#hands down the best (positive) sibling dynamic in both shows ok

[miraculous-trinity-leo]

Whacky Gotham, Goofy New York, and Chaotic Paris.

(part 1) (part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7)

Chapter 1: Genius Little Ladybug

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It all started when Sabine Cheng and her parents moved from China to America, where she met a rich boy named Tony, they weren't the best of friends at first, but they would always get into crazy shenanigans because of Tony. Sabine always finding a way to get them out of it. After a while they were practically inseparable, they had each others backs, both in the good times, and the bad.

So when Tony lost both his mother and father in a tragic car accident, and had to take over his parents company, she was there to try and ease the pain. It helped a little, but the boy changed and blocked out many people, only keeping a select few close to him. His personality changed, and he started to act differently, it saddened Sabine, but she knew it was his way of coping with his lose.

She would oftentimes find him crying silently in his office. When Tony opened a branch in Paris France, he was paranoid something would go wrong when he wasn't there, so he had Sabine become a sort of co-CEO for the Paris branch. Over the many years of her being a sibling-in-everything-but-blood to Tony, her intelligence was much higher than everyone in the company, other than said boy.

She moved to Paris not long after, always keeping an eye on both the Paris branch and Tony ( because god knows what would happen if she didn't do so). She even met a baker named Tom Dupain. Eventually dating, and marrying him. Tony wasn't the most eager when he heard of Tom, but he accepted him as family (not because if he didn't Sabine would knock some sense into him). He practically exploded with excitement when he heard we would be an uncle a few years after Sabine's wedding.

Tony was there in the waiting room with Tom, when Sabine was having the child ( Tony denies not having a mini heart attack when the nurse came in). Both men looked at the beautiful child through the glass. Tony was put to tears when he read her name "Maria Dupain-Cheng" and was comforted by a teary Tom.

When Maria was 9 months old, her Uncle Tony came to spend time with her, and talk business with Sabine. None of them expected Maria to crawl her way into their conversation and say "Uncle Tony" in the sweetest most adorable laugh both adults had ever heard. Tony had a massive grin on his face, and gave Maria a big hug and lots of kisses saying " I knew i was your favorite hahaha, and you're only 9 months old. Sabine I think we got a little genius on our hands." Sabine was just as happy and told Tom to hurry and grab the camera.

"Come on say it one more time my dear Maria, show your papa who your favorite adult is" Tony said with a very wide grin.

Maria giggled at her uncle's happiness, clapping her hands. "Uncle Tony, Uncle Tony" Tom just smiled giving his baby girl a kiss and handing Tony 10 Euros.

Tony continued to visit his little genius niece over the years. Maria ended up getting the best education a kid could get, becuase his logic was " If she is a genius (which she is) then she is going to have the best education money can buy, for nothing is to much for my Little Genius Maria!" and with that she could officially be called the smartest kid in all of Paris... heck probably in all of Europe even! So when she gained a passion for fashion at 4, Tony didn't hesitate to get her, her very first (kid friendly) sewing set. By the time Maria was 5 she already knew how to speak and write in French, English, Spanish, Russian, and is learning Mandarin.

Maria had met Chloé when they were both 6, although they weren't really friends, they were polite to each other, which surprised a lot of the other kids their age. She had met Alix a few months later. She spent a lot of the time she wasn't studying with her friends, Alix would get in trouble with another kid on the playground, Chloé would criticise the other kid, and Maria would talk to Alix and then apologize to the other kid. Overall, they had a good dynamic going on, and they (as 7 year olds) promised to always have each others backs to the very end.

When Maria was 3½ months away from her 9th birthday, Tony was kidnapped. Maria just broke down, she wanted to help her Uncle, but she didn't know where he was or how she could help if she did. For three months Maria would only speak to Chloé and Alix (they were kinda shocked to find out she was related to THE Tony Stark). A few days before her birthday, Tony came to their home, with rolls of fabric, flowers, and 'I'm sorry cards'. Maria jumped into his arms crying asking what happened, and "If you're the smartest man on the Earth, why the Heck did it take you so long? How did you get out? Are any of your vital organs hurts? Do you need to go to the Hospital? An-"

"Hey slow down My Little Genius Maria, I'm ok. 1, They didn't really give me much to work with at first, and there is only so much a genius like myself can do with so little resources, and time before your Birthday. 2, I made an anime mecha suit and flew out guns a blazing. 3, Nothing I can't live without. and 4, No because I'm spending the week with you lot before a conference I have in about 10 days." He said while holding his small little genius  in his arms.

Wiping away the tears she looked her Uncle in the eyes "Wait, you 'made an anime mecha suit and flew out guns a blazing?' How does it work? what's its power source? And why do you have a weird glowing device in your chest?!" He had a lot of explaining to do.

That week, in her words was 'The best week of her life.' She was really happy for the first time since the Tony-napping happened, although she was sad he had to go, she knew  he was safe, and that she didn't have to worry (as much) now.

When Maria was 13, both Tony and Sabine decided to have her go to public school with her friends. After hearing this Maria called for a meeting, her two commanders (Alix and Chloé) came for the meeting, and had a talk on how she should go about her first day of public school, asking questions like 'How do non-homeschooled kids act? What are their personalities like? What interests do they have? Are some barbaric like Alix is sometimes? Will they like me? Am I allowed to talk to Chloé in or only out of class? What are the seating arrangements? Who do I sit next to?' the list goes on. They were all excited to finally all be in the same study environment, now all they had to do was wait for their first day.

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The night before her first day Maria may or may not have slept well due to her excitement, she woke up a little later than she ever would have preferred, getting breakfast, her clothes, the 'greeting sweets' (as Alix called them) and heading out in a slight panic.

On her way out she noticed an elderly man with a cain crossing the street, and a car coming a little faster than what was allowed, she pulled the man out of the cars way without losing any of the sweets, after making sure the man was ok, she gave him a sweet before saying good day and heading over to school. She never noticed the man walking away without the use of his cain.

She still got to class on time, when her teacher walked in she greeted everyone in the class "Bonjour, je m'appelle Maria Dupain-Cheng, c'est un plaisir de vous rencontrer! (Hello, my name in Maria Dupain-Cheng, it is a pleasure to meet you!)" after the introductions she sat down in the empty seat next to Alix, both giving a fist bump, and a smile to Chloé, who looked away as if she didn't care (the girl had an image to keep after all). When class was over she handed out the sweets and went with her friends to lunch. During lunch, one of the other students from a different class was mocking one of their classmates that Maria remembered as Ivan, for having a crush on Mylène and not saying how he really feels to her. Ivan ran off into one of the locker rooms, and Maria decided to go and comfort him, she explained that she overheard what happened and that he should try and tell Mylène about his feelings, listing many different things he could do or say, and that he should stay positive.

Ivan thanked Maria afterwards and went off to write a song for Mylène. Ivan later showed Mylène the song he wrote for her, but was teased by other students near them, Ivan ran away not wanting to be embarrassed more.

Back in the classroom Alix and Maria are sitting and talking when everyone hears crashing and screams outside, the class looked out to see a giant rock thing destroying everything  on its way to the school. The teachers sent the kids home in an attempt to keep them safe.

When Maria got home she noticed a small box with writing she didn't recognize, she carefully opened it, instantly releasing a glow of bright red-ish pink light.

"Greetings Maria Dupain-Cheng, I am Tikki, the Ladybug Kwami of creation and good Luck, it is a pleasure to meet you." Maria couldn't believe her eyes "Mon dieu..." was all she could say, before going full interrogation mode "You're a Kwami? What is that? How are you floating like that? How am I able to understand you? Do you have some sort of ability to communicate in any language?How did you fit in this box? w-"

"There is no time, Paris needs you! I can only explain the powers I grant and how to use them, so please listen carefully."

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Soon Maria was running in a red suit with black spots and amor. She ended up facing the 'akuma' as Tikki called it in a stadium, meeting her partner (a blonde furry she decided) for the first time.

"Bonjour m'lady, so what's the plan to take this thing down?"

Without hesitation she explained her plan " The plan is for you to have your Cataclysm ready, I'll give you a signal when it's your-"

"Cataclysm!"  The boy proceeded to use his ONE attack on a GOAL POST!

"I said to wait for a SIGNAL! Now you only have five minutes before you power-off."

"Oops" The blonde was really wasting her more useful braincells. After the boy was thrown out of the stadium, Maria was left to fend for herself, and she did really well, considering this was her first non(but sort of) official villain fight, up until she lost her footing and was knocked into the side of the stadium. The akuma was gone before she could get back, more and more people were turned to stone, but it showed just where Stoneheart was heading.

She arrived at the Eiffel Tower, where blonde was fighting stone people, he just managed to get away and actually listened to the plan this time.

They defeated Stoneheart, Maria gave her speech to the villain, and did a fist bump (though at this point Maria just wanted to get some sleep), when a reporter came to interview them.

"What are your names, and where did you come from?"

"My name's Chat Noir an-"

"Ladybug, and we're hear to protect Paris from Moth-Man, as much as we would love to give you a bit more details, we don't have much time at the moment" right on que their Miraculous' beeped signalling they had 2 minutes left " Stay safe, and positive, Bug-Out. "

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"Well done Maria!"

"Thanks Tikki." and with that Maria went downstairs to get something to eat, when she saw her parents watching the news.

"Earlier today Paris gained a villain and two heroes: Ladybug, and Chat Noir. Many of our viewers submitted pictures and videos, but only one of Ladybug came out clear."

"Thank you Ladybug and Chat Noir for protecting us, bonne journée à Paris."

.................

"Maria you're taking self-defense classes starting tomorrow" Sabine spoke, though Maria didn't have any complaints, plus it'll help when fighting akumas so it's a win win.

"Yes maman."

•~~~~~later in Maria's room~~~~~•

"Ok, so you're basically goddess of creation personified into a cute little Ladybug creature?"

"Kwami, but yes."

"And you've existed since basically the Big Bang?"

"Correct."

"... how are you able to float like that? How are we able to talk without any ancient god language in the way? And what other kinds of um kwamis are there?"

"I float with magic. Yes their is a language only for the Kwami, but we've learned every other language in existence, so there would never be an issue with communication. And to your last question, there are many different kinds of Miraculi all over the world, some even across the universe, so I am unable to list every single one in existence, but there are just as many Miraculi out there as there are starts in the sky."

"Impressive... does that mean I could learn magic?"

"As a human you are limited to what you can do with magic, but you have a strong creation soul. So yes it is possible for you to learn basic magic, I can teach you some life magic to help you heal quicker if you get hurt outside the suit. You can also learn other types of basic magic based on what Miraculous you are most aligned to. Surprisingly you have a close affinity to most of my brothers and sisters that are here in Paris."

"Are they in the hands of other Miraculous users?"

"... aside from Chat Noir, only two: one belongs to the Guardian, and the other to Hawkmoth."

"What are their names?"

"...Wayzz is Kwami of Protection, and is the partner of the Guardian. The other is Nooroo Kwami of Transmission, Hawkmoths Kwami.

"Ok, so then I assume the 'Guardian' is who you were with until now, right?"

"That is correct."

"And how was I chosen exactly?"

"The Guardian chose you because he saw your kindness in action, and sensed your strong Creation Soul, he has only ever been wrong once, but I can tell you will be a great Ladybug, maybe even one of the few who achieved a higher sence of life."

"... I feel like you kind of described a Sage, also how would he have seen an act of kindness, I mean, I got my things, went out helped an older man with a cain, wait."Maria squinted her eyes at Tikki as if looking for something.

"The elderly man's the Guardian isn't he?"

"..."

"I get it, you don't have to tell me, it's all apart of the 'plot' like some show, I get it. Welp, good night Tikki, have to get up early tomorrow."

"Good night Maria." Tikki never messed up so badly before, then again she never had a user with such a strong Creation Soul before either... Maria is something special.

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And Tikki was right, she excelled at Life Magic, learning a fair bit of healing, luck and slight plant manipulation and communication magic. Tikki wasn't sure if she should be proud of her Bug, or scared at her fast learning skills.

A few weeks passed and Maria was thankful for the self-defense classes, she even started doing her own training routine with Tikki guiding her. She didn't like that her partner was a flirt, it got distracting and almost got Chat killed a few times. She often wondered 'what the hell did I do in my past life to get a partner like this?'

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Tony Stark was called by Sabine to meet her earlier than they had planned, she informed him that Paris now has a villain and two heroes.

"Ok, so what's the problem? We agreed to put Maria in self-defense classes so she would be safe... is it a boy?! Don't tell me it's a boy, she's to young to be dating!"

"It's not about a boy."

"Then what is this about?"

"She's Ladybug, *sigh* I swear she gets it from you Tony. She learned it from your dumb@ss, and it didn't help the need to protect people she loves when you got kidnapped. I need you to teach her how to be a good hero, good combat strategist, and to give her your support. She already has a tactical mind, I'm proud in a way that she shares your bravery."

"Ffffffffudge... ok, where is she?"

"Upstairs."

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After a slightly awkward conversation Maria started to get even more training, and became a pretty much badass on the field, she incorporated the known fighting styles of: Black Widow (her favorite hero), Captain America, Deadpool (favorite hero to some degree), Daredevil, Wolverine, and some moves from famous villains like, Kraven The Hunter, Red Skull, Doctor Doom, Scorpion, Shocker, and Taskmaster ( her favorite villain). And she used ALL of those skills in battle, it was damn impressive to watch, and then Sabine had a talk with Tony.

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"Ok Tony wtf? I asked you to teach her how to fight for protection when she's out there, But you turned her into a complete badass, I mean none of the akumas have lasted more than 10 minutes with her! I want to hug you and kick your @ss at the same time."

" Sorry not sorry Sabine, but she is our Genius Little Ladybug after all."

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First fic, wahoo (mario stile), hope you're all having an Absolutely wonderful day, stay safe, and stay positive, BUG-OUT!🐞💮🐞

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[ajdrawshq]

For the niche ask game: Terra, Repliku, and Namine

FUCK YEAH THANK U OK

I'm gonna skip the smell question bc I literally do not know what to say abt that for anyone

Terra my beloved

• Song that reminds me of them: the only song I've ever associated with him is.. apparently Apocalypse by Sleeperstar according to my spotify playlist for him

• An otp: tbh,, I dont actually ship Terra with anyone

• A notp: anything w the minors and also,,, lowkey Terraqua,,, just bc I dont see them like that but since there's So Much of it its just. Yknow. I'm v sorry Terraqua enjoyers u do u

• Favorite platonic/familial relationships: I enjoy his relationships w Aqua and Ven so much....... AND WITH RIKU their interactions are so good

• Popular headcanon I disagree with: HES NOT THAT DUMB. PLEASE I know its just a fandom joke but I could go on and on abt how the way he was raised and how the total lack of proper guidance fucked him over so so bad but also there was no fucking way for Terra to figure out the stuff happening behind the scenes. Not once does he actually assist the villains without rightfully believing hes doing the right thing, the closest exception I can think of being when he helps Hook bc yeah that dude is pretty shady but he was asked to protect the chest, and only attacked in defense of it - something that is a defining trait of Terra, and his whole job is to protect the light which is vague as fuck so can u really blame him for thinking some of it was in a chest for some reason, plus Peter Pan is kind of a bitch so u can't really fault him for that fight anyway. And don't talk to me abt the sleeping beauty incident bc that wasn't his fault (although I admit its kind of funny that he just,, left) AND the entire Xehanort arc. Dont even get me started if Eraqus just let Terra know that Xehanort is up to shit instead of telling Aqua to spy on him and TELLING TERRA TO FIND XEHANORT WITHOUT ANY CONTEXT WHATSOEVER ALLOWING XEHANORT TO MANIPULATE HIM WITHOUT ANY TRUE HINTS ABOUT HIS MOTIVES we could've avoided like at least half the shit that went down in this game I swear I would've killed this old man with my bare hands. Anyway what was the question

• The position they sleep in: he takes up like 3/4s of any bed without trying i just know it.. and he seems like he'd be very warm. Sleeping next to him is absolute hell in the summer

• A crossover I'd love to see them in: does kingdom hearts itself count as a crossover considering all the d*sney and ff characters.. I just wanna see more Terra

• My favorite outfit theyve worn: how DARE u make me choose between his glorious flowy pants that I desperately want for myself and one of the best armor sets in all of kh.. but I'm going with his keyblade armor purely bc of that one shot thats just like. Terrass. Yknow the one

Repliku

• Song that reminds me of them: oh god I feel so strongly about this. I have a whole (very self indulgent and incomprehensible) playlist for them but I'm gonna say specifically Last Of Me by CircusP

• An otp: ok I wanna say Replinami. But. I've grown so attached to the idea of Repliku n Roxas being together its ridiculous

• A notp: w any adults obviously, and Riku and Replitwo. They're Siblings

• Favorite platonic/familial relationships: on that note I'm very very soft for their sibling relationships w those two. Whenever I think abt the kh3 Riku n Repli scenes I cry. Also love the idea of them being friends w Xion and Vanitas. And Sora..

• Popular headcanon I disagree with: are there,,, really any popular headcanons abt Repliku? I can barely find any for them to begin with lmao but I CAN say they're not cishet. Bi transfem Repliku my beloved

• The position they sleep in: considering how their life has been plus how touch starved they are, they usually curl up into a ball and/or hold something close to them

• A crossover I'd love to see them in: does my idea of showing them Pokemon The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back as a form of therapy and/or enlightenment count. Ok but i actually wanna see them interact with Mewtwo for better or worse i think it'd be fun

• My favorite outfit theyve worn: I've talked enough abt the darksuit for this one to be obvious I think

Naminé

• Song that reminds me of them: ooooh this is a hard one...... I'm gonna say Worlds Apart by Seven Lions

• An otp: Namixi and Replinami are both very very good

• A notp: any adults, n im not rly a fan of her being w any of the destiny trio or Roxas

• Favorite platonic/familial relationships: on that note again i Do enjoy her general relationships with the above four.. and I like her dynamic with Axel/Lea tbh. And the idea of her and Terra being friends is vv neat. And I think she'd have a funky friendship w Vani. She has so many friends!! good for her, good for her

• Popular headcanon I disagree with: I cant think of anything in particular I disagree with I just think she should be allowed to kill people (read: Ansem TW)

• The position they sleep in: similar to Repliku, but she prefers being surrounded by something (whether it be pillows, weighted blanket, etc)

• A crossover I'd love to see them in: I think Naminé, Lunafreya from ffxv and Lillie from pkmn should meet.. they're sisters now

• My favorite outfit theyve worn: theres uh. Not a lot of options here (but all the fan made outfits ppl make for her are so epic and cool i love em)

[the-messenger-hawk]

Sokka and/or Jet for the niche questions ask game!

Ok but both tho, starting with Sokka boy:

a song that reminds me of them: Warriors - Imagine Dragons

what they smell like: when he's not carrying jerky on his person somewhere--Sokka has a faint, underlying vanilla scent, but it's hard to notice unless you're looking for it.

an otp: Jetka and Yukka (I have a way trying to overturn tragedy for my boy)

a notp: I'm really...not a fan of tok/ka

favorite platonic/familial relationships: His relationship with Katara is an excellent example of a nuanced sibling dynamic, and I absolutely love his adorable best-friendship with Aang too.

a headcanon that is popular in the fandom but that i disagree with: That stupid Ambassador thing. Excuse you, but I don't feel the need to strip Sokka of his leadership role (easily the best leadership material in the gaang might I remind you) and stifle his potential for this, especially not the Fire Nation, that is terrible!

the position they sleep in: He subconsciously like being bundled up in something. Usually that's a sleeping bag when they're on the move, but another person works good for this too.

a crossover au i’d love to see them in: I've drawn multiple KH crossovers with him and I'm still more than a little partial to the idea tbh. It works well for Mr. "Heart of a Lion-Turtle."

my favorite outfit they’ve ever worn: Invasion armor! I mean c'mon, look at this gorgeous boy!

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And Jet

a song that reminds me of them: Honestly, for real tho... The Sharpest Lives -MCR

what they smell like: spice and rain, sometimes he also smells of gunpowder, which is...suspicious.

an otp: Jetka supremacy amiright or amiright?

a notp: Jet/ko on the other hand, is trash.

favorite platonic/familial relationships: The Freedom Fighters as a whole, but especially Smellerbee and Longshot. They've got an interesting relationship and the fact that those two stuck with him after the others left strikes a chord.

a headcanon that is popular in the fandom but that i disagree with: People have this really vile idea of what he'd be like as a boyfriend and it makes me angrier than you would believe. I'm sure you can guess.

the position they sleep in: Messy. His position changes a lot, and he can bed down just about anywhere.

a crossover au i’d love to see them in: Same as Sokka's. I'd push them into this together using KH's Rule of Three. Also, it'd be a good way of showing that he still has a good heart at his core.

my favorite outfit they’ve ever worn: Maybe if he ever wore any other clothes! Fuck it, the Book 3 wear I designed for him, that's my favorite, I don't care if its a cop-out.

[theblackbirdsgemimagines]

Hi!! This is the anon who requested for the twst boys coming to MC's world but can I request them meeting MC's family? However the famiky acts is up to you!! Sincerely, Monster-Loving Anon (You already know why I have this nickname 😀)

>: 3c Ehehehehehe indeed I do, indeed I do~ >: 3c No shame here, if people follow my blog aren’t about the Monster Loving Life then....Idk why you’re here //SLAPPED

KIDDING, but honestly...monsters...mmm~

But thank you for your ask~! Before I start, I’d like to say that, of course, there are far too many different family dynamics that I love for me to cover in detail with multiple bois ajhdjsjs

Two moms, two dads, single parents, adopted parents, different sibling dynamics, single parents with help from aunts/in laws/grandparents, COUSINS, you get the picture. So if anyone has a more specific family setting with a specific boi (in TWST or otherwise), please, by all means, send them to me~! For these, I will stick with a mom and dad, and keep it simple~.

Oh, and I’m also going to talk about a POSITIVE family dynamic. I’m more than happy to go into details about how Any Boi would go through helping you recover from a Shitty Family MC/Yuu/Reader broke off from. But, in general, for this, I will leave it at: They would fight tooth and nail for your honor and dignity if you asked for them to~. Or simply protect you, and/or help you heal from those that hurt you. Be they family or otherwise. 💖

So with that in mind, here you go~. UvU

☠️ 💜✨Vil✨💜☠️

Vil is gonna be Super Polite to your family as a whole, honestly. He’ll come in his Best (casual) Dress, and looking extremely clean and put together. Not nevervous at all~. (Ok, maybe just a little teeny bit on the inside~.) He’s got to excude confidence in that he knows Who He Is, and has no second guessing when it comes to How He Treats You~. After all, confidence is appealing in every sense, and he had lots of it~. If your parents aren’t left proud of you for your good choice in men, and feeling much more calm and assured with who’s going to be taking care of you (and who you’ll be taking care of in return), now that it’s no longer them doing so as much, then he feels he hasn’t done the job he set out to do~.

He knows parents can love their children sometimes almost a bit too much, but even if he has to spell out to them, AND show them he will take good care of you in all respects, then he won’t shy away from the challenge~. And he’ll be sure to make it clear he’s very happy to see and know just how much they love you~. It makes him even more happy to be considered a new part of the family~.

Altho, unlike most, Vil is also very...blunt? He knows his own mental health is important, too. And while he can understand a joke, he wouldn’t be one to really tolerate any serious intent behind jokes such as “if you hurt my kid, I’m bringing out the gun.” He would definitely take time aside to explain he doesn’t find such logic healthy for you, him, or your parents. He wants their support to help both of you with any problems that can sometimes arise in relationships, because he knows he really wants to put in the effort to make this one with you work. And putting such a standard on him, while flattering in a sort of way, isn’t his style at all. He does his best to make it as clear as he can that he would never stoop to hurting you emotionally, physically, or anything else, and certainly not by cheating on you, or anything worse. All of which would be the only things he could understand warrenting such a reaction. He wants all of you to be a team~. And he doesn’t want any animosity, or tension, if he can help it~. ✨💜✨

🦁💛✨Leona✨💛🦁

Ho boy. Honestly, this boy doesn’t have the best relationship with his own parents. But he will do his best, of course, to show yours that he’s never going to hurt you in any way, and cares about you much more than he may be willing to admit outloud sometimes~. He has his own way of showing his affextion, and part of him does know that it can be a hit or miss for others to warm up to. He’d probably be the one to make your parents the most nervous/warry.

Regardless of MC’s gender ID, Leona does LOOK like the average womanizer, and I doubt any good set of parents would want their kid dating someone like that, regardless of the sexuality/gender ID they had.

But, once they warm up to him and see that absolutely is NOT the case, and his teasing is his own way of saying “I love you”, without appearing grandiose, they’d be silly to not welcome him with open arms~.

Honestly, please welcome him with open arms as a son-in-law. 🥺 Poor boy needs at least ONE set of parents that won’t put pressure of titles on him, and will see him and love him for him, and not for being the second Prince. He definitely wouldn’t know what to do with suddenly being handed so much platonic love like that, but internally he’d be happier than he knew what to do with~.

Also, if they make that gun joke, Leona will just grin and be like “Good! I would hope so~!” Agjsdhaj

Leona, stop, don’t encourage them- ✨💛✨

🐺🧡✨Jack✨🧡🐺

Oh my god, if your parents don’t love Jack, honestly what is wrong with them ajdhwkdhsj

He is going to go above and beyond very nervously trying to impress them and gain their approval and acceptance.

Honestly, he’s probably going to come off a little too intense, and you might have to rescue the poor boy 🧡

Just say to them what he’s trying so hard to find the words to say himself~.

That he loves you a lot, and therefore wants to love your parents just as much, and be loved by them in return~. He just hopes he can show them the truth behind his words~!

You will, Jack, you already are... it’s ok, calm down baby~

What can I say, really, Jack’s just the Goodest Boy~ If he still had/s his tail, he’s going to constantly be wagging it around them too, like 😭

They better not have the heart for the gun joke with him cause I’d 👀 🔪 if they did ajhakdhs ✨🧡✨

🐙💜✨Azul✨💜🐙

This is Vil, just less blunt and much more internally nervous jawbkahdja

I feel like his attempt at being smooth and suave would somehow shatter at some point, and he’d be left bumbling and stuttering as he tried to pick up the pieces.

He doesn’t want them to get the wrong idea!! He wasn’t acting that way to try and hide any secret motives they might worry he had with you! He just wanted them to see he could take care of himself, and you, and was so thankful for the parents that raised someone who he’d come to love and care for so much~. Someone who had taken care of him many times, too~.

But really, if they can’t see over time how honest he is about that, they’d have to be blind 😭

Just see how gentle and loving he is with your baby, guys. The Lost In Love look he’s got. He’s a gonner wrapped around their little finger, I mean come on. 💕

PLEASE don’t make the gun joke on him, he’ll have a moment of teasing back with his Mob Boss Ass about how he could defend himself well if they wanted to try, realize what he implied, and then Panic Tm.

He’s hopeless, but hopefully they will quickly catch on to this, and just learn to roll with it pffff ✨💜✨

[justkurotingz]

agent y/l/n (2)

the second part of the series! tbh i planned to write this later but quarantine has got me sooooo bored :’c hope you enjoy <3

angsty, lil fluff <3

A/N: half of this is probably super inaccurate so i guess this would be more of a canon/alternate universe, but bear with me!

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“our unsub is TEN?!” morgan did a double take, and garcia sighed. “yup baby boy. ryan carter, 10 years old. he has dark brown hair, freckles and green eyes.” spence spoke up, directing your attention to him. “for an unsub to be this young, some form of immensely early childhood trauma must have severely impacted him. he may be suffering from a psychotic break.”

your heart ached for the poor child that had suffered so much it brought him to kill two people for a peace of mind. “wait a second.” you peered at the pictures of the victims spence had pinned up. “kyla neyers and tori luis look awfully similar. the eyes, the hair, look at the way their noses arch. the boy-” “ryan.” hotch corrected and you bit your lip, “sorry, ryan must be targeting people that look like someone from his childhood.”

“well, from his family history I can tell you his mother died in childbirth so ryan never would have met her.” garcia’s voice floated in and hotch turned to the team. “try relatives on the moms side. aunts, cousins maybe?” garcia sighed, “mom had no siblings, and her parents live in russia. ryan probably would have never seen them face to face.” “alright, dad’s side then.” emily shrugged, and garcia sucked in air through her teeth.

“apparently, his birth certificate never lists a father. single mom maybe, the father dumped them?” spence frowned and you spoke up. “we’ve got to find his father.” “already on it sweet cheeks.” “thanks pen.” you smiled and cut the intercom. 

“so ryan could be living with his father.” emily pondered, and jj nodded. “he couldn’t have survived on the streets as a baby, and no adoption records exists. his father might have abused him causing ryan to act out and run away.” 

“what if his father has been killing women and forced ryan to help? he might have a type, blue eyes, brunette, high arched nose bridges....” you trailed off and spence’s eyes lit up. “right! and after ryan escaped, he went back to doing the only thing he knows, killing women that look like kyla, tori, and possibly other women his father killed.”

“that’s awful.” jj whispered and you nodded. “i know. we need to stop him, he’s probably just a scared kid.” “who killed two women.” hotch interrupted, and grabbed his coat as garcia’s voice crackled through the intercom. “alright, i found a string of murders in the early 2010′s with victims that look like ours. the suspect was a william gale, but he escaped before arrest. sending his last known address now, he’s local and he definitely could be ryan’s father.”

“got it, let’s go.” hotch said, and everyone rushed to the cars. as morgan drove, you glanced out the window. “you ok?” spence’s voice transported you back into reality. “yeah, just...” “i know, it’s sad.” your best friend spoke up. “studies show the child is unable to escape from the abusive, damaging childhood dynamic. it occurs before the child’s sense of self is formed, therefore ryan is reverting back to what he knows, his father.”

“we’re here.” morgan’s voice cut through spencer’s spiel of facts and you nodded. “federal agents!” no answer. morgan breached and we checked the rooms of the house out. “clear!” you sighed until you heard the soft cock of a gun.

“ryan?” you turned around very slowly to come face to face to a young boy, about 10. he was about 4 feet tall, and had a gun pointed at your torso. his freckles contrasted his bright green eyes and your heart sank. “ryan, i’m agent y/l/n. please put down the gun.” your voice was soft, calm in contrast to his shaking arms.

“i-i didn’t mean to kill them. i didn’t mean to hurt anybody. i don’t know who i am anymore. i’m a monster!” he cried and without thinking, you tossed your gun aside. “y/n!” hotch hissed behind you, and you realize everybody was watching.

“don’t look at them, look at me ryan. you can call me y/n. i set down my gun, look.” you pointed to your gun, a foot away from you both. “can you set down yours? i just want to talk to you. put down the gun.” “no! you’ll hurt me!” 

“i promise, nobody is going to hurt you. we just want to help you ryan. i know you didn’t mean to kill anybody.” he faltered, hope spilling into his eyes. “y-you do?” “yes.” you confirmed and moved on, “and if you set down the gun, nothing’s going to happen to you. you have to trust me baby.” you whispered and he shook his head.

“i know you’re scared, look, i’ll take off my vest. i know you’re not going to hurt me.” moving slowly, to the shock of your team, you slipped your vest over your shoulders. “it’s just me. just me i promise you, there’s nobody else here that matters. i know what your father made you do. he made you kill those women and bury them after he did bad things to them didn’t he?” ryan nodded and you closed your eyes, taking a shaky breath.

“put down the gun ryan. we’re gonna get him. i swear, we’re going to catch your father and he’s going to go away for a very long time. but you’re not like that. you’re just a small boy. can you put down the gun baby? please, for me?” he paused, lowering the gun, but didn’t drop it.

“ryan, baby you have to set the gun down. all the way down. i promise, nothings going to happen to you.” “wh-where’s my mom?” he whispered and your heart broke for the third time today. “oh baby, what did he tell you?” “he said mommy didn’t want me, so mommy ran away.” you looked sharply to the left, the tears in your eyes now streaming down your face.

“don’t cry!” he said in concern and you opened your arms. he dropped the gun and rushed into your arms, giving you a big hug. “no sweetie, your mommy wanted you. she wanted you so so much. ryan, i went to college with your mom.” you heard the intake of breath of your entire team behind me, and continued with the story. “she was the sweetest person i ever know. she looked exactly like you. she was funny, smart, and wore the craziest socks ever. she even had four pairs of pizza socks.” that brought a smile to ryan’s face and you smiled.

“she died baby, she died after giving birth to you.” “i-i killed mommy?” his face fell, tears leaking out of his eyes. “oh no baby, no. no, you didn’t kill mommy. it was just mommy’s time to go. she loved you very very much and i know she’s sorry she couldn’t be there for you and help you.” he was quiet, then wrapped his arms tightly around you. “i’m so sorry.” you whispered, kissing his cheek, holding him tightly. “it’s ok auntie y/n. i know im gonna go to jail because that’s where bad guys go. can you come visit me?” “’all the time, i promise.” you smiled and he beamed, slipping out of his arms. “bye bye!” he waved and you gently waved back as he walked out with emily. as soon as he was out of sight, you fell to the floor, sobbing. “hey, hey, hey.” spence gently lifted you from the ground, but you couldn’t even stand, so he had to hold you tightly to him.

“i didn’t know. i didn’t know ryan was her child. but i saw her in him. he’s just 10.” you wrapped your hands around spence and the two of you stayed like that for a long time, until hotch came back in, telling you both it was time to leave.

the trip back was quiet, and only when you were back in the office hotch turned on you. “do you realize how incredibly stupid that was!” he hissed and you nodded, staring at the ground. “it worked.” jj spoke up and emily furrowed her eyebrows. “that was one of the most moving moments i’ve ever witnessed. the boy was 10, and practically related to y/n.” “she did good.” morgan confirmed and spence’s smile said wonders.

“if you ever attempt something like this.... i was so worried about you.” hotch sighed, his hand dropping from it’s menacing position and you smiled at him. “i’m ok, i just really want to go home.” “and that you will. goodnight y/n, i’m glad this didn’t go sideways.” with that, hotch left and the team hugged you. “that was so selfless.” jj whispered in your ear, giving you an extra squeeze, and then it was just spence and you. “let’s go to your place.” spence wrapped an arm around your waist and you two walked back to his apartment in silence, staring at the sky.

“i thought he was going to shoot.” spence admitted a while later when you were sitting on his couch. “spence, he’s 10. he wouldn’t have shot.” “you don’t know that!” he snapped, his irritation and frustration finally showing. “kids with severe childhood trauma can be dangerous and unpredictable! you almost died today!” “spence...” you trailed off, looking at his face. “i thought i lost you.” a tear trickled down his cheek and you hugged him tightly, crying yourself.

“i’m ok, i promise. i’m not that stupid.” your job took determination, compassion, wit, bravery and strength, but today your display of selflessness was the one that hit home that most.

[chuchiotaku]

Ok, first of all

HOW DARE YOU MAKING ME THINK I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL JANUARY FOR THE NEW CHAPTER!? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF THE HEART ATTACK I HAD THIS MORNING WHEN I SAW THE UPDATE!?!?

Ok, now that, ehm... I'm calmed down, let me gush on your art piece once again.

I loved everything. I said last time that I wanted some shocking dose of angst, but I didn't knew how heart clenching would have been seeing Ron saying goodbye to... his friends, again, and for the last time. How many things not said, how many plans that will never see the light, how many... apologies, never to be make...

I'm happy that the mirror made him see (and hear) what his loved one truly thought of him, but I'm still bitter for the fact that he had to DIE before he actually got some vocal recognition.

But moving on from depressing topics, I loved seeing the sibling so tight with each other and Harry! I felt almost as if you anticipated Harry's second year summer, and now they get to see Sirius too? Original Harry would be terribly proud of his Ron and terribly jealous of that little Harry...

I really liked Pettigrew's breakdown at the end of the process. And I loved (and hated too, of course) his threats: making 'regret to be born' the same guy that fought and gained the upper hand on Bellatrix? Twice!? Ok buddy, whatever makes you feel better... But if in order to hurt Ron you target one of his brothers or Ginny... well, it has never been a pleasure meet you.

And it's also good seeing Pandora alive! Another Truespartan's Fateverse character added in the rooster, I can't wait to see her in action!

And at least this time Albus is actually ackwnoledging Ron, wonder if he's already planning a role for him in his chessplay againts Tom. I hope he will grow to love him as he'll love Harry.

And I know tastes are subjective but... I think the anon was just short sighted, Ron is totally the person that for his loved ones is ready to move mountains and seas (Buckbeak's trial proved it. How he started searching for past trials in his free time is proof how much is ready to invest himself if it means to help his friend) and I don't expect that everything is going to be all fine and dandy the whole time. Peter's threats scream 'FORESHADOWING' for an ipotetical plot in the third year (way less traumatazing regarding what happened with him in Fate... brrr). Ron is just... trying to sow the best he can, and only at the reaping time we'll see what he did right or wrong.

Keep it going! You are an increadible writer! See you next time, and happy new year!

(And give me some Daphne showtime damn it!!)

First off, anon, happy New Year! 🎉🎉🎉

Ahaha, sorry about the mini-heart attack.  I was aiming to post chapters 14 and 15 relatively close together because they’re initially planned to be one chapter but I hit some snags so yeah, chapter 15 got delayed.  But at least it’s up now, right?  :)

[Warning: Long response ahead. ]

I said last time that I wanted some shocking dose of angst, but I didn't knew how heart clenching would have been seeing Ron saying goodbye to... his friends, again, and for the last time. 

That part at the mirror was very relatable, I think.  There are things we will always want, but deep down, we know they can never be.  In order for Ron to move forward, he had to acknowledge that and let go, something he learned he had to do after that Owlery scene with Harry.  

Not that he entirely has, mind you.  But it’s a good step forward.

I'm happy that the mirror made him see (and hear) what his loved one truly thought of him

It’s a comforting interpretation, but I feel the need to remind my readers that the Mirror of Erised shows only the deepest desires of its viewer. The scene where the new life versions of Ron’s loved ones take over the older ones, telling Ron that they accept and love him, is Ron’s true deepest desire now that he time travelled. Not that it is what’s real.  That’s why Ron broke down, because he knows deep down it’s just a fantasy.  Weell, we know that’s not entirely true, but to him it is.  

(The Deluminator souvenir from Death and its visions, on the other hand...)

but I'm still bitter for the fact that he had to DIE before he actually got some vocal recognition.

You know what they say: you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.  :shrugs: Honestly, Ron is such a taken-for-granted character both in the books and in the fandom, it’s so frustrating...

Anyway, getting off the angst train!

I loved seeing the sibling so tight with each other and Harry! I felt almost as if you anticipated Harry's second year summer, and now they get to see Sirius too? 

I wanted to show the tight knit Weasley dynamic JK claims they have but never really showed because we are limited to Harry’s narrative (which is understandable).  And as what I have planned for second year summer: safe to say, it will start off like what happened in the books before it veers off canon course.  Because Sirius and Remus are there, and Ron knows it. :)

Original Harry would be terribly proud of his Ron and terribly jealous of that little Harry... 

But of course!  I’d like to think that Ron is one of the, if not THE, characters in his age group that Harry holds such high regard for.  

And who’s to say jealous Harry won’t make an appearance? When Ron’s making more friends outside the Gryffindor house, and a certain someone may get close enough to threaten the best friend position?  😉😉😉

I really liked Pettigrew's breakdown at the end of the process. And I loved (and hated too, of course) his threats: making 'regret to be born' the same guy that fought and gained the upper hand on Bellatrix? Twice!? Ok buddy, whatever makes you feel better... 

Pettigrew doesn’t know who he’s messing with, but Ron too is underestimating the rat a little too much.  Good thing that won’t cause him any problems in the future. 😒

But if in order to hurt Ron you target one of his brothers or Ginny... well, it has never been a pleasure meet you. 

Now that would make Pettigrew wish he was never born.  Haha!

And it's also good seeing Pandora alive! Another Truespartan's Fateverse character added in the rooster, I can't wait to see her in action!

Pandora is Luna’s mother’s canon name, but yes I did get the inspiration from Fate, as well as The Red Knight.  But she won’t be around until Book 2.  Don’t worry, it will come.  I hope.  :sweatdrop:

And at least this time Albus is actually ackwnoledging Ron, wonder if he's already planning a role for him in his chessplay againts Tom. 

Of course Albus will notice a smart and wise beyond his years eleven year old who became best friends with Harry Potter, managed to take on a troll then get involved in the reveal and arrest of a mass murderer who may have something more in common with him than he originally thought (coughmirroroferisedcough).  How Ron will benefit from this attention (if he ever will) or how he’ll deal with this new complication will be part of the story’s fun.  And we’re just getting started.

I hope he will grow to love him as he'll love Harry.

I think many can already tell where I’m planning to go with Albus and Ron’s relationship.  The specifics, however, are the ones I can leave you guys guessing.  It will be good!  Hopefully! 🤞

And I know tastes are subjective but... I think the anon was just short sighted, Ron is totally the person that for his loved ones is ready to move mountains and seas (Buckbeak's trial proved it. How he started searching for past trials in his free time is proof how much is ready to invest himself if it means to help his friend)

I saw it as Guest being too fixated at what happened in the books that they didn’t take into account that the second I changed something in the fic, the butterfly effect is bound to occur.  In fact, Ron’s very presence in a world that isn’t what he left behind is already creating many ripples.  I honestly also saw it as them underestimating Ron a bit.  He’s a typical boy during most of the books: lazy with his studies because he is unmotivated.  Give him purpose and you’ll get to see him really shine, exactly like what you said about the Buckbeak thing.

It’s canon that Ron is smarter than he appears.  I mean, can a normal eleven year old remember the exact names of the laws on dragons, even if their brother is a dragon tamer?  

(It’s also another good basis on how much Ron admires Charlie that he can remember that much! Sorry, Solstice Muse turned me into a Charlie/Ron bro fluff fangirl after Ickle Ronniekins)

I don't expect that everything is going to be all fine and dandy the whole time. Peter's threats scream 'FORESHADOWING' for an ipotetical plot in the third year (way less traumatazing regarding what happened with him in Fate... brrr). 

Fate is a very heavy read, combining some of my favorite Ron-centric tropes while taking their fic to a newer, darker spin.  Truespartan has done a wonderful with it so far (I haven’t finished it yet,).  But as most of you can already tell, my story will be fart different from theirs.

That doesn’t mean there won’t be some dark moments in TBA.  And I’m so thrilled that you got the idea behind Pettigrew’s threats.  They ARE foreshadowing what is to come starting Year 3.  But what exactly?  Care to take a guess?  

Ron is just... trying to sow the best he can, and only at the reaping time we'll see what he did right or wrong.

Very true.  Although to me, it’s not a matter of whether it’s just “right or wrong”, and more of “can Ron deal with the consequences of the changes he made, and whether those consequences are worth the changes?”

Example: from a strictly moral standpoint, revealing Pettigrew and clearing Sirius’ name is the best good and what Ron should do from that thematic perspective.  However, these actions will cause some events to change from what he knew, and even cause entirely new ones (i.e. the plot of Year 3).  Is it worth the possibility of rendering Ron’s future knowledge almost useless?  Who knows? 

Keep it going! You are an increadible writer! See you next time, and happy new year!

Thank you so much for your kind words!  You guys are the reason TBA is still running even after all these years and me taking long breaks.  I hope to finish TBA Year 1 within 2021 so please be patient with me.  I’ll do my best!

(And give me some Daphne showtime damn it!!)

Oh, trust me, I have big plans for Daphne and Astoria.  Might get flak for it in the future, but for this, I’ll have to stick with my guns.  Oh dear...

💖 Happy New Year to you too, anon! And thanks for the ask. 💖

[skamamoroma]

REWATCH: Skam Italia s4 - Episode 5

Ah the inevitable Episode 5...! Shit always goes south. It’s Skam! The fact that Sana can’t concentrate just after she has said to Malik that prayer, for her, provides focus. He is affecting that for her. It’s not his fault but to hear her dad so dismissive of Malik just adds to the pressure. It’s from every angle now and that text off Malik just confirms to her that she can’t. I like that she messaged him first and asked for him to respect her choices... but my heart breaks for her. That denial of her true feelings.

I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed Ele until she appeared on screen. FEMININE ALPHA. Edo, I miss him too! I love that Sana and Ele still have their chats and I think her lack of presence was felt because she is always slightly more on Sana’s wavelength, a little more mature than the others and I loved that she could give some advice from a distance. Sana immediately opened with “I’m bummed out” and opened up.

I LOVE that Sana got accepted after her exam. She’s so dedicated! 🔥🔥🔥

Her talk with Rami is just so precious. They care. The way Rami looks out for her and yeah he might be a bit of a douche sometimes with his jokes but he wants the best for her. The way he teases her but then tells her he wants to see her respected. He’s such a BROTHER and I don’t even have siblings but I know a good brother when I see one!

THE EIGHTIES STYLE DRESSING UP MONTAGE. How bloody cute! Sana is so adorable dancing in front of her mirror in her sparkly dress. She looks all lit up inside and has this new found positivity that maybe she can decide for herself and forge her own path. A little bit of hope after weeks of feeling down trodden... seeing her swirling so happily made my heart soar

And then the party happened 😂 genuinely don’t remember feeling THIS devestated in the original. The end of this episode made me cry.

I love that we get to see little moments this season of random dynamics like Gio, Sylvia, Elia and Sana having a chat about their band...! The fact Sana is so preoccupied with Rami, Elia is looking at her all weird because he likes her and all the while Luchi is going insane on a sofa 😂 this is why I love this show and Ludo’s influence. He keeps them all perfectly in character even in the background.

Can we take a moment and recognise Fede for how BEAUTIFUL she looked! Her space buns and sparkly jacket. Total babe! I love that they had their little chat and we got to see Sana wondering why Fede ever spoke to her. So interesting that we find out so much more later on.

I love that Ludo made all of these moments make much more sense than they ever did in the original. Malik thought that Sana was interested in Elia and after blocking him... no wonder he put two and two together! He looked like such a kicked puppy though 🥺

Whoever decided to have a SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW remix playing is my new hero. Cheesy and genius.

The biggest elephant in the room is Marti and Nico and the total meltdown. I’ve already made posts on this but Marti is a complex soul. He isn’t all sweetness and light but he’s also a LOT of that too. The end of s2 framed Nico as Marti’s family; that’s how he considers Nico. He walked away from his father’s home and chose his mamma, his friends and Nico as the family he wants and feels a part of. Being left behind is a major issue for him. We know how he feels about Nico and how much he loves him, how happy they are with each other but, above all, how comfortable. They always have been settled and just always sharing this connection that was there from the start. They were so open with each other at the end of s2 with so much and they created this real intention to be open and to take each day as it comes. But life doesn’t always work that way. Nico is someone who loves with his whole heart. He’s exceptionally sweet and adoring. He sees Marti with eyes so full of love for who Marti is and nothing else. He feels listened to, cared for and told Marti he fell in love and has never felt that way before. He’s also vulnerable and has been mistreated in the past by those professing to love him. He has been spoken for, dismissed and has felt trapped. The whole Last Man metaphor was even an escape for him and he took Marti with him. Now? He has a secret he doesn’t want Marti to know about because he didn’t want anything bad to come of it and worried it would cause issues. I think Nico worries about losing Marti quite a bit. The presence of Luai is a reminder of his past that wasn’t too positive, a reminder of who he used to be but ALSO of what he has. He has Marti but all of the things that came with meeting Marti like the boys, the whole group of friends who love him too. He risks losing it all because he lied. I understand him. It’s up to Nico to decide when to share his past. It doesn’t mean he can switch off the way he cares for people though and when Luai saw him, that could never be mistaken. Nico clearly hasn’t seen him since and I don’t think anyone could blame Nico for being stunned.

But Marti doesn’t know a thing. He knows Nico is keeping something from him and he sees Nico staring at another guy who is handsome... and then he walks away from Marti. Now, Marti is not a rational soul at times. I wouldn’t have presumed he’d react so quickly but I think it’s much more telling the way it evolves here that there’s something much more focused on Nico and Luai than there was with Even and Mikael. In the og it was more about Even’s attempt at his life. Here, it’s more about a previous relationship and it’s framed that way so Marti feels threatened. It kills me because just mere seconds before they’re dancing and smiling and Marti even agrees to stay on a dance floor for Nico. They kiss so close and cuddly and Nico looks so so happy, grinning like a fool at Marti’s smiles and his dorky dancing.

I just think it triggered this fight or flight response in Marti. To consider even for a second losing Nico is just something fundamentally not ok for him. Marti is also someone who acts before he thinks - we’ve seen this before multiple times. He also has a temper and when he feels cornered, he lashes out. Marti is obviously an idiot here. His actions can never be excused because he doesn’t ask, he acts and every moment of it is out of fear of loss it seems. That intense worry that Nico is becoming distant, is lying to him and could have something with someone else... Nico’s actions in the past are always going to have to come to light and the fact that Marti clearly has that one worry left just kills me. They’re so great for each other but they’re also both so complex and difficult and also both full of contradictions and struggles. Neither of them are perfect but when they’re together things are just so settled and calm...

Watching Sana run to them and seeing the two parts of her life colliding like that is painful. She loves both. So much. The way she touches Marti’s face 😭. All around Marti, as expected, are his boys and CHRIST Elia is scary when he wants to be! Gio being there OBVIOUSLY right beside Marti. Nico trying to stop it all and still focusing on Marti even though he was a total IDIOT. For Nico, that all must have been so painful. But he’s still there checking Marti is ok. MARTINO RAMETTA. I just wanted to shake him. I love him so so much but in that moment, even Gio’s words were filled with “come on, you idiot, what the fuck are you doing, I don’t understand you”. I also love that La Rosa squad were so protective of their Luai. They are good boys.

For me, I cried for Sana. The way she burrowed her way into the middle of that scary fight when she’s pretty tiny in height and screamed for them to stop. She sounded strangled and afraid and then when she was left alone with blood on her hands and she couldn’t breathe for crying... it hurt. It’s the fact that she was left alone. Then to go back inside to be trapped in a toilet with sounds of betrayal coming through the walls and to see the boy that makes her smile kissing someone else... the pretty Italian NON MUSLIM girl just like her worries. My heart broke for her and I just felt desperately sad. Ludo managed to make me feel so connected with her and here I was a little unsure if I would have that because I didn’t connect to Sana as much early on. Now? I hold her so dear. I was even ok with seeing Marti and Nico and Gio and everyone walk away because I was focused on her being ok!

I love that from this point, things change quite massively from the original! Up to episode 5 things were kind of mapping the og but Epiaode 5 was a total game changer.

[thegreymoon]

20, 7

Thank you so much for the ask!! 💜💜

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?

For Merlin:

Hmmm... when it comes to the most popular ones, I think none of them, because they all get complicated and dark to some degree. But on a platonic level, when it comes to friendships, I would go with Merwen, Merlance and Merwaine. Merlin and Gwen are delightful together, but I have a hard time shipping them romantically without Arthur, there is just no path forward for me there that does not involve him too, and that tips the dynamic into something much more complicated (but still happy for all three of them, I am so not down for jealousy and competition between Merlin and Gwen, Arthur has two hands and he can damn well use them). I also think that Lancelot’s love for Merlin was pure, but I just don’t ship it at all and think that there was never anything there except for friendship (I can see Arlance going sexual, though). The same goes for Gwaine, I think that he loved Merlin unconditionally, and as far as friendship goes, it is pure, but if I ship them sexually, then all purity goes out of the window, not just as far as the sex is concerned (because the sex they would be having would be positively filthy) but also because I just can’t imagine a universe in which Merlin does not love and desire Arthur more. The angst, the pain and the darkness are off the charts. 

As for the less popular ones, I think the purest is Percival/Elyan regardless of whether you see it as romantic or platonic. There is just so much mutual love, admiration and respect between them! No angst, no lies, no triangles, no drama, just taking care of and supporting each other and living in domestic bliss.

For The Untamed: 

WangXian, no contest. They fell in love as kids and continued to love each other for the rest of their lives, even beyond death. The way they love each other is so absolute and so selfless! They both respect and admire the other, they are so supportive and accepting of each other, quirks, flaws and all, and kind of set the gold standard as far as relationships go! 

7. Is there anything you used to like but can’t stand now?

I already answered this one yesterday, so I will just copy/paste it here, if that’s OK, because the answer hasn’t changed! 😅

For Merlin:

Okay, I am pretty much over this by now, but Gwaine. He was not only my favourite knight but also one of my favourite characters on that show, then that last episode happened with that mind-bending stupidity, and I was so mad, I was not even sad over his death. I couldn’t stand to look at him for a long time afterwards. I am mostly over it by now, lol, and I love Gwaine again, but I never rewatch DotD and I do my utmost best not to think about what went down with him in the finale. However, he never regained his no. 1 spot among the knights, that goes to Leon now, and he is sitting uncomfortably in no. 2. Sorry, Gwaine, there have to be consequences!

For The Untamed:

Jiang Yanli. I really felt for her in the beginning because all three of the Yunmeng siblings loved each other so very much and after meeting her awful mother, my heart went out to her! Also, I loved the rare occasions where she showed her lovely, shiny spine, so she was, for the most part, a very enjoyable character in spite of being the embodiment of one of my most hated tropes. However, her entire relationship with Jin Zixuan gets on my very last nerve and it totally spoiled her for me. I wouldn’t say that I can’t stand her, that is entirely too extreme, but I no longer find any enjoyment in her at all and there is no chance of that changing, considering that what’s left for her to do at this point is only to have her baby and die so that her death can trigger the final confrontation between her brothers. So, while I don’t hate her (I could never), she has been reduced from a character I empathize with to a plot device, and all my interest in her is just gone.

Salty Asks

[jamiedc-they-them]

The Dark Doesn’t Last Forever (Platonic)

(AN - I apologise for this one if it gets a bit too dark. I personally suffer from both Depression and Anxiety. So, this might go a bit too bleak.)

Also, this can be seen as a sequel like series to the Rey Imagine where the reader was taken. It can be it’s own thing, or you can think of it as a continuation of that story.

IMAGINE: Rey finds you in a heavily depressed episode and tries to help. Finn, Poe and Rose join as well.

You had been resting. Well, that was what you’d call it on your good days. You’d call it a lay in. Turn around attempt to get more rest before you rose to see what the day had in store for you.

This was not a good day.

You’d opened your eyes. But had no energy to rise. You had no energy to do anything. You just stayed laying on your bed. Your thoughts bleak. You’d had moments like this before. But, for the most part, you were able to handle it.

You had plenty of distractions after all. Or, maybe they weren’t really for you. But for those around you. To keep them from worrying about you.

When your thoughts got like this. It was always the same. You knew this. You knew that you should be happy. That you shouldn’t be feeling this way.

But you did. That was the thing.

The thoughts normally came down to the fact that you were nothing special. That you didn’t belong in the Resistance. That you brought nothing to it. That you didn’t deserve the friends that you had. That they spoke behind your back. That they secretly hated you.

Part of you knew it wasn’t true. But, that part seemed to grow quiet in these moments. It was as if it was muted.

You just wanted to crawl into a hole and stay there until you were nothing.

Just as you started out. As nothing.

Rey had been sat in the cafateria with Poe, Finn and Rose. Don’t get her wrong, it was nice. Great, even. Spending time with her family and laughing and just taking a moment to fully process the fact that they had won. And that they had somewhat found some peace.

They did what they could in regard to helping her with Ben. The man that she had fallen for. But, she always said that she was ok with what had happened. That he had found peace. Besides, she could always sense him. He was always around.

She was brought back by someone calling her. Before that voice was met with a few others.

Turing around, she saw the others looking at her. Some with a small amount of concern. She looked between them with a confused look on her face.

“You seemed to just drift off there for a second.” Poe said, brieing her on their looks. Rey only continued to look between her friends.

“Are you ok?” Rose asked tentatively. She always liked that about Rose. How she was always kind. She hadn’t spoken to the girl alot. They were friends for sure. But, still. From what Rey had seen of Rose, though. She definitly saw why Finn and her had their own dynamic. She suited him and he her. Even if they hadn’t fully codified what it was yet.

“I’m looking for (y/n).” Rey answered, her smile dropping slightly. The others seemed to notice the lack of your presence in that moment as well. They all looked around. Only seeing other friends and soldiers. But, not you.

It was then that Rey felt it. A slight change in her feelings with the force. It was subtle, but enough.

She looked to Finn, seeing that her best friend had also felt it. With her training him, he seemed to pick up on similar things to her. Maybe that was her own fault with the way that she was with training. She always passed down everything of hers. Methods, feelings. All of it.

“Rey, what is it?” Poe asked, seeing the mood change for his friends.

Rey gulped, the feeling only becoming more and more harder to ignore. So, she said the obvious.

“It’s (y/n).”

The four stood outside your room. All sharing a look as to who would knock and enter. They all looked at your oldest friend. The one who had taken the role as your older sibling first. The one who had pretty much raised you as best as she could.

Rey looked at her friends, they all gave nods of encouragment. And, so, she slowly lifted her hand to the door. And gave a gentle knock to it.

“(y/n)?” She called out softly. No response came from you. The feeling in her stomach worsened. You could be asleep, but then that wouldn’t explain the way that the force had guided her and the others to your room.

No, this was something else.

Oh...

Her mood dimmed. Turning sadder. Her lips parted for a moment. And her friends watched her as she seemed to go through a flurry of emotions. Anger, Resentment, Pity, Sadness. The final emotion was resolution. And, with that, she raised her hand and opened the door with a simple flick of her hand.

She looked at her friends again, silently communicatiing for them to at least wait a moment. They nodded, Poe reaching out and giving her a pat on the shoulder.

“Go get our friend.” He said softly, his smile one that told her that he understood the situation. And that, at least in her mind, his smile showed that he had been in this position before.

She entered the room that held no light. Both metaphorically, and literelly.

She squinted, but made out your figure on the bed. You were still. She closed her eyes, focusing. And breathed a sigh of relief once she heard your heartbeat.

Slowly, she approched the bed. Rounding it to be on the same side as you. Crouching down, she finally saw you.

Your eyes were open, but you were just staring at the wall ahead. Your arm dangling off the bed. Your eyes half between hollow and tearful.

Her resent was for herself. The guilt piling on her for not noticing that you were in this much pain. She’d helped you with it before. Helped you fight the demons that seemed to rule your mind. She’d help you find some light. Help you know that you weren’t alone in fighting them.

Her darkness was the darkside. A constant pull to it. Filled with anger and hate at everyone. Hers was made external with the vision of herself that she thought. And the Sith.

Your darkness was internal. A constant state of self loathing, tiredness, Self Doubt and countless other things. And it never left you. In your own eyes, you never won. You only fought it off for a little.

In your own mind, you were losing an unwinable battle.

Rey was empathetic before she fully let the force in. She was able to reach out to others and try to understand them. And try to help them. But, you were different. Well, not entirely. She helped you. She found you on Jakku, took you in. You two only had each other. And, even if not blood, you were siblings.

You were bonded by your shared trauma. It brought you close and a deep understanding of one anothers constant wound and pain.

But, now her darkness was bigger. And your darkness was ever more powerful than before.

Her face fell even more just looking at your form in the bed. You looked dead, but you weren’t.

She knew what you felt about that. How you wanted to be so badly.

Her eyes became tearful as she knew that it was the reason you went on a misison that screamed dangerous without her knowledge. You scared her. But, you made it back. You were scared from it. But, you made it back.

Rey now fully understood why you went on that mission.

Hesitantly, she reached out a hand. Grabbing your own one that hung off the bed. It seemed to get some reaction from you. A slight flinch and tension at the contact.

“Have you eaten?” She asked, trying to contain the quiver in her voice. Try and hide the heavily mounting concern.

You shook your head a little. Even in the dark, Rey managed to make it out. She nodded a little. It was a start. It was something.

She looked up for a moment to the door. Then to your hands.

“I’ll be back in a moment. Promise.” She said, giving you a small smile. Rising up and going to the door.

The other three stood up at the sound of the door opening. Their eyes all asking about your condition. But, they got their answer with the sombre look Rey gave to them.

“Can one of you get me some water please? And some food?” Rose and Finn nodded wordlessly. Both leaving to do as asked.

“How is he/she?” Poe asked in a gentle tone. Placing one hand on the wall. Rey smiled a little at her friend’s attempt to be casual. To try and lighten the mood a little.

She took a breath, finally letting herself absorb her time in the room. Poe was forward in an instant, bringing someone who had become a sisterly figure to him into a hug. She returned it fearcly. Poe only rubbed her back as she fully gathered her cluttered thoughts.

“He/She’s not good. I think I’ll start slow --”

“We will.” Rey paused at his words. She had only ever helped you on her own. Her worry at his statement being that it would overcrowd you; make it worse.

“Can I talk to him/her?” Rey nodded. Poe pulled away from the hug, patting her on the arm. Before entering the room next.

He’d been used to it. This state. He’d been in it multiple times himelf. And, thank god he had Jessica and his team. But, you only had Rey. Not that it was bad that you had Rey. As she was a damn good person. Loyal and kind. Friendly and fearce. Empathetic.

He sat near the end of your bed. Looking at you. Silence occured for a beat. It wasn’t an awkward. It was more a tense one.

“Rey send you in here for pity?” Your croaky voiced asked. It held a biting venom to it. Poe had to be honest, he had never really been on the recieving end of it. Espeically from a close friend like you. It hurt to both see you in a similar state to one that he had been in. But also just to see an hear what it’s like from the other point of view.

You were drowning in your own self pity. You were probably stinking. That’s why Poe had sat at the end of the bed. Rey had probably left and he had come in to try and soften the blow. Rey had probably finally seen you as the weak and broken person you always were.

She’d probably regretted saving you on Jakku. The amount of food she could’ve saved if she would’ve just walked by.

You were a contradiction. You wanted to be both alone and yet also have company.

You were broken. Utterly broken and useless and alone.

“The others have gone to get some food and drink. I’m just here to keep you company.” Poe answered, he sounded honest. Then again, Spice Runners and just liars in general were good at sounding honest. Your parents told you they loved you. Then they dumped you on Jakku.

So much for love.

You scoffed at his words. Tone becoming more vemonous, “Sure you are.”

Poe didn’t like the way you were talking. He was sure that Jessica didn’t either when it was him in the bed and her trying to get him out of it. He knew it wasn’t your fault. He knew that, honestly.

Rey was pacing. Her gut feeling was worsening more and more. And pacing was the only thing that kept her from storming into the room. She had to trust her friend... Her friends... No, her family. Her two new brothers and one sister. She had to trust them. She had them to try and help you.

She spotted them when she turned around again. Seeing them walk with a bag of food and a bottle of water. Rose gave her a smile. One that conveyed warmth and a feeling that it would all turn out ok. Rey tried to return it, but it was only a small upturn of her lips. But, it was enough for Rose.

“Where’s Poe?” Finn asked. Rey gestured to the room. Finn nodded.

The door to the room soon opened. And out stepped Poe. He gave Rey a sorry look. And tears started to appear in her eyes.

“I’ll have a go.” Rose offered, Rey nodded. Quickly turing away from the others as she tried to keep her emotions in check.

“Hey.” Rose said in her cheery tone as she walked towards you. She placed the water bottle on the table that was in your line of sight. Your eyes moved to it. Your stomach growling on instinct.

Rose took up a chair that sat in the corner. She dragged it towards you, sititng in it. She studied you. Taking your form in. She’d had moments like this before. Paige had been there. And, she knew that you and Rey were as close as she was with her sister. It warmed her heart at the sight of it.

“I’m sorry.” You blurted out. Your eyes turning tearful. Rose looked at you, meeting your eyes with her wide ones. She was silent. Letting you continue, “I’m sorry for causing all this. I - I didn’t mean to be such a burden.”

It was out there now. You couldn’t take it back. It was blunt. It wasn’t subtle at all. There was no word play. No flowerly language. No poetry like aspect to it. Just bluntness.

“Your not burdening us with anything.” While her voice was still the same soft voice you had gotten used to with your friend. It held a firmness to it. An assuredness about her words. That she meant them.

You hated that you were doing this to them. Making them even see you like this was one thing. But, now you were having to try and get them out to just leave you alone. To let you wallow. To just let you go.

Why wouldn’t they?

Rose was out, no water bottle with her as she left. Rey looked at her with desperate eyes. Rose gave her a small smile.

“He took the bottle. But...” Rey didn’t like that pause. She knew that this wasn’t going to go to a good place.

Rey shook her head. She knew the most likely words without Rose having to confirm them.

Finn placed the bag near the chair. Sitting in the same place Rose was. He too did a quick assessment of your figure.

People who got like this in the First Order didn’t last long either on the battlefield or in the ranks.

Here in the Resistance it was less common to see it. Then again, they were fighting a war. But it seemed to have it’s strain on you. And only now where they noticing it.

“I gave Rey something before I went on that mission. Or, rather.... I tried to.” Finn leaned forward, only awaiting the rest of your words, “It was a blaster. One I found a while ago. It was broken, but I managed to fix it other time. Managed to find something I kept since I met her. I don’t even know if she’s found it yet. A small neckclace she made for me.” You actually managed a smile, while Finn saw for a moment that it was genuine. It slipped off your face as quick as it had come.

“It was a.... A just in case gift.” His words hit Finn hard. He got the underlying message with it. But, deep down. He knew what the other part of it was. The part that you seemed to be afraid to admit outright.

That you didn’t think anyone would of cared if you didn’t come back.

Rey had been sitting on the floor at this point. Rims of her eyes red. She couldn’t handle it right now. The guilt she felt. The guilt she felt radiate off of her friends as they stood in a kind of huddle. And the pain she kept feeling through the force.

“Poe.” The man turned to his friend, Finn’s face held an uncomfortable look to it as he spoke, “Has he/she ever had any psychological assessment?” Poe thought about it. Before he shook his head. No, they hadn’t. They were too desperate to fight and win the war.

Sure, they had things on site. But, that wasn’t enough. As obviously seen.

The Resistance had won. But, they weren’t perfect.

“What do we do?” Rey asked as she sniffled, tighteing her grip on Rose’s hand. She looked up at her brothers. Seeing them share a glance before looking down at her. A simple question being asked.

One that she, unfortunatly, had to answer.

Rey crouched next to you again. Reaching out and grabbing your hand once again. She ran her thumb over your knuckles to try and help you in some way.

“I told you I’d be back.”

“You took your time.” She tried to not let the words get to her. And, for the most part. She did.

“Did you get my gift?” Your voice had gone back to the tired but also hollow and empty voice it was before. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion and shook her head.

She got up, leaning over you and gently grasping you arm. Slowly helping you sit up. She grabbed the pillows behind you. Helping puff them out and re-adjusting them to try and make you feel more comfortable.

You were up, at the least.

She reached down for the bag. Bringing out one of the small tubs of food that Finn had bought. She opened it. Grabbing some of the cutlery that her friend had brought as well. She placed it into the food. Holding it out for you.

You only pushed it back to her.

“I’ll eat later.” You justified it as. Rey looked at the door. Remembering the advice that she was given before she entered. She sighed, grabbing a small plate from the bag and pouring a quater of the food onto it.

She internally cringed at the memories the words “Quater” brought up.

“How about this? You eat this now. And we can eat the rest later?” It seemed to work for now. As you reached out and grabbed it. Brining it to the cover that was still wrapped around you and bed. Slowly, you started. And Rey couldn’t help but brighten at the fact that one thing was working.

“Smells good, what you got there?” Poe asked as he made his way into the room. The other two following close behind. Finn looked at the light swich. Before you. You got the messaged, looking at your plate. Still, you had to blink at the sudden bright light that came into the room.

You looked at Rey, she gave you a bright smile. But understood what you wanted. She turned to Poe, “I’m not sure what it is. But, we’ve made an agreement. He/She’ll eat this part,” She gestured to the food on your plate, “Now. And we’ll have the rest later.”

The whole room seemed to brighten at the news. As, when you looked around the room. You saw relieved and happy looks from your other friends.

Still, there was that part that still told you that it was all act.

Rey sensed you clouded thoughts, both from the look that hid behind your eyes. One that only she could detect. Along with (regretfully) having to enter your mind to see what else was going on.

Rey took your hand in both of her own. Her smile turning softer.

“You matter to us.” Rey’s blunt words took you by surprise. And, while you went to say something. Rose spoke up before you could.

“You matter a lot to us. To a lot of people here --”

“They’d all hate it if you did go.” Finn continued, Rey squeezed your hand at his words. Silently agreeing with his part.

“And, we know it’s hard. But, if something’s going on, buddy. You should at least try and talk to one of us. We have people that will help. But.... I’m sorry we didn’t notice before.”

Poe’s apology was nice. But, to you, uneccesary.

“We had bigger things to --”

“No.” Rey’s voice was fierce and defensive. An anger that you had never really seen from her aimed at you.... Ever, really. Her grip on your hand was tight. Not tight enough to hurt. But, tight, still.

“When I saw you on Jakku. I saw a frightened boy/girl just like me. Someone who was even younger. Someone who didn’t deserve what had happened ot them. But, when I came to see you. I saw someone who needed someone. Someone to help them. Someone to guide them. I saw someone that needed a friend. And,” Her anger softened into one that showed a vulnerable side to her. One that only you had really ever seen before.

“... Looking back. I needed that too. And,” She squeezed your hand again. A fond smile appearing on her face, “I’m so happy that I made that choice. No matter what you may think. If I had to do it again. I’d help you out of that wreckage again. And fight the same fight I had to just to get to you. Because, your worth it. And so much more, little brother/sister. So much more.”

You both had tears on the edges of your eyes at the end of her words. The others were silent. Only watching as two of their closest friends had a moment between themselves.

“Hey.” You turned to Finn, “There are some recruits that need some help with blaster repairs. Wanna help?” It was simple job. You nodded, he smile and nodded as well.

Rey kept her hand in yours as she rose. She waited for you to be ready. When you were, you slowly got out of bed.

You knew that, no matter how bleak it got. That you had them. And they’d help in anyway that they could.

And that, while it might be a struggle. You were trying. And that was all that mattered.

[nezanie]

In your Arms - RWBY Fanfic

A/N: Keep in mind i’ve written this between (vol6) episode 5 and 6. I assumed whatever is attacking them, might affect the most stressed out among them, and it works slowly picking people one by one. Meaning some can sleep but not be the first affected, it targets. I could be wrong but it’s the premise I’m using to give monos some privacy. Another big change is that monos are currently flirting but haven’t asked each other out...yet...they’re unofficially girlfriends due to current circumstances.

P.S. RT you’ll have to pry ridiculously resistant to the cold Weiss from my cold, dead hands and when you do i will rise and say, “Nah, too bad buddy,”

Summary: requested by anonymous. When the going gets tough, Blake and Weiss try their best to be a comfort to each other. Set between vol 6’s ep 5 and 6.

Links: Patreon and Ao3. Please do give them a look. I’ll be releasing OC too! Links also on my blog!

Pairing: Monochrome, platonic Blake and Yang partner feels.

In your Arms

Blake followed Yang back to the living room with the fireplace finding Qrow by it’s door, he mumbled something about standing guard, Blake knew better than to question him. She eyed the bottles by the chair disdainfully, Yang’s shoulders tensed. They both knew he just wanted to avoid Oscar like the plague and the fact he couldn’t was starting to show. Yang wouldn’t look her in the eye and convinced her uncle to let her stay with him for the first watch. Head hanging, she didn’t have the strength to reach out and talk for fear of saying something even worse, she was perplexed by the whole situation. The urge the run stronger than ever, her one anchor came in a very strong thought, ‘I want to see Weiss,’

A waft of hot air enveloped her as soon as Blake walked into the room.The poor boy slept, or tried to at the very least, by the elderly woman’s side, they had made a makeshift bed with the couch and settled in with the blankets and pillows they found in the vacant rooms of the houses.Thankfully there were empty ones they could scrounge round some useful tools from. Ruby was snuggled at the foot of the couch already mumbling something even her heightened hearing could not quite catch. It seemed none of them was actually asleep even if they needed the rest, the shock still working its way through their veins. Ruby’s eyelids fluttered as she tried to keep watch on the door.

“Yang is keeping watch with your uncle,” Blake reported as she passed by the girl, placing her hand on her head, she couldn’t look at her and hope to be reassuring enough. She heard her mumble her thanks and she seemed to lose a little bit of tension, rigid posture relaxing a little as she held her legs to her chest a little less tightly.

Scanning the room her eyes, Blake glimpsed the person she needed to see the most and narrowed onto her. Weiss was peering out of the window, it was snowing pretty hard now, the white flakes rendering the visibility terrible. For Weiss it was a reminder that she was closer to what she should be calling her home. It made her stomach jump through hoops, the thought of what could happen when they arrived. The storms in Atlas were even more spectacular, she had always loved them, it meant nobody could leave the cosy walls of home, it had been a reminder of happier times that were no longer. When siblings would huddle together, young and naive and parents would close an eye on silly make believe play times. She tried to pull the blanket Blake had brought, a measly attempt to shield herself, suppress the memories and block out any intrusive thoughts.

Blake tapped her shoulder, she jerked hand moving for her rapier and stopped just in time remembering she laid it down. Blake smiled sympathetically, an apology forming on her lips as she offered Weiss the blanket in her hand. Weiss had to stop from gaping at the other, her timing impeccable. She wondered if Blake had known she was starting to feel lonely as her thoughts swarmed her. She smiled tenderly up to the taller girl, reaching up to rub her thumb gently along an eye, they were red. Had she been crying? ‘No, she holds back far too much,’

“I thought we could wrap up together, a warm burrito,” she joked weakly keeping her voice low. Weiss nodded, she preferred to keep their occasional rendezvous private, however this was not the time or place to seek some time alone. And frankly she didn’t care, she wanted to stick to Blake as much as possible tonight. This place was testing her nerves, and she was certain that Ruby was at her limits, Weiss didn’t need to become another burden on the younger girl’s mind. The events of the day broke through their resilience, the need for one another too strong.

They found a corner away from the others, the fireplace kept the whole room warm, the two felt like they were toasting if they got too close. Weiss was practically steaming after she had been huddled in front of it. Bundling up in the two blankets, and stuffing some pillows they found behind them, they managed to make a nice nest they could share in their secluded spot where they could easily see the others. They slumped against one another, trying to get some well deserved rest. Something egged them, a thought at the back of their minds and it prevented them from being lulled to sleep from their shared body heat.

Blake peered at Weiss mimicking her frown as she noticed how intently she had been glaring at their feet enveloped in their blankets. She seemed transfixed up until her eyes fluttered and she glanced up at Blake, they held each other’s gaze for a moment. Weiss’ furrowed brows loosened and she smiled causing Blake’s own lips to twitch, her hand pressed gently against Blake’s cheek thumb running carefully along the red, puffy looking eye again.  

“What’s wrong?” she said keeping her voice low so not to disturb the others from sleeping.

Blake leaned into the touch, it felt warm against her cheek and she marveled at how quickly Weiss had recovered from the freezing weather. She’d been trying not to hold back the tears for awhile now but it must have shown on her face, “It’s not-.” Her dismissal was cut short by Weiss’ reproachful expression and with a deep breath Blake exhaled shakily feeling the ache in her throat relent for just a moment.

“I just...keep messing up,” she admitted whispering back, her eyes drifted to the door. Her head throbbed, a migraine threatening to make her night even more miserable. Weiss followed her gaze and pursed her lips, she moved to snake her arm around Blake’s waist, “I’m listening if you want to vent,”

Blake felt her eyes burn, relief flushing over her as she nodded, she pulled Weiss closer perhaps a little too eagerly and carefully tapped her head against hers. In the midst of the hushed retelling, their free hands entwined between their laps and Weiss rubbed soothing circles with her thumb, humming every now and then showing Blake had her attention. Blake was surprised how nobody had hushed them or perhaps she was being too paranoid, the crackling of the fire echoing across the room, their whispers the only other noise she could percieve.

“Is it that bad?” Blake asked nervously, noting how Weiss face had been all scrunched up by the end. She hoped it was because she was lost in thought.

Weiss faltered a little, approaching the subject as delicately as possible, “You know how Yang used to show off a bit when Ruby was involved?”

Blake nodded, listening intently. “Well, I say show off, but it was more like she kept an eye on her, and she did the same for us even before our team dynamic.... umm, let’s say, improved,” Weiss continued trying to see if her point was getting across. One of Blake’s faunus ears drooped as she concentrated on the meaning behind Weiss words. It looked like Blake was following, her expression soured. Weiss squeezed the hand in hers emphatically.

Weiss brought their hands towards her chest and followed it with a kiss on the back of the others hand. “I think you just used the wrong words, even if you were meaning well, and I’m positive you did, Yang might have reacted like she did because you hit the nail on the head,”

“I just wanted to tell her I’m all here,” she nuzzled into Weiss shoulder, feeling contempt for her own dumbassery. “That I’m not going to run anymore, I want everyone to count on me,”

Weiss remained silent, contemplative, for awhile. With a nod she spoke sternly, “Yang’s still trying to get back up on her feet, she’s hiding a lot from us, and she’s scared of being a burden, being told she’d be protected probably came as a shock,”

“It’s ok, you don’t have to mellow it down for me,” Blake mumbled pathetically kissing her shoulder appreciatively. Weiss leaned in to reciprocate, placing a kiss to anywhere she could reach really, right now it was her cheek. Blake wouldn’t look at her yet and Weiss squeezed her eyes shut trying to keep her cool. It always felt like Blake was able to slip away even when she was present.

“Okay then, that was pretty insensitive of you,” she muttered brazenly earning a small groan. “I’m not mellowing it down, just for the record,”

Blake moved away, her eyes seemed a little watery, “What should have I said then?”

“Maybe shouldn’t have let your guilt speak for you,” Blake visibly winced, Weiss really was going in for the kill now, “Blake, you should just try a little bit less hard, as strange as that sounds,” she suggested without mulling too much over it, it was a delicate situation and she had faith in their bonds nonetheless, “Yang is very capable of asking for help when needed, unlike others,”

Blake sucked in a breath at the jab looking guilty as charged, she had no excuse. Weiss was right, from the moment they had been partnered, she was used to seeing Yang on the front lines, she always had their backs on the battlefield and out. Just like Weiss, who went above and beyond in a different manner, she had come to know their quirks well. Blake always marveled at how observant Weiss was among her many other qualities. Ever since she’d come to terms with the intricate relationship of her family’s relationship with other people, especially Faunus, Weiss never stopped striving to improve. Blake wished she could share a little bit of that courage with her. It certainly inspired her.

“Alright, I’ll work to tone it down,” she conceded, her shoulders felt a tad lighter now that she had a plan of sorts. She was determined to listen to Yang instead of having her guilt move her actions. Her fear was nowhere near qualmed though. “Easier said than done,”

Weiss smacked her chest with their hands interlocked, and Blake cleared her throat, “I mean, I’ll do my best, promise,”

“Good, it’s how people stuff work when you do care,” Weiss looked a little bit full of herself, she dried Blake’s eyes gently dabbing her sleeve. Blake rolled her eyes quickly planting a kiss on her neck and snickering as she jerked at the contact. Weiss narrowed her eyes, her look reprimanding but didn’t stop her from pressing their lips together.

“Gosh, you can be so silly sometimes,” Weiss clicked her tongue trying to lighten the mood. Blake wasn’t wrong, forming a bond with another person was not easy let alone calling them partners. There was little she could do but encourage them and support them. She welcomed Blake’s affection, giving her as much leeway as possible.

“You’re not cold anymore are you?” Blake asked in between kisses. Fully aware about being coddled, she felt heartened by the way Weiss was pushing her. Maybe it was this place that was making them feel too vulnerable.

Weiss shook her head, “My aura’s recovered now, so it’s not a bother anymore,” The food and shelter from the harsh winds had made quick work of her expended aura, now she just felt abominably drowsy, her exhaustion another matter entirely. The cold on the other hand was a mere inconvenient memory.

“Yeah, your lips are really warm,” Blake’s own felt cold in comparison, “Guess you’ll have to warm mine up,” she giggled, cheeky grin causing Weiss to pout.

“I thought we were going to tone down the flirting,” Weiss puffed her reddened cheeks, the fire looking like a mightily interesting sight at the moment. Blake was immediately peeved by the remark, it was true they had decided to prioritise their mission and agreed to avoid acting like a lovestruck couple. They weren’t even officially dating yet, courtesy of Adam’s short visit to Beacon, and Weiss’ father flying her to another continent. It had seemed the world was out to seperate them just as Blake had garnered some courage to ask the fateful question.

Blake mock growled, perhaps slightly annoyed, questioning exasperatedly, “We’re stuck in an abandoned farmhouse, in the middle of a raging snowstorm with a setting that could give the most critically acclaimed horror movie a run for its money, and ...you’re bringing that up now?”

Weiss cleared her throat, bashful, “Then, I suppose, I’ll conveniently forget about it as well?”

Blake’s smile radiated joy, ears flickering in earnest, “Good, because it’s your turn to share,”

Weiss grimaced, taking a deep breath, “Am I that transparent?” Blake raised her brows, Weiss laughed weakly, shaking her head in resignation. Blake knew her too well.

“I’m not sure if I’ve already said so, I just really, really, really, don’t want to go back to Atlas,” she said trying to emphasize to the best of her abilities without raising her voice. Blake hummed encouragingly rubbing Weiss side in comfort. The ex-heiress had implied her distaste on their destination yet Blake couldn’t recall if she had ever mentioned that she didn’t want to go quite as fervently. Hopefully admitting it had helped her lose some tension, although Blake doubted that would solve everything.

“It’s exhausting just thinking about it,” Weiss whined, trying to swallow her frustration but the ball in her throat hurt even more, “My father might jeopardize this mission just to get at me, my gloating brother is a pain, and…Salem...” Her mind spun around all her insecurities. Had Winter caught news of her escape? Had she been able to track her after the crash? Had her father found out Klein assisted her escape. Would he hurt Klein? She was trying her best not to think about their reaction, consequences of her own actions. And then there was her mother, Weiss suppressed a dry chuckle, she wasn’t even sure if the woman remembered her in the haze of her drinking.

“I’m sure your sister’s alright,” Blake pulled her into a hug, almost forcing her on her lap, Weiss didn’t seem to mind and welcomed the closeness. They repositioned, hugging each other, and Weiss found herself listening intently to the beat of Blake’s heart which jumped a little at the contact. She felt a little smug knowing she had this effect on the usually quiet girl. Her head fit snugly in the crook of Blake’s shoulder.

Blake knew her words weren’t the best comfort, they didn’t know what was going on after Atlas shut itself off. They couldn’t solve each others problems by merely talking it out, it didn’t mean the support wasn’t needed, it spurred them and gave them hope that things would turn out just fine. Weiss stifled a yawn, humming appreciatively of their shared warmth, it was a different kind of lovely than merely not being cold. She felt Blake relax under her as she rubbed her arm lazily. Blake’s chest rumbled and she reciprocated massaging the knots from her back where she could reach.

“I hope you’re right,” she sniffled a little, admitting it had done her good, the itch in her throat seemed to be fading a bit at the very least.

“I’ll be with you all the way,” Blake promised, it almost felt like she needed to say it, to make it real. Weiss knew Blake’s biggest fear was disappointing them. Disappointing her most of all. “We all are, think about that, it’ll help,”

“Thank you,”

Weiss drew comfort from those words. Concentrating on the fact she had trusted friends this time around improved her mood. ‘I’m no longer alone,’ and that small thought seemed to dissipate some of her insecurities although her concerns about the group’s fate in Atlas i her presence still troubled her.

“We’ll just have to focus on meeting Ironwood,” Blake added, dodging the mention of Salem indirectly. “He might have a few ideas, he’s got all that innovative tech, maybe something that didn’t exist before he asked Jinn could do the trick,”

“Maybe we don't have to destroy her, we could talk to her, she seemed pretty normal...up to a point,” Weiss bit her lip uncertain, could Salem’s true self still be intact after having jumped into that black grimm pool? Even as she said it, she felt a bit foolish, however she needed to cling to hope no matter how small.

“That would be nice, if we could all talk it out,” Blake whispered, it was sweet of her to go along with her ramblings, her free hand patting the tears that managed to escape Weiss self control away, “Just like we did, sorta, I mean Salem’s got the white hair too,”

Weiss gave her a deadpan expression clearly unamused even if a smile tugging on her lips, peering up to a sheepish Blake, and squinting accusingly, “Haha, very funny, Sun’s atrocious sense of humor must have rubbed off on you,”

“Ouch,” Blake feigned hurt, nuzzling into Weiss and squeezing her into a bear hug. It was the least she could do, since she couldn’t offer advice, she’d give her as many hugs as she could spare for the night. Tonight, they could be girlfriends and tomorrow they’d turn back into huntresses.

“Ah, I’m all sore and worn out,” Weiss grumbled squirming into a more snug position in Blake’s arms. Blake helped her settle in wiggling into the pillows behind her and hoped they’d manage to get some sleep. Her mind was still whirling from all the events of the past few hours. Weiss on the other hand seemed pretty much at her limit, eyes already closed and her breathing steadily getting lighter.  It was a little bit unfair of her to take advantage of the situation yet she felt the need to get it off her chest.

“Weiss?” she called, a grunt greeted her, “Thanks.” The sleepyhead could only murmur approvingly, words too incoherent for Blake to pick up. She tried again.

“Weiss?” this time there was no reply.

Blake watched her expressions for awhile, the stress of the day forgotten, shielded by the depths of her dream. It was a little greedy, by Blake hoped she was apart of them. Blake wet her lips feeling oddly nervous even as Weiss slumbered. Her voice might have cracked she wasn’t sure, her heart was pounding too loudly.

“I love you,”

It was the first time she’d said it out loud, Blake liked the sound of it and it felt good to word it even if the guilt of not being brave enough to say it when her significant other was awake stung. There and then, Blake made an oath, once this mess was over, she’d tell Weiss when they were both able to confront their feelings for on another. And she hoped against her fears that Weiss would greet her with the same words.

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♧ Is there an RP partner(s) that you credit for becoming a better writer?

Memes for the Writer ;

Honestly this may seem like a very “cheesy” thing to say but every single person I’ve ever written with has helped me better my writing & myself. I look back at my older blogs & die a little inside out of second-hand embarrassment ( like how would people write with me? ) but it’s so nice because it means I’ve come so far ( hopefully! ) as a writer! Every single person who’s written with me helped me hone in my character’s voice or a specific style of writing just a little bit more, helped me get over my fear of not being good enough or whatever because clearly, someone thought I was.

But I do have to give a few shout-outs. Which … got long so they’re under the cut. If you don’t care about the whys, they’re @jedichosen, @heleads, @moonhurts, @croianam, @ourpyrrhicvictory, @scarfwere, @oliverqxeen.

@jedichosen — Idk if she wants me to tag her other blogs but This list ( & probably I ) wouldn’t be here without Sari. Sari is everything. We met on my old Allison blog where she scared the hell out of me on her Tom Riddle blog & then I made a Mary Stuart blog & she came into my inbox with all caps excitement & that was … literally it. We screamed over the show & our children & literally it was magic. Sari & I clicked, we wrote 2534634 threads ( one of them an actual novella I kid you not ) & this was where I truly felt like I got to expand my writing & become a better writer. To write so consistently with someone, getting to explore a million different facets, aspects, & timelines of a character really helps you not just better learn your character but yourself as a writer. To feel so comfortable with someone that it was never a scary thing to write a reply to but like you were dying to get something to them is just amazing & I don’t know what I would have done without Sari because Sari was the one who made this experience literally something else. We were always on Skype calls, yelling at each other over the awful thing the other had written, & just — idk it’s just something else when you’re basically best friends offline & then write a ton of things because both end up being something more than you’d expect because of the other. She was the one who encouraged me to make my multi because I was feeling stuck on Allison & she has been my supporter & writing alongside me always. Even if we die on our blogs we’re still always in touch & I have become the writer I am, probably the person I am too because of Sari. I love Sari more than I can find words — & I’ve found quite a lot thanks to her.

@heleads — Moony has been with me quite literally from day one. She was the person who actually gave me a chance when I applied to her rpg a million years ago even though the “sample” I sent her was probably like three lines long ( I had no idea what a sample was ok I don’t know how she even gave me the time of day I’d have deleted that “application” & pretended I never got it ) & she welcomed me into the rpg with open arms. She was one of the friendliest people ever, but also one of the most talented, as I got to experience firsthand. She responded to my sad starters, & I wrote my longest ever stuff with her first. We had a hella long thread thing & an almost ship that everyone loved & then I was able to find her on indie & it was the most amazing thing ever. She never never ceases to astound me with her talents. Even if we haven’t written together ( rip we need to change this ) it doesn’t matter because her understanding & writing of her character is incredible & just by looking at her stuff I become a better writer tbh. Ily to the moon & back ( hehehe see what I did there. )

@moonhurts / @heartcoils — KJ has been there since day one of indie, even though she didn’t know it. Like honestly? I have been stalking — I mean loving KJ since the second I made my first ever indie blog, Matt Donovan. She was always so inspiring? Her writing was just breathtaking, her as a person was just one of the most amazing people ever. Like she would bring positivity & class to my dash man, there was no other way to put it. Her understanding of all her characters leaves me absolutely in awe, & probably a lil jealous lbr, but also pushes me to want to do better. We may not have written nearly as much as I would like but that’s mostly because she has always been so so talented I used to be terrified? But the few times we did, I have had to really think about my words, our characters, & every time I’ve written with KJ, my writing has become that much better. I love KJ because it’s not just about the writing although I did initially fall in love with her writing ( & her writing teaches me so much every day tbh? ) KJ has been one of my closest friends on this site — & it’s because we’re friends off it. We weren’t always close but we were always sort of on each other’s radars & I always felt like there was this unspoken pact of we were there for the other if we ever needed it. We would go months in between texts but it didn’t matter. And now we go like … at the most a week, if that, between conversations. Being able to talk about my thoughts, whatever they may be, or throw around ideas or plots or just talk about different characters & dynamics so comfortably & to have such intelligent conversations is amazing. KJ throws back everything I lob at her tbh plus more & it’s always made me a better person — which makes me a better writer too ( because that’s what this is about. ) I love you so so much. You’re amazing, you’re incredible, & I wouldn’t nearly enjoy this site as much as I do without you. It’s like … you give it … a soul. I love you.

@croianam​ — KAY! My darling, beloved Kay. It’s so astounding that I was able to, by some crazy chance, find Kay again. I have known Kay since my second ever rpg ( first Marauders’ Era — once you go marauders there’s no going back amirite? ) Kay was literal sunshine in our ooc chats & I remember my awful awful days ( it was a hard time ok ) becoming a million times better because she’d been around. We got to talking, we got to texting, we got to modding another marauders’ era rpg, & have written either with or about each others’ characters it’s amazing. The dynamics that are brought about by Kay’s magic is something else. I ended up writing the brother of one of her characters & I actually got to explore so much & learn so much as a writer ( & get to go into so much more depth ) because of the special sibling bond, especially because I adored the writer so much. Tbh the love in the thread was real, just different because of Kay. Kay makes writing seem effortless, she’s fearless, has never let anyone get to her & has always been unapologetically awesome. That’s taught me a lot honestly, & every single meme she’d respond to ( & kill me in the process ) would teach me a little bit more tbh. We used to text a lot during said difficult time & I genuinely remember every day & most conversations we had. This may seem irrelevant because it just shows how amazing a person she is but really, I was able to become a better writer through overcoming a lot of my difficulties & I wouldn’t have done that without Kay, no joke. I may not have written nearly as much as I’d like with Kay but she’s taught me so much as a writer & friend & there is literally no way I can explain just how fantastic a person she is.

@ourpyrrhicvictory — Listen, we may not have written much since the rpg we both happened to end up on ( also marauders’ era what a surprise ) but writing with Oso was literal magic ( haha get what I did there? ) I remember the words literally coming out of places I never knew existed from a character I had loved & adored & written for years. Why? Because his writing brought it about, his incredible characterization & understanding of a character that I’d merely glanced at but he’d given such depth to. Being able to write alongside someone like that? Makes you a better writer, made me a better writer & it was one of the best things ever. I cannot wait for the day I am not trash ( I don’t know how he puts up with me tbh ) & we can write 346645 things but I’m also still terrified of how amazing he is so? There’s that.

@casualtyloss / @scarfwere / @erchommai — Cas! Cas is such a sweetheart, has been the kindest most wonderful person ever. I don’t know how I found Cas, I don’t even remember it at all I just know that Cas & I just … found each other & every single thread I’ve written with Cas has just been so easy but also made me think & I mean really think about my character. My favorite thing, to this day, is our thread with her Sebastian ( who is both terrifying & somehow endearing in a way only Cas can do it tbh. ) Cas makes me think about not just my character but the characters she writes. She’s able to bring about this atmosphere & this — this something that makes writing both easy & challenging but both in the best way possible. She’s always down to write my favorite most obscure stuff & has always been so so kind? Like it takes me a long time to really feel comfortable with someone & fear I’m not bothering them but with Cas? Like tbh I know I bother her but I’m only slightly afraid which is a step up tbh. She’s made me such a better writer, she also used to be the reason I’d get through my 573498543 drafts because I would set her draft for last & that was my motivator. If that doesn’t have incredible writing partner written all over it, idk what does.

@waldosiia / @oliverqxeen — Hehe she’s going on here because she’s amazing & even though I haven’t known Kristen as long as anyone on this list it sort of feels like I do? The first time I spoke to Kristen we both ended up staying up until a ridiculously late hour but it was because neither of us never wanted to stop? It was lots of caps, lots of yelling, & lots of love tbh. Talking & writing with Kristen has just felt … not easy, not effortless because I do have to think which definitely helps me better my writing but just … idk it’s just amazing. It falls into place, we both end up screaming at the other once the replies are out, & we both love so many of the same things. I said earlier, I rarely feel comfortable enough with someone on here without feeling like I’m bugging them but with Kristen it’s like? I don’t feel that. Mind you it took me forever because she was so amazing & both of us kind of loved each other from afar but just, she’s got such a natural grasp on any character she writes ( have you seen her Oliver? Daaamn. And her Caleb? I cry because I genuinely hear Graham’s beautiful voice. That’s skill ) & she helps me by writing her characters so perfectly that I have the best sort of person to write with, best character to build mine against if that makes sense? Idk. OOC relationships always make the in character writing a million times better & I’m so lucky to have both with Kristen & she’s just amazing ok.

[forevercaroline]

Tvd in New York chapter 6

Today is my birthday so I am giving all my friends and followers a gift a long chapter. Also I want to thank @caritobear, @austennerdita2533, @yoursklaus, @vermariess, @recklessnesspersonified, and @frucienlover for wishing me happy birthday sending gifs, emoji’s, hearts, and presents. I love them all thank you so much.

Xxx

Dorota is in the kitchen finishing an English muffin when she hears the elevator doors open and then heels clicking on the stairs she goes out to the foyer and sees Caroline running up the stairs.

“ Miss Caroline is everything ok?”

Caroline turns around on the landing of the stairs her eyes red. “Dorota you are so lucky you don’t have siblings.”

Caroline runs up the stairs and slams her door while Dorota is placing her foot on the first step Damon and Stefan come in Damon has a bruise forming on his cheek. Dorata rushes back to the kitchen get him some ice and gives it to him. “ Mr. Damon what happened?”

Just as Dorota said that they hear “ Yes we would like to know that too?”

Both brothers turn around and see their parents Giuseppe is fuming with anger and Liz doesn’t look happy either.

Xxx

Mikael is madder than Giuseppe it was his hotel the fight was in. He shoves Klaus out of the elevator and then grabs the back of his jacket and drags him to the living room shoving him into a chair.

When Anna gave him an ice pack, and some medicine to get the swelling of his black eye to go down Mikael yelled at her that if Klaus was stupid enough to get into a fight he will suffer through the pain.

Mikeal is yelling at Klaus while Freya and Lucien are in the kitchen. Lucien has never official met Mikael or Esther or really seen the dynamic of the Mikaelson family he’s met the siblings. “ Shouldn’t we stop him.”

“ We can’t we’ve tried when I was fifteen Elijah was twelve and Klaus was eight our father was in town on a layover and he was walking past Klaus’s room and saw how some clothes weren’t in draws and he started to hit Klaus. Elijah and I tried to stop our father but he pushed Elijah and yelled at both of us that this is none of our business and if we don’t want the same treatment as Klaus walk away now.”

Xxx

Liz had originally sent Stefan to go get Caroline but he refused he’s hurt Caroline never said anything to him. She sent Dorota who found Caroline reorganizing her already organized closet. “ Miss Caroline your requested downstairs.”

Caroline nods and turns to her tears in her eyes. Dorota puts her arms out and Caroline hugs her. “Dorota it’s awful Damon and Stefan found Klaus and I kissing and they started punching him yelling at him to stay away from me.”

“It’s going to be ok you know how tensions run high when your parents are home, I’ll make you some tea to calm you.”

Caroline nods. “ Klaus told me he loves me.”

Dorota smiles down at her and grabs a tissue and wipes Caroline’s tears. “ I always knew you two were perfect for each other when when you were little you could see in both your eyes, when you weren’t looking Klaus would look at you with such fascination and adoration for you and I saw the same look in your eyes.”

They hear someone clear their throat and turn and Liz is in the doorway you can see she isn’t happy. “ Come downstairs now.”

Xxx

Mikael finally has finished yelling at Klaus and dismissed him. Klaus got away with no broken bones or bruises he did get hit and yelled at he also has a black eye but the black eye is from Damon.

Mikael is still fuming and sees Lucien coming out of the kitchen with an apple. “Come here.”

Lucien looks around nobody else is in the kitchen he wishes Freya was here. “ Yes.”

“ You have everyone fooled but not me I don’t like you and I don’t trust you, you will never get my blessing to marry my daughter.”

Xxx

Katherine is laying on her bed texting Elijah when her father comes in “ Katerina your friends talked to me today before everything and they basically said the same thing you’ve been saying you don’t want to go. But nobody is telling me a good enough to reason not move.”

“I would be leaving my friends who are my family, I have school, I find it wrong Nadia is not being included she is a part of this family. Plus my best friend who is like a sister to me Caroline needs me right now and I can’t be there for her because I have to be here packing. You said your doing this because you want to show this potential business client that you care about family too, well my family is hurting and I can’t be with them.”

Katherine’s dad looks around his daughter’s room nothing is packed she doesn’t even have any suitcases or boxes out.“ It will be for six months tops. Also you will be going to Bulgarian school. Plus it’s not like Bulgaria is in the middle of nowhere you can call your friends all you want.”

Katherine’s phone dings and while Katherine is answering Elijah’s text she responses to her dad “ You want a puppet daughter take Elena.”

Xxx

Caroline enters the living room and as she’s coming closer to the footstool her brothers are on there is still room for her they spread out so she can’t sit with them. She sits in a chair next to the footstool facing their parents.

Dorota brings in Caroline’s tea and sits it on the end table and puts her hand on Caroline’s shoulder and squeezes as she leaves the room.

“Now what happened at the brunch?”

All three Salvatore’s start talking at the same time one over the other. Giuseppe yells over his children. “ STOP one at a time, Damon your the oldest you start.”

Caroline crosses her arms and slumps back in her chair. Damon begins his side of what happened. “ Stefan and I were in the ballroom we didn’t see Caroline and wondered why she wasn’t at the table let alone in the room, we asked the group if they had seen her and Finn said he saw Klaus lead her out into the hallway. Stefan and I went to go find her and found her pressed against the wall with Klaus all over her.”

“Stefan do you agree that this is what you saw too?”

“Yes father.”

Giuseppe faces his youngest and only daughter. “ Caroline what is your side.”

Caroline address her brothers first. “First of all Klaus may have been all over me but I was all over him too so it wasn’t one sided.” She turns back to her parents. “ Klaus and I are together and he wanted to tell me something and after he told me our hormones got in the way and we started kissing, then Damon and Stefan found us.”

Before their father can say anything Damon and Stefan speak at the same time “ Why didn’t you tell us you were dating Klaus.”

“For this exact reason I knew you would be mad and wouldn’t understand which is totally unfair because if either of you would be in my position I wouldn’t be this mad at you I would be happy for you.”

Xxx

Freya knocks on the door of her brothers studio “Can I come in?”

Klaus’s bedroom is huge he actually has two rooms one room is his bedroom and one is his studio. He nods as he puts his paint brush down. “Tired of Finn already it usually takes longer than a day.”

“Just because all of our siblings think Finn is a bore doesn’t mean I have to as well.”

Klaus shrugs but Freya wants her brother to open up to her. “ How are you doing?”

“Terrible, I can’t see the woman I love without my best friends who happen to her brothers punch me, Mikael whispered in my ear that the only reason I am still in the city is because Esther told him we can’t break up the children he wanted to send me away to boarding school in Switzerland as soon as I could walk. Also found out yesterday Mikael’s not my father his business partner Ansel is. I’m not your brother I’m your half brother.”

Freya hugs her little brother she doesn’t care who his father is he is her brother. “ I’ve known Mikael is not your real dad for years. It didn’t matter to me your my brother and I love you.”

“You knew Mikael wasn’t my father and you kept it from me?”

“I was eight when you were born I was seven when she was pregnant with you. That night Esther put Elijah, Finn and myself to sleep as I was trying to fall asleep I heard the doorbell and then I heard voices Esther and Ansel. I was almost asleep when I heard Elijah a couple rooms down crying I knew Anna already went home for the night, so I waited for footsteps but Esther she didn’t move, So I got out of bed and as I was coming out of Elijah’s room with Elijah in my arms to get him a bottle I saw Esther and Ansel kissing and entering Esther and Mikael’s bedroom. Ansel saw me out of the corner of his eye and winked at me. I got Elijah a bottle and got him back to sleep and I finally fell asleep myself, that morning I was awoken by Ansel who is nudging me awake he told me that what I saw last night will be our little secret.

Over the years I had forgotten about that night but when you broke your arm I had just arrived at the hospital as I was walking to our siblings I overheard a nurse say that the Mikaelson boy doesn’t have the same blood type as his parents and that jogged my memory and I put the pieces together and realized Mikael is not your father Ansel is. I wanted to tell you but it wasn’t my place to tell you. Just because your my half brother doesn’t mean I don’t love you as much as I would love our other siblings. You are my brother and no one can take that away from you.”

Klaus hugs Freya he loves that she never and will never treat him different just because he has a different father than she does. He hopes their other siblings feel the same way when he tells them.

Xxx

Katherine comes out of the elevator when Damon comes out of the kitchen “Hey smiley you do remember our parents are home so you don’t live here?”

“ Where is your sister?”

“Don’t know I don’t have a sister only a brother.”

Katherine puts her hand on her hip. “ You can’t be serious your disowning your sister because she and Klaus fell in love. Your the Salvatore triplets without Caroline your not triplets anymore your just two brothers and one brother looses his twin.”

“She lied to us, we’re triplets we tell each other everything and she kept that she had fallen in love with our best friend a secret from us.”

“She knew you would overreact like usual.”

Damon knows he’s protective of Caroline more than Stefan but that’s because she’s his little sister plus growing up it was the three of them and Dorota. “ When you find who your looking for tell them that if they told me I would of been mad but I would of eventually accepted it.”

“I would I believe that if you would use her name.”

“Caroline.”

Katherine smiles and halfway up the stairs Damon calls up to her “ By the way your looking good Kitty Kat.”

“ Bite me Damon.”

Damon smirks at her “ I loved too I remember you liking that but you biting me you liked so much better.”

As Katherine is walking up the stairs and sticks up her middle finger and he laughs.

Xxx

“We’re having a lost weekend. Get out of your comfort clothes and back in your party clothes, we need this.”

Caroline from her window seat looks over at Katherine who is in a black sequined jumpsuit with cut outs on the sides and under her breasts. She also has her hair curled with a hat on, and she has black studded louboutin’s on.

“Kat it’s Tuesday, your not even going to be here for this weekend.”

Katherine pulling Caroline up and dragging her over to her closet, Caroline’s in knee high socks and a oversized over the shoulder sweater. “ Exactly my life is over Thursday morning and your brothers are shunning you, so I propose we go out and have one last party.”

Caroline nods and picks out a pair of black jeans and a red corset tank top with two black stripes down the sides and a black jacket with a pair of louboutin’s. “ New outfit I love it.”

Katherine nods “ I’m mad at my dad so I went on a shopping spree and charged it all to his credit card.”

“I have a present for you. I was going to give it you for New Years eve so it’s not finished yet but since your leaving i’ll give it to you now. ”

Katherine looks intrigued and Caroline smiles and grabs her hand and pulls her towards her bathroom which has two mirrors, sinks and a bigger counter space. Caroline opens a door Katherine has never seen before on the other side of the bathroom. They walk into a room filled with construction workers painting.

“ Your own bedroom. Before we left for Vegas I had Dorota call every construction crew and find the best one. Since you live here I thought it was time you got your own room, especially when Klaus came over it must of been uncomfortable for you not being allowed in our room.”

Katherine throws her arms around Caroline and squeezes her “ I love it, thank you I love you caro.”

“ Your welcome I love you too Kat.”

Katherine has an arm around Caroline and their watching the construction people work, Katherine whispers in Caroline’s ear. “ I don’t know what I love more the room or the construction workers.”

Caroline laughs “ I knew you would love the room and the workers.”

Xxx

Freya finds her fiancé in the little library they have in the penthouse “ What are you doing in here?”

“Hiding from your father he told me that he will never give me his blessing to marry you and that I am fooling everyone.”

Freya snuggles up next to him on the couch. “ My father tries to protect me more than any of my siblings I’m his favorite and he lets everyone know. I know you, I love you, your not tricking me into marrying you, or lying to me. I knew you would never get my fathers blessing that is why I never brought it up before you proposed.”

Lucien kisses her forehead “ I love you too.”

“ Want to get out of here when I got to the city a few months ago I saw a new club opened and if I learned anything going to high school in the city it’s don’t go to a club alone.”

“ So did you have a brunch incident too?”

Freya laughs while she pulls him up “ Well someone did kiss me but nobody caught us.”

“ Who kissed you?”

Freya smiles back at him “ That’s my secret maybe if your a good boy I’ll tell you.”

Xxx

Caroline and Katherine went to Augustine and met up with Rebekah and Davina.

“My brothers are shunning me, I enter a room and they leave they refuse to talk to me.”

“ My father refuses to see reason I’ve even used school as a reason to stay.”

“ My father doesn’t like that I’m living with the Mikaelsons.”

“Finn is annoying as usual and Mikael is mad a Nik.”

Katherine holds up her martini “ To us the four baddest bitches New York has ever produced may our reign be long.”

Caroline Rebekah and Davina laugh and hold up their drinks: mojito, daiquiri, Cosmo “ Sister till the end.”

Xxx

“Name.”

“Mikaelson.”

Freya and Lucien walked down the street to Augustine. Freya knew her last name would be on the list because Rebekah told her they get front of the line access.

“Hey back of the line we were here first you have to wait just like everyone else.”

Freya looks at Lucien who is looking at the man who is yelling at them. “ You wanted to see what I was like in high school.”

Lucien smiles. “ I’m a Mikaelson if I wanted I could buy out this whole street and refuse entry to you and your pathetic friends oh wait you don’t have any friends, because you lead a sad pathetic lonely life and coming to this club and waiting in this line is your only form of entertainment. I don’t need to stand in line or even go to this club as a form of entertainment I have a life I even have a fiancé who is way sexier than you. ”

The guy walks away sheepishly and Lucien kisses Freya. “ That was so hot.”

Xxx

“ Kat do you know the last name of the business client?”

“ Parker.”

Davina taking a sip of her Cosmo.“ As in Kai Parker the guy who transferred to our school halfway though last year and who befriended Kol but when Kol asked him if he wants to come to the Hamptons with us he said no.”

Katherine looks over her realization coming over her face. “ Oh my god yes if his dad is so family oriented why send a member of your family here. I think it’s time to make a little visit to Kai.”

Davina looks over at Caroline and Rebekah dancing they see guys watching them but they don’t care they’re just dancing with each other.

Xxx

“ Well if it is not the Fab Four how did you get in my house let alone my room.”

“Get dressed we have to talk.”

Kai had just got out of the shower when he found them so after he gets dressed he finds them wandering the house. “ So how can I help you tonight. Are you fleeing the country and need new id’s I wouldn’t blame you after this morning’s brunch it’s all gossip girl can talk about.”

Katherine turns to face him “ Why do you live here alone don’t you have any siblings?”

“ I do they are all with my parents getting ready to talk with your father. I was sent to live here because I got into some trouble when we were visiting India and my father didn’t want my behavior to contradict the image my father worked so hard to maintain that we are a healthy and family oriented so he sent me away.”

“But if he’s family oriented why send his son away even if he got in trouble we’ve all done things that would reflect poorly on our family names.”

Kai picking up his keys “ Ask him yourself I’ll drive.”

Xxx

“ Hey can I come in?”

Damon nods, Stefan sits in the chair in the corner “ Who are you more mad at Klaus or Caroline?”

“Myself I’ve been more worried about if Elena would like it if I asked her out I didn’t realize my sister and my best friend had fallen in love. Thinking back on it they have been more touchy feely with each other and those longing looks.”

Stefan nods “ I’ve been wrapped up with Rebekah. We are terrible brothers we didn’t notice our sister was in love.”

“ We need to sit down the three of us and talk.”

They go to Caroline’s room and she’s not there “ Maybe Dorota knows where she is?”

Xxx

They find Dorota coming out of Katherine’s bedroom she was checking on the progress of the room. “ Dorota where is Caroline?”

“ Miss Caroline told me not to tell Mr. Damon or Mr. Stefan where she was going.”

Damon smiles he’s got an idea. “ Can you tell us where Katherine is then.”

“She left with miss Caroline.”

Stefan looks over at his brother “ Gossip girl.”

Damon looks behind Dorota at the closed door “ What’s going on in there?”

“It’s a present from Miss. Caroline.”

Stefan looks at the door then at Damon “ A present for who?”

“ It would ruin the surprise.”

Xxx

Caroline wakes up and looks around the unfamiliar room she’s in the the only thing familiar is Katherine, Rebekah and Davina sleeping around her. She reaches out and shakes Davina.

“ Davina wake up we are not in city anymore.”

Davina sits up and rubs her eyes and they are in front of a floor to ceiling window. “ Is that-”

“ Yeah Tokyo. Do you remember anything from last night after Augustine it’s kind of a blur.”

“ We need to get home our parents will kill us and then bring us back disinherit us then kill us again.”

“ I know, I’ll find Kai I remember visiting him last night while you wake them.”

Xxx

Caroline finds a housekeeper in the kitchen. “ Excuse me where is Kai Parker?”

“ Upstairs after Mr. Kai and his friends woke up his twin sister Miss. Jo and one of the friends talked with her they all fell asleep and have been asleep all morning and most of the afternoon.”

“ Can I have a glass of ice cold water.”

Caroline finds Kai’s bedroom and he’s asleep she stands over him and pours her water on him. He wakes up started and wet “ I don’t care how long you’ve worked for my family your fired. Get out you can collect your belongings on the front yard.”

“ I don’t work for your family you dumbass you brought us to Tokyo don’t you knows the rules ask us all travel idea’s when we are sober. Now get out of bed and fly us back to New York before our parents send us away like your parents did to you.”

“ Your a very rude human being, I brought you guys to Tokyo so you could talk with my father but he was asleep so I woke my sister who works with him but found out she couldn’t help then after a few more drinks you all fall asleep and then you wake me up by pouring water on my head and calling me a dumbass.”

Caroline glares at him “ If we are not in the air in the next ten minutes I’m going to call you names way worse.”

Xxx

Dorota is coming down the stairs to make sure there’s no dust and to make herself breakfast before everyone wakes up when the elevator doors open and Caroline walks out. “ Dorota cappuccino please.”

While Dorota is making the cappuccino Caroline is sitting at island with her head on the counter. “ Miss Caroline where were you?”

“ Tokyo, Trying to talk with Mr. Parker the client that Mr. Petrova is trying to impress. It didn’t work and we ended up talking to his daughter and his son lives in the city. I am hungover and jet lagged.”

Dorota sets the cappuccino mug in front of her when Caroline lifts her head she sees that in the icing there is a Christmas tree, she smiles up at her. “ Merry Christmas Dorota.”

“Merry Christmas miss Caroline.”

“I have a present for you, you do so much for this family but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t take time out for yourself so stop saying no to Vonya.”

“Miss Caroline its to early for a date. I can’t.”

“Not if your going on a date later today, when I was running through the lobby a couple minutes ago I stopped by the front desk and asked the night doorman if Vonya was taking the day off to spend with family or was he coming in he said Vonya doesn’t have any family here in the states, and that he will be coming in late.”

Dorota shakes her head “ I can’t.”

Caroline looks at Dorota who is cleaning the kitchen. “ Dorota stop cleaning for a minute and tell me why you can’t I want to know.”

Dorota avoids eye contact with Caroline, who reaches across the island and grabs the sponge out of Dorota’s hand “ Dorota tell me why you keep turning down Vonya who clearly wants you.”

“I’m already married.”

Caroline’s eye widen in shock “ What?!”

Dorota tries to distance herself from the conversation by continuing to clean but Caroline isn’t letting her stop it there. “ You remember me telling you before I met your family I was a countess in Poland.”

Caroline nods. “ My parents arranged a marriage for me but I didn’t want to get married but I had no say in the matter so I had to. I wanted to leave Poland go to London but he wanted to stay in Poland so one day while he was out I left for London and found your mother nine months pregnant she was looking for a housekeeper because they were planning on moving here in a couple days.”

“I’ll call the lawyers and get you a divorce.”

Dorota smiles and they hear footsteps on the stairs. “ You never saw me.”

Caroline takes her heels off and sneaks up the stairs while her parents get situated in the living room.

Xxx

Katherine and Rebekah quietly sneak into the Mikaelson penthouse. While Rebekah goes to her room Katherine goes to Elijah’s she takes her heels, jumpsuit off and climbs into bed with him. Elijah turns over when he feels his bed move. “Katerina?”

Katherine smiles down at him whole getting comfortable she pecks him on cheek. “ Go back sleep.”

Freya wakes up first and wants everything perfect for Lucien’s first Christmas with her family. She goes to wake Elijah up to help her get everything ready but when she opened Elijah’s door she found he wasn’t alone. Elijah’s asleep with Katherine snuggled up next to him.

“Elijah is there something you would like to tell me?”

Katherine upon hearing a voice rolls over and cracks her eyes open when she sees Freya she wakes Elijah. “ Lijah wake up our covers been blown.”

“What everyone knows to knock upon entering my room.”

Katherine points to Freya who raises an eyebrow. “ This is not what it looks like. We’re dating and she’s leaving soon this was our last night together for a while. We’re in love.”

“So you and Katherine, Caroline and Klaus anymore secret relationships I should know about.”

“Stefan and Rebekah border on flirtation and something more.”

As Freya leaves Elijah calls out to her. “ Sister nobody must know.”

“ I understand I kept mother and father from finding out about Lucien for almost three years.”

Xxx

“Caroline come in here.”

Caroline was walking past her dads office to get to the elevator. She sits in the chair opposite the desk her father is sitting at. “ Since your mother and I got home you’ve been acting different, why?”

“ I didn’t realize I was acting different. But can I ask you a favor?”

Giuseppe nods “ So I know you have a healthy competition with Mr. Petrova he moved to America you moved to America he married a model you married a fashion designer, he has one child you have three. Anyway Mr. Petrova wants to talk with a potential client Mr. Parker you should call him and tell him you want to meet him here in the city. It would make a lot of people happy.”

“ I see I’ll look into it.”

Caroline goes to leave but her father has one more thing to say “ Caroline do you dress like this to purposely make your mother mad what makes her more mad is your not parading around town in clothes made by her.”

Caroline looks down at her outfit white jeans pink corset black lace all over it with a pink bow in the center and sides with three pink lines down the middle, matching white jacket, black necklace with black platform heels and a black purse.

“ I’m in mourning my best friend is moving but knowing her she would want me to do it in style. Plus I was on my way out.”

Xxx

“ Am I interrupting?”

Katherine from her bed looks behind her “ Not at all Elijah was just saying goodbye.”

Katherine was straddling Elijah in her bedroom, after breakfast they left the Mikaelson penthouse and moved to the Petrova home.

Caroline waves to Elijah as he straightens his shirt he gets next to her “ None one must know.”

“ Oh please Elijah this city runs on secrets. If everyone knew everyone’s secrets the city would implode.”

“You really have given up.”

Katherine looks back her “ No heels, uggs, blue non skinny jeans and your showing no cleavage plus you haven’t complimented me on my outfit.”

“ I have I’m moving and I can’t talk my dad out of it, I’m going to have to go to a new school and speak Bulgarian. I’m in mourning I thought it deserved the right sad outfit so I picked something from Elena’s closet.”

Caroline sits on the bed next to Katherine “ You are the strongest person I know, you are going to rule the Bulgarian school just like you rule this city plus your are going to look amazing doing it. Always remember sisters till the end I love you.”

Katherine leans her head on Caroline’s shoulder “ Sisters till the end I love you too.”

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Ao3 IS BEING A BIT OF A BUTT AND NOT LETTING ME POST THE REST OF MY COMMENT ON @ghoststrawberries WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL WORK FIVE SECOND RULE (MP100 FAN FIC) SO HERE IS THE REST OF MY COMMENT TO CHAPTER 26 (MINE SHOULD BE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM, AND IS BY ‘Kat’) 

(Note! This Comment contains Spoilers if you Haven’t read up to Chapter 26! If you Haven’t read FSR Yet; PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE IT AND IT IS GOOD o3o/)

(Also Note! *IT IS VERY, VERY, VERY LONG*)

BUT YEAH THESE BOYS *THESE BOYS* THESE BOYS HAVE ALOT TO DEAL WITH AND ALOT OF OPENING UP TO DO (TO EACH OTHER BUT ALSO WITH THEMSELVES HOLY DANG) AND IOUHGG BUT YEAH NOW THEY'RE IN THE PAST AND THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT PROBLEM/I REALLY HOPE THEY MAKE IT OUT OF THIS OK I REALLY WANT THESE BOYS TO BE HAPPY PLEASE LET THESE BOYS BE HAPPY (Of Course I Don't mean, like, Instantly happy oiuygf that in this situation would Probably be a little crazy but More I mean like they Navigate these waters Ok and make it home (Sometimes Instant relief is Good and Ok but sometimes (especially in stories, Lol ;D;) the also Going through things is important too at times it's Okay I Really want these boys to be ok after all this and after they've been through and everything they still have to deal with and everything going on internally for them I just Really want these boys to make it out ok /u\'' They'll Make it, I think, I hope, I Think they'll make it /u\'''' *Cries softly/calmly but with a hopeful smile*))

Ah, *looks back* that was alot ':D Oh! And as Middyrose said; The Dialogue-Heavyness Fits the current Situation, Lol XD and Lol *Understands what you mean about "writing dialogue makes my mind feel muddy. i like telling how a character is feeling more through the little things they do rather than through the things they think while theyre talking, yknow?"* It's like, At this Time all they can Really do is Talk and Regroup after this, ya know? :3 Plus, what someone says/what they don't say speaks just as much as things they do as Well X3 *Like, choosing what to say/what to leave out is as Much a thing someone does as other ticks n' things? :3* They Way Mob talks about the 'Time travel thing', the various pauses, Word Choice, the Journey through the conversation/the twists and turns it takes as Each person goes through things of their own and process the conversation/bits of info and and (to varying degrees) thinks about/is considerate of/takes into account the person they're having the conversation with Plus the Various ways people Deal with things like comparing and contrasting Everything (New Info, the Other Person, etc.) with what they Previously held as true/what they Do hold as true or compare/contrasting with what they Thought or what they Want and their own reactions to that and oiuytrdfgcvbbn Yeah there's Alot going on with Dialogue XD It's Not just two people spouting info for the audience to hear, Lol XD *ThAT'S when Dialogue Sucks ;D;* Trust me, my friend, the Way you do Dialogue is AWESOME. Everything I mentioned with word choice and pauses and taking into account the other person and Dealing with things through out and twists and turns in conversation - you do it All Beautifully XD 100%, No Doubt, It's Amazing XD

Ritsu coming in with apology (and his Own things with what happened) Not wanting Mob to be Upset but also Him not wanting Himself to be like that/to react like that and Mob still being Upset/locking things away at first (*HHNNNNN*) and the Understanding (but also Acceptance of Ritsu's fear as a solid thing that's still there to a degree (much to Ritsu's upsetness (<- I Tried to think of a better word and there Was none it's just This ;D;) Ritsu's moved on from that in the conversation at the surface level but one can Still tell he's not ok with that/with himself being like that and that's still a thing that sucks ;D;)) but Yeah the Understanding and the Offering of the same feeling but still Not being 100% Ok with it either (oiuhygf *MOB* *CRIES*) but Yeah then Ritsu Offering solutions as a Starting point to spark conversation (something like, say, Demanding things will be ok if they do this or Absolute Faith in a certain thing would have Total other connotations n' such :3 (Not that I think he would *Just as an Example XD*)) and we Also see his Thought process (Lol "his *attitude*" LOL *YES* RITSU YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH OF A GOOD THING IT WOULD BE TO *NOT* HAVE HIM IN THIS RIGHT NOW LOL *CRIES ;D;*) Mob shooting down the idea a bit (Not Meanly or anything just Legit ;D;'''') and the How he refers to Time Travel (Showing he's Super new at it/never seen it before/Ritsu picks up on that making it more Final for him (and for Us, the readers, a bit XD)) and That leaves Ritsu like ". . . well then What do we do?" a little lost cause He has no clue and if Nii-san has no clue then What do we do? also the Wording of it is like "“What should we do then?”" he's Asking Mob like their Dynamic is still there and even if Mob Doesn't know what to do he's still asking him like One Asks someone who Knows more (As opposed to saying "what Do we do", which is more like they're on Equal terms/seen as more Together on equal ground in his Head but with the working that's There the 'what Should we do' that's more like he Still sees Mob as the one in charge sorta or the One who would be the one to come up with the ideas and *asdfghj* Lol yeah ;D;'' (Still on the pedestal a bit ;D;''''')) And Mob Responds to that by (slowly, though) gripping Ritsu's hand back trying to be reassuring/trying to Rise up to the position as 'Older Brother' but with his Wording and the Way he Delivers it it's Still Obvious he isn't very sure of the situation itself (Still the trying to Comfort and Reassure Ritsu is a Thing - Trying to be Hopeful (Also, to note, the lack of him relying on Ritsu in this is a thing; like in episode 11 he was like "Ritsu's here It'll all be ok :)" is a Stark contrast to This like he understands Ritsu a little better too like No, Neither of them really know about this kind of situation not even Ritsu (Him not being like he was in episode 11 is Good for Ritsu a bit cause, Lol, imagine That pressure ;D;''') it might Also be like that cause he's still in a bit of Shock at this kind of situation (this is a Very Bizarre Situation) and it Doesn't cross his Mind as much maybe *Shrugs ¯\_(ツ)_/¯* There's Alot of ways to interpret that XD *Most of which are probably true, in varying degrees*)) Ritsu bringing up the Points that they need to be Careful Plus the fact that he Doesn't think he has his Powers anymore which is a Problem/Plus he doesn't just Blindly go with Mob's sorta-optimism Either ((That goes with the Still Heavy Worry about the situation/maybe some guilt tossed in/also indicative of a slightly negative and/or Realistic personality/world/situation view point) also They've both grown, I think, but it's a little sad, too. . .) the Thing with their Mom coming to check on them happens and That brings to the forefront the current right-now situation again and Ritsu's previous point is dropped/forgotten for now and Mob brings up that they should sleep ("insists softly," Still soft and quiet like but Still insisting not Suggesting - taking a Bit of control in the situation (Older Brother-ish, I'd say, but I Don't think he means it on purpose *It's More they Type of thing where Someone has more Experience so they're like "Yeah let's do this" cause that's their previous experience and they're Solid in that and slightly Authoritative in the matter* (at least, in their own minds 'XD XD))) Ritsu responding with a scowl and “I feel like I’ve slept enough.” rejecting that a little (That has whole connotations Probably Tired of not knowing what to do/The Desire to get out of this situation as Soon as possible/Probably the rejection of Not knowing what to do/Having no clear (or even Fuzzy) idea of a way to get back and just General Frustration (Not a general rejection of/frustration at Mob, though - The response would be totally Different if that were the case) (Plus All This coupled with the admission of still being Tired Show his character/personality/his current state of mind/a bit of Emotional state)) Mob pulling out his Actual experience (as an older sister Myself it's something I've done, where if your younger sibling Doesn't go along with what you suggest you pull out/Give the Example of why what You suggest is the Right Thing - Mob of course doesn't mean it meanly or anything (LOL I know I have >D>'') it's more like, as the wording suggests, "Shigeo advises," is More just giving back up/evidence to show that Yeah sleeping is a good idea right now (this Also shows concern for Ritsu (partly of which is probably subconscious/he's not fully aware of it) with the Yeah sleeping is good for you and I Want you to be ok so Please sleep cause that's what I've found to be Best in this sort of situation (this Also contrasts with Earlier how he wasn't sure what to do at all but Here he' like "Yeah, This." Also supports how Mob's more concerned with the Now Situation/Accepting of what's happened/moving Forward from there/getting things to be Ok That way/being more at Peace with not knowing what to do as opposed to Ritsu who's more Impatient (see the Connotations of him rejecting the Idea of Sleeping, Lol XD) more Diving in headlong right now-like (with the whole Wanting to Relive everything/make sure it's Better so it'll be ok) which is a Very Jumping-in-Headlong decision) and Yeah Ritsu caves after a bit, admitting Mob's right which has Things of it's own/the whole Giving up the way He thought things, but it Also has the consequence of more of that Pedestal action happening and he's dealing with that and maybe Yeah that makes him more tired/wants things to go away to a degree/yeah maybe sleep is an ok idea)) we End with Shigeo Reassuring Ritsu again (More Brotherly concern/Taking the position as Older Brother) and Ritsu still doesn't Like it that much/Doesn't like the waiting, but he accepts it and Now we get the feeling/idea that They're gonna be more Together on this afterwards/Hopefully, at least for a while, no more disparity between the two too much '':3 XD :3

and Wow I Didn't think I'd spend two hours analyzing a Mob and Ritsu conversation but I Did (and I'm Glad I did, Lol! XD) and Lol so Yeah Don't worry you're Still getting alot across Organically/Naturally that Isn't just Thoughts XD (the Thoughts seem to more Supplement what's going on in the Conversation, anyway XD No Worries :3) (*thinks for a bit about the Power she possesses* and Don't Think I won't Do it Again! o3o/// *Analyze Everything to Prove you're still doing Good o3o///* Lol!! XD No worries >:3 >X3)

"also, ive been falling behind a bit on replying to reviews, and im sorry! i try to reply as best i can and say thank you to the ones i feel can be replied to, but lately things in my life have been a bit overwhelming, and so i keep forgetting to reply, especially to longer reviews." *looks up at her Multi-comment review and Sweats* but Lol, No Worries!! XD It's all Good :3 *Honestly it's just Such a Pleasure to Read this that I Already feel Spoiled, my goodness ;D;* Hopefully things work out for you n' such! :3 And LOL DON'T WORRY about anything *Take your Time, We don't mind,* it's a little Fun to worry for a bit about your favorite characters/to Wonder at what's gonna happen next XD (Gives the Finding Out a Certain Sweet Taste that's Hard to get otherwise XD) So No Worries :3 *Take your Time X3*

Good Luck with things, No worries, and oiugcf See you Next Chapter!! >:D XD *sdfhgj IS SO EXCITED //o3o// XD* (*SCREAMS* LET MY BOYS BE OK *CRIES HER EYES OUT ;D;*)

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Top 10 Transformers of 2016

x2016 gets quite the bad wrap, from numerous celebrity deaths, to Brexit and Donald Trump, but as most of us have acknowledged, it was great year for Transformers!

Before I get into my list, I just thought I’d drop a few honourable mentions. We got a great Legends Fortress Maximus. Masterpiece Shockwave and Hot Rod are excellent Masterpiece v3 releases (more on what that means later). Fansproject Severo is the best Fansproject Dinobot so far, exceeding expectations. Legends Sprung gave us a cartoon accurate release of the greatest mould of all time, and Takara’s release of official flight stands, along with adding flight stand sockets to nearly every release is a watershed moment for those who like to dynamically pose their figures.

Now onto this year’s winners!

10. Maketoys Rearend with Hurricane Add-On Kit

Maketoys has released an excellent rendition of another Minibot from IDW’s More Than Meets the Eye, aka The Lost Light. Tailgate Rearend is an extremely well done little figure, with a relatively involved (for its size) transformation. The toy perfectly captures Tailgate, and is capable of extremely expressive poses. While 2014’s Maketoys “Manga Mech Series” Trash-Talk, aka Swerve, came packaged with another Minibot, Rearend comes with the “Hurricane Add-On Kit”, a set of accessories for Hasbro’s Reveal the Shield (or Challenge at Cybertron) Cyclonus. The kit includes a Great Sword, a new head, new hands, and some armour which convincingly transforms Cyclonus from G1 stylings to IDW stylings.

9. Diaclone Dia Battles V2 Prototype (Moon Base Version)

OK, this isn’t really a Transformer, but you know what? Technically, neither was the previous pick.

I’ve been doing my best to try and keep my collection more focused in recent years, so, this was an easy pass when it was announced. But then it was released, and Maz from TFSquareOne seemed to start of a chain reaction of glowing reviews (guess who tops his Top 10 list?), and I could no longer resist – I ordered one of each variant. And indeed, they did not disappoint. With little Diaclone pilots, a tiny motorcycle that could be stowed, great futuristic vehicles, a gorgeous, amazingly articulated robot, and lots of fun combinations, these toys were an absolute blast.

“You have 20 seconds to comply.”

Personally, I prefer the more unified colours of the Moon Base version, but they’re both excellent.

8. Maketoys Guardia

While complexity in HasTak’s figures has been on the decline after the first movie’s toys, and even more so since Beast Hunters, third parties have seemingly been going in the opposite direction. Fansproject Intimidator was extremely complex, and had intense tolerances. Maketoys Quantron was similar, and the third combiner, allegedly by the same designer that made the other two, is no different. I got Vulcan in July, but he stayed unopened until December because of the dread I had of how complex, and irritating, this figure would be. Unfortunately, it met expectations. Vulcan himself wasn’t that bad, but I am not a big fan of his aesthetic. But when it came time to getting everything into position for Guardia, the figure's design, combined with atrocious instructions, caused hours of frustration.

But then I finished, and before my eyes was the most beautiful, balanced, and well-articulated combiner I had ever seen.

7. Mastermind Creations (MMC) Carnifex

I read Last Stand of the Wreckers years ago, but retained absolutely none of it. Then I got into More Than Meets the Eye, which I really enjoyed, and right before the Dying of the Light, I almost begrudgingly decided to preorder MMC’s Carnifex. Then I finished MTMTE, and went back and read it all again (due to its density), and then went back and re-read Last Stand of the Wreckers. So, when Carnifex arrived a few weeks ago, I was really excited, and sliding that styrofoam insert out of the box revealed an accurate, menacing thing of beauty! What a tremendous job MMC has done! Although, the transformation was not without issues. I had heard recommendations to watch a few videos before attempting the shoulders, but my problems began way earlier, firstly with the sliding backpack, and secondly with the clashing of the antennas and the jet shield. Surprisingly, when I got to the shoulders, the simple warnings were enough, and I was able to navigate them with care, and without issue. I’ve learned to compensate for the two previous issues, and have transformed the figure numerous times since, and even enjoy the process now. But with some minor improvements to the instructions and the jet shield, this figure could’ve been nearly perfect.

6. Takara Legends Blurr

I wasn’t into the comics when United Blurr was released, so the reference was of no value to me, I never really liked it, and I was quite excited for a new, cartoon-accurate Blurr. But when Hasbro showed Titans Return Blurr, that excitement quickly dissipated. I couldn’t believe how awful it looked, toy-accurate or not. But then we saw pictures of Takara Tomy’s Legends Blurr, and I sold off my two United Blurrs immediately. Good riddance! Once I had LG Blurr in hand, my son and I brought up some stills from the 1986 Movie, and the accuracy was stunning, even down to the wizard sleeves. Plus, the figure was FUN! Even though G1 Blurr wasn’t a Headmaster, he WAS a Targetmaster, and having a working cockpit on a figure is always a treat. Unlike many of his siblings in the line, he had wrist articulation too – bonus! While I haven’t been too impressed by what I’ve seen of Titans Return Hot Rod and Kup, if Takara can do to them what they did with Blurr, I think we’ll be just fine.

5. Takara Legends Wheelie

A few years ago, I remember saying that Universe Wheelie (Legends Class), Transformers 2010 Unicorn, and Classics/Henkei Skyfire were three of my favourite figures, because when I was a child, their cartoon characters either never existed as toys, or their toys were hugely different to their animation models. Then along came Takara’s Legends (LG) Wheelie. Again, Takara have given us another wonderfully painted figure, and from an engineering perspective, this little figure has more packed into it than many of the Deluxe class figures from the same line (looking at you, Hardhead!). But the best part? You can even fit a little Titan Master inside the cockpit of this Scout-Class-sized figure!

4. Unite Warriors Grand Galvatron

This release still confuses me to this day. The strange, diverse grouping of characters from different continuities seems more like something Fun Publications would release as an exclusive, rather than Takara, but for some reason that I can’t recall, I still preordered it. And then it arrived, and it blew me away! It had such great colour diversity – Starscream’s clear plastics, Thrust’s green tones, and Cyclonus’s metallic purples, It was lavishly covered in paint and details, and had awesome head moulds. It also provided me with versions of the Rook and Offroad moulds, which I had no intention of acquiring. I played with this toy for hours, and took heaps of photos of it.

I don’t know why this set affected me the way it did, but it became an instant favourite.

3. Unite Warriors Computron

I think expectations can greatly affect how much we enjoy things, whether they be movies, figures, or virtually anything else. I think having low expectations, and then having them exceeded, greatly contributed to my enjoyment of Grand Galvatron this year, and also Unite Warriors Menasor last year. So, I really, really, really tried to temper my high expectations for Computron, but as a huge Technobots fan, I failed. I was so excited. But then Bruticus was released, another figure I was excited for, and QC and design issues decimated my enjoyment of that figure. Sure, it was beautiful, when it could stand without falling over, or not fall apart, but it was generally a bug-ridden piece of shit. Thankfully, Computron had no such issues. Part of me wonders if Bruticus’s failures contributed to Computron’s lack thereof.

Takara really did save their best for last – each member of the team (except for perhaps Scattershot) is the best iteration of their respective mould, and Strafe… Strafe is nothing shy of amazing. Even the individual weapons for each team member are well-conceived and thoughtfully G1-inspired. Yes, I wish Afterburner was a bit more orange, but that’s a small price to pay for an outstanding rendition of my favourite combiner team.

2. Masterpiece Inferno

If MP10 marks the unofficial beginning of Masterpiece Version 2, then I think MP27 Ironhide marks the beginning of Masterpiece Version 3. Takara seems to have made a very clear distinction of what a Masterpiece figure should be, in that the first and foremost priority, is cartoon accuracy of the robot mode. With some exception, they also seem to be stating that the alt mode should still be real-world accurate. I clearly support this decision and direction, and my genuine condolences to collectors that don’t. Masterpiece Inferno completely epitomises this ideology. As with all recent releases, he comes with a bundle of cute and fun accessories, including faces, to enact many fun scenes from the cartoon, and arguably the greatest MP accessory of all time: squirting water. His robot mode is so expressive, but the real magic, is the transformation. If you’ve transformed him, you know exactly what I’m talking about. I believe that the ladder transformation is THE coolest, most elegant, and gratifying transformation step in any Transformer, first or third party, to date! I believe that we will be talking about it, and comparing things against it, for years to come. And that’s not even his only “Masterpiece Moment”. Takara has demonstrated that they are still the undisputed king of the hill in product design. IF flipping out Inferno’s head into robot mode didn’t have such a tight clearance, making me worry for chrome wear on his head cannon, this figure might be perfect, and be at the top of the list, but I still find that part of his transformation a bit harrowing. Let me know if you know a good trick for this.

And finally, the winner is…

1. Masterpiece Ironhide & Ratchet

Masterpiece Ironhide was our first glimpse of Masterpiece Version 3, most evident by the simple blockiness of his legs. And somewhat like Wheelie, I don’t think anyone would have ever been satisfied with G1 Ironhide and Ratchet after seeing the cartoon. Universe/Henkei Ironhide’s robot mode was better, but his immovable robot head was unforgivable. These new Masterpieces are slavishly accurate to the cartoon. And just like Inferno, their transformation is elegant, gratifying and FUN! Unlike Inferno’s transformation, there’s are no points of worry or frustration with these two, which is what closely edges them out to the top spot.

But what about the hip flaps? Yes, the immovable hip flaps are not perfect, and some poses look a bit strange, but I find that pictures make them appear worse than they are in person, and in the grand scheme of things, they’re a minor issue. I think Ratchet’s different torso makes him a bit better in this area, but Ironhide’s faces truly steal the cake, especially his “O face”. If you can put that on, and not find yourself saying, “But PRIME!” in that voice, you might not be wired right.

And that’s a wrap!

Yes, 2016 was amazing, but the pipeline for 2017 is looking just as awesome, with the DJD and Megatron coming from MMC, more Legends figures, including a new Voyager Class Astrotrain, and more v3 Masterpieces, included Inferno’s mould-mate, Grapple, and the highly anticipated release of Masterpiece Megatron! I hope we’ll finally get Unite Warriors Predaking and Abominus, and that Takara brings their magic to a Unite Warriors release of Liokaiser. Until then, see you next year!