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[justaghostingon]

Love Me to Death Chapter 54 Reactions:

Dear god Victor who taught you to be that smooth?

[ratatatastic]

i think a lot about the finns refusing to take sasha golf ball like they can feel his presence looming over them ready to smite them if they so much as slight him

[thewispsings]

Heloo can I request a smau where the reader and lando are dating and they always do date nights but its not really a date night cus oscar is always with them everytime lily isnt there and he just becomes their child 😭 thank you thank youu

just us, and your friend steve | lando norris

pairing: lando norris x reader

summary: at first you were annoyed by oscar being at all of your dates, until you started to miss him when he wasn’t.

liked by landonorris, oscarpiastri, and 572,016 others!

yourusername: date night with my boyfriend <3…and his boyfriend!

view comments below!

user1: oscar the certified 3rd wheel

user2: that picture is so cute

landonorris: i love you :)

yourusername: haha simp

landonorris: oscar give my girlfriend her phone back

yourusername: fine 😒

yourusername: i love you too lan :D

landonorris: there she is!

user3: man i would KILL to be a third wheel in this relationship

user4: i would be landos boyfriend 😏

user5: is lando oscar’s only friend??

landonorris: yes!

oscarpiastri: it’s not nice to lie lando

landonorris: im not lying?

oscarpiastri: i have other friends!

landonorris: oh…then why don’t you go hangout with them instead of 3rd wheeling with me and my girlfriend?

oscarpiastri: …

landonorris: that’s what i thought!

yourusername: that was not nice lando.

landonorris: it wasn’t meant to be nice, it was the truth!

yourusername: still, it was mean.

oscarpiastri; yeah lando. it was MEAN.

landonorris: don’t gang up on me??

user6: LMAOO they hang out for one night and they become like this 🤞

user7: i need more of this trio

danielricciardo: and why wasn’t i invited?

maxverstappen1: i have the same question?

landonorris: because you guys have other friends! for osc it’s just me and yn

oscarpiastri; I HAVE OTHER FRIENDS.

landonorris: shhh, shhh, shhh baby it’s okay. it’s okay.

yourusername: baby 🤨

landonorris: omg it just slipped out

user8: that’s…interesting!

user9: yn and lando are so cute together

user9: and oscar cute too ig?

user10: you guess?? that man is gorgeous

user11: the “…and his boyfriend” is TOOO funny. yn i love you

user12: she’s seriously so funny

user13: how can people hate her?

user14: they’re most definitely just jealous

maxverstappen1: oh but when i want to make a heart shaped pizza with you it’s weird?

landonorris: yes!

maxverstappen1: double standard much?

landonorris: she’s my GIRLFRIEND

maxverstappen1: AND WHAT AM I?

user15: i feel like im interrupting something

yourusername: how do you think i feel…

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yourusername: paddle and golf with my baby <3 and my baby 🥹

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landonorris: why does he get the cool picture and i get that?

yourusername: i think both pictures summarize you guys perfectly!

landonorris: so he’s cool while i’m a loser?

yourusername: i didn’t say that but…

landonorris: WOW, already favoriting the child. i can’t believe this.

yourusername: my child will ALWAYS come first.

oscarpiastri: :D

user16: we went from “my bfs bf” to “my child 🥹”

user17: WE DID IT GUYS

user18: yn and lando adopting oscar agenda is HAPPENING

charle_leclerc: are you trying to steal my child from me?

yourusername: it’s not really stealing if he willingly comes with…

charles_leclerc: it’s just stockholm syndrome, don’t worry oscar i’ll get you away from them soon

oscarpiastri: im actually having lots of fun :)

charles_leclerc: OMG WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM

user19: we got lando and yn adopting oscar…but we lost this during

user20: totally worth it

danielricciardo: when is it my time to be adopted?

maxverstappen1: you are a 35 year old grown man.

danielricciardo: 😐

user21: why is max coming for daniel??

maxverstappen1: i’m bored. since APPARENTLY i’m not landos paddle partner anymore

landonorris: max…i can explain…

maxverstappen1: save it. don’t call me. don’t come by my house. we’re done.

landonorris: i see you watched diary of a wimpy kid

maxverstappen1: i did indeed..

user24: they’re at it again…

user22: max is so funny

user23: i love him

user24: oscar being so quite during all of his is so him coded

user25: he’s just enjoying being out and about

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yourusername: vacation with the boyfie <3

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user26: omg lando looks so good

user26: i’m going into heat

user26: WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF

user26: GRRRR

user27: this is the first post in 2 months that doesn’t have oscar…

user28: and the crowd…cry’s?

user29; i can’t be the only one who thought oscar would 100% go with them on vacation

user30: i definitely thought so too!

user31: they’ve literally spend all their extra time together

maxverstappen1: how many times did he belly flop?

yourusername: i’ve been swore to secrecy.

user32: she’s so lucky

user33: right? ‘the boyfie’ IMAGINE BEING ABLE TO CALL LANDO NORRIS YOUR BF??

charles_leclerc: guess who’s with me right now 😏

landonorris: charles…don’t.

charles_leclerc: hehehe

yourusername: you’re just his rebound. you’ll never be me.

charles_leclerc: @/oscarpiatsri what do you think?

oscarpiastri: i still like yn better

charles_leclerc: i bought you ice cream…

oscarpiatri: you could never be her 🤷

yourusername; IM COMING HOME FOR YOU OSCAR

landonorris: see what you did charles?

maxverstappen1: how are you holding up?

yourusername: i feel like my hearts been ripped out of my chest. i have no reason to wake up.

maxverstappen1: oh!

user34: max was NOT expecting that answer

user35: if oscar doesn’t get himself over to that damn island soon istg

user36: THATS HER BOY 💔💔💔

oscarpiastri: did you find any crabs? :D

yourusername: yes. i will put them in my suitcase and take them with me to show you

user37: so this is crazy!

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yourusername: look who joined us!! my son <3

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user38: THEY REUNITED!!!

maxverstappen1: how did she take it? 🤣

landonorris: she cried.

yourusername: i did not!

landonorris: yeah baby you did…

oscarpiastri: yn you know how much i hate agreeing with lando, but yes you did cry

yourusername: I MISSED MY SON, GOD FORBID I CRY??

user39: i get you yn. i really do

user40: omg this is so cute

user41: truly adorable

oscarpiastri: now i can see all the crabs in person :D

yourusername; THATS MY SON EVERYONE

charles_leclerc: he was mine first 🥲

yourusername: #getoverit??

landonorris; can’t believe you cried when you saw him

yourusername: i was EMOTIONAL

landonorris: in the four years we’ve been dating you have never cried when seeing me

yourusername: i see you all the time! no need to cry!

landonorris: i want you to cry! cry for me!

oscarpiastri: you could never be me ;)

landonorris: i will send you back to australia

yourusername: if you send him back, i’m going with him

landonorris: WOW.

user42: we have officially entered the era where yn is choosing oscar over lando

user43: her son > her boyfriend

danielricciardo: does this mean i can hop on a plane and go visit you

landonorris: NO. this is officially a family vacation.

danielricciardo: and i’m not family? 💔

yourusername: you’re that one uncle that you see twice a year and don’t talk to or interact with for the rest of said year.

danielricciardo; yeah that makes sense.

. . .

notes; thank you for requesting!! hope you enjoyed :)

[starlit-crossing]

A Ghost of Yourself Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - A Feeling of Dread

Welcome and enjoy! All characters are of course owned by their original intellectual properties and this story is in no way canon.

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Danny wasn't sure what to think when his parents said they would be collaborating with the Guys in White for a contract. He knew nothing good would come from it. Jazz had even voiced her concerns, citing the times the GIW had tried to steal their work. His parents just brushed off their worries, stating the project was research focused rather than weaponry. It relieved some of Danny's worries, but he couldn't shake this nagging feeling.

"If its focused-on research how much harm could it cause?" Sam reassured as the collection of herself, Danny and Tucker settled in for movie night in Sam's home theater. The theater was in the basement, red curtains hanging by the large movie screen.  A few chairs and piles of pillows were strewn about for the group to chill on. There was even a popcorn and soda machine in the back of the room next to a few classic arcade games.

"Yeah, Danny, what if they finally find evidence to support your side? Y'know the fact ghosts are the same as people and there is good and bad." Tucker piped in as he plopped into the cushiony seat with a bounce, extra-large popcorn and soda in hand.

"I don't know, Tuck. They've found stuff like that before, and they always find a way to twist it to fit their view on ghosts." Danny rambled, running his hand through his hair. "I just hope they'll be careful around the GIW and maybe let some research spill at home so I can eavesdrop."

"You could always follow them." Sam suggested. She watched confused as the boys just stared at her.

"You think Danny should follow his parents into the base of a bunch of ghost hunters hired by the government to research and destroy anything undead?" Tucker asked. "Are you insane?"

"Sorry Sam I'm with Tucker on this one, I don't think I could get close without catching someone's attention, human or ghost." Danny sighed, "Let's just get the movie started, what's on the menu?"

"Femalien 2: Predator vs Prey, Terminatra 7: Back to the Present Again, or Nightmerica: Dreams of Terror." Sam listed off just as Danny felt a cold wisp of air leave his lips.

"FEAR ME! I AM THE BOX GHOST!" screamed the Box Ghost, the cry making its way in from outside.

"Raincheck you guys, boxy shouldn't take me too long." As a flash filled the room and Danny flew through the walls disappearing.

"Ten bucks says Skulker shows up before he can come back." Tucker bribed.

"You're on, we took out his suit last week. Meanwhile, Kitty and Johnny 13 have been fighting again." Sam accepted, starting up a movie knowing it would be done before he got back.

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The following weeks were surprisingly uneventful, a sign Danny took to heart. His parents had been extra careful not to leave out any notes or research in the house, not even in the lab. Refusing to give any hints as to what they were working on. Ghosts had been scarce, nothing except ectopuses and blob ghosts. The GIW agents had been the complete opposite, they were at an all-time high. You couldn't go more than ten minutes without spotting a white van. He was glad he didn't need to save anyone from those agents, but he had a really bad feeling that something was going to happen. School was his only time away from the ghost hunters it felt like.

"Calm down, Danny. So, you have had a few good weeks, you've caught up on homework and Lancer isn't on your back nearly as much." Sam soothed as they took a seat outside in the courtyard for lunch. The hustle and bustle of students drowning out any chance of being overheard.

"Yea, dude even Dash has been picking on you less. Though that could be due to the championship coming up." Tucker added his mouth full of sloppy joe. The bully in question was across the court passing a football with his teammates, Paulina and her socialites sitting on the table watching them. Dash caught Danny's gaze and gave him a smirk dragging his finger across his neck.

"Don't remind me, I still remember last year when we lost. Dash was bully all nerds on sight that week." Danny grimaced as he ate. "But my parents have been really excited this week. Apparently, something big is coming." As if speaking it into the universe the Fenton GAV made its way barreling down the street, some white vans in tow.

"Spoke too soon, dude." Tucker whispered as they watched the GAV dodge and swerve to miss any pedestrians. The vehicle finally came to a stop on the grass with Drs. Fenton and the GIW rushing out to follow a gadget in Jack's hands.

"He's here somewhere, I just know it! Come out ghost scum!" Jack exclaimed barreling straight to Danny. The whole group of hunters stared at the young boy and his friends. "Aww. It didn't work, Maddie. It’s still stuck on Danny-boy." Now that they were closer Danny was able to see the Fenton Finder in his father's hands. It looked like it had been upgraded, it was bigger with handles on the sides and no voice stating where the ghost was. The screen showed simple faces on the screen next to the GPS. The current emoji was a shocked face as the map was pointing and beeping at him.

"That can't be possible, we tested it on other simple ghosts. The upgrade to the Fenton Finder was supposed to show and locate the emotions the ghosts project in order to fool and feed on the humans around them. Even that simple ghost with the boxes was able to show signs of disappointment as he failed to scare his victims." Maddie explained, grabbing the device. With it in hand she fiddled with the settings of the device, swapping it between ghosts till it landed back on the name Phantom. "We had tested this last week; Phantom's emotions reflected his actions time and time again in a hostile environment."

"Well, there's no ghost here, probably still has a few bugs, right?" Sam offered, trying to distract them and keep the focus off Danny. Danny's mind raced with the implications of what was happening. Of course, his parents would find out that ghosts tend to be more emotional than humans and would twist the fact to fit their biased theory that all ghosts were evil. It’s not like ghosts were moody on purpose, when your entire being is based on your mental state emotions tend to play an important part. Not only with obsessions but when interacting with each other, being able to read the emotions of the ghosts you interreacted with was as important as social cues and body language with humans.

Sure, you could go without them and function as fine as anyone else, but they were still a great help with communicating if you were good at understanding them. With this they'd be able to tune into any ghost no matter the distance and translate it into coordinates. Not even the ghost zone would be completely safe as they could probably filter through the other emotions using the ectosignature of a previously known ghost. Danny's breath started to pick up, he could feel himself spiraling as he started to think about what that would mean for him in the hands of the GIW. They would never stop looking for him, they would be able to find him anywhere in the country.

"Look Mads, the ghost kid has to be near the emotion changed again." Jack exclaimed, jumping with excitement.

"I see that Jack and it would make sense with the transition of shock to confusion to panic. Though he's nowhere to be seen, Agent O do you have confirmation that Phantom isn't in the area?" Maddie turned, addressing the agents that had been standing by waiting for orders.

"Affirmative, there are no spectral entities in the viscidity on any energy spectrum. Could it be possible that the spectral entity is hiding among the student body? You said yourself that your device is focused on your son and that it’s a common occurrence. Could the ghost have caught wind of your contract with our organization and tried to find out more by hiding amongst your family?" Agent O suggested, eyeing Danny closely, the color draining from his face.

"That's preposterous, our family has ways of protecting ourselves!" Jack boasted, his voice carrying across the schoolyard. "Besides Danny knows not to trust any stinking ghost scum."

"Jack, honey..." Maddie called, eyes glued to the screen. "The emotion just turned to scared." Danny felt like all eyes were on him, going straight through him to his core. It felt like no one was looking at Fenton anymore, no matter where he looked, they all stared at him like they saw a ghost; like they only saw Phantom. Danny even had to look at himself to make sure he was still human. No gloved hands and red sneakers, he was definitely human still. Danny looked at Tucker and Sam, his best friends, looked at him with matching expressions. They both looked as shocked as he felt; they all knew they couldn't do anything, not with the GIW and student body all around them.

With everyone's attention on him, he could only think of his sister who wasn't even at school. She was shadowing a therapist and had a college interview later that day. She probably wouldn't hear anything till late that night. It's not like they weren't prepared for it, for Danny to have to disappear without a trace or a goodbye. So long as they were unable to control the narrative, Danny would have to disappear. Danny knew they always thought it would be into the ghost zone, he had allies in there. People he knew would keep him hidden if anyone came looking; that Sam and Tucker would be able to sneak in if need be. They could still see him, bring him homework and food. This, however, meant goodbye and he didn't know for how long.

"Danny," his mom smiled at him with worry filled eyes. He searched them for something, anything that showed she wasn't about to drag him home and put the specter deflector on him just to make sure no ghost was using him as a meat puppet. Her arms reached out to him, as the GIW surrounded their table ready for action. "You have nothing to worry about, sweetie. We're just going to head home."

"Yea, Danny. We'll help ya out, run a few tests and make sure you don't have any evil spook haunting you." His dad tagged on, wrapping an arm around his wife's shoulder. Of course they'd want to fix this, to fix the ghost within him. One test would reveal the truth, and everyone would know his secret. Then it would be more tests, biopsies, trying to cure him of his powers. That was if they still loved him after learning the truth. The thoughts surrounding the lab became darker in his mind, nightmares he dared not to tell anyone becoming fresh in his mind.

"I'm sorry, mom. Dad. Goodbye." Danny disappearing from everyone's sight as he turned invisible and flew off towards his house. His parents’ cries fading into the distance, a mix of worry and anger as the ghost boy stole their son. Tears stung his eyes as he flew across the sky, Sam and Tucker would know what to do. They would stall for him, as long as they could. The road raced past him, he went through cars and buildings not bothering to fly high in the sky. The less time he wasted the better. As he floated into his room, he had to take a moment. The reality of it all crashing into him, he felt another wave of stress come over him.

Choking on sobs he fell to his bed, clinging to the sheets. He had to calm down, he didn't have time to cry or pity himself, his parents were probably still tracking him. Which meant the GIW were still following behind, his parents he could one day convince, could one day explain how it all happened. The GIW wouldn't stop though, so long as they were getting paid and had the government's support he would have to run. He ran to his closet wiping away snot as he phased his emergency supplies from the wall. Extra clothes, a burner phone, and couple hundred dollars thanks to Sam's allowance all stowed away in a backpack. An extra belt with a Fenton thermos, ghost rays, and a pair of Fenton phones for any specters along the way. Finally, five letters addressed to Sam, Tucker, Jazz, Valerie, and his parents.

Sam and Tucker didn't know about these, he didn't know if he would ever need them but knowing his friends would drop everything to follow him, he needed to make sure Amity would be safe. Sam and Tucker's letters were a warning to not follow him, to stay and protect Amity at all costs, even revealing him to Valerie to gain her help if necessary. He couldn't trust his parents or the GIW to not torture any ghost that came into their hands. For Jazz, it was a letter to not look for him and to keep an eye on his parents. If anything changed with his parents, she would be the first to know. He needed her to be the fly on the wall, to make sure he still had parents at the end of it all. If there was ever an end to the running, he thought another wave of sorrow hitting him.

He swallowed the hurt and pushed himself to keep grabbing what he needed. Valerie and his parents were the only letters not mentioning his secret. Valerie's was from Phantom explaining he would be gone, and he didn't know for how long. She would probably be thrilled at the thought of Phantom going away, but if she saw anything that had happened today, she might try and follow him too.  He knows she cares about Fenton and would probably want him safe but if anyone could protect Amity while he was gone it was her. If she needed any help handling the ghosts she could call the number provided. It went straight to Sam and Tucker's burner phone. Only one for the two of them in case either of them had to hide it for the other.

 For his parents, it simply stated that he was sorry and that could explain everything if they ever became open to the truth about ghosts. He did not explain what the truth was or how he would know that they were ready. That was for Jazz to tell him with a single message, she held the final burner phone the group of them had. They would be confused, not sure why phantom would kidnap their kid. Their hatred would grow much to his displeasure, but maybe one day they would give up on hate. They would find him and just ask why, and he could finally let them know the whole truth about him.

As Danny left the letter for his parents on the kitchen table he heard the stomping of feet, the whine of ecto-guns and slamming of doors as his father led the charge into the house. He was gone before they even reached his room. Leaving with what letters he had left to deliver and flying away as quickly as he could. He stopped at Tucker's house first, then Sam's, Valerie's and then flew as high as he could into the sky. He looked down at Amity Park, his home, his entire life, and afterlife.

It always looked so peaceful from up above the clouds, he watched the GAV ram its way through the city. It was good to know there was a slight delay on the GPS, the emotions were able to update in real time but could only follow his trail not his exact location. They had moved on from Tucker's neighborhood and onto Sam's. He took one final breath and tried to steel his nerves. If they were searching for him with emotion, then he would just have to have no emotion. He wouldn't be able to think of home, his friends, his family, or he would start to miss them, an emotion.

He couldn't think about how close the GIW were to him, or he'd become anxious, scared or even angry that they had forced him to flee. He had to stay calm and focused on running, to where he had no clue. If he headed west there was a chance of running into Vlad and he didn't need all the emotional baggage that would come with that. So that just left heading to the East coast and hopefully out of the country. He'd have to stop using his powers at some point to make sure he was untraceable.

"Goodbye, Amity. Hello worst road trip ever." he spoke softly flying off into the night.

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Hello! Author here, I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! It’s intended to be sort of a prologue and set up the rest of the story. This is a crossover, but I wanted to get some establishing chapters in focusing on Danny and why he is running. I am still very rusty when it comes to writing so feel free to recommend any fixes and critiques. Let me know if I miss any typos!

The goal is to try and update weekly on Fridays or Sundays, so if I don’t post on Friday that probably means it will go up the following Sunday. Thank you to those coming over from Tumblr, loved the hype for another Dannymay fanfic! I’ll be trying to get more stuff posted there!

Let me know what you think through the comments, even if it’s just a simple one word so I can know you’re enjoying the story! See you next week, byee!

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Jard x Reader

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"A runway to your heart!"

Evade | Headcanons | Fluff | Romantic.

Warning/s: { none }

Extra: { :p }

»✎ Dating Jard means your getting your butt saved first and fast. Oh, he's carrying someone? Dropped. The person behind him could take the person he abandoned, his priority is you right now.

»✎ Bro has a TON of colas, he and Bobo definitely shares them to keep the weight of his bag light. (he has over 5k that thing is NOT light.) He also shares the cola with you too of course, there was was at one point that someone tried to steal some colas on him, he said the person was wearing hat with a neon green-ish jacket. You just patted his back as you told him that the two of you will just get a new sum of colas from Galf.

»✎ So remember those comestics on Valentine's day? Yeah, whenever you guys are on a safe spot away from the bots, he places down a basket filled with flowers and a cat landmine with a heart near the two of you while still being mindful of the distance as he doesn't wanna blow anyone with the cat landmine, still, it was very sweet<3

»✎ At the start of your relationship, it was Bobo who got you guys together in the first place as Jard kept making a fool of himself whenever he tried to ask you out.

"[Name] hey!"

"Oh, heya Bobo, what's up?"

"Straight the point, Jard likes, LIKES you, lots! :D"

"BOBO YOU—"

»✎ And that's how your and Jard's relationship starts, very straightforward, very mindful, very demure..

»✎ There was a time that Jard tried to rizz you up with juking munci, but apparently it backfired as the bot got him, he was embarrassed the entire round and the round after.. and the round after the others <3

»✎ He likes to give you forehead pecks, he thinks it's quite nice and sweet. If you do the same back.. expect a stuttering red faced Jard. Bobo teases the living crap outta him when he gets back to their shared apartment

»✎ Definitely cooks great meals, a very good male-wife as well. (someone has to do it, he doesn't trust Bobo in the kitchen after burning 3 houses down.)

»✎ PDA is not an issue for this guy, if you like it, then so be it. You don't like PDA? That's also fine for him, but he likes to keep PDA minium, he's afraid to make a fool of himself

»✎ That doesn't mean he won't do stupid things like, risking his life to save you from Murki (Lurking Munci, I named em Murki) and he was proud that he saved you without him getting downed, do praise him, he will MELT.

»✎ Do make sure to keep him in check though, because he will do it again and again lol

»✎ Alright, enough of Jard saving you, what if YOU save Jard? Yeah?

»✎ If you wanna fluster Jard, like, A LOT. Get your bridal carry on. He will be a tomato in your arms as you fluidly dodge the bots. Rizz +1000

»✎ Would tease you when you get downed though

»✎ Definitely recommend giving him a peck each time after you save him, he will stare at you lovestruck as you run away to save the others. Bobo had to hit him physically for him to stop daydreaming.

»✎ If the round is Military Incursion, you guys will find a secluded spot that's safe and hangout there, even a small little date with a certain picnic designed booster.

»✎ Jard definitely shares his hoodie with you, maybe the hat too.. I think he likes seeing you wear his hoodies.

»✎ 12/10 Easily flustered and have someone to spend time with evading..

[justagirlfr]

One Teardrop From My Eye

Noah Diaz x reader

summary: pt 2 of Just One More Tear To Cry - reader is saved from the Terrorcons :D

tw: blood, slight gore, a little bit of angst, electrocution

a/n: this one is so badly written but ty to the 2 people who asked for a part 2, love u guys !!

Your screams of agony fill the room as the electrocution finally stops. Nightwing is looking at you menacingly, armed with a malicious smile and terrible intentions. Body arching and burning, you slump forward on the ground, gasping for breath. You don't even have the strength to shudder as Scourge's underling runs its claws along your chin and forces you up to look. 

"This doesn't have to continue," Nightwing snarls. "You know what I want."

You groan achingly. "I don't know- where it- where it is," you huff. "I'm telling the truth…" you utter weakly, Nightwing's sharp fingers tightening around your chin and drawing blood. 

Scourge lets out an angry growl, overlooking the vast Peruvian jungle from atop a cliff. It was night now. You had been captured and taken when trying to escape with Noah out of the Maximals' hidden underground temple. In a daze, Scourge's spider-like minion captured you and brought you back here when the Terrorcons lost the rest of the Autobots and Noah. 

"That's alright," he says. His tone of voice is cold and unforgiving. "I have another use for you in mind."

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Mirage tucks Noah in and bids him goodnight, telling him that they'll find you soon. You'll be okay, everything will turn out fine, and he'll get to hold you in his arms once again. That is the future he so desperately prays for. 

Noah finds that he is unable to sleep. Anxiety around whether or not you are still alive haunts him throughout the hours, and he tosses and turns underneath his wigwam, willing himself to fall asleep. When morning comes, Noah is tired, worried, and borderline depressed. 

The events that ensue are as follows: Everyone discovers Airazor to be infected, and the Terrorcons have been alerted to their location amongst the tribe of Peruvians who are protecting the other half of the time warp key. In an effort to keep it safe, the Autobots tell Noah to take the key and run. He heads to a nearby river, thinking of destroying it but he finds that he can't bring himself to do it. The key may be the only way to get you back, and although all he wants to do is keep his planet and family safe, he has come to realize that you are a large part of his inner circle now, and there’s no way he’ll live in any universe without you. 

Unluckily for him and the rest of the Autobots, an infected Airazor steals the key

and brings it back to Scourge.

“And if you think about coming after us,” Scourge snarls. “Remember who we have.”

Nightwing soars above them, dangling your limp figure for all to see. Noah lets out an angry scream and runs as fast as he can to attack Scourge, but Mirage pulls him back. Noah is screaming your name, but you’re unable to respond, being seemingly unconscious. 

For a while, Noah is crumpled on the ground, heaving sobs. That is, until Kris reminds him of who he really is. 

“Sonic? Sonic is that you?” Noah can hear the familiar way his little brother’s voice crackles through the walkie-talkie attached to Mirage’s arm. “Come in, Sonic.”

“Tails! Tails it’s me,” Noah’s heart warms. “How’s Ma, man?”

“She’s good, she’s worried about you,” Kris says from the other end. “But I got her. Have you saved Earth yet?” 

Noah sighs. “We’re…” his voice trails off. He doesn't know what to say. He wants to tell his brother, more than anything, that they’ve got it under control. That he’ll never have to worry about the end of the world nearing again, that everything will turn out alright and that life will be perfect from here on out. But he can’t bring himself to say it, not with you gone from his side. 

“Sonic? Listen man.” Mirage brings the device closer to Noah’s face so he can hear better. “I don’t care if times are tough, you’re my brother and you always know how to get yourself out of things. You got me? I don’t want to hear no giving up on your end, Sonic.”

Noah smiles through his tears. “But what if I’m not made for this kinda stuff. I couldn’t even get you help at the hospital.” 

“Superman had trouble before he became a hero too. He had to get through some of the stuff, you know? But you’ve gotten past that. Now all that’s left is to be the hero.” He feels himself lighting up a little at Kris’s words. “You read me, Sonic?”

“Yeah, yeah I read you. Thanks man. Love you.”

“Yeah yeah, now go back and save the rest of the world.”

“You got it man.” With that, the line clicks off and Noah knows Kris is gone for now. But the conversation ignites something in him, and within the next few minutes he starts coming up with a plan. 

–

Scourge has Nightwing electrocute you a few more times to make sure you’re too weak to get away. He places you on the ground in front of him, watching out for any sign of the Autobots. As soon as Optimus Prime rolls in, he knows he’s the one with the high ground. 

“Optimus,” he says, an unwelcome greeting. 

“Scourge,” Prime responds. “Hand over the keys. I won’t ask a second time.”

“For someone with such prestige, you sure are blind to the circumstances at which you make demands.” He smiles. It’s a horrendously ugly smile. Everything about Scourge is disgusting, from the way the metal on him rusts, to how crusty his eyes are (I’m a Scourge hater, he killed my beloved Mirage).  Scourge picks you up in one hand and squeezes you hard enough to make you gasp for air. “Thought you cared a little more for your human pets.” He laughs darkly. 

From below, Noah scurries down the underground passageway, hoping to shut off the portal and take the keys. He holds his breath, listening to the conversation from above. Beads of sweat coat his exposed skin, and he can feel the temperature rise drastically the farther he runs. 

“I do.” Is all Optimus says, before Mirage shoots Scourge from behind. Scourge lets out an anguished cry, and you fall from his hand, hitting the ground harshly. Something sticky and warm trails down the side of your head, and you can taste blood in your mouth. Your ears are ringing and everything is spinning. You try to scramble away as the fighting behind you ensues. 

–

As soon as Noah retrieves the halves of the key and shuts the system down, he runs back out of the passageway. When he sees your dying figure on the ground, a large pool of blood pooling around you, he pushes up on one of the grates and rushes to meet you.

“Oh my gosh,” he cries, looking at how damaged you are. “Stay awake, please, stay awake…” his voice fades in and out as you try to come to terms with the fact that it’s him. It’s really him. 

“Noah?” your voice is hoarse from all the screaming you did earlier when the Terrorcons were interrogating you. 

Noah holds both of his hands up to your face, looking down at you with a bittersweet smile. “We gotta get you out of here-” 

He’s the last thing you see and hear before you fully black out.

–

When you next awake, you’re lying down in a cosy bed. The sheets are navy blue, and when you look around there are all sorts of parts lying everywhere. A barely working boxy television sits on the cluttered desk to the left of you, and the door in front of you is creaked open just enough where you can make out a source of light and some gentle talking. You look out the window and notice that it’s night. With a heavy groan, you try to get up, but it hurts your head way too much, and you’re forced to lie back down. The door opens and Noah comes in urgently. His eyes are wide open. He’s dressed in a tank top and just his boxers. “Oh my god,” he says, rushing to your side immediately. You smile weakly at him. “The doctor said not to stress yourself too much when you wake-”

You interrupt him by pulling him into a chaste kiss. Surprised, it takes him a moment to kiss back. When the two of you part, he’s breathless. There are tears in his eyes, too. “I missed you,” you rasp. “I missed you so much.”

Noah’s vision is blurred with tears, and he wipes them away, not wanting his view of you to be obstructed in any way. “I missed you too.”

He comes into bed with you, holding you against his chest. From off the desk, he feeds you small sips of water. Afterwards, he starts talking about everything that happened after. How the Prime killed Scourge, how Mirage almost died but was fixed by Noah just a few days ago, how he had taken you to the hospital and moved you back to his room, where his mom was happy to make accommodations, how his little brother had been so happy to see him back, and how he was happy he had you back. He cradles you in his arms. 

—

~Bonus ~

You awake in the middle of the night, screaming and thrashing violently against arms trying to pin you down. 

“Hey! Hey it’s me, it’s Noah! It’s Noah!” You stop abruptly and open your eyes, sobbing. 

“Noah…?”

“Come here,” he whispers, putting his arms around you and bringing you close to his chest. “You’re alright. You’re safe.”

In between sobs, you manage, “I thought- I thought I was back there with them again.”

“I would never let that happen again. Ever.” He kisses your forehead gently, and lays the both of you back down on his bed. “It’s okay,” he coos as you continue to cry into him. 

He pulls the covers over the two of you and listens to you cry yourself to sleep in his arms. 

[aziraphales-library]

Do you have any recommendations for self sacrificing Aziraphale fics? Kind of on the line of protective Aziraphale with a little more Aziraphale whump.

We have loads of tags for fics like these!! #sacrifice, #protective aziraphale, #bamf aziraphale, #aziraphale whump, #hurt aziraphale. Here are more to add to the extensive collections. Mind the tags on these...

I'll Shed My Blood To Keep You From Harm by ShesAKillerQueen98 (M)

Crowley and Aziraphale are two young men living on the streets in 1700s England and when Crowley is caught trying to steal from a nobleman, Aziraphale takes the blame and the punishment, public flogging. Crowley is forced to watch while his best friend, his guardian angel, is beaten and humiliated. Angsty at first, fluff comes at the end.

To the World by cal_amity (M)

The split hit Aziraphale hard. It hit Crowley harder.

I've Been Loving You by acup_oftea (NR)

The laws of physics suggested that the Bentley shouldn’t have been able to drive more than seventy-or-so miles per hour in London. The laws of physics, however, did not account for the Bentley’s strong preference for protecting certain ethereal beings who had a tendency to overthink absolutely everything save for their own personal safety. Crowley made it to the bookshop in under five minutes, his mind racing and his heart hammering as he took in the fact that he was actually coming back. He couldn’t face this, couldn’t be in this place without sinking into its familiarity, without closing his eyes and inhaling the scent of the shop, without covertly staring and staring at its owner. But he was up and slamming the car door shut without stopping, trying to calm the dull panic in his head. OR It's been seven months, & Crowley has taken to drinking himself into oblivion & solitude. But when he gets a panicked call from Muriel telling him to get to the bookshop right away, he is forced to confront certain misunderstandings he may have had as the threat of danger lurks- & he'll do anything to keep his angel safe OR The author is TIRED of reading s2 fix-its where Aziraphale is the bad guy

Fragile Strength by TakeItEezy (M)

An angel of Heaven must be completely free of sin. What happens if one breaks the rules and gives in to temptation?

On Memories and Minds by the_literal_k (T)

“Tell me… Exactly how many times now have we dragged each other back from the abyss?” “Oh I've long since lost count, angel.” Crowley would protect Aziraphale until his last. They both knew that. But it made them predictable, and being predictable was dangerous. And Aziraphale couldn't have Crowley risking his life. Not even for him; not again. Especially not if it meant going to Heaven again in his stead. They've been protecting each other since Before the Beginning; it's become core to who they are. There is something to be said for shades of gray and maybe, just maybe, the Metatron didn’t think through what it meant to separate them.

Drops of Sorrow by EdosianOrchids901 (M)

Ten years after the failed Apocalypse, Crowley is captured by Heaven. Gabriel plans to use him as bait to lure Aziraphale into a fight. Can Crowley survive captivity, and will Aziraphale be able to rescue him without walking into the trap?

- Mod D

[frostyreturns]

"the tinfoil comes off when you have to imagine the government as smart." This is one of the responses to my post about government having access to technology far beyond the general public. This is a pretty common dismissal of conspiracies and it's the dumbest thing I've ever heard every time I hear it.

A.) What you think the government is and what the government actually is are two different things. This attitude only works if you actually believe the puppet they parade in front of a camera is in charge. Can you honestly tell me you believe that, for example Joe Biden a demented old fuck that doesn't even know where he is...is the one writing and enacting policy right now? You have no idea how smart or how dumb the people in charge are because you don't even know who they are. There's video footage of him signing laws where he says the words "I have no idea what I'm signing." But sure I guess if you're dumb enough to think guys like him are the government I guess thinking the government is too stupid to plan stuff makes sense. The government has so much power and so much control over your life that this idea that they are just too incompetent to plan anything is beyond ridiculous.

Bureaucracy is just one part of government and yeah they're going to have incompetent workers maybe even more than the general public but to say the people in charge are too dumb to plan anything...come on. They were smart enough to trick you into allowing them to steal from you every week, to control your entire education and to be able to send armed men to kill or imprison you if you do anything they don't like.

B.) You know Hanlons razor "never attribue to malice what can be explained by stupidity" well that's retard shit go ahead and reject that premise in totality because reality is actually the opposite of that, the world is full of malice especially when you look to the upper echelons of power....those people are all psychopaths.

You have made the mistake of assuming the terrible things they do are because of stupidity and that they just keep screwing things up by mistake...the screwing up is very intentional. Every socialist policy maker who claims "oh I'm raising the minimum wage 5 bucks to fight inflation because I care about the poor" knows 100% that they are causing inflation and that it will make life harder for everyone and especially hard for the poor. They know...they want your life to be harder, they want money and power and wish you harm. It's not a bug it's a feature.

They knew when they went on tv and said get this shot it will save your life and your grandmas life...they knew they would be injecting you with heart attack cancer juice, that was pure unbridled malice, not stupidity.

C.) You understand it's not DMV employees and politicians doing science for the government right? You do understand that when I say the government has tech we don't it's not because I think Justin Trudeau figured out AI before google right? They use those private companies as contractors to develop technology and then control how it is accessed used and if and when and how it is released to the public. Or they just hire the smartest people to do R and D directly for them. Like when they invented the internet at DARPA. But usually they just swoop in and take what they want that someone else created. People also have this idea that major corporations and the government are separate competing entities when they're not. They dump funding into companies and install CEOs and board members to control them. Google for example only exists because of the government, oh did you think google does whatever the government wants purely coincidentally? The idea of corporations vs government is a fantasy that should have been even more apparent during 2020 when the will of the state was summarily executed by virtually every corporation on the planet.

The idea that people still think the government is separate from corporations after minimum wage employees at walmart were tasked with being bouncers at the door and making sure everyone was wearing a mask had their injection and weren't standing too close to each other because the government told them to ...is ridiculous. 2020 should have been the death of the "private company can do what they want" nonsense.

D.) We tend to use ourselves as barometers of what others are capable of but the problem is there are ways of life and being that are totally foreign to us. Many assume because they are not smart or sociopathic enough to collude and scheme to achieve power and control over others...then nobody must be like that. You went to public school smoked weed the whole time and learned how to write in cursive poorly...I don't think your experience is the same as someone who was born into wealth and power and can spend every minute of their life for generations learning how to keep and amass more wealth and power. You have no idea what it's like to have everything you could ever ask for, all the money you could have to indulge any whim and get weird and disconnected because of it and to feel entitled and superior and spend your days trying to exert your will on the rest of the world. That's not even going into any secret cults or organizations...which are also a thing.

Embracing the tinfoil is the only rational way to proceed with what we know. The only alternative is comfortable delusion. And this wasn't even about a wild or hard to swallow reality...it was just the notion that the government is ahead of the consumer market with technology...that's not even a conspiracy it's a demonstrable fact.

[jorisjurgen]

World of Twelve dashboard simulator

🎆 halfalight follow

I think if I get knocked out while solo'ing dungeons oen more time local eniripsas will just euthanise me 😭 iop save me

🫂 shards-of-glass-in-the-bar follow

we all have that homie who's not gonna make it.

🎆 halfalight follow

You run an anti-recovery alcoholism blog tho ???

🫂 shards-of-glass-in-the-bar follow

way to be classphobic dipshit.

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Idk i feel like posting about losing your home bc of it isn't very successful and happy pandawa of you.

🤹 mysteryrystery follow

Anyone in this thread smoke hemp

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🌌 somethingquietplace

Like a sworn knight, I serve you. You are my beating heart, my lifeline. Neither Bonta nor Astrub would be home, if you were not by my side...

Yet, why do my hands yearn for freedom, the way a butcher yearns for a wild animal?

🌛 quartziwindy follow

Are you ok op.

🕸️ osamodas-loves-spiders follow

isnt op that one guy with 50 side blogs who got accused of being a part of the bontarian royalty and classfaking being an ecaflip.

🌌 somethingquietplace

Do you swear on your heart that you can truly believe a person with a life and a career would post on this site.

#Mind your buisiness. #not osu

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🥧 amakna-news-official follow

does anyone know if the demigod goultard is still out there marrying people//...

i n;;eed h;im.

🍄 124-lancer-lancer follow

When you die and go to externam not even being hosed down will help clean your soul. You will not reincarnate for 999 years.

🆎 alphabetcounter follow

e: 13; n: 11; o: 11; l: 7; a: 6; r: 6; i: 5; t: 5; u: 4; d: 4; 9: 3; h: 3; y: 4; s: 3; w: 4; g: 2; c: 2; x: 1; m: 1; v: 1; b: 1; p: 1; f: 1

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🌌 somethingquietplace

Went on a fishing trip with my family.

Here are some photos I took there, including photos of the snappers the three of us caught. Sufokia is beautiful this time of the year.

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🌌 somethingquietplace

I'll delete this reblog a bit later for organization purposes, but I wanted to take this moment to thank you all for your comments.

Also, I did not know that there was a fishing community here, for all the decades I spent on this site. The more you know.

#It's nice to get back in the groove of things... #Such a hectic year. #I just need some peace and quiet. #And maybe then I'll feel better. #Though sometimes I do ask why I keep doing this. Just everything in general. #...A hot chocolate will fix me right up though. Always does. #Delete later

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🔰 noobdefencesquad follow

I know most ppl are like..,, 100% over talking about that one fuckin xelor that reversed time for like 20 minutes. like yeah hes evil but he saved my whole life. i spilled coffee on my passport and then WHOOM time reversed and shit. and i woke up 20 minutes earlier, threw up, and decided not to go anywhere near my documents with liquids ever again.

can i get a wahoo for grandpa genocide. like he really fucked up but he did do a solid one to at least me. i just feel like enough years had passed for me to speak my truth

🌒 ten-o-cock-and-a-half follow

It's not a laughing matter, people died. And it was a yet another case of media representing xelors as crazy and evil.

Try to put yourself in the mindset of the victims.

🔰 noobdefencesquad follow

im a xelor too and i think this is fucking hilarious soo yeah.

try reincarnating into a different class in next life! hope this helps.

🌛 quartziwindy follow

I agree with the second rb, but is nobody going to mention their url??

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👾 pixiiiii-piratika follow

I know we all have our role models for adventurers we'd like to marry or become or steal the gender of or whatever, but idk it haunts me that some of them may be on this site. Imagine someone like master Eva reading what ppl had written about her or her husband. scary.

🎁 doggrillsougi follow

I hope ush galash can feel when i post about sending him psionic shadow assassins. i hope he fucking feels pain. Every single time.

🎶 foggy-has-no-spoons follow

what did a random bontarian noble do to you. also isn't he dead.

🎁 doggrillsougi follow

OK SO. this made me realize that most people genuinely don't know about the murder dungeon allegations.

To summ it up, he lured in people to rob his house, put them in The Murder Dungeon (actually a tower, but... rule of funny. it sounds funnier that way), and Bontarian government did NOTHING about for years, and even placed a statue in his honor despite that.

wo2ww.bontanews.bn/articles/ush-galesh-allegations-of....

Now, this might sound like a conspiracy theory, but most of us in the demigod drama community know that Ecaflip demigods just... fake their deaths a lot. So there's a very big chance he's still out there. He's fucking out there.

And I want him to know, that I am sending psionic brain warriors to him. And to the king too.

THE ONLY reason this turned into a thing everyone knows is due to an anonymous leaker from within the palace. I fucking hate this kingdom.

🌹 theflowerofsadida follow

The city of good, btw

yet another reason i am a proud brakmarian despite not liking djaul LOL

🐙 podapoda-2-3 follow

WHAT????? HE HAD A WHAT ..

👾 pixiiiii-piratika follow

oh god what happened to my post.

🌛 quartziwindy follow

there are like, theories on who leaked it btw, considering a bunch of diplomats had access to the documents. Though I won't point any fingers towards anyone in the palace in particular. 👀

if it would keep him doing this, I could kiss that guy who did this, on the lips, I would. or like, give him a pizzlarva.

fr fr.

🌌 somethingquietplace

It's every Bontarian's civil duty to try and make the city a little bit better. I think these motivations are both unneeded and unwanted.

Though the pizzlarva bit is funny.

👾 pixiiiii-piratika follow

arent you that one guy with whos been here for like 20 years and got accused of being a part of the bontarian royalty and classfaking being an ecaflip.

did you do this tumblr user somethingquietplace. did you.

🌌 somethingquietplace

I'm running a combination OSU, photography, and fishing blog where I post poorly written poetry at 4AM.

Please stop with the "you're never beating the allegations" jokes.

#not osu

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[at1nys-blog]

Next Door

When you try to save your friends from bad press (your father's opinion on them) ending up having to find a way to survive it turns different than what you expected, but along the way there are your best friends, new friends and a very annoying gym bro that lives just Next Door

Previously on... Next Door//More about... Next Door//Next on... Next Door

Vol.9 Ch.37-Usopp the trendsetter❤️‍🔥

yn.ishere

liked by _nami_, idc_sabo0, monkey_fluffy and 2,345 others

yn.ishere: taking over the D. Monkey’s household since Grandpa Garp isn’t around also @/acenotass where is Dadan? I wanted to meet her and you promised

tagged acenotass and monkey_dluffy

acenotass: she doen't want to meet you. I promised shit

idc_sabo0: you know she will fall in love with you, I don't need another bully thanks

^yn.ishere: I don't know what you are talking about

monkey_dluffy: she decided to go out so we could have some fun

^yn.ishere: best grandma ever

candychopper

liked by z0r0, law traffy and 133 others

candychopper: Very random pictures with the genius cook because dad (not Franky) was late

tagged san_ji3

san_ji3: I’m cooler than Zoro

^z0r0: you will never be cooler than me

koalala: you are so cute Choppy

^idc_sabo0: you are so right

^candychopper: is Chopper and I am not cute, you baka

idc_sabo0

liked by yasusopp, idc_sabo0, art.kaya., pinkyrona. and 213,466 others

idc_sabo0: Ace was hungry and Luffy was unlucky enought to be around. Usopp let's be less excited is just food

tagged acenotass, monkey_dluffy and yasusopp

yasusopp: is JUST food???? Man is a token of heaven on Earth

^san_ji3: you are too nice

art.kaya.: you can't tell him to not be excited about food

koalala: look at my boyfriend not sharing a single pic of me

^idc_sabo0: there is still time for that

^koalala: you better

art.kaya.

liked by _nami_, yasusopp, the.uta4, z0r0 and 354,667 others

art.kaya.: that's my boyfriend y'all. he said, and I quote "I need to have my costume ready for Halloween", Halloween was last month...

tagged yasusopp

yasusopp: is never too early to work on a Halloween costume

^art.kaya.: is a lie and you know it, is too early

z0r0: what are you supposed to be?

^yasusopp: a brave soldier of the seas

^z0r0: you failed then

^yasusopp: EHY

_nami_

liked by law.traffy, mnkey_dluffy, yn.ishere, koalala and 544 others

_nami_: I have to deal with a bunch of idiots

tagged law.traffy, monkey_dluffy and san_ji3

monkey_dluffy: I'm still your idiot though

^_nami_: with the amount of time you spend with Law, I don't think so. He is basically your boyfriend at this point

^law.traffy: NO

candychopper: why is Sanji so shocked

^monkey_dluffy: you won't believe it too

^yn.ishere: I WANT TO KNOW

^monkey_dluffy: no you don't

^yn.ishere: meanie

^monkey_dluffy: I'm literally paying (Garp is but that's another story) for tonight?

^koalala: we spending Gov's money?

^idc_sabo0: we are always spending Gov's money what are you talking about??

yn.ishere

liked by acesnotass, _nami_, koalala and 5,687 others

yn.ishere: met those guys randomly and they were very nice

_nami_: guy in total black was loaded af

^koalala: of course

san_ji3: they were nice to you girls

^candychopper: and me

^z0r0: they didn't think of you as a threat, they basically offended you

^candychopper: now…

^yn.ishere: don't listen to mosshead, they just thought you were too cool to date any of us

^candychopper: now now...

pinkyrona.: yn stealing hearts left and right

shim0.kuina: the look on Zoro's face when they approached us, so funny

^z0r0: it wasn't I just wanted to make sure they did not meant bad business

^yn.ishere: that is you

san_ji3

liked by acenotass, pinkyrona., _nami_ and 788 others

san_ji3: @/acenotass is a great photographer, thank you

acenotass: you are welcomed😉

^san_ji: you flatter me

^z0r0: since when are you💅🏻

^yn.ishere: who taught you that?

^san_ji3: since NEVER????

^z0r0: @/yn.ishere I have good teachers

^shim0.kuina: I am teacher

^pinkyrona.: I am the other teacher he is talking about

yasusopp: if you are going to waste such talent I am going to kill you

^san_ji3: what talent?

^yasusopp: I wasn't talking to you...

^acenotass: WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?????

acenotass

liked by law.traffy, art.kaya., shimo0.kuina and 3,657 others

acenotass: Usopp: YN do you like zoro? // YN: I'm sorry, WHAT?// Usopp: you heard me, so?//YN: Nope//Usopp: *shocked Pikachu face*

z0r0: why did you ask her?

^yasusopp: because she was staring at you with heart eyes

^yn.ishere: I was NOT????

^koalala: you were

^yn.ishere: WHY ARE YOU IN HIS SIDE?????

^z0r0: so... you like me?

^yn.ishere: I'm going to choke you

^z0r0: love we talked about this, only behind closed door

^candychopper: I'm sorry????

pinkyrona.: it might be crazy what 'am about to say

^yn.ishere: RONA....

^_nami_: she knows something and I don't???

^koalala: top 10 anime betrayals

shim0.kuina

liked by z0r0, art.kaya., candychopper and 66,879 others

shim0.kuina: man has a change of clothes in his car? He is a genius because someone bumped into him and spilled his drink on him

tagged yasusopp

art.kaya.: this because the first time we went on a date someone spilled coffee on him and he was sorry for the other half of it

^yn.ishere: universe please listen to my prayers and give me a boyfriend like him

^z0r0: I'm literally here

^yn.ishere: Universe, someone with a functioning brain please

^z0r0: EHY

monkey_dluffy: why everywhere we go you make new friends?

^yasusopp: I learned from the best����🏻

san_ji3: gonna do it too fron now on

^koalala: usopp the trendsetter❤️‍🔥

[giggly-squiggily]

A Proper Trade (Blue Lock)

Heyo! I had all the intentions of saving this for a rainy day but then I watched more Blue Lock and here we are kjaekjrjakewrjk. I'm truly attached to these characters, can't you tell? Anyway- I hope you like it! :D

Light CW: Swearing

Summary: After Kunigami continues "accidentally" tickling Chigiri, the redhead learns from Bachira some interesting information on Team Z's superhero. Of course, nothing goes quite as planned when you take advice from Mr. Whimsical himself.

“Excuse me, coming through.” Kunigami shifted from behind, hands finding Chigiri’s waist.

“You’re fin-Ah!” Chigiri yelped when said fingers prodded gently, making him jump. Before he could react, Kunigami was already gone, wandering towards whatever place he wanted to be in the room.

“Son of a…” He groaned, arms coming around his torso protectively. Behind him, he heard Jingo and Gagamaru snickering, clearly amused by his reaction.

“Princess is ticklish! How cute!” Raichi cooed at him, making his face burn.

“He sounded like a mouse. Kinda like that Minnie character.” Gagamaru added, making the other wheeze.

“Aren’t you two ticklish as well?” Kuon asked from his futon, ducking when a pillow came flying at his face.

“Shut the hell up, you long haired bastard!” Rachi was on him in seconds, retracting his pillow as he attempted to “suffocate” the other. Gagamaru stepped in to help, but it wasn’t long before he was assisting Raichi into finding all of Kuon’s own tickle spots.

Chigiri bit down a smile at the wheezy giggles their teammate let out, turning his attention back to Kunigami. At first, he assumed these moments were accidental. It was no secret the ginger haired striker was touchy- shoulder pats, high fives, and hair ruffling were all things Kunigami did on the daily.

So when he went to wake up Chigiri for morning training, he believed him when his finger “accidentally” brushed under his arm.

And when he gave him an “encouraging squeeze” to his leg during a team meeting.

And of course all the times he’d had to move around him, his fingers “accidentally” poking into the soft spots of his torso like they knew exactly where it would tickle worse.

He probably should have paid more attention after the first one.

“Hmm…seems like Kunigami likes messing with you~” Bachira mused to his left, nearly giving Chigiri a heart attack. “I think he likes you, ChiChi~”

“I told you not to call me that.” Just when his blush was finally starting to fade. Turning away, he crossed his arms over his chest, leaning away from the other. “If you mean he likes to mess with me, I’d believe it.”

“Aww, such a tsun-tsun~” Bachira giggled, clearly enjoying himself. “You know, it really is like the fairy tales- the hero stealing the princess’ heart. We just need to find ourselves a villain and we’d be living the real thing!”

“I’m going to shower.” Chigiri began to leave.

“Kunigami’s ticklish too.” Bachira’s casual remark made the redhead freeze. “I know where to get him too.”

Kunigami? The ginger haired, musclehead, self-proclaimed superhero…ticklish? Logically, it’d make sense. So far, everyone else in Blue Lock proved to be so. What makes him any different?

And this was coming from Bachira- the guy who’d start tickle wars for the simple fact he was bored. If anyone knows about this, it’d be him…

“Is he now?” Chigiri looked back, giving in to curiosity. “Would you mind telling me?”

Bachira’s grin was both terrifying and exhilarating.

~~~

“Aha, there you are.” Kunigami smiled when his eyes found Chigiri. “Isagi mentioned you like to hide out in the weirdest places.”

“I’m not hiding.” And weird places? The footage room wasn’t that weird, was it? “It got overwhelming in the main room.”

There was some truth there. Without fail, bedtime was a bit of a catastrophe for the boys. They got there in time, sure, but the actual winding down part was always preceded with pillow fights, truth or dare, and various other little things.

Definitely not because he couldn’t get what Bachira told him out of his head.

Nope, definitely not that.

“Fair, fair. You’ve missed it- I’m pretty sure Gagamaru was gonna kill Naruhaya.” Kunigami took a seat beside him, leaning back on his elbows and crossing his ankles. “Of course- that’s normal for them.”

“Naruhaya does like to steal his food…” Chigiri kept up the conversation, but his focus was on the near perfect position Kunigami presented himself in. Laying out like that…

“His armpits and ribs are really bad. Oh! And his belly? Killer spot. And those thighs! I’d say his feet, but I never tried it.”

It would be so easy to reach out and try. To give Kunigami’s sides a poke and see him react. He could probably get away with it too- he’s faster. Where’d he hide was the real question.

If he bothered hiding at all. A part of him almost wanted Kunigami to tickle him for real.

Huh. He’d have to chew on that more later. For now- an opportunity was before him.

“Heh, can’t blame the kid. I’d snag a dumpling too if I was fast enough.” Kunigami tucked his arms behind his head, laying flat back with a content hum. It was almost like he knew what Chigiri was thinking of. “Actually- no. That wouldn’t be very heroic of me. I’d have to earn it. Possibly offer some curry in exchange.” He turned those orange eyes to Chigiri, something knowing in them. “Don’t you agree, princess?”

“I guess…” What was that about? Chigiri turned his attention back to the recordings. “Fair trade is probably for the best.”

“See, I knew you’d get it.” Kunigami chuckled, closing his eyes. Was he going to sleep?

Well…this was a better time than never.

Keeping his movements slow and silent, Chigiri scooted over to the bigger boy. With hesitating hands, he reached out with one extended finger. Just a poke; just a confirmation he was in fact ticklish. One little poke-

“Knew it.” Kunigami sounded amused. Chigiri felt his heart drop.

“Knew what-whoa!” The redhead yelped as he was pulled inward, crashing against the other’s chest. With a few short moves, he was properly pinned beneath a smug looking Kunigami, feeling his life flash before his eyes. “W-Wait!” “No can do.” Kunigami raised a wiggling hand, eyes glittering. “Didn’t you hear a word I just said? We trade around here. If you want to tickle me so badly, you’re gonna have to get tickled yourself first!”

“Wait, waihahahahhahait, Kuhuhuhuhunigahahahahmihihihihi!” The redhead let out a squeak before slapping his hands over his mouth, squirming as his friend’s fingers danced across his belly. Soft, muffled giggles pushed against his palms, threatening to fill the entirety of Blue Lock.

“Aww, what’s this? Don’t be shy, princess.” Kunigami easily captured Chigiri’s hands, pinning them above his head while his free continued to lightly trace against the soft sweatshirt. “I wanna hear that pretty laugh of yours.”

“Shhhuuhuhut uhuhuhuhp! Ahehahahha, dohohohon’t sahahhahay thahahhahaht!” Chigiri squeaked, arching some when that dastardly hand moved up to his ribs, pinching and prodding at them with gentle fingers. “Gehhehehehet ohohohohoff!”

“Why not? It’s the truth.” Kunigami grinned, keeping his tickles feather light as he raked his hand down the other’s side. “It’s really pretty. Almost as pretty as that smile of yours. Your secret weapon- you could make anyone stop and stare at it!”

“Nohohoohohoho, stahhahahhaap!” Chigiri hated the whine in his voice nearly as much as he hated how red his face felt. He hid it against his arm as he thrashed beneath the other’s touch, his laugh increasing with each teasing word the other spoke. “Iihihihihihit’s embahahahahahhrrassihihihihng!”

“What, you’re smile? Or your laugh?” Kunigami shot his hand up to Chigiri’s armpit, snorting when the other squeaked loudly. “Because I think both are nice! The fact you don’t agree tells me everything I need to know. I’m not stopping until you admit you like both!”

“Thahhahhahat’s not fahahhahahahair!” Chigiri cried, kicking his heels helplessly against the carpeted floor beneath them. “I’hihihiihihhll dihihihihiihihie!”

“Not with me around! I’m a superhero- I’ll never let you die, princess!” Kunigami dropped his hand down to his hip, giving it a friendly squeeze. The squeal the redhead let out nearly took our hero out with how hard he laughed. “Holy crap! You’re so ticklish!”

“STAHHAHAHAP IIHIIHIHIHT!” Chigiri cried, burying his face into Kunigami’s shoulder as his hip got squeezed relentlessly. With a strength he hadn’t known he had, he managed to get his arms free (where they ever held that tight?), lightly batting at the other’s shoulder with one hand while the other clawed at the hand massaging his hip. “KUHUUHUHUHNIGAHAHHAMI!”

“You know how to make it stop.” Kunigami gave him a small break, walking his fingers down until they rested on his thigh. The threat was clear. “Come on- just admit it.”

Chigiri did know how to make it stop.

But it wasn’t by giving in.

“Ahehehahhaa! Tahhahaake thihhihiihs!” He shot both hands into Kunigami’s armpits, praying that Bachira didn’t give him false information. Kunigami all but squawked in laughter, falling to his side as he tried to curl up. Chigiri wasted no time, following him over with vengeful fingers.

“Ah! Ahehahahahahhaha! Whahahait- wahahhahahahit! Chihiihihihihigihihiihihihihihi!” Kunigami cried out, curling up into a loose ball as he laughed himself silly. “Cohohohome on, hahahhahahve mehehehhehrcy!”

“No way! You and your trades- you said I get to tickle you if I let you tickle me.” Chigiri tried to fight down the giggles building up at the various squeaks and high pitched noises Kunigami made, failing to do so when he moved his hands down to the ginger’s upper ribs, making him squeal. “Oh my god! What was that?”

“CHIIHIHIHIHGIHIHIIHIHI PLEAHHAHAHHASE!” Kunigami cried through his mirth, trying and failing to roll away. No matter which way he turned, the other followed. “MEHEHEHHERCY!”

“Will you stop tickling me all the time?” Chigiri asked, dropping a hand to his lower ribs. Kunigami all but shrieked.

“YEHAHHAHAHHAHAS!”

“Promise?” He moved a hand to the hero’s belly, earning a variety of snorts.

“PROHOHOHOMISE!”

“....really promise?”

“HEHEHEHHEYOHOHOHOHMA!”

The use of his first name did funny things to his heart. Chigiri retracted his hands, laughing as he watched Kunigami gasp for air, curling up like a bug. “Heh…hehe…I guess I can take your word for it, hero.” He willed his heart to stop racing- why was it racing? Clearing his throat, he sat back on his heels, shaking his head softly. “I think you’re the most ticklish person here in Blue Lock.”

“Ahehe…hehee…nohohoho way…thahaht honor goes to yohoohou, princess.” Kunigami replied, earning a swat. “Okay, maybe Isagi actually.”

“Definitely.” Chigiri snorted, letting them fall into a comfortable silence. When he spoke again, he tried to make his voice sound controlled. “You said my name.”

“Hm?” Kunigami looked at him curiously. “I did?”

“Yeah…Hyoma. It erm…it sounded nice.” Chigiri felt his face burn. Judging by how red the other got, he wasn’t alone.

“I did! Oh yeah…I did…” Kunigami ran a hand over his neck, clearly flustered. Then he turned to the other, setting his shoulders. “Hey, Hyoma. Can I tell you something?”

“Y-Yes?” He sat up, his heart threatening to pound out of his chest. Is this what Bachira was talking about?

Did Kunigami…really like him?”

“I-” The ginger began, only to be interrupted when the doors opened.

“Would you please keep it down? Some of us are trying to-” Isagi stopped short, eyes widening in shock upon seeing them. Chigiri’s messy hair and red face. Kunigami inadvertently leaning towards him. The wide eyed shock on their faces upon being caught.

“Oh-Oh shit!” He turned quickly, backing out of the room as his ears burned red. “Shit- my bad! Holy- Bachira was right! Erm- I’ll see y’all in the morning, bye!” The door shut on Isagi’s rambling, leaving both Chigiri and Kunigami stunned into silence.

“Bachira was…?” Kunigami began.

“Oh my god.” Chigiri held his face in his hands. “He set me up!”

It all made sense now. Bachira- telling him where Kunigami was ticklish. Bachira, casually mentioning the hero might like him.

Bachira most likely telling said hero Chigiri’s go-to hiding space.

“So he did…” Kunigami didn’t sound mad. He didn’t even sound bothered. If anything, amusement colored his voice. Chigiri heard him shift, and before long a hand was gently tugging his own off his face, making him look up. “I’m guessing he also told you I liked you?”

“He might have…” Chigiri wanted to avert his gaze, but Kunigami had him locked in. There was something there that he was too scared to read into. There was no way…

“What if I told you it was true?” Kunigami spoke so softly, so casually. As if what he just said didn’t set a bomb off within Chigiri’s chest. “What if I did like you?”

“I…” Chigiri felt like he couldn’t breathe. He was so close now. “Then I’d say I liked you too.” Unplanned, but the confession felt right. He nodded, squaring his shoulders and lifting his chin. “So, do you? Like me, I mean?”

A gentle kiss to the lips was the only reply he got.

Thanks for reading!

[jennyandvastraflint]

Xena Reactions S1Ep17! Here we go, after surviving covid...

A shiny! Aaaand lots of hooded people

OOP THEY STOLE

Hehe Xena

Oh she's enjoying chasing him

GABRIELLE MY BELOVED :D

They replaced it beforehand shdhshs

Thunk thunk thunk. Hehe

She wants to EMPLOY him. AIGHT

"the most valuable object in the world" Xena you've already got Gabrielle's heart

"Didn't Hercules tell you I'm an honourable man?" the SILENCE

He untied his hands... Gabrielle just going "Ah. Ah."

HEHE SHE TIED HIS FEET TOO

Them playing to his ego

"No it worked. I'll do it" djfhshhd

"However, this man has financial needs"

"Any less and it wouldn't be" dhdh Exactly buzz off

Him chewing on the toothpick T_T

The uncomfortable laughter

Xena wants to stab him so bad. And I completely agree.

"He was my brother" SPITS. XD

Oh hello Xena... I'm looking respectfully at the cleavage

PFFFT He just tried to kill the dude xD

Are they gonna pull him overboard

Oh, okay just across the deck

-_- Urgh, men

HE CAN CHOKE ON THAT GRAPE

"Nothing is as big as mine" 😭

"Hu. Only one bed." Please...

"Heads it is" Hehe. She flipped him

OOOOOH, That sounds like an intriguing mechanism, so finely tuned

She's got to dance again?

Oh is he making a mold of the key to make his own later

AHAHAHAAA, She yeeted the food at him

He deserves it.

Oop, did he die??? Yikesss

Awww, they helped Xena <3

"my mother died when I was eight" Why is it always 8 year olds. Like... Seriously XD

AHAHAHAAA HER TOPPING HIM

Headbutt the guy sjdhshs

"You and he didn't..." I call it now this bisexual dude made out with Hercules

Her distracting the guy. And his foot got caught.

UUUUH

She's so annoyed with these men, she just wants her wifey

GABRIELLE!?

OOP. The real Centerius

Wiggle wiggle wiggle

Yay they save Gabrielle

Those two are going to kiss. Because I say so.

Xena helping... Or something

HER VOICE GOES SO SOMFT WHEN SHE TALKS TO GABRIELLE

Gabrielle my beloved babygirl

Urgh not THAT guy again

"I think I'm kidding myself" yes you are

Wiggle wiggle wiggle

This is so ridiculous omg

That's the noise my shoulder also makes

GABRIELLE TO THE RESCUE

MY BELOVED GABRIELLE (hand in marriage pls?)

Did Xena just stab a guy in the nuts? New bottom surgery just dropped

Oh it can glow ominously

A LIGHT :D

Is it gonna melt his face off

Okay it just burned him. LOLLLLLL

It this the Ten Commandments???

"And after this, I never will" Lmao

SJFHDHD PLS HE'S WAITING FOR A KISS AND SHE HOLDS OUT HER HAND

He saved it for himself with a kiss to her hand

Awww, he gave back the money

GABRIELLE!!!!

Istg... She's just like one Jenny Flint fr 😂

And Xena being all "Omg thou shalt not steal???" the flirting and teasing fr

[chronically-enthusiastic]

ok ok okay, so the Starless Sea is a fantasy novel by Erin Morgenstern, and it revolves around an underground magic library world, that is sort of alive? it's ambiguous, but it's this massive sprawling world full of books and stories and cats.

the main character is this guy called Zachary Ezra Rawlins, who one day picks up an old book of short stories in the library of the university he goes to (he studies video games), and starts reading it, and then realises that one of the stories is about him. it's a bit from his childhood, where he discovered a painted door on his way home from school, and almost almost tried to open it, but didn't cos it was just paint. he went back to try open it the next day, but it had been whitewashed over, but he never really forgot about it. the story ends with him *not* opening the door, and teh last line is 'and so the son of teh fortune-teller does not find his way to the Starless Sea. Not yet.'

he never told anyone about the door, but it was written in a book older than he was. he gets kinda freaked out about that, understandably, and tries to figure out why exactly he's in the book. on the back of the book is three little symbols, a bee, a key, and a sword. he tries searching for these symbols, but all he can get is one picture of a woman at an annual literary party wearing a necklace with the bee key sword on it - the next literary party is a few days away, so he buys a ticket and goes looking for clues.

he meets mysterious guy called Dorian who tells him a story about the Heart of Fate in the dark, and Dorian gives Zachary some strange instructions to break into a building and steal a book, and then some stuff happens and he meets this woman Mirabel (who was the one with the necklace, he works out later) who pushes him through a painted outline of a door, and he ends up in a magic elevator going down into the magic library place, which is full of piles of books and strange paintings and cats, and is really really cool. he and Mirabel have to rescue Dorian from the building he broke into, because there are some people who are trying to stop anyone ever getting into the magic underground library, and they'll do anything to stop people getting in there.

the place (it's called the Harbour, it's a Harbour on the Starless Sea) is sort of... crumbling?? it's very very old, and almost no one lives there anymore--it used to be full of people, but that was a really long time ago, and it's sort of a tragic shadow of what it used to be. but Zachary loves it, feels more at home there than he has anywhere else. 'homesick for a place you've never been' is the phrase used which i think is just so beautiful. and they have to work to save it, and he and Dorian have a bit of a crush on each other as well, and have to save each other a little bit AND I WON'T SAY ANYMORE OF THE PLOT COS I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL IT BUT OUGHHH IT'S SO GOOD

the cool thing is though, the book that Zachary finds himself, it's called Sweet Sorrows, and the book he steals for Dorian is called Fables and Fortunes, and we get to read those too, interspersed with the main plot. and the further you get through the book you realise that the things happening in those books are things that happened in the Harbour, some a very long time ago, and there are characters who were the same person, and all these metaphors winding together, and it gets kind of complicated but once you work it out it's SO BEAUTIFUL AGNSGNASG. it's all one interconnected story. and it's kind of sad but hopeful as well and hrmhrmn i've read it a bunch of times and every time i read it the beauty of all the stories just gets me completely and i notice new connections and oughhanganasgn

it's my favourite book ever and i love it so so much. everything is described so beautifully and it's incredibly well written and it's so magical and i love it i love it i love so muchhhh

anyways that's a quite a lot i hope you enjoyed my braindump :D <3

OH MY THAT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE I NEED TO READ THIS NOW! awjsjjshsjahshwkshsjwj

THANK YOU FOR SHARING WITH ME! It seems like such a cool concept and I love o terconnected stories!!!!!!!!! *makes plans to visit library soon*

[arcplaysgames]

OKAY FINALLY

THE FUCKING QUESTIONNAIRE

I cannot believe this was here in this palace lmao

Deep in the Palace is an exam room. Not a place where people sit with a doctor and get examined, but an exam like a test that they take to determine their mental soundness.

And man. MAN! These questions are fucking incredible.

You want to help your friend... But if you fight them alone and lose, you could easily get hurt. If you go look for a teacher, there would be no danger to you... but if you don't succeed in time, your friend would most likely get hurt. What would you do in this situation? A: Go after your friend; B: Go get help.

The game informs you several times that in this situation, you don't want to pick the answer you personally want. They want you to decide what Maruki considers the most mentally sound answer.

First one is easy. It's B. Maruki's whole thing is about preventing people from being in pain. If you go with A and go to help a friend directly, there is a fair chance two people will be hurt instead of one. For someone so meticulous about minimizing suffering at all costs, it's B.

You've worked so hard to achieve it... but its just not coming to fruition. It's causing you a lot of grief, but if you were to give up now, all of your hard work is sure to be for nothing! Which would you do in this situation? A. Keep up the hard work. B. Do whatever it takes. C. Give up for a new dream.

Maruki is the guy who just wants to fix everything for everyone, and wants people to be content. The idea of someone struggling for a prolonged amount of time, which he would interpret as suffering, is pain. The path to no pain would be to change your dream, C.

This one was a gimme because A and B are so similar that you can assume that's not the right answer, and then if you think about how rather than the long ordeal of helping Sumire through her struggles, Maruki just gave her the easy out, it's clear which Maruki prefers.

However what I find funny is this is deeply hypocritical of him. It's what he wants for his patients, yes, but not for himself. He fought long and hard for his cognitive psience work without wavering. But he doesn't want other people to do that. lol.

Thoughts, emotions, information... you can steal it all from anyone in the world! Not only that, you can use this power without fear of ever getting caught! Which do you do? A: Steal something valuable. B: Never steal anything. C: Steal my own heart to heal. D. Steal evil hearts to fix society. E: Steal the one I love's heart.

The most interesting and fucked up of all the questions. A few are easy to mark out, like A and E. But I was torn between the other options.

For B, Maruki wants people who are already content with their lot in life, right? Someone who feels no desire to use such a power, surely that's good?

For C, having the drive to fix yourself might be appealing to a person like Maruki, and I thought about this answer for a while.

BUT the game lets you take a hidden path and rule out that one by overhearing a doctor shadow talking to someone about C. Rather than see it as an admission of needing improvement, the shadows take it as someone who is in pain and needs treatment immediately.

And you would think, okay, so B is the answer, Maruki doesn't want people doing stuff, he wants people to keep themselves safe above all else.

BUT THE THING ABOUT THIS QUESTION is that it's not about the Average Person. It's about the Phantom Thieves and it is about Maruki himself. Both of them are empowered, they were given a gift of fate or fortune, and they have the ability to make the world better.

The answer is D and I think it's a LOUDLY correct answer to Maruki. I think the very idea that someone would stumble across the ability to save people on a mass scale and not use it would in of itself be an evil to Maruki.

Maruki wants people to be safe and to not risk pain, yes.

Maruki also believes that the betterment of society is a moral imperative, and sitting on top of a means to accomplish that is about the same as condoning evils.

THIS IS INCREDIBLY CRUNCHY and a fairly complicated sequence, asking you how much you understand Maruki at this point. There have been multiple instances in the entire game where Maruki has stated that he thinks the Phantom Thieves are a source of good in the world and their work is just. When he comes into his own power, when the same power happens to him, obviously he has an obligation to utilize it.

On some level, Maruki is right. There's plenty of philosophies that revolve around the idea that the most moral good is to minimize pain.

Maruki's problem is that he wants the easy way out, he wants it to be easy, he wants to fix people instead of help people.

All of his high-minded ideas could be funneled into other venues. Instead of rewriting criminals brains so they don't do crimes, he could focus on bettering the circumstances of the lower class and poverty-striken to remove some of the necessity of crime. He could work to make the world better, reduce the many many many many stressors that cause mental health issues or exacerbate them.

BUT NOPE. He wants to fix people. Which is not the same.

Anyway, the summit of his Palace is a beautiful garden where there is no pain or suffering, and there is a massive tree with hanging fruit.

Lotus tree for the lotus eaters.

Now all that's left is to wait, because there is no way to send Maruki a calling card, but he will come by to speak to Reverie in about 16 days, so at that time, Reverie can hand him the calling card and set off the heist.

[roydeezed]

Some thoughts about D&D: Honor Among Thieves

So I was watching the dnd movie and to avoid spoilers, cause it was a damn good film, I've got some thoughts below the cut:

I'd been looking forward to this ever since I heard this director duo behind Game Night would be directing this. If you haven't watched Game Night by the way, go watch it, it's imo one of the best comedy movies of the past few years.

But there's a lot to talk about with this movie. Especially the directors style being more in service to the movie than it is in service to them. They have the chops to do auteur-esque films where each movie has their distinct thumbprint on it but they choose not to. In Game Night they used tilt shift lenses to simulate the look of game pieces on a board and in this they use the structure of a heist movie to simulate an actual dnd game, where most parties put a lot of time into the plan. And the flowy camera work does it's best to keep the same rhythm. The practical effects used in this film were also quite amazing, and their marriage with the CG worked great.

But since I am a story typa person, I want to talk about the story itself. Or more like, break down what I believe the core theme to be.

And it all comes down to Forge and Ed. And the title of the film in a weird way. Ed and Forge aren't necessarily bad guys to start off with and up to a certain point they make the same type of decisions. They steal and lie and to a point betray, though Forge's crimes are of a larger magnitude. Ed stole the Red Wizard's gold and lied to the rest of the group about Simon's confidence about the helm and betrayed their trust in the process.

What separates the two and what scene really highlights the difference is where after capturing and sending Ed and Holga away the first time, Forge sits Kira down and talks to her, lying to her about how her father abandoned her. He tells her "The fact that you see good in me makes me believe there might just be some in me." It's an honest sentiment but it's tainted by the fact that just minutes earlier he admitted to lying to Kira and enjoying being a father because he could have her look up to him and let him shape her in his own image.

Contrast that with Edgin. He had lied for a long time. And even lied in securing Doric's help when getting the helm. But there's two key differences in why Edgin makes the right decisions while Forge loses everything. The first being that Edgin has peers that can set him on the right path while Forge only has someone who looks up to him and listens to his every word. And that difference being friendship gets to the heart of dnd so well. Despite what the edgelord in your group may have you thinking, DND is about collaboration and more importantly, friendship. To Ed, his friends are a lens for him to see himself through and be better.

But that's not all. In a story about lies and thievery, what it all comes down to is honesty. Because at the end of it all, Edgin makes two decisions directly influenced by his daughter. He turns the boat around and saves Holga because of his daughter. A daughter that was also there for Forge. So why did she not set him straight?

It's because at every crucial turn Forge lied to her, whereas in every crucial turn, Ed tells the truth. He admits his lies about Simon and his weakness and his thieving ways to the group and he tells his daughter that he made a mistake. And it's through these admissions, this honesty, that his friends and his daughter are able to see him for who he is, and thus depend on him for who he is.

In a weird way, with Honour and Honesty being related etymologically makes so much sense as it is also one of the core themes of the films alongside friendship.

[lgbtqmanga]

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After the events of the first five Kase-san and… manga volumes, Kase-san and Yamada are now university students. Yamada’s working diligently in her horticulture program, while Kase-san is training hard at her university. There might be a long train ride between their schools and hectic new schedules to plan around, but they’ll always make time for each other!

Kiss the Scars of the Girls (manga) vol. 2 by Aya Haruhana

Yucca’s Big Sister was killed by a vampire hunter, causing her to slip into depression. Emille wants to help Yucca, but is offput by her obsession with making Emille become “only hers.” And Eve, the girl who swore she would never be someone’s Big Sister, begins to have a change of heart…

Lullaby of the Dawn (manga) vol. 3 by Ichika Yuno

Elva is a battle shaman whose life is eroded bit by bit every time he drives back monsters that emerge from the black sea. Indignant when he sees this, a young boy named Alto is determined to find a cure and stay by Elva's side.

After 8 long years, Alto has become a fearless young man, though he hides his love deep inside. And despite only expecting to live for a few more years, Elva seems to be healing as he spends time by Alto's side.

My Mate is a Feline Gentleman: UK Arc Under (manga) by Arata Asanae

Alex and his omega mate Toushirou have traveled afar from Japan to England, but because of Alex’s work and their difference in status, they struggle to find time to see each other. Though Toushirou longs to be with Alex, he's aware of his mate’s marriage prospects and wants to put Alex’s happiness first. Meanwhile, Alex decides he wants to live with Toushirou and that he's ready to open up about his past…

Scarlet Secret (manga) by Tomo Serizawa

With his crimson eyes and uncanny ability to predict the weather, Shiki has always been the odd child out in his village. Despite his quirks, he's cherished by the village chieftain's impetuous son, Yamato, and they grow up together as the dearest of friends. But when the Shamaness Himiko, ruler of Yamatai, selects Shiki as a ritual sacrifice, the two are torn apart. Yamato spends years searching in vain hope for any sign of Shiki, only to find him alive and well… at the center of Himiko's court?

Disguised as the Shamaness and inheritor of her divine power, Shiki is no longer human and can no longer act upon human desires. Despite that, Yamato is eager to swear himself into 'her' service and stand by the Shamaness' side to safeguard and lead their people. But can Shiki resist his love for Yamato, even if it means going against the will of the gods…?