#find your idenity

[tmnt-obsessed-ace]

There are two people in the rise verse that met/knew Indigo before his memory was wiped.

One he fought in the Battle Nexus Arena right before he lost his memories

And the other is Baxter Stockman :)

[ashacidic]

Hi guys, crying. I love being trans

[obito-in-disguise]

Hi there!! I absolutely adore your headcanons and scenarios with the hashiras. Could I possibly request how the hashiras navigate a relationship with a partner who struggles heavily with dissociation? 🥺

Hello anon! sorry this is coming late, I've been taking my time with this since it's a really emotionally packed prompt. Dissociative disorders are a spectrum, so I did a different one for each Hashira. I hope you like it!

| How they deal with a dissociative partner |

Featuring: Tomioka Giyuu, Shinazugawa Sanemi, Iguro Obanai, Kyojuro Rengoku, Gyomei Himejima, and Uzui Tengen.

Tomioka Giyuu \\ Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder

He wasn't quite sure what was happening at first, so he decided to sit back for a while an observe you before reaching a conclusion.

After doing his research, the pieces all came together. The way you always zone out, movements slowing, never fully being present in a conversation, you were feeling detached from your environment.

He senses it's something you don't want to talk about instead and finds quiet, thoughtful ways to support you through his actions.

He's not big on physical touch (or so he says) but will slide his hand across the table to gently intertwine his fingers with yours when he notices you've slipped into one of your episodes.

The simple gesture grounds you back in reality, giving you something to focus on something instead of your wandering thoughts. He would strike up further conversation, engaging you more.

"Want to go for a walk..."

Shinazugawa Sanemi \\ Dissociative Amnesia

By his nature, Sanemi’s initial reaction to your forgetfulness was frustration. He’d grow irritated, wondering why you couldn’t remember things you should’ve had no trouble recalling.

When you do however explain how you feel in a jumble of words and emotions, it clicks for him that you may be struggling with something.

He cares for you after all, so his approach changes.

“It’s okay if you don’t remember,” he’ll say, keeping his tone gentle but firm.

He starts jotting down shared moments in a notebook, handing it to you when you feel lost.

“See? This is us,” he says, showing you drawings of memories you’ve forgotten but can now hold onto.

You start looking forward to his little drawings, the terrible scribbles becoming a lifeline, offering comfort and reassurance in your blank spaces.

Iguro Obanai \\ Post-Traumatic Dissociation

Obanai is well aware of the things that you've been through and how they often plague you so much, you wish to escape reality.

He's fiercely protective of you because of this, absolutely ripping apart anybody that dares to poke fun at you or make you feel bad because of this.

He's there for you throughout all your episodes, handling them with the utmost care and observance.

When your triggers pull you into vivid flashbacks, leaving you frozen and disconnected from the present, Obanai notices the tension in your body and the way your breathing changes during these moments.

He keeps his distance at first, speaking softly to let you know he’s near, so as not to startle you. Kaburamaru often plays a pivotal role, curling against you to offer a grounding sensation.

“You’re safe now,” Obanai murmurs, his voice steady. He helps you find the present again with patience and quiet reassurance, ensuring you never feel rushed or cornered.

Kyojuro Rengoku \\ Dissociative Identity Disorder

In the midst of your struggles, one thing is for sure. Kyojuro absolutely loves.

Living with multiple distinct identities, you often feel overwhelmed by the transitions and the uncertainty they bring. You're worried at first that this would scare him away, but in true Kyojuro fashion, he surprises you pleasantly.

Kyojuro embraces all parts of you with his trademark enthusiasm, learning the names and needs of each identity with respect and care.

When you’re struggling with confusion or distress, he’s a grounding force.

“I’m here for all of you,” he says warmly, his gaze unwavering. Kyojuro ensures each identity feels valued, creating a safe environment where you can exist fully without fear of judgment.

Gyomei Himejima \\ Dissociative Trance Disorder

For obvious reasons, Gyomei is extremely observant of any shift or slight change in your behaviour.

So he becomes concerned when he notices that for some time at a stretch, you don't respond to him or any stimuli for the matter, don't move and in the most extreme cases, lose consciousness.

His enquiry into your these symptoms lead him to your disorder. He learns everything he possibly can about it, its symptoms and what he can do to help.

The next time you slip into a trance-like state, unable to move or speak, as though you’re frozen in time, Gyomei notices this immediately and springs into action.

He carefully moves you into his arms, ensuring you don't get hurt if you lose consciousness or suddenly come to.

“Breathe with me,” he says softly, his hands caressing your skin softly.

He never rushes you, sitting with you in silence until you’re ready to return. Gyomei’s hold creates a safe space for you to process and reconnect, his presence alone a grounding force in your moments of stillness.

Uzui Tengen \\ Fugue States

He always sleeps with his arms wrapped around you, like a python suffocating its meal.

So when he wakes in the middle of the night with you not in his arms, and quite frankly nowhere to be found, he panics.

He searches the house first then its environ where eventually finds you in the woods, looking utterly confused with no memory of how you got there.

He embraces you and takes you home, keeping an eye on you with extra concern.

Tengen’s initial concern shifts to proactive care as he learns to navigate these episodes with you.

He keeps a bright scarf or bracelet with your name embroidered on it to help others return you home if needed.

“You’ve had another grand adventure,” he’ll say with a teasing grin once you’re back home safe and sound, his humor never masking his genuine concern.

Tengen ensures you feel safe, no matter how far you wander, grounding you in his love and constant devotion.

Dissociative disorders aren't limited to the ones here, there are tons and tons more.

That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed writing this, everybody say thank you anon for requesting this. Also, I wrote a poem a while back that captures the experience of the Giyuu one for anyone interested.

Feel free to check out my other Demon Slayer fics and more stories!

[metalotaku-da]

danny phantom x dc prompt ideas: weather wizard addition.

this comes to you thanks to my big story pieces comment section. i think if the phandom knew more of this characters background and i thought it was more commonly known. it would have more of a field day. same with gotham academy >.> but that is for another post.

alright weather wizard, is a flash villain and a member of the rogues.

mark mardon. is a thief and criminal who escapes from prison and fleas to his brothers house. where he believes he found his brother dead and his weather experiments. including the weather wand which he takes and starts his alias crime as weather wizard. it is hinted at in the comics he actually killed his brother and stole his work. it is believed he had a confrontation with his brother over his prison break, the argument and heightened emotions triggered mark's meta gene and he accidently killed his brother when his powers manifested. and he blocked out that memory. and it is also why he can't use his weather powers without the wand. as a mental block. because he does have powers without the wand.

later on he finds out he has a son with a cop he had relations with. it is known josh is his son because he has weather powers. mark in a fit of rage and jealousy over the his son's powers kidnaps him, with plans to DISSECT AND EXPERIMENT ON HIM TO FIND OUT HOW HIS POWERS WORK SO HE CAN GET THEM. he has a break down though over it before he can go through with it. and wishes his son had someone besides him as a father, because he deserves someone better.

other facts of note: josh was thought to be wally's kid till he got his powers. lady cop has batman's taste. her name is julie.

the rogues have strict rules against hurting kids.

weather wizard killed impulse breaking this rule. though he was tricked.

so yes phandom. here are some options i've brain stormed. please add more ideas for others to knaw on.

1: danny has escaped the fentons/and or giw. flees to central city and weather wizard finds this vivisected terrified kid. and man does it hit his guilt and crazy. this could have been his son. he was going to do this to his child. and it's his redemption/penance to protect this child to make up for his sins. could have a mental break and think he actually did this danny and danny is his son josh too. so many ways to go.

2: other rogues find him, after hearing about ww kidnapping his son and think danny is his son who escaped from his injuries and go on revenge spree for this kid in mistaken idenity. which has funny and dark ways it can go.

3: danny meets ww or his son. and hears how ww couldn't go through with it. maybe from young justice. impulse or members of the league, other rogues dealers choice. danny just dieing a little on the inside like, how come your parent could stop himself with love when he never met you, but my parents raised me and still didn't love me enough not to. the angst protentional here is so high.

4: jazz could work at the facility treating mark. her point of view from treating a person who is so much like her parents but who showed their love for their child in the end. when hers couldn't move past their goals and see their child they claimed to love. could add in she's got a de-aged danny/dannies because of it. to see what it could have been if her parents had been better. stronger. she could get feelings. (totally thinking on par with harley/joker kind of but not that dark.) where mark actually like her and cares for her. could be one-sided. and the giw find them mark breaks out cause she and or kids are in danger and saves them.

5:mix and match the above.

please add more

[luunamoona]

the way community handled queerness is honestly so peak. like, there're 3 main moments i can think of in the show where queerness was apparent and mentioned: advanced gay, queer studies and advanced waxing and britta's pitch in emotional concequences of broadcast television.

in advanced gay, the cornelius hawthorne is seen as a villian for having traits like being abusive towards his son, pierce, him being really racist and him being homophobic. this acknowledgement of homophobia being a bad thing is definitely good for the early 2010s, as many shows treated being queer as a joke back then. also cornelius being fucking murdered at the end of the episode solidifies the fact his actions were deemed immoral and he therefore had his comeuppance.

community only ever uses queerness as a punchline in the context of troy and abed's relationship, the punchline usually being "look at how romantic these 2 friends are how silly", which could be seen as homophobia as the same context with a man and a woman would be treated differently by the showrunners as it'd be turned into a romantic subplot.

the next example i have is from queer studies and advanced waxing. having the dean tell richie and carl that he "isn't openly anything and gay doesn't begin to cover it" is much more progressive than many other media at that time, and even now, as they'd usually have the queer character just be gay for convenience. this need for convenience is commented on in the episode with richie and carl basically coercing the dean into adopting a label that is inaccurate but convenient for his straight peers. back to my previous point, presenting queerness as being more complex and having more nuance than just gay and straight is something that is very useful to queer viewers as it presents an option beyond these 2 ends of the spectrum. unlike what other shows may do with this concept, community treats it seriously, showing the dean's inner conflict with presenting with an identity that isn't his, with lines like "i feel sick". (also side point, the line "i make gayness look like mormonism" goes so hard)

finally, there's britta's pitch in emotional concequences of broadcast television. in this, the dean protests britta's decision to make him transgender and not "all this other stuff". something i love about that scene is the ability to critique queer represention without insulting it. as a trans person, i've seen a good amount of transphobia is television. this isn't one of these times. being able to have trans identity be a part of the punchline without it being insulted is something that is apparently very hard for screenwriters of sitcoms to do, so i commend them for being able to do that. as well as this, this scene acts as a criticism of how basic queer representation in media is, how they like having one distinct, easy to understand label to give their token character, ignoring "all this other stuff". it's telling us that, like in queer studies and advanced waxing, queer idenity isn't black and white, it's a wide spectrum of identities that comes in many, many different colors.

all in all, community's representation of queerness and how it treats insults to queerness is something a lot of other shows should try to strive for. in my opinion, it has some of the most nuanced takes of queer identity and representation out of any sitcom that doesn't have queer people as a target audience. it feels very fitting, since the show is literally called community and it about a group of misfits who bond over their shared messed up-ness. this show is all about finding your people and accepting everyone, as pierce says in for a few paintballs more, "flaws and all". i think the showrunners had an impression this show would speak to a lot of queer people and i love that they were able to make us feel welcome just as greendale does to the study group.

[scribblesofagoonerr]

Finding Light In The Darkness

Anon requested angst, I wrote it... I hope this suffices!

I secretley loved to write this one-shot, not sure if I'll make another part to it, but let me know your thoughts.

Pairings: caitlin foord x teen reader, katie mccabe x teen reader Warnings: heavy angst.

You've always found life hard, you'd not exactly had the best start in life, it had been cruel and you'd always felt unwanted.

You finally found a real family when you're taken in by your adoptive parents, Katie and Caitlin. You finally thought you had found happiness.

It was all going so great, until it wasn't.

Word began to get round your school about your recent adoption, your true idenity was whispered throughout the school and as a result, you were also left with hateful comments all over your social media.

It was easy to ignore at first, you blocked them out. You remembered the words that your mam would always tell you.

"Ignore them, Y/N/N. They're just jealous"

So you did just that, you put your head down and focused on the positive things in life, things seemed better... Or at least so you thought.

You should have known that nothing in life was so simple, nothing was.

"You don't deserve to be adopted by them"

"You're nothing but a waste of space"

"They'll send you back eventually"

Sitting there on your bed, you couldn't help but scroll through the various messages that bombarded your recent Instagram post, it was a harmless family photo. Why was there such negative comments on it?

The tears were quick to well up in your eyes as you read each and every single comment, feeling the weight of them like a heavy burden on your shoulders.

Through the last several months, you had picked up on several bad habits that you were successfully able to hide from your mom's.

You were desperate for the escape, you craved something to numb the pain and you found yourself reaching for your vape that you had cleverly hidden away.

Taking a deep inhale, you let the thick clouds of smoke fill your room but it did very little to ease the ache in your heart.

It just wasn't enough anymore and you needed something stronger.

Routing through your wardrobe, you successfully found the bottle of Vodka that you'd hidden and you don't waste any time in unscrewing the cap of it and taking a short swig. The liquor brought a burning sensation to your throat, but at least it did the trick to provide a tempory distraction.

Being the daughter of two professional athletes, you should have known how dangerous it was to vape, but the delicious flavours were enough to keep you hooked and keep going back for more.

Taking another swig of the bottle, your tears falling freely while your lost in your own thoughts, so you don't hear the door creak open and your mum poking her head round the door.

"You okay, kiddo? You're quiet today" Caitlins' expression is full of concern while her voice is gentle and soothing, yet to notice the bottle of vodka that you're quick to shove behind your pillow.

Your heart clenched at the worry in the older woman's eyes and your quick to wipe away the tears, trying to compose yourself, "Uh yeah, I'm fine, Mum. It's just been a bit of a rough day" You replied, trying to force a smile on your face which didn't quite reach your eyes.

Caitlin stepped closer towards where you slumped on your bed, her hand reaching out to brush a loose strand of hair out of your eyes, "You don't seem fine, kiddo. We've barely seen you since you got in from school" she noted, gently. "What happened at school? You can talk to me, kiddo"

You were hesistant to tell either of your mums what was going on, you didn't want to worry either of them with the weight of your own struggles pressing down on them, "Just the usual stuff, I'm okay" You mumbled, fumbling with your hands.

Caitlin didn't seem quite so convinced as she furrowed her eyebrows in concern, "Y/N/N, kiddo. Please talk to me" she tried to get you to open up, but it wasn't any use.

"No, I don't want to talk about it. I'm fine!" Your quick to lash out, flinching and pulling your hand away when your mum tried to hold it as you flash her a scowl, "I don't want to talk, mum. Please just leave me alone!"

The Australian woman is shocked with the change of your behaviour, "Y/N, I just want to help you, but I can't do that if you won’t talk to me, kiddo" she told you honestly.

"I told you that I'm fine, I don't want to talk about anything!" Your still screaming and lashing out, the spirit bottle falling down and it was now on clear view for your mum to be able to see.

Before you have chance to hide it again, your mum noticed it, "Y/N, have you been drinking?" she asked, the concern was clear in her voice, "How... Where did you even get this?"

Having heard the commotion from downstairs, Katie rushed upstairs to find out what was going on, shocked to hear the tailend of the conversation.

"You've been drinking?!" Katie was enraged, shocked to find you with a bottle of vodka that you had somehow got your hands on.

"It's not a big deal" You shrugged your shoulders, trying to avoid giving any type of explanation about this.

Katie's eyes widened in disbelief with your sudden streak of reckless behaviour, "Not a big deal? It is a big deal when you're 15 years old!" she said, frustrated with your carless attitude, "How could you be so stupid to do something like this-- What else have you been doing?!"

"Katie! Calm down. We need to talk about this rationally" Caitlin turned to look at her partner, knowing it wouldn't be any good to be frustrated about any of this, "Kiddo, talk to us, please? Where did you get the alcohol? You shouldn't be drinking when your underage, kiddo"

"I'm... I'm sorry" The tears stream down your face, the raw vunerability evident in your voice, clear as day.

"Talk to us kiddo" Caitlin's gentle presence was like a lifeline and you found yourself able to open up to them both.

"The hates too much, I can't cope... The bullies at school, the trolls online; I needed to find a way to numb the pain. It's too much" You tearfully confess to them, no matter how much you try and keep the tears at bay, they just just keep streaming down your face.

"It's okay. Its' going to all be okay" Caitlin is quick to embrace her daughter in her arms, wanting to just take her pain away.

"Oh kiddo" Katie spoke up, her worry now outweighing her initial frustration that she had at first, "Kiddo, I know it's a lot to deal with, but listen to me, yeah? Drinking isn't something that will make the pain go away, nothing like that. We're here for you, no matter what"

"Exactly, we're here for you. We'll go down to the school and we'll sort it out. It's going to be okay, kiddo" Caitlin chimed in, brushing your loose hairs out of your face as she just held you in your arms.

You felt a wave of relief wash over you now that you had confessed what had been going on; You were finally safe, you had your two mums' by your side and you knew that whatever challenges lay ahead, you would now have the strength to face them head on.

© scribblesofagoonerr

[warlocksoup]

into the spider-verse: nishinoya yuu

volume one, chapter two: calls

word count: 2.5k

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On the rooftop of the Flatiron Building, she leans back, and stares at the sky above her. She’s learned that looking down gives her vertigo, and if she’s lying down, she can pretend she’s not twenty-two stories off the ground.

Noya laughs at her, because he always does, but he still holds her hand, because he knows it makes her feel better. ���I can’t believe you’re still afraid of heights.”

“I feel like this is a super reasonable fear to have.” She inches a little but further away from the edge as she speaks. She doesn’t even wanna be close to it. “Plummeting to my death isn’t like, a big priority for me right now.”

He squeezes her hand. “You know I’ll catch you if you fall.”

He would. She doesn’t even doubt that for a second. If right now she stood up and decided to take a swan dive off the side of the building, there would be nothing getting in between him and her, and Noya would have her safely in his arms before she hit the fifteenth floor.

But still. It fucking terrifies her.

“Okay, sorry my primal instinct does not recognize that you got bit by some weird science experiment spider and now you defy all laws of nature,” she rolls her eyes, still tightly holding onto his hand as he sits upright beside her. “I’ll work on that.”

Nishinoya leans over a lightly pinches the soft skin of her stomach under her t-shirt. She squeals. “Keep it up with the attitude and I’ll throw you off the side of this building myself.”

“Hmm, not very hero-like of you, Spider-Man.”

“You bring out the worst in me.”

She grins. “I’m going to have to write an article about this. ‘Spider-Man throws innocent journalist with fear of heights off Flatiron Building.’ Jameson will love it.”

Nishinoya scoffs. “Yeah, I’m sure he would. Too bad you’ll be busy being a sidewalk pancake.”

Her eyes find their intertwined hands. It’s always been natural, their friendship, everything that happens between them feels like it’s supposed to. The handholding and the couch-sharing and the arm over her shoulder. It’s always right, with Nishinoya. She doesn’t even have to think about it.

She watches his thumb as it brushes against her skin. “How’s it been out there lately?” she asks.

“Quiet,” Nishinoya replies. “Saving kittens from trees and helping old ladies across the street. Besides Sytsevich, everything’s been quiet since Osborn died. It’s kinda weird, y’know? Like eerie.”

“Yeah, I imagine waiting for the next disaster to strike can feel like that,” she comments, leaning back to stare up at the empty sky. You can’t ever see stars out here. “Hey, Noya?”

“Yeah?”

“Do you think you’re gonna stay here forever?” she asks. “Just stick around and be Spider-Man for the rest of your life.”

He hums a bit. “I dunno. I think I’ll probably just go wherever you end up.”

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She’s sitting on the train, a hot cup of coffee in one hand, and her phone in the other. She’s looking down at an email from her favorite Yahoo user: If you don’t want the whole world to find out, do as I say.

It’s pretty explicit. It’s hard to misinterpret that kind of message, as much as she’s deliberately trying to. Her fingers tap against the paper cup, trying not to let panic work its way up her throat in the middle of this train cab, surrounded by bored commuters that wouldn’t flinch twice at any sort of breakdown she could have.

A heavy breath leaves her lung, and she pockets her phone, trying, with a tight feeling of desperation around her throat, not to think of it. If it’s not in her face, it’ll be marginally easier to pretend.

Yachi’s waiting for her at her desk when she gets into work. She slides into her chair, and Yachi skips the greeting. “Jameson’s pissed,” Yachi says, tapping a pencil against her desk.

“Yeah? What’d Spider-Man do now?” she questions, typing her password in. She mistypes it, and curses slightly under her breath.

“The PI he hired to find out his identity quit,” Yachi laughs. “Apparently there wasn’t enough for him to go off, and the guy got tired of Jameson raising his blood pressure at him for forty minutes a day.”

She snorts. Noya’s told her about private investigators before. Everyone touts that they’re going to be the one to unmask Spider-Man, but it’s kinda tricky trailing a man with superhuman sixth sense and the ability to basically fly through the city. “I give it another three months before he tries this one again.”

“I give it one,” Yachi counters.

Her desktop loads up, and she is immediately hit with a barrage of emails, looking like they’re coming in all at once, all in caps lock. “Fuck, looks like he’s taking it out on me again.”

Email after email, the subject lines varying from things like, “This piece is crap!” to “How are you still employed here?”

Yachi leans forward to get a better at her screen. “Oh, that’s bad. I’ll leave you to that.”

And it’s just that Yachi gives her a sharp grin and two-finger salute that another email pops up. No subject line, just a simple: Wait for my instruction.

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Harry Osborn looks smarmy on the television screen, a thin layer of sweat shining on his forehead and slick smile that looks a little bit too pleased for his father’s funeral. She knocks her knee into Noya’s leg underneath the blanket they share. “That guy’s such a piece of shit,” she comments, jerking her chin forward towards the younger Osborn.

Noya knocks his leg back into hers. “My guy looks like he just won the lottery,” he remarks, eyes not leaving the screen. There’s a bit of history between Spider-Man and the Osborn family, mainly consisting of Norman committing acts of domestic terrorism from the vantage point of a hoverboard, dressed like a fucking goblin.

“Yeah, well he basically did,” she snarks. “Imagine inheriting Oscorp before you’re twenty-five. Basically guarantees you a fucking thirty under thirty spot.”

He snorts. “I’d rather not have anything to do with Oscorp. I’d rather be broke.”

"Oh, you mean the company that basically sponsored the lizard-ification of Dr. Connors? I can't imagine why." She lops her head to the side to look at him. “And anyway, I’m broke. You’re a freeloader.”

Nishinoya waves her off. “Same difference.”

She snorts, turning to face the television again to see they’re playing old footage of Norman Osborn in a lab (coat and everything), explaining the mission statement of Oscorp. To build a better future.

There were rumors about Norman, post-mortem. Details floating around about how he was driven mad in his final year. That the Osborn curse had infected him beyond hope, and his mind had began to decay, along with his body. Some people think he’s been dead for much longer. Some people think a group of investors had been secretly running Oscorp for years while Norman received private care upstate. Some people even suspect him of being the Goblin.

She wonders if that was the better future he had envisioned.

Noya shifts uncomfortably in his seat. She reaches over and grabs his hand, squeezing it tightly in hers. She’s sure he’s wishing the son will be better than his father. She’s hoping too.

His thumb traces circles over her knuckle. He doesn’t look in her direction. She tries to focus on the news and enjoy the way his hand feels in hers before there’s some police broadcast or distant siren or whatever to call him back to duty.

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Meet me @ 300 W 57th St tomorrow at 8am. Or I tell everyone about him.

She sits at her desk, biting down on the end of a pencil, and weighing her options.

One: she could tell Noya.

There’s not even a chance he would let her go. Not even if he were there. No matter the argument she would present. Nishinoya would sooner web her to the couch than let her go meet up with some mystery blackmailer. She also knows that this threat would do little to sway him. If she tells Noya, the most likely outcome is him, masked up and aggravated, showing up to fight.

Which would result in ijs99ETJfdhsg@yahoo.com telling everyone.

Two: she could do nothing.

There’s really been no hard proof presented to her that shows that Yahoo user ijs99ETJfdhsg knows what he claims he knows. This could all very well be a big misunderstanding on her end. And so what? Even if he does know what he claims to, it’s not like the world would so easily believe that Nishinoya Yuu, random unemployed man, is Spider-Man. Random liars claim to be Spider-Man every day. Noya could easily blend in with random liars.

The consequence of doing nothing though is, of course, him telling everyone. And still, the possibility that the masses believe him or that Yahoo user ijs99ETJfdhsg does have some hard evidence on his side gnaw away at her. She can’t shoulder that.

Three: she could show up.

She could put some pepper spray in her bag and give Noya the address just in case something happens, and she could go and meet with this mystery blackmailer to see exactly what the fuck it is he wants.

And then, he wouldn’t tell anyone.

The thought of it puts knots in her stomach, and those knots are worsened by the acknowledgement that it’s probably her best course of action.

She sighs, using her cursor to highlight the address he provided and plopping it back into search bar. She’s envisioning some deserted alley, an abandoned storefront or someplace that would leave no witnesses if she were to be kidnapped and/or murdered.

What she wasn’t expecting was fucking Oscorp.

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Harry Osborn’s office is neat. Almost empty, save for a few hard-drives and a stack of unopened newspapers at his desk. The wall to ceiling windows provide a view of the city she’s never seen before, and standing in the middle of it, she feels so starkly out of place. She looks behind her, just to see the assistant that led her up here closing the door behind him.

She feels trapped, at once.

Harry himself is leaning against a window, and as if operating on a que, he turns on his heel, a sickly grin plastered on his face, and, if she squints, she can almost see a greenish sort of hue in the undertones of his skin. “There’s my favorite journalist,” he greets, arms extended out as if he was going to hug her.

She steps back. “Erm, yeah,” she responds, head turning slightly to eye the closed door behind her. There’s something off in the air of room, something off-putting in the way Harry is looking at her. “Is there a reason you summoned me here through cryptic emails, or did you just wanna like, hang out?”

He stops, and lets his arms drop back down to his side, stuffing his hands in his pant pockets. “Straight to the point. I like that. I like that quality.”

It’s strange to be in the same room as him, New York City’s prodigal son. She’s seen his face on the cover of magazines and on news segments and she’s written articles about him. Harry Osborn has almost always been some kind of mythic figure in her head. An untouchable prince. Nothing she could get away with printing in the Bugle would ever have any impact on him.

But here before her, he does not look mythic, or untouchable, he looks like a very sick man. His hair falls flatly on his forehead, and he uses the back of sleeve to wipe off droplets of sweat. The longer she looks at him, the greener he seems, like his whole body is lightly stained.

Harry takes another step towards her. She steps back again.

“Y’know,” he drawls, and moves to stand behind the large desk that takes up most of the room; she watches him carefully, eyes trained on his every movement, “one of the most underrated parts of a power acquisition in a company like Oscorp, is that you suddenly have a lot more information at your disposal. A lot of information that money can’t buy.”

There’s something about the way he talks that is starkly unnatural. The PR training bleeds out of every word, and though he looks young, but the way he carries himself is eerily like his father. It makes goosebumps rise on the back of her neck. She looks over her shoulder, back at the door behind her. “O-okay.”

Harry takes a seat, like he’s unbothered by her presence. His hand lingers over one of the hard drives. “Did you know that, back in the early two-thousands, this company poured millions into researched on genetically enhanced spiders. They were supposed to be this miracle cure. A magic spider that could cure any illness. Until, of course, the head scientist died in some accident, and they had to kill off the whole project, including all the spiders they bred. Y’know, today, I think we only have one thing to show for that project.”

Her face is hot, and her ears feel like they’re stuffed with cotton. This all suddenly feels like a mistake, like she’s in over her head and she never should’ve come here without Noya. Her tongue is dry when she tries to speak. “Is this, is this on the record, or…?”

Harry leans forward in her chair, and sneers. It chills her blood, that expression, cold and gnarled. “I’m not interested in going on the record with some second-rate journalist at a trash paper. I’m interested in this.”

Harry Osborn grabs the newspaper on his desk and slams it forward. She takes a step forward to get a better look and knows immediately what it is. It’s the Daily Bugle, with Spider-Man on the front page and her name printed on the bottom.

The First-Ever On-The-Record Interview with the One and Only Spider-Man!

Her hands are shaking. She looks up to see Harry grinning at her. “It’s funny, actually, how someone right out of school, with no credentials and no reputation to go off, could get this kind of interview.”

She can hear her heartbeat, and all she can think of is how unbelievably, colossally fucked she is.

Harry Osborn stands and makes his way to stand directly in front of her. The closer he is, the more of him she can see. The green tint of his skin, the almost scaly quality, the point of his teeth. “I want you to find Spider-Man, and I want you to get him to give me his blood.”

🕸 ｡𖦹°‧✩｡🕷˚⋆｡

On the busy street beneath the Oscorp building, her fingers tremble as she dials Noya’s number. He answers after the first ring. “Hey, what’s up? I’m just dropping this bodega thief off at the station-“

“Noya,” she cuts him off, trying to hold back the sob in her voice. “I fucked up.”

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[kcokaine]

ooooh the naoya misogyny ask got me thinking, does naoya have internalized homophobia? what about your other favs (gojo, sukuna, toji)?

I think he definitely does. His clan surely is homophobic therefore i think Naoya is as well. But i’d say he isn’t some raging homophobe. He just definitely says the F word alot LOL. (Its okay he is gay ✋)

Gojo definitely doesn’t have any issues with his sexual idenity i think. He isn’t insecure about being bi, he doesnt categorize people by their gender or sexuality or just identity in general. He just has trust issues and needs strong bond to trust someone with his body.

I honestly believe Toji may be straight but doesn’t have a problem fucking guys. Perhaps bi-curious once he gets along w Shiu. Cuz i think the two people Toji ever loved were Shiu and Mamaguro. Also 20 bucks is 20 bucks.

Sukuna doesn’t gaf about sexuality, gender or all of that nonsense. To him that useless labling. He does what he wants, likes what he wants. He doesnt hate anything cuz he never cared about anything to hate it or them. Once again, Sukuna isn't a horny guy either. Yes i 100% believe he has concubines but they r used rarely and they r any gender imo. I feel like Sukuna finds attraction in strength at first sight. He is fully personality and strength guy, not ass or titts.

[boatshoesdude]

one piece of anti-trans rhetoric that pops up now and again is the "your skeleton is your agab" thing, which for some reason turns into "archeologists will know your agab" (which is a very weird scenario that I don't like to think about for other reasons. Like why my grave specifically? What do they find? Was I helpful to their research? Why does the thought of someone touching my skeleton send shivers up my spine?)

anywho, I'm learning about archaeology atm and thought I'd share some cool archaeological info about actual grave identification!

Number one biggest point of note for this argument that "oh but archaeologists will know" is that if an archaeologist is handeling your bones someone has done something very wrong. A forensic anthropologist is who you're looking for! These are going to be the people trained in all the science/medical stuff and are dealing with humans. Cause there's a big difference between idenifying a sword, and idenitying a person. Two different sects of knowledge that work together, sometimes its the same person, but most times the body will be "handed off" so to speak to the forensic anthropologist while archaeologists work on the physical grave site. this leads to my next grief with the retoric; identifying gender when it comes to graves is mainly guesswork, very educated and very well researched guesswork, but guesswork non the less. When archaeologists are looking to identify the gender, you're looking at the grave itself and its contents (plus historical records and research and yada yada yada). If we know "hey men were typically burried in suits, with watches, dress shoes, and had masculin names" and the grave that's found matches all of the above, then yeah it'll probably be marked as a male skeleton.

you can say "oh but what about height charts and science!?!? The hormones in your body! They'll know!!!" But listen, humans show very very little sexual dymorphism, and humans come in all sizes. It is easy to tell a deer skull's gender because males have rivets where the antlers grow and fall off, where females do not. It is much much harder to tell the difference between a male and female pelvis even though female pelvises (pelvi?) are typically bigger (unless you're trained for body id and have many different factors to aid you). Theres just not enough information to go off of for identification! Humans change in size, yes depending on sex, but also on a million other characteristics like diet, medical history, ethnicity, medication, exercise, so if out of a hundred men, one end up 5'4 with wide hips while the others are 5'10, well them something probably went different with the growth of the 5'4 guy!!! Plus, the standard mesurments used to determin the stature of a person are based on white europeans from historically healthy families, meaning that the measurements are only accurate if you're looking at the body of a white european from a historically healthy family, but that's a side thing that doesn't matter if you have a (mostly) complete skeleton. "But what about the hormones!!!" I hear people in the back screaming. And I have two little things to note for that. 1. Research is really expensive and if you want to justify spending money on identifying the sex of a body you'd better have a really solid research base behind it and 2. Theres so many better things you could learn through bone analysis taht isnt "this person was trans" (unless thats your research topic you do you boo). What does that have to do with hormones you ask? Well bones change with time and as you change, right? So if you take hormes, your skeleton will reflect that. Now its not going to like change your pelvic shape or something, but it will show chages.

Say that a cis woman goes through menopause and then takes hormone supplements for it, that will show change, and change that is important to archeological research. One of the effects caused later in life after menopause is often osteoporosis, the body has a hard time taking in and processing calcium, so it leeches it from the bone, making bones more brittle and prone to breaking. Well, hormone supplements after menopause mitigate osteoporosis, so the bones are stronger, which you can tell from stuff like bone density, to less fractures in the bones in old age. So say you have a city of people you're excavating, and you can tell these people, city-wide, had stronger bones in old age, with less fractures, than most other cities. What this can tell you is that these people had systemic access to medical care that allowed them to live longer, which tell you A LOT about the people that you are looking at and the city they lived in (ya know, the primary reason for archaeological research).

if theres anything take takeway from this post let it be 1. Archeological aren't interested in your agab unless they are specifically looking for it and 2. HAND OFF MY BONES!!!!!

[bakerydoll]

asking robin buckley out as her best friend.

your heart drummed against your chest hard, you'd been giving yourself a pep talk since before you went to bed last night.

you were walking down the school hallway, on your way to meet your best friend, robin. you had to tell her how you feel, pushed down feelings for as long as you remember.

robin could usually be found with the other band kids in the morning. hanging out and practicing in the band room. so you knew exactly where to find her.

you swallowed hard as your feet inched you closer and closer to the door. you tried to pretend you were confident, doing all the tricks. shoulders back, head held high, and eyes straight ahead. a woman on a mission.

you sighed softly, you didn't believe in the faux idenity even for a moment. you were just as nervous as when you exited your car this morning.

you walked to the door and paused. taking a deep breath in and knocking on the door. band kids tend to be pretty territorial of their room. so you knew better than to just enter. you heard some murmuring and shuffling, before you waved through the slight window in the door. robin perked up when she saw you, and made quick steps to the door. she almost tripped as she did so, you tried not to giggle.

that small excitment faded into anxiety with every step that brought robin closer to you. the moment she opened the door, your heart fell like a rock in water dropping to the pit of your stomach. your palms were sweating, and your mind, racing. you felt like a tornado spinning out of control. you tried to calm yourself with deep breaths.

“hey! what's cracking! i didn't think I'd see you until lunch.” her smile was wide, her eyes glistening under the fluorescent lights.

“yeah, i know, i just had something to ask you and it really couldn't wait til lunch.” you began to sway on your feet, wringing your hands behind your back.

at your strange behavior, robin's smile dropped into a thing line, her eyes staring suspiciously. with one eyebrow arching, she drawls, “ohhh ‘kay, you're kinda making me nervous, (y/n). everything okay?”

robin started anxiously spinning her rings, trying to be subtle. you noticed right away. looking through the hallway to make sure it was empty, you started again.

“it's okay, well, i hope it's okay. I'd really hate to not have you in my life anymore. i just, robin.” you pause your ramblings and take her hands in yours. trying to ease the tension just a little bit. robin drew her lip between her teeth, gnawing on the skin.

“i love you. i love you so much, and I can't take it anymore. can't pretend that we're just friends and that's okay. i love you and i need to know if you feel the same. what I'm trying to say is, I'd like to take you out, or uh, be your girlfriend, yeah?” you rambling started up again just as quickly as it ended. you're scared, there's tears welling your waterline, your face felt warm and you were still slightly swaying.

robin’s lips flickered up, all prior fear and nerves she had disappear.

“ya didn't have to scare me like that, god. thought you like committed a crime or some crazy shit. but yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.” she laighed it off, obviously as happy as you were.

she gave your cheek a quick peck, her cheeks darkening after she did. your chest was like the night sky on the fourth of july. nothing could have prepared you for this kind of happiness.

“okay, good, see you later, babe.” you couldn't help the smile that stretched your lips and dropped into every word you said.

[wjbs-bonkle-au]

Every Bionicle mask-power summarised.

Hau: Everything-proof shield

Kaukau: "Hey, wanna see how long I can hold my breath underwater?"

Miru: Somewhat balanced flight powers (can't take off from a standstill; horizontal movement at least somewhat controlled by wind)

Kakama: Wheeeeeeeee!

Pakari: Kinda like the Berserk Pack from Doom

Akaku: X-ray specs

Huna: Stealth mode

Rau: Google Translate

Mahiki: Illusions, but also just full-on shapeshifting for some reason?

Komau: Hypnotism kink

Ruru: "Night vision", which canonically manifests as a torch-like beam projected from the mask's front, and gives the wearer actual night-vision, and yet more x-ray stuff

Matatu: Gmod Physgun Telekinesis Addon 2004 No Virus

Calix: Basically X-Cell from Fallout 4 but without the intelligence boost

Elda: Thing finder, for finding things

Suletu: Telepathy and also psychic torture

Sanok: Aimbot

Kadin: Very unbalanced flight powers (literally the only downside is that the user can't hover in place)

Iden: Out of body from morning to night/Dance floor packed and I'm feeling alright

Arthron: *Whale noises*

Faxon: "Hey, wanna see my animal impressions?"

Zatth: Kinda like if going "pspsps" had an equal chance of attracting a cat, a bear or a car-sized land-octopus

Garai: Gravity-y-y-y-y-y, on me/Never let me down, gent-ly damn, two Gorillaz references in one post; I'll try to use another band next time

Volitak: Same as the Huna but worse

Tryna: Wise fwom your gwave!

Jutlin: Rust-vision

Avsa: *Vampire noises*

Felnas: Messes up your abilities, but only through touch for some reason?

Mohtrek: I have no idea how I'd condense this mask's timeline-fuckery into a single se- where did all these scars come from?

Shelek: ‍

Crast: Pushes others away

Mask of Mutation: Guess.

Mask of Scavenging/Vulture: Like the Avsa, but it only works on the recently-deceased

Pehkui: Makes you tiny

Mask of Clairvoyance: The last word of this post will be "diversity"

Kualsi: Nightcrawler powers

Mask of Emulation: "Hey, wanna see my non-animal impressions?"

Mask of Growth: Makes you big

Mask of Rahi Control: Gives you all the powers of a zookeeper

Avohkii: Let there be light!

Kraahkan: Actually I changed my mind; there should darkness

Mask of Psychometry: Ever wondered where your favourite shirt came from?

Rode: Mask of Seeing Through Your Shit

Olmak: Now you're thinking with portals

Mask of Charisma: Actually functions more like brainwashing

Olisi: Isn't it weird how Bionicle's most notable use of the "mad oracle" trope is A. unreliable and B. a giant Frankenstein-man who commits body-horror on random people?

Kiril: Basically the opposite of the Jutlin

Mask of Intangibility: *Ghost noises*

Mask of Possibilities: Essentially the Improbability Drive from Madness Combat, but on a smaller scale

Mask of Elemental Energy: who cares about this one like seriously it barely appears outside the games

Mask of Adaptation: Turns you into an environment-specific action figure

Mask of Aging: The mask that makes you old

Mask of Biomechanics: Essentially the Gmod ragdoll-mover addon

Mask of Conjuring: I'm just going to copy what Biosector says, since it's really convoluted and complex; "The Mask of Conjuring is a Kanohi that allows its user to verbally program a limited power into the mask for a brief period of time. The user must describe in detail the power desired and at least one weakness. If the phrasing is spoken wrong, it causes intense psychic backlash in the user's mind. The user can use a programmed power for fifteen minutes (with a Great version), and after the time is out, the user must wait thirty seconds to activate the mask again. The Noble version will only work for five minutes. Another weakness is because it requires time and speech, any enemies nearby can hear in detail what power to expect and what its weakness is. Because of this, the usage of the mask is more commonly done alone. It is also capable of being programmed with the powers of other masks, such as the Kanohi Hau."

Mask of Freezing: What do you think it does

Mask of Fusion: Combines things • Mask of Healing: Heals stuff

Mask of Incomprehension: 👁️🧠🫵🥫🚹🇮🇹📤

Mask of Rebounding: Something something rubber glue etc.

Mask of Reconstitution: Literally just another Mask of Mutation, but slightly worse

Mask of Sensory Aptitude: 'Cause I've got one two three four five/Senses working o-ver-ti-ime!

Mask of Undeath: I live... again!

Mask of Weather Control: /weather clear 18000

Mask of Weight Increase: Literally just a Garai that can't make things lighter

Ignika: Do-anything MacGuffin that turned into a guy once and also became God's hat for a bit

Vahi: Time isn't holding up/Time isn't after us/Same as it ever was/Same as it ever was...

Mask of Creation: Just kinda lets you make stuff, while also celebrating the Matoran Universe's cultural diversity!

[itsmebytch001]

What if the reader tries and succeeds to kill herself? How would the family react? I'm sorry if this goes against your rules, I'm new. I really like your writing and find the yandere family to be comforting, oddly enough.

Total Family devistation...

18+

Jeff was beside himself, he had to be the one to tell Aaron that they had found you, and not alive. He a father, had to tell another father that his only child, his daughter had been found dead and by her own hand. It had to be him, beacuse if not him, who? He had already had the pleasure of idenitying you, cold and alone in a moruge full of strangers, but you, his niece, so young and vibrant now grey and stiff in this terrible terrible place, and its not like he hadn't been to a mourge before, he had just never known who was under the sheet.

And he so destpratley wanted it to be anyone but you, but even before the sheet was lifted, he knew it was you. Looking down at your young face so dranied and empty it felt so wrong it turn his back on you to spare himself the horror of looking at you, but he simply could not bare it.

But he knew the worse was yet to come. While Rio, Miles where all at Aarons house, waiting for you to be brought back home...alive of course he knew once he walked through that door he would have to explain what had happned, and that you would not be coming back.

What would he say to Miles? His cousin, but in spirit his sister was gone, dead and not only that but she had been the one to take herself out.

Miles was strong, but no one is strong enough for that.

Meanwhile Rio was making dinner for the three of them In Aarons kitchen, frying up something while Aaron sat on the couch tapping his foot nervoulsy as all panicked parents would.

Rio: "Oye! Miles Get out of Y/n's room!" She yelled to her nosey son.

Miles was sitting un top your bed, just starring into the void, worried, stressed as to your wear abouts, the whole family knew you weren't doing well, that you were struggling but he simply could not shake the feeling that maybe something terrible had happened.

Rio turned her head over to see Aaron was rubbing his face and bald head over and over to sooth himself and breathing heavily, she turns off the stove and sits next to him, placing a calming hand over his back.

Rio: "I know your scared Aaron, but Y/n is a tough girl, she'll be okay"

Aaron: "I Know...I know" He whispred.

Rio: "MILES, Come here!" She yelled summoning him to the living room where he sat down with his Mom and Uncle.

Rio: "Call your father, it's taking him awhile to call back, now call him"

Miles: "M'kay" He got back up to ring his Dad in the next room, only not to be answered, he called again and nothing, strange.

It was now 22: 17, and Jeff was standing outside your building stewing, having had broken down in his car, trying despratley to stop crying as he held himself in his pulled over crusier trying to push out the image of your cold empty shell, and thinking about how it was only days before when he had seen you warn, breathing and alive and now you were simply...gone.

What was he going to do.

He a father was going to tell another father, His brother that his daughter was dead.

He took of his hat, and carried himself up the stairs, and stood for a few moments outside the door motionless until he forced himself to knock, only to be met with his brothers face, worried and sweaty, again he asked himself how the hell he was supposed to tell him.

But if it wasn't him, it would just be an other officer, a stranger who never knew you never met you, so it had to be him.

Aaron looked own both left to right of the hall for you as he expected you would be returned to him, but you weren't there, Aaron looked at Jeff confused as Jeff ushered himself into the house. With his hat in hands Rio instantly knew something was terribly wrong, she stood from the couch as Miles re entered the house from the fire escape seeing his father in the living room he expected to see you with him...

Miles: "Ay, you find Y/n?"

Jeff: "I-I" He begins to shake, he can't make eye contact with anyone.

Jeff: "Aaron...Aaron I"

Rio: "What is it my love?" She asks as she can see whatever Jeff was to say is deeply distressing.

Miles: "Dad, you good?"

Jeff wipes his lip as he can feel himself begin to tear up, Aaron just wants to know where the hell his child is and can clearly tell whatever news Jeff has for him isn't great, but he must know as Rio reaches her hand out to her husband as a small comfort.

Aaron: "What is it?"

Jeff: "Aaron, Aaron I'm so so sorry"

Rio begins to tense her hand around Jeff's wrist, almost as if begging him to stop.

Jeff: "We found Y/n, but...she's gone"

Aaron: "Gone? What the hell do you mean GONE?" He balls his fists he's trying to convince himself it's something, anything else.

Jeff: "She's dead man"

The moment of complete silence falls across the room, Aaron simply can't process what being said to him, he looks confused, what do you mean dead? How could you KNOW?

...

...

Jeff: "we found her by a train track...She got hit bad"

Rio: "Oh...oh my God" She lifts her hand from Jeff to cover her mouth as she turns away from her husband reaching over to collapse over the couch as she begins to cry into the cushions, holding her face to shield her son from the sight of his mother broken down into a weeping mess. Repeating again and again 'no no no' You truly where like the daughter she never had, whenever you were having women related problmes she was the one you came to, she was the once who reassured you weren't going to die when you first got her period, she had help raise you from a babe when your father was overwhelmed, teaching him how to burp you, she was the one to forced Aaron and Jeff to re connect for the sake of the family for the sake of you two cousins, she was the one who helped you dye your hair, and then re dye it when it went horribly wrong, she was the one who taught you how to do eyeliner, she was the one who took you clothing shopping when you hit puperty and made you feel okay about your body changing. she was really like you Mom, when your actual mother for reasons beyond her control fell short, and now it was all gone, it was all over and all for nothing.

Miles: "Did you check Stella's house? She's always hanging round there" He' s in denial, Jeff can see he's about to cry, but he like anyone else is unwilling to accept the situation.

Aaron: " Or Bloom?"

Jeff wanted to entertain this, he wanted to indulge in the fantasy that you were just sneaking round your friends house, but it was you who was lying on that steal table.

Jeff: "Aaron, please I"

Aaron: "Did you even check?"

Miles: "I got Stella's number lemme call her"

Jeff: "Miles! Please..."

...

...

Jeff: "I Just got back form the mourge, It her man I'm so so sorry but she's gone"

Aaron: "nah man, it has to be someone else"

Jeff: "No...No its her"

Miles: "This has to be a mistake, it-it, How could she, Why would you say this?!"

Aaron: "is this a joke?"

Jeff: "What?"

Aaron: "Is this one of Y/n's stunts?"

Jeff: "No no Aaron please"

Aaron: "Is she back at the station or something?"

Jeff: "Aaron"

Aaron: "is she at the Stella's girl house?"

Miles: "Uncle Aaro-"

Aaron: "Miles call Stella she'll know where she's at"

Jeff: "AARON!"

...

...

...

Aaron: "Please man"

...

Jeff: "I'm sorry"

Aaron finally began to cry, backing up into the couch before breaking down as Jeff held him timidly as they all finally broke.

Miles in a trance of extreme grife stumbled down into your room, the room where he had spent hours chatting with you, playing dolls with as children and despratley trying to convince your parents to allow you to have a sleep over, looking over all your belongings, your bed and your rug he simply could not deal with it, so he allowed himself to sink onto the soft floor, and scream.

Months after the burial service the family was still very much in pices, Aaron still found himself setting out a table of food for you, having a moment of realistion, of remembering but refusing to leave to throw the food out, he always had the hope you would one day just walk through the door, alive. He would leave the food out until it began to rot beacuse throwing it out would mean accpeting you were gone.

Rio had started going to church again, after work, on weekends she became a regular again, and all she ever prayed for was for you to come back, or a sign that you were okay where ever you were, she would ask the pastor again and again to reasure her that you were in heaven, at peace and happy, but it was never enough.

She had built a shrine to you, a small one in her room with Jeff, it was just of a small photo of you with a pair of earings, a braclet and a small statue of mother Mary sourounded by candels.

Sometimes Miles would find his Mom praying over your shrine, begging for you to come back, or leaving small candies by it. But she still couldn't bring herself to visit your grave.

Miles visited you often, every few days leaving you fresh flowers, talking to you for hours about his spiderman work, school, how angry he was at you for leaving him, for not turning to him or anyone for help.

He also blamed your friends, how could they not see you needed help, they got to spend all their time with you, they monopolised you and they let you go, surely they must have seen something was wrong. He kept side eyeing them at your burial, starring at them accusingly.

Miles had put on a huge memorial for you, and it was beautiful, showed you in the best light with flowers and stars sourouding your face, and shared it with his family. Once it was finished and on display he and his family layed candels aroound it and then sat in a quite crying pit, It was the first time Miles had seen Aaron in 2 months, he had gained quite a bit of weight, grown out his beard and clearly hadn't slept.

Through the family would grieve, and try and heal but nothing was ever enough, they never truly recovered, the shrine was never taken down, the memorail was always being repainted to avoid it fading, and your Dad Aaron never stopped laying out food for you and never allowed anything in your room to change, he had turned it into a mueasem, and sometimes, when he was especially depressed he would sit in your room sourounded by your stuff and simply break down, crying and and begging for you to come back.

GIVE ME MOREEEEE SUGGESTIONS

[teacup-captor]

I love your headers!! Would you be willing to show your previous ones? I like how they evolve as you find new interests :D

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING OH MY GOD.

For a bit of context, for a few fucking YEARS my tumblr header was a userbox that just read "This user's special interest is Steven Universe". I kept wanting to change it, but I didn't have anything else to change it to, and I was always hesitant because it was always still too accurate. So I pulled this psychological experiment on myself and I succeeded and I got SUUUUUUPER hyperfixated on Good Omens and decided to make THIS!!!!!!

I still love this!! It's my second favorite iteration of the header because look at these colors they're so damn nice! I made this header with the express purpose of changing it as I get new super big hyperfixations, also I just felt the need to add a disclaimer to my blog LMAO I was reblogging SO DAMN MUCH FANART. That's basically all I reblogged 😭 The plan was always to watch the header have leftovers of whatever other interests I got. Along the way new things will come and occupy most of the space in my head, but there will still be remnants of the other things I love and have loved. This header is and will continue to be a visual representation of that and it's beautiful

Now here comes S\herlock & Co., which at the time was actually maybe my most intense hyperfixation ever. Like I mean I was thinking about this shit all day. I haven't shared as much art in AGES. I thought it'd be really fun to just cover up Good Omens with cardboard, but it really didn't look like cardboard, and the tape would be like disproportionately huge lmao. My fave part about this then was how the tape had little air bubbles. My favorite part about it now is probably that you can still see the "G" from the original header, and that the L in Sherlock is capital by accident. I have this real habit of accidentally writing uppercase letters at random when I get too excited. Usually it's in the start of words though lmao :P Also you can see how I specifically didn't plan out the spacing because of the large gap after "Co." that I filled with a smiley. During this time I also had my FIRST EVER profile picture change on tumblr. I'd had the same profile picture since I JOINED. My discord friends, especially those who see me using PK, know damn well we're indicisive with our PFPs lmao so changing a pfp we'd had for a long time was a big thing for us

I also changed the background color on this. In my head this is in like 5 different layers. The unaffected arch around my PFP, the color changing background (that still remains in the same kind of gradient, though), the color changing "I just have AuDHD", the permanent "This isn't a Good Omens themed blog I swear", and then everything else I can put on top. This totally isn't how it works, but I'm imagining the background as like an LED kind of thing hehehe :3c

Oh boy. Iden part 2. I was NOT in a good space during this time. I didn't know what to do with myself, what kind of fandoms to turn to instead and whatnot, and I wasn't ready to let go of this thing that had been so good to me before. That's why I just scribbled red marker over the "& Co." part and changed the smiley to a frowny. Because I was NOT feeling :). I also really liked how the marker went onto the background. It was an accident but I kept it.

Aaaaand away with Sherlock!! I. Got. So. Fucking. Hyperfixated. On. Paper Mario Origami King. Oh my god. I played it so much it hurt. That's the first Mario game I ever finished, as far as I remember as well omg asgsjghaf

Mario has been a special interest before, and it made a grand return!!! My faves are Peach and Bowser and they always will be. And I LOVE Mario Kart ok?

I also started to listen to Find Us Alive here :D I was working over summer and it took me an hour to take the bus home, so I'd listen to FUA as I played Paper Mario :P it was BEAUTIFUL ✨

I also changed my pfp back to the one I had for years at that point I couldn't stand having the previous one anymore

Oh and look at Super Mario. It says SuPer Mario. With a capital P. I did NOT do that on purpose ashgsajask

Derpy Hooves. Derpy Hooves. DERPY HOOOOOVES!!!!

I've loved My Little Pony for AGES and Derpy's always been one of my faves. This is when I tipped over the edge though heahgshdjsf

I drew the hearts because this is when I changed to my Derpy Hooves pfp :D

Oh and see how the "E" in Derpy is capital?? Told you I had a thing lmao

This wasn't all that intense of a hyperfixation, so I knew it wouldn't last long. I didn't have anything to replace it with, though. UNTIIIIIIIIL...

Oh my GOD, look at this beauty. It's my favorite so far. I'm trying to make the gradients match the colors I associate my current Biggest Thing with, and right now it's a beautiful black white and red combo. I didn't make it all black though, because the header would be entirely unreadable. Look at this, it's a mess. It's painted over all willy nilly. There's marker still visible. That one piece of tape is STILL there. There's HOLES in it for heaven's sake! And... Is that the spray paint from the Mario iteration?!!! Good fucking lord this is a mess. Look at how horribly spaced all that text is. Did I even plan for this?! Those flowers look so silly! Dumptruck is here...? He's not even IN this podcast!!! I fucking love it so much you have no idea. "Glass explodes ok?" is one of my fave references. Glass explosion chamber 2024

I'M SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW IT WILL CHANGE EVEN FURTHER I LOVE MY HEADER SO MUCH THANK YOU SO SO MUCH FOR THIS ASK!!

If anyone wants to do something like this, go ahead!! ^w^

[fordoggo]

Sooo I've read loads of shinran fanfics for years >> Shinran Masterlist

And I've decided to share my good recommendations of fics about ran finding out conan's idenity (this was posted in reddit as well):

RAN FINDING OUT:

Facade by platinum-breaker

Summary: Conan did not expect Ran to suddenly corner him one day.

The Face She'd never seen by ChibiRaccoon

Summary: In all the time she had known him, Ran had never seen that look on his face.

coming back to her by readingnotes

Summary: They broke him. They broke him into so many pieces, and now they're right in front of her, not Edogawa Conan, not Kudo Shinichi; no, now she's the detective, she has to solve this jigsaw puzzle and put him back together. He won't be the same. Of course not. But she'll fix him into the person he'll become.

Artificial Anxiety by Serinox

Summary: On that fateful day in Tropical Land, Shinichi turned away from chasing Vodka when Ran called out to him. Now they are in a relationship and things are progressing nicely. But events happen, which create a kind of artificial anxiety between them, that they have to deal with. Good times are easy, but can they get through the hard times too?

BACK WHERE HE BELONGS by jojoangel01

Summary: Takes part in Shinichis rebirth. Will he seize the day he was rewarded with after getting his body back? Will he be able to control his feelings for a certain person that holds his heart? PURE FLUFF, I mean it! SR, of course! What else? [COMPLETE!]

seven-percent by AngelicSentinel

Summary: Ran finds out at the worst possible time Shinichi is Conan. Now she's got to break them both out of the Black Organisation's lab, but time is running out.

The Mystery of Conan Edogawa by funvince

Summary: Ran Mouri is tired of the lies and evasions. She is determined to get to the truth behind her little house guest once and for all. But is she really prepared for what she may find?

Ran isn't an Idiot! by Baekho0123

Summary: What if Ran knew the truth right away? What if she knew who Edogawa, Conan really is? How much will that change?

Kudo Will Die by Ichthyophobia

Summary: Kogoro finds out. Conan, miraculously, survives the revelation. But only because Ran should get to kill him first.

The Gift of Love by EsTeLweNadia

Note: happens after the reveal

Summary: AU – After the defeat of the Black Organization. Sometimes, the greatest gifts of love come in small packages. Shinichi/Ran.

Feel What You Know by impossibleorimprobable

Summary: They killed her. They killed Mouri Ran. High school detective Edogawa Conan grew up cold, ruthless, and brilliant as ever. With his help, police took down the biggest crime syndicate in Japan. In the ashes, they found a child that bore too much resemblance to a girl that should have died ten years ago. The truth must come out. But at what cost?

OTHER FICS

The Case of the Missing Detective by Krista Perry

Summary: On hiatus, NOT dead. Please see my profile for details. ) A former member of the Black Org wants the secret of eternal youth and immortality, and he thinks he can get it by kidnapping Conan. Conan begs to differ.

The Darkness Inside by Akrim

Summary: Aoko receives a bunch of foreboding messages. It could be a prank but she still decides to consult with Kudo Shinichi - just in case it was not a prank. But it's Ran instead with whom she decides to decode these messages. But things are not what they seem and soon they have spun a web of lies, secrets and danger.

SIDE NOTE: if I can find more of the fics which is under a pile of files I've kept for so long. I will edit, feel free to add your comments and suggestions!

[1moreff-creator]

Happy Birthday Eden Tobisa!

Turns out our favorite clock girly has her birthday on New Year's Eve! What a nice date for such a nice girl! Let's do a character analysis, fun facts, and songs!

-We know relatively little about Eden's backstory. The most notable thing we know about her life before the killing game, apart from her fascination with clocks, is what is revealed in her chapter 2 secret: "Ever since you kissed her, you were afraid your sexuality would ruin your friendships." Which is pretty straightforward; she's canonically a lesbian and is worried it would negatively affect her friendships.

-Literally the only other thing we know about her backstory is that she lived in Japan for a small period of time when she was younger, before moving back to the US. This was revealed in a Q&A.

(... You know, I made a deranged theory in my Mai post that maybe the girl that Eden kissed was actually Mai. It wasn't very serious, since it was just a silly way to try to explain what the hell Eden's quote in the Mai page could mean. But... we know Teruko was in Japan for a while when she was younger, and it's theorized she knew Mai before being separated from her at some point. Combined with Mai's name being seemingly Japanese, it could imply Mai also lived in Japan at some point. And if that's the case, it's possible she met Eden there? To be clear, that's still an insane possibility, but I do find it a funny possibility, which is why I'm sharing it)

-Apart from that, Eden's defining trait is her optimism and her trust in others. She sticks to Teruko's side even after she starts pushing everyone away in CH 1, and confesses to her that she believes "not caring about others is the worst way to live." She's importantly not naive, she does know their situation is horrible, but still she constantly searches for an exit and tries to build good friendships with the others.

-This includes baking with Min, Rose and Teruko in CH1, inviting Teruko and Arei to make clocks on CH2, etc. Basically, she's awesome and nice and mature.

-Also she loves clocks. Regular Ultimate stuff, she can apparently spend hours and hours working and losing track of time.

-Although for such an optimistic character, her secret quote is quite ominous. "You can't go back, no matter how hard you try." We have zero clue what this means at the moment, but at least it does fit the symbolism of time always moving forward.

-Meanwhile, her quote in the Mai page is "She kept calling the number, even though no one picked it up." This is even more incomprehensible! Eden, what in the world are you talking about?

-Alright, David MV. She doesn't have a color in Color Theory, but her numeral is XII (twelve). Go to 1:48:28 in this video for an explanation. God it's so convenient to have that lol.

Alright fun facts!

-As stated, her birthday (December 31st) lands on New Year's Eve. Maybe representing new beginnings or change, which certainly goes well with her character. How nice!

-Like most of the cast, she's American and right-handed.

-She's one of the only characters with dyed hair. Her hair was originally just brown.

-Her favorite color is daffodil yellow, because it's happy, and her least favorite color is blue, because it's "kind of a downer color." Areden shippers in shambles.

-Her favorite ice cream flavor is honeycomb. I didn't even know that existed but go off queen.

-She enjoys cute fashion, but also enjoys wearing androgynous style clothing.

-She likes food which is fun to make or prepare. How nice!

-She's biracial; her mother is black and her father is Japanese. This is why she spent a bit of time in Japan when she was younger.

-Her name in kanji is 飛佐【とび ・ さ】楽【いーでん】. Gonna leave any actual meaning as homework, but it's worth noting her name was anglicized. I think that would translate to "Iden", but her mother liked the name "Eden", so they went with that instead.

Finally, songs that remind me of her!

-Positive Parade by DECO*27

-Gone Fishing by Ghost & Pals (friendship!)

-Aura by Ghost & Pals

-In Iolite by Ghost & Pals

-Magnet by minato

-Those Who Carried On by Ghost & Pals

-I'm Glad You're Evil Too by PinocchioP

And Happy Birthday! And a happy new year! Well wishes to all you Tumblr peeps. Take care!

[greenflamedwriter]

Go GO Fighter Scum!

guess who watched Ranger Reject- anyway creative liberties for both Scum Villain AND Reject Ranger/Go go Loser Ranger! Taking characters from one, key concepts from the other and doing my own thing enjoy!

For my own piece of Mind> this might change later- Shen Yuan Human> Dies. A Fighter takes his Idenity, Fighter S- S standing for Scum. Red Keeper: Luo Binghe. Green Keeper: Shen Qingqiu | Shen Jiu Yellow Keeper: Shang Qinghua = Created the tools to defeat Invaders. Blue Keeper: Liu Qingge (who dies) then Mobei-Jun takes over since he was First class Blue Ranger. Pink Keeper: Mu Qingfang (For healing)

Yue Qingyuan as first Red Ranger (Would take over for Red Keeper if something happened to Luo Binghe) Qui Haitang Is First Pink Keeper. Ning Yingying as First Green Keeper Mobei-Jun was first Blue Keeper and once he takes over it's then Jian Cheng. Then have Lie Xian as First Yellow Ranger [Theres not many in SVSSS so I may have to do crossovers aha]

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Shen Yuan stood in the crowd, drowned in the noise of praise and cheers for the Dragon Keepers. It was a show, an act. And yet parents brought their children then had the nerve to act scared when things became too hectic.

It wasn't a show and it wasn't an act.

He ran grabbing the child and fell back from the Fighter- the Invaders who were enemies of the humans. The Rangers grabbed the Invader while Shen Yuan turned to the mother and a bawling child in his arms. "Ah thank you so much! Are you a Ranger-"

"Lady do you have any brains- are you an Invader!? How stupid can you be to have a child here at the battle ground! What if he got hurt- or killed!" Shen Yuan yelled beyond pissed, aware others were glancing at him as the Mother's smile faded into shock.

"I should call child protection services for Child neglect and endangerment- that goes for all of you!" He passed the bawling kid over and glared at the women. What idiot brought kids to this place?

He moved back to his seat, arms crossed.

A ranger?

Get real.

He was known as Fighter S- his fellow Fighters or really more like Dusters- said the S stood for Scumbag. Yep a Reject even amongst his own speicies.

Even so, he was here for...reconisonce yeah! He had to study the enemy thats right! Thirteen years ago when he first woke up, he only shifted a little to change his arm into a blade. But then he saw he could mimic humans pretty well- Although he remained the same size, he couldn't make himself smaller or bigger.

So he pretended to be a human, it was smart! He was going to invade and Dominate these humans once and for all- and the perfect body was right there for him! As he was moving around trying to find some human to copy he walked past the rooftops and looked into the bedroom of a dead body.

...Opportunities don't come for Fighter S this was perfect! Divine intervention!

Changing to dust he was able to sift through the gap of the window and stand inside the room. He saw a bowl of food on the floor and assumed the poor thing choked to death!

As he rummaged around the room he found a student ID card and found other details. ...Well he was dead, so this was perfect! "Well thank you, Shen Yuan for dying today. Hopefully you'll reincarnate somewhere better."

He was able to quickly stuff the body into the cupboard then stiffened when he heard someone walking up the stars and opened the door as Shen Yuan shut the cupboard.

Shit-

"Shen Yuan? What oh-" Shen Yuan grimaced and moved forward picking up the plate and food. "Yeah sorry I made a mess..."

"It's fine, you're probably nervous about the exam."

...Shit! What exam? The panic must have been on his face as the man laughed, "Aha tell me about it. You wouldn't know this but your Qi-ge was nervous about his exam too."

Qi-ge that must be his brother...maybe?

"And what did Qi-ge do?"

The man laughed, "Well I had a simple focus. I must become a ranger, and work well with others as a team." The man gave him a knowing look like a secret. "Team work is the secret to success in the exams."

...He was giving him a hint. and he must be Qi-ge as well, Shen Yuan smiled, "Thanks - I needed the advice." "Well it's not everyday our a-yuan become a ranger now hmm?"

Must be his brother-

Hold on RANGER?

"Y-yeah."

"Are you okay?" "I uh- I'm just nervous aha."

...Did he hit the body jackpot or what!?

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He was lucky he had time to pack Shen Yuans stuff, and of course rummage around showing keen interest in his diaries and his phone thank god the guy didn't put in a passcode for his phone! He was able to find text messages and read through them, and photos of this 'Shen Yuan'

hmm...

He had one brother but it wasn't the man in the house- it was some guy named Shen Jiu who looked just like Shen Yuan only more sharp and mean looking. In the texts he called him a-jiu but not in public, his brother got annoyed when he kept calling him that. And the other was a cousin of theres, yue-ge. Yue Qingyuan, only Shen Yuan called him Qi-ge though. ...Could he do this? What if he ended up failing an inside joke or something?

THankfully he didn't have to worry much, Shen Jiu wasn't there as a form of silent protest he did not want Shen Yuan to be a Ranger nor train to be one.

Luckily he was excused from his 'out of character' behaviour for pre-exam jitters.

"Bye bye Qi-ge, next time you see me I'll be a Ranger."

"Good luck A-yuan."

As soon as Shen Yuan vanished inside the building with his things, Yue Qingyuans smile faded. Truthfully, he and Shen Jiu were in agreement that the Rangers was no place for someone like Shen Yuan. He was too idealistic and even wanted to have peace with the Invaders. He was the reason they fought so hard to protect earth from the Invaders if something were to happen to him...?

But Yue Qingyuan knew that the Invaders could harm those Ranger or no- at least Shen Yuan would have the neccesary training and tools to defend himself. They would just make sure he never gets promoted into more confidential dangerous roles.

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This was way more relaxing without Qi-ge around! He can be himself and do whatever it takes to become a ranger. Although these outfits were pretty stupid, man or women why would the belt have a triangle there of all places.

It's like an arrow going "Look at my butt!"

It was embarrising.

Even so after meeting the other Rangers he couldn't help but feel wary. This was it, he was an invader in enemy territory. Getting dusted and returned back to base is one thing. Being captured and experimented on is another- Fighters can still feel pain! even so he can tell this bunch were pretty focused. And rude, only a select handful were nice and Shen Yuan had no idea what he should do - how does a human act? Should he be rude like them?

"Hey! Watch where you're going!"

"Hah?" The young boy grabbed him by the uniform, "Mind saying that again?" Huh? So they can say that to Shen Yuan when he bumped into them but he can't say it back! Even so, if he gets hit they'll know-! "Tsk, nevermind."

Being mean wasn't natural to him anyway, but no one here seemed friendly or approachable.

"Remember, Team work is essential to success." Oh man this SUCKS! "Ah, that was rough, you okay man?" He turned to see a handsome boy looking up at him mischiviously, and Shen Yuan blinked.

"I uh, yeah...I'm Shen Yuan?" He asked and the boy laughed patting his seat, "I'm Wei Wuxian. Take a good look, you're looking at the next Red Ranger!"

This guy seemed pretty confident, he sat in front wondering if he should copy Wei Wuxian or just settle into the seat the way he wanted to-

"How about you, Yuan-er?" Shen Yuan felt taken aback by how informal Wei Wuxian was- was that appropriate to sound so familair with someone?

His instinct told him...to do the opposite of what Wei Wuxian was doing. "I want to be Red, too."

Wei Wuxian blinked "Ah never would've guessed that, and why are you sitting so stiffly? You act like that fuddy duddy over there," Shen Yuan turned and flinched to see a boy glaring daggers their way.

What the hec-

"That's Lan Zhan! He wants to be a Blue Ranger, we both got into arguments over it as kids since we both wanted to be Rangers- don't mind him he gets jealous easily."

Hmm wait- Shen Yuan noticed how everyone was in pairs of five. "Wait- two each for one Ranger?"

Wei Wuxian blinked then his eyes lowered almost looking dangerous, "Caught on to that hmm, you're pretty smart. Maybe you should try yellow." Shen Yuans eyes narrowed looking to the others, teamwork is the key to success so...he glanced at Wei Wuxian the one who would be his new partner for the Exam. Wei Wuxian seemed strong...he'll let him do all the work and piggy back of his sucess, easy.

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When they all gathered to begin their exam Shen Yuan was nervous, he had to stay as cool as a cucumber and not reveal he was an Invader. The Examinor was giving instructions as they all stood at a door. "Now all of you will be gathering keys to unlock this door, Team Red will be facing the Second Class Rangers." "Hmm thats odd-" Shen Yuan glanced at his partner and hummed, what was odd? "Its usually First Rangers we fight," Why would a change in second or First matter?

"Second Class Red Ranger: Hua Cheng. Both are to locate and retrieve the Red Key to pass this exam." Shen Yuans eyes narrowed as the Examinor began to list of the names of the Other Rangers staring at the door. A Door with Five coloured Key Holes, his eyes narrowed further. Only one key hole. He glanced at Wei Wuxian who looked to be daydreaming.

"...Any Questions?" Even Shen Yuan zoned back in and raised a hand.

"Uh, for anyone new um- what is the different between a First or Second Class Ranger?"

The Man hummed, "Ah right there are new recruits who don't know. The Rangers have battalions where the new recruitments work under one Leader- A Dragon Keeper. Third, Second and First is the higher up you can achieve with missions or promotions. The Final step will be becomming a Dragon Keeper yourself-" The others gasped so a 3-tier system?

"So on with you."

After they all moved on, they realised the Second Rank Rangers were also on the floor with a key, and even if they ended up finding one it might not be their colour.

Even so, something about this Exam felt too simple, he had to work with Wei Wuxian to complete this task? Would there be more or-

"I hear no one passes these exams. They are insanly difficult."

huh?

No way, why make an im-passible exam-?

There was a crash as a car zoomed past slamming into someone.

Shen Yuan cried out, "That's dangerous!" You almost hit me! He thought hysterically!

"Ah we hit her- maybe we went too far."

Instead a women stepped back looking way to calm after being hit by a car. "That was very dangerous, someone could've gotten hurt." She proceded to beat up the rangers in her pink uniform. Both the Red team Members stared eyes wide, they had no idea the Pink team would be so...brutal. What was her name again...? "The demoness Sha Hualing." Wei Wuxian answered in awe, "She's so strong!" Shen Yuan gaped at him- you don't have to look so happy about it. Luckily Wei Wuxian took the lead and yet Shen Yuan stayed behind to cover him, "Wei Wuxian- it's not our key!"

"This is a warm-up! Red Rangers are usually more stronger- whoa!" wei Wuxians dark grin came back as he backflipped and gazed down at the Demoness.

"You're good."

"Thank you~" Shen Yuan had that moment of regret, the power difference was insane both of them were so fast and impressive he even flinched back when she cracked against the pillar and it BROKE! And they were still fighting.

How- how on earth was he going to beat them!?

"Aw you're not doing anything over there- don't want to fail your exam little sheep!"

Shen Yuan jumped back and activated his bayard- a gadget that transformed into a gun and shot at Sha Hualing who laughed. "Oh now it's getting interesting!"

"Ah Good idea!"

Wei Wuxian used his to make a sword and both lunged forward head on and Shen Yuan was screaming internally inside.

This was insane this was nuts- These were SECOND Rank Rangers? They were one below First- how strong are the First Rank Rangers?

...There was no hope of passing was there-

RIIINNNGGG~

"Aw that sucks, just when it was getting interesting too."

She turned around and Shen Yuan's eyes widened and he grabbed Wei Wuxians arm, "Wei Wuxian-"

"Huh? What?" The guy was grimacing rubbing his head and Shen Yuan nodded to Sha Hualings back.

They both saw one lonely key strapped to her back. This confirmed his thoughts on how this exam was possibly going to go...he glanced at Wei Wuxian and sighed. He wasn't Wei Wuxians Partner, he was his enemy. Both had to fight against each other to get to the key. There was only one lock afterall.

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After the bell rings they have three days remaining to steal a key and open the door. Shen Yuan asked Wei Wuxian to meet up in his room later to talk more stratergy. "Teamwork is the key to sucess." That was the answer Qi-ge gave him and he was going to trust it. Two on one then to fight after seems foolish. And pairing them in twos lots of five? And having so many small groups? Why not two teams, five each if they're going against each-

His eyes widened as he snapped his fingers "Thats it!"

When there was a knock he brightened oh it was Wei Wuxian that was very helpful! But as he answered the door he cried out falling backwards as a fist almost pummeled his face-

"What the hell!"

"Lan Zhan! That was rude! He only asked me to come over innocently~" He said that too strangely, and Shen Yuan wondered why the tone intention was more higher even so-

"Ah this is perfect Lan Zhan-"

The mans eyes flashed "Lan Wangi." Shen Yuan hesitated huh? Isn't that his name. Whatever "Um- it's better that you're both here!" Both their eyes widened as Shen Yuan turned and patted the bed, "Sit sit- there's something important I need to tell you."

Both enterered and Shen Yuan placed his hands on his hips, clear excitment on his face. "For the Exam Wei Wuxian if we continue to be Partners I would be your enemy."

Wei Wuxian relaxed on the bed looking amused while Lan Wangi sat ramrod straight. "Figured it out huh?" Shen Yuan nodded "That we need a team of five to work together against one Rank Ranger? Five against one and working together to earn the keys would be better."

Now Wei Wuxian almost fell of the bed "huh- thats...thats pretty smart."

Shen Yuan nodded, "At this point I doubt it even matters what colour key we get. We can still fail, I'm guessing it's about how we perform and teamwork. Like the Dragon Keepers they work as a team but both have their own speicality. It's better if we recruit two more strong people for our team."

"Hmm, okay that seems to be best. Who did you have in mind?" Wei Wuxian asked placing a hand on his chin and Shen Yuan hesitated. "Honestly I don't know much about the other team other than picking the best out of the two. Having strong fighters isn't enough, we need people with smart stratergy and cool under pressure."

Wei Wuxian nodded, "I have just the people in mind, leave it to Lan Zhan and me, we'll get the other two on board."

Shen Yuan smiled, "Great!" He can piggy-back of this team! He saw Lan Zhan an absolute beast of a fighter this would be cake.

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Shen Yuan gaped, the next morining both Wei Wuxian and Lan Wanji were not at their meeting spots. And when SHen Yuan began to enter the room aware he was missing time trying to find his partner, he saw a group of five and froze, hiding behind the pillar to see Wei Wuxian with four others ganging up on a Ranger. Shen Yuan couldn't believe it as he hid heart beat racing. He was betrayed?

"Ah right! The second key is ours!"

They had two keys? Shen Yuan continued to stay and listen. "Wei Wuxian that was very smart to work as a team of five against a ranger instead of two!" "That's Wei Wuxian for you, his brother is a third rank of the Blue Ranger! Of course he'd be smart!"

"Aha- Lan Zhan, whats with that face? It's fine- he'll be fine! And we both know how ruthless the Rangers are, for someone that soft we'll be doing him a favour."

Shen Yuan grit his teeth.

Fine then...He'll have to make him his enemy instead.

When Shen Yuan found the others they looked dejected themselves that they were betrayed. "what are you all feeling sorry for? It's an Exam isn't it?" He helped a girl stand up then turned to the others. "Five against one, if we work together we can get the keys ourselves the more we have the harder it'll be for the other team to win."

He saw the looks on their faces change and with the thought of revenge nodded, "Lets do it."

"Ah that's good to hear." They all turned to see someone approach he seemed really scary and dressed in red? "It's the Second Class Red Ranger- Hua Cheng!" The girl spoke eyes wide, and Shen Yuan wondered how she knew. By activating his bayard he asked "Any weakness?" She shook her head- "He would've been Red Keeper if he wanted but he prefers to stay at his station for some reason-" Huh why would someone NOT jump at the chance of a promotion? Suddenly Hua Cheng was there, one eye crinkled in amusment as he backhanded Shen Yuan- he flew a couple feet but was lucky that he was able to hide the dust regenerating at his core-

That was fast! "Ah! We're done for-"

"Shut up! Surround him!" Shen Yuan has acted so many times on those Sunday perfomances watching the Rangers and their stratergy but he didn't know any of his teams strengths or weaknesses or even their names! "Two get in close- two activate bayards to guns and cover them!" Shen Yuan yelled and watched how they did as he said, two who had swords activated swung in, both the back and the front and Hua Cheng looked more amused then ducked from a stray shot from the long range fighters-

While Hua Cheng was fighting- Shen Yuan moved in from his blind spot his left where he was missing an eye- and was able to swipe a key.

"Fall back!" He yelled already sprinting.

The others followed and after a while leaned against a pillar gasping. "We did it- why wasn't he chasing us though?"

Huh? Shen Yuan peeked around and saw no one. He felt tense, noway in hell-

"Ah it's blue!" One yelped and Shen Yuan activated his weapon already pocketing the key, the Blue Ranger sneered. The man only stared at them then left, they saw he had no key on his back. Shen Yuans eyes narrowed.

Just like Hua Cheng.

"Once the key is gone, the Rangers fall back...hmm."

He glanced at the five and smiled, "Well we have one key, at the other team has two. If we get as many keys then we'll win."

The others glanced at each other then nodded. "I'm Nie Huasang. My brother wanted me in Green." "I'm Qin Wanyue, aiming for Yellow Battalion." hmm, she was the one who knew each ranger. "Green Ranger, Xue Yang." Shen Yuan didn't like the look of this guy, something about him gave him the creeps. "Wu Chen, I aspire to be the Pink Ranger." Shen Yuan looked at them all, hmm so that means Yang Yixuan and Lan Wanji - two Blue Rangers. And that left the two green Rangers with them, other than that they were all betrayed by their partners. "Shen Yuan, Red Ranger." He placed a hand on his hip staring at the 'rejected team' and couldn't help but see why Wei Wuxian choose the others. Xue Yang looked strong but unstable, while the rest just gave pitiful.

Even watching them fight he had to admit the only reason they won is that Xue Yang didn't mind that he was hurt and just bodily threw himself at him almost distracting Wu Chen. And both Nie Huasang and Qin Wanyue covered for them allowing Shen Yuan to slip in and get the key.

Compared to Lan Wanji who was a powerhouse and Wei Wuxian who also held his own with Sha Hualing the two alone could beat the rangers. Shen Yuan sighed internally then straightened up. "We have one Key from red, the other team have the Blue Key." Which must have just happened paired up with when they were fighting the yellow Ranger "And Yellow, and a third one now." Which leaves one more key. Which was either Green or Pink.

"Who is Second Class Green Ranger?" Shen Yuan asked as he looked up he saw the others look at him in horror. He tensed when he felt a breath on his cheek as someone spoke close to his ear. "That would be me." Shen Yuan wasted no time raising his gadget and activated it into a sword. "Mother-" Shen Yuan turned as the man flung himself back, looking angry. They couldn't do the same thing again- he may have been watching.

"Ah looks like Xiao Yuan is all grown up!" The man came gunning for him. Shen Yuan internally cursed- he knew him! He turned to the others, "Pull back find an opening!" Shen Yuan ran back and knew he was the prime target and was able to push back any blow- one scratch and he was done for- aha! He changed his weapon into a gun and shot at a firehydrant and watched as it exploded. The man called out- "Oh that is just cheating! Your brother would be proud!" Shen Yuan almost faltered, the original goods brother? Well shit! He picked up the fire hydrant next to the broken one and slowly came closer to the man who had his back turned. "Come on Xiao Yuan come on out- didn't you say how much you want to be a range-"

Bang! He slammed the hydrant down and watched as the body crumpled to the floor and grimaced. Hope he wasn't dead. As he reached down the man moved suddenly and swiped, Shen Yuan yelped. Evading back into the smoke and healed his chest the dust settling back into place. This guy is strong. "Tsk- Never knew you were the type to being so underhanded Xiao Yuan." Shen Yuans eyebrow twitched- this guy seemed close, however that nickname was seriously ticking him off! "Who knew you were such a Scumbag! Shen Jiu would be ashamed of you." Shen Yuans eyes widened, he knew the original goods brother.

Shen Yuan laughed and it echoed in the smoke, making the guy look nervous. "Huh? Are you upset? You have no right to be, you're an invader afterall..." Shen Yuan trailed off, shooting his gun and making the man dodge looking aggrivated.

"And everyone knows the Invaders are our enemy..." The man turned suddenly looking unsure, "You've never believed that- Xiao Yuan always wanted to make peace with the Invaders..." Did he now? Huh- what an idiot, although maybe the lamb always tries to make nice with the wolves. "True, but this is an exam. And the Rangers know-" Shen Yuan shot at his legs and the man scowled then yelped when Shen Yuan brought his leg up and kneed him in the face. "-That the Invaders are not even Human! So when it comes to Mercy they don't even Rank!" "Shen Yuan!" Ming Fan fell back, but Xue Yang grabbed him under the arms and laughed, "Hah! Got him- want to beat him up Xiao Yuan~"

Ugh it was more obnoxious when this guy called him that. He saw Qin Wanyue slip past grabbing the Green Key. That meant the other team fought Sha hualing. Lucky she was ruthless. So they only have Red and Green. "We need to get the other three keys from the other team." The bell rang, so they have the third and final day to get it, what was worse... "Even if we get all the keys, the exam wouldn't be passing based on success on the mission but on individual strengths and how someone works in a team." Maybe even how likeable they were.

...Shen Yuan looks up and could see the faces of the others, minus Xue Yang, look almost unsure with facing the other team and getting their keys.

"They faced off against Sha Hualing," Wu Chen began biting his lip, "They seem to be really strong." Shen Yuan nodded, "So we need a stratregy." And make sure that the others don't betray him. "Give me the Green Key, Qin Wanyue." She almost gave it before Xue Yang swiped it from her hands. "Now why should she do that? What- plan on giving these to Wei Wuxian." Shen Yuans poker face failed him, as his face narrowed into anger, "I've already been betrayed before, Wei Wuxian and all affiliated I plan on crushing into the dirt. However it was my expertise that helped us get these keys and if one of you planned on using them as a payment to join the other team I wouldn't be surprised to being betrayed twice."

Xue Yang shook his head, "That doesn't answer my question, how can we trust you." Shen Yuan realised they were at an impasse. He sighed, "Fine you win. It's probably more troublesome to make one person hold all keys." Xue Yang smirked, "Then you wouldn't mind if I keep Green, hmm?" Shen Yuan swore as soon as this farce was over, Xue Yang will be the first one he killed. "Still even to defeat Ming Fan...quite impressive." Who? Oh, that guy he turned to look at Ming Fan who was glaring at him as he was getting up off the floor. "I-I'll tell your brother about this!" Really? Shen Yuan faced him, "Tell him what? That I took the key from you?" By reading his brothers texts he knew he kept threatening body damage if ever Shen Yuan put on foot out of line. "He'd be more disapointed in you, than me." Ming Fan scowled, then rolled his eyes. "Nevermind then," He walked away and Shen Yuan closed his eyes, two keys down...three to go. This Exam wasn't over yet! _________________________________________________________

Shen Yuan was lucky he didn't stay inside the fortress all cooped up for thirteen years, it was around the fifth year mark he decided to leave and resume the form of a human he copied. He began walking around like a tourist and learned many things about humans.

Such as needing money to travel, similair phrases other tourists had, teaching himself to read. And mostly- he learned more from tv shows. After trespassing into some teenagers house he was able to use their computer and just...browse to his hearts content. And when they came home he turned into dust and left. So many programmes, it took a while to diffirentiate between fiction and realty and what those words even meant. Cartoons were easy to parse but live actions? Those were a bit more tricky- for a moment he genuinly believed that people could cultivate and fly on swords! Until he learned that wasn't possible.

It took a while but he was able to learn a lot about humans. ...From tv shows.

And as a Ranger in training he figured it might be different, that humans may act differently in real life. And Rangers were even worse. Shen Yuan lay in his bed hands behind his head as he found himself thinking... Wasnt the show just an act? The Invaders were already defeated and this whole show was just to appease the masses and make everyone feel safer. And yet this whole training excersize was over-kill. The Invaders were so weak one punch and they were dust, literally. So is this all necesary for training?

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notes from Discord:

I just ship Fighter D and Red Keeper esp with Red Keepers tendecies of a perfect show then casuually crushes a persons face in a wall is such Binghe energy, and just having a Fighter like Shen Yuan is obsessed and a fanboy but is also a picky critiq of a perfect story and he knows he's a prisoner being defeated for entertainment but he's like "Don't you find this boring? Want some BETTER compelling arcs and highs and lows instead of blasting dusters weakly?" But SY has no clue on how to even talk to someone like Red Keeper who wouldn't see him as a threat. So only based on the 'its a show stuff' SY is unaware that he's playing with dangerous people and Red Keeper/Binghe is like meh I'm bored and he was looking for some entertainment.

Like everyone is thinking in 5-d chess thinking this Fighter was just trying to change up the plans for world domination, put SY is playing checkers but DURING his ideas to Binghe and even bringing up of "What if a Fighter became a ranger?" and is like "What if a fighter betrays his kind and becomes a ranger or is hiding as one? What if theres a new Ranger and a new colour?" -Only coz from trailers I srs thought Fighter D was going to become a black Ranger and its like pfft nope.- So Binghe is like sure but everyone else is like huh??? But becoming a ranger and seeing humanity and the stuff they do and the contradictions is exposed and Binghe holds SY back and says "We're the keepers and the invaders are the enemy." Meanwhile SY sees humans being grusemly killed in the name of Hero sutff and sees how fucked up it is.

I was thinking swapping some roles- so you know how Pink Ranger is Hibiki's sister and Fighter D takes his place? Well what if Shen Qingqiu was Green Keeper who had a brother called Shen Yuan who died from choking on a bun and this lifeform fighter took his place AND instead of Fighter D the invader now calling itself 'Shen Yuan' is Fighter S- S standing in for Scum. So it ties the taking over identiy part as well. If Shen Yuan starts as a lower tier Ranger then he can work his way up, he'll probably even call out Shen Qingqiu and be like "You didn't even notice your little brother was an invader!?"

Fighter S is like "Making my way downtown walking fast- killing people I'm a scumbag! dodododdididoddodo!" Then see's an excectuive and is like "This guy triggered my daddy isues-" and if it does come out that he's an invader but a chill one and see the whole "They left us like the dad that went to get milk how dare they- Bosses? Thats not a boss thats some loser! Abanonded at zero years old!" Imagine the Rangers etc being like "Zero…thirteen years ago?" SY: Huh oh yeah, so that makes me thirteen years old yeah! And all of a sudden all of his chilidsh antics and over-simplfying the hero/villain like he's Megamind because he was not only taught that as a baby in his developmental stage but also ruthelessly killed over and over again and Fighters CAN feel pain when they get destroyed/body parts ripped of.

I bet Shen Yuan would be watching the OLD tv show for the OG red Keepers and becomes obsessed! and a huge fan and it's like. "You want to dominate the world right?" SY: More than anything! "Even if it means…no more of this tv show?" SY: huh? "Its Ranger propogander, it will be destroyed if Invaders win." SY vibrating at how unfair it all is! they literally use that as a carrot to keep him on their side

I think I'd love to write a juxpasition of SY talking big mean and scary, but witnessing Luo Binghe (his hero) killing someone once in front of his eyes- especially a human (like how unhinged Red keeper is) would make him horrified, that Sy is like- "No way I'M the Monster in this scenario here!" - and the whole secret identity, of having Luo Binghe being a psycho happing killing frenzy against Fighter S then is really wholesome and sweet with Shen Yuan

I was thinking of mixing Peak Lords and Demons together to make the Rangers but then i need some characters for the Executives. Luo Binghe will be Red Keeper. Shen Qingqiu will be Green and Shang Qinghua will be Yellow (I feel it fits since yellow invented the tech seems to know alot is seen as the weakest and Qinghua is god so yeah) I was unsure wether to make Liu Qingge Blue or Mobei Jun then realised I can make Liu QIngge Blue get him killed off and Shen Qingqiu gets blamed for it, then Mobei-Jun takes over as Blue. But Pink I have no clue who that could be

Mu Qingfang as Pink, then have Qui Haitang, Xiao Gongzhu and Gongyi Xiao as the Pink battalion as class Rangers. the irony being that the men are gentle want to heal everyone, meanwhile the girls can handle being cut into ribbons then regenerating and staying calm under pressure. then swap the whole "Everyone wants to kill red- to green," and imagine Shen Yuan being surprised by how many people are just gunning for Shen Qingqiu including Luo Binghe it's like all the rangers are pointing their weapons at him. And SY would be like- eh if they start taking each other out- Ranger: Isn't green your brother? SY: Goddamn this was the worst disguise ever!

just had a thought at work today- where Shen Jiu was Fighter J and ended up becoming a Green Ranger through hard work and 13 years of loyalty, and he made a connection with human Shen Yuan and thats what made him change his priorities for fighting against = rangers/executives then once they gone be free and live life as a human. So when he ends up being backstabbed and killed by Binghe- Fighter S Shen Yuan see's Green being killed and is shocked then see's instead of being bloody is actually dusted- and when Shen Yuan is found by the Shen Jiu who ran away and is about to have the 'talk' with Sy that he is still his brother he has been for the last thirteen years and that he warns SY they were coming after him, and SY is like. "They going to do examinatiosn to test all rangers if their human now…which would've been fine months ago." And Shen Yuan reveals HE'S an Invader- with how many accidents human SY goes through Shen Jiu is pissed and the two end up fighting like "You killed him how could you-" and even Fighter S is pissed coz didn't Fighter J leave him for some humans? While he and the other dusters were forced to endure pain for thirteen years and act like villains for some crappy tv show humilated and tortured and here Fighter J was, planning to destroy the rangers for a human? THey come to blows. Luo Binghe had a feeling something was off with Shen Jiu- but the two have a shonen worthy rivarly and do NOT get along at all, and the only reason anyone keeps Shen Jiu around is because of his knowledge on the executives and invaders which duh coz he IS one. But knowing about his own kind and studying their weaknesses and strengths WAS for his own gain to figure out HIS strength and weakness and if Fighters could evolve and get stronger. But honestly everyone hates Green and it was just a bad day, bad time that he ended up getting hit (even when he's usually so careful) and is exposed.

YES! I decided to have Wei Wuxian as the Red Rankless Ranger who is partnered up with SY during his Exam and betrays his one partner for the group of five. And SY is pissed because it was HIS idea to have two groups of five rather than working as two, Wei Wuxian was like "Ah yeah but SY doesn't seem like the best fit sure he's smart but a bit of a coward," He just wants to be a Ranger with his boyfriend and will do anything to do it. So Yue Qingyuan is going to be first Rank Red Keeper just one below Binghe, (Since svsss Binghe saw him as a threat) and with other mxtx characters I figured having Hua Cheng as Second (He would be first but he's lazy) having Wei Wuxian and Lan Zhan taking the exam together and lan Zhan will be blue. And I was thinking of making Xie Lan as yellow at first but now realise dude can take a beating and was the first one cancelled so Pink seems more inlign for him. And for the Yue Qingyuan - Shen Jiu and Shen Yuan, Yue Qingyuan is the oldest who became a Ranger first he became one to protect the Shen Siblings he was their cousin but they all lived together as the Shens lost their family to Invaders (The church protesters fighting for Invader rights) so when Shen Jiu began to work hard to become a Ranger and Yue Qingyuan having guilt that he wasn't there in time to stop it- even if he was a lower rank at the time- he just chalked it up to Shen Jiu wanting revenge for his parents death, not realising Shen Jiu was replaced by an Invader because the gap between them became too big (Like SVSSS how he knew SJ was too different and they used possesion instruments that didn't work) and for Shen Yuan he was too young and most of his memories were of the Invader Shen Jiu not the human one. Yue Qingyuan figures he should be mad however after learning that Shen Jiu was the one he connected with the past thirteen years Shen Yuan says he has no right to be okay with one invader stealing his familys faces but not okay with the other it's so messy and Yue Qingyuan blames himself again for being too late- but having the Shens save him, call him Qi-ge he comes to accept the Invader Shens Oh sy campaigning for sj 😭 boy he killed the og sj unlike you. And calling yqy qi ge before rescuing him is sjsisi. Shen family drama in my binggeyuan but yeah with the inclusion of Xie Lian and the idea that the Pink Ranger does two things which is media presence and making a good advertising impression for sponsors (Almost like the heavens being popular and getting merits from prayers) and having Xie Lien demoted because he wasn't really fit to being a cold blooded ranger AND the second part of being a Pink Ranger is clean up/assasination so Xie Lian is really meticulous in the second part and having Hua Cheng becoming a ranger because of Xie Lien but became a REd ranger to proect him so they would be parralells between the MXTX ver and this au version.