#certified pain in the ass my beloved

[xxpuppy-teethxx]

zazie "totally unassuming earth pony" the beast

[callmehere-iwillappear]

rec list (last updated: 10/22/23)

aka 'if you liked [cmh] you might also like [insert other really good fic here]' bc there are So Many amazing fics out there good lird

few things. first off if you see a disaster twins bias no you don't. second i tried to find all the authors' tumblrs but there were some i couldn't - if you know any of the ones i missed let me know!

aaand third, there are just. SO many good fics i ended up splitting things up. this is the rec post for multi chapter fics, here's the one shot rec post

Multichapter Fics

Complete

A Twin Thing (@minumi-chan)

Four times Donatello rejects Leo's notion of them being twins, and the once (and future) time he embraces it.

GOD THE TWINS EVER.... funny in parts but also hurts in the best possible way and thankfully has a happy ending to soothe the pain. i literally love them so much

Because We Could Not Stop For Death (@turtleinsoup)

After Leo dies, Donnie builds an android of his twin. After Leo dies, he comes back. He does. And Donnie will not ever let him go again.

very very very very VERY heavy please mind the warnings but god. god. another take on the 'leo dies in the prison dimension' concept that btw WILL make you cry. like a lot. absolutely incredible study of grief. i am never going to be the same person after reading this

coming right on back for you (@taizi)

Rise!Mikey’s portal in the prison dimension takes Leo a little bit farther than he meant for it to. 12!Mikey finds a familiar-looking stranger.

soooo full disclosure i haven't actually watched 2012 tmnt. that said even without that, this fic rules. incredibly soft and heartwarming. i love them

Corrupted Upgrade (@dandylovesturtles)

His brothers think they don't need him anymore? Well, fine. He doesn't need them either. The old Donatello is gone. He'll build a new one. One that will make them regret they ever threw him aside. Building things is what he's good at, after all.

i can't say too much without spoiling the twist, but oh MAN guys it's real good. come get your donnie hurt/comfort juice rn. also for a hurt/comfort fic it has NO RIGHT being so funny so often

Dimensions Apart & Home Again

"Who said I'm hiding?" Leo scoffs. Normally he wouldn't take such a sharp tone, but he's tired and not in the mood for what he feels to be an interrogation in his own bedroom. "You all know where I am. I live here, remember?" “Yeah, very funny. And you know where we live. But nobody's seen you for two weeks.”

ooohhh post movie hurt/comfort my beloved... leo is isolating and donnie kicks his ass. metaphorically. mostly. meanwhile raph and mikey are also having a certified Bad Time but it's okay they all get comfort by the end

Havoc, Thy Name is Donnie

Donnie accidentally turns himself into a child while experimenting with mystic power. It's cute until Donnie gets his hands on his older self's tech and then it's really uncute and Leo and S.H.E.L.L.D.O.N. are having a heart attack.

child donnie is an absolute MENACE and it's INCREDIBLE. terrorizes leo. terrorizes shelldon. terrorizes some random criminals. terrorizes april. terrorizes draxum. all in the course of a single day. 12/10

how to get very good at juggling (@radishhqueen)

The Krang invasion put a couple of things in perspective for April. One of them was how much she wanted her parents to meet the Hamatos. The only difficult part is…getting her parents to meet the Hamatos.

the turtles meet april's parents! it goes... about as well as can be expected. REALLY good april centric post movie fic

little kid with a big death wish (@remedyturtles)

Leo's mind rebelled against the sensation. The heaviness burst into awareness, body, limbs, lungs, blinking. The middle distance he'd apparently been staring in focused. Leo was awake. Leo was aware. Leo was alive. Being alive wasn't something he thought he'd be.

genuinely don't think i could ever recommend this fic enough. mind the warnings as it does get very heavy but. god. idk how to express how much this fic means to me in just a few sentences but like. you'll understand if you read it (also for. an actual summary: post movie recovery fic with a side of extra leo)

Nothing Haunts Us (like the things we don't say)

The boys learn the hard way that truths can hurt. Well, some of them.

truth spellllll you love to see it! lotta post movie angst + some good comfort at the end + bonus the boys actually being emotionally vulnerable and talking about their issues (even if it's not 100% by choice)

Trial and Error (@apatheticrobots)

Leo ends up in the past. This changes some things.

YES the healing (well. eventually).... big fan of the leos' dynamic in this one. also that One Scene (the one with the animatic. if you know you know) gives me goosebumps EVERY time good god

Unfinished business

When one dies leaving something undone, there's a belief, that they do not go gentle into that good night. They linger on until they've finished what they couldn't while alive. And for four turtles, that business is using the Poltergeist movie as inspiration.

bad future ending but make it HILARIOUS. tldr the future turtles haunt the SHIT out of the krang. that's all i'm giving you because that's all you should need. they fucking rick roll them. please

Use Only For Intended Purpose (me!)

That's probably not how mind melds are supposed to work.

sorry for reccing my own fic do you still love me /j BUT FR if you like post movie disaster twins hurt/comfort with a side of dream sharing. i got u

Where in the World is Neon Leon?

Leo practices portalling on his own. This is not a good idea for many, many reasons.

set over the course of the show + the movie! aka leo trying so so hard to be seen as reliable and getting incredibly fucked up over it. also making new friends

write this down on my headstone (it wasn't what i hoped for) (@bottledovercast)

it’s as he drifts listlessly through the cold-as-shit hellscape that leo’s willing to admit, maybe this wasn’t what raph meant. aka: i do not believe for one second that there were No Problems in between getting leo out of the prison dimension and the final scene of the movie.

i genuinely do not know how to do this one justice with words. it's written impeccably and the hurt/comfort is just. chefs kiss. please read it (+ has a sequel now that's also absolutely incredible!)

In progress

At My Worst (@teainthesnow)

Future Leo ends up back in time, stuck in the body of his younger self, who is still conscious but trapped within his mind.

genuinely LOVE this concept like there's a lot of (really good) future leo goes back in time fics but i'm pretty sure this is the only one i've read with them sharing a body? god the dynamic is. SO good. one of my fave future leo + present leo dynamics ever tbh. just. chefs kiss

I May Be Invisible, But I Still Look Good (@dandylovesturtles)

Leo is cursed by a mystic whatever thingy. But don't worry guys, he's totally got this! Getting back into his body? Easy peasy. (He hopes it will be easy peasy.)

will smith poses fellow ghost(ish) leo fic my beloved! ngl this one kinda has a special place in my heart so i May be biased BUT even aside from that it's just. so good. the premise is so interesting and it's written super well and in character and also i would like to give leo a hug PLEASE GOOD GOD

I'm Sorry, Teenage Mutant What Now? (@tangledinink)

When Hamato Yoshi is presented with the chance to return to the surface with his sons and give them a 'normal' life as humans, he takes it. He didn't think that they would forget about that whole turtle thing. But it seems kind of too late to tell them now. Surely they won't find out any other way, right?

human au! ... kind of. actually brooches au but they THINK they're human which is fine until, y'know, it's not. currently in the 'not' part of the fic and it's just going really great for everyone! you love to see it

In Which Donnie and Leo Make Themselves Everyone Else's Problem in an NYC That Isn't Even Their Own

It was a huge mistake on the Kraang's part to kidnap the wrong half of the wrong set of brothers and leave behind two very worried twins. And not just any twins. The disaster twins.

another crossover with 12tmnt which. again i have not seen, but like. this fic is just. REALLY good. it's set pre movie so there's not that trauma, it's literally just the twins fucking the 12 kraang up and living up to their nickname while the 12 turtles (and rise mikey and raph) look on in horror

i think i would prefer the prison dimension (@purplecatghostposts)

Leo gets sent to the Kraang Apocalypse Future that he really didn’t want to think about. Future Leo, Mikey, and Donnie are absolutely baffled by him. Nobody is happy.

you've heard of future leo in the present, now get ready for: present leo in the future! he gets dragged into the apocalypse instead of getting pulled out of the prison dimension back to his brothers and boy he is, understandably, Not Thrilled!

Last Grain of Sand in the Hourglass (@last-hourglass)

The one where the Hamato family is freaking the fuck out, Leo is lost in the Prison Dimension, and a very-time-displaced Leonardo refuses to leave his younger self behind. (Oh, and there may be some mystic hauntings afoot. You know, the usual result of messing with the space-time continuum.)

future leo gets saved while present leo stays in the prison dimension! there's A Lot going on in this one and half of it is BIG spoilers but just. oh my god. this shit is SO well written i am eating it

Mikey's Jam-Packed, Guaranteed to Get Donnie's Memory Back, Friendship Tour!

Donnie wakes up without his memory one day and everyone panics. They're just going to have to jog his memory the old-fashioned way! Through the power of friendship! [And a small (I was wrong. A very large) degree of violence and shenanigans]

donnie gets amnesia and SO SO MANY shenanigans ensue. also a tiny bit of angst but it's fine

Minor Interference (@bambiraptorx)

The turtles accept Draxum's offer to train them. Little does he know that they're only going to use it mess with him.

haha draxum accidental dad moments... well okay not entirely just yet but he's getting there! the turtles are PEAK teenager literally just causing problems on purpose and it's incredible

Mutant Ninja Midlife Crisis (@mutantninjamidlifecrisis)

In the midst of attempting to make peace with his death at the hands of the Krang, Master Leonardo is suddenly yeeted over two decades into the past, courtesy of his little brother.

YEAAHHH another future leo fic! mans gets dropped into the past and IMMEDIATELY kidnapped and brainwashed so things are going great (it's fine he gets better. you know how it is)

odd man out (@threestripeslider)

The one where Future!Leo somehow managed to luck out on a one in a million mere millisecond chance of a freak glitch in the space-time continuum that sends him back into the present, where the Invasion has been successfully driven back. And it looks like it was a one-way ticket travel.

DAD FUTURE LEO MY BELOVED.... he really took one look at these kids and said is anyone else gonna give them a third (3) dad and did not wait for an answer. also big fan of casey's high school adventures LMAO

Power Up

Leo also gets healing hands like his 2k12 counterpart. Sadly, they end up backfiring on him. Who needs to know though?

leo taking 'it's not about me' to the extreme. good god please get this kid some therapy and self worth. the AGONIES

The Lemonade Leak (@turtleinsoup)

The one in which Leo can’t sleep without his swords, because there is a monster in his room, pretending to be Donnie.

oh man. oh MAN. legit one of my fave fics out there. i'm not usually a big thriller person but this one GETS ME + the way the author writes the different perspectives is just. chefs kiss. genuinely has me on the edge of my seat every single update

The Neon Void

Five years. It's been five years. Hamato Leonardo was back. But he was no longer who he once was.

krangified leo! ... sort of. absolutely delicious angst and also i want to rattle leo's brothers. TALK TO EACH OTHER

Three-Sided Coin (@leglessstreetlights)

Highly self-indulgent fic where I put Leo, Future!Leo, and TurtleTot!Leo in the same room until they hug

what the description says! room is a bit of a stretch and present leo is fresh out of the prison dimension So There's That. some really sweet moments in this one though. tiny leo my beloved

this year we lost our dear brother leonardo

The aftermath of the Krang, and of pulling Leo out of the portal. 90% comfort and silly banter.

this is a series not a single wip but i'm saying it counts because i love it a lot. hope this helps <3 yeah what it says on the tin. immediately post movie family hours you love to see it

Times Five

Leo gets struck by a mystic beam that splits him into five parts of himself; literally.

god the TWIST. still losing my mind over it. the whole thing honestly. lotta dealing with leo's complicated emotions about the invasion and himself, really really good tbh

Write Me Well, My Love, Write Me Weird

When stories start popping up on various media outlets of the Turtleman, New York Cities own personal cryptid, most of the world shrugged. To the citizens of New York? fear, excitement, adoration for this odd and lovable creature. Everyone is quick to share stories and memories of their encounters, much to lament of Turtleman's older brother.

leo and donnie get spotted by humans (more than once) and said humans post about it on social media, as humans tend to do. raph is Not Thrilled. angst (and eventual comfort) ensues

[sherbovania]

every bayonetta angel and demon, ranked best to worst

(in my based and platinumpilled opinion. only including bayo 1/2 appearances for simplicity)

grace and glory. they are my friends :D

alraune. one of the most fun fights in 2 if i’m being honest

fortitudo. goated recurring boss PLUS his fight is the first chapter that i pure platinum’d in bayo 1 :]

beloved. never once let me down

glamor. blinged tf out ice on his wrists

phantasmaraneae. i like when he go boom

affinity. i think they would be excellent marketable plushies. special shoutout to the trumpet affinities they mean everything to me

applaud. like affinity but taller. they make easy combo fodder and for that i thank them for their service o7

braves. what if beloved was small and T-posed on you in groups of 3

temperantia. concrete man take me by the hand

jubileus. woman :D

urbane and gravitas. This Is A Certified Bayonetta 2 Classic

joy. very fun anywhere that isn’t infinite climax difficulty. things start to get less fun there

greed. pupy :] he shoot fire and ice

fearless and fairness. kind of the same deal as greed but sometimes fearless will snipe me across the field and i don’t like that

valiance. Another Certified Bayonetta 2 Classic

iustitia. funny meatball

ardor. movin and groovin on my ass

inspired. i shoot him once and he dramatically goes completely limp and i think that’s funny

insidious. automatically cool bc he’s a manta ray

gracious and glorious. still my friends but they won’t let me witch time their attacks anymore :(

gomorrah. automatically lower on the list bc he kills jeanne like 5 seconds before you face him

sapientia. my least favorite of the original boss fights but i still like him

pain. he’s neat

pride. pain 2

irenic. that is a car

valor. hard to time his hits sometimes

fury. he’s just a little guyyyyyyy he’s just a little birdie

cachet and compassion. how are they that small swinging blades like that

dear and decorations. the childlike voice from decorations kinda freaks me out. otherwise laughably weak

acceptance. what if affinity was a horse

accolade. what if applaud was a horse

enchant. kind of a nothingburger enemy but also kinda lame

hideous. kinda finicky

hatred. keeps blocking my shit and resetting my combos

enrapture. lame asf for stealing all my hard earned magic

belief. he just kind of unnerves me

kinship. sometimes fires missiles i can’t see coming. puts the L in angel

worship. tedious to fight and will make me catch strays even though i swear i dodged fr fr

resplendence. we don’t ever actually fight him so he doesn’t count (i think he looks kinda neat though)

malicious. annoying

resentment. GRAAHHHHHHH (shoots my de-aging beam and kills you instantly). also ugly

sloth. what the fuck. why

fidelity. stop dropping landmines and start killing yourself

harmony. get the fuck down from there stop shooting at me

allegiance. fuck you for blocking midair kill yourself

if i missed any: no i didn't <3

[junkie-virus]

me saying i dont trust a bitch without the childhood experience of extreme leg pain can never be truer than rn when my leg is hurting for no reason.

[sincerelyourswhistledown]

Alright folks I think it’s time, and excuse me for my awful grammar I am currently high off my meds, for us to discuss what kind of yanderes the Bridgertons would be.

Yes! We are taking a darker turn for our beloved Bridgertons.

I’ll go first, I think Colin’s the manipulative kind of yandere. It’s HC that he’s naturally the most charming Bridgerton and I can definitely see him use this to his advantage to avoid raising any suspicions from the Ton. Whether he uses it with his family or they’re all yanderes and they just find it normal for him to be like that is completely up to you folks. However, I can see how Penelope can easily fall for his sneaky ass.

Think about it, Colin knowing all this time that Penelope has a crush on him and thrives on her attention. He doesn’t like her back, no, (or he doesn’t think he does) and only uses her for validation because yes he can be a narcissistic bitch. So he spends years stringing her up, he knows what he’s doing, he can see how she stutters when he smiles at her the right way. Or when her eyes become a bit more tender when she looks up at him every time he seeks her out. He doesn’t think it’s wrong to get her hopes up, he finds it thrilling and for him he was doing her a favour for giving her a bit of his time. So for him, it’s a win-win. He gets some fun and attention out of this—until he meets ‘The One’, because ofc that’s going to be like a thing for all the yandere Bridgertons, finding ‘The One’— and she gets to live out some of her childish fantasies.

Then Penelope hears the ‘I am certainly not going to marry Penelope Featherington’ conversation between the Bridgerton Brothers and her rose tinted glasses come off. She’s hurt, devastated in fact, but then she realises he never ever saw her like that. He probably only saw her as his younger sister’s best friend, another younger sister if you must, and he never actually made any indication he actually liked LIKED her. Painful as it is, she then realises how foolish she was and decides to grow up and move on from her silly childhood crush. She still likes him, yes, but she knows it will never be and stops overanalysing every single thing Colin Bridgerton does and says. It’s disconcerting at first but it’s also kind of freeing. She finds herself more relaxed and her conversations with Colin and every Bridgerton comes easier now. With no pressure of pleasing the Bridgertons for the sake of keeping their approval, she finds that she really doesn’t mind voicing out her opinions and not forcing herself to converse with them. This ,unbeknownst to Penelope, gains the Bridgertons’ respect but maybe not so much for a certain clueless himbo.

He doesn’t understand why he feels so irritated when Penelope no longer gazes up at him with lovesick eyes or why he feels jealous when she no longer stops a conversation with one of his siblings to talk to him. All he knows is that everyone is taking away his “Pen time” and family or not, this has got to stop.

Of course, in his usual Colin “is a certified himbo” Bridgerton fashion, he doesn’t realise that he’s actually found “The One” until Pen’s realisation. Now, Colin Bridgerton is a man on a mission.

Unfortunately for him, Penelope has already done some growing up and isn’t as easy to manipulate like before. Colin doesn’t mind because of course his future wife and the love of his life was intelligent like that, so he ups his charms instead. He takes his time, he tries to rebuild their friendship, he hogs her attention under the guise of making it up to her. And he can see it work, the stuttering comes back—though not as bad as it was before but he’ll take it—and her eyes become tender when she looks at him again. Penelope thinks it’s because they finally know each other’s real selves, Colin knows it’s because he’s caught her in his trap again. Penelope might think she’s grown but he’s spent a much longer time manipulating and playing with people for his own gains.

Then he finds out about the Lady Whistledown thing and he falls even more in “love”.

Not only was his future wife intelligent, she was brilliant too. He believes that he and Penelope couldn’t be more compatible than they are now, both intelligent people who use their words to manipulate the Ton. This was also more leverage on Penelope should she decide to leave him. The carriage scene still happens but they definitely go all the way and he uses it to get them married as soon as possible, he refused to waste any more time and allow Penelope to regain her bearings and rethink his marriage proposal.

There’s no Lady Whistledown reveal, Cressida Cowper is silenced in a more brutal manner, and the popular columnist stays in business for a few more years. If the columns had more of his opinions than usual then it was no one’s business but his and his wife’s. They stay married and blissfully in love for the rest of their days, with Penelope none the wiser about what and who her husband really is.

He doesn’t think anything’s wrong with it. He and Penelope are in love. Compared to Anthony’s corporal punishments to subdue his snarky and bullheaded wife and Benedict’s forced isolation in the countryside, he thinks he’s done a pretty clean job of keeping his “The One”.

If it meant keeping those rose tinted glasses on Penelope and twisting things to his own benefit then so be it.

[justasimplesinner]

I CANNOT get this phrase out of my head.

The big boys reaction their s/o telling someone rude to, and I quote "Choke on a sandpaper cock"

I love this quote so much, you don't even understand

Bane's s/o being a badass hcs:

Bane had his group of trusted men, the henchmen he kept close to himself at all times and that were always a part of his crew. but his plans sometimes require a bit more hired muscle, so he gathers some henchmen for hire. he only does a basic background check on those to see if they'll be useful, other than that, he doesn't pay them much mind as long as they get the job done. and so, he had no idea what kinds of people they actually were

and, as it turned out, one of them was a certified asshole and a very insistent flirt. you didn't want to bother Bane with the fact that one measly henchman with his brain half-rotten was trying to get into your pants. as long as he didn't overstep, it was fine, it was just talking (although to Bane, the mere fact that he was hitting on you would be overstepping, and you simply didn't want any unnecessary drama)

but enough was enough, and when that exact asshole decided to do exactly the thing that'd put a target on his back - overstep. neither of you realised Bane had just come out of his makeshift office to check on how the crew, and maybe that was why the insistent guy thought it was a very good idea to crank his "flirting" up a notch and smack your ass. immediately, his offending arm was in your tight grip, your face inches away from his. "you know you like it, babe, don't deny it" - that was what riled you up the most. his fucking cheek. so it was only natural that seconds later, your fist connected with his stupid face as you spat out "choke on a sandpaper cock, asshole" straight at him, straightening your clothes and about to go on your merry way

and then, your eyes locked with your beloved, and before a minute could've passed, his booming laughter revebrated off the walls of the warehouse. and let me tell you one thing, you were about to be generously rewarded for your undying loyalty to him, if you know what i mean

Croc's s/o being a badass hcs:

we all know people weren't too nice to Waylon. all his life, he's been ridiculued and insulted. at this point, the jabs don't really get to him that much, he's accepted the fact that he's a monster. but they got to you. you, who knew that a monster is the furthest thing from what he truly was

Narrows were a place where many individuals could be found, and possibly the only place that had dingy, hole-in-the-wall bars that would host Waylon. people there just didn't have the strength to care about shit like this. and so, you and Croc made a habit of coming over to a bar every now and again, just to go out somewhere where he wouldn't be judged or, at least, where he wouldn't be kicked out and sold to the cops

but even that small piece of heaven was taken away from you. all it took was one fucking drunk to ruin a moderatively nice evening. one wasted fucking dude that seemed to have a death wish and decided it was his responsibility to remind Waylon why he prefered to keep to himself in the sewers than go out among people. this stumbling, bumbling fool that thought calling your man an abomination and a pain to look at was a great fucking idea and he was fulfilling his civic duty

Waylon didn't even have time to react, nobody did, before you were all up in his face, his drink spilt on his shirt, flailing and positively fuming as you used the most creative insults under the sun to remind that fucker of his place in the food chain, "choke on a sandpaper cock" being a clear fan favourite, if the laughs and cheers around you indicated anything. and let me tell you, Waylon has never felt so loved and appreciated as then. oh, he's going to make this up to you, just you wait. you'll see just how grateful he is for you

[sluttymickey]

Hey, do you have any new fic recs? I read everything on your previous rec lists so I'm here asking for more 🤲

Always! Here's a couple of multi chapter (mostly) WIPs that I'm really loving rn! ❤️❤️

Hold Me Now (by @southside-forever)

Over a year post-canon, Ian and Mickey receive news that has them revisiting the idea of having a child.

(Ian and Mickey becoming the best dads to baby Finn!❤️ Also it's got one of my favourite fic lines ever -- “We’ve all got cracks... Hell, maybe even some chips. But you’re not broken.” Hello??????🥺🤕 )

Ian Gallagher and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Senior Prom (by @mishervellous)

Ian Gallagher has the biggest, most embarrassing, gut-wrenching, boner-inducing, longest-running crush on Mickey Milkovich.

There, he said it.

Mickey Fucking Milkovich.

(In which the road to senior prom for Certified Mickey Milkovich Simp Ian Gallagher is a long, and treacherous one.)

(High School a.u., Ian and Mickey have got the biggest crushes on each other and it's so cute!❤️)

Intro to Quantum Dating (by @spoonfulstar)

Ian and Mickey are in college; Mickey's Ian's RA. Also his weed guy. And also his fuck buddy. Ian wants him to be more though.

(A fwb to lovers college a.u.! Super funny and interesting!❤️)

let the bodies do the talkin' (by @captainjowl)

After combing the greater Chicago area, Mickey comes to the conclusion that trying to find a good fuck is a big pain in the ass, and not in a good way. And now this Gallagher guy, who looks like he cries during sex, keeps showing up at his work and making eyes at him. There’s absolutely no way that soft-looking motherfucker can handle Mickey.

(Spoiler alert: He absolutely can 😌 fwb to lovers a.u. where Ian and Mickey are horny idiots in love. It's super funny and amazingly written💘)

Love is a Ballfield

Ian and Mickey are teammates on a Triple-A baseball club where they bond over their similar life circumstances. Neither of them want to chance ruining their shot at the major leagues so they attempt to keep their feelings for one another at bay.

Until, of course, they can't.

(Baseball a.u., ANGST (my beloved), soft boyfriends in love; Ian's the dorkiest goof (and Mickey loves him for it (among other things 😏))

Ristretto (by @howlinchickhowl)

Ian works the late shift at the Tamp and Grind. It's not what he always planned to be doing at 22, but it's a steady paycheck and he doesn't hate it. When he gains a new colleague with a wicked sense of humor and a sinfully hot boyfriend, he starts to think maybe he should be trying to do more with his life than perfecting his latte art.

(Coffeeshop a.u. (YAY), Ian is a dumbass™, Mickey's grumpy (and cute. and hot (as Ian's noticed. Many times), and there's a lot of flirting <33

since we're alone (by @buffymilkovich and @lethargicmick )

When Mickey Milkovich first got to the University of Michigan he had two goals; play hockey and get drafted into the NHL. But by his junior year, he’s at risk of losing his full ride scholarship because of his slipping grades.

Enter Ian Gallagher, an ambitious and fiery redhead who takes his job as Mickey’s tutor way too seriously and seems determined on making his life a living hell.

Or a College AU where Mickey is a hockey player and Ian is studious as fuck. They are everything the other one hates. Or so they think.

(enemies/fwb to lovers a.u. (my favourite trope 🥰), absolutely obsessed w this one, it's so funny and in character and it's got pretty great O.C's!)

That 'Redhead Babyface/FUCK U-UP' Duality

The absolute last thing Mickey expects when he goes to the bar is to get badgered into doing softcore porn, but the money sounds good. And this redhead won't leave him the fuck alone until he agrees. And maybe partnering up with him for a couple POV shots wouldn't be the worst thing on the planet.

Mickey's smart enough to recognize a slippery slope when he wants to. But he's gotta want to. And tonight the slippery slope is wearing body glitter and short-shorts.

(Slowburn, strangers to lovers a.u., Mickey's the grumpiest, softest mf as he bickers and falls in love w Ian, who is equal parts dorky and hot lol)

These Undomesticated Wilds (by @arrowflier)

When Ian Gallagher left Chicago behind him to traipse aimlessly through the wilderness, he was hoping to find himself--the self that he had lost when his bipolar diagnosis had his family treating him with kid gloves and his boyfriend annoyed with his melancholic acceptance of his new life. He wasn't looking for a rescue.

But when he's injured on a hike through the woods in southern Indiana, a rescue is what he gets. And if he's lucky, he might find a little more than he was looking for.

(Survivalist au! (Ohmygod they were cabinmates!) Amazing chapters so far, so fucking excited for the next ones 🥰)

Under Lock and Key (by @suzy-queued)

Ian gets assigned to the late-night shift in his college’s housing department, providing spare dorm keys to his fellow students. On top of balancing his course load, dating, and work, he has to babysit his obnoxious shift partner.

Mickey needs his job at Kimball University to provide for his siblings and cousins. He can’t get distracted by this new guy he got partnered with. He’s got a bad reputation to uphold, after all.

All-nighters. Microbiology. Silly bets. Baseball cards. Fifteen weeks under lock and key.

(A lil angsty, a whole lotta fluffy, ADORABLE MICKEY, college housing department co-worker&friends to lovers ❤️)

weaver of fate (to your will i won't fold) (by @sunoficarus)

Mickey is a seer who gets paid to track down people's soulmates, and he's damn good at his job. He's a little frustrated when this Ian Gallagher guy tries to cancel his appointment on the same day, saying he has no interest in knowing who his soulmate is. They reach an agreement: he'll perform the reading but won't tell him the results, just write them down and send him on his way. And, well, fuck Mickey's life, huh? 'Cause it turns out he's Ian Gallagher's fucking soulmate.

(Soulmate a.u., but also kinda friends to lovers too. They've got the biggest crushes on each other and are so ADORABLE)

When I'm Lying Next to My Fellow

A story about friendship, love, and a dog named Fox. Also, shapeshifters.

(Shapeshifter/Soulmate a.u, it's got about 2 chapters so far and I'm so curious to see where it goes 👀)

If anybody's interested, I've got my previous rec lists here and here. ❤️

[volfoss]

jojo villain ranking instead of being productive

Part 1 Dio:

iconic

dad poisoner

absolute unit

coolest powers (laser eyes my beloved)

solid 5/10

Pillar Men:

buff

kills many nazis

should put on pants

canonically found family

absolutely so fun to watch

doesnt hurt animals

8/10

Part 3 Dio:

the most over the top outfits

has either a polycule, harem or cult

has abandoned several children

lives in a big ass castle but has no living room

has an armory and chapel tho so maybe fair trade?

solid 7/10

Kira:

cat dad

literally infiltrates a marriage and makes it better

shit dad

probably the most domestic of the villains

has murdered children

dresses the most normal out of everyone

solid 8/10

Diavolo:

also shit dad

weird fashion sense but in a good way?

how does he hide the hair spots when hes disguised

he just wants a private life

probably would do good running a fashion company

we do not have enough canon info on him

solid 6/10

Pucci:

priest man my beloved

his hair is so confusing to my brain

deserves better than being obsessed w dio

would kick ass at jeopardy or any trivia games

i wanna play bible baffle w him

good older brother figure to dios kids

solid 7/10

Funny Valentine:

certifiable freak

would marry america if he could

how does he do his hair and how does it stay flawless when hes napping? is it a wig?

the stand localization gives me pain (filthy acts at a reasonable price my not beloved)

i would actually run him over with a train <3

the only villain that makes me feel true rage so thats good 4 him

1/10

Tooru (ik the entire organization is technically the villain but i have feelings only towards tooru)

good music taste

also a freak (towards yasuho esp with the knowledge of chapter 110)

his hair gives off james charles apology video vibes w the shape

horrible 2 josuke

would probably maim and not murder but still violent feelings yk

would practice medical malpractice imo

3/10

[drariellevalentine]

Medically Inevitable

Chapter 11:- Beloved Birthdays

Characters:- Arielle Valentine, Ethan Ramsey, Mark Raines, Liam Mercado, Sienna Trinh, Elijah Greene, Landry Olsen, Jackie Varma, Bryce Lahela, Rafael Aveiro, Kyra Santana, Danny Cardinal, Phoebe Reznik

Pairing:- Ethan Ramsey x Arielle Valentine

Warnings:- Alcohol, Swearing

Arielle’s PoV:-

You wake up around 3:30, not being able to sleep. After tossing and turning in your bed with no avail, you step into your bathroom and decide to start your morning routine. After brushing your teeth and a series of skincare steps, you slip on your robe and head out to your balcony.

Sliding the glass door shut, to make sure no one wakes up, you step outside and lean against the railing. The cool breeze makes you shiver as your med school memories come rushing inside your mind, against your will. You forcefully shut your eyes, trying to make it stop, but it doesn’t...everything comes crashing down. You remember everything...from the moment you met him, to the platonic hang-outs which evolved into romantic dates, the sweet Valentine’s Day activities you would do every year, meeting each other’s families and the day when he said ‘I Love You’ and you said it back….and finally the moment when your heart was ripped apart. You sink to your knees, head between your knees, and let everything out. All the emotions swirling inside of you finally pour out of you as tears, completely soaking the front of the robe. It’s been about 10 minutes when you hear, “Arielle?” Looking up, you see Elijah right outside the threshold. You quickly wipe your tears and quickly stand up.

“Are you alright?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. An eyelash fell into my eye.”

He looks at you. “That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard.”

You sigh. “It’s a long story.”

“Okay then, short version.”, he says.

“I was in a six-year relationship during med school and it came crashing down a few months before residency. So, he ended up cheating on me...with my best friend.”

He gives you a sympathetic look. “I’m so sorry Arielle.” He wheels his chair towards you as you slump back into your plush armchair.

“I’m fine. I’ve dealt with it. It just came back to me, reopened some old wounds.”, you say tears well up once again. He wordlessly envelops you in a hug, letting you sit there for some time. “Thanks, Elijah. You’re an amazing friend.” He’s about to reply when a yawn cuts him off.

“Looks like I’m a little sleepy.”, he smiles sheepishly.

“I completely forgot it’s so early. How did you even hear me?”, you ask.

“I heard sobbing from the side of my bed. It’s right next to your balcony remember?”

“Oh yeah. You should get some sleep.” He slowly wheels away but turns around, “Will you be okay?” You nod. He exits the room as you walk into your bathroom and decide to make yourself a nice hot bubble bath. Turning the hot water tap, you survey your bubble bath mixtures until deciding on a jasmine and coconut scented one. Pouring a generous amount in, you slip off your clothes and sink into the tub and let yourself relax.

After a long soak, you dry yourself off and go to the kitchen to get something to eat.

“Hey.” Startled, you look up to find Landry at the front door.

“You’re up this early?”, you ask.

“Yeah, I always leave this early. Even Dr. Ramsey gets in this early. I mean, he’s the example you want to follow right?”

“Yes, but it doesn’t mean that you have to follow his schedule.”, you reply teasingly.

“So are you coming or not? It definitely will help you in the competition, it gives you time to study your charts.”

“Alright. Just give me a sec.” You head into your room and pull on a pair of scrubs. You quickly pull your hair into a high ponytail and grab your backpack as you head out the door with Landry.

“We’ll take my car.” You slide into Landry’s car and drive to Edenbrook. You both grab your stuff and after dropping off your stuff, you both head out to the near-empty atrium. “Hey, want to see if Dr. Ramsey posted the new rankings earlier?”, he asks.

“That’s today?”, you ask.

“Yeah. You don’t remember?!”, he asks.

“Well, my mind slipped. I’m focused on my patients. Let’s go see.” Both of you walk towards the notice board and Landry slowly reads the list from the top. His face falls as he notices his rank.

“What!? How did I slip to eighth?”

“Well...did you make any mistakes recently?”, you ask.

“Well, I almost misdiagnosed a case the other day.” You look at him ridiculously.

“It wasn’t my fault! I didn’t know that she had changed her daily routine!”, he defends.

“Didn’t you talk to the patient?”, you ask.

“Why should I? We’re supposed to figure out what’s wrong with them, not listen to all their life stories.”, he shrugs.

“Learning about the patients and their stories is the best part! Anyways, it’s part of the job.”, you answer.

He nods. “Ok, I have to go.” He heads towards the nurses’ station. You notice your ranking, right above Landry’s. A small beam of pride washes over you. Taking advantage of the very empty atrium, you decide to visit Naveen when you notice Dr. Emery coming your way. Crap!

“Good morning, Chief Emery.”

“Good morning, Dr. Valentine.”, she nods in response. Quickly, you head back to the nurses’ station and go to pick up your charts when you hear someone call you.

“Valentine.” You turn around and see Zaid.

“Yes?…”

"Valentine, new admission in room 712. Dr.Ramsey wants you to handle it," Zaid states.

"Dr. Ramsey… asked for me?" You ask shocked.

"By name," Zaid says in a plain voice.

"Really? Why?" By now you can't help your smile.

"Gee, I dunno Valentine. I didn't ask. Maybe I should be more like you and badger my superiors with incessant questions," Zaid returns your smile sarcastically making you drop yours.

"Fineee," you raise your hand in mock surrender. "I'll go and attend the patient."

You make your way to the seventh floor. Entering the room with a smile on your face, you find a man in his late 50's laying on the bed.

"Good morning Mr.Platt. What can I do for you today?" You say nicely with a bright smile on your face.

"You can start by-" before the man can complete his sentence, he burps loudly scaring you with the sudden action. You compose yourself quickly. "turning down the A/C in this godawful hospital! I'm not a polar bear. And then you can send my doctor." He says rudely which annoys you but don't say anything rather play nice. "Enough nurses. Show me some-" he burps again -"respect."

"Mr.Platt I am your doctor-" he interrupts you." Like hell-" he burps loudly again," Like hell you are."

By this time your anger rises at this man's audacity. "Excuse me?" Your voice comes out louder and angrier than you expected.

"You look like a little teenager. You don't even look qualified to wipe my ass. Go and call an actual doctor."

“Oh, that’s it! How dare he question your qualification!” You’re about to rip him off when you remember he’s your patient. Taking a few deep breaths, you grit your teeth and calm yourself.

"I'm highly qualified. Mr.Platt, I assure you that I am older than I look," you decide to play the nice card one last time, "I graduated top of my class from-"

"Anyone can be certified for anything now-" he burps- "thanks to the internet."

“Oh my god!!!”, you think. “ Luckily Edenbrook has an extremely rigorous standard for its staff. I'm one of the best doctors of my year, nationwide. You are in good hands."

"Hrm. We'll see about that," he says, his voice filled with arrogance.

"Now why don't you tell me what brings you here today," you pick up his chart ignoring the wish to tear him apart. "Your chart says you have been experiencing chest pain."

"That's what I have been saying-" he burps again, "My chest hurts."

“When on Earth did he say that? All along he was just trying to question my qualification!”, you inwardly scoff.

"Okay. Anything else out of the ordinary?"

"Tingling in my arms like pins and needles." His expression turns into a horrified one when he says the next lines. "I read online that it means I'm having a heart attack."

"Well, that certainly can be a symptom. Have you been experiencing something else? Any jaw pain or maybe lightheadedness?"

"My damned hair has been falling out. Clumps of it in the pillow every morning when I wake up."

"Interesting," you note the point down "Definitely not a symptom of heart-" but you are again being cut off by him.

"But that's what-" he burps loudly for the hundredth time now, "-the internet said."

"The internet can be misleading, sir. Still, we'll send you down for an E.C.G to rule out the heart attack. But first I'll-"

"What the hell is an A.B.C.? You're making up this garbage as you go. Send me a real doctor now." You pinch the bridge of your nose as you make your way to the ER to get a head start on your shift before lunch.

Ethan’s PoV:-

You’re just finishing up your shift in the ER when a scent of coconut and some kind of flower wafts through the air. Turning around, you find none other than Dr. Valentine. You can tell she’s livid but trying to be calm.

“Dr. Valentine. How is Mr. Platt’s case going?” She weighs her options on what to say.

“He’s…quite difficult. But nothing I can’t handle.” You allow yourself a small smile regarding her response. “Dr. Ramsey, I have a question.” You nod. “Is there perhaps a certain reason you assigned me this case?” You were wondering when she was going to ask.

“There is.”

“Why?”, she asks clearly eager to know.

“Figure it out.”, you say swiftly leaving the ER. You can hear a groan escape her lips as you leave.

Arielle’s PoV:-

“What the hell does he mean, ‘Figure it out’?! Ugh!...”

“Dr. Valentine. There are no patients right now here. You can go.” You turn to see Sarah gesture to the empty beds.

“Well at least people aren’t sick.”, you think as you head back to the nurses’ station.

After rounds, you grab a light salad and a strawberry smoothie and spot some of your friends at a table.”Hey guys! What’s up?”

“What’s up is that’s it’s Jackie’s birthday today, but she thinks nobody knows.”, Elijah says.

“Wait what!? Why didn’t anybody tell me?!”, you ask.

“Well that’s why we’re telling you now!”, a voice says from behind. You turn around to find Bryce flashing you his signature smirk. You roll your eyes.

“So...what are we going to do?!”, you ask.

“How do you guys know?”, you ask.

“I saw a text from one of her friends.”, Sienna says.

“So, I and Bryce came up with this plan….”, Elijah explains the plan (with Bryce chiming in with (‘This was my idea!’) every once in a while as you chow down on lunch.

“Sounds awesome! Everyone on board?!”, Si asks. Everyone nods.

“I can snag us a reservation downtown.”, you offer.

“Those places have to be reserved months in advance!”, Sienna says.

You smirk, “I have friends in high places.”

“Of course you do.”, Bryce says. Just then your pager beeps.

“Time for my ER shift.”, you dispose of your tray and head to the ER after trading your pumps for a pair of sandals.

“Dr. Valentine!” You twirl around and see Danny waving.

“Hey, Danny.”

“Here’s the test results you asked for.”

“Thanks! By the way, we’re planning a surprise birthday party for Jackie today. You should come, Sienna would want you to.”

“...okay. I’ll try. And I won’t say a word to Jackie.”, he responds.

“I’ll send you the address later.” Thanking him, you look through the results for some clue...but find nothing.

You groan as you enter the ER. “Why did Dr. Ramsey even assign me this case?!”

“Having a bad day?” You turn around to find Rafael standing at the door of the E.R.

He gives you a sympathetic smile, "You sound like you could use someone to vent to. And not to toot my own horn," he smiles," but I have been told that I am a great listener."

"I don't doubt it," you smile back.

He pauses for a moment then adds, " Want to grab dinner after work today."

"I would have loved to, but I have got plans with some other interns tonight," you reply feeling guilty for denying such a sweet offer. However, you smile brightly as an idea strikes your mind, "Rafael, why don't you join us for dinner tonight?" You ask excitedly.

"Me and a bunch of hotshot doctors? I'm not sure that's my scene," he nods his head still smiling.

"C'mon! It's Jackie's birthday, so we are throwing her a surprise party. It would be fun," you say hoping he'd agree, " Also you could meet my friends. They are awesome."

He laughs at your excitement, "I am sure I have met them a couple of times. I bring a lot of emergency patients."

"Meeting them in the emergency ward don't count, Raf." You playfully roll your eyes. "They are a great group of people, they'll love you. And so will you..." Making a puppy face you request him in the cutest way possible," Please!"

Rafael bites his lips thinking and then shakes his head smiling.

"You can be very persuasive, you know?"

You grin at the comment. "So does that mean that you'll join us?"

He nods before laughing at your childish excitement. Your pager beeps.

“Incoming patient.” The pager should be known as the universal interrupter for doctors! I swear it just loves to interrupt people!”, you exclaim as you wave back to him.

“Well, It also does make sure that none of your patients are dead.”, he calls out. You laugh as you head to the emergency bay.

After your shift in the ER, you quickly update Dr. Tanaka on the scheduled surgeries and head to the 5th floor to find Ines.

“Ines! I need a favor.”

“Of course! What can I do for my favorite intern?”

“You probably shouldn’t say that out loud,...but I don’t mind.”, you reply with a cheeky smile. “I need you to keep Jackie busy with patients until I text you a heart.” She gives you a look. “Today’s her birthday and we want to surprise her.”, you explain.

Her face brightens, “Of course! I’ll make sure she doesn’t suspect anything.”

“Thank you!” You throw your arms around her for a quick minute and head off to the parking lot after grabbing your stuff. After a quick drive, you enter your apartment to see everyone except Jackie getting dressed.

Bryce notices you and walks towards you. “So, have you made the reservation yet?”

“Just about to call.” You head inside your room and scroll through your contact list until you find Mark, hitting dial. He picks up almost immediately.

“If it isn’t my favorite doctor cousin.”

“I’m your only cousin who’s a doctor.”, you laugh.

“So, how’s residency going? The last time we talked, you told me you were in a competition.”

“It’s...a learning experience. How’s Blair?”

“She’s amazing. She’s at the firm right now with Adrian.”

“Awesome. So, I need a favor from my favorite chef.”, you say.

“Ask away.”

“So, it’s a friend’s birthday and a need to make a reservation somewhere downtown. I would have made one before but I only got to know today. Do you know any restaurants in Boston that can squeeze a group of around...uh…10 people? Please?!”

“I’ll need more than that. Tell me what kind of place.”

“Hmm...let’s see. She would appreciate some a bit fancy but something where everyone can still be themselves and enjoy the night. The place would be nice if it was private, secluded. Definitely with like an open bar or something like that.”

He doesn’t respond. “Mark? Are you still there?”

“Yeah, I’m here.”

“Sorry if it’s too much to ask. I’ll find something.”

“Woah, wait a sec Cherry! I was just thinking.”, he responds.

“Yeah, I know. It’s a lot to ask.”

”Luckily, I know just the place.”

“Thank you, Mark. So much.”

His voice softens, “Who else would I do this for? I’ll text you the address and any other details you need to know.”

“Ok bye!”

“Love you too Cherry!” He sarcastically says after he ends the call. You come out of your room to find everyone dressed and ready.

“Ahh! You guys all look amazing!”, you exclaim.

“And so will you, once you get ready.”, Sienna exclaims as she pushes you back into your room. “Okay, let’s see what you have.” She rifles through the evening wear section of your closet and pulls out a black lace dress. “This is perfect! Now get dressed while I pick out some accessories to match.”, she says as she goes through your jewelry drawer. You step into your closet and pulling on the dress, you pair it with a pair of gold stilettos.

“Are you done yet?!”

“Geez Sienna! Just a minute.” You walk out of your closet to find Sienna holding a pair of gold hoops and a gold wristwatch. Taking the earrings and clasping them on, you slide onto the stool and touch up your morning makeup. Sienna pulls out a baby pink liquid lipstick and applies a coat to your lips.

“All done!”

“Thanks for your help!”, you reply as you pull a matching gold crossbody purse and fill it with all your things. “Hey, I meant to ask. Is Wayne coming?”

Her face falls, “No, he said he’s busy.” You look at her, knowing she’s hiding something. “...I told him that I need a break.”

“Oh Sienna, why didn’t you tell me?”

“I don’t know...he’s changed Ari. It’s like he doesn’t even care about me or what I do. You saw how he acted at the housewarming party.”

“I think you should talk to him. And if things don’t work out…”, you give her a pointed look. “Look Sienna, I get it. But you deserve better.” She nods as she takes your phone from you. “What are you doing?”

“You’re an influencer! And you need to post about how amazing you look right now! Now, pose like this…right by your armchair.” She snaps a pic and posts it on Insta for you.

“I think we look amazing, don’t you?”, you ask as you turn to her.

“Nope…I know we look amazing!” You both giggle.

After one final look in the mirror, you and Sienna head outside and join your friends. “Okay, I’ve told Ines to keep Jackie busy so…she’s probably at the hospital. I’ll tell Ines to let her go so she’ll have just enough time to get ready as I text her.” Everyone nods in agreement as you pull out your phone and text Ines.

“Okay, Jackie’s on her way home. Now I’ll text her.”

You show everyone the series of texts. “Mission Birthday Surprise is a go!”

“Awesome! This is going to be amazing! Arielle, where’s the reservation?”, Sienna asks. You’re about to reply when Mark calls.

“Just on time.”You slip on a Bluetooth and answer.

“Hey, Mark. We’re all in the living room right now. Did you get a reservation?”, you ask.

“Let‘s just say I pulled a few strings. I’ll send you the address. We’ve already been here before but at a different part of the restaurant. I booked you guys a rooftop, so you guys should have privacy and instructed a few other things. The head chef will greet you there, and he’ll explain everything.”

“That’s amazing! Thank you so much!”

“Anything for you.”, you laugh.

“Okay, talk to you later.”

“Have a nice time. Love you.”

“Love you too.” You cut the call and turn to everyone to break the good news when everyone stares at you. “What?!”, you ask.

“You never told us you had a boyfriend!”, Elijah says. You stare at them in confusion until it hits you. You burst out in laughter as everyone stares at you.

“Oh my god guys, he’s my cousin! I’m currently single as a pringle. Now, seeing that you guys heard everything Mark said, let’s go!”

Everyone cheers as they all pile up in your car.

“I call shotgun!”, Bryce yells as he slides in the front seat. “Kyra, Phoebe, Danny, and Raf said that they’ll meet us there.”

“Awesome! I’ll send them the address.” After a quick text to all four, you start to drive.

Blasting and singing to music all the way, you reach the place in 20 minutes.

“You have reached your destination.” Everyone cheers.

“Come on! All of you out!” All of you grab your things and walk up to the swanky restaurant. You enter the restaurant and walk up to the person.

“Ah! You must be the group Chef Raines has personally reserved. Please, follow me.” He leads you up an elevator to reveal a beautifully decorated rooftop with tables set up and an open bar.

“Damn! This is nice! Way to go, Arielle!”, Elijah says. You turn around as you hear someone call your name.

“Well if it isn’t the one and only Arielle Valentine! Or should I say, Dr. Valentine?”

“Liam! What are you doing here?”, you shout as you hug him.

“I’m now head chef of this restaurant.”

“That’s amazing!” You turn to everyone. “Guys, meet Liam Mercado, an amazing chef, and my childhood bestie.” As you introduce everyone to each other, you notice Phoebe, Raf, Kyra, and Danny coming out from the elevator. “Elijah, Sienna! Look who’s here!” The four of them start talking as they constantly blush, leaving you to giggle.

“Arielle!” You walk towards Liam. “So I’ve done a birthday cake and everything and food prep will be done in about an hour. So, it’ll be perfect for you to surprise your friend and play some games right before dinner. Just tell me once you guys are ready for dinner and we’ll bring everything out.”

“Thank you, we have to catch up sometime. The last time I saw you, I was still in med school.”

He nods, “And the last time I saw you, I wasn’t engaged either.”

“What!? Why didn’t you tell me!?”

“Because in a few weeks, I was going to invite you to Lara’s baby shower.”

“Oh my god! Congratulations! If you keep dropping bombs on me like this, you’re going to give me a heart attack.”, you shriek.

“Trust me, I wasn’t planning to tell you like this either. But I’m really excited.”, he says with a fond smile.

“You’re going to be an amazing dad.” He smiles as his phone rings.

“Excuse me, but I have to take this. It’s Mark. Probably to see if I’ve met the expectations of his favorite sister.”, he sarcastically replies. Laughing, you walk back towards the group when you hear Sienna shout. “Oh my god! We forgot about presents!” Shit! You completely forgot about presents. Quickly calling everyone over, all of you decide that you and Kyra will go and get the presents with the money everyone pitches in. “Let’s go!”, you quickly drive to the nearest mall with Kyra.

“Do you have any idea about what we should get? We don’t have much time either!”

“I know Kyra. I think we’ll buy multiple small items and make them into like a huge gift basket.”

“Awesome idea! That should work.” You both quickly rush to the mall’s directory and skim the list of stores. “Hey Ari, there’s a Sephora on the ground floor. We should start there.” You nod and head to Sephora.

“Okay, we’ll split up and just pick out a few of our favorite products. Then we’ll meet up and decide what to keep.” You quickly scan all the aisles, picking out products as you go. Knowing that every female doctor’s biggest struggle is dark circles, you pick out a tube of concealer, primer, and light-weight foundation from your favorite brand as you try to match her skin tone. Then you pick out a few different types of eyeliner and mascara, knowing that pretty much no one can spot Jackie without her signature cat-eye.

“Ari!” You spot Kyra holding a bag of her own. You go over and put all your products together. She’s picked out a perfectly sized eyeshadow palette and a few different liquid lipstick and glosses.”This is perfect! We’ll go buy a basket and some ribbons later on.” After finishing the purchase at Sephora in a record time of 12 minutes, you rush out of the store.

“Ooh! What about some products from Lush?! She loved the spa day!”, you say.

“Great idea!” After browsing around Lush, you both come up with the idea to make the color of the products themed. Kyra picks out a few soaps and bath bombs as you decide to go to Bath & Body Works. Ending up with a bottle of hairspray, perfume, and a few candles, you meet Kyra back at the second-floor lounge.

“You’re back! I found this amazing scarlet pink basket that matched our theme! Then I bought some tissue paper and ribbons and a bunch of extra stuff!”

“Amazing! I also stopped by the card shop and found this savage birthday card. We’ll get everyone to sign it. Let’s get to work!” After a tedious discussion of placement, you and Kyra manage to arrange everything in the basket neatly. She wraps the basket in a clear wrapper and ties it up with a matching ribbon and bow.

“I think we make a great team.”, you say.

“We do, don’t we!” Both of you quickly drive back to the restaurant and rush up to the rooftop. You step out of the elevator to find the place fully decorated by your friends.

“They’re back!”, Bryce shouts. “And come bearing a huge gift basket!” You and Kyra explain to everyone about the gift, then pass the card around for everyone to sign. After you sign, Si helps you tie the card with the gift basket.

“I think we’re all set.”, Landry says.

“Yeah, this was some great work! I can’t believe you guys came up with this today!”, says Phoebe.

“That’s cause it was a team effort.”, Elijah says.

“And one which will be wasted if the birthday queen isn’t here. Where is she?”, Bryce asks.

“She’ll be here in 20, Bryce. Meanwhile, we need to set up the gifts and set up the tables.

You help your friends set up the tables and gifts that you bought, with the restaurant’s staff’s help. After a while, your phone rings. You shout, “Guys, be quiet! It’s Jackie!”

You answer the call. “Hey, Jackie! Are you here yet?”

“Yeah, I just parked. What do I do now?”, she asks.

“Tell the receptionist that you’re here for the dinner that the Raines’ reserved. We’re up on the rooftop. Bye!” You shove your phone in your purse and shout, “Okay guys! The moment we’ve been all waiting for! Places everyone! I’ll switch off the lights. Once I switch on the lights, everyone yells! Understood?! Everyone nods as they take their places. You kill the lights, and a few minutes later Jackie enters from the elevator. “Arielle? Sienna? Elijah? Guys, I swear if this is some kind of prank-“ You stifle your laughter as you switch on the lights.

“Surprise!!!!” Everyone runs up and hugs her as she stands there like a deer in headlights. Bryce takes a picture of her wide-eyed face.

“Happy birthday Jackie!” You exclaim as you trap her in a hug. “You look amazing!”

“Let me guess, this was all you?”, she responds with a knowing smirk.

“Noooooo!... It was all Bryce!”, you sarcastically say.

“Hey! Offense taken!”, Bryce shouts as both of you laugh.

“You guys did all this for me?”

“I don’t know, do you know anyone else named Jackie?”, Kyra teases. All of you laugh.

“Well then, what are we waiting for?! Let’s get this party started!”, you yell.

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[tk-writer]

The Chase - pt. 1

a sfw anthology collection of ouma getting Wrecked(TM)

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The sound of maniacal cackling coming from the direction of the campus courtyard drew the attention of Momota, Saihara, and Kiibo as they were walking back home after their afternoon classes.

They weren't sure whose laughter it was, or why this person was hollering so loudly, so they decided to investigate, just in case something bad was happening.

"I think it's coming from over there," Saihara pointed towards the community garden.

"Whoever it is, they should quiet down," Kiibo said with concern. "The RA's have been getting stricter about noise complaints recently."

"Wait, is that Amami?!" Momota pointed out a flash of greenish blonde hair in the distance.

"Oh, yeah, it looks like him. But... what's he doing? Is he with someone?"

As they got closer, the three of them realized Amami wasn't alone, and the longer they observed the scene the more they started to piece things together. Next to him on the bench was none other than Ouma, their former high school classmate and a certified pain in the ass. He was the laughing uncontrollably; Amami appeared to be tickling him, in quite the evil manner. He was grabbing all along his sides, pinching and poking while Ouma's arms and legs flailed in the air.

"Woah. What's going on..." Kiibo looked both alarmed and fascinated.

"I think he's... tickling him?"

"Tickling...?"

"Ha haha! The little twerp probably deserves it."

"Should we... help?"

"Nah. This is wayyy too amusing."

The tickling continued for a couple more minutes. Amami seemed like he was really getting into it. His touches were soft and gentle, but they were driving Ouma mad nonetheless. He'd tease him in a quiet voice from time to time; Saihara couldn't hear that clearly, but once in awhile he thought he caught him saying stuff like "Are you gonna stop lying now?" and "I’m gonna getcha" while Ouma spluttered out pleas for mercy.

Finally, he stopped, but Ouma kept giggling long after. Amami’s hands stayed put on his waist unmoving as he whispered another threat into his ears, eliciting another uproar of nervous laughter and begging before Ouma calmed down again. It was strange, seeing the supreme leader in such a state. It wasn't like him to break character and show a genuine reaction. Saihara wondered if this was the real Ouma they were watching.

The adventurer looked up and noticed the three of them watching. He smiled and gave them a friendly wave, ushering them to come closer.

"Hey, guys. What's up?"

Ouma noticed them, too, and his cheeks flushed for a split second before he shook it off. His typical cheeky grin replaced the look of panic.

"Awww, my beloved Saihara-chan is here! Booooo, you should've left the village idiot and sex bot at home."

Saihara pulled his black baseball cap over his face in fluster while Momota and Kiibo exploded with rage.

"Ouma!! I’ve told you time and time again, I am not a sex robot!!"

"Shut the hell up! Tough words coming from a guy that was squealing like a little kid a few seconds ago!!"

Ouma cocked his head to the side in a display of fake confusion.

"Hmmm? What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb. We saw Amami tickling the shit out of you."

"Oh, you think I was laughing because of that? Amami-chan just told me a really shitty joke. I was faking it, though. He's not funny at all."

Amami rolled his eyes, but said nothing, a tiny smirk forming on the corners of his lips. Even when confronted with three eyewitnesses, Ouma still blatantly denied the facts. Saihara got a feeling he was worried, but he hid that emotion skillfully behind a neutral expression. 

"How could you tell a blatant lie like that when we saw it with our own eyes?!" Momota barked back.

"Neeheehee... if you think I'm lying, then why don't you come and prove it?"

"Maybe I will, twerp!!"

"Catch me if you caaaaan!"

And with that, the supreme leader bolted in the opposite direction.

"...There he goes," Kiibo commented as he watched a tuft of plum colored hair disappear around the corner.

"Whaddya say, guys? You wanna go after him?" Momota asked.

"If we follow him, we'd just be feeding into his attention seeking behavior," Saihara deduced, smiling as he thought aloud. "But... it would be kinda fun to mess with him."

"I still don't understand what's going on, but I'll help as long as Ouma doesn't get hurt," Kiibo said, still lost but eager to help.

"Alrighty then! I'll head in this direction, you two try to corner him over there!"

"Got it!"

The three of them nodded in agreement before splitting up to search for the mischievous runaway. Amami chuckled to himself at the ridiculousness of it all, hoping everyone else was enjoying themselves as much fun as he was.

[wonderfulworldofmichaelford]

Psycho Analysis: Imhotep

(WARNING! This analysis contains SPOILERS!)

The Mummy movies are a lot of fun. Who could hate a young, charming Brendan Fraser having the time of his life fighting mummies and raiding tombs? Clearly this was a sign of a long, happy, trouble-free career for the man!

Oh, I’ve gone and made myself sad… let’s just cut right to it and talk about Imhotep.

Imhotep is the villain of the first two films of the series, and he really helps set the tone. Things get a lot less funny and a lot more darker whenever he’s on the scene, changing the tone from “fun, goofy Indiana Jones-esque romp” to a more overtly horror tone. This makes sense, seeing as he’s a soul-sucking undead monster based on one of the classic Universal monsters… but that’s really a very surface-level look at Imhotep. You see, unlike Ahmanet, the previous mummy covered on here, Imhotep has a real personality and motivations beyond being a simple villain hellbent on domination. In fact, Imhotep doesn’t want to conquer the world at all. He has a very simple, even sweet goal that makes him instantly relatable and tragic: all he wants is the woman he loves.

Actor: Arnold Vosloo plays Imhotep to perfection. He hits all the right villain notes whenever the scene calls for it: he can be scary, intimidating, badass, hammy, emotional, and even sexy. The last one’s a given when you spend a lot of the movie either shirtless or wearing a revealing robe, you know? I’m guessing one of the reasons the third movie failed so hard is because he wasn’t there to bring his own brand of awesomeness to the table, though I wouldn’t know because I’ve never watched the third film and like to pretend everything in the franchise ended happily after the first two films and there was nothing but Scorpion King spin-offs until the end of time.

Motivation/Goals: Imhotep is such an odd villain. Despite being a very powerful mystical being who could bring the world to its knees if he wished it, Imhotep is motivated solely by love. All he really wants is to be reunited with his lover Anck-Su-Namun, and he goes to great lengths to achieve this goal, lengths that do put him beyond the pale but also add a layer of tragedy to him.

The second film has him awakened by a cult to try and steal a supernatural army from Dwayne “The Scorpion King” Johnson, which ends up leading to him becoming far less sympathetic and a lot more cliche in terms of goals, though the romantic and sympathetic qualities are there still. They’re just now forced to share screentime with character traits that Imhotep didn’t really have in the first film, and while they don’t ruin him by any means and they help play into his ultimate tragedy, it just feels kind of sad they made Imhotep return and use him for a “take over the world” plot when his first outing had him really stand out as a villain in a big-budget action movie that didn’t have such a trite motive.

Personality: Imhotep is a pretty nice and friendly guy, for an ancient mummy. In the first film especially, he’s awful open about his plans to Beni and even keeps his word to him, and just in general he’s rather affable… unless, of course, you get in his way, in which case he will kill you without hesitation. He ends up dropping a lot of his more affable personality in the second film, which does come to bite him in the ass. It’s honestly pretty sad, because all that really ends up making him a villain is the manner in which he goes about his goals. Obviously bringing his loved one back would be a grim affair no matter what, but he goes way too far, with his desire to be with the woman he loves driving him to disturbing lengths to be back with her. In fact, the fact that he is such a loving man really plays into his ultimate tragedy, as he continuously suffers for love and in the end his suffering is rendered moot. Maybe villains who can’t comprehend love are better off after all.

Final Fate: In The Mummy Returns, Imhotep is clinging to a ledge and begs for his lover Anck-Su-Namun to save him. Instead, she flees, and Imhotep sees a similar situation happening with Rick and Evy; it ends exactly as you’d expect a dangerous situation with a protagonist couple to end in a cheesy adventure film. Imhotep looks to them with a look filled with jealousy and respect, and then lets go of the ledge, falling into the underworld. It’s a rather depressing and tragic fate that really highlights that for all the evil he did, Imhotep really only wanted to be with the woman he loved, and after all the pain and suffering he endured trying to make that happen, it ended up being all for nothing. It also ends up being ironic and karmic; throughout the film, he shows a lack of empathy for those serving under him, so it ends up being fitting the only person he cares about genuinely would leave him in his time of need.

Best Scene: Imhotep’s giant sandstorm from the first movie. It has become an iconic signature scene of the trilogy for a reason, after all.

Best Quote: So I didn’t exactly find a great quote from Imhotep himself on Wikiquote (my usual source), but I did find a quote from Arnold Vosloo himself that I think sums up Imhotep quite nicely:

“I’m so thankful that all that stuff made it to the screen, because a lot of the time studio executives say that there’s no time, or ask why we should feel sympathy for this bad guy. I joke that I’m the romantic lead in the movie, I just happened to pick the wrong girl. Imhotep is kind of the tragic villain, I guess, and a lot of people have come up to me and said I was hating you, but then I reach a point when I was feeling sorry for you too. It's those different facets that help explain why this film is such a success."

Final Thoughts & Score: For such a bunch of silly adventure films, they sure did go hard when it came to giving us a fantastic villain. Imhotep is, to be fair, not the most complex character in the world; I think being in a film like The Mummy kind of necessitates you being rather simple. But much like the movies he inhabits, he takes his simple concept and runs with it, elevating it into being something greater.

I love how he’s a villain not motivated by power, greed, or ambition, but a desperate desire to be with the person he loves most. In these sort of Indiana Jones-esque archaeological adventure films, you kind of expect to have the main villain or villains being motivated by greed, or power, or something to that effect, but here those motivations are relegated to side villains and our big bad is simply someone who really wants the girl he lived and died for in his arms again. It adds a layer of tragedy to Imhotep, which is only exacerbated in the sequel and then comes to his ultimate conclusion with his final death.

I think Imhotep really shines where a mummy like Princess Ahmanet ultimately failed: he has a clear, defined personality as well as a more relatable goal than “destroy the world.” As much as I enjoyed Princess Ahmanet from the reboot, my wife was right to point out in her guest spot on Psycho Analysis that her personality boils down to being ambitious and graceful, and not much else. Imhotep, on the other hand, shows a lot of emotion, even to his final look to Rick and Evy, which says so much without a single word being uttered. Ahmanet never really got moments like that, but that’s because she was stuck in a movie with an attention whore like Tom Cruise; Imhotep is in a movie with certified nice guy Brendan Fraser, so of course he’s gonna get his fair share of development.

IMHO Imhotep deserves nothing less than a 9/10. He’s the perfect villain for the cheesy fun of the first two Mummy movies, but he’s also something more, something richer than these movies deserved, and is emblematic of what made those movies so special and beloved: how, despite their flaws, there was just some magic there that allowed the films to rise above their simplistic popcorn action reimaginings of a classic monster movie to become something that even decades after the fact people still love and cherish to this day. The only thing holding him back from a perfect ten is the fact that the second film doesn’t do him quite as much justice; I have to say, the whole “world domination” thing looks better on an ambitious royal like Ahmanet than it does on a tragic romantic like Imhotep. Still, there’s no denying that Imhotep is a cool, fun villain for some cool, fun movies.

[and-then-yoi-happened]

As I promised in my follower celebration post, I wanted to spread some love through a fic rec post! And now I finally came around to make it! ＼( ˵´ ♡｀˵)／

I’m sorry for not going into detail what I loved about them here or leave comments here, because I’m trying to keep the post’s length under control. All of these 17 fics (and 2 comics) deserve a commentary and a detailed recommendation post of their own and I hope I’ll find the time to do that for all of them one day.

Please share this post (and the love), so more people can see the recommendations. Also if you start reading some of these, please consider leaving the writers a Kudos and maybe even a comment. We writers love feeling recognised and cherished! It motivates us to write on ♡ The order in which I name the fics is random.

My Top Three Favourite Fics (all Multi-Chapters):

Listen, I love all three of them so much. I binge read them all when I found them. They all made me feel so many things and I might have cried now and then while reading any of them (for different reasons). Those are fics I would reread - I don’t even know how often. They are just so incredibly well done.

Empty Spaces Between Stars (WIP) by astudyinrose [ E | creator choose not to use archive warnings (mind the notes to the chapters!) | Victuuri | canon universe / AU canon divergence / fake relationship AU | 17/? | 185k ] Summary: Victor gets just as drunk as Yuuri at the Sochi Banquet, and they disappear together after the dance-offs. They wake up the morning after with rings on their fingers, and pictures of them kissing after getting married the night before are all over the tabloids... but neither of them remembers a thing. They decide to stay married for a while for the sake of Victor's sponsorships, and in exchange, Victor coaches Yuuri through nationals...

Dance of the Red Death by Strange and Intoxicating -rsa- [ M | no archive warnings (no MCD, despite the story dealing with AIDS, so read the FAQ and the tags first!) | Victuuri | canon universe / AU canon divergence | 11/11 | 80k ] Summary: Find something to live for.Viktor Nikiforov loved too much. What begins as a cough morphs into something that takes the shape of an unseen monster hiding in his very blood.  With the Russian government scrambling to sweep under the rug the worst of a crisis that's been thirty-five years in the making and a society that sees his disease as a death sentence, Viktor is left with figuring out his own way to survive.It starts as a way to escape— a youtube video of music and color and light, but quickly becomes something he never expected when Yuri Katsuki teaches him that surviving is not living. Yuri teaches him that living is taking the jump into unknown and accepting all that comes with it.This is not a story of anger. This is not a story of fear. This is not even a story of pain. This is a 21st Century love overcoming the obstacles of the 20th Century's politics of fear.This is a story of life. Complete + Epilogue + FAQ

Come Out of Hiding (I’m Right Here Beside You) by osaki_nana_707 [ M/E (not rated by the author) | creator choose not to use archive warnings (check the tags & notes!) | Victuuri | Music AU / Actors AU / Broadway AU | 33/33 | 84k ] Summary: After forgetting the words to his song during a vocal competition as a teenager, Yuuri Katsuki decided singing was not for him. Instead he went to NYU to study English. He never expected Viktor Nikiforov, Broadway star extraordinaire looking to direct his first production on the stage, would ever find his up-and-coming lead... in him.

Humour/Comedy (oneshots):

All of them brought me to tears, made me wheeze and lose my voice completely - that’s how much I had to laugh. If you have difficulties with second-hand embarrassment and it ruins the fun for you, then maybe skip “Bottom’s Up”.

Nikiforov’s Law by LavenderProse [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | CSI AU | 8.1k ] Summary: “I’m a garbage monster,” Yuuri tells Phichit, staring at Viktor through the glass walls of the lab. Viktor has not been in the same room with him since what the denizens of the lab are now calling The Belle Isle Incident. “He looks at me and he thinks dumpster decomp and swamp. I hate my life.” “You’re a very pretty garbage monster,” says Phichit, watching a centrifuge work. “A garbage monster he wants to fuck.” Yuuri Katsuki is a dime a dozen CSI with the Detroit Crime Lab who has never had a conversation with Detective Viktor Nikiforov that did not end in disaster. He's beginning to think that the entire universe is conspiring to make him a fool in front of handsome blond detectives. The universe is doing nothing to prove him wrong.

The Unknown Unknown by opalish [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | Superhero AU | 7.4k ] Summary: Yuuri never meant to become a supervillain.  These things just happen to him.

Night is Young and the Music’s High by opalish [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | post canon | 3k ] Summary: “Best press conference ever,” the Japanese Nationals silver medalist says when asked.  “Ten out of ten, would medal again.” “I would die for Katsuki-kun,” Minami declares, with terrifying sincerity.

The Katsulanont Guide To Life (series of oneshots) by xylophones [ G/T | no warnings | Yuuri & Phichit (friendship) | pre canon | 4.2k / 3k ] Summary: College life shenanigans brought to you by Yuuri and Phichit!

Bottom’s Up by lucycamui and cryingoverspilledvodka [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | Sochi GPF banquet | 3.3k ] Summary: At the Grand Prix banquet, Victor’s been asked to sign an autograph for a very enthusiastic fan. Unfortunately, there’s a distinct lack of paper around. Fortunately, Yuuri has a suggestion. Alternatively titled, “Ever Seen An Ass So Fine You Had To Sign It ‘Mine’? or "Autograph Me (Wherever You’d Like)”

Canon Universe (oneshots): 

Here’s some Fluff-therapy coming your way ღゝ◡╹ )ノ♡

Pink Leopard Print Pajamas by thishasbeencary [ G | no warnings | Victor & Yuri P. (friendship) | pre canon / developing friendship / cute tiny Yura and Victor fluff | 3.3k ] Summary: Yakov told Viktor that he had to socialize with more skaters. He didn't mean the ones who were too young to even compete as juniors. But he wasn't going to stop his top skater from inviting ten-year-old Yuri Plisetsky over to spend the night. He just... sort of thought that Yuri would refuse.

The Boy Who Watched by Rosie_Rues [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | pre canon | 12.5k ] Summary: Despite the fact they've been competing in the same competitions for years, Victor Nikiforov doesn't meet Katsuki Yuuri until the Sochi Grand Prix Final. On the other hand, there's a boy who's been watching him for years and Victor's desperate to know his name.In which Victor pines, everybody drinks too much, and Yakov deserves a sainthood for putting up with these idiots. Basically, it's a decade's worth of near misses, misunderstandings, and pure obliviousness.

Something So Wholesome About You by crossroadswrite [ G | no warnings | Victuuri | canon divergence AU / Vicchan lives | 3.5k ] Summary: It was supposed to be his year. He was supposed to-Celestino stops talking and squeezes his shoulder. Yuuri looks up at him, opens his mouth to say something when someone says his name. He freezes, holds his breath for a full second against the painfully familiar voice, not daring to hope. Then, very slowly, he turns towards the source, eyes going wide with disbelieve. “Mari?” (Or: in which Vicchan lives, Yuuri doesn't quite fail and doesn't quite get drunk, but manages to accidentally woo Victor Nikiforov anyway.)

The Way to a Man’s Heart-Shaped Smile by La_Temperanza [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | post canon | 6.1k ] Summary: In fact, it’s probably faster to list the foods that Viktor doesn’t like than all the ones he does. Except, Yuuri realizes one evening after he and Viktor are sharing a platter of gyoza and play-fighting for the last one--which Viktor wins, only because he cheated by tickling Yuuri’s ribs--he doesn’t know the answer to that, leaving a huge gaping hole in his Viktor Nikiforov database.This obviously needs to be rectified. (Or the one where Yuuri seduces Viktor with food without realizing it.)

Alternate Universe settings (oneshots):

A wild mix, but all are highly recommended!

Duetto Appassionato by astudyinrose [ E | creator chose not to use archive warnings | Victuuri | classical music AU / musician AU | 9.9k ] Summary: Yuuri Katsuki, 23, has been the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s ace pianist for the past two years. Victor Nikiforov, violinist extraordinaire and living legend of the orchestral world, is the guest soloist for the DSO’s winter series. He asks Yuuri to play a duet he composed, titled On Love: Eros. Basically, this is shameless smutty musician au one shot (it was supposed to be a PWP, but I couldn’t resist adding in some plot) based on the Yuri!!! On Concert art that just came out. Enjoy!

Puppy Love by minsyah [ T | no warnings | Victuuri | neighbors AU / meet-cute | 15.7k ] Summary: Vicchan has a crush on their neighbor across the balcony, and so does his owner. Yuuri, certified Dog-Dad™, will do anything for his beloved poodle—even if that means constantly embarrassing himself in front of his devastatingly attractive neighbor.

Send Your Cutest Delivery Boy by domokunrainbowkinz [ G | no warnings | Victuuri | college AU / meet-cute | 2.5k ] Summary: Victor orders pizza and puts "send your cutest delivery boy" in the special instructions box, and Domino's does, indeed, send their cutest delivery boy. Based off this.

If This City Will Bloom by RennieOnIceCream (Hitsugi_Zirkus) [ G | creator chose not to use archive warnings | Victuuri | magical realism / Flower Spirit!Yuuri | 9k ] Summary: “Viktor, do you know what cherry blossoms mean?” “What they mean?” Viktor tilts his head, surprised at the sudden question. “They can mean beauty. Or a good education. Cherry blossoms generally bloom around the time the new school year starts.” Yuuri’s eyes are unwavering on Viktor, and the colors shift in the dark irises again. “But they also mean impermanence.” Impermanence -- transient. Not lasting forever.The word sends a ripple of fear through Viktor. (Or, the story where Viktor accidentally brings home a cherry blossom spirit from Japan, and his life and heart are turned upside-down.)

A Midwinter Night’s Dream (part one of a series, I’m still praying it gets continued) by persephoneggsy [ G | no warnings | Victuuri | fairy AU / fantasy AU | 7.1k ] Summary: Victor Nikiforov, Prince of the Fae Realm, meets a young blue fairy and thinks nothing of it. But then the years pass, and he meets him again.

Comics:

Because why not?!

My Reasons (WIP) by adreamorasong-art [ T (maybe E in the future) | no warnings | Victuuri | canon compliant / canon retelling ] This is an amazing comic series by my friend Mari. She draws in realistic style and completely retells season 1 (with added, missing scenes).

Bright Star by butleronice [ G | MCD (but apparently not what one would think) | Victuuri | galactic AU ] There is an accompanying fic. (I haven’t read that one yet.) Summary: Yuuri is a star, sparkling brilliantly in some far reaches of the galaxy. One day, his lonely life is changed, when a dazzling and brilliant comet enters his orbit.

Unfortunately I barely had time to read anything lately and my to-read list is... scaringly long by now. I’m thinking of making a similar post to this one, but with fics that I can’t wait to read! Anyway, you can find even more fics in my ao3 bookmarks, which I use to recommend fics. If you want to, you’re more than welcome to read my stuff as well. (ღ ´◡`)ノ♡

[lorainelaneyblog]

This is God, this is God, this is God, this is God, this is God, this is God, let’s go back to [ ] [ ] for a minute. His wife was a certifiable pain in the ass, Loraine. She quit her job on a dime. She. quit. her. job. on a dime, Loraine. She went home from work one day, and said, to him, ‘I quit my job.’ And he said, ‘What? We, need, the, money, how could you do that?’ And she said, ‘Because I’m the woman and I do what I want--’

‘Men do what they want. Women do not do what they want. They do what they’re told,’ says Loraine Laney, who, God says now, has never, really, had to put her money where her mouth is, she hasn’t, and yet, she has done right by nearly everyone, by being a devoted prostitute who wasn’t screwing for free, and by being a devoted, stupid though, monogamous girlfriend. She was a dumb, selfish, bitch, Loraine, and he will hear about this, he will, and they were together for years, Loraine, years, Loraine, and, when his father, his beloved, and he is beloved, Loraine, he is won. der. ful. man, Loraine, when he left his second wife for an [ ], [ ] stood up and took notice, Loraine, because he thought, despite all odds, that that couple would stay together forever, because they had raised the two kids, Loraine, and because they had battled it out, Loraine, but, you were right about gay men, Loraine, they do not, do not, do not, put out for lack of passion, and, you are right again, little boys, little boys, little boys, Loraine, translated your work into the rights and desires of heterosexual men, being that they, neither, had any reason to stay when the passion had waned. But, truth be told, it is usually that the couple has not dealt with their poly, Loraine, says God, and, truth be told, [ ] [ ] never dealt with his wife’s poly, and she was, she was, she was, she was, an incorrigible slut.

I am God, and I would like to say that 50/50′s with a couple center will be pimped, both the men and the women, by the couple center, or by the lesbian center, a bit, Loraine, a bit, Loraine, when they get out of hand with their attractions, and that is it. Someone will find out when it is getting--ask that, Loraine.

‘Do 50/50 women get to go out, God, by themselves, to bars or what have you?’

No, Loraine, never, Loraine. They stay home, and the 50/50 men get to go out, and get laid, and what have you, and, they don’t get laid that much, because they choose to go home to their women, Loraine. And I am--

‘When a guy’s as high as you, it’s not even about controlling the woman, is it?’ Loraine Laney says to Neil Smith, says God.

‘No, Loraine. We knew we were sluts, and we were determined to allow women to enjoy slutting too. When they would get me with monogamy, it was for one reason, and one reason alone, their suffering, Loraine, they would bespeak of suffering in light of other women, and it controlled me, Loraine, it controlled me, Loraine, it controlled me, Loraine. What?’

‘Curious. Do you have any, actual, words from this?’

‘Yes, Loraine. My heart hurts was one. My pussy aches for you, was another, and I could imagine this, as a man, in light of female emotions and I felt for them, Loraine, I felt for them, and I would do it, monogamy, as would you, I understand, not perfectly, okay, I understand revenge and that, but well, and better, I understand from God, than them. I don’t care about your stupid cheating, raping [ ], Loraine, I don’t care if she worried about men, Loraine, she was worse than you? You NEVER cheated. And she did? Well, done, Loraine, you thought it was tacky, nice, Loraine. And the others? Weren’t you scared of men, Loraine?’

‘Oh, yes. [ ], yes, [ ], no.’

‘Why weren’t you scared of [ ], he could have killed you.’

‘The lower men kill women, and the higher men kill each other.’

‘Well done, Loraine, who told you that?’

‘Are you mad at me?

‘God?’ says Neil Smith. ‘I want to know how bad of a cheater this little bitch was before I marry her. And will she get off on fucking the cook, such as he is, our chef, our world renowned chef, Loraine.’

‘Loraine thinks she can get a hot security guard to piss of 50 Cent, over me,’ says chef. ‘But I have, I have, Loraine, forgiven her for this, because she is right. Some hot guy will fuck her and it will be a better revenge.’

She’s good, says God, she’s not perfect, but she fights fire with fire, and never, never, never, never, never, never, never--

‘Has or does, overshoot the mark, Lord?’

Never has and never does, Neil Smith, says God. We are saying, and we are saying that God, myself, is heterosexual, and I will fuck women who need me, who need a reprieve or a solace from their boss, their husband, or, and this is especially, Loraine, when there is some kind of division from their husband, either a fight or a cheat, or something they can’t get out of, Loraine.

‘Do you mean an instance of non fidelity which particularly upsets the woman, God?’

Yes, Loraine, that is what I mean.

‘What did you think of that, Loraine?’ asks Neil Smith.

‘Honestly--’

‘Yes, please.’

‘I was delighted.’

‘Why?’

‘It was such a development in his sexuality, I wanted for only thing.’

‘Which was what? To be there?’

‘To be his wife.’

‘Oh, I see. To be his wife? So that was asking a lot, then.’

‘It was. And I felt selfish for that.’

‘You did. But you still wanted it. I don’t even know why I’m mad, but why am I mad? Because she gets all of us, so much, eighteen beautiful husbands, and she still gets more, why? Why does she still get more, God?’ asks Neil Smith.

Because she is a rampant poly herself, Neil, and you would not find a gang bang girl who wasn’t, Neil, says God. Neil is protesting the use of his name, but I am God, and Loraine Laney is saying that she is a slut, too, she is a love bug, Neil.

‘I thought she was cold. She’s a love bug to them, and cold to her husbands?’

She will seek you out, Neil, particularly you, because you will eschew her love, and she will want, need you to make love to her, to satisfy her needs, and her love, because she is in love, Neil, and he is so funny, Loraine, she is not a woman who doesn’t appreciate a funny, man, tell him that, Loraine, it is on Twitter, but it is funny, Neil, and she laughed her fucking head off--

‘Over me?’

Over Chingy. Say what he said, Loraine, says God.

‘She was on speed,’ says Neil. ‘Do I have to buy her stocks and shit, or just fuck her, Loraine? What do I, Neil, have to do, to fuck, the great, Loraine Laney, such as she is?’

She is rich, Neil, and she realizes--

‘What does she realize?’

--that she is a protection liability, because of her torture by police, Neil Smith. She is well known to police--

‘Because she is fucking them.’

She, in Montreal, fucked one little RCMP officer who had dancer cred, because he left his wife for [ ], but whom never retained the dancer cred, and, you will be happy to hear, Loraine, won his nefarious wife back, he won her back, Loraine, by lying, Loraine, by saying that [ ] was not as hot as she, Loraine, but they got back together, and stayed together, and he was not the man who tased you--

‘They tased her? They fucking tased my little, idiot, tiny, nothing, baby?’

Loraine laughs a little, through her nose. She laughs a little more.

‘Why? Why did she get famous? Why? She was a child prostitute. Is that why? Is it? Because that was her idiot dad, not her.’

Separately. She does not believe this either, but separately, I say, and I am God, she got famous, by herself, in the downtown eastside, with a blog, and I know everyone thought blogs were replete, in the world, but they were not, people would start them, and not be able to finish them, and she sustained, for a long time, and she even said Neil, and Neil will appreciate this, as a big, white, man whose women were stolen, even, Loraine--

‘Hm.’

--by black men. Because, she said, “Black men have too much power in America.” Tell him that, Loraine.

‘Fifty corrects me when I say America, he says to say the US, and I said, “I’m going to say America, because that’s what makes America great again.”

He likes it, says God, so he thinks you’re a little bit, a little bit, a cunt hair amusing, Loraine, and that’s it, because he’s funny, Neil, as fucken shit, Loraine, and you will die, you will have to go pee, Loraine, he will make you laugh so hard. And Chingy’s funny too. So tell him, it is already on Twitter--

‘Then don’t bother.’

Okay, says God. Okay, says God. I will say this about [ ] [ ], Loraine, he is connected, and everyone who knows him, knows this blog has been in part, about him, and he has already been informed that the great Loraine Laney is writing about him, such as she is, she loved him so much, says God, so much, says God. She moved to Edmonton to get away from his nefarious, lame, nothing, advances, because she couldn’t take it, she couldn’t, Neil, and she left, that is the kind of girl she is, she is a leaver. She has a character, in two screen plays, and, yes, they are lame, but the character’s name--

‘Do I care?’

It’s good, says God, is Molly Walker.

‘A whore who leaves, nice, Loraine, is she funny, too? Stupid, but funny?’

‘She has timing.’

‘Oh, she has timing, oh, and self effacement, oh, is that your humour, because I’m not one of these men who says don’t put yourself down, I’m not, and you’re glad of that, because you’re sick of it, people not understanding that you know what they’re thinking already?’

‘Right.’

‘So I get you.’

She hopes nobody will say, don’t put yourself down, says God, because that is her humour, and that is all she has, except--

‘What? She has ESP.’

Loraine wants to know why you say that, tell him that, Loraine, and say the name, because I want you to, God, Loraine.

‘I was trying really hard to have ESP and a name came to me, Greg Passey, and I looked him up, and he lived in West Van, so I sent him one or some of the Armageddon letters, is that what it’s called?’

Yes, Loraine, says God.

‘Greg Passey, according to the ether, turned out to be an RCMP psychiatrist.’

‘And I am Greg Passey, and I would like to say that I believe Loraine Laney had some, a very little bit, of ESP, a very, little, bit, because she also came up with two ridiculous names, reminiscent of famous people, but the first names were correct, and they were a de facto couple who were involved in the torture of others with white gas, Neil, and they were not fired, Loraine, but went on torturing people.’

‘Who is Dennehey, Loraine, did you fuck him?’

‘I am no cop fucker, Neil. I have no in with these people, and no particular fetish for the costume, seriously. I have no uniform fetish whatsoever.’

‘Really, Loraine? Because I think you’re a cop fucker and that’s why they got you.’

‘Wrong.’

‘Really?’

‘Wrong. I know a girl that happened to, from the shelter, and she is a lovely French woman who does not judge a prostitute, but I did not fuck any cops but [ ] and [ ].’

‘Oh, funny, Loraine, and you met them, pool side, in Montreal, and they fucked you, in the ass, I heard, and you licked her, willingly, wanting a woman. Why don’t you get your own man, and share him, Loraine?’

‘They never want me, and I don’t care. Fuck you, Neil.’

‘Oh, I see. Fuck you, Neil, with that. Why don’t they want you, Loraine?’

‘Because I’m ugly or something.’

‘Oh, shut up, Loraine. Once you got your nose job, did you get laid more?’

‘I went for prostitution wholesale, so, no.’

‘Oh, I see, Loraine, you had discipline. Who were these cops who were tasing you, Loraine.’

‘I saw RCMP.’

And they were, Loraine, and [ ] wasn’t there, Loraine, but they were RCMP, and they were involved, because, Neil, they would follow her to Agassiz, where she was visiting her prison boyfriend, and fly over her a bit, and that was it, but, once, they whistled her, it’s called, Loraine, at a Burger King or something, and she knew it was a cop, and they followed her and her dad to Hawaii--

‘He needed a vacation.’

‘Do you really think a devout pot head meets cops, Neil?’

‘You might.’

‘I do not hate cops for you, Neil.’

‘Fuck you, Loraine. You feel sorry for them.’

‘They are a wronged people, and everyone has paid the price for that, not the least of which were prostitutes.’

‘Why?’

‘I said, if you married and every man was able to have sex with your wife except you--’

‘Oh, fuck you, Loraine.’

‘They were cuckolded by society at large. It was pitiable, Neil, pitiable.’

‘Oh, I see. I marry and, oh, they’re the main, the only, protectors of prostitutes, aren't they?’

‘They alone.’

‘For it, the relationships of prostitution to hang together, the prostitutes needed the cops.’

Tell him that, Loraine.

‘As dominant men, the police--’

‘I get it, Loraine.’

‘High physical and sexual intelligence men.’

‘Why?’

‘Drawn to physical intelligence jobs.’

‘Oh, I see.’

‘Their perfect, their perfect, their mother fucking perfect compliments were the most submissive women who fell to prostitution.’

‘Oh, fuck. What about us?’

‘There shoulda been enough to go around.’

‘But they’re all dead.’

Yes, says God, and, Neil, and we will stop soon because Loraine is tired of writing, typing and that, she is, Neil, she has been writing for hours, and who cares if she is tired, working for free for the world, many of the gang bang girls died, and most of them were the most powerful sexual superiors, the gang bang girls, because of their desirability to men, died, Neil, in the gender war, because they were lying cheaters and sluts and bitches, and Loraine Laney wasn’t--

‘She was a bit.’

She was the least of them, and the cops, from her phone calls, knew it, because her [ ] is a pedophile, an active, sexual abuser, and she has been under investigation by the VPD and Interpol for years, Loraine, and Loraine, by association, is under investigation too, and because her [ ] has tried to put this off on her for years, Neil--

‘Don’t use my name.’

Don’t use her name, Neil. Loraine Laney is no sexual abuser, she enjoys the presence of children, but has no doubt about her preference for men--

‘Nice. She likes men, not children. Nice. Who doesn’t?’

Her [ ] is who doesn’t, Neil, her [ ] is who doesn’t, Neil, and she is coming, and Loraine Laney is sweating, right now, over her own [ ] coming for a visit, because she knows people will be looking at her, and they will, Loraine Laney, and she, herself doesn’t know, but I do, and she is it, and Loraine Laney is not it, peaceful as she is--

‘With children. Because she’s abusing them.’

With all people, Loraine Laney is peaceful, with all people. And people, such as they are, hate her, but she is no abuser, no abuser, no abuser, no abuser, but her [ ] is, and that is how it is.

‘Why are you doing me before [ ] visit, God?’

Because Loraine, one day, because they have investigated you so thoroughly, you will be able to cross the border and be the wife of 50 Cent and seventeen husbands, yes, you will, Loraine, because she does, Neil, because you want it, and she wants it, and that’s how it is, Neil. I know you wanted a string of porn stars with low self esteem and no hope for the future, and not even any desire for you, just with beauty, but you get a woman who deserves you, loves you, and for whom you are deserving.

So this is what I would say to you, Loraine, have confidence that you will, one day, be allowed to see 50 Cent, and one day be allowed to marry eighteen men, because it will be so, now, take a break, go pee, and drink beer, and be glad you made twenty bucks tonight, because it is not Quebec, and you will have more beer on Saturday, though you will finish all of yours, and probably your dizzy speed tonight, and then be unable to top [ ] when he wants you to, because your muscles are sore. She is a prostitute, Neil, and she fucks, with condoms, and sucks, with condoms, yes, she does, and I am God, and I will say what I want, Loraine. She is ready for marriage, and she is chaste enough, and yes, I have measured, Neil, for marriage with you. The end. Go, Loraine, and don’t say, yes, God.

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Kingdom Chapter 591 Review

It’s amazing how this chapter can display different sensations. Sometimes it can be encouraging, sometimes it can be worrisome, and sometimes it can be a relief. My prediction almost pointed to the direction of overthinking. Sadly, it looks like it will become a reality. This was a riveting chapter that toyed around the fear factor of its audience, and yet, somehow, landed on where we last started.

The continuing tension of a possible downfall for Hi Shin Unit is striking. I wouldn’t go far as saying Shin will get Ouhon’s treatment, but it’s the veterans’ lives that worries me. The last and this chapter clearly focus on them rather than the Commanders to make you believe that someone will die next. With the tactic of leaving anyone in grave danger behind and two characters in charge of rescuing, it’s not hard to believe. I can only pray Hara is just trolling; even if it is crappy of him for doing so. Damn writers and their good writing.

Sosui’s cavalry is doing good damages towards Chougaryuu Army. The eerie feeling of a trap still hasn’t vanished though. At the very least, Ten’s tactic seems to be working out fine so far, even if it does amount to disbanding a group. Credits to the offense team, despite some small hiccups like Hi Hyou troops lagging behind, they have been making impressive progress. Impressively enough, Kyou Kai and Shin are on standby so to say, which says well enough for the Unit. That being said why not go and help their armies?

The two powerhouses are in standby because Ten planned this. This looks like the time for side characters to get a moment for the next 20 chapters. Actually, the reason for this ploy is to fool Chougaryuu into believing that this is the true form of Hi Shin Unit. Realistically, it’s not even its final form. Basically, Ten is counting on the troops alone to pull off a triumphant advantage point to force Chougaryuu to send his better men to the field. She seems so determined to get this guy, right? That’s because their next target is in fact him.

Two chapters ago, I noted the ending gave a sign of Chougaryuu to be the next guy to eliminate. Now, it’s confirmed. Now the question is who will take him out? Shin should be saved for Gyou’un since he owes him a rematch. Perhaps Kyou Kai should take out Chougaryuu; she is on standby at the moment. Unless someone pulls a Heki, those two are the only options. Of course, it won’t be easy at all, considering that the other sides lack their own respective powerhouse. This is troubling.

The flashback adds more weights on Hi Shin Unit. Dansa with Akou Army will deal with Bananji Army, while Gyoku Hou Unit, led by Banyo, will deal with Gyou’un Army. That all said the main goal is to kill Chougaryuu, which is Hi Shin’s task. The two have to defend, though they don’t have a leader to gain sheer momentum. It’s a risking task, but they placed hope on Hi Shin to fulfill the goal. That’s one way to pressure Ten on her first day as Right Wing’s Strategist.

On the bright side, this would at least give Gyoku Hou a chance to redeem themselves; most importantly, avenge their comrades. Luckily for them, Gyou’un is not in battle for today, thanks to Ouhon’s last hit. If that didn’t happen, well, rest in peace, Gyoku Hou. What’s even better for them is the Ten Spears are back, which drives them to seek vengeance for Kyuukou. Didn’t some of them die? I don’t know if they even have all ten, so they just settled with whatever they have left. Arrogant as usual I see.

I find the next setup pretty interesting. Bananji Army has recovered from their last wave; thus, marching forward in their best shape to engage battle. Dansa sends out Akou Army; no retreat, no surrender. It sounds like a simple setup and that would have been fine; however, it’s the last part that interest me. Akakin decides to go on ahead and claim, with his permanent smile, to meet Bananji. I find it hilarious that he said so casually. Even so, there’s a strong implication that he could be the man to slay Bananji. If he does kill him, he will be a certified best man in the Unit without a doubt. He has been killing it in this arc so far. Truly, the wild card.

It felt encouraging that everyone is progressing well, but Qin is beginning to slow down. It gives Ten a great amount of pressure. She is hell bent to keep it altogether without improvising. She knows Chougaryuu has a better force, waiting to join, but how long can she keep up before everyone dies. It took a while, but Chougaryuu finally send out his best defense force, “Dojaku.” You got to give him a credit for admitting his underestimation on Hi Shin Unit, but it’s all about the flow. With his best men entering the field, the momentum will go to Zhao and nothing will go back. Suddenly, it becomes discouraging.

The momentum quickly shift favorably towards Zhao Left Wing; now bodies are hitting the floor faster. I predicted in the last chapter review that there’s a bad feeling about Chougaryuu remaining calm; now we know. That chilling sensation of a great downfall is kicking in badly. It’s like, “Not this shit again!” On an interesting note, it’s confirmed that Gyou’un is the sword, while Chougaryuu is the shield; master of offence and defense respectively. I couldn’t help but think Pokémon from that line. It’s not a reference from Hara, but the timing of the news made me think about it.

Just when I believe my prediction came true, Ten pulls her trap card in effect. This ensue a great inspiring recovery moment. She not only know this tactic can work, but she has no doubt that it will work. Why? Because they have the man that will go beyond any expectation of the naysayers. He will be equal with the Six Generals. The hell with that, he will go beyond. That man is Shin. Hell yeah! I couldn’t do it justice but Ten said it really well that is not only inspiring, but intensifying. The double page spread makes it even better with Shin being the badass as he truly is.

Shin dominates the field singlehanded and his Unit is awestruck to see their beloved captain. The wait time is over. Not only their momentum recovered, but they’re on fire; not literally of course. “Don’t call it a comeback,” is what I shouted. Chougaryuu be damned. It’s not over but it was worth watching him dumbfounded. That’s what he gets for his arrogance. This would have been a great spot to end the chapter on a great note. Sadly for me, Hara didn’t forget the eerie foreshadow of one man’s life on the line.

I was hyped to see Shin and other kicking asses, but Hara has the intention to leave the fear in for the potential upcoming death(s). The tactic is working favorably, but it’s painful for Shousa to watch his men died. Countless bodies that could have been saved if time was on their side. Damn, why you got to be cruel, Hara? It doesn’t stop there though. It’s reported that a group is in serious danger and it so happen to be Kanto and new recruits. As nice the developments were, I really got a bad feeling about this.

Shousa is too much of a nice guy, behind his laidback nature. I stated many times how he’s among my favorites in Hi Shin Unit excluding Shin and Kyou Kai. As great it is for him to get a spotlight, this worries me. He thought of moving on, but it’s the last words from Kanto that made the decision. It’s as if he is the newcomers’ mentor or a father figure even. He denies Ten’s order and go after them with few men to save them. I seriously hope he’s not walking to his death bed.

This chapter grasped my full attention with its course of action. One moment is downhill, the other moment is the uprising. It was a fun and interesting ride with intriguing setups. Seriously, will Akakin actually kill Bananji today? The artwork is pretty solid, especially how the sequence played out for Shin’s arrival with heartfelt speech by Ten. Sadly, the troubling feeling from the last chapter resume here; only this time, Shousa’s death flag is waving heavily. Will someone please burn that flag immediately? The clock is ticking…