#he takes sides but doesn't really commit and the times he doesn't spend switching things up to have fun is... when he's on his own?

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Dating Young Silco • Headcanon

(Gif not mine)

Request: you asked for silco requests?👀 how about some young!silco dating headcanons?🥰-- anon

Warnings: gn!reader, got a little suggestive in the first point?, drinking and smoking mention, average Silco and Undercity stuff

A.N: ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY!!! Love this man omg, I hope you enjoy these!!

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Out of his friends, Silco is the most introverted. He would rather spend the night with a glass of whiskey in one hand and a book in the other. He was never opposed to going out, as long as is friends were there by his side, but they weren't always his first choice. Despite this, however, Silco was also a firecracker. He was quick on his feet and always had a witty remark locked and loaded. Silco could pull you in with a smirk and a biting quip that always had you wanting more. Dating Silco was kind of like that; there were moments where the two of you were in his room at the Last Drop, swaying to soft music and sharing a smoke, and there were times where you would be galivanting throughout Zaun, hiding in dark corners from Enforcers (and likely pushed up against the rough brick wall, Silco's lips pressed against your own as his hands roam over your body)

Silco is not one for PDA. He will rest his hand on your thigh when sat next to you and will place it on the small of you back when standing, but that is really it. When just with Felicia, Connell, and Vander, he will show his affection just a little bit more. He will occasionally rest his head on your shoulder, maybe hold your hand and physically pull you closer to his own body. When he's drunk, however, that's a different story. Silco is all over you when he's intoxicated. He stumbles into your open arms, places kisses on your neck, even pinches your butt, and he doesn't care who's watching (Usually everyone is too drunk to care or respect the two of you enough to not say anything. Felicia and Vander LOVE it).

Silco prefers pet names like "my dear" or "my darling." He knows they drive you wild, but he also likes reminding you and everyone else that you're his. This isn't in a abusive or possessive way, he's yours as well, he just loves the reminder that the two of you are fully committed to one another. He finds it extremely endearing and it shows a softer side that he usually doesn't put on display for people. Silco always manages to make you melt with his voice; it's just so addicting and you could listen to him talk for hours

He loves it when run your fingers through his hair, whether purposefully or absentmindedly. He'll let you braid it (as long as you take it out when you're done) and brush it and stick wildflowers in it. It's an action that seems to ease the tension from his shoulders and relieves the worry from his mind. If it's late in the night, there is a strong possibility that he'll fall asleep within five minutes. You're really the only person that can calm him like that (Vander, Felicia, and Connell come close, but you are truly something special to him)

Speaking of falling asleep, Silco does like to be close to you in bed. He likes switching up who's holding onto who, after a hard day at work there are times where he prefers you to hold onto him. He loves falling asleep in each other's arms, but he especially loves waking up facing you, where he can see your eyes open first thing in the morning. Silco loves that you're the first thing he sees in the morning and the last thing he sees at night. He starts his day pressing a kiss to your lips and to him, it's heaven

Young Silco will do little things for you, like getting you a leather jacket to match his, always saves the seat next to him so you can sit there, pours you a drink at the bar before you even show up. He is a very busy man with work in the mines and the organization of the Children of Zaun, but he will always try to make time for you. Sometimes he will leave you little notes if he knows he'll be home late (and he always signs them off as "Your Silco")

Quiet nights are just as lovely with young Silco. He spends time studying maps or reading or scribbling down ideas. You will always catch him glancing at you, usually with a soft smile on his face. He is able to let his guard down and just be in front of you, which is not common in Zaun

Young Silco loves showing you how much you mean to him, and he will always be willing to remind you. You are his best friend and his partner

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[httpiastri]

❣️ I just read your confession post for oscar and others! Can you do it for other drivers like Paul, Ollie, and Kimi? Love your writing! You inspired me to start my own Formula blog :D

❣️ – send me a prompt and one/a few drivers and i'll tell you how i think they would react!!

paul aron

paul is no stranger to short-lived flings and summer romances, but he's not as familiar with the feeling of his heart fluttering the way it does whenever he thinks about you. he isn't used to the way that he thinks about telling you whenever something good happens to him, nor the way that he wants to ask for your help when he's going through something. he doesn't understand why you're the first thing he thinks about in the morning, and the last thing on his mind before he falls asleep. it takes him so long to figure out these new feelings, and when he eventually realizes that he's falling for you, he just gets scared.

he has no experience with these feelings, and everything he's heard about real relationships – commitment, trust, loyalty – sounds terrifying. but it doesn't take long for him to realize that it's worth it if it's with you.

i think the confession itself would be quite impromptu and unplanned. i'm imagining a movie night at his place, with you cuddled up to his side, when he just can't hold back anymore. when he asks if he can tell you something, he sounds just as playful as he usually does, so you never could've guessed the words that fall from his lips after that. "you're so... special. in a good way, a great way. and i... i think i'm falling for you."

ollie bearman

i see ollie as... kind of shy in this way? he isn't embarrassed or cowardly, but something in him makes that first real step a little too hard to take. i think ollie would much rather find a romantic, subtle way to do it.

one day, you're surprised to hear your doorbell ringing – you aren't expecting anyone, right? and you didn't order anything, did you? when you open your door, you find only a big bouquet of flowers standing outside it. you smile to yourself as you pick it up, your mind instantly wandering off to the tall, handsome brit you've been spending a lot of time with recently, who has had a bit of a habit of giving you flowers. this bouquet is especially big, though, and you try to search through your mind for any possible major occasion the bouquet could be for as you bring it inside.

but when you set it atop your dinner table, a note falls out from in between the flowers. and on the note, in ollie's messy handwriting, comes that confession you've been waiting so long for.

i like you. i really like you, and i would love to see what we could be. only if you feel the same way, of course. (please forget about all of this if you don't)

i'm sorry for not having the courage to say this to your face, but i would love to see you tonight if you're free. please call me.

sincerely, your bear ☺︎♡

kimi antonelli

kimi would be very spontaneous about it. he would not be planning it; it would come as just as much of a surprise to him as to you. i see it coming when you're sitting next to each other in class/the truck/etc, and you've been playing around with him and bothering him for quite a while. when you notice that your attempts to disturb his focus haven't worked, you turn to tickle him in hopes that it will work better – and it definitely does.

kimi folds over instantly, gasping loudly as his own hands come down to wrap around your wrists. "you're so annoying!" he exclaims, switching to hold both of your wrists in just one of his hands, as his other hand gives you a playful slap across the face. "you're lucky i like you so much, otherwise..."

you both come to a halt at his words, neither of you having expected them. instead of addressing it, though, he settles for moving his hands to tickle you instead, hoping to distract you from what just happened. you definitely won't forget, though, but the change is only for the better.

[not-normal-about-shigaraki]

Your Boyfriend Tomura Headcanons ❤️

Main love language is Quality Time. 99% of the population annoys the hell out of him. If he wants to spend a lot of time with you, out of his own will, it's probably because he likes you a lot.

Secondary are Acts of Service and Gift Giving, in no particular order. It usually takes a casual form of giving you food, medicine, sending you helpful articles when you're doing research etc. With gift giving it's similarly casual - him noticing you're running out of that one product. Him leaving your favorite snack somewhere you can notice etc.

He doesn't really clock it as his love language though, or even really making an effort. It's just "something you do for some people". He's hopeless lmao

Naturally gets into most of your interests

Granted, he has a preference for those of the non-physical variety

Meaning, yes, he will absolutely watch this new tropey romance shojo with you

He's probably the type to talk during though. On topic but still.

I feel like his main ways of showing affection are very non-verbal

Not at all the cuddly type, though likes being constantly close to you. Touching shoulders when standing close to each other, you sitting between his legs when he's reading, leaning against his thigh, etc.

Also likes propping his chin against the top of your head, or just lean his head against yours. If you're taller than him, he will find a way.

Sometimes when he's tired or fed up, he will physically lean against you and sigh, loudly. Absolutely does not care if he's too heavy for you.

In other words, cat-coded lmao.

Very dry, sarcastic humor. Will mutter snarky shit under his breath, no matter how serious the situation, and you will crack sooner or later. He will be very proud of himself, but won't show it. If it gets you in trouble, occasionally will send you a smug self-satisfied grin.

Secretly loves it when you wear his clothes. Underwear included. Outwardly will complain about you "making him run out out of clothes"

If you say you won't do it anymore, he will absolutely switch sides at the snap of a finger and complain you're making a big deal out of this for no reason. What does he care? He doesn't care. At alll

He's rude. Kind of?? If you do something stupid, don't expect to not get called out lmao. It's not really a lack of respect for him, he's just very matter-of-fact.

In major denial of his feelings when he first starts to feel something. It's just… Inconvenient. So he pretends it's not real.

Needs time to think and talk things through, during every decision. At the start, he will shut you off completely during this process but as time goes on, he will either involve you in its entirety or have his time to think and then discuss his thinking process with you later.

Very perceptive. Hiding things from him tends to be rather impossible.

Kind of jealous? Not really suspicious or controlling but lowkey gets really pissed off at people trying to hit on you, or even just seeing you in a romantic or sexual light.

Not the type to make things official official but extremely loyal and expects complete loyalty in return. Doesn't really see the point of following the traditional couple behavior - you like him, he likes you. What's more to it?

Lowkey would want to get married though. Doesn't care about making it a huge thing but likes the thought of that sort of symbolic commitment.

Very slow about certain things and breakneck about others. For example, basically living together after like a week is fine. Won't sleep in the same bed for months though.

Generally doesn't like to be touched, much more prefers to be the one touching. Especially if it's something like being grabbed, or hugged. Makes him feel kind of suffocated. Has a pretty good chance to make him go into fight more if it's by surprise. He can tolerate but for the most part, won't be something he enjoys.

And for the love of God, don't ever attempt to pick him up, unless he specifically says it's alright.

Okay with surprise kisses… Will send you a look about them though.

Very protective of his partner, in a surprisingly healthy way. Including sometimes physically placing himself between you and something that makes you just uncomfortable, let alone being threatening.

Only amusement is suffering… Well, that's not exactly true. He's amused at banter or some jokes but hearing him laugh without malice or irony is like hearing an unicorn sneeze. I feel like he truly laughs at the dumbest things though. You just see him choke-laughing at some shit like the "rat jumps off the balcony" video.

Gets annoyed with no direct communication. He doesn't care about the form it will take - written, verbal, whatever. But if you have something to say, he wants you to say it. Doesn't play mindgames in a relationship

Overall, probably not a good fit for sensitive, or "communication/understanding by emotion" people lol

Prefers you to do house chores but surprisingly flexible on that. Hates most of them, but will put in the work.

[zuko-always-lies]

What exactly were everyone's character arcs supposed to be?

This is an interesting question for ATLA, and one sometimes without a clear answer. Some characters have reasonably complete character arcs, and others simply don't, to a degree which is often not acknowledged today. A few are in-between. This not necessarily a function of screen time. Jet and Yue have reasonably complete character arcs despite only briefly appearing, while others with far more screen time do not.

Without further ado, I'll go through the characters one by one and try to give an answer:

Yue, as I said, has a story which feels complete with a beginning, middle, and end. She's a very duty bound person committed a political marriage to help her tribe, a person who was saved by the holy symbols of it in the first place. Then she falls in love with Sokka but refuses to break off her engagement out of duty. And finally she sacrifices her life out of duty to save everyone.

Jet also feels like he has an arc. You can take issue with how it was written and how it plays out, since he really got the short straw, but it's an arc. From being orphaned by the Iroh-aligned Rough Rhinos, to fighting the Fire Nation and going "too far," to trying to make a new start in Ba Sing Se, to correctly getting suspicious about Zuko and Iroh, to being brainwashed by the Dai Li, to dying fighting against Long Feng. It's not nearly as coherent as Yue's arc, but it's something.

Suki, by contrast, doesn't have much of an arc. I've heard before the concept of "character arc" being defined as "either the character changes or the audience's perception of them changes." Neither of those things ever happen with Suki. She remains unchanged, and we learn nothing really about her. The only meaningful character change which happens is that she and Sokka fall in love.

Aang quite obviously has an arc: grow into the position of Avatar, defeat the Firelord, befriend Zuko, and the end the war. And, of course, get together with Katara.

Zuko also has an arc, which the show probably spends more time on than with anyone else: change sides, become friends with the Gaang(although that bit was very poorly written), and reject his abusive father and instead start worshipping his uncle. And I suppose grow strong enough to beat the crap out of his sister, like he's always wanted to do.

Iroh, by contrast, couldn't have less of an arc. Any attempt to read an arc into the mess of extremely incoherent writing he was would require extreme charity. In the end, we're supposed to both accept he "changed" offscreen before the show(that his arc was already mostly complete?) but also that he was "always good" anyways.

Toph doesn't have an arc. 90% of her character development, such as it was, is confined to her first two appearances. After that, she's merely a hanger on to the Gaang. As much as people love her, there is so little to her story. Her character is better defined than Suki, but her story isn't.

Azula is supposed to have an arc. It's supposed to be about falling apart, going insane, and being lain low. But it was extremely rushed and shoved unconvincingly into the last few episodes, and the writers were uninterested in explaining what actually happened to make her fall apart, so I struggle to say she has anything resembling a coherent arc.

Ty Lee also doesn't have an arc. Her arc, such as it was imagined, was supposed to "betray Azula." Yet none of the character development she gets over the series leads in that direction, and we have every reason to believe she would have acted the same at the beginning of the series as she did at the end. And of course there was no "redemption" aside from switching sides for her.

Mai has slightly more of an arc than Ty Lee, but that's only because it involves her getting together with Zuko and eventually sacrificing herself to protect him. Otherwise, it's about as coherent as Ty Lee's arc.

Sokka's arc is an interesting one. I would say that there are four things they experiment with as the basis for his arc. First, there is his distrust for Aang, which is rapidly resolved. Second is his sexism, which is equally rapidly resolved. Third is unease over being a nonbender, but that's only rarely referenced over the course of the series, and is fully "resolved" in the truly awful episode "Sokka's Master" early in Book 3. Finally, there is the issue of his daddy issues and his desire to prove himself as a warrior. That is something his story keeps coming back to over and over again. However, it is almost entirely resolved in the Day of Black Sun episodes, where Sokka leads the SWT in battle, despite a couple weird later references in the Boiling Rock episodes. Thus, I would Sokka has an arc, but it's resolved well before the series ends.

Finally, we reach Katara. I don't think Katara really has much of a coherent arc in the series. In Book 1, it was all about her trying to become a master waterbender, but she achieves that by the end of the Book. After that, her character lacks clear direction. What's her story supposed to be about after that? Getting together with Aang? "Forgiving Zuko"? The daddy issues which show up for exactly one episode? The conflict with Toph which shows up for two? "Accepting that ordinary Fire Nation people are people too," even though she was always shown to be compassionate to ordinary Fire Nation people not actively engaged in genocide? The "mommy issues" which she often brings up but which are rarely taken seriously by the show, and are ultimately used to get her to forgive Zuko (two separate times!)? All of these seem completely unworthy of hanging her arc on, and I have to say, I don't think Katara has much of a coherent arc past Book 1.

If we had to order these characters in terms of coherence of arc from most to least, it would probably go something like: Aang, Zuko, Yue, Jet, Sokka, Katara, Azula, Mai, Ty Lee, Iroh, Toph, Suki.

[scarletooyoroi]

Is your muse a romantic? Do they dream of love and marriage? // Is your muse easily flustered? Do they blush, swear, etc.? // Is your muse more submissive or dominant in a relationship? -- please!

Is your muse a romantic? Do they dream of love and marriage?

Thoma loves the idea of love. Both the platonic variety and holding a special appreciation for the intimate brand as well. That said his appreciation for the concept really remains abstract when it comes to imagining it. If there's no one he's interested in at the time, he's simply content in having it exist and knowing one day, it could happen to him too.

Yet when we bring a significant other into the picture, whether it's in the time of strong feelings or in the cusp of a relationship itself, there's no point of dreaming in that sense. Thoma is someone who wants to commit into making this once abstract wish a reality if it's within their power. Though he does have many fantasies like dates they'd go on, simple leisure days spent together, or just some time they talked about going on and he'd just get all energized about it.

Thoughts like that really make him happy when they have to spend some time apart.

Marriage would be something he happily welcomes. Though if his significant other rather not and find themselves content in just having the relationship itself, he's also fine with that. It would also be a matter of customs say if his partner doesn't go by the conventional human standard of displaying that said love in Teyvat.

If they have other means of solidifying a life partner, he'd willingly find himself wanting to not only learn, but take part by their side as a show that he truly does want to spend his life with them.

12. Is your muse easily flustered? Do they blush, swear, etc.?

Answered this one here!

14. Is your muse more submissive or dominant in a relationship?

While technically could go and say he's a switch and leave it at that. It'd only be going by that terminology, such a deal wouldn't really apply to Thoma.

When it comes to a relationship in both the literal sense as a sexually active sort, what he searches for his partnership. To both accurately reflect and learn their needs, discover new things and overall allow each other to have fun with it. While he loves his indulgence and the chances to do so, it pleases him to see his partner find willingness in such steps themselves.

Though he'd lean more into the dom tendencies rather than the submissive. It's his pro-activeness in wanting to make sure they feel appreciated. Keeping their hands all over them one way or another, also goading certain parts of their greed or to have them melt down entirely by his ministrations, it's really pleasing to him if they gain such delight out of it.

Since he certainly does himself. There's days where if his S/O gets him caught up, he'll happily just melt away to their whims and would hardly have the chance to 'counter.'

As long as the idea is made that such roles aren't set in stone, then he'll pretty much be happy.

@ofhope

[smytherines]

Oh my god, one of my favorite mutuals knows what I'm talking about, hell yes!!! Thank you Hyl!!

There's some really interesting options too, because we could have their innies working at Chimera headquarters, doing the same office stuff they do on Severance, going down the elevator, etc, which already has a ton of interesting implications.

OR, perhaps their innies are spies, or Chimera's equivalent? [Insert cryptic comment about what the OTC makes possible]

So pre-fall we have Curt working for A.S.S. and Owen working for MI6. Owen falls, is captured by the Russians, tortured, gets bought by Chimera, recovery time, goes through the same dark spiral as canon Owen. Let's say all that takes about a year.

Meanwhile, Curt has retired from A.S.S., and he takes what he believes is a severed job as a security consultant. Not because he really wants to work, he's just desperate to turn his mind off to escape the constant crushing grief and guilt

outie!Curt would have no idea what sort of work his innie was actually doing (and wouldn't want to ask questions because he feels like the severance is helping him), but Curt M. is still fundamentally Curt, so he ends up having to spend a lot of time in the break room before he starts ~behaving~

After Owen is healed up (as much as he can be), his superiors at Chimera suggest that he undergo Severance because they claim it will help him remain detached in the field, prevent panic attacks and spiraling and whatnot. And of course Owen would be desperate for any relief from the part of his mind that is constantly fixated on how Curt lied to him and left him for dead. Even if he never gets to experience it, I think the idea of a perfectly emotionally detached version of himself who can focus solely on doing the job without all of Owen's human frailties would be deeply appealing to him (y'know, kinda like he wants to be as DMA in the show)

Just thought of this-- what if it's safehouses that activate the switch? Like Chimera has safehouses all over the world, and they're basically just shacks divided into two totally separate spaces. So one agent shows up, gets locked into one side, presses a button, and once the other agent shows up and is locked in and presses their button, the switch activates and a pathway opens up between the two areas. Gives us our weird unsettling trigger mechanism while still doing spy shit. It would somewhat break the isolation element of severance, but they would be focused on maintaining cover and staying secretive because spies, so I think the tradeoff could work.

Anyways, so Curt M. is finally more or less compliant after so much time in the breakroom. He desperately wants to do good, so he buys into the Chimera Kier-like cult propaganda that tells him he is saving the world, etc. He's on the job about a year when he starts being put on missions with a newly severed spy-- Owen C.

I think this could be really interesting, because they would kinda switch positions as innies vs outies. Outie!Owen is climbing the ranks of Chimera's corporate structure, amassing power, scheming, and so on. He considers Owen C. a thing, not a person. Just another tool to be used to get what he wants. But Owen C. is still fundamentally Owen. He can't help but question things. Outie!Owen is totally ideologically committed to Chimera because of everything he has survived, but Owen C. has no such loyalty. He wants to know who they are, what they're doing, what Chimera is. He is the new worker who cannot stop pushing the limits.

And maybe Curt takes a shift or two in the breakroom to cover for the new guy, because he doesn't know the rules yet. Outie!Curt would be horrified if he knew the work they were doing, but between the breakroom and the propaganda, Curt M. has bought into the bullshit

Oh shit! Originally I was gonna suggest Tatiana and Barb as an Irving and Burt type of situation (which I still think could work), but what if Tatiana is the Petey?? What if she [redacted] and starts trying to make contact?

Oughh I have like a million more ideas but I'll leave it there for now. I do think it would be super interesting from either side though!

I love this au so much though!! It has elements of Mark S. and Hilly R., Mark S. and [redacted], and Irving and Burt

the worst au is the one based on a show nobody else in your fandom has seen. Mr. Smy and I just finished Severance and let me tell you the idea of a severed curtwen working together and not knowing that their "outies" knew each other and loved each other and lost each other is gonna be running laps in my mind for a minute

The basic premise is that if you get severed your consciousness is split between work (the "innie") and your personal life (the "outie") and they are completely separate and distinct. The innie only knows their first name and last initial, has no memory of the outside world whatsoever. Neither part of your consciousness remembers what the other part knows or does.

So imagine post-fall they both take jobs as severed workers (substitute Chimera for Severance's Lumon). In the outside world Curt is mourning Owen so badly that he needs to take a job where his consciousness shuts off for half the day just to survive it. On the outside Owen is spiraling into rage and grief and violence. But on the inside Curt M. and Owen C. are slowly becoming friends again, becoming more than friends, blissfully unaware of their baggage from the outside world but still trapped in a hellish existence they have no hope of escaping from

[princess-of-inarizaki]

Haikyuu manager headcanons!!

Okay so these adorable teams all have the softest spot for their tiny little manager-chan, and here's how they all treat her.

[Ari's note: okay manager fics and headcanons are my absolute favourite and I love writing them]

*.` | Karasuno

They are extremely laid back with you, compared to some of the other teams. They give you your space, at the same time listen to you when you have something to say.

Respectful simps. Similar to how they act with Kiyoko (ugh yes queen-chan) they're in tears whenever you do things to motivate them, like cheer at their practice matches or give them good luck charms.

They still have the good luck charms you fastened on their bag before one of the matches.

Tanaka and Noya would literally worship the ground which you walked on. Like wow how did they get so lucky as to have three?? Cute managers?? On their team??

Yachi and you would probably subtly simp over Kiyoko with them too ngl.

Hinata and Kags would probably see you as an older sister, eventho you're their age because you're so caring and responsible.

Suga is literally your mom and Daichi is your dad. They make sure you're all healthy and you're doing well in school.

Asahi gives you hugs whenever you're sad or upset! Fite me but I think this gentle baby gives the best hugs ever >:( he's like your comfort senpai and you'd do the same for him, especially when he's feeling insecure or down.

Yams would probably be very shy around you, but he'll warm up in time.

Ahhh the best part. Tsukki! He'd find you annoying and simply not get why you're so Mcfreaking happy at first (shut up u salty beanpole, manager-chan is just a ray of sunshine, okay?) But he soon finds it endearing and slowly gets closer to you.

You walk home with Yams and Tsukki every day since your houses are close, and Tsukki walks you to your door to make sure you're safe!

Ennoshita, Kinoshita and Narita all see you as a little sister and often help you with your managerial duties.

The team cares and respects you so much, and are so thankful you've joined them!!

Meat buns at Ukai's are your hangout spot, and everytime you see them chilling you're so thankful to have such great friends.

*.` | Aoba Johsai

Aaah we're at the team of one of my favourite characters!! I'll start with Oikawa (can't you tell I'm so biased omg)

Oikawa absolutely adores manager-chan because although she's tiny, she's very strict, and doesn't let his fangirls near the gym when he's practicing, which he appreciates.

"yn-chan, you're so good to me, can I take you out as a thank-you?" Cue Iwa-chan's ball which comes flying at Oikawa's head. "Stop flirting with the manager, shitty-kawa"

Iwa's very fond of you too, but he doesn't let it show too often. Sometimes he picks up your favourite coffee from the vending machine and claims that he bought it by "accident". (How believable<3)

Kunimi probably sends you weird tiktok videos and tags you in funny memes. Very wholesome 10/10.

Kyotani just?? Doesn't understand you?? Like wow, she's small but the team listens to her?? Why?? He later finds out you're the manager. Mad dork here didn't know you were managing the team for the past month, and thought you just came to the gym to watch them practice. Smh.

Matsukawa and Hanamaki give you headpats and like taking selfies with you, much to Oikawa's dismay. He wants to be the only one taking pictures with you.

Like no manager-chan. Stop. Get away from them. My phone's right here I wanna take selfies with you :(

Kindaichi is cool with you. Y'all are bros and you game together sometimes.

Watari and Yahaba join too, and they're surprised to know that you're so aggressive when you game.

Cue a jealous Oikawa who struggles learning how to game just so he's invited to play with you. Simp smh.

They're all very gentle with you, and since you're their first female manager, they make sure to never make you feel uncomfortable.

You guys like grabbing ramen together and having eating contests. They really bring out your aggressive side but you love them for it.

*.` | Shiratorizawa

Can I just say Semi bsf material? Yes? Yes. Semi Eita is best friend material.

Makes you cute little Spotify playlists and you help him write lyrics to songs occasionally. You play an instrument too and you guys can just jam out for hours on end together.

You get the idea of applying to be the manager because of him, and it all took off from there.

Goshiki loves you. You're fond of your kohāi, and you genuinely just give this touch-starved future ace a lot of hugs and cuddles, which he's SO grateful for.

Like wow, y/n-chan isn't just pretty?? She's also so sweet? And smart? And capable? Semi why have you been hiding her for so long??¿ >:(

Goshiki is just so protective of you, he'd commit murder if he had to.

You have to earn Ushiwaka's respect, yk? And slowly but surely he comes to realise how dependable and responsible you are, and treats you like an indispensable member of the team.

He's got your back. And if he ever senses you're upset, he's trying to cheer you up as best as he can.

"do not feel upset, those grades will mean nothing to you in the future. I doubt you will be able to remember what you got in your second year, third monthly test." You think he's being sweet, and yes he is (in a way), but he's also trying to be reasonable and logical.

Tendo loosens you up and you tend to play pranks on the others with him.

The funniest was when you tried to prank Ushijima by adding wasabi to his onigiri and he?? Didn't get it??

Like "y/n-chan, Tendo, why did you add wasabi to this onigiri? It would've been so much better with tuna mayo??" And he has no reaction whatsoever?¿?

Cue Goshiki who tries the onigiri because he wants to prove he has spice tolerance like Ushijima, eventhough you can low-key see him tearing up.

Shirabu is your voice of reason and you and him often study together. You also have deep and philosophical conversations at 12 a.m. over text, and it is just so wholesome.

He respects you so much, not just because you care for him, but because he finds your brain so fricking smexy.

These eagle babies bring out the best in you and you're always eager to push them forward and bring out the best in them.

*.` | Fukurodani

First thing's first, besides Akaashi, you are the only other person who can cheer up an emo-mood Bokuto.

Just say "Hey Bo, you're gonna look so much cooler when you spike the ball like the true ace that you are" and his hair's all perking up and his eyes are shining.

Akaashi thinks you are an angel sent from heaven.

You're very soft on your baby owls, and they genuinely just love getting positive affirmations from you.

Akaashi always blushes when you compliment him on his sets. And you can hear him murmur genuine words of gratitude.

The other members do too. They're glad because sometimes people focus on Bo too much and forget to give them recognition, yk? It's easy to get overlooked :(

But thanks to manager-chan who's so attentive with all of them, and who's aware of all their quirks and moods, they're all so touched and so so happy.

You have a habit of getting cold pretty often, especially since practice finishes late and it's pretty chilly by then.

Konoha always lends you his jacket and walks you home, since your home's are the closest. There's just something about you that makes you soft.

You get along really well with Kaori and Yukie, and you'd definitely consider them your best friends, considering y'all are in this thang togetherrrr!!

The Fukurodani team are just all a bunch of crackheads, but they're your crackheads and you wouldn't trade them for the world.

You're a very tight-knit family, (like ugh I just get lots of comfortable, safe vibes from Fukurodani :(( <3)

You guys hang out at the store near your school pretty often to recharge after grueling days of practice together.

*.` | Nekoma

My second favourite team, Nekoma!! They are precious, gentle, soft babies and I love them to bits and pieces >:(

I'll start with Kuroo. You've always had a tiny soft spot for Kuroo ever since you've become his lab partner in chemistry class.

His notes are immaculate. I mean, cmon we're all hoes for pretty notes

You think he's so incredibly smart and talented, so when he suggests you become the Nekoma manager, you just agree right away.

You guys grow closer since you've started spending more time with him, and you banter around more often than not with chemistry pickup lines.

"hey kitten, let's form a covalent bond"

He's so whipped after you retort back. Like wow she called me sodium fine and said I'm like an exothermic reaction? Permission to simp??

(Ari stfu this isn't a Kuroo fanfic)

Kenma and you definitely play animal crossing together, and he even lets you try his switch, after you guys grow closer.

Kuroo is so insulted, he's never even touched Kenma's switch before >:(

You also push Kenma to do better during practice and he starts to care more about volleyball, since you seem so enthusiastic about it.

Yamamoto isn't even subtle about his simping smh T-T unlike Kuroo, he shamelessly flirts with you, and can't wait to show you off to Tanaka and Noya at the next camp.

"we have such a gorgeous manager now, Nekoma is ThRiViNg" he says in his head with this ridiculous dopey ass smile on his face +_+

Since deep down inside, you're a huge baby, you, Lev, Shibayama, and Inuoka get along so well. They're just happy energetic kittens, and they make you feel so happy.

y'alls energy just match, yk?

Although Fukunaga is shy to tell jokes, he tells them to you, because he knows you'd never judge him, and you actually kinda enjoy laughing along :) he's so touched.

Momma Yaku!! Yaku always lends you his jacket and makes sure to carry snacks for you in his bag. He knows you care so much about the team that you often neglect your own health, which is why he's always there to make you're feeling healthy and good.

Kai and Teshiro help you with your homework and like talking about their favourite singers with you.

They're all just such amazing human beings who treat you so well, and you feel so blessed to be a part of their team. You adore them so much, and they adore you back tenfold.

*.` | Inarizaki

[Ari's note: Ello there luvs, you've made it to the bottom of this sweet hc post and just get ready for Inarizaki :( they're my favourite team of all time, and I'm just so biased, I'm sorry ;-;]

Inarizaki's entire team just adores you so much, they think you're the light of their lives.

They're all super touch starved babies, and once you realized that, you've made sure to ensure they never feel that way.

Aran is kinda like your protective senpai, and his heart flutters ever so slightly when you call him that senpai kink oops and give him headpats, and he loves patting your head in return.

The twins are so incredibly soft for you.

Their fangirls are sometimes pretty mean, but one glare from the duo is enough to shut them up.

Osamu cooks bentos for you and gives you the warmest hugs when you ask for them, burying his head in the crook of your neck.

Your hand is almost always in Atsumu's because he's so slick?? Like y'all, this mf would be like "y/n-chan, my hand has been aching for a while now" and when you go to observe it, he just pulls your hand into his and pulls you to follow him.

His entire body heats up when you kiss his cheek after a particularly good game, and his brain literally goes "grrrr empty", when he's usually so sly.

The twins are your bodyguards, they follow you everywhere and protect you all the time.

Enter Suna Rintaro, your meme king. He definitely records funny moments that happen during practice and send them to you, just to make you laugh, or memes of the members.

He also definitely takes pictures of you when you aren't noticing, simply because he likes the way your hair looked, or because you looked so beautiful.

Like the twins, his eyes widen whenever you kiss his cheek or ruffle his hair, and it's literally like suna.exc has stopped functioning.

Congrats manager-chan, you broke the kid -.-

Omimi might come across as stoic and cold but he's actually a huge softie, and you often give him positive affirmations.

He's also definitely a huge lover of your hugs, and looks forward to them as motivation to play well.

He'd never tell you though, he's shy™.

My baby Kita compliments you all the fricking time.

"y/n-chan, I mean this is the most sincere way, I think this hairstyle looks stunning on you"

Or "you're so capable and you work so hard, I'm so thankful to have you by my side"

And he has the most genuine expression on his face, his eyes are so earnest and shining so bright.

And when you smile at him, he's like oh shit I made her smile, depression whom? I only know serotonin.

Ginjima is usually rash but with you, he takes his time and weighs everything he says.

He doesn't wanna accidentally hurt you and regret it since he was being careless and not thinking at all.

You calm him down when he's getting too hotheaded with gentle words and he's suddenly a blushing mess.

Unlike some of the other teams that tease you a bunch, Inarizaki treats you so gently. Their little princess, as they think of you.

So mf-ing protective, like if someone looks at you wrong, you can totally bet Atsumu's going for their ankles, sangwoo style, or Osamu is trash talking them to their knees.

Would drop anything and everything to help you if ever needed.

They think you're they're entire world because you go above and beyond for them, and they genuinely love you. Like actually LOVE you to bits and pieces.

—*.`

[Ari's note: AHHH so the manager fic is done this was literally such a joy to write!! I hope you enjoyed it

Big big hugs <3 have a beautiful day, luvs!!]

[fawnhunter]

Lincoln Clay SFW A-Z

- written with a chubby reader in mind, but that’s not the main focus at all.

!: possible suggestive themes. nothing too serious tho

A= activites- what do they like to do with their s/o? How do they spend their free time with them?

When Lincoln does have time to spend with you [ Aside from any missions he takes you on] he likes to take you out to do things. He will take you to areas and districts he has already claimed so that it’s safe for the two of you. And then he leaves it up to you. You want dinner? You got it. You wanna go to a show? You got it. You wanna have a night in with just you and him? You can have that too. But he wants to show you off.

B=beauty- what do they admire about their s/o? What do they think is beautiful about them?

Lincoln enjoys his s/o’s shoulders/chest. He thinks that your collar bones are beautiful, and he enjoys a sweetheart neckline. When he sees you during the day, his arms always find their way around your shoulders. And at night in the bed, he wraps his arms around your shoulders and crushes you against his side. His face finds its way to your neck and chest by the end of the night

C=comfort- How would they help their s/o during hard times or when they need it most?

When you come to him with an issue, and it so happens that you ended up getting hurt or threatened. Then he handles the issue right away, he may have other things to do but you are at the top of his list. He will make sure you never have to deal with this issue again. If the issue happened to be more emotional, he may not be as much help. But he will hold you until you pull yourself together and assure you that he has your back.

D= dreams- how do they picture their future with their s/o?

All Lincoln knows is that he wants you for as long as he can keep you. He will continue to fight to keep you, but he knows some day soon his story will come to an end. The thought that his life is not guaranteed is the only reason why your future is iffy.

E= equal- are they the dominant one or are they more passive in your relationship?

As much as my switch ass hates to admit it, he ends up being the more dominant one in the relationship. He leads the way day in and out. Let you know when to go and where. Stands in front of you when you go places, and nudges you behind him a little for most conversations. Checks in on you all the damn time, and does most of the stuff for you when at home, even when you insist you can handle it.

F= Flirting- how often do they flirt or tease their s/o? How smooth are they?

He is flirting with you every chance he gets. Sly little things whisper into your ear when you try making breakfast. Lingering touches when you begin getting dressed for the day. Filthy things said over the dinner table, just to startle you a little. Smoother than he should be. Every move he makes has the ability to lead into a quickie somewhere. A dangerous man indeed.

G= Gratitude- How grateful are they in general? Are they aware of what their s/o does for them?

Lincoln is very grateful for you. He knows he can be considered scary, he hears it enough from the people on the street. But his heart swells every time he returns to your shared Apartment and all of you are still there. He Doesn't know how he would patch himself up if you were there as well, you keep him clean and healthy after a long day.

H=Honesty- do they have any secret that they keep from their s/o or do they share everything

Lincoln doesn’t talk about the things he did during the war, he will talk about his time, and about the activities he did with donovan. But he leaves out the gross gorey details, he doesn't want to come off as a monster

I=Inspiration- did their s/o change something about them or is it the other way around? (it could be personal issues or just trying new day to day things)

You have reminded him that there is still a little heart within him. When he comes home, he tries to remind himself that this is you. And that you love him. And he tries to put that hardcore, Sal killing mindset away, and just tries to relax

J=jealousy- do they get jealous easily? How do they deal with it?

I don't think that he is given many chances to get jealous. I think he knows that the two of you are in a relationship, and I think that he would have trust for you. If he ever does get jealous, he will bring it up and maybe ask a question. But he really just wants peace of mind not to create problems for the two of you.

K=kiss- how do they kiss? What was the first kiss like?

Well for starters Lincoln alway kisses you when he sees you, and when he's saying goodbye. These kisses are short and chaste, just enough to give a taste of you for good measure. His other kisses are always more intense, his hand squeezing your waist or thread through the hair on the back of your neck, just to hold you in place while he kisses you. Breathes in the scent of you deeply and doesn't let you go until he’s done kissing you

L=Love confession- How did it go down?

He was hurt pretty badly after a mission. It seems like all the adrenaline shots in the world couldn't help his case. He was hurting real bad, but all he could think about was coming to you, and making you the last thing he sees, before his time is up. But your home appeared closer than he thought it would, and before collapsing on your doorstep he knocked on the door. [Ever the gentleman] And After hearing your concerned gaps and the watering of your eyes and felt safe enough to sleep. And when he woke up, the first thing he saw was your form right next to him. He had to let you know how felt, before he never got the chance again

M=Marriage- do they want to get married? How do they propose? Wedding day description?

Marriage may seem like a far off dream for Lincoln. The only thing he sees set in stone for his future is Sal Marcono’s death. I think Under different circumstances, with Sammy still alive, he would be a married man for sure.

N=nicknames- what do they call their s/o?

Puddin

Peaches

Darlin

Honey

O=Obsessed- how protective are they of their s/o? How much are they worried about them?

Lincoln is as protective as one can be. When at your home, he is alway in the same room as you. He may be doing something like reading a file, or fixing his guns but his glance always finds its way back to you. When he is out with you he is your shadow, right behind you or almost flanking you. He worries about you sometimes, when he has to leave the area of your home, he finds himself calling you, or asking Donovan to check up on you.

P=PDA- are they obvious about the relationship? Do they talk a lot about his s/o? Are they okay with affection in front of others?

Lincoln does not just go running around yelling about you. That being said his immediate crew does know about you, sometimes with you coming with him on missions you run into them. Cassandra and Vito are favorable to you, And Burke is.. well.. Burke. PDA in front of the other is rare as when you two are out together there is rarely time for that.

Q= Quirk- some random ability they have in a relationship

Lincoln is just a little touch starved, the human contact he receives is associated with pain and lies. So i think he won't ever need any space, sit next him, on his lap, look over his shoulder when he reads. Just touch him he loves it

R=Romance- how romantic are they? What would they do to make their s/o smile? Are their ideas rather original or creative?

Lincoln takes any chance he has to be romantic.When he isn’t trying to get things done, he likes to spend his time with you. Dates outside of your home are not a common occurrence, he just doesn’t feel like he can really keep you safe. His romance has more of a catering feel. He shadows you a lot so you find yourself not needing to grab things or reach on your own, he’s already one step ahead of you. He likes to make you laugh by being his cute butterbean self.

S=support- do they push their s/o to do better? Do they believe in them?

lincoln isn't the type of person to get to involved in his S/o’s personal life, i mean we all know he is a busy man. If he does push his S/o to do better it's because he knows it's something his S/o is passionate about. He wants the best for you and believes in you as well, he just isn't overbearing about it and may need to be reminded to express that verbally sometimes.

T=thrill- are they okay with a certain routine or do they need some spice every once in a while?

Lincoln needs routine in his life. He has spent most of it away at war where nothing is ever the same. And when he attempted to rebuild his life the first time, everything went sideways. Knowing exactly what going to happen when he comes to see you is something that make him feel stable, and it is something that he craves

Understanding- how well do they know you? Are they sensitive to your emotions?

If Lincoln has committed to being your S/o then he knows you like the back of his hand. He knows when you have good days and bad ones and is always ready to step in and lend a hand

V=Value- how important is your relationship compared to other things in their life?

This question is a little tricky for Lincoln because he has a job to do . He loves you but he also knows that this is a thing he needs to get done. And in order to do that sometimes his job may have to come before you. In the names of people on his list, you are at the top. If you are not his first thought then you are the second.

W=Wild card-Random Fluff bomb!!

Lincoln finds great pleasure in being helpful towards you any time he can get involved in something you’re doing, he wants to be the one who helped you finish.

X=XOXO- how affectionate are they? Are they a cuddle bug or do they like their space?

Because he can always see you, he tends to be very affectionate with you. In his day to day life he doesn't get much healthy skin to skin contact, so any chance he has to get some love from you he takes it. He is a cuddle bug, when you take a seat on the couch he sits next to you but much closer than he should be. When out in public his arm finds its way around your waist and shoulders on its own.

Yearning- what happenes when they miss you

When he misses you he finds anyway he can to reach out to you and tell you that he loves you. He most likely has a memento that you've given him in the past that he keeps on him for moments like this. Other than that he gets really solemn, he punches a little harder so he can have a reason for you to clean him up.

Zzz- how do you both fall asleep/nap

When sleeping you both are engulfed in each other. His arms wrapped around you pressing you to him as tight a possible. One leg thrown over his side and your arms around his neck keeping him close to your chest. ITs hot and sticky and gross but you can hear his heartbeat and the sound of his breathing and decide that it's worth it.

[grey-eyed-menace]

So!

I'm coming straight outta left field with this one, but hey, some of the best things in life come from spontaneity!

Er... Maybe.

Anyway, here's my Pokèmon AU!

Featuring the Female Protagonists I played as, their names, general differences from canon, and personal headcannons I came up with during my first playthrough of each game!

...and how they fit into the wider world! Maybe. Kinda.

I'm only doing the main series females in this post, with potential a potential sequal in the form of the side game females!

I do know that the main series male's will have their own post though! Mostly because I legitimately cannot control myself, and it's already halfway done!

So, without a further ado...

Arden Forrest!

Childhood friend of Red Audra, and the maternal cousin of the one and only Blue Oak.

Chose Charmander as her starter, named the little guy Flare, and is extremely defensive of the nickname. She is/was ten! Sorry if her creativity wasn't up to par!

Ended up having to travel with Red because her mother absolutely refused to let her leave Pallet otherwise.

Simply stick with him out of convenience after Viridian Forest, mostly because at that point there really wasn't anything to gain in separating from him.

In this continuity she's the older sister of the Sun and Moon protagonists. More on that in Jericho's section.

At the end of her journey, her team consisted of Flare the Charizard, Lenz the Jolteon, King the Slowking, Knott the Vileplume, Skye the Pidgeot, and Blue the Raichu.

Raichu is a stuck up little shit, and pampered, the nickname was obvious. To her at least. Oddly enough, Blue the Raichu hates Blue the human.

The only reason Giovanni remembers her is because she straight up decked him across the jaw when he threatened to kill one of her Pokèmon.

Somehow ended up acquiring Silver as a travel companion for three weeks, Red was bemused. He was also incredibly confused when that feral eight year old showed back up three years later in the news.

Ended up hanging up her battling career shortly after she lost the championship to Lance, and handed over Flare to Red to battle on a more permanent basis.

She still trained the rest of her team, and still does, she just realized that despite her talent in the profession it just... Wasn't her calling. She wasn't as quite as in love with it as she was at the start of her journey.

Bounces around the world for a bit during the three or so years between the Blue/Red and the HeartGold/SoulSilver storylines, and after Lance wins the championship back from her. Trying to find herself.

She participates in the Galar league around the same time as Leon, Raihan, Sonia, and Nessa, mostly as a curiosity, and maybe as a way to try and reconnect with her battling roots, but jumps ship after Opal because fucking hell is their League a killer for self-confidence.

Her jersey number, for the record, was 069. She deeply regrets keeping the uniform years later.

She also finishes the Unova circuit, but doesn't challenge the Elite Four or the Champion, and she tries to do something in the Ferrum Region for a bit before packing up and returning home.

Perpetually pissed off that no one can remember her fucking name.

And no, it isn't about the Championship thing, she was fine with that, really, it's just that the moment she introduces herself ahead of Blue or Red people tend to either treat her like a commodity, or like she doesn't exist.

Made it through the Elite Four and beat Blue before Red.

So yes, she is the official record holder for the shortest Championship. Which, if you're wondering, is exactly thirteen hours, seven minutes, and thirty-three seconds.

She and Blue played Go-Fish for two hours while Red finished up with Bruno.

The ensuing eleven hour battle with Red both traumatized and bored Blue in equal measures.

Blue had the title for a week. Red bolted to Unova shortly after winning and declined the position, turning it back over to her. She proceeded to hold it for another six months before a match with Lance turned it back over.

Actually ends up as one of Professor Oak's lab assistants once she ends back up in Pallet, and... Eventually finds her calling in research.

She throws herself into her education with everything she has. And... Never really loses that passion and drive.

Has to be physically dragged to Passio during the Master's tournament/festival. Dragged. And no, that's not an exaggeration, Blue physically throws her over his shoulder, books their shared flight, and well, he basically kidnaps her.

If it makes you feel any better, he pretty much did the same thing with Red, only it was a private flight that was prearranged.

It makes her feel better, anyway.

She spends the entire tournament/festival in borrowed clothes.

She takes solace in mock-poker matches with Red, Grimsely, Lina, and, oddly enough, Cynthia and Steven Stone.

She does eventually end up becoming a professor in her own right, with a focus on Abilities and how they affect a Pokèmon's mental and physical growth, and also ends up with an engineering degree as well.

In her late thirties I see her taking over Professor Hasting's job for the Ranger association. Mostly because, in my head-cannon at least, Regional Professor status isn't all that it's cracked up to be, and at that point in her life the only reason she would even take over for Oak in any capacity is out of sentimental value for the Pallet Labs.

That, and it's a cushy job, plus she gets to see small children scramble around for over jumped flying tops. So really, it's a win-win.

Teases Jericho relentlessly over her relationship with Gladion.

Not that her romantic life is much better. Someone idly points out that Red is romantically pursuing her when they're nineteen and she proceeds to have a minor breakdown.

Or, you know, she just remains forever oblivious, and Red remains extremely passive in his pining.

Completely blind-sided by Blue's wedding, and honestly doesn't know what to think of his wife, but plays the role of doting aunt pretty well once they have their first kid.

Shows up in the White 2 storyline in a rental tournament, wrecks Rei's shit, comes back a day later during a Team Switch Tournament, and proceeds to destroy the battlefield.

Then, once Rei is the Unovian Champion, she comes for an actual vacation, and actively, and willingly, participates in the Cross-Region Tournament, makes it to the finals, wrecks Rei's shit again, and then destroys the Stadium when she goes up against Red in the semi-finals... Yeah, I'm not sure what storyline to put to the whole rage vent thing, but it's there. It exists. And Red pays for it.

I'm thinking Blue just gets in over his head a week or so before the tournament, and she quietly simmers all the while.

I think if I were to make a fic about her journey/life, I'd call it 'The Trials And Tribulations Of A Run Of The Mill Pokèmon Trainer'. Because... Ya know, against Blue and Red, she's actually a pretty average trainer.

Compared to Red, who'll have participated in over thirty league circuits in his lifetime, (and plowed straight through the champion in a pretty good chunk of them), Arden has only actively participated in maybe five, mantled a single Championship, and completed two other circuits, with the last three or so having her jump ship due to pressure, having to put it aside for prior commitments, or a simple lack of interest, (the incredibly vague Greece based region I have an idea for is incredibly interesting history wise, in universe, it's Gym and tournament circuit on the other hand... Lacks pretty much anything to make it even remotely interesting).

Red will be a living legend once all is said and done at the end of his career. While Arden has a single legal achievement to her name, the famed recognition of being one of three people to take down the Pokèmon equivalent to the Mafia, and a pretty average badge count for a career trainer.

Also, Lina loses to Red on Mount Silver. She knows, she was drafted as the referee because when she came to drop of Red's food for the week. She's pretty much payed off to say otherwise though.

And she doesn't know why.

She's convinced it's a conspiracy.

Fades into relative obscurity around the time of the Sun & Moon storyline, but her damn if her tiny fan club isn't dedicated.

Doesn't show up in Alola for the battle tree because Blue couldn't find her for three solid months.

No one knows what the fuck she was doing.

...she may or may not have been the Gates To Infinity protagonist.

There's a tiny aside to a Snivy named Leaf in article concerning Overgrow and how it affects the Snivy population at large though.

And that's Arden Forrest, a bit clunky, but hey, they're randomly ordered facts, not a character sheet. Next up is the Crystal heroine!

Marie Smith!

Traveled through Johto about three or so years before Arden, Red, and Blue began running around Kanto.

Older than her sister, Lina, by seven years.

I actually don't have all that much on her because I got to the third Gym on Crystal before my brother destroyed the Device I was using to play the game on.

What I do know, from this information, though, is that she disappeared around said time.

No build up, no cries for help, nothing. Just up and gone. She just cut contact with her family, things happened, and she's absolutely infamous for nearly killing three thousand people. Somehow, she's officially recognized as someone who completed the Johto Circuit though.

She got recruited by Cypher.

Again. Shit happened.

Oak blames himself for an incident in the Kiro Region, (Egyptian Region), pertaining to her.

Lina's entire journey is an event and a half because of her.

If I were to make these little things into a fic series, she'd get... Like a seven chapter mini-fic told from seven different people's perspectives throughout her journey.

Those people, in order, would be... Her mother, Whitney, Naoko of the Kimono Girls, Giovanni, Clair, and Oak.

With an extra chapter detailing her death during the Kalos invasion.

She shows back up in the Kalos storyline in this and traumatizes the ever loving fuck out of Serafina.

She chose a Chikorita. Who she loves dearly, even when she's pretty much gone off the deep end, and then some.

Lina Smith, local trouble maker, owner of a perpetually terrified Feraligator, and the best friend of the very weird Ethan Aurum, and the only person who seems to be on Silver's good side. Vaguely.

Oh so vaguely.

Youngest out of three children, her older brother, Gregory, is an incredibly average guy who's extremely confused as to what the fuck happens on her journey, and never NOT worried about her.

Parents died in a car accident some two years before the start of the storyline, is cared for by Gregory at this point in time

Don't ask why Greg is a thing. He just is.

Like Arden before her, Lina takes a very proactive approach to dealing with Silver during the Radio Tower Incident. Which involves decking him in the jaw.

Surprisingly, this is the part where there relationship improves.

Chooses a Totodile and names him Reyne, and is fiercely protective of him. The little guy could put a Sobble to shame... This also means Silver ends up with the incredibly overly energetic and affectionate Chikorita, all for my personal amusement, (said Chikorita is named Lyra, and no, he does not spoil her, shut your mouth Aurum!).

Her entire story isn't so much focused on her gym challenge or the reappearance of Team Rocket, as it is finding out what the fuck happened to her sister.

Ethan starts tagging along after Goldenrod, and starts to reveal he knows a lot more than he's willing to admit about the situation.

Gets caught up in a lot of nasty things, and nearly ends up dismantling an operation to kill Red, Lance, and Cynthia.

(Where are our favorite colored duo, and supporting tree, during all this you may ask? Why, still recovering from trauma of course! Like reasonable, sane, run-of-the-mill people. More specifically, Blue's officially taking over Viridian gym before the start of the Kanto gym circuit season, Red's fucking around in Hoenn for a good bit before coming to Mt. Silver just two months before Lina gets there, and Arden's in that vague Greece based region getting therapy.)

Her journey is just a really long incident report, and Looker has half a mind to slap her at the end of it.

A good portion of it is Ethan's fault though. Ethan, by the way, nails the looking right through you stare.

And a girl named Sarah Morgendy comes up a lot, although it turns out she's just a kid trying to protect her adopted brother from the shit shoe she got them involved in illegally.

The only two problems with that is she's about eleven and emotionally compromised.

Gets recruited by Interpol after everything is said in done.

Gets the code name Agent Lenz.

Demands therapy for herself, Ethan, and Silver. She gets it.

While she's training as an agent, Ethan and his mother move to Unova so that he can attend an Academy meant 'rising stars', and Silver becomes Elm's apprentice.

...somehow ends up married to Blue years down the line. They have two kids between them. Maria and Reginald

[wuffgang-ameowdeus-moozart]

ok thought a bit about it and here are some things I'm not vibing with:

>I don't like that they are spending time in the spren world. a huge part of what makes the bonded's relationship with their respective spren interesting is how they are by nature unable to understand each other. spren are static and humans are change and that is the reason it is impossible for the spren to survive. by being there the ppl get the chance to talk to other spren as well as see how they "live" in their natural habitat, meaning their explanations for how spren function aren't so one-sided anymore (like syl's explanations (who is more like a child) vary greatly from patterns explanations (who is a scholar). meaning the relationships and misinterpretation become less unique - and thus less interesting. (I hope that makes sense haha I feel like I'm just rambling)

>I feel like there are some things you should be able to cut. like. that book is too long. I can't be the only one who thinks that.

>despite its length I feel like we aren't spending enough time with the things that interest me (aka the more pretentious philosophical stuff lol). I want to know more details on how the voidbringers from forever ago are different from the ones of today (cultural, thought patterns, etc) as well as surprising similarities. I want more interludes of the humans that were captured. I want more evi (and not just in flashbacks. and not just in a way that revolves around *dalinar* 🤮). I want more feelings from Adolin about returning home after he was away for however long in the shattered plains - especially with the state kholinar was in . I want more hypocrisy. more politics. HOW ARENT THERE MORE POLITICS. I want adolin and renarin to finally be forced to acknowledge the atrocities their father commited.. I want more Renarin in general.and that's just off the top of my head

>admittedly this is very much a me-problem but I don't care much about battles? so the thought of an all-out war doesn't really intrigue me. and since the main thing we are building towards in this book doesn't really interest me ,,,,,, well. but once again I know that I am the issue here

>MORE. COMMON. FOLKS. like I noticed that I'm way more interested in the szeth chapters than even the shallan chapters at the moment. I found the chapters of kaladin walking with the voidbringers and moash being taken prisoner way more memorable than most of the stuff that happened in kholinar tbh

>okay this barely counts but I get so annoyed when there is a pov switch mid-chapter. ESPECIALLY when we then switch back to the first person. why don't you just make one entire chapter with Adolin's stuff and then one entire chapter with Shallans stuff.

>THE CULT ASPECT COULD BE SO INTERESTING. ESPECIALLY WITH HOW RELIGION FUNCTIONS IN ALETHKAR. WHY DID WE NOT GET MORE INTO THAT

>now that I'm thinking about it (and maybe that's just me making stuff up?) but the spren are starting to feel a bit more human-like? which I don't like. because the cool thing about spren and their bonded is HOW their worldviews are incompatible due to their very nature. unless of course the thing that kills spren is not the humans breaking their oaths but the spren themselves changing and so accidentally removing themselves from existence. because spren are STATIC PERSONIFICATIONS OF FLAWED HUMAN IDEAS. THAT IS THEIR WHOLE DEAL. DONT TAKE THAT AWAY FROM THEM THATS WHAT MAKES THEM SO COOL

>how isn't there more generational guilt in here. I already mentioned it but I feel like ob would be the perfect book to really get into the people AROUND dalinar (mainly his sons) AND YET

idk if it's just the fatigue talking but oathbringer is like. reeeeaaaaally stretching itself. I haven't figured out the reason why yet but I found the fourth part in particular way more engaging in wor and wok than ob so far (tho to be fair I'm only 5 chapters in, but still). like I am gonna finish it but I'm not really motivated to continue like I was with the first two? which is pretty disappointing considering I was pretty sure ob was gonna be my fave of the series considering the themes and such (no one has managed to beat wok yet). I'm glad that row has less pages than ob ,,,,,,,,,, I feel like the last part has the potential to be pretty epic in this one but even if I love it I dont think it makes up for how long everything is taking. someone get that man an editor.

[thelawyerthatwaspromised]

The lawyer that was promised : that post of yours where you argue that Jon's "using" Daenerys to get her North was really good. I hated reading it because I'm Jonaerys all the way, but it was really well thought and I had to ponder for a while before I could answer. Still, I came up with a few things: I wouldn't say Dany is being "evil" in that cave. I think she "believe' Jon in the sense that she believe there's "something" North of the Wall; she just doesn't really get how serious it is. Not

@tatticstudio55 I’ll paste the rest of your ask here because it’s really very reasonable and warrants a response:

The lawyer that was promised : that post of yours where you argue that Jon’s “using” Daenerys to get her North was really good. I hated reading it because I’m Jonaerys all the way, but it was really well thought and I had to ponder for a while before I could answer. Still, I came up with a few things:

I wouldn’t say Dany is being “evil” in that cave. I think she “believe’ Jon in the sense that she believe there’s “something” North of the Wall; she just doesn’t really get how serious it is. Not to mention there’s still a wall between them and the WW (at that point, at least). As she say to him herself in ep 6, “If we hadn’t gone I wouldn’t have seen it. You have to see it to know”. There’s believing, and then there’s knowing. So, evil? I don’t know. I’d say “naive”. If Dany truly understood the threat, she’d be willing to fight in the North with or without Jon’s allegiance; or else, as Jon puts it, she’d be left with a graveyard to rule. It’s a lot easier for Cersei to wash her hands of the WW matter : she’s (likely) right when saying that if dragons and 3 armies can’t beat the Night King, it’s not her contribution that will tip the scale.

Now about Jon : as you said, he’s a smart fellow. He certainly understand that if Dany really wants the North, she’ll take it with or without him bending the knee. In the first episode of season 7, he can afford to ignore Cersei’s warning because the North might still stand a chance against her. But the North wouldn’t stand a chance against dragons, and neither does Cersei, which means that, as far as Jon knows, he’ll eventually be “asked” to bend the knee to Daenerys Targaryen one way or another. Essentially, Jon’s taking advantage of the fact that Dany won’t downright burn him alive for not kneeling to her, to try shoving into her head that the WW threat is real and urgent. I think it was you who pointed that, had he knelt right away, he’d be forced to enter Dany’s war against Cersei when there’s clearly no time for that - excellent point. My guess is, Jon probably accepted the fact that he’ll have to kneel to Dany one day; he’s just buying time and waiting (hoping) for her to switch her priorities before, so that the northerners, as you pointed out, won’t be dragged into a war that’s basically a waste of very precious time and resources. In his mind, bargaining for the North’s independence is out of the table. And that might explain his “sight’ at the end of ep 6, after Dany left his bedside. "What about those who swore allegiance to you” basically means Dany WAS considering giving the North his independence. Hearing her say that, Jon was probably like “shit, if only I had knew”. He kept it a secret from Davos, but then again, Dany kept it a secret from Tyrion, too, so I’m not sure what to make of that.

About the excursion North of the Wall : one thing people seem to forget is that Dany’s not the only one who has to be concerned with Cersei. I can see only one reason why the Lannister wouldn’t attack the North in season 7, and that is, they already have their hands full with Dany. Get Dany out of the picture and the North is in big shit. So the armistice Dany wants so much could definitely benefit Jon as well - more than Dany, actually, since Dany, if really necessary, could wipe out Cersei’s threat much quicker and easier than Jon. You said Jon had no reason to trust Cersei, but consider that he had MUCH less interaction (direct or otherwise) with her than with his other siblings. (Sansa points that out to him in the first episode) : he spend most of his time dealing with problems at the wall, north of the wall, or with the Bolton, not with Cersei’s sh**t.  Dany might want an armistice more, but the one who needs it most right now is Jon, not her. While Dany might be involuntarily “shielding” the North from Cersei at the moment, Westeros isn’t a straight line and the Lannister could find a way to invade the North while the northerners are busy dealing with the WW. On top of that, someone already pointed out that Jon wasn’t only bringing the wight to Cersei, he was bringing it to Kingslanding : just because Cersei is a whacko doesn’t mean everyone in KL is. If Jaime can abandon Cersei, anyone can.  So to say that the expedition North of the Wall was solely to get Dany North is a bit extreme, in my opinion. Although I agree that the Dany factor was definitely part of it.

Lastly, just a few things you said:

Ep 3 : “you better get to work, Jon Snow.” I don’t think Dany was “rushing” Jon to work, it was more about avoiding a question she didn’t know what to answer to.

Ep 7 : Dany didn’t say she wouldn’t go North if Cersei didn’t agree to an armistice. She said Viserion would have died for nothing (which is true). Also, when she’s saying “I can’t forget what I saw North of the Wall. And I can’t pretend that Cersei won’t take back half the country the moment I march North”, she only means that she’s in a no win situation. If anything, it sounds more like she’s saying she’ll go North anyway, while knowing very well that things with Cersei will turn to shit.

True, Jon doesn’t talk much about Dany. Then again, he didn’t talk much about Ygritte either. Nor about Arya or Sansa. Or Bran, or whatever. He doesn’t seem like much of a talker when it comes to things that matter to him on a more personal level.

In conclusion : objectively, Jon doesn’t have any particular reason to “resent” Dany, and bending the knee to her was, in his mind, an inevitability anyway. Brownies points if they’re on good terms.The loot train attack in ep 4 and the dragons vs WW in ep 6 made it clear that the WW represent a much bigger threat to Dany (regarding everything, including her claim to the throne) than the Lannister. Dany knows it, Jon knows it, and I’d say Jon knows that Dany knows it. At this point, an armistice with Cersei would’ve been convenient, but not absolutely necessary for Dany to fight the WW in the North, so all to say… nan, I don’t think Jon’s taking advantage of her affection for him.

You nearly had me convinced, though.

P.S Sorry for the grammar mistakes. English isn’t my first language XD

I am impressed with your comfort with English considering it’s not your first language! 

First, the good news: There’s plenty of time for you to reconsider and come fully onto our side! Haha

Forgive me if I don’t address every single point. I’m throwing this together over a lunch break. Now, onto your ask/response!

[ Dany in the cave being “evil” or “naive” ]

I largely agree with MOST of what you said here. The difference with my post was that the show DID indicate that she believed Jon. Maybe she doesn’t fully understand…but she shows some measure of understanding that there was a huge war with these supernatural ice beings thousands of years ago and now they are back. At the very least - she seems to believe Jon that they exist and clearly knows he has a significant fear of these creatures and she uses that as bargaining leverage. 

The difference between Jon and Dany is pronounced: to be an ally with Jon, he pretty much just requires that you be “living” because his mission is one that transcends traditional politics. To be an ally with Dany, you must swear fealty, even after she displays a partial belief that the world is facing an existential threat. It’s a bad look basically no matter what.

[ The armistice was necessary for Jon; not just for Daenerys ] 

I’ve heard this argument a few times and I simply find that this requires a lot more leaps in logic than my conclusion (that Jon Snow is on the wight hunt to secure the ceasefire strictly for Dany’s benefit). 

The reason I think my conclusion is far more likely is that it’s completely supported by Jon Snow himself. Not once does he bring up trying to secure a ceasefire with Cersei. Multiple times he makes the point that the wars for the Iron Throne don’t matter. 

He says while on the wight hunt that the only way Dany will fight for the North is if he bends the knee…which would seem to indicate that Jon doesn’t find think successfully completing the wight hunt will get Dany to come North. 

You are correct that there might be the indirect benefit of getting Jaime on board but this would point only to basically a lucky side effect because that’s certainly not what Dany had in mind for the ceasefire. 

[ Dany indicated she would go North but just expressed she was in a no-win situation ]

I just can’t get on board with that read of the situation. Essentially, you’re saying she would be going North with Jon without a ceasefire which is exactly the thing that Jon had been asking of her for the entirety of S7. If you believe she’s saying she’ll go North but feels it’s a no-win situation (and think she’s right) then you would also have to believe that she has more wisdom about the situation than Jon, since Jon had asked her multiple times to come North without caring whether there was a ceasefire. 

Further, if Jon sees no value in a ceasefire in the first place (and he’s shown that it’s not on his radar beyond thinking it might help secure Dany’s commitment to go North) because Cersei is completely untrustworthy…it’s hard to argue that Dany was right about any of this because we already know Cersei has betrayed the agreement.

[ Jon doesn’t talk about Dany but he doesn’t really ever talk about anything he cares about ]

It’s certainly true that Jon doesn’t routinely wax poetic but the idea that he never talks about what’s meaningful to him isn’t actually true - he just rarely has much opportunity. Jon’s arc has been almost constantly centered on his having to tirelessly pursue hugely significant objectives. Often while having to also make friends with former enemies and watching former friends turn into enemies.

There just hasn’t been much opportunity for leisurely talk. However, in those rare moments we HAVE gotten a glimpse of what Jon Snow cares about.

Before reuniting with Sansa, he was able to share those things with Sam. He talked about Ygritte (in hilariously unpoetic fashion), he talked about growing up with Robb…basically Sam was his outlet for personal discussions. With Ygritte he talked at length about Winterfell and Northern (”Southern” to Ygritte / “Northern” to Jon) culture and he was even fairly open discussing their physically intimate moments, even if it still was with his trademark reserve.

Then with Sansa, they spoke so openly about their past, their family, their shared goals. When on Dragonstone (and with LF) Jon keeps his calm and shows absolutely nothing personal except for when Sansa is brought up as a topic. With LF, it causes the most vicious reaction we see from Jon in all of S7. With Tyrion, a passing joke from an old friend triggers a thousand mile stare and causes Tyrion to immediately try to smooth over the exchange. With Theon, Sansa became the only reason a visibly emotional Jon decided not to kill a man with his bare hands. Sansa is the cause of Jon’s fury towards other men, and otalso the soothing balm to his aggression. 

I’ve seen it claimed (not by you) that Jon doesn’t really think much of anything of Sansa and they only bicker and that he’s relieved to go. Given how canonically vicious Jon can get in defending any perceived transgression against her name - and how emotionally calming she is in his mind (think of how suddenly she snaps him out of pummeling Ramsay and how she stands as the only reason he doesn’t kill Theon immediately upon reuniting with him) that idea that Sansa is not tremendously important to Jon just holds no water.

More to the point of your ask, in moments where Jon is not “hyper-mission-focused” he talks about Sansa, Winterfell, and his family. In moments that could easily have been used to show his personal affections for Daenerys, we never get that from him. If telling a love story, it’s absolutely imperative to have those moments with other characters. The absence of those moments has to be met with at least some feeling of ambiguity about Jon’s state of mind.

[ Your conclusion that Jon isn’t taking advantage of Dany’s affections ] 

I think the question of whether Dany prioritizes fighting the Night King or Cersei will be definitively answered in S8. My view is that it’s easy to use Dany going North as definitive evidence that she understands the big picture now…but that’s overlooking the fact that she was foolish to trust Cersei’s agreement as a matter of principle, she refused to forget about Cersei despite Jon’s wishes, and we KNOW that Cersei has already betrayed the deal.

The ceasefire plot’s purpose (IMO) was to postpone Dany’s inevitable and character-defining choice between seeing through the war with the Night King or abandoning the mission to seek revenge on Cersei. It’s hard for me to find any other purpose for showing Dany wrestling with the idea of pausing her invasion to face an existential threat. When a show places a character in her position of wanting two different things, it’s GOING to make her make a choice. Her choice will centered on this question: Is she willing to sacrifice her pursuit of revenge and power for the purpose of achieving a more significant goal when she hears that Cersei has betrayed the ceasefire?

For Dany, this will be her character-defining choice. The reason I see her making the wrong choice is that she’s already headed North with Jon with her ceasefire - and if she chooses “correctly” then nothing changes. From a storytelling perspective, that robs the significance of the choice of having any narrative impact. The only way she can go is the route that will impact the story, which is her abandoning the right choice for the choice that reveals what she really wants.

[timebuzzer]

Love Channels • Chapter 10

Sean’s POV

Saturday is almost over and we’re finally done addressing the emergency I had since this morning.

I’m supposed to be working on my dataset the entire day but I got a call from Charlotte and had to rush to the factory due to the needed machine troubleshooting. I really thought it was just minor but there were issues on the design we started integrating a few days ago.

After almost the entire day of cracking our brains and going over it, we found out that there was a very minute unnoticeable gap in one of the gears we added that’s causing delays and error warnings. There is a need to review the design but everyone agreed to do it next week and call it a day.

It's a good thing I didn’t go home this weekend or else it’ll take me a while to get to the factory. Jamie is at her parents’. She knew what happened this morning when she checked on me but I got pretty busy and only sent her an update when I was heading home.

She wouldn't really mind my late replies especially in situations like this plus whenever we’re visiting our parents, we both tend to ignore our phones to spend time with family.

“Are you up for a drink?” Pete is on the other end of the phone.

“I don’t know if I still have the energy to go out tonight, man. I’m pretty beat. Just come over and bring drinks.”

“Yeah, I’ll come over. See you in a few minutes, anything you want to drink?”

“Just soju, I still have some side dishes my mom sent me last week but you can buy food if you want to. See you.”

I need to shower and get these grime off me, it’ll take him a little more than 30 minutes to get here anyway. Pete rarely asks to have drinks with me. It’s usually the other way around so whenever he does, circumstance willing, I won’t refuse the invite. He must be having a hard time these days.

Most of our friends from high school and University are office workers now. Whenever we hang out for drinks, we’d hear their stories and complaints about work. We can keep up but Pete and I cannot really discuss about the demands of graduate school because they cannot relate much. Usually we’ll just hang out with each other to talk about our struggles instead.

At least I have company after this long day and I kinda need his help to process a few things too. The living room was prepped when my doorbell rang, I opened the door and saw him carrying a few bags. Now, it might be a few bottles but this guy has a high alcohol tolerance compared to me.

“Sup, took you awhile.” I greeted and helped him carry the stuff he brought. I see a few chips in here and there’s tteok and fish cake too.

We settled in the living room and switched the channel to a soccer game rerun, we won’t really be paying much attention so the sound is turned to a minimum.

“What’s up?”

“Just needed the usual break.”

“Everything well with your requirements?” I guess I’d do the asking first.

“My adviser is kinda giving me a hard time on my analysis. I went to his office today to consult and it took me almost two hours to go through a chapter. I had to discuss portions of my raw data, go through my inferences and descriptives and still he wants revisions on the interpretations. I really want to graduate soon and I only have this paper, like most of us, chaining me from completely proceeding with my hospital internship.”

He looked dispirited while airing his concern. I understand how it can get frustrating especially when you’ve been adamant about finishing your research.

“That bad? I don’t know much about the theories you guys have but if you need some help running and going through the numbers again, I’d be happy to.” aside from listening, that’s what I think I can offer him.

“I might need your help on that part. I don’t think I can handle more statistics in the next few days. It’s draining. I can always seek inputs from the rest of my friends but they too are going through the loops of getting their research done.”

He continued narrating what happened during the consultation and all I could do was earnestly listen to him rant.

Like I said, he’s got high tolerance and I on the other hand can already feel the alcohol’s effect after a few shots. It doesn't help either that today has been exhausting for me too.

“How are things with your girlfriend?” I know this will be a light topic for him and would also allow me to get some inputs.

“It’s going well, would you believe that? She’s out with her family today so I need to fend for myself. Thanks for being available.” he then winked.

I smacked the back of his head. He laughed at my response and quickly dropped the pun.

“Well, you fare better at relationships than I do. I just lucked out at this one. Really did.” I told him in a serious tone.

“It’s true that we can get lucky but I think it’s just on meeting someone who would fit our description of who’s special. What you do with that luck is all that matters after. You gotta do what you need to do to keep the relationship going and get better as it progresses.”

Thank heavens for Pete and his emphatic side.

“I’m trying my best. It might be too early to tell but with her it's uncomplicated, it feels stable and sure, consistent. That’s just how it is for me. Honestly though, I’m still figuring these things.”

“You’re right about the uncomplicated part, with Jamie, you won’t and don’t have to sugar coat anything. She can see through you, what goes on in that brain of hers is just remarkable. If she’s having a hard time in any aspect, it’s actually pretty hard. She’d know too if it’s your case and she’ll be there for you before you know it.” Pete affirms some of Jamie’s qualities I have observed.

“I’m her total opposite most of the time.”

“As the old saying goes, opposites attract, man. It can't be any better than that. How long have you been seeing each other?”

“Hundred days a few days from now. Surprising her won’t totally work so I’m just going to ask her on a date or anything we could do to celebrate.” I laughed at the thought of how challenging it is to truly surprise Jamie.

“You should read up more on some self help to aid you with that and not just about equipment designs and mechanisms all day.” Pete said in jest while pointing at my bookshelves.

“I got you to help me out, why would I read self help books? Your inputs are even for free. I just have to get you soju and that’s it.”

“Sean, technically speaking I am not that equipped in relational therapy. I’m more exposed on Social Recovery Therapy, that’s what my research is all about. Hmmm, you should try checking this light reading I came across before, hold up let me search it online.”

He scrolled through his phone, searched for the book title and showed me “The Five Love Languages” by Gary Chapman.

“It’s an old book but it’s still very much revered by a lot of people. We also gotta learn how to express our commitment to our significant others right? Just because we’re men doesn't mean we have to live up to what society has initially dictated when it comes to relationships. Maintaining great relationships is all about playing equal roles. So read up. That could help you keep up better.”

I should get this book and take that quiz to figure out what my so-called love language is and perhaps check on Jamie’s too for a better perspective.

Pete left around 11PM when Jamie called for our usual night talk.

[infinite-beginnings]

Hello! I've been following your bughead AO3 stories, and I love them! Could I request a Jughead fic? In the show he seems constantly exhausted, like he doesn't sleep well, he spends all his time at Pop's, and he's totally shameless about asking for/straight up taking other people's food. He also seems like he has little regard for his own personal safety. Could you write a fic where he has a difficult home life that reaches a breaking point, and Betty sneaks him into her house to look after him?

Man how right you were. Since we now know that Juggie is homeless, I wrote this one as if it were after the last episode.

“Jughead?” Betty was half asleep when she answered the phone, but even then she was concerned as to why he was calling. Jughead barely ever used his phone even to text, so what reason could he have to be calling now?

“Hey Betts…”Jughead sounded reserved, sheepish even.

“What’s wrong?” Betty sat up straight in her bed, not liking how off he sounded.

“Don’t worry…It’s nothing really.”

“Juggie, there is something going on. Tell me” Betty was on her feet now and the only thing that kept her from shouting the words was the thought of her parents asleep down the hall.

“Can I…” Jughead sighed on the other end of the phone. “Can I crash at your place tonight?”

“Absolutely” Betty said without hesitation. She would find out the details later, if Jughead needed someplace to sleep, she was going to give him one, no matter the reason. “There’s a garden trellis that you can use to climb into my room. Polly used to use it to sneak out at night, mom never figured it out because she never imagined Polly would come through my room.”

“Okay” came the small reply. Betty hung up the phone and turned on the light by her window. Then she opened the window and leaned out. She could just make up Jughead down below, illuminated by the street lamp. A sense of dread filled Betty as she saw the huge pack that was on his back. Jughead smiled and waved up at her when he saw her, Betty waved back but was unable to return the smile. Jughead nimbly started climbing the trellis. When he reached the top he handed his backpack up to Betty who marveled at the heaviness of it. Jughead pulled himself through the window and shut it behind him.

“Here” Betty handed him back his pack, which looked like it had most of his belongings inside.

“Thanks Betty.” Jughead regarded her seriously, probably wary of her questions. But Betty simply looked back, inviting him to share as much information as he wanted. She knew how tight lipped Jughead could be, she would never be able to force information out of him.

“You can sleep in Polly’s bed if you want.” Betty said after a few minutes of silence. Jughead dropped his backpack and sat on her bed, still not saying anything. Betty sat on her bed and scooted so her back was against the headboard. Jughead sat with his head bent low, picking at his fingers. After a little while he looked up and met her gaze.

“Can I just stay with you? I’ll sleep on the floor” His tone was soft but his eyes pleaded with her.

“You don’t have to sleep on the floor Juggie.” Betty said with an eye roll, patting the bed next to her. Jughead gave her a small, kicked off his boots, and sat back next to her. He took a deep breath and finally started to tell her what happened.

“Remember when my parents split, and I chose to stay with my dad instead of my mom and Jellybean because they were leaving Riverdale?”

“Of course I remember.” It had been the only time she had seen Jughead cry. First finding out that his parents were getting a divorce, then finding out that his mom was leaving town and that Jellybean had chosen to go with her. “I remember how impossible that decision was for you” Betty put her hand on his arm.

“It was hard, but Riverdale had you and Archie, plus I worshipped my dad, and Riverdale was my home.” Jughead turned to look at her and Betty was shocked to see a tear slip down his face. She immediately reached up and brushed it away.

“Juggie, you don’t have to tell me anything that you don’t want to.”

“I know” Jughead leaned slightly into her hand, which was still resting on his cheek. “I want to tell you. I’ve…I’ve been keeping something from you…from everyone for a long time. I think I was just too stubborn and proud and ashamed to tell the truth. But I can’t keep running from it.”

“Juggie, whatever it is, you can tell me.” Betty sat up straighter and turned to face him, sitting crisscross. Jughead was scaring her, but she was determined not to let it show.

“Okay…So, I lived with my dad happily for three and a half years. Then I found out the main reason my mom had left both my dad and Riverdale. Betts…my dad is a part of the South Side Serpents.” Jughead bite his lip as he looked at her intently. Betty couldn’t help but give a little gasp of surprise.

“You’re dad’s a part of that biker gang?” She asked incredulously.

“Yeah, when Archie’s dad fired him, he claimed to have gotten a new job, but he was being really vague about the whole thing. So one day I followed him and watched him spend the entire day drinking with the gang. When he came home that night I confronted him about it, he told me everything. He said that he had been part of the gang since high school, but back then it was more for fun and less violent. As the years passed the gang grew increasingly more volatile. Apparently my mom wanted him to leave but he felt too much commitment to his old buddies. My dad chose his gang over our family.” Jughead scoffed in disgust. Betty reached out and took his hand, needing to comfort him in some way. She knew that no words would be enough. Jughead gave her a small smile and gripped her hand back tightly. “I tried to live with it, I tried to pretend that I didn’t care, but knowing where he went each day and knowing that he cared more about the gang than me was driving me crazy…so…about a year ago I moved out.” Jughead said the last part quickly as if that would take away some of the shock. It didn’t. Betty probably would’ve fallen off the bed if Jughead didn’t have her hand in a death grip. He was holding her hand like he thought this information would make her want to run away.

“A year?” Betty said slowly, attempting to process the information. “You moved out a year ago…where have you been living?

“Well at first I slept in my tree house, but eventually the weather got too cold for that. Then, I realized that I was the only person who really ever went into the film booth at my job at the drive in. So I moved in there. I told my boss that the cot was for times when we had double features until the early hours in the morning, so I could just sleep there instead of going all the way home at 3am.”

“Jughead…” Betty shook her head.

“No, no, no” Jughead released her hand and launched himself off the bed. He stood over her with an angry expression. “Don’t you feel sorry for me. It was my choice and actually the drive in was a nice little home. But that look of pity you are giving me right now, that is exactly why I didn’t want to tell any of you!”

“Shhhh Juggie, my parents” Betty whispered in alarm when his voice raised in volume. “I’m sorry, come back and sit down.” Jughead sighed, but returned to his spot next to her. Betty cupped his face in her hands, wanting to make sure that he understood what she was going to say next. “The look I was giving you wasn’t pity, it was empathy. It was me feeling pain knowing that my best friend is going through something awful, and had been going through it and I never knew. I’m upset you didn’t tell me, or anyone and I hate that you went through it alone, but I don’t pity you. You are too strong of a person for me to ever pity you.” Betty said her piece and went to move her hands away, but Jughead reached his hands up and lay them over hers.

“I’m sorry, that was an overreaction…it’s a touchy subject.”

“I can see that” Betty teased with a small laugh, earning a smile from Jughead

“Thank you Betts, thank you for being here for me.” Jughead grew serious again

“We’ll figure this out Juggie. I know Mr. Andrews and Archie would not want you to be homeless. Or maybe Ronnie could get her mom to hook you up with a room. We’re your friends, we are here to help.” Betty stroked his cheek with her thumb.

“Betty, I don’t know…”

“You can stay here for as many nights as you need, but you need to tell them Jughead. This isn’t a permanent solution and my mom will kill both of us if she ever finds out. I will help you tell them and we can wait until you are ready, but we do need to tell them. You know that right?” Betty said gently but firmly. Jughead sighed and closed his eyes, still holding her hands against his cheeks.

“Yes, I know. I didn’t even think about the situation I was putting you in by coming here. I just knew that you were the one I wanted to go to. I feel safe with you Betty, but maybe I shouldn’t stay. I don’t want to be the reason you get into trouble with your mom.” Jughead moved to release her hands and stand up, but Betty grabbed his hands and held fast.

“Then I guess we’ll just have to be really sneaky.” She whispered with a wink. Jughead looked down at their joined hands and then up into her eyes.

“Are you sure?”

“Absolutely, now change into your pjs and let’s go to sleep.” Betty said, pointing to the closet. Jughead dug around in his backpack, pulling out sweatpants and a tshirt and headed into the closet to change. Betty switched off the light and climbed into bed. Shortly after she heard Jughead exit and get into bed next to her. There was a slightly awkward moment where they both lay on their backs, not touching, and barely breathing. Betty knew that Jughead had absolutely no idea how to act in a situation like this. She decided that it would be a whole less awkward if they were cuddling. She hated the weird trying not to touch each other thing that was going on. So Betty rolled over on her side and threw her arm over Jughead’s stomach, cuddling up to his side. Jughead made a surprised noise, but she felt both of his arms go around her.

“Night Juggie” Betty whispered, settling her head on his chest.

“Goodnight Betty Cooper” Jughead’s body rumbled at the words.

With a contented sigh, both closed their eyes and pushed away all of their troubles. Those were problems for the morning, but for right now, they both were going to enjoy the present.

[worstloki]

and we love that for him

So the Loki show really is just Loki going “screw you owen im not predictable” and then just running the fuck away huh

[losthomunculus]

OKAY ASK AND YE SHALL RECEIVE ILL DO THIS ONE A LITTLE DIFF SINCE 2 TEAMS ARE BASICALLY THE SAME. I'll also throw in some other characters I use quite often and have thought about dynamics for!!

Zhongli, Fischl, and Mona

Zhongli and Fischl, same as before except Zhongli witnesses slightly less clownery when Itto is absent. There's still plenty to be seen between Mona and Fischl though who have petty sister fights like "I can TOTALLY reach the chest faster than you!" and arguing over who's more qualified to do something.

Mona I also hc as trans so like TRIPLE SOLIDARITY. Fischl lets Zhongli and Mona help her with her makeup sometimes because she doesn't really do makeup its more of a once in awhile for funsies thing, but Mona tends to wear it more often so she's a lot more picky about it and only does it herself.

However she is ecstatic whenever she gets a chance to pick from Zhongli's closet. While Fischl is pretty committed to her chosen aesthetics, Mona has been traveling for awhile and appreciates switching it up.

Zhongli enjoys dressing up with them too and sometimes the three of them will go out together to eat all femmed up just for fun or to treat themselves after a successful quest. He's not really a mentor to them, but he looks out for them and always feels very proud of their victories.

Mona and Zhongli also have so much broke girl who has money but can't spend it right solidarity. They're both clowns in that regard though Mona doesn't let it impede how cool she thinks Zhongli is because that would be admitting defeat of her own coolness too. Fischl pays when they go out if it's not on the Wangsheng tab.

Overvape (Yanfei & Prev)

Yanfei like knows something is up with Zhongli but she has no intention of saying anything. Sometime she just Looks at him and he starts sweating. They both respect each other and appreciate each other's work in their day jobs although Yanfei also worries Zhongli on the daily by being friends with Hu Tao and being a bit reckless in battle.

Congrats Fischl! You have gained one more responsible friend! Yanfei is fully capable of paying for dinner, and understanding what Fischl says. A true miracle, really. Don't be fooled though, the two of them together are dangerous. Do not take your eyes off of them for even a second because if one of them has a legally dubious idea, the other will encourage it. They're usually the first into domains or ruins. Zhongli's blood pressure rises more and more every day.

Yanfei is the obligatory calm company but only for Mona. They have a lot of introspective conversations as well as academic ones despite their fields not intersecting. They're both well versed in research and critical thinking, so if either of them needs someone to bounce ideas off of, they go to each other.

Superfreeze (Ayaka & Prev)

She really does not understand Fischl's whole deal or how to play along. Ayaka can typically be seen casting very nervous glances at Mona whenever Fischl is trying to roleplay with her, which doesn't earn her much besides a shrug.

Fischl and Ayaka don't dislike each other but they don't really get along the best either? They don't go out of their way to spend time with each other I suppose. It's like Ayaka is too used to being in her Work Mode that when colliding with Fischl's over formality and internal "oh no, she's really cool!" it just kind of creates an error and their conversations don't really go anywhere.

Despite that they have lots of fun fighting side by side! They get along pretty great as long as there isn't a lot of talking required.

Zhongli makes Ayaka a bit flustered, not in a crush way but in a "oh god he's really cool!" way, but Ayaka is a lot better at handling that than Fischl. Like the other girls she sees him as someone trustworthy and knowledgeable, and his caring nature has made her comfortable going to him for advice. They also enjoy drinking tea together and as the only one with a compatible weapon, he's her go to for sparring.

Mona and Ayaka hit it off with their talk of culture and festivals, as Mona is well traveled and enjoys a good conversation. They argue a bit about fortune telling and it's role in tradition vs it's validity as a form of divination, an ongoing debate that always seems to come back up without much heat behind it.

If Fischl is Mona's little sister, then Ayaka fills the role of having a friend her own age. Where Yanfei is fairly close to the both of them but leaning a bit more towards Fischl, Ayaka connects a lot better with Mona. Ayaka also has another highly raidable closet that she does not mind lending out.

same question for you ! do you have any fun dynamics for your main team ?

OO YES so actually I have a few teams I switch between pretty consistently so I'll like section. be careful youve unleashed the infodump beast.

Zhongli, Fischl, Gorou, and Itto

Fischl is like the little sister who's treated like a queen of the group. I think Itto has a bit of an ego when it comes to being in charge but he thinks Fischl is so cool and genuinely a princess that he's able to put it aside.

She orders them around a bit like in the GAA 2 but she genuinely admires all her teammates. She concedes the easiest to Zhongli whenever he makes a suggestion and will tend to argue with Itto but it's all in good spirits. She has a suspicion that Zhongli is royalty, but it's nothing she can prove. They're also trans solidarity and sometimes Zhongli helps her with her makeup :^]

Zhongli finds Fischl and Itto very amusing and gets along really peacefully with Gorou, the two of them being the relatively responsible ones of the group. Whenever there's talking involved in a quest, they're in charge.

Gorou finds Fischl absolutely ridiculous but doesn't say anything because he thinks it's good she's having fun and recognizes her as a genuinely talented archer. He also thinks she's good company despite being goofy as hell.

Zhongli, Fischl, Venti, and Tighnari

This is my current Dendro team and it's the funniest thing ever to me cause they can all plausibly have connections except for Tighnari. He's just some guy they met in the woods but it's fine they get along great.

Bc they're new I havent thought much beyond how they know each other but basically Venti and Zhongli are friends, obvs, and then Fischl's connection is Razor who knows Venti and Diluc (who I hc as housemates). Razor trains with Diluc and knows Venti as "Andrius's friend Barbatos" (he does not know Barbatos is a god, that's just his uncle to him). The Mondstadt Adventure Trio hangs out around Dawn Winery enough that Fischl met Venti and got him to show her some bow tricks!

I'm thinking maybe Fischl's in Sumeru for the Guild and Venti and Zhongli are there on like vacation. They couldn't get Ei to come so Fischl's electro archon now. Tighnari literally just some guy along for the ride.

I also play Zhongli, Fischl, Mona, and Ayaka or Yanfei quite a lot (I switch those two out) but this is already so long and that's the teams I have the most thoughts on atm so yeah I'll cut this off here kjgntkgjntng