#but not like that dang laura

[imstalkingurblog]

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Laura Bailey and Marisha Ray.

[sunbleachedlottielee]

preteen Laura Lee absolutely used to sneak the latest Limited Too catalog into her bedroom and wait until the sister she shared a room with went to sleep to flip through it because she would get so embarrassed that her face would burn crimson looking at the training bra pages (but she couldn’t look away and was constantly afraid someone would notice how long her gaze lingered)

[zouisexo]

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[papermint-airplane]

WARNING: HUGE RANT AHEAD

As per the request from @nectar-cellar:

Oh boy prepare yourself for a foul-mouthed rant because I am MAD!!!! 😠😠😠😠 Not at you, NC. I love you. You can do no wrong in my eyes. 😘

No I am mad at this STUPID FUCKING SIM holy shit

OK FIRST OF ALL

He started life like THIS

What I can only describe as "Disney's Aladdin visits a dude ranch". Yes, I know I have used that exact outfit (minus the boots) for Roman before, shut up, you're not here to expose my hypocrisy, you're here to suffer with me because OH BOY DID I SUFFER.

Ok so he turned out like this. Not bad, you say? No. Bad. Very bad.

I SPENT TWO AND A HALF FUCKING HOURS ON THIS STUPID MOTHERFUCKER AND THERE'S STILL SOMETHING OFF ABOUT HIS FACE AND I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT AND I PUT CONTOURING MAKEUP ON HIS FACE AND YOU CAN BARELY SEE IT BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON, THIS SKINTONE IS IMPOSSIBLE TO COLOR MATCH TONIGHT AND I DON'T KNOW WHY BECAUSE I'M USUALLY GREAT AT COLOR MATCHING FUCK THIS GUY

Yeah so I got him in Live Mode and there is just something about him that is pissing me right the fuck off and I don't know what it is. Is it the eyes? Are the eyes too big? Jaw too square? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND IT'S PISSING ME OFF!!!!!!!!!! I really feel like the eyes are too big but I kept shrinking his eyes until he literally looked like this .👄. and it still didn't help.

I went in and out of CAS at least 7 times and I can't figure out what's off and I can't fix it and I HATE HIMMMMMMMMMM

"Who's made of pixels and sucks ass? This guy!"

"Don't you just love me?"

NO I WANT TO HIT YOU WITH A BUS

I know that making masc men is a challenge for me. This is not new information. It's been a problem for 20 years, it'll be a problem for 20 more. I know what I find attractive in a man, I just don't know what looks good on a Sim. Know what I mean? No? Stop being difficult, you know exactly what I mean.

I also tried using NC's new torso and oh boy that was an adventure because the torso is fire and his face is A FUCKING DISASTER. There is something about his head and his torso that are incongruous with each other and I don't. know. what. it. is. It's driving me crazy. No correction, it has DRIVEN me crazy, past tense. I am crazy now and this fucker is why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK AT THIS PIECE OF SHIT WHY DOESN'T HIS HEAD FIT WHAT DID I DO WRONG

I even expanded my slider multiples so I could fine tune things thinking that would help but no I think it made everything worse ESPECIALLY MY MENTAL HEALTH

I hate him. I HAAAAAAAAATEEE HIIIIIIIIIM

So by now you're like "Laura there's nothing wrong with him, Laura you're taking this too seriously, Laura he's fine" and I know. I KNOW! I STILL HATE HIM

And you're god dang right I put that fucker on a pole. If I get community labeled because of this shit heap, I'm gonna lose my shitting mind.

Literally fuck you, I hate you so much. I didn't even give you a name. Do you know what your name is? "Stupid asshole who won't behave" that's what your name is.

I even threw Monica the Devil Girl in there hoping that would help. It didn't.

Know what the worst part is?

I enjoyed this. I mean yeah sure I hated the whole process and I hate the result and I hate this Sim and in a minute, I'm going to have an alien Sim land a meteor on top of his head, but there's something really cathartic about just unloading all of your vitriol on a Sim, you know? And it was definitely a challenge and definitely out of my comfort zone. I'll have to keep trying until I make a male Sim (other than Roman and Aiden) that I'm happy with.

This was a learning experience for sure.

Piece of shit.

[queenofbaws]

Hi there Queenie, hope you're having a great weekend! Since it's another wonderful Six Sentence Sat(or)Sunday and Halloween is right around the corner, I was wondering if I could bother you for some spooky lauramax this time? Please and thank you! 😁

"The HOA's not gonna like this one," Max said from just behind her, nearly (but not quite) making her jump straight out of her skin and straight onto the driveway.

Ah, but Laura, resilient as she was, clung to the stepladder before she could fall, giving the banner one last adjustment before stepping down onto the relative safety of the concrete. "The HOA can H my A," she scoffed, ignoring the puzzled look he shot her, "I mean, it's our house, it's our trick-or-treat rules...if an angry parent wants to come be...angry, well that's on them!"

He thought it over for a second, then seemed to agree, giving a half-nod as he adjusted his Frankenstein bolts - the dang things just refused to stay stuck to his neck, probably thanks to all the body paint. "Hey, push comes to shove, I guess we could always say one of us has a deathly dog allergy or something."

"Yeah," Laura nodded, setting her hands on her hips as she stood beneath the very large, very obvious, and, with the bloody handprints they'd added at the very last minute, spooky 'NO WEREWOLVES ALLOWED' banner hanging on the garage, "yeah, that would probably work."

six sentence sat(or)sunday!!!

[kolbisneat]

MONTHLY MEDIA: September 2024

……….FILM……….

Army of Darkness (1992) Having now seen the original trilogy, it baffles me that all of the Evil Dead reboots exclusively lean into horror. Two thirds of the these movies are practically Saturday-morning cartoons! I love everything about this, from the humour to the puppetry to the insane haircuts.

Mad Monster Party? (1967) This is the first feature-length Rankin-Bass production that I've seen and you can tell the animators were invested in this one. 80% of the film is visual gag it's all so much fun. Zero complaints though I am a sucker for anything that lumps a bunch of public domain monsters together.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) While I wish they'd gone with the original sequel premise (Beetlejuice goes to Hawaii), this is still a solid comeback. Does it all work? No. But it is a great pitch for a Beetlejuice limited series.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) Loved the original, loved this even more.

……….TELEVISION……….

Neon Genesis Evangelion (Episode 1.21 to 1.22) Okay didn't watch much of this in September but it's taken a nosedive into a pool of existential dread. I mean it was always there but it feels like the end is going to be a battle with conflicting ideologies instead of the Angels. Wild stuff.

……….YOUTUBE……….

The Sustained Two-Shot by Every Frame a Painting It's been years since EFAP posted a video and I implore you to check out their back catalog of really insightful film analysis. If you like this video, you'll like the others. VIDEO

The Question No One Asks Shigeru Miyamoto by Good Blood Great insight into game philosophy and design, as well as a unique lens with which to explore the Zelda series of games. VIDEO

AB Dictionary by Allison Bornstein For those who may not know, I have a passion...for fashion! I keep going back to a few core resources for inspiration and guidance and Allison Bornstein's youtube channel is one of them. She leans towards women's wardrobes, but this introduction to her approach is fairly universal (leaning towards personal style vs "wear this not that".) VIDEO

……….READING……….

Murder at Hazelmoor by Agatha Christie (Complete) Really digging into Christie's work has given me some more perspective on which sorts of mysteries I connect. This one, which spends some time with the suspects, but not as much as in other books, made it much harder to keep track of everyone. But dang if the endings don't deliver so much satisfaction that I can't help but finishing it and thinking "Yeah! That was good."

The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett (Complete) The Discworld series of novels are always great but sometimes one just really clicks for me. Loved the monsterverse setting, loved the politics, loved it all. I'm not sure I'd recommend this as a good entrypoint but if you've read any of the Discworld books featuring the Watch and you haven't read The Fifth Elephant, definitely check it out.

Richard Stark's Parker: Slayground by Donald E Westlake and Darwyn Cooke (Complete) Darwyn Cooke's adaptation are always so stylish I always feel a little sad reading it, knowing it's his final rework of the Parker series. And such a gut punch at the end when it says Parker will return. Darwyn Cooke has been such an inspiration for me and his work is incredible; please check out this series or the DC: The New Frontier comics OR his run on Catwoman OR his contributions to Spider-Man's Tangled Web.

FF Volume 1: Fantastic Faux and FF: Volume 2: Family Freakout by Matt Fraction, Lee Allred, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Joe Quinones, and many more (Complete) I loved Matt Fraction's work on Hawkeye and Michael and Laura Allred's work on Silver Surfer so I was excited for this pairing...but it didn't really click. The writing felt surprisingly dated and even across the two volumes I felt like I was missing a lot of context. I wish I could recommend it but there are better stories from these creatives and about these characters.

……….AUDIO……….

Flight b741 by King GIzzard & The LIzard Wizard (2024) The beauty of King Gizzard's prolific output is that they have the freedom to experiment. Sometimes I don't connect with what they're doing, and sometimes they put out an album like this. Into it.

Shingangumi by Ginger Root (2024) The vibes are right on the mark but the majority of the album just kinda washes over you. Some of Ginger Root's singles are really catchy and it's a shame I haven't connected with any individual tracks just yet.

……….GAMING……….

Wonderland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting (Andrews McMeel Publishing) With the book's upcoming release, our Tuesday group decided to take a break from Oz and Neverland and do a few dungeon delves. It was a whirlwind that included a character death and exploring a secret secondary realm! If you want to read the campaign diary then it's over here!

And that's it. See you in October!

[hermesserpent-stuff]

remy interacting more with nightcrawler and eleanor.

based on convos with @golden-buddle

a continuation from this post! now hopefully my brain can focus on vampires or sabretooth.

,,,

probably sabretooth. dang it creed!! stop being interestinggg

Remy twists the chord of the phone around his finger, eyes flicking down to the bright magenta nails that Laura had done for him out of interest to see if it would look good. Remy is sure that they are going to chip and fade soon, as the polish is cheap and Remy does not go easy on his hands which are always busy. The phone stops ringing and a youngish voice answers.

“Xavier’s Institute. Who are you trying to reach?”

“Mais, he gave me more of a heroing name than a normal one. Nightcrawler. He told me I could contact him about seeing Eleanor.”

His voice is calmer than he feels. He knows about Charles from Magneto and he is still nervous about telepaths. But he wants to see the kid. Beignet winds around his feet, rubbing her chin on his ankle while he nervously holds the phone.

“Oh! Kurt said he's been-HEY!”

The sound of the phone being snatched away and bodies moving about is clear through the phone.

“Mein Freund! Remy! Hallo!!”

Nightcrawler sounds excited.

“Bonjour. I wanted to call to check on Eleanor, and maybe see if there's a chance to meet her? On the edge of the institute?”

“Ja, ja, ja. She would love to see you! She is doing so well! Very good at geology and talks about you all the time. Ah, I wish you'd come up to the mansion.”

“Non, I - I can't.”

He bites his lip. Blade looks up from where he is sharpening his blades. He waves iff the man as he leans against the the wall.

“Nightcrawler… I cant.”

“I… I will ask about that later Mein Freund. But! I have Scott on board to chaperone with me, so you can come visit. Are you free Friday afternoon? She has classes in the morning ofn Fridays, but afternoons are free.”

The man’s voice is chipper and soothing. Remy relaxes shifting down to pet Beignet. She purrs gently.

“I will be free. But I have to bring a companion. Blade. You met him at the raid.”

“Ja. Ja! I understand. He's welcome since we are staying on the edge. Oh, I forgot at the raid. I'm Kurt. When I'm not running around helping save Kinder as Nightcrawler.”

“Ah, that is good to know, I thought the person who answered the phone might not have really known you.”

It is a bit of a joke and Kurt laughs freely. The blue mutant then immediately launches into a more indepth explanation of how Eleanor is doing, how she is fitting in, and how thrilled she would be to hear that Remy is coming. Remy is sitting on the floor grinning like a loon while Kurt answers all his questions and avoids pressing Remy too much on anything. He finds that he likes the blue mutant. Perhaps they could be friends.

--

Remy rocks back on his heels, tongue flicking along the tips of his teeth as he looks at the borders of Xavier’s institute.  He and Blade are sitting on a wall facing part of the forested grounds, waiting for Kurt. They were early. Blade glances at him, nose scrunching. 

“You sure about this kid?”

Remy sighs at the question, running a hand through his hair and undoing his ponytail. He threads his fingers through the strands and huffs.

“Yeah. I promised her. I'm just nervous. Don't like telepaths.”

“Neither do I.”

Blade replies. The daywalker sits in silence for a little longer and then gives a gentle whistle chirp. A whistle chirp that Remy knows stands for asking for a hug. He gives a soft whistle chirps back, asking, begging for affection. Blade shifts closer and tugs Remy to his chest. Remy relaxes as his hair is nuzzled and scratched gently. He sighs happily as Blade comforts him. He finds himself pressing closer to Blade’s warmth. Blade chirps low.

“I hear people coming. Ready?”

“Mm. As I'll ever be Par.”

He shifts back, sweeping his hair up into a tight ponytail and shooting Blade an easy going grin. Blade does not look like he believes the calm, which is fair. Remy slides down the wall with grace, knowing Blade is soon to follow. He hears footsteps and then hears running.

“Remy!”

Eleanor’s voice rings out and he bends down. She slams into his arms. He scoops her up and twirls.

“Ah! Mon chere!! You look so well!!”

He croons, meaning every word. Weight has settled nicely on her bones and her tail and ears look much healthier. She rubs her chin against his neck and chin, purring loudly as she clings to him tightly. He settles down on the ground, letting her shift to be comfortable on his lap. She immediately launches into telling him about everything she had gotten up to in the school. He begins to run his fingers through her hair and braid it, asking as many questions as he can fit in, checking if she is really safe. Really happy. And it seems she is. He ignores Kurt and the stranger, fully trusting Blade to keep an eye on them. Kurt does settle down right across from him, but does not interrupt. Eleanor soon drags him into the conversation, boasting that the man is teaching her German. 

“Ohh, mon petite is gonna be the smartest in the whole school, non?”

He finishes the braid in her gray hair and pats her head. She glows.

“Ja! I am!”

She beams,

“She has one of the highest scores in geology and her beginning German.”

Kurt adds. Remy grins at him.

“Is he a good teacher?”

“Yess!”

She purrs. Then Eleanor turns and pokes his chest.

“Let's play!”

“Oh? What game?”

“Tag.”

She then launches herself at Kurt and taps his nose.

“You're it! No tag backs!”

She darts away and Kurt grins and jumps to his feet and taps a slightly stunned Remy.

“Tag!”

He cackles and poofs away. Remy is up and running dashing after the two that are laughing loudly. The game continues up in the branches of the trees, down amongst the roots, and around the trunks of the trees. Remy finds himself laughing as he plays along, moving fast as he keeps up with the other. It feels a lot like hunting. But with no blood. 

Remy stills on a high branch at a piercing whistle.

Blade.

Telling him to return.

He immediately seeks out Eleanor who is nearby. He scoops her up and darts back to Blade. He lands beside Blade Eleanor giggling. Remy looks at his mentor's body ready for fighting. Blade looks relaxed and taps his watch. Remy immediately matches Blade’s energy and gently puts the girl down. Kurt bamfs into existence beside Remy who startles and hisses. Kurt immediately crouches and makes himself small.

“Es tut mir leid. Sorry.”

Kurt says, staying low, tail tucked around his legs. Remy swallows and realizes that he had shifted to Blade’s side, tugging Eleanor with him. He gives Kurt an easy smile.

“Not like you meant harm.”

Remy says relaxing again. He turns to Eleanor. 

“Time for me to leave, chere. Take care and keep up the hard work. And next time Remy teach you how to make gumbo.”

“Next week?”

She asks and he looks at Kurt.

“I’d teach you too fuzzy elf, if’n you want.”

Remy offers and Kurt rises eyes lighting up.

“Ja! See you next Friday!”

“Now hold on Kurt. The Prof gave permission for today. And we might be on mission next Friday.”

The man wearing sunglasses says and Remy shifts away from his tone and the mention of the professor showing his teeth slightly. 

“Bla. You're no fun Scott. He’ll give permission. I know he will! And I'll call Remy if we are on mission. But I'll try very hard to be back on time!”

Kurt waves a dismissive hand and beams at Remy. Remy nods. 

“Here. My number. Well, Blade and I’s number.”

He hands a slip of paper to Kurt and to Eleanor and then bids them both goodbye before scrambling over the wall with Blade. Blade hums as they drive back to the city in their rental and Remy tilts his head in question.

“It was good hearing you laugh and have fun with someone your age kid.”

Blade says as explanation. 

[starshapedjello]

LOVE IS BLIND season 6 astrology observations & SPOILERS👹👹👹👹👹👹

♈️♉️♊️♋️♌️♍️♎️♏️♐️♑️♒️♓️

AD

She was cool from the beginning.

She called that “serial killer” (Matthew) out on his bologna.🙄 Before her and Clay’s wedding date episode I asked my sister if she thought they would get married. Her response was, “I *HOPE* she says no! She’s too good for Clay.” 😤

Rejection👏is👏divine👏protection👏

Matthew

(Capricorn)

Omg EW. We shouldn’t even mention him! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🤮

Jeramy

(Scorpio)

Chihuahua energy 🐕

Small dog with big personality

Barks a lot for no reason

Are all Scorpio males like this?

Laura

(Virgo)

Dang, it gets competitive in LIB. I feel like after Laura saw Jeramy for the first time, she regretted winning against Sarah Ann.🤣

When Laura is around Jeramy on the vacation, she’s acting like a mom with an obnoxious son. I’m getting second hand embarrassment just by watching it.😮‍💨

I really do not understand how Jeramy can’t tell she can’t stand him. Are all Scorpios like this? 🦂

Sarah Ann

(Scorpio)

It’s totally f*cked up of her to DM Jeramy after he got engaged to Laura. 👿 She’s a home wrecker.

Even sadder that she is willing to be with Jeramy after he rejected her.🥴 Pathetic.

Are all Scorpios like this?

Jessica

Slay💅

(Capricorn sun / scorpio venus)

Jimmy

(Scorpio)

Loves Megan Fox. Likes big b00bs. Looks like a thumb.🙈

Are all male Scorpios like this?

Chelsea

I don’t think she cried very believably. Her voice sounded fake sad. Was she really upset or just trying to get her way?🤨

Is this a cancer mars thing?

(Libra sun / scorpio venus / cancer mars)

Clay

Told AD at the alter that he was “not ready to get married” while on a reality show about GETTING MARRIED.

IRL fuqboi 🚩🤢

Trevor

(Leo - I think)

Chelsea should have followed her heart to mullet boi here, but instead she got competitive and battled Jessica to win Jimmy’s heart/(🍆)

🙄

Amy & Johnny

Both fire signs.❤️‍🔥

Obviously compatible.🧨

(Amy: Leo / Johnny: Sagittarius)

[wellhalesbells]

for the wip tag game, i have questions and they are all about what Big Damn Neutrals could possibly be

Hahahaha. Okay, well, definitely it is a placeholder title and if you thought that sounds like Zoe's "Big Damn Heroes" quote from Firefly, you are correct.

I didn't come up with that until way, way later in the fic's progression because I had no idea that was going to end up being my answer until I got to it.

This is essentially a murder mystery fic. A complete AU where Derek and Laura never left New York and, instead, Stiles left Beacon Hills (and you can imagine what it would take for Stiles to have no ties to Beacon Hills, yeah?) and became their emissary. Derek is still his season one prickly, closed off self and so it's Stiles and Laura who bond and become friends, become family, and Derek who orbits that relationship. Then Laura is killed and Derek and Stiles have to investigate her death together, despite only really having animosity between them. Stiles because Derek never even tried to get to know him and Derek because Stiles took his sister away from him.

It's very slow going with this one because the atmosphere is so specific and it's not often I can get into the right headspace for it but, when I can, it's one of my absolute favorite things to work on! I love how adversarial and full of tension Stiles and Derek's relationship is in this one - right up my dang alley!

Snippet:

Derek slips off his mattress, lands on the floor with barely a sound.  Would’ve been none if he’d taken off his boots.

Hands are already wrapped around his biceps like a vice grip before he can even straighten up, his space encroached upon faster than should’ve been possible.  Fingers dig in harder and there would be bruises left behind if there could be.

“You don’t get to die,” Stiles hisses.

“I’m not planning to,” Derek snarls back, angry for no other reason than that it’s right there, at the ready.  It always is, has been.

“She wasn’t either,” twists out of Stiles’ mouth, even though they don’t know that.

That could’ve been Laura’s plan for all Derek can guess.  His big sister, always an enigma, smarter than him, faster than him, first to everything.

Even death.

The silence is rent by a sudden sound like stripping wood.  His head jerks, neck cricking, to find the comforter from his bed being tugged through a too-small opening in the slatted railing along the side.  Yanking down, pulling, like an invisible sailor hoisting up a net, tickling the hair on his arm, slithering to wrap around his wrist, bind him there.  He snaps his head back and now all he can see are Stiles’ eyes, bright and glowing like the moon outside the grime-encrusted window.  He fights off a cringe.  “Stop.  Now.”

The comforter goes limp instantly, puddles innocuously at his feet.  Stiles’ eyes are dark and unknowable, his worried face shadowed once again.  He pulls in a shaky breath, loosens his grip on Derek but doesn’t let go.  “You don’t get to do that.  You don’t get to fuck off without telling me anything, wondering if — if — fuck you for thinking I’d let that happen.  Next time I won’t sit here like some patiently waiting fifties’ housewife.  Next time I’ll rip this city apart, find you, and drop you off the first forty-storey I find.  Fuck you,” he reiterates harshly.

“Fine,” Derek says, less because he means it and more because he wants Stiles to shut up about it.

In truth, they barely know each other and clash more than peacefully coexist.  Stiles has been with them — with him, just him now — for five years but he had always been closer to Laura.  An employee to Derek, family to Laura.  He’s younger than Derek, more bullheaded, more alive than Derek’s been in years and maybe that’s why they never really mattered to each other.  For Stiles to pretend that anything else is true now… well.

Derek knows it’s because he’s just lost everything he had.  An orphan, with one friend who had up and disappeared on him years ago, when they found him.  Then Laura became everything he’d been missing.  And it’d seemed the same for Laura.  Stiles didn’t have anything but Derek left now.  That didn’t mean Derek mattered though; it just meant he was the last one standing.

Just like it didn’t mean that Stiles mattered to Derek either and Derek had thought, more than once, since Laura died: Good, now he can leave.

And then had to fight against the ensuing panic that thought inspired.

He understood it, even if he didn’t agree with his own reaction to it.  They were each other’s people by default, by a shared love for the very dead, very gone Laura Hale, and when you had nothing else, that became a thing worth clinging to.

Pack.  Or as close to it as they would ever get.

“Get into bed,” Derek snarls.

Stiles sighs and rubs a hand over his face.  He sidesteps Derek, drags the comforter along the floor without care, and Derek hears the whump of his flattened pillow joining it on the floor.  Stiles tosses both over the stripped bed, says to preempt whatever argument Derek might have, “I don’t do top bunk.”

Derek heaves out his own sigh, stripping off his jacket and knocking off his boots.  He sheds the socks too and gets into bed with Stiles.

They haven’t done this since the night they found her body.  It hadn’t been a decision then.  They’d been too broken to think, too broken to do anything other than shake and blink, tears silently streaming down faces and Derek had sat on her bed for a half-second before tearing it to pieces, shredding it, the bedding mounted up and destroyed and across the room in a fit of destruction and Stiles had flipped the mattress, long gashes rent down the center of it, pulled him down onto it and wrapped his arms around him, holding him as less of a comfort and more of a restriction, to stop him from destroying anything else.

Stiles doesn’t touch him tonight.  He rolls towards the wall, back to Derek while Derek scratches at the ridge of his eyebrow with his ragged thumbnail, flaking blood under what little is left of it, staring up at the dark bottom of the bunk above him, wide awake.

•

He opens his eyes to sharp sunlight, rays that’ve had time to hone themselves, coalesce, and start stabbing at strategic places in the apartment.  Like the backs of Derek’s eyelids.  The comforter around him is rumpled up, bunched in places from a restless sleeper.  Which he isn’t.  He frowns before it comes back to him.

Laura’s bed.

Stiles.

He’d woken up earlier in the pitch black with Stiles’ forehead pressed into the valley between his shoulder blades, breath a warm and reliable puff through his thin t-shirt, his hand clenched on the hill of Derek’s bicep, snagging him, pulling him back against him.

Derek hadn’t brushed him off.  Though it had given him a moment’s pause, strange without the swell of breasts between them, fingers digging and pulling him close to an unmistakably masculine chest.  But only a moment’s; he’d been asleep again minutes later.

Wip list is here!

[oldlovecassette]

thanks for the tag @hoppkorv your taste is always stellar~ my spotify on repeat is a little stale (#torrent_club) but i'll still share bc why not XO

(rules: hit shuffle on your on repeat mix + post 10 songs)

enyang ha, "fingertip"

the beatles, "dig a pony"

enyang ha, "irrational numbers" (i really liked her new album OK)

the magnetic fields, "the book of love"

caroline polachek, "dang"

jenny hval & laura jean, "accident"

TOPS, "petals"

dannii minogue, "push"

jefferson airplane, "today"

kraftwerk, "the model"

tagging mmmm @tenderlady @clowvr @seventiesfangirl

[m00nz-writes]

The Clash of Worlds chap. 3

Return to New York

Summary: After convincing Olivia that Alyssa was telling the truth, the gang has a new problem.

How are they going to get to New York?

"I'm okay... I just... I hope Alyssa's okay..." he murmured softly before they looked back at the road ahead.

Alyssa leaned against the car as she lit a cigarette and watched the others argue about what they were going to do to get to New York. She perked up when she felt Erica approaching quickly, pushing herself away from the car and walking towards her energy to make sure she didn't make a big scene in front of the others and make things more chaotic than they needed to be. After all, Olivia still did not fully trust her, and Lyss was sure that she could lash out at any moment.

"Why the hell aren't you telling me anything?!" Erica yelled at Alyssa as she approached, crossing her arms and giving the shorter woman an angry glare.

"Because Olivia might try to kill you." Lyss admitted with a raised eyebrow. "No offense, but you're not exactly the model of self-control."

"I can control myself!" the blonde hissed before she caught sight of Logan and perked up. "Who's that?" she asked as Alyssa looked back at the man and then quickly at Erica.

"No way!" she hissed. "He's 181 years old!"

"Like that's going to stop me."

"Sorry to burst your bubble, blondie," Laura began as she approached the girls. "But Daddy dearest is married. So unless you want to be a homewrecker, he's off limits." she explained as the blonde pouted.

"Damn. He's really cute too," she complained while Alyssa gave the vampire a disgusted look. "You like geeks, I don't want to hear it." she snapped while Laura giggled. "I'm Erica, by the way."

"Laura." the goth gave a dramatic bow as Erica grinned.

"Oh, I like you." she said as Lyss rolled her eyes and put the cigarette back in her mouth. "I'm coming with you."

"No, you're not." Lyss snapped.

"Yes, I am." Erica snapped irritably. "I want to help!"

"It would be easier with more people." Ethan commented as Alyssa glared at him, and he immediately shut his mouth and turned away from her glare.

"Then why don't we get everyone involved!" she snapped, waving her hands dramatically as she walked back to her car. Laura and Erica both watched her as she leaned against the hood again, banging on it as Benny jumped in surprise and looked up at her through the windshield from the driver's seat. She looked back at him and he got out and joined her as she stared at the group. "Hey!" she yelled as the group all looked at her, finally stopping the yelling and arguing as Erica and Laura joined her. "Devil May Cry has a mobile office. I'm sure I can sweet talk Nico into letting me borrow it for a while."

"What's a mobile office?" Laura asked with a furrowed brow.

"RV." Benny said as the goth nodded and hummed.

"Well... it would be cheaper than flying." Peter admitted as Alyssa nodded in agreement.

"Exactly. Besides, we still have my car and Logan's motorcycle. So we don't all have to be in the RV. So you don't have to be at each other's throats."

"We're not!" Olivia and Logan yelled in unison as Benny sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Jesus..." he muttered as Lyss looked over and nudged him gently.

"Look... standing around and yelling isn't going to fix anything," she shouted before sensing Rory and rolling her eyes. "Hello, Rory..." she muttered as the blonde frowned when he realized she could sense him, which meant he couldn't scare her.

"Dang it!" he complained.

"What are you doing here?" Benny snapped, growing more frustrated than Alyssa or Olivia as both women looked at him in surprise.

"Erica told me you were doing something and I thought I'd help!" he said as Alyssa screamed in anger, causing a small burst of energy to leave her as Benny and Erica both stumbled away from the smaller woman. She walked away from the car as Peter sighed and followed her, while Olivia watched him with a furrowed brow, looking at Benny as his eyes widened in horror.

"Alyssa." Peter called as he approached the teenager, placing a hand on her arm as she leaned against a nearby tree, staring down at the view. "Are you okay?"

"Honestly? No," she murmured, looking up at him. "Everything had been going so damn well. For once, we could all just... be teenagers! I mean, do you know the last time I was allowed to go to a party without intending to kill a demon or some other paranormal freak?" she hissed, while he gave her a sympathetic look. "I just... I want a week where I don't have to deal with a demon or a succubus or an angel or a changeling or a mutant!"

"I know, and I'm sorry," he said as she looked back at him. "When this is all over, Olivia should leave you alone... I'm sorry any of you got dragged into this."

"It's not her fault..." Lyss admitted, shaking her head. "A demon lied to her to send her after me... kind of what they do."

"Well... what if a demon took Arthur's hat?" he suggested as she looked up at him with wide eyes.

"You might be onto something, pretty boy!" she exclaimed, making him grimace a little at the nickname as she returned to the group. "Demons!" she said as they all looked at her in confusion. "A demon probably stole your hat, Olivia!"

"What?" she growled, glaring at the teenager.

"I'll explain on the way...let's get the RV!"

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"Absolutely fuckin' not!" Nico shouted as Lyss looked at her with wide eyes. "I ain't lettin' you take my van all the way to New York for a hat!"

"But this is also for demon business, Nico!" Alyssa complained, quickly following the gunsmith. "We need it!"

"No, what you need is your own RV." Nico snarled, looking at the teen.

"I'm a high schooler!" Lyss complained, pouting as Dante entered the garage from all the yelling. "Dad! Can you please convince Nico to let me borrow the RV?"

"Why?" he asked wearily, yawning as he stretched.

"She wants to run away to New York."

"I'm not running away!" Lyss hissed, narrowing her eyes. "Why don't you just come with us?"

"Not gonna happen!"

"Well, I have a job in New York." Dante commented as Nico glared at him. "If Alyssa and her friends wanna come along, then fine." he added before Nico sighed and opened the garage door. As it opened, it revealed the entire group as Dante looked at them in shock, causing Nico to scowl.

"They won't fit..." she muttered.

"That's why we have Alyssa's car, Laura's car, and Logan's motorcycle." Ethan said with a nervous smile as Nico glared at Dante, who just grinned at her and patted her shoulder.

"This should be interesting!" he said enthusiastically as Nico mocked him under her breath. Alyssa walked out to the group as she smiled at them.

"Okay... who wants to ride in the RV?" she asked as she looked at the group. "Because I know Sarah, Ethan and Benny will be riding with me."

"I'd rather be in the RV..." Olivia muttered, not bothering to look at Logan or Laura as they both shared a worried look.

"I'll go in the RV too." Laura said before offering her keys to Erica, making the blonde smile.

"I should go with Erica... just to be safe." Sarah said softly as the trio nodded in agreement.

"I can come with you three." Peter said quietly, looking towards the RV as Olivia got in, his eyebrows furrowed. "I don't think Olivia wants to see me right now..."

"Rory?" Lyss asked as he pointed to the RV and walked over to it, getting in before Alyssa could scream as Jesse appeared next to her, glaring at her ex-boyfriend. "Hey, asshole. Warning!" she yelled as Peter gave the man an incredulous look.

"Who's that?" Jesse asked, looking at Peter with the same judgment.

"Peter." he replied bluntly as the taller man gave him a sneer before looking down at Alyssa.

"Why did I have to hear what happened from your pet?" he asked as she looked at him in confusion before her eyes widened.

"Don't call Rory a pet!" she gasped, slapping his chest before he grabbed her hand. "I didn't mean to invite you. You have a tendency to go all fang!"

"Oh, do I?" he growled, narrowing his eyes at her before Benny forced him to let go and pulled her toward him, glaring at the vampire. "Calm down, wiz-boy. I'm not going to hurt your girlfriend." he taunted as Peter glared at him.

"Maybe you should listen to Alyssa, pal." he said as Jesse raised his eyebrows and tried to attack Peter before he suddenly became invisible and moved out of the way, sending the vampire crashing to the ground as Erica and Sarah laughed.

"Nice one." Sarah teased as Jesse glared at her as Peter became visible again and he looked down at the vampire.

"Come on, dude. This tough guy act is only making you look stupid." he commented as Jesse growled at him and bared his fangs, startling Peter a little before Alyssa made the man walk to her car.

"Stop comparing dick sizes and let's go." Logan snarled, starting his bike and driving off as Lyss raised her eyebrows and sighed.

"Eloquent way with words." she muttered as Peter scoffed.

"You don't know the half of it."

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Alyssa focused on the road ahead as she drove, not paying too much attention to what Ethan, Benny and Peter were talking about. Lyss focused on where the RV was going before checking the side mirror to see that Erica, Jesse and Sarah weren't too far behind. She looked ahead again as a small sigh left her, her eyebrows furrowing as she concentrated.

"Alyssa, what do you think?" Benny asked, looking at Lyss as she raised her eyebrows.

"Driving," she muttered, not bothering to look at him as he pouted. "We're on the freeway. People are crazier here." she said bluntly before Ethan's phone rang and his eyebrows furrowed as he picked it up and answered it. Lyss glanced back at him for a moment before looking forward again and pursing her lips as Peter looked at her, his eyebrows furrowed.

"So you're a hunter?" he asked as she nodded slightly and sighed.

"Mostly for hire," she admitted, not bothering to look back at him as she spoke. "That's how I make most of my money."

"Does it pay well?"

"No." Lyss scoffed, shaking her head with a scowl. "But it's the only thing I know how to do..." she admitted more quietly, her hands gripping the wheel before she felt something coming. She swore loudly and jerked the wheel to the right as a large demon landed on the bridge they had been driving down. The car swerved as Benny and Ethan screamed, both holding on for dear life as Lyss managed to straighten the wheels before she noticed Dante leaping out of the RV and going after the demon. "Benny, take the wheel!" she said as his eyes widened and he quickly unbuckled himself as she jumped out of the car. He got into the driver's seat and managed to straighten it up as Peter looked back at the demon.

"What is she doing?!"

"Her job." Benny replied as calmly as he could as he continued to follow Nico, trying not to let his fear get the best of him.

Alyssa screamed as she rolled across the pavement before catching herself and leaping into the air, releasing her wings as she flew towards the demon terrorizing the innocent civilians trying to escape. A few people fled from their cars and the demon broke through the bridge as cars began to fall in and Alyssa swore before she flew down to catch one of the cars that had fallen through and brought it back to the bridge as the couple in the car stared at the teenager in shock before Lyss noticed a little girl all alone, seemingly separated from her family. The demon noticed her as well, and Lyss flew over, scooping up the girl as she hugged the teen, screaming in terror as she flew away from the demon and looked back to see Dante struggling with it.

"My baby!" a woman screamed as Lyss flew down to the bridge and handed the girl to the woman, who looked at the short teenager in amazement. "Thank you."

"You can thank me when you're safe. Now go!" she shouted as she nodded and continued to run with her husband before Alyssa flew over to the demon, screaming in rage as she began to rapidly transform between her devil trigger and human form, her wings changing from feathered to her demonic ones. Lyss screamed as she transformed and managed to tackle the demon off the bridge as Dante swore loudly and watched them go over the railing and into the river below.

"Alyssa!" he shouted before taking off after her, transforming into his own Devil Trigger and following her down as Lyss hit the demon as hard as she could. She screamed in rage as she began to tear it apart, ripping a hole through its chest, ripping out the "heart" inside and destroying it as the demon screamed and crumbled into ashes. Once it was gone, Lyss reverted to her human form and passed out as Dante flew down to catch her, scooping her up before she could hit the water and possibly drown.

"They went over the railing!" Ethan yelled as he looked back to where they had been, while Peter looked back and swore, considering going out to try and save Alyssa himself, before they saw Dante fly into the sky before making his way back to the RV and landing on top of it as Benny let out a breath he didn't even realize he was holding. Dante returned to his human form before Rory and Laura looked out and helped Dante get Alyssa into the RV before he climbed in himself.

"Is this normal for you guys...?" Peter asked as Ethan sighed and nodded, looking over at him.

"Unfortunately," he admitted before climbing into the passenger seat while Benny physically relaxed once he was sure Alyssa would be okay. "How are you?" he asked softly as the spell master looked over at him and sighed softly, nodding a little before speaking.

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Alyssa grimaced as she came to, lying on one of the couches before looking over at Laura and Olivia, who were both watching over her. She grimaced a little and sat up, rubbing her face before she noticed Rory looking over her as well.

"What?" she asked softly as Laura laughed a little.

"Your little heroic stunt is already the number one news story," she admitted as Lyss' eyebrows furrowed and she stood up and walked to the front of the RV to turn up the radio as the news story played while Dante slept in the passenger seat and Nico concentrated on driving.

"A local woman and her husband claimed that a teenager with feathered wings had come to save them from what officials are calling another mutant attack. Not much is known about this mysterious winged teenager other than that she bravely fought the mutant and saved the civilians on the bridge. More at seven." the newscaster announced as Alyssa's eyebrows furrowed and she shook her head.

"What?! No! Not a mutant!" she hissed as Olivia sighed, causing Lyss to look back at her.

"New York is obsessed with saying that mutants are... evil..." Liv said quietly as Lyss stared at her with a furrowed brow. "Charles Xavier keeps trying to convince people that not all mutants are evil, but... Erik was right... humanity does that. They... twist stories and make us look bad... fear monger until humanity finds another cure for mutants... whether it's an actual cure or..." she trailed off as Laura gently rubbed her arm and sighed softly.

"Liv and I have seen the worst that humanity has to offer... and while the professor tries... some people will never change." she said, while Alyssa sighed softly and nodded.

"I have some understanding of what that's like..." she admitted, shaking her head a little. "I mean... the reason we went to Whitechapel in the first place was because the humans found out what we were and..." she sighed, looking at Olivia and Laura. "I'm just sorry you have to deal with all that."

"I think that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me," she said as the mutant looked over at her with an annoyed glare as Lyss laughed. "Besides... I've gotten used to it. I mean, I have people around me who love me for who I am. Family members that actually love me... I guess I just focus on the ones that matter the most and ignore the ones that don't," she said as Liv nodded slightly and looked down. "I know you think you're alone in the dark... but if you close your eyes and remember all the good times, it will help," she added as the former outlaw looked up at her and laughed softly.

"A nice girl like you shouldn't have to suffer like that..." Olivia muttered as Lyss smiled a little.

"You're very wise for an 18 year old." she commented as Lyss laughed quietly.

"It's the trauma." she muttered before the RV came to a sudden stop and Lyss lost her footing, hitting the ground as she groaned in pain. "Nicoletta!" Lyss yelled back at her as the gunsmith hummed in response. Rory helped her to her feet as they all looked out at a barricade, making Liv growl as she felt all the demons around them.

"We ain't gettin' there without a fight." Nico commented before Lyss slapped Dante's arm and woke him up.

"We've got to go talk to those bastards," she muttered as he looked out and scowled before getting up and heading for the door. Laura got up but Lyss stopped her and made her sit down. "Let us handle this."

"Fuck no." Laura snapped, looking at the demons before looking at Alyssa. "I can fight too." she snapped as Lyss looked at Dante and he shrugged. Olivia got up as well and followed them out before Rory followed close behind. Soon they were joined by Peter, Sarah, Erica and Jesse as they approached the demons blocking their path.

"You can't come back until you've finished your job, Olivia," one of them said as Liv glared at them and released her claws before Logan joined them. "James Howlett. How nice of you to join us." the demon sneered as Logan glared at him.

"You sent that thing to stop us, didn't you?" Lyss asked irritably as the demon smiled. "You fucking freaks don't think! You just do whatever you want to get your way!"

"Don't pretend you don't do the same, Alyssa." another demon taunted as Lyss gritted her teeth.

"Leave Alyssa alone." Dante snapped before the demons all turned their heads to look at him as Peter stared at them uncomfortably.

"Dante," the ringleader growled, glaring at the tall hybrid in front of them. "What are you doing here? Don't you have things to screw up somewhere else?" it taunted before Olivia lunged forward and stabbed the demon through the skull, causing it to gasp in shock before it began to scream and disintegrate into ashes. The demons all stared at the remains before looking at Olivia and charging at her, startling her as Laura scoffed.

"Good job!" she yelled before she and Logan both released their claws and joined the fight. Alyssa swore and summoned her guns as she shot down several demons and Dante summoned his sword and cut down more. Erica, Rory, Sarah, and Jesse all joined in as well, and Peter stood awkwardly, not as good a fighter as any of them, before Lyss looked back at him and tossed him one of her guns.

"You can shoot, can't you?" she asked and he nodded, standing beside her as he shot down several demons at her side, taking out each one until only one remained. "Stop!" Lyss yelled as everyone stopped and looked at her. She approached the demon as it growled at her and backed away before grabbing her roughly and pressing the gun to her temple. "Where's the hat?" she growled as the brunette smirked at her.

"I'll never tell a filthy hybrid like you..." she snarled before she pistol whipped her, making the creature scream in pain as everyone grimaced a little.

"You won't talk? Then we'll have some fucking fun." she spat, dragging the demon back to the RV.

"What are you doing?!" Sarah yelled as she hurriedly followed her best friend, worried about Alyssa's mental state.

"We're going to get some damn answers!" Lyss snapped as she walked to the back of the van while Sarah followed. "Move the rug." she said firmly as the vampire reluctantly did so, removing the rug to reveal a devil's trap that Lyss had set some time ago after she started hunting with Sam and Dean. The demon screeched in defiance before Lyss threw it in, and it scurried to its feet, trying to escape but unable to as Lyss glared at it. Olivia joined her, glaring at the demon as well.

"Where's Arthur's hat?" she asked as the demon growled at her.

"Fuck you!" she hissed as Sarah looked at Alyssa and gently grabbed her arm, pulling her away from the back of the RV.

"Alyssa, a girl just like us is trapped in there." she said softly as Lyss looked at her and nodded.

"I know. But we need answers." she said as the vampire gave her a worried look. "I know what I'm doing... I can heal people, remember?" she said reassuringly as Sarah sighed.

"Just... don't hurt her too much... please." she said quietly while Lyss nodded.

"I won't." she assured her before Sarah left the RV just as Dante, Rory, Laura, Peter and Jesse got into the vehicle. "Is the way clear?" she asked as Dante nodded.

"Go easy on that girl back there. She's still human inside." he said firmly as Lyss nodded and returned to the back room where Liv glared at the brunette who was now on her knees with a mocking grin.

"I'll never tell you!" she snapped as Lyss raised an eyebrow.

"Oh really?" she asked before the vehicle started moving again as Jesse joined them. "I know a few ways to make you fucking talk." she growled before reaching into the hidden pocket of her jacket and pulling out a glass bottle as the demon laughed.

"What? Are you going to..." she was cut off by her own screams as Alyssa threw the holy water at her. The demon reached for her face and screamed in pain as Lyss knelt before her.

"Remember, I can rip you from this vessel and kill you," she warned as Liv looked down at her before the demon lunged at Alyssa and tried to grab her, but she couldn't as she began to scream in rage. "This will all be so much easier if you just tell us what we need to know!" she screamed as Liv looked back at the demon.

"Fuck you, Nephilim!" she screamed as Olivia released her claws and tried to kill her before Jesse grabbed her arms roughly and yanked her away as the mutant glared up at him.

"There's a human in that body somewhere," he snapped as Liv's anger quickly faded and she looked back at the possessed girl. "Well, I don't care what happens to her, but Alyssa does..." he trailed off and looked at the hunter as Lyss continued to try to get information. "If Alyssa cares, then we'll do it her way. Understand?" he said firmly before the shorter mutant looked up at him.

"You love her... don't you?" she asked softly as he scoffed a little, releasing her arms while her claws retracted and she gave him a sympathetic look. "You do."

"No." he muttered, scowling before quickly leaving the room as Olivia watched him, her eyebrows knitted in concern before she looked back at Alyssa and rejoined her.

"I'm not telling you anything!" the possessed girl screamed before Lyss threw more holy water at her. The water vaporized and smoked as if burning the demon under the skin as Liv stood beside the teen.

"This will only get worse if you don't tell us!" Lyss yelled, glaring at her. "Where's the hat?!"

"Fuck you!" the demon yelled before Lyss stood up, scowling.

"There's a bible in the closet...could you grab it?" she asked as Olivia nodded and walked over, cursing a little when she realized she was too small, and looked toward the cabin.

"Pete." Liv called as he stood up and joined them, pausing when he saw the demon in the devil's trap. He looked at Alyssa as she gave him a reassuring nod.

"We won't hurt the girl." Liv assured him as he nodded slightly and he walked over to Olivia and grabbed the bible before walking over to Lyss and handing it to her.

"What are you doing?" he asked as Lyss laughed.

"You wouldn't... please..." the demon pleaded, staring at Alyssa in fear as Liv looked at Lyss worriedly.

"Alyssa..."

"You want to fuck with me? Well, we'll exorcise you in the most excruciating way possible." she spat as the demon screamed in horror while Peter looked at Alyssa again.

"Are you sure about this?"

"We've got to get information somehow," she muttered before opening the bible in the right place and beginning to recite the passage in Latin as the demon screamed in pain and struggled. Lyss continued to read as the RV began to shake and the objects around it began to shake violently or even float as Liv looked around in shock. Alyssa continued reading as the demon screeched and what appeared to be black smoke began to leave the girl's body.

"A warehouse in Queens!" the demon screamed as Lyss stopped and stared at her. "A warehouse in Queens... it was abandoned and... and the hat is being held there..."

"By who?!" Liv screamed as the demon looked at her weakly.

"I don't know..."

"Oh really?" Lyss asked as the demon nodded.

"I-I don't know!" she cried before Alyssa continued the passage and she screamed in pain. "Shaw!" she yelled as Alyssa frowned.

"Shaw?" she repeated before the van stopped again and they all looked towards the cabin.

"That's all I know..." she whimpered as Lyss looked back at her and raised an eyebrow before putting a hand to her forehead and properly exorcising the demon. The girl collapsed and fainted as Peter rushed to her side and placed a hand on her pulse, breathing a sigh of relief when he realized she was still alive.

"Did you have to do that?" Olivia asked as Lyss looked at the slightly smaller mutant.

"She never would have told us if I hadn't." Lyss stated bluntly before setting the bible aside and carefully picking the girl up in her arms and carrying her to the cabin as Dante looked over her worriedly.

"There was a lot of screaming... what happened?" he asked gently as Lyss laid the brunette down.

"Holy water and exorcisms." she shrugged and looked up at him. "The usual with demons." she said as he sighed in relief.

"Well... we're in New York." Nico said, stretching as she yawned and looked back at the cabin.

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My Dislyte Favorite 2022 Awards

I liked alot of stuff so this will be a while

Favorite Character Award: Falken

He looks like a batman villain/ kakashi/ Iori yagami and a Yugioh character mixed into one intimadating look guy but in actuality...he’s just a bit awkward and get misunderstood from time to time but he’s good people.

His story of having to rely on himself to support his family regardless of what was thrown at him is very admirable and you can’t help but want to root for him but then he meet Sander and finally made a friend and he learns to rely on others instead of doing everything himself and then wants to go out and do the same for others. And even though he has lost his friend it didn’t stop him from forging his own sense of justice and continues to move forward. He is a very interesting character to me and I look forward to whatever happens to him

Also he has laser beams, revenge energy stealing eye powers and he can turn into and summon a falcon! how cool is that

Best Boy Award: Lewis

I’ve always been a fan of boxer characters if a game has one I gotta use ‘em and Lewis is no exception. But what really hooked me on him is his wanting to do right by the people in his life. Even when his sister left to go the bad guys side he isn’t trying to drag her back by force or anything, he’s just being a big brother and showing her a good example (whether she’s paying attention is a whole different issue). He got good friends around him like Bardon, Tang Xuan and Li Ling as well as a pretty good mentor in Gaius looking out for him. All and all I think he’s doing just great

My favorite part was that little trivia about how he’s secretly trying to improve his penmanship. Just one of those tiny things that just make gravitate to certain characters.

Best Girl Award: Laura

She’s so dang nice and she just to help people. A bit basic? Not at all. It’s actually super hard to be nice. Like she first went to go be a doctor so she could help people but even after she became a surgeon when she got her superpowers she then went on to join the Esper Union. It’s like lady you’re a doctor you’re saving lives you’re doing good and Laura said “NO! I can be even more nice“ then goes on to save even more people

Like she just adopts a random kid she barely knows anything about. Like people don’t just do that. Being nice isn’t a basic thing at all. And all that nice and kindess she puts just gets to you and make you feel all warm inside and ... how can you not like her?

[NO BEST WAIFU OR HUSBANDO FOR 2022]

[NO BEST SHIP FOR 2022]

for whatever percent of y’all that were wondering about that. I dunno nothing really stuck. maybe next year

Best Anthro Award: Daylon

Should come as no surprise seeing how Sobek was one of my top picks from mythos that I wanted in the game and ever since he arrived I’ve been very satisfied

He’s actually a very chill guy. Nothing too grand or far out there. He’s just a guy, sure he may scare off someone from time to time with the whole crocodile “situation” but that’s not gonna stop him from living his life and helping out where he can as earnestly as he can

Best Monstergirl Award: Melanie

For as overused as the medusa, gorgon, snakes for hair gag is Melanie make it entertaining. Not a dull moment when it comes to her

Her complete unamusement of Fabrice (unless sleep depraved from binge reading shojo mangas) her not taking any nonsense from Leon, Ren Si or Biondina. Her big sister vibes with Li Guang and of course her goofy side she get to show off when she’s around her best friend Celine and she doesn’t have to be the responsible one for a bit.

She’s always just amusing where ever she shows up in the story (obviously someone’s favorite on the game’s team) and I look forward to more of her

Best Mythology Award: Egyptian

While all the character designs in the game are stellar  it’s the Egyptian mythos that stood out the most for me. Whenever a new one dropped they’re decked out in gold and jewelry. Not shy on giving furries some love. The colors from Kaylee being the color of the desert sand to Tiye the night sky. And of course the diversity of blackness. Can not stress enough how nice it is to not be this small corner of the fanbase that just gets brushed over and ignored all the time where we get like 3 and then a bunch of racially ambiguous ones who people will always fight you over because the idea of someone being black just have to be fought back against and it is nice to not have to do that for once...it is very nice

But ya I’ve been loving what I’ve been seeing and hope to love whatever comes next

Best Element Award: Inferno

I like ‘em hot and spicy and this element never disappoint. They can be Fighter Defender Controller Healer you give an inferno unit any role and you’ll never hear anyone thinking it is a bad idea. Flame on!

Best Boss Award: Fafnir

The icy lady is always a fun one to go up against. Whether I’m autoing her or playing the game myself I’m always on edge. All it takes is one move, one resist check and you can be collecting your relics with pride or have your team completely wipe out.

Not to mention her boss theme is a great one

Best Billboard Event Award: Bloody Hunt

Out of all the ones we had this is the one always feel relevant because so many things that were established start getting their pay off. Like various bounties bios and small one off topics that were casually brought up that you didn’t even give that much of a thought somehow end up being actual points of importance in the event. And most importantly of all...Bloody Hunt didn’t “end“ like nothing was really resolved and it feels like something that will come back to at some point in the story

Also dat trailer for it

oh so cool

Best Side Event Award: Origami Love

While I can’t say Ophelia is one of my top faves in the game she did bring along Esper Feud. And like no question my favorite side event

I had so much fun racking my brain figuring out how to beat challenges

Also the story was pretty enjoyable

Best Boss Theme Award: The Dark Star Lord

ho boy did they go that extra mile with this track. Even if you’re not good at this boss fight you still end up feeling good cause you get to here this great beat

and THEN the transition into another rendition of Enter Your Mind seriously how many versions did people submit of this one song ? not that I’M complain of course. My ears love it

Best DJ Contest Track Award : Refuge

Sorry wise there wasn’t much meat on that bone

But that song sure did make up for it. Had that on repeat nonstop for the longest

Best Character Theme Song Award: Reine des Roses

Like I love all the characters themes but I say Abigail’s edges out for that fun factor in it for me

Best Song Sung by the in game Characters: Soul Mate sung by Ahmed

Kinda the only one in this category for now but I still wanted to say it cause it IS a great song

ANYWAYS That’s that

Think I covered all my dislyte faves for 2022 and most certainly can’t wait for what dislyte does next

but for now

HAPPY NEW YEARS CHAMP

let’s make the best of it. stay safe out there

[nochi-quinn]

campaign 3 episode 68: I'm not making the 'nice' joke about next episode bc last time I did that someone died

okay let's see if I can get through this one without having a panic attack ten minutes in

(that's why there wasn't a liveblog last week)

I was making a sandwich during sam's ad and came back to Suddenly Bear

and then I saw "Baldur's Gate 3" in the subs and it all made sense

"that is your wife" which wife, laura, marisha or liam?

a teensy weensy little demon pact

oh, we have that autobots shirt sam's wearing

kiddo wears it to school for jersey days :D

Graz'tchar

NO

throw it in the hole

talking weapons: not even once

ashley what

swordmance

per spoilers in the group chat, Sword Bad

that thing is twice his size isn't it

ashton has the brain cell

"I don't care about you" letters

King of Fuckingwhere

A NEW HAND TOUCHES THE BEACON

travis' face

but who's on the council

ashton: please hold

grizzly man

ashton is the best narrator in this moment

yeah yeah hell yeah

fcg in his mind palace

matt doing the mass effect codex voice

prince fruitoftheloom

s a m u e l

STOP GIVING TRAVIS CURSED SWORDS

travis

sam

both of you

fresh cut "I can fix him" grass

fcg: the vibes are rancid

nigerian demon prince

"you can eat my ass, this is my card right now"

king butterknife

oh hell

hate THAT

NICE

"he barely listens to us"

liam :(

how fuckin old is ludinis

kiki :(

kiki!

keyleth pace urself

I love that cloak so fucking much

the Hand of the Tempest does sound really fucking cool

liam you can't make me cry that's illegal

everybody hates the raven queen but keyleth especially hates the raven queen

(okay they don't all HATE the raven queen, I'm just saying)

liam: that winged man, that beautiful angel, that absolute specimen of masculinity -

matthew so help me god not the tr - I HATE YOU

"those who call themselves gods" dang

it must be nice, it must be nice, to have asmodeus on your side

but no dogs. no dogs on the moon.

they just run right off the damn thing

just do dark moon magic in the room of the head of state who just recovered from an assassination attempt, nbd

until her what now

travis and marisha

"I've got wind chimes where my name should be"

"fuck off, ghost!"

oh y'all were gonna get blood fountain'd

vox machina road trip

"there was an accident and here I am"

ashton lore ashtON LORE

TITAN BLOOD

travis: that was me! :D

oh we got chair perch

"vast and frightening"

the key is to stop trying to apply logic to your friends

I'm assuming this is the blight tree from - IT IS THE BLIGHT TREE

"the enemy of my enemy is a dick"

marisha: you KNOW what I'm saying, just TELL ME

"all our allies are dead or doin' stuff"

what IS dorian doing. give me my boy back.

liam and his tea

keyleth's BEEN elementals. several of them!

"how are we gonna make fun of that name, it's too hard to pronounce"

oh kiki :(

stop saying entities

quick go find milo

cut ludinis off at the root

highlander the bitch

vecNA

"I READ BOOKS >:("

"you battled an earth titan" "I mean TECHNICALLY"

delilah alarm weewooweewoo

fearne would be a choice chaos deity

milo-joe dream team

"don't tell him I said that"

"he is a brilliant mind with specific limitations"

"I can feel my heart rate rising!" and then he went into cardiac arrest

I fully recognize ashton's tone re: fcg trying to contact dancer, that is a parent's "redirecting a child away from an inappropriate choice" tone

I feel like it's dancer tbh

it's time to d-d-d-d-duel

"oh changebringer, what the FUCK does that mean"

it IS dancer

"the changebringer…..sucks"

matTHEW

listen, I remember some of those vm planning sessions, this is high strategery

marisha: leave me aLONE

you're gonna carry that weight

oh no I'm gonna cry again

SAVIOR BLADE

oh shut the fuck up

just put me in the fucking ground

can laudna get a tattoo? would the skin just kind of. fall off?

[newx-menfan]

Superboy # 1 Review 

*Spoilers!*

I know I primarily post about Academy X here…but I have layers people and truthfully….X-Men kind of sucks right now…

So I am reviewing instead MY FAVORITE CLONE of the DC verse- Conner Kent AKA SUPERBOY!! 

The issue starts with Conner being super villain cockblocked…

Conner is feeling “replaced” and “inadequate” at Metropolis by all the Superkids around…which is kind of dumb considering no one in the DC verse is frankly as effortlessly cool as Conner…(I mean look how many times Diana has tried and failed to rock a leather jacket…) 

Conner then flies somberly back to Smallville, to bring back coffee to Ma and Pa Kent…who suggest Conner is wasting his coolness on Metropolis… (I heard Metropolis is super gentrified now anyway Conner!) 

Conner decides to go intergalactic and with an unstable teleportation device- teleports to a planet that’s being decimated by meta human clones based off of Earths superheroes and Cadmus cloning! (Well that’s super convenient!)

Conner battles the clones and let’s the 

Main villain- the Dominator (sounds like a BDSM Marston villain…but okay…) scenery chew for several minutes while the aliens of the planet evacuate, before really cutting it loose with his TK.

Just as Conner looks like he has won and confirms to the Dominator that he’s alone; the big bad releases ship upon ship of clones.

As Conner is regretting his choice to go at this alone- the Cosmoteers show up to kill all the clones and plan to kill Superboy!

Review:

Truthfully I am disappointed. Conner feels pretty “blah” here. 

Sure, we got some of the old Superboy ego and bullheadedness with Conner borrowing shady technology and totally not bothering to do any homework on the planet or the current conflict…But I felt like this book had pretty limited humor and snarkiness that readers more or less expect with characters like Conner.

It would be like if Hellion lost his “mean girl” edge to suddenly be written more or less like Sam Guthrie…

Reading this- I felt like it was often copying Kirkman’s “Invincible” (the meta humans even LOOK like Kirkman/Walker characters!) than really being a “Superboy” comic…

The problem with Conner, much like the problem with Laura, is Geoff John’s pretty much tanked his prior personality years ago… 

Where Bendis totally killed Laura’s introversion to make her a generic “Logan”- John’s stopped having Conner be a total shit. 😕

It’s weird comparing it to the 90’s solo series- I know people complain about Conner being sexualized/“jailbait” in it now and his relationship with Tana being problematic…but the series was at least a fun commentary on current pop-culture of the time. Conner kind of IS the perfect character to talk about Social Media/shameless self promotion/influencer culture…Yet this book has none of that. 

Conner should frankly HAVE an edge and yet he feels pretty dang generic in this book. 

Much like Deadpool and Plastic Man- I think writers really struggle with writing these kinds of characters anymore. 

You need someone who can write comedy and is willing to take risks instead of playing it safe…you need someone who has an eye for social criticism…you need someone who can break the fourth wall effectively without it becoming generic or annoying…and you need someone who can be pretty creative…and I just don’t think DC and Marvel HAVE these kinds of writers staffed there anymore. 

Even Gail Simone, whose Deadpool run I LOVE!…her “Plastic Man” mini several years ago was pretty disappointing and played it pretty safe, in my opinion.

Part of the problem is- a lot of these characters feel sanitized to fit into the “superhero mold” they were originally created to criticize. Where they were originally SUPPOSED to be more or less outsiders of the world they inhabited…now they’re focal characters of the universe.

I am glad however that the writer went back to Conner having TK instead of generic “Superman” abilities- I HATED John’s for removing it. 

Overall I thought the art was pretty “meh”. Not terrible but not memorable either. 

Con’s telekinesis looks more stylized off of QQ and other telepathy/telekinesis- which is a bit disappointing.

I was confused if the Domineer is supposed to be Citadelian? I am always surprised more isn’t done with them, since they were always pretty frightening… (and I just want Tamaraneans to pop up!) 

Overall- I would have rather had Conner do something in Hawaii again or Young Justice stuff or in a Mongul “War World” type of situation or pretty much anything else than where this story is gonna go (him befriending Cosmoeers and realizing he doesn’t “have to do things alone”….

Predictions:

Obviously “befriending Cosmoeers/realizing he doesn’t have to go at it alone” story…

[lunaticus-platina]

Travis actually has a decent head on his shoulders. How else could he have possibly taken care of the whole dang town, along with his family issue?!?! He just prefers to think on his feet. That kind of thinking suits his career too, having to react quickly to unexpected situations and all.

What he so painfully lacks is foresight....and communication skill...

That and fatigue + stress + lack of sleep combo doesn't make you the best conversationalist. Or helps with forethinking.

I already mentioned multiple times about the possible causes of his poor communication skill. His upbringing, abusive parents, him being a cautious kid by nature, the fact that a part of his job literally being doing the cover-up for his family mayhaps cementing that habit of keeping everything bottled up, maybe he did open up once and it really backfired, him being used to exerting his authority to make people listen because that's what he learned from his parents, what he did to his brothers, and now he does it to town's people as a sheriff etc.

His lack of foresight though? That's his major character flaw. Makes him so dense sometimes. The dolt. It's almost cute when he's puzzled or misses obvious details.

Also he's so so awkward😂 He tries so hard to keep the 'mean cop' facade on, then fumbles over his words and shifts his eyes because he knows fuck all. Look at him trying to grasp at the semblance of control in his tidal wave of life. I could cry laugh. It's comedic tragedy.

I get he's a sharp individual when he's in his element. But a police officer having to deal with supernatural family drama instead of crimes? God must really hate him. 6 years! This man who still bows his head and acts like a boy to his parents in his 50s!

The situation keeps fucking him over, we forget he actually did insane things like covering up every single crimes related to his family while going hunting every full moon, also making his own tranquilizers, silver bullets, and doing researches, shutting down reports and possibly previous podcasts, locking up his wolfy family, dealing with his ma, actually doing his sheriff duty, paying for those cages(5k$ what in the hell. Although am pretty sure decent amount of if was paid via camp money), and after Laura and Max got captured, he had to look after them too!

He's capable. He just wishes he wasn't so strong so he doesn't have to be all the time.

[fatummortem]

@themckaytriarchy asked awhile back: 🌹 - If asked to define love what would your muse say? - Ryouta Let's talk about RomanceAccepting

Dang Cereal, I love that you love the difficult questions. Romantically? Asked about the Romantic form of Love?? I mean... he wouldn't. It depends on the situation but there's a high chance he'll distract with sex, evade the question entirely or leave with a flourish.

There's only one relationship that I currently have of his he won't avoid it, I write it on discord & it's one of my longest running ships with a Julio Rictor (@earthtrembled). But he wouldn't avoid it only if it's Julio talking to him.

He could also pretend he misunderstands what type of love someone's talking about & talk about his sisters. His brothers' can be complicated & Logan is a big pile of complications piled onto open wounds that came from a need for revenge that was built upon lies (lies neither of them spread mind you, so throw that into the pile labeled 'blame Romulus', those Ry tries to move past that currently)

His sisters would be the easiest for him, it comes easily after the help Laura gave him & the first true feeling of family after Logan died. Gabby was just quickly accepted without a thought after that. Because he likes that type of bond (or weakness if ya wanna pick apart how his mind works.)