#even though we know hat kid can talk canonically

[majormeilani]

i was watching the 'tunche' cutscenes that have hat kid's storyline and i really really like how they represented her selective mutism where she doesn't speak but is still very expressive<3

[esthelle-wanders]

The Chain: Dancing Headcanons

Because this poll sparked a train of thought, and it’s such a fun concept to explore!

Fairly detailed, so more beneath the cut:

Sky was actually the hardest— but I think he’s the kind of dancer who’s good, but you don’t really notice because he’s not trying to make it beautiful. His swordsmanship is graceful, powerful, and focused, and enough carries over from that to make footwork easy for him. When he’s dancing in a group, though, it doesn’t even occur to him to apply that degree of care and attention, because he’s relaxed and just having fun. He’s game to try anything and learns steps very quickly, but his stamina has limits. Takes frequent breaks and is definitely on the sidelines for the final stretch, applauding and/or nodding off. Likely to get a little goofy when he’s with a group of friends, if somebody pulls off a silly stunt he’ll try it too. Never steps on anybody’s feet.

Time doesn’t really dance in public. We all know he can— those moves in Majora’s Mask were smooth as butter— but most of what he knows is relatively “strange,” things he learned from the Kokiri or his Goron friends or Skull Kid etc., and while he’s not shy or secretive about it, it’s not the kind of thing he wants to exhibit to a room full of strangers. He’s learned from Malon too, so he’ll dance at home or at their own festivals and gatherings, but drag him onto a random floor and he’ll play up being awkward and uncoordinated until you leave him alone.

Wind is an excellent dancer! Kinda like Sky, though, he doesn’t see it as an art form. He has an outstanding sense of rhythm and general musicality; on top of that, he picks things up almost instantly, and can improvise at the drop of a hat. Can and will dance with anyone, anywhere. However, I think he prefers the styles he’s used to from Outset and Tetra’s ship— lots of stamping, clapping, flinging one another about, and singing until it becomes a test of endurance and you collapse. The kid’s all about exuberance, pulse, and the communal aspect— he’s the one pulling people onto the floor, he likes to set the pace, and he’s usually the last one standing— but as long as the music’s good, the aesthetic of the thing is kinda irrelevant to him. (Music does matter to him, though. Screw up the rhythm and he will canonically call you out in front of everybody, RIP Legend).

Twilight doesn’t strike me as a dancer. He knows his own from Ordon, and probably a few “elite” numbers from Castle Town, but he’s only really there for the camaraderie. Gets mixed up a bit and steps on a few feet, but he’s so good-natured about it that nobody minds. Solid stamina, but he’ll drop out relatively early so he can watch and talk to people. A dedicated hype man. I think he’s also the type to get a bit wistful, lonely, and withdrawn as the night goes on, so it’s a good idea to look out for him as much as he’s looking out for everyone else.

Four’s largely an enigma, because he’s the friend at the party who sits at the table and “people watches” all night. If he’s feeling especially sentimental you could probably drag him out on the floor for one or two dances, and he’s pretty decent, but it’s just not his thing. Not that he isn’t participating— he’s collecting memories like everyone else, but he likes to observe, and trade quips with whoever’s dropped out at the moment, and think his own thoughts. You can tell he’s really paying attention, because if anybody reminisces about it later and goes “does anyone remember when —?” Four is the one who recalls exactly what happened. The decisive authority on any disputed chain of events. Rather heartwarming, and shows he really cares (but also he has so much blackmail material).

Hyrule is like the polar opposite of Sky— his footwork’s shabby and he lacks poise, but his movements are so natural and agile that he’s delightful to watch in his own careless, homegrown way. Context and setting really matter with him: he‘s self-conscious in a high-class establishment, but put him somewhere he’s comfortable and he’s the one pulling goofy stunts and teasing people. In the latter environment, he’s the type who gets swept up in the experience and starts laughing. Frequently botches the rhythm, and it takes a while for him to warm up to the locale and the crowd, but once he gets going his endurance is high and he’s there until the music stops or everyone goes home (he may or may not be an extrovert, but the boy LOVES people).

Warriors is a mixed bag— he has beautiful posture, careful footwork, and he’s exceedingly graceful, but like Hyrule, how comfortable he is depends on the setting. Unlike Hyrule, though, he’s far more confident in a formal environment, because he knows what to expect and it’s easier to keep track of people. Dance is more of a social rite for him— not one he dislikes, but not the best conductor for vulnerability or expression. This seems ironic, since he’s also very familiar with the highly informal contexts he encountered during the war— impromptu dances in the barracks or around the campfires between campaigns, along with whatever he’s picked up from moving from place to place and interacting with citizens. To him, though, this is just another facet of dance as a social tool— a way to get to know other people on their own terms and in their own way. This doesn’t mean he’s cold or detached about it; on the contrary, he genuinely values it as a way to bond with people he cares about. It does mean that he’s not very demonstrative or inventive as a dancer, and unless there’s a social reason not to, he’ll also drop out fairly early to talk to people and keep tabs on everyone. He and Twilight are sideline buddies.

Wild’s a better-then-average dancer, but he gets moody, so it really depends on the day. When he’s feeling it, he’s smooth, playful, and creative. Like Time, he knows a “strange” smorgasbord of dances (possibly more than Time knows, though arguably less odd overall), but he doesn’t mind performing them wherever he is, and he isn’t afraid to play around with strange combinations during any given set. Since bits of his knight training have stuck, I figure he’s the type who can be comfortable virtually anywhere— not because he learns the dances quickly, but because he’s probably done something similar before, even if he can’t remember. On more melancholy days, he’s circling the periphery, chatting with Twi or sitting quietly with Four. The self-designated photographer, also has lots of blackmail. The mood and atmosphere have a big impact on him— tense situations really stress him out, but if everyone’s happy, he probably is, too.

Legend is, to nobody’s surprise, the best dancer of the group. Hands down, no contest, everybody else go home. Not only does his travel experience give him the broadest collection of styles, genres, and traditions to draw from, but he possesses the complete Triforce that nobody else quite has together: poise, care, and expression. Outstanding form and balance, and confident enough to make it his own, but he’s also invested in doing it “the right way,” and rarely mixes styles. Has mastered both focus and ease— everything is deliberate, but it looks almost nonchalant. Honestly enchanting to watch. He won’t dance every number, and he spends at least half the night heckling from the sidelines, but once he’s on the floor he’s serious. So good that you won’t even notice if he gets a liiitttle bit off-beat. (Wind will, though. Wind will notice. And Legend will take offense every time. One of those things in life to be relied upon).

[firephoenix23]

So I know a lot of the pilots of Disney shows have been going around but someone sent me the pilot of what slugterra was going to be and I thought I would talk about it because it is interesting. First off it’s really short only about 3 minutes but basically it’s Eli or Elias Stone chasing what looks to be Dr. Blakk with Pronto or Pinto as he is called in the short

I want to apologize in advance some of these photos are not the best quality but I did what I had to. First off Slugterra was not originally called that it was called Subterrainea which thank god they changed it that is kind of a mouth full and it was a lot more western than sci-fi western we get later. Like even the blasters look like guns.

But let’s address the elephant in the room, why does Eli looks so ugly in this show 😂😂 and so much younger too. I feel like in the current show they make Eli look younger by making everyone around him look jacked as fuck even though all the younger male models look buff as well. But in this show he literally looks like a middle schooler. And I guess Trixie is like his friend from school who is the only one who knows about his adventures to Subterrainea. We don’t know if she goes with him or not but she at least knows. But thank god they changed Eli’s color scheme to blue, orange, white, and black. He’s a little better to look at than green, red, and pale yellow. I do wonder why all the changes though. I’m going to be wondering that the whole time

Which is the other thing I want to address is that Eli or well ELIAS and BEATRIX go to SCHOOL! We don’t know if Elias is like the protector or just goes down for the lols but we do know that he is trying to juggle this secret double life of going to school like a normal kid but also protecting the secret of Subterrainea like wow NEVER heard that premise for a kid show before 😒

That’s why I’m glad they cut out the surface all together but kept the secret part. I think it makes more of an impact in slugterra especially since it’s like who knows what. Also it just makes more sense. Like what kid would escape the world of slugterra travel 100 miles up just to go to middle school. Like nah fam couldn’t be me. Also I don’t actually know if they are in middle school but come on look at them.

Pinto is literally just Pronto even down to the voice acting. I like that they had the comic relief character down first before the main character. Also funny note did you know that Pronto in canon has a twin brother named Pinto. In ROTE Will Shane says like oh I’ve met you before and Pronto says no you’ve met my identical twin brother Pinto. I just think it’s funny that it’s a little nod to his pilot name

Uh Dr. Blakk kinda looks the same except for the hat and the mecha beast. It didn’t look like he was using ghouls just regular slugs so I’m not sure what Elias is chasing him down for. Elias shows Beatrix that he got a slug from him and then she touches it and the school lights go out which brings in SOOO many questions. Like is the surface electricity powered by slug energy???

I was gonna mention the slugs next but they are relatively the same except design wise. They look a lot more stylized and detailed than in the show which makes sense gotta save money where you can. Be honestly I’m glad they changed them some of them are kinda ugly like the joker looking one.

There are so many other things like why did they change Eli’s last name, why did they give him a white wolf mecha instead of the white horse (probably because it looks cooler not gonna lie), why is Elias Stone so ugly 😂😂 so many questions. But I think it’s just cool what slugterra could have been. It gives me such nostalgia for the late 2000s/early 2010s DisneyXD shows like Randy Cunningham, Kick Buttowski, Max Steel. Like all the EdGy boy cartoons that I somehow ended up watching as a little girl 😅

I mean I just looked and season wise and success wise Slugterra stomps them all. I mean which show has its own Roku channel the one and only Slugterra baby! 😂 But anyway I’m glad they made the changes that they did.

[blackholesun321]

New One Piece AU dropped focusing around Zoro and Mihawk! You shall be subjected to it.

TW: Long Ask

Okay, so basically, this au has a long title but I dubbed it Child of the Sword. It started off with Zoro being able to see the spirits of the swords since in One Piece, swords are sentient and are possessed in a way. Only Zoro can see these spirits and talks to them all the time. At first, he didn't realize others couldn't see them. My friend and I played around with this a lot, and now's it's developed into a whole thing.

When Kuina died, Zoro's anger and grief erupted and Zoro discovered he was the incarnation of the Ancient Weapon: Ares. Created by the war god Asura. The sensei makes Zoro swear to never use his power in public unless it was life or death. Zoro goes on to see Kuina's spirit tied to Wado Ichimonji. During the shells town arc, Morgan is extra cruel bc he is Morgan, and when Zoro is tied in the courtyard he has the swordsman whipped on the back, marring and littering Zoro's back with scars. Zoro's honor is in shambles when Luffy shows up and helps him. During Baratie, Zoro fights Mihawk and loses, ending up with the scar on his chest. After Zoro promises to never fail, he whipsers "Finally a worthy scar" and Mihawk overhears. Mihawk almost noted how Zoro always seemed to be looking at things that aren't there.

So naturally, the warlord decides to kidnap Zoro instead of Luffy (yes I am mashing up OPLA and the anime, fight me). The Straw hats go on the free Nami from Arlong then make plans to get Zoro back from Mihawk. Zoro is less than pleased to be kidnapped by the strongest swordsman. Mihawk brings Zoro with him to meet with Shanks about Luffy's bounty poster and Shanks convinces Mihawk to give Zoro back to the Straw Hats, but before that happens, Mihawk and Zoro end up talking about Zoro's special abilities. Mihawk comes to the realization of what Zoro is and keeps it to himself.

During the two year time skip, Zoro reunites with Mihawk (even though he never stopped talking with the warlord after being dropped off ((begrudgingly)) at lougetown). Mihawk trains Zoro in the way of the sword AND helps him to realize his full potential.

This is all I have for now, but I have ideas for Dressrosa and Wano. :D

FUCK YEAH ASKS AGAIN! I’ve been ignoring the rest of my wings au ask gotta go finish those up lol just kinda sitting in my drafts. Anyways.

Oh fuck yeah again! I love the guy can see spirits no one else can mixed with reincarnation trope my little Bleach nerd heart is swooning.

But yesss constantly talking to air and technically he doesn’t need to but the swords haven’t told him that because it’s funny. And he’s just this ball of angst plus weirdo probably crazy guy who talks to his swords— so he’d be even more ostracized then in canon yeah the mentality Ill are stigmatized and treated poorly in all universes. Expect he not mentally ill I mean if we don’t count the Kuina trauma ™️ probably which is what gives Ironjaw the gaul and to whip him as well as tie him up to suffer dehydration and probably heat stroke so fun.

Maybe Kuina tags along in the form of wado-ichumongi? Maybe he can talk to her sometimes? Idk I just want him to be constantly fighting and loosing to a preteen girl that lives in his sword, I think that would be funny.

Mihawk please! Mihawk that’s kidnapping! Mihawk you’ve kidnapped a child. Because of course he has and did because Zoro=interesting equals if I leave him alone he could die and with the looks of his crew probably will die. Ugh guess I have to steal him.

You know he shows up at that beach eyeliner on, lip gloss applied and cunting it up to shore and with Zoro trying to stab him every other step. Shanks is very worried and weirded out. But also laughs his ass off because of course this is how Mihawk acquires a kid. But also he’s like Mihawk seriously no bad we don’t kidnap… Whitebeards the exception not the rule!

[dracocheesecake]

Don't Deal With The Chameleon

Summary: When Zhen still lived with the Den of Thieves, (when they were still above the streets) she asked a very simple question. Han gave her an answer, one he hoped she wouldn't forget- because he couldn't.

Warning: Potential spoilers for KFP4, though this is only canon to my rewrite, also mentions of child abuse, and implied violence.

“Why don't we try one on her?” 

Zhen was only seven years old. It had been a simple question, asked absent-mindedly, as she and some of the other thieves polished up glass pearls to make them look real; they had another con they were going to pull tomorrow, selling them for some quick change to the suckers in the market. Han had a rag in hand, polishing a large glass orb, and glanced up at her. 

“Hm? On who?” 

“The Chameleon.” 

Everyone gasped. They all stopped what they had been doing and stared at her, open-mouthed. Zhen clenched her rag tightly in her paw, muscles going tense. She never liked it when so many people stared at her. Nothing good ever happened afterwards. She glanced around, searching for an escape. 

Han provided it. He glanced around at the rest of the gang and then waved his claws dismissively. 

“Alright, everyone, clear out. I need to have a talk with Zhen, real quick. I think it's time to explain the Rules to her.” 

One of the older members- an antelope, a woman Zhen only vaguely knew- gave Han some sort of look she was too young to decipher, though she was street smart enough to guess she probably wasn't supposed to. Han chewed the inside of his cheek irritably and waved her off, too, more vigorously than the others. 

“Yeah, I can handle it. It's fine. I'm just going to explain a little something. It's educational. It'll be good for her.” 

Now Zhen wondered if this was going to hurt; none of the thieves had ever actually hurt her before, Han especially had never even made such a threat, save as a joke- but Zhen had been around angry adults before, who had defined “educational” as hitting a child after she stole an orange to feed herself. She clutched the rag she held tighter, bearing her teeth just a little as he approached. 

The pangolin just stood and looked down at her for a moment, searching. Then he sighed.

“Relax, kid. I’m not going to beat you. You asked a question, so I’m going to answer. It’s just a long story. I’ll make it shorter: once upon a time, there was a monkey named Bo, a snake named Biming, an antelope named Zimo, a leopard named Jun, and a little owl named Nuwa. Got that?” 

Zhen nodded. She did relax some, now the threat was averted. Han smiled and nodded. 

“Good. Now, here's the tricky part: they were some of the greatest thieves the Den had ever seen- the entire city had ever seen, probably, possibly the entire world- but that's boasting. Anyway: they made a great team, and they were very talented. Could steal the very pants off you before you even realized it- and in broad daylight. 

They were good. When the Den had them, things were running smoothly. Everyone had more than they could eat and plenty of money to spend- Yeah, this was waaay before you. And then, Bo- remember, that's the monkey- he got this funny idea one day, right? He says to me, ‘Hey, let's pull a heist on the witch up on that hill’.” 

Han sighed and flicked the rim of his hat so it bounced somewhat, then shook his head. 

“...I said: ‘Bo, that's stupid. Don't let that leave your mouth around anyone else or they'll laugh you out of here’. You know what happened next?” 

Zhen nodded. “He did it anyway?” 

“Yeah. And somehow, this numbskull talks the others into doing it with him. Zimo comes to me about it, and Jun was in for it just because Zimo was, and Biming- I thought she had some sense, I was wrong on that one- and then Nuwa! I couldn't believe it, but hey, if anyone could do it…”

There was some sort of shift in the atmosphere of the room, something Zhen caught onto immediately. Han's whole demeanor changed- but it wasn't immediately dangerous to her, so she had no real concern with it, yet. Still, it made her fur bristle. 

There were round windows here, in the old warehouse, and on one side they got a good breeze- and on the other, a great view of the city. Han climbed up onto the crate just under one of them and stood to look out of it. The rag dripped a little in his claws. 

“...They said it was just going to be a quick heist, simple: just to scope the place out, you know?- Nothing serious, not yet…just to make the attempt, just to see if a real job would be worth the effort. Surely, a place that big, her, with her reputation, the way she…She had to be loaded, she had to keep all that scratch somewhere, right?”

He swallowed. The rag made a wet squelching noise as he wrung it out.

“...They didn’t come back for awhile- I knew they wouldn't, heists could take any length of time, even just the run-downs, if you had to make a quick escape and lay low for a bit…But…this…I remember-” 

He chuckled. It wasn’t a funny chuckle, more of a swallowing sound, like the noise a cat would make before vomiting. 

“I thought, ‘Hey, they should be back by now- I hope they weren’t dumb enough to get caught. Wouldn’t that be some bad luck’?- And- And then…” 

The rag he was squeezing went tighter and tighter into a spiral, as he wrung it between his hands. His feet were getting wet, as was the crate. Suddenly, he went perfectly still. There was a soft inhalation of breath. When he spoke again, his voice was perfect and glassy. 

“...Bo came back. Just swaggering back in, bragging to everyone about how they did it, he was so, so, bouncy, swinging around everywhere, the way he always was after a heist- how he always had such energy afterwards, I could never wrap my- never- that's not the point. Look, he comes in…but what about everyone else? I ask him that, we're all askin’, he puts his hands up, all ‘I'll get to that in a minute’- ‘Well, did they get caught? Where are they?’- He says, ‘Relax, I'll get to it-’” 

Han made that noise again. The rag squelched again. “...I noticed something, then. I was close enough to him to see it- look, he had this scar, right? About here?” He gestured with a claw to a spot just under his jawline. Zhen nodded. 

“-Yeah. About there.” Han chortled, a genuine one this time. His eyes clouded over, somewhat nostalgic through the darker haze,, a patch of sun through the rain. 

“He used to like to play with knives when we were kids- cut himself bad. I remember, one time I flicked a coin at him, burst it back open, and it never really healed right- the point is: it was a bad scar. Real nasty.”

His eyes darkened again. He tightened his grip on the rag.

“...He didn't have it when he came back. I noticed that. No one else did. He was talking over everyone, going on about how they snuck by the guards, climbed the walls, picked a lock or two- the usual step-by-step, that's how he was, he liked to explain himself real well, make an epic saga of it…That was right.” He nodded to himself. “...That was right…but it wasn't. 

He swung around one of the columns, and then slithering around the other side of it was Biming, continuing the story right where Bo had left off…She had a nice voice. A clear voice, she was a good singer. That was right.” 

Zhen furrowed her brow, but she wasn't confused. Han saw it, and he nodded again. 

“...Then Biming went around a corner, and back around here's Zimo, continuing where Biming left off. He had a slight limp, but that didn't stop him from being a good pick-pocket. He noted, too, that they had almost got caught because of that lame hoof, but Jun managed to carry him, so they got pretty far in, alright…Jun continued where Zimo left off, and he confirmed it…Jun was a big guy, but a nice guy. He loved Zimo, you know…” 

He bit his lip. He blinked, hard, a couple times. 

“...And then when Jun went into the shadows, out came Nuwa, stepping forward…” 

His breath shuddered. Again he had to blink hard before he could continue. He imitated a hoarse, feminine voice: 

“...’We got in alright, that part was easy. We snuck past the few sleeping guards, and then we came to one of the corridors- probably around the north side. We crept along, searching for the treasure trove…’” 

Han paused. He was shaking. Then he took the longest breath he had taken thus far. When he spoke, the imitation of a feminine voice changed into something harder, colder. 

“...’And then they ran into me.’” 

His voice broke back into its own. “The Chameleon, standing right in our midst, grinning right in my face- I knew. I knew, then…I knew it, I knew it, I knew…She didn't have to string ‘em- she…she didn't have to do anything. I knew.” 

Han wrung the rag between his hands. It was bone-dry at this point. His eyes remained glued to the window, the last rays of sunlight striking the deep brown of his eyes golden- the glare must have been intense, but he seemed blind to it. There was a thick silence, and she saw his lower jaw trembling, heard the softest sound of his teeth chattering together- a nervous reflex. She didn’t know Han could be nervous, or afraid. 

“...Those were my friends, Zhen.” He said, softly. 

Zhen clambered up onto the crate with him, but even then she had to stand on her tip-toes and haul herself up with her paws to see over the edge of the windowsill, to see what he was looking at. 

The sun had set beyond it, now, and she could see the compound that loomed over the city clearly: more than that, in the blue shade the muted colors came out more distinct, and now she saw the slight discoloration on the wall facing their den. She had never seen it before, never noticed it, it had been so weatherworn, scrubbed so perfectly clean…or so it had seemed. 

Her eyes widened. A small gasp escaped her, and she turned to look up at Han. He was looking at her, and he saw she understood. He handed her the rag. 

“And that,” he said, “is why we don’t deal with the Chameleon. That’s the greatest rule of them all, and the one you can only break once. Don’t ever forget that.” 

Then he got down off the box and picked up one of the glass pearls. He held it for a moment, rolling it this way and that in his palm. 

“...Anyway, these still won't cut it. HEY! Everybody! Get your lazy tails back in here-” 

And after that, everything seemed to go back to normal. Han was joking around, making threats and promises and swearing along with everyone else as they polished their goods, though Zhen was certain she wasn’t imagining the slight dampness in the mood. Her eyes kept glancing at the window, at the sliver of wall she could see where she sat, and the story played over in her mind, along with that one rule, more precious than its weight in gold. 

She went to sleep that night still thinking of the stains on the wall, and Han’s chattering teeth. And she wondered to herself: if she messed up, if she did the wrong thing just once, didn’t manage to get away…would it be her face the Chameleon wore when she came back here, while the real Zhen was left hanging?

[all-things-john-constantine]

If you’re trying to avoid NMT3 spoilers I discuss what we know from the readings and synopsis and a couple things that have been said about the lore.

Thinking about NMT3 (Miss Holloween and Orbweaver)(THAT’S WITHOUT DISCUSSING TOM AND BECKY AND THEY’RE HAVING A BABY! I JUST KNOW ZOMBIE STANLEY IS GOING TO TRY TO RUIN THEIR HAPPINESS! TIM AND GRACE!!?!?! RICHIE AND RUTH!! DISASTER NERDS GETTING THEMSELVES IN MORE SHIT! BILL AND CHARLOTTE!! CHARLOTTE MIGHT FIND LOVE!!!) and the Miss Holloway Musical. Specifically I think about how Duke is totally dying in Miss Holloween. There is just no way they’re going to give us a happy ending (Kim and Curt please have mercy on me with your acting the reading was painful enough i know the actual thing will gut me). I also think about how we’re also getting Macnamara back. It brings up all the questions and thoughts for me.

1. What was John’s reaction when he saw Wilbur for the first time after the portal was opened? What about when he realized Wilbur’s mind was gone and it wasn’t coming back? Did he try to bring Wilbur back? What made him finally give up trying?

2. Who is John’s husband? It could be Xander, but I’m leaning towards it being someone else. I just feel like the “i know what I have to do” “no don’t go in there John!” moment would have been bigger if it was, but it was mid Wilbur monologue so maybe it would’ve been too clunky to do more. We don’t tend to get super huge reactions to deaths in Hatchetfield shows so maybe that’s just irrelevant.

3. How old is Miss Holloway? She’s depicted in the black book. Does that make her as old as it’s author Willabella? I’m leaning no. TURNS OUT MEG LLOYD TALKED ABOUT IT BEING FOR ORIGINAL WORKING BOYS SCRIPT!! IT’S BECKY!!! BADASS WARRIOR OF LIGHT!!! We could have a moment where it just works out and it’s applicable anyways, but I think we can put that on the back burner and just consider it a depiction of her making the deal. I think if she was enjoying herself as a rockstar in the 1980s she might have just been getting used to her immortality at the time which could make her birth year anywhere from 1900 to 1950. Something about that doesn’t seem right either though. I just can’t get a read on her as far as her age is concerned.

4. How did Douglas Keane Sr end up in Wilbur’s crosshairs? Were he and Miss Holloway friends? He was probably investigating something Wilbur did as sheriff and got in over his head. I feel like whatever it was leads to the initial Holloway vs Cross death match in the starlight theater.

5. What happened to Casey and the three girls Miss Holloway couldn’t save? Is Casey one of the three girls? What the hell happened beyond the obvious hatchet men ritual involving murder and burying people alive to grow as trees in the witchwood forest?

6. Why did Ethan recite the magical hat speech Miss Holloway gives to kids to Hannah in Black Friday? Where did he learn it? He totally had a touch of the gift and needed Miss Holloway’s help at some point in his life didn’t he? I also love the idea of all of the people being targeted by the Lords in Black like Paul and Ted having a touch of the gift even though there is no canonical support for that.

Alright I think that’s all I’ve got for now. Feel free to share your thoughts. I’m clueless and usually not great at predictions.

[youraveragedeltafan]

Jarod and Lola

A small rant fueled by a dubious take I heard on Jarod and Lola's relationship in both the game and first book, I've never fully read About a Girl so I can't vouch for that one.

((Now that I think about it, the OP was probably from a troll but it's too late I'm in too deep))

That being said. Spoilers.

TW for abuse and a brief talk about implied SA

Did Jarod abuse Lola in some way? It's likely, especially considering he slapped her in the first book. While it only happens if Lou decides not to do anything, it shows that Jarod is willing to hurt his child.

To be clear: hitting your kid is never okay. Even when he's trying to get her out of a dangerous situation, it's clear that smacking her did nothing, and that it wasn't an accident. It was retaliation for pushing off his hat. The direct quote is:

"The man’s long and thin fingers are clutching Lola’s bright red arm. The kid continues to flail, knocking back the man who loses his hat in the process. His response is immediate, a slap hard enough to knock her head off her shoulders." (31)

Lola's response directly after doesn't help

"The man sits at the wheel of the cab, and leers at Lola who flips him off. Once the car is gone, she stands up and dusts herself off." (251)

No reaction. We don't know what Lola was like before the Brigades, but I think anyone would be at least somewhat shocked after their parent hit them if it wasn't normal. Even if it was the first time, it's still entirely unnecessary. This was put there for a reason--to depict what kind of a person Jarod was before the attack. It shows that Jarod is not an innocent man who was pushed over the edge, and wasn't exactly a shining beacon of good or even halfway decent parenting before Lola's death.

Even without this, we already know Jarod is an objectively bad person. If we take away the nuance, he's still at his core a scary fictional bad guy who has it in him to hurt his daughter and kill people if they annoy him too much. So yeah, it's not out of the realm of possibility that he abused Lola even before the Brigades, and might have contributed to why she left. This is reprehensible on its own.

HOWEVER

It's okay to like Jarod and find him interesting, he's meant to be the archetypal stranger you shouldn't talk to in horror movies (the hitcher), and plays that part well. It doesn't make you a bad person to like Jarod. Look at it this way: just because you like the Joker doesn't mean you're gonna get a clown mask, rob a bank, then burn the money.

Back to Jarod though. I think if he did anything else, it would've been implied. If they wanted to go that way with his character (SA), I feel like it would be kind of irresponsible of the writers to leave it at small 'hints' (that for the record aren't really there). Making a shrine for your dead daughter isn't weird; the 'shrine' was in front of what was basically her bedroom--something parents of dead children tend to keep untouched. Being obsessed with your dead daughter, while probably unhealthy, isn't weird.

Just because Jarod has a short fuse and likes to threaten and kill people when his cold anger meter breaks doesn't automatically mean he gets some creepy sexual pleasure from doing so. It isn't implied like, at all. The closest things I can think of that's even remotely iffy without context is Better Be Good To Me, but even then it isn't about the crosser, it's about the cop.

TL; DR: Jarod, from what we know in canon, probably physically abused Lola before and after she joined the Brigades, however, there isn't enough evidence to say the writers (both book and game) wanted Jarod to be read as a sexual predator. To be clear: It's fine if that's *your* personal interpretation, as at the end of the day its art, but trying to stand on a moral high ground about a fictional character for something that was never remotely implied in game is really...yeah.

[askauradonprep]

Rise of Red Liveblog Part 1

Just for the record, I'd like to point out there was a Queen of Hearts logo with the kids celebrating coming off the Isle in D3. I saw it not 10 minutes ago. So. :P

30 years is about right, yeah (it's actually 32 but eh)

What distant lands??????????

Also - Beast was elected king. I can see the Isle being part of a winning platform but that's not quite the same thing as this movie suggests.

OH YAY, Uma did sail around a little before she came back! I'm gonna have an updated crew timeline after this.

Huh, is it me or does Auradon look less bright and cheery? I don't mind that necessarily but I kinda wonder if that's meant to imply what's happened since the villains came back. I don't THINK so because that seems pretty 'off message' for this franchise but still.

I kinda like Fairy Godmother's office. It reminds me of a starry sky.

Oh my GOD Uma is literally lounging with her feet up and just has to yell 'pirates' for some of her crew to come do everything for her. LOST REVENGE CREW LET UMA DO SOME THINGS BY HERSELF CHALLENGE

I thought for a second the pirate I have deemed Juno was someone new (only saw her from the back) and the way my eye TWITCHED. I was about to cuss out my favourite character at 1 in the morning.

Fairy Godmother being a nerd who colour codes things should surprise NO ONE.

One reason I actually don't hate Beast, Belle and Fairy Godmother as much as some in this fandom is because even though they knee jerk shoot some things down, they can also take a deep breath and hear people out.

I've ranted enough about Wonderland not joining Auradon before, I don't like it, moving along.

Yeah, okay, I didn't need my heart anyway. That Carlos mention punched me in the chest. Thank you Uma. I like how that's also what convinced FG to help. She loves the VKs so much and I am not hearing alternatives.

"Nobody bears to talk about it" - WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT BEFORE. WITH ALLY.

Uma still not standing for a VK being left behind. <3

I love the QOH still having her off with your heads tendency. Remind me to write about the Queen's Forest sometimes.

HELP I LOVE RED SO MUCH ALREADY

The helmets remind me a little of the wheelers from Return to Oz. That's not a bad thing.

Red reminds me of a more rebellious Aladdin.

"I'm a lost cause" Ow.

Even without evil, being the next in line to royalty is rough. Poor girl. It's never just about you when you're royal.

New HC - the Queen of Hearts (and Red) were originally on the Isle and then Maddox made his time machine and meddled.

Go figure she's got sticky fingers. Definitely a VK

I love Chloe already. <333 And her parents seem great <3

Chloe's parents' embarrassing her is so funny and so cute.

THE GLASS BOOTS

Yeah, I'm standing by my head canon - these two have absolutely zero idea how Chad behaves when they aren't there watching him and would be heartbroken to be told so nobody's had the nerve to tell them they raised a douchebag yet.

Wait. Chloe's going to be queen? That can't be right. Surely as the oldest, Chad would be next in line? Chloe must be younger than him. Okay, maybe they know Chad is a douchebag after all. Or maybe they want her to be queen by marriage of somewhere, that's also very possible. Or hey, maybe their traditions have female-preference primogeniture and Charming (and his dad) just didn't have any sisters. That's possible too. That's probably it.

Damn, Queen of Hearts IS ruthless. I'm digging it.

Red, that hat trick wasn't going to work. Poor girl. She so clearly doesn't want to hurt anyone.

Okay, the Queen of Hearts clearly knows Uma and 'another villain gone soft' - sounds like rehabbing ex-villains has gone pretty well.

Awwww, it is cute how excited Chad is for his dad to see him play. And now I stand by my head canon again of nobody wanting to admit to them that he is a jerk.

HA! The Queen of Hearts driving cracked me up.

Love Ain't It is the villain parent theme song. I want to give Red a HUG.

Cinderella, Chloe, you tried, but Red and the Queen of Hearts are not having it. Red, be nice to Chloe!

I'm kinda stanning the Queen of Hearts. I also really like Cinderella's explanation of why she's like this to Chloe.

Queen of Hearts actually seems hurt when Red doesn't want to be like her. She reminds me of Maleficent a little.

[smartylina]

I’m breaking the rules and not going on anon, because I’ve got some STUFF to say and you’re gonna hear it, bestie!

I love you to absolute pieces. There aren’t words (in any language!) to describe how much you mean to me, and how happy I am that you took my advice what seems like forever ago!

If it wasn’t for you, I would’ve given up last year and hung my rp hat up for good and I am so grateful to you for rekindling my love for this hobby. Who could have thought that one little innocent comment and piece of advice would bring us here?!

Coming from someone who is hard on themselves, you are too hard on yourself bestie! You’re an amazing, incredibly talented, detail oriented writer and it’s clear how much love and passion you have for Malina or any of your characters with every reply. And how much passion you share with me for this goofy movie and cartoon that we both love so much.

I love your writing so much, and your ability to continue learning even though you have your impressive degree and are currently teaching English. I will never not be impressed with your ability to write so well in two languages. Not to mention also being able to speak a third and . . . fourth? I can’t remember how many you know, but I could absolutely never. 😂

For anyone who has seen Malina on the dash and hasn’t interacted yet, YOU ARE MISSING OUT. Not only is the muse ON POINT, multi faceted, backed by canon and headcanon, continuously explored by the mun, AND incredibly lovable— but the mun is an absolute sweetheart who deserves the world and then some, and is one of if not the sweetest, most adorable and friendly person I’ve met in all of my years in this hobby.

ILU BESTIE, and you can fight me all you want but I’m winning this one!

NEVER. CHANGE. ❤️

AND I'M BREAKING THE RULES TOO THEN! AND I'M GOING TO FIGHT YOU!

I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I ADORE YOU!! You're the absolute best and deserve an award for being the most gorgeous person ever! I thank you for your wonderful words and the love you give me! I'm so glad I gathered the courage to talk to you on Twitter! I asked for advice because I was too shy to say "I WANT TO BE YOUR SECOND MALINA BUT IDK IF I SHOULD START RPING, GIVE ME ADVICE." AHAHAH. Bless you for asking for a Malina here! And thank you for loving this franchise as much as I do!

Writing has always been a big help for me to practice English qwq I know the language mainly bc I read and wrote fanfics at home. And with you I'm learning new vocabulary and remember grammar so you're like my teacher! And I'm here to teach my kids IRL, I want them to meet skilled, beautiful and wonderful people like you but they must speak English first! >:(

I'll go and yell and sob at you in DMS so this wont be longer but TYSM I LOVE YOU MORE BESTIE!! LET'S KEEP WRITING KUZLINA ALL DAY AND NIGHT LONG!! ♡ ❤️

And ty for the smol promo Awww 🥺

[bigmack2go]

Newbie newsies

A guide for new Newsies fans

Chapter two (part 2): Characters- who’s who

Previous: Characters & looks->•

Chapter index->•

Okay so now you know the characters but theres a lot of newsies! How are you supposed to keep track of them?

Don’t panic because i have just the thing for you!

I will list the way to spot certain characters for 92’sies and live’sies and partly UK’sies! Pick out the ones you want/need to keep track off and only memorise those!

Starting with 92’sies!

So Jack shouldn’t be hard to find because he’s the main character but if you ever have a scene with a lot if them: Jack has a Cowboy Hat and a Red Bandana around his neck.

Racetrack has a Cigar and a Pocket-Watch. He hangs out around Kid Blink, Mush, Jack or Skittery a lot.

Mush is hard to loose but if you do idk how to describe him lol. He is the Cutie with them Muscles

Kid Blink has an Eyepatch and he’s Blond.

Specs is one of the two people with Black Hair that wear Glasses. He is the one with the Longer Face. He says “since when did you become me motha” and “that’s an unusual name fa these parts…”

Boots is short and has some sort of Role to the rest of the newsies (i couldnt tell you what it is though) the only description the script says aboit him is “Boots, black” (💀) he Goes To Brooklyn with Jack and Davey.

Crutchie-suprise suprise- is the guy with the Crutch.

Skittery is one of the few newsies that isn’t super short. He’s Not Tall But Next to The Others He Looks Like It. He’s the one in the Bad Mood who asks “what’s that get’cha” in King Of New York

Bumlets is the Ballet guy. He does the Pirouettes on the Fan during King Of New York and is one of the guys who Cover Jack when Snyder comes to look for him at the lodge.

Swifty is the Only Asian Person (i think) he has Ripped Clothes and his Hat Looks Different from the others

Snaps is the guy that Snaps at the beginning. He wears Purple or Pink Button-Up’s and a Top Hat

Pie Eater is the guy who reacts when Jack calls for Pie Eater lol. He Covers Jack with Davey and Skittery after the rally when the cops try to get him. He Looks A Lot Like Tommy Bracco that’s how I recognise him🤷

Snipeshooter is one of the Smaller Kids. He’s the guy who Steals Racetracks Cigar at the beginning and the one who asks “how ‘bout a crooked politician?”

Tumbler is the Tinyest Newsie who Slides From The Back and the guy from the Cover. (It’s interesting that he’s on the cover and doesn’t even have a canonical name….)

Dutchie has Blond Hair and Glasses

Goldie looks like Dutchie Without The Glasses

Now moving on to Live’sies!

Jack is Jeremy Jordan. Pretty hard to miss tbh.

Race, again, he has a Cigar. This time he’s Tall and Blond.

Spot is Short. Oh and Buff. Very buff. Can’t forget that. He wears Red (all of brooklyn does.)

Romeo is Short and always Flirts. He says “well hello hello hello, beautiful” and “me thinks the lady needs ta be handled by a uhm, real man!” (“How’d she know ma name?”)

Mush is Snarky?? Idk much to say but he’s the one who says “Sirens is like Lullabies ta me[…]” and “but we sure scared the bajibas outa weasel!”

Albert has Red Hair but you can barely ever see it because he wears a hat. The important thing about the Hat is that it’s Backwards! He’s one of the guys that you can see the Arms well (Big Arms) and a Sharp Jawline. He only Talks Woth One Side Of His Mouth. He Steals Race’s Cigar at the beginning and says “Sure buy a tickit dey led anyone iin!” And “take it down a knotch, shortstop! I’m just reportin’ tha news!” He’s one of the Really Good Dancers

Mike and Ike are the Twins. Yk the ones that Exist Twice. Basically the difference is that Ike (David Guzman) wears a Blue hat and a striped shirt and Mike (Jacob Guzman) wears a Brown Hat and ‘white’ shirt. They do the tricks inbetween the scenes and are shirtless a lot lol.

Hotshot wears Red. He’s the guy Next To Spot who’s Rly Tall (especially next to spot lol)

Smalls is the (‘)guy(’) who Plays The Spoons.

Sniper is the guy with the Funny Face (that sounds so mean wtf???) he has very Defined Features. He’s one of the Scabs and says “My old man’s gonna kill me anyway!”

York has an Eyepatch. He isn’t in the proshot i think:(

Specs is like the Only Black Newsie and he wears Glasses.

Finch is one of the White Guys That I Couldn’t Keep Apart™️ (together with Buttons, Sniper, Mush, Jojo and some others) He has a Slingshot. he has a Sharper Jaw and says “Try bottle ally or the harbour” and “why do old people talk?”

Elmer is Tiny Cute Dude who you don’t even realise he’s Buff because he’s so Adorable lmao. He says what says “AND DEAD” way to enthusiastically and “Oh i dunno sista but its bounda rain soona or lata”

Buttons has the Longest Face out of the White Guys I Couldn’t Keep Apart ™️. Tbh idk how else to describe him. He says “when she fished us out”

Jojo is one of the Taller ones. He wears a grey shirt?

Kenny is Darcy later🤷

Graves is the red Brooklyn Version of Elmer (literally. Like they have the Same Actor jsut the difference is that he Wears Red now)

Alvin/Bart is basically Kenny In More Buff (and brooklyn so he Wears Red)

Myron is the Tallest Brooklyn Newsie and wears a Blue Bandana around his Neck (gay) and a Red Shirt obv

Henry is Skittery in live’sies form. He’s the one in the Bad Mood in King Of New York and says “Pastrami on Rye wit’a sour pickle!”

Tommy boy is basically Albert with a Forward Hat. He’s so a Really Good Dancer and he does the Pirouettes On The Paper in Seize The Day

And for UK’sies i’m only gonna do the brooklyn ones bc they’re girlsies

Spot is A taller girl who Wears Pants and her upper hair is in a Bun

Mack is the Blonde Tall Girl with really Fluffy Hair

Scobe wears a Dress and has Shoulder Length Hair?? Help??? (edit: smn pointed out to me that the easiest way to spot her is that she’s literally the Only Black Girlsie. Idk why i didn’t notice that but yeah(edit 2: i know why i didn’t notice it: because it isnt fucking true))

Splint has a Strawberry Blonde Bobcut, Bangs and Wears a Sling on her Arm

Stray hs Long Straight Brown Hair and Wears a Hat.

Next part: Oc’s!

Or click tag to see more!

[3pirouette]

Fic: Give Him My Heart (2/2)

Title: Give Him My Heart

Chapter 2 of In The Bleak Midwinter

By: TriplePirouette/3Pirouette

Disclaimer: They're not mine.

Distribution: AO3 Anyone else please ask first :) 

Story Summary: The surprise part 2 to In the Beak Midwinter. Thesokovianaccords likes Rom Coms, So I needed to give her the Rom Com AU ending we all want. 

A/N: (or, not so much of a surprise if you looked at the AO3…) @thesokovianaccords: I couldn’t leave it bittersweet for you, and knowing how much you like the Rom Coms, I decided it needed a better AU ending. I had hoped to have this done MUCH sooner, but what better excuse than Steggy Week? 

For Steggy Week 2k23 Day 4: Family and Friends. 

Readers, you can decide if you want this to attach to In the Bleak Midwinter, or if you want it to stand as it’s own AU. Insert your own “Steve didn’t get frozen and all is well in 1946” head canon. 

Title is the last line from “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Christina Rossetti

~*~

It was a raucous mess. It was tight, she could barely slide through the bodies, hands up overhead to try to make her way. Someone was playing piano in the next room, and the every-so-often off-key plinking of holiday music kept ringing in her ear. 

“Looks like the only seat left is Stevie’s lap, Carter!” Bucky winked at her, bringing his mug to his lips. 

“James Buchanan Barnes!” Bucky nearly choked on the mouthful of beer he had, looking up, comically panicked. “You get up and offer that woman a seat like the gentleman I raised you to be!” Mama B’s voice rang out clear over the din of the party. 

Steve started make a joke, but he was cut off by the loud, warm woman as well. “And if you think for one minute, Stephen Grant Rogers, that you’re immune from your manners, well your Mama would be rolling in her grave right now!” 

Steve and Bucky both stood, jumping from their spots on the couch as Mrs. Barnes entered the room, dishtowel in one hand, glass of wine in the other. “Miss Carter, have a seat. Don’t you mind these boys.”

Peggy sat gently, warmed by the welcome of the matriarch. “Oh, I don’t mind them at all. I’ve gotten very well acquainted with their shenanigans.”

Mama B shook her head but smiled, her thick gray hair attempting to escape from her bun. “Well acquainted or not, they’ll behave when they’re here.”

“Yes,  Ma’am,” Steve and Bucky both chorused, as if they’d said it over and over their whole lives. Bucky sat on the arm of the couch, to which his mother raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything, as Steve and Peggy sat on the small loveseat, pressed together. 

“Now, isn’t that nicer?” Mama B asked, smirking. She took a long drink of wine as she moved over to Bucky, holding him close to her. “You’re so grown, I remember when you were just a boy, running around at my feet.”

“Ma!” He whined halfheartedly, only faking trying to pull away from her. 

She smiled when he did eventually wrap his arms around her. “If you’re well acquainted with their shenanigans overseas, I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear about all the times they were little holy terrors right here in this house.” She smiled at Peggy like she was telling her a secret instead of recounting stories she’d told over dinners for decades. “The messes! The yelling! Oh!” She leaned over, pinching Steve’s cheek, “The fights!” She shook her head. 

“A handful from day one, I see?” Peggy asked, pinching Steve’s other cheek with her free hand much to his dismay. 

“Indeed!” Mama B pulled Away from Bucky, pressing a kiss on his head. “Now, dinner will be ready soon, and James I’ll need your help setting everything out.”

“Course, Ma,” he agreed, smiling. 

Steve had his eyes on Peggy, though, as Bucky and his mother continued to talk about the dinner layout. Her shoulders were tight, even if there was a smile on her face as she watched a group of small children run through the room, party hats askew and Sunday best askew in the way only little kids could do so that it seemed charming. “Peg?”

She hummed as she turned to him, eyes meeting his. 

“You ok?”

“It’s so different,” she replied softly after a second, huffing a laugh through her nose as a smaller child lagged behind, running through the room after all the others had already gone. “We were always so formal, so quiet.”

Steve smiled, wrapping his arm around her waist. “Told ya it was a sight to see.” He paused, setting his mug on the table. “Is it too much?” He asked, suddenly concerned. “Do you want to go?”

“No, no. I-“ Peggy paused, setting her hand on his. “It’s just a little overwhelming.” She sighed, leaning into his shoulder. “Our holidays were… solemn. Quiet. I didn’t so much as look forward to them as endured them. Long, quiet traditions that made me feel like a nuisance for wanting to have fun. This?” She smiled. “I could get used to this.”

“Ya ain’t never gonna get used to this,” Bucky interrupted, patting her on the shoulder. “But you might get used to the food. Ma’s food?” Bucky smiled, standing and kissing his mother’s cheek. “Heaven!” He turned, heading out to the kitchen. “Steve, give me a hand!”

Steve looked at Peggy, but stood and Kissed Mama B on her cheek as well after Peggy nodded for him to go, that she’d be just fine on her own.

“Those boys,” Mam B muttered, her voice full of happiness. She reached out and took Peggy’s hand to pull her to standing. She set har wine down and took both Peggy’s hands in hers. “It is, truly, so nice to have you here. Steve wrote about you all the time.”

Peggy tried her best not to squirm under the older woman’s earnest gaze. She felt her cheeks going red as she blushed, looking away. “Only the good pieces, I hope.”

She looked like she wanted to joke, like she would have if this hadn’t been their first time meeting, but instead she dropped Peggy’s hands and gently framed her face. “Thank you for bringing my boys home to me. Thank you for keeping them safe.”Before Peggy could stutter out a reply, The older woman’s lips were on her forehead, laying a gentle kiss. “Welcome to the family, dear.”

She turned a left, the serious moment gone as soon as she reached the hall, her voice loud and yelling that the potatoes couldn’t go int he middle of the table because that was for the hams. She left Peggy stunned, heart beating in her chest. Even through the crush of people, she could see the way they bickered, good natured and from love, as Mama B made Steve and Bucky completely reset the table to her desired plan. The children ran through again at her feet, bouncing with the excitement of the impending feast. 

It was, absolutely, a family she wanted to be in, and one she no double would need a little time to get used to, but with all of the love in this house, she was sure it would take no time at all. 

Bucky leaned into the room, body half concealed by the doorway. “Carter- hurry up before-“ He stopped, sentence falling out of his throat before he could finish, shaking his head. “Ma! What’d you do to Peggy’s forehead?”

“Nothing! I welcomed her to the family!” Her voice called fron the kitchen. 

Bucky held out his hand, pulling you through with him towards the dining room and then into the kitchen by the sink where Mama B was starting to pile the dishes. “Yeah, and you gave her a Maybelline tattoo, too!”

She turned, licking her thumb and smiling. “Just a little smudge…”

Bucky turned, pulling the rag from the counter and running it under water. “Ma, she’s not your kid, you can’t take it off with spit.”

“She’s my kid now just as much as Steve is,” she smiled, running her thumb over Peggy’s forehead. 

Peggy, shocked and charmed, didn’t move even as Bucky pulled her from his Mother’s hands, running the wet dishcloth over the spot. “Still,” he sighed. “Let her get to know you before you’re putting spit on her face.”

“Who spit in Peg’s face?” Steve asked, coming in the kitchen, only half hearing the conversation over the din. 

“No no,” Mama B muttered, pressing her hand to Steve’s chest to placate him. “Just a little leftover love on her forehead is all.” She leaned up and kissed Steve’s cheek before moving past him, picking up another dish and hurrying it out to the table. 

“Not him too, Ma!” Bucky called out, moving over to Steve’s face, pulling the dishcloth over the red lipstick left there. “She’s gonna be the death of me,” he muttered, pressing his lips together. “No one would blame you if you left, never to be seen again, Carter.”

Peggy leaned into Steve, smiling up at him. His thumb ran over her forehead, wiping away the last bit of lipstick. “Oh, I think I’ll stick around.”

Bucky tossed the rag back on the counter, tipping his head towards the dining table full of steaming dishes. “Well then, grab a plate. The whole place is gonna be worse than the Mess Hall in a bout 5 minutes and you're gonna have to fight for every spoonful.”

Peggy followed Steve, holding his hand tight as they took their place in the noisy, messy, barely organized line to plate themselves Christmas Dinner. Her heart was full in a way she hadn’t been able to anticipate, with mama B’s voice ringing through her head over and over. Welcome to the family, dear. 

Welcome to the family, dear.

[lumidark166]

Alpas AU

Warning: This AU contains depression, suicid3 themes, and torture?????? (it’s only once)

If this AU in Ao3, the tags probs: It's Get Worse Before Get Better, Depressed Sougo, Tokiwa Sougo Need Therapy, Sougo Pull a Mei from Honkai Impact but worse, Theater Kid Sougo, Angst with A Happy Ending, the ending is not too happy though but at least it’s a good ending, Unreliable Author, I am so sorry Sougo but it is my duty as the President of Angst to make you suffer, Time Travel. Time Loop

Very Inspired by the HSHTNEP verse by @narashikari, Kagerou Daze song, My R song, Project Sekai, Honkai Impact 3rd, Honkai Star Rail, and Bungou Stray Dogs.

Alpas mean is to break free

In this AU basically, Sougo has to force himself to use his time powers to fix the villain mess, become a Homura but less bad (he is still sane but still needs therapy), also pull a Mei

Sorry if this not making sense at all, I forgot most Zi-O lore cause I hate it with my every being, just not the main characters but that hypocritical of me cause most of my AUs tend to not make sense. Also, i kinda rewrote the whole Evil Sougo here cause he so lacking in canon that i changed him a bit too cryptic but still a bad guy nonetheless. Also this AU kinda made it in my dream and I just had to continue it cause its ruined my concentration in class lol. (also the angst probably from my projection to my comfort charas so i am so sorry about that too)

If you want to know more about this AU, you can ask me like with the ask blog features lol.

Before we start how the AU happened, I need to explain that this AU is kind of different than canon or just the basic HCs of this AU

Basic Hcs: 1. The Main Riders have found a family joke but turn real (Mom and Dad are Emu and Shinnosuke, the kids are Takeru, Sougo, Ikki, and Houtaro, and the uncles and the aunts are the rest of the riders), Sougo is a theater kid beside he can do ballet, Sougo is a history nerd, Sougo in the past being bullied before because he wants to be a king in middle school before high school so he never talks about it openly again. And how do they meet together? Let's say because of the crossover movies, sometimes they meet for a reunion or fight for a world-ending fate again or beat up Tsukasa lol.

The summary of AU: some new villains want Sougo back to being an evil king to destroy other riders, and they do it by changing the past or rather trying to kill the main riders in the past, Sougo knows this by someone trying to warn him and use his time powers despite he trying not to use his time powers other than time-stopping, that someone also said to never said this anyone even Geiz and Tsukuyomi or he get the biggest regret of his life. Sougo has to force himself to use his time powers to the past to stop the villain while making the past riders not know what he is so he makes a somewhat villain persona for it. He also changes his style for this he even changes his hairstyle and clothes so no one knows it's him. Also, that someone is Hiden Atsuya, a future adopted kid of Fuwa x Aruto who secretly helps break Sougo's fate since these villains are from his timeline and other future kids.

This timeline is in 2024, meaning Houtaro is here too and Sougo is 24 years old.

His villain persona: not too talkative unless he wants to talk cause he doesn't want to give hints from the future, very quiet, very stoic, he is a good person but his persona feels like a quiet jerk, this persona is inspired by his mentor and dad figure, Tsukasa Kadoya.

For example :

Past!Shoutaro: Hey, who are you?

A!Sougo: ….

Shoutaro: Answer me!

A! Sougo, quietly said:…Protect your loved ones to your heart, Hidari-san…

His appearance disguised is his hair braided on his left side, has a lot of bandages on his right eye, and sometimes wears a hat sometimes not, his clothes are black/blue pants overall with a double layer of white/grey shirt. Sougo wears a pair of worn-out black combat boots as part of his disguised persona.

Sougo starts this journey is very optimistic but also wary cause he doing this alone this time, after several loops where he fails a lot of times and has to use his time to rewind the past to normal but he has to make the past riders forget his existence in the past and kinda losing it so when in 23rd loop, he tells to Geiz and Tsukuyomi but unfortunately, like the kid tell him.. It did make something bad happen like a world-ending scenario. He hates to see the dead body of his mentor lying on the ground, he hates to see his older brother's dead body near a river, he hates to see his parental figures' bodies lying on the streets, and he blanks out when he sees his lover's dead bodies. After that loop, his eyes start to dull but anyone in the present doesn't notice Sougo's weirdness until the 50th loop.

Sougo routine most of the time now is present timeline-past-go back to the present timeline so everyone becomes suspicious that Sougo suddenly disappeared most of the day (surprisingly they noticed after the 49th loop cause Sougo can act very well) to encounter this, Sougo made to redo the first day when he starts to go to past to prevent the villains and that day be his ‘checkpoint’ so anyone not sus about it.

The villains are psychopaths, they claim that they are very loyal to Oma Zi-O than to Time Jackers. They tried to do the same thing to Sougo’s daughter but she was very stubborn and the villains came in a bad timing like literally the baddest timing ever when her dads, her mom, her Nana Emu, Grandpa Shinnosuke, and other granduncles riders out there. So they had to resort to another plan, which made Sougo's life miserable to make him guilty of the villains so he forced himself to give in to the fate he had to face years ago.

1-22nd loop!Sougo: still optimistic but after some loops, he is kinda tired about it. This whole shit made him eat less but not too less, he was just not very in the mood to eat.

23rd-80th loop!Sougo: His eyes became dull, lost his sense of taste, got tortured by the same villain via the electric chair, and had to kill the said villain, always on the run then going home, sometimes getting a mental breakdown of what he did, he feels guilty to have erased his senpai and kouhai memories too much also kill someone. In mid of the 60th loop, he has hallucinations and nightmares of his senpai.

81-99th loop! Sougo: Lost his mind but his sanity is still intact, he somewhat embraces fate but at the same time does not, he reaches out to his bad future self, Oma Zi-O to give him the true potential of his powers despite his chances of being an evil king will greatly increase and his future self surprisingly give him. He plans for his own king's ‘execution’ after this whole thing is done. Also the villains found out to break the time loops mind erasing shit at 85th loop and the Riders demand answers from Sougo sometimes leading to fighting, Sougo had to force himself wrapped by his villain persona and get up but at one time he break his persona once. He mutters that he rather save them than not do anything about it so he calls himself a sinner or a liar once he defeats Geiz and Tsukuyomi.

I don't know what to explain anymore so i write the all WIPs of minific or/and songfics that I thought of, and not in chronological order sorry and sorry i totally take some HoT convo from chapter 17, sorry for the ooc and not making sense in this goddamn AU also sorry of my bad writing:

1.

“I think this is the first time you have reached out to me even go to this timeline as well..” Oma Zi-O said, this time, he used a younger body with his left eye bandaged. He looks at Sougo with empty, cold eyes yet his expression doesn't fit him right now

“Are you no longer afraid of these powers?…” He asked him

“I don’t know.. I feel I am not afraid anymore ever since 81st loop” (Sougo)

“If you continue to tread this path, you will find yourself falling deeper into the abyss” warned Oma Zi-O

“……I don’t care, I will take care of it all” Sougo replied

“You will lose everything, your family and friends will no longer trust you” (Oma Zi-O)

“It’s doesn’t matter to me anymore, I always alone..” Sougo replied he embraced the fact he always going to be alone.

“You will leave them forever..”

“…”

"You won't be around them anymore, see their smiles, or hold their hands."

“It’s okay, I already know what I am getting into…”

“There is no turning back once you get into this path, are you sure is this your choice? ”

“It’s doesn’t matter… Senpai will take care of them but this is something I must do.. I already made my choice”

“Then so be it..” Oma Zi-O gives Sougo the true potential of his powers.

Tsukasa looks at Sougo with deep rage. Sougo’s eyes were in horror. Shit, keep calm Sougo.. Keep your goddamn persona in check!

2.

Mama, ooh

I don't wanna die

Sougo feels Tsukasa’s weapon at his head. Sougo’s trying not to cry. “Now, Sougo.. Tell me, why are you doing this?..” His voice is empty, cold. Clearly, He doesn’t trust Sougo right now. Sougo’s eyes become dull. Shoutaro noticed this and is now worried for Sougo.

I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

3.

Sougo got saved by his bike that actually can ride on its own, is his bike sentient or something??

Tsukasa, Shoutaro and Shinnosuke suddenly got summoned to future by Oma Zi-O.

“What do you want..” Shoutaro asked

“…………Make sure to watch my younger self back”

“Eh?” Shinnosuke was shocked.

“What do you mean by this?…” Tsukasa asked

“I'm just curious about his future after all, if it ends up with him being evil king again.. It will be just boring and… Every evil king always gets executed in the end” And at the right moment, a guillotine drops. The three riders jumped a bit and now realized what the evil king meant.

“Sougo planned to end this once and for all, and by that… He plans his execution”

“Huh, I didn't know you could care, why do you ask us this..” (Tsukasa)

4. (More of a summary than a fanfic but yeah) also this like the end of 100th loop

Finally, Sougo did it and defeated the villains on his own at least this time didn’t kill anyone and let the future kids handle them. Now, he is on top of a building, the tallest building in the city. He can finally execute his execution. He can wipe his timeline that made him an evil king but the idea of living scared him like what if this fate gets him again, watch his loved ones suffer from his fate, he just rather disappear and never come back. Sougo takes out his braid and the bandages off then takes the final leap.

The songs that fit Sougos:

He closed his eyes until someone took his hand in that fall, it was Takeru. Sougo in shock and scared, why did Takeru follow him, he didn't want Takeru dying with him, it was supposed to be his ‘execution’ not Takeru too. He realized he made Takeru cry, he felt guilty he was the reason that he crying right now. He doesn't realize that he is being saved by Inves plant and passes out when Takeru and him back to the rooftop.

5. (totally take this from Honkai Impact)

Sougo put Geiz's unconscious body to the wall. "You and Tsuku saved me from that fate, so i return the favor. If saving you is a sin then i'ii be the sinner..." Then Sougo left.

Kamen Rider after 100th loop to Sougo be like : Deichuu ni Saku

1-22nd loop!Sougo: Nomad, Twilight Light, Non-breath Oblige

23-80th loop!Sougo : Hated by Life Itself, Samsa

81-100th loop! Sougo : Honkai World Diva, Gehenna, Phony, Self-Inflicted Achromatic

After the whole shit : Reborn

I kinda made their roles when they sing it so sorry if it doesn't fit them

Unable to filter the pieces of our broken hearts, (Shoutaro)

Our tears gently dried up,

Unable to shed another drop. (Eiji)

"That's funny, isn't it?" we laugh…(Gentaro)

A difficult life, Maze-like brambles that obstruct you. (Kouta)

The darkness of this corrupt world blocks your path. (Tsukasa)

Ah, you're someone who's more depressed than anyone else.

So, right now, We're probably on the verge of drowning, (Takeru)

Saved by breathing correctly. (Emu)

Now, we simply live for the sake of dying someday.

When we realise why we dislike rain (Philip)

Deep down, we remember

That large soap bubbles

Must be really soft and fluffy.

While looking at every color on the ground (Shinnosuke)

We make sure to walk where there are no puddles.

Surely, you too, would resort to self-defence

If you could avoid a difficult path.

Right now, I am human; (Everyone)

Today, tomorrow too, and the day after that

It's enough to admit it,

Everyone takes in different breaths.

Lalala…

But you too are human, (Emu)

You just hate being one, that's all.

But you can't hate it, because you're a kind person,

You're that someone who would pray for just about anyone.

It takes, for a single blossom to scatter, (Aruto)

Water, earth, sunlight and its own seed

Whatever lies right in front of me,

Its meaning, past and future,

If a single one of those were missing, nothing would be born:(Touma)

Not me, not you, and neither that person.

“It’s nothing” -

I say as I burden you with my past.

Destiny getting in your way. (Tsukasa)

You reap what you sow.

But because this situation is unpleasant,

You want to run away, right? You want to live, right?

If there is a moment (Emu)

Where you feel like throwing yourself,

Cleave through the darkness of this world, (Shoutaro and Philip)

And let us search for the reason you were born.

The beginning at the end, (Takeru)

Once it begins, it will be your final life.

At the end of an endless journey (Shinnosuke)

There must be a "time" where it's now or never.

"It's impossible to drown in the rain", (Eiji)

Even so, it feels like it's hard to breathe.

“We live for the sake of dying someday”, (Emu sing this but its meant to sing it that someone said it)

If that is so, if that is so, (Everyone)

We'll never break again. Never. Never. Never (Ace)

Let the unbroken bells of our hearts resound

Everything will be covered by dark clouds (Haruto)

And smeared with mud.

Sorry if this doesnt make sense/weird-

Let us draw a line inside the maze (Kouta)

That obstructs the path of the world now. (Touma)

This line will be the overlapping map, (Geiz)

That flower that blooms for the sake of illuminating you. (Tsukuyomi)

That said, what if Daybreak!Houtaro meet this Sougo :

D!Houtaro : Sougo-san.. why you want to end yourself this way

A!Sougo : You will never understand my reason (he knows he completely losing it cause tbf, he seen a lot of loops where his family and friends died so yeah)

Tag : @maou-the-tree

[fictionkinfessions]

So I’m not gonna specify source or who I am because it’s a kin I don’t talk about publicly if I can help it at all. This is for canon offspring, though.

My noncanon son in that life was named Ashton. He helped my husband and I with the store my husband owned, though he was young and not too great at most tasks. He was more like my husband than he was like me in terms of personality, but he was a lot more levelheaded (which I’d like to think he picked up from me.)

Physically, he didn’t look much like either me or my husband. But you know, that’s to be expected. He was adopted, after all. He had the brightest blue eyes I’ve ever seen, honestly. He wore a lot of big puffy coats in the winter time, and he often wore my signature hat from my childhood. He had found it in a box while we were clearing out storage space for my husband, and asked to have it. I didn’t even know we still had the thing. I said sure, but my husband was so Not Okay With It. I remember him yelling at me for letting Ashton have the hat despite how old, faded, and gross it was. I thought it was endearing. Probably since it belonged to me in my youth.

Ashton liked to talk to the people who came to my husband’s store, including the town’s “Problem” character. He taught me to be more accepting and respectful just by virtue of that. It’s incredible how children can still teach you things even when you’re an adult and think you know it all.

He was such a good kid. He asked me to come to show and tell once because he wanted to show off his “cool dad.”

I love him. I think about him often, even if I don’t acknowledge this kintype anywhere anymore. I hope he’s doing well, wherever he ended up.

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[etoile-gracieuse]

im so sorry yall im regressing into all sorts of old obsessions these days.

just saw a post talking abt why dex (and jack at one point) from check please would be banned from aux at parties (im not reblogging bc it is from 2020 and i dont want to argue with anyone i just want to explain why im right LMAO) and all of the reasons they gave were. What. i had a haus of my own, only for a significantly larger team (track not hockey), and i know my experience is not universal and there's definitely someone out there who Also had a team and a team house w big parties that disagrees w everything i say etc etc but like. it is so odd to see people's ideas abt how that goes when it's the complete opposite of my experience

me rambling abt expectations vs reality for music at parties hosted by doofus athletes for doofus athletes below the cut with a short aside about how canon's housing is deeply confusing to me

it's not just party music assumptions that confuse me, it's on all sorts of levels, like the haus being their only team related off campus space. we had... 11?? off campus houses?? and even if you narrow it down to just houses w mens distance runners in it (approx the same number of people as umich's hockey team rosters) then we had 5 houses plus underclassmen in dorms. like the math is not mathing if there's just the 3 bedroom plus attic haus. what 21/22 year old is choosing to live in a traditional dorm. there's just no way your options as an upperclassman are "be lucky enough to be one of Maybe 6 that can squeeze in if several people share rooms" or "live in dorms. hopefully you get a single" when theoretically they should be averaging like 6.5 people per class year. not the point, a gripe i have w canon really anyways, whatever.

but the collective sense of what goes for party music... i get that the canon era is like 2013 to 2018 or so but like i have met some of our class of 2018 alumni. and i feel preeetty confident in saying the below was also true then.

'he would play come on eileen [and get banned]' - im sorry but that was played at LEAST once per party at my athlete frat house, how is that an aux-bannable offense

"they would be like 'we want party music not sea shanties'" - shipping up to boston is a Thing (capital T deserved). and rattlin bog. do you know how many drinks i have finished while listening to/playing rattlin bog. that is a classic drinking game (i double checked to make sure this wasnt invented like right before i hit college or smthn and found a tweet referencing it from 2014). also we did actually several sea shanties at a st pattys party (our aux guy did have to be bullied into it. worth it) though i would not say that that one's a universal experience.

"this absolute ding dong [jack] says 'i like carrie underwood' and is never asked for his input again" - you're telling me you haven't gotten down in a house full of stolen signs that is falling apart at the seams to before he cheats???? i have watched 22 year old 6'7" men stand on tables and truly Perform their hearts out to this song and you're telling me that holster wouldn't pull that shit?

"plays country and gets banned" - see: before he cheats. but also our most popular party theme (aside from disco i think) was farm party. we had hay bales and apple bobbing. our number of international harvester streams hit double digits before midnight. i did not go to college in the south, or in the middle of nowhere, or any of that. even city kids like to get drunk in overalls and cowboy hats singing about farmers' daughters sometimes

"he just plays dad rock" - i think once again people underestimate how hard college kids go for shit like that when theyre drunk. i have watched people pole dance around a basement support beam to billy joel and bruce springsteen before (admittedly not super frequently but also often enough that i think i have 2-3 videos of it happening). ok actually im looking at a dad rock list and. what do you mean people havent danced to queen at parties. or the killers? or the fratellis? no chelsea dagger or henrietta? no american pie at 2am when youre so tired you can hardly keep your eyes open but youre leaning on your friends and swaying enough to call it dancing so it's ok?? no the boys are back in town???

[spiteless-xo]

you’ve got the eren hive in *shambles* in the comments, like in actual tears & threatening to quit lmao i worry for some of them 😭

his popularity kind of surprised me. dunno if it’s because he’s the main character of the canon series but you write him way more charismatic and likeable than he’s ever been so hats off to you and your talent!

who/what inspired how you portray eren? are there aspects you pulled from the source material? your writing choices are interesting so i just wanted to pick your brain a bit ;)

happy birthday, btw!

omg i know!! i feel so bad!! 😭

i knew that there would be more eren fans reading, just based off how easy it is to find fics for him compared to jean, but i had no idea how passionate people would be about their relationship!

jean and eren are both loosely inspired by friends that i had in university, mixed in with some of their canon traits, or how i think their canon traits would change in a modern au

lengthy tbaw eren character analysis below (up to chp19) 🙈 no spoilers for tbaw or manga

canon traits

eren has always been charismatic in my opinion. he was able to convince a bunch of trainees to join the scouts even though it was dangerous and he led the jaegerists. i think his charisma in canon is overshadowed by his emotional outbursts, but i think it’s still there

in tbaw this translates to him being a fuckboy 💀 growing up as an attractive, horny guy, he would realize quickly that he can charm his way into sleeping with people, so i think he’d do that often

BUT he’s really insecure. he always blames himself when missions go wrong, so it’s like he’s always looking for an excuse to be the villain

in tbaw, i think this manifests as him seeing himself as only being good for sex. he could be a nice guy that just sleeps around, but instead he really embodies all of the negative stereotypical traits of a fuckboy because of his negative self perception and it’s easier for him to make peace w being the bad guy if he also acts like the bad guy (ex. the shit w floch)

eren has always cared deeply about his friends and family and is willing to do anything for them. in tbaw, eren’s the same way but it might be harder to see because we don’t see eren with any of his friends. but we’ve seen glimpses of this from the flashback w jean in the eren pov chapter and also the knowledge from jean’s mom that eren used to stand up for armin as kids.

however, he definitely sees reader as a friend (plus more), so the love and care that he shows her is consistent w how i think he would treat other friends.

deviations from canon

canonically, eren is very emotion-driven 💀 he’s impulsive and brash and always causing chaos whereas in tbaw id say he’s more restricted by his emotions. kind of like in season 4 when he becomes weirdly emotionless, tbaw eren refuses to acknowledge his emotions (unless it’s anger)

tbaw eren is also more logical. when talking w reader and giving her advice, he’s very direct and tells her exactly what she should do, without considering how emotions might affect things

there’s more that i could say about his character in tbaw but it would spoil future plot points and the ending 💀

but this is kind of the stuff i like to keep in mind when i’m writing eren and his thoughts/actions/motivations

[unohanabbygirl]

Wowowow! Another large FMN x HIPS crossover question set here. The idea of Egg being to one to discover Aemond at the museum is so good and then the consequence of the two factions coming together. It’s actually shameless of Helaena and Alicent to defend him. I can picture that Egg keeps going back to the museum with a face mask and hat to get more pictures of Aemond in front of multiple painting and statues, he even times how long he stares at them, even filming a video and sending it out to everyone just to prove it’s not a one off but an actual issue. I can imagine Aemond getting suspended from his job from making patrons/coworkers uncomfortable with the staring? Even worse if some rando (maybe a reincarnated servant) took a picture of him in a trance and posted it online trying to show what a creep this dude is who looks exactly like the prince in the painting. Everyone can tell that stare is not one of uncomfortability. Maybe it goes viral and the twins + Maelor see on that silent car ride home from the sept?

You’re take on Helaena is so interesting in this story. She’s usually a fan fave in stories because she’s sweet, but to know in this au that she’s still a staunch support of Aemond (though uncomfortably), or acceptingly exposes herself to Alicent’s rape apology/religious mania is shocking. In your mind, does she have a breaking point? At what point does she choose herself/the kids over Alicent and Aemond. Her support of them I think would also have major consequences with her relationship with Osferth, aka there is no relationship. He can’t deal with anyone who would support Aemond, and this only cements after the whole job discussion the family had.

The Alicent in this version has also regressed compared to FMN. In that she turned over a new leaf but here it’s sort of the opposite. I’m wondering if her character regression is caused by Aemond’s crime of rape instead of murder, Osferth’s presence, or the way the world is bc of abo dynamics? Will she every experience a breaking point or would you say that if she can’t change her ways after a reincarnation and thousands of years later there’s no hope?

You talked about how suppressants are basically chemical castration for prime alphas, does Aemond ever stop that as some form of rebellion or self harm?

On another note, I also need like 80 yo Saera to still be alive and also helping out Luke. Do you think we will see her in HIPS?

So FMN is continued from canon. The Luke that will remember is taken from a point when his family all truly loved him. In HIPS when he returns, he experienced hatred and resentment (though I don’t know from which character since hips is still in an early arc) as well as the trauma of seeing Aemond again. How different then is the remembrance in this crossover barring the actual memories of his assault? Our modern characters may have changed from the resentment they carried, but when Luke remembers he’s not only reliving his assault, but also how some of the people he’s grown to adore in modern times, resented him in a past life. Now that I think about it, in FMN Luke has had a terrible life and suffered abuse time and again, and when he remembers yes he will be reliving his murder, but also recalling the love his family had for him. In this crossover, modern day Luke has had a free and happy life, but the remembrance will force memories of what Aemond did as well the way his family negatively treated him. In other words, Luke’s final moments from canon in FMN are from an explosive edge of violence. HIPS sees Luke’s survival as a long tragedy. His assault and exile were the start of a slow death for the family, not to mention the second tragedy and trauma of being brought back to Westeros. Sorry if this is rambley. I guess I’ve focused a lot about how modern Luke would deal with remembering Aemond’s attack and the trauma of his pregnancy, so I want your thoughts on not only that but also the memories of blacks

I also have to ask in this crossover whether Luke remembers before or after his first meeting with Aemond. All of the buildup in FMN is so dramatic and I feel like anything Luke does with Aemond is tainted by some form of dubious consent which makes me still hesitant to like Aemond’s character in that story. In Aemond’s mind, this is an incomplete version of Luke so how can he possibly accept any form of consent? It’s a ticking time bomb and only adds another instance of a loss of sexual agency in Luke’s life. Anyway, in this crossover scenario, Luke’s family isn’t pushing hard for him to remember so what does this mean when he meets Aemond it’s as Luke and not Lucerys? This also leads into a Q about what Aemond’s breaking point is when he isn’t allowed to see Osferth and years of Alicent’s crazed talk? This is almost too soap opera-y but I can imagine him coming up to Osferth when he’s away from the group or going to the house to try and convince him by yelling through the door not knowing Luke is there, and this is an omega Luke who doesn’t take any shit and just thinks its an alpha harassing an omega so he opens the door to tell him off which opens a whole different can of worms. HOWEVER…I do think that the power balance of Aemond remembering and Luke being in the dark is tipped too much in Aemond’s favor, and that Luke deserves to know what happened to him and work through that trauma before being exposed to Aemond. Thoughts? I guess the theme for this ask is breaking points for the Greens. The more they try to force the idea everything is fine and Aemond is changed, the more they fracture.

Egg keeping quiet at first only to continue going back to the museum day after day to gather as much evidence as he can so the greens can’t try to spin this around to work in their favor or try and make Egg look like a stupid child who simply didn’t understand what he clearly saw fits his personality more than words can say. I can easily imagine him doing this over a span of months, even going the extra mile to ask other staff and common patrons if this is something Aemond does often so he can make notes and get more info from an outsiders pov. It’s a thorough one man investigation that not even someone like Otto could spin around. Sending every piece of evidence to everyone’s phones so they can go over everything for themselves before the meeting. It’s infuriating for the blacks and even though Egg doesn’t send said evidence to Osferth (because his nephew is such an innocent kid who doesn’t need those images shoved in his face anymore than they already have been living in a world that constantly disrespects his mother in popular art.) He still tells him about what Aemond’s been doing to a certain extent because he has the right to know considering Aemond is trying to form a relationship with him.

I like the idea of a reincarnated commoner taking a trip to the museum and catching Aemond in the act. They have their suspensions that it may actually be the prince but they’re too nervous to actually approach so they do what most people these days do and post the pic to reddit or maybe even twitter with the caption “what a freak” and it goes viral overnight because that dude is obviously mesmerized rather than disgusted or uncomfortable.

Alicent is super regressed! I’d argue she’s even worse than her f&b counterpart. Aemond r*ping Luke rather than killing him that night plays a big role in her mental state going down the drain. Being an omega herself and raised by a man like Otto with so few omega’s in her personal life to teach her self-love like Omen does for Luke leaves her with a lot of self-hatred and internal misogyny towards women and omega’s alike. As a victim of marital r*pe who’s children were conceived that way, knowing her son committed such a crime sends her into a state of disbelief and denial. The only way for her to not breakdown and maintain the idea that she’s raised at least one perfect child is to shift the blame onto Luke. Its the only way she can remain on her high horse while also maintaining her hatered for Luke without feeling shame.

Osferth’s existence makes this all so much worse. If Luke had simply ‘claimed’ that Aemond assaulted him then she could live in denial without ever being forced to see the truth. However, Osferth makes this impossible. Not only is he living breathing proof that a sex act did occur between the two, but it’s impossible to claim bastardy on the census of brown hair because Osferth has Aemond’s entire face down to the last detail. He’s not only a constant reminder that Aemond is capable of going against the mother but that he isn’t nearly as perfect as she wants to believe he is.

Can she become better? In this au, I don’t think so. She’s simply one of those people that were failed to such a horrible extent that she only becomes worse with time until she eventually pushes everyone who doesn’t bow to her beliefs away. Is it sad? Absolutely, but with how deep in she is and how many disgusting actions shes taken, I don’t see her ever seeing the error of her ways. If anything, I can see an older Osferth extending a peace offering of sorts because he truly wants to believe that she’s not as heartless as it seems from the outside looking in. Sadly she would just ignore him.

Personally, I’m a Helaena shooter all the way, but I enjoy playing with her character. Its fun to pull her away from the shy sweet girl who just wants to be with her children and collect her bugs and put her in with the greens who do things for their own selfish reasons. She knows what Aemond did to Luke was wrong and there’s no excuse whatsoever. But her need to remain at her family’s side on the principle of sheer loyalty adds a flaw to her character, and flaws are one thing that every character needs.

She knows her brother committed one of the most cruel, violent crimes someone could ever do to another person and yet she stays. She knows her mother is trying to brainwash Maelor and the twins yet she stays. It puts into question what would be the absolute breaking point for her to see the light and leave this toxic environment. Would one of her children have to experience something similar to Luke for her to see the light? Would the twins have to threaten to leave? They may be young but they’re gen alpha therefore raised on ipads. So they definitely know how to take money out of their grandmas purse, pack some clothes and catch a few bus rides to disappear before anyone even notices they’re gone. Plus, kids their age walk to and from school + go to the corner store to buy snacks all the time. A pair of middle schoolers catching a bus or two until they’re out of KL is possible.

So long as they don’t turn too many heads and are quick on their feet with some good lie’s prepared they’d make it pretty easy. So If the twins were to pull this off and actually find their way off the grid it sends Helaena into a mental break. Perhaps even getting so bad that she ends up physically hurting herself which eventually leads to her being put in the psych ward for her own safety (baker act)

This has two outcomes; #1, one or multiple of the blacks visiting her after hearing that she allegedly tried to commit S even though she stood by Aemond. They may not like her, but they don’t wish death on her nor did they wish for her children to go missing. They’re true innocent’s.

The visit is quick, asking how she is and if shes okay before leaving with a very forced smile. Hel thinks over this interaction a lot during her time. Makes some hard decisions too and maybe, just maybe, she leaves Alicent and Aemond’s side.

Or #2, Daeron pays her a visit and brings a very sad Maelor who misses his brother and sister. He tries to convince Hel that she needs to see the others for the enablers that they are. Tries to talk sense into her, even offers that they can get a place on there own and go half on rent. He’s more than happy to get a job.

Sadly, she only falls deeper into the mindset that the greens are the only people she truly has. Thinks Daeron is talking nonsense and that they must stick my one another no matter what. After all, her mother and Aemond visited her, not the blacks. Though they don’t owe her that anyway.

I like both of these scenarios for the simple fact that they can change so much depending on which path you go down.

Hmm, Aemond going off his medication isn’t very likely because its the only way he can actually participate in society the way he wants. Now, no one can actually force a prime to get suppressants and there aren’t any outright rules stating that none medicated primes cant go to the mall or sit on their computer at a Starbucks like anyone else, but it limits so much of what you can and can’t do. Aemond wouldn’t be able to attend the college of his choice, work at most jobs, or live in a majority of apartment/townhouse/penthouse complex’s. Not to mention that if he did go off of his suppressants then every one of the blacks would block him and get a restraining order immediately. They aren’t taking that chance, not with Osferth being a young omega who’s still getting used to scents and controlling his own instincts.

The chances of seeing Saera in HIPS is likely!! As well as FMN 👀 (i want to expand but i’m not sure I can do so without spoiling 😭)

Luke remembering his past in HIPS differs dramatically from FMN because he’ll have to relive so much trauma all at once that it would likely send him into a full-on breakdown. Being forced to remember being assaulted, an unwanted pregnancy and the humiliation of being forced from the happy life he was able to create from the ashes of what he once had, only to be taken from that life and pushed in front of a full court of onlookers as the truth of what actually happened to him was revealed for the world to see. Reliving the betrayal in his mother’s eyes and seeing the original hatred in Jace’s eyes for his innocent son for simply being a carbon copy of Aemond in looks. Its all too much to handle and would seriously leave him with a few mental scars. I could 100% see him going no contact with the entire family (except his son ofc)

But on the bright side, with all of these horrible memories comes memories being with Osferth. Holding him for the first time, teaching him to speak Valyrian and going through the long but sweet process of teaching him to walk. He remembers baking pies and singing lullabies. He remembers that the boy he gave up everything for grew into such a pure hearted young man and that alone is enough to make the bad fade into the background.

He’d for sure hold a grudge against everyone but Corlys. After all, his grandfather respected that he wanted ‘Lucerys Velaryon’ to remain dead and gone as he lived his life anew. Corlys gave him a nice property far away from prying eyes and took care of his grandson and great-grandson as best he could from so far away. Visiting when he could and always helping give Osferth the things he was able to give Luke as a child. Reading him traditional Velaryon fairytales and storybooks for example. Not to mention legitimizing him as a true Velaryon in name just as he is in spirit.

Reuniting with Jace would hurt the most because he was the one who felt most betrayed that Luke allowed everyone to think he was dead. So that relationship would be the hardest to fix (again, I want to give you more but HIPS is still in its first arc and I don’t want to spoil too much)

As for Luke and Aemond’s first interaction, while Luke is attracted to Aemond he doesn’t feel any need to chase after him to hookup since this version of Luke doesn’t have the sexual trauma and therefore the dangerous coping mechanisms FMN Luke has. At most he’d be like “oh, cute alpha. Seems like an asshole though” and go on about his day. This forces Aemond to take the lead and chase Luke down. However, Luke makes it clear he’s not interested in sex or partnership at the moment which means Aemond has to keep Luke’s attention with his personality alone.

Aemond would reach a point of being fed up with being separated from his son. His base instincts still scream that that’s his son, his seed, his to protect. So on and so forth. He wants to explain without Rhaenyra and the rest of the blacks acting as a barrier. So he would try and reach out behind the other’s backs. (Maybe hitting him up on social media)

I like your idea about Aemond trying to get Osferths attention by hanging outside of his door which just looks like another alpha prick trying to chase down a young omega. Luke has been raised with good role models and placed in pretty okay environments. Knows that as omegas they’re a community meant to stick together, so his first instinct would surely be to tell the guy off no matter how much bigger he may be. He’s still a man at the end of the day and can throw a few nice punches.

I have to agree with you when you say that Luke meeting Aemond while still amnesic does tip the scales in his favor since it gives Aemond the ability to grow on Luke and form a close bond. He may be a douche but Luke is the type who finds it amusing to a certain extent. So if Aemond can show he actually has good qualities to even out the asshole alpha side of himself, than he has a good chance to form a friendship. This isn’t very fair since being all chummy with the man who r*ped him would cause a lot of mental turmoil once the time comes for Luke’s past memories to come flooding back.

Its one thing in FMN because though murder is inexcusable, it was an accident due to a very stupid choice in the heat of the moment. However, there is no such thing as “accidental” assault. Point blank period.

I think one way to have these two interact before Luke remembers while keeping things from tipping too much in Aemond’s favor is to have them interact at certain times here and there (always with someone else around) rather than constantly hanging out alone for endless hours and forming a deep bond in the process which really would be traumatic for a survivor of sexual assault.