#he’s the best charlotte sibling fight me

[gatorgrumbles]

I wanted to draw something summery so I made the fire cracker boy himself

[quimichi]

·˚ ◌༘₊· ͟͞꒰➳ THEIR CONTACT NAMES FOR YOU wholesome & cursed

AN: just a super random idea, also ran out of contact name ideas

Aether 》Mine forever 》2nd Emergency food

Albedo 》Love 》(just your number)

Amber 》My BunBun 》Traveler

Al-Haitham 》Y/N <3 》Kaveh 2.0

Arlecchino 》My dear 》My annoying dear

Ayaka 》Dance partner for life 》Simp

Ayato 》Mrs/Mr Kamisato 》Professional Yapper

Baizhu 》Cure to everything 》Antidepressiva

Barbara 》Angel 》Wants to bash my stalkers head

Beidou 》Hot bbg 》Mommy issues

Bennett 》Lucky charm 》(accidentally blocked you and broke his phone)

Capitano 》Dearest Y/n 》Y/n L/n

Candace 》Dessert Flower 》Dehya's bestie

Charlotte 》Model 》My stalking victim

Chevreuse 》Babe 》Chrispy Fries

Childe 》My Girly 》Baby boo boo snuggly poo

Chongyun 》Sweet as ice 》Popsicle 🍦🧊💦

Clorinde 》Darling 》0/10 would lose in a fight against me

Collei 》Flower 🌺 》Jokes as bad as Cyno's

Columbina 》Hummingbird 》They're next 🔪

Cyno 》Love them from my head 🍅's 》Love them from my head 🍅's

Dainsleif 》My star 》Traveler Y/n

Dehya 》Princess 》Lil spoiled princess/brat ♡

Diluc 》The burning flame within my heart 》Y/n

Diona 》Big sis/bro/sibling

Dottore 》Little Labrat 》Subject 291

Dori 》10/10 wouldn't sell

Eula 》My Passion 》 (just your number)

Faruzan 》Lover from another timeline 》Grandkid

Fischl 》My dearest lover of the night 》Diener der Verurteilung

Freminet 》Pengu 》Fathers first pick

Furina 》Bubsibaby 》My Maccaroni

Ga Ming 》babes 💞 》Boss

Ganyu 》Love 》Pillow

Gorou 》Forever my mate 》No, not my "owner"

Hu Tao 》Forever mine even in afterlife 》Possible good advertisement once I'm done

Jean 》Dandelion 》The Traveler (Y/n)

Heizou 》Hottest babe everrr 》🍑🍑🍑

Itto 》MINE RAWR 》barkabakewooofwofbrakk

Kazuha 》My dearest Y/n 💞 》he's to wholesome for this

Kaeya 》Snowflake 》Side chicken (he's joking dw)

Kaveh 》My world/everything/love/baby/boo bear 》Mommy

Keqing 》Love 💜 》Housewife/husband/caretaker

Kinich 》Most important thing in my life 》Gf/bf/lv

Kirara 》Kitty 》Owner

Klee 》Partner in crime

Kokomi 》Little Jellyfish 》Bloopfish 🤍

Layla 》Sleepyhead #2 》Good Pillow, Good nap partner

Lisa 》Big cutie 》Book due since: 1 week 🔪

Lumine 》Big Baby, but mine 》Another Paimon

Lynette 》Catlover 》My Y/n

Lyney 》My rose 》Father approved

Mika 》I'll find them everywhere 》The one who never forgets me

Mona 》My future 》Dies by old age, 2091

Mualani 》Wookie Pookie 》Them in swimwear 💯

Nahida 》My best friend the flower 🪷

Navia 》Sweets 》Yummy baby

Neuvillette 》Fiance

Nilou 》Dance buddy 》Hopless, can't dance

Ningguang 》Princess/Prince/Royalty 》Gold digger

Noelle 》Rosie 》Lazy

Pantalone 》Sugar baby 》Spoiled brat

Pierro 》Darling 》Y/n M/n L/n

Pulcinella 》Dearest Y/n 》(your number)

Qiqi 》Y/n

Raiden 》Sweets 》The one that cooks

Razor 》Y/n but mispronounced

Rosaria 》Y/n <3 》A sinner

Sandrone 》Doll ♡ 》Doll nr.72

Sara 》Love forever 》Member 28 of the Raiden Shogun fan club

Sayu 》Nyummmm

Scaramouche 》My bitch 》That bitch idk

Sethos 》Babes 🔥 》Can't cook for shit, almost died

Shenhe 》My Y/n 》Y/n L/n (from ___)

Shinobu 》Milk (she's Kuki) 》also has mommy issues

Succrose 》Code 143 》Human experiment 81.01

Thoma 》their houshusband 》Miss Ayakas best friend

Tighnari 》My Padisara 》Laughs at Cynos jokes

Venti 》Windblume 》Non-alcoholic

Wriothesley 》Bbg/bbb/baby 》Solid daddy issues

Xiangling 》Yummiest 》Bleh but mhh

Xiao 》My Human 》(didn't even give you a contact name lol)

Xianyun 》My beautiful 》Y/n

Xilonen 》a beautiful creation 》wtf did their parents make??

Xinyan 》MY ROCKSTAR ☆ 》that one with no taste in music

Xingqiu 》The most beautiful 》(a ugly nickname lol)

Yae Miko 》🦊💞 》My simp

Yanfei 》JUSTICEMAKER 》horny jail time

Yaoyao 》Big sister/brother/sibling Y/n 🌱

Yelan 》Pretty one 》The next

Yoimiya 》CAUSE BABY YOURE A FIIIIIREWORK 》Almost blew them up, oops

Yun Jin 》My biggest fan 》Y/n - no rhythm

Zhongli 》Y/n (you're his only contact lol)

[hello-vampire-kitty]

Servamp chapter 136 translation "The gentle flutter of a butterfly's wings"

Read the chapter on Mangadex!

Keep reading for translation notes.

Oh boy, this chapter had some difficult lines that took me a while to translate and hopefully I managed to convey them ;;

Alright, to start off, I want to point out that in the top left panel, Hokaze is holding the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, so if you know the plot of the story, you can make connections with her. Also, regarding her name...It's sounds weird for her because she's a woman. I looked up Hokaze (歩風) on Japanese names sites and it was listed for boys, while the readings Ayuka or Honoka were listed for girls.

Well, if Tanaka-sensei hasn't mentioned so far that it wasn't a mistake, then her name is Hokaze.

In Japanese, 情欲 and 色欲 mean lust the latter is the one used regarding Lily, however they have different nuances. Basically, the former implies a desire for emotional attachment as opposed to 色欲 that is focused on the physical aspects of attraction, without necessarily implying emotional attachment.

As you can see in the translation, the intended reading is 私 (I, myself) while the other reading is 色欲 (lust).

愛のない情欲のことだけを私 (色欲) の名前で呼ぶのでしょうから。

I had the most trouble with this page, like OMG...

Lily had some difficult lines and it's possible that I haven't conveyed them to well, thus I will give insight on how I understood them. Here's the original line 人は美しい時間のままに死にゆく。 それだけがいい。

I don't like to assume things. I try my best to convey what characters say and of course I rely on the grammar that is used so that's why it was difficult to interpret the above line which I ultimately translated as "People dying while they are still beautiful...That alone is a good thing"

A direct translation would be "People will die in a beautiful time" which sounded weird...Like I said, maybe my interpretation isn't good and I wanted to add "should" because Lily's is giving his opinions and I thought it will work but I if it's not suggested by the grammar, I couldn't do that. If you look at the first line on this page where "should" is there because that's how a grammar part translates.

So yeah, it was tough working on this line seeing how it can be interpreted...

Sloth uses words that have alternative meanings. When he says "This makes us even", the other reading is fire. "We should have a discussion after all". The other reading is "fighting" and Sloth also said this in chapter 133.

There is one word with another reading in Tsubaki's first line which I found that it has the meaning of "older sibling" although it's usually translated as head or neck 首 (kubi) My assumption is that Tsubaki used 首 with the connotation of "older sibling" because it reflects how he was born in the Edo period (revealed in later chapters), so he's using an archaic term. The intended reading is もの which means "object" and one theory I have about the other reading is related to the camellia flowers that are said to be associated with a head that is cut off because when they wither, the flowers fall at once.

The last note is about Tsubaki's skill which is difficult to interpret its meaning ;;

I translated it as "Crossing".

The Japanese word 渡 comes from the verb 渡す that has the general meaning of "to hand over/deliver but there is also the meaning of "to transport", "to carry across". While it can be translated in several ways, I like the translation I made and I found that the verb is used "to say a requiem" 引導を渡す I'd say it connects with his ability "Shura Funeral". This term originally refers to a ritual or ceremony in Buddhism called "引導供養" (indou kuyou), where a deceased person's spirit is guided to the afterlife. So yeah, let me know what you think. I'd like to hear your opinions and I hope these notes are helpful!

[sunny-mercya]

Proud

Charlotte Katakuri x Male Reader

Fandom -> One Piece

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You followed Brulee deeper into her Mirror world, as she leads you to Katakuri, your Husband. There was no use in remembering the way, too complicated confusing anyways.

Your mind was clouded with worry for Katakuri. Only having heard of his defeat by accident, because of Brulee's rambling and mumbling while she searched for something. You asked Brulee instantly right away, pressuring her to take you to Katakuri. Begrudgingly she took you with her, after getting the first-aid kit.

Upon seeing Katakuri laying there, you sprinted the last few meters to him, skidding to a halt and dropping to your knees next to him.

Katakuri had his arm over his face, trying to regulate his breathing the best he could, as his chest heaved heavily. Katakuri ignored the pain and wounds, some of them bleeding.

He, a Sweet Commander, the Minister of flour, had lost. Lost to a mere tiny human being, who had nothing more than a foolish dream and only fightet because he wants to bring back the friend, which he holds dear.

Katakuri scoffed at this, but than again, they share the same kind of feelings. He too has a foolish dream and someone he holds dear. Perhaps the reasons why Katakuri couldn't defeat Luffy at all. Why he lost, because in contrast to Luffy, Katakuri couldn't bring himself to go against Mama and leave this Island with you—to live this foolish dream.

«Kuri?» your voice of a whisper had broken him out of his thoughts. He hummed, moving his arm away and turned his head to look at you.

You bite your lips, feeling the tears brimming in your eyes. Crawling towards his face, gently laying your hands onto his cheek, rubbing the roughed up skin, before hugging his face and holding back your sobs.

Oh. He had made you that worried? Katakuri feels guilty now, didn't wanted to be reason to make you cry. You let go of your Husbands face, settling down onto the ground again.

«I'm sorry [Name], for losing.» would you be disappointed in him now, for losing? Would you want a divorce, because he wasn't strong enough anymore?

Katakuri could understand if you decided to leave him forever now. He's a monster after all, someone who doesn't deserves any kind of love from someone like you—a precious kind of human.

Katakuri blinked, focusing back on you, when you have snapped your fingers for a third time.

«Repeat that,» he asked you, hadn't listen.

«I said, you big doofus, that I don't fucking care about your win or lose! I care about you and your wellbeing! So don't make me ever worried like this again Kuri! I feared you had died.» by now you were completely crying, clenching your pants.

You're always worried about Katakuri and most of his siblings. The constant pressure from Big Mom, the fighting and this need to prove themselves—to be worth of life and Big Mom's approving and "love"—was a toll on their mental health. Making them sick and hurt in a different way.

«I'm sorry» Katakuri apologise again, not sure what else to say. You had lectured him more than enough over the years and yet, besides always promising to you that is he careful, he makes you worried over and over again.

Taking a breath, you wiped your tears. Moving closer to Katakuri again, you kissed his cheek, nose and mouth. Giving him a wavering smile.

«You know Kuri, beside you making me worried again. Brulee and I are still proud of you! You did great Kuri and your always will be the best for us!»

You would always be proud of your Husband. Doesn't matter if he wins or lose, he's doing his best everyday and that what counts. You chuckled upon seeing Katakuri's red face. Always a beloved sight for you, to see your husband so flushed.

Katakuri always thought, wether the days are good or bad for him, that he didn't deserve you at all. Yet you managed to crush those thoughts of his, with your pure unconditional love you have for him.

Katakuri returned a small smile of his own. For you, he would give everything up, just so he could see your smile everyday.

~~~

Luffy still felt worried about you. The doubt still nagging at him, for leaving you behind on Cake Island.

You begged Luffy to let you stay here, telling him again and again that Cake Island was your home and the place where you family and happiness belongs to.

Luffy does wanted you to be part of his crew or at least brining you away from Cake Island, yet you denied his request with both, an apology and a thanks.

«Don't make such a face Luffy. [Name]'s gonna be alright, if he has faith in Katakuri than perhaps he's in good hands after all,» Nami tells him, patting his back and going back to the helms-wheel.

Luffy heaved a sight out, Nami was probably right, but your once fearful face still haunts the back of his mind.

[hb-writes]

Frostnip

Summary: When Charlie wears her very stylish, but not very well-insulated, boots to play in the snow with Marcus and family, she has to end her play early because of frozen toes.

Prompt: "Get off! Your feet are cold!"

Characters: Harvey Specter & Charlie Specter (OC)

Content Warning: Nothing, really. Medical-ish stuff, I guess.

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Charlie flexed her foot as she toed off her boot, a quiet hiss coming from her lips as she set the foot on the floor, bracing herself against the wall to work the other boot off. It was nearly silent in the house, the quiet punctuated only by the shouts and laughter accompanying the snowball fight happening just out back between Marcus and the kids.

Dumping her coat and gloves and hat beside the door, Charlie shuffled across the kitchen, her feet feeling heavy and stiff as she went.

"You're still working?"

She stopped to lean against the wall, her face turned back towards the door and the yard beyond it as she heard their niece let out an infernal screeching that had Charlie wincing.

Harvey didn't so much as flinch. How he was working over all the noise, Charlie didn't know, but he was still planted at the same spot at the dining room table where he'd been when the rest of them headed out into the snow nearly two hours ago. And he still didn't pull his eyes from the laptop to look at her now.

Charlie eased down onto the end of the bench and pulled her feet up, peeling off her wet socks, once again hissing as her hands ghosted over the chilled skin.

"Are you almost finished?"

Charlie hugged her knees to her chest as Harvey's eyes kept skimming over the screen as if he hadn't heard her.

"Hello? Harvey?" Charlie reached out down the bench, waving a hand at him. "Can you hear me? Harvey Reginald—"

Harvey's eyebrows raised as he continued reading whatever was on his screen, considering that answer enough since Charlie stopped herself from saying his full name.

As far as Harvey was concerned, he didn’t need to explain that what he was doing was important. Charlie knew he wouldn't be camped out at their brother's table during their visit if it wasn't, but she’d already interrupted him with three questions in a row and Harvey was starting to wonder if she was ever planning on stopping.

"What happened to you playing in the snow and leaving me alone for a few hours?"

Harvey finally pulled his eyes from the screen to look at his sister. Charlie's cheeks were still flushed and her hair was a tangled, snow-dampened mess. And Harvey was partially grateful he'd been caught up with work, trapped inside rather than rolling around in the snow with his siblings, niece, and nephew.

"I was cold. And unlike some of us..." Charlie rolled her eyes as she released her legs, stretching them out down the bench. "My auntly duty quota has already been fulfilled so—"

"Goddamn it, Charlie! Get off," Harvey shouted as Charlie tried to fit her frozen toes between his leg and the bench's cushion. "Your feet are cold!"

Cold was an understatement. Charlie's feet were freezing, the touch of her skin cool enough that Harvey could feel their deep-seated chill straight through the fabric of his jeans.

"All of me is cold," she answered as she pulled her knees back to her chest, hugging them there. "And they're kind of tingly." Harvey watched as his sister poked at the skin of her feet, watching them intently before wrapping her hands back around her toes and raising her gaze to meet Harvey's. "I guess leather boots aren't the best option when it comes to insulation."

Harvey huffed, tension creeping into his shoulders. "Tingly, Charlotte?"

"Yeah." Charlie shrugged. "Maybe a little."

"And were you limping over here just now?"

Charlie opened and closed her mouth in quick succession, not quite sure how he'd managed to notice that when he'd very clearly been focused on his computer and ignoring her.

"Let me see," Harvey said, and he held out a hand, enduring Charlie's delaying for only a moment before he grasped both of her legs around the calves.

"Harvey, stop!" Charlie shouted, grabbing the table edge for support as Harvey hauled her down the bench, placing her feet in his lap so he could take a better look.

"Christ, Charlotte, I told you to stop wearing those goddamn shoes," he said, his own fingers gently testing the cool skin.

She had complained about cold feet just about every time they'd gone out in the city during the last few weeks. They didn't keep her feet warm on the snowless, and slightly-warmer, streets of New York. He didn't know why she'd think they'd be enough to keep her warm while traipsing through a foot of snow for over an hour. Why she hadn't just worn Katie's old snow boots, especially after Marcus went through the trouble of digging them out for her.

Harvey's lips pressed into a straight line as his fingers continued assessing the bone-white skin of Charlie's toes, transitioning mottled pink just beyond. There were no blisters and no swelling. No hardened skin. Thankfully, she had come inside when she did. Harvey glanced at her. "Does it hurt?"

Charlie swallowed, shaking her head, quickly, almost as if the answer was a reflex. A lie, Harvey figured, and he waited for her to elaborate, the silence stretching uncomfortably between them.

"I don't think so. I…I can't really tell."

Charlie couldn't feel any pain. She could tell her feet were cold because the skin had felt cool against her fingers, but aside from that, there was only the tingling sensation. She wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not, but Harvey eased her feet off his lap and stood at the admission, lifting her from the bench without warning.

"Harvey, I can—"

"Walk?" Harvey asked as crossed the kitchen and eased her onto the counter. "I don't think so, Frodo, you barely made it across the Shire." 

Harvey turned on the faucet, one hand held under the water for a few moments to gauge the temperature as the basin started filling.

"Is this really necessary?" Charlie asked.

"Would you rather we amputate?"

"I don't think you're really qualified," she answered, muttering to herself about Harvey not being capable of healing, like Aragorn.

Harvey glared at her, and Charlie held his stare. He was the one who had started the Lord of the Ring references.

"And it's not really—"

"Is there tingling anywhere else?" Harvey asked, interrupting Charlie before she could insist that his efforts were unnecessary. "Your fingers? Are you cold?"

Charlie shook her head and crossed her arms over her chest, part of her determined to be fine, even as the hairs on her arms rose beneath her shirt.

"Yeah?" Harvey tilted his head. He hadn't missed her shivering or the way her hands kept rubbing at her arms...the way her cheeks were still bright red with cold. "You're telling me the truth?"

Harvey slipped out of his sweater before Charlie could answer him, wrapping it around her shoulders. Charlie was poised to fight him, to point out once again that he was being over the top—first, by carrying her around and now, by playing mother hen—but the weight and warmth of the knitted cardigan felt nice so she didn't complain. Charlie twisted in her spot at the sink's edge, fitting her arms through the sleeves as Harvey eased back against the kitchen island across from her. Once she settled, he grasped her cold feet once again, giving them a second once over.

He glanced up at her. "Can you move your toes?"

"Yes, Harvey," Charlie groaned, wiggling them for emphasis, though the movement was somewhat less enthusiastic than she intended, her toes stiff and heavy.

Charlie swallowed, avoiding her brother's gaze. So what? Her feet were cold and they were tingly. And maybe she'd been stupid to wear the boots, as Harvey had suggested, but...

"I'm—"

Harvey cut her off. “If you tell me you’re fine, I’m gonna—”

"You're gonna what? Yell at me?" Charlie scoffed, waving a hand. “Be silent. Keep your forked tongue behind your teeth."

"What did you just say to me?"

"I said...Be silent. Keep your—"

Harvey gave her a look before releasing her feet. "You're really still quoting Lord of the Rings to me right now?" He stepped forward to turn off the faucet, dipping a hand into the water to test the temperature once again, ensuring it was warm but not too hot. "You probably have frostbite. You think this is some sort of joke?"

"I don't have frostbi—"

"Enough." Harvey cut her off, his voice rising just enough that Charlie remembered herself. "Get your goddamn feet in the water."

"Fine, fine." Charlie held up both hands in surrender before leaning down to start rolling up her pant legs. She twisted on the counter, lifting her feet above the sink and hissing as she eased her toes below the waterline.

"All the way," Harvey prompted when she held her feet just an inch into the water, the sensation already uncomfortable.

"I'm doing it!" Charlie scrunched up her face, squeezing her eyes shut in anticipation as she complied.

"Wiggle those toes."  

"I am!" Charlie grit out and Harvey glanced into the water to confirm.

"How long do I have to—?"

"Until the color comes back to normal and the tingling goes away. Or thirty minutes—whichever's longer."

"Hmph," Charlie answered, wrapping herself tighter in Harvey's sweater. "It's starting to burn," she told him, the tingling in her feet giving way to a searing pain.

Charlie started to lift her feet, but Harvey set a hand on her leg, stopping her.

"It's supposed to," he answered.

"How do you know?"

"Boy Scouts," he answered, holding up three fingers in salute. "Stay put. I'll be right back."

Charlie rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone as Harvey left the room, doing her own internet search for frostbite and scrolling through the results, only to find that Harvey was basically right.

Do not allow them to walk if it affects their feet.

Submerge the body part in warm water 15 to 30 minutes.

Pain is common during reheating.

"According to this, I maybe, might have a very mild form of frostnip, not frostbite," she said as he came back into the room with a towel and some other supplies. She held up the phone for Harvey to read, and he took it, scrolling through the article.

"Frostnip: a mild form of frostbite," he said, reciting a direct quote from the article as he handed the phone back to her. "Anything else you want to say, doctor?"

"Well, here..." Charlie scrolled further "...right here, it says you're supposed to give your child warm drinks." It also said to cover them with a blanket, but Harvey had as good as done that already by giving up his sweater.

"And a second breakfast," Charlie added, nodding toward the blueberry muffins leftover from breakfast that still sat on the counter behind him.

"Is that so?" Harvey snorted. "Boston Children's Hospital recommends second breakfast as a cure for frostbite?"

Charlie shrugged. "It says to make sure they're comfortable, and I think another muffin would make me comfortable. Warmed up with some butter...and maybe some hot chocolate..." Charlie pointed to one of the end cabinets where she knew Marcus kept the almost sickeningly sweet chocolatey powder. "Please? Pretty, pretty, pretty pretty—"

Harvey shook his head, cutting her unrelenting pleas off with the gesture, before going through the motions of making her hot chocolate. Harvey presented her with the drink a few moments later without a word.   

"My precious!" Charlie hissed. The steaming mug felt deliciously warm against her still chilled fingertips. Harvey turned from her to retrieve the muffin.

"You know, that's funny," Harvey said as he set the muffin down beside her on the counter, "because you kind of look like Gollum."

Charlie set the mug down, deciding to let it cool for a moment to avoid burning her tongue. "Jokes on you then, Harv—" Charlie picked a piece of the muffin top loose and popped it into her mouth. "—because people keep saying I look just. Like. You."

Charlie smiled sweetly at her brother as she picked up another piece of muffin, her attention spared to him long enough to realise that he had no intention of responding.

"After this can we—"

"After this, I have work to do and you're not leaving the couch. You—"

"Alright, alright," Charlie interrupted, sensing by Harvey's tone that he was preparing to go off on a lecture-y tangent. "We will sit on the couch."

Harvey raised an eyebrow at her 'we' even as she continued on.

"We can watch Lord of the Rings while you work," she offered, "Haley and Lucas have never seen it so we can fulfill your uncle duty while I rest my feet and you work and..." Charlie shrugged. "It's practically the perfect solution."

It was only half an hour later when Harvey had to admit he agreed with her because while Charlie, Marcus, and the kids lay passed out on the couch, all of them exhausted by the cold, Harvey finally had a chance to wrap up his work all to the film score of Lord of the Rings.

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[stardustizuku]

Part 3: A Criticism on Wilfred

Okay, Wilfred is an interesting character. I would go as far as to call him “a deconstruction on the paragon of a fantasy hero”.

He’s the heir to this duchy, who by the evil doing of others has been stripped away from the right of succession.

Despite it all, he’s hardworking and with natural talent, capable of overcoming all hurdles through putting his all into it. He’s nice, he’s kind, and has a positive outlook on life that makes him great to lead big teams and unite them under him. People around him look up to him, and believe in him. In fact, when he arrives at the Academy he realizes that, despite his duchy’s position, he’s able to fight side by side with powerful Greater Duchies. In any other story, he would be the hero.

But Ascendance of a Bookworm is not his story. And while he (and his retainers) sees him as this amazing heir that’s faced nothing but problems since a young age - everyone else sees him for what he truly is.

A spoiled kid, who never learned to become an archduke.

But this is only hinted at in Part3, and doesn’t implode on itself until (again) Part5.

You see, in Part 3, Rozemyne serves as a buffer to paint him in a much better light. She applies a lot of the logic we have from our world. “He’s a kid, he shouldn’t be dealing with so much work”, “he may be lazy but he’s well meaning and wants to become a better person”, “it’s unfair to compare him to me, an adult”, and “I would make the same mistakes he has, so his situation is unfortunate”.

Because of Rozemyne’s coddling, we see Wilfred as this kid who is trying. Who deserves the position because, for one, Rozemyne would be even worse than him at it, and he really, really wants it.

But this changes in Part 4, when we meet way more nobles around their ages, and critically: We know about Charlotte.

Charlotte is so important. People who justify and try to make excuses for Wilfred, have either not read in depth Charlotte’s chapters (which granted, the most powerful one of them “A New Step Forward” comes from the Side Story Collection), or have swallowed Rozemyne’s Kool-Aid when it comes to why Wilfred is being treated unfairly.

The truth is, from another noble’s perspective, we realize that Wilfred being given his title of heir is pretty much the definition of getting spoiled rotten. In any other duchy, HELL, even Ehrenfest before Sylvester, such a thing wouldn’t fly. The succession is a competition. If you think of it that way, and see how Wilfred is behaving - you realize how badly he’s losing. There’s no way that, as he was before Rozemyne, he could have become a decent archduke.

This could have changed, if at any point, Wilfred stopped perceiving himself as the legitimate heir who had his title stolen. Because that’s not what happened. He was meant to fight with his siblings for it. But because of pure luck, he was given it without even having to prove himself. When the people around him failed to train him, that title was temporarily removed. (Emphasis on temporarily because Sylvester had every Goddamn intention to keep Wilfred as the heir)

And we don’t really see him, ever, acknowledging his siblings as any sort of threat. While on paper, he has been stripped from the title, he never has to truly internalize it. It's shameful, yes. But Melchior is straight up too young. He knows Rozemyne won’t be given the title of archduchess, that Sylvester won’t ever allow it.

And something to note about: We know why: She’s a commoner.Sylvester will never let her be Aub for that simple fact - BUT

Wilfred does not know that. He should know that Rozemyne is the “best” candidate, from early on. That’s just a fact. But Sylvester purposely shields him from that harsh truth.

Objectively, Wilfred should know that it is only through luck and Sylvester BLATANT favoritism that Rozemyne isn’t a threat. But because he does not register until FUCKING PART 5, that he is fact, inferior to Rozemyne, he gets baited by Lestilaut. He almost loses Rozemyne, because of his own ego.

And with Charlotte, my poor girl, he doesn’t even registers her as a threat. When Charlotte straight up tells him “I would have beaten you, had I been granted the same privilege you have” aka, being born a man - Wilfred never understands this as a warning or even taunt. He still thinks he’s better than Charlotte. He still thinks that, were things leveled, he would have beaten her. And that couldn’t be further from the truth.

If you haven’t caught up on it yet, Wilfred is a blatant criticism of sexism and the patriarchy.

He has a privilege he does not recognize, and because of it, he acts he’s entitled to a position in power - that anywhere else, it would be UNTHINKABLE for him to have.

He’s literally surrounded by women three or four times more competent than him, yet for the simple fact that he’s a man, and Sylvester likes him more, those women will NEVER come to have the power they deserve.

AND, when he does come the realization that, perhaps, Rozemyne truly is a better suited candidate: he lashes out.

When Lestilaut points out she would be a better archduchess than him, his first instinct is to lash out (and quite aggressively I must add) at the heir of a GREATER duchy, who he does not even get along with! Again, Hannalore and Rozemyne are close friends but Lestilaut and Wilfred are NOT.

This is the society that constantly berated Rozemyne for showing a hint of emotion. She held back even as Royalty itself threatened her most beloved Ferdinand - and Wilfred cannot even handle taunts.

He only calms down when she straight up declines. Stating that she wants to be a first wife. Lesitalut retorts that she could very much be a Dunkelferg first wife.

This sort of snaps Wilfred out of a trance. But interestingly enough, the idea confronted is no longer “Rozemyne is better than me”, but “Rozemyne may actually be a good wife candidate”. Again, the fight isn’t centered, at that point, in who’s better suited to be archduke - because Rozemyne herself smashes apart that idea.

It gets shifted to Lestilaut informing Wilfred that Rozemyne is a coveted first wife candidate, that he’s not using properly. Which is a much easier truth to swallow.

He does not come to terms with “Rozemyne is better than me”, which she objectively is, but with “she’s actually a valuable fiance”.

Sylvester, on the other hand, was very quick to realize that Rozemyne was a valuable asset. Someone who he couldn’t let go of, and adopted because of how vital she was to improving the duchy. Again, while he does care for her, he’s aware that regardless of that - she’s worth it. If she causes him headaches, it’s worth it. If she causes a problem, it’s worth it. She’s running the temple, she’s running their new main export and economy, she is rising their ranks like nowhen before.

It took Wilfred, Lestilaut literally shouting it to his face, for him to realize this. To start seeing Rozemyne as valuable, instead of troublesome. And the moment he realizes, oh, maybe she’s more than competent enough - he’s forced to confront the truth: She’s a better candidate than him. And his current title is only uphold because he’s married to her.

His lashing out in Part 5 Volume 4 is a direct result of him having to confront that he’s a nepo-baby that was only given this position because he’s a man. And instead of owning it, or making sure that despite it all he’s still deserving of the position - he throws a tantrum.

When Charlotte realized that the odds were stacked against her favor, she cried, yes. But she had to maintain appearances. She continued to smile, she continued to support her brother, and worry for the other members of the family. She even had to support Sylvester, despite the fact his obvious favoritism was constantly hurting her.

When Wilfred realized that someone else was better than him, namely Rozemyne, he lashed out. I’m mostly keping up with the Translation Light Novels, so most of his internal turmoil isn’t being shown as of yet. We see it through Charlotte, Sylvester, Rozemyne and other retainers. But suffice to say, that while Rozemyne finds it simply a teenager being a teenager - everyone point out how incredibly damaging his little outburst is.

Unlike other kids, Wilfred is set to become the Aub, and while it’s been promised to him, he still has to work for it. And unlike other kids, such a tremendous amount of power, is not something to wield freely. He is not like any other kid, and cannot be measured in those terms - precisely because of the title he’s set to have. With great power comes great responsibility. If he were to be a commoner, yeah, he wouldn’t have to deal with this. He would be allowed to be just a kid. But if he’s set to become Aub, which he WANTS, he has to play the part. Act like a noble, respect the rules. Just like Rozemyne was forced to do, just like Charlotte trained all her life to do.

He has to learn to manage his emotions, his workload, etc, just like his sisters have. Neglecting to do so, is putting the brunt of his emotional labor unto them.

Here’s where PART 5 does its job wonderfully - because by this point, we’ve seen that the kids of greater duchies, have to work their asses off to support their duchy. Things like feelings, and desires are thrown out. You do not decide who you’ll marry, you do not decide if you become aub or not, you do not decide basically anything in your life. There’s a sacrifice to be made if you want power. You have a role to play, and you either stick to it to perfection, or you get the short end of the stick.

Charlotte has grown with this mentality, she understands it. She plays her role, and does her best to support her duchy.

Wilfred, does not.

He expects everyone to want him as an Aub because, thanks to Veronica, that’s everything he’s ever been promised.

Patriarchy is poisonous because it promises men power. And when capitalism tells them they can’t have it, their first instinct is to blame women.

Much like Wilfred has done, by blaming Rozemyne. For “not being a good enough fiancé” or “for trying to steal his rightful position”.

Wilfred is, unfortunately enough, an antithesis of one of Rozemyne’s core values. Meritocracy. He’s the definition of nepotism.

And if Wilfred represent the corruption of Meritocracy, Veronica represents the corruption of Family.

Veronica corrupts it in a very interesting way that almost parallels Rozemyne.

Veronica was the daughter of a first wife, who loved her husband. Said husband, however, only loved his second wife. This caused her mother great anguish, something she had to witness. She lost her older brother, then lost her mom during childbirth. Finally, her only baby brother was taken to the temple by the second wife she hated. This leaves her with an obsession to keep her blood related family safe, and a disdain for second wives.

In a way, having her family torn from her, and wanting to protect them even from afar, to the point or bending and breaking rules to do so - is very much a Rozemyne thing.

But while Veronica did it by ignoring most of Noble's ways and via corruption, Rozemyne is constantly kept in check from doing as much.

Wilfred is a direct result of the generation trauma Gabrielle imparted. Veronica grew obsessed with making sure her bloodline was better off - at the cost of the suffering of anyone who wasn’t.

She saw everyone as an enemy, someone to subdue. Because if she let them fester, maybe they would take her baby brother away. Maybe they would hurt her kids. Maybe she would lose her mother again.

Ironically, it was this unwillingness to let them grow that eventually rotted them. If she hadn’t let Bezewanst do whatever he wanted, Sylvester wouldn’t have told Ferdinand to get rid of him. If Wilfred had grown with the proper education, he wouldn’t have been as easily tricked.

Veronica and Wilfred also serve as a reminder to Rozemyne of what, even well intentioned, toxic love can do. It’s better presented when she refuses to meet Kamil, even when she absolutely could, because it isn’t safe to do as much.

To add, Rozemyne sees family entirely different from her, and Wilfred for this matter.

Family to Rozemyne isn’t something bound by blood. Her family doesn’t begin and end with that of the lower city. Her retainers from the temple, Cornellius, Charlotte, and most importantly, Ferdinand, are family to her. They deserve her unconditional protection. She cares and loves them.

Contrast it with Veronica who saw Florencia and Ferdinand as threats to her family. And said view of the world is translated to Wilfred.

He sees Detline as family. And after Ferdinand get married, he stops fully perceiving him as such. This is again, likely due to Veronica and her faction. We saw that during Rozemyne’s two year slumber he grows really close and reliant on Ferdinand.

But when the issue of worrying for either Detline or Ferdinand came up - he chose Detline.

Someone he knew almost nothing about, but has his blood and Veronica’s looks. Instead of Ferdinand, someone who supported him for more than three years.

What’s more, he stopped seeing Rozemyne as an ally in Part 5 Volume 4. He could never fully trust her because, again, she’s adopted. Yet, he did go to Charlotte for help, expecting her to help. Likely, because he sees her as actual family, and therefore in his side.

Rozemyne isn’t blood family. Therefore, expendable.

Veronica’s corruption reached him. He tainted one more of Rozemyne’s core values.

All this said, he’s not an irredeemable monster. If anything, the LNs make it clear that despite all this, he’s still a good kid, who given the time and training could become a good archduke.

(Again though, Charlotte wasn’t even offered “time and training”, she was dismissed from the title despite her qualifications for much less)

It’s actually made quite clear that he could be great. Instances of Part 4 shows just how he’s a really nice kid, capable of propping others up, conscious of his actions, asking for help when needed and a natural leader. In this case, his environment has corrupted him - yet he’s not beyond salvation.

He is not an irredeemable monster, since he’s had time to grow, change and better himself. I’m looking forward to how exactly they’ll handle his character in coming novels.

The same, however, cannot be said of Sisgwald.

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[kalolasfantasyworld]

Black Clover Pacific Rim Au

Hi everyone I had this idea some time ago and talked to some people about. Few of us actually started writing something and it looked pretty good. This is still an open idea and very much a WIP, but I wanted to finally share it 💕 (took me 1.5 months to do so)

@funky-sea-cryptid @thoughtfullyrainynightmare @lyranova @loosesodamarble @koneko-pi @hybridanafrost

Some main information

Jeager pairings are the same as combo parings in BC mobile game (I'll go through them below)

This is the time, when the jesger program was at its peak, so there is a lot of them and they are well organised

Characters are stationed at the Clover base (which is in Japan) officially run by Augustus Kira (he's terrified of Kaiju and is there only to uphold his reputation and position)

The story starts with Asta and Yuno arriving at the Clover base as new junior pilots with their jeager

Just like in Pacific Rim, this story happens in real world and suit countries are bases

Jeager pairings at the beginning of the story:

(There could be more, these are just a few I have some ideas for.)

Nozel & Fuegoleon

Pilot one of the best jeagers in the whole world and are an extraordinary team.

They usually lead missions as captains.

They are very popular and known for their merits.

Everyone looks up to them and they have big fanclubs.

They go way back, so their drift is very efficient, until recent problems

They come from high situated families associated with the jeager program.

Asta & Yuno

They come from an orphanage and everyone suspects, that their parents died because of a Kaiju attack

They participate in try outs for jeager pilots

It appears that their drift is exceptional so they get it in to the training program, despite no one actually believing in them

Asta wants to become a jeager pilot, to obviously protect the citizens and become the next commander, but he also wants to impress a nun that was taking care of the boys in the orphanage

Yami & Jack

They are a mess to say at least, but at least they are efficient

This team is being sent out, when they need some unconventional methods

Their jeager uses sharp plasma edged swords and fights mostly close distance

Noelle & Mimosa

Since they come from the Vermillon and Silva families they are expected to do great

Nozel doesn't want Noelle to pilot a jeager, he says that she's weak, but she ends up signing up anyway

Girls are in the same training group as Asta and Yuno when they arrive at the Clover Base

However since Noelle was badly treated by her siblings she has problems with trust and her drift is very shaky

Her and Mimosa even though being effective in training fail in the jeager while drifting

However after Noelle gets to know Asta better, she learns how to deal with her emotions and past

Magna & Luck

They are the "wild" team

Their jeager is smaller, but very agile

It shoots fire projectiles and is able to electrocute

Luck's mother pushed him into the jeager program

At first it was hard for Luck to open up to Magna through drift

However later they begin to ghost drift... (This is Tam's and @t-f-t's idea!!!)

Also they are CHRONIC drift junkies (another amazing idea of Tam and Alex!)

Finral & Vanessa

Finral was pushed away by his influential family and ended up in the jeager program wanting to prove himself

Vanessa on the other hand was running away from her abusive mother

They clicked in the barracks, when they were sneaking out to a bar, during their training and it appeared they were compatible

They are a support jeager

Charlotte & Sol

Charlotte took Sol under her wing

They have a female looking jeager

Nacht & Morgen (Not active anymore 😔)

They used to be one of the best teams there were

However an accident happened and Morgen was ripped out of the jeager by a kaiju

Nacht finished the fight on his own, but it took a tool on him

He hasn't drifted with anyone since Morgen

He hangs around the base, but is very closed of, he only talks to few people

Julius (is he really by himself..?)

Julius is the only one known to pilot a jeager by himself

He excels at everything he does and quickly takes the lead

Commander of the forces

He has a secret partner pilot he doesn't know about... (yes it's Lucius)

Some relationships that happen:

Asta & Noelle (I have a story idea for them)

At first Noelle is apprehensive of him, but later, when she sees his good heart she warms up

Asta helps her and inspires Noelle to become stronger

She obviously never admits that she cares for him...

Yami & Charlotte

Their two teams usually don't work together and Charlotte seems to not be fond of Yami

However under the cold exterior she hides her crush on the rugged jeager pilot

They get to know each other while working at the same base

OCs

Briar belongs to @koneko-pi

Neva belongs to @lyranova

Josele belongs to @loosesodamarble

Lisa belongs to @one-leaf-grimoire

Odette belongs to @hybridanafrost

Helena is mine ;)

Solara belongs to @thoughtfullyrainynightmare

Briar (the meeting happens later in the story)

She is a modified human for a project Azure Queen

Azure-Queen was a scientific attempt to create and control their own Kaiju, made by the Diamond base

Azure queens are genetically modified women who can theoretically control the Kaiju

Each Queen has one Kaiju

Briar has Uroboros

Yuno & Neva

They met earlier in the Academy, previously to being assigned to the Clover base

Neva was adopted and taken care of by a famous pilot William Vangeance

She is closed of and at first they did not get along greatly

However with time they learned to lean on each other

Neva was transferred to the Clover base without a partner pilot

She was amazing at the simulators but was closed of and could not drift with anyone

Now she has six months to find a co pilot or she's out

Nacht & Josele

one of the reasons Nacht stayed at the base was Josele

Josele is a coach for the jaeger training program, she takes care of new recruits such as Asta and Yuno

she used to be with Morgen and his death hit her hard

Nacht experienced through drift the memories of Morgen and Josele, so even though he had feelings for her as well he pulled back

Now he can't leave, something urges him to stay and watch her back

Lisa & Julius

Julius saves Lisa during one of the Kaiju attacks

She is grateful and joins the fight against them

She becomes one of the military advisors and watches over the missions

Her and Julius's relationship develops and they become very close

Zora & Odette

Zora is the best on the simulator. He kicks ass of all of those who are "better fit" to be jeager pilots, but there's one problem. He can't find anyone to drift with.

He meets Odette a new trainee brought by Yami

And somehow they click

Now they need to go through training until getting their jeager

Nozel & Helena (obviously I have a more developed story here as well)

Helena is a doctor from Spain who wishes to help with the Kaiju war so she gets a job at the Clover base

Little does she know, that she will fall for a mysterious and cold jeager pilot

Nozel and Helena meet during a mandatory health check up for pilots, because she fills in for his previous doctor, with who Nozel parted on bad terms

Nozel is even more angry about the doctor change and they start off at the wrong foot

Additionally their personalities and views on how the jeager program is conducted differ

However with time something, maybe curiosity, mystery and definitely desire, draws them towards one another, but they keep their relationship secret

However that's not the only secret that Nozel hides...

The only one who knows about Nozelena is Fuegoleon, because he shares a drift with Nozel

Poor Fuego has to watch them be not necessarily proper 😂. However it's not like his attention is not completely swept by a foreign Drift specialist...

Fuegoleon & Solara

Solara is a specialist, when it comes to drift. She compares the memories to the flowing river and teaches the pilots how to navigate and let it flow, so they would more efficient

She was brought to the base by Mereolona, who normally doesn't pilot, but can join in when needed (she's a beast then)

Solara feels a special connection to a certain red headed pilot, who is one of those she's supposed to help with his recent drift problems

At first Fuego and Lara are shy and some misunderstandings slow down the pace of their relationship

However as time passes it develops into something deep and real

There are some problems, because other bases, especially the one she transferred from, need Solara, but the pair fights to be together

Some OC owners have more developed stories for their own OCs. I hope I didn't mix anything here in this summary.

I to be honest have some specific ideas only for two (Nozelena and Astelle).

[druidberries]

OC Deep Dive Questionnaire Tag

A set of 20 questions to get to know your oc! thank you @windslar for tagging me!! <33 I'm gonna switch things up and do this for sophia since she'll be moving out soon </3 I also do not give the poor girl like any attention when it comes to these sorts of things oops

What uncommon/common fear do they have? she is terrified of heights!

2. Do they have any pet peeves? people who chew with their mouth open

3. What are 3 items you can find in their bedroom? her violin, a high quality camera, and a big fluffy rug!

4. What do they notice first in a person? their smile for sure!

5. On a scale of 1 to 10, how high is their pain tolerance? soph does not have very high pain tolerance 😭 she impulsively got a tattoo with hua li and it did not go very well...she has certainly decided that tattoo was her first and her last

6. Do they go into fight or flight mode when under pressure? always flight 😭 she's trying to get better at standing up for herself and standing her ground but she hates confrontation and anytime she is under pressure she will just run away 🏃‍♀️

7. Do they come from a big family/are they a family person? she does come from a big family but they are not close. her parents (edgar and charlotte) aren't at all close with their parents or siblings because of edgar and charlottes nefarious ways... Sophia does have an older brother (henry) who she used to be close with before running away from home, she didn't tell him where she was going but he always had a feeling she went to elowen. soph is overall a huge family person though!

8. What animal represents them best? she would say a fluffy white cat and honestly it makes sense?

9. What is a smell that they dislike? she doesn't like any wood scents, she's much more of a florals and fruity kinda gal

10. Have they broken any bones? nope! she was never a very active kid and spent most of her childhood inside practicing piano and violin

11. How would a stranger likely describe them? I feel like if a stranger sees her their first thought to describe her would just be preppy 😭

12. Are they a night owl or a morning bird? morning bird! she loves waking up bright and early ☀️ which also means she goes to bed really early every night

13. What is a flavor they hate and a flavor they love? she can't stand anything coconut flavored, she loves the smell of it but the taste she just can't get behind. one of her favorite flavors ever tho is watermelon!

14. Do they have any hobbies? photography and fashion! she's very talented with the piano and violin but after being made to play so long by her parents she doesn't have much love for it anymore. she still plays violin from time to time though

15. Boom, surprise birthday party! How do they react to surprises? if someone throws her a surprise birthday party she's crying on the spot 😅 she loves giving and getting surprises!

16. Do they like to wear jewelry? she loooooves jewelry! she wears a lot of gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.

17. Do they have neat or messy handwriting? oh her handwriting is perfect for sure! she loves writing in her diary and that thing is so pristine

18. What are two emotions they feel the most? probably joy honestly? she's a pretty happy and optimistic person!

19. Do they have a favorite fabric? anything soft/fluffy! she has so much fluffy decor in her room 😅

20. What kind of accent do they have? I'm honestly really bad at describing characters voices but I feel like she's quite soft spoken. she had to take a lot of speech classes a kid to get her sounding 'proper' so I imagine she definitely still has a lot of that! she never swears 🙅‍♀️ as for her accent in general, I feel like she just has a pretty general american accent

I'm not gonna tag anyone for this bc I'm pretty late but if you haven't done this and want to, I tag you!

[fandomworld9728]

The Life of the Morningstars - Chapter 3:

Finally letting himself relax, Lucifer slumped in his seat on the couch. Charlie was fast asleep, and his two best siblings were sitting across from him so he could get drunk without being afraid of what he would end up doing in that state. "Alright, pass me a drink and I'll start answering any questions you have."

"Ooo~ must have been really bad." Pushing a bottle of wine over to him, Beelzebub tried to pick from the many questions buzzing around in her head. She knew the mating bond had been broken and she was going to kick Lilith's ass for that if she ever saw her again. "Um... Luci. Babydoll. Charlie told me that you and Lil had been fighting about her. Is that true?"

Taking a nice, long drink from the bottle, Lucifer prepared to answer. He didn't think this question would be the first one. He didn't wanna think about their reactions to all the stuff he had been hiding from them. "Uh... y-yeah. It's been a very frequent argument in our home."

"What do you two have to fight about with baby Charlie? She's such a precious and kind soul."

".... She isn't Lilith's daughter."

"WHAT?!" Both the sins yelled, causing him to flinch back and shrink in on himself.

"Oh fuck- Lulu we're sorry. We aren't mad. We were just shocked, that's all."

"Yeah babes. You did nothing wrong honey." 

Now at his side, the two Sins let their scents out to try and calm him. They hadn't meant to send him into distress. He wasn't usually this jumpy or sensitive about alpha opinions, always pushing back and shining brightly about who he was. Once Lucifer had calmed down, he continued. "Charlie's other parent is a human..."

Asmodeus' head was spinning with all that they learned so far. Lucifer wasn't doing as good as they thought or as he told them. Though, he could have believed everything was fine and not notice the world crumbling around him. Not to mention, sweet and caring little Charlotte isn't the former queen's biological child. But why should that matter? "Okay. You're going to have to explain how that happened."

Biting his bottom lip, Lucifer decided to finish off the bottle in his hand before answering. He would need all the liquid courage he could get to reopen those deep wounds. "Remember when I went up to Earth to retrieve a book for Paimon that one of his kids had lost up there? When I was gone for three years?"

"Lulu. Honey. Baby boy. You spent three years getting a book so you could hook up with some human?"

Okay. That pissed him off. It shouldn't have. He knew that Beelzebub didn't mean it like that. But it didn't change the fact that it made him lose his cool. His demon form coming out against his will (and better judgement), tail thrashing around angrily as he slammed his fists into the coffee table and broke it. "He wasn't just some human!" Clearing his throat, Lucifer forced himself to calm down once again. "I-I'm sorry. I lost my temper. He wasn't just some human. I... I-"

"Loved him?" 

That was it. That single question, that needed no answer, caused his dam to break. Yes. He had fallen in love with a human. He felt extremely guilty about it, while they had never officially been married at the time, Lilith was still technically his alpha. Lucifer hadn't planned for it to get that far. Fate, and that human, had other plans, however. An unfortunately timed heat and his beloved human finding him in such a state... lead to the beautiful gift that slept only a couple rooms away.

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[abyssalaus]

Danganronpa Talentswap: CiDR Edition!

I am a big fan of ThatCheesyBastard’s Cartoons in Danganronoa series. Despite only being on the first case, it brims with personality, love and a great understanding of the shows it uses and of Danganronpa in general. So I thought, why not throw into my insane talentswap thing? Though I am gonna throw in one interesting caveat: by the nature of swapping their talents, they effectively change the whole show, frequently having the artstyle of the duo they swapped with. There are the obvious exceptions: The IZ characters keep their artstyle because Membrane would murder me if I tried and the three solo chars swap their artstyles instead(going Jenny with Star’s, Morty’s with Jenny’s & Star’s with Morty’s) Anyway here we goooo! Mason “Dipper” Pines, Ultimate Fiend Maker & Mabel Pines, Ultimate Motivator Show: How to Make F”r”iends: During their summer vacation to Gravity Falls, the Pines Twins discover a book called How to Make Fiends, that teaches them how to make beings called Fiends. They plan to use them to have the best goshdarn summer in a backwater town ever! Dib Membrane, Ultimate Magician, Gaz Membrane, Ultimate Assistant & Z.I.M, Ultimate Fighting Machine. Show: Membrane the Magnificent. Dib Membrane’s father, Professor Membrane is truly one of the world’s greatest scientists. Dib however merely seeks his father’s approval and to become a great stage magician to which he...disapproves to put it mildly. So with the (often times forced) help of his sister and the robot his dad built to keep them safe, he will show the world how magnificent his magic is! Morty Smith, Ultimate Extraterrestrial Scientist Show: Distance is Relatives. Morty’s seemingly dead grandfather Rick has come back into his family’s life to teach Morty how to become a scientist! However, Rick is a sussy imposter, an alien from the planet C-137(short for Cloner 137) who is seeking to make Earth into C-138 and is only teaching Morty so he can build what’s needed to do that! Jenny Wakeman, Ultimate Paranormal Investigator Show: Old Haunts. Jenny Wakeman decides to make her own future and with the help of her mother creating special ghost hunting equipment(really just a way to enact her own plans for her daughter’s future, being a superhero), hunts down ghosts in her area. It’s...a little difficult considering it seems a lot of people like pretending to be ghosts for one reasons or another. “Star Butterfly”, Ultimate Gamer Show: Vs Mode! Star Butterfly is a relatively famous video gamer and influencer. What she doesn’t know is the people she plays against online on her TV are actually magical spirits and other such dimensional bru-haha! But hey makes good content whenever her on again, off again boyfriend and camera operator Marco Diaz can bother to help! Eddy, Ultimate Team Leader & Ed, Ultimate Animal Whisperer Show: Do Good-ed. One day a young scientific prodigy named Sarah was lonely and wanted little brothers to tease and dote on. So she made some with snips, snails and puppy dog tails...only to unwittingly mix in some Chemical X, causing her three siblings to come out...a little odd and with superpowers! Maybe she shouldn’t have rushed to give them names, since all she had was Ed... Bertha Utonium, Ultimate Jew & Beatrice Utonium, Ultimate Snack Enthuatist Show: Whoopass Show. In the city of Townsville(who named this town) lives the triplets Bertha, Beatrice and Betty alongside their father, who is a middle aged physicist of some renown...quite frankly he spoils the three and you can tell. But eh life is weird in Townsville from the demon that no one can tell if he’s gay or just flamboyant as hell, talking monkeys and that bitch Princess Morbucks, it’s one hell of a time! Vendetta, Ultimate Scam Artist & Charlotte, Ultimate Muscle Show: Making Much Moolah. In the dreary town of Clamburg, three girls make their own fun by causing chaos and scamming the general populace. Charlotte, despite being dimmer than a broken lightbulb, is insanely strong for a girl her age. Marian, despite being very shy(and putting up with these two, who can blame her) is surprisingly intelligent and a master of getting out of dodge and Vendetta runs every shebang to get enough money for three bottles of grape soda! Eric Cartman, Ultimate Detective & Kyle Broflovski, Ultimate Sweater Designer Show: Quiet Little Mountain Town. The town of South Park, cold and quiet holds many a mystery...and it seems like the only one capable of finding and solving them is racist fat bastard Eric Cartman and his friends, Stan Marsh the new kid, Kyle Broflovski his frequent bullying victim and Kenny, an enigma in and of himself.

[symphonic-scream]

Sorry that I slipped back into Genshin brainrot but I finally finished the Fontaine Archon Quest (I know. I just didn't feel like doing it for a while) and Arlecchino's Story Quest and. God

For context, I've been playing Genshin off and on since 1.0, literally the beginning. I have all my areas at 100%, and I even do those world quests that are unvoiced and way too long

And. Let me just say, Fontaine is now my favourite nation. For so long it's been Liyue, and as someone who really hates the French (Canadian, I'm Canadian), man. Fontaine fucking rocks

Long post ahead.

Sumeru's Archon Quest was, tedious. I didn't connect to it at all so it was not exactly a chore, but if given the chance, I wouldn't replay it. The region was torture before the layered map existed. I kept getting lost. The skin tone thing is an entire other issue as well, but. This nation loses a lot of points for the racist genie bottle fuck that quest

Inazuma was almost too much for me, in a way. I wasn't a fan of the locked progression, and the enemies and puzzles were frustrating. This nation brought in needing commissions to get all the quests too, which I STILL HAVENT GOTTEN ITS BEEN TWO YEARS GOURMET SUPREMOS FUCK YOU. I did like the touch that while you were wanted, if a guard saw you in Inazuma City youd get removed that was fun. DONT GET ME STARTED ON ENKANOMIYA.

Liyue felt like the right step after Mondstadt. Getting to beat up Childe is an extra plus. The way it also led into Inazuma was great too, I hope they do something like that for Natlan. The story had a natural build up to me, and it flowed well. The Chasm, while frustrating, felt like a meaningful addition to the nation. And, I am swayed by Lantern Rite. Best event every year, hands down. And, I love Chenyu Vale!

Mondstadt was the perfect starting nation. I go back every now and then to test out builds in progress and team comps, but that's about it. The City is the highlight by far, but the Archon Quest was near perfect. Venti used to be my favourite Archon, too. I got him on his first banner, he's fun to play and I wish he'd finally get his Story Quest chapter 2 IVE BEEN WAITING YEARS FOR MORE VENTI

Anyways. So, let's talk Fontaine

It didn't hit me right away. I loved the first part of the quest. Meeting the twins at the port, Furina showing up and making her grand entrance in such a showy manner, it was perfect. It was hard to see how the second part really fit in, and I will say I am a little tired of Navia crying, but. By the time the Finale happened, I was satisfied. The Fortress part was excellent too, and. The Finale

The twist about Furina was perfectly executed to me. Especially since her erratic behaviour in the trial is used to show how seriously she took her assignment from Focalors. She *had* to make sure they kept believing in her, otherwise,

Didn't like that abrupt cut in the whale fight. That part didn't wrap up right to me, but oh well

And, this nation has had so many wonderful characters. There's not one that I hate, and that's huge. Everyone feels whole and interesting to me, just. Amazing

I love Arlecchino. The Hearth siblings. How dare this game make me care about the Fatui?? I was doing so well, I didn't like any of the other Harbingers or operatives so far and BAM. Hot lady dad and her three French kids. Stole my heart

Neuvillette plays perfectly as the "higher being that's become enamored by humans", and the way Sigewinne contrasts his emotional investment with her more "detached" (used loosely) fascination works so well. There's Wriothesley, and Navia and Clorinde, who both highlight the grey side of Justice, in different ways. Charlotte and Chevreuse are also there

And. Fucking Furina

I actually cried during the Archon Quest, in her little mind bit. I wasn't her biggest fan on launch, but. Now I'm obsessed. To me, this accomplished much more than what Scaramouche did, with a similar premise. I can't stand that twink, but Furina perfectly captured my attention and heart

All in all, Fontaine was so excellent. The water mechanics are some of my favourite in the game now, and all the new creatures and birds and enemies were perfect. The Bygone Sea was a perfect added area, and. I may be biased as a musician, but it really outclassed Chasm and Enkanomiya

There's only about two Fontaine updates left before Natlan. Hopefully I'll enjoy the region that will be the closest from repping my culture (native Canadian. Latin America is, close enough for me I guess), so. Here's hoping

This was all opinion. I felt like writing it all out, since I've had so many feelings about the game lately

[count-alucard-tepes]

Headcanons for my favorite One Piece hotties: Their childhood/teen/young adult life

Kizaru✨

He was very much into his academics when he was growing up as he grew up in a poor family and his parents took his studies pretty seriously. He completed high school and then worked at a local factory to provide for himself and his family. When he heard the marines were recruiting and decided to join.

Akainu🌋

 He hated school and would often run away during classes and spend time in the towns nearby or in the forested areas around his home. When he was a teenager, he tended to get into a lot of fights with kids around his age.  When he was a young adult, he was working odd jobs until the Navy was recruiting, and he decided to join.

Ryokugyu 🌱

He didn’t like school at all and would you should be falling asleep in the classes whenever the teacher was talking he was just either sleeping or distracting the class. He would’ve definitely have been the students who were the delinquents at the school before joining the Marines. He was working at a bar or just fighting on jobs to make me ends meet.

Sir Crocodile 🐊

He grew up at an orphanage and that’s probably where he met Daz, and they’ve been together ever since. During his young adult life, he would’ve found out about his devil fruits and decided to go with find it. Around this time he probably lost his hand maybe even trying to get this fruit. He also was really smart and was able to run a very successful gambling business before his Alabasta takeover.

Doflamingo Donquixote 🦩

During his teens, he had a private tutor that would teach him various subjects so that he didn’t miss out on many important aspects that needed to be taught in school. Doffy is a very smart cookie especially at Math and History.

Benn Beckman 🔫

As a child, Benn grew up with his grandparents and didn’t know his parents. He didn’t like school much and his grandfather showed him how to use a gun at a young age. His grandparents were killed by bandits when he was a young adult and he got his revenge before he became a pirate.

Katakuri Charlotte 🍡

During his teens, he became even more popular with his siblings and those around him because of his mysterious nature and of course being super strong. As a young adult, he got more duties that meant a lot of responsibility, he also liked baby sitting his siblings thinking of them as his own little children since he never married.

Killer🔪

He didn’t have a formal education but he is able to read and write as he learned it from an adult when he was a preteen and then he showed his friends. As a young adult, he began experimenting with building little gadgets and that peaked his curiosity in technology.

Kaido🐉

He didn’t have the best childhood and teen years either. However, as a young adult he became stronger and was able to fend for himself as a pirate…that too being in one of the strongest crews. He didn’t develop a drinking habit until he had an injury where only alcohol helped cloud his mind to distract him from the pain and his memories which continued into his later adult life.

King👑

In his teens, Kaido did have a private tutor come and teach King who taught him basic subjects. King developed a habit of writing his thoughts in journals and has many in his home. As a young adult, he would read during the time most of the crew was partying, drinking and enjoying women. He doesn’t like drinking alcohol at all.

Queen👑

He was brought up by a single mother who wanted him to be more of an academic but Queen was the class clown who loved entertaining his classmates. In his teens, he became very popular with the ladies and has never been single ever since. He found getting money as a pirate was far easier than any other way and Kaido let him be the star attraction so it was a win win.

[chidoroki]

Black Clover ch370

First new chapter of the year and I dunno if I should be thrilled or scared with how fast time seems to fly. Before we jump back into the extreme battle though, we get this nice colored double page. It's most likely due to all the HSR on my mind lately, but seeing all the coins and casino games just makes me think of Aventurine and Penacony.

No matter how many months it's been, Rill will always have artistic beauty on his mind as usual, but great to see him, William and Charlotte still alive and well. Um, as well as they can possibly be anyways.

It's been far too long but all the Bulls finally make it to the battlefield and I can see if any of my team-up predictions were correct. At the moment I can't really tell where this group is heading, or perhaps they're going to deal with these Lucius clones first and then help other squads, but I do like that Secre and Zora are nearby. I hope they have another combo moment like they did during the Spade arc. Kudos to Finral as always for his portals as well.

Right away I'm wrong with who I thought Charmy and Gauche would assist, with Charmy being summoned along with the previous group and Gauche helping Rill instead. And I know I shouldn't be surprised to see Marie as Gauche's side, but she is so young dude! Why are we bringing your beloved sister to such an intense fight like this? I get he might wanna personally protect her and there's a slim chance that maybe her magic could provide a little help, but still dangerous! Anyways, I was right about one team-up and I'm so incredibly thankful it was about Vanessa going to help Noelle! I thought Charmy would've joined too to supply Rogue with an endless amount of mana, but Grey is a good choice too with her and our beautiful witch being at an arcane stage. This seriously pleases me so very much, knowing that the Noelle and her siblings will have a better chance at surviving with these two squad-mates around. (also giving me so much hope that Vanessa might sorta interact with a certain silver captain. hmm? please??)

Seeing Gordon assist William and Charlotte is so smart though and I'm mad the possibility didn't even cross my mind at first, like duh, of course he's best around people with curses. Then Ichika and Nacht once again supporting Yami but we knew that. Still excited to see how our vice captain will handle dealing with Morgen.

I'm realizing now how many double spreads this chapter has and they're all wonderful. I haven't a clue on who Henry is helping out or if he's just thrashing random clones and heavenly angels but go off king! Our chaotic duo loves to see it too.

Slowly but surely making progress up towards Lucius' real body I suppose. It's always a good day when we see the brothers fight alongside one another. I can practically hear Haruka Mirai playing on full blast already and all my love for this series is swarming right back to me. Hell, I might re-watch it all again soon just for fun.

Usually I'm over here expressing my hopes and wishes for next chapter, but surprisingly, we were blessed with two this month. Hang on.

[downybirbs]

4 some reason I started thinking about my pkmn au and katakuri’s team I made for him, and realizing that piers is a character that exists and then walking back to totally revise kat’s team 😭 piers even stole kat’s entire color scheme too.

I think I am much happier with the revised version now!! i have the urge to get all my charlotte family!pokemon thoughts out so the rest will be under the cut 😇

Idk much about Pokémon meta so idk if giving him a tyranitar is too much for a gym leader, but I thought it was fitting since kat is like a pseudo legendary himself- not really a villain but still the boss fight of wci 😭

Starting with Perospero! In this AU, I imagine that when he was younger, Perospero was a contest master, then taking over the role as leader at the family gym when big mom leaves (either retired or became an elite four member🤔). After many years as leader, Perospero finally retires to go back to contests as a judge. Retiring from the gym, he dumps it on Katakuri to take over.

Katakuri doesn't really want the responsibility of being gym leader, but pressure from his family and the high expectations put on him makes him accept. Katakuri is a strong trainer though, all his siblings think he is the best and believe he would make the perfect gym leader, so he doesn't want to disappoint them. The gym converts from a normal type gym to a dark type gym, but Kat doesn't bother redecorating the gym from Perospero's tea time theme, just paints over it with his own signature colors ahdfdhkgfadkfjhkgjlgfh.

I have thoughts about Brulee too!! Moreso if she was an actual game NPC and what role she would have :^3c She lives a bit separated from everyone else, a cottage near the woods outside of town. She gets called a witch by local children and puts up an unpleasant front🥺 But if you befriend her, she will let you battle her despite her believing that she isn't any good at it. She would operate similarly to the battle cafes in SWSH, always being a double battle and awarding you random but valuable goodies if you win. But the twist being that she pulls two random pokemon from her team of six for every battle, so sometimes it could be a very easy battle, sometimes pretty difficult! Just to keep the player on their toes :^)

And some thoughts about the pokemon selection!!!

I started out with lickilicky with perospero, and just created a team of what I thought was fitting- which turned out to be a lot of normal types!! I had haunter on his roster for a long time, but then I though to just commit to the normal typing.

(EDIT: I was about to go to bed when I decided to replaced kecleon with indeedee! Honestly I might keep pivoting between these two, but indeedee fits with the tea time theme for peros’ gym :^))

The shellos came from perospero making the candy sea slugs,, I imagine him treating them like little purse dogs,, his special slimy babies,,😭 🥺 And the ducklett was inspired by a twitter post! Came wandering into his house one day and would not leave,, a little marspero goodie for me,,

Before committing to dark type for Kat, it was half dark and half fairy!! But now the fairy types are just his lil buddies along side his gym team,, they watch his gym battles🥺

(EDIT: I’m crying, kat can be easily swept by fighting types 😭 I might go back to the drawing board and switch someone out! even though I really liked what I picked 😔) I think kat would combat the weakness by having absol and sneasel use psychic type moves.

I also do think kat would get a weavile and a kingambit, but I’m not sure when !

Snubbull is the pokemon that he has had the longest. As children, perospero found snubbull, gifting it to Kat and insisting that they looked alike. Baby kat denied this heavily at first, but eventually Kat and snubbull became the closest of friends. Ever since Kat became gym leader, snubbull has the dream of fighting in a gym battle with him 🥺

Brulee didn't really catch her team in the traditional sense! They just kind of gravitated towards her over the years. She has known her rapidash and morgrem since she was a little girl, back when they were just a ponyta and impidimp. When impidimp was wild, he used to tease and play tricks on her, when one day he spotted her in the woods crying, the day after she was attacked and got her face slashed open 🥺 that's when the wild ponyta appeared to comfort her 🥺 And instead of teasing like normal, impidimp ran over to comfort her too!!

thank you for enjoying my psuedo fanfic ramblings,, maybe i will add more later to this, who knows!! i just wanted to get this all out of my head asksjbfdlh;hlj

[marinerainbow]

AH YES, Greasy ask time.

Alright, so since our talk yesterday (Or the day after if you're seeing this in the morning!!) about Shiny, mentioning Poppy as well AND Lottie... I've got this funny scenario in my head XD

Imagine versions of all these women from alternative universes in which they are each with 'their own' Greasy (Who have been left behind) somehow ending up all together in the universe where Greasy hurt Poppy!!

Grease thinks he's gonna get triple teamed, or that they're gonna fight over him 😂😂 welll...

... he is going to be very disappointed XD Like:

Greasy: 👀 Hola, mi hermo-

Shiny: Oh no don't you even look at me. Remember I still got those sheers, and they haven't been sharpened in a long time.

Greasy: -eugh, oh no... uh, well you? Little Charlotte? Will you be nicer to m-

Lottie, rifling through her bag: Uhh, I think I still have one of those cyanide pills from service in here...

Shiny: Hey, don't do-

Lottie: Oh no!, its not for me. For him.

Shiny: Ah. Fair enough. Y'know, I have a drink we can put it in?

Lottie: Great!-

Greasy: *Jumps back* You are your fathers daughter!! Fine! Poppy, surely, it will be you, then?...

Poppy: Um no?? I dont think so?? Don't touch me??-

Greasy: *reaches over anyway as Poppy inches away*

Psycho: *CHOMP*

(I'm so sorry if I got Shiny or Poppy wrong!!)

Ohhh my lord. Greasy, you done did it now XDD

First off, you got Poppy and Shiny absolutely right!!! I'm honestly so excited that you wrote Shiny and Lottie interacting in this! Even if it's only exchanging a few words. If she knew Lottie, Shiny would absolutely take on the role of cool but crazy aunt who helps prepare her for boy troubles.

(Did he really think he was gonna get triple action?? That he was gonna get hurt!Poppy again???? The audacity of this bitch-)

(Also, if this version of Greasy hit on Lottie, Shiny's ditching the sheers and grabbing a spoon for that operation. She couldn't save her best friend in time, but she for damn sure ain't gonna let Lottie get taken advantage of)

Meanwhile Poppy is looking at them like "You.. How... You guys could kill him!" "... Uh, yeah! That's the idea, honey!" "But-" "He hurt you! You should have the most incentive to get back at him!"

Also, I absolutely love the fact that Psycho popped up out of nowhere XD either he followed them, probably to make sure Pops is ok, or he got to be the exception to girls night because Poppy doesn't have any weapons with her if some guy harasses her. Psycho is her defense! Next to Shiny XD

Though imagine that conversation playing out XD

Lottie: Uh... Poppy? Watcha got there?

Poppy, holding Psycho's hand so he doesn't wander off: Psycho. He wanted to know if he could come with us?

Lottie and Shiny: *share a look, knowing that Poppy more than likely doesn't even have pepper spray on her in case things go south* ...

Shiny: Eh. Fine by me. But he better keep his paws away from my nachos. He still owes me a burger from the last time we hung out!

(She was originally going to be Smartass' sister, yet Shiny and Psycho have developed more sibling energy than I was prepared for XD)

Oooh imagine the Greasy Shiny is with being there though?? Like, in that timeline, he and Poppy didn't 'date' before. They're friends! How do you think he'd respond to the fact that another version of himself hurt her? Would he be in Shiny's corner or would he hesitate because that is, technically, still him?

This was fun to read in the morning! Thank you for sending it in! ^^

[sleepy-achilles]

Remember when Shawn and Taker carried triple h out of the ring after hell in a cell? Cassie and Leon feud ending with Leon picking up and carrying his baby sister out of the ring and halfway up the ramp Taker comes out and picks up the both of them and carries them backstage!

Keeping up with the Michaels- Battle of the Flames

I keep forgetting to finish my cassie vs Leon stories so I have around three of them chilling in my drafts rn

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Leon leans back on the old sofa as his eyes bore into his phone. People keep posting about how his birthday lands on a episode of raw this year, the fans want to do something for him. Leon hates it. He hates attention on his birthday, it's not exactly the best day of the year. Leon's nose burns slightly at the thought. Not only was it his birthday but it was also Halloween.

Yeah, it made him laugh too, a demon born on Halloween. His sister was born on valentines day, really adding to their whole opposite sibling vibe.

"Leon Michaels."

Leon's gaze shifts from his phone to the tv as the lockeroom falls quiet. "Yeah, hi big brother" cassie smiles. Leon frowns, what is she doing? "I'm challenging you to a fight." She states. Leon raises an eyebrow and lowers his phone, ignoring the camera and eyes on him. "Im calling you out. The balls in your court now. And we know how you've been dealing with challenges lately." She spits. Leon's jaw tightens. Leon has been avoiding challenges lately. Not because he can't do it, but because so many newer stars have been calling him out trying to make a name for themselves. It's not that he minded, he just wants a break from putting people over. It's not like they win anyways.

And if his sister thinks she can beat him?

A sinister smile grows on Leon's face, quickly followed by a deep chuckle.

She would be mistaken.

"Rookie mistake sister....rookie mistake."

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Cassie gasps as her back hits the matt.

Shit I have to stop taking so many back shots.

She groans, rolling onto her front to take the chair shot she knows Charlotte will deliver. Same old flair, same old tricks. She also closes her eyes just before the lights turn off.

Which is why she doesn't question it when the fans suddenly cheer and scream.

She opens her eyes at the feeling of a boot pressed against her lower back. Her eyes immediately land on the tron to see Leon towering over her, one hand catching Charlotte's chair mid swing.

Leon looks at Charlotte. "Make yourself useful and shoo" he orders as he pulls the chair from her grip and throws it out of the ring. "And who are you to tel-" "Your god damn king" Leon growls, glaring at her. She frowns and backs down. "Thats what I thought" Leon mutters as she climbs out. He holds his hand out and catches the mic tossed his way.

Cassie grits her teeth as Leon puts more pressure on her back. "You wanna challenge me girl?" Leon asks as he looks down at her. "You wanna challenge me in my ring? My yard?" He asks knowing it'll get a fan reaction. It does. Leon bows down slightly, swatting at her hair, causing her to growl at him. "Whats the problem cassie? You tired of living in my shadow?" Leon questions, tightening his fingers in her hair. "Tough. You will always be beneath me, you will always live in my shadow. And if I need to prove that to you, I will. I will help you get that through your thick skull baby sis" Leon smirks. Cassies hands fly up to grab his wrist. "And you know, oh you know I hate playing by the rules, so I will accept your challenge. On one account." Leon tells her.

Cassie swears her heart stops in long pause her brother takes.

"Hell in a cell. Just me and you. No escape." Leon growls. Csssies eyes widen only to close in pain as Leon let's her hair go, causing her face to suddenly drop, and he presses his boot further against her back before lifting it.

She rolls back onto her back as the lights turn off.

"The balls in your court now" he whispers.

She stares at the ceiling as they switch on, a mic left in Leon's place. She slowly sits up, ignoring the twang in her back as her eyes land on the microphone.

He won't win this.

His mind games won't work on her.

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"Lee...you shouldn't." Drew sighs as his back hits the wall. "And what? Say no to her? Wouldn't that be more disrespectful?" Leon murmurs as he kisses up drews neck. "Hell in a cell? Are you serious?" Drew huffs tilting his head. "Shell be fine" Leon mutters, really not wanting to talk about his sister right now. Drew places his hands on Leon's shoulders. "Your dad is coming"

Leon pauses and looks at Drew. "Wha-?" Then he hears the boots coming down the hall. Leon growls and pulls away from Drew. Drew huffs and makes his way to his bag just as the door is kicked open. "Can I help you?" Leon asks. "What the hell are you playing at boy?" Taker growls grabbing Leon by the shoulder and pulling him close. "Im giving her what she wants. A match against me." Leon snaps shoving his father away. "Hell in the cell? Have you lost your goddamn mind!" Taker yells. "Probably." Leon shrugs moving to the bench to grab his water. "Im doing her a favour. Besides, the ball is in her court now." Leon adds. "All she has to do is say no" Leon states looking back at his father.

"You are better than this." Taker murmurs. "Am I? I fought you, I've fought pa, I've taken John on multiple times. Cassie was gonna happen eventually." Leon admits. "Shes your baby sister!" Taker snaps. Leon just smiles. "I know. That's why I accepted."

Both drew and taker look at Leon. The other just drinks his water. "What does that mean?" Drew asks. Leon just smiles at him. "All stars burn up eventually." He states throwing his bottle at taker. Taker catches it and just watches as Leon walks out, hands in his pocket and whistling that goddamn tune.

Drew watches as taker tenses at the whistling. He can't lie it was a eriee sound. Drews never heard Leon do it before, but he's heard it around the valley. "What is that?" "The call of death." Taker mutters placing the water down. Drews eyes widen as taker turns and leaves. "Death?" He repeats in shock.

What is Leon up to?

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It didn't take fans long to start referring to the growing fued as the battle of flames.

It made sense.

Cassie was the firecracker. The name she hated as a child used to tease her bright red hair, but as he became a fireball in the ring it changed her view.

Leon was the star. He was the ball of hot fire. He was a force to be reckoned with. And he had the tendencies to play with fire, despite his father's fears and his own experience with a burning death. (Multiple)

Leon couldn't help but grow excited as he waited.

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Leon smirks down at dolph as he fights for breathe. Another win, another victory. A easy one at that. And on his birthday!

Leon removes his foot from the mans neck as cassies music hits. Leon smiles and tilts his head, stepping into the center of the ring as dolph rolls out. The ref hands him a mic as cassie steps onto the stage.

She stares at her brother, ignoring his smirk as she raises her mic. "I accept." Is all she says before lowering her mic.

Leon can't help but laugh.

"Happy birthday to me! Huh!" Leon beams, his eyes glowing purple.

Cassie frowns and walks away. She would not be feeding him. She wouldn't play his games.

She listens as Leon chuckles. "Ill see you in the cell, baby sis" Leon calls before dropping his mic.

Oh this will be fun.

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"Are you crazy!" Shawn barks. Cassie sighs and sinks in her seat. "Sure! I understand wanting to fight Leon, that is fine. But in hell in a cell! That is his home! His birthplace!" Shawn scolds. "I know! And that's why I accepted." Cassie groans. Shawn pauses, confused. "Why? Why do you want this?" Shawn asks. "Because I'm sick and tired of people underestimating me pa! I'm sick of people not seeing me as the talent I am! I'm sick of girls like Charlotte getting shot after shot because she's flairs kid!" Cassie snaps standing up. Shawn watches her. He can't help but smile as he sees that passion and fire a young him used to wear. "If I win? That opens doors for me. If I lose? That sucks sure, but if I put up the biggest fight they've ever seen? I have the respect I want." She explains.

"I understand" Shawn nods. And as he turns to the tv to see Leon absolutely torturing Rey, he can't help but feel like he too understands cassies reasoning. "Thank you" she whispers sitting back down.

Shawn trusts Leon. He trusts cassidy.

That's all that matters.

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Cassies nerves were starting to hit.

It's post match and she's walking through the halls when she hears it.

Rhea glances back as cassie suddenly stops. "Whats wrong?" She asks. "You hear that?" Cassie whispers. Rhea looks down the hall as a whistling sound echos down it. "What is it?" Rhea asks. "The call of death..." she whispers clenching her fists. Rhea eyes widen. "Cassie what the fuck have you gotten yourself into?" Rhea hisses grabbing her arm.

Cassie let's out a shakey breathe as she watches Leon Cross the hall towards the men lockeroom.

It's only a split second, but he glances at cassie, a smile on his face and eyes glowing purple.

Cassie shaking as she pulls her bedroom door open, being careful to be as quiet as possible. The whistling sound echos through the house and whilst she didn't understand, she knows her daddy said danger follows it. She glances down the hall to see a figure stood at the end. She can only see them because of the glowing purple eyes staring back at her. She can't stop the scream as she slams her door shut and hides under her covers.

Cassie growls. "Bring it bitch"

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Drew watches as Leon gets the winning pin. It was always a good match when he was fighting with Leon. Always led to a good time. Drew climbs into the ring and practically lifts Leon off the floor. "We did it!" "Of course" Leon smirks as drew hugs him.

Drew feels Leon tense as a whistling sound echos through the arena. Drew pulls back to see Leon staring at the tron, at himself. "Lee?" Drew asks quietly as Leon's eyes falls shut.

Leon's hands shake as his friends freak out. "Oh we are so fucked!" Mattie whines holding his head. "We?! He's my step dad!" Valentina gasps. Leons eyes burn into the older man as a fear grows in his stomach. His father is going to kill him. Leon Thomas Michael. Killed at age 12. By his own father. Beautiful. "Ok ok we have to think about this. He was a pedo" Mattie states. "And?" Val asks. "He was in the process of trying to take us and probably molest and kill us like he did the other three children" Mattie adds. "Yeah..yeah..you have a point.." val sighs rubbing her neck. Both children look at Leon who's still staring at the man. "Oh right...Leon's just killed a man." Val whispers pulling leon into a hug, carefully to avoid the blood on his face.

Mattie steps up to the man and kicks him. "Oh yeah he's done for" Matthew whispers. "Does the brick not in his head give that away?" Val snaps. "How did you do that lee?" Mattie sighs. "Who cares! We need to leave now before he arrives! We need to clean Lee up!" Val snaps. The kids heads jerk up as the whistling begins. "Shit. Let's go" matt whispers grabbing both kids arms and running. Leon can't help but stare back as death himself rises.

"Leon!"

Drew watches how Leon's breathing becomes rapid, almost panic filled. He cups the mans face. "Breathe, please" he whispers. Leon's eyes snap open and his jaw tightens. "You wanna play that game cassie? Let's play" Leon growls.

Drews eyes widen at the sudden rage and fear in the blondes eyes.

This isnt fun anymore.

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Cassie swallows nervously as she paces in the ring. She was nervous, now that she was actually standing in the cell.

Her first hell in a cell match and its against her own brother.

She shakes her hands and jogs on the spot as Leon makes his entrance. This is it.

She wonders if her nerves are solely about the fact she doesn't recognise this man. This isnt her big brother. This isnt the man she grew up with. This isnt the boy she pranked John and taker with. The boy who protected her.

When this whole thing first started? Yeah. But ever since she played his own game back on him. He's changed.

She's brought back when Leon stands infront of her. His entrance gear gone. His eyes dark. She wipes any fear from her face and matches his gaze.

He does something that shocks her.

He smiles softly at her as the bell rings.

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There's a reason fans loved to watch the Michaels fight each other.

They had very similar fighting styles and they were always stubborn.

Leon can't help but smile as he rests his head back. Blood dribbles from his mouth as he runs a tongue over his fang.

He's tired. So damn tired.

His eyes land on his baby sister. Her head split open and leaking onto the mat were she's hunched over catching her breathe.

Leon closes his eyes, enjoying the cooling feeling of the cage against his head. 'Finish this.' His father's voice echos in his head.

He won't lie, cassie has done a number on him. His back is covered in welts, his chest is red and raw, his nose is busted along with his lip. But, she was only giving as good as she got. Leon will not deny the fact he was holding back. Until the first drop of his own blood fell. Not many made him bleed.

He pushes off the cage and climbs back into the ring. His can't help the way his hands shake as he approaches his sister. He stands over her as she tries to regain her composer.

"Are you just going to let these bums push you around?" Leon asks. Cassie glances up at her brother as she tries to fix her glasses. Leon was sporting a black eye from his most recent fight. "And what? End up like you?" Cassie snaps, fighting tears. Her wrist hurt so bad. Leon kneels infront of his baby sister, ripping the sleeve of his shirt off. "No. Become better than me" he tells her quietly. Cassies eyes widen as Leon begins to use the sleeve to wrap her wrist. She stares in shock as the pain fades as he tightens it. "Dont let them push you around. You are above them. You always will be. That doesn't mean you have to take this abuse." Leon explains as he ties the sleeve. Cassie just watches him in shock. He hasn't been nice in a long time. The fresh scar on his face changed him for the worse. "Thank you" cassie whispers. Leon stands, pulling her up. "Dont thank me yet. Thank me once you've won your first fight." He smirks leading her towards his car.

Cassies fingers shake as she wraps them around the sledgehammer. She tries to lift it as the shadow looms over her only for a boot to land on the end of the hammer, keeping it down. "Enough." Leon orders. Cassie bites her lip. She's in so much pain. She struggles to lift the hammer. "Stay down cassie! It's over! Its done!" Leon barks as she begins to stand. "Its not done" she gasps before slapping him and falling back down. Leon stumbles back, eyes wide, rage racing through his body as his cheek stings.

Cassie takes this time to stand, lifting the hammer. She swings and-Leon grabs the hammer end and pulls it. The girl stumbles forward and lets go. Leon let's out a quiet growl as he throws the hammer against the cage wall. "Its over" he repeats, eyes burning purple. Cassie goes to punch him but he grabs her wrist again. Leon's not stupid, out of them both, cassie is the slugger. She was like their dad, a fighter, a boxer. Whilst Leon has always been like their pa. A high flyer, a technician. Even Leon doesn't like being at the end of taker or cassies punches.

Leon pushes her back towards the rope and as she bounces back he delivers sweet chin music. He stands there as she falls. His body is weak but his mind is weaker.

Leon hated fighting family to be honest. It took so much out of him. These are his people, he doesn't like hurting them. But he's not going to disrespect them. "Stop" cassie gasps. Leon glances at her as she weakly pulls herself up. "Finish it!" Takers voice screams at him. Cassie stares him straight in the eyes. "Your not him. You never were." She whispers. Leon's jaw clenches. She shoves his chest. "I love you." She whispers knowing what's coming next. Leon grits his teeth as he rushes forward. Cassie closes her eyes as she's put in a tombstone.

It's her finisher more than Leon's. They both know that. Leon almost never pulls that move, unless he's desperate and lost. Cassie knew it was coming when the pin didn't come. Leon always finished his matches with a kick and then a pin.

Not like cassie could lift Leon for a tombstone, even if she wanted to.

Leon falls to his knees and presses cassies hands across her shoulders for the pin.

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He falls back onto the mat, closing his eyes as the fans scream and cheer their names.

His own sister.

He just wrestled his own sister in hell in a cell. Why the fuck did he do that?

Leon sits up and moves to kneel next to her. He leans down and presses a kiss to her temple. "I love you." He whispers as the cell raises. He goes to move his hand from beside her when her fingers curl around his wrist. He smiles slightly as she gives him a slight squeeze. He lets out a shskey breathe. She's okay. That's all that matters. He didn't take it to far like always.

"I've got you" he whispers adjusting his stance. He slips his arms under her knees and places the other under her shoulders. He stands, lifting her and adjusting his hold to support her neck and head. The ref just smiles. Leon doesn't care what vince or hunter says, he doesn't care about a stupid fan moment right now. The ref sits on the rope to help Leon out.

Cassies head hits his shoulder as they begin the walk up the ramp. Leon's leg starts to spasm. He grits his teeth as a pain shoots up his spine. This was a terrible idea. He glances at the stage to see taker walking out onto it. "Dad" he chokes as his vision blurs. Taker, sensing things about to go bad, rushes forward and catches both kids as Leon collapses. "I've got you." Tsker murmurs into Leon's temple.

He lifts cassie over his shoulder as Leon leans on him. "Who put the hex on you?" Taker asks he wraps a arm around Leon's waist. "Finn." Leon mutters keeping his head against his father's chest. "Of course. Let's get cassie to medical and you to finn." Taker sighs. Leon's legs only carry him a few steps before taker is hoisting him up aswell. Leon is more conscious than cassie so he wraps an arm around takers neck, keeping a hand on cassie to support her, and his legs around the older man's hips.

"Too old for this shit" Taker grunts as he carries them onto the stage. Leon can't help but chuckle as they walk backstage.

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I know we joke about Leon killing people but the story about valentinas step dad is like a Canon event that has been with him since day one. I mean it existed before the idea that Paul cut Leon's face. The og story of it is this man had been taking kids and Leon and Matthew were taken. The difference is Matthew gets killed when Leon kills the guy. (Val didn't exist back then)

I changed it a lil as I love the idea of adult Matthew and drew meeting. But also because the death whistle needed to have traumatised Leon aswell as cassie.

Also hex mentioned because well technically cassie wouldn't be able to hurt Leon at all. And well I need that bitch to suffer.

Enjoy, because I did :)