#cassiejake

[holodeckprotocols]

animorphs book 26 (the attack) #thoughts

ooh, i owned this one! and LOVED it as a kid. i recognized the cover right away. very very excited to read it again. 

okay forget what i said in my last post. a few minutes into this one and i can already tell it's written by KA applegate instead of someone else, lol. it's just got that je ne sais animorphs. 

i love erek so i got very excited when the ellimist ominously said he'd need 7 candidates for his challenge. it's partially my love of robots and also the limitations of his character. i really like seeing the books play with just how much he can really help. 

PLANET OF THE QUARKS

listen i know marco says vaguely or outright misogynist stuff all the time but he's just so bad at it that i can't be mad at him. he's like a little kid playing dress-up

i love the premise of this one. i LOVE the return of the mysterious crayak (deeply, viscerally freaky to me as a child) and the exploration into the greater animorphs world -- all the strange, vividly-drawn alien species and their different motivations and cultures. KA applegate does not fuck around with forehead aliens. freaks ONLY

genuinely laughing so hard at the instantly rancid vibes of iskoort and their honking and wheezing and relentless MLM salesmanship. fuck them kids

as a kid i always imagined them as multicolored turkeys with accordion necks. the description in the book doesn't really support this but the mental image persists. 

FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CASSIEJAKE OF IT ALL!!! WAUGH!!!!

i completely forgot the howler revelation. my god, you can't shake a stick without hitting a cadre of child soldiers around here. 

i have no idea if it's just my lingering fond memories of this book as a kid (which, like any book i owned before age 12, i constantly read and reread like a holy text) but i really loved this one. gripping premise, a truly bizarre alien world, and the revelation that there may be another way out for the yeerks. 

super super enjoyed this one!! 10/10 wheezes!!

[animorphs-hcs]

jakecassie post-war

in a world were jakecassie was canon after 54 and the animorphs stick together... here’s some cute headcanons

cassie is seeking recovery for the both of them. because jake already loves dogs (think: homer) and cassie loves animals she applies for a trained therapy dog. 

jake’s kinda grumpy about it at first, he doesn’t really see how a dog’s gonna help. he actually really warms up to the idea. dogs are one of the few morphs they didn’t have trauma associated with. 

cassie’s day jobs include working with some nonprofits and doing vet stuff. she takes pictures of all the good stuff and hangs them around the house for good memories. 

jake works at a firehouse twice a week. the rescue work is fulfilling and also invigorating but he still is having a hard time coping post-war, so he doesn’t work often. during the day he cleans and practices cooking and other tasks at home. he has a meal ready for cassie every evening she comes home. 8/10 times its NOT very good but cassie insists “you’re getting better, i loVE your meals honey i promise” 

eventually he’s a pretty darn good cook. jake makes some killer ass lasagna.

they eat lunch together almost every day. sometimes jake makes food and sometimes they buy something. but they always eat in one little quiet park. because jake avoids the media people still walk up to him to talk. it’s the best place for their privacy.

they spend the nights cuddling and watching as many bad netflix shows and documentaries as possible

they mostly talk through them though. there’s a lot to talk about

jake is almost always the big spoon because he feels safest when his arms are wrapped around her (he’s protective shhhh)

when they gets sleepy jake tells shitty jokes till they finally falls asleep. 

they hang out with marco once a week or every two weeks. for about a month all three took kickboxing classes together till marco and jake had a playful fight 

jake pretended he was grumpy because he got his ass kicked but cassie knew he loved it because it felt like old times

(but don’t ever bring up that jake’s 6 foot ass got whooped by someone barely notching 5 feet. it absolutely didn’t happen.)

tobias talks to cassie. jake knows it. he comes with her sometimes but he rarely speaks to tobias.

cassie insists that the two should talk sometime.

slowly, they exchange words, but it’s never the same.

they spend saturdays together doing whatever. sometimes they volunteer. sometimes they stay at home. sometimes they go out. sometimes jake will go out to the local basketball court. sometimes cassie will insist they visit the park. but they always make time to rest, too. some days they need that more than others

they do the same thing every sunday. they go to the local community center that used to belong to the sharing. they volunteer. talk to locals. try to bond with former controllers.

and in the evening, they visit tom’s and rachel’s memorial. cassie kneels by tom’s memorial and will sometimes hold jake’s hand. he doesn’t say anything, but he rubs his thumb over tom’s name.

cassie leans right up against rachel’s memorial. she brings her pictures and talks about everything from the past week. she cries before leaving. jake doesn’t say anything. but he holds on to the edge of the memorial.

they go home and try to talk about what happened. but mostly they hold each other and remind each other it’s okay. they remind each other they’re alive. they remind each other that’s a good thing.

when jake has a breakdown, it’s either angry or quiet with no inbetween. he tries to hide it but cassie always sees it coming. she stays close to him, not saying much until he’s ready.

jake knows immediately when cassie is suffering. everything about her is different. he stays close and lets her open up, holding her when she can’t hold herself.

cassie is extremely protective of jake and vice versa. for the most part, they try to live their lives in private. but if there’s one image they try to show to the public its that they stand together.

[rachelbarenson]

revamping ship tags

also clarifying romo ships and platonic ships:

bold is romantic

italicized is platonic

both means i like either

#the hawk and the muse - racheltobias

#the heart and the mind - cassiejake

#the prince and the pauper - axjake

#a gentle touch - cassierachel

#the trust of the shorm - axtobias

#young and restless - axmarco

#i give you the power - jakerachel

#bless your baby bones - axcassie

#the fall of icarus - jaketobias

#let’s do it - marcorachel

#we survived so we’ll thrive - cassiemarco

#sarcastic until further notice - marcotobias

#our decision - cassietobias

#soldier on - axrachel

#we could be heros - marcojake

#we’re home - axcassiejakemarcoracheltobias

I’m wondering on the poly ship names now??? Anyone got any suggestions?

[rachelbarenson]

Cassie/Jake?

Who accidentally pushes a door instead of pulling/vice versa?

This only happens if they’re not paying attention.

P.S. I’, afraid there won’t be much variation for this answer.

Who doodles little hearts all over the desk with their initials inside them?

Cassie use to in elementary in her diary (she kept that shit on lockdown), wheras Jake “I’m-A-HUGE-Nerd” Berenson gets caught vandalising the inside of his locker with the whole big SHEBANG! The janitor monitors him as Jake washes off the huge, illustrated bubble hearted words ‘Jake Dean,’ and             ‘Cassie Berenson,’ and bird with heart-shaped chests.

A small crowd gathered (thank the Lord Cassie was home sick today!), and Marco was laughing the entire time-SHIT! Rachel just showed up. She’s telling Cassie the second school lets out!

Who starts the tickle fights?

Both attack when the time is right! There are only winners!

Who starts the pillow fights?

Cassie; she comes from behind for sneak attacks; Jake is never prepared (one time rachel manages to capture the perfect photo of his complete shock and cassie’s unmasked glee)

Who falls asleep last, watching the other with a small affectionate smile?

Jake. What a fucking nerd!

Who mistakes salt for sugar?

Jake mostly. He gets absent minded when he brings work to the table. Cassie never stops him, it’s too funny!

Who lets the microwave play the loud beeping sound at 1am in the morning?

EDIT: same as axcassie

Neither. Both have very busy lives and can’t afford to have their sleep interrupted.

Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines?

Jake will give in to the urge to say them, but everyone can see the regret just slowly wash over his face immediately afterwards. It’s beautiful.

Who rearranges the bookshelf in alphabetical order?

Neither, it’s such a mess.

Who licks the spoon when they’re baking brownies?

Both are equal opportunity seekers. 

Who buys candles for dinners even though there’s no special occasion?

They both like to indulge every now and then.

Who draws little tattoos on the other with a pen?

Jake likes drawing little swirls over Cassie’s hand during high stress moments and she likes the feeling. Cassie hums while he does it.

Who comes home with a new souvenir magnet every time they go on vacation?

Jake, mostly for his parents to enjoy on their visits.

Who convinces the other to fill out those couple surveys in the back of magazines?

Neither are into that, really.

send me a romantic/platonic ship!