#couldnt we just have an alternate ending for them?

[toreii]

I normally don’t talk about the spin off manga, but I ended up purchasing the September issue of Princess Magazine. I just couldn’t ignore this scene. The sneaking glances Richard and Henry give each other!! IT’S ALWAYS BEEN THESE TWO!!!!😭😭😭

Also, Margaret doting on her grandson💖💖 And, I’m still wary of that old man who tried to get touchy with Richard in the main story. What are you doing sitting with the kids!!!

[maliciousalice]

Hear me out (or don't... it's fine I'm just venting and mean) yeah um I don't believe Chakotay was saved in Prod*gy s2.

[sanjisboyfie]

sanji has a crush you ♡

-> alternative title: sanji's ass is gay as fuck and you gotta deal with his flustered ass desperately trying to win you over.

-> kinda rushed aat the end

sanji is exhibiting normal sanji behavior, cutely obsessed with you and everything about you. he's soooooooooooooooooo obsessed. i'm sorry i couldnt help it. forewarning: if you are scared of obsessively in love men DO NOT READ THIS lmfao (that's a joke, but he is rlly in love w u and overwhelmingly so)

sanji x male reader

— just sanji crushing on you and acting like a whole ass middle schooler with a crush, but not in the "i'm gonna pull your hair because i like you, but i don't want you to know" type of way, rather a, "i, uhm, found this pretty flower that...i think you would like...do you like it :3"

you were lounging on the deck of sunny, basking in the sun beside robin and nami. the three of you were peacefully enjoying the breeze, while the girls were talking about their recent adventures and you happily listening on to their stories.

when suddenly, a shadow covers the sun from hitting your skin. lifting the glasses from your eyes, you grin when you notice that the figure is sanji. and he's looking everywhere but you.

"hi, [name]," he greets in a quiet voice, eyes darting everywhere but your bare torso. if he were to look at your glistening skin any longer, he might just get a really bad nosebleed...it was tempting for him, though. you were so handsome, he'd get as many deadly nosebleeds if he needed to just to stare at you longer. but for the sake of keeping you clean of his nosebleed, he continued averting his eyes.

robin and nami stopped their chatter and smiled at each other when they recognized the flustered look on sanji's face.

"hi, sanji," you said in return, leaning against your elbows to comfortably look up at him, "what's that you have there?" you ask politely,

the blonde jumped at the question, clearing his throat as he finally met your eyes, "oh, this, i thought you'd want a drink...it's your favorite," your eyes widened at that, making sanji's heart do leaps.

at moments like this, he loves being the ship's chef. there was no one else on board that could make you react like this, only his careful expertise as being a chef could do this to you. it made him feel important and his face got redder at that fact.

"wow! thanks! you're like a mind reader, i was starting to get a bit too hot-"

"do you want me to move the umbrella more to cover you?" sanji asked immediately, happy to be of service to you. you laughed at his eagerness, shaking your head.

"i think nami and robin are using it right now, i'll be alright. i don't want them to burn up,"

"oh..." sanji's voice trailed off as he lifted his head to bravely look towards the women on the side, "nami-san, robin-chan, is it alright if [name] uses the umbrella for now?" he very politely asked, shoulders square and head held high.

nami laughed at him while robin took it upon herself to answer, "no, it's alright with us," and sanji was bolting over to lift the umbrella and position it right above you, a meek, but proud smile on his face.

"sanji, you didn't have to," you said softly, but then you thanked him for his efforst in making you comfortable. that was enough to make him burst into a tomato red color. "and, by the way, this is delicious! i love it so much, sanji,"

"i love you so much."

"sorry?"

"oh, nothing!! i didn't say anything, [name]!! i said, nothing!!!" and he was running off before you could tease him further.

he slammed the door to the kitchen shut and then repeatedly hit his head against the wood as he muttered degrading words to himself, "idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot, idiot!!!"

"well, you are an idiot, we knew that, but now you're acting borderline insane, what's up with you, pervy cook?"

of course, zoro had to be in the kitchen. sanji whipped his head around and screamed at the top of his lungs, "out of my kitchen, marimo!!!"

this made zoro laugh in his face and then leave at his request, muttering something about how love sick sanji was and how obvious he was about it.

— sanji carefully crafted each dish he makes for you, making it look pretty and extra nice. cooking is his speciality and acts of service are his love language. combining the two is the closest he can get to confessing his actual feelings to you.

the crew was lively in the kitchen and you were hidden away in the crow's nest. sanji had drowned you in treats throughout the day, leaving your appetite for the dinner not very big. you assured him (more than 20 times) that you indeed felt full, you weren't skipping meals, and you were already satisfied. that was the only way he let you skip out on dinner.

but while the crew was eating, sanji was still behind the stove. his fingers nimbly moved in decorating the platter very carefully, holding his breath every now and then in anticipation.

"whatcha making, sanji?! extras for me?!" luffy excitedly asked, coming bounding around the counter and standing beside the chef.

immediately, sanji kicked him away and warned him, "do not!! touch this, this isn't yours, luffy! i'm serious, don't even think about it!" sanji looked at the men of the crew, "that goes for the rest of you too, this isn't yours, filthy batards!" and his voice softened as he spoke with a smile to robin and nami, "if you want a dessert, ladies, i wouldn't mind making seconds for you two!"

"it's alright, sanji-kun, just focus on making [name]'s," nami said with a wave of her hand, a knowing look in her eyes.

"yes, i am quite full of the dinner you served already. it was delicious as usual,"

there wasn't a grand shift of emotion on sanji's face as he politely thanked the ladies for their kind words. but then his cheeks erupted in color when he finally caught on to what nami said, "ah! no, no, this isn't for [name]-"

"there's no denying it, sanji, just keep spoiling him rotten and leaving us to starve. even if he is a man just like us, for some reason he's not a "filthy bastard" but [name]~" usopp said in exasperation, eyeing the dessert sanji was making with longing, "we wouldn't expect you to spare us any of that...anyway..."

sanji's red face from embarassmnet instead turned into one of annoyance, "shut your mouth and quit complaining! i'm not spoiling him - he deserves this! he didn't come and eat dinner with you guys, meaning there was more servings for you! be thankful to him! ... and don't call him a filthy bastard!! he's very clean and neat, unlike you guys!"

"ah, yes, lord and savior [name]!" usopp said, clapping his hands together as if he were praying to the man, "i wish he were here right now, though, to save us from sanji's fury, ughh," usopp sighed at the end of his sentence, making sanji's eyebrow quirk in annoyance.

"calling me a god, usopp?" your voice rang in the dining hall, making everyone's heads snap to you. "that's a pretty hefty title,"

"woah, that was just like that enel guy - you came when we summoned you! do you have ears all around sunny, [name]?" luffy asked, wonder in his eyes as he walked towards the door, "you should teach us that sometime!"

you smiled at your captain, allowing him to pass you with ease as he went to blow off his energy on the deck. chopper and usopp grinned at you as they followed after luffy, going to entertain each other. robin and nami walked past with kind smiles, the orange haired girl winking at you. franky pat you on the back, a thumbs up being thrown at you, only making you more confused about what you possibly missed.

brook was singing on his way out, something about young, forbidden love. you didn't see it, but sanji threw his head in his hands in embarassment. zoro was the last to leave, whispering to you to, "fix the idiot cook already, it's getting tiring dealing with his bullshit everyday," and then leaving you with no other explanation.

"what was up with all that," you rhetorically asked, chuckling underneath your breath and making sanji just shake his head in response. "sanji, did you forget to serve that to robin and nami? if you want, i can give it to them?"

sanji shot his hand out, catching your own that was reaching for the plate he was just preparing. realizing his actions, he immediately released you from his hold and shook his head, "no, no, it's...um...it's not for them."

the blonde cursed himself in his head, wishing he didn't become so blubbery in his words whenever he spoke to you. but he couldn't control it! not when you were looking at him so gently, so patiently. god, just thinking about you looking at him made him weak in the knees. because that meant you were just focusing on him. sure, you could be thinking of others things that weren't him (his heart literally shatters at that notion), but in the moment, you were physically turned to and only paying attention to him.

it made him almost sigh dreamily. his heart was already beating faster and his stomach was filled with butterflies.

"they're not?" you leaned over the counter, taking a seat as you did so.

"no, they're," he took in a deep breath, fists clenched at his sides, "they're for you,"

your eyes widened. and sanji internally cursed you for being so effortlessly handsome, while tilting your head in confusion, "but, sanji, i told you you don't need to prepa-"

"i wanted to," sanji cut you off, quickly apologized for doing so, before continuing, "i wanted to make your favorite, just to give you something to eat before bed,"

you smiled, and sanji internally cursed you again for being so sweet, and gently rubbed his arm, "thanks, sanji, you're so kind,"

he bit his lip in content, trying to hide his happiness as he simply nodded his head. there was no way his voice wouldn't shake if he spoke now.

wordlessly, you moved your hand off of his arm and picked up the spoon from the plate. humming in content once the food hit your tongue to let sanji know that his expertise did, in fact, not fail him.

"it's so delicious, sanji!" he was going to thank you, but was cut off when the spoon you had just used was shoved into his mouth. you were grinning at the surprised look on his face, "let's share!"

sanji got a nosebleed. because the gears in his head quickly turned. the spoon in his mouth, which you just used, meant that you two just...indirectly kissed.

his head flew backwards and blood was streaming down his nose. the last thing he saw before passing out was your worried face above his own.

— sanji often times thinks he looks like an idiot pining over you. he just feels so awkward. he cannot mess this up or else his life might seriously just cease having meaning. he's never felt so serious about someone before. it was always fleeting thoughts of how someone was attractive in his eyes. now, with you in front of him everyday, looking like an actual angel (or handsome devil, both are fitting, he thinks with an odd smile). he just can't help his thoughts from running wild. what if after your pirate adventures, the two of you settled down together? happy. near some shoreline, not a worry in the world. sanji just catches himself thinking of a future with you in it, despite the two of you not even dating or being remotely romantic towards one another...not yet, at least.

it was nighttime and the both of you were on night watch. you were scheduled to be in the crow's nest and sanji confidently took it upon himself to join you out of courtesy. in the crow's nest, you were looking out at the calm sea while sanji was just looking at you, admiring you.

"sanji," you called out, your eyes still trained on the sea, "you've been staring at me for the past 10 minutes,"

the man gulped nervously, wondering if this would be the moment. the moment he finally confessed to you. it's been long enough for him to be sure of his feelings (he was in love with you), this was the perfect setting - just the two of you, and it was all calm.

but what if you rejected him? then his heart would be laid out in front of you, you wouldn't reciprocate, and then you'd have to sail together for however long needed, knowing in the back of your mind. he would know you didn't like him back and you would know that he one-sidedly liked you.

it was too painful of a loss. that was the main reason why he hasn't ever thought about pursuing his confession to you.

"make it 11 minutes now," you chuckled, finally turning your head to him and examining his confused features, "what are you thinking about, sanji?"

you. he bit his tongue to prevent that single word from slipping past his lips.

"nothing," he said quickly, maybe too quickly.

out of nowhere, your hand went to the back of his neck and pulled him in close. he turned rigid at the action immediately, turning into a stiff statue as you stared right into his soul.

"why're you lying to me?" you asked quietly and sanji almost collapsed into your lap and began begging for forgiveness. you, obviously, weren't actually mad or annoyed at him for his little white lie, but sanji didn't want you thinking he lied so easily.

that wasn't a good quality to have as your boyfriend, your lover. so sanji quickly said, "i'm sorry," with a weak tone and looked right into your beautiful e/c eyes with nothing but sorrow.

you could so easily spur an immense amount of strong emotions from sanji. he felt like he was being played like a toy. but, also, he didn't mind. not if it was you. he didn't mind a lot of things if it was you.

"sanji, why do you treat me so differently?" you just saying his name made him feel like he wanted to just collapse on your lap and stay there. be nurtured by you.

"i don't mean to," he answered, "i really don't. i can stop, if it makes you uncomfortable, i'll stop,"

you shook your head and sanji felt some strands of your hair brush against his skin. goosebumps formed at those points. even the strands of your hair made him react so vicerally to you.

"no, that's not what i meant," finally, you released your hold on his neck and leaned back to create a more comfortable space between you two. unconsciously, sanji leaned in towards you. "i mean, have i done some amazing thing to you before? it kind of feels like you're making some thing up to me, like you're repaying a debt..." your voice trailed off awkwardly, "you don't have to act so doting to me, sanji, for whatever reason - especially if it's to repay a debt. i don't want you stressing about something silly like that,"

what? sanji was confused. you thought, this entire time, he was just being nice to you to make up for something. there's no way. he wondered how oblivious you had been ot his advances. have you been unaware this whole time? was he perhaps not acting as obvious as he thought he was?

that was slightly comforting to think about, if that was the case. but also a part of sanji felt as if he failed. he was pursuing you. behind all his blunders of stuttering words, unhealthily red faces - he wanted you to know that he was pursuing you. he wanted to hint at his feelings so you could hopefully pick up on them.

"that's not why i act the way i do," sanji carefully said, watching your reaction. and when your face twisted into confusion, he urged himself to take this chance to continue, "i wanted you to know...want you to know, i mean, that i really, really, really..." he took in a deep breath, offering a weak smile, "i really like you, [name], and i was too scared to tell you like i am now, so i was catering to you to hopefully make it obvious. well, i see how ambiguous that my actions are now and i wish i had done it different so i could properly have wooed you, but, it's too late for that. i wish i had done it more-"

he was cut off when you suddenly moved forward and pressed your lips to his. he melted into your touch immediately, his body reacting so naturally to yours. his eyes fluttered shut, intenally sighing in relief at how his confession did in fact work out in his favor.

and it took a lot out of him to move away from you, but he did need air to breathe, unfortunately. if only he could just breathe you in and live off of you alone.

he sighed, chest heaving as he really wrapped his head around what just happeneed.

"i know," you said softly, a smile on your handsome face that was literally captivating him, "i knew, i mean. just wanted to hear you say it,"

sanji blinked. were you...taunting him? no, teasing was the more appropiate word because you weren't hurting him with your words. but your mischevious grin and glint in your eyes did tell him that you were in fact teasing him.

"uhm, you knew?" he repeated, making you chuckle and pinch his cheek lovingly.

"i wanted you to confess to me," you clarified, leaning forward and playing with the strands of his blonde hair around your finger, "i though you'd sound cute confessing," you leaned in further, lips ghosting over his, "and you did,"

sanji's face was exploding a dangerous shade of red. god, this was so embrassing. but, your lips were on his again and he wiped away any self preservation and completely gave himself to you.

you pulled away quickly, speaking in breathy tones, "i like you a lot too, sanji," his heart skipped multiple beats, then started racing even faster when you gently pushed him down onto the cushioned sofa, "been wanting to kiss you like this since i joined the crew,"

sanji was going to pursue more answers, but your hands carding through his hair made him speechless.

"been wanting to kiss you all over like this for so long," you peppered short kisses all over his skin, making him feel like he was on fire.

"why didn't you?" he quietly asked, making you pull away and grin down at him.

at this point, he was completely laid out on the sofa, his legs spread and hugged around your waist as you leaned yourself over him. the hands on either side of his head felt like a cage that he definitely didn't mind being in. with you looking down at him from above, he wouldn't mind staying there forever.

"i liked imagining you confessing to me," you grinned, "plus, i wasn't sure if you were even into me. i heard from the others that you were exclusviely nice to the women of the ship, so i didn't want to bother pursuing you either."

so, you were basically saying that you and sanji could have been together even sooner if he had just showed more obviously to begin with that he was deeply enamored by you.

sanji was cursing his past self very colorfully right now.

"sorry for being so mean to you, though," a bashful apology was enough for sanji.

and he missed the feeling of your lips on his, so he leaned up to meet you halfway, but you stopped him, "do you forgive me?"

"yes, yes, i do," sanji breaths were hitched from how excited and happy he was.

you grinned at his reaction, feeling proud that you were the cause of it, "aren't you glad we waited, though?"

sanji almost shook his head no on instinct. if he could have had this sooner rather than later, he would've taken the former over the latter any day. you saw the way his head stuttered in place, unsure of the right answer. so you leaned down, right next to his ear and sent shivers down his spine by whispering, "cause this is gonna feel so much better now after such a long wait, right, sanji?"

[tetsuooooooooooo]

ok im watching act 3 again to write down my questions and see if anything makes sense this time

edit im 2 eps in this got long as FUCK kjchgxhi come talk to me!!!!! im screeching into the void!!!!!!! americans wake up look at my post!!!!!!!! say everything to me!!!!!!!!!

why are we introducing time travel alternate universes into this story

where did the other ekko go, was he in Our ekkos universe/body or just out of commission, bc that makes no sense i think, if they didnt switch then wheres the ✨symmetry✨

do you think that skye had anything to do with them figuring out the cleaning flowers thing in the AU? and is viktor dead? and jayce in jail? banished? i wonder where skye went here i hope shes living her best not in love with a gay guy life

where the FUCK was the Original-AU heimerdonger when he got bodysnatched by the Our version? they do still call him professor but in Our version he just recently got kicked out of the council so would he still be just freeloadin around zaun at that point in the AU? was he ever councilor?

can everyone on my screen Please stop hurling their guts out from timetraveldisease

if theres no hextech and no anomaly in the AU reality then how did it throw them in it in the first place

ekko is smart but if he was smarter hed stay around to research what needed to happen to make zaun work in this version and save himself time figuring it out from the groundup back home, i think

but also what the fuck COULD have possibly happened to make it so different CUZ LIKE- ok the little flashback bit with vi dying in jayces house- the gang is wearing the same clothes as in Our version, so that would probably indicate that THAT zaun was also in the same state as Our ""original"" version too? right? no? i mean i would say they did put emphasis on clag n mylos clothes being different and more piltovian or whatever idk maybe im onto nothing WAIT NO BECAUSE CLAGGOR WAS MAKING THE DAMN FLOWER TO CLEAN THE POLLUTION SO IF THATS STILL THERE THEN IT COULDNT HAVE BEEN RESOLVED THAT MUCH EARLIER HERE RIGHT

also what the fuck had to be different exactly for enforcers to bust the kids after blowing up a building and not chuck them all in stillwater this time around? did they really care that much about vi dying? was that really the inciting incident for zauns inclusion? marcus? fucking MARCUS marcus? marcus "im gonna bury the lot of you" "deals with the devil to get a 14 yearold put in jail for life"* marcus sees a zaunite girl dead (after breaking into a piltover home and wrecking it) and just goes "aw :c" ? the council of rich businessfucks like salo whod do everything they can to maintain the status quo? is One Dead Kid (still the name of my nonexistent band) really all it takes this time? am i too tough on these people am i dumb if id like some elaboration on how that whole story went or

*to be honest i. dont really get what that Deal thing with silco was about in the first place

wheres Scar aaaat show me my guyy whERES VIKAAA

how did the shimmer story end up in the AU because IF the main change here is vis death then i could believe that silco WAS still already on track with beginning the production at that point if of course singed is also in the same position as Originally

is there a universe where that hammer lands on jayjays head and ends him right there

did silco forgive vanvan before or after zaun gets their "win" in the AU? because my bet is DEFINITELY after

ALSO how the fuck in a city like piltover did they not renovate jayces blown up flat after fuck knows how many years, at LEAST 3 (id wager at least 7 but thats just me so whatever) like city of progress who?? is it just there as like a cautionary tale??? did they put up a lil plaque for jayce after he kild himself?? they just boarded that shit up tho there was nobody there?? why did they leave it like that idk

WHY did heimerdeimer die???? DID he die?? why did he DIE?????? what happens to the AU-Original hongerdonger??? you couldnt have just waited 10 minutes and have powder do allat?? she trusted us right? maybe not

why WAS bonking viktor in the head with the zdrive the answer to our problems

powder knew what she was doing with that innovators cum petition sign right

WHAT the FUCK was that mylo claggor moment like am i inSANE OR WAS THIS SUS AS HELL also (man rapping) put some FUCKING RESPECT on stromaes name

how DID rizzard viktor stop being purple actually. god i still hate that reveal im not smart but i refuse to believe that was good writing

what happened to put that rock in jayces wrist? it wasnt a process it was viktor doing it in a split second why did that need to happen? so he wouldnt lose it? hunh?

no because WHAT IS AMBESSAS FUCKING GOAL HERE IN THE END

does she want kino back? whAT DO YOU WANT WOMANNNN

did that princess girl that got her head sliced off by bessa in the first season actually have anything to do with anything in the end or not cuz im just confuzzled

how does he know that

what does that mean

how does SHE know THAT

what does THAT mean

does loris have the same accent as vik??????

where the fuck did that ginger binch come from in the first place is she from piltover or noxus if shes from piltover what did ambessa give her and when

Neither of them would say ANY of this shit

wonder what vi would say if she saw this conversation before her and cait decided to pork

im just gonna choose to believe she was in there for like 5 hours so her labrador attention span just reset and she chilled out about jinx (actually ykw i guess im willing to believe at this point she doesnt really care that much if jinky offs herself or not)

what the FUCK ARE these goddamn doll puppet thingies viktor makes why are they LIKE that why is THIS the theme here (because orianna and Plot) (but like dyouknow what i mean)

what the fuck was the point of Skye Young as a character in this entire story other than a Gaydar Jammer. with all respect to skyvik stans but like. what is it.

lmao you abandoned them much before that guys

we stan a I Gave You Food And A Roof Why Are You Sad You Ungrateful Ingrate queen

it REALLY DOESNT DOES IT JGHCCGHIBC

why DID skye die again? they wouldnt have just? integrated? again? or smthn? why is this a one-passenger ride all of a sudden? we already got a hivemind thing goin? whatsup?

[haemosexuality]

im rewatching she-ra and naturally im gonna want to write about it a lot. starting by breaking down the catradora conflict origin story scene from s01e02 the sword part 2

people have said this before but the most important thing to keep in mind here is how different their understanding of whats going on is. theyre both approaching this with completely different views and so they misunderstand what the other means.

Adora: There's no time. We have to put a stop this.

Catra: What? Why?

Adora: Because this is a civilian town. Look around! These aren't insurgents. They're innocent people.

Catra: Yeah, sure. Innocent people who kidnapped a Horde officer. Now come on, let's get you back to the Fright Zone. Shadow Weaver is freaking out. [laughing] It'd be funny if she weren't such a terrible person.

so immediately theres two things i wanna say about this part, about how catra reacts to stuff. first off, something we learn about catra throughout the whole show and especially in the portal-alternative-reality, is that shes big on Pretending Nothing Is Wrong. whenever shes feeling upset or angry about something, she will start joking around and acting like shes just totally super chill guys, dw ("Ugh, whatever. It's not like I even care. I just wanna get out of this dump at some point before I dieee of boredom). Shes acting like that in this scene. Adora was missing for hours, shadow weaver was breathing down her neck and threatening her, she was already worried adora might have left at this point. she cant let adora know how worried she was tho, so shes all jokes and fast paced conversation. To Adora, tho, it just looks like catra doesnt care, like she doesnt understand the gravity of the situation.

and the other thing is that honestly? I dont think catra does care. about the town, i mean. i think catra was ready for war in a way adora never was. theyre both seeing combat for the first time here, and adora hates it. training for war is completely different than being in the battlefield, and adora couldnt handle it. face to face with it she couldnt tolerate seeing people suffering and dying, houses being burned down, a whole village destroyed. when the horde brainwashed adora into thinking they were only doing the necessary to save etheria, she completely and fully believed it, and when faced with the reality of the horde she immediately realized how wrong that was. Catra, tho, could not care less. she never believed in what the horde said, she knew full well what the horde did, so this isnt a surprise for her. and i do think shes naturally a bit sadistic, or at least growing up among the violence of the horde made her so. either way, shes seeing battle here for the first time and shes completely fine with it. doesnt even spare it all a second glance. why would she care about these people she never met if the most important thing in the world is right here in front of her? (i think even if adora hadnt left that night and went into the battlefield as a force captain, she wouldve ended up deserting. she cant stand seeing people suffer and she cant stand not saving them. shes too good, too selfless for that. catra isnt.) (also she is so ready to kill at all times. she loves violence. i once saw someone say how shadow weaver thought adora was the "cutthroat, ruthless warrior" when that was actually catra and they were totally right)

adora is also trying something futile here, she doesnt need to explain to catra that the horde is bad and hurts innocent ppl because catra has known that all her life

Adora: Catra, no. I can't go back. Not until the Horde leaves this town alone. You have to help me.

Catra: What are you saying?

Adora: I’m saying, this is wrong. They've been lying to us, manipulating us. Hordak, Shadow Weaver, all of them.

Catra: Duh! Did ya just figure that out? Manipulation is Shadow Weaver's whole thing. She's been messing with our heads since we were kids.

(the captions in the pics are slightly wrong, nvm that.) everything i said before. adora just realized all of this, while catra has always known, probably because the abuse adora suffered was more manipulation-and-brainwashing, while shadow weaver always made clear to catra that she didnt give a shit about her, so she suffered physical abuse with little attempt to convince her this was fine.

the "what are you saying?" is one of the things that show how different their perspective is. adora is talking about going against the horde and helping the town, while catra immediately gets more personal. what do you mean? are you saying that you might leave the horde? leave me?

Adora: How could you possibly be okay with that?

adora means, how could you be ok with the horde lying about its actions, and killing innocent people? how could you be ok with the horde raising us to do the same? and catra hears, how could you be ok with shadow weaver and hordak abusing us?

Catra: Because, it doesn't matter what they do. The two of us look out for each other. And soon we'll be calling the shots. Now come on, can we go home already?

catra replies: because, i love you. because you have my back and i have yours. because nothing really bad can happen as long as we have each other, remember? and soon enough, we'll be powerful enough that they cant hurt us anymore. Adora hears, because i dont care about these people dying, the only thing thats important is you and i. and anyways, soon its gonna be Us killing them, isnt that good? lets go back home to the evil murder place.

Adora: I'm not going home, Catra. I can't. Not after everything I've seen. Come with me. You don't have to go back there. We can fix this.

adora says: im starting to realize now how wrong i was about everything. we're not the good guys, and i cant stand for that. i cant stand around and watch people get hurt. i cant stand around and watch you get hurt. lets leave, together, and have a better life, please. lets do the right thing.

Catra: Are you kidding? You've known these people for, what, a couple of hours? And now you're just gonna throw everything away for them?

catra hears, shes willing to leave me. after everything i did for her, all that i took, all of these years of us being together, she would still leave me. she would break our promise. she would leave me behind.

and then she straight up electrocutes adora. ok

she says it was a reflex, but i dont know if i believe her. i dont think she likes hurting adora (not physically. not by this point, anyways), but i do think that shes the type to lash out when upset and immediately regret it, then feel guily about it. which just makes her more upset. :(

Catra: Oh, man. That was a lot stronger than I thought. Are you okay?

Adora: Why are you doing this?

Catra: Because you left me! And if I don't bring you back, Shadow Weaver’s gonna have my head. So, enough with your weird little identity crisis and let's go home already. Or do I need to zap you again?

thats the last time they talk. adora gets teleported away by glimmer, and when they see each other again, its clear that they both made their choice.

the moment adora showed catra she was willing to leave her, there was no coming back for them. because catra would never get over that. she'd spend all her life in that hellscape, putting up with abuse and bullying and probably so much more we dont get to see, because of the promise adora made her. and, in her eyes, adora was ready to leave her on the first opportunity that came up. that hurt. that broke her. and that released something really ugly inside of her.

cue in 2,5 years of homoerotic rivalry and trauma. ok post over if you read this i hope you liked it <3 bye

[anthroposeen]

tmagp 17 relisten notes!!

as always, tmagp and tma spoilers below the cut! hope you guys enjoy the breakdown :)

celia:

- she's been teleported to another road side, this time very close to a highway in oxford. she missed the play with sam and didnt have a way to contact him about it

- she wants to make up for missing the play by paying for their next date, and seems pretty genuine about her guilt and interest in him

- once the incident ends, she thanks the computer/chester for it. this could have been a sarcastic comment on her part, but it comes across as her acknowledging the case for what it is, and acknowledging that it is somehow curated for her. i think this is evidenced by her telling alice the incident wasnt very useful, implying she tries to find their meaning, and takes them as some form of sentience.

sam:

- he seems a bit peeved that celia didn't call him to tell him she had to cancel, and tells her to not make a habit of this kind of thing. i think its important to keep in mind that we've established he's very sensitive to rejection and people "not having time" for him.

- "im not a big horror fan" who's going to tell him?

alice:

- her computer keeps malfunctioning, showing a jmj error

- shes back to making bad puns and jokes at gwen's expense, a hard shift from her demeanor last episode

- she jokes to gwen about venting their problems as a group exercise, but denies actually having a problem to discuss

gwen:

- she helps alice with the jmj error, and says that colin hasnt been in the office in weeks, though theres no more word in his whereabouts

- she also! denies having anything to talk about! great communication guys!

incident:

- narrated by chester/jon, read at celia's desk.

- incident pulled from the magnus institute oxford outreach center -> important for the obvious reason and because celia woke up in oxford the most recent time she teleported

- darrien is given low viability for agent, subject, and catalyst

- states that "continued incarceration" is the advised method of containing/studying the subject and phenomena, implying that sometime after the statement was given, the magnus institute incarcerated darrien for unknown reasons.

- the statement was given by a man named darrien -> episode 13 also featured a darrien, but it doesn't appear to be the same man to me, i think its most likely that ajn and johhny are just having a good time with recycling names.

- darrien was in a court ordered anger-management program and was transported across dimensions during a therapy session -> intense meditation seemed to be the trigger here

- the receptionist at his therapy office was a "big, soft looking guy" who stumbled over his words, this is followed by the mention of a "bookish looking guy" who darrien says gives him weird pervert vibes. while these are incredibly in character descriptions for them both, i cant say im sure these are alternate-dimension's martin and jon. ide also like to point out that these are characters from darrien's previous universe, not the tmagp one where he finds himself.

- when darrien wakes up from his meditation he has a strong migraine, dry eyes, a stiff neck, and he was dizzy. later, he discovers hes emaciated as he continuously passes out. these symptoms seem to go away as he stays in this dimension

- he woke up in the tmagp universe in a shopping center, coming from a magnus institute outreach post -> seeing as how we know the main building is still active, it could be that the outreach centers also serve as "portals"

- he experienced similar things to anya villette's statement in tma s3. he couldnt contact his employer, had no emergency contact to give the hospital, woke up in a different location, and was taken to the wrong address.

- the tmagp native darrien (who ill call other!darrien for clarity here) was welcoming to his lost doppelgänger, letting him stay in his house and offering him advice on how to keep his anger in check

- darrien describes meeting his other!self as "trying not to fall through the cracks" -> potentially a call back to anya villette's episode "cracked foundation"

- they reasoned the coincidence out by figuring they were half siblings, though they were both named darrien. they discovered a couple of time discrepancies, seeing as their dad died on different days

- the housekeeper, sharon, was wary of them, giving darrien a scared look and looking for opportunities to leave the room when he was around

- when darrien asks how other!darrien manages his anger, hes taken to a heavy door in the basement. there was a single drop of blood on the staircase leading down. ragged breathing and pleading for help rose from below the stairs, and darrien refused to be a part of this anger-vent exercise. he pushed other!darrien into the room, locking it back.

- darrien denies the invitation into the torture chamber, "i couldnt join him down there with my father", later saying he felt guilty for not killing other!darrien and "saving whatever poor soul he had kept". at first, i thought that his other!father was being kept in the basement and tortured, but i think he uses his dad as a metaphor for the anger they both carry. this opens up the scarier realization that other!darrien is just torturing a random person

- once he locked other!darrien in the basement room, he adopted his life.

- sharon didnt return to darrien after her vacation was up, and its thought that she reported him to the institute, where we can assume they began his incarceration

glitches/lies:

- "i'm ok/its ok" spoken by celia as she's trying to reassure herself

- no glitches after gwen and alice say they have nothing to share. its very possible this is because they dont want to share with each other

extra comments:

- the jmj wrror stops popping up after alice proposes talking out their issues as a team, but considering they dont actually do that im chalking it up to a coincidence for now

- this incident follows chester's normal shtick: statement from the magnus institute, directly targeting someones business, and sort of providing a cautionary tale

- this may be my favorite incident so far. it has a very similar vibe to the early tma statements, and an ominous music bit from s1-2 even played briefly as darrien meets his dopplegänger (at least, thats what it sounded like to me). it has a lot of revelation-centered horror that really grabs me, knowing exactly who will be in the house as darrien knocks on the door and following his dopplgänger into the torture room were so vivid for me, its the exact type of horror that always makes me genuinely creeped out!

- this episode raises a lot of questions about the stability of this dimension, and all dimensions in general since there seems to be reoccurring leaks/cracks. this manifests as celia teleporting across space, existing in this universe in general, the giant cavern in the magnus institute ruins, and darrien's adventures in universe-hopping.

- as i mentioned in the incident points, jon and martin have a sort of hinted cameo in darrien's original universe, but a part of me refuses to believe its them just because i enjoy the mystery set up after mag 200. if this is all the content we get of potential jon and martin dopplegängers, ill actually be happy with that. i really do enjoy the notion that they exist in some boring reality somewhere else, and martin still stumbles over his words and jon still needs anger management therapy. i like that theres consistency even in an alternate universe. im certain we wont be seeing these vague background characters again, but i would love to see darrien's reaction to norris's voice.

[davekat-sucks]

okay so like is it just me or do all versions of canon meenkat suck?

In homestuck the ship is very iffy due to the age gap [and the fact that meenah just got out of a predatory relationship with (vriska)]

But is hs^2 it's somehow worse???? First of all karkat is like 39 I think, AND MEENAH IS STILL 19!! Like holy shit thats an even bigger age gap then in hs. It's made even worse by the patreon posts and that I feel like ppl in this fandom think it's okay to ship now cuz "karkat is an adult now!!" while completely forgetting the age of meenah?

The only that this ship could work is if meenah was brought back to life at the same time karkat was around her age, but the hs^2 writers couldnt do that for some reason.

I don't think she is still 19 by the time Meenah and Karkat met in Epilogues. Some years have passed since it shown that Harry and Tavros Crocker were around before the reunion. With Tavros Crocker described being so short that he couldn't reach the doorknob. And later it is said that 10 years had gone by since John had talked with Terezi. So by then, Harry and Tavros would be teens by that point. At best, we can assume that Harry and Tavros were 5 years old by the time we were first shown them, since in HSBC, they are 15 years old. So likely somewhere within the extra 5 years before HSBC official starts, Karkat and Meenah met and then spent time together during it to prepare their war against Jane. At best, she would be 20-24 during Epilogues, with 24 being the best estimate of her age by Beyond Canon. Of course, Karkat was 20 years old by the end of the webcomic, so add in 15 years since we got Omega Kids, he would be 35 years old. So yes, the age gap is still present and doesn't help that the team confirmed that the did indeed fucked. And I guess the reason why nobody addresses Karkat being the pedophile now is either: A. Karkat will fuck Dave later on, so his one fling with Meenah won't matter because he will be GAY. Homosexuality erases pedophilia allegations, don't you know? Why else people excused Meenah x Vriska being a thing years back too? It's not because all the characters are fictional and people could ship whatever they wanted or the fandom wanted more lesbians after Rosemary had been canon. B. People think Meenah, a fuchsiablood in power, was bad because hemospectrum. But because Karkat is older than her despite being mutantblood, he has better authority over the person who would have became Sea Hitler in an alternate timeline. C. They assume that now that they are adults, even with the similar big age gap, they are at least consenting adults. So that's why they are fine with a 24 year old fucking with a 35 year old bastard. Whichever the reason is, by the end of Beyond Canon, the age gap thing will never be addressed by any of the main cast, Davekat will happen, and the shitty sequel ends on a disgusting brown note. James Roach and HICU will never address how old Karkat and Meenah are and just make people assume they are the same age because they are now both drawn like adults, so you don't have to worry about their teen sprites doing adult things despite they would still be adults in the sequel and they had only kept the teen sprite looks for stupid familiarity bullshit. Because god forbid if we make eyeless adults for both humans and trolls despite that The Condesce (an adult troll herself) was shown having eyes or at least, eyewear, to make them still stand out and recognizable.

[lincolndjarin]

Best Kept Secret : What If...?

a series of alternate/unused bks story lines!!

contains spoilers for all of bks!!

alternate torture @ the end

i grappled with this a lot. i very strongly believe that the worst thing you can do with your characters in a high stakes situation is coddle them. if i've learned anything from dnd it's that you cannot be afraid to hurt you characters.

yet for the first time in my life i've become so attached that i just couldn't do it.

the tongue in a box scene was something that caused me a lot of turmoil. in the original cut it was elaine's tongue, but i talked to my friend catie about it and we agreed that cutting off a lesbians tongue is fucked up. then i considered actually cutting off din's tongue, i thought that that would make for something really interesting with the big reveal if he couldn't talk to her but it just seemed too brutal? i couldn't really wrap my head around it so i eventually just made it someone elses tongue.

my replacement for that was din's leg, that was something that sort of came on at the last second, i gave him the limp as foreshadowing and then said fuck it, lets take the whole thing.

dress maker

the scene in chapter 4 where din walks in on her in the bath was originally a much longer sequence where a modiste visited the castle and there was a lot of stuff around making new dresses for her and din was going to walk in while she was getting changed.

eventually i scrapped the entire concept and gave elaine the seamstress trait instead.

multiple parties & balls (masquerade)

i briefly mentioned this in the q&a but in the original bks outline there were a lot more parties and big scenes like that. i realized pretty quickly that balls and parties are a visual medium. the reason why i like those scenes so much in other things is because they're so visually appealing which is harder to do when writing. there was going to be a readers birthday ball, a few other parties or wedding for kodos siblings etc but it always felt like filler.

the masquerade was my dream sequence that just never really fir naturally fit with the story so i eventually had to let it go.

no breakup/rules storyline

there was no break up in the original bks story board. instead, everything after chapter 7 was gonna be based around breaking each and every rule.

each chapter following would have been dedicated to breaking a few of the rules up until the last one that would have been; no falling in love, stop when i say to stop, and no kissing would have all been one big climax chapter. it would have been very little women in the 'we have got to have it out jo' sort of sense where she begs him to stop talking but he just keeps confessing.

eventually i realized that a rule or two break every chapter wasn't very sustainable. it was a fun idea and it might work in a different setting but bks at its core is supposed to be an overly dramatic period piece and there just wasn't enough conflict with that so instead i went with the breakup.

alternative ending

i had a similar ending for quite some time and one day i was listening to music and thinking about bks and realized that she loved naboo. originally they fled after kodo was killed. they built a cabin somewhere far away etc. etc.

but the character seemed to make more sense as someone who would want to do right by the people she had grown to love within the kingdom so i decided to make it a sort of thing where she disassembled the monarchy.

(there was also an ending where she faked her own death, framed kodo, and he was ripped apart by the citizens of naboo)

and of course i briefly considered genuinely killing din and having her raise the baby on her own. but the idea made me so truly upset that i just couldnt do it.

hoth story line

not much to say here other that there was going to be a thing where she went back to hoth to visit her family accompanied by the mandalorian. another thing that was fun as a concept but ended up feeling like filler so i dropped it.

elaine plot twist

another case of me really loving elaine and being conflicted about her character.

originally elaine was going to tell kodo about their relationship. it was going to be a situation where kodo suspected something and threatened lysa forcing elaine to take action but eventually i decided to use my backup which was leo since there had been foreshadowing for that anyway

neutral kodo

for quite a while i planned for kodo to be just a bad husband and not a villain. but i needed more conflict and i needed a driving force and he was easy to mold into that.

there was an alternate storyline where he fell in love with the reader and “killed” din out of jealousy

[thelunarfairy]

What do you think abt the minamoto clan from yorimitsu to its current heir? They seemed to be responsible for the human sacrifice ritual, maybe the one who suggested it and it worked. And teru seemed to be hiding the fact that his family did that in the past.

It was like their way to protect humans from supernaturals began with exorcising, then maybe after yorimitsu passed, they found another way instead of doing that so the can live an easier, normal life like others(?) which was a ritual of sacrificing a young woman, after sumire was sacrificed, hakubo killed many of minamoto family and spared their children, it was unclear if the ritual was discontinued or not but the last sacrificed kannagi was katakuri, after that they went back to exorcising? And what if the red house was their faults too, they went back to sacrificing people but more subtle, make it look like an accident, make it look like its the occupants own fault so they let a family live there? Until yugi family died, and anyone who came there received the same fate too, minamoto grandma was the one who ended the ritual again, and they went back to exorcising?

2. The shrine couldnt see what was possessing little tsukasa, but can they even sense the evil energy accompanied the child? Kunishige seemed to flinched a little after he saw the bottomless darkness in tsukasa's eyes, maybe he can sense the evil energy because of his strong sixth sense but wont say anything abt it because he was still a junior in the shrine?

And if the shrine couldnt solve whats wrong with tsukasa, does it mean yugi mom went to the minamoto next? And what if minamoto grandma who sealed hanako away and warned abt the red house was the same age as kunishige or the yugi twins or just knowing the family problem?

Well, I'll tell you how I see the whole Minamoto situation in general.

Briefly, the God was too powerful for them to be able to exorcise Him, I imagine they must have tried several ways and several times, but always without success.

So, maybe they created an agreement with the people of the village and who knows, this God (hypothetically speaking) the agreement is that they would offer a sacrifice at some specific time, leaving the God satisfied and the village at peace.

At some point, the sacrifices began to dwindle, because young girls were becoming scarce from being sacrificed indiscriminately, so they chose to sacrifice the youngest in the village, Katakuri.

He was the last one before Tsukasa, which means it probably didn't work out and something happened to the people of the village. After that, we have a part without answers, a period in which the village ceased to exist and became the school and the red house, imagining that the village is a large place and that the neighborhood was built on top.

Probably, the Minamoto, as a last alternative, sealed this God, using the yorishiros and the mysteries. Somehow I believe the Minamoto and some supernaturals made a deal to make this work.

Some supernaturals are not killed by the Minamoto, and I imagine that is linked to this agreement. If the supernaturals cooperate, the Minamoto will not exorcise them, and they will also be able to roam freely between the far shore and the nearby shore.

But then we have another important detail, the God, the mysteries work for a God who does not seem to be the same as the one who is sealed, after all, the sealed God, Tsukasa's, is trying to remove the seals, the other God wants to keep them, he is the work of the mysteries.

Nowadays, things work like that, but I believe that sacrifices still happen from time to time, when Nene asked Hanako that, he said no, but his look became dark and he turned his face away, which means he may be lying.

The main hypothesis is that the twins were probably the last sacrifices, or Tsukasa, as Katakuri said, Tsukasa was the last one who ended up in the "sacrifice zone" and left there. That would probably be where Aoi would stay.

So, the God and the red house are under the control and custody of the Minamotos, who apparently had to seal Hanako too, probably due to the connection with the God.

As for how this God can be perceived inside someone's body, I still have no idea, some people notice it and others don't, maybe there is something special in some people so they can notice it, it's still mysterious.

Well, in short, that's what I think.

Maybe the Yugis are very important to this God, or they just had bad luck living in that house.

[mossdoesartshit]

-Sinner Adam/Adam Masterpost-

we are nearing the end of my arc 1 for sinner adam shenanigans, just a couple more little bits and bops here and there, and then itll just be silly shit and whatever comes to my brain about him. will be updating this, but only arc 1 will have little descriptions, i dont want this to end up too long. will also just put general adam stuff because i am weak to this man. -SINNER ADAM-

Ces't La Vie:

what id consider the title page! i did post it later than a lot of the beginning stuff but its fiiine JINGFODIJN

Early sinner adam headcanons: will be making a better one later

Sinner adam doodles (plus general adam, some lute, and some ocs) lot of exploring ideas, i think the most important one/one to be made into a proper drawing is adam throughout the ages from eden to exterminator days

ARC 1:

Loud, Loud Red: first thing i drew! was just experimenting with stuff and boom something cool.

This had been a mistake: start of a couple of things with adam, will be hoping to explore adams relationships with rest of the hotel staff. only ones i havent drawn him interacting with yet is husk and alastor, by complete and honest accident oops

Like our first meeting: im still really happy with how this came out to be honest.

Jealousy Jealousy: i am weak to lucifer and adams possible dynamics... both as an adamsapple/guitarduck shipper and outside of it, these two who very definetly knew each other all the way back at the start of everything...

Shut up/CRACK: crack is the alternate title because every time someone interacts with that post its what the notification title is oops JKINGFDIOJN

Suspicious Suspicious: aftermath of the previous two posts to an extent, plus i just wanted to draw goofier shit given the last one was heavier.

I remember them: always loved the idea that adam intimately aware of the lives of the exterminators (i will refuse to call them exorcists till the end of days and its the hill i will die on), and who better to explore that with than vaggie!

Bonding: not much to say, i like exploring deeper dynamics.

Do NOT call me a liar: so shout out to the fact that i started on this after "i remember them", and did "bonding" inbetween both because itd make things make a bit more sense and god help me i needed simple stuff done. oops. did not mean to make this so big i couldnt motivate myself

-GENERAL ADAM STUFF-

valentines og babygirl mom that stepped up

[navy-leader]

Mildly losing my mind so im gonna talk about my AvA AU, Heaven's Underpass

Its essentially just a demon/angel au with some minor worldbuilding and slight altering of the already existing narrative (and lots of shipping...). It is by far Not comprehensive and merely done for fun so inconsistencies abound, sacrificed for self-indulgence

I made this AU before AvA6 came out and structured the initial timeline with what we had at the time so it branches off into different alternates ever since then

Anyways the story for the most part follows the actual AvA series with the added addition of them being some sort of divine or infernal entity. Chose started off as and angel but once Chosen was captured and enslaved by noogai he burnt off his wings and became a demon. Then AvA3 rolls around, another angel was created and tasked to take down Chosen, Dark. Though after Dark was defeated and accepted Chosen's hand in partnership her divinity slowly drained out of her as she becomes a fallen angel/demon, though she doesnt fully become one until AvA5.

Then comes The Second Coming, a deity that rivaled the power of the animator but was raised amongst mortals (The Color Gang) so they never found out of their divine nature until much later. Also Green was a guardian angel watching over RBY until he got his wings stolen by a demon and became mortal like them, aint all that bad though cause now they can actually get to know eachother! He still has that protective and caring nature from his time as a guardian and extends it towards Second when they came into the picture.

Purple intermission! Cause theyre the only other character outside of the AvA series that i put much thought into. Shes a demon who had stolen an angel's wings (wink) to reach some form of divinity. I havent really thought of her background all that much but i did entertain the idea that her parents are demons but them being a mix of angel and demon but leaning more into demon sounds more interesting and i feel adds a bit more to their character. I also had the thought that King was a mortal who had made a deal with the devil to achieve his goals, that demon being Purple. He has a lot of moral dilemmas just like canon Purple but made worse because of the everything 👍

Moving on, AvA5 happens and Second awakens their divine powers (though temporarily) and Dark gets blasted into the stratosphere and becomes a proper demon, but shes not dead! Somewhere down the line she met Purple in her weakened state and they bond over their moral dilemmas like good trauma bonding buddies should do, and Purple takes care of her as she recovers

Meanwhile something appears on the desktop as the color gang head home from the events of AvA5 and find,,, a demon hollowhead? They seem confused and absolutely terrified of the mouse cursor that belongs to the animator and attempts to attack it but was soon held down by the color gang and calmed down. After a brief introduction they find out this demon's name is victim. And then this essentially follows the AU i had for if victim came back, made before AvA6 came out. I discussed it in this post here.

Anyways Second and vic and Chosen get crazy gay with eachother in the end and Purple pulls up to the desktop with Dark in tow like "hi guys meet my girlfriend!" and Dark and Chosen look at eachother like "Shit. Thats my ex." but in the end they talk it out and agreed they should see other people and yayy happy times

And then AvA6 came out and uhh crushed everyone's headcanons and i couldnt be happier!!! And then i havent really figured out what to do with the AU timeline wise and im just having fun slapping wings and horns onto these sticks and bringing out the themes inside the story to be more visual and etc etc

Anyways goodnight

[dballzposting]

Watching the scenes where Mr Satan and Buu bond on Kai and. Gajeicnc. Akskdjsjw......

1. Mr Satan has a silver tongue and a heart of gold. He is so full of precious metals. Becasue he is precious 💛

2. Yes it's a rat-like thing to parade in there like hes gonna beat him up, and then just become his poopboy servantboy. But we can all see how the situation called for No Alternative.

3. BUT THE WORLD NEEDED A HERO ... and THAT'S the hero it needed..!! It couldnt have a hero who could take out Majin Buu. So the next best thing was someone who could tame Majin Buu. It looks snakelike becasue it is - BUT THAT'S THE HERO THAT THE WORLD NEEDED!!! He isnt doing it the way he said he would, but Mr Satan IS saving the world!!!

4. But here is what is so remarkable... Mr Satan has the softest most golden heart. He couldn't blow up Majin Buu and the dog. Detonating the dynamite would have done nothing of course, but he thought it would have done something, and he couldnt justify blowing up the scene. It's not right to hurt a puppy. And they looked so peaceful together. You could call him a coward, or say he has a weak constitution. But in the most dire of circumstance, he shined with the most courageous and valuable thing ... An inclination for peace and joy. He couldn't break that up. Two wrongs dont make a right.

5. Mr Satan isnt all cowardly. He has a list of shortcomings, and most of them come to rise when hes wrapped up in the vice of his cape - hes king Leo The Lion and he gets carried away. But he is still a just man. When those two random button-pushers came and shot the dog, Mr Satan went over there and took them out himself. He spat on the ground. "You make me sick." He knows the difference between a senseless fight and a just one. Violence will only solve what it wroughts, as in, it is useful only in defense. It's a crime against nature to abuse and kill; and it's a further crime against nature to not give that force its due push-back. Actions have consequences. Goodness isnt for those who cant be touched by its meaning. Attacking those guys was the only appropriate recourse, and Mr Satan knew that. He had just told Majin Buu to stop destroying, and he didnt see his own violence as a contradiction to that - becasue it wasnt.

6. MR SATAN IS THE BRAVEST MAN ON EARTH: he took a look at the beast who was responsible for the death of 80% of the world's population at this point, and he had the courage and strength to EXTEND UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION. Call it Stockholm, call it a desperation for hope, CALL IT IDIOCY, but just as well you can call it bravery. He saw how Buu had been misled by his creators, and he saw his potential for good, and he didnt shy away from that. It has horribly difficult moral implications, but Mr Satan didnt tie himself up in the feckless philosophy - he saw good and he stuck to that with conviction. End of story. That's all that matters. Mr Satan is the type of character who can be stubborn, regressive, and foolishly blind, but when the world needed him most, he answered to love.

Maybe hes shallow, or afraid, or cowardly, or delusional - but he's also exceptionally resilient to show up to this with empathy and a soft heart.

This is why he is the best dragon ball character ....

[byyliss]

Yesterday i saw the new MLB special, bc everyone was praising it, and man, its actually good. Not the awesome sauce ppl are saying, but good. Here are my opinions on it:

The positives

They actually made a good design for Gabe which holy shit fucking finally. Seriously why did it took this long for them to make a good outfit for this man, dude is a fashion designer, he has more sense of asthetic than most.

I finally liked Marinette (evil version), the special made her have more depth than the 5 seasons of the show. Although i dont get why the always put the same accent(?) When making a villain girl. Just wish they kept her evil outfit to the end.

Adrien finally has some emotion towards his parents. Like, Adrien is a good character idea, but him being written as just a "nice boy" is annoying, we dont really see the effect of his mom's death and father's abuse that much. Im glad they showed not only that but why Adrien acts that way in the show (even if the show portrays it like trash)

The negatives

Why the poorly portrayed emo looks? Like i get it, our protags have to be more evil looking, but c'mon...Adrien looks so goofy. They could have portrayed evilness and trauma some other way, one that didnt look so stupid. Like, emo doesnt mean evil...

The alternative reality looks better and more developed than the original, maybe bc thomas and co didnt have more episodes to fuck it up. But they stablished SO much more interesting lore in smth that was barely shown and just spoke about in one special than they did in a 6 season cartoon. It just shows how trash the pacing and writing of the show is.

Why couldnt they be bothered to develop their characters in the show? Like, the development in the special was so good, so they CAN in fact write smth decent, but how come they cant do that in the main show??

They still gave more attention to mari then Adrien, even in the evil version she got more moments

Overall, if they ever turn it into a series, please for the love of god dont let Thomas and his posse in the writing room, in fact, don't let them near the studio. Someone needs to make him give up his creative rights for the show bc I know many fans far younger than him can do this so much better

[girlipedee]

note to past acquaintances/friends

(writing this knowing no one included would ever know)

since about highschool or so ive had alot of people in my life, friends, classmates, ect that ive had some sort of problem with at one point or so, either from them to me or from me to them, ive burned alot of bridges with people when i had been most vulnerable. so i am forgiving past bullies and all that aswell as apologizing to them and others. ive moved on alot in my life and am doing amazing now with minor hiccups, ive grown enough where i feel i should address lingering tensions with people ive known (either people i still may see/end up talking to or people ive not seen in years and will never see again) i would like to say that anyone i really remember being negative to me or anything ive forgiven at this point and i really cant blame anyone? at the time i didnt understand being bullied but i hope those people are doing great in life now, few mentions, in my alternative highschool there was a kid that would stab me with pens,ect and throw text books at me or dump stuff on me for being trans and sticking up for a gay friend he was being homophobic to, i realized he must of had other problems which he needed help with and probably didnt receive, i did try to be nice alot back then but he still would be mean probably since its hard to reciprocate that and probably felt he couldnt be vulnerable or it was a bad thing, hope you are doing good dude also ill never get over that you could tell i was trans before i admitted it finally, best luck!!. there was a few others i cant really remember as much from that year i hope yall are good too. moving on to when i went back to public school before covid there was a few people i remember aswell but during covid at the start when i came out my friend group kinda freaked a bit and started avoiding me and saying weird stuff including a childhood friend, ive got no idea what they have been up to as ive not seen them even online since then, the others i see around sometimes one i see alot irl but ive walked past him and he has no idea its me at this point but he also didnt really say anything and was more of a bystander, but i wish you all good luck too, the last one i know you were going to school aswell as doing music stuff (also played drums on a handful of my songs) i hope thats good and i see you still have the car you loved driving around. past that friend group were a handful of people i met through my girlfriends circles, there were a handful of people that were just fake and transphobic but ive not seen any of them in ages too or even online but i forgive yall aswell an i know one of you actually came out as trans too after we had been hanging out a few times, i hope you are doing good dude, last friend group that fell out ive not seen since, there was someone who we had fallen out with mostly by me and i had smashed one of their guitars they gave me/ let me borrow, ive not seen you in a bit but i hope you are alright ive heard its been tough according to people that had known you and you didnt deserve any of that, if i ever have money or make it big lol ill buy you a new tele either like what you had or something if we ever talk again, also the post that got you kicked from school as a threat, we never reported you i knew it was just one of those edgy jokes and i tired to tell others we knew at the time but i know others reported it, youve said some weird stuff to be edgy and done some very questionable things but atleast i hope you are doing good anyways i cant be mad anymore its been like two years and i shouldnt hold a grudge personally but i can still have opinions about other things youve done to others, it just doesnt feel right to "hate" you over that anymore. a girl we were friends with after had made not the best comments and got upset when we had tried to say it made us uncomfortable as friends since it was negative and included us indirectly, im not mad at you and when that happened we weren't mad or anything and were just trying to help thinking you would understand and not take it personally at all,

[blueraineshadows]

Heart Breakers: Chapter 3B - Garreth Weasley's ending

I strongly advise you read Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 first. There is also an alternative ending for Sebastian here. Written from a request by @simpy-slytherin F!MC is called Leina in honour of her MC

Garreth Weasley x Leina 🦁❤️

"He is staring at you again," Poppy said. She gave Leina a careful look. "Have you two still not spoken?"

Leina didn't have to ask who she was talking about. She didn't even turn to look, preferring to remain where she was, sitting under the tree, her book open on her lap. Poppy was looking over Leina's shoulder, obviously at Sebastian. And, no, Leina had not spoken to him. She still hadn't found the nerve to.

After her chat with Professor Weasley, when she had urged Leina to sort things out with Sebastian, Leina had tried to find him that night, but to no avail. She hadn't tried to seek him out again.

It had been three weeks. Three weeks of his eyes on her back, avoiding him in corridors, speaking through stiff lips when there was no other choice in classes. It was miserable, to be honest, but she couldn't find the words. The longer it went on, the harder it became, and she hated her cowardice. But, she just couldn't get past the fact that with Sebastian, it was always drama, and she wasn't sure she had the strength for it anymore.

"Do you think you will ever speak to him, Leina?" Poppy prompted. She looked concerned.

Leina thought about that. "Yes," she answered. "Eventually, but not today."

Poppy nodded sadly and they returned to their Beasts homework.

.....*.....

Garreth studied the wizard's chess board, his face serene calm as he reached to make his move, taking out one of Leander's pieces. He grinned at his success.

Leander sighed and shook his head. "Nice move," he grumbled. There was a grudging respect to his words. He eyed Garreth curiously before sizing up the board to make his move. "So, what's the deal with you and Leina?"

"There is no deal," Garreth said, smoothly. He smirked at Leander's move, already knowing what to do. "If you think you're going to distract me, it won't work. I'm just too good."

"Come off it, Weasley, there has to be something going on," Leander said. "It's like you two are joined at the hip, and I have to say, the way it's pissing Sallow off is literally a gift from Merlin."

Garreth tried not to grin in agreement, but it was really hard not to. In all honesty, he was nowhere near as bothered about Sebastian as Leander was. Their whole, weird rivalry thing got a bit annoying at times. Garreth couldn't be bothered with all that, but seeing Leina so distressed because of him, it had darkened his view of the Slytherin boy.

He couldnt help it. He felt protective of Leina. He felt more than that, if he was being really honest, but he kept that buried in his secret heart. She didn't need him adding to her troubles. He was just happy to share her time, as much as he could get away with.

He made his move and again, Leander had another piece smashed from the board. He chuckled at Leander's groan of defeat.

Footsteps sounded behind him and his eyes were covered by a pair of hands. A voice, familiar and more than welcome, spoke softly into his ear. "Guess who?"

His smile was wide under his covered eyes. "If it isn't the most beautiful girl in Gryffindor House, then I'm going to be very disappointed," he said.

"Ugh," Leander said, pretending to retch.

Leina giggled and removed her hands, placing them on his shoulders instead. "What's the matter, Leander? Jealous?"

"You two need to get a room," Leander scoffed.

Garreth felt warmth creeping up his neck and he cleared his throat, patting a hand on one of Leina's. "What's up?" He asked, changing the subject. "I thought you were seeing Poppy today."

"I did, we studied outside earlier, but she had to go," Leina said. "It such a lovely day out, but I'm a bit bored on my own, so I thought I'd come see what you were up to."

"I'm just kicking Leander's butt at chess, but I can do that anytime," he smirked. He looked up at her. "Would you like to do something?"

"You could walk me to Hogsmeade, if you like."

For that smile, he would walk her anywhere. "Sure, you want to go now?"

"I'll meet you back here in ten minutes."

As Leina shot off towards the girls dormitory, Garreth leaning around Leander to watch her go, he felt a foot nudge his shin.

"Oi, lover boy," Leander smirked. Garreth swung his eyes to him. "Like I said, you two need to get a room. She clearly wants the 'D', bad."

And Garreth would love to give it to her, but on her terms. He didnt want to push her on it, no matter how hot she got him under the collar. Garreth screwed his face up and gave Leander a swift kick back under the table. "You're so crude."

Leander laughed. "Fuck, you have got it bad."

....*....

Clouds were closing in above them as they walked back from Hogsmeade, thick, heavy clouds promising rain. Leina's feet ached, they had wandered around the town all afternoon, but she felt...happy. Her gaze slid to the boy walking beside her and suspected he was the reason why. She had been coming to realise it more and more over the last week.

In the Three Broomsticks earlier, Garreth had Butterbeer foam on his top lip. Rather than point it out to him so he could fix it, she had reached across, swiping along his top lip with her thumb, removing the foam. It had been instinct, done without a thought, a gesture of familiarity.

She hadn't been prepared for the intense eye lock, the flush of warmth, and the pleasant tingle that shot all the way from her thumb to her core. Garreth had blushed so hard even his ears had gone pink.

These little moments kept happening. All by accident, of course. Like in the Potions detention when they had tumbled to the floor. She had almost kissed him then, she was sure of it. What if Sharpe hadn't caught them? She felt her cheeks warming up and pressed her fingers to them. Garreth Weasley had snuck up on her, day by day, and now, she realised, she was rather hot for him.

Garreth was eating a box of jelly beans as they walked, pausing every now and then to throw one up and catch it in his mouth. Of course, he had to provide a running commentary of the whole thing, making her chuckle quietly. He was quite good at it, but then one bounced off his nose dropping to the ground. He just dusted it off and tried again.

"Let me try," she said. They paused on the path and he held out the box. She took one with a grin and then tossed it skywards. She bent her head back, mouth open, squinting up. She couldn't see the bean, and then it whacked her on the forehead before sliding down into her scarf. "Oh, shit!"

The pair of them were giggling as she began to unwind her scarf to try and find it, the jelly bean slipping down under her collar. Garreth took hold of her scarf, holding it up as she fished around in the collar of her blouse. Her eyes widened. "It's gone right down," she said.

He raised an eyebrow. "Lucky jelly bean." And then he bit his lip, his eyes skipping away from her. He cleared his throat. "I can...turn my back while you...you know...look for it."

Splats of rain began to plop onto the path around them. Leina pinched the fabric of her blouse and shook it, the jelly bean slid down to her waistband. She tugged the blouse out and it plopped onto the path. "It's out!"

The splats of rain became more frequent, huge drops of water spreading out across the ground and running down their faces. "Maybe we better make a run for it," Garreth said, looking up at the angry clouds.

"We won't make it," she said, shaking her head. She glanced about, getting her bearings. She grabbed his hand. "Come on."

They ran, the rain now showing no mercy as it began to hammer down from the angry sky above. A rumble of thunder rolled across the lake and Leina tugged at Garreth, urging him to run faster. She led him off the path, through some trees.

"Where are we going?" He shouted over the sound of the rain.

"A cave, just up here," she shouted back, pointing ahead. "Its one of my usual spots to collect Moonstone."

They both hurried in to the shelter of the cave, puffing and shaking their arms. Leina looked down at herself and then at Garreth. They both looked as though someone had just hauled them out of the Black Lake, soaked to the skin, hair plastered to their heads.

Garreth shook his hands, droplets spraying everywhere, and looked out the mouth of the cave. The rain was like a curtain of water, visibility out through the trees limited.

"This could go on a while," he frowned.

"And we are soaked to the skin," she said. She tugged off her robe. "We will be freezing."

"Actually, I was more concerned about missing dinner," he said, patting his tummy.

"After all those cakes and sweets you scoffed earlier?" She gaped. "You're like a bottomless pit."

He held his arms up, flexing his muscles. "I'm a growing lad."

She huffed a laugh. "Come on, let's see if we can't find somewhere to hang our robes to dry. We could try to get a fire going maybe. The cave goes in a little way."

Garreth pulled out his wand and cast Lumos as they headed in deeper, the cave opening out into a room sized cavern, Moonstone clusters glittering from the ceiling and in the corners. Garreth smiled. "Pretty," he murmured. "I had no idea this cave was even here."

"I found it in 5th year," she said. "I lost count of all the caverns and ruins we stumbled across on our adventures..."

Leina trailed off, sadness clouding her face. Her and Sebastian had spent many an hour exploring together, laughing, flirting. She swallowed. She didn't usually mention Sebastian these days.

"Do you miss him?"

Leina looked at Garreth. He had removed his robe, but rain water dripped from the ends of his hair, sliding over his freckled face. His hair looked darker, he looked so different without his familiar soft, waves framing his face. He looked less like the soft, charming boy, and more like a harder man, the angles of his face sharper.

She realised she was breathing faster, and not just because of his question. A question he was waiting for her to answer. The look in his eyes showed that this question was loaded with more than just curiosity.

"Sometimes," she said, truthfully. "He wasn't always...difficult."

She draped her robe over a rock outcrop, needing to keep her hands busy. Her knit jumper was soaked, and her blouse, but she only pulled the jumper over her head and put that beside her robe and scarf.

"Did you...do you, love him?"

She paused, her back to him, and held her breath. She could hear the hammering rain outside the cave, the distant sound of thunder. Trapped here, alone with Garreth, nobody else to interrupt, the bigger, deeper questions were coming out. Her eyes danced over the glittering Moonstone, their beautiful colour tones reflecting the light from his wand.

Then, she closed her eyes. Sebastian. Yes, once she had thought she might love him. They had shared so much, adventures, dark memories, death. Those kind of experiences formed a bond between two people, and she suspected that was something that would always be there.

But as for love...no, she realised. She'd had a crush. Sebastian was handsome, charming, and yes, sexy. But he was also dangerous, possessive, stubborn. She didn't think she could handle anymore dark chaos and trauma. She was tired of having to fight every day. It shouldn't be that hard to be close to someone.

"No," she said softly. Her tone was almost one of surprise. "No, I don't love him."

Silence. She opened her eyes. Shuffling came from behind her and the hairs on the back of her neck lifted. She turned to peek and almost felt deflated when she saw that Garreth was mimicking what she had done with his jumper and robes. Her breath left her in a rush.

Was that it? He wasn't going to say anything? She frowned, puzzled, and turned back to adjust her soaked robe. Her fingers trembled. She had thought he was going to come to her, touch her...

Her lips parted. Merlin's balls, she wanted him to!

Her heart picked up speed and she began to twist her fingers, hyper aware of how alone they were. She could feel his proximity on her skin, goosebumps swooping up her arms and neck like a wave. She risked another look and almost gulped when she saw him tugging his shirt from the hem of his trousers, a flash of skin appearing as he flapped the wet fabric. Oh, sweet Merlin!

Then she was scolding herself, told herself to get a bloody grip. If he had wanted her, surely he would have made a move by now? Sebastian would have, it didn't take long for Sebastian to find her lips.

But Garreth wasn't Sebastian, and she should stop comparing them.

Memories tumbled fast and furious. The gentle way Garreth always touched her, his mad blushes, the way he took care of her that night. A memory that often danced on the edge of her day dreams was the one in Potions detention, laying on top of him, wet and squirming and the moan that had slid from his lips.

She turned to fully face him, quick breaths and fluttering pulse making her tremble. He met her gaze and she almost whimpered. Gods, look at him, all wet and rumpled,and looking at her with eyes that were really quite pretty when she thought about it.

There was a flash of uncertainty in his gaze and he shifted, lifting a hand to drag fingers through his wet hair. She bit her lower lip. She wouldn't mind a go at that. She watched the flush stain his neck and rise slowly up to his cheeks.

He cleared his throat. "Um, I er...shall I see if I can find some old wood? You mentioned a fire."

Fuck the old wood! There was a fire burning in her blood and she wanted Garreth Weasley to stop being a damn gentleman for once and kiss her until she couldn't breathe!

"Why did you ask me about Sebastian?" She blurted.

He swallowed. "I...I..." He winced and rubbed a hand over his face. "Fuck sake," he muttered. He took a breath. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to press you on the matter."

There he goes again, putting her feelings first. What about his own feelings? What did he want?

Leina felt a feral growl of frustration stick in her throat. She was standing here, right in front of him, begging him with her eyes and he still held back. A wicked streak of devilment shot through her and it made her eyes spark dangerously.

"That's alright," she said, sweetly. "No harm done."

Her blouse was already untucked from rescuing the stray jelly bean, but it was also wet, clinging. Slowly, she began to unbutton it. "I can't believe how fast that rain came on," she said, lightly. "I am soaked right through."

She peeked up through her lashes, her lips twitching slightly at the sight of him. He was staring, transfixed as she slid the blouse off her shoulders, exposing the pretty chemise she wore underneath. She actually heard him gulp.

Reaching up with her bare arms, she pulled the pins from her hair, the bun tumbling free. Her wet hair pooled over her shoulders, dripping and darker in tone like his.

A shaky breath came from his lips and he had to look away, a fist over his mouth as he began to pace. He still held his wand, lit with Lumos, and the orb of light it projected followed him.

Poor Garreth. She was a naughty tease. But he still hadn't come to her. He was still holding back.

Well then, she would have to go to him.

He jumped when she touched his wand hand, her fingers tugging it free, she pointed it upwards and cast a charm. The soft glow of the orb floated upwards and hovered near the ceiling, bathing them both in its gentle light. The Moonstone glittered around them, reflecting off the water droplets on his skin. She put his wand on top of his robes and then moved to begin unbuttoning his shirt from the top.

"What...what are you..."

She paused to press a finger tip to his lips. They were damp and soft, parted. She could feel his hot breath rasping past her finger and a slow burn began to coil in her stomach.

She smiled and returned to his buttons. When the shirt was fully open, she slid the fabric wider, a delicate brush of her finger tips against his chest pulling a small, desperate cry from him.

She met his gaze, his eyes, so close, burned, his pupils wide and dark. She dropped her gaze back to his chest and slowly, she leaned forward, pressing her lips softly against his skin. His breath shuddered, noises coming from his mouth that delighted her ears. He liked this, he wanted her.

Her hands disappeared inside the shirt, smoothing around and up his back as she slid her mouth gently, lips dragging against him, the tip of her tongue flicking to taste him. She sighed softly.

"Oh, Gods," he breathed. His voice a strangled, desperate plea.

His fingers tangled into her hair, gripping it and pulling her head back so that she looked up at him. He stared at her mouth, eyes blazing.

"Kiss me, Garreth," she pleaded.

His moan started before his lips even touched hers. His kiss was firm, his fingers tightened in her hair. She parted her lips, welcoming him, then a soft, tentative swirl of tongue.

The kiss deepened, a soft moan leaving her, molten fire consuming her. She shivered as his fingers swirled up her hip, tangling into the thin fabric of her chemise. She rolled her hips towards him, rocking against his pelvis. His lips broke the kiss, a low, feral sound ripping from his throat. She looked at him and his eyes were squeezed shut.

"Are you alright?" She gasped.

He nodded, his eyes popping open. "Fuck, yes," he gushed. "This is...it's brilliant!"

They stared at each other and a giggle bubbled up out of her mouth. "Why are you so fucking adorable?"

He looked surprised. "Do you really think so?"

She nodded. "I do. I also think you should kiss me again. I quite liked it."

.....*.....

The next morning, Sunday, Leina rolled over in her bed with a sigh, enjoying a lazy lie in. She curled up under her blankets, unable to keep the smile from her lips. She closed her eyes and thought about the cave, his kisses, his hands at her hips and in her hair. It made her burn all over again.

Last night, before retiring to bed, Garreth had pulled her onto his lap, lips seeking hers. This time she pushed fingers through his soft, dry hair, tugging gently. She loved how it made him moan.

She hugged her blanket to her chest. She wanted to squeal and kick her feet like a happy child. She couldn't remember the last time she had felt that way.

It reminded her that she had been through dark times, and while she was stepping into some light for once, she realised that she needed to chase the last of those shadows. She needed to speak to Sebastian.

.....*.....

The gate to Undercroft groaned open and Leina stepped inside. She walked slowly, eyes scanning until she saw him, propped up against a wooden crate, book in his hands. He looked up, his face stunned at the sight of her. He dropped the book and stood in one fluid motion. "Leina!"

She paused, feeling a little awkward. "Hi," she said.

He licked his lips, took a step, then paused. "How are you?"

"Good," she smiled. He returned it.

The training dummies were in their usual spot. She eyed them and pulled out her wand. "I thought I would get some training in. It's been a while, and I don't want to get rusty," she said. "I fancy my chances at beating you in the next Crossed Wands Championship, I'll have you know."

He looked at the dummies and then back at her, swallowing hard. "Is that so?"

She nodded and went to take postion in front of her usual wooden victim. "Up for a few spells?"

"When have I ever turned down a fight?"

It was like old times. The air was thick with smoke and the flash of spells as they gave the dummies a good thrashing, before turning to duel on each other. It was nothing too taxing, a few well known charms, but it felt good to be flexing her muscles again.

When she called a truce, they moved to a table where bottles of water were kept. She drank deeply and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand.

"I've missed this," he said.

She looked at him. "Me too."

"I'm sorry you know, for everything," he said. "I hate that I hurt you."

"I know," she nodded. "I accept your apology, on one condition."

"What's that then?" He looked wary.

She moved a bit closer. "I get my best friend back."

He narrowed his eyes thoughtfully. "Best friend?" He looked down at his feet, chewing his lip, then he nodded. "Just friends?"

Leina took a deep breath and fiddled with her wand. "You are important to me, Seb. I want you in my life," she said carefully. "You are my best friend, you always were. As a couple, we don't work, and I don't want us to end up hating each other. I couldn't bear it."

"I could never hate you," he said, firmly.

"I'm gonna hold you to that,' she said. She took another deep breath. "You need to hear it from me, before the inevitable gossip starts."

He stilled, eyes tight.

"Garreth and I..."

He closed his eyes, turned his face away. She braced herself for the explosion of rage, but his shoulders just sagged a little. "I knew it was coming," he said, sadly. "It was obvious. The way you look at him..."

"If you'd rather not be friends with me..."

He spun back, quickly. "I'd rather have you as my friend than lose you all together," he said. He stepped up to her, hand raised. His fingers shook as he brushed a strand of hair behind her ear. "I thought I'd lost you forever after that night in the Clock Tower. After everything we've been through, I can't stand the thought of my life without you in it."

"So, you won't cause trouble with Garreth?"

She saw the war going on behind his eyes, and then they shone with tears. "Does he make you happy?"

"Yes," she breathed.

"Then, that's all that matters."

She hugged him, fiercely. They clung to each other, two damaged kids who had found each other in the dark. She may have placed her heart elsewhere, but she still needed him. And, she suspected, he needed her just as much.

.....*.....

Leina snuggled in closer to Garreth, his arm securely around her shoulders. Poppy giggled beside her. "You guys are too cute," she said.

"I can do cuter," Garreth said. He bent to kiss Leina on the tip of her nose. She giggled.

"Oh, for fuck sake you two," Leander groaned. "Its bad enough when you do it in the common room."

"You're just jealous," Sebastian said, smirking.

"Not as jealous as you," Leander muttered.

Sebastian scowled, his wand hand twitching. Leina tensed, and Garreth felt it. His fingers stroked soothingly along her arm. He chuckled. "Damn right, he's jealous. He's secretly always wanted me to kiss him on the nose."

Poppy giggled and Sebastian threw Garreth a sour look. "Unlikely," he drawled. "When is this meteor shower supposed to start, anyway?"

"According to my calculations, any time from now," Amit said, excitedly. "We just have to watch, and wait."

Leina looked around at her friends, all of them gathered up on the Astronomy Tower deck, wrapped up warm, and sat around on blankets. They had smuggled up snacks and hot tea, the boys had a flask of fire whiskey, and they had settled in to wait for a promised meteor shower. This was perfect. This is how it should be.

When the first streak of light zipped across the sky, she tightened her grip on Garreth, leaning in to his warmth. He had seen it too, then he looked down at her, pressing a kiss to her temple. When a second, then a third burned through the sky, she looked up at him and smiled. She brought her fingers to his face, guiding him down to kiss him softly on the mouth, his cheekbone, below his ear. She heard the soft intake of his breath, could feel the thud of his heart through his warm layers of clothing. Her heart swelled. She brought her lips to his ear. "I love you," she whispered.

He stilled, his breath hitching. He looked down at her, eyes glowing in the starlight. She didn't think they could get any closer together, but apparently he was prepared to try. He was practically crushing her against him as he bent to whisper the same three magical words back into her ear.

They stared at each other, savouring the moment, while their friends exclaimed over the falling stars that now seared the night sky.

There was absolutely no way she was going to bed on her own tonight. Not if she got her own way, and she was fairly confident on her chances.

Notes: Thank you to every person who had a read of my fic, for every interaction, you're awesome. I loved doing this request! Whichever boy you love best, I hope I did them justice. I loved them both in this, which is why you got two endings 💚❤️

[the-red-mafia]

hey everyone, fortis (@iamf0rtis) here. i just started working on the finale of part 4, which is a two-parter that will start on december 23 and finish on the 30th. so i decided to hop on here and get sentimental about the red mafia for a min. when we first came up with the original idea for the red mafia, it was a stupid bit. we had all shown up to homecoming one year with something red on and jokingly called ourselves the red mafia. the dance came and went but we took the bit further, as we do. we created alternate personalities and storylines that we were going to "play" online, mainly on the tumblr we made. it wasnt until a week or so later when i was like "hey wait, i could write something with this". and so the red mafia loUre doc was born the beginning of the end, in a way lol the original idea with the doc was just cute little short stories that wouldnt have any like overarching lore. think a sitcom but with velvet, mad, and maroon. oh yeah, the others were barely ideas at this point. the people who were supposed to play them had some idea but i hadnt been given character files until later, so they were cut from the initial bit. thats why the red mafia didnt start completely together and part 1 is spent collecting solana and thorn. there was also another guy named krim, whose only lore was he was an anarchist punk who really just hates the government. yeah, suffice to say he was cut lol. theres a lot of other funny things that were cut in the final character designs, but i want to save those for some posts after part 4 is over, which once again is december 30th, 2023. make sure you all are caught up, cause its gonna be a banger :) i just wanna end this sappy ass post with a thank you. the red mafia has grown from a small bit me and my friends have to a 512 page, 162,000 word project that has taken over nearly every thought in my brain for the past two years. because oh yeah, the red mafias tumblrs 2nd birthday was in october and i missed it cause idk how to check my email lol. all of this couldnt have happened without the support from our tumblr followers and the near 700 people who have read the red mafia on wattpad. so yeah, go read the red mafia. i think thats enough sappiness for today. ive got a finale to write fortis, signing off