#even if they have to steal guys from the opposite side of the war to have that...

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over the hills and far away &c &c

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OLD MAN YAOI BRACKET ROUND 1

Propaganda:

Bob Zanotto/Helmut Fullbear:

THEY LITERALLY MADE MR CRY THE FIRST TIME I PLAYED THE GAME. THEY LOVE EACH OTHER SO MUCH AND THEY FINALLY GET TO BE HAPPY TOGETHER. YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO ME.

they are married in canon and are epic and amazing. they had sad canon events where bob thought helmut was dead for like 30 years or something but helmut WASN'T dead his brain was still alive and they are reunited in the game first by way of stealing an evil dictator's body and then later on they put helmut's brain in a ball as a temporary fix while they go out to find his body which has been frozen in ice. the game forces you to walk through bob's memory of saying his vows at their wedding ceremony and it's seriously some of the most romantic and heartwarming shit i've ever heard, especially "just when i thought i was turning to seed, you made me bloom again" like my god. i love them

they're gay and old as hell!!!! there's a level dedicated to their wedding!!!

Helmut is voiced by Jack Black and is currently a brain in a ball, and Bob knows him so well that the mental image of him in his drunken mind says things Bob KNOWS the real Helmut would never say. Also Helmut is temporarily in the body of a guy voiced by Elijah Wood-

Craig Cuttlefish/DJ Octavio:

well you see they used to be friends but were on opposite sides of the great turf war. cuttlefish gets a 14 year old to go stop octavios army. also they argue in splatoon 3 which is just part of the 100+ year divorce arc BUT AT THE FINAL BOSS IN THE JAPANESE VERSION THEY SHARE THE ICONIC LINE THAT CUES THE CALAMARI INKANTATION AND IN THE ENGLISH CUTTLEFISH TELLS OCTAVIO TO "HIT IT" AND START THE MUSIC AND MUSIC IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE SPLATOON UNIVERSE YAAAAA ik its grasping but its lovers to enemies

Literally I have seen so many people call this old man yaoi.

Old men divorce!!!

They're old men who made their divorce the problem of every young person in their lives <3. 100 years ago during the Great Turf War between inklings and octarians, Craig and Octavio were the chosen ambassadors of their respective species. They got along well, but unfortunately found themselves on opposite sides of the war. During one of the battles Craig shot Octavio in the heart. The inlkings won the war and the octarians were forced underground. For years afterward both men grew bitter towards each other, and eventually Octavio attacked the new Squidbeak Splatoon (a group of secret agents recruited by Craig). Octavio lost both times and got imprisoned in a giant snow globe (and Craig calls him cute). In the latest game Octavio got over his hatred for Inklings (Craig's species) and used his flying mech to help defeat the BBEG of the game. After the final fight, Craig said something to the effect of 'that old rascal turned out to be not so bad!'.

Alright ok hear me out! These two old men have fought in wars for their races against each other and have the craziest pathetic old man homoerotic tension ever. They like, went from at least respecting each other before the war and then they were forced to fight each other and then when Cuttlefish's side won, Octavio went underground like a pathetic lil wet cat and later on he kidnapped Cuttlefish because of game related reasons and both of them still have way too much homoerotic tension!!! And then Octavio gets owned and then in the second game Octavio decides that "Hey actually, lets kidnap Cuttlefish's granddaughter" and the old man isnt even there cause hes busy being a pathetic old man in the under-underground!!! And in the third game they go fron rival/enemies to reluctantly working together to save the world from actual extinction bc some durry bitch wants to cover it in fuzzy ooze and like, both of them have so much old man ship potential and just- theyre still pining for each other even after over a 100 years man,,,,

I personally headcanon Cap'n Cuttlefish as homophobic, but I see the ship a lot and think it's funny.

They’re both at least like 125 probably a bit older, they are so divorced, like peak lovers to enemies back to lovers, Cap’n Cuttlefish calls Octavio cute in Splatoon one immediately after you rescue him from Octavio kidnapping him? So dysfunctional, so gay, so old

They fought in the Great Turf War which was said to be over 100 years ago, Capn Cuttlefish was, well, a captain I believe (he had some sort of rank even if he wasn't a captain, like he led a battle that's singled out in the sunken scrolls of the first game). they act so divorced in the singleplayer mode like they cannot stop insulting each other specifically but octavio always comes back and like kidnaps or insults captain cuttlefish it's so. and when the great zapfish gets stolen in splatoon 3 captain cuttlefish is like "it's the octarians again i know it" like divorced behavior. also it wasn't this time and octavio gets super weird about it. maybe you should stop using children as props in your drama though.

my favorite war crime divorcees <3

They basically are friends to enemies to lovers. Both of them fought in a war that hurt DJ Octavio so bad he can���t become an inkling.

friends -> enemies -> lovers. what more is there to say

they are soooo divorced

they were so gay their breakup ended a war

Craig Cuttlefish got sucked dry by a bear

they got divorced but then they got remarried . they fuckinf hate eachother but they also make out sloppy style and i do not know how that works because neither of them have mouths in their swim form which they are both permanently stuck in. love wins but also loses at the same time with these fucking losers

they are sooo divorced omg. istg they were dating when they were younger and then war n shit happened and now theyre bitter exes who probably still make out sometimes. Makes it so much funnier that theyre old ass men (both over 100!) and Cuttlefish has grandkids

They were on opposite sides of a war and still fell in love

[gatitties]

I've had this idea for a few days now and I was wondering if u could write it? Preferrably headcannon form

Fem reader (15yrs) who's close friends with the toman captains has three older brothers who are leaders from different gangs and two younger brothers who are actually in toman. Despite being so they managed to stay as regular siblings (petty arguments, stealing eachothers bikes, playing pranks on eachothers gangs)

Basically the siblings treat the delinquent world as their own playground bc of the amount of pranks they can cause on eachothers gangs without getting in trouble

─Tokyo revengers x fem!reader

─Summary: Your whole family is involved in gangs, except for you, however all your relationships are with these idiots who love to cause chaos wherever they go, you don't complain though.

─Warnings: none

─ You are not involved in the gang world and yet your name is known by all gang members.

─ How could it not be? Three of your older brothers have their own bands, known for certain aspects, and, on top of that, your two younger brothers are part of the well-known Toman.

─ Because of those two devils and your closeness in age to them, you know the captains of Toman, you forged a friendship with them by brute force because you are in the entire epicenter of gang shit.

─ Your brothers will simply cause problems from here to there, some arguments between them or external people, but you are always there to calm the atmosphere, effectively, you are the comic relief in most situations.

─ But don't worry about threats from other gangs that have some modicum of hatred against your brothers and friends, the threats (and fists if necessary) will fly from one side to the other if someone even mentions that they want to use you as a double-edged sword against them.

─ You are constantly being dragged from one place to another.

─ Mikey will take you for a walk with Draken.

─ Mitsuya will ask you to help with her sisters or to be a model for his desings.

─ Takemichi will ask you for help with Hinata but you will always tell him to talk to Emma, she would be more help than you.

─ Pah and Peh will try to convince you to accompany them to beat up some punks.

─ The Wakata twins will drag you throughout the district to find the best ramen shop.

─ Baji and Chifuyu will drag you to all the animal shelters to help a little.

─ Your two little brothers will ask you to watch them fight to find out who is stronger of the two.

─ Your older brothers will take you to their meetings or convince you to steal another of your brothers' motorcycle, which ends in a race and you screaming for your life.

─ Definitely no day in your life is boring with all these people by your side.

─ You also made friends on your own, it's not surprising that they are from other gangs… Kisaki thought that it would be flattering to have a good relationship with you because of your influence and your brothers, which led you to spend time with him and Hanma.

─ The Haitani brothers heard a lot about you and of course they were not going to stay with just the rumors when they could go see you with their own eyes, God willing that the day they decide to come see you, you are not with the Kawata because it will become a war.

─ That's when you decide to call another of your contacts, Izana, usually accompanied by Kakucho, at first they were thinking of using you as blackmail to bother Mikey, but one of your brothers went ahead and threatened them, then they simply kept you as another friend.

─ You have an weird relationship with Taiju because one of your brothers gets along well with him but it is simply awkward when your brother leaves for a few moments, leaving you two alone in an awkward silence, you definitely prefer Yuzuha, she is your favorite Shiba.

─ Quite the opposite of South, who appeared much friendlier (a little threatening due to his expression) when another of your brothers introduced him to you, however he was a good guy to you, he makes you try Brazilian food so that you can give your opinion on its gastronomy.

─ At the moment everything seems like a playground where your family has the corner of the sand that everyone wants, despite the differences between some of the gang members, everything was relatively calm, but who knows what the future will bring for you linked to so many criminals?

[mediumgayitalian]

okay a few solangelo things i’m curious your take on,

what kind of gift givers do you think will and nico are to each other?

are either of them music nerds? making playlists? gifting playlists? what music do u think they like?

what is their favorite fruit?

do you think either of them keep up with pop culture? are they fans of anything? celebrity crushes? like do you think will would think timothee chalamet is cute bc he lowkey has nico’s vibes and is such a buzzer name for celeb crushes? lolll

and then, do you think nico shamelessly takes will’s sweaters and shirts to wear or secretly swipes them?

ty! love ur blog so much xx

HELL YEAH THANK YOU

what kind of gift givers do you think will and nico are to each other?

i think nico spoils will fucking rotten.

his dad is the god of wealth he is holding NOTHING back. aside from that, he grew up wealthy and spent so so long in the lotus casino. i think he has a rly bad handle on money lol.

however he's such a mysterious guy that i think it doesn't occur to will that nico is actively spending money on him??

like will makes an offhand comment about how he would marry the person who would bring him the mystical rocket launching boba fett. and nico is like word okay and the next day there is a rocket launching boba fett on will's pillow and he's like BRO???? OH MY GOD?????

but he just figures that nico knew someone who had it!! he knows nico is big on figurines & collectibles and has a lot of connections, so he thinks nico just called in a favour.

in reality nico did all those things and also spent like two hundred k lol

basically, nico doesn't even think about it. if he hears a friend express a want that he has to means to acquire...its not even an active choice to him?? he's like well why wouldn't i buy this for them.

and i think this means a whole lot to will!!

he's spent his life in his mom's tour van or a bunk bed. he grew up in two wars. he was responsible for an entire infirmary at 13. he's a nerd and he likes nerdy things but like...collecting takes time. and money he doesn't have, because money isn't really a focus in camp and its not like he's paid lol

so of course there are things that he likes but...imagine being will. imagine having a budget for the INFIRMARY YOU RUN and thinking, like...well the camp has only so much money. i know exactly what these medical supplies cost. i refuse to steal. why would i ever be so selfish to ask for money to be spent on me and the things i like?

and then there's nico, who doesn't need him to ask. who WANTS to give him things he wants, not just what he needs or what he wants for others. what WILL wants. nico will get him.

will on the other hand....he gives away his time like it's free.

he does things for people. constantly. like austin complains about not having anywhere quiet to practice and will builds him a soundproof practice room. you know?

now when nico, who has had no one spend their time on him since bianca....

like his father did not have time for him. even when he lived in the underworld, he was put to work. or else he was bored. it's not like he and hades HUNG OUT, you know?

and of course he had no friends to spend their time on him. even in his first time at camp half blood -- for the first time, bianca didnt have time for him. she chose the hunters for ETERNITY, she said i am done choosing you now. and nico drove percy insane, who certainly didn't have time for him between saving the world. the entire time we saw him in TTC he was being pushed away.

by the time he had hazel, HE was the one pushing himself away before anyone else could. he filled his time so he wasn't waiting for anyone else. besides, through no fault of hers, he and hazel CAN'T give each other as much of their time as they would like!! they live on opposite sides of the country!!

but will.....

gods will. will SEEKS HIM OUT. the first thing will says to him is i have carved out, in my busy healer schedule, three days of time for YOU. not only have i carved out these three days, but in that brief moment of time where i was running around camp, i was thinking about you. you were a PRIORITY and i'm upset that you did not come spend your time with me.

like.....oh my god. can you imagine that? being nico? hearing someone you barely know, at this point, talk about how much time he wants to spend with you? and then as you get closer, he spends SO MUCH time with you!! he makes you a priority!

will walks nico to breakfast and watches him in sword practice and takes out his schedule when nico is making his to make sure they line up. he plans dates and they're FUN and he is so careful to make them enjoyable for nico, too, so much so that he forgets his nerves.

the biggest gifts they give to each other is noticing, i think. i see you, i see what you need and wont ask for, and i care enough to give it to you anyway.

are either of them music nerds? making playlists? gifting playlists? what music do u think they like?

will is the HUGEST MUSIC NERD IN THE WORLD.

he may not have many musical talents himself but music was naomi solace's whole world. you bet your ass it's everything for him, too.

he is teased for his love of country, and he does love country (everybody loves country if you hate country you are lying to yourself, i know you sing along to before he cheats with your whole chest), but he has a VAST music taste.

he is a britney spears stan. i will not be convinced otherwise.

nico, on the other hand, is not nearly as ignorant about music as people pretend he is. y'all he was in a casino/arcade until like 2006!!!!! do you think it was silent in there!!!!! do you think he is not the absolute king of just dance and DDR!!!

however he was, like, 10. so i think he's familiar with a lot of songs but in the way you were when you were a kid, you know?? like i could sing paparazzi w my whole chest beginning to end flawlessly at eight years old, but i would not have been able to recognise lady gaga by name or sight.

i think he and will make somewhat of a game out of it. the first time they hang out, nico is NERVOUS beforehand. like for hours. will said they were going to have a chill day bc he has time off, but what are they supposed to DO?? before they were actively doing stuff together. will was teaching nico first aid basics, or nico was helping him around the infirmary; they were helping rebuild camp together. sure, they were talking, but they had something to focus on if things got awkward or conversation faded naturally.

that is VERY DIFFERENT from just hanging out in person. is nico supposed to have conversation starters prepared? how much silence is rude? is will going to finally decide he's boring? or weird? will is such a hyper person!!! how is nico supposed to entertain him!!

meanwhile will is in his cabin freaking the fuck out to his siblings like GUYS HES GONNA THINK IM A WEIRD NERD DORK LOSER 😭😭😭.....WHAT IF HE SAYS THE WORD SAND AND I GO ON THE ANAKIN SKYWALKER RANT ON REFLEX FUCK KAYLA WHAT DO I DO I DONT KNOW HOW TO MAKE FRIENDS LIKE A NORMAL PERSON HE IS SO OUT OF MY LEAGUE

so he calls his mom 💀

and his mom is like baby....you are a disaster are you aware. and hes like thanks MOM i know i need HELP OKAY

and naomi is like well you got on with my backstage crew just fine. and hes like well yeah we just talked about music that was easy.

...

OH THANKS MOM YOURE SO SMART

and he's like wait nico has spent a lot of time in the underworld...he might not be very up to date!! this'll be awesome. so he stays up till like 3 on the big house computer carefully making nico several CDs worth of playlists.

he makes HOURS of music. way more than they could ever listen to in one day, but he gets carried away. he makes a playlist with his favourite country music, including his moms stuff obviously, with rock music he thinks nico in particular will like, pop punk stuff, regular pop, an entire CD dedicated to the icon herself kesha (whom he knows personally bc she sun backup vocals for his mom when she was a teenager), some musicals, and some iconic european music to top it off. he has a little bit of EVERYTHING.

most important, though, he makes a CD with the top 100 billboard songs from the years 1958 (when it started) to 1985. he doesnt have enough time to do it all the way to this year in one night but vows to work on it when he has time.

when he goes to nico's cabin, he comes with a stack of CDs as long as his arm and chiron's CD player. he's practically sparkling with excitement; when nico opens the door he is already halfway through a sentence lol.

for four straight hours, they just listen to song after song, will pausing after each one to ask what nico thinks. he recognises a lot of them, even though he didn't know their names, but even still he's pretty quiet at first. but as they go on it gets hard not to get caught up in wills excitement, and he dances like such a dork, anyway, is it his fault for laughing? and those four hours pass like MINUTES and suddenly its curfew and will has to go.

this becomes their tradition! will plays a song, nico reviews it. even as they learn how to hang out with each other in different ways, it becomes reflex -- when there's a song playing will looks at nico for a reaction. when they're with others, in public, whenever.

the first time nico makes will a playlist he cries.

the playlist is called sunshine.

will plays on his walkman until its worn right through.

what is their favorite fruit?

at first will thinks nico doesn't like fruit at all because he has to force this dumbass to eat fruit and vegetables. all he eats is like. cereal and sandwiches. it stresses will the fuck out.

he's out here plopping a bowl of fruit on nico's table like eat this whole thing or i'm gonna whoop your ass before scurvy does. (he is genuinely afraid nico is going to get scurvy, although its not a very effective anxiety because hes kind of deeply afraid of scurvy in general and is always trying to push people to eat oranges lol).

nico ALWAYS drags his feet about it. at one point will gets worried that nico just straight up doesn't like fruit and starts fretting about synthetizing supplements.

turns out nico is just, like...a little pretentious. about fruit particularly. in his defense, he has been all over the world. like he's had indian mangoes and algerian clementines okay it is VERY hard to settle for stuff grown in north america as nice as the demeter greenhouses are.

his favourite fruit ever is the lemon though. he had a lemon tree in his backyard when he was a kid that he doesn't remember, exactly, but he remembers how it tastes. will brings him a lemon once and almost as if his hands are working on their own, he cuts a slice, removes the peel and pith, puts it in a jar of sugar, and shakes to coat it, like his nonna would do secretly when he mama wasn't looking. its the best thing he's ever tasted.

will is a fruit fanatic, on the other hand. he steals strawberries every time he walks by the fields. the demeter cabin has to count their blueberries every night because he can and will eat them all when no one's looking.

his favourite, though, and he never ever gets it at camp, is prickly pear. in the summers before camp he would go to the desert with his mom and pick enough to make his stomach hurt -- he's never home when they're in season now, so sometimes when she's free shell drive up to new york just to bring him a box of them. she knows he's busy and cant leave camp in summers but she wants him to have that, at least.

do you think either of them keep up with pop culture? are they fans of anything? celebrity crushes? like do you think will would think timothee chalamet is cute bc he lowkey has nico’s vibes and is such a buzzer name for celeb crushes? lolll

i think all year-rounders are into pop culture just fine, but they're a few years behind. except for music -- will knows music. but things like movies and tv shows and memes, they either get updated from their summer-only friends or they stumble upon in naturally when it's not longer relevant lol.

nico, though, has an encyclopedic knowledge of old pop culture, because the lotus got new tech and games and movies before literally anyone else. he saw back to the future before it was in theatres and it changed his life. he quotes it all the time and no one has called him out on it then, but it is only a matter of time.

(he has seen star wars. he saw star wars before will was alive. but it is 100% funnier to pretend he doesn't know what a galaxy is and watch will's eye twitch when he asks him about luke skyrunner)

and then, do you think nico shamelessly takes will’s sweaters and shirts to wear or secretly swipes them?

yes absolutely. but he's super embarrassed about it at first so he genuinely STEALS them, not just borrows them.

it's a heist and everything. he shadow travels into the apollo cabin at like three in the morning and rifles through will's shelf. when he gets back he panics and shoves it under his mattress, where it lives in shame for four months. will just thinks it must have been an unfortunate victim of some poor sick child or bleeding demigod and writes it off.

after several months, during which nico thinks about the sweater ALL the time but cannot physically force himself to touch, nico finally gets brave enough to take it out from under his mattress. he just stares at it for a long ass time, wrinkling it in his clenched hands. it's just a hoodie, you know?? who cares.

nico cares. obviously.

eventually he gets so annoyed with himself that he just yanks it on expecting to be able to tell himself like SEE you dumbass it's just a piece of clothing it literally does not matter. except.

except.

the hoodie still smells like will.

somehow.

and that is.

well.

he would rather dunk his head into the river of fire than admit it, but he melts. the hoodie is old as hell and worn and so so so so soft, gods, no wonder will wears it all the time. he never wants to take it off ever.

for weeks, whenever he's alone in the cabin, he wears the hoodie. it stops smelling like will pretty quickly but he doesn't mind, it's still the most comfortable thing ever. it becomes second nature to walk into his cabin, throw off his jacket, and tug the hoodie on, wearing it to bed.

on one night, and of course it's the hermes' cabin fault, everyone is rushing out of their cabin to see what the fresh fuck is sounding like twenty four fire alarms at once and also a nuclear explosion. nico, in his haste, does not take off the hoodie.

will, whipped, makes sure his siblings are okay and then turns immediately to find nico. he Sees The Hoodie. nico Sees Him See The Hoodie. nico tries to flee.

will has longer legs and also spots a teasing opportunity, so hera herself could not stop him.

will teases him to pieces but is also visibly pleased. the next morning nico finds another hoodie of will's hung over his desk chair.

he wears will's hoodies all the time.

THANK YOU FOR SENDING THESE IN I HAD SO MUCH FUN

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correct me if im wrong but people claim c!Tommy is obsessed with c!Dream, but if yo ulook back at the aftermath of l'manberg exploding, c!Tommy says "our stories over", while c!Dream says "our story will never be over you're just too fun" Which makes it look like that c!tommy is the one wanting to leave c!Dream alone while c!Dream is doing the opposite.

That and the mini truce they had in early dsmp days if that counts because directly after establishing they were allies, c!dream proceeded to hunt c!tommy for the discs. I dont doubt your perspective, but I've seen far too much instances of c!Tommy trying to end this feud with c!Dream while c!Dream continues to drag him back down into it and rarely have seen the opposite. Curious on your opinion on that. I do consider majority of his focus on c!Dream post-exile being out of paranoia that c!dream would harm him again so he wants to kill c!Dream to avoid that perceived torture but ig that would still count as an obsession.

Well, I mean not sure which war you were talking about originally but if it was the first war he says imediately that he’s going after Dream for the discs once they have recovered [clip], but I think you actually meant Doomsday based on your quotes [clip], in which case I’d like to note a couple things. Firstly, it’s important to highlight that this is right before the staged finale, which means he’s purposely trying to sound evil and malicious. So his, ‘this was fun’ is part of that. (Though I do think even Tommy and his affinity for griefing would probably enjoy blowing things up but that’s besides the point). Secondly, the way Tommy says ‘it’s over.’ And ‘it’ll be over soon’ is I’m pretty sure as a threat, not him saying he wants to stop the fighting, but it seems to me that he’s basically promising to kill Dream for the discs. To which Dream says ‘our story will never be over, it’s too much fun’ again ‘fun’ here is his villain persona feeding Tommy’s image of him being a bad guy, but I think if Tommy is threatening to kill Dream, which based off context and even the tone of voice I’d say it’s likely, then Dream’s response makes a lot of sense considering he has the revive book. So it’s two fold, half is just truth - it will not end because neither Dream nor Tommy will stay dead because of the revive book - and half is his persona setting the scene for staged finale. So in either, scene whether after the first war where he gave Dream the discs for L’manberg or in Doomsday, I don’t get the impression Tommy intended to actually end their feud. And after the first war, Tommy highlights “taking back his discs�� when it is true, as Dream points out, Tommy did give them to him. In a way, everytime after that happens, as Dream points out in Daedalus, it’s kinda Tommy taking Dream’s discs, almost like giving a present then trying to steal it again.

I’m not sure which specific truce you are referring to specifically and don’t feel like or have the time to watch all the early stream to find it, but it is important to know, that Dream in the beginning is loyal to keeping everyone happy, he changes sides depending on who’s being wronged, which changes from fight to fight. So sometimes he’s on Tommy’s side, sometime he’s against Tommy, depending on the situation and who might be in the wrong. And while I’m not sure which truce you mean, I’m fairly certain Dream didn’t just go after Tommy without reason, it’s just not his style unless he’s trying to play a persona like around the Doomsday era in which case, technically that is still a reason, but it just may not be obvious because it could be that Tommy hurt someone other than Dream.

Just as references, here are some instances where Tommy has provoked Dream: Burning down George’s house after winning the war, Hitting him with a mine cart and stealing his stuff, Stabbing him while fixing a hole in his Tommy’s own yard [clip], teaming with Sapnap to kill him while he’s just waking down the path [clip], killing him again after the war has ended and Tommy’s stuff have been returned [clip], stealing his items after falling into a trap [clip] just to name some examples I can think of off the top of my head and have watched recently.

And if the logic is that after prison Tommy is targeting Dream out of paranoia and fear, does Dream not get the same respect? Was he not specifically targeted by Wilbur and Tommy in the very start of L’manberg? (Their constituention literally says “suuuuck it green boyyy!”) Were his friends not hurt because of association with him? Were his items not taken multiple times? Even after prison, is it reasonable to say he’s once again put his persona of scary villain to get him to leave him alone, after Tommy broke in and tried to kill him when he was already defenseless and locked up?… Yes at some point, maybe it did become more mutual, maybe Dream did start conflicts too, but at what point can we not say that it’s prevention instead of obsession. Clearly, he holds onto being murdered repeatedly at the start of the discs wars all the way till the finale, even after we know his memory was suffering [post].

And yes, post-prison I hope we can all agree that Tommy is definitely stalking and obsessing over Dream, while Dream could care less (the disc in his basement being the one thing he does in provoking Tommy, which again I file under intimidation to keep him away.)

Anyways… I’m just saying, it seems to me that whenever Tommy logs on we don’t hear Dream say, ‘oh look it’s the child again’ or whatever but when Dream does, it’s ’oh look it’s the green bastard’, so where is the line between obsession vs prevention and retaliation…

[destinygoldenstar]

As a kid watching Ninjago, I was just interested in the flashy powers, and the heroics of the main characters, like any kid would. Like, 'Aw these guys are so heroic and selfless and awesome'

But now as an adult, when I recommended my GF the show, I specifically said "This is Family Issues: The Lego Cartoon"

Honestly, Jay likes to complain and hide his upbringing, but he's probably the ONLY ninja with any resemblance of a normal happy childhood and backstory. He has two loving parents who supported him, and was an aspiring inventor.

You could argue Fritz Donegan rectified it, but Jay didn't know this, so how would this affect how is childhood turned out?

At worst, he was dirt poor, living in a junkyard and all, but compared to what the rest of his team went through, I think they'd WANT what Jay had.

Nah, instead most of Jay's trauma and emotional baggage is in the present.

And who else do we have?

We have a robot who didn't even know he was a robot, or had any idea of his identity or memory, so much so that he was just... wandering around the land with amnesia. (Then, you know, everyone thought he was weird)

We have Cole, who grew up in a harsh family background where his dad forced/pressured his kid to be a musician, and canonically suffered depression and bad violence habits after the loss of his mother/during her illness. (Idk about those other Royal Blacksmiths if they are in the family or not, but either way they didn't seem supportive)

Kai and Nya's parents up and vanished from their lives at ages five and three, and they had to raise each other all by themselves with just a blacksmith shop. Basically means they were forced to end their childhoods right there, especially Kai, because older sibling. And there's no indication they had any friends or anyone to help them in their town, at most there was that one lady that they hated, so... ouch.

And... Lloyd.

Just Lloyd.

Half of the show is just Lloyd suffering.

Born as the son of a man forced into an evil oni maniac, said father ditched his entire family.

Mom decided it was a good idea to abandon her kid in a boarding school about villainy. (That's like, the ONE thing I genuinely think the movie did better than the show.)

And that school heavily bullied Lloyd and even exiled him, forcing him on the streets, basically

Everyone hates him and doesn't help him (until Pythor)

Gets tricked by Pythor

Gets kidnapped by Serphantine

Nearly dies in lava

Is given a destiny as the savior of all of Ninjago where he's forced to be on opposite sides of his father, and part of said destiny involves him needing to kill him

AGAINST HIS WILL MIND YOU

Was LITERALLY forced to give up his childhood for this destiny

Was tortured by the Overlord for his golden power

Ice Ninja died

He got his father back, and then he died.

Was possessed by an evil ghost tyrant and was forced to do horrible stuff with no control over himself

Was also physically strained to his limit with that possession

Lost his uncle

Fell in love, and then said crush turns out to be a twist villain who wants to TORTURE him, resurrect his father and steal that fatherly love from him, and have said father try to KILL HIM

Which he was very close to succeeding at

Has to live in hiding for a week thinking all his friends are dead

Twist villain crush dies in a building collapse

That traumatizes him and haunts his trust and empathy towards people for A LONG TIME

Gets cubed in a video game (idk if that counts as trauma)

He's also a dragon oni hybrid, and his oni hide haunts his mind for his entire life, and is terrified to even think of a part of himself

Merge. For weeks he thought all his friends were dead. (Again)

And you know, physical beatdowns from being the Green Ninja, one of the most responsible jobs as the savior of all of Ninjago.

And that is not even everything, I'm sure there's a lot of stuff I didn't mention.

This poor, poor Emo Child.

If this wasn't a Lego show, this would have a Clone Wars tone, I'm convinced.

So yeah, 'Family Issues: The cartoon'.

At least they all have each other. They're a happy found family, and the light in each other's lives. They're here for each other. Their dynamics are precious to me.

[cherikdogfood]

Do you have any otps besides Cherik?? 👀

Hi!!! thank you for the ask and I'm so, so sorry it took me so long to reply. It's been a rough couple of days and I really liked this ask, so i didn't want to rush my answer or answer it when i'm in a bad mood hehe.

thank you for the ask anon!! (please know i really like this ask hehe). I'm sorry, I think I got carried away with my reply, hehe. It's, very, very long.

If you're asking about otps within the X-Men or Marvel as a whole, then no, I don't have any other otps besides cherik. Cherik is my love, my life, the One True Pairing~~

ofc this doesn't mean i'm not open to other ships... i enjoy reading or seeing the multitude of ships within the X-Men fandom, but none have screamed "OTP!!!" at me, so yeah...

BUT if you're asking outside the xmen/marvel fandom... THEN YES I DO HAVE OTHER OTPS!!!! and i'm screaming about them rn!!!

unfortunately the otps i love (other than cherik) is not popular, like, at all. it's not from famous western media and the fanfics about them in ao3 is so... few. like, 30 tops. it makes me soo sad, but I'm kinda hesitant to scream about them on this blog because this is, primarily, a cherik blog and people don't know them, y'know?

I won't mention the name of the ship(s) (i want to keep you guessing muahaha) but I have two other otps

a) This one, let's call it the S/W ship. (It's m/m, in case you're confused). it has TONS of parallels to cherik. for instance, both guys love each other so, so much, but because they have different ideologies, they're standing on opposite sides of the war. (it's so much like cherik damn it).

there was this scene, where W sneaks into a place to steal confidential information and stuff. He runs into S, and basically S holds him (W) at gunpoint. the two are bickering, fighting and persuading each other to abandon their ideologies...

And all this time S is holding W at gunpoint, as I mentioned, but W is super chill about it. He's fine. He doesn't even flinch lol.

But when W's fellow spies arrive and they point all their guns at S... That's when W really panics and loses it.

"Don't shoot! Don't shoot! DON'T SHOOT!"

W yelled like three times, and, I kid you not, he looked so, so panicked and afraid that they would shoot S. ...like, if this doesn't scream love what does? When someone points a gun at you you're fine, but when people point gun at your husband you panic? GAYYYY

Okay, here's another parallel with cherik: I'm sure cherik fans know the infamous scene where Pyro basically says, we should've killed Prof X, and Magneto goes, bitch you did *not* just say that!

Well, this ship has a similar scene like that!! Basically there's a confrontation between W and S's secretary, who says W is nothing but trash without S.

Now at this point in time W and S are basically divorced/they've went their separate ways because of their different ideologies etc, AND THEN ofc S defends W, vehemently.

And then a bad guy pops up and he's accusing S of a crime. [Actually the one who did this "crime" is W, but he's managed to hide his tracks well].

When W realizes that the Bad Guy wants to put S in jail (even tho there's no proof that S did it), he willingly admits that he did the "crime". Now, mind you, this is the guy who went to great lengths to protect himself and erase all evidence about the crime, and he's been in hiding for a while, but because he doesn't want S to go to jail, he willingly admits he did it.

AND THEN, just when I thought things couldn't get any better, S takes the blame for the crime.

(are you confused? Here's a shortened version of events):

Bad Guy: S, you're suspected of a crime. I'm taking you to jail.

W: No!!! The truth is, I did it!!

S: No, I did it. W is just working for me, he is my person!!

W: No!!! I'm not working for you anymore!! (we're divorced remember?)

S: Shut up, I'm the one who did it!

W: No!!! Bad Guy, you have to believe me, I did it!!!

Bad Guy: ...stop flirting in front of me, okay? If you both want to go to jail just go together and flirt there.

Yeah, that's.. basically what happened.

I may have spiralled a bit, this is so long lol. That's my first OTP :)

(do let me know if you want to know who they are or from what show!!! I need someone who'll listen to me scream about them fr)

b) My second OTP is less... wow, I guess? Like the previous one, this OTP is not famous, at all. It's not from popular western media either and I have only found ONE post on Tumblr about this. (I kid you not)

I'm not done reading this particular one yet, so I don't have that much stuff to rave about this OTP...

But imagine this, you're a killer. Your instinct is to kill (it literally gives you an adrenaline rush + makes you stronger). It's a curse imbedded in you.

Oh, but you stopped killing someone?

Why, because you were thinking of your "brother"????? (Cherik gay montage, cough cough)

Yeah, that's basically them lol. I really ship these two characters but I don't have enough material about them and their gayness.... But yeah, they scream OTP to me...

Damn that was long. Very sorry about that, anon. Again, sorry for the late reply and thank you so much for this ask, I'm so happy hehe :)

Have a nice day.

[a-french-coconut]

Snippet

Behind the smoke, the boy whispers. "Connie ?"

This can't be right, it can't be.

Connie is busy streets, hands darting in pockets to find whatever because they aren't picky.

Connie is the echo of a boy with the same face as him, of a boy standing in front of him, of a boy laughing and hugging him.

Here, in the empty streets with blood of the pavement, with only screams of pains and growls and screeches, Connor is alone.

But even that is lie, is it not ?

Because Connie, young and cheerful Connie, never truly left him. Always lurking at the back of his mind, stealing a smile once in a while, even more rarely a laugh. Always looking at new things with wonder, unbridled curiosity at its mechanisms and how it works. Always sparkling with hope when he sees fleeting brown hair, no matter that Travis is dead.

The only true thing in his life, Travis is dead.

Gone, leaving him alone roaming New York's gutters and dark alleys, force to fend for himself, to learn how to fight because no one else is going to protect him anymore.

Hear that Connie ? Travis is dead, dead.

No matter that only one person called him that, no matter that the boy has brown hair, no matter...

"Come on Travis, we have to go, we're going to be cut off from the rest." Another voice, the blond guy, urges the other and Connor hears the sound of their footsteps fade away.

"Travis ?" Connor whispers, letting his dagger fall with a clattering sound on the ground. "Travis ?" He yells now, but only the echo of his brother's name answers him.

Could it be ?

He falls on the ground, knees scraping the hard concrete and drawing blood. It can't be a coincidence, the Fates cannot be that cruel.

Connie, brown hair, Travis.

His brother, standing in front of him and once again gone.

But if Travis is alive, if Travis is alive and fighting for Camp Half-Blood... Then his brother left him purposely, left him alone while he went to that Camp with other demigods and found another family.

Siblings even, sisters and brothers.

He replaced him, did he not ?

You don't know that, maybe he thought you were dead too. You have another chance to find him, take it.

They're on opposites sides of a fucking war. Travis won't come with him.

Then join him, follow him.

The choice is simple, Kronos or Travis ?

Connor reaches for the red flare, the one Travis gave him years ago and the one he never let go of.

Light up the flare and wherever you are, I'll come find you.

Maybe it isn't Travis, just another demigod with the same name.

Kronos or Travis ?

Monsters, plans of world domination, war or Travis and everything he brings along ?

And if he doesn't come ? If Connie is wrong and there's nobody out there caring about him ?

What have you got to lose ?

Connor pulls off the pin and put his hand up.

Red smoke fills the street, climbing in the air until it's floating above the city's line, for all to see. Connor only care for one.

Lil snippet from the fic I want to write 😆, the one that's supposed to be very vaguely based on Arcane but it's actually not.

[hunterkhean]

HEAR ME OUT

SWAP AU CAPINICH 👀

Ideas Under the cut... Beware it's a LONG rambling

Kinich being the 1st Harbinger and Capitano being the guy from Natlan, like... Capitano Didn't Leave Natlan at all and end up Staying in the Master of the Night-Wind and becoming Mavuika's Advisor.

While After Reassured from the Night Kingdom Kinich Decide to "Fuck this shit I'm out" Like it's the Last straw for him so He Yeet himself out of Natlan, End up meeting one lf the Harbinger idk Who My Brain haven't process it Enough, Joining the Fatui and Rise up the rank. (ajaw is Along the ride too)

A few Years Later Return to Natlan for the Gnoses End up Got Wind up into the War Because He apparently Have one of the Important Ancient Name- the difference is he's not the idiot that would challenge Mavuika (He was Planning to get the Gnosis By NOT getting Beat up by the pyro archon), Ajaw is the idiot... Kinich got Dragged into it.

And it was Capitano's Sword that got fucking Shattered to pieces....

So the whole Swap AU in my Idea is Kinich just trying to do his Job but Ajaw keep dragging him into Situation he have 0 fuck about, Mavuika Trying to Convince him to Change Side to Natlan again But That works out pretty well... (sarcastically)

Ororon still end up Helping The Fatui, Capitano is the guy he ran to to make Excuses... Capitano Knows The whole Ordeal- he's trying to tell Mavuika but Mavuika is too occupied about the Fact that they need Kinich on their side. and she just point at Capitano and like "You! You're good at Convincing People! Convince him to work with us"

That went well, First time He tried to talk To kinich he got a Claymore Aim at his neck, I can imagine Harbinger Kinich being both Mentally Exausted and a Feral Jungle child... He wont be a Threat unless the person stand too close then He'll bite.

The Second time he tried to talk to Kinich... Yea Didn't go well Either, Kinich swing away from him and He lost him even if he tried to follow using his Vision... Which Makes Capitano Question what the fuck does Ororon Meant by The 1st Harbinger being easy to talk too-

The third time he finally Manage... Surprisingly Kinichw as the first one to Approach. Little Feral shit Came up to his window in the middle of the night almost Gave him a fright apparently He's there to Give Capitano a New Sword, Kinich Personality didn't change when it coems to Cost and Payment.

The fourth was Where Capitano Saves Him from a Few Abyss... It's embarrassing That the 1st Harbinger need to be saved so they both Keep it to themselves.

Since then it would be easier to encounter because Apparently After a Small talk that night Capitano Had The Incident we all know well as "Naming a Stray Cat" And Cat people know if you name a stray cat they'll follow you home.

Let's just say Kinich end up working with The Archon...

He also Follow Capitano around like a Lost dog, but would hiss whenever Capitano or anyone get close... Ajaw is like... His translator because sometimes Kinich would Only hiss or growl (Being ressurected and join a group of Fucked up weirdos really fuck the Guy over ngl, Even Ajaw need to be the Rational one sometimes)

"The First Harbinger Haven't Return to Snezhnaya? I wonder why...👀" Kinich is NOT leaving Capitano, he'll Leave Him for like a few hours to do his own work but there's not a day where Kinich can't be Found near The Pyro Archon's Advisor, even if it's a Few feet away or above a tree or on the opposite wall.

He also Steals Capitano's Helmet, waddle away with it.

Capitano felt like he's dealing with Tarzan but the Tarzan is actually very intelligent... Kinich just... Tend to act Feral and Doesn't speak much, He knows more than he lets on.

I was gonna say They'll End up havign that One Httyd Scene where Toothless tried to impress the Light Fury... Kinich is toothless, Capitano is the Light Fury and Ajaw Is Hiccup- that's how silly and chaotic Swap AU dynamic gonna be

So Swap AU is... Kinich brain is mostly detact from Understanding Humanity because of how fucked up he had become after all the shit he's been through (especially the fact that People from Natlan never Leave their Nation, Kinich would be the first to do that... Being away from the Wayob while Holding an ancient name would definitely fuck up a but part of his brain)... but he's still hold the same Intelligent mind as his normal self kust not about Human understanding, Should've stayed in Natlan kid

Swap AU Capitano is Personality Wise Tend to get a bit More frustrated by things (People's Bullshits kind of things), But maintain His usual calm and Rstional Mind... He doesn't Battle Much but would still Be as strong as The Original, He'll be Mostly focusing on Master of the Night-Wind Scrolls and Being The Right Mind of the Pyro Archon when she's A Bit too Emotional to Be Rational (Stopping her from sacraficing herself for example).

Im sorry I'm rambling

I just have to get this out of my head, Feel Free to use this Idea I dont mind.

I'll make silly art of this when I have the time lol

[hand-written-dreams]

CRIMSON SHADE

Chapter 02

Entwined in the darkness

A guy like you should wear a warning

It's dangerous, I'm falling.

- ( The song of the Chapter is "Toxic" by Britney Spears x 2WEI cover)

Khushi discreetly observes Arnav Singh Raizada, her gaze flickering toward him every so often, waiting for him to do something, anything, besides idly chatting with people with that perpetual air of disinterest clinging to him. Every so often, she glances around the room, scanning the partygoers to ensure no one has suspected her. Finally, after staying close to Senior Rathore's side with a dark, brooding expression on his handsome face, he finally separates himself.

Khushi watches him glide through the crowd, his every movement smooth and deliberate, as if the very air parted to make way for him. She notices the way the women steal glances, their eyes trailing him with a mix of awe and desire. The subtle power in his stride and the cool, detached glint in his eyes seem to stir something deep within them, drawing them in like moths to a flame.

Khushi sighs, half in annoyance and half in frustration.

Arnav Singh Raizada is a sexy motherfucker. And he knows it. The slight tilt of the corner of his lips reveals his secret.

He is a force impossible to resist when it comes to the opposite sex and Khushi is far too warm-blooded to pretend otherwise. There is an undeniable charisma about him, a quiet yet devastating allure that can make hearts skip a beat and breaths falter. But not hers. Her heart is made of steel.

She weighs her options, either approach him in the open or wait until she can catch him alone. The decision comes in a heartbeat and she chooses the latter. Confronting him in public is too risky. It means not only her death sentence but also a war between the two families.

A vicious, never-ending and bloody mob war.

To avoid that from happening, she has done meticulous research and careful stalking since the beginning. To avoid getting caught, she secured a fake invitation to the party. She convinced her father and her bodyguards that she was in her dorm, spending one last night with her friends. And then She slipped past her security personnel standing guard outside her dorm and made her way to the event unnoticed.

All for this man.

Thinking of how Mr. Raizada has orchestrated everything with Theshadowmonster makes her blood boil. Oh yes, removing his existence from this earth won't be a problem. The urge grows stronger each time she thinks of that vile bastard of a hacker and his associates.

She has basic self-defence training and knows how to handle a knife. So, even if Mr. Raizada manages to overpower her, she is confident that she can at least put up a decent fight.

She spots him heading toward the parking lot. Mr. Raizada, surprisingly, has no bodyguard or driver and always drives his car himself. It is quite gutsy of him, actually.

Lucky for her, a man stops him in his tracks, giving her a few precious moments to catch up unnoticed.

It's showtime.

Oh God, oh God, it's happening.

Khushi takes a few rapid breaths through her mouth to calm herself.

Come on, Khushi. You can do this. You can do this. YOU HAVE TO DO THIS.

She puts her glass down on a nearby table and quietly makes her way toward the parking lot as well. Her dark dress ensures she won't stand out. As she steps further down the path, the sounds of the party fade behind her, casting the surroundings into an eerie silence. The isolation grows with each step, swallowing her into the night. She looks around the parking lot, trying to spot his car.

A sleek black Mercedes-Benz GLE.

DL. 04. EF. 1001

That's his car.

Khushi retrieves a bobby pin from her hair to open the trunk, taking care not to set off the alarm, and quietly slips inside.

The duration of the car ride from the party to his house is excruciating. Her heart beats so fast that she fears he might actually hear it. After what seems like eons, though it's probably just a few minutes, the car finally stops, and she hears the beeping of his security system. And then, total silence.

She carefully slips out of the trunk and finds herself in a garage. Moving toward the security device, she attaches it to her phone to crack the code. The system unlocks with surprising ease, planting a seed of doubt in her mind, but she quickly brushes it aside.

She peeks inside the house, quietly shutting the door behind her. It's a stylish two-story house and she doesn't even know where in Delhi it is.

Oh God, am I going to die here? He wouldn't even have to try hard to hide my body!

"Think positive, Khushi, think positive." she chides herself.

A staircase to her left ascends to the first floor of the house. The entire space is shrouded in darkness, save for the soft glow of moonlight streaming through the tall glass windows. She spots the faint shadow of Mr. Raizada's tall, broad figure moving leisurely up the stairs. He appears engrossed in his thoughts, his steps slow and heavy, as if his legs were weighed down with lead.

She quietly slips off her heels, picking them up to avoid making any noise. Damn, wearing heels was a mistake, but the dress would have looked awful with her sneakers.

Swallowing hard, she climbs up. Her heart pounds heavily in her chest.

Upon reaching the first floor, she notices a door with a faint stream of light spilling out from underneath. Tiptoeing toward the door, she pulls a knife from its hidden place. She reaches for the doorknob, twisting it quietly, and looks around the semi-dark room.

It is huge and surprisingly empty. A small bedside lamp casts a dim glow over the room.

With a puzzled expression, she steps inside. Before she has a chance to survey the room, a door on the opposite side suddenly swings open. Dropping her heels in a corner, she quickly hides behind a large plant near the door. She watches as Mr. Raizada emerges, casually tossing his suit jacket onto the bed.

She glimpses how the black shirt stretches taut across the broad expanse of his chest. A very muscular chest. She bets on her MacBook Pro that he has abs, too.

Her breath catches in her chest as she watches him fold the sleeves up his forearms.

Holy fucking shit.

His forearm veins.

A tattoo peeking underneath his sleeves.

How many tattoos does this guy have?

She hates herself for admiring him, but like before she can't deny that Mr. Raizada is a very, very attractive man. Too bad he's an asshole and a bastard.

There's a sage green chaise in the center of the room. He pulls his phone from his pocket and begins scrolling through the screen. As he sits on the chaise with his back to her, his focus is completely invested in whatever he is looking at. She slowly comes out from her hiding spot. It's now or never.

Her hand trembles slightly as she grips the knife with all her strength, her knuckles turning white under the pressure. She creeps forward, barely daring to breathe for fear of alerting him. Just two steps away, she presses the blade to his back, right above where his heart should be, and speaks in the coldest, meanest voice she can summon.

"Don't move or I'll kill you."

She notices the muscles in his back tense gradually, one by one, even before she speaks.

"Interesting," he states evenly, as if his life weren't just mere inches away in her trembling hands. She steadies her grip. "A knife? Really? Are you flirting with me?"

"Put your hands up where I can see them," She gulps, gliding her tongue over her dry lips. She is scared shitless but managed to keep the tremble in her voice at bay.

"Since I'm not dead yet, I assume you want something," he responds in a surprisingly calm voice. His impassive demeanor does nothing to ease her nerves. Why isn't he bothered even a little bit? What is she missing?

Sweat breaks out on the back of her neck, sliding down along her spine. Pulling the second knife from her other thigh, she presses it against his side, aiming at his spleen this time. Yes, she has learned all about vital body parts.

"What do you want?" he asks nonchalantly in his unwavering tone.

"The information you bought from TheShadowMonster."

"Shadow who?"

Khushi presses her blades a little deeper in warning. "Don't play dumb, Mr. Raizada. I know all about your dealings with TheShadowMonster." She swallows hard. "Now, where have you stored the information?"

"My jacket. Inner pocket. There's a pendrive."

Her eyebrows scrunch in surprise and confusion. She didn't expect him to yield so readily. Perhaps the rumors about him are just rumors, excessively exaggerated shit.

She glances at his black jacket, and in that split second of distraction, everything is changed.

Her back slams into the wall nearby. Her right hand is pinned above her head, restrained by a powerful grip, as the knife slips away from her grasp. Her left hand, still holding her knife, is pressed against her own throat, controlled by a much stronger, much angrier opponent. She feels his muscular body pressed against hers, his warm chest flush with her heaving breasts. The woody scent of his cologne invades her senses as his legs restrain hers from both sides, rendering her completely immobile. It might have fascinated her if she weren't so terrified.

Damn it, she is so not ready to die yet. She is not ready for this. No, not at all. She is completely and utterly unprepared. Feeling her heart in her throat, she inhales sharply.

Her eyes catch his Adam's apple.

Huh, that's one very nice and very sexy Adam's apple.

She squeezes her eyes shut, instantly regretting her train of thought.

You little slut, stop gushing over his Adam's apple. You are minutes away from dying.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't a little snake."

His voice washes over her, disrupting her internal monologue. It is pure sin. Poison and sin mixed together. It glides over her skin, seeping into her pores.

Her nipples harden under the dress. She is not wearing a bra, as the dress doesn't allow for one. She hopes against all hope that he doesn't feel them. Damn him for having this kind of effect on her. Damn her for reacting to him like this.

"Cat got your tongue, Miss Gupta. Isn't The Viper keeping you satisfied that you had to come to me?"

She snaps her eyes open, coming to look at his very pissed-off dark eyes. He taunts her by raising a daunting eyebrow.

'Fuck, he recognized me.' Khushi curses internally, then curses again as she realizes that she has said it out loud.

"Did you really think a flimsy mask like that would hide your identity from me, little snake?"

He drags the tip of the knife along her cheek and swiftly cuts one of the strings holding the mask in place. The mask falls from her face, leaving her bare before him. Her stomach flutters, doing somersaults inside her.

Despite that, she straightens her spine. If she has to die, she isn't going to do so like a coward, especially not at the hands of an enemy.

"I am not a snake," she sneers at him.

Khushi wishes she hadn't watched in rapt attention as his lips stretched into a mocking smirk. But alas! she did! Unabashedly. Like the brazen woman she has turned into today.

Did I leave my brain at home?

His smirk stretches further. He wears that smirk like a loaded gun.

Halfway a smile, halfway a threat.

"Sweetheart, Aren't you the viper's fiancee? Since when humans are marrying snakes?"

Her blood boils with maddening rage. She looks at him with all the hatred and contempt she can muster in her eyes.

"I am not your sweetheart!"

"Would you like it if I call you 'Bitterheart' then? You are a snake, after all."

How can a person be so infuriating!!

She feels like her skin is set on fire from the rage, irritation, and vitriol of hate she is experiencing.

"Stop calling me stupid names!!"

His voice grows increasingly menacing with every word he utters, as he speaks through his teeth. "In my house, in my territory, I'll call you whatever I want. If you have any preferences, ask nicely, preferably on your knees."

"Fuck you!!"

"You wish."

Whoever said that The Vulture didn't play with its prey was a liar. He is enjoying it a little too much.

He leans in, his face mere inches from hers. His eyes are cold and his voice carries a calm ruthlessness. Her breath catches in her throat.

"This spot, right here," he says quietly, pressing the tip of the knife just under her jaw. "A small cut and you'll be dead before you even blink."

Her stomach churns, but she grits her teeth, determined not to show her fear as she listens silently. He moves the knife near the center of her neck. ''And this spot...You'll die but it will be messy."

Her heart pounds, her palms sweating under his intense gaze. He shifts the knife to her fluttering pulse. ''And this...Do you know what will happen if I cut you here?"

Khushi stays silent, her eyes locked on him. His voice is taunting, almost sensual, with the promise of death, "You'll experience intense pain," he continues. "You'll bleed out, feeling every single drop of blood leaving your body.''

His voice slides over her skin, causing goosebumps to erupt all over her body. "Death will come, but only after a long, excruciating wait."

He holds the knife steady and asks in his chilling tone. "Now, if you don't want that to be your fate, tell me why are you here?"

"I already told you why I'm here. I need that information back," she replies wetting her lips.

"What information?"

Her eyes don't miss how his gaze zones in on her lips as she speaks.

"The information the bastard of a hacker stole from me. It contains various pieces of evidence against the crimes Mr. Jha and the Serpents committed. I know he sold them to you. I want them back. I worked day and night to collect all of them."

She opens her mouth to ask him to move the knife when there is a knock on the door. Khushi yelps in surprise. He releases her hand from above her head, swiftly covering her mouth with his now-free hand.

Seriously? What did he think I would do? Scream for help?

"Sir? I just wanted to check on you. Someone hacked our security system. Are you okay?"

He had guards outside? I didn't see any.

He narrows her eyes at her. One of his eyebrows rises as he responds, "I am fine."

They hear the footsteps fading away, and after a few seconds, he removes his hand from her mouth, but his body doesn't budge.

"Would you mind removing the knife?" she asks quietly.

His raised eyebrow arches even higher as he leans closer once more, the knife never shifting from its position. "You should have known better than to enter the house of your enemy alone and unprotected."

Khushi clenches her jaw, "I want the information back."

He remains silent for a moment, then steps back, releasing her, but taking the knife from her grip. "Coming here was not a wise decision, Miss Gupta," he says as if nothing happened, while examining the knife. "Had my people found you first, you'd be dead by now. If your people find out later, the outcome will still be the same. Do you have a death wish or do you want to start a war?"

"Aren't you a hypocrite, Mr. Raizada? Did you not consider the possibility of a war when you bought the information that belonged to me?"

She takes a deep breath, trying to reason with him. "Look, just give me the information and I'll be on my way. Nobody needs to know."

A heavy silence hangs in the air, stretching on as his eyes assess her, making her squirm under his scrutiny. After what feels like an eternity, he finally opens his mouth, extending the knife toward her, "Get out of here before I call someone to escort you out. I'm having a quiet night after months, and the last thing I want is to clean up your blood."

She sighs as she takes the knife from him. She is not above begging at this point. She was ready to end a life, requesting for the information seems like much less of an evil."Please."

For the first time, she sees something else flickered in his icy cold, caramel-brown orbs. He crosses his arms over his chest, tilting his head to look at her. "My manager will drive you home."

Nodding, she accepts the bitter taste of defeat in her mouth. Slipping on her heels, she heads toward the door. She feels his eyes on her back the entire time.

"Miss Gupta?"

She turns her head to look back at him. Her heart skips a beat as she sees the glimmer in his eyes.

"So much for having a steel heart", she berated herself.

He holds her with a piercing gaze for a long moment before speaking."You owe me."

"Excuse me?"

"You owe me," he repeats patiently.

"What the hell for?"

"For your life," he replies, completely unfazed and unbothered, as his steady, unnerving gaze remains fixed on her, making her fidgety with each passing second. "Anyone else but me and you would be dead by now."

Khushi blinks, trying hard not to let her confusion show on her face, as she notices the twitch of his lips despite the intensity of his gaze. A look beyond her understanding descends into his dark eyes.

"I'm no gentleman to give you a free pass," he adds quietly. "You are in my debt, Miss Gupta."

He takes a slow, deliberate step toward her. Her hand grips the door knob tightly, ready to bolt at any second, but she can't move, trapped in place as his eyes bore into her. Her back presses flat against the door. He places one hand beside her head and leans in. His breath dances over her face, taking control over her senses.

Mint and wine.

Intoxicating and unsettling.

A prey is ensnared in the wave of a predator, with nowhere left to escape.

And he murmurs, "And I will collect it one day."

Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed this chapter! Your support means the world, drop a comment and let me know what you think. More excitement coming soon!

P.S. Khushi's inner voice was expressed like this. Hi, I am Khushi.

And the conversations were expressed like this. "You are my little snake, Khushi," he said looking deep into my eyes. 🤣🤣

Thought I would clear that so there won't be any confusion.

See you soon. ❤️

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[possiblylando]

Chainsaw Man Chapter 131 'Early' Analysis.

Bit later than usual with this one cause- I didn't feel like writing it earlier- Feels like a cheep excuse but whatever.

It's really interesting seeing the contrast between the two confirmed Primordials. Darkness doesn't speak a language we can understand but it still speaks. It seemed like a hyper intelligent beast which acted on a type of intelligent impulse almost like majin buu. Who I could make an entire post talking about the intelligence and mentality of because of how people misunderstand him. But I'll not do that for now since this is about Chainsaw Man. However Falling completely juxtaposes Darkness because she's basically it's polar opposite. Not fear wise but personality and the way she conducts herself. This panel is the one that really cemented it in my mind because this is her showing the ability to reason. It's weird- She's weird right? She's brutal but not cruel. She's willing to let her previous rule slide because the situation has changed. She doesn't immediately kill the devil (WHO'S NAME WE NEVER LEARN GOD DAMN IT FUJIMOTO) because it didn't finish it's meal. Also their designs which I feel I've pointed out before but I don't wanna look back for if I did or if it was in a specific post.

They're completely different but they share motifs between eachother. I'll go through some of those cause I didn't actually put them together until I was writing this so I feel it's an observation that you guys also might want to hear. 1. They both have several extra arms. 2. They both have dismembered heads as apart of their body. 3. Their arms are double jointed. (Shown Below)

I feel these are going to be reoccurring themes throughout most (maybe even all) of the primordial devils we see. Additionally this isn't a full on pattern but it seems like a Primordial appears roughly every 60 chapters. Darkness first appeared in 65, Falling first appeared in 122 (Full appearance in 123). Back to the chapter itself.

I find it interesting that Falling begins to bleed more profusely when she gets upset. Based on what I've previously said and what we saw at the end of the chapter it's possible her degree over this overworld vessel lessens and thus it's bleeding begins to worsen when she grows upset. Like it requires a degree of concentration to keep together. Which I think is interesting but will likely not be the key to winning any singular fight. Falling nukes the UNNAMED DEVIL and we get the weirdest scene in awhile.

This scene answers 1 question. Yet it raises several more. So let's lightning round it. 1. Why did falling take orders from Famine? 2. Why did her vessel turn into a weird shrunken doll? 3. Uh- Actually no thats- Thats it. Huh. So less questions than I thought and more like just one question. Huh. well key things. I think this is what Falling's truest hell form (Like Darkness) looks like.

It would fit more with the primordial sort of warped appearance we've seen before. It's also the form she appeared in 122 and the beginning of 123 as. So I feel pretty confident in that assumption.

The silly girl is back.

Fucking smugass dickhead smirk she's so fucking good

So this is- Weird right? Nayuta definitely has the ability to identify other Horsemen since she was able to sniff out Famine instantly. So she must know about Asa and Yoru in some vague sense. I guess having that confirmation also sorta shifts that end of chapter reveal. Yeah remember "Thief." it probably wasn't just about Denji having a girlfriend but Nayuta not wanting another Horseman to steal Denji from her. Also it's interesting that aside from War (Maybe), All the horsemen we've seen up until this point have been somewhat benevolent. Ah- Maybe not- Okay lemme rephrase. They've been on the side of humanity. Makima despite being- Makima, She was still trying to aid humanity in her own twisted way. Now Famine is trying to save humanity from the apocalypse in her own twisted way. It's possible that Yoru wants nuclear weapons so she can save humanity from destruction- In her own twisted way. And lemme also make this prediction now. The final horseman will also be trying to save humanity in their own twisted way. (I'm still not making a claim on what the final horseman could be I've elaborated on it in the past if you're a true fan of these you'll know the basic gist Tl;Dr there have been several 4th horsemen in history depending on the source).

This was pretty funny honestly. Nayuta's arm is drawn sorta weird which is abit distracting cause it's the only thing I can stare at now that I've seen it. It doesn't really detract and it's a weekly manga so I can't really complain that much either. Also that girl in the back the one with white hair reminds me of Snake Girl from part 1.

No shot they're actually related in anyway tho- This chapter actually only has low quality faces in the final school drawing so no need to compile them this week. So instead Nayuta silly compilation.

She really is just Power if she wasn't Racist. Okay- Listen- We don't have confirmation that Nayuta isn't racist. But she would have to pick that up herself since I doubt Denji would teach her to be racist because Denji isn't racist.

[unpopularshipbracket]

Round 1b Match 13

Kyoko/Ayaka (Re:Mind)

fic count: 2

"They have 2 stories on AO3. Re:mind features the members of the Jpop girl group Hinatazaka46 and the characters have the same names as the members who play them. I’m nominating the fictional characters from the show, not the RPF ship."

Char Aznable/Amuro Ray (Universal Century Gundam)

fic count: 178

"They're still a ship even if they have a whole movie about their metaphorical divorce that ends in mutual death just trust me bro. if anything the destruction of their relationship is the main appeal. Interpreting the followup conclusion movie in a gay way strengthens it really because its mostly driven by chars emotional state. And his metaphorical divorce certainly affects his emotional state. These two fought both on opposite sides and the same sides of wars, so they understand eachother better than anyone else could, but the only intimacy they know is violence because this is a setting plagued by conflict, and such conflict has shaped who they are, so of course their relationship starts and ends with them fighting on opposite sides. They do experience some happiness together, though. For a while, while theyre both on the same side, they end up mentoring this one kid together, it's almost like they're his gay dads."

"Also this isn't relevant to anything but I want to impart onto you knowledge about chars name. It isn't his original name, but it is his real name in the sense that if you successfully steal a dudes identity after killing him for atleast a decade Its Just Yours Now. Char is actually his third name. His parents named him casval rem daikun and he was forced to go into hiding under the name edouard mass. His fourth name, that he uses when he and amuro are on the same side, is quattro bajeena. You know, like four vagina. He named himself that. When he stops using the quattro identity he goes back to being char, and like I know the whole killing a dude to get the name thing is technically a retcon, but it's hilarious to me that he took over this guys life so effectively that a) no one noticed and b) its became his default name."

I'm putting this in as well bc the gundam I watched was Gundam Wing/AC and I can't believe that I'm only just now finding out that Quatre Raberba Winner isn't just a bad name, but a bad name this is I guess a reference to an older bad name???? They also reused parts of this backstory for Trowa lmao

[alsethwisson]

How Dorne was cowed

pMy single most important fanon on Baelor is his Dorne Walk. Fair warning: I’m not interested in listening to how it couldn’t have been, I’ve talked it through sooo many times I don’t give a fig any more.

So, The Walk.

Prelude: The Dornish War was personal for both Daeron and Baelor, both having witnessed a raid in all its gruesome glory while fostered in Nightsong. So, when Tyrell managed to heck up everything achieved before, Daeron was furious, but savvy enough to understand that situation called for a diplomatic solution, not another invasion -- mostly because Dorne was bloodied enough and could hardly sustain stable opposition.  So he rides forth under a peace banner with an escort of most noble and trusted companions, most of them grand lords or sons thereof, leaving his brother to rule in his place. And we all know how it ended.

Side note: I get it that MUSH guys are into Dorne. I get it that you cannot forbid a player from wanking at their own character. But I cannot believe that in Seven-worshipping Westeros the man who broke all possible laws to kill a defenceless boy under a peace bannder was hailed as a hero, not shunned as a proto-Frey. So prince Rhodry is not the killer in my fanon, but a person who was behind the thing and who basically cop’d out via offing current Prince of Dorne.

The Walk:  Baelor loved his brother. They were inseparable since childhood, they were each other’s closest friends, there was a healthy dose of Targcest involved, and they both loved Mariah Stark, though she was of course only betrothed to Daeron. So learning of Daeron’s death...let’s just say, it messed with Baelor’s head.

Several days, he was indisposed. Then, at Mariah’s urging, he emerged with the sudden announcement he was going to forge peace with Dorne and that he and the hostages would go on a prayer procession to atone for the great crime of breaking the Gods’ Peace.

As soon as they exit the King’s Landing, he orders the hostages to be unhorsed because, he says, Warrior bids us to care for horses. They cannot go day and night without stop. Humans can, and they will.

He leads the procession, singing and praying for his brother’s soul, barefoot and in mourning garb. He’s been at war since he was thirteen, and he is accustomed to austerities; he can bear it. Dornish children he leads, though? And there are several knights riding at the back of the procession, to stop anyone from leaving it.

On and on he goes. They stop to bury the dead, because such is Gods’ law, and Silent Sisters’ cart rides along with the knights. It’s hardly a rest, but better than nothing. Scions of most noble Dornish houses, they can barely walk any more, but Baelor is ruthless. It’s atonement, it needs to be completed. If he were in his right mind, he would’ve pitied them, but he is not, he’s all singular purpose: forge such a peace Dorne won’t even think to break.

When they get to Sunspear, Alyn Velarion waits for them, as he was told to do. No attacking, just stay ready and wait. Prince Ermann Martell, cousin to ruling prince Yndroon, stages a coup. Rhodry is sent away to save his life (he steals the Conqueror’s crown), and Yndroon’s head is offered to Baelor along with Blackfyre and Daeron’s corpse. Baelor steps on the head and declares it worthless in comparison to his beloved brother.

The surviving hostages are brought into Sunspear to be cared for by maesters and healers. Most of them are barely alive. and some raving mad. Baelor makes his case: either Dorne gives up its border defences to Marcher Lords, lays down the weapons, concedes contested lands, pays 50 years worth of weregeld to those who lost their family members in Daeron’s escort and gives its heir’s hand to Daeron the Younger as head for head, or Alyn starts his attack and Baelor will not care if he dies, but Sunspear will be destroyed.

They chose the first option.

P.S. Of course they tried to strike back when Baelor went to Wyl. Of course it blew off, because after the king was found on the verge of death nothing prevented Alyn’s forces from attacking the Wyl castle and putting to sword everyone bar the youngest child, who had to witness all his relatives being executed.

Baelor was still fondly remembered in Dorne, because honestly he could have done much, much worse. Smallfolk agreed that the lords betrayed the truce, the lords payed for it, and it was just.

The memory of The Walk struck such fear in hearts of Dornish lords, that 15 years later, when Aegon IV managed to horribly botch his own invasion and they had every opportunity to strike and recapture lands seceded by Baelor’s Peace, they did not. Mostly because by that time most of the lords were those who Walked.

And yeah, Daeron went back on EVERY point of that agreement. 

[sentient-rift]

Star Crossed Gamers Part 1

(A Late Valentine's Day Special Drabble.)

Continued from here and here

"Yo! Nana!"

Not seeming to care that he's technically on enemy territory, Teseo called out to the love of his life, who was sitting at one of the dining tables of the Item Creation Shop. Oddly enough, no one was acting surprised that he showed up, let alone hostile.

"Oh. Hello, Teseo."

She greeted him like an old friend. (Despite her eyes glued to her game as she greeted him, it still felt so genuine.) Sure, they've played online videogames together, but being on opposite sides of the Multiverse War, they should be acting like enemies, right? Teseo wasn't going to complain, though. In fact, he doubt he'd be able to stand his dream girl being antagonistic towards him. But Nana... She was one in a million. The Hacker Adept sometimes wondered if this girl even knew the concept of what an enemy was.

"So... U mind if I sit here...?"

"Not at all. Go ahead."

Boy, this was still hard to get used to. Is Nana literally the nicest person in the world? Was she even human? As his thoughts were running through his head, a certain Aqua Navi appeared.

"Hello, sir. Can I interest you in a Cyber Slushy, blip?"

Cyber Slushy? That sounded dope! Was it like a slushy made of data or something? With abilities like Teseo's that sounded like something up his ally.

"Sure, little guy," Teseo answered, "You have a Lemon Lime flavor?"

"We sure do, blip," the fish bowl headed Navi said, "Will that be your order?"

"Yep! That sounds good!"

"Very well. I'll be right back, blip."

Funny. He's treated like a customer rather than an enemy. Yet, it didn't seem as weird when the Aqua Navi acted kind. Maybe it's because he cared about how Nana thought of him much more than everyone else.

"So, uh..." Teseo was a bit awkward with speaking to Nana, "I really wanted to thank you for the new computer. I actually got attacked by some jerk who calls themselves 'HorrorHacker.' They completely destroyed my old computer because of that..."

"I remember Slur saying something about that some time ago," Nana said, still in the conversation while playing her Game-Girl Advanced, "You even said they made Sync crush your speakers."

"Oh! You remembered that!"

Nana nodded. Teseo was surprised she actually payed attention even back then. They haven't started playing online games together until like... Around a week later when he stumbled upon her and Elise in a game of Lazy Kingdom. What were the odds of that? But then again, she remembered his name when they introduced themselves, but he just assumed Elise or Gunvolt told her who he was since they had a history together.

"I'm glad you like the computer, Teseo. Welch sells almost everything here, and she really knows her computers. She promised it was the best multipurpose computer you can find."

"Really?" Teseo asked, "#SWEET!🍬 But... How did you afford such a computer? I know the owner is part of the team and all, but I doubt she'd just give it to you..."

"I work here part time," Nana answered, "Many of us do. And the pay is very good, and I was working here for awhile now. It wasn't difficult raising enough money for your computer. Plus, Welch loves giving discounts, and being an employee helps."

If it weren't for the fact that he was on the enemy team, Teseo would have considered getting a job here as well. But then again, turning the money in ATM machines into data and placing it in his computer, only to turn it back to physical money when he gets home was faster and easier. Definitely less moral, though, which he didn't really care too much about until meeting Nana. Better not tell her that he makes money by stealing from ATM machines just to make sure it doesn't ruin this oddly good relationship.

Around that time, the water Navi came with his drink.

"Here you are, sir," the Navi said with a smile, "Enjoy, blip!"

After the little water dude left, Teseo took a sip from his straw. Definitely one of the most flavorful slushies he ever tasted. He wouldn't have even guessed it was made of data. Not even he could make a data slushy this good, and his Septima is literally turning physical objects into data and vice versa. Of course, he wasn't really a chef or anything, so maybe that's why.

"I was afraid I wouldn't be able to play videogames with you," Teseo said, "I kind of need my computer for that. Maybe I ought to actually pick up some game consoles or something..."

"That's not a bad idea," said Nana, "You could even increase your library of games that way. There are many that are exclusive to certain consoles."

Nana sure knew how to multitask. Despite her eyes being glued to her game, she was also listening to Teseo intently. She never had to tell him that she missed something or ask him to repeat himself. She always knew how to respond.

"Sooooo..." Teseo wanted to keep the conversation going as an excuse to stay longer, "What 'cha playin'?"

"Gala-Omega," Nana answered, "It's one of my favorite ga..."

She suddenly stopped, her smile disappearing.

"...It was... Chiaki Nanami's favorite game. It's only mine because of her memories. I wonder if I'd have even liked videogames if everyone's memories of her didn't enter the Neo World Program, and I didn't take her form..."

"Wait... Neo World Program?" Teseo was beginning to put two and two together, "Does this mean... You're an A.I. copy of this Chiaki Nanami person?"

Nana nodded. This was a little surprising for Teseo to hear. From Dark Mega's intel, and from the fact that RiFT had similar abilities to Slur, this pocket dimension allows anyone to enter, whether they're people or programs. It was an easy mistake to think she was one of the humans since she looked like a normal person rather than a program. If Teseo was any other Adept, this would have served as a problem for him. But with his ability to turn physical people and objects into data and vice versa, it was no problem. In fact, it was perfect! He could date her in both the real world and the digital world without a problem... So long as she said yes anyway...

Wait a minute... She was an A.I., and he was a master hacker. If he really wanted to, Teseo could just hack her mind and reprogram her to love him! He could get his dream girl super easy without worrying about being rejected, and...

...

No... He couldn't do that... Not to her. Teseo may not be the best person in the world. In fact, he was on the villain team of the Multiverse War. Just because it sounds fun and could help him turn the universe into a giant videogame he could play for his amusement. There were many bad things he's done for his amusement or his benefit. But taking away the free will of this wonderful girl, A.I. or not, was going too far. Plus... It wouldn't be worth it if she didn't genuinely love him back...

There was an awkward silence between the two afterwards. Maybe having her remember the girl she's based on was a sensitive subject or something. From how she put it, Nana's memories comes from the memories of this Chiaki girl... Or was it more like her memories came from how Chiaki's friends remembered her. Nana may have given herself a new name, but does that truly mean she was truly a separate person from from Chiaki, or was she still Chiaki 2.0 despite the new name. Did she feel like her life wasn't really hers? That her memories wasn't really hers? That everyone on RiFT's team only saw Chiaki, and not Nana?

"...You're Nana to me," Teseo said.

"Huh...?" Nana asked, finally looking at Teseo instead of her game.

"I may have never met the real Chiaki before, but I don't think it matters. The person who joined RiFT's team was Nana, not Chiaki. So what if you like similar things to her? I don't think that means you can't be Nana."

The gamer girl just looked at Teseo, blinking a couple of times while she did.

"Yeah, I guess you're right. That was super cheesy..."

"No... That's not it," Nana said, "I just..."

Nana fell silent again.

"...Thank you, Teseo," she finally said, "Ever since I became Nana... I found myself wanting to be my own person rather than just a Chiaki copy as the days went by. When I discovered that the Chiaki of my dimension was still alive and was happy with all her friends... And especially with Hajime... I felt a sense of relief that she survived... But I also realized that with her around, there was no reason for me to be a replacement Chiaki anymore. They all had the real Chiaki... And I'm just an A.I. that looks and kind of acts like her... With a few difference here and there, apparently..."

"See! There you go!" Teseo cut in, "If you were really just Chiaki 2.0, you would act exactly like her. But you just admitted to having a few difference. That's more than enough to make you a different person from her!"

Wow. This was the first time Teseo ever gave anyone a pep talk. It's a bit weird when you're usually known for trolling people. It's even weirder that he met someone he would never troll in his life.

"And plus," Teseo continued, "Despite looking just like her and sharing her hobbies, can Chiaki say that she got to team up with a bunch of super people like Adepts and Net Navis?"

Nana blinked before giving Teseo a smile. It was a small smile, but a beautiful one nonetheless.

"I guess not..." she said, "What's more, many of my friends on this team are videogame characters in my dimension. Chiaki would consider this a dream come true if she were here instead of me."

Teseo honestly wasn't surprised about that information. Especially since he saw some Pokemon on Nana's team, and he occasionally played Pokemon Go. He began to wonder if he was a videogame character in some dimensions. Who knows? Maybe in an ironic twist, the Chiaki girl and Nana were videogame characters in different dimensions as well. The Multiverse was a vast and strange place after all.

...

Boy. As simple as this was, it was really nice to be able to sit and talk with Nana in person. But at the same time, something about it didn't feel right. Specifically, he didn't feel like he deserved this nice moment with a girl his team may have to kill to win the Multiverse war. Part of him was glad to have finally met his dream girl, but another part of him felt like he should have never met her.

"Hey, Nana," Teseo said, "I really need to ask..."

But before he could finish, his communicator went off, and an angry Slur was on the other end.

"TESEO!!" Slur shouted, "The Dreadnought was attacked, and you're over on the enemies side because of a childish crush?!"

"Hey!" Teseo shouted back, "I'm here thanking Nana for the new computer she gave me! It's called being grateful!"

"Hah! Since when did a troll like you started acting like a gentleman?! But that doesn't matter right now. We need you back here this instant!"

"Can't I just have five more minutes...?"

"THIS INSTANT, TESEO!! You're already on thin ice for being friendly with the enemy when I repeatedly told you not to! You better believe there will be a punishment for you soon enough!"

Teseo smirked when he heard the words "soon enough."

"...You couldn't come up with a punishment you could actually give me, could you?"

"SHUT UP AND GET BACK HERE!! Slur shouted, "NOW!!"

"Sure thing, MOM," Teseo cheekily replied.

Teseo could hear Slur letting out an annoyed scream before he hung up on her. He had a big smile on his face after trolling the big bad leader like that, but that smile quickly vanished the moment he realized he had to leave Nana. And without finishing his question, too."

"Sorry. I have to go," Teseo said, "Mommy dearest is calling."

"I understand," Nana said, as her eyes went back to her videogame, "I'll see you later."

"Yeah..." said Teseo, "#C U LATER. 👋"

Teseo got up from his chair and began to go on his way.

"And Teseo... Don't be a stranger."

That surprised the Adept a bit. If he didn't know any better, it was as if Nana was trying to say that he really wants to see him again. Not knowing how to respond, Teseo just nodded and continued on his way.

"Somehow... Someway... I'll repay your kindness to me, Nana."

To be continued...

[sindri42]

I love overanalyzing the Slaughterhouse Nine recruiting candidates because they all have so many layers to them. They're pretty much all simultaneously the best and the worst match for whoever was making the picks.

Some are obvious. Like how Oni Lee starts out looking like a perfect mirror for Jack, both untouchable, both ruthless killers, both able to reach out and kill anybody at any time with virtually no reliable defenses, both terrifying boogeyman figures for years despite, ultimately, just being a guy with a knife... but then turns out to be totally empty inside, devoid of ambition or creativity and essentially just used as a disposable tool for anybody willing to wield him.

Armsmaster is a really funny one to me, because it starts out looking like Mannequin is just picking Colin to fuck with him. He does the whole 'you are not so different you and I' bullshit monologue (silently of course), but it's super obvious that really he just wants to kill another tinker for having the audacity to try to make the world a better place, or failing that force them to sacrifice everything they know and love in the name of pure survival like he did. But then Colin turns around and fucking triples down on that, replacing like 97% of his biomass with tech in order to turn himself into an implacable war machine devoted utterly to destroying the Nine, essentially stealing Mannequin's entire schtick but surpassing him at it in every way.

Bonesaw's selection of Panacea is like... a high five as they sprint past each other in opposite directions. They've got almost the same powers, and everybody knows that the two of them genuinely working together would either usher in a new age of peace and prosperity or horrors that make the likes of Gold Morning look mild and forgettable, but the moment one's alignment starts to shift toward the other's they fucking trade sides. Bonesaw is an innocent girl forced to wear the mask of a monster by the people around her, and her character arc is all about figuring out how to leave behind all the things she was conditioned to do and be and just go back to being Riley. And Amy is a monster struggling to keep wearing the mask of an innocent little girl, before ultimately giving up on her code and morality and human connections to become the Red Queen. And that's before we even get started on the cruel irony of Bonesaw picking Panacea because she craves a family, or wants to be like a sister to Amy.

Crawler probably just picked Noelle because she was the most likely person in the city to be able to either kill him or give him a new power, but he probably really thought they had a lot in common with the whole 'pathetic human slowly turning into an endbringer-tier kaiju' thing. And the twist is pretty obvious too, he's spent his whole life searching for ways to become less human and more monstrous, and she's spent her whole time in this dimension searching for a way to stay human. But the most casual and flippant of the selections would definitely have had the most world-shaking results if it had actually succeeded... because either the Nine would go, like, double S-class? Or she would make twisted copies of them with opposing goals and clone!Bonesaw would truly fix Noelle while clone!Jack eliminated the rest of the Nine and created the greatest superhero team in history or something. No matter what, it would have been a completely different story, but instead we get a single scene of growling on the other side of a door and then don't hear much from either of them until like two arcs later.

Cherish nominated her brother to fuck with him, in much the same way as Mannequin... and it backfired in a completely different way because while she was trying her hand at being a master manipulator and setting up to take over the Nine, he spent their years apart making actual friends, with the result that she just put herself in the crosshairs of a group much more manipulative than herself and nearly as dangerous as the people she was trying to control.

Really the only matchups that don't have at least three kinds of irony going on if you stop to think about them a little deeper are Burnscar/Labyrinth (one kind of irony, pretty clearly spelled out in the text), and Shatterbird/Hookwolf (the official "winner" but also the most boring and safest option).

Thinkin’ about The Siberian

I was sitting on a draft that said something to the effect of “Worm AU where Manton pulls an NBC Hannibal and moonlights as The Siberian on top of being a globally respected parahuman studies researcher. Is this anything.”

Then I thought about this a little more and realized that this might not be far off from what actually happened. There’s a throughline in Manton’s interests, in his trajectory through life, where he’s trying to figure out what you can use powers to get away with doing to people- about identifying constraints and overcoming them. 

He’s the guy who somehow credibly catalogued, and got his name associated with, the fact that powers generally can’t be used to pop people like balloons, and he did so reasonably early in the timeline, in the nineties at the latest. That’s…. an interesting direction to take your research! When people are just coming to terms with the fact that parahumans are real he’s out there taking careful note of whether they can manifest their powers inside people to instantly kill them. How did he test that? What capes did he collaborate with to test that? What did those conversations look like? Did the IRB at a minimum issue any revise-and-resubmits?

And then, of course, he gets picked up by Cauldron (also known as the infinite untraceable victim depot) to work on improving the vials- gaining a sufficiently in-depth understanding of what they are, how they’re made, and what they can do to people that when Cauldron told Legend that Manton had gone rogue and was the one creating C53s, he found this plausible. You’ve got the guy who’d later become the backbone of the Slaughterhouse 9 basically systemically cataloging every conceivable way a power could violate someone’s physiology- first from without, and then, at Cauldron, from within.

Then, when he pulls the trigger and gives himself powers, the resultant ability is essentially a distilled refutation of the Manton Effect- a minion that can obliterate anything, eat anything, delete any material from existence, viscerally dismember people in a unity of conventional and esoteric, power-enabled violence. And he’s insulated from the consequences of his actions on two levels- in terms of Siberian’s invulnerability, but also in the discrepancy between his form and that of his minion. He mixed the vial that gave him that power himself.

Essentially- I don’t think Siberian is something that just happened after a psychological break following a messy divorce. I think Manton basically pre-committed to becoming something like The Siberian, spent most of his career working towards some form of transcendence through superpowers, and the messy divorce was downstream of the cracks starting to show as he got closer and closer to what he’d been chasing.

Now to segue into a complication that’s more directly supported in the text- it’s Worm, it’s always complicated- Master powers spring from loneliness. My theory is that while Manton wanted apotheosis, and while he’d probably been gearing up for a rampage for a while, he genuinely didn’t want to do it alone; he wanted a sidekick. Hence why he bothered pursuing a family in the first place, hence why he fed his daughter a vial, hence why his own projection ended up looking like his daughter after he accidently made her explode or whatever with the bad vial- a monkey’s paw restoration, giving him back a facsimile of the person he wanted to take along for the ride, and making his capacity for violence inseparable from her presence.

This is why he joined up with the Nine rather than remaining a solo act; it’s why he engages in a bad imitation of the Parent/Child relationship with Bonesaw; and it’s why he seeks out Bitch as a candidate. His interest in her candidacy parses to me as genuine- Even moreso than Bonesaw, even moreso than Jack, Bitch has arrived at a no-frills fuck-you-I-do-what-I-want outlook that’s very appealing to Manton. He wants to have a murderer-daughter relationship!

But Rachel got where she is the hard way, by having a life that sucked a lot, by getting near-constantly kicked around! She has a clear reason to be so angry! Even if all my postulations about Manton having a long game are complete bullshit, there are several stages at which Manton had to actively opt in to the same lifestyle and reputation that Bitch was forced to adopt as a basic survival tactic. He didn’t have to start eating people! He’s a tourist! His “freedom” is inseparable from his distance, his disguise. Rachel’s “freedom” is just the freedom of having nothing left to lose.

All of this to say- In an interlude in which Bitch has an extended internal monologue about how people with families have the opportunities to be assholes and monsters to a captive audience, it is absolutely not a coincidence that she’s scouted by a would-be parental figure who proceeds to be an asshole and a monster in front of a captive audience, before trying to buy her affection with a puppy. In rejecting Manton, Rachel dodged an esoterically-packaged but ultimately very familiar bullet.

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Headcanons For Dating George Weasley

request: hey!!!! i love ur work sm, i reread ur headcanons more times than i’d like to admit!! any concerning remus, ron or george would be bloody brilliant!! like how any of the three would be jealous, or dating them would include or basically anything i will immediately combust into flames!!!

note: hi everyone!! long time no posting! i feel like i’ve been cheating on you all for my mcu account @avengers-age-of-fanfics lmao, but i promise im back and i have a few things in my drafts so keep a lookout! thank u for staying patient :)

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george has had his eyes on you for a long time, always trying to be in the same classes as you and trying to be your partner in every class.

will literally owl you and ask what classes you’re taking just so he can be in the same ones with you.

before you even get together, fred has had to deal with george talking about you. all. the. time.

it’s not like fred doesn’t like you - he does! but hearing george talk about you 24/7 is a bit suffocating.

his words may mix up and he may stumble, but his feelings are the same and fred can’t help but facepalm.

“isn’t she/he/they just gorgeous, fred?” “i get it, georgie. you’re obsessed and won’t do anything about it.”

george definitely stares at you in class and if you catch him, he’ll either whistle and play it off or wink at you, wishing he was confident to just ask you out already.

gets hit a couple times by fred for being a creep and staring at you for too long. george definitely has a bruise forming at the back of his head.

fred would tell george to “grow a pair and get on with it, you git!”

you’d be so confused and look at george with a slight smile on your face, asking what his twin means.

george would sigh and come clean, telling you how he’s had feelings for you for a few months now and he can’t help but admire how beautiful/handsome you are.

you’d giggle, looking up at george and wrapping your arms around his neck, saying you like him too.

george then proceeds to kiss you all over your face, making you laugh even more.

“finally!” fred would yell from behind the door.

NEVER confusing him with fred. both twins would be surprised as to how you could tell them apart, and he’d love that about you - not comparing them or ‘guessing’ on who is who.

george takes you on many dates into hogsmeade and loves spoiling you over little items and trinkets

keeping a little box of the items he buys you and if he ever finds it, he will definitely tear up.

has many nicknames for you, mostly including “love” “sweetheart” and “darling”

if george is feeling extra love-y, will probably slide a “sweet girl/boy” in there.

always saves you a seat at breakfast, lunch, and dinner, right next to him.

will steal food off your plate when you’re not looking or when you’re having a conversation.

george loves the height difference between you two, always craning his head to look down at you, wrapping his arms around your waist and pulling you close.

even if you are taller than him, he just enjoys looking at you

loves smelling your hair and kissing your head.

small moments of pda, like holding hands and kissing your cheek. not a huge pda guy but will sometimes do it just to show that you’re taken

has a really cute habit of kissing your knuckles or just your hand in general

george honestly just loves holding onto you, whether it be your hand, waist, thigh under the table, anything. he loves the feeling of security he gets when he feels your warmth.

he almost melts when you squeeze your hand back, rubbing your thumb against his hand.

gives you piggyback rides :’)

while he isnt into pda, when you two are alone, george certainly is the exact opposite!!!!!

he loves cuddling you and kissing you almost every minute

holds you on his lap whenever you both are alone, mindlessly rubbing his hand over your legs/thighs. will tell you how beautiful/handsome you are.

if you are chest-to-back, he loves just simply holding your hands in his, comparing the sizes and whispering in your ear.

lays on top of you just for fun and will give you kisses all over your face.

big spoon whenever you two cuddle. obsessed with the feeling of holding onto you and having his nose either in your hair or neck.

however he does have his days when he needs to be the little spoon and be cuddled by you

loves making you laugh if his nose or stubble tickles you.

crawling into bed with him when you can’t sleep and he automatically wraps his arms around you, pulling you close, legs tangled.

george will squeeze you, just to make sure that you’re real and with him.

is lowkey very jealous and protective of you.

he’s always been fred’s shadow, so whenever he sees someone flirting with what’s his, george gets very protective and is sure to make known that you’re his.

can sometimes shut down and think he isn’t good enough for you, that you like fred better.

you will not tolerate your boyfriend, your little bby, feeling like this, “georgie, i love YOU. sure, i love fred as a brother, but i love you as my partner. you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me.”

he’d smile at you, worry still gracing his face, but he’d still be thankful, “thank you, my love. . . cuddle time?”

“just gotta remind my boyfriend of how wonderful he is, georgie. c’mon, let’s go cuddle. i’ll be the big spoon tonight :)”

you love stealing his jumpers, especially the one molly made him

spending lots of time at the burrow and wearing many of his clothes just because they smell like george

“why don’t you just wear your own, love?” he’d never admit that he loves seeing you in his clothes

“they dont smell like you, georgie.”

molly adoring you and george being proud for having you as a girlfriend/boyfriend/partner

being very close to ginny and having girl nights with her and hermione, which sometimes makes george jealous.

OR having boys nights with ron, harry, fred, percy, bill and charlie - whenever they were home.

learning from both the twins how to pull off great pranks - which is a mistake.

telling him you love him every chance you get, making him blush and kiss your cheek.

being each other’s first time and he is so sweet about it, making sure everything is perfect and that you’re okay.

george loves whispering in your ear and telling you how good you are for him.

while you aren’t happy about him and fred dropping out to start a joke shop, you are still there to support them both.

becoming their financial advisor and overall advisor for everything they do.

george telling you how much he appreciates you whenever you both leave the shop together to go home, holding hands.

fighting by his side during the wizarding war and being scared for fred when he is injured, but thank merlin, fred makes a full recovery.

moving in together after the war, realizing you could never leave his side. he then surprises you by proposing, saying that if you died, he’d never be able to live with himself.

george loves you for who you are, and vise versa. you’d never change anything about him because he is his own person, and you fell in love with george weasley.