching of girls squirting, and to make you squirt just because of him makes his brain fuzzy. He keeps the same pace, huffing and panting when your pussy grows tighter. “Yes! Yes!” You laugh, sighing in relief when he pulls out and clear liquid shoots from your pussy, coating his cock and sheets.

His eyebrows raise in amazement. “Holy fuck,” he watches the way your pussy leaks before urgently ramming his cock back inside of you. “Do it again. Squirt all over me again! Please! It’s so fucking hot!” He begs as he pounds your pussy like his life depends on it. “Wanna watch you—nnngh—squirt again!”

As if on cue, your pushy gushes around him again, soaking his thighs and his cock and just the sight of it makes him cum so hard he’s toppling over you. “Fuck! I’m cumming!” He thrusts deep inside of you, making sure not to waste even a drop. “Yes, yes!” He huffs, bucking his hips. “I need to taste you, need to fucking—mmm.” He drops to his knees, pulling your ass back against his face while his tongue slurps every drop his cum and your juices, licking through your sloppy folds and sucking on your clit.

“Eager little thing, aren’t you? Such a good, good boy.” You praise, reaching behind you, taking a fistful of his hair and pushing his face deeper into your cunt. His moans at your taste, his free hand reaching down to stroke his swollen and sensitive cock. He moves his tongue up and down, running back and forth between your clit and your ass, and back down to your hole. You quickly pull him away before sitting up.

“Did I do something wrong? Why’d you stop?” He looks at with sad eyes.

“You’re done.” You look down at his cock.

“No, no, I’m not. I promise I still have more. Just keep fucking me, let me eat your pussy or something! Don’t leave!” He pouts, watching you crawl towards him.

“As much as I’d like to keep playing with you, you’re all out of cum, pretty boy.” You smirk. “I’ve got other desperate virgins like you to attend to.” You ghost your lips over his and Choso leans in for a kiss but you pull back from him. “You’re welcome.”

You disappear into a dark corner in his room, like you faded away into it. He runs to turn on his light and sees you’re completely gone. He’s at a loss for words, standing in the middle of his room completely naked. He looks towards his bed, seeing the wet spots you had left. So it was real? No? Yes? He didn’t know what to believe. He accidentally summoned a sex demon to take his virginity. If only he could do it again.

[luci4theminorannoyance]

heyyy!! you may or may not see this so i might send it again but i actually have a self aware idea that i kinda wanna write myself too but i wanna see how you make it:

self aware kreuger and keegan who’s like in love with us or something and we’re like a commentary youtuber who does videos on icebergs, deep dives into video games or controversial/problematic things

HELP ik this is confusing so here are some examples

(i love both of these youtubers to death btw go subscribe to them they make fire videos)

and call of duty happened to be what we were gonna be covering in our video and we were gonna talk about it’s history, the problematic parts of the fandom, cosplaying on social media, and what cod became today and all that jazz

again i might resend just incase you dont see it but you dont have to do this !! i also plan on writing my interpretation of this and stuff so watch out for that hehe x

i saw this as romantic and gn reader would be great but its up to you !!

a/n: woah this is a super cool idea!!! I am not truly equipped to do all of this but I’ll see if I can make it live up to such a cool concept 🥲

Keegan:

-Keegan had watched you for months, from the screen as you sat on the loading selection page, or while you deeply dived into little bits of characters or chats or simply played to take notes… it was cute, watching you work so hard on something

-luckily for him, you recorded it in the same room too and it gave him an awful lot of information on his ‘world’ or at least what he was to your point of view and how others viewed everything about his life, other people, and anything related

-it was hard to accept of course, but Keegan didn’t shatter under the weighing pressure that his world wasn’t fully real. As he had you now. And that was more then enough for him

-he’d voice specific lines about lore you would otherwise have to Google for hours, diving into files you couldn’t reach and finding out what you had been oh so stressed about the night before while going through nitty gritty details

-he felt his blood boil just a tiny bit every time he heard you replaying videos of less then correct interpretations of himself, or of some cosplayer making him a man he wasn’t. It was nice attention though, he couldn’t deny that.

-oh he couldn’t wait to tell you all about what you wanted to know, or to hear about you for once… he wanted to know so badly what your favorite color was or why you do videos, but he could wait a bit longer to tell you, hopefully

Krueger:

-LOVES hearing your voice when you film, when you talk, when you sigh over new drama to cover or giggle when you get some traction on a post, since it means the very world to him

-he’s slightly scared you’ll set down the game as soon as your done with the video on Call of Duty. He doesn’t want to be alone again, not after he’s come to the conclusion of his life not being real

-what if you set down the game and don’t come back? What if you give up on the video? What if it doesn’t do well so you don’t post about call of duty again and you forget all about him

-makes him scared and antsy to tell you, to signal you that he’s there. That he’s alive or at least as alive as pixels can be

-he wants to hold you and squeeze you and tell you all the things you spend time researching or chuckle with you and having you hear him properly

-at least he’s figured out some semblance of a quick way to get to the internet, and he plays your videos on repeat, time after time to hear your voice and to see your smile

[stormingfrost]

anyway I’m gonna info dump about my rotg wip that’s taken me literal years to write and still isn’t even close to being done but its bouncing around my head like a dvd symbol and i need to talk about it rn so here

Jack’s dad dies when Jack is 14 and becomes the Wind

guardian training is actually just watching informational employee training videos about child care

Jack dies on his 18th birthday

Death from puss in boots is here and guides Jack as he’s fresh from drowning and before becoming frost and is stuck in limbo. No other shrek related things come up at all, it’s just him.

nightlight and Jack are not the same person but are at the same time. Idk that part of the wip isn’t that developed yet

Jack started out as aroace bc projection but now has a gf (Tooth) and an ex bf (Shadowbent). He’s still ace tho

jack and pitch continue being mirrors to each other but this time bring in past lives and things get super messy (and traumatic for jack)

Shadowbent is the mvp bc I love him

tooth and Shadowbent become friends despite Jack’s awkwardness around Shadowbent (they all become pretty close, considering everything)

bunny isn’t an alien but still has all the trauma of the books because I like to make my favorite characters suffer

bunny was a father and had a little brother that looked like Jack… just a smidge

north and bunny are married and Jack has no clue. This leads to shenanigans.

Sandy gets trapped in an alternate universe where he and pitch are not only allies but dating. This decision was made before I knew what arcane was but goddamnit that one timebomb French song is their song now

Woody the talking Christmas tree is a demon robot (look it up im scared of that thing)

Bunny gets trapped in weird FNAF scenario where all of the animatronics are of the guardians

Jack’s sister is the sun and the moon doesn’t like her

a giant spider tries to eat Tooth

Nightlight is implied to be a mass murderer

north gets stuck in a time loop and is so tired by the end of it, he takes a nap for a month

Jack loves Frankenstein and hates victor because he gets reminded of MiM

tooth and Jack get stuck in the wizard of oz. Jack is Dorothy and Tooth is Ozma while Baby Tooth is Toto. If I had the capacity to put musical numbers in a fanfic this would be a musical episode

Jack paints the fall leaves pretty colors

bunny and jack get trapped in the lotus hotel and find out that some human guy keeps a collection of spirits in the basement

pitch steals Jack’s intestine

Tooth has an identity crisis and breaks the multiverse

north lowkey adopts Jack

tooth becomes queen of all fairies

Pitch develops a drug that’s like the fear toxin in batman

jack crashes his own funeral. Twice.

bunny gets gifted a paintbrush from Jack after they had a fight

north got the title of a saint while being a bandit. He’s still confused about it

tooth wasn’t supposed to be born

[triznoff]

RM’s world: RM vs Albert Camus

If you know RM (Namjoon) from BTS, you probably already know he's super into art and culture. From the very start of his music career, he's been impressing fans with his creativity, and his style has definitely evolved over time. He’s always exploring different themes and ideas in his music, but one thing that stays the same is how deep his lyrics are and how they often reflect philosophical thoughts. In this video, I want to dive into how RM’s work connects to the philosophy of Albert Camus and take a closer look at what’s going on in his head and his approach to life.

About the Song

Let’s talk about his song LOST! It dropped on May 24, 2024, as part of RM's second solo album Right Place, Wrong Person. This track is super introspective and reflective, which is kind of RM’s thing. It’s all about existential uncertainty, that feeling of being confused about your place in the world.

Now, to really get the full picture of what LOST! is about, you need to watch the music video. The visuals add a lot to the message of the song. But even without hearing the song, you can sense the main theme — it’s all about feeling lost, disconnected from everything, and lonely.

Right Place, Wrong Person

So, RM's album Right Place, Wrong Person really focuses on existential thoughts, personal growth, and emotional vulnerability. It's all about human emotions and the struggle of feeling like you're not quite where you should be in life. The album title itself kind of hints at that internal conflict — like when what’s expected of you doesn’t match what you actually want. It’s full of moments of self-doubt and uncertainty.

Absurdity

In LOST!, RM tackles this inner chaos — the need to find freedom, and the struggle with personal problems.

When you break down the music video and the lyrics, two big ideas come out — rebellion and absurdity. The main character in the song, probably RM himself, refuses to just follow the rules everyone else seems fine with. You know, that idea of just accepting everything with love and moving on? RM’s character questions that. His doubts and inner struggles make him realize just how absurd the world can be. He’s trying to make sense of things, but the more he does, the more chaotic it seems.

The lines "Pick it up, throw it in the trunk, dump it on the ground" repeat throughout the song, and they really show how RM’s character is stuck in this loop of trying to find order in chaos. But after a while, he just accepts the absurdity of it all and decides to go with the flow.

This ties into Albert Camus’ philosophy, especially his work The Myth of Sisyphus. Camus says that life is kind of absurd — humans are always looking for meaning in a world that doesn’t really have any. Camus argues that while life may not have any inherent meaning, we shouldn’t give in to despair. Instead, we should embrace life and live it to the fullest, even if it feels meaningless.

Like Sisyphus, who keeps pushing that boulder up the hill even though he knows it’ll just roll back down, RM’s character in LOST! keeps going. He’s searching for freedom and trying to figure things out, even though the world seems pointless and confusing. The song expresses that desire to break free and find yourself, even in the middle of all the chaos.

But here’s the thing: RM’s character doesn’t try to impose his views on the world or prove society’s absurdity like Camus. For him, it’s more of a temporary, internal struggle. The absurdity exists in his mind, and it’s something he’s just dealing with for now.

Wrapping Up

So, with all of this said, don’t think of LOST! as just one-dimensional. If you spend more time with the song, you’ll see just how deep it really goes. I hope this breakdown gives you a better idea of RM’s creative world and his way of seeing things. There's so much to explore, and this is just scratching the surface.

[s0ftl3]

𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔

Long-distance friends to lovers <3333

A/N : based off the nct dream song Broken Melodie’s!! It does get a little angsty but it’s not super heavy. I believe this one’s around 1k words enjoy <3

“𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒂𝒚; 𝑺𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝑳𝑨”

He’s so happy to hear your voice again, even if it’s just through his headphones. He’d take that, over never hearing from you again any day. The last time he saw you in person was when he watched you board your plane to Seoul. It was right after graduation; the two of you knew it was your plan to study abroad since your junior year, but it still felt like his world was falling apart as he watched you go.

Despite his worries, you weren’t out of his life completely, in fact, you’ve become an even bigger part of his life. He stays up all night while you’re just getting settled in back home after work. He likes it that way, he likes falling asleep to your voice telling him about everything you saw and did that day. He honestly couldn’t sleep any other way. On the nights that you went to hang out with your friends, he stayed up wishing you were there to help him fall asleep. But, if missing a few night’s sleep meant he’d get to hear your beautiful voice another day he’d take it.

“𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚’𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒅, 𝑰’𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖.”

Ted joins your nightly call, and tonight you can tell he’s been f\drinking with friends. “Teddy, bud if you’re too drunk to call I can just call tomorrow.” He’s thankful you’re not video calling tonight because a pout makes its way onto his lips. 

Unfortunately, he’s not that lucky, his intoxicated brain can’t stop the words from tumbling from his lips, “Y/n, I want you here.” It sounded innocent enough to you and you can’t help a giggle. He doesn’t seem to appreciate that because the next moment he’s shushing you and saying, “I mean it, I want you here laying next to me, wanna see your pretty smile.” that renders you speechless and now he feels the burn of embarrassment. What he doesn’t know though, is that you haven’t stopped thinking that same thing since the moment you left. The call ends a little while later with you assuring Ted that everything is fine and he’s still your best friend.

“𝑰 𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒌𝒆; 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒕.”

It’s been a week since Ted said those things to you, and it’s been a week since you’ve been able to sleep peacefully. You’ve been going over everything in your head trying to decipher what he meant. Did he even mean anything? Was the alcohol making him say things he didn’t even truly mean? Or has your best friend of 6 odd years caught feelings for you? Your head is filled with so many questions, and you wish they’d answer themselves or that Ted could read your mind and just let you know now. 

“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.”

Another night another call, and this one is filled with tension, it’s not exactly awkward but it is suffocating. Neither of you will bring up the other night despite the both of you desperately wanting to know what the other is thinking. Until, finally, you speak up, “Ted?” he makes a faint sound of acknowledgment, “Did you mean it?”

He feigns confusion, “mean what?” he knows but he’s deathly afraid of ruining the friendship you two built over years and years. 

“You know, about wanting me there with you,” you feel silly asking but you just have to be sure. You have to be sure you’re not just going crazy, that it had to mean something. You hear him clear his throat on the other side of the call. 

“I- Look I’m going to lie y/n,” he sighs and it makes your heart drop for a faint moment. As if he senses your fear he quickly finishes his sentence, “Yes, I did, and to be completely honey I still do. Y/n, I want you to come back home so much, but I know you love being abroad. I could never ask you to abandon your life abroad just because I like you.” Truth be told you were stunned, you know what he said a week ago had some romantic undertones but you didn’t think he was going to outright admit it to you.  

“Ted?” He’s so nervous but he wasn’t prepared for what you were about to do, “I have to go, goodnight.” And before he could respond you had left the call, and he started panicking like his life was ending.

“𝑶𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘, 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝑰 𝒈𝒐.”

Ted hasn't been able to sleep or eat since you abruptly left the call last night, he knew he should’ve lied and told you no he was drunk and couldn’t control what came out of his mouth. You must think he’s an awful friend. His brain’s rambling is interrupted by a knocking n his door. Oh great he thinks, just what he needs right now, someone at his house to see the absolute wreck he is right now. He walks towards the door, and nothing prepares him for who he sees through the peephole. 

He hurriedly swings the door open terrified his mind is playing tricks on him, and he’s going crazy. “What are you-” he’s interrupted by you grabbing him by his shoulders and pulling him into a kiss. His eyes are wide, he thinks he has to be going insane. There is no way you are in his doorway kissing him when just last night you abruptly hung up on him after he confessed his feelings to you. 

You pull away realizing you should probably explain yourself, “I’m sorry Teddy, but after what you said last night, I had to come to tell you in person.” you pulled him in again, this time for a hug. “I love you.”  Ted doesn’t hesitate to wrap his arms around you as well still a little dazed from the abruptness of your arrival. Even though he’s still a little shocked he finally feel’s at home again in your arms.

“𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐𝒐.”

[agent-whiskeys-sweetheart]

Marvel Preferences - With A Gamer GF

Bucky - Bucky is a bit of a classic gamer. He can handle an arcade game like no one you’ve ever seen. When you introduce him to the world of at home gaming he is very intrigued. The first few times you show him he simply sits back and watches happily. He enjoys seeing you in your element. Later he asks if he can try. You gladly give up the controller, watching him pick up the game like a fish to water. He’s so good at it. However, he still prefers the classics. So after that he’d rather just sit and watch and go to the arcade from time to time. 

Loki - At first Loki finds your games quite silly. When he sees you playing and you explain to him what you’re doing he would turn his nose up a bit. “Games are for children.” He comments absentmindedly before leaving the room. However he couldn’t help but watch one night and what he saw really impressed him. You moved through the levels with such ease and comfortability that he couldn’t help but stay to watch. After that night, he was hooked. He never wants to play with you but he’s become quite fond of watching. He even praises you often when you beat a level or achieve a task. 

Tony - Tony is a bit of a gamer himself. Not nearly as in depth as you but he knows his way around a controller. He used to love first person shooters. He was actually quite good at them too. However, after what happened in New York he’s been a bit skittish around the more violent games. It feels too immersive sometimes. That’s when you introduce him to some cozier games. He finds that he enjoys gaming much more when there’s not so much pressure. He really likes Minecraft. He could sit there and build with you for hours. The two of you now have a standing Minecraft date every Friday night. 

Steve - Steve is super confused by your games at first. When he sees the high definition graphics and the complex set of tasks he’s kind of blown away, commenting how impressive it is that you can keep track of everything. Wanting to immerse him in your favorite pastime you try to warm him up to playing with you. The first time he actually gets a bit frustrated when he can’t figure it out. However, pretty soon he picks it up and plays with you from time to time. Now you switch off between watching and playing, finding it a delightful way to spend time together. Although he doesn’t admit it, he’d much rather just watch you play rather than picking up a controller for himself. 

Frank - Frank is actually a big gamer himself. He loves to relax on the couch at the end of a tough week and mindlessly play a violent video game. It wasn’t until he met you that he discovered other types of games. He’s warmed up to other genres although his favorite is still the classic first person shooters. The two of you always find time to curl up together and play a game. He’s very lovey when you’re playing together. He’ll usually have you situated between his legs, wrapping his arms around your waist as he maneuvers the controller. It’s his favorite when you play shooter games with him. There’s something about seeing you so expertly handle a gun in game that just does something to him. He loves gaming even more after meeting you. Something about that time together is very special to him. 

Stephen - Stephen does not game. He finds the whole notion kind of below him. He would never deny you something that made you happy though. So he does try. There have been a handful of occasions where he’s sat and watched you play although in all instances he ended up falling asleep on the couch. There have also been a handful of times when you’ve both played together. He indulges you just because he loves you so much but it’s not something that happens very often. When it does he usually quits within an hour, finding some excuse to be done early. He’d much rather just leave you to yourself when you’re gaming, letting you do what makes you happy without any kind of interruption. 

Vision - Vision is naturally a whiz at games. It’s not his favorite hobby but there are definitely times when he is in the mood to game with you. He likes puzzle games the best. Anything that engages the mind. He loves watching you work out the complex rules and steps in order to win. Your intelligence is incredibly attractive to him so seeing your beautiful sexy brain in action is absolutely peak for him. Although for him, a good majority of the games you play are somewhat boring to him since he finds them so simple. His favorite moments are when he is cooking dinner and can watch you playing your game from the kitchen as he works. It’s the perfect amount of stimulation and entertainment for him. He’d much rather do that. 

Druig - Druig does like to game with you. He gets very competitive when he does though. Part of you loves it and part of you hates it. It doesn’t matter what the game is, he can always find a way to make a competition out of it. If you’re playing a first person shooter, he’ll bet you he can kill more bad guys than you. If it’s a puzzle game, he guarantees he can solve the puzzle faster than you. If it’s a farming game, he’s sure that he’ll grow more crops than you do. It’s all in a joking spirit though. He never actually means to compete with you. He just finds your huffy little reactions quite entertaining. It’s especially fun when you get into the spirit of it with him, trying to beat him at whatever challenge he’s given you at that moment. 

Dane - Dane is really bad at games but he’s got the spirit. It’s always so delightful when you watch him playing a game. It’s never frustrating or hindering. You just patiently guide him through the tasks, watching intently as he completes them one at a time. You find that farming games are really good to play with him. He’s better at those than any other kind of game. You just give him one task at a time. As he completes a task he’ll happily ask what he can do next. It’s kind of funny sometimes but you would never tell Dane how bad he is. You just keep letting him think he’s a game whiz and enjoying his company as the two of you play together. It’s also nice when he scoots close by your side and links arms with you as you play. 

@buckyhoney @paintballkid711 @the-mechanical-angel @readsalot73 @roxypeanut @sheerfreesia007 @ahopelessromanticwritersworld @balenciagabucky @fireinmoonshot  @greenorangevioletgrass @star-spangled-man @unearthlydust @crispyimagines17 @clints-lucky-arrow @waspswidows​​​

[everestica]

'*•.¸♡ Akito Shinonome x Fem!Reader: Sleepover !♡¸.•*'

➳ A little bit of angst, and a fight scene, but other then that it should be pure fluff!

➳A gift for @noverenia (tysm once again, ILYYY)

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ.───

It was finally the time, your sleepover at the Shinonome’s house, and while most of your friends in school teased you about sleeping over with Akito, that was far from the truth. You were actually going over to have a sleepover with Ena, as you had been friends with her LONG before you had started dating Akito. You had met up with Ena on the way to her house, and she had told you earlier that day that she had everything ready and that you didn’t have to worry about anything. After a couple minutes of walking you had gotten to her house and stepped inside greeting her mom, taking your shoes off and then going to Ena’s room with her. You two sat on her bed for a couple minutes scrolling on your phones before she almost threw her phone across the room squealing.

Then she turned to you, while you looked confused, and she, with sparkles in her eyes.

Ena: You should totally prank Akito when he comes home from practice! 

Then she pulls out her phone and shows you the video that she was just squealing at, it’s about a couple and they're staying at somebody else’s house, and the boyfriend was trying to hide away from the girlfriend the whole time and trying not to get caught.

Ena: See! It would be super funny, Pleaseeeee!

You sigh before accepting, thinking about how you know she wouldn’t leave you alone unless you did. Just then Ena ran downstairs with you to tell her mother about the plan, and luckily Mrs.Shinonome was 100% cool with it and wanted to help out. Then the door started opening and Akito was coming inside, so Ena quickly pushed you into the other room.

Akito: uhh what was that Ena..? I could have sworn I just saw somebod..

Ena: Nope! I think you're just tired from practice that you're now starting to see things.. Aww it’s okay I think you just need a nap! 

Akito: uhhh okay

Then he turns looking weirdly at Ena before heading into his room and shutting the door. She sighs before pulling you out of the room she shoved you in, her mother laughing in the process. 

Ena: I’m so sorry about that! Well I guess that begins the prank! 

She smiles while you sigh, and then she pulls you back to her room before he can come back out and see you. 

A couple hours go by with you and Ena gossiping about what’s happening at school, her asking about your relationship with Akito, and then talking about Nightcord, and her drawings. Then a voice rings out from the kitchen calling for dinner, but before the two of you can get up and go to the table, Ena gets a text from her mother. 

Mother: Don’t come yet, this is just for Akito so that he doesn’t see (name) :)

Ena: Okayyy

She giggles and then sits back down on her bed, you look at her a little weird before she explains about what her moms plan was. After you realize you just sit down with her until 20 minutes goes by and you get another text saying it’s okay to come out for dinner. So the two of you did, and sat down at the table before eating rather quickly, just then Akito came back out of his room and you slid down and hid under the table praying that Akito wasn’t going to actually be paying attention. 

He just walked out and passed by the table grabbing a water bottle before looking up from his phone and saw Ena and his Mother looking very scared.

Akito: uhhh did I interrupt something..?

Mother Shinonome: Uh Nope we were just having a lovely conversation about school!

Ena: Uh yeah school!

Akito: Rightttt.. 

Then he goes back to looking at his phone, walking to the door and then shutting it behind him. They both sighed and then heard a sigh from under the table, you then lifted yourself back onto the chair and continued to finish dinner, afterwards Ena pulled you back to the living room suggesting that you watch a movie, around this time it was 7pm-ish, perfect time for a movie! But there was one detail that Ena didn’t include. She meant multiple movies and by the time she said she was “finished” it was already like 1am, but then oh no! You guys forgot to watch Legally Blonde! So she puts that in and starts watching it excitedly. Then you two hear a door opening and a small groan from the doorway, and low and behold it’s a half awake Akito. You and Ena quickly throw the blanket that you two were using over you trying to shield yourself. 

Ena: Ah Akito! What are you doing up this late?

Akito: ‘m pretty sure I heard something.. 

He then starts rubbing away the sleepiness from his eyes

Akito: wait.. Why is there just a giant pile of blankets..?

Ena: Ya know just in case I get a cold! 

Akito: but.. You like never get cold..

Then he walks up and pulls the blanket off you, revealing you with your hands in jazz hands

You: Surprise..?

Akito stood there for a minute before looking a little angry and pulling you up from the couch and leading you into his room, before sitting you down on his bed.

Akito: How long have you even been here?!

You: uhh since after school.?

Akito looks pissed as he sighs

Akito: And why didn’t you think about telling me??

His voice starts to get a little louder

You: Me and Ena were playing a little prank on you is all.. It’s not really a big deal..

Akito: You right, it’s a huge deal! I can’t even trust my own girlfriend to tell me when she’s visiting.

Just then there is a scoff at the door, you both turn and see Ena standing there 

Ena: Well Akito, if you’re just gonna keep arguing with her, then I’m taking her back to my room so we can have more girl time

Akito looks a little shocked and his face softens a little bit, and before you know it Akito had pushed you onto the bed and you were now laying in his arms

Akito: No. 

Ena laughed a little before shutting the door and turning off Legally Blonde and heading back to her room. 

Even though he didn’t necessarily apologize, you know he was sorry. There was no way he would give into PDA in front of Ena without actually loving you.

[4townie]

Backstory #2: Brotherly Love

- so we know that growing up, Elijah was the perfect child and something something he and his brother used to be pretty close

- Z says they drifted apart when Elijah went off to college but the cracks in their relationship started way before that

- academically speaking, Elijah was a lot like his parents, he had excellent grades, he won academic awards, he was well liked

- Aaron on the other hand was a pretty average student and he didn't really do any extracurricular at first and he wasn’t picking up Mandarin as well as his brother was

- and his parents would brush it off like “it's fine, I'm sure you'll get better”

- but after a few times of them saying that and him not getting better he started to feel. off

- because clearly both of his parents are geniuses and so is his brother so why isn’t he?

- this is where basketball comes in

- it started off as just kind of dribbling and messing around but he would watch other kids play together and wanted to learn

- he actually learns from his godfather Khalil (old highschool friend of his parents) and he gets really good at it pretty quickly

- so now Aaron thinks he’s found his thing, the one thing he can do better than his brother (and in the back of his mind wondering why he’s treating this like a competition even)

- and everyone's excited about it and supporting him because they also think this is the thing

- and then he gets an injury and he's benched from the team. like for the rest of the season

- this is around when Olivia was really little, like she was still a baby/toddler. so now that Aaron’s at home all the time, whenever his parents are busy he’s the one watching her

- he starts singing her lullabies to put her to bed when no one’s around, his parents are kinda confused (and slightly offended) because she always falls asleep easiest with him

- Aaron kinda always knew he could sing but he never really thought too hard about it until then (but at this point he thinks it'll just be a hobby he never tells anyone about, no biggie)

- he starts getting better after the injury, instead of exercising regularly like the doctor said he starts watching his mother’s old dance videos and becomes fascinated with those (yet another new hobby he'll never tell anyone about)

- so now he’s back on the court getting used to the game again and humming & dancing around the house when no one’s looking, but regardless his parents are still super happy he’s back into the game

- at this point Elijah's in college (mind you he's like 16 years older than Olivia) and he just finished his sophomore year

- and he brings home a girl. a girl who is by all means perfect

- she’s well mannered and smart and sweet and pretty and his parents are just fawning over her

- and it’s unexplainable at the time, but all that excitement Aaron had been building up over the years, the pride he felt finally being recognized for something, and how he started to subconsciously resent his brother less for being so perfect just starts to fade

- he doesn’t know why yet but this perfect and adorable girl Elijah brought home is like a nail in the coffin to him

- so the fracture between Aaron and Elijah (that had previously been covered with a few bandages) just deepens ever so slightly

- Elijah has no idea why his brother's being so hostile towards him but he doesn’t like to push so he figures he'll come to him when he’s ready

- but then after that, basketball lost its shine

- no matter what Aaron did, he always felt like he was just second best at everything

- and he stops trying new things because let’s be real he’ll never fill the shoes his brother left behind

- so when you think about his rivalry with Robaire and how it really came to be, it kinda goes a little deeper than just getting pissed at Robaire for letting everyone feed his ego

[korasonata]

My friend knows that I write fanfiction - he’s helped me with editing on some occasions, sometimes I ask for his opinion on specific phrasing. He doesn’t know EVERYTHING I’ve ever written, but he is relatively familiar with this one Hermitcraft fic in particular that I’ve been working on for the last 2 years, and every now and then out of the blue he’ll ask me about it. He’s never actually read it at all, but he knows it’s something I’ve worked very hard on and so occasionally he asks for updates on what’s happening, how far I’ve gotten, what chapter I’m on, etc.

Now, we’ve talked about Hermitcraft before, but he’s still not really 100% sure what it is. I’ve explained it to him, but he’d never actually watched or really even looked it up at all.

Until today.

I just had a full 3-4 hour conversation with this man. He started by asking me about some of the research I do and what role it plays, because I had previously mentioned that I did a lot of research that wasn’t necessarily “fact” related, but I used the knowledge a lot with how I describe certain situations. The example I gave was a previous chapter where I had researched a ton of astronomy so that I could better describe the behaviour of stars in this one specific section because I thought it sounded cool. I sent him a screenshot of the paragraph from the chapter, and he immediately asked me to link him to the full fic so he could read from the beginning because it sounded interesting.

Keeping in mind that he still doesn’t really know 100% what Hermitcraft actually is.

I sent him the link to the fic on my archive account and he was immediately confused by the set up and had another billion questions about all the symbols and the tagging system. One of the biggest things that confused him was the tag “RPF”. He plays dungeons and dragons, and so his immediate question was “does that stand for roll play fiction?” And I had to explain that no, this actually stands for “Real Person Fic” which confused the CRAP out of him for various reasons. The top reason being that about 10 minutes prior to this conversation he had decided that today was the day he was going to finally look up “Hermitcraft”.

Now, what I presume that he did was simply type “Hermitcraft” into a YouTube search bar, which then provided him with assorted episodes from different Hermits channels, one of which, I am presuming, was from a one ZombieCleo. Now, I’m assuming he picked this one deliberately because it was a name he recognized. I’ve talked about Cleo before, and so he knows I like them, and I ALSO know that because of this he can tell you the names of precisely 2 Hermits: ZombieCleo and BdoubleO - this is important later. The thing with the YouTube algorithm though is that I’m not really 100% sure how it works, as the video that I’m assuming popped up when he searched “Hermitcraft” was not actually a Hermitcraft video.

It was Cleo’s last episode of Limited Life.

And he loved this episode. Thought it was super compelling, loved the storytelling. The thing that confused him was Bdubs. Because obviously in Limited Life, Bdubs is Cleo’s son. Thing is, he ALSO knows about 3rd life, because I talked to him about Crastle duo when 3rd life was still the active season. Where Bdubs was Cleo’s partner.

And he did NOT particularly grasp that these 2 things were separate.

So when I explained to him that “RPF” meant “Real Person Fiction” as in “about real people” he was obviously VERY confused and a little concerned.

Yes I did explain to him that “RPF” in this particular case was used rather loosely because they are in fact playing characters in this sense - Bdubs is obviously not Cleo’s son in real life, they are just friends

Yes he did go look up the rest of the life series.

Yes, despite initial misunderstandings, he has now subscribed to ZombieCleo

[ruminate88]

Healing Journal ❤️‍🩹 04/17/23

I started this account over a year ago.. I had JUST learned about emotional abuse. I was trapped on TikTok watching video after video and it was very draining. At some point, I couldn’t watch another one becuase it was sucking me dry. Yes, I gained great clarity and insight for my past but it sucked. ALL OF IT SUCKED!

I realized I had all these emotional wounds from the past and had suppressed so much. I had physically blocked two of my exes Jake and Andrew, accept for Cody, who actually blocked me and ghosted me. 🥺 I knew Cody ghosting was a burden inside of me for years but I just didn’t understand it or know what to do with it. I decided to start a blog to jot down my past and see if there’s anything there I needed to work on or heal… BOY OH BOY!! I found a boat load of junk to deal with. I opened up the door in my heart to ALL the unresolved feelings, issues and the fact I never got closure from Cody or Andrew!! (I’ve been working on that stil. I’m still grieving)

I have learned sooo much about “emotional abuse” and it does make a lot of sense to my past. I even found a guy on TikTok who says he’s a “diagnosed narcissist” and everything he says seems to explain words and actions from my ex Andrew that I couldn’t explain before. The truth is, not enough information takes away the pain or changes the past. Also, each person is different so I have to keep in mind how just because one person is a certain way, doesn’t mean all people with similar traits are the same way. I’m just trying to understand… (some people have different circumstances or life experiences)

Why would I need to understand my ex Andrew so much??? Well obviously, I believed at one point I was falling so madly deeply in love with him but he was also my most confusing breakup I ever had and treated me like “no big deal” and it hurt so much! 😭😭The way he moved on so quick when I spent 3 months hating myself and thinking about suicide all time.

LOVE is sooo powerful and so is lust. A part of me knew all along andrew was “too good to be true” and wouldn’t actually ever “love me” but he said he loved me at first, so I wanted it to be very true and told myself “I was so happy with him” but he bread crumbed me most of our relationship and manipulated me with “intermittent reinforcement” for MONTHS! I was super anxious and on edge the whole time with him because I never knew when he was going to leave me again for days or when he would come back and “be with me”. 😢😓 He kept disappointing me and making me feel bad for wanting to be in his presence… I felt bad for even telling him I loved him. I NEVER felt good enough for him!

Why talk about Andrew so much??? I mean, I was trauma bonded to him and obsessed with him. I’ve been trying to understand and also kill the feelings. I broke up with Andrew becuase he acted like he was put out by me and bothered. Plus he cheated. I KNEW I couldn’t trust him but it didn’t mean I stopped caring about “him” or feeling for him… I understand now I don’t know the real him but I still had strong feelings attached. 🥺❤️‍🩹

I don’t hate him and I am trying so hard to keep forgiving him as much as I can. I don’t wish any “karma” or “harm” on him. I don’t want him to get “justice”. I just want him to be real, honest and know that I was real with him always. My intentions were always to cherish him and care about whatever he goes through. He was in college whenever we were talking together and he would tell me how hard school was, how much studying he had to do and say his parents were being so strict on him to “get good grades” 😝 (maybe he was truthful or maybe he lied to me) but I would ALWAYS try to give him encouragement and tell him how I believed in him and wanted the best for him always… 😔 It’s okay if he never wants good for me or the best for me. I mean, you can’t MAKE people love you or force them to fit into your life. You can’t change people to make them be what you want. 🥺🙏🏻❤️‍🩹 (I’m sorry Andrew)

My BIGGEST take aways from this healing journal so far is: Forgiveness, not judging yourself or anyone around you, healing can take time and patience! Knowing who to trust is important AND just because people hurt you, DOES NOT mean you have the right to hurt others. That’s all ❤️‍🩹

[duhragonball]

Super Dragon Ball Heroes 29

“What’s that? ‘Universe Creation Arc’?  ‘Apocrypha Liveblog’?  What are you talking about?  We’re kids competing for a video game championship.”

Last time... doesn’t really matter, because the web anime just abruptly shifts to a completely different subject matter for Episode 29.  It’s another special, but unlike Episode 20, which set up characters and backstory for the Universe Creation arc, this special just interrupts the arc for no apparent reason.

So to explain what’s going on here, I need to get into the conceit of the Dragon Ball Heroes video games.   You, the live person playing a video game, play as a character like Beat, who lives in the Dragon World some time after the events of Dragon Ball Z.  Beat, in turn, also plays a video game which is similar to the one you play, except for him Dragon Ball Heroes is some sort of Capsule Corp.-designed VR simulation, and characters like Goku and the others are historical figures.  Within the simulation, Beat can fight alongside his chosen characters, and he can do Saiyan transformations just like they do.

I’ve watched some of the cutscenes from the game before, and it turns out that Beat is actually a descendant of Goku’s, so Beat actually learns how to turn into a Super Saiyan Blue in “real” life.  It gets kind of confusing.  The web anime we’ve been covering up to now has depicted the sort of story modes featured in the games.  From our perspective, these are just side-stories invented for video game content, but from Beat’s perspective, the Universe Creation Arc is a thing that really happened, and he gets to re-enact that event in the game.

So in this special, we’re seeing Beat rushing to the shopping mall or wherever the game console is located.  They’re doing a 10th Anniversary championship tournament, and he’s one of the participants, and he’s running late. 

I think this is why I keep getting confused about how and where you can play Super Dragon Ball Heroes, because all the promotional materials show Beat going to these arcades and stepping up to some fancy-looking cabinet surrounded by onlookers.  In the real world, I think I’d just have to get a Nintendo Switch, but they never show Beat playing on one, which seems like a dumb way to promote the product. 

Anyway, that’s Note on the left.  As I understand it, Beat and Note were both recruited to aid the Time Patrol on special missions involving the game, in kind of a “Last Starfighter” situation. 

They both seem really startled when the gameplay begins, like they’re being sucked into the VR world in a way they weren’t expecting, but everything seems to be normal from here on out, so I don’t know what to make of it.

This is what they look like in the game, as they both have Saiyan avatars, and they’re both in Super Saiyan Blue form.  I’m not sure why Note’s hair doesn’t stand on end.   I’m also not sure how old these kids are supposed to be.  They looked maybe nine or ten in the arcade, but they’re a little taller here, and Note has a boob window that I really don’t like. 

Beat’s team is basic as hell.  He’s got Vegito Blue, because he’s a huge mark for Dragon Ball Super, he’s got Yamcha because he likes him ironically.  He’s got Super Saiyan God Trunks because he works for Trunks and he’s a kiss-ass.

He’s got Goku because he thinks you’re supposed to have a Goku on your team by default.  He’s got Bardock because he thinks Bardock is a cool badass.  And he’s got Jiren because the anime told him he’s the strongest guy.

By contrast, Note’s team is incredibly cheap.  She doesn’t worry about who the popular characters are, she just goes straight for the ones with the best stats.  She probably doesn’t even know this fugly version of Demigra, but he’s probably really strong, so she picked him.  The Grand Minister shouldn’t even be in the game, but he is, and he’s probably broken as all get out, so she went with it.  I don’t know who the mask guy is, but he’s probably someone special she unlocked, so you know he’s got some fancy stats.

And to round out Note’s team, we have Z-Broly for his bullshit super-armor, Masked Bardock to neutralize some Bardock glitch that Note doesn’t even know how to exploit, and Gogeta Blue because they may have nerfed Stardust Breaker in the V6.2.3 update, but it’s still got a crazy hitbox and she can use that to juggle Beat’s guys long enough to set up some other tricks. 

What I’m trying to say here is that this tournament probably forbids just picking six Gogetas, but if it was legal, Beat would do it to match the six Gogeta posters in his bedroom, and Note would do it to exploit some patch in the game code.

Finally, 29 episodes in, we get to see Gogeta vs. Vegito, which you’d think the web anime would have covered a few times by now.

Bardock fights Masked Bardock...

...And God Trunks has to fight Broly.  He’s got some trick where Chronoa pops in to freeze time, so it’s like a little Xenoverse thing going on here. 

We’re just ripping off Jojo then, I guess. 

“Uh, hi, everyone.  I think I may have gone to the wrong place.  Is this “Across the Spider-Verse?  Because I’m a Spider-Man with ki powers, but like they’re radioactive ki powers, because the spider who bit me was--”

The Grand Minister heals up Note’s group, but Yamcha heals Beats group, so there.  Good hustle, Yamcha. 

Then Beat targets Note herself and defeats her pretty easily.  I thought she was as good at this game as he is, but maybe she just left an opening for him.  Too busy trying to do precision inputs.

Then a new challenger arrives, although there are three player avatars, so I don’t understand how this works. 

Ha ha, get Beerus’ed, idiot.

Goku helps Beat up to try again, and this is presented like some heartwarming moment, except it’s just a simulation.  I don’t know.

Then they both go Ultra Instinct and start clobbering the other team. 

Big shot of Beat and his team.  They kind of screwed over Yamcha by sticking him in the back for this. 

And that’s the special.  I don’t understand what the point of this was.   The whole thing looked and felt like a commercial for the game, except... the whole show has been a commercial for the game.  This one is just more like those trailer ads they would run whenever a new feature is added. 

It’s almost like someone in charge got worried that the Universe Creation arc wasn’t selling the game properly, so they switched to this format instead, then switched right back, because Episode 30 continues the arc we were in.  I don’t get it. 

[boysplanetrecaps]

on scheming, popularity, confidence, and skill -- responding to a cool ask!

I got a great ask from someone and I wanted to publish it, but it would be a spoiler to anyone who hasn't seen ep9, or is behind on who has or hasn't been eliminated, so I'm putting it here behind a read more. They're responding to my theory as to why a certain trainees was kicked out of Over Me and make some good points! It's all behind the read more.

fallindomino asked:

heyy just read your ep 9 post and i found what you said abt Keita getting kicked out of over me really interesting, both bc he’s my one pick lol but also bc i both agree and disagree. i think he’s closer with the other trainees than mnet seemingly wants viewers to think, in dance practice behind the scenes vids and other content that not everyone who watches the show probably watches you can see other contestants being more physically affectionate with him and vice versa. this confuses me solely bc he’s the japanese trainee with the best shot at making it into the final line-up, and you’d think mnet wants at least one to keep up the perception of this show producing a “global” boy group. then again, trying to understand what mnet is thinking is a fruitless endeavor in itself.

I see what you mean about Keita certainly having friends among the trainees -- I think that a lot of the trainees feel close to him, especially the Japanese trainees, I'd guess. But remember when Park Gunwook shook Keita's hand at the ep8 ranking ceremony? He shook his hand warmly, with a huge smile on his face, but he didn't HUG him. Now maybe Gunwook just isn't a hugger, but still. I just think Keita isn't quite as "in" with the cool kids clique as he could be. Everyone likes and respects him but I don't sense that bond, that "stay up all night talking, crying on each other's shoulders, telling each other stuff you've never told anyone before" kind of bond. But maybe I'm wrong! I should watch some more of the behind the scenes content -- let me know if there's a specific video that you think I should check out.

And yeah, you'd think for sure they'd want at least one Japanese trainee, but who knows what goes through MNET's single collective brain cell. It's like searching for meaning in a Pauly Shore movie.

buttt abt the threat bit i completely agree. i think the other trainees see him as a threat in a way he doesn’t view anyone else at all. i remember you said smth like “Keita sets a high standard even among the other previously debuted idols on this show” in one of ur posts, and i think this is a contributing factor. Keita simply has less to prove. he knows he’s good enough to be in the group, the judges know, the other trainees know, the viewers know, even people who don’t LIKE him know.

this is why he was so completely unafraid to make a super stacked team for Kill this Love even though he definitely wanted the killing part, and in ep 6 when they chose for the second mission, though they don’t show Keita choosing Zoom, in background shots you can see that Krystian, who he kicked out, was simply standing on the bottom row, closest to the walkway, and that is most likely the reason keita kicked him out.

Oh, I love this kind of close analysis! Nice work. I think Krystian was better suited for Limousine anyway so it worked out.

comparing this line of thinking to Ricky, who kicked Jongwoo out of Love Killa because it meant he would be more likely to get the killing part, to Jiwoong who did the exact same thing to ricky two minutes later, and the differences in their thinking become clear.

Aaaannnd we ended up with an underwhelming performance of Love Killa, so thanks, everyone!

this isn’t me hating on any of them ofc, it’s a good strategy. but it’s a strategy that Keita isn’t using, partially because he is literally just that kind, but also because he doesn’t feel that pressure to prove everything he has the way most of the other trainees do.

Totally agree. It's kind of like what I was saying about how Matthew leads from a place of anxiety, while Keita leads from a place of confidence. It doesn't enter Keita's mind to scheme because he knows he has the goods. I think that this might contribute to his comparative lack of super close, emotionally bound friends -- you bond with people who you feel a connection to, and maybe it's hard for people to feel that connection with someone who doesn't seem to experience the same frustrations and difficulties that they do. But again, maybe I'm wrong.

and yeah, considering that there were two yuehuas on over me team as well, it wouldn’t surprise me to learn that they made a plan to vote out the members they felt would be the biggest threats to them, position-wise, and any friendships made on the show def pale in comparison to years spent training tgt. i just thought it was rlly interesting cause all last week i was curious to see how ppl ended on their new teams (i did get spoiled lol) and after watching and thinking it over, it makes tons of sense. your recaps are always interesting reads, and i look forward to the performance specific ones !!

Thanks so much! Back atcha, friendo!

[hexagonalhavoc]

Revenge 

Carla Dosa x Reader (kind of?) 

[Author’s Note: My first writing piece for this blog! I love The Hex and I wish it had X Readers but it didn’t so I’m contributing. A lot of this has to do with my own interpretation so not everything here is canon! Also this can be seen as either romantic or platonic. Enjoy!]

     You remember when times were a lot more simple. When you, Lionel, and Carla were little kids and your biggest problem was who got to play as which character in the video games you played together. 

When Lionel first released Super Weasel Kid, he was a little sheepish. It was just something he did for fun yet it became so popular. You and Carla couldn’t help but be proud of him. Then the second game was released, then he sold the rights to GameFuna, then the third game was released.

You’re surprised that he didn’t forget you and Carla as he rose to fame. You’re starting to wonder if that was for the best though. At first you and Carla were ecstatic to work for such a large game company and have your little trio be reunited but things took a turn for the worse. You watched your small friend group fall apart as the arguing between Lional and Carla became more frequent. Unfortunately, you were always in the middle of these arguments. You hated having to pick a side when you still cared for both of your friends. 

What used to be a fun job was now something that riddled you with stress. You thought about quitting several times but you didn’t want to leave Carla all alone or have Lionel snap at you like he did with his other employees. 

It’s a late night at the office and you’re more than ready to go home and sleep off the stress of these daily conflicts. You stand up from your cubicle, making sure that everything is in your bag before you leave. You look over at Carla who’s hunched over her computer. You wish she didn’t push herself so hard but she was trying to prove a point to Lionel. 

When he made his first female character, Chandrelle, Carla didn’t take it very well. She claimed that she appealed too much to the “male gaze” which was something you didn’t disagree with but didn’t comment on because you didn’t want to be apart of their drama yet again. To counter Lionel, she was making her own female character which she named Sado. Ever since then it’s like Carla was glued to her chair. She didn’t want to do anything else other than develop this character. 

“Ah, Y/n.” Carla calls out to you as you pass by her cubicle. She looks tired, her eyes reflect the light of the computer screen. Despite her disheveled looking appearance there’s a victorious smirk on her face. “Look at the progress I’ve made. I got Lionel this time.” You really don’t want to be wrapped up in more drama but Carla’s behavior is starting to worry you. 

You walk over to see what’s on her computer screen. You lean in closer, squinting because the screen is so bright and because you’re trying to figure out what the hell you’re looking at. 

It looks like the regular coding software that everyone uses but something is wrong about it. You haven’t seen those red things before. 

“It’s experimental but I think it’ll be perfect, what do you think?” You don’t even know what you’re supposed to be thinking. You want to tell Carla how worried you are, that she’s taking her rivalry with Lionel way too far. Would she even listen to you if you expressed those concerns? “What is it?” You ask, confusion is evident in your voice. 

Your reaction only makes Carla’s smile grow wider. “This is just an idea I…” She takes a moment to pick her words carefully. “Borrowed from Kaycee.” 

You remember Kaycee, she wasn’t working on any of Lionel’s games but you met her at a mandatory work party. She was a little closed off but still cool to hang out with. She was working on another game in a different part of the building so you didn’t see her very often but you knew that her and Carla stayed in touch. That doesn’t make Carla’s words any less mysterious though, it wasn’t like her to be this cryptic. 

You open your mouth to speak, to question Carla further but she interrupts you. “Kaycee told me a secret, something that can get us fired or even worse if anyone else knows about it. She found something in the game she was working on. It’s quite the game changer.” Carla turns back to her screen, her mouse moving to connect the hooks to the blocks and whatever those red things are. “I was able to replicate its likeness but I think it’s missing something.” She sighs, her face moving even closer to the computer. 

You’re freaked out. You don’t know what she’s talking about but it can’t be good. You’re not sure what to do, do you tell Lionel? Kaycee? Should you tell HR that you’re worried about her? Would anyone even listen to your concerns? 

Carla isn’t acting like herself and it scares you. You have known her since elementary school and you know that something is seriously wrong if she’s acting like this but what can you do about it? 

You don’t know what to do. After that interaction you bid Carla goodnight and went back home. It was the cowardly option but what could you do? 

You think about your choices, it’s either get Kaycee or Lionel involved or watch Carla destroy herself. 

Carla’s revenge wasn’t worth it. 

[parageist]

oh boy

1. yes very much fortunately

2. my family when we opened presents together

3. yes i am a normal human who experiences many emotions, one such being regret. a lot

4. no YOUR insecure!! haha….:ha…

5. single i guess?

6. either when i’m a crusty decaying grandma in my sleep or like sacrificing myself for something action movie hero girl style

7. candy cane

8. yea, lacrosse when i was in 7th grade. you’ll never guess what my number was (hint: it’s 69)

9. yea

10. i don’t think i’ve ever had a physical fight with someone but i have had verbal arguments that made my blood boil to the point where i wanted to punch someone but i’ve never punched someone or been punched

11. kinda

12. i don’t think so

13. there’s always someone evil out there to hate

14. yes

15. yes a cat and dog but our dog has some behavioral issues so we won’t be able to keep her here for long :(

16. tired. stayed up until 4 am watching kwite videos and having an anxious doom spiral and then got like 4 hours of asleep. but hey i got some cool gifts for crimmy.

17. no that sounds disgusting

18. only if they crawl on me without me knowing or they like jumpscare me but once i notice them and realize what’s going on i’m chill. carry on little guy.

19. maybe

20. their house

21. eat, sleep, yiik, repeat😎

22. only if i could somehow dedicate 100% of my time to caring for them

23. nope

24. science. i also really like art but i never got the best grades in it because the grading system for art is stupid. fuck you

25. yes

26. sleep

27. yeah. unintentionally (if that even makes a difference)

28. nope

29. yea

30. i could go on for hours about everything wrong with the world but right now im grumpy because my eyes are super dry. one of the side effects of vyvanse and sertraline (medications i take) is making your eyes really dry for some reason. it also doesn’t help that im on screens a lot. also doesn’t help my crippling medical anxiety about my vision lmao

31. my family, pets, and friends

32. ourple

33. no but i have anxiety that makes me constantly afraid people are gonna backstab me

34. i don’t remember the one i had last night but a couple nights ago i had one where it was like this sci fi drama about this astronaut living alone on an asteroid and he finds this weird crater with a bunch of junk in it, such as this mysterious egg-shaped backpack. then i was with my friend in the woods but my dog was also with us and she kept shitting in front of random people in the forest. then me and the same friend were playing some ttrpg based on the sci-fi drama mentioned above but all the minis were these weird multicolored lego trains from the 60s

35. my mom and sister

36. yeah

37. forgive obviously.

38. probably, but a lot of my pre-2020 years were great as well, though that’s just because i was young and things seemed easier lmao

39. 14

40. nope

51. wait what the fuck why does it skip al the way to fifty one. Screw You?! jk… uhhhh i guess pizza or ramen or something

52. i mean technically yes. things don’t just spontaneously happen out of thin air. but i don’t believe that things happen for a future reason. like, a building falls over because it’s affected by gravity, but it’s not like it falls over because it wants to crush anyone inside it. i may also be confused about the difference between cause and reason. everything has a cause but only decision making creatures do stuff for specific reasons

53. be anxious over my own thoughts for like an hour before eventually succumbing to sleep deprivation

54. in what context? cheating as like in a relationship? cheating in a game? cheating in life?

55. i eat babies and kick puppies😈jk i don’t bite. im just Silly

56. 0… unless you count the imaginary people im arguing with in my head constantly. i am a veteran in mental fisticuffs

57. don’t gatekeep peoples love for not being “true” enough but also i think sometimes people fake their love for some reason

58. thunderstorms and windstorms are always the coolest, but rain and snow are the most calm and relaxing to me.

59. yes. the way it silently falls upon the land, turning everything into a blank white, absorbing sound and heat itself. it’s super disco 😎

60. maybe for the legal benefits but idk

61. yes

62. a lot of things :3

63. already did 🏳️‍⚧️

64. unconsensually? then yeah that wouldn’t just be hard, it would be impossible. but im also not just gonna ask people im not dating to kiss them. unless i know they’d be okay with it

65. im bisexual. this question means nothing to me. 😎

66. wtf is this whole “opposite sex” thing. my tumblrinas are of all genders and im constantly saying the most mentally unwell things and they still follow me so yeah :)

67. my dad??? but if you mean talk as in like, casual, non family talk, then uhhh idk. i don’t really know the genders of a lot of my friends i just see them all as being Fellas

68. myself😁

69. the hopeless romantic, childish part of me wants to. but idk. perfection doesn’t exist

70. my parents and sister. or like if my death would save multiple random people

70 horrible questions ... Fuck it

01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? 02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? 03: Do you regret anything? 04: Are you insecure? 05: What is your relationship status? 06: How do you want to die? 07: What did you last eat? 08: Played any sports? 09: Do you bite your nails? 10: When was your last physical fight? 11: Do you like someone? 12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? 13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? 14: Do you miss someone? 15: Have any pets? 16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? 17: Ever made out in the bathroom? 18: Are you scared of spiders? 19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? 21: What are your plans for this weekend? 22: Do you want to have kids? How many? 23: Do you have piercings? How many? 24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? 25: Do you miss anyone from your past? 26: What are you craving right now? 27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? 28: Have you ever been cheated on? 29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? 30: What’s irritating you right now? 31: Does somebody love you? 32: What is your favourite color? 33: Do you have trust issues? 34: Who/what was your last dream about? 35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? 36: Do you give out second chances too easily? 37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? 38: Is this year the best year of your life? 39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? 40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? 51: Favourite food? 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? 53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? 54: Is cheating ever okay? 55: Are you mean? 56: How many people have you fist fought? 57: Do you believe in true love? 58: Favourite weather? 59: Do you like the snow? 60: Do you wanna get married? 61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? 62: What makes you happy? 63: Would you change your name? 64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? 65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? 66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? 67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? 68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? 69: Do you believe in soulmates? 70: Is there anyone you would die for?

[sarah-dipitous]

Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 257

Keep Calm and Carry On/Sleep No More

“Keep Calm and Carry On”

Plot Description: as Crowley conducts a desperate search for Lucifer’s vessel, Dean must come to grips with an unbelievable sight: the return of his mother

Oh. So NOW we’re getting a “the road so far”??? But not to carry on wayward son…feels wrong

Would I Survive the First Five Minutes??: No, but not for the normal reasons. We picked right back up with Dean and Mary

Omg Dean’s right around my age now, too??? I can’t

Oh right. Castiel got super banished from the bunker at the end of last episode

Everything that Mary’s saying about how many times she and Dean have met over the course of the series sounds so fake, but it all really happened

This lady just bribed a veterinarian with like…$200k maybe? To dig the bullet out of Sam. Ohhhhhh, she’d shot him in the leg!

This interrogation is going super well for London Lady (maybe one day I’ll learn her name). That. Um. That was sarcastic.

Omg Mary almost shot her son’s boyfriend

Two things: Cas initiating a hug!!!! And two, when you see your boyfriend who you thought died when you sent him to go blow up god’s sister

Castiel and Mary are kind of funny together. Dean, on a normal laptop

Mary: is that a computer?

Cas: Yes. I don’t trust them

(But like….he’s and angel and she’s from 1983)

The face of a man who just realized his mom is remembering the times his parents fucked in the car that would eventually be his….and his confused boyfriend he looks to directly afterward

Lady. No. It’s just that your country is so much smaller. It’s easier to control monster populations.

Wait, are the writers trying to make supernatural beings a metaphor for guns? Because she was just saying there hasn’t been a monster related death in the UK since 1965…guess I’ll have to watch this season to find out

We must stay strong. I love when Cas gets to show his ruthless side. That was almost season 4 Cas levels. They soften him so much, which I also love..:but every so often, the old Castiel comes out. It’s just nice to see he’s still got it

I wanna go to a fruit stand slash outdoor cafe!! Why do Mary, her son, and her son’s boyfriend get to and I don’t??

Mmmmm, it was only 100k. But man…it’s hard to say no to that when you’ve got doctor student loans

Did you really think they wouldn’t lock the cellar they���re keeping you in, Sam???

Do angel abilities stop at consciousness? Like Cas can heal just about anything but waking up someone who was knocked unconscious?

Does this other UK men of letters woman have some sort of angel warding that keeps her safe from whatever Cas can do??? Guess it doesn’t matter, Mary just stabbed her

Oh, you fucked up BIG TIME, lady. And maybe I should have had just a little more faith in Sam. I mean, he’s lived through all those things before, and every hurtful thing Dean’s said to him…

I can’t believe he said the “saving people, hunting things” line now, here in season 12

(The Crowley subplot was super small and almost unimportant. He was literally just jumping around to where Lucifer HAD been, all the people he’s burnt out by needing them as a vessel)

“Sleep No More”

Plot Description: this terrifying story is assembled from footage discovered in the wreckage of Le Verrier Space Station

*fingers crossed I don’t see “to be continued…” at the end of this episode*

*google translates “le verrier” from French to English ahead of time just in case that’s an important derail* it means glassmaker

I can’t tell if the video’s stalled or if they made this part intentionally ACTUALLY pitch black. Just blank screen. Feeling like I’m watching Season 8 Episode 3 of game of thrones

It’s really been a few minutes of a blank screen…i signed up for doctor who not a scripted drama podcast. It’s giving Wolf 359 but I’m annoyed

They’re orbiting Neptune…I’m literally absorbing NOTHING ELSE. Except Clara thinks this place looks like a Japanese restaurant in space

…I watched like 8-10 minute just like this…I just fixed it. There was supposed to be picture this WHOLE TIME. I thought it was a weird style choice. I hate this

You know…we DO need more multi-season Doctor and companion pairings with no romantic tension. This is no hate to Nine/TenRose (a little ick to Eleven and Amy), but you wouldn’t get these dumbass conversations about how people don’t call things that look high tech and whatnot “space [noun (restaurant, champagne, and hat were used in the show)]”. There’s a big difference between how you act around your crush and how you act around your bff, and unfortunately Donna was robbed of a good deal of her time due to Ten’s time being nearly up. But Twelve and Clara? Have had a LOT of time together to get to be dumb together as friends, and we get it on screen

Ok ok ok. So there’s some kind of creature made of sand aboard this space laboratory that’s named glassmaker where this rescue mission is taking place. I’m connecting the two dots

Why’d that one guy not go with LITERALLY EVERYONE ELSE?? They were all in a group and he just split off for no reason while they were running

I’m having less and less faith that this is a one part episode. They’re spending entirely too much time trying to get in touch with their missing teammate

Why would you put a hologram of a 1960s-ish girl group singing Mr Sandman on a 38th century dohickey you’ve called Morpheus but refuse to explain? I’m saying, the thing shuts with a person inside, the small hologram appears singing Mr Sandman. I’m just saying, would we be putting 4th century music on a space station today?

Ewwwwwww, why’d they put turbo capitalism on Neptune??? Morpheus gives you the energy to work for a month straight in, like, five minute time. Thanks! I hate it!

I did not connect the dots. These sand creatures are potentially made of sleep dust…sure

I hate this dude. He’s trying to shorten the amount of time people sleep even MORE

The original crew of this space station sucks too. Why would you make the password to open all doors singing Mr Sandman (my phone tried to autofill Saxon…awww John Simms Master)

PREACH, Doctor! Sleep IS important and blessed! Please ignore how late I’ll be up tonight for the mha leaks…I’m sorry, Doctor

WHAT. The sleep dust is collecting the footage from all this?? That…feels like a step too far for my suspension of disbelief

What the fuuuuuuuck. Horrible Turbo Capitalist is trying to make these sandmen the new human because…..they’re more efficient workers? I don’t know. All I’ve seen them do is near mindlessly attack.

Ok. So the whole premise is that they embedded the signal that turns you into a sandman into this video that you’re now watching, and they made it exciting but nonsensical with no real conclusion. This feels like they tried to make another Blink-esque episode but it didn’t work as well

[katsu28]

coming home

pairing: Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw x reader

summary: Rooster’s homecoming doesn’t quite go as planned, but all’s well that ends well (i still suck at summaries but oh well) 

warnings: swearing, mentions of Rooster and Mav’s near death experience, insinuations to sex 

a/n: did someone say abandon all my other wips for now and finally let the rooster bradshaw brainrot settle in? :D

i added him and a few other top gun: maverick characters to my taglist form but feel free to message me or shoot me an ask if you'd like to be added!

masterlist + taglist

You hardly slept when Rooster was deployed. You couldn’t sleep, not when he was out there doing god knows what and you didn’t know if he was okay. And you knew it was stupid, that this was his job and he always came home to you in one piece, but you couldn’t help but think that there would be one time where your worst fear would come true. 

Tonight was no exception. 

All you could do was toss and turn in bed, counting down the hours until the empty space beside you was filled by his annoyingly loud snoring form, and you could relax again. 

Before you could fall into a fruitless sleep, your phone buzzed on the table next to you. 

roo <3: coming home tomorrow. meet me @ the hard deck, 6PM. can’t wait to kiss you ♡

You couldn’t help the grin that split your face as you tapped out a response. 

y/n: see u tmrw handsome <3

Now you could go to sleep a little bit easier. 

-------

You pulled up to the Hard Deck at 6PM sharp, fixing your hair and touching up your lip gloss one last time before hopping out of your car and heading for the doors. 

“Hey, Y/N!” A cheerful and familiar voice called, causing you to turn and come face to face with Bob, one of Rooster’s dagger squadron friends. 

“Hey, welcome back!” You reached out, rubbing his shoulder affectionately. 

“Yeah, thanks! Glad to be back,” Bob nodded rapidly. “Y’know, Rooster’s really lucky to be back in one piece. What he did out there was super dangerous, risking his life in enemy territory like that.” He chuckled like you knew what he was talking about, but your brow just creased in confusion, and he must’ve taken it as concern, because he quickly tried to save face. “But super heroic! Saved Maverick’s life and all, totally didn’t almost die!” 

You froze, barely registering Bob saying a hurriedly awkward goodbye as your mind tried to wrap around the fact that Rooster had almost died, and he didn’t even tell you. Most of you was relieved he was still alive, but there was still a part of you that was pissed the fuck off that he just forgot to mention this small detail in your daily video chats, and it was that part of you that had you storming into the bar. 

Clocking in on Rooster leaning against one of the pool tables in the back immediately, you stalked over to him angrily. His eyes lit up when he saw you, opening his arms for a hug, but you just gritted your teeth as you barrelled into him. 

“You! Absolute! Fucking! Asshole!” You snapped, harsh smacks against his firm chest punctuating your every word. All of Rooster’s friends fell silent, watching you both with wide, expectant eyes. But he had the nerve to look bewildered. 

“Baby?” He wondered aloud, eyebrows furrowed in confusion, searching for any semblance of an explanation on your end. You just stared back at him, breathing heavily. 

Rooster was confused, you were confused, everything was a jumble of emotions balling tight in your chest, but one very quickly broke through the rest of them—relief. He was still here. 

Rooster was home. 

You grabbed his stupid Hawaiian shirt in your fist and you kissed him, smashing your lips against his firmly. Maybe a little too much so, seeing as the force of your kiss knocked the aviators right off his forehead, to which he fumbled to slide them into his breast pocket before splaying his hands across your back as he let out a surprised grunt at you throwing yourself at him and kissed you back with just as much fervor. It was a messy kiss—all clashing teeth and desperate clutching hands—so much so that you almost forgot you were in the middle of a packed bar. 

Key word—almost. 

“Ten bucks says they’re gonna go for a quickie real soon,” Hangman’s drawling voice drew snickers from the rest of the naval aviators and a middle finger in the air from Rooster. 

You pulled away from Rooster breathlessly, smoothing down his shirt clumsily before punching him on the shoulder; light enough so it didn’t actually hurt him, but hard enough so he knew that just because you kissed him, didn’t mean you weren’t still upset. 

“I’m so mad at you right now.” You hissed. 

“I can see that,” He mumbled, still looking a little dazed. “You wanna…go outside and talk about it?” You didn’t respond, just letting Rooster guide you through the crowded bar and outside to the much quieter beachfront with a hand on the small of your back. The breeze coming off the ocean was cool, a nice contrast to your heated cheeks as you stared clench-jawed out at the lapping waves. “Talk to me, honey.” 

“You almost died…and I had to hear it from Bob???” You exclaimed, turning to face him seethingly. Rooster’s eyes widened at your words, mouth falling open but no words coming out. “Were you even gonna tell me? Or were you just planning to brush it under the rug and pretend nothing happened?” 

“Of course I was going to tell you, I just didn’t want you spiraling before I got back to explain the whole story! Because I know how worried you get, and I didn’t want you giving yourself an ulcer freaking out about me,” He shot back, more desperate than frustrated with his hands lodged in his hair. “I was planning on telling you tomorrow, I swear. I just—I just wanted a night, okay? One night with my buddies and my beautiful, gorgeous girlfriend after the craziest mission of my entire life, baby. But I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. I know I should’ve.” 

You suddenly felt horrible for blowing up on him back inside, clamping a hand over your mouth tearfully. “God, no, I’m the one who should be sorry, Roos. You’re right, you deserve to relax. I shouldn’t have come at you like that in there.” 

Rooster stepped forward as soon as he saw your chin begin to wobble, bringing you into his arms tightly. “Hey, it’s okay, baby, you were worried. I get it.” He sighed against your hair. “But I’m here. I’m still here, I’m safe.”

“I know, I just…I don’t know what I’d do without you, Bradley.” Your voice was barely audible, so soft that Rooster probably wouldn’t have heard your words at all if you weren’t tucked against his chest like you were now. 

But you called him by his first name. Not Rooster, or Roos, or even Roo—Bradley. His full government name. That was how he knew how much this was affecting you. 

“You don’t have to do anything without me, baby, I’m right here,” He assured you gently, giving you another tight squeeze. You just sighed, pressing your cheek against the soft cotton of his Hawaiian shirt, right above his heart. Because if you closed your eyes and just listened to the steady thudding of his heart, then maybe—just maybe—you could convince yourself that Rooster almost dying a thousand miles away was just some freak accident. That it wouldn’t happen again. 

“I love you so much, Roos.” You gazed up at him lovingly, brushing your knuckles across the scar on his cheek, and he smiled, turning his head to kiss your fingertips lightly. 

“I love you more than anything, Y/N. More than life itself.” He murmured, whispered words ghosting across your skin in a promise that Rooster intended to keep forever, as long as he was still breathing and even when he no longer was. Leaning down, he nudged his nose against yours, his mustache tickling your cheek. “Now can I pretty please with a cherry on top kiss my perfect girlfriend without her smacking the shit out of me? That actually kinda hurt, by the way.” 

“Shut up.” You shook your head with a huff of laughter that died on your lips as soon as Rooster kissed you again. As opposed to your earlier, very emotionally charged kiss, this one was tamer. Sweeter. Like you were saying ‘nice to see you’ instead of ‘I’m really pissed off at you’. Like everything was better now that Rooster was home, and you were home in his arms too. 

“Whaddya say we get out of here and head home?” Rooster mumbled against your mouth, lips curving into a cheeky smile. 

“What happened to wanting to spend a night with your buddies?” 

“Honey, there are a hundred other things I’d rather be doing than spending another second with those dumbasses. Starting with,” He hummed, hooking his fingers into the belt loops of your shorts and giving them a little tug, “getting these off and on the floor of our bedroom.” 

“Slow your roll, Lieutenant Bradshaw,” You snorted, batting his hands away. “You’re gonna be the one paying Hangman that ten bucks if we leave right now.” 

“Call me Lieutenant Bradshaw again and I’ll give him however much he wants as long as we leave right now.” 

“Lead the way.” 

Rooster pumped his fist in the air before lacing his fingers through yours and all but yanking you across the sand to his blue Bronco in the parking lot, but not before shoving a ten into a very confused looking Fanboy’s hands with a haphazard mumble of ‘give that to Bagman’. 

Then you were off, Rooster gunning it through the empty streets of Fightertown (and probably breaking the speed limit all the while) to give your pilot a proper welcome home.