#feel like lisa is definitely a big part of all of this

[wlwlibrary]

my exact feelings about arcane and yellowjackets

like there are so many deaths in arcane and they all feel meaningful, silco dying has so many narrative consequences, not only on jinx's character development, but also the entire underground movement, Isha's death has such a big emotional impact, I was crying so damn hard while watching, and it also serves as a catalyst for jinx character development, jinx arc being completed by breaking the cycle and sacrificing herself for her sister is a good ending, don't get me wrong I love the mentally ill character being able to heal narrative just as much as I love a tragic ending, it all depends on the tone of the story and the build up to the final moment, there's also a bunch of minor characters dying in the final battle and it just felt so real and tragic, like yes this is war, people will die, and it makes it so real because there are very few super-powered characters that seem to be able to take more damage than any human could survive and there is also no bringing people back from the dead, which makes the stakes insanely high because there are actual consequences, in arcane every death has an emotional AND narrative impact

now in yellowjackets the deaths in the teen timeline are kind of expected because cannibalism is literally part of the premise and it's about surviving the wilds, it would be very unrealistic if nobody died, however that doesn't make them any less emotionally impactful, Laura Lee's death is very symbolic and meaningful as it squashes the last bit of hope of getting rescued, her character being very religious is also a symbolism of innocence and the others continually lost their innocence following her death, Jackie's death literally haunts the narrative and Shauna well into season 3, it also starts them on the cannibalism path, Javi's death was arguably one of the most tragic ones because he was innocent and he didn't have to die, they could have saved him but they didn't which made me truly despise every single one of the teens, Javi's death also impacts Natalie's character development, I don't have a lot to say about Crystal's death other than that it still has narrative impact, Coach Ben's death again very emotionally loaded because it brings up the question, is it more humane to end someone's suffering by killing them if they wish to? which is strongly correlated to personal autonomy and agency over one's life including the right to die at one's chosen time and manner, the scientist's (Edwin) death is pretty much for shock value, but it also has narrative consequences because it complicates rescue as there are now outsiders who are witnesses of their atrocities, Cody's death again shock value with narrative consequences even bigger than Edwin's death because his death means squashing any hopes of rescue yet again, Mari being pit girl is a nice full circle reveal and she's also a martyr because she died to help them all get rescued

now the deaths in the present timeline are even more fascinating to me, I truly believe that all te survivors dying one after the other until there's only one woman left is the best way to conclude the story (my bet is on Misty because she's the most resilient one out of them all and it would be poetic to see her, the girl who always wanted to feel included and liked by others, be the last one standing), i will admit Travis' death was rushed and was mostly to drive along the plot but the other deaths are really impactful (I mean his death was emotionally impactful to Nat and it definitely furthered her character arc), Nat's death is another full circle moment because she finally has the chance to do what she should have done with Javi and save an innocent bystander (Lisa), she felt so guilty for not helping Javi and this way she can make up for that, it also makes sense in that moment because she was starting to heal at Lottie's compound and finally saw clearly, the plane scenes are fucking amazing and it kind of hints that there might be a place where all the souls/spirits of the people that died in the wilderness end up, but that's the beauty of the show, there's so much symbolism and different ways to interpret what is said or portrayed (supernatural vs. logical explanations) that you as the audience have to really examine it and come to your own conclusion, the ambiguity makes it so good and I do hope we never get a clear answer from the writers/creators

Not a popular opinion on tumblr I know but I would argue character death is good for stories, actually, and often a death with long narrative consequences is much better use of a character than having them linger with no more important plot beats to hit.

Character death isn’t writers being mean to viewers or something characters don’t “deserve,” it’s an important part of narrative and plotting to give stories stakes and emotional beats. The work making you have an emotion is in fact the point, not something to avoid.

[drgnflyteabox]

a little continuation of this. john price x cashier fem!reader. verbal abuse, anxiety, yelling, hurt/comfort, price comes to your retail rescue<3<3 1.4k words

The only good part of a 5am wakeup is watching the sunrise slowly climb the sky.

There’s a quiet sort of tiredness that lets you appreciate it more — and though the lot associates have made a joke about the morning crew and their sunrise photos, there’s an element of truth there that’s both funny and a little beautiful.

It’s a drag to wait outside the doors for a manager to open them, trying not to make eye contact with the early-bird oldies and the impatient contractors who think they should just be allowed in before everyone else based on the amount of money they spend.

When the doors open and the 6am hardware warriors stroll in, ready and chipper, you’re half asleep leaning against your counter.

Another good thing about the early shift is the lack of uptight managers. None of them want to wake up before ten, so you’re safe to lean and lounge while waiting for customers.

A call comes through your earpiece after a few customers, nearing the cusp of 8am.

”Hey, we’ve got the guy coming your way,” your head cash – Lisa – says, voice crackling in the mic. The guy is a rude jerkoff, some contractor who thinks abusing staff is the way to get good service and better prices.

What’s worse is that your managers allow it. In fact, you get warnings like this all the time. The guy is here, the guy has a big order, make sure to cash him out fast or he’ll start shouting. Be pleasant. Smile.

The guy is walking down the store lumber aisle with a pinched expression on his face and two other employees dragging his stacked carts behind him.

You try to ignore his caustic vibes, thinking instead of the pink, purplish sunrise you’d seen earlier. Clouds like magic, cotton candy, floating above you 

You ignore the incessant tapping of his feet, the annoyed groan he makes when you lift a package of insulation up and find flat saw blades.

Sure, you can’t accuse him of stealing. But you can make a cheery, passive aggressive comment–

“Oops, I guess you forgot these!” you chirp, scanning them a little slower than necessary. It’s not mature, but it does make you feel a little better. Nice try, bozo.

Playing the idiot cashier helps with these types. Why are you mad, sir? I’m just a cashier? And though you could answer more questions than you do, you don’t. Playing the ditz makes life easy.

Lisa’s definitely judged you for it, but hey. She’s not stuck at the register like you are.

Sometimes, it works. You get a scowl, but they’ll go quiet. Sometimes.

Today, it backfires.

“Excuse me?” 

Oh here we go, you think. It’s way too early for this.

“What was that, sir?” you play dumb, voice squeaking.

“Are you accusing me of stealing?” his volume raises. You see redness crawling up his neck. Fuck.

“No, no, I only meant–” you try to backtrack. Fuck, fuck. This is the result of your hubris. Your reasoning flies out through the massive lumber area doors as his rage climbs.

“No? No? Because I think you just accused me of stealing. Do you understand how much I spend here, you moron?”

“I do, I didn’t mean to imply–”

“Get me a fucking manager, now,” he snaps. God, you have no clue if he acts like this to get his way, to get discounts, or if he’s really this angry half the time he comes in.

Regardless, the effect is real. You’ve never been good with anger, and you’re shaking a little as you press the call button on your pager.

“C-Can I please have a manager down to lumber cash?” you broadcast to the store.

All you can think of is looking away from his angry gaze while you wait. Oh, a bubble bath – you have an aloe and green tea bubble bath packet at home waiting for you.

Hot water. Bubble bath. Manager to fix this mess. Maybe a hot chocolate after work?

A couple minutes pass. Longest minutes of your life.

No answer. The guy taps his foot, sighing loudly, angrily. You try again.

“Can I please have a manager down to lumber cash?”

Oh fuck, is that someone else in line? You turn away bodily, speaking again into your mic. Trying to look like you’re doing something about the wait.

Another couple minutes. Despair washes over you like a cold blanket of snow.

“Need a manager at lumber cash,” you try.

Typical, really. Lisa is likely on break, and you have no idea who’s managing the store at the moment.

You imagine it’s likely Cody, who’s good with contractors like this because he's personable but he’s also lazy it almost cancels out. Also, he takes a smoke break every 5 minutes.

And never takes his pager.

“What the fuck is taking so long?” you hear behind you.

“I’m sorry,” you say, turning. “My manager is busy at the moment but–”

“Busy?” his voice is like a gunshot in the airy space, an absurd volume for the time.

“Yes–”

“Do you know–”

A third voice cuts in.

“Think you better learn a little patience, mate,” British?

Oh, shit. It’s that guy from before. He’s got one hip a little cocked, a frown on his face like he’s smelled something bad. His boonie hat is titled down, nearly covering his eyes. You can see them because you’re shorter than he is.

“Excuse me? And who are you? Mind your business,” the guy says.

“I think you’d better let the nice girl check me out while you wait,” he motions for you towards the parallel cash desk, and you’re grateful to just follow.

You scurry away from the guy faster than is appropriate, calling out again as you cross the open space towards the other cash desk for a manager.

You can only hope they arrive while you’re helping this one. John Price, you think his name was. He's a memorable man. Him and his moustache and his expensive company.

John Price has left the guy flabbergasted. He also has twice as many carts as him, and when your eyes widen to see them he just says take your time in a smooth, deep voice.

Oh man.

You do take your time, already calmer for John’s presence. Strange maybe to feel safe in the company of a stranger, a contractor no less, but it’s a nice change of pace.

Beep, beep. You scan methodically. John has no hidden items, and he doesn’t pressure you. He leans up against his lumber order and watches you check underneath things, under the cart, doing everything you’re trained to do.

“Start early?” he asks.

“Hm?” you lift your head. “Oh, yes. 6am.”

He whistles.

“Hard worker, I see,” he helps you lift a heavy bag of concrete.

“Thank you,” Marx look away, you think. Your face is only a little hot.

Cody strolls in the lumber doors missing his apron and – you guessed it – his pager. You fix him with a look as he smiles in greeting.

“Need a manager when you’re free,” you rush. Cody is nice, but you’re kinda miffed now.

“Oh, sure,” he says, walking by you toward the breakroom.

John Price raises a brow.

“Not everyone’s up to the task, eh?”

You feel hot again.

“It’s just early.”

John smiles. He looks remarkably silly doing it, you think. His facial hair makes him look approachable, cuddly. Like a teddy bear.

John’s order totals double the guy, which isn’t really a victory for you but it feels like one. Ha! See, you aren’t the richest guy here. You feel vindicated. Cody looks miserable cashing him out, which makes you just a little guilty.

“Will that be cash or card?” you ask, finger hovering on the POS.

He pays with card. You certainly do not notice how he cradles the machine. You aren’t that down bad.

Only you are, and his fingers are huge. His knuckles are hairy.

When you go to hand him the receipts, printed twice for record keeping, he manages to slip a 50 into your hand before you notice.

“Oh, no! I’m not allowed to–”

He folds those big bear paws over your hand, enclosing the cash in it with a sh sh sh as you protest.

“For the trouble,” he winks.

“You didn’t give me any trouble,” you try. The warmth of his palm, the roughness of his calluses. You’re a goner.

He chuckles, and you wonder how he can be both so intense and so disarming.

“You know what I mean, sweetheart,” he squeezes your hand, pushing it gently back towards you until you can put it in your apron pocket.

“Thank you,” you squeeze out.

“Don’t let him get to you,” he says.

“I’ll try,” you thank God or the universe or whoever that Cody and the guy finished a while ago.

“Attagirl.”

Yeah, you’re a goner.

[oldwritingm]

Hey guys!! Dipping my toes back into writing!! (See my pinned post for new fandoms!)

I wanted to try something light, and my sibling got me into Scott Pilgrim, so… here we are…

Scott Pilgrim - Holding Hands

Characters: Scott Pilgrim, Wallace Wells, Lucas Lee, Gideon Graves, Lisa Miller

Scott

He always asks before holding hands

At first it’s verbal, but after a while he just starts holding out his hand with wide puppy-dog eyes

He absolutely RADIATES when you comply

He gets this massive grin and keeps glancing at you with hearts in his eyes

To him it’s a way of showing you’re together, plus it’s physical affection, which he loves

He likes to hold hands in public more than in private

He’ll swing your arms merrily while you walk along the sidewalk, maybe even humming a little tune

You will have to ask him to let go of your hand; he gets so lost in his joy that he doesn’t think to let go (even if you try to pull away)

“Uh, Scott? My hand?”

“Hm? Oh, you want it back. Right. Haha.”

At least his hands are always soft (from gamer sweat) and warm

Wallace

Holding hands isn’t a big deal for him

It’s not really a show of affection for him, just something random he does when he feels like it

He’ll just grab yours casually, not caring who sees

He won’t even pause his sentence/task/whatever he’s doing, he just grabs it and carries on

He thinks it’s adorable if you get all flustered

He WILL tease you about it too

“What’s wrong? Aw, are you embarrassed?”

“Shut up…”

“Love you too.”

His hands are sooo soft, with nicely trimmed nails, and they smell like expensive lotion

Which he might share if you ask really nicely…

Lucas

He LOVES holding hands

He acts nonchalant about it in public, but he’s beaming on the inside

He thinks it’s cute :)

He also uses it as a way to show you’re his (both in a “back off” way and a “look at my smoking hot s/o” way)

“Um, hello? They’re literally holding my hand. Back off, pal.”

In private he shows how he feels a little more, with a little smile playing on his lips as he squeezes your hand

Just chilling on the couch while holding hands is one of his favorite things in the world

(Also when in private) he compliments your hands

His hands are a just a little rough, and he keeps his nails trimmed really short

Gideon

Holding hands is mainly a territorial thing for him

He’ll only grab your hand when he knows people are watching

He might also use it to “prove his affection”

In reality he doesn’t really like it at all

And you can definitely guess as much: he’ll sigh when he takes your hand, and the way he holds it… it’s like he’s afraid you’ve got diseases

“Did you wash your hands?”

“Yes..? Why are you whispering? …oh.”

He’ll begrudgingly place a kiss on it anyway

Hand holding is just not your guys’ thing

But his hands are very soft and clean, and he always has a killer manicure

Somehow his cuticles still suck though…

Lisa

She also really likes holding hands

She thinks it’s cute, plus she likes to show you off

So she mainly does it when in public

Her hands always smell like fruity lotion, which she uses often to make them silky smooth :)

She insists you also use the lotion, especially if/when your hands are calloused

When your hand is in hers, it’s just another part of her hand

She’ll continue to use it like you’re not holding her hand

But if you try to pull away, she gets confused

“You don’t want to hold hands anymore??” :(

“Huh? I thought you wanted it back so you could grab the thing…”

“I can grab it while still holding hands!!”

Thank you so much for reading!! I’m still trying to figure out if I want to finish the requests in my inbox… idk, I’m just not very motivated rn :( I’m so sorry guys

(divider by saradika)

[jungkooktarot]

The truth about Jungkook’s ships | tarot reading

I got multiple requests about whether any of these ships were real, so I combined them in one post

Lisa: they didn’t date. they likely didn’t have feelings for each other even. and I don’t see that they’re friends either. but they both were aware of the ship, and it kind of created this tension between them, especially in the past years. if someone had slight feelings for the other, it’d be lisa. but still nothing big. she found him to be cute. he found her pretty and exotic. he liked her enthusiasm when performing. – the tension I talked about isn’t there anymore. they both forgot about the ship and don’t really think about each other almost at all. i think we all can tell that the ship has died.

Sana: there’s a possibility that they dated. if not then they were friends. we all know how twice & bts were close pre 2020 and I wouldn’t be surprised if even more members dated within these groups. however, this relationship feels quite old, like they broke up long ago and now their energy towards each other is cold. they moved on with their lives. I’m seeing the reason for the breakup is that jungkook was behaving childishly? I mean he’s younger than her anyway. but he was a bit childish and reckless, and I’m sensing more hurt energy on her side. I can’t see what happened exactly. it was nothing too dramatic though. (He’s also shipped with other twice members but considering he’s dated sana, they’re obviously fake)

Yeri: they also have possibly dated. it’s like 50/50. and she could have been one of his most genuine exes. pure intentioned and had his best interest at heart. however, their reason of the breakup also seems to be caused by jungkook. now there are 2 possibilities: he either cheated, even though it’s more likely unintentional? more on the emotional side. or he asked for the breakup because he wanted to fully focus on his career. they were dating during a time where bts were just getting widely recognized. it hurt her for sure but she was quite understanding.

Winter: nothing at all. they didn’t date, didn’t feel anything for each other and barely interacted. i’m trying to pick up on anything but there’s nothing really. the rumors were created out of the blue by someone who’s bored (just like most of his ships because he’s basically shipped with the entire industry). the most they could think of about each other is that they are good singers.

Rosé: they didn’t date either. but there could have been little feelings. even though I think the word “crush” is a bit too much? there was some admiration. I always believed that rosé in general is an army lol. and jungkook, he likes her voice so much. it touches him. so it’s more like being fans of each other.

Chaewon: it’s a bit confusing. but it’s leaning more towards a friendship. jungkook definitely was a fan of izone (we all know how big izone were) so he felt an ego boost when chaewon & sakura joined bighit. the company his group brought to be this big. he thinks she’s cute and he admires le sserafim in general. he feels like a proud senior. like a big brother. he’s definitely friends with the group and they could go on friendly dates. the energy is more lighthearted. It’s like “we are a work family” or something. even if he dated her or someone from the group, it doesn’t feel that serious.

These are the most popular ships. You can tell me if there are more & I’d make part 2

[mgrover]

Ok I said I was going to so i will:

(TLDR i counted a definite 10 episodes but with a maybe on another 5 my math shown below the cut)

To begin with episodes that will be on the regular stage:

First the obvious:

Brennan, Katie and Iffy with what appear to be house crest banners, though there is a shot without them so might not be the main concept

A modded main set with Rekha Jordan and Trapp this is the same episode as peeling Paul based on clothes

Anna, Jeremy and Oscar with some game with jumpsuits with no podiums, maybe rules they have to follow? Theres a big wheel for this

Now those that I think are a bit of a stretch but I'm 90% sure I'm right:

Vic Lou and Jacob maybe a Sam says game samer? but they did a different cast last time they replayed this

now you say Lou isn't in this image? ah well that is where my stretching comes from. Here is Vic obviously same ep, please note the arm and sleeve in the right of the frame:

and then this clip of lou:

That looks like the same vest also this ep seems to be based around dressing up and we have this of lou riping his shirt off:

Next Zac Ally and Unknown third player:

This is ally note shirt on right

Same shirt:

Now based on the amount of stage hands(?) I think these are the same ep with Demi and Ele

Ok moving to new sets:

We don't have a set really but I think it's safe that these are the same ep.

Team 1: Grant, Katie, Iffy, Izzy and Erika

Team 2: BDG, Jiavanni, Rekha, Becca and I think Tao

Not sure on tao but i feel kinda safe saying it based on this image that I think is the same ep:

Next Jacob, Kimia and Jeremy on what I assume is who wants to be a millionaire, not sure if I should know the others:

Then another big cast Persephone, Rekha, Erika, Izzy, Angela(smosh), Jiavanni, Angela, Ele, Becca and Lily. Wild speculation minute to win it? They're playing human knot but they also all have flasks? Really don't know, the second shot has a good view of faces. Seems to be the same set as the last ep:

Another cast over 3, Ally, Aabria Vic and Demi seem to be the contestants based on podiums but there are a lot of people in these shots including Zach and Keith (try guys), Raph, Chris grace

Now on to uncategorized stuff:

There are also 2 comedians I should probably know the names of but don't probably will be their own ep based on the audience but might not:

Then Santa same curtain as last image:

Got a judging panel with Jordan and Demi same new set area as this part of sam leaving:

Jacob Screaming at a marching band probably in one of the other eps he's in:

lisa gilroy maybe the third in Zac and Ally's game? Jukebox is a cool set piece though so maybe separate

And finally Ren faire with Jiavanni, Jeremy, anna and someone who I think I should know the name of cause I recognize him but can't find the dropout property he is in feels like it is it's own ep cause I don't recognize the cast as from another ep but also this is so many episodes:

[shallowseeker]

"We see a glimmer of emotional despair and blame lobbed at Cas which is… fascinating" out of curiosity and for clarification, what was the emotional despair lobbed at castiel? im reading the transcript and am not quite sure

Confession: This is conjecture on my part.

I feel like this scene in Ouroboros is ofc course directed at all of Dean's loved ones, as they were all working to convince Dean to stay alive.

But imho, here: Dean's squared up to Cas.

And Cas squares up to him,

while Sam's body instinctually takes on the body language of a peacemaker between them.

(Also// We as audience have the diner scene between Dean and Cas fresh on our minds: DEAN: "Okay. But if -- if you don't we still have Plan B. ... Coffin. Ocean. Done.")

Sam's not exactly "getting it," but I think his subconscious must understand something of it, maybe...

///

I think the emotional despair that seems be more directed at Cas isn’t blame in the traditional sense but rather a reflection of Dean’s internal conflict.

I think Cas represents something Dean deeply struggles with—his own desires.

Cas, along with Jack, symbolizes hope and the possibility of a particular kind of future happiness, which Dean has been convinced that he’s not "allowed" to want. He has to be covert about it, to take a meager, starved kind of approach to his own happiness. (Note: Dean is allowed to enter family units and support others, but he's rarely allowed to "need" something/someone for himself in earnest.)

There's 14x10's almost-happiness: "DEAN: This bar -- This bar -- This bar -- I've never had anything this nice. Rocky's still isn't for sale."

And 2x20's DJINN CARMEN as she walks up to him, taking his face in her hands, kissing him* CARMEN: We can have a future together. Have our own family. I love you, Dean. Please."

And of course 8x17's DEAN: "I know you're in there. *CASTIEL raises his angel blade, ready to strike.* I know you can hear me. Cas... *DEAN's voice breaks, pleading.* It's me. *CASTIEL stands there, blade at the ready, light glints off the blade.* We're family. We need you. I need you."

And what's even more sickening? AU Michael's words later work to inflame this: "If only Dean had used that coffin when he had the chance."

(Aside/// And likewise, The Empty's deal works to convince Cas of the same thing, that he's not "allowed" to feel personal happiness or express love without dire consequences!)

/// Anyway, I think Dean’s decision not to say goodbye to Cas and Jack in 14x12 does stand in stark contrast to his other behaviors: hugging Sam, eating last meals with Mary and Donna, etc. I think this difference highlights how unique and emotionally complicated his relationships with Cas and Jack are. Dean’s reasoning—“I don’t need to get shaky on this thing”—reveals his fear of losing resolve if he faces them directly. (It's even unlike Lisa, whose goodbye was bittersweet but clean.)

In a nutshell, saying goodbye to Cas and Jack would force Dean to confront the depth of his attachments, making it harder to follow through with his sacrifice. (Or, per the script, it would make Dean himself "too emotional.")

SAM: You know, Mom hates this. I hate this... And Cas and Jack, you haven’t even told them. DEAN: Okay, well, yeah, that’s because I’m not good with the whole big goodbyes, alright? I-I-I don’t need to get shaky on this thing. SAM: Wouldn't be the worst thing.

Overall, Dean fears his resolve will weaken, that his emotions will spill out uncontrollably, revealing more than he intends, or that his goodbye would overburden Cas and cause him strife—because, much like Cas with his Empty deal, Dean doesn’t want to burden him.

Both Dean and Cas share a deeply ingrained sense of self-denial, prioritizing protecting others over addressing their own emotional needs.

I feel like The Gorgon’s line in Ouroboros, “Oh… you definitely want things,” brings this to the surface, as does AU Michael’s taunts. All season long, Michael asked his victims: "What do you want?"

Notably, Dream!Pamela says to Dean: "Why do you always want what you can't have?" And finally, AU Micheal's: “If only Dean had used that coffin when he had the chance.”

:(

////

Cas makes Dean want to stay, a feeling that unsettles him precisely because of how powerful it is. Perhaps, it stirs up frustration because it's something he can't seem to control, even after all this time.

This is a frustration that Dean largely directs at himself, but I think it occasionally spills over into his interactions with Cas because of the vulnerability Cas represents. (Note: All this isn't even factoring in Cas's well-meaning attempts to shield Dean, which winds up making Dean feel shut out.)

///

And of course... all hail 2x20.

John instilled hero virtues in Dean by teaching him that sacrifice and duty were part of being a hero/family caretaker, even at the cost of his own happiness. This mindset is clear in Dean’s painful reflection, where he questions why he has to carry the burden of saving others while his own life and the lives of his loved ones are sacrificed:

DEAN (to John): "Course I know what you'd say. Your happiness for all those people's lives, no contest. Right?" But why? Why is it my job to save these people? Why do I have to be some kind of hero? (begins to cry while talking) What about us, huh? What, Mom's not supposed to live her life, Sammy's not supposed to get married?  Why do we have to sacrifice everything, Dad? (pause) It's... (Dean's lips tremble. Silence. We hear the sky rumbling. Tears begins to falls on DEAN's cheek.)

[sissylittlefeather]

Role Play Part 4: Hello Soldier

A/N: I'm sorry this took me so long!! I don't know what I was thinking trying to write two series at once with one shots and Elvis movie characters too! Blame it on the ADHD. ICYMI, this is the series between 1971 Elvis and a fem!reader who like to experiment in the bedroom with different role plays.

Need to catch up? Here's my Masterlist.

Warnings: 18+ Minors DNI, kissing, cussing, fingering, oral sex (m & f receiving), p in v penetrative sex, unprotected sex, creampie, and infidelity (Elvis is definitely married)

Word count: ~2.3k

Leaving you the last time was harder than Elvis expected. He's very glad to have the photos that he took of you, but it's not enough. Still, he doesn't want to give you the wrong idea, so he doesn't meet up with you. It's also not easy to find time alone with Priscilla there with him. Periodically, she leaves for a short spell and he's able to look at your photos. A couple of times he actually breaks down and calls you just to hear your voice.

Your conversations always last longer than he intends and he usually ends up hanging up quickly when he hears the front door open. It surprises you that he calls, especially after he was so adamant about not being in love with you. But the fact remains that you're in love with him and you know it. It's hard to turn away any amount of attention or time that he gives you. You probably should end it, for your own good, but you just can't. Finally, in the beginning of April, about 6 weeks after the last time you were together, he calls on a Friday afternoon and the excitement in his voice is obvious.

"Hey, baby. Are you busy this weekend?"

"For the whole weekend? No, I didn't have much planned."

"Good. You're coming to Graceland. Cilla went to California for the weekend and took Lisa Marie with her. We have the house to ourselves." The fact that he wants to spend a whole weekend with you is not lost on you. Your heart flip flops at the thought.

"Okay. When should I come over?"

"As soon as you can. And don't forget it's your turn to pick the role play."

"I have an idea." You say playfully.

"I can't wait, honey. I'll see you soon." He hangs up and you get up and pack a bag with a few outfits and toiletries. The last thing you grab is an old nurse outfit you wore for Halloween one year. Before you pack it, you try it on just to make sure it still fits. You look at yourself in the mirror and smile. He's gonna love this one.

******

Elvis is pacing the floor in the living room, every once in a while walking to the piano and sitting down. But he never settles enough to play anything. When you finally pull up, he's smoking a cigarillo and looking out the window. Normally, the house is full of activity, but he's made sure that all of his guys knew to be somewhere else this weekend. The thought of spending two whole days and nights with you is intoxicating. He tries to convince himself that the sex is just that good, but he worries that there's more to it than that. Still, he misses you so much that he can't waste the opportunity to see you.

You walk up to the front door cautiously and knock. The big house is a little intimidating and you don't love that it's where he lives with his wife, but you understand that this is where he feels safe from the prying eyes of the public. And to be honest, at this point you'd go pretty much anywhere just to be with him.

He takes a deep breath to calm himself and then opens the door. He can't let you know how excited he is; it might give the wrong impression.

"Hey, honey. Come on in." He takes your bag from you and then ushers you into the house. Closing the door, he drops your bag on the floor and wraps himself around you affectionately and kisses your hair.

"Did you miss me?" You ask, half-kidding.

"You know I did, baby." He breathes you in and a sense of calm settles in his chest. Why does being around you impact him like this?

******

After a late dinner, you sit at the dining room table talking. It never ceases to amaze you that there always seems to be something to talk about with him.

You finally come to a lull in the conversation and he looks at you and smiles. He's pulled your chair over close to him so he can put his hand on your knee as you talk. He leans over to your ear and whispers.

"I think it might be almost bedtime. What do ya think?"

"Mmmm. Y'know, you're not looking so good." He backs away and gives you a confused look.

"What?"

"I think you need a checkup. I'll call a nurse to come check on you." You wink at him seductively and he catches on.

"Oh! Oh, yeah, I better get upstairs." He feigns illness and you both make your way upstairs. As you walk up in front of him, he smacks your ass.

"Hey! You're supposed to be sick."

"Well, I can't help it when you look like that." At the landing, he grabs you and pulls you into a deep kiss. You push him off you and usher him into the bedroom. When you get in there, you instantly flash back to the first night you were together at the wedding reception. You can't believe you're here again. He comes up behind you and wraps his arms around you, setting his chin on your shoulder.

"Are you thinkin' about the gun lesson?"

"Maybe. Or about the handcuffs." He smiles and kisses your cheek.

"I still have 'em."

"Mmm, you're getting me all distracted. You better go get in that bed and let me call the nurse." He reluctantly pulls away from you and makes his way to the bed. You pull your outfit out of your bag and go in the bathroom to change.

When you open the door and walk towards him, his mouth drops open. Then he sits up quickly.

"Wait! That's an army nurse outfit. Hang on a second." He jumps out of the bed, goes in the closet, and shuts the door. You stand there dumbfounded, not knowing what to expect.

After several minutes he opens the door and it's your turn to drop your jaw. He's fully decked out in his army uniform, complete with hat. The only thing he's not wearing is the boots.

"I can't believe you still have that."

"I can't believe I can still wear it." He puts his arms out and spins around. You feel something in your stomach flip flop. He looks incredible. You consider ditching the role play and just fucking him senseless, but you don't.

"Come get in this bed, soldier. I need to check you out."

"Yes ma'am." He sits on the bed with his back up against the pillows and takes his hat off. You're pretty sure this role play won't last long with him looking as good as he does, but you walk up next to the bed and pick up his wrist.

"I need to check your pulse."

"Oh, I'm sorry ma'am. It's hard to find on that side. You'll have to use the other wrist." He holds up his other arm for you, but doesn't move it towards you, so you have to lean across his body. When you do, he uses his other hand to grab a handful of your ass.

"Sir!"

"Oh, I'm sorry. Proceed." You finish pretending to check his pulse and take the fake stethoscope that came with your outfit from around your neck. As you put it in your ears, you make the mistake of looking down at his body. He has a massive and very obvious erection. You clench your thighs together, but it's hard to ignore the wetness there or the way your mouth waters. You're not going to make it much longer.

When you bend over to listen to his heart. He looks down at your cleavage and grunts. He's so ready to have you naked and on top of him. Why did he have to have the grand idea to put on the army uniform? While you listen, he moves his hand to his cock and touches himself just a little bit.

"Sir, what are you doing?"

"I'm sorry nurse, it's just, I'm having the most intense feeling down here and I'm not sure what to do about it."

"Would you like me to take a look?"

"Please, nurse." He smiles coyly and you roll your eyes playfully. You move down his body to his erection and touch it gently, slowly rubbing your hand up and down.

"Does this feel better?"

"A little, but I can hardly feel it through my pants." He licks his lips and tries to smile innocently. You begin to undo his pants and free his cock so that you can take the whole thing in your hands. "Mmm, that's a lot better."

You begin to stroke him, moving his foreskin back and forth. He whimpers and his hips buck up into your hand.

"I have another idea to try and help. Do you mind if I try it?"

"Baby, you can do anything you want to me." You lean over and put your mouth around him and he groans loudly. As you move on him, bouncing up and down slowly, he reaches out and touches you between the legs. When he realizes you're not wearing panties, he runs a finger up your slit and gathers the wetness. "God, you're so wet, honey."

"Mhmmm." You hum as you take him into your throat. At the same time, he pushes one finger into you and begins to pump it in and out. After a few more seconds of this, he pulls his finger out and you whimper a little. He smacks your ass softly.

"Baby, come here." You pull off of him a little, holding him in your hand, and he grabs your ass and guides your hips onto the bed. He scoots down so that he's laying down fully and situates your hips above his face. Then, he pulls your pussy down to his mouth and starts licking your clit. You moan and shudder as the pleasure washes over you and then go back to sucking his cock. You bounce on him quickly as he licks fast circles over and around you. He grunts and you moan as you both approach a climax together, but he pulls back.

"Honey, stop. Focus on what I'm doing. I want you to cum first." You make a disappointed sound, but obey and stop sucking him. He goes back to licking your clit with a new fervor and you lay your forehead on his hip. The sensation of his tongue moving over and around your sensitive bud is almost overwhelming. You feel the blood rush to your core and in just a few more seconds your orgasm slams into you like a freight train, pushing electric ecstasy out to your fingertips.

"Oh, fuck, Elvis, yes!" You cry out as he licks you through your body high. Once you come back down, you climb off of him and both of you sit up and tear at each other's clothing frantically. You can't get naked quick enough and the pieces of his uniform are discarded in a heap next to the bed. He pulls the nurse costume off of you so intensely that he actually tears it in at least one place.

When you finally are naked, he crawls on top of you and drives into you passionately, filling you in one shot and then pumping in and out fervidly. You wrap your legs around his waist and hold onto his shoulders, trying not to dig your nails into his back while he pounds you. There is a desperation and intensity in the way he fucks into you that makes you feel wild. You cry out with each thrust and he lets out a guttural grunt. The sounds are primal and animalistic and they match the pace of his hips slamming against yours. Your skin is hot and wet and you feel like you're on fire in the places where you meet. He kisses your neck and your cheek and your mouth and you bite his bottom lip. He responds by nipping at your neck and the two of you are caught up in each other and the moment so much that you forget anything else exists. There's only you and him and the shared pleasure of your connection. After what feels like an eternity but also not quite long enough, he ruts into you one last time and groans loudly.

"Fuckkkkk yesssss, y/n, yessss." He shudders and pumps weakly a couple more times and then collapses on top of you. You both lay there covered in sweat and trying to catch your breath.

"Goddamn, y/n. You're incredible." He's so lost in you right now that he wants nothing more than to spend the rest of his life having this kind of sex.

"You're not so bad yourself, soldier." You respond playfully, but there's a depth to what you're feeling that scares you a little. He pulls out and rolls off of you onto his side. You roll over to face him and push his sweaty hair back off of his forehead. He runs his fingertips down the side of your face and then swipes his thumb over your lips gently. His affection for you is undeniable at this point and he starts to worry that he might actually be falling in love with you. That was not the plan. This was supposed to be a fling that would last a month or two and be nothing but sex. He decides he'll tell you to go home in the morning. He'll give himself one more night to hold you and then it's over.

It has to be.

******

Until Part 5

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THE WISEWOMAN (roman reigns ff) <chapter 7>

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Sophia's POV

My whole life I have been a woman of logic. What I mean by that is I have never let a man play with my feelings.

I got this from my mama.

I don't believe in love from first sight. Love is a feeling that develops with time and becomes deeper and deeper every single day.

Therefore, it takes a lot for me to feel attracted to a man. It was like that with Robert. It was like that with Steven in high school.

Yup, I've had only two boyfriends my whole life. No situationships. No one-night stands. And trust me, there have been a lot of candidates but I just know how to reject them since I am very hard to impress.

I am saying all of this because I barely know Roman for a week and I already am impressed by him.

1) The surprise he made me earlier 2) the place he decided to take me 3) the way he is dressed.

He is wearing a white tight dress shirt which is not fully buttoned and he literally looks like those book main characters I always read about. It fits his muscular body perfectly and it makes him look tight and even more buff.

And masculine.

There is a slight exposure of his beautiful tattoo and his brown matte skin. His hair is slicked back in his signature man bun and he had that focused look on the menu big part of which was covered by his hands.

I have never felt like this. Probably because I dated boys in my life and not men.

Roman is the embodiment of a man - masculine, tall, gentleman, strong, highly self-aware. I understand why he is so loved by women across the world. He just has the effect.

"So what did you choose?" Roman's voice startled me and I immediately looked at the menu before he looks at me.

Damn, those prices are insane.

I was caught by surprise, so I have to think of something very quickly and not seem suspicious.

"I am puzzled. What are you thinking?" best response I could give.

"I will go for salmon." Roman declared.

"This was the one from my top picks. Okay, I will go for it too." I announced and I put the menu on the table revealing my cleavage in front of him and he immediately glanced at it.

"And for drinks?" he glanced at me with that playful suspicious look in his eyes.

"White wine?" I gave him the same look back and he chuckled.

"I guess you love wine so much, huh?" he teased me and closed the menu.

"Correct. What about you?"

"Wine as well as whiskey but I tend to be careful." he said in a convincing tone as he pulled his chair a bit closer to the table.

"Have you ever got blackout drunk?" I asked out of nowhere. Roman looked like he got a lot of war flashbacks but tried to beat them with a soft grin.

"Yeah, especially in high school."

"Mm, you were probably one of the jocks, right?" I immediately assumed what would have he been.

"Yup. Is it that obvious?" Roman looked around and then back at me innocently but who knows what that man has been up to.

"Duh." I shook my head.

"Well, what were you like then, little missy?" he teased me.

"Guess." I replied innocently while looking straight at him with doe eyes and a Mona Lisa smirk.

"Before I even spoke with you, I would say you were from the popular mean girls... BUT right now I would say you were from the nerdy girls- those who attended almost like every literature club and stuff." my jaw almost hit the floor.

"Okay, that's so specifically accurate." I said. I have to acknowledge his logic skills. "I'd like to add though that I have rejected everyone from the football team."

"Oh yeah?" he raised his eyebrows and looked down smirking. "I would be one of them if we were in the same high school."

"Most definitely." I confessed and shrugged my arms trying to surpress the big smirk that was about to appear on my face. "They tried everything. They even signed up for the literature club, they were coming to libraries but it was not working."

"Sadly, I understand them." he sighed. "And who was the lucky guy in the end?"

"The leader of the literature club." Roman rested his back on the chair.

"Of course. Of course." he seemed disappointed but in a teasing way. "I see that you like smart guys - leaders of literature clubs, professors...probably some scientists." his playful madness is bringing so much joy in me and I started laughing out loud.

"Have you decided what to order, Mr. and Miss?" the waiter came to ask us and interrupted the comeback I just prepared.

I had zero idea that Roman Reigns is such a funny guy. You could never guess he is actually like that. I usually got the vibes from him that he is a very serious, cold man but as I see for now, it's far from truth.

The stories he's been telling or more like the way he was telling them was so funny for no reason.

I just wiped another tear that formed in my eye.

"I swear to God my mascara is gonna leak." I stated.

"Better from laughter than anger or heartbreak, so." Roman shrugged and then he licked his lips trying to hide the smug that was forming on his mouth. "Actually the best option is from another specific activity." he snorted and looked down.

I pressed my lips and stared at him with playful judgemental look.

"And what exactly is that specific activity? Enlighten me." I challenged him to elaborate.

He stayed in the exact same position as he was with his eyes down and a shy smile on his face.

"Haven't drank enough for me to go into that topic." his response just couldn't be more mysterious.

Yup, he looks like the guy who broke a lot of hearts in the past, so I kinda understand that he wouldn't want me to get these vibes from him.

As for me and sex. I have been with only two guys as I mentioned. I wouldn't consider myself to be a highly sexual woman. I just did it because I knew I had to and is a crucial part of the relationship. I have never found myself enjoying it so much like my friends, for example, but they just say this is all because I haven't found the right guy yet.

Roman seems like the kind of man who would want to do this non-stop. He is an athlete, so I guess his drive must be high and his stamina too. Therefore, this makes me wonder if something even happens between us, how is this gonna work?

"Maybe some other time we can drink a bit more." I teased.

"Nope. You wouldn't wanna do that. I'm scared of myself and the things I'm gonna do." he hinted and shook his head.

"Hmm...if you say so." I bit my lips. "That wine is very good, by the way and the food. Everything. Thank you for taking me here." I started with the thankful speech since I know men really love that shit.

Roman flashed his diamond grin while I was taking another sip of my glass.

"You are weclome." he replied but then when he saw me, he put his finger on the corner of his mouth. "You have a bit lipstick on the side." I tried to wipe it off but he shook his head and got up from the chair to lean to me and wipe the lipstick stain out of my face with his thumb.

For a damn wrestler, Roman's hands feel soft to the touch.

We iust stared at each other and I fear that even people around us could feel the tension that was going on.

"Thank you." I muttered as he sat back on his chair.

Roman stopped his black Lamborghini in front of my house.

We just turned our heads to face each other, knowing that the date has come to its end.

"Good thing is I will get to see you often." he finally broke the silence and I laughed.

"Yup. Do we leave for Georgia on Friday?" I couldn't help but asked the business topics.

"I was thinking of leaving on Thursday actually since Georgia is the city where I studied. I wanna, you know, show you around. Show you the university I've been in." he suggested.

"Okay. Deal." I agreed and flashed a mysterious smile.

"Great." he grinned at me. "Hope you had a great time tonight."

"I did. Thank you so much for everything." I said once again and now my heart started beating faster because I have no idea what to do - should I hug him, should I kiss him...on the cheek?

I don't know.

"I will go with you to the door." he said and got out of the car.

Okay, now I have forty steps time to think.

I felt so cold once I got out and what Roman did is to put his blazer immediately on me which caused me to giggle.

"We are literally here." I said through the laughter.

"I don't care. I don't want my wise woman ill in any way." he stated. "By the way, have I mentioned how beautiful this dress looks on you?"

"Around two or three times." I snorted.

"Fact is a fact." now we are standing exactly in front of the door in my house and as I see my mom ain't asleep yet.

"You live with somebody?" Roman couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, my mom." I simply replied and I hope he doesn't ask more because I don't wanna get into detail about my father.

At least not yet.

"Ah, I see." he nodded his head and looked down for a bit and then he looked straight up to me with a bit sneaky look.

"Would she be mad that you are home late?"

After his question I rolled my eyes immediately.

"I am 26, not 16." I crossed my arms. "You wanna meet her?" I was about to open the door but he caught my hand to prevent me doing so.

His grip was strong but not strong enough to hurt me. While I was feeling cold, I suddenly felt warmth going through my body.

"No. What are you going to introduce me as?" he spoke in a quiet tone and glanced at the door. He kinda looked like those dramatic guys you see in the movies. I have actually never seen him so concerned.

"As my temporary co-worker." I shrugged.

"No. I don't wanna be introduced like that." he declared as he pouted his lips and shook his head once.

"Oh excuse me. I will do the classic Tribal Chief introduction then." I finally got what he meant. He can't be real.

"Nope." he shook his head again and now I got confused.

"Then?" I furrowed my eybrows and he just shrugged with a tiny smirk forming on his face.

"Let's just wait for now." he spoke as he looked at me with that sweetly devilish spark in his eyes.

That's a man with a clear plan in his head and the scariest thing is that so far it's going well.

[being-of-rain]

Now that the whole series has been released, I binge relistened to all of Once and Future. And wrote down all my thoughts, of course.

Definitely the series' main problem is something that affects a lot of Big Finish; it wants to have a story arc, but clearly the writers barely planned with each other or put any effort into that aspect. There's no flow or natural build-up to the finale, unlike what the premise and first episode might lead you to expect. Without much of a compelling arc, the only thing the series has to mark it as a special occasion is its many cameos and crossovers ...but in order to have more of those than the average Big Finish series, they had to pack so many in that most episodes struggle to handle it (in one way or another).

As a series, it unfortunately adds up to less than the sum of its parts.

With all that said, it's a series that I enjoyed a lot more during my relisten, since I could adjust my expectations. I forgot my desire for a grand or satisfying larger story, and just took each standalone episode on its own merits. There's a varying level of quality, but overall its not as disappointing as I remembered.

I decided to rank the episodes from my least to most favourite, and write a paragraph on each one.

8. Time Lord Immemorial I was told this was added to the series at the last minute, and I believe it; it features the imminent destruction of every universe thanks to the use of the degeneration gun, and this little fact is not mentioned at any point before or afterwards. The plot is about a dull and generic all-powerful Time Lord fairytale with an incredibly convenient rhyme to tell everyone what to do. Not that anyone actually does much of anything in this episode. It's mostly descriptions of some impressive visuals and the trading of some half-hearted banter. The only thing of any substance at all in the story is the slightly interesting (though not as interesting as it could've been) relationship between the Lumiat and the Doctor, which is okay if you like that, and unfortunate if you wanted Liv and the Unbound Doctor to have any focus at all.

7. Two's Company This episode is the poster child of being assigned a long and truly random laundry list of characters by the producers. All elements of the episode feel like they're thrown together haphazardly, from the total disregard of the previous episodes' plot hook onwards. But the friendship of Jackie and Lady Christina, two of the least likely characters to be teamed up with the sixth Doctor, is perhaps the highlight of the episode (even though Jackie is written rather stereotypically). On the other hand, Harry Sullivan doesn't really add anything, and the bizarre introduction of The Two borders on the insulting. Back when The Eleven was first introduced, the audio took pains to note that his mental illness was not the cause of his villainy. Later authors seemed to have missed this memo, and none fly in the face of it as much as Two's Company. On top of it all, I think Lisa McMullin is just an author I do not vibe with. She's the only one who wrote two episodes of this series, and they're my two least favourite.

6. The Union I'm not a big fan of finales written by Matt Fitton, which is bad news for me because he's been Big Finish's Go-To Finale Guy for over a decade now. He always makes the plot a bit too busy and never quite lands the emotional moments for me. Once and Future's climactic episode gets a lot of fanservicey moments (some that I can enjoy and some that feel like an obligation), but the story arc that the series had been stumbling and crawling towards concludes with the Doctor winning a nonsensical moral argument about how he's fine with being and meeting himself, something that isn't demonstrated in this anniversary special and is contradicted in most others. The villain/s are a bizarre choice and rather unthreatening- but at least River and Susan are fun to listen to.

5. A Genius For War It's slightly baffling that in the middle of a series that flaunts its random character line-ups is a fairly standard Time War episode, with characters you'd expect to see in it (except for the Seventh Doctor I guess, but he doesn't feel that out of place in a Davros story like this.) I refrained from calling it a "bog-standard" Time War episode, because it does actually put some effort into being relevant to this series specifically, and is a fun little action movie to while away an hour (and celebrate the Doctor's longest-running alien foes in all their mediocre glory). Still, the fact that this ep is just before halfway through my ranking means that I enjoy this series more often than not.

4. Past Lives This is a charming episode, largely due to its fun cast of characters. It takes its time with its story, being literally halfway done by the time all the characters have been brought into the plot together, but I'm not saying it's badly paced. I'm certainly fine with it just giving us the Doctor and the Monk for the first 15 minutes. But the moment of this episode that always sticks in my head the most is the Doctor and Sarah reacting to all the pictures of the Doctors in Osgood's house, having a little bit of an existential crisis about it. It's amazing how taking even just a small break from the action for some genuine emotion can add to a story. See number 1 on this list for more. Oh I do wish it did more with the King Arthur/Once and Future theme though, especially seeing as it was what gave the series its name.

3. The Martian Invasion of Planetoid 50 Michelle Gomez and David Tennant are so good together. I don't have an awful lot more to say about this one, it's just solid entertainment. It's got great characterisation and a lot of funny lines. The episode really understood the Master when it said "Only one Time Lord would ever do something so mind-bogglingly, time-consumingly ridiculous."

2. Coda—The Final Act The final episode is second only to Two's Company in how random and long its list of returning characters is, but it handles them with much more grace and a satisfying story. I mean I do wish that Vienna Salvatori had a bigger role, but that's just because I'm a fan of her series, she works fine narratively (and there was a Jexie reference to appease me). Really my biggest complaint about this one is that it doesn't quite commit to the Doctor vs Doctor premise as much as I wish it would, with it all being a contrived trick, but it doesn't do that badly, it's fine. Wait, maybe my biggest complaint is the title: why give it two? Why not just call it Coda? Anyway, Bernice was a great choice for this episode, she's always been great at speaking her mind to the Doctor. And it was easy for me to forget this this is Jo Martin's first audio because she sounded so at home. Great stuff.

1. The Artist at the End of Time This might not be the episode I go back to listen to the most, but I think it is the best made, with the most time to breathe and the most coherent themes. (And it also happens to be the episode with the least amount of returning characters heaped upon it. What a coincidence.) The degeneration giving the Doctor something of an existential crisis, compounded by the end of the universe and the presence of the Curator, gives the series some much needed time to reflect on a key aspect of the franchise for its anniversary; the Doctor themself. It certainly works a lot better than whatever The Union tried to do in its last 15 minutes. Aside from all that, Five and Jenny and the Curator are just a rather sweet team to listen to, with an interesting problem to investigate and a lot of witty dialogue.

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Do you think in season 2 Olrox will be more active in helping the revolution or will he just be killed off in a fight and that’s that. Because Castlevanja rarely shows vampires getting happy endings and I doubt Richter or even Alucard would let him live. What are your thoughts?

OK SO IVE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A LOT HAHAHA (again all thoughts are my own, it’s also 3am rn!)

I think Olrox WILL have an active part in fighting with the revolution, especially since his partner beforehand fought with the revolutionaries in Amercia to gain freedom for people like him. What Ezerbet is doing is practically colonisation and turning a whole civilisation (humans) into slaves. I doubt Olrox is gonna let that slide. Also with the fact Ezerbet is already treating Olrox lesser than by calling him a dragon (his form is actually technically a serpent, calling him a dragon whitewashes his other form, which is on par for Ezerbet’s character, every other character is the character’s general ignorance), then forcing him to bow. Olrox is going to stop taking shit from her, but right now he’s… I don’t know how to feel put it, but afraid? I feel like it’s not the right term but he recognises he’s a “not powerful enough”. He can’t fully commit to helping Richter and Co out.

I feel in season 2, something in him is going to make him switch up and be super proactive, which I have a feeling Mizrak might be one of the catalyst. HOLD ON I know I’m a major Mizrox diehard fan but hear me out. Mizrak is very very similar to Olrox’s previous lover, which lot of people noted. (Olrox I see you have a type, you’re not so slick)

“He burned with such passion. About the world, about how the people, "the people", that's how he talked, could win this thing called freedom.”

“But he fought with them, the revolutionaries. He fought with them.”

While Mizrak at first was definitely more resistant, he came around after seeing the Abott abducting Maria, who is a revolutionary. Mizrak is also just very very stubborn/passionate to a point where it ‘burns’ others. Like his attitude get to people. Example how he literally just speaks his mind to Drolta and it gets on her nerves LOL. There’s a whole bunch of parallels between his lover and Mizrak but I’m getting sidetracked now.

I feel like Mizrak and then combination of the rest of the group will push Olrox to be more active. Olrox already gave the book to Tera which is already a nudge in the right direction.

Now onto Olrox potentially dying.

I see the Richter point, and I understand that Richter will not let it slide that Olrox killed his mother, however “there is always a choice.” Richter is going to see choosing revenge is not going to solve anything. It’ll continue a cycle of violence because then someone will come for Richter, then Maria/Annette and literally anybody else will come for the person who gets at slide at Richter, and it’s never ending.

It’s one of the big themes here is that you have a choice to be stand against the grain and fight, or be apart of the cycle. It is a core thing with practically each character in the show. Edouard chooses to go with Annette to France to find a Belmont. Maria chooses to fight and rally the revolution in Macheoul. The Abbott chooses to side with vampires. The list goes on. There is always a choice.

Also, optimistically, Castlevania in the past has given people happy endings, even to other vampires, consider Morana and Striga who are probably off in a cottage somewhere, even Dracula himself. He’s alive WITH Lisa (I miss them so dearly). Along with the message of Nocturne is that people will prevail against the colonisers/people in power. This is one of the most important messages of the show thus far. I also have doubts that a Native American character who has been through colonisation, witnessed the slaughter of his people and haunted by it will die in a show about fighting against colonisation and it’s power structure.

Thank you for the ask! All these asks have been very fun because you guys enable me to spill my internal thoughts about them and realise “oh, Myst is actually deep diving about these characters”

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🍓 - okay yay! feel free to use any of these for fics or anything!

— van is v clingy with lottie, doesn’t want to let lottie out of her sight now that she’s got her back, but she’s trying to be subtle abt it bc she doesn’t wanna freak lottie out or let the others know. she follows lottie around the compound like a baby duck. lottie likes having van close enough to keep an eye on her, so she doesn’t mind at all.

— van is very jealous of lisa, bc she immediately figures out that lisa has known lottie for a little bit, and she looks up to lottie as some sort of mother figure. lottie thinks it’s adorable how jealous van is, and she tries to constantly reassure van that she doesn’t have the same relationship with lisa as she does with van.

— lottie makes van join a group activity (like, pottery or something) and van gets so frustrated bc she can’t do it right. she keeps grumbling abt how stupid it is, but lottie keeps insisting it’s not and tries to help her.

— van has a tantrum over something, and immediately thinks she can just get in her truck and drive off, but lottie senses that van is way too little/not in the right headspace to drive, so she takes her keys, which causes an even bigger tantrum.

— tai has been spending so much time with shauna at the compound, and little van gets jealous. lottie tries to reassure her, but van is too frustrated and kinda lashes out at her. van is immediately apologetic, afraid lottie won’t want her anymore.

— something reminds van of the wolf attack and she immediately has a breakdown, lottie consoles her.

These are all so so good!! More thoughts below the cut!

Poor Van feeling like she has to be secretive about it! Lottie definitely takes up briefing Van on her plans for the day either the night before or in the morning so that Van knows where she'll be. Maybe Shauna even points it out at one point, which makes Van shy, but the others just act like it's normal and ignore Shauna.

Van storming into Lottie's room mumbling about stupid purple clothes and piercings and Lottie's like "??...It's heliotrope??" She figures out it's Lisa that Van's jealous of and takes the time to explain how she and Lisa met, trying to reassure her without broaching Lisa's privacy too much.

Oh, I love this idea. Van only does it because Lottie asks her to, but she sits at the back of the room and broods quietly. When she gets a Look from Lottie, she stops scowling and tries a little harder, but she hates the feeling of the wet clay and she can't get her body to cooperate with what her brain is telling it. She tries to be gentle on the foot pedal, but keeps pushing it too hard and scraping her fingers against the wheel. Lottie pulls up a chair beside her and gently nudges her foot away, replacing it with her own so she can control the pedal. She encourages Van to keep trying to shape the clay on her own, but helps her with the spinning, and eventually, Van ends up with a slightly wonky dish-looking thing. She's ashamed about how lopsided it is, but Lottie's acting like it's the coolest thing ever and she asks Van to carve her initials into the bottom, so it must not be that bad.

I'm thinking about cooking up a fic with this idea, I'm a big fan! Van's method of dealing with things can sometimes be to just run, but Lottie doesn't really let her do that kind of thing. She's run out of clean clothing without realizing and Lottie offers up some of her clothes for Van to wear while they do the wash, but Van doesn't like purple heliotrope and feels like Lottie's clothes are too feminine. It ends in a tantrum because Lottie doesn't know that part yet and assumes Van is just being stubborn, so she gets a little snippy. Van freaks and yanks her dirty clothes back on, trying to go for her keys to just get away, but Lottie sees the tears and takes the keys from her. This just upsets Van even more, but she doesn't have the words to explain how she's feeling, so she just ends up crying at a slightly perplexed Lottie. She eventually manages to understand why Van refuses to wear her clothes and ends up just doing Van's washing for her while Van sits pouting in her boxers and undershirt on the bed.

Van gets really short with Shauna all of a sudden, which no one picks up on at first because she's not exactly nice to Shauna on a normal day. When she's glaring daggers at her for putting an arm around Ta's shoulders, Lottie puts it together and tries to say something comforting. It doesn't really land because Lottie isn't super aware of Van and Tai's weird history, and Van ends up telling her she doesn't know anything. She backtracks almost instantly, eyes widening as she shrinks back from Lottie a little, even as she's reaching out for her. Lottie's still a bit confused, but she assures Van she isn't going anywhere and lets her sit at her feet while she leads a meditation group or something.

Maybe one of the community members (cult members) asks Van about her scars very innocently because they think she's there for the retreat too, but it sets her off and she can't decide if she should cry or throw a punch. Or there's a dog somewhere on the retreat that Van doesn't know about and she comes across it one day, which just ends poorly. She plays cavalier about a lot of the things that happened in the wilderness, so the others think she must feel the same about the wolf attack or some of the other events, but she doesn't and it's alarming when the mention of one of them makes her just break down.

[randomcerealbrand]

What’s your favorite TMNT ship besides Timatello?

Also another question, how would you react when your online friend turned out to be a Roblox YouTuber?

Favorite TMNT ship? Uhhhh...

I don't have any other ships I like as much as Timatello. I know some of my friends' OCs that are shipped with the turtles (in a not weird way dw) but they don't technically count.

I like Leosagi, but mostly 2003 Leosagi and certainly not 2012.

Aprinardo in TOTTMNT is alright, I like them being a couple because they actually aren't weird towards eachother and it's wholesome, but I only see them as platonic.

Leochi (Leo and Yuichi Usagi) is pretty good, I love the concept of Yuichi working at the Run Of The Mill Pizza, or a crossover between dimensions.

Shellshocked is sweet, but it could never happen, unfortunately.

Donnie and Atomic Lass is just funny as hell.

Apritello is something I don't really enjoy, especially in 2012, because of the way they wrote it. If written correctly, I can see this ship happening from a platonic standpoint.

Mikey and Renet - Again, platonic.

Raph and Mona Lisa - 2012 did it and it was rather undercooked and he never actually called her by her actual name, which was odd. Overall it's very sweet but I wish they had more time to develop it. Again, I'd love to make them a thing in my Rise fanon, but my current storyline is incomplete.

Raph and Alopex - Yeesh, the age gap that some of the artists said they had was.. Odd, to say the least. But their relationship definitely did grow to be pretty good until they parted ways. I'd be down to make Alopex best friends with Raph, but the romantic aspects don't vibe with me.

Donnie and Bigfoot - Get the fuck out.

Any of the turtles in general x April - Depends on the way the canon version wrote it. (Aprinardo is currently the only good one.)

April x Irma - Sillies :]

Leorai - This is dogshit.

Baronjitsu - I mean... Sure, I guess. I like the concept.

Splinter x Tang Shen - Canon in 2012, I liked it, it was sweet. As for ROTTMNT, I like how she was one of his co-stars in the Lou Jitsu movies.

April x Casey - Depends on the iteration. 2003 is great, 2012 can go fall off a cliff. 2018 would be cute :]

Raph x Casey - Sure.

Donnie x Casey - 2012; fix the amount of toxic behavior and hostility they have towards eachother, and I'll talk to you about it.

Vernon x April - Bayverse; He's okay, I guess he just misread her signals, but she doesn't like him back and I suppose he respects that.

Donnie and Mona - IDW Comics - Very cute, I like it :)

Donnie and Irma - We don't get to see much of them throughout the franchise, but I like their dynamic in 1987 (platonically) and I enjoyed their dynamic in 2012 as well.

Leo and Koya - I like it. Not much else to say.

Frida x Casey - YES. YES.

Casey Jr. x Nobody - AROACE CJ FOR THE WIN‼️‼️‼️

Splinter and Big Mama - I mean there is some tension there, but I don't think they'd ever get back together.

Leo and Dale - I honestly really like it, they're just two guys in the apocalypse who really like eachother :]

April and Dale - I bet Dale realizes that he likes men and immediately starts apologizing to April. She forgives him and they become besties and they gossip with Sunita and Casey about shit 😭

I saw someone ship Sunita and Dale together once and cringed so 🤷

Sunita x April - I like it, it's cute, but I feel like it's pretty platonic. I'll think about it more as time goes on, but yeah.

Sunita x Raph - I once saw a friend of mine ship these two together and honestly, I liked it! Very good art, very good opinions on it.

Those are all the ships I can remember off the top of my head. But none of these compare to Timatello.

[butts-bouncing-on-the-beltway]

Oh hey since we're doing sex questions: I'm interested in getting into my local fetish community, especially sadomasochism, but it feels like it's really hard to find "on ramps" to work up to being exposed to different levels of SM. I went to the local SM sig and they basically listed off what was going to happen at the next party and were like "if you can't handle that, don't come", which is fair but was also very frustrating because I don't know! I won't know until I'm there! I get intrusive thoughts and flashbacks and I'm worried about heavy SM becoming a topic of those in ways that make it harder to live my life even if I enjoy it at the time! So any advice you have on working up to it (because I know I'll enjoy it once I do) are really appreciated. I do have a masochist play partner who's at my level and us being able to push each other to go futher has been really helpful, but that still isn't an answer for "will seeing a CNC scene start giving me flashbacks while I'm at work"

Yeeee I gotchu friend

So I have intrusive thoughts that are resistent to dislodging as well (relevant diagnoses PTSD, OCD, but ultimately not what this is about). This can get weird! And sometimes I just have to accept that I miscalculated somewhere and do some repair work, so like. A big part of this will be naming for yourself upfront: "one day I *WILL* see or hear something that gets sticky for me. When this happens, what do I need in order to A) manage the uptick in distress that comes with a new sticky thought, B) feel safe returning to the space where the sticky tjought originally started (sometimes the answer will be nothing, but this is much rarer than you'll think), and C) how do I feel safe returning to unrelated spaces where I'm afraid this new sticky thought may be disruptive

I have full-body flashbacks including re-enactments, and critically, these are created for me not inherently by FEAR or UNSAFETY as is common with PTSD. Because of a comorbid medical dysautonomia, it tends to happen when my nervous system gets a bit of a jolt regardless of what kind.

Fun fact: did you know that you can orgasm from having the vagus nerve stimulated at the back of your throat by dick/strap? Did you know that fussing with the vagus nerve is a little bit like being hardwired into the nervous system and playing it like a rainstick? Did you know that sometimes when you get a **full-body with reinactment flashback** of that experience you might cum on mic in the middle of raid night???????

What I'm saying is bodies and minds are weird, and the disruptive stuff isn't always BAD (fuck man I am NOT mad that simply remembering the sensation of some really good oral sex feels like having it all over again lmao) but it IS disruptive! So I guess my suggestion is to see what you can do with your support system to learn more about A) how to ground yourself in the moment if you start noticing a sticky thought (origin of intrusive or difficult to dislodge thoughts) forming, B) what you need to feel secure in managing disruption around sticky thoughts that you caught onto after they formed (your thought-stopping and redirection processes, your de-escalation processes, that sort of thing), and C) kinda giving yourself permission to fuck it all up sometimes you know?

Imma be real with you, I HAVE had flashbacks to my past cnc scenes while at work around others and it can feel mortifying, or it might feel like having a dirty little secret behind your mona lisa smile, and you won't get to find out until you had a rip-roaring good time first. Sometimes the good time is worth the mortification, and it's definitely always worth the mona lisa smile

[i-didnt-hate-it]

I didn't hate Abigal, it was a lot of fun!

I was sick the week Abigail released, so I'm just watching it now because I'm not going to see the new Planet of the Apes, I haven't seen any of them yet.

Now THIS is how you do a Dracula's daughter story.

If you know anything about the movie going into it, you know what's coming, but they make you wait for it to actually happen. Making Hitchock's bomb a cute little girl? Bloody genius.

Abigail is a fun, exciting, bloody vampire movie. It's got to be hard to make an original and unique vampire movie these days, but I think Abigail did a good job of blending a Gothic tone with a modern gorefest vibe.

The soundtrack was pretty good, not quite outstanding, but not bad. The use of music (a la Tchaikovsky) was fun and really set the mood.

The casting was great. Giancarlo Esposito was very Giancarlo Esposito-y, Kathryn Newton was funny and made me want to watch Lisa Frankenstein even more (new horror queen?). Kevin Durand was great as "the muscle." Dan Stevens looked like he had a lot of fun. William Catlett and Angus Cloud were both solid. But of course the standouts are Melissa Barerra, definitely a horror queen, and Alisha Weir in the title role. It takes skill to make an audience believe a 12 year old girl is actually a centuries old vampire, but Alisha did it.

Spoilers below.

I feel like others might disagree, but I honestly loved the pacing of the movie. With how long it took for them to show Abigail as a vampire, it really gave time to get to know the characters.

The way they set the tone really somehow made it feel like a classic Universal horror, but it also felt fresh and modern too. Little things like the creepy basement, the rats(?), the big library, the statue garden thing. It really felt like they were in a house that someone had been living in for a looooong time.

I honestly love how two people died before Abigail ever bared her fangs. It really helped sell the idea that she was just playing with them. And the black guy didn't die first! It is kind of sickly ironic that Angus Cloud's character was the first to go (RIP), but I mean, bro was an absolute idiot.

I'm still not sure who my favorite character is, I really just loved the ensemble. I will say, I figured out the Rat Pack joke before Peter, not too long before, but still before.

I love when modern monster movies reference the lore, but make it their own. Like they reference all the stuff that kills vampires but only a couple of them actually work, the rest are just part of the legends.

I wasn't expecting to actually root for Abigail toward the end, but I loved the respect the was shared between her and Joey.

Those Ready or Not guys really love making people explode like bloody water balloons. I mean, what a way to go, I guess.

[nardatd]

Definitely spoilers below for anyone who isn’t done watching

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My mom and I just finished rewatching snk earlier and so I’ve now watched snk, from beginning to end, a grand total of three times and my mom two times. It’s a shame I didn’t think about officially categorizing/compiling some of the episodes/moments into lists after the first time and the second time but here we are. I believe my views/preferences have definitely changed since then, albeit the changes aren’t too dramatic. Anyway I probably just have too much time in my hands lmao

My top 5 most emotional episodes/moments in no particular order:

1. Armin realizing that eren and mikasa didn’t think he was useless and then him trying to convince the soldiers around them that eren wasn’t a threat to humanity

Truly one of the most iconic, most moving parts of the whole show imo. I liked armin so, so much in season 1 and even now my heart still hurts just thinking about the him at the time. He really was the most precious, most promising, sweetest, kindest little thing you’ll ever lay your eyes on. I’m not into any kind of physical contact at all but I just wanted to hug him hold his hand and assure him that everything was going to be alright and that he was doing amazing. Objectively they really only survived because Pyxis arrived just in time, but this doesn’t and shouldn’t diminish the shine of his heart and courage. Season 1 armin will forever remain the best armin for me personally. Absolutely the bestest boy and friend you could ask for.

2. Artur braus: “Sasha…Yer all I hoped for.”

I’ve shed some tears exactly once the entire three times I’ve watched the series but I seriously almost lost it here as well. It was a very, very close call. Sasha is and will forever remain best girl for me and she deserves all of the good the world has to offer.

3. When gabi and falco were screaming their lungs out for Reiner and reiner just kept asking them to be quiet, and then as he transformed again he asked why they wouldn’t just let him die

This one is a bit different. The first time I watched this I didn’t really hurt but I definitely felt a sense of horror. Now I just find it really sad. You can say gabi and falco were trained candidates but specifically in that situation they were just two helpless kids desperately screaming for help and the “help” was ultimately just a guy who had pretty much given up on life because he’d already suffered too much and for too long. It’s insane.

4. When artur braus was talking about how he let Sasha become a soldier not knowing he’d eventually realize that perhaps the world was also just another kind of forest and then after he asked gabi if she was ok and she asked back if he really didn’t hate her kaya came running to kill gabi and Kaya starts screaming and crying after she fails to do so

I had whole-body goosebumps the first time I watched this. Artur and Lisa swallowing their pain and extending their compassion and Kaya struggling with so much anger and sadness were devastating.

5. Levi telling hange to give her heart before she went off to try to slow down the rumbling, her death, and then him telling her to watch over them, and then hange meeting Erwin and the rest

This is the one and only time I’ve ever cried watching the show. I wasn’t ugly sobbing or anything but this really was the heaviest, most painful thing. Exactly after I heard Erwin say “it took off” I lost it. I genuinely don’t think I’ll ever get over hange’s death. Or Erwin’s.

My top 5 best fights/action scenes in no particular order:

1. Sasha freaking fresh graduate braus running down the wall to save Samuel and then shooting the hook of her odm gear into Samuel’s lower calf

This simply isn’t talked about enough. PERSONALLY SASHA IS AND FOREVER WILL BE BEST GIRL.

2. Jean saving Connie and then Marco connie and Annie saving Jean in trost

I really liked the teamwork here and I wish we could’ve seen more of it. Also I’m not like a big fan of Marco or anything but I feel like with some time and experience he could’ve been a good leader too. Or a vice leader. I think it would’ve been interesting to see Jean and Marco work together as commander and vice commander or whatever was next in rank.

3. Everybody working together so that eren could seal the gate with the boulder

This was pretty emotional too.

4. Sasha no odm gear just massive guts and pure skill braus saving kaya

Enough said. Personally still one of the most iconic episodes in the whole gd show.

5. Keith shadis saving surma and rallying and then leading the other cadets, and Jean rallying and leading the soldiers

I absolutely loved that despite his “inferiority complex” or whatever you’d call it Keith is still a soldier and most importantly a leader and a mentor through and through. I loved that even as an older character he still underwent a learning process concerning his own identity and the world. And I’m so proud of Jean for having come so far. Is it Janbo or jeanboyyyyyyyoubetterstopbeforeistartscreamingcryingthrowingup? Also I really appreciate that they acknowledged Pyxis one last time before his death. He really was one of the goats.

My top 5 general moments/episodes in no particular order:

1. When Jean asked armin if abandoning your humanity was the only way to win, and if eren did become that monster would that really be a victory for humanity

This has really stuck with me. Jean best boy.

2. The new Levi squad (eren mikasa armin Sasha jean Connie historia) cleaning the cottage and kinda sorta goofing around and then Levi coming in and inspecting the table and then saying “I’m quite sure I gave you enough time.” lmao

The mood isn’t entirely light here but it’s light enough that they can joke around and get into petty arguments and I really wish we had more episodes like this.

3. Floch telling it like it is before the ceremony to honor their fallen comrades and eren I really can't say if it was the right decision or not jaeger asking armin "What is there beyond the walls?" trying to build his confidence and then finally shutting the hell up after recalling the gruesome death of his aunt faye

Yeah I said I wanted more moments with a lighter mood and this is anything but light, but I'd be lying if I said this wasn’t satisfying to watch. Floch's later ideals were messed up and even without that in the picture it was pretty mean on its own, telling armin that erwin should've lived instead when armin had no say in the decision, but his honesty and objectivity were refreshing. The satisfaction gained from this is still overshadowed by the sacrifices that had been made and by erwin's death, but at the very least this was included into the dialogue. Someone had to tell the truth. Seeing eren unable to continue with his nonsense was just the cherry on top. Again, this is majorly overshadowed by the fact that eren still had his way and the rumbling still happened, but at the very least it was included.

4. Sasha eating seafood/Niccolo's food for the first time

Sasha really undid years of brainwashing and racism by just being herself the beauty of her heart the power she holds SASHA BESTEST MOST LOVABLE GIRL.

5. The first time Sasha eats ice cream and Connie eats from the same ice cream and then sasha goes back to eating the ice cream again

I understand this might not be a big deal for some or maybe a lot of people, but for me this really shows how close they are and how comfortable they are with each other. Neither of them hesitated. It was just so natural for connie to say "Let me try that!" and then to just go for a bite, so natural for sasha I love food braus to extend her arm to offer the ice cream and then to eat it again. I know it's like a really, really, really small thing and maybe not even a thing at all, but it made me feel very warm inside. I've said it before and I'll say it again, how I wish the main trio of snk had been sasha jean and connie instead.

[dragon-queen21]

I need to ramble about babyre aether angst

-he goes into Inazuma completely unafraid of lightning. he even loves standing outside when it's raining or thundering to just breathe in the air, the calm before the storm, if you would say.

then, Inazuma came. the first storm (of many) came after a particularly bad fight with an electro enemy he'd never seen before, and it took him approximately 0.5 seconds to just break down in the middle of the wilderness. he was overwhelmed from the fact that he's in a new nation, with only one caregiver 1/4 the size of him (Paimon) and he's soaked from the rain. he cried, throws a fit, and when Paimon eventually manages to put up a tent, aether is unwilling to sleep, still clutching a stuffed animal from Mondstadt (diluc gifted to him) and even after the rain stops, he still refuses to sleep.

anyways ...

babyre diluc. he wants to try and regress because he's so stressed and Venti recommends it to him (baby venti real) and it's kinda like a reverse role thing? venti as a cg would be like, very low energy CG- which does not match with diluc. venti will try and coax the little redhead to bed in order to nap cause Big diluc has a busy and tiring day.

but no

diluc has energy

he has the bartender zoomies

anyways

diluc is a HEAVY caregiver lean- only regressing on his birthday (if you know, you know) and when he's really bored. 7-9 during the day, and 0-1 when he's sleepy/naptime. padded probably, too.

Ooooh I love it!!! Actually you kind of read my mind with the fic I am writing.

A bit more angst for your consideration :3

Aether hc's

~Aether with phantom pains from his missing wings and the storms only make it worse, scars aching. So going to Inazuma he just gets used to being in constant pain. Which causes him to regress when everything catches up on him all at once

~And he’s gotten so used to going to his closest friend when small. Mond was the easiest to regress in being the city of freedom and so many people knew what regression is without needing explanation.

~Diluc or Kaeya being his go to. Venti, Jean or Lisa after that. Liyue it was easy to call for Xiao or go to find Zhongli. And the thought crosses his mind to try and call for the adeptus to come and comfort him if only for a moment. Soaked and shivering and really craving a hug because despite Paimon’s best efforts her hugs don’t make him feel secure but rather that he needs to stop ‘being a baby’ and protect her

~and most if not all of his regression gear is left behind because he’s always been able to simply travel between nations. It’s not like he has the space to carry everything so he has one comfort item and that’s it

~ He's a crying mess and it feels like how it was at the start of his journey before he met anyone and felt safe enough to trust someone with the most vulnerable parts of himself

Diluc hc's

~XD oh my gosh ‘bartender zoomies’ I love that

~Venti has a constant fight trying to get the little to sleep or at the very least settle and rest to recover a little energy

~Which I think would be very ironic because Diluc caregiving would definitely have a strict bedtime routine for his little ones

~Oh wait that’s so sad. Because the idea of regressing regularly when it’s his birthday but instead of the childish wonder at having a party and blowing out candles,he’s 8 again and mourning the days before his life fell apart. And trying to find his dad and brother before remembering, oh wait Kae doesn’t like him anymore and papa is…

~And knowing where Kaeya is, either drinking away the memories or with regressed with Albedo and wanting to go and find him but knowing he's probably the last person Kae wants to see right now