#fictional men will be the death of me

[anatryhard]

Doodle

[s0ulja-g1rl]

Puppy Love

Zak Saturday x Female!Reader | Fluff | 900+ Words

Zak had faced cryptids, villains, and near-death experiences without so much as a flinch—but nothing had ever prepared him for you.

You weren’t just a friend. No, that would be too simple. You were his best friend, his partner in adventure, the one person outside his family who got him. And, unfortunately for him, you were also the one person who could turn him into a complete, blushing mess with just a smile.

Which was exactly what was happening now.

"Zak, come on!" you called, reaching for his hand as you ran ahead. "You’re so slow!"

Zak blinked, torn from his daze just in time to see you turn back and grab his wrist, pulling him forward. Your fingers wrapped around his, warm and soft, and oh god he was going to die.

"I-I’m not slow!" he protested, voice cracking slightly. "I was just—uh—analyzing the terrain!"

You snorted. "Sure, nerd. Come on, I wanna show you something!"

His stomach flipped as you dragged him forward, deeper into the dense forest that surrounded the Saturday family’s latest cryptid investigation site. The evening air was cool, carrying the distant sounds of chirping insects and rustling leaves. Zak should’ve been focused—there was always a chance of running into something dangerous—but all he could think about was you.

The way your hair bounced when you ran. The way your laugh sounded in the open air. The way you still hadn’t let go of his hand.

Get a grip, Zak! his brain screamed at him. You’ve faced giant monsters. Why is holding hands so much scarier?!

You finally slowed as you reached a small clearing, bathed in golden light from the setting sun. In the center stood a cryptid pup—small, furry, and looking up at the two of you with wide, curious eyes.

Your grin widened. "See? I found him earlier while you were busy nerding out with your parents. Isn’t he cute?"

Zak swallowed, forcing his brain to reboot before he embarrassed himself again. "Y-Yeah! Super cute." He cleared his throat. "Uh, what is it?"

"Some kind of young Canis Cryptid," you said, crouching beside it. "He’s not dangerous. Just lost. I thought maybe we could help him find his way home?"

Zak knew he should be looking at the cryptid. Studying it. Taking notes. But no, his eyes were locked on you.

The way you gently scratched the little creature’s ears, smiling down at it like it was the most important thing in the world. The way the golden sunlight hit your face, making your eyes shine.

The way his heart was slamming against his ribs like it was trying to escape.

"Zak?"

Crap. You were looking at him now, head tilted in curiosity. He must’ve zoned out again.

"I—uh—yeah!" he blurted, too loudly. "Let’s get him home! Teamwork! Cryptid-saving! Totally on it!"

You giggled, and Zak felt like he’d ascended to another plane of existence.

"Alright, dork. Let’s go."

The two of you spent the next hour trekking through the forest, following tracks, checking trees, and occasionally stopping to let the tiny cryptid sniff around. It was… nice. Peaceful. Just the two of you, no stress, no missions, no world-ending threats.

At some point, the cryptid pup had curled up in your arms, completely content with being carried. Zak watched in quiet awe, stomach twisting into hopelessly tight knots.

"I am so screwed."

"Hey, Zak?"

He snapped to attention. "Y-Yeah?"

You slowed your pace, shifting the little cryptid in your arms. "Do you ever think about the future?"

Zak blinked. "Uh. Like, in general? Or in the big ‘what am I doing with my life’ kind of way?"

You laughed. "I dunno. Just… what comes next. We travel so much, chasing cryptids and saving the world and stuff, but do you ever think about what you want? Y'know, outside of all this?"

Zak hesitated. It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about it, but… well, his whole life had been cryptids and danger and adventure. It was hard to imagine anything different.

But then his eyes drifted back to you.

And suddenly, it wasn’t so hard at all.

"I…" He swallowed, looking away. "I think… as long as I have the right people with me, I’ll figure it out."

Silence.

Crap. That was so cheesy. He was going to DIE.

Then you smiled. Soft. Warm. Perfect.

"Yeah," you murmured. "I like that."

And just like that, Zak Saturday officially became the biggest lovesick idiot on the planet.

By the time the two of you found the cryptid pup’s home, the sun had dipped below the horizon, leaving the sky painted in deep purples and blues. The little guy yipped happily as he scurried off to join his family, disappearing into the underbrush.

You sighed in contentment, stretching your arms. "Mission accomplished. Good job, partner."

Zak scratched the back of his neck. "Y-Yeah. We make a pretty good team."

You turned to him then, closer than he expected, and his breath hitched. The soft glow of the fireflies around you reflected in your eyes, and for a second, he thought—

Is this it? Is she gonna—?

But instead of a kiss, you just grinned and—

Flick!

Zak yelped as you booped his nose, giggling as he stumbled back.

"Tag, you’re it!" you declared before taking off.

Zak stood there, dumbfounded, before his brain finally rebooted.

"Oh, it’s on."

With a burst of energy, he chased after you, laughter echoing through the night.

He didn’t know what the future held. But right now? With you?

Yeah. He had a feeling everything would turn out just fine.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Thinking about marriage/women's rights on Vulcan Some may think that T'Pring not being allowed to divorce Spock was because he was going through the pon farr but if she were allowed to divorce him at all she probably would have done that a long time ago, confirmed by T'Pol when she's speaking with Koss, who isn't suffering from the pon farr. She says that he can choose another mate (without invoking a fight it seems: note the difference between a 'mate' and a 'challenger') and after he makes it clear that nothing she says will change his mind about marrying her, she finally threatens to declare a kal-if-fee. It's clear that Vulcan women cannot divorce/refuse to marry a man they've been betrothed to under any circumstances if A) He himself doesn't consent to ending their marriage or B) She doesn't have someone else waiting in the wings to be given to in his stead. Though, if the challenger she selects fails to win the fight, she'll have to marry her betrothed anyway unless (again) he decides he doesn't want her after the challenge. That seems like an incredibly unfair system, heavily biased towards men. SNW is an alternate universe in many obvious respects but most egregiously in that T'Pring has a lot of non-canonical agency over her relationship with Spock. It's interesting to me that Vulcan society has women in many positions of power and treats women as equal to men from what I've seen despite these laws. We don't really see Vulcans exhibiting a misogynistic attitude towards women in general but in TOS (perhaps because of its general writing style but it's still interesting to note) both Sarek and Spock take on patriarchal attitudes specifically regarding wives. Amanda says that 'of course' Sarek commands her because "he is a Vulcan and I am his wife." It's worthwhile in my eyes to note that she specifies 'wife' instead of attributing this attitude to women as a whole. Again, with TOS' writing style it wouldn't be out of place for her to say "he is a man and I am a woman." Spock, while in a pon farr induced irritation, states that it's "undignified for a woman to play servant to a man that isn't hers" - again implying that there's something specific about being a Wife in Vulcan society which is different from being a woman in general and demands subservience to a husband. This could perhaps stem from the extreme sense of ownership that Vulcan law has permitted men to have over women. A woman legally cannot point blank refuse marriage. There is no option which guarantees she won't have to marry her betrothed other than death. When T'Pau speaks of T'Pring she refers to her as being 'property' and Stonn, before being interrupted, states he's made 'the ancient claim' - we don't know what this is because he gets cut off but it's obvious they're both using the language of Vulcan law. Men are permitted true freedom to choose. If a woman wants to choose someone else to be with there is no option available to her other than the kal-if-fee which might result in the death of the one she wants to be with. And, if her lover fails, her husband can still just decide he wants to marry her and she'll be forced to. T'Pring gives two scenarios: One where Spock 'frees' her and one where he doesn't - it's still ultimately his decision which is clear when he ends the conversation with "Stonn, she is yours." This again isn't just because of the pon farr as T'Pol also goes through this. Koss can choose another mate and when the option is talked about there's no implication that this would result in any sort of fight (both by the casualness of its mention and by the fact that there's no formal word for it unlike the kal-if-fee.) Also, the fact that Koss does eventually grant T'Pol a divorce and it's all fine means that T'Pol isn't lawfully required to have another man waiting if her HUSBAND doesn't want her. It's ONLY required if SHE doesn't want her husband. Tradition must take precedence over individual desire UNLESS!!! You're a man. Then it's fine. Like, your parents might not be happy but legally you're golden.

[sunshine-and-her-ikevil-stuff]

Do I need to go see a therapist? Why do I find this hot?

[spicyvampire]

MANNER OF DEATH (2020) EP.7

LAWS OF ATTRACTION (2023) EP.6

[theoneinashes]

Gambit Theory

So it's 2am in the morning for me but I need to get this theory written down somewhere before I forget it.

What if Gambit wasn't born in the void like he implied but was sent there by the TVA after his brain surgery?

Cause the man got a lobotomy to reduce his power level and get his powers under control, right? Brain surgeries can cause memory loss. So the TVA could have pruned him before he could wake up in his home timeline or while he was awake but still in that limbo of not remembering what was going on

I don't know if any of this makes any sense, but the brain worms are screaming and I need sleep.

[mwagneto]

wait omg he's wearing the same shirt in all of these and we know that one^ is from episode 5 so does that mean the other 2 are as well....... we're gonna get to see them go to whatever that rainbow market thing is this week.............

[kaleidoscopr]

''i hope jakey dies'' includes every intolerable identical looking fictional eboy x reader btw. you know the type. he looks like this:

[maudiemoods]

Guess who's in love with another fictional character 😎

PLEEEASSE HELP!!! RHIS ISNT FAIR!!! WHYD THEY MAKE HIM LIKE THAY?

[im-not-just-physical]

If only people were as understanding and loving as a hen who takes a strange bird and even a kitten under her wings and protects them without hesitation, because she knows that every living being and child deserves love and care, not contempt and pain.

[sleepyjupz]

i just binged the artful dodger so this is my personality now

[mayonneise]

oc posting going under the cut because i am feeling a bit insane about them and a bit embarrassed about it

anyways i think the Dante/Persephone/Pluto relationships are so interesting. yes i am aware i write them. Like Dante and Persephone they are eachothers single constants, they've known eachother since they were kids and even though Dante left and Persephone died they found eachother again. Dante will always be a little bit in love with Persephone and she will always forgive him when she won't forgive anyone else. Pluto and Persephone are married but they're also both incredibly powerful beings ans they like to sabatoge eachothers projects for fun and yet at the end of the day they are endlessly, unhealthily devoted to eachother. and then Pluto and Dante is the hardest for me to pin down. i think it would be funny if they had gay sex at some point and have mutually decided to never ever talk about it again. because Pluto is like repressed and non confrontational to a fault and Dante is just endlessly looking for new experiences. i think they are eachothers confidantes. canonically before Dante sleeps for half a century he goes and tells Pluto and they don't tell Persephone and yet Pluto helps protect his body no questions asked.

these three are insane okay. they should not have been allowed to be immortal they all suck so much

[acedavestrider]

love and light but if you think youre going to have any kind of meaningful political discourse about the united states election with random hyper online people on the no nuance piss on the poor infinite chocolate website then youre out of your mind

[fizzy-stars]

GHOSTY BOI sketch then a refrence why am I like this...

[unhinged-comics-screaming]

X-Men '97 Spoilers

My friend is absolutely devastated by the ending of this ep but as someone who's been around comics and _especially X-Men_ long enough death just does not phase me