#guilty guilty guilty dynamics

[starzzach]

this is jaytim brainrot bleeding into charlos bc it seems like the only pairing I'm capable of writing, i'm sorry <3

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Carlos plugs into the open comm line before anyone else can try it.

“Hi princesa,” he says into the little mic in his helmet, taking another gun out of the firearm cabinet to take apart, clean, and put back together. There is a peaceful kind of quiet in this part of his work, that he cannot find anywhere else. “What do you have for me?”

“Hood,” Red Robin replies irritably, and Carlos can barely just suppress the grin that tugs at his mouth. Red – princesa – otherwise known as Charles Leclerc. They do not get along. A few scars littered across little Red’s body, as well as the healed slit on his throat, can attest to that. “Is anyone else there?” his voice comes through the filter again.

He pouts as if Charles can see it. “Why? Am I blacklisted from helping you?” he asks innocently, hanging the bait deliciously into his reach. Carlos can hear the annoyance in Charles’ sigh, and for a second he feels bad. “We’d make such a good team,” he continues, sprinkling salt into an open wound.

In reality, the last time they tried working together, Carlos had killed around five people and Charles had been shot in the crossfire. If Carlos had to guess, Charles is still holding a grudge because while Carlos was no longer a Bat, Charles did not have that pleasure and was so unfortunately benched. 

Red Hood would say he was glad not to hear his replacement whining about his plans on the comms every night. (But Carlos would say that it was the best part of patrolling.)

But. It is not fair that Carlos can love someone he tried to kill. Someone whose blood he used to paint the walls of Titans Tower. Someone who would work with fucking Marko before him.

“Fine,” Red finally replies, sounding defeated. “I’ll send you the details. Meet me at the address.”

“See you there, little Red.” Carlos clicks off before Charles can bite back.

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“Holy fucking shit. Cabrón, you’re wearing lipstick,” is the first thing that comes out of Carlos’ mouth.

It is not the only… product Charles is wearing. There is an ample amount of dark and glittery eyeshadow highlighting his eyes, blush applied heavily high on his cheeks. And in the centre of it all, the very first offending product of dark red lipstick coats Charles’ lips. 

If it is truly even possible Charles’ cheeks get even darker, annoyance flashing across his features. “Didn’t you read the file at all?” he demands, accepting a glass of champagne with a fake smile. It vanishes as soon as the waiter disappears, a scowl replacing it. “I told you everything–”

“I skimmed through it,” Carlos cuts him off, forcing boredom into his voice. He eyes Charles up and down with a lewd smile. “Didn’t see anything that read that you would show up looking like Nico.”

Carlos is playing a dangerous game, and he knows it. Before he can add anything else, Charles grabs his hand and wraps it around his waist, hissing through his teeth, “Act like you love me.”

It is– not a hard ask at all. There is a part of Carlos that loves Charles, because of course there is.

Carlos is too well-versed in this side of vigilante shit to need more than a second to adjust, looping both arms around Charles and pulling him in. He hovers his lips over Charles’ before dipping his head down into his neck, inhaling sharply. Carlos has to fight not to tighten his grip because he recognises that scent, and he is definitely going to break into the Manor and destroy every bottle. If Bono does not find him first. (But Carlos will never be able to associate it with anything other than his good life.)

Charles must have gotten what he needed out of the exchange, whispering, “Enough, chéri,” into his ear and pulling away. Carlos tries not to look away too quickly.

He passes his half-full glass of champagne off to Carlos, doing a quick sweep over the club. His eyes are a different shade of green, which must mean he has his contacts in (Carlos knows this only because he has access to Bat files. Absolutely not because he spends too much time staring into his eyes, memorising every detail). Charles instructs him to wander around and fulfil his part of the mission.

Carlos bites back a cocky reply of why should I listen to you, too tongue-tied to say anything. Charles starts to walk away, but he stops in his tracks, and turns back.

“What?”

Charles hesitates, a second too long, and reaches up to leave a kiss on Carlos’ cheek. “Go find the target,” he says stiffly with a cough, abruptly turning away, and Carlos considers cutting his hand off if that can stop him from touching the place where Charles has left his imprint.

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It is not until the next morning when he gets out of a bloodied suit and unlatches and removes his helmet that he realises Charles’ lipstick is still on his cheek, perfectly untouched, a memory he refuses to let go.

Daniil nearly howls with laughter when Carlos picks up his call, scowling.

[hustlebonezzz]

A flash of confidence followed by the immediate fear of ruining something dear. On the other hand, the ready reciprocation and the disillusion of a deeper meaning.

Continued

[baoxie]

🥀 sylvain + ingrid 🌼

[buffyspeak]

not enough is said about how by 1.03 merlin literally tries to reveal his secret/sacrifice himself to save gwen. like. i feel like the focus often becomes how funny it is that he literally reveals himself and arthur is like 'lol he's lying' which is also great. but literally. he's known gwen for a couple of weeks at most. he is ready to die for her. me too, merlin.

[noodles-and-tea]

Hey there! I've said something before but now I want to say that your art is great and that you are responsible for getting me into Sherlock & co. But I have a burning question regarding your thoughts on Guy Richtie's Sherlock. Do you like it?

I actually do like it!!!

[porrigens]

a thin-ice double suicide (x)

for @cryptidzero

[mineshaft-birdie]

Magic Malfunction

[vantablackdraws]

do you a favourite bit of official anji or baiken art?

I like this one from Λ Core! They're just chillin', he's got a bird, and she's got that small smile looking at him.

[dirtytransmasc]

atwow hot take:

if jake had said his "son for a son" shit out loud and spider had heard him, he would have been so beyond pissed, he would be seeing red.

spider loved his little siblings so much, neteyam included, even after they grew apart. he loved them like they were his own blood and protected them like they were too (we see a lot more of them together in the comics, where spider is the big brother without a doubt). neteyam's death most certainly rocked him hard, even if he hasn't really been able to show it (how could he? he's already going through all the shit with his dad and the RDA and their nonsense, he can't grieve around neytiri, he's just so tired after it all. he doesn't have the room or the energy to grieve yet)

so if jake had the audacity to say that to/around spider not even a few hours after he watched his little brother get shot after coming to save him, after he stared at the bullet hole in his back, after he watched him take his last breaths, after he watched the light leave his eyes, after he watched his little brother die for him; if he said that while his little brother's body lay in a pool of his own blood not even ten feet away, not even cold yet, blood still clinging to his chest, the scent of it still filling the air: he would have lost his shit.

because the disrespect for his brother is wild.

jake was an active player in spider's neglect and abuse for the last 16 years, he let it happen, he helped it happen. he tried to send spider with the humans, tried to take him away from his siblings, from the forests, from eywa to live with his foster family that didn't love him (not to mention Nash was an asswipe of epic proportions) and the RDA of all people. he had referred to spider as a stray animal since he was little. he was the reason spiders life was hell.

and after all that, years and years of putting him in shit positions and allowing him to suffer the fate of being forever unloved and uncared for (by an adult authority figure, cause I love the kids, but they don't make up for the gap left by a parent), this is what it took for jake to care about him? his little brother had to die in front of him first? he had to be traded out to fill the space of a corpse, to fill in the gap left by his little brother's death?

in canon, spider was in deep in shock with nothing to break him from it, he wasn't in the place to really think about any of it, and I'm sure we're gonna see this anger in the coming movies, but if jake had said it out loud, that would have been enough to snap spider right out of it, and he would have given jake a piece of his mind, I just know it.

[green-apple-juice]

For the whole world they were Morgoth and Sauron, Black Foe and The Abhorred. But for each other they're always remained Melkor and Mairon, Mighty Arising and The Admirable One.

[soapsod]

i need the batfam to just. hug out all their problems. no more guilt!! (also i'm feeling self-indulgent and could use a platonic hug. or 7.)

[cryptidcuriosities]

May and faust!!!

[lambmotifz]

sam and dean are not equally abusive. sam doesn’t feel the need to have physical power or control over dean and he’s not possessive to the same extent (he is possessive but it’s not the same as dean’s desperate need to own his brother like he’s his property)

[ecoterrorist-katara]

I kind of love how Zutara has two distinct ship dynamics

dynamic 1: “I will save you from the pirates,” enemies-to-lovers, Zuko is dangerous but sexy, bad boy x good girl, morally grey antihero, Dramione vibes etc

dynamic 2: Zuko is an awkward turtleduck, idiots-to-lovers, pining for your best friend, having each other’s backs, thinking she’s the coolest thing since sliced bread, Percabeth vibes etc

We can argue about which is the correct interpretation until the cows come home, but I love that the possibilities exist in the first place. From s1 to post-series headcanons there are such distinct stages in their relationship, and you can basically pick whichever point that appeals to you and run with it. There’s something for everyone. Yet another reason why they’re the best ship y’all

[potatopassenger]

Vivi was horrified about Luffy's medical techniques and then did this to poor Usopp

[reinerbraunwife]

dont ship anything in aot so i can ship everything