#even though ilh

[kaitcake1289]

me sending my mq themed school work to jessie ennis and HER RESPONDING!??? and liking it and wanting to read my annotations i literally love that woman!!!!

[msookyspooky]

SPOOKY OH MY GOD!!! I FUCKING LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! OHMY FUCKING AAAAA🤯

LOOK JILL NEEDS TO WATCH HER FUCKING MOUTH!! HER KICK TO BILLY WHILE HE WAS DOWN WAS SO UNCALLED FOR JDJDJSDH😤😭

STU STANDING ON SNEAKY BUSINESS!! TAKING YOUR EYES OFF OF STU IS WILD. DEWEY SHOULD OF KNOW THAT!! ONCE A SNEAKY BITCH ALWAYS A SNEAKY BITCH!! (Judy had it coming ngl)

LIKE DEWEY LET Y/N SPEAK ADSJFISUD IF WE All could drop the weapons and have a nice chat over some tea things would be sorted. jfdiujfd I can't believe y/n is being dragged away while Jill is still talking shit like they aren't gonna go through her phone…

tbh, when y/n was saying how they were alive in 2 but everyone thought she was crazy and now blaming her for knowing LIKE- Gale being mad y/n "ruined her career" when SHE STARTED TO RUIN Y/NS NAME IN HER BOOK IS BEYOND ME

Honestly, this was worth the wait!! You're so fucking amazing!!! I love you!! You deserve the fucking world!! Your writing is honestly a blessing!! YOU'RE SO FUCKING TALENTED OHMY I LOVE YOU💕💕

I FUCKING LOVE YOU FINNY🖤🖤🖤

Gale would though. I think it got deleted but I pointed out how Gale is just a 'good' version of Jill. Both of them even have the same MBTI personality type. Fame hungry, ruthless, self centered, ambitious, charming, confident, one sided. To Gale, JUST LIKE IN SCREAM 1996 TO SID, she's just 'telling the story as she sees it/facts'. Oh but since we didn't let you put us in prison for a fabricated story with only half the facts we're the bad guy huh? Yeah okay. 😒😒😒

Dewey is just too hurt to listen which even though he's a dummy (ilh tho) I can't blame him. I mean, imagine someone you trusted with anything and everything who you treated like a little sister after your sister was murdered...Hiding the murderers and defending them + YN always being accused of helping them and he defended her like "How dare you she would never!" just to see in his eyes (BC HE AIN'T LISTENING) that they were right about YN. I'd probably be the same as him at that moment even if he isn't understanding all the facts because we couldn't explain to him like we could Randy and even Randy was understandably hurt and angry at us. Billy and Stu killed their friends/Dewey's sister and ruined their lives.

LMFAO Stu just army crawling when Jill started calling YN a monster and everyone was emotionally invested/distracted. Probably playing spy music in his head.

YN is better than me cause I cannot say I wouldn't tell Stu to shoot Jill in the head or do it myself and take the risk of dying or prison ♡ If I'm going down; you're going down too! Look what you started you lil pos? 😠

[cloudy-johnnycade]

if dunkirk doesn’t win a golden globe ya girl is gonna be Big Mad

[sanssmiile]

no one:

me, vibrating: chris lemme paint your nails

[winnerloser]

Mother + are you proud of your son ?

Mother knows best ; listen to your mother (open!)

“I’ll never be disappointed in Vicky. No matter what. I know he tries his best to do well, and tha’s all I can ask for.”

“…But I’m sure you’re asking more abou’ his achievements in the recent years, yes? I’m sure any mother would be proud. I certainly am. My… concern is… whether he’s proud o’ himself. I want him to be happy above all else. It’s not a matter o’ how much money he makes, or how famous he gets. I already got a taste o’ allll of that nonsense when his father was still with us. Not to say that I’m not grateful for Victor providing for me, of course– But if being Champion makes him happy, I’m happy. I… just hope… well,” She chuckles breathily.

“He’s getting to that age where he has things he wants to keep to himself, an’ I understand. I just hope he’ll be able to navigate.”

[queerbauten]

look at this adorable old man please

[feitansluver]

Hello! I’ve checked out your blog and it seems really cool :) can I request for Fyodor, Nikolai, and Sigma hcs of having an s/o who is in the decay of angels and is really badass? When in combat, they kill off the enemies like it’s nothing, etc, Thank you in advanced! 💫

Author's Note: D'awww, thank you sm anon! Yay, first BSD request. Fyodor is a god amongst men ilh sm! Yes you can, darling. As always, Reblogs, hearts, comments, and constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.

Fyodor, Nikolai, and Sigma w/ a Badass Decay of Angels S/o

Fyodor D.

Fyo's actually pretty impressed by you, in a weird, amusing way.

He isn't skilled in hand to hand combat due to his weak constitution (anemia), and the fact he doesn't see the point in doing his own bidding.

When he sees you in action for the first time, it's likely through a small operation that deals with his organization: The Rats in the House of the Dead.

You two end up surrounded by the enemy, by some weird chance, and he's basically a goner (yeah he has an ability, but it hasn't been explained so I'm js gonna leave that out for this one at least) until you start going Kobra Kai on their asses.

Seriously, I'm talking using your ability, if you have one, to your advantage while you kick, scratch, punch, bite, etc. wherever you desire.

Fyodor's there enjoying the show with his classic sinister smile on his face as he thinks about how he can use your newfound abilities in his plans.

You can tell he's fallen more in love with you when he walks over to you calmly and plants a quick kiss on your forehead whilst saying: "What a wonderful turn of events, moya milaya dorogaya."

Nikolai G.

there's no gifs available for him since he's manga only:'(

Nikolai finds you to be amazing. A pretty face and a badass fighter? perfect.

He definitely lives for the day you two can fight the opposing side together, it's his other dream aside from freedom.

Watches you train constantly, and even jumps in to assist you, not because he sees himself as superior, but because he wants you to genuinely improve. He'll use his own ability to hurl large structures at you.

It's really useful training considering the world you two live in.

Constantly brags to the other Decay of Angels members of your strength, especially Fyodor.

"Dos-kun, they're so strong and fun to watch, don't you think?" "Nikolai, I do not care."

Niko loves you so much, it's almost an obsession, a healthy one that is.

Sigma

there's no gifs of him either :'(

Well, his own ability is an intel gathering type and he can't fight outside of using a gun, nor can he use that very well, so I'd say he's impressed.

He's the only one out of the three who won't find a way to use it to his benefit.

That's not to say he won't ask for help with a heist or mission every once in a while, but he'll never be upset if you say no and always thanks you profusely afterwards.

He'll use his ability to take info as to how the other stronger members train and give his findings to you to help you improve, if it's even possible that is.

Might watch you fight and try to pick up the basics, he would die if you saw him though so..

"Your skills are very impressive, y/n"

Has said on several occasions that he "is grateful to have such a skilled partner, because he wouldn't know how to go on if something were to happen to you."

End!

[fcntasmas-archive]

the first time even draws sana a comic, it’s when she looks stressed. she’s over studying with isak and isak is trying to patiently explain one of the questions to her, but eventually isak decides they need to take a break and he heads to the restroom. even drops the comic onto the textbook she’s glaring at. it’s of a cat ripping a biology textbook in half and yelling, “screw your logic, i do have nine lives!” sana looks up at him and is surprised, but the small smile that graces her lips is touched.

the second time even draws sana a comic, it’s when she looks sad. the girls and boys are over at isak and even’s apartment and they’re having a small pregame, and sana’s been staring at her phone for a while now and she looks a little emotionally exhausted, and she keeps glaring at the drink that’s been set in front of her mindlessly, and so even busies himself with a pen and a napkin and then drops it onto sana’s lap before sitting next to her. it’s of a cat drinking milk and knocking a beer bottle off the table, where it falls and hits the head of another passing cat. sana looks over at him and smiles at even crookedly.

the third time even draws sana a comic, it’s when she looks angry. she’s talking heatedly to the girls in the hallways and then storms off, presumably to biology, which even only knows she has next because of isak. even quickly draws something on his notebook paper and casually makes inside the empty classroom, save for sana, and drops the paper on her desk. it’s of a cat with steam coming out of its ears and another cat frantically trying to blow it away. sana’s expression dissolves into an exasperated one, then she laughs, a little quietly. even doesn’t miss the way her shoulders slump.

the fourth time even draws sana a comic, it’s when she looks scared. she’s making her way off the tram when even’s waiting for his own, and she looks shaken and lost. behind her walks an older man, maybe in his sixties, angry-looking and glaring at her back, but he walks the other way. even narrows his eyes and makes his way over to her and asks if she’s okay. sana’s good at composing herself, even will give her that, and she tells him she’s fine. even offers to walk her home, and sana lets him; the next day, even slips a comic into her locker. it’s of a cat that looks like its alone in a dark room, scared and confused. in the next frame, a couple of cats have turned on the light, revealing that the cat has been surrounded by friends all along.

the fifth time, sana draws even a comic. he’s just said goodbye to isak and he’s on his way out of the school to wait for him to finish his last class when sana stops him. she looks happier than usual, brighter. she hands even a folded paper and then rolls her eyes and even’s confused expression. “just take it,” she presses, and so even does. “open it when i’m gone,” sana warns, and then she leaves, and so even opens it. 

it’s clumsily drawn, not at all at the level even draws, but it’s clearly of a cat filming a couple of other cats roughhousing. there’s only one that’s colored in -- a yellow one -- and underneath it, the words “they miss you, too” are printed neatly. 

even clings to the comic for days afterward.

[helbertinelli]

I hate how certain tumblr users (cough obikins cough) try to make anidala seem toxic even though canonically they’re the only ones to be the most honest to each other. Like obi wan (ilh but) is a liar and the jedi council ARE BAD FOR ANAKIN A FORMER SLAVE. I don’t like jedi apologists who do not acknowledge that their mantras were absolutely horrible for former slaves and anyone who didn’t have perfect mental and physical health.

The Jedi Order wasn’t what Anakin needed and they had no idea how to handle Anakin. It also didn’t help that they were worried that Anakin was going to destroy them and rather than take steps prevent that, they ran directly into that by pushing Anakin away into the control of Palpatine. That’s a common theme in SW though. Anakin does it too when he has his visions about Padme dying in childbirth.

The Jedi Order isn’t perfect and it’s annoying when people see it like that, because there have been moments when the Order was downright evil (*cough*when they killed all of their younglings on Taris*cough*). But it’s also annoying when people are on the opposite end and claiming that the Jedi Order is only evil. They’re both evil and good depending on the context. Like they do good things and they do evil things too. But like everything else in the Prequels, nothing is completely good or completely bad, so that’s fine.

I don’t remember Obi-Wan being a liar though. Like the worst thing he did in my opinion was that he sneaked on Padme’s ship and used her to get to Anakin to kill him. And then didn’t kill him, but just mutilated him. And I kinda get why he didn’t kill Anakin, but he left him to a fate worse than death I think.

I don’t see Anidala as toxic though and most arguments about it being toxic that I’ve seen ignore large parts of canon or twist canon to make it fit their argument. Anidala is probably the most healthy/functional canon pairing in Star Wars and it’s kinda annoying to see the lengths at what people would go to make it seem toxic.

[rubendiass]

Which players do you think they have to get rid of?? Most people say pique busquets and alba but all of them also bring something to the table so I can never decide if they should leave or not…

OHMYGOD NONNIE I’M SO SORRY IM NOW SEEING THIS, literally a month later jeez I feel terrible, I didn’t even get a notification for this ask ugh

But to answer your question, I won’t want them to leave but I’d like for them to eventually start getting less minutes so the youngsters/new players can get more time and advance their playing. Ik with busi being captain tho that’d be less likely in his case

Edit: I just realized I didn’t answer your question fully lmao. Tbh if I can I feel like they should sell alba, he just doesn’t have it in him anymore. Pique would faster reitire than leave barca lmaooo. Samu has got to gooooo (pains me to say it tho cos ilhsm 😩 but his so injury plagued now). This is a controversial one but Dembele ADIOS. I’ve never been a huge fan of him like tbh I never saw the hype (even though yes he has scored some great goals but they’re so fee) and now with him wanting more money negativeeee he can leave. Also he’s always injured. He can gooooo lmao. Lenglet (cries ilh 😔) has gotten bad but I won’t say leave just as yet, maybe benched more tho. Luuk shoulda never become a barca player ew. Coutinho should be 75% out the door tbh he just doesn’t do well at barca (but hey maybe xavi can fix him). Okay that’s all that came to my head about who should leave lmaooo

[izukult]

@sushijimawakatoshi asked.. hi, i hope you don’t mind that i’m a newer follower, and if its not too much trouble, id like to request 💌 and 🌬 male matchups please!! * im a leo sun, taurus moon, sag rising, ISTP-T, use she/her prns, and straight * my voice is pretty quiet and i’m just a quiet person overall when i’m around new people. i don’t really show my emotions well and i have pretty bad RBF so i usually come off as hard to approach accidentally which sucks when i want to make friends but also works sometimes bc i also have social anxiety * my self esteem goes from *i am the sexiest mf to walk this earth* to *im ugly and deserve nothing* with no in between * my love language is anything tbh but especially gift giving and physical touch, even though i’m terrified of initiating it. quality time is also nice since i’m completely down to just sit in comfortable silence with them, spending time together. while i love big gestures sometimes, my way of showing affection is more lowkey like baking them stuff, tutoring if they want, attending games/practices, and always waiting for them to finish at the gym * i don’t really work well with clingy people. i feel like i’d be okay if my SO focused on volleyball a lot bc i respect that they need time to work on their own things, so i wouldn’t say that i need lots of attention in relationships. i also spend more time on studies (future med student *fingers crossed*) than extracurriculars. * i have a huge caffeine addiction bc my sleep schedule is WACK (monster energy, coffee, whatever) * i’m 90% book smart (my one flex is being good at math) and 10% common sense * Big Anxiety bc the only way i could get approval from my parents growing up was straight As and now my biggest fear is being unsuccessful 😎 * i love wearing my SO’s clothing and all of a sudden, their closet is now ~Our Closet~ 

hi bestie i’m sorry i took so long to respond!! leo gang rise the fucj UP

💌 matchup//

i match you with..

matsukawa issei!

-i feel like he is such a chill guy he’d be totally okay with being super close, or having space from each other. i also imagine he’d just be the kind of guy you could silently sit in a room with and do your own thing and just enjoy each other’s company

-i also think issei really fucks w quality time, so you just sitting in the gym and working on homework while he practices is super cool for the both of you

-you have a drawer of his shirts. like,, a whole drawer at your house dedicated to his shirts specifically

-i think he also has to quiet rbf vibe so youd be an intimidating couple mayhaps mayhaps

-matsukawa isn’t a dumb guy, but he’s not like a world renowned genius. will sometimes ask you for homework, but that’s more about you than him not understanding

-very calm couple. like, good energy and you two make each other laugh and shit, but it’s pretty laid back and super healthy

-he compliments u so much. but he’s not overly sappy about it? don’t expect like ‘omg you’re so beautiful🥺” texts it’s either “AYOO SHAWTY KILLIN‼️ BAE GOT MAD GAME🥰🥶” or “goddamn okay spit in my face why don’cha?”

-on that note i think his emoji use would be very questionable. like he claims he hates unironic emojis but has definitely sent 😌,😏, and 🤧 before and 100% meant it

-that doesn’t mean he’s not a super sweet boyfriend he’s just not cheesy about it

-will bring you your favorite coffee or monster or anything every day, and every day without fail he makes a little “those things are shitty for ya” comment

-stop buying them then issei huh? check point🙄

-he’s a touchy guy, but again on the lowkey. he’s not gonna be over dramatic about pda, but he’ll hold your hand, or rest a hand on your shoulder. in private, loves to have an arm wrapped around you all the time

-makes fun of you for being short a Lot

-side note but once u mention your pronouns he’s like “oh shit, that’s smart” and puts he/him in his bio. matsukawa is a good man ilh

-finds out his birth chart for u and sends a ss w a text saying “ok so can we fuck now😕” (no issei, you’re a pisces😐)

-he is super supportive. makes sure you aren’t overworking yourself when he knows big assignments are coming up, always sends you good luck texts before tests, congratulates you no matter what, and is quick to remind you that even if you did fail in some way, you wouldn’t be a failure

-such a good boyfriend god i fucking love issei so goddamn much

-loves it when u bake for him. loves it so much. makes him feel so loved please never stop doing it

🌬 matchup//

i’d prefer my request not be shown bc of the picture :) i’m 5’2” and i’m not really sure what my aesthetic is? but these are just 2 pictures i like haha

ok u are,, so pretty!! omg

i match you with..

akaashi keiji!

my second choice is..

ushijima wakatoshi!

[princesith]

finally finished watching the mandalorian today 🎉 🎉 even though i had gotten luke spoilers it was still a lot of fun and like seriously ludwig goransson went ALL OUT for the last episode like he was making oscar movie music im still thinking about it. anyway boba fett is so sexy ilh and i have no idea what’s going to happen now that baby yoda is leaving for jedi training

[sooibian]

DUDE, I live for “Palette” 😍😍 every time I read it, it feels as though I’m looking at an abstract painting and every time I take a look at it, I find something new that I didn’t see the previous time! ❤️❤️

omg beb writing kyungsoo is sooooo difficult for me because ilh so so much it hurts 🤧 also, i need to get him write right everytime!! and for palette i had to delve deep into my warm and fuzzy feels for him 🙄 and imagine that he's "all the colours in one, at full brightness." 🥺 im gonna cherish this ask for as long as i write and even after 💗 thank you 🙏🥺

[kpopmusiclyricsalbums]

We Loved

Group: Bolbbalgan4 & 20 Years of Age 

Album: N/A

Time: 3:14

Year Released: June 14, 2017  

Lyrics: Jae Won Jung  

Music: Jae Won Jung 

Highest Place Reached on Charts: 1 (Gaon Digital) 

Average Age of Members at the Time of Release: 26

Lyrics

Bolbbalgan4 & 20 Years of Age 

쉴 새 없이 울려 대던 내 전화기는 잠잠해져 가

할 말을 잃은 것 같아

정신없이 쏟아내던 그 모진 말들 주워 담지는 못해

아마 날 떠날 것 같아

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

그저 한순간에 우린 남이 될 수 있을까

쉽지 않을 걸 알지만 좋았던 날도 많았지만

되돌리기엔 멀리 와 버린 걸까

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

우린 남이 될 수 있을까

눈물조차 흐르지 않아 홧김에 던져 망가진 내 폰

마치 날 보는 것 같아

예전과 달리 잦아진 끝이 없는 듯한 감정싸움에

이제 난 지친 것 같아

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

그저 한순간에 우린 남이 될 수 있을까

쉽지 않을 걸 알지만 좋았던 날도 많았겠지만

되돌리기엔 멀리 와 버린 걸까

괜��은 척해도 먹먹해진 기분은

진해져만 가 떨쳐내려 괜히 웃어보아도

숨길 수 없는 걸 이별이 오는 걸

우리의 시간은 멈춰버린걸

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

우린 남이 될 수 있을까

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

그저 한순간에 우린 남이 될 수 있을까

쉽지 않을 걸 알지만 좋았던 날도 많았지만

되돌리기엔 멀리 와 버린 걸까

난 너를 지울 수 있을까

우린 남이 될 수 있을까

We loved We loved We loved

We loved We loved We loved

---

My phone that used to ring nonstop is slowly getting quieter

It’s like I’ve lost my words

I can’t pick up those cruel words that mindlessly spilled out

I think you’re gonna leave me 

Will I be able to erase you?

In just one moment can we become strangers?

I know it won’t be easy and we had many good times

But did we come to far to turn things around?

Will I be able to erase you?

Can we become strangers?

Tears don’t even come,I threw my phone out of anger and broke it

It’s like looking at myself

It wasn’t like this before but our endless and emotional fights have gotten frequent

I think I’m tired now

Will I be able to erase you?

In just one moment can we become strangers?

I know it won’t be easy and we had many good times

But did we come to far to turn things around? 

I try to act like I’m okay but I feel so down

It gets worse, even though I try to laugh it off

We can’t hide this break-up that has come

Our time has frozen

Will I be able to erase you?

Can we become strangers?

Will I be able to erase you?

In just one moment can we become strangers?

I know it won’t be easy and we had many good times

But did we come to far to turn things around?

Will I be able to erase you?

Can we become strangers?

We loved We loved We loved

We loved We loved We loved

---

swil sae eobs-i ullyeo daedeon nae jeonhwagineun jamjamhaejyeo ga

hal mal-eul ilh-eun geos gat-a

jeongsin-eobs-i ssod-anaedeon geu mojin maldeul juwo damjineun moshae

ama nal tteonal geos gat-a

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

geujeo hansungan-e ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

swibji anh-eul geol aljiman joh-assdeon naldo manh-assjiman

doedolligien meolli wa beolin geolkka

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

nunmuljocha heuleuji anh-a hwasgim-e deonjyeo mang-gajin nae pon

machi nal boneun geos gat-a

yejeongwa dalli jaj-ajin kkeut-i eobsneun deushan gamjeongssaum-e

ije nan jichin geos gat-a

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

geujeo hansungan-e ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

swibji anh-eul geol aljiman joh-assdeon naldo manh-assgessjiman

doedolligien meolli wa beolin geolkka

gwaenchanh-eun cheoghaedo meogmeoghaejin gibun-eun

jinhaejyeoman ga tteolchyeonaelyeo gwaenhi us-eoboado

sumgil su eobsneun geol ibyeol-i oneun geol

uliui sigan-eun meomchwobeolingeol

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

geujeo hansungan-e ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

swibji anh-eul geol aljiman joh-assdeon naldo manh-assjiman

doedolligien meolli wa beolin geolkka

nan neoleul jiul su iss-eulkka

ulin nam-i doel su iss-eulkka

We loved We loved We loved

We loved We loved We loved

I had trouble finding good color coded lyrics and I when I did they completely left off one of the members of Bol4, even though she does harmony points with the other member.   So the lyrics are not divided.  

Chart Performance 

South Korea Gaon Digital: 1 

Kpop Hot 100: 4 

South Korea Gaon Digital Year End (2017): 19 

Overall Score

Lyric: 100 

Chart: 276

Music Show: 0 

Total: 376

Links

Lyrics: https://lyricstranslate.com/en/we-loved-%EB%82%A8%EC%9D%B4-%EB%90%A0-%EC%88%98-%EC%9E%88%EC%9D%84%EA%B9%8C-we-loved-can-we-become-strangers.html

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1pGxkXyDvc&feature=emb_title

Masterlist 

[chouetteffraie]

Mayoi Update!!

Because everyone cares about my mayoi. Everyone.

(putting under a cut bc it’s loooooooooong)

So the new year’s scout blessed me. I was hoping so hard I’d get Chuuya but I got these beautiful boys instead

thank you mayoi. ily. Thank u for the Dazai and not the Shibusawa.

Before that, though, we goT THE MAN

THE MAN

THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

HE’S SO STRONK ILH

then I had like 40+ regular scout tickets so I used them up and look who it gave us~

Thank god I grinded for those Atsu awakening  materials before I even had him because

STRONK

Then, today. At 4 am. We were blessed with the band scout. I, super nervous, decided to try it out, hoping, pleading for a band Aku.

I do step 1

It gives me a purple.

And it gives me....

CHUUYA.

Not discouraged, I go again. Step 2 is a bust. Shaking, digging my nails into my palms, I go for Step 3. Guaranteed SSR. It gives me a purple. I wait. And wait.

And then.....

look at this pull

BLESSED.

another ssr chuu, two sr gins, and

THE BOY. THE LOML. HE.

Then I tried step 1 of the special aku scout. I got another purple, but unfotunately

she :(((

I hope I get him. I really, really do.

Anyway thank u mayoi for blessing me ilysm uwuwuwuwwuwu

(and thank you for reading this long ass god forsaken post)

[rekkingcrew]

Rek DMs: Space Bastards Ep 0 (pt 2)

continued from https://rekkingcrew.tumblr.com/post/179064273187/rek-dms-space-bastards-episode-zero-pt-1

Let’s talk about the ship!

I always figured the custom ship was going to be a big focal point for the group and a big part of the initial buy in. It’s home. It’s home base. Both the players and the characters have made modifications to make it their own.

My plan had been to ask the group what insane star wars alien species their ship was designed for, and what modifications they had all made to be able to use it. I was thinking something like an aquatic species where the inside required joisting to hold it’s shape absent the presence of liquid, or it had belonged to something that was naturally much smaller or much larger than a human. 

Instead, the players gave me something magical.

TK’s player said his idea for how he came to join the crew was that he had been in a crate in an evidence locker. 

Or maybe an evidence ship.

“Oh my god,” said another player. “We’re driving around in a stolen cop car.”

And so they are. 

And I’m not kidding, that’s the thing that set the tone for everything that came after and clicked everything into place. The Black Star is who the group is.

What the players came up with was that they and their NPCs had been disparate petty criminals who had, individually and with other groups, been part of a fifteen gang pile up when a wealthy criminal individual died and everyone tried to be the first to loot his space station, and had ended up in a guns pointed every direction space Mexican standoff (minus TK, who was in the evidence locker, and Eshi, who had already hopped aboard from one stow away situation to another), before they made the collective decision to work together to escape the collapsing station rather than fight. The main architect of this truce was an older twi’lek called Ort Fine, who was wounded during the escape. The group grabbed the last available ship, a slow but heavily gunned and armored police vehicle that was a brand new prototype model, and jetted off together into space. They peeled off the police logo and painted a black star over it. It’s not even a particularly good cover job. Ort was initially the primary force in getting them all to stay together and work as a crew, speaking to each of them about their strengths and convincing them to work a job together he arranged. He died on the job, but the crew stayed together, and out of respect Ort is still listed as the captain on all the manifests. 

Mechanically, I’d told the players to pick one of the freighters or transports from the books. They would be allowed to up two stats or put in upgrades, and then I would require them to drop one stat. There would also be whatever narrative consequences I thought fit their choice of ship- in this case, they look like a cop ship, plus in stealing their ship, they’ve made personal enemies of the police forces. The ship also has a lot of internal locks and seals that have been slightly on the fritz since they stole it. I’ve also told them I’m keeping track of fuel and they’re going to have to keep refilling if they want to make long jumps. They have six units in the tank. A small hyperspace jump uses one, a medium two, a long three. The players picked an ILH-KK Citadel Class light freighter, which is a perfect police or pirate ship. They improved the handling and added smuggling compartments as their upgrades. For their disadvantage, rather than dropping a stat, they suggested the following: this ship is exclusively sold for police and military use and parts are proprietary and restricted. All mechanics checks have at least two disadvantage dice unless correct parts are obtained first. Some repairs will not be possible at all without them. 

The players seemed to really enjoy making the ship. Most of them also do Warhammer, and one of them found a ship design from there they shared with everyone. “Yes! That’s perfect!”

The NPCs

I’d told the gang they got two NPCs to help cover any gaps in competencies. They were also meant to get the players invested in the world right away. Since TK was capable of covering multiple roles, they had a little freedom. 

The first thing they wanted was a criminal face man. I’d been talking to Nyla’s player about some of the things I’d been kicking around about Devaronian gender politics, and so that was the species suggestion from that player. We went for some obvious Satan jokes, and everyone in the group took a turn giving the character one trait. Which is how we got:

Beelz Feck: devaronian con artist and walking catastrophe. 

Beelz is a compulsive gambler and up to his eyeballs in debt. He’s also alienated a lot of people in his past and has more bounties on him than the rest of the crew combined, largely because when things get dangerous, Beelz has a bad habit of cashing out. Even so, more than anyone else on the crew, Beelz has a very good ear for what’s going on, and while he always comes back to the ship poorer than when he left it, he also comes back with loads of useful information about rumors, gang wars, and possible leads for the PCs to follow. Beelz’s uncle (who variously goes by “Old Harry”, “Old Scratch”, and “Old Nick”) runs an off-the-grid ship hangar and trading port, and out of gratitude for looking after his sister’s kid, he’s sheltered the crew even when it was a big personal risk for him (that NPC was always planned but not populated, and the group decided it made sense to tie him to Beelz). We also worked out that he is terrified of Brick, but Brick, being Brick, has never actually noticed, and just thinks Beelz is being accommodating. They’re room mates now. 

The players couldn’t think of any role they desperately needed after that, so they went for something fun: an assassin. They decided the character should definitely be female, because it was a bit of a sausage fest otherwise. They also decided she was a Bothan. We followed the same format: one trait from each player, then a free brainstorming session. This gave us:

“Thirteen”

None of the crew know what Thirteen��s real name or actual story are. Every now and again she claims she needs to visit her husband, but each time it’s a different man. They have never seen her without knives or a holdout blaster. Sometimes she’ll just disappear for days. Sometimes, even when they think a mission was their idea, she’ll coincidentally have someone she needs to kill at just that place. Thirteen mostly stays out of the rest of the crew’s business, and she keeps them well out of hers. She’s icy, aloof, and professional. Only the killbot personality in TK has ever gotten a laugh out of her. After Ort died, she took over the captain’s quarters and changed the locks, and no one has been able to get in since. Twice since she’s been with the crew, small groups of well trained killers have tried to hit the ship, which hasn’t made the rest of the crew happy, but Thirteen has not explained anything. She appears to know and will occasionally allude to other character’s secrets, but she hasn’t betrayed any confidences and does not appear likely to. Thirteen is exceptionally capable, and when it suits her, she brings in hard to find jobs that make problems like the APB on their ship just... disappear. She seems content with her situation for now, and as far as anyone can tell, she mostly likes the crew, especially Eshi. 

I also gave each NPC four starting opinions, one for each character: very positive, positive, neutral, and negative. I let the players pick who got which and what that meant. I like players having asymmetric access to resources, and I like interesting social dynamics. 

Beelz considers Nyla his good luck charm and goes out of his way to do nice little things for her. He’s also predisposed to think of her as competent and in charge because he grew up in a matriarchy and doesn’t examine his own thought process much. For all that Brick terrifies him, he’s a really comprehensible sort, and a useful guy to have at your back. TK is a droid, and kind of a weird one, but meh, what can you do? He doesn’t like having Eshi on the ship, though. He’s just a kid, and that feels irresponsible even for Beelz. 

Eshi is Thirteen’s favorite. He’s a smart kid with so much potential. Of all of them, he’s going to be the most useful. She’s amused by TK, especially his violent program. Her relationship to Nyla is cool and professional, and that feels comfortable for both of them. Nyla is more crisp and military around her. But they don’t know each other well personally, and neither seems inclined to. And Brick? What about him? He doesn’t even merit contempt, really. He’s a dime a dozen. We could replace him with any one of a thousand thugs off the street and who could even tell the difference?

More later. Jesus this is long, but I did want to talk about the process, because I think it all went very well.