#erica is my Queen and i would die for her

[munsonfamilyband]

No, you know what, Robin only makes fun of Steve a little bit about his pathetic crush on Massive Loser Eddie Munson. You know who REALLY makes fun of him? Light of my life, Erica Sinclair.

That girl sees Steve make goo goo eyes exactly once while picking them up from hellfire and starts roasting him as soon as they’re in the car.

[cherrybombfangirlwrites]

The Little Pirate ; A Little Mermaid Retelling

Book 3 in my Fractured Stars Falling series

Genre and Setting

high fantasy, pirates and magic and curses and mermaids ; set in the magical world of Eltya on the high seas that surround the continent, and all of the lush but dangerous tropical islands and sea monsters that come with it, based on the Golden Age of Piracy

Playlist

POV

Third Person Limited, two characters alternating

Status and Length

Zero Draft, 2k words as of now ; 100k? Not sure

Tropes and Themes

Little Mermaid Retelling, pirates and mermaids, cursed pirate treasure, danger on the high seas and in tropical islands, friends to lovers, first relationship failure to new and scary but much healthier relationship, protective plus sized and horny sapphic pirate girlfriends, swordfighting is hot, tending to your lovers wounds and waiting at their bedside for them to wake, treasure hunting with the hot new crewmate you have a crush on, taking a knife for your lover, mermaids, swordfighting kink? ; healing from abandonment, heartbreak affecting new relationships and how to heal from it and not let it hurt the new relationships, the way to heal a broken heart is to feel your feelings, 

Warnings and Rating

abandonment issues and past failed relationship, pirate fantasy violence, depictions of blood, self sabotaging ; Teen and Up

Main Characters

Captain Cassandra

Pansexual, Mute and Partially Deaf, Plus-sized, She/Her

Redhead with lots of freckles

Clever and cunning pirate captain

Former mermaid abandoned by her first love (that she gave up her tail and life under the sea for)

Uses sign language (and sometimes writing things down) to communicate

Erica Princeton

Lesbian, Amputee (peg leg), plus-sized, Polynesian, She/Her

Hopeless romantic and carefree adventurer

Adores Cassandra and wants to show this pirate captain she's worthy of being loved and staying for

Raised by seamstress and nurse mommas (total momma's girl)

Bold swordfighter (also swordfighting kink?)

No i didn't name her after the best and most ride or die disney prince shut up-

Antagonists

Gar Face Gabe

He/Him, Name is a little misleading, Gay for his first mate but in an evil way?, Biggest Drama Queen in the Eltyan Sea

Cassandra gave him a small scar on his "beautiful perfect face" and now he's a pissy baby about it and insists everyone calls him Gar Face, he wears an eye patch over it because he's dramatic

Corrupted by dark magic? No idea what you're talking about

His first mate Hans might be his fuck buddy, who knows

Side Characters

Cassandra's Crew: First Mate Felicity (Main translator for Cass), Angry Alice, Big Barbara, Eye-Spy Sally, Quick Queenie, Cannongirl Katie, Billy Badbreath (Cass's grandfather)

Gar Face's Crew: Hairy Hans (first mate, captain's fuck buddy?), the rest are to be named

Plot and Sypnosis

Captain Cassandra is happy. She may not have her tail, ability to speak, or life under the sea that she gave up for nothing and every step is painful- but she has a crew, she uses a hand signing system to communicate, she's used to the pain, and the life of a pirate isn't really so bad when you have a loyal crew.

Sure, the wound that fisherman left still hurts- but if Cassandra ignores it and shoves it all down until she can't feel it it's not so bad. It still hurts, the gaping hole in her heart of being abandoned after she gave up everything for him still hurts-

But she’s fine. She’s happy.

Then Cassandra- quite literally- runs into Erica.

A hopeless romantic, gorgeous, pirate with no crew on the run from Gar Face Gabe and his gang of goons. Who is also so good at swordfighting it's beautiful.

Cass has faced Gar Face (the name is hardly accurate) many times before, and he is a bloody and ruthless pirate to be reckoned with. What could Erica possibly have that Gar Face would want so desperately?

Cass and her crew decide let Erica stay with them- she's gorgeous they have a common enemy after all. As it would turn out, Erica has a map to the infamous Nymand's Island, the most dangerous out of the islands in the waters that surround Eltya. An island that has a mountain that constantly spits liquid fire and is guarded by a huge gorilla- and according to the map, is where a dangerous and very valuable magical artifact is hidden.

A magical artifact that could wipe any magic from an object or person- no matter how big or small.

The quest is dangerous, but with a loyal crew and beautiful companion, it sure is the quest of a lifetime.

Extra Stuff

Here she is, my sapphic pirate girlfriends Little Mermaid Retelling! I based this one a little bit on The Little Mermaid tales and other retellings, but also Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (best pirate movie ever). I also took inspiration from the book Alex and the Ironic Gentleman by Adrienne Kress, which also features pirates and hunting for treasure.

Some memes for your viewing pleasure:

[ulircursed]

♡ ok but I'm actually genuinely curious as to what Andrei himself would think of how his situation would change in this situation KSHDKDB

from this picrew!

a new child in jugdral-verse? yup, but hold tight, this au is my wildest one yet. there's another child too, but i'll talk about the other kid when it comes up

cw for rape

unlike the other jugdral asks where i just went crazy on my own, a few sensitive details were discussed a little with erica bc of the topic at hand. so deirdre and andrei have a precanon thread currently going on, where the two of them meet and have a meal and it's their first time hanging out just the two of them. in it, deirdre thanks andrei for, and i quote, 'dealing with one of the men who killed [her] father'. that's ring! andrei freaks out internally, of course, though he is able to salvage the situation to an extent

now, what if that meeting went well enough (in deirdre's mind) that they had more meetings? andrei is on one hand extremely uncomfortable with her, but on the other hand, this is exactly what he wants!! think about what it does for yngvi's reputation if the duke has a direct and personal friendship with the princess and future queen of grannvale!!! this is excellent and great and he cannot possibly refuse this. so he agrees to every single meeting, and talks to her, and they form some sort of friendship thing. at this point andrei's mental health is a mere thread away from utterly insane by the way. surely this will end well, right?

(oh yeah, at this point, andrei does already marry antares and have scipio. scipio is not involved in this mess and is the exact same as he is in canon)

it all comes to a head at one meeting, where deirdre confesses to him that she is ready to have children with lord arvis. she thinks she's ready, finally, thanks to the support and friendship of those around her, including andrei! she mentions something about ring again, and andrei snaps. i've mentioned it before, but andrei resents arvis for (as far as he knows) heading the conspiracy plot, because without it none of this would've had to happen. and so, upon hearing that arvis is about to get what he wants with the woman he loves, andrei forces himself upon deirdre

he comes to his senses after the deed is done, and apologizes profusely, begging her for his life essentially. he says that he will die if word of this ever gets out, and deirdre agrees to keep it a secret. and she does! until. she gets pregnant. i won't go into detail about when/whether she and arvis would've consummated their marriage at this point, but as erica points out, deirdre is not good at hiding her emotions and will eventually tell arvis about it as soon as he asks, so even if being pregnant was potentially expected, the secret would've gotten out at some point during the pregnancy

for his crimes, andrei is publicly executed and yngvi falls into disgrace. antares, already not a noble (this is purely my hc but andrei married a non-noble claiming to have minor ullr blood to have scipio), gets kicked out of yngvi along with scipio, and they go live their non-noble lives somewhere else

anyway, deirdre is pregnant! with twins! manfroy is kinda frustrated, bc he wanted her to have kids with arvis, dammit. but she's of course gonna keep the babies, so they are born. julia is still julia, just with major naga and minor ullr instead of fjalar blood. but her older brother, get this—

name: julio

gender: male (he/him)

class: prince > master knight minus bows and sword

minor ullr, minor loptous

tiptoes around his 'father', whom he's aware isn't really his father. has developed some chronic people-pleaser tendencies because on some level, he feels like his and his sister's existence broke something in this household and that he's not meant to exist. good at charming the staff! very polite for a noble scion

protective of his sister, mostly because of the above reason. the twins grow up really close! julia is the only one that julio feels he can show his true feelings around

they stay in the velthomer household as part of the family upon deirdre's insistence, which isn't terrible because they get a loving mother growing up, but also isn't great because they have to interact with arvis. arvis isn't abusive or anything, but everything about these kids brings back his trauma re: victor so his mental health is just not great in general. they try to avoid each other wherever possible

he's set up to become the duke of yngvi, or whatever that territory is gonna be called if that whole house ends up being dissolved. he works really hard in his youth, but doesn't pick up the bow because he can sense that his 'father' is really really not ok with that. forgoes the sword too, while he's at it, because his 'father' doesn't seem too pleased with that either. he knows how to fence and stuff, but not horseback sword usage. he learns magic though, magic is a-ok in this household

deirdre isn't blamed for this incident, because andrei was the one who initiated the whole thing, and the twins are... yeah, they're bastards, but they're the blood of the legitimate royal family, so it's not like they can be killed or anything. anyway, at this point, sigurd gets to belhalla and arvis cooks him twice as hard as in canon because at this point he's pissed off at anyone who's ever had kids with deirdre, but it's not like anyone can tell because no one knows how hard he cooked sigurd in canon so they just think wow his meteor spell is that strong

manfroy urges them to try again, and tbh azmur wants fully legitimate grandkids too, so according to erica, they do! because deirdre loves arvis and everything. but you know, holy blood weirdness and all that, their kid (let's call him julius) is born with fjalar blood and naga blood but not loptous blood. manfroy, extremely frustrated now, tells them to try AGAIN, and this time, uh, deirdre dies in childbirth and the child doesn't survive. listen, this is kid #5 ok i don't think health care was that good at that time. as an extra screw u to manfroy, maybe this kid would've had major loptous had they survived. but they didn't

manfroy's plans fail! julio becomes the new duke of yngvi and arvis just tries to avoid looking at him. julia is married off to one of the neighboring countries (i had to google what happened to illegitimate children of nobility/royalty and the answers were... this basically). julius becomes duke of velthomer and the heir to the throne. seliph can come in and fix some things about this, but loptous isn't one of his problems for once. everyone is either happy or dead! if julio ends up fighting febail, he will die to febail and his cousin will become the new duke of yngvi, but he doesn't have special dialogue with any of them because who tf are these people. the end.

bonus: thank u to erica for suggesting this route btw

[tsuki-sennin]

Shortly after asserting N'Kosopa's will against the vindictive Racules and fending away the Bugnarak Empire in Peta, King of Evil Gira and President Yanma Gast are unexpectedly stolen away by God Kamakiri: Guardian Shugod of the Kingdom of Ishabana. Infamous for her lavish lifestyle but beloved by her people as a healer, Ishabana's young Queen Himeno Ran no doubt seeks an audience with the two men. Though her aim is uncertain, she may prove to be an invaluable ally in dethroning Racules and freeing the people of Shugoddam...

...ahem, that is to say... "Let's get this story of ours back on track!"

Spoilers, I guess...

-Sheesh, they should pay me to do these recaps!

-So the story goes!

-Ah, it's...

-Well, it's certainly a pretty place!

-Getting kidnapped by a beautiful girl's gigantic robot mantis god...

-That's how I'd like to be introduced to someone.

-Ah, Yanma seems to know what's up.

-Uhhh, not at all, Your Majesty! We're right as rain, eh Gira?

-Ooooof, shut down.

-Well, to be fair, Gira's a pretty eye catching dude.

-...I won't lie, it'd have been all over for me right then and there.

-Rich, glamorous doctor, patron of the arts, and direct with what she wants?

-AND flower handcuffs!? Oh, Toei, you guys gotta stop reading my search history.

-Soooooo, how we feeling about Zenryoku King? I think it's pretty good, but I'm not quite sure it fits the theming quite yet.

-I absolutely love this opening sequence though, it's so sick looking.

-I love how the team colors just pop out of the grayscale.

-Sentai gets visual flair even if fidelity can be called into question sometimes.

-Holy shit, every Kingdom's in better shape than Shugoddam!

-That motherfucker!

-Kuwagon :)

-I see Gira views his god as his bestie

-"Here I thought you a junkyard dog! Gast, you spineless, simpering purse pup! Have you been so truly whipped that you'd hand over MY God to please a single whim!?"

-"No! ...Nyes :3d"

-Oh, and she's got maids for days!

-Evil~!

-"...okay, can he say that in English? Or uh, Japanese I guess... come to think of it, what do the people of Tikyu speak? Galactic Basic?"

...actually, I hear Erica Murakami's got a bit of Canadian in her, would she know English?

-Rainbow Jururira!

-...come to think of it, Gira must be starving. Not only did he just get out of a battle, but he was taken to another country and hung from the ceiling. ...has he eaten today?

-"Some of you may die, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."

-Oooooh, three greater guardians.

-That's a scarab, I'm pretty sure.

-Himeno seems like the kind of person who'd get extremely mad about a typo in chat.

-Hmm... this place reminds me a lot of the Netherlands. ...or I suppose more accurately, the Dutch tulip craze.

-If you don't know what I'm taking about, I insist you do a bit of research on the 17th century's Tulip Mania. It's a hell of a lot like the investment schemes we see nowadays, in terms of how much money was lost and how little we learn from it.

-"Oh God, it's another one... *Sigh* Do I have to depose this one too?"

-"Smash that house!"

-Gira's certainly sticking to his principles. Very based of him.

-Those poor people.

-...Ohhhh, she likes blowing shit up.

-God, she's perfect.

-"...and just as suddenly as it came, it's gone. Let's get outta here."

-Raaaainbow jururira.

-"Yo."

-The bugs are fighting!

-Ohhh, it's a soup.

-Soop...

-"Yeah, thanks, whatever."

-"Good work. ...but this ain't the real thing."

-I'm gonna be honest, I haven't the foggiest idea what jururira even is.

-For all I know, it could be like

-Deep fried spaghetti ice cream.

-Okay, that seems like gelatin.

-Man, Yanma's just *deflated*.

-"Hand over the beetle, or you're fired."

-RITA JUMPSCARE

-"You be safe now, yeah?"

-Ohhh, poor kid

-Seems like her Dad's really mad.

-And off she goes.

-"Please follow these instructions."

-Man, I'm sad now.

-Queen Himeno's aesthetic sense

-25 WHAT THE FUCK

-Oh

-Okay, he just

-I've done a lot of things for cute girls in my short existence, but I don't think roleplaying as a geriatric is one of 'em.

-Oh shit, Bugnarak.

-Who is Queen Himeno Ran, really?

-The people flee!

-Ohgai Busou!

-Help her!

-...oh god, she's covered in shit.

-Take that selfishness to the top, girlie.

-Himeno Ran! Does as she pleases, and pleases as she does!

-Come and Kick It!

-Ohgai Busou!

-Kamakiri Ohger!

-Kamakiri, Kamakiri! Yas Queen!

-Ohh...

-Ohh, she's even more beautiful than I could've ever imagined

-She be walkin!

-"You're not nearly enough of a self-centered bitch yet~!"

-"Hahahaha! How obstinate! Verily, your selfishness is a fitting ally for the King of Evil~!"

-Man, that Mantis would bite my head right off...

-King Ohger!

-Oh shit

-Literally~!

-...that's two episodes in a row with poop jokes, what the heck.

-Snaaaaaail!

-"Oh, okay. Zooom."

-Himeno-samaaaaa~!

-Oh okay, that's uh

-An interesting angle.

-Yay, we did it!

-...I've decided that I am now officially a Himeno Ran simp.

-...you could've picked up on context clues, but I figured saying it outright would help.

-"Ohhhhh!"

-"You just let me handle it, yeah?"

-King Dybowski!

-Of Toufu Land!

-Good on ya, lass.

-That's our Queen for you.

-"Shut it boy. I've got a job to do."

-God Kabuto!

-Oh, no time for surgery, it seems!

-Kaguragi Dybowski! What is this Bee Lord after?

-Suppose we'll just have to wait and see now, won't we?

[nellyharrison]

growing strong, CH. 6

aka my rewrite of season 2 of Teen Wolf based on the question: what if Erica was best friends with Scott and Stiles from the beginning?

Everyone teams up to help keep Jackson under control now that they have learned he is the kanima.  He initially goes along with their plans, but a lack of good judgment (and overwhelming teenage hormones) forces them to make a difficult choice.

CHAPTER SIX - FRENEMY (click to read on AO3)

With Jackson on the loose, Derek took control and started giving out orders.  Allison needed to take Lydia home and find a way to explain what had happened that night without revealing everything to the redhead, for her own safety.  Derek, Boyd, and Isaac were to follow Jackson on foot, while Scott and Erica would guide Stiles in his Jeep in an attempt to trap him.  They still had no idea if they would be able to capture Jackson, or what they would do once they had, but they couldn’t just let him roam Beacon Hills freely.

When Roscoe could drive no further, Scott took off to act as back-up for Derek, while Erica contacted Isaac and Boyd and set off to verify the perimeter was secured.  The hunters showing up was certainly not part of the plan, but Erica managed to keep her distance and trust that her alpha and best friend could handle themselves.  The exchange between Scott and Gerard had her a bit bewildered, but she didn’t have time to dwell on it when Jackson took off once more and slipped through their perimeter.

They were able to track him all the way to Jungle, a popular gay club in Beacon Hills that was frequented by Jackson’s best friend Danny.  Derek sent Erica to meet with Scott and Stiles while he and the pack tried to set up a new perimeter.  When they saw Jackson actually go into the club, she texted Derek to tell him, and the three friends broke their way inside together.  They weren’t sure why Jackson seemed to be going after Danny, but they were determined to make sure he didn’t succeed in killing his best friend.

Watching Scott and Stiles in a gay club was something Erica was going to remember fondly for a long time.  Scott’s casual obliviousness was adorable, and Stiles’s ability to draw the attention of three of the most beautiful drag queens in the club had her fighting a smile.  She told them that she was going to take a look around, leaving them to go to the bar and watch over Danny while she tried to find Jackson.  Despite their best efforts, they weren’t able to stop Jackson or prevent him from temporarily paralyzing a handful of club patrons in addition to Danny.  Erica had been near the fallen bodies, and the only reason Jackson didn’t attack her next was because Derek showed up and slashed his neck.  In the chaos that followed, they lost Jackson, and Derek grabbed Erica to drag her from the club.

“You promised you wouldn’t kill him!” she shouted at him, pushing him away from her.

“He could have killed you,” Derek pointed out.  “I think the words you’re looking for are ‘thank you’.���

“All he would have done was paralyze me like everyone else,” she shot back.  “I don’t know why, but he didn’t come here to kill Danny.  He had the chance, but he didn’t.”

“That doesn’t mean he wouldn’t take the chance to kill you,” he argued.  “I’m not going to apologize for protecting you.  Now walk.  We’re going home.”

“What about Scott and Stiles?” she questioned, even as she began walking beside him.  Boyd and Isaac followed from a distance, chatting amongst themselves.  “What about Jackson?”

“You can text them, but we’re still going home,” Derek decided.  “As for Jackson, he’s either dead, dying, or down for now.  If it’s the latter, then we’ll deal with it, as we do everything else.  As a pack.”

Erica sighed, accepting his decision even if she didn’t like it.  Jackson was supposed to be pack.  They should have been helping him and healing him, not leaving him to die.  Letting Derek guide them home, she pulled out her phone and began texting Scott and Stiles.

[text from: Catwoman] Are you guys okay?

[text from: Catwoman] I’m sorry I didn’t stick around.  Jackson almost got me, and Derek protected me before demanding we leave.  I don’t know if Jackson’s okay.

[text from: Superman] He’s alive, but knocked out in the backseat of Stiles’s Jeep.

[text from: Superman] Question: your parents are out of town, right?

[text from: Catwoman] I like the way your mind works, Superman.

[text from: Catwoman] You guys will beat me there, so bring him to the pool house.

[text from: Superman] How do we hold him so he can’t get out?

[text from: Catwoman] Derek has some equipment that might work.  For now, just lock him in the back storage room.  The window’s too small for him to get out through.

[text from: Superman] This is much better than Stiles’s idea.

[text from: Catwoman] What was his idea?

[text from: Superman] Stealing a police van.

[text from: Catwoman] Those have trackers!

[text from: Superman] He did not know that.

[text from: Catwoman] This is why you run all ideas through me.

After she sent her last text, she told Derek what was going on, and before she even had to ask, he was suggesting the same equipment she had seen him bring to the train car that week.  He made her promise to be safe while he was gone, then sent Isaac home with Boyd for the night.  She ran the rest of the way to her house alone, arriving shortly after Stiles and Scott deposited Jackson in the storage room.  Just as she entered the pool house, she heard Jackson wake up and start shouting all of their names.

“I take it you haven’t explained why we brought him here?” she inquired, sighing when they smiled sheepishly at her.  “Great,” she muttered, moving towards the storage room.  “How’s it going in there?”

“Erica, I don’t know what kind of sick game this is, but let me out!” he demanded, slamming on the door.

“This isn’t a game, and I can’t do that,” she told him.  “I’m sorry, but this is for your own good.”

“What the hell does that even mean?” he groaned.  “Just let me out, Erica.  At the very least, give me a pair of fucking pants.”

She turned around to glare at Stiles and Scott, her glare intensifying until Scott muttered an apology and Stiles volunteered to run and get Jackson a pair of pants.  “We’ll get you some pants right now, and we will let you out eventually, but not until Derek gets here.”

“What does Derek have to do with this?” Jackson questioned.  Erica didn’t answer, biting the corner of her bottom lip as she thought about what she should tell him.  “What’s going on?  Why am I here?”

“I told you, this is for your own good,” she assured him.  “I’m sorry, I have to wait for Derek.”  She took the pants that Stiles quickly returned with, walking over to the door and cracking it just enough to toss the pants in before shutting and locking it again.  She walked back over to Scott and Stiles, taking a slow, steadying breath.  “You guys don’t have to stick around if you don’t want to.  Derek will be here soon, and we’ll find a way to get through to Jackson.”

“You want us to leave you alone with him?” Scott asked, glancing back towards the storage room.

“Yeah, no offense, Erica, but the last time you went up against him as the kanima, he knocked you out cold,” Stiles reminded, shaking his head.  “I’m not going anywhere.”

“Do you two want me to leave you alone to finish what you started earlier?” Scott muttered.

“That was nothing,” Erica insisted, moving towards the fridge to grab a water bottle for herself.  She could feel both of their eyes following her so she turned her back to them as she took a long sip of water.

“Erica doesn’t want to talk to me about it,” Stiles finally stated.  “Whatever it is that you, Derek, Isaac, and everyone else but me seems to know, she doesn’t want to talk to me about it.  And you know what?  That’s fine.  You’re all in some special club that I’m not part of now, so why not keep secrets?”

“You think I don’t want to talk to you because I’m a werewolf and you’re not?” Erica said in disbelief.  “Unbelievable.  You know what.  You two watch Jackson.  I’ll wait for Derek outside.”

“Erica-” Scott started, moving to block her path.  “Maybe now’s the right time.”

“No!” she shouted, pushing him away with wide eyes.  “Not now.  Not here.  Not with you around.”  She stormed out of the pool house, slamming the door closed behind her as she took a few steps away and looked up at the sky.  She could feel the angry, overwhelmed tears pooling in her eyes, but she blinked them back, refusing to let them fall this time.  She was in control of her body and of her life, and she was not going to cry over her best friends anymore.

Derek soon arrived, walking down silently to where she stood with the box of equipment in his hands.  He stopped beside her, waiting for her to look at him before proceeding inside with her.  “Where is he?” he asked, dropping the box on the table and opening it.  He pulled out a set of cuffs for hands and feet that were connected by a thick chain and had extra yards at the end to be tied to something or held if need be.  Stiles and Scott both pointed towards the storage room, and Derek nodded, walking past them and through the door.  There was a short scuffle before the door reopened and Derek led Jackson out by the chain that he was now restrained by.  “Sit on the couch,” he demanded, Erica grabbing the box and moving it and the table out of the way so the living room space was more open for them.  “What do you remember happening tonight?”

“What the hell is this?” Jackson demanded, glaring at all of them.  “Some kind of fucked up intervention?”

“Kind of,” Erica commented.

“Answer the question,” Derek ordered.

“Fine!” Jackson shouted.  “I went to Erica’s house to talk to Lydia.  I wanted my key back, and I knew she had it.  She tried to lie to me, but I could tell.  We got into a fight over it, and…  I don’t know.  Somehow we ended up kissing.  That’s the last thing I remember before waking up in that dark, shitty room.”

“So you have a complete black out from when you were kissing Lydia to when you woke up here?” Derek reiterated.

“That’s what I just said,” Jackson confirmed, losing his patience.

“How often have you lost time like that?” Derek questioned, startling Jackson a bit.

“How did you know I’ve been losing time?” he asked.

“Because this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the kanima,” Erica stated, frowning slightly.  “You might not be a werewolf, Jackson, but you are a shapeshifter.  You are pack.”

“What are you talking about?” Jackson groaned.  “We’ve been over this, haven’t we?  You did your stupid test, and you proved it wasn’t me.  Don’t you think I would know if I was turning into something else?  It’s the one thing I’ve been waiting for.”

“I don’t know why the test failed,” Derek grumbled.

“Maybe it’s like an either/or thing,” Stiles pointed out.  “A snake can’t be poisoned by its own venom, but when’s the kanima not the kanima?”

“When it’s Jackson,” Erica nodded.

“So what?  You’re telling me that the Bite did work, but instead of turning me into a werewolf, I turned into a were-snake?” Jackson ranted.  “You’re all insane.”

“It’s more like a lizard,” Stiles clarified.  “And your claws have this liquid that paralyzes people, and you have a tail.”

“I have a tail?” Jackson repeated.

“Yeah, you have a tail,” Stiles confirmed.

“Mm, does it do anything?” Jackson asked.

“No, not that we know of,” Stiles replied.

Jackson nodded, then lunged against his handcuffs towards Stiles.  “Can I use it to strangle you?”

“You still don’t believe us,” Stiles complained.

“Why would we do all of this if it wasn’t true, Jackson?” Erica pointed out.  “If it was just Stiles and Scott, I could understand, but why would Derek and I be involved if it wasn’t real?”

“Okay, fine.  Let’s pretend I do believe you.  What the hell am I supposed to do about it?” Jackson asked them.  “How am I supposed to stop myself from turning into a freaking lizard when I didn’t even know it was happening to me?”

“That’s what we need to figure out,” Derek told him.  “Until we do, we need to keep you here so you don’t kill anyone else.”

“You can’t just keep me locked up in here,” Jackson declared.  “My parents will wonder where I am.”

“You’re going to text them and tell them you’re spending the night at a friend’s house,” Derek decided, glancing back at the other three teens.  “You three will go get some rest and go to school tomorrow.  Stiles, drive Erica.  Scott, look into why the kanima may have targeted Danny.”

“I tried to attack Danny?” Jackson asked, and the surprise in his voice told them just how unaware he had been.

“You can’t boss me around.  You’re not my alpha,” Stiles argued.

“I’ll just walk,” Erica stated.

“No, I’ll drive you,” Stiles quickly promised, pressing his lips into a thin line as Erica rolled her eyes.

“I’ll bring Jackson back home tomorrow and keep an eye on him there until we figure this out,” Derek continued, turning back to the boy in question.  “Erica’s right.  You’re pack.”

Erica watched as Jackson nodded, looking down at his hands.  She walked towards him, handing him his phone and giving his arm a gentle pat before leaving the pool house.  Scott and Stiles trailed out behind her, following her up to her house and inside.  “I appreciate you guys going along with Derek’s plan.”

“It’s not the worst plan,” Scott shrugged.

“Could do without him bossing me around,” Stiles admitted.  “I mean, has the guy heard of the word ‘please’?”  He found his smile growing when his joke made Erica laugh.  “Can I drive you tomorrow?  I’ve missed driving you around.”

“Yeah, you can drive me,” she nodded.  She glanced up and saw Scott watching her, his expression difficult to read.  “I, uh, guess I’ll see you guys tomorrow.”  She walked past them and made her way upstairs, ready to go to bed as she felt more tired than she had in a long time.

Jackson’s text had satisfied his parents, and his return home claiming to be ill the next morning had him isolated in his bedroom, which Derek easily snuck into.  Jackson wasn’t a fan of sharing his space with the broody alpha, but he texted Erica throughout the day complaining, and her agreement with most of his observations seemed to appease him.  Stiles drove Erica to school, as promised, but then they parted ways as Erica walked off with Boyd and Isaac.  The only real twist of the day was that Allison’s mother was the substitute teacher for their English class, and Erica overheard a rather disturbing conversation after class about prom and family expectations between the woman and her daughter.

After school ended, Scott had gone to visit Danny in the hospital, then set off to try to retrieve his tablet from his car, which was still parked by the club.  If Danny had been doing this favor for Jackson, maybe that was why the kanima targeted him.  Maybe whatever video he was trying to recover for Jackson was a danger to the kanima somehow.  Finding the car broken into and the tablet gone threw a wrench in that plan, but he texted his findings to Erica anyways.  She then replied to him and Stiles, telling them to meet at the pool house.  Derek had decided to sneak Jackson out of his room once he knew his parents would leave him alone.  Jackson had made it clear he had little control over when he turned, and the last thing Derek wanted was for Jackson to accidentally hurt his parents.

When they all arrived at the pool house (Allison included), Jackson was handcuffed and back in the storage closet, not pleased but accepting of the necessary precautions.  Derek explained that he needed to look into the kanima in his own way, and that he wanted them to pair up and take shifts watching over Jackson.  He left them to decide how they split up the shifts, taking off in his Camaro without another word.  Glancing back at the storage room door, the four teens decided to step outside to talk things over, starting with what Scott had discovered.

“If Jackson doesn’t remember being the kanima, he’s definitely not going to remember stealing Danny’s tablet,” he sighed, rubbing the back of his head.

“Why would he steal the thing if he doesn’t even know what’s on it?” Stiles questioned.

“What if someone else took it?” Allison suggested.

“Then somebody else knows what he is,” Stiles pointed out.

“Which could mean someone’s protecting him,” Scott added.

“Like the bestiary says, ‘the kanima seeks a friend,’ right?” Allison reminded them.

“Wait what?  I didn’t hear this,” Erica muttered.  “That was in that book you were trying to steal from your grandfather?”

“That’s what Ms. Morell translated from it, yeah,” Allison nodded.

“So does that mean that the person protecting Jackson is a friend of Jackson or a friend of the kanima?” Erica wondered.  “Or is there even a difference?”

“I think there is, because the kanima attacked Danny, and Danny is Jackson’s best friend,” Scott pointed out.

“Okay, hold on,” Stiles intervened.  “So, somebody watches Jackson make a video of himself turning into the kanima, and then just erases part of it so he wouldn’t know?  I mean, who would do that?”

“Somebody who wanted to protect him?” Allison mused.

“There’s something else,” Scott chimed in.  “You said the only thing you found online about the kanima is that it goes after murderers.  What if that’s actually true?”

“Well, no, it can’t be,” Stiles shook his head.  “It tried to kill all of us, remember?  I don’t know about you three, but I haven’t murdered anybody lately.”

“But I- I don’t think that it was actually trying to kill us,” Scott stated, turning to Allison.  “Remember when we were at Isaac’s the first time, it just went right by us, didn’t it?”

“You’re right, it just ran off,” Allison nodded.

“And it didn’t kill you in the mechanic’s garage,” Scott continued, facing Stiles.

“Well yeah, but it tried to kill me and Derek in the pool,” Stiles recalled.

“Did it?” Scott countered.

“It would’ve,” Stiles insisted.  “It was waiting for us to come out.”

“What if it was trying to keep you in?” Scott questioned.

“It could have killed me instead of knocking me out,” Erica added.  “I was unconscious and undefended with you two in the pool and it left me alone.  I think Scott’s right.”

“Why do I feel so violated all of a sudden?” Stiles asked, shivering.

“Because there’s something else going on,” Scott declared.  “We don’t know what it is.  We don’t know anything about what’s going on with Jackson, or why someone’s protecting him.”

“‘Know thy enemy,’” Allison muttered, drawing all of their attention.  “Just something my grandfather said.”

“Alright, I got it,” Stiles announced.  “Kill Jackson.  Problem solved.”

“Really?  You’re going to go with the Derek Hale preferred method of dealing with problems?” Erica replied.

“He risked his life for us, against Peter.  You remember that?” Scott scolded Stiles.

“Yes, but what did we just find out?” Stiles continued.  “He got the Bite from Derek.”

“What’s your point?” Erica warned.

“It’s funny how he just got exactly what he wanted by supposedly risking his life for us.  It’s funny,” Stiles said sarcastically.

“Yeah, it doesn’t mean he’s not still worth saving,” Scott told him.

“It’s always something with him though,” Stiles complained.

“He doesn’t know what he’s doing,” Scott reminded him.

“So what?” Stiles asked.

“So I didn’t either!” Scott exclaimed, turning to face Allison again.  “You remember when I almost killed you and Jackson?”  Allison nodded solemnly, glancing away.  “I had someone to stop me.  He has nobody.”

“That’s his own fault,” Stiles stated.

“Doesn’t matter,” Scott retorted.  “If we can save him, we should try.”

“Scott’s right,” Erica agreed.  “Jackson isn’t some irredeemable monster.  He’s a teenager.  He’s just like us.  All for one and one for all, remember?  ‘All’ includes Jackson.”

“Whatever,” Stiles gave in, stepping away from them.  “Look, I really want to go check on Lydia.  She hasn’t forgiven me for ditching her at her car during the last game.  Scott, if you and Allison take the first shift, I can come back and stay overnight with Erica.”

“Sure, man,” Scott nodded.

“Yeah, you’ll be sleeping on the floor,” Erica grumbled, storming out of the pool house.  She could have easily gone up to her room, but she found herself taking off into the woods, needing to blow off some steam.  She hated how easily she got riled up by the mention of Stiles and Lydia, but she supposed no matter how close she became to Lydia, she would always be jealous of the way she kept Stiles captivated over the years.

The plan had seemed simple enough.  All Scott and Allison had to do was stand watch to make sure Jackson didn’t escape the storage room.  When it was time for her shift, Erica returned from running around in the woods to find the area around the small window in the storage room ripped through, creating a gap large enough for Jackson to escape.  She stormed into the pool house, Stiles following behind her, only to find Scott and Allison half-clothed and asleep on the couch.  When they realized that Jackson had escaped, they both sported guilty expressions.

“I have to tell my father,” Allison stated.

“I have to tell Derek,” Erica sighed.  If they had kept Jackson secluded, they had more options, but she knew they would have to find a way to stop Jackson.

Scott began walking away, and they started to follow him.  “Scott,” Allison spoke.  “He’s going to kill someone.”

“Okay, tell him,” Scott nodded.  “Tell him everything.”

“Scott, I gotta tell mine too,” Stiles added regretfully.

“This is all my fault,” Scott muttered.

“It’s not,” Allison shook her head.  “But we have to tell them.  We’re just a bunch of teenagers, and even with Derek, we can’t handle this.”

“You’re right,” Scott agreed.

“How are you going to make your dad believe all this?” Allison asked Stiles.

“I don’t know,” Stiles admitted.

Scott turned to face him, flashing his eyes gold as he said, “He’ll believe me.”

“Do you want me to come with you guys?” Erica offered, knowing how fond the Sheriff was of her.

“No, you go meet with Derek,” Scott advised.  “Tell him that I’m sorry.  I’ll try to make it up to him.”

“Good luck with that,” she replied curtly, turning away when he swallowed dryly.  She shook her head as she left the pool house, texting Derek for his location before setting off to find him.  She explained what she had seen, what she had pieced together, and what was likely going to happen next.  He said he would go out and try to find Jackson, but that she should head home and get some rest.  She wasn’t sure how much rest she would get not knowing whether Jackson was okay, but she went home and tried anyway.  Before she could fall asleep, she got a text from Jackson that had her perking up in bed.

[text from: Jackson] I know you and Derek are trying to help, so I’m sorry, but I had to blame someone.

[text from: Erica] What are you talking about?

[text from: Erica] What did you do?

Fifteen minutes passed with no response before another text message came in, this time from Scott.

[text from: Superman] I changed my mind.  We’re killing Jackson.

[text from: Catwoman] What?  Why?

[text from: Batman] The dick showed up at the deputy station and claimed we kidnapped him.  His dad’s a big time lawyer, and my dad’s gonna be in deep shit at work.

[text from: Catwoman] What?!

[text from: Superman] My mom’s here.  I gotta go.

[text from: Catwoman] Guys, I’m sorry!  I didn’t know!

With a growl, Erica tossed her phone to the end of her bed and climbed out of it, throwing on clothes before grabbing the device again and heading out of her house.  She had to check on them to make sure they were okay.  She had to know exactly how much damage Jackson had done and figure out how to make it right somehow.  Knowing Stiles would stay late at the station with his dad, she made her way to Scott’s house, intent on waiting in his room until he got home.

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Stranger Issues Halloween Costume Concepts 2022: Eleven Max Mike

Scroll To See Extra Pictures To date, we’ve had 4 wonderful seasons of Stranger Issues on Netflix. Many a Halloween costume has emerged from the popular culture phenomenon, however the seems to be from season 4 are—in my humble opinion—the very best ones but. Stranger Issues Halloween costumes are certain to be extremely well-liked for 2022 (as they’ve been yearly because the present aired), however the ensembles the beloved characters put on in season three have a little bit one thing additional: complete ’80s flare. The Stranger Issues wardrobe crew really went wild with the Eighties aesthetic, and I’m totally right here for it. Neglect Eleven’s pink gown and Eggos. It’s time for Eleven in all her ’80s colourful glory. Plus, so most of the characters’ seems to be are extremely straightforward to recreate. (You may even have a few of the items in your closet already!) From Eleven and Max’s BFF outfits to the sailor vibes of The Scoop Troop—AKA Robin and Steve—there are myriad methods to decorate just like the Stranger Issues characters this Halloween. Try beneath for a little bit ~procuring information~ on the best way to get your fave character’s look this 12 months. Simply keep away from the mindflayer. Eleven Get majorly into the ’80s by sporting an Eleven-inspired Halloween look. Social gathering Metropolis Retailer   Billy Hargrove Look, I’m not saying he’s a superb man, however Billy is scorching as f*ck, child. In case you’re seeking to woo the love of your life this Halloween, a Billy costume is an efficient place to begin. Free Folks Free Folks   Dustin Henderson Dustin is the hero none of us deserve, and his camp outfit is what desires are manufactured from. TulipRed Erica Sinclair Erica is additionally the hero we don’t deserve. Simply make sure that so as to add a little bit sass to this costume. Levi’s LOVFEE Mike Wheeler Oh, Mike. You candy, protecting little angel. Eighth grade me would completely date you. AGOLDE Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington — the Scoops Troop Ahoy, mateys. Robin and Steve are the ice cream dream staff, so seize your BFF and get scooping. Tulucky   Jim Hopper Hopper is the final ’80s dad, and I’m obsessed. Plus, his Hawaiian shirt look is tremendous straightforward to repeat. SHEIN   Max Mayfield Is Max a feminist icon but? As a result of she must be. You and your BFF ought to completely go as Max and Eleven this Halloween. httpkoopa Plaid&Plain   Joyce Byers Joyce isn’t an everyday mother; she’s a boss-ass mother. If there’s one mother look to recreate this Halloween, it’s Joyce Byers’. SHEIN City Outfitters Will Byers Truthfully, I’d die for Will Byers. However, since he’s a fictional character, I assume dressing as him for Halloween must do. ASOS Lucas Sinclair Lucas may be my type icon—and his look is tremendous easy to recreate. Amazon Everlane Nancy Wheeler God bless America, and God bless Nancy Wheeler. What a queen. Pay homage to her this 12 months by dressing like Nancy for Halloween. ASOS Jonathan Byers Jonathan Byers could be the simplest outfit to recreate, TBH. City Outfitters/Converse Our mission at STYLECASTER is to deliver type to the individuals, and we solely characteristic merchandise we predict you’ll love as a lot as we do. Please be aware that if you are going to buy one thing by clicking on a hyperlink inside this story, we might obtain a small fee of the sale. Originally published at Sacramento News Journal

[ima-ghost-art]

I'm in the middle of writing a stranger things fic wip with robin getting vecnad and honestly? I forgot how fun it is to write angst lol

Robin faces being disowned by most of her homophobic family, vecna using her dad (the only one who stuck by her and still love her) to cause more harm

Steve having his "I CANT FUCKING LOSE HER" moment (frantically searching for her favourite song only to realise their mixtape is at her house)

Her favourite song is "I'm still standing" by elton John btw

Nancy yelling at him saying "we get it your girlfriend might die but your not the only one who cares about her!?" To which steve loses HIS SHIT bc nancy stop being bullshit that's his platonic soulmate and he loves her more than any romantic fling he could have had in the past bc robin was the first person to except him and ask if he was okay!!!!

Robin then having to face the Russians again, only this time forced to watch steve getting tortured (finally understanding why he wouldnt fully tell her what happened) plus watching/ seeing dustin and erica hurt and blaming her for what happened at starcourt!

She (like steve) blames herself for letting them get involved, she hates that her decoding a secret message for fun led to someone she now loves getting hurt

Everyone is not sure if they are more scared of robin dying in this moment, or steve, who the party is pretty sure has finally cracked when in his last attempt to find a song that means something to robin

Starts singing total eclipse of the heart like a muppet

Oh btw all 4 chapters (maybe more I'm still planning lol) are named after different lyrics from the song

Robin saves herself time by hiding in the memory of her and steve making thier mixtape (Steve's coming out moment/ Robin's dad being AMAZING)

I love Robin's dad in this hes a pretty cool bi king who just loves his two gay children (steve is his son, steve had no choice in the suprise adoption bit prefers him much more over his real dad)

VECNA (the bitch) tells robin as shes escaping that if she doesnt join him, she knows who will be next (yep you stevie boy ;))

Of course robin still escapes, but not without being utterly terrified for her bestfriend, not even sure how to tell him (or the others tbh) that vecna probably wont be targeting max this time, instead choosing to take out their hardest hitter

Que steve and robin having a VERY emotional hug (if they weren't co dependent before, they definitely are now)

Everyone else is just there in stunned silence bc gods damn it that was the most stressful 15 minutes of their lives and it got resolved BY STEVE SINGING BONNIE TYLERS "total eclipse of the heart" LIKE FRICKIN MISS PIGGY

Possibly gunna write a sequel involving steve and him getting vecna'd, (I have so many angsty ideas for this too (plus a bit of steddie)

and a prequel about the whole "mixtape" scene and stuff involving robin and steve being beautiful codependent queens being gay with a king that is Robin's dad helping them learn what love means where I project my 80s music taste onto my favourite characters (obviously that would include other characters but this is all based on platonic stobin so they're only guests lol)

Anywayyyyy this was longer than planned but maybe if other people like this idea it will actually get me to finish it (tho I still dont know how long that would be since I just started my new college course)

[salvatoreren]

ST4 Thoughts

Alright, apologies for those who were waiting for this, it's unlikely there would be but anyways wow what a season also please excuse my messy structure, i have too many emotions that i can't exactly type out okay so

At first I didn't like the new season, i'm not very open to seeing new characters and atmosphere

I wasn't too fond of eddie, he just gave off billy vibes, when i mean billy vibes i mean he looked scary, forceful, i didn't like his treatment towards mike and dustin, he also looked like one of those goth people or something who think they're so cool, but that quickly went away when he and chrissy had a talk, like he was so reassuring??? he was so soft to her??? I loved them, they had potential but yk she died which honestly i was not expecting,

its so funny how they just made this dude on the run during half of the season, i literally hoped the basketball team wouldn't hurt him, stranger things really does have that magic where unbearable characters that are entwined with the supernatural shit, like witness it turned out to be really likable

( ngl i expected eddie to actually perform while being in the upside down because it was in the trailer like lmao think about it)

also I liked fred too poor dude, nancy's friends just keep dying on her- and argyle just gives off hippie vibes and all so he was cool, i literally laughed at his panic during the gun scenes

dmitri turned out to be a pretty awesome character too, i love his dynamic with hopper, like i fucking hoped he wouldn't die during the demogorgon battle and also One??? JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER NAILED THAT ROLE, I LOVED HIM, I'M SO GLAD HE'S GETTING RECOGNITION LIKE AT LEAST HIS MOST KNOWN ROLE WOULD BE ONE NOT CAIUS ANYMORE

the only characters i wasnt really fond of was the basketball team and angela because ugh they're like hero wannabes and shit, and chrissy's boyfriend just gives off kyle vibes, and angela, ugh she was so bitchy to el, and what happened to her fucking forehead was deserved, girl had it coming

DUDE I DID NOT EXPECT FOR TAMMY THOMPSON TO SHOW UP, THAT'S LIKE THE BIGGEST TWIST OF THE SEASON LMAO

Eleven and Will? Hellooo sibling bonding, i love these two so much, and will is so supportive and protective of her??? how will quickly claims he's her family ughhh that's so fucking beautiful. I wished he hugged her though when he was comforting her

also mike what the fuck was that greeting, are you guys not like bestfriends? Like what the fuck was that? It was so awkward

damn bro i lived for one and eleven's bonding, he was so helpful to her, they could've achieved world peace lol but srs i loved the dynamic

Joyce and Murray were the funniest duo, and honestly i did not expect murray to be having those skills, KING

also i think it's interesting that nancy and robin have interacted with each other, because in terms of their love lives didn't nancy also changed herself for steve? Like Robin is doing the same just less focused. And I think they should talk about this and shit

Steve and dustin's bromance are still the fucking best

Erica walking to the hellfire club like with an american flag cape??? WHAT A QUEEN I LOVE HER, I was also so happy to see the sinclairs winning their respective games especially Lucas, he actually got more relevance in this season bravo, i felt so bad for him because he was just so lonely? None of his friends are there for him and max broke up with him? Then he got replaced with his sister, though temporarily but i felt like to him it felt permanent and im sure he felt really hurt to see that his friends whom he wanted to be in his game were cheering for erica which could've been him, and like he's tired of being a loser, he just wants it all to stop i love that we had more depth on his character

THE CALLBACKS TO THE PREVIOUS SEASONS, I LOVED IT AND ACTUALLY HAD FUN DEDUCING THOSE SHIT

AND I LOVED EPISODE FOUR SO MUCH, I LITERALLY CRIED AT HER MEMORIES, THE MUSIC, THE LETTERS (IM CURIOUS WHAT SHE WROTE), THE LUMAX MOMENTS? WE DESERVED THAT SHIT UGHH TOP TIER EPISODE

VOL. 1 FINALE HAD ME STARING AT THE SCREEN WITH MY MOUTH OPEN, THAT TWIST FUCKING GOT ME AND IM LIKE HOLY SHIT THAT WAS AN AMAZING SEASON, AND I WAS ALREADY DREADING FOR THE SECOND

and now for the things i didn't like

I didn't like the implications that Steve and Nancy clearly had a thing for each other again, because isn't it way past that? Whatever it's probably just me

The california group was way too sidelined, especially Jonathan, he is so fucking underrated but I'm glad we got to see Suzie tho, i loved how she was all sarcastic at the printing thing

ALSO DID EVERYONE IN THE SHOW REALLY FORGET WILL'S BIRTHDAY? WHAT THE FUCK, THAT IS LITERALLY SO CRUEL I CANT

and lastly where the fuck is Steve's bat?

So that's my thoughts on season four, i can't wait for vol. 2, i'm so glad I became a part of this hype and watched the series in general like i just started the show on a bluff but this show has made me so happy, it has comforted me and i am totally immersed in it

[takaraphoenix]

with the movie news, how about teen wolf for the game?

Thanks for playing, though that movie should never be the reason for anything imo! xD

3 male characters I love: STILES STILES STILES he is one of THE BEST BOYS on TV!!! I love this character so much! Second, Derek with his broody dry sarcasm, absolutely delightful. Ah, let's complete the trio of main characters and take Scott, he's honestly so funny and sweet

3 female characters I love: KIRA! I love Kira so much she is so adorable and such a disaster in the best of ways, also I'm sorry but badass kitsune??? Hot damn! Second would be Allison, I always found her incredibly compelling and I am still mad at how she died (but then I'm also still mad at how they shelved Kira. Mh. Here's a trend for you. Date Scott McCall and you get canned <_< Weird writing decisions imo, considering he's the titular lead). And thiiird Melissa McCall, she's a great mom, even if she took some to adjust to Scott's situation, once she did, she was ride and die

3 romantic ships I love: Sterek, at the top, obviously. Stiles and Derek are top-tier. From the canon ships, it'd be Scott/Allison I was honestly so surprisingly much invested in this? And then Kira/Malia, ever since their dance in the club in Mexico!!! That was so yes, finally a femslash ship has crossed my radar for this show!! They were cute and Kira deserves to be happy

3 platonic dynamics I love: Scott-Stiles, their friendship is the backbone of this franchise. Second, mh, I do find the dynamic of Scott and Derek very interesting too, particularly in fics where the McCall pack and the Hale pack coexist (as it should be). And thirdly the Lydia-Allison friendship, I love me a good girls-friendship

3 favorite moments in canon: When Stiles carried Derek in the pool, that was *chef's kiss*, absolutely. Stiles in the hospital, thinking he's going to die of the same thing his mom did, but then the nogitsune reveal - Dylan's acting was incredible in the dual role. Brilliant. Third one is really hard, because despite having such shit writing for the most part, there are absolutely brilliant comedic pearls in this show. Okay let's go with one of my favorite shots, when Stiles and Scott are in the gay bar looking for Danny and Scott suddenly realizes it's a gay bar and turns toward Stiles, who is just surrounded by drag queens and goes "ya think" like he was in his element there and Jeff still trying to convince us that boy isn't bi lol what a fool

3 favorite headcanons: BISEXUAL STILES. Boyd and Erica and Allison LIVE FUCK YOU. Hale pack coexisting with the McCall pack

3 least favorite things about it: ahahahahahaha *ugly sobbing* how do I narrow this down to 3? *more sobbing* okay top has to be the existence of season 6B that was just shit the only good thing about it was FBI!Stiles and the way Derek carried him bridal style but other than that this shit half-season has no rights. Second? KIRA and how she was shelved, like, they didn't even fridge her the way they did with Allison, letting her die a heroic sacrifice death, instead they took this young woman with her whole life ahead of her and... and... put her in the sand to be gone forever what the fuck what the fuck what the actual fuck (plus the behind the scenes shit I mean hot damn to not tell Arden that they'd write Kira out of the show???) And third is genuinely hard, like, probably the existence of this good for nothing movie sequel and that they want to make a spin-off show from it

Top Three Fandom Ask Game

[nochiquinn]

exandria unlimited: kymal: part 2: I planned for this

not adele dazeem

h a t s

"I feel like critical role's so serious" "WHAT"

sends that clip to all the "critical role was never this crass" tlovm critics

they got her

erica seems so much more comfortable tonight

pick-me casino

"I got fiddle-fingers!"

POODLE PIP

oh, oxboxtra does that one sometimes

see, bell's hells, THEY get it

I'm love him

mor: brumestone dorian: [rapid blinking]

spaceship

"and hide his dumb ass"

BOOP ACTION

matt teaching aimee and erica how to hit dice

rip aabria's voice

the chroma conclave getting turned into a tacky theme spa is the BEST

"no ringworm for dorian"

"he's not little, he's 6''6'!"

the way opal's face dropped at "thordak"

orym would probably also have had...some reaction

dariax

"it's kinda disrespectful but. y'know."

"I've always wanted to see the top of your head!" "👀" "NO"

"you can't get pregnant in a hot tub - you COULD get chlamydia!"

(edit from the future: I can't believe I spelled that right the first time)

jinoir :(

I need them to adopt and protect this child

"dorian's a taurus for sure" can we not call me out personally in this moment

ouchie check

for the record laying on pokey things is my absolute nightmare

"please draw it. and tag me."

dream check DREAM CHECK

comment cards

I love opal so goddamn much

everybody trying so fucking hard not to laugh over aimee

stop dating the episode

("no one who hasn't watched shortonegaming will get that" well maybe they should watch shortonegaming then)

(watch shortonegaming)

matt telling erica "it's fine, it's gonna be fine"

awakened vestige!!!

this is the dai character editor mirror

opal and the power of friendship

where is dariax. where is the back-to-back

"what should I do next" stop being a fucking dipshit

diligent, intelligent

they got the mother gothel treatment didn't they

GO AWAY AND THEN COME BACK SOON

"thank you for letting me do that, it was so disrespectful"

"she's wearing this, because we did the art"

cognitive psience

"sometimes cuddle buddies"

ted 2 again

"that is a man who let a pet rock die"

....birds of a feather

"will this be a pun list? YES."

PIERODIN

"I'm just gonna make eye contact with you, Matt"

LIFE NEEDS WINE TO LIVE

how long until the svg goes up for the vinyl cutters and their wine glass wraps

"she grew up in this buffet"

fantasy ostrich

big farm-a

"the exact same" gay

"we've moved a few couches together" GAY

"you gave me the power!"

innuendo as spellcasting flavor

apparently we are two hours into a five hour stream, help me

the early break is going to be my downfall

orym where are you

oh BOY

"you heard an eldritch language" that's how I hear all math

I don't like how much this guy smirks

dariax is a GOOD BOY

"I made her yeet a dice :D"

for a hot second I thought she threw it AT him

someone loan her a new d20

awww

what in the gravira

his mean little brainhole

don't love that!

"should have given him lair actions"

"look at the flowchart!!"

exCUSE

thrall? girl got a thrall?

poska-senpai noticed me

"doors are mysterious"

"the biggest boss I can offer: a mean door"

"do you think we care about money more than you?"

"as long as the money is out of this vault, I did my job"

I love one (1) himbo dwarf

"do you have some - it's just me, stop screaming - do you have some paper"

cyrus did one (1) useful thing

it's free gratis

this means in their future sessions - and there better goddamn be future sessions - they will have not one but two bags of holding

unless something really stupid happens

hello??

raven? matron of ravens?

(I'm sorry, I know why they had to change it, but "matron of ravens" will never be as smooth to say as "raven queen")

Dariax Is A Good Boy

even if this is a stupid idea (I have no idea) it is Hurting His Friend and now it has to Die

matt control your face

GO AWAY PIKACHU

aimee stop metagaming

"just smashing stuff?" "....yeah" "hell yeah"

anjali: wait I have the thing

there's an hourish left and I am in suffering

MAP

gaola mvp

dick around

"we're all impossibly stupid!"

"have you ever kicked a building to death?"

is fantasy c4 the only explosive you've heard of

"I'm really good at breaking things!"

"I had...a thought" "no!"

lmao the dice roller

"it's not that good a plan"

"I love you and I like you, and if this is not airtight I will FUCK you up"

!!!

QUEEN SHIT

god I want an exu animated miniseries

KING SHIT

did I compare the nameless ones to the dollars from durarara last time we did this

!!!

god I am TENSE

please don't everybody go splat

"roll good" "I'M TRYING"

I love her SO MUCH

"everyone turn into a simple machine!"

but they didn't HAVE machines in the middle ages

(this is more salt at tlovm critics, ignore me)

YIP YIP

the world's craziest poodle

wall effect!

smoke? clouds? probably clouds

here at the end I would like to state that every time they mentioned morrighan's songbird I pictured Songbird from bioshock

HEY

HEY WAIT A MINUTE

HER name? as is Mor is using someone else's name?

AS IN AN OLD WOMAN IN THE FEYWILD NAMED MORRIG(H)AN?

that was a sequel hook aabria you can't fool me

"we got 50k and a floating balcony!"

"did you forget their relationship started with peeing off a wall?!"

[shakes tin cup] spare a stinger?

no stinger :(

[scooby-snacs]

season 4 vol 2 characters summed up in a sentence or less at 11:30pm

LENORA GROUP

will: I am in love with my best friend who’s dating my stepsister :’) but look at this rad painting I made

mike: literal phobia of the L word and good at being a jerk to my friends

argyle: shaggy from scooby doo personified

jonathon: I can’t tell my gf I smoke weed and don’t wanna go to college, but I can ghost her

el: PTSD, daddy issues, abandonment issues and crippling self doubt all rolled into one

HAWKINS GROUP

max: has bad dreams and body literally goes snap,crackle,pop!

lucas: my gf broke up with me so I got jacked and joined basketball to be cool… then my basketball friends wanted to kill me.

erica: bow down to the queen of sass

dustin: I got two dads and one of them died and I don’t know how to cope

steve: mom of the group + lgbt ally + boy who doesn’t know what’s going on ever

nancy: my bf is ghosting me and my ex is looking damn fine… also guns are my coping mechanism

robin: pronouns are important, and my best friend is sending my gaydar into over drive

eddie: everything that could go wrong did go wrong with a side of being framed for murder and monster hunting

chrissy: goes snap crackle pop but gives her local drug dealer PTSD as a free coupon

jason: LETS BEAT UP CHILDREN AND CHASE THEM WITH GUNS CAUSE THERES A CULT

RUSSIA GROUP

murray: a little crazy but a solid ride or die bff

joyce: I’m always right but no one listens , an autobiography.

hopper: depression and torture make horrible company in prison

enzo: I’m an asshole but an asshole with a heart on occasion

yuri: would you like some peanut butter with the betrayal I’m about to serve?

[cherrybombfangirlwrites]

Happy STS, Anna!

What would you say are the happiest or saddest moments for couples or characters in your wips so far?

Happy STS!

MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- You want me?!?! The Angst Queen?!?! to pick the saddest moment for couples and characters in my wips so far? Excellent >:333. We'll go by my favorite/most developed character duos- Tris and Kaye, Snow and Lan, Cass and Erica, Max and Monty, Elliot and Hestia, Raven and Sapphire, and Asher and Damian. All are from my Fractured Stars Falling WIP except for Asher and Damian- they are from my The City is Ours WIP.

SPOILERY STUFF and TALK OF DEATH AND FAMILIAL ABUSE AHEAD!

Tris and Kaye

Definitely when at the end of Book 1: General Cinderella, they thought they'd won and were gonna get to court for a while before thinking of marriage- but then Tris goes back to her house to kick her stepfamily out and ends up locked in the basement where she dies of suffication. King Kaye searches for her for months before they finally bust down the stepfamily's door and they find her body :)))) how horrible :))))

Snow and Lan

When Snow finally challenges her stepmother to a duel, and isn't able to muster up the courage to beat her stepmom while Queen Reigna is manipulating and verbally abusing Snow as usual. And then Queen Reigna throws a poisoned knife that misses Snow and hits her best friend/QPR partner Lan :))) and they die in seconds in Snow's arms :))) and Snow is filled with so much rage for the first time in her life she beats her stepmom and almost kills her (but killing isn't allowed in these duels, so the knights have to pull her off) :333

Cassandra and Erica

Other than when Erica took a hit for Cassandra and died in her arms at the end of The Little Pirate? Probably every time Cass pushed Erica away out of fear of being rejected and abandoned again and Erica has so much love to give and doesn't like watching Cass destroy herself but respects her boundaries :)

Max and Monty

When Max sacrificed himself to save Monty and was killed. The worst part is Monty was asleep when it happened (and that's when Max gives him a real kiss, not just a "we need a distraction" kiss), so he wakes up to find Max dead and Max wakes up in the Under :)))

Elliot and Hestia

Uh, pretty much all of their book Handsome and the Beast, but the most angsty snippet I wrote a while back about when Elliot had to go back and help his sick father and they said very tearful goodbyes and Hestia held it together until Elliot was gone and then she fell apart :)

Raven and Sapphire

OHOHO WHERE DO I BEGIN. The most angstiest moment is either the whole time Sapphire was under the sleeping curse and all Raven could do was watch her and hope she'd wake up OR a few months after Sapphire escaped/was rescued from the Under and she starts getting nasty night terrors about her experiences down there and it breaks Raven's poor heart that he can fight and protect in the physical world but he can't protect her from the monsters in her head

Asher and Damian

HEHE >:))). You'd think the angstiest moment would be when the team captured Blood Debt and after a little light torutre Asher takes off Blood Debts' mask to find his boyfriend Damian BUT the angstiest moment comes after when Damian decides to be a spy for the heroes on the Snow Queen- only to get caught and tortured on a live feed back to the heroes :DDD

And that's all I got for now, thank you >:))))

Thanks @perasperaadastrawriting !

[gunterfan1992]

Episode Review: ‘Obsidian’ (Distant Lands, Ep. 2)

Airdate: November 19, 2020

Story by: Jack Pendarvis, and Kate Tsang, Adam Muto, & Hanna K. Nyström

Storyboarded by: Hanna K Nyström, Anna Syvertsson, Iggy Craig, Mickey Quinn, Maya Petersen, James Campbell, & Ashlyn Anstee

Directed by: Miki Brewster (supervising), Sandra Lee (art)

Of all the many colorful characters in Adventure Time perhaps none has a more elaborate backstory than Marceline the Vampire Queen. In many ways, Marceline really was the writers’ gold goose, engendering complex story after complex story. By the time the series ended, the vampire’s life had in more ways than one been woven into the very fabric of the show’s mythology.

But because I am a Marceline fanboy—whose zeal for her majesty is rivaled perhaps only by Glassboy himself—I always felt like the show could have done even more with her backstory; I mean, when the series finale aired, there were still plenty of questions that had yet to be answered (What happened to her mom? What is Simon going to do now that he’s “cured”? How did Marcy and Bubblegum meet? Were they romantically involved before the events of the main series? How did it all go south?). Nevertheless, when "Island Song” played for the last time at the end of “Come Along with Me,” I forced myself to push aside this minor, fannish grievance and applaud the show for writing such an excellent character. I didn’t need for every last detail of her life to be explicitly shown on screen. I was happy.

But then, about a year ago, news dropped that one of the Distant Lands specials would really delve into the history of Marceline and Bubblegum’s relationship. In an instant, I tossed my stoic “I-am-satisified-with-what-I-received” mentality right out the window. We were going to get another Marceline episode, and it was going to dive back into her elaborate backstory!?! I could barely contain my excitement as I waited for the episode to drop.

Well, was my excitement worth it? Or was “Obsidian” a big ol’ let down—a tragic victim to grandiose expectations that were never meant to be fulfilled?

I’m quite happy to say that not only was “Obsidian” a remarkable special in its own right, but it is arguably one of the strongest episodes of Adventure Time, period.

The plot of this episode is fairly standard, as far as Adventure Time episodes go: Glassboy (a new character voiced by Michaela Dietz, the voice of Amethyst from Steven Universe) accidentally sets a giant fire monster named Molto Larvo loose on the Glass Kingdom, and Marceline and Bubblegum—who we learn have been living their best cottagecore life together in Marcy’s cavehouse—are forced to save the day. But the series’ writers take this otherwise quotidian adventure idea—a story which, at least on paper, could have easily fit in during any of the show’s many seasons—and employ it as something of a Trojan Horse, using it as a pretense to delve into both Marcy’s traumatic childhood and her and Bubblegum’s romantic history. And, boy, is it a ride!

With regard to the former story thread, the audience learns that sometime after the Mushroom Bomb detonated, Marceline and her mother, Elise (voiced this time not by Rebecca Sugar, but by actress Erica Luttrell, who played Sapphire in Steven Universe), roamed the wastelands in search of shelter; after Marceline’s mother came down with some sort of sickness, she sent Marceline to be on her own. Elise was hoping that this would spare Marcy the trauma of seeing her mother die before her very eyes, but due to some communication issues, Marceline never learned what became of her mother. As such, Marceline began blaming herself for “leaving” her mom to die in the wreckage of the world. This plot thread is perhaps one of the bleakest that Adventure Time has ever explored, and the show does it masterfully, balancing the darkness (e.g., Marceline’s mother coughing up blood) with bright spots of comedy (e.g., the "wazzup” dog) that never feel distasteful.

Likewise, when it comes to the story thread about Marcy and Bubblegum’s romantic history, the special does not hold back. We get to see “Bubbline” at its best and its worst. I have a feeling that the word “fan service” is going to be used by a lot of folks when talking about this episode. As the AV Club writer William Hughes notes, this word is usually hurled around like a pejorative, but it aptly describes the appeal of “Obsidian”. After all, this episode really is “fan service at its finest”—not only does it give the ravenous shippers the story tidbits that they have so long to see (e.g., the moment Marcy gave Bubblegum her rock shirt, Bubbline’s epic break-up), but—and this is very important—it does so in a way that is fundamentally meaningful. “Obsidian” does not feel self-indulgent, unnecessary, or pandering. On the contrary, it is overflowing with deep emotion that allows us to better understand how Bubblegum and Marceline really feel about one another. Sure, over the centuries that the two gals have bummed around Ooo, they have bickered and fought, but deep down, their love is passionate. In many ways, it is like the titular obsidian, which means that nothing short of an enchanted diamond pickax is strong enough to break Bubbline apart for good.

(It’s also quite nice that after seasons and seasons of tip-toeing around the question of Marceline and Bubblegum’s sexuality, “Obsidian” can explicitly focus on their life together, showing the two characters cuddling, kissing, and dancing. In terms of LGBTQ+ representation, it’s a huge leap forward, and I’m so happy that Adventure Time has had a part to play in normalizing queer relationships!)

Marceline episodes almost always featured a catchy diddy, but "Obsidian” really cranks things up to 11 by featuring a whole bevy of catchy songs, several of which are perhaps among the show’s strongest. The first right banger, “It’s Funny,” is the song that plays over the special’s credits. With a grunge-meets-riot grrrl feels, this track really sets the tone for the episode, signaling to the audience that we’re in for, as Lumpy Space Princess once put it, some “drama bombs.” The next standout is “Woke Up,” a brutally honest diss track that Marceline used both to contain Molto Larvo and break up with Princess Bubblegum centuries prior to the start of this episode. This song was written by pop rocker Zuzu, and it—as the kids say—slaps. Layers of fuzzed-out guitar and digitally processed vocals are used expertly to sell Marceline’s emotions and convey how, on the surface, she’s delighted to no longer be under Bubblegum’s romantic spell... even if her heart may not be so sure.

But arguably, the musical jewel of the entire special is “Monster,” a somber ballad that Marceline sings to Bubblegum when they find themselves trapped in the collapsing furnace and are facing what they believe is certain death. Written by indie pop artist Half Shy, this song is, in many ways, something of the inverse of “Woke Up”: soft, happy, and filled to the brim with a sort of love that few are lucky to receive and even fewer can honestly express. Not only does “Monster” finally cement Marceline’s real, visceral love for Bubblegum in song form (remember: almost every prior Bubbline song was either indirect or delivered by an angsty, heartbroken Marceline), but it also “tames” Molto Larvo, allowing him to metamorphose into a strange but harmless cat-butterfly critter. Just like “Come Along with Me,” “Obsidian” proves that the power of love and music will save us in the end—if not physically, then at least emotionally.

Regarding the production-side of things, there’s a lot of praise to doll out. First off, the look and style of “Obsidian” is gorgeous. While “BMO” opted to experiment somewhat with the classic Adventure Time art style, trading cel shading for an almost watercolor feel, “Obsidian” echoes the aesthetic of the original series. That said, there’s an undeniable animation bump—likely courtesy of that sweet, sweet HBO money—that lets Ooo and its denizens shine in all their glory. You can tell that Adam Muto, art director Sandra Lee, supervising director Miki Brewster, and all the members of the production staff really went above and beyond the call of duty. The episode's soundtrack, composed by Amanda Jones, as deserves a shout-out. Jones did an excellent job mixing the chiptune style of the original series with a bass-heavy rock sound that highlights Marceline’s starring role. Bravo!

As another production aside, I should point out that CN/HBO’s decision to make these specials each 44 minutes was the right call. The 11 minute format of the original series often left something to be desired when it came to plot development, as many an important episode was forced to end somewhat prematurely due to time constraints; conversely, the 8-episode miniseries format that the show experimented with during its latter days sometimes felt like too much time (Stakes, Islands, and Elements all had whole episodes that felt like nothing more than the show treading water). The length of “Obsidian”, however, was just right, giving us plenty of time to take in what was happening without ever feeling like it was dragging.

A final aspect of this episode that is worth mention is its many call-backs to previous episodes and characters. “BMO” was mostly a self-contained story that, due to its nature as a prequel in space, really couldn’t reference the Land of Ooo without feeling forced. “Obsidian,” however, throws in everything and the kitchen sink (Adventure Time superfan and all-around cool person Jagm has collected most of them here for those of you who want to see everything laid out nicely). Stand-outs for me include Choose Goose (someone who we really haven’t seen since season five) smuggling sketchy products into the Candy Kingdom, post-Ice King Simon trying his hand at open mic nights, Bronwyn as an adventurous hero, and Finn the (Adult!) Human complete with beard and scars! Of note, Jake does not appear in this episode, except as a tattoo on Finn’s chest. Many in the fandom are now speculating that the events of “Obsidian” take place after our beloved shapeshifting dog’s death. Oh say it ain’t so! Perhaps we’ll learn more in “Together Again.”

Mushroom War Evidence: Unlike “BMO,” which directly referenced the Mushroom War and its fallout (both literally and figuratively), this episode returned to the show’s roots by featuring gobs of explicit hints in throw-away lines or elaborate background pieces. Honestly, there is far too many to list here in a pithy paragraph, but some major references include: the reveal that the Glass Kingdom, like the Fire Kingdom, was created by ‘magic’ blaze from the heavens (almost certainly a nuke); the fact that Marceline and her mother wandered for a time in the debris-filled wastelands following the apocalypse; and the reveal that Marceline spent at least part of her childhood holed up in a bomb shelter surrounded by the bones of myriad dead humans. Honestly, while references to the Mushroom War have always been sad footnotes to an otherwise cheery show; in this episode, however, the references are very graphic, illustrating the sorrow and horror of mutagenic war.

Final Grade: As I said earlier, I’m a Marcy fanboy, so I’m horrible biased, but I don’t care. This episode rocked. Q.E.D.

[raleighcarrera]

daydream

ride or die | logan x mc (ellie wheeler)

ellie takes logan home from the hospital. he’s had a couple of painkillers.

for @rodappreciationweek day 1 (logan day!)

~2.2k words | T (brief mentions of violence but otherwise extreme fluff)

she’d been in class, when mona had called her, so ellie didn’t get the chance to check her voicemail until an hour after the notification first lit up her cellphone screen. 

then she heard the words ‘hospital’ and ‘surgery’ and promptly blacked out, racing down the highway from campus to get back to the city as quickly as possible.

“where is he?” ellie demanded, once she’d caught up to her, out of breath from having run from the parking lot, “is he okay? can i see him? what happened?”

“relax,” mona said, ellie’s eyes immediately widening in response. now was definitely not the time to relax. “he’s out of surgery. they said it went well. he’s totally fine, we can take him home tonight.”

ellie exhaled, nodding numbly. her shoulders slumped. “okay. okay, that’s good. i’m glad, but -- seriously, what happened to him?”

she winced. “he got shot a little.”

god, was mona ever lucky that they were in a crowded hospital waiting room. swallowing down her scream, ellie grit her teeth and ground out, “how does someone get shot a little?”

mona rolled her eyes. “fine, he got shot a lot. it’s because he doesn’t listen.”

“jesus christ,” ellie huffed, “i can’t believe you --”

“hang on, don’t blame me --”

“excuse me?” 

ellie pursed her lips, turning to the nurse that’d interrupted them. “yes?”

“i’ll need to go over some recovery information with the home caretaker. would that be you?”

well, it definitely wasn’t going to be mona. ellie sighed -- so much for her perfect attendance record this semester, though even the idea of school seemed inconsequential, now. “yeah,” she murmured, “what will he need once i get him home?”

she nodded attentively through a long lecture on bandage changing and medication dosage, making notes on the instructional paperwork the nurse provided. it was relieving to have something to focus on other than the rapid pounding of her heartbeat, which hadn’t taken even a moment to slow since she’d first left class, and the nausea that wouldn’t seem to temper, twisting her stomach into knots.

finally, logan came out into the waiting room, sprawled easily in a wheelchair and talking animatedly to the nurse that was pushing him. he had a wide, goofy smile on his face, and he was talking with his hands -- with the right one, at least, his left arm slung across his stomach.

despite the assurances she’d received since she first got here, part of her hadn’t really thought she’d see him again. part of her was convinced everyone was lying about how fine he was to keep her calm, but the sight of him, alive and whole and seemingly alright immediately triggered a deep relief within her, so sudden and intense that she stumbled a little under the weight of it. 

he turned his head and caught sight of her, his expression lighting up with joy as soon as their eyes locked. “baby,” logan said slowly, drawing out the sound of the vowel so the word felt a mile long. “hey, what’re you doing here?”

tears sprung into her eyes suddenly, catching her entirely off guard. she rushed the rest of the way over to him and reached down to cup his face in her hands, gently smoothing them over his hair and across his cheeks. “thank god you’re okay,” she hiccuped quietly, “i was so scared.”

“oh, don’t cry. you’re so pretty, you shouldn’t cry.” he was still smiling that big grin, and each word out of his mouth was soft and slurred.

from behind him, the nurse that’d brought him out into the lobby said, “he’s on some pretty strong painkillers. he’s probably going to be a little out of it for awhile.”

“that’s okay.” ellie reluctantly pulled her hand away to wipe at her eyes, standing up straight again. “i’m just glad he’s okay.”

“hey, erica, did you meet my girlfriend?” logan asked, tilting his head back to look at the nurse standing behind him, going cross-eyed as he went. “this’s her. she’s the smartest girl in the whole world. she invented physics.”

“wow,” erica the nurse said obligingly, “that’s quite the accomplishment. you must be very proud.”

logan beamed at her. “so proud,” he agreed, “she’s gonna win the nobel prize and i’m gonna be a trophy husband.”

everyone within hearing distance started laughing. ellie could feel herself flush red to the roots of her hair, her whole face going up in flames. “okay, that’s enough. we need to get you home and in bed.”

“cool,” logan said, flipping his hair out of his eyes. he winked at her. 

ellie’s blush deepened as the nurses laughed and fawned over logan while she signed his discharge paperwork -- of course they’d already been charmed by him. 

mona helped her get him into the passenger seat of her car, and then they were alone, ellie’s grip on the steering wheel white-knuckled as she made her way back to his apartment. 

it was a strange role-reversal; often, when they were together, he did the driving. but logan didn’t seem bothered at all by the change of pace, humming to himself and alternating between staring out the window and smiling at her. “you came home from school?” he asked finally, breaking the silence between them. his voice was a sing-song, like they were out for a sunday afternoon drive instead of on their way home from the emergency room.

“yeah,” she answered, “of course. mona called and said you were in the hospital, i didn’t -- i drove down as soon as i could. and i’ll stay as long as i can.”

he made a soft, interested noise from beside her. “stay with me?”

“someone has to change your bandage and --”

“this is the best day ever. baby -- you should stay forever.” ellie glanced over and saw his head roll to the side in the passenger seat, his dopey grin only growing the longer he stared at her. “forever and ever and ever and ever --”

“logan --”

“-- and ever and ever and ever. whaddya say?”

“you are going to feel awful when those wear off,” she murmured, though the tension she’d been carrying in her shoulders started to dissipate, slightly, her lips gently turning up into a smile. “seriously, are you still totally numb?”

a laugh bubbled up in his mouth -- something like a giggle. “pretty much. just pulls a little if i move weird.” as she waited to merge onto the highway, ellie glanced over at logan again and found him poking at his stomach with a wince. “hurt like hell when it happened, though.” 

“you scared the shit out of me,” she said bluntly, turning back to the road and frowning at it as though the 405 was personally responsible for logan’s injury. “i almost had a stroke driving down here.”

“god, i’m sorry, el.” the playful tone was gone from his voice all at once, replaced with dramatic agony. “i mean it, babe. i’m really -- really -- really sorry.”

“it’s fine,” ellie assured him, doing her best to stifle a laugh, her anger evaporating completely in the face of his pouting, “the important thing is that you’re alright now.”

it was a balance, keeping her handle on the road smooth while still trying to get them home as quickly as possible, but she managed it, somehow able to get logan into the apartment even with his limbs seemingly everywhere at once when he leaned on her for support. 

“ow,” he whined abruptly, as soon as she got him in bed and logan’s head hit the pillow, “ow, ow, ow. ellie, ow.”

“one second,” she murmured, biting back another laugh while she made sure he was situated and comfortable, taking care to get everything organized so she wouldn’t have any issues over the next few days before presenting logan with another pill and a bottle of water. “here.”

“feed it to me,” he demanded, sticking out his tongue.

ellie stared at him. he arched his eyebrows expectantly.

“you’re ridiculous,” she laughed, but dropped the pill into his mouth anyway, still pushing the bottle of water forcefully into his hands. “stop it, you’ll choke.”

“you hate me,” logan said, but he did swallow the pill without complaining, wiggling down under the covers as soon as he was done. once the blankets were yanked up to his chin, he said, “come here.”

“baby, you really need to rest,” ellie murmured, though she still sat down on the edge of the mattress beside him as carefully as she could, reaching out to smooth her hand over his hair again. “you need to get some sleep, okay?”

his eyes went wide and sad. “what did i ever do to make you hate me so much?” logan’s words were starting to slur together again. “all i ever did was love you, a lot, like so much.”

she regarded him fondly as he continued to ramble, her whole body thrumming with affection. logan was impossible to deny on a normal day, but today? all she really wanted was to be close to him, anyway. “okay, drama queen. you win.” 

ellie slipped into the bed beside him as gingerly as possible, taking care not to touch him. part of her was curious about the bandaged wound on his side, but her stomach rolled at just the thought of seeing it up close, the same nauseous mix of fear and dread that’d been so prevalent during her drive down this afternoon returning all at once. 

“so much better,” he sighed, reaching out and grabbing her hand, lacing their fingers together. each word dragged out endlessly again, just like his first baby at the hospital. “i missed you. you’re so pretty.”

“you mentioned that,” she laughed, doing her very best to focus on how cute he was being and not on the fact that he’d almost died earlier today. if she thought about anything other than how different and weird and kind of nice it was to see his silly side, she was going to crack completely. “i missed you, too, baby. i wish we were closer together.”

“wish we were together all the time,” logan said, the sentence broken apart by a yawn that stretched his jaw halfway through. “s’cause you gotta go to school and be smart and do important stuff, i guess.”

“yeah,” ellie murmured. she fell quiet as she studied his expression, and then her lips curved back up into a smile. “we really have to work on making you a trophy husband, asap. no more life-or-death stuff for you.”

“tell me about it,” he hummed, dragging his thumb across the back of her hand. “but i’ll be the best trophy husband ever, el. super dad.”

her teeth bit at her bottom lip. it was probably wrong to take advantage of the fact that he wasn’t exactly himself, but -- “you think about that kind of stuff?”

“duh.” ellie pursed her lips to hold back a grin. the tone of his voice implied it should have been obvious. “you’re the whole world. i wanna do it all with you.”

she shifted closer in the low light of his bedroom, until their knees bumped together under the sheets. logan smiled at her, and she felt her heart skip what was probably an important beat, her pulse stuttering and then picking up again in double time as she watched him from up close.

“i love you.” ellie shut her eyes. despite her best efforts, she knew she was getting emotional. the emotional rollercoaster she’d been on over the last few hours was proving to be overwhelming. she suddenly felt exhausted.

“hey, i love you more. more than... cars. more than indiana jones. more than all the stars in the sky. more than -- oh, more than french fries, ellie. that’s a lot.”

she laughed, the sound morphing into a contented sigh when logan tipped their foreheads together. ellie drew in a deep breath and caught something uniquely him under the scent of the hospital -- antiseptic and sterile alcohol -- something familiar and deep and rich, like the woods and like home, a scent that clung to the inside of his car and all her favorite clothes, following her out to college and everywhere else she went. 

her eyes slowly blinked open. “that is a lot.”

“you’re the best dream,” he mumbled nonsensically, “i hope you’re still here when i wake up.”

ellie stared at him, taking in the way his blinks were slowing down, how his breathing was evening out steadily. she exhaled, finally, forcibly remembering what the staff at the hospital had said and reminding herself how important it was that he got a good night’s sleep. 

logan was okay. everything was going to be fine. she could do this. “of course i’ll still be here,” she promised, lowering her voice to the same hushed whisper. “i’m not going anywhere.”

he shot her one more dreamy smile, but didn’t say anything else. ellie averted her eyes, staring out the window over his head so she could look at the moon, her mind racing. 

eventually, his hand went slack in hers. she still kept their fingers intertwined, and the steady sound of his breathing in the bed beside her finally turned everything still, including her swirling thoughts. 

tonight, they were together -- so that meant there was nothing to worry about.

for now.

[lucky-peoqle]

dating steve and being dustin's sister would include...

OKAY HI THIS IS MY FIRST ONE OF THESE EVER SO IF YOU LIKED IT AND WANT MORE PLS TELL ME

season 1

you and steve aren't dating yet, y'all are kinda enimes in a way

you being friends with the party

og babysitter for them

besties with jonathan

helping to boys find will the night they find eleven

you go over to the wheelers to make sure mike gets to he's safe

you see steve trying to sneak into nancy's room

you roll your eyes

he waves and acts like he's doing nothing

you go back to the two boys with mike

people think you and jon are dating

when steve has jon's camera you run up to them telling him to knock it off

"knock it off steve, give it back."

"or what, henderson? or what?"

when he drops jon's camera you slap him across the face.

he lowkey fell in love with you a bit

you tell the party you slapped steve across the face and they treat you like a queen

walking into the allyway with jon and nance when 'nancy the slut wheeler' was written on the movie theater

"oh look, it's nancy the slut wheeler and the creepy couple."

you get all up in his face

"what. the. fuck. harrington."

you try to punch him but jon and nancy pull you back.

cheering jonathan on when him and steve fight

the night the demogorgan attack you go with jon and nance to the byers.

opening the door when steve comes over

"hey y/n, is uh, is nancy here?"

"steve, go home it's not safe."

him walking in anyway.

when the demogorgan attacks you almost get eaten but steve wacks the damn thing before it can

"thanks harrington."

"no problem henderson."

when you find out will had been found you cry. hard.

when you meet up with dustin and the party again you hug them all so tight, but dustin tighter

before steve leaves the hospital you stop him

"uh, thanks for saving my ass back there at the byers."

"yeah, don't worry about it."

y'all smile at each other

then he leaves

season 2

you and steve haven't talked since that night

but you do share glances

the first time he talked to you that year was:

billy's arms around your waist

you're uncomfortable telling him to stop

he asks you to tina's party

you say no

you asks you on a date

"hey asshole! she said leave her alone."

steve.

"whatever." billy shakes his head and leaves

"thanks harrington."

"yeah, don't wention it."

walks away lol awkward.

going as a female ghostbuster with the party!!

max instantly loves you tbh

you leave a bit early then the rest of the group

when dustin gets home he bursts into you room

"what the fuck dusty?"

"shut up i found a world changing discovery!"

shows you dart.

"wHAT THE FUCK IS THAT"

"SHHHH mom with hear you!"

"what's going on in there?"

"nothing mom!!"

when dart eats mews you cry

"it ate my cat?"

"please dont cry..."

going to the wheelers with dustin and see steve.

"hey harrington, what are you doing?"

"uh, going to apologize to nancy."

"she's not here."

"oh."

"STEVE DO YOU STILL HAVE THAT BAT?"

explains the plan to him

going back to your house in steve car.

you can see in the corner of your eye he keeps glancing at you.

when y'all are in the basement/cellar you see dart and scream when he runs at you

steve bashes his bat at it and runs over to you

"hey, are you okay?"

you laugh, "this is like the 3rd time you've saved me."

"yeah, yeah whatever. im a superhero i get it."

"shut up harrington."

"steve stop flirting with my sister."

you two went red oops

listening to steve's stupid advice on girls to dustin.

"don't listen to him dusty, his advice sucks ass."

"it doesn't!"

"if it doesn't then where is nancy right now huh? she's off somewhere with jon."

"can you shut it, no one asked you to butt into our conversation."

"yeah whatever harrington."

going to the junkyard with max, lucas and the two idiots.

max and you basically doing all the work

dusin and lucas are talking while steve is doing some of the work but he's also staring at you most of the time.

"steve please do something."

"yeah, uh, sorry."

you and steve going out to fight the demodogs.

"shit shit shit shit shit."

"sTEVE BEHIND YOU"

"HENDERSON LOOK OUT"

chaotic energy pls

going back onto the bus

"you called me steve."

"fuck off steve."

"say it again."

he loves the way you say his name awe

"steve."

he almost has a heart attack

"stop. flirting. with. my. sister."

"sorry."

going back to the byers and talking to steve.

when eleven comes back you hug her so tight

"who's that?"

steve whispered in you're ear.

it sent shivers down your spine i-

when billy comes into the house he corners you.

"hey princess, you didn't come to that date last week."

"i was busy."

"i doubt that."

"hey jackass, what did i tell you about leaving my girlfriend alone?"

steve punches billy.

you went super red omg.

"steve just called you his girlfriend.."

dustin grinning super wide.

"shut it dusty."

when max was driving you and mike were in the back with steve.

steve's head on your lap.

"dustin...?"

"no steve it's y/n."

calming him down when he freaks out about the car.

when y'all get to the weird hole thing you talk steve into going down with them.

"come on steve, we have to protect the kids."

"alright, fine."

you smile at him and he falls in love with you even more.

the kids thank you for talking him into it.

when y'all are in the hole and y'all run into dart.

"it's dart. dusty do something."

"yeah i got this."

when they escape and the demodogs come charging you and steve stand in fear.

"this is it, im going to die here."

steve grabs you hand.

the demodogs run past you and to the meat.

steve wraps you in the tightest hug and you're crying.

he kisses you on the top of your head.

getting out of the hole and talking tl him about billy

"steve you called me your girlfriend."

"yeah sorry, i just didn't want to see you get hurt."

"awe, you care about me harrington?"

"of course i do, idiot."

the night of the snowball you see dustin in the hallway walking to the front door.

"steve's here."

you and steve have gotten very close the past month.

"okay, i wanted to tell you you look good before you left."

"and did steve tell you his hair secrets?"

"maybe.." dustin chuckles.

its been about 30 minutes since steve took dustin and you hear a knock at the door.

you open it and see steve.

"hey y/n."

"hi steve."

"i was wondering if you wanted to hang out?"

"sure."

that night consisted of watching christmas movies and cuddling after a bit.

steve pauses the movie.

"what are you doing?"

"uh.. y/n i need to tell you something."

"oh okay.." you heart is pounding.

"you know what, fuck it."

you open your mouth to say something but before you can steve is kissing you.

it's soft and full of care and love.

you pull away needing air.

"i've loved you since you slapped him for breaking jonathan's camera."

you chuckle.

"i love you too steve, since you kinda saved my ass from the demogorgan."

falling asleep on the couch in each others arms.

dustin comes home and see you two and smiles.

"sTEVE WAKE UP"

both of you wake up.

"you forgot to pick me up."

season 3

you two are dating now yay!!

mom and dad of the party.

making fun of steve in his scoops ahoy uniform.

he rolls his eyes.

"you know you love it."

"yeah, you do look hot."

he loves to kiss you omg.

"steve don't kiss my sister in front of me."

does it anyway.

"what the fuck dude."

one night during the first nights of summer you and steve where having a prettt steamy make out session in your room.

his shirt was off and so was yours ;))

dustin walked in

" hey y/n csn i borrow- OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK."

you yell at him

"DUSTIN OUT NOW"

he zooms outta there.

back to making out lol

you are a year younger then steve so you're going into senior year.

steve reassuring you it's easy but ur not sure.

this boy loves to spoil you with ice cream.

when his parents aren't homd you come over and late night swim and cuddle on the roof looking at stars a lot.

he's so cheesy omg

when dustin comes back you giggle at there silly handshake.

"and hi babe."

kiss

"stEVE NO KISSING IN FRONT OF ME"

"let me love my girlfriend pls."

when you find out about suzie you get all protective.

"are you sure she's right for you?"

"i swear she is omf."

you and jon have been so busy you kinda stop hanging out but like you're too busy with the kids anyway.

best friends with robin omg.

when dustin and steve say that russian spies are in hawkins you laugh

then you hear the recording and you believe them oop

part of the scoops troop!!

when you get trapped in the elavator you cry.

"please don't cry babe, we're gonna be okay."

steve hugs u tight.

getting separated from steve and robin and you cry again.

"if he gets hurt i swear to god ill blow this place up."

"jesus calm down henderson."

you smile at dustin and wipe your tears.

after you got out of the vents for what felt like hours you find what looks to be a giant red block you can ride in.

"hell yeah!"

"dustin there's no key."

"shiiit."

finding a key and sitting in the back of the car thing with the deadly weapon.

"okay ready?"

"yep."

running and zapping the commies with the thing and erica is too.

after getting into the room you run up to steve and gasp.

"hi baby."

"oh hey y/n..." steve slurs.

you look at his swollen shut eye.

"jesus you're beat."

dustin getting them out and you help steve out of them room while erica and dustin help robin.

sitting in the back with robin and steve.

steve keeps putting his hand on your thigh and you hit it off.

"steve, i love you bur stop."

he stops.

getting back into the elavator and sigh at robin and steve.

steve falls of the cart and you kneel down next to him.

"he's drugged." dustin says.

"no im not dad."

you laugh.

going into the movie theaters and loosing the two idiots was no treat.

PT 2 IS OUT

[talietikasero]

Stability

Random prompt from 8/11 [finished 8/16]: rewrite the Strive ending / create an alternate epilogue [to line up with my story project]. I may or may not rewrite the whole thing for fun lmao.

[Main story preview here (contains 6 scenes)] // [Chapter 1 now on AO3]

"I guess... that's what they meant..." She let out between huffs. Both the voice in her head and the former Sanctus Maximus Populi said the same thing regarding her potential ability.

“When the time comes, with your seed, you hold the power to save or destroy the world.”

“You can prevent the end of it all.”

Energy drained, she fought off the sluggish pace her body was moving. Looking over to her partner, she noticed he was barely hanging on to his life, staying incredibly still, and trying to regulate his breathing while facing down. While her body contained the [Scales of Juno], he had the [Flame of Corruption] ripped out from his, reverting him to a human. "On second thought, don't move." Once she closed the distance between them, she knelt and put her arms around him. Face against the scuffed leather sleeve, and she struggled to hold her emotions in. "H-hey..." Voice cracking, she lowly muttered between sniffles, "please, don't go..."

"..."

"You... you stayed true to... your word about... a-about..."

"..."

"Fighting to... s-save the world..."

"If the world was going to disappear tomorrow... What would you do today?"

"What kind of a question is that? Stop whatever's ending the world or die trying."

Her embrace tightened as tears ran down her face. "Human, Gear, or neither. The world still needs you."

With drooped ears and saddened eyes, the wolf spirit whined. Its host and companion soothed it by scratching behind its ears and reassuring the worst had come to pass. "(It's okay, Rei. We're still alive.)." She whispered to the spirit in her native tongue. Another whine followed by a lick to the side of her face, Giovanna patted Rei's forehead. "What? Are you worried about me? I'm okay, I swear." She winced as another sharp pain ran through her body. "Ouch..." Her superior, the President, placed a hand on her shoulder. Half-expecting him to say she's no longer needed, she began, "I'm sorry-..."

"None of that." Vernon's voice was firm; however, it sounded... fatherly. He may have his doubts about the agent, but he knew she was more than capable of the job. Facing off against an unstoppable force, she did prove she's worth giving a higher position. "I can tell what you were thinking, but you're not being let go. You take as much time as you need off, Gio. Goldlewis, Erica, and I will await your return."

Saddened at the loss of someone he could consider a friend, the time traveler meekly looked down at the minty green and white guitar he held in his hands. This entire time he was unaware of her true identity. If he had to lose someone like her, it didn't have to be this way. Regardless of if she recalled who he was and why he was important to her in the first place, false memory or not. He threw away his chance to return home a while ago, and now he felt that it would've been for nothing had he gone through with it. "It shouldn't have ended like this... Megumi." Axl softly said under his breath.

After regaining control over his body and revealing the wicked goddess's weak point, the vampiric samurai pierced the ground a few centimeters with his sword. He kneeled to show his appreciation for defeating the evil force that used him as a puppet. Now, he could see why his master was fascinated by the will of a single person. This same person was stripped of his powers and still faced death head-on. "May you rest for now. The next time we meet, it won't be as enemies, but acquaintances." Drawing his blade from the ground, Nagoriyuki sheathed it and took his leave.

The King of Illyria – his lifelong rival and their son-in-law – made his way over to them, stopping a few feet short to maintain distance. "It's finally over. They're gone. We can... we can go home now." Part of him wanted to hold a hand out to help him stand, yet he held back and deemed that action unnecessary. Ky's spirits rose once he noticed the man in front of him was taking steady deep breaths -- body slowly moving to show signs of life.

Right hand maintaining its grip on the Outrage's handle, his free hand lightly grasped one of hers. Face still downward, a weak smile formed. "...You think so?"

She couldn't believe it. He's hanging by a thread and using what energy he should be saving to answer her with a question of his own.

"I know so."

The past three weeks were a blur. From the day she woke up and adjusted to this new world to the present, where she aided in bringing down a god. She never would've guessed that any of these events could've transpired. In the days leading up to September 2016, she was a terminally ill scientist who refused any life-saving alternative to live past what little time she had left, insisting she spent it with her significant other. Fast forward to December 2187, and she was brought back to life and became the partner of humanity's savior -- the very same person, albeit for the last time.

_____

The next day, another patient was checked into the hospital. This time there wasn’t a commotion caused by bringing his unconscious form bursting through the front doors. She wasn’t strong enough to carry him in her arms like he held her – that’s what the gurney from the airship’s infirmary wing was for.

“I have a request. May I stay here until he recovers? I… I don’t want to leave him.”

Three days later, word had reached his family that he's – miraculously and defying all odds – alive. His refusal to follow the light after what had happened was attributed to his stubborn nature. The Grim Reaper knocked at his door, and he slammed it shut in their face. Occupying the same bed, in the same patient room as her around a month ago, the now de-powered hero lay hooked up to the vitals system.

"Is he going to be alright?"

"Hard to say, but he'll pull through. He did wake up this morning, so there's something, yeah?"

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but has anyone seen my mother? About my height, short red hair with white underneath, and wearing a blue leather jacket? She hasn't been seen since everyone returned."

"She's in the room and hasn't left at all. I had someone stop by the house and bring her spare clothes since she spent the last four days here."

"Oh, thank god." The queen was relieved to know her mother's whereabouts. She respected her parents' privacy by not asking if she was able to go in.

---

Ring-ring. Ring-ring. Ring-ring-ring.

Sighing in aggravation, she answered her phone. There was only one person she kept in contact with these past few days. "What do you want now? He's still not up, so stop cal-..."

"I was going to ask something else. I'm going to regret this, but are you still angry?"

"You're a smart man to keep your distance from me, but a dumbass to ask that. Of course, I am! You ruined our lives with your 'self-righteousness' and nearly brought another apocalypse."

"...Aria, I understand your rage. If only I could rewind time and prevent your illness. I shouldn't have forcibly converted him and disappeared with your sleep capsule. It wasn't my intention to have our research weaponized, but I was figuratively and literally held at gunpoint to hand it over to the US Government. I should've known better and anticipated that Chaos -- erm, the Original's creation would sabotage your activation. Your screams still haunt me... and... I'm... I'm sorry."

"Asuka."

"I can't fix this by excessively apologizing and listing off my crimes, but I hope everything goes well for you and Frederick."

"Whatever. Enjoy the moon, or don't." She ended the call before her former friend could reply. "Asshole." Aria slumped back in the chair and opened her book to the page she left off. "We should've launched you into the sun."

"Oh my. And I thought 'Sol' was a hothead. You're pretty harsh, you know that? It's more frightening than I-No on a good day." Jack-O's voice rang through. Capable of feeling and expressing emotions herself, the Valentine was taken aback at what she heard during their calls. "If possible, can we listen to his show sometime? Please?"

"...Okay."

"Thank you. ~"

---

Forty minutes after the heated conversation, a groggy voice broke the silence.

"Is the... afterlife a sterile... hospital room?" Frederick's eyes were half-open, staring directly at the ceiling.

Aria closed what she was reading and placed it on the counter. Ignoring the monitors that once kept track of her, she looked over his body to see minimal damage sustained. "Looks like you've still got some of that healing factor. Or you're just too hardheaded to die."

He slightly turned his head to face her. "Heh. Probably both."

Running a hand through his now short hair, her lips curved into an unsure smile. "Welcome back to the land of the living?"

"This doesn't look like heaven. If you're my welcome guide, then I'll stay." His body was still sore, but he extended his arm out for her to hold his hand. The warmth from the fire magic still dwelling within them made their contact feel safer.

"I should've worn that jumpsuit and halo." Her inner voice's reaction was an exaggerated throat clear. "But if I did," she held a finger to her temple, "I don't think she would've appreciated that."

"I would've been mildly annoyed at best. Mildly annoyed yet honored that you'd wear it because of what you did."

"You're really pissed off at Asuka, aren't you?"

"How much did you hear?"

"All of it. Didn't know you were capable of that."

"I felt like you after the second day." He took that as a friendly poke at his history. "Since you've saved the world for the last time, are you still up for that 'alternate life' you mentioned the other night? We don't have to stay at Ky and Dizzy's. They can arrange something for us."

His ears perked up at the suggestion. Did she remind him about his statement regarding them settling down? Having survived an act of God, living a quiet life together a few minutes out from the capital didn't sound like a terrible idea. "What did you have in mind?"

"A fair-sized home, nothing too big or small, probably just down the way from their place. I don't want to throw everything away and live in seclusion. We're way out of our own time, but we finally have a family, people who care about us, and we care about them in return. Unless you have a better idea?"

"I'm fine with anything. Can't imagine I'd be able to go out much or at all because I'm officially a dead man."

"Not too long ago, I was a dead woman walking. Besides, the world thinks that Sol Badguy is dead, not Frederick Bulsara."

"Point there. You know, now that I think about it, this situation is just like a month ago."

"With you in my place, but I didn't have to be dragged in? This is the same room where I spent my time recovering. It was also -..."

"Where you got your new start."

"Y-yeah. That's exactly it. This is where I woke up to my new life! Not as Justice, or Jack-O, but as myself. That same day, I met our daughter and her husband, and then I saw you again. Just this time... I've been here since you were checked in. Everyone tried to get me to leave, but I refused."

He noticed the duffel bag placed near the door. There was a pant leg hanging over one side of the unzipped bag, and next to it were two pairs of footwear. "Way to tug at the old heartstrings. Stubborn as always, aren't you?" If he were honest with himself, he wanted to do the same when she was still unconscious. He had the feeling that the IRMC staff wouldn't have thought about asking him to leave the premises, even though he almost kicked the doors clean off the first time.

"One of my best qualities." She winked at him, giggling at her remark.

"Hey, Aria."

"Hm?"

He slowly sat up despite the mild pain, leaning over to bring her in for a hug. "Thank you."

Aria returned the motion, both holding onto each other, not wanting to let go. She had felt incomplete up until this moment. Preventing the end was a combined effort, and she couldn’t be any happier to have been a part of that team.

A sense of déjà vu, the song playing on the radio had neared its end.

You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, please be true In other words...

"I love you."