#he’s a genius in a different scarier way

[whattraintracks]

#Leo is SO GOOD AT THIS PLEASE#he can be a dumb dumb but when he uses his brain he is AMAZING#I love him so much#dude has the equivalent of Fire Emblem Awakening Robin’s “see the whole battlefield” ability frfr#all of this while not letting on his real plan at ALL#please he’s so good oh my god#and this imo is why he grows into the worlds best ninja#because subterfuge is one of the main abilities one should have as one#and Leo is SO GOOD AT SUBTERFUGE#*eyes Lair Games intently*#side note too but he does a bit of it in the movie as well#‘I missed on purpose’#it’s small but he had to make sure the Kraang didn’t suspect a thing and he SUCCEEDED#GOD I love??? this boy?????#he’s genuinely so insanely well written and has so much depth I could rant for days man#subterfuge as well so sooooo much fun to witness in action ESPECIALLY WHEN WE THE AUDIENCE IS ALSO MISLED AAA#SOMEONE MENTIONED IT IN THE TAGS TOO BUT YEAH ALSO HE HAD COMPLETE FAITH IN THE REST OF HIS FAMILY TOO#he knows them to a T and was able to accurately predict where they would be by the time he made it back to them#like that’s insane he’s so big brained and deliberately goofy about it I love him#his number one flaw is not letting his team in on his plans and that’s so interesting to me#we see it so clearly in the movie#he CAN accomplish things on his own honestly!!#he’s actually really good at it!#BUT it’s not about him - and not letting his family in on his plans can and does cause collateral damage to them#‘I’m nothing without them’ and ‘it’s not about me’ go hand in hand and can either work off each other for the better or for the Worse#could also go in on how his issues with letting his team in are constantly brought up over the series and how it ISNT just a one way street

I will never be over Leo’s 4D chess play in “Many Unhappy Returns”. Like, just in general it is a spectacle to see this character who we’ve seen goofing around time and time again, who’s only sometimes decided to take things seriously, only to show him making a maneuver like that.

And here’s what gets me the most about his plan against Big Mama: he comes up with it on the spot. The second he sees that Big Mama has the solution they need, he’s already in game mode.

It is so satisfying watching the episode back when you realize his plan, because he literally sets the stage entirely for a decisive victory. He sees that the champion is a kraken, and comes up with both the solution to defeating it and a reasonable excuse to get that solution into the battle with them on the fly:

“Like your champ aaand those six guys. In fact, we don’t want this over too quickly. You should armor up those rookies. The whole shebang. Especially with these pointy helmets.”

And this is why giving him teleportation powers is perfect, too. He analyzes the battlefield and makes use of all the assets, moving pieces around to guarantee a win. It is honestly so impressive to witness and one of my favorite parts of his character.

[the-moon-files]

I was actually thinking about this a lot but like as an add on to your humans are hylian space orcs thing. I am in ✨need✨ of reader trying potions. Like;

"This potion will restore your stamina and boost your strength"

"Buddy that's just coffee"

"Qué?"

Even worse if when the reader tries it it's just like the most not strong coffee they've ever drank. Makes the guys wonder wtf makes humans need so much energy through out the day.

this is such a cute idea, i love how diet diffs/energy diffs in humans are space orcs aus, so genius to apply to hylians

the stamnia boost potion tastes just like instant coffee with powdered creamer (the kind at like car dealerships/shitty offices where its not even a little liquid creamer)

and u spit that shit out like wtf is this bs

and Four, poor guy who gave you some after talking a break from walking, is like "oh my goddess r u allergic?? can still breath???"

meanwhile ur like. "yeah this just tastes like shit-"

four: "oh well yeah, all potions do really-"

you: "-ty coffee. this is nowhere near strong enough to get me back on my feet ffs"

four: " 👁️👄👁️"

you: "u got anything stronger? :/ "

four: " w h a t ? "

cue u researching how to make stamnia potions, across the hyrules, and making them 10x stronger so theyre like an actual coffee shop kind of coffee, and the Links are literally lowkey scared

Time forbids you (and the rest of the guys) from letting anyone else try ur "improved" elixir (s)

bc yes, u didnt stop at stamnia

u moved on to healing potions, (u can now regrow limbs and heal broken bones, the hylians can only take like a 1/16th of a sip like once a week, whereas u chug the whole thing, and can do so multiple times a day if needed)

u also moved onto cooking, bc rlly how different is cooking from alchemy?

and goron spice tasted like goddamn dorito chips, so u used essence of literal lava to help make it more spicy,

ur not allowed to introduce this new spice to the gorons, Wild forbid, bc he was adventurous enough (and snuck behind Time and ur backs) to try some spice

(he literally touched the tip of his pinky finger to it, wiped it off, except for 1 like flake of spice too)

and it lowkey nearly killed him 💀

like had to use that 1/16th of ur extra strong healing potion and everything

u felt so bad, but he did do this to himself,

and Wild knew the gorons dont back down from a challenge, esp since it was originally their recipe, so he (and you) didnt wanna kill them on accident

the sleeping potion u found is just like taking a single melatonin gummy, so u ofc make that thing knock even you out after 2 sips,

needless to say, no one is trying that one, not only bc it knocked Rulie unconcious for 12 hours straight (u got him to try it after he exhausted all his magic healing, and so no nightmares)

but bc it knocked u out cold for 9. that was the scarier part to them lmao, was how affected is their human by this?

i like to think thats how they judge unknown foods and liquids too,

like "do you think this tastes unseasoned? ok should be perfect for me then" - every Link

"oh this didnt make u feel sleepy at all/barely tired? great, id love to knock out cold w/no nightmares tonight" - Sky, probably

"this tastes like that thing you call, instant cough? ko-fee? Cool, give me some i need to run up this mountain" - Wild, for the 3rd time this month probably

"this barely healed ur papercut? sweet, give me some my wrists are killing me" - poor Legend, he uses ur extra strength healing potion as a way to treat his arthritis regularly once a month, but the more chill potions for any leftover aches and pains, esp after long fights being hard on his arms

Chain is simultaneously still lowkey terrified u need that much extra oomf, esp when u run out of stronger stuff and have to down like 5 health potions to heal a cut that needed stitches,

and also worried u need that much and also Wild/Wars/Rulie tend to work overtime to make sure they have extra potions for you

and theyre also kind of impressed, bc hey, youre unlikely to get magically poisoned/potion poisoned like them

☆

sorry i couldnt think of as much as i hoped, i think its bc i rlly just need to play/watch more loz games besides botw/totk

i like know the vague plot of ss/oot/mm/tp/ww/hw and og loz games, but havent gotten into details/lets play or anything yet

i hope this was at least a half decent idea to think about/expand on urs, have a great rest of ur week, and thanks so much for the ask!! <33

Peace out,

🌙

[yo-yo-yeonkai]

ESCAPE ROOM YOU - CHOI BEOMGYU - SFW

Beomgyu x fem!reader

Genre: fluff

Warning list: swearing, being handcuffed, escape room, pet name (baby, Gyu, Beomie)

Word count: 2,120

Summary: the love of your life, but also the biggest trouble maker, takes you on a date where you have to work together. Enjoy (≧∀≦)

It was date weekend and Beomgyu was once again in charge of organising a date for you both. You were expecting his regular proposal of a gaming date, where he thrashed you at games you hardly knew how to play, but that wasn’t what he’d come up with this time. Were you expecting a lovely dinner, all civilised and dressed up smartly? Are you delusional, no way was Beomgyu doing that willingly! Not at all! Were you expecting an arcade date? Been there done that! He’d spent the remainder of the date making deals with you so you’d give him more money to spend, but he was cute so whatever. Were you expecting an escape room? No… but now that you're here it makes perfect sense.

Beomgyu, the love of your life, but also the bane of your existence was stuck in a room with you, on purpose. Of course, he'd want that! Why? So he could make use of your ‘awesome’ teamwork and kiss you when you got things right like the genius you are? Well, maybe that was his plan at first, but by the end of it, it seemed like he’d changed his mind! It seemed he wanted to annoy you, knowing full well that you can't escape the room, without him helping you. It's at that point you're trying to remember why you love him so much.

In the beginning, you were full of excitement and naivety, eager to use your intelligence and work together with him. However, the reality of the situation was much scarier than you had anticipated. When you found yourself handcuffed, you realized that this would be a much more challenging experience than you had originally thought.

After the stage was set, the actor instructed you to remove your blindfolds. You anticipated a harsh light to dazzle you the moment you uncovered your eyes, but that didn't happen. There was a faint orange glow emanating from two oil lamps, but apart from that, it was pitch dark. Beomgyu was barely visible as he was lying on the ground, pretending to be unconscious as the game master had instructed, for the storyline. Meanwhile, you were secured to a pole with handcuffs and couldn't budge, but in the narrative, you had already woken up before Beomgyu.

Action …. Go…

"Come on Beomgyu, help me out," you plead, struggling to free your hands from the handcuffs. Being restrained like this is humiliating, and you can't believe you've been trapped in such a ridiculous way. Beomgyu finally notices your predicament and begins to chuckle. "Ha, they really got you good," he taunts, examining the cuffs to see how they're locked. At least he understands that you can't escape without his assistance. You realize now that they asked who was smarter to hinder your ability to solve the puzzles, as you're unable to move and see them clearly.

He realized that he needed a key and quickly searched the area, using a lamp to illuminate the situation. As he searched, he groaned, “God, what is that stupid ticking noise!”. Previously you had zoned out the noise, but the second he mentioned it, it ticked loudly in your head. “It doesn’t matter. Beomgyu, look around that bookcase, some of the books look different,” you tell him. From your vantage point, you could make out the shapes of a sofa, fireplace, and possibly a TV stand, though the tv on it must have been a brick from the silhouette you could see. The sound of Beomgyu rummaging through the books caught your attention, he had discovered a box disguised as a book, containing a key and a clue. He approached you with both items, jokingly asking “Would you rather I read this or unlock you first” he joked, smirking slightly at his options. You pleaded with him, “Don’t be like that Gyu~ my arms are getting tired, unlock me!” You practically ordered at the end. A chuckle fell from his lips and he put the key in his pocket “Okay, I’ll read the clue then” he teases.

Beomgyu ignored your whining and read the clue aloud. "Not so fast... you thought this would unlock your partner!? Times ticking, so try harder," he muttered. With a groan, he gave up. "Well, looks like I can't unlock you anyways, baby. Can you point me in the right direction?" He dropped the clue at your feet for you to read and retrieved his lamp. After reading it over, you suggested, "We have a key to something in here, so let's look for any key locks to use it on. The clue seems to be hinting at something related to time, so maybe we should search for a clock or anything related to time."

He begins humming as he starts working, muttering unintelligibly. "Times ticking," he vocalizes, causing you to gasp. "Beomgyu! You're brilliant! Follow the ticking sound to its source," you instruct him. He nods and smirks, pleased with his intelligence. Meanwhile, the actor and game master taunts over the speakers, "AWWWW, Your girlfriend is no fun! If you want to save her from me, you better unlock her within the next two minutes. I lose my patience quickly when dealing with irritating know-it-alls!"

The actor's performance was truly unnerving, and despite knowing it wasn’t real, you couldn't help but feel goosebumps all over your skin. “I found where it’s coming from. There is a key lock” he said unlocking the desk drawer. He quickly retrieved the key from inside and came to unlock you. As he freed you he shouted at the ceiling “How’s that bitch, I’ve unlocked her!”. Even as you're rubbing your wrists and trying to get feeling back in your arms, the actor retaliates “So what!? I wouldn’t get so cocky if I were you! You still have to solve my puzzles or I will NEVER let you idiots leave” he shouts back, a bang sounding in the room sending you flying behind Beomgyu, a scream ripping out of your lungs. Beomgyu patted your back and chuckled “It’s okay… let’s read this next clue”.

You and Beomgyu worked together to escape that room, but once the puzzles became more difficult it’s like his entire attitude changed.

You’d just unlocked the second room and had to crawl through the fireplace. The first puzzle in the room had to be done with one person in either room, except Beomgyu didn’t understand what he had to read out to you for you to put the code into the lock, so you switched. He didn’t mind that you were smarter, but he wished he could do more to help you, or even be closer to you. As you read out the letters to Beomgyu he decides he’ll put the code in purposefully incorrect, so that’s exactly what he does. “(N/N)~ it’s not working!” He calls through the wall to you. You hum and read the letters out once again, thinking that maybe you’d read something wrong the first time, but you were sure you’d got it correct. Beomgyu doesn’t even bother changing his incorrect attempt and shouts again “It’s not working!”. You decide to give up and try to put the code in, thinking that maybe he’s hearing you wrong through the wall, and when you saw the lock input incorrectly that’s exactly what you assumed. “Oh Beomgyu, you must have heard me wrong, the fourth letter is A not O” you giggle, putting it in correctly and taking the lock off.

Beomgyu knew what you’d said, he just wanted to spend longer with you, so he’d decided to be troublesome. The clues and puzzles continued, pieces going missing every now and then, and codes being put in wrong. It reached a point where you’d simply figured out what he was doing but ignored it.

You both spent time looking through the room, trying to find any clues so you could do exactly what you had to, escape. Every now and then a jump scare would cause a scream to rip from your lungs and send you flailing behind Beomgyu as a cover. On half of these occasions, he'd leak charisma “It's okay Baby, you can hide behind me when you get scared. Nothing will get past me”, the other times “Hahaha, your scream was scarier than the jump scare”. Oh, how flattering…

As you thought you were close to completing the puzzle, you noticed that a piece was missing. Although you were certain that Beomgyu had been hindering your progress for the past 45 minutes, you decided to play it cool and asked him for help. "Gyuuu~ I lost a piece. Can you help me locate it? I could have sworn it was right next to me. I'm so silly," you complained, hoping he would just hand over the missing piece. But Beomgyu had other plans. "Awww, it's okay, silly baby. Let's find it together," he teased, playfully tapping your nose and searching for the missing puzzle piece.

When he looked away, you rolled your eyes and giggled, attempting to determine which pocket he had hidden the piece in. Perhaps if you continued to play along, he would give up. "Thanks, Beomie~ I know I'm making us take longer, but I hope you don't mind~" you teased once again. He chuckled and smiled warmly at you. "Don't worry. As long as I'm with you, I'll have endless fun," he said, radiating joy, possibly even shining for a millisecond. That's why you love him. He's Beomgyu, and even though he teases you, he does so because he wants to spend more time with you. That's why he's the love of your life, because under all that uniquely charming chaos, is a soft little puppy, who desperately loves its owner.

"Stop being so cute Beomgyu~ you'll make me blush, and there are camera's in these places. Our kidnapper doesn’t want to see this" you joke, pointing at the camera. He looks up and jokes back "He probably thinks he’s watching a K-Drama with how smooth I am" a wink being shot your way as he finishes. “Bleughhh, you made me throw up. If you don’t shut your mouth I’ll take five minutes of your time to escape, then you’ll alwaysss be here, with me” the actor teases us, and Beomgyu shouts about how we only have 5 minutes left meaning in the story line we would, in fact, be stuck here. But it’s not like the game master would really take our time.

As you laugh and look away, he suddenly 'finds' the piece and claims it was where you had previously had it. "Look, baby, I found the piece, this is the one you needed right?" He checks, smiling goofily, the same way he did when he 'found' the other pieces. You nodded with a big smile, suddenly happy to play along with his game as long as you were spending time together. "Yeah!! Wow, thank you again Gyu~ you should help me put the last piece in it!" He cheers and he smiles and bounces over "Of course. Let's put the piece in together and then we can escape this freak" he chuckles, and you nod. Your face lit up as you guys finished it and the door opened. You jumped onto Beomgyu's back and he ran you both out of there, happily indulging in the moment.

After you and Beomgyu got home you watched movies and ate pizza, like the lazy couple you are. The sun had long since gone down, and now the colourless skies left your bedroom dark. The only light that shone was from your phone as you and Beomgyu looked at the pictures you’d taken today.

You’d finally reached the end of the photos and decided it was time to let the wonderful day go to rest. You rolled onto your side so Beomgyu could be the big spoon like he wanted to, but something was different. He broke the silence fluttering through your room after only two minutes of laying together “Did you know I was messing everything up the entire time?"

You giggle and tease him, "What do you mean messing it up Beomgyu? You were so discreet." He buries his face in the crook of your neck in embarrassment and pouts, "I was only doing it so we could work together more. I was too dumb to solve those puzzles. So the only way I could help was to find things that were never 'really' lost. I'm sorry baby!" His ears burn red and he whines. You turn and cup his cheeks in your palms and giggle, "It's okay Gyu, I had lots of fun even with you messing with everything. It was kind of cute, so don't worry." You give him a sweet kiss to show him that you meant every last word you said.

And even if the date wasn’t how you’d imagined, you wouldn’t change it for the world because, in the end, it turned out more perfect than you could’ve ever guessed.

[bloody-bee-tea]

A completely normal Valentine's Day

Suguru stares up at the building in front of him, a faint headache already blooming behind his eyes. He doesn’t need to be a genius to know that whatever Satoru is planning is probably bordering on insane and the fact that the building apparently houses a law firm doesn’t help at all.

That only makes things scarier.

“What is this?” Suguru asks, eyeing Satoru from the corner of his eyes.

Satoru is bouncing on the balls of his feet, and he gives Suguru a grin that borders on being manic.

“Don’t be mad?” he asks, his eyes glinting with excitement and Suguru lets out a deep sigh.

“I’m about to be really fucking furious, one way or another,” he gives back because he knows Satoru, has known him for several years at this point and so he knows how this is going to end. “What did you do?” he sighs out and Satoru pouts at him.

“Nothing! I did nothing!” He sounds sincere about that, too, which only leaves Suguru with one other option.

“What did your family do?” he asks, pinching the bridge of his nose, because this promises to be more than just a simple headache.

Satoru’s shenanigans are worrying and stress-inducing and while they can be mean-spirited at times, depending on the person, they are always kind of entertaining for Suguru in the end.

The same really can’t be said about Satoru’s family and their interferences in Satoru’s life. Those are just upsetting and hurtful and leave Satoru jittery and stressed out of his mind which in turn causes Suguru to worry so much that he expects to see his first grey hairs at the ripe age of twenty-two.

“Ah, you know them so well,” Satoru replies and all traces of humour have left his voice.

So it is something serious.

“Satoru,” Suguru starts but Satoru cuts him off with one of the many different fake smiles he has.

“Ah, come on, it’ll be fun, right?” he says, back to bouncing on his feet and it’s only now that Suguru notices how he constantly scans his surroundings.

So it’s not excitement but nerves that have him this fidgety.

“It sure as hell won’t be,” Suguru sighs out, because nothing involving Satoru’s family has ever been fun, “but let’s go anyway.”

That immediately has Satoru walking, and just like Suguru feared, he’s going straight for the entrance to the imposing building. Suguru is not dressed for a place like this, and wouldn’t even know what to do here, either, so he simply has to trust Satoru in this.

“We have an appointment with Higuruma Hiromi,” Satoru tells the secretary at the front lobby and Suguru wonders when Satoru set this up.

A place like this surely doesn’t have appointments free every day, so this must be in the making for a while.

“Satoru, are you okay?” Suguru asks, his mind running wild with possibilities and Satoru must notice, because he doesn’t try to smile anything away.

“I’m good. I’ll be better after this, though,” he adds, which is just as cryptic as everything else that’s been happening today and it makes Suguru sigh.

“Gentlemen, this way please,” the secretary interrupts them before Suguru can say anything and he doesn’t much feel like pestering Satoru for a real answer when they are led into one of the offices.

The lawyer is already waiting for them.

“Welcome. My name is Higuruma Hiromi,” he greets them with and Satoru beams at him.

“Gojo Satoru and this is Geto Suguru,” he introduces them and Higuruma nods.

“The one you’ll be transferring everything to,” he says which just makes Suguru frown.

“Excuse me, what?” he interjects, forgetting his manners because apparently this concerns him now as well.

Higuruma sends a puzzled look Satoru’s way.

“Have you not informed him?”

“It might have slipped my mind,” Satoru simply says with a shrug and Suguru feels the acute urge to strangle him.

“Informed me about what?” he presses out, pressing his thumb into the space between his eyes in an attempt to stave off the impending headache.

“About that,” Satoru says with a weak smile just as Higuruma slides a document across the table to Suguru.

Suguru silences Satoru with a sharp look before he takes the document and quickly scans it over. What he reads makes him feel very, very cold.

“Are you dying?” he asks once he put the document back down and if Satoru hid a terminal illness from him, he’s going to help things along with his bare hands.

“No! No, it’s not quite so serious,” Satoru tries to reassure Suguru, but it’s not very believable, not with that Suguru just read.

“Then you better explain yourself, because this,” Suguru jabs the document as if it personally offended him, “is not something I want to see ever again.”

“Ah, but with today’s signature it will be put into effect immediately. We’re mostly just here to figure out your assets, how you should best handle everything and all the legal stuff that comes with owning that much, you know?” Satoru says and Suguru slams his hand on the table.

“Satoru, what the hell is going on? You can’t just simply—you’re transferring everything to me. Everything. All your money, your trust funds, your real estate, your cars, the shares of the company. Everything.” Suguru feels like that bears repeating. “What the hell is going on?”

“So,” Satoru starts and he’s avoiding Suguru’s gaze. “You remember that I cut off all contact with my family once I turned eighteen and got all of—this?” he gestures at the document which has a very exhausting list of all the things Satoru currently owns, and of course Suguru remembers that.

“Of course I do,” he says out loud because Satoru is clearly expecting an answer.

“Turns out, my family didn’t like that much. They have been trying to get most of it back since then, especially everything that connects to the company.”

Suguru blinks.

“You never told me about that,” he finally says, because for all he knows Satoru did not have any contact whatsoever with his family since his eighteenth birthday, even though they’ve tried a whole lot of things. Satoru always ignored them or brushed them off until they went away again, at least as far as Suguru knows.

But clearly he’s missing some things.

“Because it wasn’t worth mentioning. Most of my family’s request immediately went to Higuruma here, as he is my legal advisor in these things and I barely had to deal with anything directly.”

“What changed?” Suguru asks, because something must have changed for Satoru to do something like this.

“My family hired an assassin,” Satoru bluntly says and Suguru can feel himself go pale.

“They what?” he hisses out and Satoru shrugs as if it doesn’t mean anything to him.

Suguru really is going to strangle him.

“They contracted someone called Fushiguro Toji. I know because another clan once contracted him to kill me and I didn’t take him out when he fucked up, so he promised to give me a heads-up next time a hit was put out on me. I think he enjoys the challenge. He contacted me last week.”

“Last week,” Suguru mumbles and now it finally makes sense, Satoru’s unwillingness to leave the house for anything.

“The police can’t do anything of course, so this—” Satoru points at the document, “is the only thing I can do. My family wants to kill me so that everything currently in my possession goes back to them. I’m not going to let that happen and once all of these things are transferred they should call Toji off, too.”

“Or set him on to me,” Suguru says, though it sounds wrong when he says it out loud. Satoru wouldn’t put his life on the line like that.

“That would not benefit them,” Higuruma speaks up. “All of these assets don’t return to Gojo should you die. They go to your closest relatives, and I’m given to understand your parents and your sisters are alive and well. The Gojo family could never get these assets back that way.”

“Why not give them to a charity or something?” Suguru wants to know and he doesn’t startle when Satoru leans close.

“It’s all yours, Suguru. Everything I own is yours. I trust you not to kick me out, since I am basically penny-less after I sign this, but—” he trails off with a shrug. “It’s yours.”

“You’re so goddamn fucking—” Suguru cuts himself off and rubs a hand over his face. “Is this what you consider a valentine’s gift? Couldn’t you have given me something normal, like flowers or chocolate?” Suguru wants to know because surely this must mean something.

Satoru is close with other people, people he trusts even, but it seems as if those didn’t even cross his mind.

“I—oh, it is Valentine’s Day,” Satoru weakly gives back with a look at the document and the date noted down there but he recovers quickly. “I mean—you know me. No chocolate would have survived, anyway.”

“You’re such an idiot,” Suguru sighs out and reaches out for Satoru’s hand, threading their fingers together. “A flower would have sufficed.”

“Next Valentine’s Day, when no assassin is breathing down my neck, okay?” Satoru asks, and squeezes Suguru’s hand which Suguru supposes is his answer to the unspoken question.

He is not alone with his feelings, then.

“Fine,” Suguru agrees and turns back around to Higuruma, his mind made up. “Do you officiate weddings, too?” he asks and Satoru splutters at his side.

“Suguru, what are you doing?” There’s a note of panic to his tone but Suguru is calm.

Maybe he is rushing things, or maybe this is long overdue but he just knows that he has to marry Satoru right now.

“Satoru, you already gave me everything, all of your worldly possessions and let’s be real here, you probably hid your heart in this, too, in one of the cars you never drive maybe, and on the off-chance I ever decide to take that out for a spin, I’ll probably find your heart bleeding all over the floor because you couldn’t say it. And this?”

Suguru points at the document still on the table, that will transfer all of Satoru’s belongings to Suguru, leaving him basically a broke man. The only thing Satoru will still have after signing this is his trust in Suguru and that sure makes Suguru’s heart beat fast in his chest.

“This is selfish, and don’t even pretend that you only started this last week. You always intended to give me everything, because there is no way a lawyer not collaborating with your family could have listed off all of these things in a week. No offense, Higuruma, but no one is that good, and you, Satoru, are not that organised. So you planned this. You have planned this for a while, and making that decision on your own is very selfish. But you know what? Today I’m going to be selfish, too. I’m going to marry you and I won’t only take all of your things, I’ll also take your goddamn name and throw it right out of the window, because fuck your family. From this day on you’ll be Geto Satoru, because I love you, too.”

“Suguru,” Satoru breathes out once Suguru falls silent and Suguru doesn’t panic when he spots tears in Satoru’s eyes.

He only leans forward and kisses them right off Satoru’s face.

“You’re such an idiot,” he whispers and Satoru lets out a wet laugh.

“Is that any way to speak to your finance? Also, most unromantic proposal ever, Suguru, we’re not telling that to people.”

“Unromantic? You want to talk to me about being unromantic, when your Valentine’s gift to me is everything you currently own?” Suguru shoots right back. “I don’t even get a goddamn flower from you.”

“I—“ Satoru bites his lips before he visibly steels himself. “I wanted to confess after this,” he then admits. “I wanted to gauge your reaction first, in case you got angry or told me to fuck off.”

“You’re such an idiot,” Suguru sighs out and briefly brings their lips together. “I’m mad that you didn’t tell me an assassin is after you for an entire week, but Satoru, you really should know me better than that. I would never tell you to fuck off.”

“Well, if we get married, you won’t be able to anymore, so now that I think about it, let’s do it,” Satoru decides with a nod and Suguru laughs.

“Divorces exist, you know,” he reminds him but softens his words with a squeeze of his hand.

“No, they don’t. Higuruma, draft me a prenup that forbids Suguru from divorcing me,” Satoru says and Suguru fondly rolls his eyes.

“I’m very sorry, but that is legally not possible.”

“Goddamit,” Satoru mutters and Suguru leans close, resting his chin on his shoulder so he can whisper directly into his ear.

“It seems as if you just have to trust that I love you too much to ever want to divorce you.”

“Mh, it would seem that way,” Satoru gives back, and Suguru can feel the shudder run through him. “I do, though, actually. Just so you know.”

Suguru can feel himself go soft at that.

“I do. I know,” he promises him because trust has never been an issue between them and Suguru will never allow it to be.

“So, will you require an actual prenup?” Higuruma interjects and while Suguru shakes his head, Satoru nods.

“Huh?” Suguru is confused. “What the hell do we need a prenup for? You already gave me everything out of your own free will.”

“Yeah, but if we don’t have a prenup, and you die, all of your things will belong to me again, which puts us right back at the start, except I won’t worry about dying because living without you would suck but it would still mean my family wins, and I can’t have that. So we set up a prenup that in case of divorce everything stays with you, and in case of your death everything goes to your family. Or do we need a will for that?”

“Both would cover every legal possibility,” Higuruma gives back. “If you want to be on the safe side with that.”

“Which we definitely want. How long will that take you?”

“Two days,” Higuruma thoughtfully says and Suguru sees Satoru’s face fall.

“It’ll be fine. We can go ring shopping and we need an appointment at the registry office anyway,” Suguru tries to soothe him.

“I have a friend who works there, I can call him,” Higuruma offers. “You should still sign this document today, Gojo, to be on the safe side with that. A copy of it will be sent to your family like you requested and considering everything, that should still take priority. I will set up the prenup and the will, ready to be signed in two days and I have my friend schedule an appointment at the registry office after our appointment here. And once that is done, we still need an appointment to go over all the assets and what owning them actually means for Geto. How does that sound?”

“Wrong, because I think you should start referring to me as Geto Satoru as soon as possible, to get used to it,” Satoru says, like the brat he is and Suguru almost chokes on his laugh. “Otherwise it sounds pretty good.”

“It sounds perfect,” Suguru agrees, staring at Satoru so that everyone in the room knows he’s not talking about the legal things here.

Geto Satoru does have a very nice ring to it, and he really should have done this earlier. No matter that they basically skipped all the steps in-between.

“It does,” Satoru agrees and then bats his eyes at Suguru. “You better buy me a huge ass ring, because you’re the one with all the funds now,” he says, just as he puts his signature on the document.

“You just wanted to be a trophy-wife, admit it,” Suguru jokes but the considering look on Satoru’s face gives him pause.

Satoru laughs when he notices.

“It doesn’t sound too bad, but we both know I’d be bored to death without my students, so no worries, dear husband-to-be of mine.”

“If that is all,” Higuruma interjects, clearly uncomfortable with them now but Suguru couldn’t care less.

He’s happy, he’s going to marry Satoru and they are going to be much worse than this in the future anyway.

And Suguru is perfectly alright with that prospect.

[whiteruncat]

I hope Netflix never gets ahold of another person’s artwork in attempt of a LA like they did with ATLA. If you can’t fully honor someone’s art and respect their ideas then don’t bother with a LA. It’s the most legal form of stealing artwork and creativity. It’s just cruel. And it’s so agitating to see the people saying “Well they tried” “They did their best” “You have to consider” Netflix should have been the ones to consider that maybe they should never have took on something they couldn’t do correctly. They have disrespected so many characters.

* Netflix took out sexism only to throw is back in! Yeah Sokka was sexist but the level of audacity to make the mighty Kyoshi Warrior Suki just another romantic interest is shameful.

* What happened to Katara saving a village of earthbenders? Katara started out strong and only got stronger by walking boldly with compassion, love, and the strength to help those around her.

* Let’s not forget about Bato & Hakoda. They are honorable and respected warriors of the Southern Water Tribe. Neither of them would let Sokka pass his ice dodging test if he failed it. They both love Sokka and respect Sokka too much to lie to him. Sokka passed his ice dodging test btw with Katara, Aang, and Bato.

* Ozai’s attitude towards Azula doesn’t make sense at all. Ozai basks in the glory of being a powerful firebender. His identity is firebending. Ozai married Ursa so his children would be powerful firebenders. Ozai wanted to kill baby Zuko because he wasn’t a powerful firebender. Ozai almost killed Zuko again after he rudely asked for the thrown and was told to sacrifice his son. Azula is Ozai’s pride and joy. She’s the firebending prodigy that’s perfect. Azula has never had to worry about whether her father loves her because Ozai has always favored Azula.

* Just me thing but I think Ozai was way scarier without a face. Only knowing him as Zuko’s father that burned his eye was like wow this dude is evil. Then the season 1 ending with Azula was an ominous beginning for them both.

* It’s kind of sad seeing Sokka so unconfident as a warrior. Sokka is a genius and he’s a warrior. He saw through Jet and saved a village. He played airball with Aang to cheer him up at the Southern Air Temple. Sokka helped trick the Sages to open the door for Aang to meet Roku. Sokka also got covered in snot when he first met Appa.

* Pakku didn’t find Katara’s necklace on the ground and I can’t believe they’re going to just write off Gramp Gramp like that. Why doesn’t Aang ever learn waterbending? Like the first season/book is called water and he is supposed to go the North Pole to learn waterbending. He doesn’t even know any waterbending by the end of the first season. You wrote out Iroh hitting on June but you wrote in June hitting on Iroh. Seriously?? Is Smellerbee the only girl in this LA that’s correctly done right? The Cave of Two Lovers isn’t even in season one!! It’s in season two.

* Bumi was done dirty. Aang, Katara, and Sokka got arrested for being goofy kids and destroying cabbages. Bumi came off as this mad king that was giving Aang three deadly challenges. Each one Aang had to think differently to solve. At the end when Aang realized the king was Bumi they laughed together and reminisced. Bumi set it up to show Aang that he would have to face many difficulties ahead as the avatar. He had no hard feelings towards Aang once. Bumi was so hateful in the LA towards Aang he acted like he flat out just wanted to hurt Aang.

* Aang is another big one obviously. He’s a kid and that’s just how he acts. Aang also chose to runaway. He was almost alone once he learned about being the avatar. His friends didn’t play the way they used to. And his best friend Gyatsu was all he had. When Aang heard they were going to take him away from Gyatsu he ran away because he knew that he would be alone. Being avatar wasn’t so much seen as a heavy responsibility at the time to a kid like Aang but it was the cause of his loneliness and he resented the title. Learning the abilities that followed were cool to Aang because he wasn’t alone and had new friends. LA Aang acts so serious and mature when Aang is serious-ly not mature at all.

I have to congratulate Netflix on one thing though. I hated the LA so much it made me miss the animated ATLA so I went out to the store and bought the animated set. Rewatching it is reliving the best days of my life.

I don’t blame any actors in the LA. I truly think they all did the best with what Netflix gave them. It’s not easy to act with bad script. 10/10 would have loved to have seen them in a good LA of ATLA made by the creators.

[lemonyinks]

Messy Confession

A brainylyle oneshot

1,728 words

Querl knew it was inevitable. 

Really, it would have only been a matter of time before Lyle grew aware of the way Querl had been avoiding him as of late. The fact that Lyle was an incredibly observant person aside, it would not take a genius to take note of how he refused to be alone in a room with the other scientist unless absolutely necessary.

Querl wasn’t exactly subtle, either, in the way he would only give him short answers when they were forced to talk, keeping all small talk out of their conversation entirely.

Truth be told, it wasn’t even something he was doing on a conscious level.

Being around Lyle triggered some sort of strange, illogical response in him. His heart would race, his palms would grow slick with sweat, and breathing became just a little bit more difficult. 

Talking with the earthling would cause an overwhelming swelling feeling to well up in his chest, clogging his throat and stealing his words away, leaving him to respond in only clipped answers lest he make a stuttering fool of himself.

His eyes were inexplicably drawn to the other man whenever they were in close proximity to each other.

He could stare into those warm, enticing brown eyes for hours as the artificial light of the lab made them sparkle just so, flecks of gold noticeable in their depths if you knew where to look. 

The smile lines at the corners of his eyes, the dimples on his cheeks, his crooked front tooth, the way his wavey hair fluttered up into the air as he blew a stray strand away whenever it inevitably fell into his face, the way he would stick his tongue out of the corner of his mouth and tilt his head to the side when he concentrated.

Everything about him was intoxicating.

Being around Lyle made him feel vulnerable in a way he never had before and it was…terrifying, to be frank. It was scarier than any monster or foe he had ever had to face in his time as a legionnaire.

Querl couldn’t quite understand the strange feeling either. Its origin and meaning both eluded him like the answer to an unsolvable formula that he couldn't even begin to wrap his head around.

So, he did what he knew how to do best when something wasn’t working out for him. He abandoned it. Abandoned it so fast he would give Jenni a run for her money. He avoided it like it was a millennium old plague come to haunt him.

That, unfortunately led to where he was now, staring up at Lyle’s angry, pinched expression as the other stood in front of his chair with his arms crossed.

“Remind me again what it is you need in my lab, Norg.” Querl said, trying to keep his voice as monotone as it usually was despite the way his heart stuttered and jumped in his chest.

“This is our lab, we’ve been over this a million times or more. Don’t try to detract from the issue at hand, though. You’ve been ignoring me, Brainy.” Lyle said, tilting his head back to stare at him down the length of his nose.

“I simply have nothing to say to you.” Querl responded. 

Lies, lies, lies. 

He could talk to Lyle for hours if given the opportunity. The man had similar, if not equal, smarts to his own and Querl marveled at the wonderful ways the human’s mind worked. He would love to pick his brain until he knew every single one of his thoughts inside and out.

“And please refrain from referring to me with that horrid nickname.” He tacked on before he can think better of it.

“Refusing to talk to me and running out of the room every time I enter is way different from having nothing to say, and you know it. Even when we have things to discuss, you send someone else to say it or send me a holo. A holo! Even when we’re in the same room! Especially when we’re in the same sproking room!” Lyle exclaimed, throwing his hands around wildly as emphasis.

“I don’t know what you want me to say.” Querl said, mouth as dry as a desert planet. This time he spoke the truth, he really didn’t know what to say. He didn’t know how to explain to the other man the reasoning behind his behavior. He truly didn’t.

“I want you to talk to me! I want you to tell me what I did wrong!” Lyle yelled and Querl startled at the fact that there were tears beginning to well up in his angry eyes, giving them a glossy appearance. “We got so close after you came back from being missing. I thought we were good friends, but I guess I was wrong because you can’t even bring yourself to look in my direction!”

“I-” Querl’s words caught in his throat and he found himself unable to form any. Lyle scoffed after a few painful seconds passed in complete silence, eyes red and glassy from the effort it took to hold in his tears as he turned away to walk out of the lab.

“I don’t know what I expected. I’ll go talk to Jasmine about moving me to a temporary lab while we figure something long term out.” He said bitterly, voice shaking.

Querl watched him go helplessly, throat thick and heart thumping behind his ribs. A sense of panic overcame him as Lyle disappeared through the door.

He should want this, right? If Lyle moved out of the lab he would no longer have to make an effort to avoid him. He could more effectively ignore whatever it was that he felt when he was around him. He could pretend he never existed.

But, for some reason, that single notion was the most dreadful thought in the world to him.

Querl was on his feet and out the door before another thought could even form in his mind. The halls were empty as he stumbled to a stop in the doorway, hand gripping the frame as he looked in both directions desperately. He didn’t know what it was, but something in his gut just told him to go left, and so he did.

“Lyle, wait-!” He exclaimed, reaching a hand out to the empty space in front of him.

To his shock and wonder Lyle materialized right in front of him, his glistening eyes wide and surprised.  Querl’s fingers were mere inches away from Lyle’s chest. 

Despite his fear that this was a horrible, awful idea, he reached down to snatch Lyle’s hand and pressed it to the left side of his chest, right over his rapidly beating heart. Lyle looked down at where Querl’s shaky hands held his own against the thundering heartbeat and then back up at Querl’s eyes, mouth agape and eyebrows furrowed.

“Querl, what are you-” Lyle started, voice still watery

“This is what I feel when I’m with you. And I’m powerless to stop it.” Querl cut him off, voice shaking with his nerves. “I’ve never felt weak, Lyle Norg, not until I met you.”

“What are you trying to say right now?” He asked hesitantly, maybe even hopefully.

“I am saying that you’ve done the unthinkable.” Querl said, and then he took a deep breath, preparing himself for the words that would next leave his mouth. “I think that, perhaps, you have made me fall in love.”

Lyle’s eyes blew open so wide they looked as though they may pop from their sockets. His fingers curled against Querl’s chest, bunching up the fabric in his hold. Querl avoided his eyes, cold sweat rolling down the back of his neck. He took tiny, measured breaths as the anxiety of the situation attempted to strangle him where he stood.

He was, himself, shocked by the admittance. Love? He didn’t know such things, or at least, he didn’t think he did. But when he thought about it, really thought about it, it made sense. This strange, unidentifiable feeling deep down in his heart, it was love, wasn’t it? Love and infatuation, an unmatched adoration for the brilliant man before him.

A light chuckle reached his ears and he looked up, heart sinking with dread at the sound as he prepared to be mocked for his utterly foolish confession. Instead, he was met with a shocking sight.

Lyle was looking at him with tears rolling down his face in earnest now. Despite this, though, he had a wide, bright smile on his face and those watery eyes were full of an emotion that Querl now recognized as love. Love that was directed at Querl. Lyle’s lopsided, tear stained smile was the most radiant and beautiful thing he had ever seen in his life.

“You are such a sproking idiot.” Lyle said, voice cracking at the end. He sniffled and pulled Querl into a hug by the hand holding his front. His next words, muffled partially by the way his face was buried into the crook of Querl’s neck and whispered almost too low for him to hear, made his heart skip a beat. “I think, maybe, I love you too.”

Slowly, he hugged the other scientist back, his ears flushed deeply. He leaned his head against the side of Lyle’s, his heart still fluttering in his chest.

“I-I don’t know what to do with these feelings.” He further admitted.

“Obviously,” Lyle scoffed wetly into his shoulder, chuckling a little.

“What does this make us now?” Querl asked, holding onto the other a little bit tighter in anticipation of his answer. 

He didn’t know what kind of response he wanted. Boyfriends, partners, lovers; all of these words, they all sounded a little too daunting at that moment.

He just barely figured out what that nebulous feeling was, it all felt like it was moving far too fast. Lyle pulled back from his semi-desperate hold, his hand coming up to cup Querl’s cheek as he searched his eyes.

“It doesn’t have to make us anything yet,” Lyle said, “We can figure out what to do with these feelings together, take it one step at a time. Experiment with it, if you will.”

Querl leaned into the gentle touch, his own hand coming up to hold Lyle’s wrist. 

“I think I would like that.”

[ytrairom]

I used to watch a lot of midsomer murders when I was 12/13 years old, absolutely loved this show, especially the old episodes back then. Now I've genuinely forgotten almost everything from the old episodes because in the recent years I've only watched the newer ones. I remember some bits but I have no idea if they actually happened in the show because some of them seem like a fever dream:

1) all the incest drama? Like in my memory incest stories were a reoccurring thing and there were like 5 episodes at least. I still remember this one about pianists where this man raped his daughter and tried to rape his granddaughter too to spread his pianist-genius genes??

2) someone was murdered with a giant cheese block?

3) Someone was murdered with a pitchfork but in a way that made it look almost comical.

4) The first episode with John barnaby where someone was beheaded in a ghost train. And the murderer was a skinny woman who absolutely didn't look like she'd be able to do that. She even beheaded another person and then placed the head on a nightstand, the rest of the body in the bed. A burglar found the body as he broke into the house and it was made even scarier because there was a thunderstorm. Crazy episode

5) Jones once fell in the mud and said to Barnaby that he would have to change before continuing work but Barnaby just said there's wet wipes in the car (please tell me this actually happened)

6) Sadly I don't remember a lot from the older sergeants, I remember Troy and how he was bad at driving and I remember Jones a little but forgot everything about Scott? I've seen like 2 episodes with him and forgot what he was like.

7) A suspect once gave Tom Barnaby a weed brownie? lmao

8) Troy and Barnaby interviewing a suspect and this person gave them some weird drink and Barnaby said sth like "don't drink it!" to Troy (who was about to drink it) and then they poured it into a plant?

9) There was a lot of sexual stuff in the older episodes and lots of naked old people.

10) this sort of theater group of teenagers who played a prank on their instructor and had one of the girls (who was like 15) pretend to be interested in him and then he got mad when he found out it was a prank. Because he was actually interested in this underaged girl

11) There was a wine fest or something where people came and tried different wines (or was it apple cider?) and then everyone got sick (including barnaby) because there was a body in the wine barrel.

I know there were lots of crazy murder methods, but I don't remember more :(

What's crazy tho is that I used to think this show was very realistic, and all these things happened in reallife 😭

[theultimatenonbinarynerd]

Doctor Who: Phobos Review

Introduction

"You're scarier than the monsters."

Phobos a Big Finish story that walked so that The Rings Of Akhaten could run. I've mentioned in other reviews that the stories show the darkside of Paul MacGanns Doctor but this story aces as it. Listening to this story without any spoilers, gave me full goosebumps as once everything comes together your left in disbelief.

This story explores fear in a really creative and complex way. Again we get a unique "monster" compared to the usual things The Doctor has to face and deal with it. Its very mythical and creepy throughout. "Phobos" is Greek for fear and we truly get to experience fear throughout the story even if it it isn't a listen. Phobos absolutely blew my mind it took so many twists and turns I didn't expect.

This is another story I definitely recommend listening to individually if your not sold on The Eighth Doctor Adventures.

What I Liked

Again there's so many things that I could praise about this story as listening to Big Finish I've been shocked at the 100% good quality every time. The cast was once again stacked and they all played their roles too absolute perfection. To cut it down though I'll only talk about a few of the things that stood out to me.

As a musician the music in this story was like that feeling when you first go to an orchestral live concert. I had literal goosebumps. Out of all of the stories I've listened to Phobos definitely had the best music. Andy Hardwick is an absolute genius, he did a great job making the music so atmospheric and mystical. The composition was awesome. Every piece of music composed perfectly matched the aesthetic of each scene. The best theme had to be the chilling motif that played anytime the mysterious Phobians were mentioned. Doctor Who is a difficult piece of work to compose due to how diverse and unique each episode is but Big Finish have handled this challenge really well and delivered. The best part of sci-fi music is when it matches the atmsophere and tensity of the scene and Phobos does that perfectly. From its chilling and thrilling moments to its lighthearted fun moments, it's all composed perfectly in the right way that brings out the right emotions. If there's anything you want to get out of the story, listen deeply and closer to the music. I really hope that once I start by big finish releases they also come with the music because the scores really do slap.

Secondly I just have to talk about the incredible twists and turns throughout. I really wish I could film me listening to Big Finish in real time as trust me when I say that my mouth was a gape when the twists came, my mouth was a gape. My mind was well and truly blown. Again it's another one of those stories where you think it's going one way but then it goes in a completely different direction. Similar to Blood Of The Daleks your stuck guessing what's truly going on. It dives into some really heavy and dark themes and becomes unpredictable every minute that passes. To me, a good story steers away from what's expected of it and builds a twisted narrative that leaves you mind blown, Phobos does just that. The twists in this really allowed for Paul MacGann to shine and show off his Doctors darker side eloquently. All of the resolution is teased throughout the story but it comes as a massive shock to the point even Lucie is now doubtful about The Doctor and his character. It creates an interesting Doctor, Companion dynamic for the rest of this series of adventures.

Finally the incredible creativity and inventiveness of the story. I hate to admit it but Phobos walked so The Rings Of Akhaten could run. A lot of people not agree with me but with the way the stories include the Doctor feeding a creature with his memories it gives me a lot of déjà vu. Phobos feels so fresh from your typical Doctor Who story you'd get and I absolutely love it for that. This story really shows how experimental Big Finish are and how willing they are to explore entirely new concepts which I think is brilliant. Immortal Beloved perfectly showed the darkside of cloning whilst Phobos shows how powerful Fear is and how it has shaped The Doctor in his long life. As a result of the monster soley being on audio we get to be disturbed by on it a more physiological level, which is definitely effect in this series. The cries of people being chased by the creature was enough alone to bring me chills. I also adore the whole concept of the setting. On the surface it seems unoriginal for Phobos to be a chilled holiday destination until you peel back the layers and discover the conflict our side characters are facing. This story really embraced the fact its an exclusively audio story and I hope other Big Finish Stories are like that too.

What I Disliked

I loved this story but I have to be honest when I say that my enjoyment was spoiled due to its pacing. I've loved listening to the 8th Doctor Adventures but I have to be honest when I say that I have struggled with the pacing of these stories and Phobos was no acception to this. Some of these stories benefit from New Who style pacing whilst others don't.

Whilst the build up had so much pay off it did drag alot. All the build up took long and it felt way too slow paced given the context and threat in the story. I was just waiting for the huge action to happen every time somebody was attacked. Apart from that though I really did enjoy this story. Love your typical Doctor Who Monsters but it's more interesting when it's something entirely new.

Conclusion

Overall another fun and interesting Big Finish story. It deviated from what would normally be expected and was really inventive. It really flipped the whole monster on the lose killing tourists story and made it crumble beneath your feet. The side characters were an absolute delight and Lucie and The Doctor both got a lot to do here too and they both shone in their own ways. Again I'd heavily recommend giving this one a listen as it's a very interesting story.

My overall rating would be:

It's a story with a lot of meat that surprisingly works well on audio considering it's action packed and twisted nature. I also really liked that so many tropes were flipped on its head. This is one of the stories that have certain that im doing right by sticking with Big Finish and delving further into their catalogue. Paul MacGann is bumping up my favourite Doctor's list because he's just so endearing and charming in the role.

I definitely plan to in the far future save up to afford some of the season 2 stories and explore more of Lucie Miller. I'm sad that they don't have the rights to Grace and Chang Lee but 8s audio companions sound awesome. I'll give my thoughts on Charlie once I've actually explored that full arc. But as a first time listener I'm really appreciating the diverse stories Big Finish are able to tell.

I'm very excited for the future.

Bonus:

Since this is my first year getting into Big Finish I decided to publish a listening challenge on The Storygraph with certain prompts to follow that I will eventually fill as the year goes on.

I'm really impressed by all of the stories and am excited to dive into the main range, a few Destiny Of The Doctor audios and some short trips. I've really excited to delve into more Doctor Who adventures beyond the TV series. The Eighth Doctor Adventures have matched and even gone beyond the quality of the show.

The Challenge Is Public And Anyone Can Join:

-Melody-

They/Them

[headspacedad]

One Piece: Ep.2 - spoilers

so I'm not going to play by play this, just gonna summarize each episode as I go. Under a cut of course because its going to naturally have spoilers

Second episode wasn't as much fun as the first but it was still a really great story with good set up and building. The world fleshed out a bit as well in a 'well, THAT;S very Mad Max kind of way which honestly? I appreciate. Pirates are so popular in media right now that its nice to see the 'no, no - they're horrible' and this episode managed to do that in a way that was creepy, brutal, desperate and yet totally manga so not as bad as you know it would have been in a different type of media. All the elements were there, enough to give you plenty to think about if you wanted to look at what was circling under the water but the story only needed to hint to get to its point so it didn't deep dive and I can respect that. That's what fanfiction would be for.

Anyway, pirate clown showed up earlier in the show than I expected him to given the bump in the end of the first episode and the fact Netflix was making him a selling point. I'm going to assume he shows up later? or they just didn't want to spoil and so chose an early minor boss for their spread. I'm going to vote for a later revival and showing but we'll see.

As far as the pirate clown went he was a lot scarier than I expected him to be but that was all on the actor and the delivery. Scary pirate clown is pretty one note and flat but the actor made his facial expressions and body language much more threatening than it should have been and I appreciate that. Plus he tries to play psychological games and that was a nice touch. He really did feel like a Bad Guy, especially the way he used the villagers and the way those actors responded to him. Really all the acting on here so far is pretty top notch even from extras and its making this show.

I'd be more concerned about Luffy's connection to his hat but I seem to remember seeing manga covers for years where he still had it so unless he loses it in the final episode of this first season I think we're pretty safe. It's like a comfort stuffed animal and a promise ring all rolled into one for him and I also worry about people that let a vulnerable part of their heart be something so easy to have taken away. It's hard enough to invest that into a pet, much less an inanimate object no one else is going to value enough.

Nami is being set up for double trouble but that was pretty clear from the start and I'm looking forward to how it plays out. She's very sneaky and self-saving but not enough to make her stupid or making her give away what's working for her just to have the story make a point or be dramatic. Which also brings up how utterly bizarre some of the 'tech' elements of the show are to me. I'm totally digging it! It just adds another layer to the 'not the world you know' world building but so much of it seems sensible and then they whip out the snail phone and it throws me back to the 'ooooooh, riiiiight. NOT fantasy Earth'.

The cravat to the 'superpower' from the devil fruit is interesting. I like how its called the 'devil' because it takes away the sea's blessing, which is enough to make everyone consider it evil. As they should.

The flashbacks were well done and I really enjoyed Shanks crew. I think we can all see the 'ultimate end boss' he's going to be coming from nautical miles away but that's not a bad thing. There's enough emotional investment going on that its going to be deliciously terrible when it comes.

Also I'm enjoying the High muckety muck Marine. The pirate at the beginning 'cursing' the world with pirates looking for his treasure was genius and I love that this guy was there to see it/have it happen on his watch and is now in charge of the entire kit. He makes a much more threatening villain than Tiger-pants because he's so obviously clever. He's also got a great voice to listen to.

Zoro's quote about Luffy believing in himself was a very cool line. I'm really enjoying the dialogue. It's a little lyrical and it doesn't rely on trite banter. The banter that does show up doesn't feel forced.

All in all, the second episode gets a thumbs up from me. Well told contained story that also advanced the overall plot and showed up more of the world as well as set up plenty for later story.

[zorkaya-moved]

I think it's quite interesting how Zarina's behavior to everyone still reflects in her behavior with those she loves but don't know the full picture of her past and who she might be. Despite how close you might feel to her, when it comes to recollections and bits of knowledge about her history - sometimes people draw blanks. She's so talkative, so friendly, so seemingly open with others but to some it's a lie and to some it's the truth but the problem remains: she may still not tell you anything.

With those she cares about, though, Zarina doesn't do it maliciously. It's a habit, it's a second nature. She is honest and open, tries to be, but there are still stories she she so skillfully avoids or change topics or say something vague that doesn't give a SPECIFIC picture to get the details. And the thing is? If you ask her, she can tell. If you showcase genuine interest in hearing of her past, she will tell when she cares about you.

The problem is that for 'normal' and 'common' folk, her story sounds harsh, dark, morbid, or uncommon. Some people may take it as a tale, some take it as a lie, and some people shut down when they hear of her experience or what life she led. And it forces her to step back, because she doesn't want pity and doesn't want those sad looks. It's her life, that's how it was and it is, the past cannot be changed. She survived, she became stronger, and she can protect herself and others now. She's here, isn't she? Disappointed in society yet still moving forward because how far can she go when she has goals to reach and new ones to create? Thus, when those she cares about are especially sensitive or kind-hearted, she may have a harder time telling them more about her past.

"My parents are fighters. Mom's a military veteran. Dad's pretty similar, he works with weapons." "I did take part in different fights, learned how to protect myself from the best." "You can say I know my way around weaponry because of my family, they sold it and analyzed it." "I guess, I was in a bit of a pinch when I was younger. Arrogance got me into an awful position and now I know better." "It's not always fun to be a genius, to be called the child prodigy, to experience the world so differently, but it's fine. I'll still take bitter truths and raw knowledge instead of living in blissful ignorance. I learned from experience."

She does say things about herself, but it doesn't really hit the specific marks to make it 100% true or correct. All because she's seen the looks on people's faces when she'd speak about her upbringing and survivalist nature, where it came from and why it keeps going, or how she no longer hesitates when fighting against others because it's either her or them because her hesitation brought an end to someone she cared about before, or how her weakness and arrogance prior costed the full destruction of her innocence as a child. Her life was tough and others may call her an edgelord or bitter, but that's just how it is.

It's not like she denies goodness or humanity, she simply states there is more cruelty than kindness and she'd rather rule in hell than serve in heaven. Because the 'bad guys' get the money, the authority, the powers. And how do you fight a beast like that? By becoming an even bigger, scarier and more volatile beast yourself. After all, if she is on top, then she has enough power to secure herself AND those she cares about. That's just how life is, isn't it? That's how the world taught her to live.

And that's why it's so hard to break out of that habit of not telling the full story or walk around the subject of her past. Where does she begin? How much is too much? How would someone not from her 'vicious and violent circle' react to her past? And worst comes to worst, what if the one she cares about refuses her upon hearing such deep and heavy stories? No, the kinder ones always put so much weight on their shoulders. She can't allow herself to burden them with more weight when she does care.

[allhailperseusjackson10]

This has so much potential actually. Like, Dazai at any given point could be scarier than any of the brothers. Yes I know they're the avatars, yadda yadda. But this is Thee Demon Prodigy we're talking about.

Imagine being this super-powerful deity that lived thousands of years and witnessed so many human empires collapsing on themselves it became boring to watch. You are currently expecting a weak, naive, fragile human you are expected to look after.

And that human has committed more crimes in their 22 years of life than you have thought of in your entire life. Talk about turned tables.

Now which Dazai, exactly, are we talking about?

ADA!Dazai would be easier to reason with. Like annoying as fuck, getting on their nerves, giving them the grey hairs they were never supposed to get, creeping them out and over-all creating a massive headache. But. Ya know. Bearable.

Dark Era!Dazai? Eh. They can plan their funerals. Like, he is a whole menace to Devildom society. They won't be touching him with 10 foot pole if they can help it. Just a reminder, at this point he doesn't have morals introduced to him by Oda so some lesser demons will be getting killed. Combine that and their frankly horrifying brain power plus the nullifying ability and it's a recipe for a disaster. For Devildom, that is. Not Dazai!MC. They are having fun.

I'm not sure what I want more:

1)Dazai!MC going into defense state or whatever and being this scary evil mastermind and having the cast be suprised when they let out their humanity/show off how young they actually are.

OM cast member: MC could you please not do anything drastic this weekend? Just once? If I don't get a break soon I might get a heart attack. Which I am pretty sure is not actually possible, but knowing you, you'd find a way.

MC(playing video games):huh?

OM cast member: suprised pikachu face

Or

2)Dazai!MC pretending to be your average joe, getting close to the brothers and other exchange students, the royals, etc. Then they find themselves in danger and let the Demon Prodigy out. Either way is really fun.

Now I personally ship Soukoku really hard, but I am also a multishipper soo it could play out many different ways.

1) Soukoku are a Thing already and the brothers are their jealous cheerleaders

2)Poly. I'm actually not sure how willing either side would be for this sort of relationship, and it also greatly depends on how many people are involved

3)Dazai!MC dates one of/multiple OM characters. Chuuya is a supportive bestie/altogether absent/jealous af but making his peace with the new arrangement 'cause he wants Dazai!MC to be happy.

4)No romance at all.

I can actually imagine ADA with the help of PM breaking into Devildom to find him. Sound impossible, maybe. But theres a literal God of destruction inside of Chuuya . Also this would be a plan hatched together by Ranpo (confirmed genius and the Best Detective In The World, highest iq score in BSD universe(he also brings in Poe and other Guild detectives)) , Mori (who wants his successor back and is a terrifying force to cross, leader of the Port Mafia) and possibly Fyodor (Dazai is his rival. Also he has the slightest obsession with them).

Possible angst route: Dazai!MC noticing that they can get more demonic than the actual rulers of Hell. As we already know canon!Dazai doesn't consider himself human, this has potential to destroy their morale.

Btw, I already read @long-furby6 works and they are amazing but I was wondering if somebody has a brothers react to mc as [insert character name] fic to recommend. It doesn't have to be bsd related. Just any similiar posts at all.

Obey Me! brothers with a Dazai! like MC

warning:mentions of suicude and attempted suicide, mentions of death

Your coworkers could only describe you as lazy and annoying with your constant pranks, suicide attempts, not getting any work done and flirting with random clients. However, they cannot deny your abilities with how well you do your work.

No matter how open you look, you're actually quite the enigmatic individual. Not only do your coworkers finds it hard to understand you, they also barely know a thing about you.

A sharp and intellectual individual, you're able to read anyone like an open book. Quite the cunning and strategic one too, always a few steps above everyone and able to outwit your enemies easily.

Lucifer

when they summoned you, you were in the middle of trying to drown yourself

yeah there goes his first impression of you

he thought that maybe MAYBE you'll be able to redeem yourself once he got to know you enough

you did not.

and he can't stand you

not only are u lazy and won't do any of the housework or homework, you keep on flirting with random attractive demons and ask them to commit double suicide with you and disappear in the middle of nowhere to try and off yourself

you also bother and tease him 24/7

you're like a human with asmo's charms and belphie's laziness

sometimes he wished he have barbatos's ability so he can turn back time before he choose you as the exchange student

he finds out you're a detective in the human world and goes "🤨you⁉️"

looks at you suspiciously when you get high scores in exams

because come on, you never study and you sure as hell didn't focus during class

you stole his credit card one time

now he checks his wallet every 5 minutes

he first learned of your nullifying ability when he tried to attack you when you stepped in and defended beel and luke

great. not only is the human annoying but they can also nullify every ability. INCLUDING!! HIS!!! ABILITY!!!!

he'll die before he will ever admit it but you're kind of funny

when he found out you were from the mafia and successfully escaped, he spit his tea out

HELLO????? WHERE WERE YOU WORKING AGAIN??? AND YOU KILLED HOW MANY PEOPLE???AND WHAT HAPPENED WHILE YOU WERE THERE??? AND WHAT'S YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD AGAIN??

very close to sending you to therapy

he can understand how you feel when you told him you lose your friend. he lost his sister, he could sympathize with how you feel after losing someone so important

lowkey wants to meet chuuya and kunikida so they can bond over how annoyed they are with you

Mammon

he caught you using lucifer's stollen credit card so spent it with him

you are now his best friend and he is not planning on letting you go anytime soon

one time he needs your help getting his goldie back but you refused saying you were lazy

he said there's a chance lucifer might kill you if you got caught trying to get his goldie back and that's the fastest you've said yes to something

concerned but at least you're helping him

he likes playing pranks with you and always got into trouble with you

when he first saw your nullifying ability, he was lowkey offended and amazed

like hello??? you never even bother to tell the great mammon about your nullifying ability??? RUDE.

you bet he's gonna use your ability to his advantage

well if you'll cooperate that is

you keep on disappearing on him to off yourself whenever he tried to drag you to the casino with him🤨

ofc he panics and tried to look for you everytime

scolds you everytime too

human life is already short so why are you trying to make it even shorter??😡do you not want to spend time with the great mammon before fate takes you away?

finds out you escaped the mafia and almost fell down the stairs

he didn't believe you at first, telling you to stop messing with him

until lucifer himself confirmed it that he goes😦

you worked where before???? and you did WHAT WHILE YOU WERE THERE????

even more shocked when he finds out about your criminal record

kind of scared of what you can do

also finds out how the only reason you escapes the mafia is because of this dude named odasaku

he kinds of wants to meet him but uh he's 💀💀 so can't do that oops

well to be fair, he was the first one to come with you when you went to visit oda's grave so it counts as meeting oda no?!?!!

Leviathan

your bandages reminded him of an anime character!

while he does find you kind of annoying at times, you act a lot like this funny anime character he knows so he got attached pretty quickly

you guys have gaming nights almost everyday

the two of you barely sleep so why not waste it on gaming?

btw can you stop blasting that suicide song of yours?🙁that's the only song you've been playing ever since you got here pls play smth else...

he saw how great your scores are during exams and started yelling about how it's not fair since you didn't even study one bit🤬

but then realized that there's always that one oddball anime character that's actually really smart and got even more attached

he finds out you were from the port mafia and is now a detective and almost loses his shit

"WOW IT'S LIKE THAT ONE ANIME THAT'S CALLED "MY COOL HOUSEMATE IS ACTUALLY A CRIMINAL BUT IS NOW WORKING UNDER A DETECTIVE AGENCY BECAUSE THEIR FRIEND TOLD THEM TO BE ON THE GOOD SIDE"!!!"

yeah, he also finds out about oda and started ranting about how your life is really really similar to this one anime he watched

he really wants to meet atsushi because from what you told him, atsushi is like a cool protagonist in some anime

Satan

he doesn't think much of you at first but when he finds out you're a detective, he deadass ran to your room to interrogate you

also saw how much you bother and annoy lucifer and instantly fell in love

what do you MEAN you're in the same agency as THEE edogawa ranpo???

he's shaking you by the shoulders to let him meet the great detective

finds out you're the sharpest detective after ranpo and got even more interested

you bet he's gonna drag you to his room everyday to talk about you and your life

probably the first one to find out about your fight with fyodor dostoyevsky

your life is like that one detective book he reads, he almost begged you to just take him with you after the exchange program ended

finds out that you escaped the port mafia and dropped his book as he looks at you dead in the eyes to confirm you're not messing with him

you're not

you're probably more of a demon than he is and he doesn't know what to feel about that

like wdym you've only been alive for THIS long and yet you've done THIS many crimes😦

that nullifying ability of yours is giving him more ideas to prank lucifer with

you also help him plan the prank which will probably make lucifer's hair go white by the end of this

Asmodeus

you asked for him to commit a double suicide with you to be the proof of both of your love when the two of you first met

you know hes immortal right??🤗right.

not a great start but he likes that unique line so he hung around you here and there‼️

you two are quite flirty so you two got along quite well‼️

drags you to do skincare with him

sometimes he ran his fingers over the bandaged parts of your body

you look at him and ask if you're about to kiss right now

lucifer never let the two of you to do cleaning or cooking duties together, knowing that you two would only flirt with each other and get nothing done

lucifer always seperates you two, he's like that one teacher seperating two students bcs they giggled one time

well it's not like you ever listen to lucifer anyway

finds out about your past and decided to call you a dangerous beauty

he flirts with you even more now just because he finds it kind of hot

(im sorry bro my brain juices are running out why did i do this to myself)

he REALLY wants to meet Yosano

all because she's a hot doctor that can surely ruin him at any moment

Beelzebub

He doesn't really mind your company

Lucifer will probably tell him to come get you whenever you skip classes

he doesn't really think much of you at first, to be honest

you're just kind of... there!

tho he is kind of concerned about your suicidal behavior

why are you always trying to kill yourself??? are u okay???

like that one time he attacked mammon for eating his tart and you lying that you did it just so he woukd attack you instead

kind of stunned too because aren't humans supposed to be afraid of death?

the day you defended him and luke is the day the earned a newfound appreciation for you

that nullifying ability of yours is really cool!

when he found out you were from the port mafia, he was even more shocked

what even are u dude😟does he even know you?

but knowing that you WERE from the port mafia and was an executive, doesn't that mean you're strong?

he asked for you to combat with him one time

he's really impressed to say the very least! you're strong even tho you don't look like it at all

he wants to meet kenji the most

like um his ability is what now??? sign him up.

also wants to meet ranpo so they can bond over sweets

Belphegor

when the two of you first met and he told you he's a human, you played dumb and go along with it

at first he thought he got you, laughing on the inside about how foolish humans are

well that is until the day he tried to kill you

you nullify his demonic abilities(?) and sent him flying with a punch

you looked so smug at that time he just wants to wipe that grin off of your face

you even have the audacity to laugh at his face and say something about knowing his intentions

at first, he was quite annoyed at you for it and would totally avoid you

until he finds out how you always bother lucifer. it's probably the thing that makes the two of you grow closer in the first place

starts getting to know each other more and when he finds out about your past, he was like "so that's how you were able to send me flying with a punch"

you're both really lazy and would not get any work done

not paying attention in school but still getting high score gang‼️

[pageseo2022]

Far Cry 5: Meet the Creepy Cult Leaders and Their Troubling Territories

A top-tier villain is someone who’s totally convinced of their own hype; cringe-worthy, over-the-top bad guys with zero depth are so last season. If your antagonist can break down their master plan, explain why it’s legit, and maybe even suggest where to buy Xbox games to fully appreciate their evil genius, they’re way scarier. So when you roll into Hope County to arrest the Project at Eden’s Gate leader and he’s all, ‘God won’t let you take me,’ and he’s dead serious, you know he’s a problem. Joseph Seed, or The Father as his squad calls him, is convinced the apocalypse is coming and he’s on a mission to save as many peeps as he can before it hits. When Seed is staring you down, explaining why he’s right, it’s hard not to get pulled into his vibe. He’s magnetic, smooth-talking, and super smart; it’s easy to see why people might get hooked on Joseph and his messed-up crew, even if they’re a bunch of crazy, gun-happy cultists. John, the smooth talker, promises redemption for anyone looking to join Eden’s Gate in Holland Valley, Faith uses the drug Bliss to mess with people’s heads along the Henbane River, and Jacob up in the Whitetail Mountains puts his twisted soldiers through brutal trials. Greg Bryk nails it as the creepy Joseph Seed, but his three sidekicks are just as intriguing, each with their own wild backstory. It’s a wild ride hopping between their territories and uncovering each sibling’s dark side—it’s both horrific and oddly captivating. The actors are so good that I was both impressed and squirming in my seat. When they weren’t around, I was blowing stuff up.

Encouraging Exploration and Local Encounters

In the past, towers were all about climbing and clearing parts of the map, but thankfully, those are gone. Ubisoft switched things up by putting that puzzle vibe into the new Prepper Stashes scattered across the map, which is a great reason to buy PS5 games and experience these updates firsthand. Loads of Hope County folks have been prepping for the end times, stashing ammo, cash, and upgrade points all over Montana, and it’s super useful for you. But getting to these stashes isn’t always a walk in the park; it often requires a bit of brainpower. You’ll get a starting hint to help you find the stash, but after that, it’s on you to figure out the environmental puzzles using your legs, grappling hook, and smarts. These stashes are a game changer—a nice break from the action that challenges you in different ways. Plus, if you don’t talk to NPCs in Hope County, you might totally miss some of them. Sure, Far Cry 5 often points you in the right direction, but it also rewards you for exploring and chatting with the locals wandering through the scenery. You might run into a woman and her dog out for a walk who’ll give you the lowdown on a cult hideout, an undiscovered outpost, or even a person of interest. Sometimes these folks are just regular people with good info, but more often than not, they’re a bit quirky.

Diverse Allies and Flexible Perk System

Injecting some fun into Far Cry with optional quests isn't exactly groundbreaking for the series, but there’s a ton of it here that gives you a nice break from the intense main story. There’s this one side quest where you help out a guy who’s super into aliens, and at first, I wasn’t sure if the reward was worth it. For a moment, it seemed like it might be over the top, but then I went with it because it just made things more entertaining. I had a blast silencing a movie set for a film director, enjoyed helping a Jesse Pinkman-type chef perfect his recipe, and got a kick out of collecting bull testicles while Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” played in the background. A few side quests missed the mark, but overall, they offered some fun downtime against the scenic backdrop of Hope County. Cruising in a vehicle tuned to one of Joseph Seed’s sponsored radio stations, listening to the Eden’s Gate choir’s eerie yet beautiful hymns, and driving through the backroads really shows off how stunning Hope County can be amid the chaos. But, like any open-world game, the illusion can get broken when you see your buddy glitching into the ground or climbing a ladder that they’ve already reached the top of. It doesn’t happen often, but it’s a reminder that you’re playing Far Cry 5, not chasing down a modern-day David Koresh. Having a grizzly bear as your personal sidekick also adds to the mix. Ending this holy war all by yourself is a tall order, but luckily you’ve got guns (and fangs) for hire ready to back you up. You’ll meet resistance fighters on your journey who are ready to help, but the nine Specialists in Far Cry 5 are who you really want in your squad to take down Eden’s Gate. They basically act as your co-op partners, following your commands, attacking enemies you dislike, and reviving you when you’re down. Depending on your playstyle, you can pick allies who are more tactical, like the stealthy cougar Peaches, or go for the more in-your-face RPG-wielding Hurk Durbman Jr. Trying out different combos is a good idea since not every situation suits your go-to buddy. This flexibility also extends to the perk system.

Embracing the Chaos of Outpost Takeovers

Since Vaas in Far Cry 3, the series hasn’t had a villain quite as chilling when calm and captivatingly unhinged as Joseph Seed. Him and his Eden’s Gate crew are a real nightmare for the folks in Hope County who are just trying to improve their lives. But when you need a break from dealing with them, you can be skydiving off a mountain, tackling one of the awesome Prepper Stash puzzles, or cruising down the river in a speedboat. I never plan for an outpost takeover to get wild, but when a random grizzly bear crashes in and messes up my stealthy approach, I can’t help but enjoy every chaotic second that follows.

[silver-heller]

What do you headcanon Zippy was/is like?

Keep in mind these are my own headcanons because I enjoy them. I am in no way saying this is canon.

I see her as kind but stern when she had to be. I think Mordecai took a lot after her, hence why he is stern but not mean spirited, in my opinion, and in some comics like the side one with Rocky, we can see him being more casual/relaxed when the situation is appropriate to do so. Like yes, she was gentle, but she wasn't afraid to raise her voice and be "in charge" when need be, especially with Mordecai who was a little genius and assumed he knew better than everyone, even the adults. Which I think made her scarier because she'd go from fun loving to being the opposite of a push over within seconds and it'd feel a bit sudden at times.

I imagine Mordecai was very difficult to raise at times because of this, and I bet he was more rebellious than one would expect. His relationship with Atlas is therefore very different than it was with his parents. I think Zippy would be thrilled to see how humbled adult Mordecai has become thanks to the efforts of people like Silver and Serafine. As long as he got there in the end, Zippy is relieved. Still, I do think even with her adult children Zippy would not be afraid to put them in their place, and even as adults they'd freeze up at her stern voice lol. She'd be the first to tell her kids off if she thought they were treating anyone badly, especially partners, for example.

I also think Zippy struggled to understand some social conventions similar to Mordecai, which is why Mordecai never found them that important in the AU. Only the ones Atlas deemed were important (such as dressing well) ever got any of Mordecai's attention.

Thanks for the ask!

[30306-home]

seems i did have another bird photo (appropriately from today- diff year). pigeons at gas station on cheshire bridge. they are actually all different- just noticed that. just now opened my blinds. must always get away from it and sleep through the aftermath part of the day:/

also found txts between hope and i on/around/don’t remember… later but re today 2001. and remember like one of those seared memories, being i a class with her on the 11th where our denious (literally)teacher from some world affairs something class… who was like, the very person you wanted to see first thing the following day, and you expect him to have it pulled together enough and ready to face and class of glassy saucer-eyed scared confused group of kids and and calm then down and answer a billion frantic questions that he nor anyone else anywhere could have really answered. but it didn’t go like that. he was visibly distraught. he didn’t acknowledge anything and quietly sent us to the library to watch a totally random filmstrip. after that he mentioned it but in more of a making sure our families were okay way- then one girl lost it and started wailing, and i don’t remember after that except that my eyes were fixated on the flip flops hope was wearing the entire time (i didn’t know her then- esp since she sat front and center flailing her hand while i opted for back corner). but- i knew of a side of dan zins than she didn’t… an unsuspecting a softer one. without ever saying a word, he could clearly tell that everything was so far over my head- he saw me really trying, while shaking in my boots i’m sure, but that this just wasn’t my jam, wrong arena. not in a bad way, just a rarely found contentious, observant and forgiving teacher type way. he could tell who to push a little vs someone like me who would survive in the world without this- and that he would, too, even if he let me off the hook. i don’t remember passing anything or even ever knowing was being talked about. but he was very nice to me…and aware that my chances of dying were greater should he ever call on me in class (never did). and at the end sent me off with a passing grade in sort of a wink-wink way. hope on the other hand could talk for days about how genius he was but coming from a different, more hyper engaged teacher’s pet kind of way… two different best ways (doubt many knew about the side i did).

anyway, yeah, he was extremely disengaged that day… very opposite normal him, which kind of made everything more frightening. i could wait for his class that day because i automatically thought i’d come out a little more okay in someway. i mean, this WAS his arena, maybe he got the breath extra knocked out of him? it was that he looked scared- that’s it. of all people, him. him looking scared… the whole world got scarier.

[waynes-multiverse]

First of all, I already love this idea so much after only reading the summary 😍👏 Can’t wait to get into this one!

Spoilers below:

It had been years since he’d shared a motel room with a woman. It was different from what he was used to, but in a good way.

Haha, I bet. Sam can’t compete. Sorry, moose 😂

“Huh. Would you look at that.” He broke into a surprised grin, emerald orbs sparkling playfully as he climbed into bed, “A bloodthirsty hunter, who just fried two ghosts extra crispy, asking for a snuggle.” Dean might have been joking around, but on the inside, he kind of admired her open approach to affection.  

Dude, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: You nail Dean’s character and speech patterns every time. Reading one of your fics always feels like watching an episode and I can hear his voice and the way he pronounces each word so clearly in my mind. WELL DONE! 👏🖤

If there was one thing that hunters didn’t get to do a lot, it was to share tenderness with someone else. It was too dangerous. Scarier than the monsters that prowled the streets. Proximity and affection could get you attached. And attachment was a curse. Dean had been cursed one too many times throughout his life. Still, he couldn’t deny that Y/N’s lighthearted ways tempted him.

Ugh, I love this whole paragraph and the similes in it! 😍 I might have to stop quoting before I quote this whole fic back to you 😅🙈

He had no idea how to initiate cuddling unless it was a follow-up to sex.

I mean, granted, that is a hard one... *snorts* 🤣

“Hey, did you use my body wash?”

“Uh… Yeah.”

Of course, he did. So in character and adorably cute! 😂❤️

N’awww, I love the end of hunt one 😭💕 Dean being all flustered about asking her to breakfast and then being slightly disappointed. Love that they go on another hunt together! Okay, let’s start the second one! 🤓👏

Instead, he was met with the sight of Y/N’s oh-so-smooth skin. She’d just stepped out of the shower, fully nude, about to grab her towel. Yes, it had definitely been a while since he’d shared a motel room with a woman.

Hunt #2 is off to a good start I see 😂

Wha- that little idiot! How about you knock first, you dork! C’mon, did he seriously not hear the shower running? What did he expect to find? You know, with any other guy, I wouldn’t buy it for a second that it happened “accidentally,” but with Dean, I kinda can 😂❤️

“One room, please. With a queen.” She’d deliberately booked a motel room with a single bed for them to share. To say that he was thrilled was an understatement.

Ooooh, I see you, girl. Bravo 😏👏

“I don’t mind,” she said, her tone every bit as earnest as it was casual, and wrapped her towel around herself.

Hahahaha, oh God, I love her so much 😂😂😂 That little genius is gonna be the end of our poor, innocent boy 🤣🙌

Off to hunt #3!

“What are you doing?”, Dean inquired, removing his gaze from his hands.

Oh no, I see where this is going. He’s gonna pull a full-on Dean, isn’t he? Lord help her with this idiot 🙈

When Y/N looked back at Dean, she found a riddle. An enigma of a man.

Yeah, I’d say!!! 👀🤦‍♀️

His jaw was locked, the key to unclench it nowhere in sight.

Love that sentence! 🤓 I feel so bad for her right now... 🙈

“You never do,” he grunted out, teeth suddenly gritted.

Oh God! Really, dude?!?! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ I love to hate him when he’s like that! *whispers* Gimme more of that grump... 🙄😁😇

“You’re just gonna act normal?”, he demanded, “You don’t mind that another victim died? Because of… Because I didn’t-”

Awww, babe 🥺💔 (PS: You legit are making me cry right now with this, and as you know, I’m currently a really easy prey for that. NOT FAIR DUDE 😭😂😘)

“Because what you saw back there is beyond most people’s imagination.” She squeezed his shoulder and closed the distance between them. “Even if you’ve been hunting all your life, it doesn’t get easier. It doesn’t get less painful. Especially not with a heart as kind as yours.” 

His eyes snapped shut and a single tear escaped his hold, burning down his cheek.

*rummages for a knife in her desk drawer* Here it is! Just slam it straight into my heart! 😭🔪❤️

While Dean curled into a ball on his side of the bed, Y/N slid forward in the dark, inching closer and closer until her front pressed into his back. Her arm looped around his waist, her hand coming to rest on his chest. 

Eeeeek! This shit is so cute! She’s being his big spoon! 😭❤️😭❤️ Okay, hands down, hunt #3 is my favorite till now 🙌

“Ah, fuck,” Y/N whimpered [...]

Oh, I know what you did there, bestie. You almost got me 😂😝😘

“I think I’m in good hands.”

I think so, too 🥰 And speaking of Sam, God, the guy must be so glad to get a breather from this dork. I can see him smirking through the phone whenever he checks in with Dean while he’s probably railing Eileen in the bunker. At least that’s my headcanon now 😂

“Supplies!”, the kneeling hunter called out, finishing his bad joke.

🤣🤣🤣 God, I’m a sucker for a stupid-ass dad joke!

“We’re partners,” he declared, honest jade-colored orbs staring up at her, “I’d never leave you hanging, you know that.”

She flashed her teeth at him, her eyes crinkling at the corners. “Right back at you, Winchester.”

I’m melting like a snowman in summer over here...

“I don’t mind,” she repeated her signature line, the smile reaching her eyes despite the dull ache that was still vibrating through her leg.

Oh, I love this so much! I love the clumsy accident leading to more! 😍👏❤️

“I don’t mind.”

Bravo, my man! Well played! 👏 And I love how honest she was. I mean, most people would be scared shitless to confess that, but she’s like “Yep, you’re a disease and I caught it.” It’s a full blown epidemic in this motel room now! 🥰

“Awesome,” they whispered simultaneously against each other’s faces.

I snorted 😂 That’s it! Proof that they were made for each other 🙌

God, I loved this story so much, babe! It had everything from fluff to angst to sexual tension and comedy! You did a fantastic job with this! I tip my head to you 🖤👏👑

I Don’t Mind

Summary: Four different hunts. Four shared motel rooms, four shared bathrooms, four shared beds. And four times that Y/N doesn’t mind getting closer to Dean.

Pairing: Dean x female Reader

Category: Fluff, comfort, angst

Word count: 3.9k

Warnings: Mentions of blood, stitches, nudity, cursing

A/N: Here’s some Dean fluff sprinkled with comfort and angst. I hope you enjoy! Wanna be added to my Dean Winchester tag list? Send me an ask! ❤️

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Dean exited the bathroom in a pair of boxers and an AC/DC t-shirt, his hair still damp. Waves of steam followed him, curling into the dusty motel room air. “There’s nothin’ like a hot shower after a hunt.”

Y/N looked up from the book in her lap. Her hair was still damp, too, leaving a few wet spots on her tank top and shorts. She’d gotten comfortable on the bed while her hunting partner had taken his turn in the bathroom. “Hm-mh. I’m glad it was just a regular salt-and-burn.”

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I picked out what I thought was going to be a random slasher with a weird mask movie and stumbled ass backwards into one of the scariest fucking films I've seen. He's Watching (2022) uses the current pandemic to add tension to a fictional one forcing brother and sister into home isolation while their parents are hospitalized. It starts up as a regular "from the POV of the characters documenting their daily lives," found footage style movie, carried along by exceptional performance by the two main actors, and then moves into the expected territory of "creepy stalker secretly films the protagonists," effective but nothing to shock and amaze, and that's when it really gets weird.

For starters, the camera POV is far more extensive, swapping around from phones to the characters direct POV to more traditional cinematographer POV. The way it's shot gives the constant impression of being secretly observed and always casts doubt on who is watching and from where. The movie also shifts back and forth between the brother and sister as tension ramps up with both thinking the other is playing a prank while the disturbing events move from stalkeresque territory into more like dark ritual magic. And for the full first half of the movie it's completely impossible to figure out if there's a mundane stalker, if the brother or sister or both are experiencing some kind of mental break, if they're dreaming, or if there's a genuine supernatural presence.

The movie uses different levels of light with brutal efficiency, most often placing the shots in "house at night with lights on" range, capturing that perfect childhood terror of the well lit room and the pitch dark hallway out of it. It uses visible movement in the backgrounds of shots, unseen noise sources, ghostly calling cards, monsters in the closet, and a doll that keeps showing up in new places. It pulls out every last stop including the horror of contagion and isolation, the fear and institutional apathy of a loved one being hospitalized, the violation of the home and the added violation of the sanctity of the bathroom, the terror of losing everything you have, fear of losing memory or developing dementia, it wings out everything it has to a constant and devastating escalation of terror on every level.

Anyway, I am impressed as hell by how effective it was at creating fear. A good deal of it was carried on the actors performance, lending a sense of very real and mundane life to the setting, actions and reactions that felt true to life in a situation where you have nowhere to go and no certainty of the future. I've often said a horror movie has to find a way to make itself scarier than the real world, and this accomplished that goal.

And if that was not enough, it also tells a cohesive story. It has elements reminiscent of Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch Project, but while both of these movies try to keep their stories ambiguous as a means of preserving the suspension of disbelief that they are "found footage" in He's Watching the complete story is told, the way the movie breaks the third wall and deliberately obfuscates the POV also allows it to function narratively more like a traditional film. While I would say the ending gets a little too far into explaining what's happening, that's a minor quibble for a movie I'd call a little bit genius.

There's probably more under the hood because you don't make a movie that fuses real world anxieties with fictional terror working this well and NOT have subtext, but above all I am floored, blown away by the quality of fear. I do not watch horror for being scared but this one really did me.