#he can be little a genius and little a dumbass. as a treat

[aceredshirt13]

I’m very against the “Herlock Sholmes is only pretending to be stupid to test Ryunosuke” theory for a number of reasons - very clear ones being Tusspells mentioning he offered to throw himself into her vat of wax for money, and Iris mentioning that he once tried to track a criminal only to track his own footprints all the way back to his own house, which are both stupid things he did when Ryunosuke wasn’t around - but my friends pointed out to me the other day that the most egregiously awful thing this headcanon would suggest is that he deliberately risked everyone’s lives while fully knowing the “anti-gravitational device” was a time bomb just to “test” them for his own amusement. I would strongly argue that the belief that his frequent foolishness is a facade is already a great disservice to the endearing charm and likability of his character, but to pretend a live bomb wasn’t dangerous would be downright psychopathic behavior toward his friends and loved ones. Yes, Sholmes can be callous, but that would be like. Moriarty shit. Genuinely evil shit. Any pretense of likability for his character would be gone, and I literally cannot imagine a world where that was the authorial intent. Let him be reckless, and foolish, and sometimes an idiot, but genuinely trying with all his heart. This part of him being real doesn’t diminish his impressive foresight and great intelligence that he displays on other occasions - they’re two sides of the same curious coin that makes up Herlock Sholmes, and it makes him as exasperating as he is lovable.

[adoregojo]

⋆｡𖦹°‧ late night talk ➝ nagi seishiro ✶

can't believe i never wrote for nagi.. content ➠ fluff, fluff and more fluff. kinda short.. :'3

"am i sloppy looking?"

nagi light voice called, you weren't sure if it was a dream because it was around 3am and a half and your vision was blurry from heavy sleep. you opened your eyes a little to be met with your boyfriend facing the ceiling instead of you looking down and in deep thoughts.

"sei..it's too late to have a night talk." your voice was raspy and clearly still drowsy.

"but i wanna know, am i unattractive looking?" your boyfriend asked with his usual plant voice. even when nagi wasn't that good with showing emotions yet you always told him his eyes were an open window and tells enough, he was a little frown that you almost didn't notice.

"and since when did the nagi seishiro care about looks?" you stated, at least trying to lighten up the mode.

"I don't, i care what you think." he explained.

you were taken off by his words that causes the sleep to flow away. you never thought that the day will come and nagi ask you a question like that, you didn't remember saying anything about his looks specifically about him being dreary looking, his eyes remained dry and drained, like something was eating him alive that it didn't allow him to close his eyes. you were never hesitant to tell him he looked handsome showering him with compliments. so whats that about?

he still refuses to meet you eyes, was he afraid to see the look at your face? or hear the words that will come out next? even someone that lacked emotions like nagi could be sorrowful sometimes.

"well, if you asked me." you moved your body closer to him until you felt your shoulder touching his, you cupped his ear and whispered gently. "i think you're the only one ever."

nagi finally turned to lock his eyes with yours, his resting eyes were now slightly wider and his mouth as well, "really?" he blurted when his ears felt heart hot.the sudden change almost made you laugh, he looked so elated like a puppy that just got his treat.

you two were close, almost nose touching each other's. the closeness never bothered you neither will it now, you nodded with smile that made his heart flutter. he felt warm again.

"even if a if i wore that ugly sweater you hate with passion?" he asked playfully.

"I'd still think you're the only guy ever." you admitted.

"even with that hideous cowboy hat?"

"yes sei, even with that hideous cowboy hat."

"wow, you must reallly love me." he said mischievously and you roll your eyes playfully. "shut up, and i also love you for what you have in here." you patted him on his left chest, pointing to his heart.

"....my chest?"

"your heart, dumbass!"

"ooohh." he shook his understandment. you couldn't help but chuckle a bit, seriously how is this guy considered a genius?

your laughter made his black and white world into something colourful, melting his iced heart and colouring his unoccupied soul. he never thought having someone to think of him more than a genius soccer player would make him feel this alive.

damn, he was absolute smitten wasn't he?

"did that satisfy you? can we go back to sleep now?" he turned to you now sluggish figure, barely able to keeo one eye opened.

"i wanna hold you." he said as you turned around giving him you back, he took your silence as an approval to warp his arms around stomach holding you as close as possible, his massive body taking over yours. it didn't hurt to give you a couple of kisses before sleeping, right?

"quite the kisses..i wanna sleep sei." you mumbled while his lips kept smashing against every inch of your face.

"just one more."

he didn't stop at one, or two, or three..

"i only have eyes for you too.." he doubted you heard that.

love nagi..have a great day everyone └(^o^)┘

[scaranation]

I saw that requests were still open and I crawled back from the firey pits of hell to offer you Scaramouche brain rott along with a personal AU that hit me like a foking brick like two days ago.

So first off. Imagine if you will. That Mr. McGrump wasn't actually just one entity but actually a trio of twin brothers that wandered around Teyvat known as the "the trio of eccentrics". They despise each other (cuz of course they do) but decide to travel together cuz no matter how hard they try to NOT bump into each other, the world is just so big for a trio of dumbasses that are chaotic on their own right.

They cannot get along to save their lives. The amount of times Scaramouche and Wanderer have gotten smacked on the face with Kabukimono's smithing hammer are just too many to count. Not to mention that as feeble as he appears to be he has a scarily good aim much to his brother's previous dismay as they have been greeted with a flying hammer to the back of the head multiple times when they have run into each other "by chance" before.

People tend just get confused when one of them randomly spawns on a town and seemingly sprout two other clones like some kind of mitosis type shit until they realize it's just a trio of siblings.

I also low-key feel y/n would accidentally bump and help all of them separatedly by chance only for them to all either think of them fondly or straight up have a little crush on them. I can just see Kabuki rambling to wanderer how some sweet person saved him from a hoard of electro slimes only for him to remember how someone offered to invite him to some food in one of his travels similar to the one his brother mentioned. Only for Scara to interrupt demanding if they were talking about this one very specific person that offered him shelter that one time he was injured after some misión or something. Cue y/n casually walking by and all of them losing their collective shit cuz HOLY SHIT THAT'S THEM- WAIT WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU KNOW THEM TOO????? And thus the quest of winning over the kind stranger begins.

Idk if this was even mildly entertaining but this idea has been eating my brain for days and needed to spew it somewhere. Love your work! ✨✨✨

OMLL HOWW YOUR BRAINROTS ARE SO GOOD I CANT 😭😭 this took me a while to write but i had to get everything out to even do this idea some justice it’s got me giggling fr

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ft. Scaramouche, Kabukimono, Wanderer

Content: fluff, crack (but treated seriously)

a/n - innocent Kabukimono just lives rent free in my heart omlll like just imagine a less traumatised Scara <33

The trio of short haired, violet-eyed wanderers (also known as “the trio of eccentrics” by the local children) were a common sight in Teyvat. Prior to the revelation that they were, in fact, siblings, people had believed that they were either a teleporting ghost or some human aphid with miraculous cloning abilities. That was until someone saw two of the them in the same room, and connected the dots.

Scaramouche, the Wanderer, and Kabukimono were inseparable - not of their own will, of course. On their erratic, impulsive routes across Sumeru, they’d somehow cross paths more often than they wanted. In fact, they’d made an effort to avoid each other. The Wanderer had retreated all the way to the Hypostyle Desert, cackling at his own genius. Unfortunately, he also found Scaramouche and Kabukimono at the desert too - both dumbfounded at the ridiculous situation. Somehow, all three of them had simultaneously decided that hiding in the desert to not see each other was a great idea.

“What are you doing here?” the Wanderer had blurted.

“No, what are you doing here? I had this idea yesterday!” Kabukimono cried.

“Both of you, get out of my sight. I hatched this plan two weeks ago.” Scaramouche grumbled.

“Oh, how diabolical and calculating you are,” the Wanderer rolled his eyes, as though he wasn’t just praising himself for what he thought was the most intelligent idea to ever exist.

“Fine, I’ll leave first.” Kabukimono sighed. Perhaps it was because he was the youngest, but he was always ended up giving in to his brothers.

“Pushover,” the Wanderer smirked.

“Says the unemployed one,” Scaramouche scoffed.

“At least I have a vision.”

“Shut up.”

The many other times the trio convened by accident, two of them weren’t even conscious to fully process their irritation. The moment Kabukimono spotted Scaramouche or the Wanderer at his favourite resting place, he’d let loose his hammer - striking them on the back of the head with scary aim. He’d congratulate himself if he managed to score a concussion, too. It wasn’t as though the others didn’t defend themselves equally vigorously. If they couldn’t settle things with words, the brothers would just break out into fighting.

Things were especially bad when the Wanderer got ahold of Kabukimono’s hammer. Upon wrestling it out of the blacksmith’s grip, the Wanderer would flit into the air, gleefully holding the hammer out of reach until Scaramouche had enough and struck him down with a bolt of lightning.

“You look like a fly when you do that, you know?”

“You’re just jealous.”

Somehow, you were always at the centre of the trio’s unpredictable paths of destruction across Teyvat. You never really guessed at the connection between them, only dismissing it as a mere coincidence that you’d developed a fondness for three purple haired, short-tempered travellers.

As an adventurer, you’d first met Kabukimono on one of your errands.

“Stay away!”

You heard the clanging of something heavy on your inspection in Guyun, turning around to locate the source of the voice.

You followed the commotion around past the domain you’d just exited from, finding a crevice tucked away into a small beach-like area. Clumps of electro crystals clung to the stone walls of the cove, the lapping of the waves only perpetuating the intense elemental reactions. At the centre of it all was a strangely dressed man, being attacked by a hoard of electro slimes. He flailed around with a blacksmith’s hammer, presumably caught in his own attempt to mine valuable ores for a project.

His clothes looked to be of Inazuman attire, too - what was an Inazuman doing, looking for electro crystals all the way out in Liyue?

“Do you need help?” You crouched down, a little hesitant over whether or not it was obligatory for you to jump into the electro-charged mess.

“It… certainly looks like it, doesn’t it?” The man flashed you a defeated smile. Luckily, as a pyro vision holder, it wasn’t too difficult for you to deal with the slimes. With a brief flash of your vision, you also mined the ores for the stranger as well.

“Ah! So they require elemental triggers to be mined. No wonder it was taking me so long. Thank you, by the way - I’m Kabukimono.” The stranger extended a hand. You took it, but he didn’t shake it. The two of you stood there awkwardly for a moment, before he released your hand.

“Ah, sorry… That’s what I see people at the workshop do when they meet someone new. Is it strange?”

“No, of course not! You usually shake the hand after holding it, though.” You quipped helpfully.

“Oh.” A flush spread across his cheeks. He thanked you vehemently once again, insisting on offering you some spare iron in exchange for your help.

“Travel safe!” You called after Kabukimono, as he hurried off. He was a little strange, but his awkwardness was rather endearing. You smiled and shook your head, before resuming work and thinking nothing more of the entire ordeal.

Unlike Kabukimono, the second of the trio you met was a lot more irritable. You met the Wanderer at some food stalls in Sumeru city, almost mistaking him for the acquaintance you’d met in Guyun - only to be quickly corrected by his vastly different attitude.

“Watch it.” The stranger that looked suspiciously like Kabukimono (but with a remarkably more hostile, pointed gaze) shoved past you.

“These lavender melons. How much do they cost?” Not-Kabukimono asked the vendor, tapping his foot impatiently.

“Uh, 200 mora-”

“What? Who sells trash like this so expensively? Forget it, I didn’t want them anyway.” The Wanderer scoffed, turning to leave before you quickly grabbed him.

“If you’re hungry, you can eat at my place. I have some leftovers,” you offered. He narrowed his eyes at you suspiciously.

“Why are you helping me? Is this a poisoning attempt?”

“No… You just remind me of an acquaintance of mine, so I thought I’d look out for you.”

“Pfft, I don’t need your baseless concern.”

At that moment, the man’s stomach grumbled. The two of you made eye contact, before reaching a silent agreement.

“My house is that way,” you pointed, as the stranger begrudgingly followed you.

Even if he didn’t say so, the stranger most definitely enjoyed your cooking. After introducing himself as the Wanderer, he was quick to open up - always stopping by to visit (claiming that you were a convenient dining place for his travels).

Whenever he stopped by, you’d laugh and cook him a warm meal - it almost felt like home to him, or at least what he thought a home was. He never really had one, nor did he care for the notion, but this arrangement was quite pleasant for him. If the Wanderer was in a good mood, he’d even share some of his travelling stories with you. He’d boast about the enemies he defeated in the wilderness, complain about the stupidity of mortals, before giving you the rare piece of acknowledgement (“you know, your cooking is edible,” or “it’s definitely not poisoned,” etc.).

You quickly grew to anticipate his sporadic visits, getting an understanding of what kind of food he preferred. You weren’t sad when he didn’t arrive, and the two of you thrived off a mutual relationship. The Wanderer was surely different from your other companion, but that didn’t make him any less welcome.

Lastly, you’d met Scaramouche on an ominous rainy day. Or, rather, he’d been deposited on your doorstep.

“I don’t remember ordering a parcel…” You peered out into your doorway, squinting through the lashing rain - before realising that this ‘parcel’ was very much human-shaped.

With a surprised gasp, you dragged the figure inside as carefully as you could, wincing at the blood mixed with rainwater that swirled across his smooth skin. Peeling back the heavy layers of his outer coat, you took off the man’s hat to gape again in shock.

“Kabukimono?” You spluttered.

“Who are you calling Kabukimono?” The stranger snapped, sitting up slowly.

“Wanderer?” You tried again, guessing based on the man’s furious expression.

“Hah, you dare to…”

Before the stranger (that was neither Kabukimono nor the Wanderer) could finish his sentence, he passed out again in a haze of dizzying unconsciousness.

The man’s deep indigo eyes fluttered open a while later to the sight of you tending his wounds. He immediately flinched away, looking at you incredulously.

“Who are you? Why am I here?”

“You quite literally passed out on my porch, then again in my house. Don’t you remember?” You quirked an eyebrow.

“You dare gaslight a Fatui Harbinger? Try as hard as you want, but I won’t be giving you financial compensation for this.”

“You’re… a Harbinger…?” You frowned. He sure acted and looked a lot like the Wanderer - perhaps he’d hit his head a little too hard.

“Yes, Scaramouche. I’m better known as the Balladeer, of course.”

“I’ve never heard of you.”

“Well, then that just means we’re doing a great job of maintaining confidentiality.” Scaramouche huffed, allowing you to continue wrapping bandages around the deep gashes on his body. You chuckled at his demeanour.

“I’m not expecting anything in return for this.” You offered, leaning back to scrutinise your medical work. Years of adventuring had given you experience in this sort of thing, but your expertise was still lacking.

“Then why? Don’t tell me, you believe in kindness?”

“Anyone would do this if they found a stranger half-dead at their door in the pouring rain.” You rolled your eyes.

“I was not half-dead, and I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.” Scaramouche huffed, and you almost gawked at how similar he was to the Wanderer.

“Um, do you happen to know anyone named… Uh…” You hesitated under your new acquaintance’s fierce gaze.

“Named what? Do I look like an Akasha terminal to you?”

“Never mind.” You quickly shut your mouth. Perhaps it was just a coincidence.

It took a few months before the trio finally figured out they had a mutual connection. They’d all visited you countless times, and yet were lucky enough not to encounter each other - that was, until they finally began talking about their latest travel experiences upon having a chance meeting in Sumeru.

“Hm, perhaps this is what mortals call… comradeship…” Kabukimono mused to his brothers one day.

“Feeling a little amicable, Kabukimono?” Scaramouche sneered. He eyed the glimmering purple blade Kabukimono flipped over in his hands.

“There was this adventurer who saved me from some electro slimes once. It was because of them that I could fashion this dagger… Humans really are compassionate.” Kabukimono mused. He happily smiled to himself at the reminder of you.

“You’re so naive, brother. After all, mortals are only driven by fair exchange. Nobody would help without expecting it return - ah, there is one exception. There was this person I met who offered me food. I’ve been having free meals with them for months, and they don’t even know how I’m taking advantage of them! How immature they are, selflessly acting like that. It almost makes me concerned for their well-being,” the Wanderer chuckled.

“I don’t think you’re taking advantage of them if you’re… just accepting the free meals they give you. It almost seems they have you wrapped around their finger.” Scaramouche snickered.

“You wouldn’t understand the idea of a mutually beneficial relationship. In fact, have you even talked to a living being other than your colleagues in the last week?”

“Yes, you, and a certain traveller who took me in after I was injured in a mission-”

“You got injured? How pathetic.”

“It was a calculated risk. Anyway, they gave me shelter and treated all my wounds without asking for mora once. And they even let me stay over long after I’d healed, too. Mortals are so foolish, to be blindly trusting. I could’ve snapped their throat in a second.”

The three brothers agreed on the extremely rare and (questionably naive) selflessness of humans.

Then, a beat of silence passed before a revelation dawned on them.

“Isn’t it weird that we’ve all met a strange, helpful adventurer?” Kabukimono murmured.

“Exactly what I was thinking. Surely not all humans are like this.” Scaramouche nodded.

“Maybe foolishness is more common than we thought…?” The Wanderer suggested, but an uneasy feeling was dawning on him as he began to connect the dots.

“Say, does the traveller you two met live near the Grand Bazaar?” Scaramouche prodded.

“Yes.” Kabukimono and the Wanderer responded simultaneously.

“And they have an adventurer’s bandana? With a Mondstadtian clock in the front room of their house?”

“Yes- YOU TWO KNOW THEM AS WELL?” Kabukimono spluttered.

The Wanderer only heaved a large sigh. He was so close to showing off that he had a new friend, only to realise that the new friend was also acquainted with both his brothers.

“How bothersome, it seems you’re already close with them.” Scaramouche raised an eyebrow.

“Of course I am! I met them first, after all.” Kabukimono insisted.

“Both of you, be quiet. I’m going to their place now.” The Wanderer pushed back his chair.

“Hey! I was planning to visit them too!”

The scraping of chairs resounded as the remaining two brothers hurriedly rushed to get to your house.

Any other person would probably pass out from fear at seeing all three of the notorious trio appear at their door. You, however, only shot them a bemused look and ushered them in.

Once the three realised they had competition, Scaramouche, the Wanderer, and Kabukimono would be unrelenting in competing for your attention.

It was quite comical at times - you’d barely have to say anything and one of them would appear, diligently doing tasks for you and looking back at you eagerly for praise. It seemed almost strange to consider that these three had been marvelling at your profound naiveness only a few days ago, and were now basically at your beck and call.

Scaramouche would definitely be the most demanding. Whether it was a hand on your elbow or a risky grip on your wrist, he made sure you were close to him and sought your undivided attention. He’d recklessly snap out searing insults at anyone else, before getting ahold of himself and stating that he was merely defending a poor, foolish soul from being taken advantage of by some calculating purple-haired villain. Not him though, he’d never do anything like that.

The Wanderer (like his name) was more relaxed - he could go without your eyes on him at all times, and he’d drift in and out as he pleased. However, he did see himself as being entitled to your energy whenever he did happen to stop by. Occasionally, he’d even offer to take you on a scenic flight across Teyvat. After you’d tried it once, you were quick to refuse his latter offers - zooming across rooftops at breakneck speed was not your forte. The Wanderer huffed at your reluctance and accused you of denying his altruistic favour, but made an effort to do things you liked regardless.

Kabukimono was fiercely shy. He’d always bring you trinkets - small mechanisms or self-defends tools he’d fashioned from spare parts during his work as a blacksmith. He’d press them into your hands self-consciously, unable to bite back a smile when you praised his handiwork. He wouldn’t hesitate to stand up against his much fiercer brothers if it was for you, holding you in a tight embrace whenever you’d let him.

And so, as it happened, it seemed as though “the eccentric trio” simply couldn’t escape each other. As if by some ill-humoured joke, they all ended up liking the same person. The only issue was, being that person, you now had to deal with all three of them at once.

As if one wasn’t enough, you now had triple the trouble.

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[alleyskywalker]

I finally got to writing down my thoughts/feelings/notes/reactions on S2E1 of HOTD. Under cut because spoilers.

Thie episode – but really just this show – had pacing issues, which was one of its biggest problems, very reminiscent of what entirely killed of the seeds of good or at least decent plot points in GoT S8. IDK what genius decided to cut the number of eps to 8 – or why, given that this show is very popular – but then they had this issue somewhat last season too. We are also starting to see how recklessly cutting characters comes back to bite you in the ass, at it’s just the start here.

With the episode/season paced as it is, there was no time to spend on Jace’s diplomatic endeavors. Were they strictly necessary? No, I guess, but they could have been…interesting? And helped him grow/develop/showcase to the audience as a character. Like, I actually want Jace to be a character this season, yk?

So given that, as much as I am sad that they cut my girl Sara Snow, I can’t be too mad about it because they just kinda…cut all of it for the most part.

The North intro was kinda funny tho. For a second I was so confused because I was like “is the KIT narrating this?” Cregan is very Northy-North lol. Is that sword Ice? “You, at least, have the mercy not to threaten me with your dragon.” – lol, I’m glad Cregan got this little snipe in at Jace for his Targ revisionism. Like, yea, sure “treated” aha. Also, I liked the little Decimation reference, complete with the white/black stones.

The Daemon and Rhaenys scene was good. I like that she takes no shit from his ass. Also liked her little monologue about how hearing of Laena’s death made her go into denial and she couldn’t start grieving until she actually saw her body. It feels very realistic.

This is not what I ever envisioned Alyn to look like lmao. He feels kinda too old? But on the other hand, I guess it maybe makes sense if he’s meant to be Corly’s son. Another question though: why are we getting introduced to him and not Addam first, given who the dragonrider will be? Are they…for some reason…merging the two brothers but keeping Alyn of the two???

AEGON this ep/season! Wow, this show is truly bipolar. First, they character assassinate him in S1 and now he’s so…idk, likeable isn’t really the word. But, compounded by TGC’s charm, he really, really has the potential to be a kind of sympathetic or at least fascinating character here. Excited to see this develop.

Loved seeing him as a father. Really, we needed more interaction between Aegon, Heleana and the twins, but you know. Pacing issues. The council scene with  Jaehaerys was adorable – that Aegon cares to bring his son into council, even if he’s a bit young for it now, but you can really see him trying to be the father he never got to have in Viserys. And you can see how much he adores this kid.

Really, Aegon, for all his impatience and lack of true competence is so clearly trying. He’s impatient to go to war, but brashness of youth of course, plus it’s not like Aemond is not chomping at the bit as well. But Aegon can be restrained (for now) and does listen to his councilors. You can say that’s a sign of his weak will, and yea in part it probably is, but it’s not a terrible trait really? For a young, inexperienced king to listen to more seasoned counsel.

AND THE PETITIONS SCENE. He genuinely wants to be a good king to the smallfolk, acknowledges them as a necessary backbone. No, he has no idea what he’s doing, but really who’s fault was that? (Looking at you, Vizzy.) It was a great bit of comic relief, especially with TGC’s acting, but also just a great portrayal of what an idealistic but really inexperienced, naïve, and not naturally-suited young king might be like. “He came all this way.” Awww. He tried lol.

Aegon and his buddies! I love seeing him have friends. Will be interested if they play any more significant roles (like during the war) than just background chatter. The banter was cute. Very dumbass teenage boys vibes.

Dalton Greyjoy mention!

Fuck Larys. That’s all I’m gonna say on that.

Aegon and Helaena’s conversation njglgjls. He really has not way how to communicate with her and she doesn’t really know how to convey her thoughts/feelings in general. But of course she’s afraid, poor girl :( But as estranged/kinda awkward their relationship is it doesn’t seem…terrible, yk?

The Alicent and Otta scene was nice. It felt like they found some understanding and a way to work together. But I do get the sense that yea, Otto is not completely satisfied with it (maybe Alicent’s definition of “victory” seemed lacking to him, which he’s not…entirely wrong there).

Luke’s funeral montage was very touching – the music was gorgeous. (I can only hope they allow Jae the same respect next ep…) Speaking of that montage, ahhhh Alicent in the sept praying for the dead… The fact this girl prays for Vizzy ffs. And also Luke. She recognizes that he was just a teenager and even though it pains her, she affords him his respect. As Criston says, “she has a gentle heart.”

Criston and Aemond’s conversation was so great on several levels!

First, of course, Aemond and his father-that-stepped-up making battle plans was great! They really do just have such a great camaraderie and dynamic of trust. Aemond believes in Criston’s excellence; they trust each other with secretive plans and vulnerable conversation. Loved the bit of Criston putting his hand on Aemond’s shoulder briefly before leaving the room.

The “that makes her a fool” line actually comes across better in context than it did in the tailer. (Although, still, who calls their mother by her name??) For one, Aemond’s frustration is understandable, he feels misunderstood and unfairly so (given that Alicent and the small council did start this whole thing, as he points out) but also he’s probably hurt, given his history with Luke. Remember how he had wanted to make a present of Luke’s eye to Alicent? He thought she was on the same page with him on this and she’s…not. Second, Aemond actually doesn’t realize this is what might be going on with Alicent – he seems kind of surprised after Criston’s explanation, the way that line is delivered. He’s having his realization out loud but he’s also not had time to digest it yet.

Ok SO I am in no way one of those weirdos who thinks that Alicent and Criston’s relationship is all about Rhaenyra (lol). BUT she is a point of common trauma for them. What Criston describes – Rhaenyra being a “cunning spider” and having an emotional influence over Alicent and Alicent capitulating to her because of her “gentle heart” is, yes, a description of Alicent, but it’s also a description of his own relationship with Rhaenyra, at least how it had felt from his POV. He understands Alicent’s feelings here so well and can empathize with her and defend her to Aemond because he loves her, yes, but also because he’s been there too.

OK, now ALICOLE.

I mean…Am I glad it’s canon? Well, yea, I’ve been shipping it super hard. Do they deserve to have consensual sex that brings them joy? Yes! Do I think it’s “hypocrisy”? Nope, lol, not matter now much TB screech that it is, it just isn’t. I’m pretty sure I’ve rebloged posts explaining why not.

That all said…man did they not handle this well, or at least certainly not in the best, most compelling way they could have. Now, I understand that my love for asexual/courtly love romance is not something most people share, so this relationship was going get physical if it was to be canon at all. Also, this show isn’t really the right genre for a drawn out slow burn romance, necessarily. But. It IS quite a big leap to suddenly go from “implied” and “romantic tension” to…fucking on a regular basis, just because Vizzy has finally kicked the bucket. Especially with these two characters.

Now, Alicent, I can get. She’s a widow, her marital vows no longer bind her. She has also completed her duty as a wife, mother and queen (re: providing heirs). Social interest in her private life is as low as it could ever be for a woman in that society. (So, not low enough really lol but historically, widows had a lot of freedom, compared to unmarried girls and wives.) But Criston? How does this work for him? His vows are still in place and he had been so heartbroken about having broken them the first time. I mean, yes, this is a very different situation and relationship. He’s older, he’s already broken those vows once so it’s like…how much he got to lose there? He can’t go back ever to NOT being an oathbreaker. But I really would have wanted to see some more set up. We should have seen them fight their irresistible pull toward each other, until they finally broke.

I did love her putting the cloak back on him afterward. A nice little anti-parallel to how he takes it off during the sex scene with Rhaenyra.

There really, really was no need to have Helaena walk in on them having sex after B&C. There had to be better ways to establish that this was a regular thing for them now and that the whole “we can’t do this again” is just Alicent/them being in denial. A way that didn’t take away from a moment that is/was supposed to be so horrific and impactful.

I do love the contrast of Alicent and Viserys always doing it missionary style and now with Criston she’s on top!

Blood & Cheese. Oh god. I have spent the last few days so angry about this. I’ve rebloged do many posts about this that I’m not sure I want to spend to much time on it. It’s just depressing at this point. But I will say a couple of things:

Helaena’s reaction does make sense to me. I’ve seen a lot of people, including TG people, saying that it was bad, and she should have been more frantic. But, frankly, she did seem pretty panicked and frantic to me. It’s just this Helaena does not emote/externalize much. At some point it seems like she almost dissociates from the situation. It’s understandable that she picks up her daughter and runs – she can’t save her son but while the assassins are distracted, of course she takes the chance to try to save her daughter. Even the necklace thing kind of makes sense. In the books, she asks them to kill her in part because she can’t stand to make the awful choice between her two boys – she’s rather die than choose. But here she hears them talk about her being a son; when they reject her necklace they also repeat how “that’s not a son.” Only a son will do, so offering her life is pointless, but trying to outbid the person who hired them might not be.

 The people (TB, lbr) shrieking about how this was Alicent and Criston’s fault are just willfully dense. If Alicent wasn’t having sex, she might have been sleeping or reading in her room or preying. There is literally nothing that implies that she would have been with Helaena if she wasn’t having sex, ffs. Also, Criston is not the only fucking kingsguard or guard. Wtf were there like no other guards idk. That’s just a plot hole/devise that looks ridiculous. But nonetheless, he 1) isn’t on duty 24/7, that’s unrealistic, and 2) is Alicent’s sworn shield, so he wouldn’t have been guarding Helaena or the kids anyway.

This is where we see that cutting Maelor was a BAD IDEA. It’s going to potentially create even more problems down the line. Who would have thought that cutting characters left and right might be an issue? /s It really diminishes the horror of Helaen’s situation and sets up this kind of unrealistic replacement choice which makes no sense because like…why would they even need her to tell them which one is the boy? It’s not that hard to feel the kids up and see which one has the right genitals, yk? I’ve seen people try to do some interesting analysis for how this scene is Thematically Relevant but nah. That’s just cope the way I used to cope with things in GoT that went wrong in the last seasons by doing metal gymnastics to try to spin them in a more palatable way for me.

But even if they fucked up on the foresight and found themselves with a situation where they needed to play this without Maelor…They could have still tried harder. For example: framing it less from the assassins’ POV and more from Helena’s, having the scene be longer, maybe in these circumstances have her try to offer her life/emote more like in the book, have Alicent actually be present too, have the rape threat against Jaehaera, have Daemon actually order Jae’s murder or at fucking least have him say “a son for a son” on screen because you KNOW the rabid part of this fanbase will act willfully blind and dumb to pretend he’s not at fault. I really think it’s that last one that makes me the most angry in the end, as the murder of a toddler is awful and horrific even without the Sophie’s choice.

And to piggy-back off that last, it’s the diminishing of the horror for TG and the whitewashing of TB as much as possible that gets to me the most, I think. They made this horrific, impactful event almost a par for the course (for the GoT/ASOIAF universe) sort of thing and with as little responsibility and plausible deniability given to TB as they could. The blatant bias (that they then have the audacity to pretend isn’t there) is infuriating.

In conclusion: there were plenty of nice things, but the disappointments really overshadowed them.

[punkeropercyjackson]

It's a whole thing the Pjo fandom just,dosen't want to Percy to actually be neurodivergent representation.There's the obvious worst part they won't even let him be autistic despite objectively being the most autistic-coded character in the whole franchise but there's also just as glaringly they have never let him defy neurodivergent stereotypes

He's smarter than Annabeth by virtue of being more emotionally mature and making better plans way quicker and unlike her this was in no way an inherentence so he could qualify as a legit ex-child genius but he's constantly getting called stupid for not fitting society's idea of what intellengence is due to sucking at school as a result of his symptoms and he's said he hates it many many MANY times in his narration and only dosen't speak out against it as per irl trauma like his he's been forced into believing he deserves it and given strong ass Impostor Syndrome and the fandom falls for it hook line and sinker cause Annabeth forcing herself into the role of Percy's girlfriend without his consent and even a moment of verbal rejection to her FACE that she spit back at him('I am never going to make things easy for you' is a fucking awful thing to say to an autistic person and that's why you'll never convince me book!Annabeth is autistic like Leahbeth,being a nerdy jerk with ego problems is NOT more autistic than EVERYTHING Percy's got going on right down to his character concept)and proceeding to treat him the same as ever but with corny kissing and promises of a future nuclear family cisheterosexual marriage living in a place that directly goes against Percy's lifelong wish for ANNABETH'S is proof his self-hatred is accurate as if she knows or likes him as a person on any level and vice versa seeing how he talks about her and never returns her romantic effort

There's no 'smart himbos' or 'not dumb but a dumbass',if y'all are such Annabeth stans then expend your vocabulary so you can be even bigger nerds that don't have to be nice to make friends cause that's what privilege is for and you get to speak over 'slow' autistics thanks to that too irl.Percy's also meant to defy 'neurodivergent people are total losers','neurodivergent people think and act like little kids no matter how old they are' and 'neurodivergent people only act rebellious for attention and to look good' by being the coolest character and this was backed up in dialogues and actions by Percy himself without even trying almost ever,he's a Team Parent to younger minorities but especially Nico and Hazel as a way of breaking the cycle of abuse and out of a mix of found eldest sibling and pseudo-parental love for them and to heal his inner child and he's pessimistic and highkey mean and ruthless but is an anarchist with awareness to what corruption is and how to fight it and DOES it unlike Luke's pedo propagandist poser ass and 'rebel' is NOT Percy,Percy is a PUNK,i.e,a minority who was radicalized by their experiences growing up in a system that hates them for being one and takes direct action and does activism and always stays noncomforming instead of selling out

So y'all deny his off the charts swag like it's gonna effect you negatively to appreciate him for it,mock his special interests(blue,the sea and pg media)because they're not trains or neo-liberalism filled fantasy books or whatever the fuck and don't let him have the canon ones you'd obsses over in an allistic character(alt music and childcare)and straight up call him mentally a little kid as mockery with Annabeth as his mommy gf and Jason as whatever the male equivalent is i ain't googling that shit and you can just drop that r slur you're holding back because that would somehow be LESS ableist and you won't even let him hate authority figures despite your 'the only authority he respects is his mom XD' corn as if any of you actually care about Sally,you ship her with fucking POSEIDON over Paul,because yeah,Luke WAS authority as the Titans Army leader and The Gods are literally the highest authority you can get in general,not just within Pjo,Percy dosen't need to look for older men to 'satisfy him'(this is a CHILDREN'S BOOKS SERIES,go APOLOGIZE TO YOUR YOUNGER SIBLINGS)because he has 1.a backbone,2.rizz and 3.a life,the him being upset Nico for not being 'his type' and hassling him over it is literally sexual harrassment by an adult towards a minor and Hazel's more of a part of him AND her own character than any minor white character that TRANSCENDS THEIR SOURCE MATERIAL

Just say it:You want Percy to be a gag instead of rep and you're so set on it rather than having standards in mentally abled people you're ready to start harrassing other people on different ends of the spectrum for saying Percy is afrolatino-an ACTUAL afrolatino,not y'all's lightskin slightly big nose no lips with vague cultural roots you didn't research copout,or saying he's transfem-coded based off actual real life transfemininity,or even just that they hate Percabeth since book!Annabeth is a white pick me bully.'MY friends' insults and hitting eachother is our way of showing affection!!!Have you never had a friend before?!'I have a lot of years long friends and keep making more and one of them's now my trans girlfriend that's adhd and agrees Percabeth is super bad because Annabeth is too mean to Percy and that Percy's a tgirl and her and the rest of them shower me in praise and defend me when people treat me badly and the latter goes for my own little brother like i always did and still do him and i treat my friends the same way they do me and my girlfriend gets extra.Rip to your self-hating selfves but i'm different and so's Percy

[bl00dalchemist]

Since you're sick (ME TOO GET WELL IDIOT) Imma ask for ALL of the questions for Genshin :3c

SADISTIC MF (ilu get well soon too baby)

❤: Which character do you think is the most egregiously mischaracterized by the fandom?

Childe.

At first the jokes about him being a fuckboy were absolutely funny but now i think they absolutely fucking suck and people have taken it as if it is canon AND I HATE IT.

🧡: What is a popular (serious) theory you disagree with?

I normally dont check too much into theories bc honestly they just carry the same ones and in a very good way, so i actually can't think of one rn sorry JFJFBF

💛: What is a popular ship you just can't get behind, and why?

Haikaveh, if i wanted to watch a hysterical blonde and a stoic mf bicker, i'd go watch a white couple fight.

But fr i dont like it bc they always fuck up their personalities so absolutely bad it makes me go ewww, also they reduced kaveh to being alhaitham's stupid friend who can't do shit right and its just?? Ewww x2

💚: What does everyone else get wrong about your favorite character?

Tough one bc I don't like to say 'WELL EVERYONE IS WRONG ABOUT THIS BUT AM RIGHT' bc everyone has their headcanons BUT- I really hate the way some people treat Dottore as if he was just a boyfailure who sets trashcans on fire bc he cant get his phd.

The man is a damn evil genius, even arlecchino would have thrown hands with him if he weren't also a harbinger NFJBGN

💙: Which character is not as hot as everyone else seems to think?

I was going to pick one of the girls but that might be biased since am a fucking homosexual so i will say Zhongli! Atm the guy's just some man going around working in funerals and correcting historians about rex lapis NFKFJ not that hot sorry.

💜: Which character is way hotter than everyone else seems to think?

Cyno???

The slutty little shorts, he goes around shirtless, he's got a spirit inside him??? HOTTIE

🤍: Which character is not as morally bad/good as everyone else seems to think?

I will merge this one and the next one bc its the same character so here we go.

Ppl always go one way or another with childe, like, come on!

They either turn him into a horny stupid dumbass or an edgelord and am honestly very tired bc the man is so morally gray most of the time! He released a beast on liyue to bring rex lapis out, but not because he's the devil, he just wanted rex lapis to come out but turns out ppl were actually able to protect themselves! terrible job supershit!

💖: What is your biggest unpopular opinion about the series?

That people satanize it too much!

"it pushes gambling addiction!" So does every gacha out there, the point of a game made by a big company is to make money, but guess what! You can play totally for free if YOU JUST PLAY THE DAMN GAME INSTEAD OF EXPECTING EVERYTHING TO BE GIVEN TO YOU!

And if u dont want to play and think its fucking predatory and its bad for you: delete your fucking account or sell it so you can't go back. Seek help even.

💔: If you had to remove one major character from the series, who would you choose?

I don't think theres a major character outside the twins and dainsleif so i will say i just think sethos is pretty but so unnecessary lmao

💕: What is an unpopular ship that you like?

Arlecchino/Furina or Wriothesley/Lyney.

🏳️‍🌈: Which character who is commonly headcanoned as queer doesn't seem queer to you?

The queer circle is so absolutely wide that i dont actually think theres a single cis/straight bitch in this game ngl.

💀: If you had to choose one major character to die, who would you choose?

One of the main siblings, wouldn't it be absolutely fucking painful???

[animation-is-my-jam]

Hey!! I just read through you're blog and I noticed youre Tobecky kids! I wondered about them! Why did you choose those names for them? and how they were received by both Becky and Tobey?

Hello! And Thank you for the ask. (^_^)v

Ngl, I do get very excited about questions regarding any fankids from future AU since they have been the biggest fixation I have regarding my AU. And of course, plus it's Tobecky.

For the names, for context of anyone who doesn't know my Tobecky fankids bc maybe its been a while, it goes:

-Tori (Anactoria) [The oldest]

-Luis [middle child]

-Matilda [youngest]

(They're on my banner now. The easiest way to tell them apart is by their obvious color coordination) (Tori is in purples, Luis dark magenta/crimson, Matilda aquamarine/green-blues)

But yeah, the names!

I came up with their names about in 2018. Yeah, the same year I got fixated on the Wordgirl fandom. At first, I just had the concept of future AU only going from when Becky and the gang went to college, but I got worms in my head casting a vision of a next generation wordgirl story and of course the idea of domestic older Tobecky shenanigans with kids. And I have been sick ever since...my brain it has not recovered.

At first, I only designed one kid, Tori. Which was initially short for Victory since it fits her character, but then I remembered like a dumbass that there is literally a character named Victoria. And I tried to change it in lore that no....um her full name is actually something embarrassingly unique like Anactoria (based on one of Sapphos poems, because local literature nerd Becky might name her daughter that) so she shortens it to Tori. Where then some ppl mistake that she was named after family friend Victoria, and that's the gag for her name. She's named after a poem subject and real funny that it's from Sappho considering who Tori is lmao, but also fits some of her Greek aesthetics.

Luis. Now Luis was a strange one. As I said, I only intended at first for Becky and Tobey in future AU to have one kid, and I only focused on her character. Eventually (aka like 5 months later), I wanted to design other tobecky fankids since the family didn't feel complete for me just yet. So I thought of a little brother, like a TJ to a Becky. But I wanted a baby in there too, so um, middle child Luis was forced to be/lh. But you can tell with some of his characterization and how the family treats him. He was supposed to be the youngest or at least act like the youngest, but nope, he's the middle kid, but he is the most spoiled. His name when I designed him was Lewis, as both references to the protagonist of Meet the Robinsons and to Lewis Carrol of "Alice and Wonderland" (for another literature reference and cause his aesthetic is fairytales). However, I realized that I at least wanted one kid of their's to have a more Hispanic sounding name since y'know I can't lose the culture here, just because Becky married a Brit. So I just had his name and pronunciation easily changed to Luis! (Not said like Lewis or Louise).

Matilda is funny because her name has not changed at all. From her creation, I always imagined her as the youngest and mysteriously smartest of the family. Where Tori and Luis would be messes, she's the one who apparently has it together. She's the Dexter of the family, born a genius, and acts above her age, like a little scientist. I also made it that she's the one with the unique ability of telekinesis and eventually other psychic powers. And for that, she was named after another iconic smart little girl with such abilities. Yep, her name is refence to Matilda from the book and movie (and ig musical too) (that also counts as a literature refence, Becky was 2 for 2 in the naming, too bad Luis couldn't make it 3 lol). She's also nicknamed Matilde, Matty, and Tilly by her siblings and friends.

As for how Tobey and Becky reacted to each of them...hmm while I could just say that they just appeared one day because that's the funniest answer but not canon. I'll just say vaugley how they reacted to them knowing about a kid/how the kids were when they arrived.

All three are ages apart, mainly Tori, since she wasn't intended to have siblings, and I first had her be 12 when Luis came home, but I retconned that a year ago. Where she was 7. The timeline of the McCallister-Botsford family is kinda all over the place, but I'll make it more streamlined one day. (Grrr, I'm now mad at "Stars that shine in your eyes is what matters" because it implies that Luis isn't born yet when now he should be)

So first things first. Tori. Tobey and Becky, after two years of marriage, wanted a kid. And even though, in retrospect, they probably should have waited a bit, they still had their energetic gremlin. They were prepared, excited, and, of course, nervous. And even with the planning they've done, they still didn't anticipate how much of a handful their first would be. Tori was a chaotic little thing, her half Lexiconian abilities definitely causing headaches. There was also her headstrong personality, which made playtime with her an exercise. Tobey and Becky were really preoccupied with her and their own adjectives that there's even a plot line about how they haven't been romantic in years and realize it one day.

When Tori was 7 and she started to become quickly independent, like her mom was at that age (maybe it's a Lexiconian thing), it gave Becky and Tobey time to think about their family more and how it will be smooth sailing from here with Tori getting older...Until Luis happened. He was a surprise, and unlike Tori, he would be a handful too, but in a different way. Tori never cried as much or fussed when she was a baby. The tiredness of taking care of her was all her bountiful energy. However, Luis was clingy, reactive, and sensitive. He was a heavy crier, and it wouldn't go well if they didn't read him a bedtime story. He acted more typical of a human baby, then his sister (and later other sister). He liked to be picked up or carried. Usually, he would also cling to people like some sort of koala.

4 years after Luis was Matilda. She was another surprise. The thing with Matilda is that as a baby, she was already pretty gifted, both in her mind and powers (which were one). Matilda was born with gradual paraplegia. She was given a few chances to learn to crawl and walk, but by age 3, she did have to use a wheelchair. She had other health problems by her birth, but her and the rest of the family learned to adapt. Matilda and Luis formed a bond since they were only 4 years apart versus Tori, who was almost a decade ahead of them. Surprising since Luis would easily get jealous of anyone stealing their parents' time, but he didn't mind being a big brother now and protective of his sister.

[practickles]

Rough (Day) - Featherary Day 7

Fandom: Project Sekai

Lees: Akito Shinonome, Toya Aoyagi

Lers: Toya Aoyagi, Akito Shinonome

Romantic AkiToya

Word Ct: 1.7k

Warnings: Tickles

Summary: After the day Akito has had, all he wants is some playful affection from his boyfriend. Luckily, Toya is more than happy to both give and receive.

Yet another draft I dusted off and finished (read: finished, not polished/fixed/edited) for a birthday. Happy birthday Akito. Enjoy. You all can have some AkiToya as a treat.

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Akito stormed into the living room, tossed his bag on the ground, kicked off his shoes, and flopped onto the couch with a loud sigh.

"Hey." Toya greeted softly from his spot on the other end of the couch. He placed a bookmark to save where he was reading and set the book on the coffee table, giving his boyfriend his completely undivided attention. Toya knew he could be oblivious when it came to social situations but he prided himself in his astute ability to tell when Akito was upset. "Rough day?" 

Akito sighed again. "You wouldn't fucking believe it." He, with little grace, clambered across the couch to sit against Toya’s side, earning a slight, closed lip smile of both endearment and sympathy from the other. 

Toya was never certain how to comfort his partner in times like this but was glad to know Akito felt comfortable enough to initiate even a small action like that. Following his lead, Toya hesitantly guided his boyfriend's head onto his shoulder and ran a hand through his soft orange hair in a gentle, repetitive motion. "You want to talk about it?" 

Akito leaned into the touch and shut his eyes with a contented hum. "It's just dumbasses at work. Not much to talk about." 

"Ah, okay. If you're sure." Toya was concerned and couldn't help but feel a bit helpless. He couldn't stand to see the man he loved so stressed out. "Anything I can do?"

After a beat, Akito went slightly pink, burying his face into Toya's neck. Something clearly came to mind at the question and he seemed hesitant to share it. "No. No, just this is fine." He mumbled. He sounded as if he were trying to convince not only Toya, but also himself. It's a given that he utterly failed at both. 

Toya frowned. He knew when it came to affection, Akito had trouble asking for comfort. Still though, he couldn't help but hate it when his boyfriend was dishonest with him, especially about this. He only wanted to help however he could. "Hey." He turned his head to look at the man on his shoulder and squeezed his hand. "Kito? You know you can tell me anything? You don't need to be so embarrassed. It's just me."

The redhead flushed at how he was addressed. Toya wasn't typically one for nicknames, only resorting to them in moments of vulnerability. That genius idiot probably didn't even notice how the pet name made him want to spill his guts. He was far too weak to him. He took a deep breath, Toya would back off if he asked but that felt wrong. He wanted to be open. Unfortunately, open is hard to achieve when the subject is so... embarrassing. He opened his mouth, and closed it. "Yeah, I know. It's just that- well... Ugh." 

"Take your time. It's okay."

"I just... could you.. help me take my mind off it? With that dumb thing where we both... you know.... with the laughing?" Akito, the color of a tomato at this point, turned his face deeper into his partner to hide it.

Toya looked confused only for a moment before smiling fondly. "Oh. You mean you want to have a tickle fight?" 

The way he said it so casually rendered Akito speechless. He could only nod shyly. 

"Of course," Toya placed a gentle kiss on Akito's temple. "See? Nothing to be embarrassed about. I'm going to tickle you now. You can get me back if you'd like. Is that okay?" 

Akito, again, only gave a nod. 

Toya, not wanting to overwhelm him, wrapped an arm around the ginger and started to slowly trail his fingers over his sides. He was rewarded with little happy snickers slowly trickling into the room.

Akito felt a sudden burst of confidence overtake him through his laughter, energy flooding his chest like wildfire. His giggles seemed to melt away the tired frustration plaguing his heart and its place, an intense desire to get back at his boyfriend. He couldn't just sit here and take it. He wasn't going to let himself lose. He was going to turn that smug, stupid, beautiful smile into a panicked grin and make him scream in laughter. He did have permission after all. 

With no effort at all, Akito easily jerked himself from his boyfriend's clutches, flipped him onto his back, straddled his hips and began to claw wildly on his sides. 

"HAHAHA! AKIHITO!" Toya protested, immediately going limp at the surprise attack. "I- NAHAHAT- FAHAHAH!" He could barely even speak through his own wild peals of laughter.

"Not what? Not fair?" Akito grinned with a sense of satisfaction. "Hate to break it to you, hon, but life isn't fair." He leaned down close to Toya's neck, his breath making the pale skin tingle.

Time moved in slow motion for Toya as he felt his nerves light up in the brightest little firework explosions. If Akito managed to get his sides and neck at the same time, they both knew he was absolutely done for. He initially was unsure of how Akito was going to react to the tickles and, consequently, wanted to take it gently, at least to start. However, it seemed like his boyfriend had other plans, in a cruel betrayal leading him to his current predicament. He didn't have much time. All he knew was that he had to think of a way to get his boyfriend off of him and fast. He used the last of his strength to force himself forward enough to make a desperate grab at Akito's calves, dragging his short, blunt nails across them, just controlled enough not to scratch. 

The effect was immediate. Akito jerked back in surprise with a squeal, halting his attack on the soft sides in front of him just long enough for Toya to squirm out from under him, red faced and panting, and scramble a few feet away. He looked Akito in the eyes from their positions across from each other, eyes shining with pure mirth and adoration. "For someone who plahays so dirty, you're a bit ticklish yourself." He giggled out. 

"Oh you are so gonna get it now!" Akito yelled with a playful grin as he made a dive for Toya. "Come back her-HEHHE!"

He was cut off by ten fingers wiggling quickly into his tummy with the precision of a well practiced musician, targeting the carefully studied spots Toya knew would get him flailing and squealing like there's no tomorrow. Still tickling, Toya carefully pushed Akito onto his back, laying his own body on top of him. He was so weak from his still ongoing laughter and thrashing, Akito had no choice but to let him. 

Before he even had the chance to fight back, Toya readjusted himself and burrowed his head under his shirt, punctuating the movement with a large raspberry directly onto the unprotected belly. If Akito was going to go for his worst, he didn't see why he couldn't do the same in return.

“NOHOHOT THEHRE! SHIHIT TOYA!” His pleas fell on deaf ears as he felt Toya take in another breath of air to torment him with. “NAHAHAT AGAHAIHN! PLEHEHASE!” 

The next raspberry from hell was accompanied by Toya shaking his head back and forth like a wet dog trying to dry itself off. Akito had no time to dwell on the absurd juxtaposition that was his loving boyfriend acting even remotely similar to such a filthy creature; The soft blue locks of hair now adding to the sensation on his most ticklish spot served as quite the distraction. Akito threw his head back in shrieks of laughter and kicked with every scrap of remaining movement in his legs. He begged and shouted profanities that lost more and more clarity by the second. Damn Toya and his damn breath support. 

By the time Toya finished his raspberry, his partner had long since been reduced to no more than a babbling mess of insults and giggles. He panted desperately, thanking whatever was out there that had granted him freedom from his merciless boyfriend. The boyfriend so horrid and unjust that his gaze upon emerging from under his shirt was nothing but… soft. Toya looked at the other with nothing but love and maybe a hint of concern in his gray irises. He sat back on Akito’s legs, giving him room to sit up and breathe against the arm of the couch. 

“My apologies Akito. I didn’t mean for that to be so.. Intense. I hope I didn’t go too far.” He seemed shy. Embarrassed. He avoided direct eye contact. Good thing there was an easy fix for that. 

“Oh-” Akito gasped, still exhausted and taking in all the fresh air he could. “That was too far alright-” 

Toya’s face hardened with guilt. 

“-because you are so dead now. I hope that little stunt was worth it.” He smirked. 

Guilt turned to confusion. Confusion turned to realization. Realization turned to panic. Panic turned to whatever happens when embarrassment, dread, and unadulterated love for another mixed together in one large cocktail of red faced emotion. 

Akito,still laying down, pulled him close into what those unacquainted to Akito-typical ticklish revenge may have mistaken for just an innocent hug. Toya, however, knew better. That particular strain of naivete thinking had been ruined a long, long time ago. He giggled nervously, knowing full well what was about to come. 

“Any last words?” Akito teased directly into his ear, “Wanna apologize yet?” 

The defiant proclamation in return was said through a growing fit of anticipatory giggles. “I refuse to apologize for anything that makes you smile.” 

“Oi. Shut up, you.” Those were the last coherent words Toya would process for a while as his partner’s hands retreated from their gentle grasp on his waist to drilling deep into his hips. Though it was impossible to say Toya was wrong. This did make Akito happy. He loved the laughing and how distracting everything was and how he could make his stoic boyfriend squeal like a little kid. 

Toya thrashed and laughed his hardest at the tickling but none of it even came close to the warmth he felt looking at Akito’s mouth curled into a smile. Smug and determined of course, but happy nonetheless. 

Bad moods and worse days were always going to be inevitable, but with just as much certainty to the young couple, there was always the other waiting at home to make it all go away. 

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We're going to collectively pretend that 9 months after a prompt list is an acceptable time frame to continue to work on said prompt list. Okay? Okay.

[ah-death]

Eda and Butch are menaces to society pt 2

Edalynn: I have an idea

Butch: A good one?

Edalynn: Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Edalynn: My kink is saying some incredibly cornball shit and watching a person speed run the five stages of grief as they realize with horror that they still want to fuck me.

Charon: You are so fucking weird.

How was I supposed to know there’d be consequences for my actions?

- Edalynn probably

Random Stranger: *pointing at Edalynn* is that lady bothering you?

Gob: Yeah, but she's my wife, so I kinda signed up for it.

(after killing Moriarty)

Sheriff Simms: We’re talking about a man’s life.

Edalynn: Yeah, but he beat Gob, so it’s kind of, like, eh...

Gob: Just heard Eda call Dogmeat a “fucking liar��� because he barked like someone was at the door and no one was there.

Random Rivet City Citizen in The Muddy Rudder: I dare you to-

Butch: Oh! No, Eda hasn’t been allowed to accept dares since we were 10.

Edalynn: According to my dad, I apparently have 'no regard for my personal safety'.

Edalynn: If I had shape-shifting powers, I’d abuse the hell out of them.

Edalynn: Like, If I was losing an argument, I’d just turn into their dead relative.

Butch: That’s genius!

Charon: … What the hell is wrong with you two?

Edalynn: You can trust me. Let’s not forget who pulled you out of the vault pool that time you almost drowned.

Butch: Let’s also not forget who pushed me in, you little—

Gob: You should treat others how you'd like to be treated.

Butch and Edalynn simultaneously: Killed without hesitation.

Nova: No!!!

Edalynn: *Discovers Butch left the vault and has been hanging out in the Muddy Rudder ever since*

Edalynn: How long have you been staying here?!?

Butch: Don’t try that. You know the concept of time confuses me.

Edalynn: Gob, you love me, right?

Gob: Normally, I’d say yes without hesitation no doubt, but I feel like this is going somewhere and I don’t like it.

Charon: The other day, I was upstairs in my room and I heard from downstairs in the livingroom Butch say “are you sure this is a good idea?” and Eda reply “trust me”.

Charon: I have never scaled a set of stairs so fast in my life.

Edalynn, to a Megaton citizen: On a scale from Gob to Butch, how impulsive are you feeling right now?

Butch: Okay, sure, I set the sink in the vault diner on fire one time because I thought I saw a radroach and you use me as a bad example for years to come.

Edalynn: First of all, I was using you as a bad example long before the Sink Fire of 2273, and I will use you as a bad example long after you’re dead and buried.

Edalynn: Second of all, don’t try to pretend that fire was an isolated incident.

Edalynn: You know, I’m learning some very valuable lessons out here in the wasteland.

Nova: I’m guessing they are all horrible distortions on the lessons you actually should’ve taken away

Edalynn: Death isn’t real, and I’m basically God.

Butch: I have plenty of in-depth knowledge about a multitude of subjects.

Edalynn: Oh yeah? I bet I can name something I know more about than you.

Butch: Oh yeah? Try me.

Edalynn: I know what the top shelf looks like.

Butch:…would you like to experience a slow and gruesome death?

Charon: *Frustrated from trying to get the Edalynn to be even remotely mindful of the danger she puts herself in* Have you ever won an argument with Edalynn?

Butch: No, when we were kids, I’d just beat ‘er up every time she'd start to argue with me.

Charon: What about now?

Butch: Now? She tells me to shut up, and I shut up.

Charon:

[Edalynn finding Butch in Rivet City]

Edalynn: The Greaser made it to Rivet City by itself?

Edalynn: I didn’t know it knew how to do that.

Gob: *using his medicine skills to check Edalynn for injuries after a tough fight* Well, I have your prognosis.

Gob: You’re a stage five dumbass.

Edalynn: *pulls out a chinese assault rifle*

Butch: How many of those do you have?

Edalynn: *pulls out another* How many do you need?

Butch: *complaining and whining during a trip around the wasteland*

Edalynn: You know, you’re talking a lot of shit for someone who has 2 perfectly good eyeballs each worth about 16,000 caps on the blackmarket.

Butch: You and me, this isn't working out.

Edalynn: Are you saying we should start annoying other people?

Edalynn, drunk: *points at Gob who's tending the bar* That’s my boyfriend, suckers!

Charon: Your husband, Eda.

Edalynn: My husband! Even better!

Gob: I can’t get Eda to come out of our room.

Butch: Just tell her I said something.

Gob: Like what?

Butch: Anything factually inaccurate.

Edalynn, running into the room, furious: You think tHE SUN IS A FUCKING PLANET?

Edalynn: And this is my older brother, Charon- Charon?

Charon, sobbing in the corner:

Butch: The only way to defeat a bully is to stand up to him!

Butch: Trust me, I have bullied a lot of people and have paid dearly for my transgressions in the form of Edalynn.

Gob: I did something terrible...

Edalynn: It’s okay babe, I have a shovel.

Gob: Wait, what do you think I did!?

Edalynn: It doesn’t matter, no one will ever know.

Edalynn: *pulls back curtain while Butch is showering*

Edalynn: Are we — stop screaming, its me — are we out of Nuka-Cola?

Edalynn: What are you, a cop? Fuck off.

Gob: Hunny..

Edalynn: Ok, sorry, one more time.

Priest:

Priest: Do you take this woman to be y-

Gob, trying to get to know Eda better: So Eda, what are your goals in life?

Edalynn: I've been banned from every major city's public transportation system except New Vegas. I don't know what their limit is but I will fucking find it.

Charon: Guys, since this looks like the end, I just wanted you to know… you’re not really the two people I wanted to die with.

Edalynn: Ditto.

Butch: Actually, I’d always planned on the three of us being buried together in a tomb.

Charon:

Edalynn: If we make it through this, you and I are having a serious talk.

Charon to the Edalynn: After many, many hours, I’ve come to most wretched of realizations. One that might curdle your very blood.

Charon: You are my friend.

Gob: *Knocks on door*

Edalynn: You can’t come in!

Gob: Why not?

Edalynn: Because, uh, Butch is naked!

Butch: What?

Edalynn: Well, I couldn’t tell him I was naked. He's allowed to see me naked.

Butch: Why does anyone have to be naked?

Butch: You saved me, Eda. I owe you my life!

Edalynn: No thanks. I’ve seen it and I’m not impressed.

*Edalynn and Butch hugging Charon*

Charon: Why are you squeezing me with your body?

Edalynn: It’s a hug, Charon. We're hugging you.

Edalynn: (knocking on Butch’s door) Butch! We need to go! Come out!

Butch: Ok fine, I’m bi!

Edalynn: Not what I meant, but I support you! NOW GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE—

[brendleellipsis]

Brendle Talks About The Crime Boys For Far Too Long

Hello! I honestly don’t know how to preface this, so fuck you I’m just gonna blorbopost for so long you have no idea

So. My main six OCs are a group of homies called The Crime Boys (note: less than half of them are boys). They originate from a couple of playwriting class assignments that I repurposed into my Big Story Idea that serves as the culmination of everything I’ve dreamed up over the course of my long creative journey. Here they are!

(character portraits by @privatemumbles​)

LORE REDWOOD (he/him)

He’s a quiet kid who has a grand total of one friend (Summer), and is really only comfortable being himself around her. When he's within earshot of other people, he kind of shuts down and becomes really silent, but when you get to know him he's actually really sharp and witty and reliable, he's just so wracked by anxiety that he looks like he doesn't have much of a personality at most points.

He puts Summer on a bit of a pedestal; although he snarks with her like usual friends do, he can't get it out of his head that she's somehow better than him, and is constantly idolizing her and striving to be the kind of person that helps people like she helped him. Also he’s a total nerd and is canonically a gamer

Also, he is one of a few people that has the ability to “change the narrative” to suit his will. His abilities are not at all practiced or refined, so they mostly just boil down to uncanny good luck, but at their most powerful they can change the fabric of reality and reshape past events.

His arc is about finding self worth of his own, becoming "an active player in his narrative" and working to become the person he wants to be, while also having to compromise between that idealized fantasy of who he wants to be with the reality of who he is.

SUMMER WINCHESTER (she/her)

She’s an incredibly extroverted person, but also has a grand total of one friend (you might know him, his name is Lore) and is a bit of a... forceful personality. She has a very passionate love for life and is very much one to do what she wants and not quite think about it. Life does not happen to her, she happens to life.

She’s the kind of person that really has a desire to connect with others and form relationships, but she can often come across as overbearing or obnoxious, and this has led to a deep insecurity about who she is that she keeps hidden with a bravado of unfettered confidence. Due to her general trouble with making friends, she is hellbent on keeping the one she has managed to make, and is incredibly overprotective of Lore.

Also has an inherent disregard for authority and is known to do little a crime, as a treat. Primarily graffiti, as an outlet for her artistic desires. She is also a bi queen and I love her dearly

Her arc will revolve around discarding her baggage and learning to embrace the life she has, instead of wasting her time lamenting over an unreachable fantasy.

QUINCY VITELLO (he/him)

This guy runs a criminal syndicate known as "The Bakery" and he is known throughout the criminal underground less for being a good mob boss, and more for being absurdly good at breaking out of prison. Ever since his first arrest, Quincy has been making headlines for being very good at breaking out of prisons. He’s not all that good at staying out, but it’s still impressive. He is both a strategic genius and a cosmic dumbass

He got all these Sick Skills because he wanted to be a stage magician/escape artist when he was little, and so worked super hard and became super good at it. Like. Obscenely good at it. Also does slick shit with cards in his free time.

He finds a bit of a kinship with Summer, as he kind of sees himself in her. This is partly because they are the only two Crime Boys who actually Do Crime, but mostly because they both have an inherent disregard for authority and responsibility and both have trouble connecting to other people. However, whereas Summer tries to connect with others and fails, Quincy adamantly rejects getting close to others out of fear of failing them, which is why his boyfriend, Nikolai ‘Cannoli’ Chase, is basically running The Bakery without him. Needless to say, they’re going through a bit of a rough patch.

His arc will involve learning to let people into his life and facing responsibility instead of running from it.

MORGAN THANE (she/they)

Oops I Accidentally Spoiled Her Entire Character Arc In This, Whoopsie Doodle

She was imprisoned at a young age for mysterious reasons. The prison she was taken to was built for extremely nefarious purposes and is run by an absolute monster that experiments on the people that step out of line. When Morgan tried to escape, the Warden captured her and tortured her to death. So, like. ouch

A THING ABOUT GHOSTS IN THIS WORLD

Ghosts, as nonphysical beings, are essentially an embodiment of a person's soul. They are made up of pure thought and emotion, and so when a ghost becomes consumed by emotion, their physical form distorts and changes into a more monstrous form called a wight

To become a ghost, you have to have an extreme desire to stay alive that takes over your entire being. Usually, even if you're being killed, people just kinda "let go" when they die. To become a ghost, you have to be dragged kicking and screaming into oblivion. Your soul wants so desperately to live that even when your body dies, your "being" kinda keeps going.

When Lore and Summer come across Morgan, and they're conspiring with Quincy to make a plan of escape, Morgan is quite dismissive of this notion, because all she knows is that if you try to escape, you will die, but Lore immediately notices that Morgan is, to put it lightly, Going Through Some Shit, and, in his own awkward way (as he tries to emulate the way Summer became friends with him) extends his hand and tries to help her. This ignites a small but substantial spark of hope in her, that maybe she can find happiness.

However, she kinda goes about pursuing that happiness in the wrong way. Morgan firmly believes that her life as a ghost holds nothing but misery, and so sets off on a quest to retrieve her memories, which she lost in an Incident, because she is absolutely convinced that her old life must have held some sort of worth for her to want to keep going. She, more than anyone else in the main cast, begins to bury herself in regret, in all the what-ifs and could-have-beens.

So after a long and arduous journey with the rest of The Crime Boys, she recovers her memories, and discovers that the happiness she so hoped she might have had in her old life simply wasn't there. Her life had always been plain and lonely and uneventful. The only reason she became a ghost in the first place, the only reason she clung so desperately to life, was that she was clinging onto the hope that one day, outside of those prison walls, things might get better for her, and yet she wasted all her time with her new life chasing a life that wasn't worth chasing to begin with.

As Morgan is overtaken with the fact that she has essentially wasted her life, all the overwhelming emotion that makes up her body begins to glitch and she changes into a wight, and she runs away, leaving the party. The rest of the Crime Boys eventually catch up with her, and they (specifically Lore, who's been on her side from the very start) show her that she hasn't wasted her life. Sure, finding her memories might have been a bust, but she can't deny she had a wonderful time on the way, and that she made some lifelong friends that will always stick by her. With that, she reverts from a wight back into a regular ghost! Yayyyy

PLUTO (they/them)

A blob-shaped shadow demon that is draped in a raggedy forest green blanket and wears a bright green Friendship Scarf.

A THING ABOUT DEMONS IN THIS WORLD

Demons live in a parallel plane to our own known as Patchwork, the realm of dreams, which are a series of islands hovering over an expansive void that you cannot fall into. The demons used to move between islands using flying boats, one of which Pluto lives in, but due to Recent Circumstances involving a Certain Monster, they don’t really do that anymore. They’re basically just shapeshifters that can look like whatever.

Pluto prides themself on living their life without regret. They tend not to dwell on the past and have made it their life’s mission to help everyone they come across, even if only a little. They’re very soft and also good :)

When Lore and Summer find themselves in Patchwork, Pluto saves the two from The Static, but mysteriously seems to remember them and addresses them with unusual familiarity, even though Lore and Summer have never seen Pluto before in their lives. None of them are entirely sure why this is the case, it’s all very confusing.

LUKA SNOW (she/her)

A mysterious woman that shows up wherever the Crime Boys go. She wears a blue Friendship Scarf that Lore doesn’t remember making. She also wears a white cloak and a sailor hat but that’s just cause she’s quirky

She has a Mysterious Book chained to her arm. Wonder what that’s doing there

She largely comes off as an irritable woman with a short temper and a sharp tongue. She’s not completely humorless, but it’s clear that she’s letting her anger fuel her endeavors, whatever those may be. She also knows all the Crime Boys by name, even though none of them, not even Pluto, seem to remember knowing her at all. Despite her temper, she also has a cool and calculating side, constantly outplaying both the Crime Boys and their enemies with a cocky, dramatic flair.

So uhhhh yeah, them! I love them :)

(group shot art by @anchors-art​)

[maguro13-2]

The Dark Beginnings ~ Origins of the Ink Demon Pt.15 ~

[All my Pride - Mitsuharu Fukuyama]

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) As I, Tsugumi Harudori, as Sir Halberd Knight, I shall give you the proper reasons to make yourself useful in combat. Have at it and get a good clean fight. But I will make it last and I will be victorious!

Shadow Star : Huh? You got some brains and brawn that know about everything that would make you a genius. But too bad, I should be making you a dumbass you know why? Because you are not smarter than your average warrior! I'm going to enjoy this quickly and painful! Last warrior standing gets to have your heart devoured!

"SHADOW STAR : WARRIOR OF DARKNESS*

(battle begins)

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : You're no match for me, heartless. You don't what the power of the mask can do! I was all living in the shadows, but I came out into the light to become the hero that I really wanted to be! So why don't you come clean so that I may kill you with my Halberd!

Shadow Star : Sounds bogus to me, you got the skills of a powerful warrior. You're quite the hero who is strong and athletic, Shinra Kusakab's influence has spreaded all over the world and gave everyone a purpose to protect his legacy from being destroyed by the hands of a heartless. Anyone who is the true enemy might not be the Kishin, but at least you would fight against the lying world of Shinra that he created! Kingdom Hearts told us that Despair is not the key to destruction, it's the key to open the door to Darkness!

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : Sounds like you thought that this is a struggle to deal with! And I don't think that this is going to be Sephiroth's of putting the whole planet despair.

(Music stops as battle ends abruptly)

Sephiroth : Is that so? *DBZ SFX : STAB!*

Shadow Star : (gags in pain) You...traitor! How can you do this to me!? *DBZ SFX : SLASH!*

Tsugumi (As Sir Halberd Knight) : What?!

Dark Meta Knight : Oh no! Look who's here!

Shadow Kirby : Oh no! It's him! The ones who got Haumea of destroying Shinra's world. The one who gave her and humanity the despair that is the key to everlasting darkness! It's...SEPHIROTH!

[One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu]

"SEPHIROTH DESCENDS TO BATTLE!"

Sephiroth : How's Square Enix's Shounen hero doing on her free time of saving humanity!

Tsugumi (As Sir Halberd Knight) : Sephiroth! The One Winged Angel! What are you doing here!?

Sephiroth : I heard that despair was the only key to open to darkness. It was Demon Vibe's plan on using the blinded woman Haumea as a vessel to destroy all life on Shinra's world before the Time Eater. The one that gave all to humanity's despair in the Ohkuboverse, it was me.

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : You! All of this despair in the old of world of Shinra, you gave it to Haumea, you're the one responsible for manipulating a blinded crazed Japanese woman who was involved with Shinra!? I can't believe it that you did it. You...You...*clenches fist*....(furiously) YOU BASTAAAAAAAARD!!!

(the battle continues)

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : WHY!? WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU DO IT!?! HOW CAN DO THINGS LIKE THAT!?! THAT IS SERIOUSLY FOOLISH FOR YOU TO CHEAT! I LOOKED INTO SHINRA'S LEGACY AND NOW HIS LEGACY IS A BUNCH OF GARBAGE! YOU KNEW THAT OUR AUTHOR WAS ONLY TRYING TO PLAY GODS WITH WORDS THAT DON'T UNDERSTAND! HOW CAN HE TREAT HIS OWN CHARACTERS LIKE THAT!?! I WISH I WAS NEVER HERO OF THE OHKUBOVERSE CHRONOLOGY! I DESERVE TO HAVE A BETTER STORY THAN THE OHKUBOVERSE SELF!

Sephiroth : (chuckles) Poor Tsugumi. You wanted to be the hero of a true better story, don't you? You had that little alloy-shape memory you got there. But the hero tale of Shinra Kusakabe was retconned when the Time Eater, exterminated every human being in Shinra's newly manifested world including his own beloved. With the the true mother of witches and first of the Kasugatani was executed, it destroyed the Ohkuboverse in half and the legacy was created by itself. That's what the evil forces that the Meisters and Weapons were fighting for, under the influence of the devil himself.

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : So, I'm thinking that Maka's Mother knew it from the start before she became a Phanto. She knew the truth from Shinra Kusakabe before she was taken back by Phanto to the Sanctuary. Truth then started to spreaded and influence Kimial Diehl to become a detective! She did ran away from Japan, just to move back to her girlhood home Salem. You think we the Japanese are able to work under the influence of Shinra Kusakabe, you dont even know what's the difference between me and that stupid influence! Blame the author, blame my author! I agreed that we should never let the stinkin men of influence hide the truth from us! Hiding the truth from the public eye and medies, including the witches! There was never about bringing courage to save the world! I wanted courage from the dangerous of saving our world from the root of all evil, not like this! It's the coward's way.

Sephiroth : Defeating a god with your courage sounds like the positive way for a coward to seek out as the strongest hero there is in the planet. I bet the Grim Reaper of Mobius has captured the Real Maka Albarn with no excuses for a crime she never committed. If you think that courage would save the world, consider yourself a hero for your brave actions!

(WEAPONS CLASHING)

Tsugumi (Sir Halberd Knight) : I would be thanking you for calling myself a hero with brave actions! I thought you would be intriguing of having courage in a heroic way, and not a cowardly way. You know how I chose paths left of right, or the fates that I decide! Can't judge a book by it's cover it! I have no rights for this coward to be in a meaningless effort! So what if Maka defeated someone's brother to thinking that is a heartless and might be a complete facade? I will be the one that is holding the cards!

Sephiroth : Almost letting her guard down after what happened at San Francisco. It's such a tragic fate that she was fine inside one place where the Death God Grim imprisoned her.

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : What was her imprisonment.

Sephiroth : Jars of Subcoin, Muu Kai. She was imprisoned inside that Jar when Grim ordered his servants to secure the perimeter if anyone goes near her prison.

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : Her prison!?

(Battle ends)

[Captive - Tatsuyuki Maeda]

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : So what you're saying that Maka has been imprisoned, was inside of a Jar belongs to a world called Subcon. That just another fantasy world, it doesn't exist. Nightopia might be equivaelent to the world of dreams and Subcon itself.

Sephiroth : The one that they call her Maka Albarn that I heard from the Media wasn't Maka at all. That wasn't her at all! The one who caused the attack on the country and in Tokyo, it was Inky Albarn, queen of the Ink Demons.

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : Inky Albarn, queen of the Ink Demons. Who in the world is that?

Sephiroth : Enough talk. I shall give anyone who throws their courage at me and I will give them the despair they desired. Now die, hero!

(CLANG!)

Cloud : Sephiroth!

Tsugumi (as Sir Halberd Knight) : Mr. Strife!

Sephiroth : You again, Cloud? Didn't we have our fare shares after what I did to that b*tch when I descend her to meet her fate?

Cloud : Sephiroth! I heard the whole thing! The despair that was gifted in the Ohkuboverse, it was you! I should've known you were dealing with an enemy threat on our hands! Mark my words when we hear this from the president! But don't tell anyone about this! But if you do, you'll be out of the park for real!

Sephiroth : Like I ask. Heroes, Villains, Gods, and Demons. Everything that existed in the Ohkuboverse should never to be existed in one's stories, the Ohkuboverse is the name of the place that the four powerful vibes that make up the stories in chronological order. And you, Tsugumi Harudori, is one of them that plays in their parts of the Chronological order. (Tsugumi unmasks to turns herself to normal)

Tsugumi Harudori : One of them? What do you mean "one of them"? Who are they? Is it me? Is it Maka, Shinra, or even Shotaro? Well I'll be darned if ever think I was gonna tell you that! The Ohkuboverse started within Shadow Realm and nobody tell us before! What the hell have we been fighting for in our own stories!? What's the point of this!? What fighting against the ones that tried to destroy the planet and not Demon Vibe? what are we fighting wrong? What should've we done!?

Sephiroth : And with the eyes of truth that you are struggling with it, you sure know that it hardly matters now, when the time is right, the preparations for Demon Vibe's galactic conquest will be completed. He let Shinra, Shotaro, you, and Maka all proceed to defeat his four underlings that have the darkness inside their hearts. Thanks to your author's deception, there is no turning back to figure out Ohkuboverse's true colors. But it's time for me to depart, you'll just think it over when Demon Vibe covers this planet in everlasting darkness! Goodbye, Farewell, and amen. (flies off)

Cloud : Sephiroth! Wait! Darn! He went off! Guess that figures! So he knew that the Ohkuboverse would show it's true colors. There's no way anyone would think that the Ohkuboverse would be a facade, I can't forgive that author for what he did to Shotaro and his friends. He was using them for the influence of Shinra Kusakabe. And his son was using you for political power! Ain't that a b*tch?

Tsugumi Harudori : Well, judging by the looks of it. I sure hope that would be an awful detail if this Ohkuboverse would definitely show it's true colors as it is a complete facade by the Shadow Realm, that's what the DWMA is after! They were hiding som bodacious truth all right just wanted to get Demon Vibe's attention, But Shinra's influence was too powerful and the Men of Influence kept truth out of it. So that's what Soul Eater existed in Real World AU. There's always a slight chance that I would be the Three-of-a Kind team. Despair, Sin, Madness. Wonder what the powers of a heartless used by the spreading Influence of Shinra deserves no judgement what the witches did to us? It's like the hatred between them and the witches are so intriguing, there will be no love for both humans and the witches their selves so the Demon Weapons or Mabuki that the Witches called are basically one of the Dokeshi's experiments made with the possible ingredient that accidentally created the ultimate taboo, Alchemy itself.

Cloud : You got that right. That Ohkubo author of yours sounds very fishy, and I don't like the fishy smell, and that's what the truth had to offer to the detectives to uncover the secrets of the Ohkuboverse. This means something might happen to Real World AU is gonna get the some spacial trouble over here in Japan. You know what to do, Tsugumi, you need to find out what's causing our AU be harmed by the influence of Shinra Kusakabe and we need to know that what will happen to this planet will meet the fates as well, impending doom would be also their fates and that fate can be sealed properly.

Tsugumi Harudori : Okay, you have your point, Mr. Strife. I will talk about my friends out of this. I sure hope we would find a better of Why did the Ohkuboverse made everyone in Real World AU go crazy in a frenzy and the harming devastation of this planet. This would be beyond the levels of one's sanity and one's humanity, they could bring their own pain and suffering, cause they are the best teachers in the world!

Cloud : That's very correct, Mrs. Harudori-san. I'll get to the bottom of this. (dial phones number) *phone dialing*

Sora (via phone) : Yeah what is it, Mr. Strife?

Cloud : (on the phone) Sora, It's Cloud Strife. They finally knew everything that the Ohkuboverse is showing it's true colors!

Sora (via phone) : Well I'll be a son of a gun. Maka Albarn finally knew that she was just a tool to Shinra Kusakabe's influence, and I what happened to her. She was imprisoned somewhere that she would come out of a jar or a shell. Let's sink that all in for something. I'm sure that this will hear it out from truth and this outcome will be nothing more than a simple conflict. This will be our latest moment to see the realm of light itself.

Cloud : Right. And there's no change in the plan. We got everything situated for the battle between hope and despair.

Sora : Yes battle between light and darkness, a chance to make everyone happy.

~ Prologue 15 : Conflict of Hope and Despair ~

[valleyrunearchives]

Binary

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Fandom: Boku No Hero Academia/My Hero Academia Pairings: Aizawa Shouta/Yamada Hizashi Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

Chapter 35/?

“Binary code is a series of zeroes and ones strung together in a specific sequence. On paper, it’s useless. Annoying. Worthless. But put that same string of zeroes and ones into a computer, and suddenly it’s a language far more complex than the human mind can comprehend. I was the same way. The world decided I wasn’t good enough in the physical plane, so I went digital. That’s why I chose the name Binary. And you should be very,” He smirks at the underground hero on the screen, “Very afraid of the reach I have here. Aizawa Shouta.”

Or

Midoriya Izuku is tired of the world treating him like nothing. So he decides to becoming a hacker to show the world that nothing can be anything.

Featuring Midoriya Izuku as the Genius Hacker Aizawa Shouta as the problem child wrangler Yamada Hizashi as the moral support to his husband Tsukauchi Naomasa as the man who needs a long vacation PLEASE Shinsou Hitoshi as the intentionally adopted one Toga Himiko as the unintentionally adopted one Dabi as the really didn’t want to be adopted one but he guesses this is his life now and Nedzu as the Rat God of UA

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Dabi paces restlessly back and forth across the floor of the high rise office. Rumi and Keigo watch him in minor concern. The two best friends exchange a quick glance before Rumi decides to speak up, “C’mon Dabs, I’m sure you’re little sibs are fine!” 

“No!” He shakes his head and stops pacing with his hands up, “I mean! I know that! I just…” He walks over and plops down on the couch in between them, “God, so much has happened already to them in that school. Well… mainly Izuku but still! Discrimination by a staff member, injured by another student who was already his former bully, and now a break in that he just so happened to see the perpetrator of?! What’s next, are villains going to attack them at a school outing?! Fuck - sorry - I just feel like I can’t relax every single time they leave for school these days!” 

Rumi smacks his shoulder with a hand, “Don’t apologize for cussing, dumbass! You’re stressed, it’s fine to cuss when you’re stressed! Right, Kei?”

“I agree in this situation. As long as you’re not doing it while you’re representing me or Rumi out in public it’s fine! We’re friends first and foremost, Dabi. I’m glad you’re feeling safe enough to cuss around us to express your worries and frustrations, especially about your family,” Keigo gives him a smile. Not like the ones he gives during his publicity stunts but a soft gentle one reserved just for him and Rumi. His heart feels like it does a weird little backflip at it. That’s new. And mildly concerning in his opinion. 

Regardless, he can’t even really tell him his more major concerns about Izuku’s latest school escapades. How he spends longer and longer in that little office of his. How he’s worried about what exactly Binary is getting up to after all these. He just knows it’s something on the not very good side with the way he works for hours and hours on end typing away in there. He’s been going to school exhausted too, which is just another thing for him to be concerned about. Not to mention that CATRA won’t tell him anything either. He’s tried to ask but she just gets this weird look on her cat face and apologizes. He’s so fucking worried he can barely think straight! 

Binary’s already toeing a very dangerous line and he’s so, so afraid that he’ll eventually step over it and put himself in real danger. He doesn’t think there would be anyone to get him out of it either. It’s already been established that Tsukauchi doesn’t really care for Binary so he’s out of the question. Eraserhead, while a little bit more empathetic to Binary’s case and care, wouldn’t stick up for him very much when he finds out that his student is the rogue hacker. Present Mic is a bit of a wildcard, what with him being a do-gooder that’s married to Eraserhead. Nedzu would surely be the most understanding, but the Rat God of UA doesn’t really do empathy well. Dabi has no doubt that Nedzu would blackmail Binary into working with him if he had his identity on lock. That’s something that Dabi doesn’t want either considering it would probably warp the high sense of justice that Izuku already has. 

Rumi must still see he’s stressing over it because she reaches out to take a hold of his shoulder this time, “Hey. He’ll be okay. If anything, we’ll be there to help out too! You know we will! Your family is our family, Dabs! We won’t let anything happen to him!”

The confident grin from her also makes his heart do a backflip. What the fuck?! Why is that his luck?! He rubs his hands over his face to try and cool his thoughts away from all the worrying. Rumi and Keigo are right. It’ll be fine and if not, he knows that he’ll have their support in whatever happens next. He takes a deep breath and stands back up again, “Right. Okay. I’m good. Let’s get back to work for a bit, shall we?”

Rumi lets out a loud groan, flopping her ears all the way back in displeasure. Keigo laughs a bit at his friend’s dramaticness as Dabi heads over to his official desk in the office to pick up the most recent stack of papers. “Alright, so,” He flips through them, “Rumi, your next press conference will be held in front of the agency detailing your ongoing rights for the less fortunate campaign. That’ll be on Thursday at four PM sharp so don’t miss it.” She opens her mouth but he cuts her off before she can speak, “Yes I will be spamming your phone with reminder texts an hour and a half before. I haven’t forgotten to do that.” She closes her mouth with a thankful nod. 

He flips a few pages over, “Now Keigo. You’re doing meet and greets with chronically ill kids in the hospital next… Tuesday so try to look your best that day. It’s at ten AM, I know I won’t have to text you to remind you beyond the one the night before but please don’t forget. You’ll be there with Gang Orca, The Wild Wild Pussycats, and Kamui Woods so play nice!”

“It’ll be a piece of cake with those guys!” Keigo replies with a smile.

“At least it’s not All Might that he has to work with. I might’ve turned the appearance opportunity down with the stipulation that we wouldn’t deal with anything All Might was involved in,” Dabi quickly thinks before turning back to the paper. “Next-” He pauses as his cell phone rings on the table. Izuku set it to where it only does that when someone important is calling him during work. Caller ID says UA. “It’s the school…” He says with trepidation before picking it up and answering it, “Hello? Yes, this is Dabi.”

He listens for a moment before his eyes widen, “What do you mean by ‘there was a villain attack?!’”

[bun8un]

Looking back, it weirdly felt like my public school like was a show. Mostly since most if not everyone fell weirdly well into some kind of trope. The show would have probably been a slice of life I’ll be honest - Like alone, my class had - (Me) semi-mysterious(tho really just an airhead) artist, talks well with everyone but is most frequent seen either with the boys or sitting on brick wall, watching everyone play. (once threw a table out of the window.) - super duper Genki and outgoing girly girl, super pink, jolly happy, BFs with artist, is an artist too, “secretly” has an extremely dark humor. Also had a love drama between two friends. - White guy, extremely into health and soccer, only said the n word once cause he was bitching at a black teacher for unfair treatment but had little to no other incidents, frequent receiver of punishments thanks to his own ego or pride. - British guy, also really into sports, gets along decently with others but can assume the worst in some. Finds it strange that the school has this many guys and yet also finds it unfair that girls gets treated a little nicer. Likes to bet high only to regret it later - A “rebel”, loves learning, hates listening to the teachers, never pays full attention to class but gets good grades anyways. For some reason has an obsession with toilet in his DND campaign. - an absolute isolated genius, spent hours, if not days, researching and self teaching. A bit of a control freak but good intentions. Childhood friends with both girls. - (Guy who was misdiagnosed and thus didn’t know he had schizophrenia & Multiple identities disorder) (I won’t elaborate) - “new” girl. Absolutely nonverbal in communication but is the most “”extroverted”” of the girls, tho all three are shy. Owns two lizards. Loves sharks, I can’t compare her to Komi out of the sheer fact that she’s only shy about her voice. Honorable mention goes to (The next door class that’s boys only, who every Friday has to suffer cause I baked desserts for my class every Friday, and they get nothing but the smell.) (The only other Asian in school, chubby kind boi, gentle mofo who’s a bit of a joker, was close friends with the “new” girl) (The one class clown in my English class that everyone out side of class thought he was a dumbass n a weedsmoker but really his brain was like sherlock levels of sideways but right. We once had a writing assignment and he turned in a story about getting said assignment, it was the funniest thing I ever got read to me.)

[prismuffin]

Masterlist:

Masterlist 2 (If any links are broken please let me know!)

Marvel:

Miles Morales x male!Reader: “You knew it was going to snow, right?” Miles Morales x gn!Reader: Protection / Confession Miles Morales x gn!ninja!Reader: "You're a nin-what?" Miles Morales x male!genius!Reader: Observant Miles Morales x fem!spider-woman!Reader: Coincidence Miles Morales x mute!male!Reader: Grateful

Peter B. Parker x male!detective!Reader: Distraction

Peter Parker (any Spider-Man) x male!spider-mutant!Reader: Love and Affection

mcu!Peter Parker x black!male!witch!Reader: Best One Yet

tasm!Peter Parker x touchy!gn!Reader: Physical tasm!Peter Parker x kryptonian!male!Reader: Jealousy, Jealousy

Scott Lang x male!Reader: "Out of Milk"

Steve Rogers x male!Reader: "Mine."

Steven Grant x trans!male!reader: Long Day Steven grant x asexual(spectrum)!gn!Reader: Normal

Yelena Belova x gn! Reader: “Dont fuck it up.” Yelena Belova x ftm!Reader: "You’re looking quite masculine tonight"

Stranger Things:

Nothing yet!

The Umbrella Academy:

Luther Hargreeves x male!himbo!Reader: Jacked Dumbasses [Headcanons]

Criminal Minds:

Nothing yet!

Hitman Trilogy:

yandere!Agent 47 x gn!Reader: Patience // Garden yandere!father!Agent 47 x gn!reader: Escapade

Lucas Grey x gn!Reader: "You..."

Mission: Impossible:

dad!Ethan Hunt x son!Reader: “Talk to Me.” dad!Ethan Hunt x son!Reader: "You're My Son." Ethan Hunt x agent!male!Reader: Can't Lose You Ethan Hunt x male!Reader: Someone He Could Trust

FarCry 5:

Jacob Seed x gn!Reader: “Chapstick”

Valorant:

Nothing yet!

Detroit Become Human:

Connor (Rk800) x male!engineer!Reader: Overheated

Elijah Kamski Fluff/SFW Alphabet (gn!Reader)

Markus (dbh) x fem!human!Reader: A Helping Hand

Simon (dbh) x human!loving!gn!Reader: You are my sunshine Simon (dbh) x human!gn!Reader: Turning Blue

Our Life Beginnings & Always:

Nothing yet!

Error 143:

Nothing yet!

Sally Face:

Sal Fisher x male!reader who’s into witchcraft; Little Dark Age Sal Fisher x gn!reader; I'm Here

WatchDogs Trilogy:

Josh Sauchak Headcanons !! (gn!Reader)

Sitara Dhawan x mute!younger!sibling!reader: Simple Mistake

COD: Modern Warfare2:

Alejandro Vargas & Rodolfo Parra x trans!male!Reader: Deserving (smut included)

John Price x top!male!Reader: "PRICE?!" John Price x Simon 'Ghost' Riley (req drabble): Sleep

John "Soap" MacTavish x Sly!Flirty!Gn!Reader (headcanons)

Poly!GhostSoap x airhead!male!reader: Idiot Boyfriend

Poly!Alerudy treating male!reader like Morticia Addams

The MW2 boys reaction to you calling them pretty boy (gn!Reader)

The MW2 boys reacting to male!Reader dying on the field (alejandro, rodolfo, soap)

The Imperfects:

Nothing yet!

Encanto:

Nothing yet!

Girl From Nowhere:

Nothing yet!

Metal Lords:

Hunter Sylvester with a Stoner s/o (Headcanons)

Dc Universe:

Barry Allen with a male!forensic psychologist!Reader

Dick Grayson x jealous!male!reader

Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) x quiet!male!Reader: Discretion

John Constantine x black!male!Reader: Cuddle-Bug

Tim Drake (Robin) x affectionate!male!Reader: Loverboy Tim Drake x gn!crow-like!reader; Catch me if you can

Kid Flash x male!Reader: Joy Ride Kid Flash x male!Reader: Denial Kid flash and flash (seperate) with a rich!male!Reader (Kid Flash) Wally West x gn!alien!Reader: Scent

Superman x male!detective!reader: Intrigued

Young Justice Squad x fem!aroace!reader (soulmate AU); Cursed

Masterlist 2

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Back to directory;

[riddle-me-ri]

BTAS, ZY, Arkham Riddlers with crush on dumbass henchwoman

“How the hell did you get that?”

“I just grabbed it on the way out.” Henchwoman twirled around, showcasing the black fabric down her back.

“You grabbed Batman's cape?”

“Looks nice, right?”

A/N: I hope you don't mind I took liberties again with the different Riddlers to call for a different scenario, but the same idea is there lol Hope you enjoy ~

Trigger Warnings: some lewd thoughts/suggestiveness for Zero Year/Capullo Riddler but that's about it.

Riddlers with a Dumb!Reader Who Stole Batman's Cape

BTAS Riddler: 

You and Eddie were gasping and heaving for air as the two of you finally made it back to the safe house.

“That was a close one…” You said breathlessly. 

“Yes, it was.” Ed agreed sternly. He looked over at you, “are you hurt?” 

“N-No I’m fine, are you–”

“What part of wait for my signal didn’t you understand?” He interrogated. 

He wanted so badly to ask you that first, but wanted to make sure you weren’t hurt. He did care after all, despite doing everything he can to keep the emotion at bay. 

“I did! You said to spring the cage when you flashed your light. I saw a light and I pulled the lever!” 

“I didn’t flash any light!”

“You didn’t? B-But I could’ve sworn…oh….it may have been a glare..” You admitted in a mutter.

Ed rubbed his temples in agony and defeat. There was no use in hurting your feelings and getting you upset. “I-It’s fine, it’s fine…just another hiccu– what on earth are you wearing?” 

“Oh!” You immediately bounced back and gave a little twirl as a black cape fluttered around her. 

“Is…is that Batman’s cape?” 

“Pretty neat, huh? It got stuck to the cage and I thought I’d take it!”

Edward took off his hat and mask and resumed to rub the temples of his brain, in an attempt to ease the oncoming headache. 

Zero Year Riddler:

God, it’s a good thing you’re hot. Like no seriously, it’s one of the only reasons he keeps you around. You’re dumb enough to make him constantly feel like the smartest person in the room, and you’re an absolute treat to look at (and made for a good lay). He adored you the way someone would a cute dumb puppy, it’s harsh but it’s true. 

“All you had to do was cut the power off in the main electrical room…” Ed sighed. “It was one button.”

“B-But Eddie…there were…a lot of buttons.” You stammered. 

“I understand…but you were able to find the right one weren’t you?” He asked you, as condescendingly as possible. 

You nodded sheepishly. 

“But it was too late wasn’t it? Batman had already found you, luckily I was there to rescue you, huh? How great of me isn’t it?”

“Yes it was very brilliant of you, thank you, Riddler!” You didn’t know much, but you knew how much it pleased him when you referred to him by his moniker. 

Edward chuckled at you. Sure, you screwed up, but honestly he looked forward to it. He got to…punish you for it.

“But! I did manage to snatch this from him!” You pulled out a long black cape you had hidden behind your back. 

“Where the hell did you get that?” 

“Batman! I tugged it off of him while he was carrying me!” 

For once, the smug Prince of Puzzles was…puzzled to say the least. 

Arkhamverse Riddler: 

It was a mystery to Edward why he still kept you around. He had to work twice as hard to work around or fix your screw-ups. He constantly had to baby you and tell you not to go here or there. Please don’t touch that, don’t touch this. It was tiresome for the already on edge genius. 

However he couldn’t deny your undeniable loyalty to him. Edward knew you would be entirely lost without him. What a great man he is, right? And you would be right there by his side perfectly agreeing and clinging on to every word he said like it was the gospel. Also it didn’t help you looked kinda cute whenever you solved a riddle and smiled widely at him, or you picked the right tool he wanted the first time. 

Ed was working on another batch of riddler-bots when he sent you out to grab a few tools and materials. This was another one of Edward’s test just to see if any sort of knowledge had retained itself into your cerebrum the past year you’ve worked for him. 

Which is why what he asked for wasn’t anything of real significance. Just some wrenches, a mallet, and sheets of metal that laid to waste in Wonder City. 

Edward heard your playful humming as you made your way back into the sewers. He turned around on his barstool and away from his workbench to face you. 

“Y/N, did you manage to get the things I requested?” 

“Umm…I think so, Eddie.” You dropped everything on the floor unceremoniously. 

Ed cringed at the loud clanking of the wrench hitting a metal sheet. You did manage at least one of supplies…the sheets of metal. The rest of the items were miscellaneous at best. Rocks, stones, a tiny hammer, and a few screws. 

So much for this little experiment. 

Edward tried to keep in his frustrations. Taking deep breaths, and deciding that he’s beyond exhausted to get into it with you…again. 

“C-Close, at least you got the metal…”

“I’m sorry, Eddie. When I got there…I uh forgot what you asked for.”

“What about the list I gave you?”

You hid your hands behind your back and started childishly rocking back and forth. Avoiding eye contact with Edward, like a child that hoped if it’s parents couldn’t see them, they wouldn’t get scolded. 

Edward just sighed in defeat. He didn’t have time to deal with you or scold you about how stupid you were…you would just forget it tomorrow anyway. 

He did notice you playing with something behind your back, and a weird black cord around your neck. 

“What’re you wearing?” 

“Oh this?” You twirled around. You held it open to show it’s long length, before you wrapped it around yourself, giddily. “It’s a cape!”

Edward almost fell out of his stool. “I-Is that Batman’s cape?” 

“It’s Batman’s cape! I ran into him on the way back! He asked where you are, and I didn’t say a peep. I didn’t say a word! I watched him walk off and his cape fell off!” 

Edward began walking away from you and out of the workshop. 

“W-Wait! Eddie! Where are you going?”

Yeah, no Edward was done. The riddler bots can wait. You can wait. He was going to bed or bludgeoning himself with his own cane, whatever came easiest. 

[seongunseo]

Warren-Eli/ Samuel relationship and Eli is at Hostel what Sinu was for Big deal

Regarding the last chapters of Lookism, I was still curious about the dynamic of Eli-Warren and Samuel relationship.

I have already made a comment about how Eli and Samuel past was similar concerning domestic abuses and family and how it affected theirs lives. It also came to my mind that both Eli and Samuel share a deep self hatred for themselves.

(How dare they mistreated them 😡😡)

There is the symbolic change of hair of Eli, looking the same as 3 years ago, meaning the regression of himself.

After the tragedy of Hostel, Eli run away with Yenna and managed to take care of her, while working and studying. He was clearly loved and respected by everyone in the school and didn’t cause any problems. He was also befriending Crystal who cheered him up about being a responsible father for Yenna. In a way, his life and guilt were improving… if it wasn’t for the 4 crews he didn’t even want to be part of.

I was a bit skeptical about Samuel reaction when Eli was introduced as the 5th affiliate.. We can think it is about his inferiority complex and Gun’s favouritism for Eli - which is right for a part - but it can also be a surprise about how Eli is acting cold, bolt and clearly aggressive, when as say above, Eli was improving himself.

To me, the (deep) main theme of this arc is “sacrifice for family”.

In chap 406, Samuel said something interesting: “it is romance when you do it, but it is adultery when someone do it to you”.

And when I read ✨ Romance ✨, I think about the absolute romantic boi : Sinu.

And when you think about it, Sinu and Eli did the same thing: they sold themselves to the genius of dumbass aka Eugene in order to save theirs families. But if it something that Samuel knows, it is how Sinu was treated and became while being in the fight ring. And I personally think he cared at least a little for Sinu (otherwise, why even go see him) and for Big Deal (why would he join big deal?).

(Sinu loosing his memory, Eli loosing himself)

Thus, in addition to having similar childhood, they also have a history of someone sacrificing themselves for the sake of others. And both of them was coerced by Gun and Sinu. And I think it could be the reason why Samuel felt so disgusted by Eli’s plan: Eli becoming Gun, the person who destroyed so much lives, including Big Deal and Hostel.

And I find it pretty interesting, because they could actually become allies. I mean Samuel knows how destructive it is to be in Eli’s place, he saw it with Sinu, and thus, they share a similar history. I also admit that the scene in the car reminded me the scene with goo and Logan.

And yes Samuel is emotionally dumb so of course he can’t communicate without picking a fight and being harsh, which is more stupid since clearly Eli is not in the mood for that.

Samuel needs closure with Gun/Dad and Eli needs to know how much he is being manipulated and guilt tripped.

Clearly, sending Samuel overseeing Eli Was the worst idea from Eugene.