#dan taking care of her friends like they're strays

[elderwisp]

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?: Listen skank.

Dan: God..?

?: I found a hair in my burger and I need you to refund it for me. Also make me another.

Dan: The hell you think you’re talkin’ to?

Kai: Hai.

Dan: Bitch! I thought you died! 

Kai: Nope, just life. Work. College. The usual.

Dan: Hmph. Let’s go sit.

Kai: Wait, aren’t you on the clock?

Dan: Yeah? Who gives a fuck? And if they do, I’ll punch ‘em.

Kai: DAN!

Dan: Meh, it doesn’t matter. I have news.

-

Kai: Holy shit, congrats!

Dan: It’ll be nice working near the bay. The company sounds pretty great too. 401k, free admission to the aquarium, and healthcare. First time in my life I’ve ever had that. Wild.

Kai: I’m happy for you! Who else knows?

Dan: Uh, just you, Frances and Atlas. I’ll probably tell the others at the record store soon. Gotta keep them up to date with the lore.

Kai: Ah. Have you told your dad?

Dan: No-uh. 

Kai: I see.

Dan: I want to tell him, I really do. 

Kai: So what’s stopping you?

Dan: Ugh, feelings. Don’t make me talk about them right now.

Kai: Fine! We can talk about something else.

Dan: Let’s talk about you.

Kai: Naur.

Dan: Si. Where’ve you been loca?

Kai: [ cackles ] I hate you!

Dan: I’m sorry! You seem so… Different. Confident, maybe? 

Kai: I didn’t realize. I dunno, a lot’s happened. 

Dan: Like?

Kai: I slept with someone. Well, multiple people, actually. Taryn knows I like men. About Atlas, too. Speaking of which, there’s no fixing that.

Dan: What the fuck.

Kai: [ chuckles ] I’m surprised you took all of this for confidence.

Dan: I mean, you seem to be holding up better than I expected.

Kai: I feel hollow, Dan. Like everything’s wrong but I gotta accept it.

Dan: You can change it. 

Kai: Maybe, but the way I left things with Alex-

Dan: Alex? Who?

Kai: He’s a good person and I… Took advantage of that.

Dan: What’d you do?

Kai: The night of the party. I told Atlas how I felt. Subconsciously I mean. It all sorta slipped out. I wasn’t really planning on it but he said some things. Well, we both said some nasty things. I was angry. He said that I knew nothing of compassion so I called Alex. I called him and I proved Atlas right. 

Dan: Kai…

Kai: I felt so ashamed after sleeping with him. Using him to mask the rejection I felt. He didn’t deserve that. I’m such a shitty person.

Dan: Don’t go there. 

Kai: It’s so hard not to.

Dan: So you made a mistake-

Kai: Several.

Dan: Everyone fucks up. There is not one person I’ve met that has done everything right. Look at our friend group. Complete mess but I’d like to think at the end of the day we’ve got each other. Regardless of flaws, it’s always been us. 

Kai: I miss it. All of us. Together.

Dan: I do too, but we’ve all got shit to sort out, yeah? Why not give yourself the space to do so as well.

Kai: Sure.

Dan: And stop calling yourself horrible, got that?

Kai: Maybe.

Dan: Bastard. 

Kai: How are you gonna tell me to be nice when you do this shit?

Dan: I never said I was perfect! Want me to grab you a milkshake? 

Kai: Hell no, you said you never clean it.

Dan: PFFT- Valid. I’ll grab you a soda.

Kai: Hey, wait.

Dan: What’s up?

Kai: Thank you for taking care of us.

Dan: Someone’s got to.

[thedeal-if]

Lool I'm from Spain too! Estoy ahora mismo fliping (verbo de flipar, okno) no me lo esperaba pero a por todas reina

Now, I'll drop this interrogation lol sorry bout that jajsja

Are you okey about angst ask? Ohh and worldbuilding ask? Just in case I will start with the angst and another day te petaré a preguntas about worldbuilding muahaha

I don't really know if demons/angels can die, or if they can do it with the same ease as a human do but...

Okey imagine that in the journey something goes so wrong that a powerful enemy attack MC and the Ro. The attack should and will be lethal to anyone who would take it, and that person is, unfortunately the ROs :( no more himbos for us, nor queens, f**ING boss Victor nor baby Bois. Press f in the chat to pray respect but... And is a BIG but! At the end, MC stands between the blow and it's fateful victim, saving the life of his beloved in exchange for their own, their last wish being not to seek for revenge, but for their sister, who must be lonely without their sibling, to save her and take care of her until she becomes more independent

What would be the reaction of the Ro in this scenery? Muahshaha, who would try to fulfill their wish and who would try to avenge their loved one?

If it's spoiler-y, or not of your liking, feel free to ignore this ask!! Thanks either way, I can't wait to read more about this story and it's brilliant characters

Españita mi casita (a veces) 🫂

I'm very fine with angst asks! I love angst lol. In terms of worldbuilding you're free to ask anything 👁️ I'll keep it all as spoiler free for the plot as possible.

Oh and demons and angels can definitely die lol no one is safe here hahaha

This can be seen as a bad ending for this ask!

Thanks for your support fr!

They warned you all that your journey would be dangerous, that Inferno would take everything for you. At the end of the day, they were right. Here you stand on the face of destructive, watching as one of these dangers is about to destroy the one you're closest to.

You make a choice, and you run forward.

The pain is out of this world, overpowering, it shatters all thought and reason, it's all you can think about. Then you remember Chrissy, you grit your teeth and beg to them to look out for her. Please.

“Me? Wha—” Dante rubs his eyes with an urgency that would be suspicious—but you find it more understandable given the situation, you want to think that he wants to stay strong for you—were you not so overcome with mind-shattering overwhelming pain.

“Please, Dan,” you sob, mind hazy “I trust you, I need you to do this.”

“Hey, hey, hey. I will. Thank you,” Dante sniffs, not bothering to hide the fact that he's crying anymore “The rules say I shouldn't, but screw them. I'll do it for you.”

It does ease your mind in a way. You've never heard Dante sounding so determined.

He rambles, you think he begs at some point that you try to stay awake, and then you don't hear him anymore. Like an echo, you slip away.

“Oh, love,” Lilith frowns, looking more distressed than you've ever seen them “You can't ask that of me. I'm—”

The Succubus gulps down their distress.

“Are you sure that's what you want?” Lilith asks gently. The way their cool fingers soothingly run through your hair like they're trying to weave the pain out of your brain.

“I'm sure,” you force yourself to nod.

“That's alright. I promise. You can trust me, gorgeous,” they smile, smoothly wiping a stray tear running down their cheek.

“Of course, [Name],” if Josh's lack of use of his usual nickname doesn't give away just how distraught he's probably feeling, the way his voice cracks under the weight of the situation does.

Your best friend takes a few minutes to breathe.

“Josh—” you gasp.

“I’m here. Don't worry, I'm right here,” Josh clenches his hands to keep them from shaking “Of course I'll find and look after Chrissy.”

He says it like it had always been a reality, like he wouldn't have had it any other way. Like Josh has always been ready to give up anything in case something like this happened.

Josh intertwines your fingers with his.

The eccentric witch swallows the lump in her throat, her tears fall like rivers before she can hold them back. Villanelle breathes deeply, nodding quickly and urgently.

“Of course, [Name]. We'll find her. We'll— I'll take care of Chrissy.”

Her soft hands—even the coolness of her rings feel somewhat soothing—caress your cheeks with a soft whisper of her touch. Villanelle rubs her eyes, wipes her tears only for more to come out.

“Chrissy will be my little helper in the shop. She'll fit right in. I'll make her hot cocoa, and read her cards, and I'll never let any of us forget about you...”

Villanelle talks and talks, and then you can't hear anything anymore.

To have such a responsibility placed on his shoulders doesn't seem to phase Victor. At all. He grips your hand like he's trying to give you strength, stops squeezing almost immediately when you wince.

“I will,” Victor promises simply. The determination in his eyes speaks loud, even if his expression remains as neutral as ever.

You manage to sob through the agonizing pain, “Thank you…”

“Don't worry about it. None of this will happen again.”

You know that Victor speaks like it's a personal thing, you also know he's thinking about his missing sister. And then you don't know anything anymore, you close your eyes and slip away. Victor stands, intent on doing the thing he does best: killing demons in the name of revenge.

The Genie winces, frowning, clearly unused to being thrown off her game. The game is over, though, you're in no shape to play anymore.

“Why would you…?” Aliyah asks quietly, genuinely confused “Why?”

“I need you to find Chrissy,” you demand, forcing the words and pushing through the pain threatening to shut you down.

“That was always the plan, stupid—” Aliyah flinches as if she's about to touch you, but seems to think better of it “Why did you get in the way?”

“Promise—”

“Yes, yes. Fine, I will. I always was going to.”

Aliyah—awkwardly—forces a cheeky smile. She promises:

“I'll get revenge for you too, as a favor.”

Nathan looks like he wants to laugh but can't force the sound. He looks like he can't speak at all, like the concept of mortality is foreign to him—a being clinging to life like a cockroach despite his impending doom of falling—and he's rediscovering Death through you.

“You know I can't,” Nathan says somberly. He barely acknowledges his own corruption most of the time, you unconsciously fear he'll completely brush you off with no explanation “I can heal you. I still— I'm an Angel, lovely/loverboy/lovergirl, I can make this right.”

“Nathan,” you gasp, pain rattling your brain “I need you to do this, please. I trust you.”

“You're such a poor judge of character,” the Angel forces a chuckle. He hesitates, says “Okay.”

When you close your eyes, Nathan stands with the word vengeance in his mind.

Eden's lips part, his initial reaction quickly shut down as he thinks it over better. It's a rejection if you've ever seen one, or a serious contemplation of your request—your mind isn't all there anymore, and you don't have time to analyze Eden's mannerisms.

“You think I'll do a good job?” he gently caresses your forehead/brushes your hair out of your eyes “You know the dangers of being close to me, right?”

It's not like you could forget, the evidence is clear in his unnatural eyes, white like snow. You wonder if Eden blames himself for a brief second.

“Please. I trust you.”

When your vision tunnels, he's all you can see. He smiles soothingly, he grips your hand, he says:

“Fine, I'll take care of your sister.”

[tricobicoart]

Tf2 Rothena!! Original & redesign!! She became my tf2 si after(under the cut):

I made a whole au where she was on a warp pad & some enemy activated it or destroyed it when she was trying to activate it to help, and she got transported to the tf2 universe (more game and non-story-comics-based one) and gradually gave less shits until she gave up(once she realized there was no way back home) on way more morals than dan vs or tf2 mae, and after busting out of jail one too many times, she accepts a job from the Administrator's corporation for protection of her & some one-sided(on her side)friends, and her fate is cemented there. Also she has the same default scars as tf2 & danvs Mae but i didn't draw them in bc i was focused on getting the new damn 'render' done. Less scars in general tho bc of her unique half-gem-full-human nature, it was easier to incorporate her into the respawn system.

Their team role is officially The Understudy, but she calls herself Cannon Fodder, Expendable, other self-deprecating terms that the team members she didn't gel with went along with(Soldier, Spy, Scout occasionally, Medic bc he thinks it's as funny as she does, same for Sniper) at the beginning. She usually picks or is assigned to(read: the rest of the team draw straws or fight w rock-paper-scissors to determine) one team member throughout the match, assisting them in their job as backup or cannon fodder/actual scouting (its okay bc she respawns & is gets good at not dying eventually). okay discord copy pasting abt her under th ecut

Rothena joins red team starting out being completely herself: adhd, gen z suicide jokes, talking abt how much she loves women, etc, unlike how she usually acts when meeting new people. She figures "it's the 1960s, if i'm gonna get like hate crimed i better do it before i get attached, put all my quirks out in the open" & being so open abt herself actually endears some of the mercs to her (& makes others think she's nuts/has to self-preservation which. true lol) However this makes soldier her worst enemy bc she keeps talking abt how much she hates america. Despite being american rothena: i want free healthcare soldier: you want handouts!? rothena: no, i just don't want to pay 10,000 dollars bc some rando got me sick & i needed to be hospitalized

eventually they settle the fighting with "america could be improved but it's our home & we should stand for it & support it to improvement" but before then, HOO boy they're like in the "can i PLEASE get a waffle" vine: rothena & soldier: *fighting abt america* engineer: can you stand on the point?? rothena & soldier: *get more violent* engineer: can you PLEASE stand on the point?!?

Rothena does godawful at her first day on the field--she's only worked with sitting-duck or inexperienced targets w miss pauling, & the team dismisses her as a liability, so she does her best to stay out of the way bc she thinks so too (and tbh she kind of is, it's like if a casual/beginner jumped into a competitive match in tf2). But heavy takes pity on her and takes her under his wing, having her practice when he has free time he's willing to sacrifice, and having her shadow him during battles!! And the team sees her become more useful and eventually more of them start asking her to shadow them, earning her first positive class-based nickname, (Little) Shadow! Maybe medic sees her potential to learn and observe when she picks up a stray medigun and uses it on him without ever being taught how to!! And from there the trust builds!!

how tf2 rothena started: "blue hair" by tv girl (sad/melancholy) how tf2 rothena is going(canon): "using you" by margo (bittersweet but mostly happy) how tf2 rothena will end up(post-canon): "lifetime achievement award" by lemon demon or smth w similar resurrection themes (driven mad from love and care, unwilling to let go of mortal friends, medic is in on this)