#help the brainrot is permanent and all i think about is this show

[sublimepoliticsmusicbiscuit-blog]

I like to call them toxic but the truth is they're probably one of the healthiest couples I've ever seen (partly because they would never break up or cheat). They have issues but THEY MAKE EACH OTHER BETTER!

Hira's pampering of Kiyoi could have been just excessive servitude, a leftover of their high school dynamic. But Hira takes such clear joy in providing for and pampering Kiyoi. A part of this is his insecurity and his need to make up for the fact he finds himself lacking BUT he actually finds purpose in taking care of Kiyoi.

AND KIYOI APPRECIATES ALL OF IT. The show makes sure we see that Kiyoi grows to understand how much effort Hira puts into him, how Hira needs to be the provider and he receives it with love. And on a deep level, he craves that kind of attention and wants even more after that.

Kiyoi and Hira are not totally normal, so their needs may seem abnormal or toxic considering their intensity. I mean Hira builds an entire career and life in service of his lover. And Kiyoi's need for Hira's devotion and passion are only getting larger. But that's why their story is special.

As Kiyoi says: "They were a perfect match of supply and demand." They're uniquely suited to each other, their broken pieces mesh together to make a very codependent couple. And they meet each other's needs when no one else could.

I'm a better person because of you.

[hopelesslygaysstuff]

Hmm, atm I can’t stop thinking about Wanda recording while having sex.

She’d use the excuse that she needs it because she’s going away on a mission and will have little access to you. In reality she wants it so she can send small clips of it to you throughout the day. While you’re at work, running errands or with friends. She doesn’t care what you’re doing, it just turns her on so much knowing wherever you are your panties are soaked and your pussy is throbbing for her.

Mommy Wanda video taping you >>>>>

You glance over at your screen, seeing a notification pop up. At the sight of your girlfriend's familiar contact photo, you grin and reach for your phone. It had only been two days since she'd left, and you missed her sorely, your body and mind aching for her.

Unlocking your screen, you turn down the brightness on your phone, your eyes widening at the seven second clip Wanda had sent you. The video plays on a loop, showing a shot of Wanda's strap fucking in and out of you harshly, it ending with her hand reaching up and squeezing your nipple as your hips tremble.

Wetting your lips with your tongue, you take a quick look around the office to make sure nobody else had seen your phone. Ducking your head to hide the blush on your face, you respond quickly, your fingers trembling.

'wtf??? i thought that video was for u?'

You bite your lips as you see that Wanda has read your message, three bubbles popping up as she types. Shifting in your seat slightly, you attempt to relieve some of the building pressure in your core, shuddering at the feeling of your arousal dampening your underwear.

'Why would I keep that to myself, darling. You're always so pretty when you're flustered and aching for me.'

With wide eyes, you swallow harshly, trying to come up with a response but coming up empty. Then, another text pings through.

'And don't ever swear at me.'

Your fingers fly across your keyboard as you respond, drawing a shaking breath.

'sorry mommy. won't happen again.'

You barely make it through the rest of your day, Wanda deciding to punish you with more video clips, all from the same night. You make it home with soaked underwear, and a near-permanent blush on your face. Wanda guides you through touching yourself, her voice raspy through the phone as she orders you to cum, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again.

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So much brainrot help.

[samuraionyourmom]

The omegaverse soukoku brainrot has consumed me, so here's some more stuff about that. Specifically, mating bites since @kyryedb commented and got me thinking about it.

Chuuya was the was who brought the topic of mating bites up first when they were had settled down into this weird they have, and Dazai immediately booked it out the door and didn't talk to him for a week. They eventually get back to speaking terms, but Chuuya definitely doesn't bring it up again after how badly Dazai had freaked out last time. However, Dazai gets to thinking about it.

He's always had a love-hate thing going on with mating bites as he does with all of his omega traits. He's always secretly longed to have one, the physical embodiment that would show that he's something to be desired with permanence. A mating bite would be the ultimate proof that he hasn't lost everything that would make him a "good omega," that he's still worthy of someone's love and devotion, so much so that they're willing to permanently mark him and let everyone else see their love for him.

On the other hand, it would make him feel trapped. What if the alpha he ends up mating with becomes abusive or ends up worse than he thought? You can't undo a mating bite. Worse, he would have a harder time resisting their commands due to the nature of the bite. He can't afford to give up on that kind of control. Plus, he doesn't need a stupid mark on his neck to be considered a whole person, despite what some bigots might say. He's Dazai Osamu, dammit.

But after a while... the thought of having Chuuya's bite on his neck doesn't sound so bad. The longer Dazai thinks about it, the more accustomed to it becomes. He weighs the pros and cons, and... actually finds himself longing for it more than he dreads it. So he tries to seduce Chuuya into doing it because why the hell would he do something reasonable, like asking for the things he wants. Preposterous. (He's getting better at it, I promise. It's just a slow process).

He tries wearing shirts that are loose around the neckline that shows off his neck, which are bare from their bandages for once (gasp! So scandalous!). He tries wearing perfume that is marketed as irresistible to alphas since his own scent is so unnoticable due to his overuse of blockers and suppressants. He tries building his nest on Chuuya's bed instead of his usual hiding spots. He tries acting like what he thinks an omega should, but it does little more than irritate Chuuya, who has know clue what's going on because of course he doesn't. You never told him anything, Dazai! He can't actually read your mind!

Chuuya's lack of reaction, or worse, annoyance, discourages Dazai, and like the miscommunication king that he is, assumes that this means that Chuuya doesn't and could never want him as a mate. That is until said redhead confronts the omega and asks just what the hell is going on. Dazai breaks down and tells him everything, woefully mourning the fact that Chuuya would NEVER want him like he wants Chuuya.

Chuuya's just like: are you fucking kidding me? Of course you pull this shit. For a genius, you really are stupid. If you wanted to be mates, you could've just asked. I thought you hated the idea with how you ran off last time which is why I didn't bring it up!

As I've said, Chuuya wants to protect those he cares about, almost to the point of being overbearing if he's not kept in check. Throughout their partnership, he's thought about the idea of being mates with Dazai a lot. He desires to be the one that can help Dazai cut through the difficult shit in his troubled mind and offer him some sense of comfort. He really likes the idea, but since how horribly it went over the first time, there's no way he's bringing that up again. Hearing that Dazai went through all of these hoops to try and get him to bite him instead of just talking to him about it is incredibly frustrating. Not to say that Chuuya is the master of communication. He continuously puts the needs of others before his own. They're both idiots (affectionate).

Finally, though, they manage to figure things out and give each other that much-longed for mating bite, matching marks of the love and devotion they have for each other. A promise to always care for the other, even when things get tough. Like when Chuuya steals all of the blankets like the thieving little slug that he is! Why does he need so many blankets when he's so tiny and already hot enough to put a space heater to shame? Truly the worst alpha ever! Neglect! Abuse!

[madametrashbin]

Brainrot? Brainrot... or Drabble. Idk

I’m alive! Sort of? Honkai: Star Rail has viciously grabbed my brain the second I saw it and now I have thoughts... and this is also because I got yanked in by the throat from both the silly content and beautiful artwork.

And if it wasn’t enough to nail a coffin to my grave, Tumblr dropped a post from @channelinglament (which is this post right here) and now my brain’s keeping me up with thoughts.

Not sure if I’ll have enough energy to spare for actual posts, but maybe with enough food for thought, I might actually make a piece or two... might. Due to HSR’s brand of silliness, it might just be Shenanigans the Fic.

The thing that gets to me the most is the highest of Aeons part, like... the Aeon of Aeons and you know, while I still know almost nothing about how Aeons come to be, what if there’s that one Entity that just exists and gives power that basically ascends whatever is sentient.

Of course the term “Aeon” would not be applied until numerous of the ascended beings are present and people are suddenly aware that there are these powerful beings in the universe now that can literally affect everything and bring about a permanent change to their livelihood. One moment the universe is all calm and normal and then here comes the Aeons. People do not know how to feel about them at first.

Naturally, there will always be the curious type of people who would try to search for the cause of it.

Pop in lil old You, just trying to help everyone you come across who look to be in desperate need power to be able to change their unfortunate circumstances. Too pure of heart, harmless mischief maker, just overall the sweetest entity with the power to turn anything into gods... yes, this is how beings like Qlipoth and Nous are born.

Now this gets me thinking that the Paths existed as one big, singular Path with you as the origin point and the ending point. When you gift a part of your power to someone/something, a piece of the path branches out of the main path but still remains connected to you... whether out of devotion or because it cannot exist without you is up in the air (your choice tbh).

The people/Aeons would just feel so grateful to be chosen, to be given so much power to do what they wished to change/do most... this was before they discovered there were others like them, doing things different from them that may clash with their ideals and suddenly there’s an all out war because each of the Aeons believed that the others were sullying your name by abusing your gifts.

(While the Dusk Wars are happening, you remain in ignorance to the wars because there are mortals that are calling for help and you just can’t look away from them.)

Eventually most of the Aeons are either killed off by each other (i.e, Tayzzyronth the Propagation) or assimilated into another Aeon (i.e Ena the Order), leaving a great many Paths masterless and fraying in shards, which suddenly starts to affect you badly and the poor Aeons who were just trying to do your name justice are panicking.

No one knows what happened, or what was happening to you, and when Akivili disappears/died, you disappear as well. Everyone is grieving, and there are no more new Aeons appearing anymore.

Thus you are assumed dead by the universe  (this part came from another post that I can’t quite find ;-;) and later become forgotten just because... idk. Haven’t thought much past this.

Plot twist for the universe (not really a plot twist because there would be no story without the star of the show), you are not. You just got a bit (super) sleepy because the Paths that are masterless are without an ending point and therefore drains you because there is no one there to receive the power from the separated Path. You spent a lot of your energy mending the masterless Paths back to you which made you fall asleep by the time you were done.

When you wake back up is when the game starts, and being so out of touch with the timeline of the universe, you’re just one curious bean trying to figure out what’s going on.

No one can see you now though, which is just sad for you, but you realized they can sense you so you’re just doing your best to help them now. Kafka and Silver Wolf do not understand what’s going on except the strange warm and homely feeling that makes them feel invincible is suddenly there.

Also a mischief maker if the randomly destroyed property by the subtle urging is anything to go by... yeah, there’s something there.

Kafka and Silver Wolf feel oddly disappointed when the sensation leaves, but returns to Elio and mentions it to him. He then tells them that he may or may not have withheld information from them that an Aeon (the OG of Aeons) was going to be helping them. However they react is up to your thoughts... I haven’t thought of something for that part yet.

When MC (could be either) wakes up, the first thing they actually see is You... which makes you delighted because Yay, a friend to communicate with!. Neither March 7th nor Dan Heng could understand why the MC is talking to nothing, until they felt the warm and fuzzy presence nestled into them that they are suddenly aware that MC might be interacting with a higher existence that might be an Aeon.

They are naturally wary of you at first, but upon seeing the way MC interacts with you, doing some silly stuff by your apparent urging... they realized you’re pretty harmless and also very nice (in what way, also up in the air).

[Going back to the subject of other Aeons who are essentially your Emanators by all but name, they do not know you are alive until Nanook catches sight of you/felt your very real presence with the MC when the Doomsday Beast battle happens. They are very happy you’re back, but they’re very upset because why didn’t you tell them you were back? For what reason, you guys can think about it. 

Anyways, you’ve got an Aeon stalking you and MC now, keeping a close eye on you especially because they nearly lost you once and would like it if you didn’t actually die this time. When MC starts getting acknowledged by more of the Aeons, more of them are also going to notice you too and then join Nanook with the stalking thing.

Eventually if they do find you in reality... well, that’s up to your imagination. It can also be a race between them and the mortals who start to see you physically too since you’re the sweetest existence to ever come into the universe and it’s a must to protect that innocence of yours (or for some other reason).

Also highly debating if Aeon!You would be either Aeon of Origin (the beginning of the Paths/the Origin of the Paths if going by this type of story) or Aeon of Guidance because of the in-game thing that we all do.]

Uhh... that’s all my brain can come up with here... so I shall see myself out now! ;D

[iliveforyouilongforyouvesuvia]

Hello hello! Shifting from the romance for a moment would be neat I think — how about full HCs for what the M6 are like as friends for the MC? Like when the MC is in a relationship with one of them/someone else, but is friends with others. Who stays at their place until 3 am sharing Tea? Who's the protective friend? Who's the "hi I'm outside let's go do something" friend? etc.

The Arcana HCs: M6 as friends

~ @nabesima this is such a fresh idea, thank you for sending it to me friend!! hope you enjoy - brainrot ~

Julian

He falls into an older brother dynamic so quickly with you it's almost scary

Which means that, as he is with his younger sister, he is quite protective of you to the point of sometimes being a killjoy

But that's only when he's able to see a bad idea as a bad idea. If it's a bad idea that promises to be a good story, he's all on board

Absolutely the kind of person to keep you company if you ever feel lonely. Is your lover out of town? Let him take you out for the evening for some friendly fun!

The best person to gossip with. You'd think it'd be Portia, but no, Portia's social filter is intact. Julian, on the other hand, will tell you whatever you want to know about and spare no details

Speaking of Portia, it's not uncommon for him to invite her along as well since you fit in with their dynamic so easily. Now you have an honorary brother and an honorary sister!

And oh boy, do you three get into so much trouble together

If you're in a sticky situation and unsure of yourself, call him. He might not have all the answers but that won't stop him from getting involved and suffering through it with you

Asra

The kind of lifelong friend who loves you unconditionally

Has 0 concept of "late." Is it 8 PM? 10 PM? 4 AM? Yeah they're free, what's up? Did you want to hang out? Did you want to process or rant about something? They'll bring tea if you bring snacks

So non-judgemental it's almost concerning sometimes, you could straight up admit to killing someone and he'd just summon a shovel and ask you where the body is without missing a beat

Wherever they're currently residing you are always welcome. No matter the hour or circumstance, if you need a place to crash or just want a change of scenery it's open to you

Of course he won't hesitate to randomly show up at your door to crash at your place either, this goes both ways

Somehow, wherever the two of you might end up hanging out, Asra will 7 times out of 10 find a body of water and suggest swimming in it

Will accidentally forget to tell you when they go out of town and then reappear three weeks later and be genuinely surprised when you're relieved to see them in once piece (they're working on that)

Nadia

Nadia is a jaw-dropping combination of insanely busy and scarily available. After learning what it's like to be lonely once before, she's not doing that again and prioritizes you along with her other friends

For starters, she has a set weekly time for the two of you to meet that she almost never misses and fiercely protects

And that's just the base standard. The palace is permanently open to you, whenever you want to drop by, whether that be to see her or just to enjoy the gardens for a bit

It's a no brainer that she's the best person to ask for fashion advice

There is one thing to bear in mind though - and that is that she is a fixer. She likes to either fix things or come to the conclusion that the issue cannot be currently resolved and then leave it alone

If want someone to verbally process to, you're going to have to let her know that you don't want answers right now, just a listener

That said, if you do want answers, she has them. She has them and she will share them with you and she will help you work through whatever it is that needs your attention

Sends you invitations for every palace event with 0 pressure

Muriel

Muriel has had 1 friend. Now he has 2 and a few acquaintances

So to say that he would move heaven and earth to help you is an understatement. If you need him he's there

Of course, he'd never say that out loud. He still prefers to stay out in the woods, with his chickens and Inanna, and you'll generally have to reach out first if you want to hang out with him

Yes, he will grumble about being forced to be social. Bear with him

Will pretend that he doesn't care about whatever plans or events are going on in your life right now and then stop by a few days later with the most thoughtful, tailored gift to help you perfectly

Which of course he claims he found lying around on the forest floor and just happened to be in town for his monthly errands ... as one does

You won't find this out until the first time you really need a break from chaos, but Muriel extends the special privilege to you of being free to stay at the hut for a day or two if you ever need the solitude

But he'll spend the whole time slowly nudging you into settling what you need to so you can return to your beloved and your normal life

Portia

The bestest bestie you could ever ask for

She is fiercely loyal and down for anything and everything. Sitting side by side in silence? She'll bring a book. Becoming local legends in the Red Market? Sign her up!

You are always welcome at her cottage. If you need to crash, vent, or eat, she's got you covered

And if you're bored and looking for something fun to do? She has a whole list of vaguely reckless ideas to try out

Any of your "bad" ideas is just a good idea in disguise. She will hop on whatever crazy bandwagon you've found and suffer whatever consequences come your way with you (or put them on Ilya)

One of the best confidantes you could ask for. She's a great listener and knows intuitively if it's advice you need or a strong drink and stolen sheet cake

Speaking of advice, she gives the best as far as relationships go

She gives the shovel talk to whichever LI you end up with. That's her bestie, bitch

Will notice when it's been a while since she's heard from you and stop by with a baked treat and a smile. If it's because you've been busy, she'll happily help you with work while you two catch up

Lucio

This is the guy who you'll barely hear from for a week and then stop by your house every few hours for several days in a row

Messages you every time he has a drink to chronicle his party time adventures, which leaves you with some of the most unhinged receipts you've ever had

Never checks ahead of time if you're free, he'll just show up because he felt like doing something fun and wants you to join him so it'll be ten times better

Will act surprised if you're busy

The friend who will jump at any excuse to go out. He is occasionally down for a deeper conversation but he prefers to live in the moment and focus on the good things instead of thinking too much

He develops a strong commitment to being completely honest with you. You're the first one he goes to when he makes an "oopsie" and he will answer any direct question as truthfully as he can

Which is how you also know that his feelings for you walk a fine line between platonic and something more

Don't get him wrong, he respects your decision and supports you! But if you ever find yourself single again, he is right here and ready to be as much as you'll let him

[micahthemoon]

Summer 2024

The Are You Tattoo Saga

I have been fascinated by tattoos for a long time. I love the fact that you can make yourself into a work of art quite literally showing your passions and story on your sleeve. There’s autonomy in getting tattoos as well; taking back our body that may or may not give us dysphoria (or other senses of discomfort) and decide what it shall look like for ourselves. Body parts that otherwise would make me uncomfortable have been made a source of pride (on good days) or at least I can look at it with content indifference (on the lesser days). All because of some ink. This might be why I have been getting more and more tattoos that – in some cases- may be seen as a spontaneous decision. This tattoo I’m gonna talk about now however is far from one of those.  

If you read my previous entry about how Käärijä accidentally validated my gender, you may remember that I mentioned a comfort stim sentence: Are You.

It can be linked back to the Eurovision preshow days where Bojan and Jere were just starting to get to know each other which the two idiots did by fooling around on a date. This saying has not only become a way for the two of them to show endearment (or the fans getting to interact with each other and the boys), but it has also been what finally learned me how to roll my r’s practicing the right cadence alone in my room for the simple fact that saying it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. It was also one of the things I became known for meeting up with fans irl for the first time between Käärijä’s Stockholm and Berlin gigs last year.

And so it didn’t take me long to daydream about getting it tattooed. Which ended up becoming a whole saga when Joker Out announced that they’d visit Malmö on their upcoming Europe tour (which is basically Denmark) and where I later – with a lot of people cheering me on from the sidelines – got Bojan to write the phrase down to me in two different fonts. To this day the concert is amongst my favourites.

Yet things don’t end there because one comment later about the possibility of getting Jere involved as well and I was off making a new sign. I tried getting Käärijä’s attention in Böle to no avail (other than making myself more stressed than I’d ever been at a concert). So, this summer going to Backas and Allas Sea Pool I had let the sign stay at home. Jokes on me, because suddenly in a rush of bravery I made myself a new sign out of half a pizza lid box left behind in the queue for the Allas Sea Pool gig. Low and behold if not Jere saw and reacted to this sign during the concert!! Getting by with a little help from my friends (especially this one finnish fan I’d met at Backas) I went home from the gig with Jere’s handwriting. A little over a month later on August 13 2024 the Are You tattoo saga concluded when I got a local tattoo artist (I’d already fanboyed too back in March when getting one of those spontaneous tattoos of mine) to make the little three way conversation permanent on my skin.

I have no idea how long the brainrot will continue. Maybe I will stop being this much of a fanboy in a year or two. But even so I don’t think (or at least I hope not) this tattoo will lose its meaning. Because It’s so much more than just a fan tattoo. It’s a story about a time I was foolishly brave no matter if it went well (Malmö) or it didn’t (Böle). It’s a story about the importance of interpersonal connections (the fan in Allas), the power of a found family through a fandom (or two) and also just a time in my life I was actively a participant in pursuing my own happiness.

I’ll say it again: I freaking love tattoos.

[windcarvedlyre]

I'm gonna turn that meme around on you: Venti and Jean? :>

(ask meme)

Ty :D

Honestly my answers will sort of be an inversion of yours: Jean as someone I really appreciate but I'm not actively into and Venti as unhealthy obsession and fandom bicycle. (Thanks for introducing me to that term, lol.)

Jean

How I feel about her: I don't brainrot over her for her own sake, but as my de facto main in co-op, the permanent healer in my overworld team, and one of Mondstadt's most important characters I'm very fond of her. She deserves more breaks. So so much.

Her design fascinates me too; if you use the alt version of her default outfit it looks very modest and like everything's covered when she's standing still, only for more skin to be exposed on her upper torso when you run or otherwise move around. It feels like a visual reflection of how she hides/suppresses the more human, emotional parts of herself to perform her role.

Romantic ships: I'm not actively into any but Jean/Lisa just makes sense to me. Lisa is such a fun character to bounce off her. You've got me intrigued about Jean/Eula and Jean/Kaeya as well, and I should look into Jean/Diluc too.

I s2g her voice lines make her sound like she's starting to have a crush on Traveller too. That could be really wholesome; they could periodically show up in Mond, speedrun solving a ton of citizens' problems, and whisk her off to beautiful corners of Teyvat she'd never dream of having time to visit otherwise. And they both have sibling issues... I'm selling myself on this as I type it, dear lord.

Platonic OTPs: All of the above are also wonderful platonically. Also Jean and Venti!! God!!! I neeeed more interactions between them; it's a massive shame the game never showed us Jean or Diluc processing the Venti-Barbatos reveal and the religious crisis that would definitely cause. Especially for Jean! I wish this oneshot was a longer multichapter so badly.

I'm fascinated by the idea of them having a lot in common under the surface, especially if we compare Jean to how Venti may have been in Mond's cultivation period. Even their outfits have a lot of design elements in common!

Additionally, considering her parallels with/idolisation of Vennessa, I love the idea of Venti having unresolved guilt/unprocessed trauma about whatever happened to Vennessa in the end + maybe her overworking herself for Mondstadt until her death, and him screaming internally watching Jean go down the same path. I can't get enough of fics where he helps her relax for once. The two of them should go on some long field trip where they coax each other into acknowledging they're people that feel things.

Unpopular opinion: Not sure I have any! I'm not familiar with general fandom opinions about her but I'd be surprised if I saw someone severely mischaracterising her, tbh. She doesn't feel like a difficult character to grasp. Maybe my perception's skewed since I tend to obsess over human dumpster fires, though.

Something I wish would happen: mainly (gestures at the platonic section), but seconding you that we need her to make progress with Barbara too. I'd love to see her be dragged into more shenanigans with Diluc as well, though I'm biased as a combined-Diluc-and-Jean main.

Venti

How I feel about him: I probably need help with the amount I think about this goddamn character. I didn't truly understand the term 'comfort character' until I started obsessing over him. I project onto him a bit too much and I want to emotionally smash him to bits and scrape him together again.

Even without the brainrot, he's just fascinating; he's clearly a significant character that will almost certainly be tied to massive lore drops later on, and the vague hints about him having time powers mean that even the way he fundamentally experiences reality can be theorised about with wildly different ideas being equally valid.

He has me freezing up at every damn mention of wind and/or time and/or music in this god-forsaken game. And there are a lot of them.

Romantic ships: as I said, he's the fandom bicycle for me. Everyone gets a ride. I especially love zhongven in multiple permutations, and their longevity means fanworks for other Venti ships can easily slot in past zhongven as well. Otherwise I really like kaeven, I used to be more into diluven but kaeven has completely eclipsed it for me, and I'm really intrigued about the potential of furiven as well (though I usually approach that platonically).

Non-romantic OTPs: any of the above if not being done romantically, plus Venti+Jean and Venti+Vennessa (see Jean's section lmao) and Venti+everyone in old mond- especially NB and RHW. And I really really want to see him interact with Furina. There are so many people he either has a fascinating relationship with already or has potential to.

While it's not a ship, I find the idea that he's slept with the Tsaritsa at least once pre-fallout very funny.

Edit: Venti having a non-reciprocated crush on Vennessa is interesting as well.

Unpopular opinions: I'm not sure I have any in a tumblr fandom context? Maybe that any ships between him and a mortal who's grown up worshipping him (like diluc/venti, jean/venti, etc) would be a lot more of an emotional minefield for both parties than people tend to explore, with the mortal having to go through a religious crisis while Venti clearly just wants to be treated like a person + could be paranoid as hell about whether their consent to anything is genuine.

That's not a criticism of those ships, though! The opposite, actually. I'd love to see a long fic that really digs into that.

Something I wish would happen: ...there are so many things I could put here. The main ones are a) a Venti-is-Barbatos reveal (and maybe a reveal of his darker secrets, like any abyss ties) to all of Mondstadt, forcing him to stop avoiding his problems for once, and b) for Venti to be pushed into a corner and/or go apeshit and reveal just how much he was lying about his power level.

I need a Vennessa-Venti reunion as well. Please please please.

[floweyheadcanons]

Posted something fire on main so you already KNOW I have to repost it here

For context, my post was a reblog to this one (by the great papyru) that's also really good. not going to reblog from there again since I want Papyru to get all the likes instead of having to dig through notes to figure out which liked their post and which liked my addition.

heehee here's the post now. be warned, it's under keep reading because it's REALLY LONG.

i'm evil hijacking this post to brainrot about my interpretation of flowey and toriel post pacifist feel free to correct me if you think i could cook harder but like

i think this is why it'd take so long for flowey to really admit that he's asriel to toriel. they grow closer but he doesn't want her to think of him like that. of the martyred baby prince instead of the him right there. he doesn't want to have to calculate in his head to figure whether she's doing this for him, for 'asriel', or for the version of him she thinks he is.

he's cautious as hell because he can't reset anymore and he doesn't want to ruin things permanently hell it's already taking him a lot to not just hide away from people he isn't 150% sure could never hate him. like months probably go by as toriel thinks of him as this weird kid who seemingly has no home and clearly cares about her and begins to think of him like a second son.

he slowly shows her more and more of himself and every time he does for a bit he's scared that she'll grow tired of him and wish he was a normal boy but it never happens and he just doesn't understand. how could she care about him when he's so annoying he's such a horrible person he just hurts anyone who wants to get close to him.

he occasionally just has meltdowns but instead of getting frustrated at him she grows angry at herself because she doesn't know how to help him and she wishes she was a better mother and able to do something for him. so he just begins to feel ashamed and just kinda locks himself away and toriel tries to get him to open the door but eventually just leaves him be in the hopes he'll feel better later.

things go like this for a while. flowey and toriel get comfortable again, toriel tries to show flowey that she cares about him, and then flowey grows overwhelmed and upset and hides away. she eventually just asks why. is she trying too hard? was it something she said or did?after a pause he just says "i don't desrve it."

she doesn't get how he couldn't. when she tries to tell him how good a person he is, he just retorts "you don't know me." she almost demands to know how she still doesn't know him after months but realizes that it won't do any good. she instead asks who he really is. he doesn't entirely know where to start. he lists the terrible things he's done, the bad thoughts he's had about people he knows care about "him". it's kind of like screaming into the void.

a pause. flowey begins to think he said too much. toriel opens the door. she looks down at him before sitting beside him. neither of them know what exactly to say. she tries to reach out and pat him on the head, but he cringes. he asks her if she cares about any of the things he's done. she admits that she's still processing everything he's said, but feels that he's changed since then considering he doesn't still run around killing and torturing innocents. she jokingly asks if he's secretly a serial murderer and he's like "i don't know, you'll have to find out."

he still doesn't get why she cares, but he's figured out by now that he can't really stop her, so he'll just have to deal with it.

[citrus-blade]

DNB brainrot from the hospital (which I should be allowed to leave tomorrow!!). There's an omegaverse Au that has been dancing around in my mind. It doesn't have a set story yet and not a name, so when you got some name ideas tell me please! or like any ideas/questions, just hop in my ask! :D

Some stuff:

Alphas are really rare and are basically born just every 50 years or so

Alphas are 'presents from gods' and just appear in camps one day lol

Alphas and Omegas have horns!! Cause horns are cool af! Alpha horns are bigger than Omegas'!

They also all have WINGS! Cause those are cool as well! -> Look of wings depend from which region they are (like nether, snow biom, desert, etc.) and also the character of the person!

They also have cute loopy ears like sheep/cows cause I think they're cute

They live in camps! There are multiple camps in each region, lead by most likely a family that helped build the camp!

Most of the time those camps are really hostile towards each other cause they all want the next Alpha!

When an Alpha leaves their camp they grew up in (cause they aren't allowed to stay there, it's like a rule made between the camps) they actively look for an Omega

Omegas have traps to actively hunt for Alphas to get them into their camp -> that's because Alphas are stronger than Omegas and can help protect the camp -> They also have their 'Alpha voice' which can also help protect the camp -> Also as said Alphas are 'presents from gods' so they really want them to have that god's blessing

An Alpha has a fated Omega, but they really rarely find each other so the Alpha most often settles for the best suited partner they can find in a certain period of time

Alphas are not allowed to be with Betas

It's NOT civilized or modern with technology!

Every person in a camp has their role (leader, healers, hunters, gathering, upbringing, etc.) [IT'S KINDA LIKE WARRIOR CATS I JUST NOTICED?????]

Even though most of the stuff from camps are on the ground, most people have their houses build into trees or cliffs!

Omegas and Alphas can make noises for communication (like clicking or chirping)

They all have unique scents (like regular omegaverse stuff)

Some Traps from Omegas:

They use their slick to lure Alphas in

Traps to force Alphas on the ground and stop them from flying away (also used for enemy camps)

Traps that can damage wings temporarily (When the Alpha is found they make traps that damage wings permanently for enemy camps)

Deathly traps for enemy camps

Mating ritual stuff - For all kind of relationships (Alpha/Omega, Omega/Omega, Beta/Omega, Beta/Beta)

Omega paints Alphas horns

Gift giving (jewelry, weapons, food, clothes)

Fighting (to show off strength)

The last step is when the Alpha's rut is close there is a 'hunt' -> The Alpha gotta hunt down his chosen Omega they had been courting -> The Omega has to seriously try to get away and not get caught -> The Alpha has 24 hours, once the sun sets -> They can fail by not catching the Omega -> That means they aren't ready yet and need to keep courting till their next rut -> That's only a step for Alpha/Omega couples

Characters and their roles so far! (not sure about all of them yet)

Technoblade (Alpha, raised in the Nether)

Dream (Omega, biom not sure yet)

Philza (Beta, raised Techno)

Wilbur (Beta, born in nether but left)

Tommy (Omega, lives in Nether)

George (Omega, Biom not sure yet but with Dream)

Sapnap (Omega, Biom not sure yet but with Dream)

Karl

Punz

Sam

Quackity

Niki

Puffy (Dream's parent!)

Hannah

Sylveey

[normal-about-the-dca]

Going through your blog since I came across a lovely post with Luna and Moon and now! Obsessed with Robots in Ponyville!

So I have a few questions and feel free to answer as many or as little as you want!

How does DCA react to colourful, talking, magical ponies?

Is the virus present here and does that affect much of the story and is there any effort to help get rid of it?

What role do they get (ie childcare, baking, etc) and where do they live during their time in Equestria?

Whats Twilights initial reaction and if this happens post Equestria Girls does she write to have any input from Sunset about these human looking robots?

Since we have an idea of Luna reaction/relationship with Moon whats it like with Sun? And how does Celestia react/interact with either of them?

Thank you so much for an amazing idea to brainrot over!

Anon I am BITING YOU!!! I AM BITING YOU (POSITIVE)!!!! I'll answer with a bulleted list under the cut so as to not clog people's dashboards with a super long post. I am SO EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!

Okay! Both are honestly terrified at first, but they react in different ways. Sun is the first to encounter the ponies and Moon's later direct encounter is informed by his memory of Sun's. Sun is a people pleaser, so he seems like he's going with the flow. He's not. He's just biding his time until he can find a way out of this mess. Moon decides to cause as many inconveniences as he can because he's not sure if the ponies are being genuine in their attempts to help them. He operates under a "you can't hurt me if I hurt you first" mindset.

The virus is very much still present! It's not as intense as it was in the Pizzaplex since the Daycare Attendant is no longer connected to the network, but it did fundamentally change them. The effects of the virus play a big role in both Sun/Moon's arcs. If the can get rid of it or not? Time will tell.

They live in Ponyville for the time being! They don't intend to have a permanent residence, so they kind of live with each of the Mane 6 for a while... Minus Rainbow Dash and not just because she lives in the clouds.

Twilight is FASCINATED. Equestria has never seen machinery as advanced as the DCA let alone anything that runs without magic. She's read about the multiverse theory of course, but seeing living(?) proof of it is mind blowing! I'll be honest, I didn't even consider EQG. I'm thinking Equestria Girls happens much later in the Robots in Ponyville timeline, if only for my own peace of mind. So Twilight has no idea what humans are.

Sun is very wary of both princesses. Luna because of the similarities between Nightmare Moon and his own lunar counterpart, and Celestia because he cannot understand her own actions. Moon kind of resents Celestia for what she did to Luna all those centuries ago, even if her sister has forgiven her. Celestia, like Luna, sees herself and her sister in the animatronic's relationship and wants to help them. She is annoyed by Sun's attitude, but doesn't show it most of the time. He may or may not occasionally manage to get under her skin.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING!!!! There's so much more I wanna get into, but that would veer into spoiler territory. I am currently writing a fic for the au, slow going as it may be, and I don't want to spoil it all before it's done. Thank you again for the wonderful ask you made my day!!

[shaniacsboogara]

Puppet History Dnd AU

Since @slimylittlemaggot has been doing so much AMAZING art for this AU, I couldn’t resist doing a bit of a write up for what the plot might be!!! (Check out their character designs for The Professor, Ryan, and Steven!!!)

The Professor is a Chronurgy Wizard who teaches at a well renowned magic school, Ryan is his apprentice and the other special guests are students studying at the academy (explains why there are repeat guests and such)

Ryan is studying to be a wizard, but ends up becoming a warlock by making a deal with his otherworldly patron, the genie

All of the musical guest puppets don’t really have to be explained away… this is a fantasy universe. Horses can talk. Hippos can sing. Oars can fall in love.

As @slimylittlemaggot mentioned, the Professor is still a puppet. No one cares. You can kill someone by making a ‘your mom’ joke in dnd. A sentient puppet is FINE.

Essentially, the Professor takes Ryan (and another student) through time to learn different lessons about magic and history. They encounter different people / beings along the way (the puppets, god, all that jazz) who help them to learn about the different events like on the show.

The puppet characters won’t be exactly the same as in the show, since this AU takes place in a world with a completely different history than our own. However, the events the Professor teaches Ryan about are similar in spirit and nature to the world events Shane chooses to cover on PH, but are all connected to magic / the invention / discovery of important spells and artifacts that influenced its history. That being said, certain puppet characters will remain the same, others being slightly altered to better fit storytelling from a fantasy setting.

I’m unsure exactly on how the coveted cup / history master situation would work (thoughts on calling it ‘history wizard / lizard’ as a reference to the latest ep???), but the point of conflict in this AU would DEFINITELY be Ryan getting jealous about how the other students always seem to be better at history / magic than him. (Which of course leads him to making a deal with the genie in order to be better at magic and accidentally getting the Professor “killed” / sent back in time, however that would work in this AU).

I’m not EXACTLY sure about how the Substitute would work in this AU, but due to the existence of magic, he could definitely be some sort of evil clone / alternate timeline version of the Professor, or even some evil being pretending to be him!!! This and the Professor’s “death” (since death in dnd is rarely permanent, he could actually die!?!?) are two things that I don’t have concrete ideas on rn but know that there are almost LIMITLESS ways to translate them into this AU (very exciting!!! If you have ideas, please do share!!!)

I think it would be very cool to incorporate the PCs from SD&DND into this AU somehow… maybe as students at the magic school and possibly guests who come along for some “episodes”??? (I just love Steve, Stephanos and Quezza so much, dammit!!!)

Getting kind of meta here, but I think it would be silly if “Estranged Producer Shane Madej” was actually the DM. Does anyone in-world know about him??? Who knows. But he IS the creative mind behind Puppet History and it only makes sense for him to be connected to this AU in some way (if anyone thinks of a different, in-universe role for him to fill PLEASE lmk!!!)

Steven is NOT an alien in this au. Why would you ever think that? He could never be an alien. No way. He’s the LEAST alien guy I’ve ever seen in my life. (lying)

If you want to add onto this post or type out some au ideas in the tags, PLEASE do!!! Brainstorming with the community is so silly and I LOVE hearing what you Watcher Weirdos have to say!!! (Also, I typed this post on my computer. That’s how seriousI got about this. The brainrot is real).

(If you want more Watcher brainrot, check out @aceforwhatevenisthis and i’s Mr Peabody and Sherman Puppet History AU. Ace wrote out a miraculous lore post here, and drew a silly little screenshot here!!!)

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

I have more brainrot but its on Al Haitham because uhh

30 pity for Al Haitham and I randomly got his weapon when pulling for Jade Spear. He must like me.

Imagine Al Haitham being an Abyssal Legacy, most likely from a knowledge capsule gone wrong at one point and he is stuck in his new form. I headcanon him as Autistic bc Im Autistic and my word is law /j.

But he absolutely DETESTES his heightned sense of hearing now. He used to be able to wear soundproof headphones with adjustable settings but now they cant even fit on his head. Of course he went straight to the traveller who took him straight to you, the alledged "abyssmal tamer". In reality you just attract them like a magnet unwarrented. you help Al Haitham adjust until he obtains his human form back and feed him snacks. Childe took some time getting used to the new Roommate but understood Al Haitham was here because he wanted help from you.

Eventually the problem was fixed and Al Haitham paid you handsomely for the caretaking but also your silence about the whole thing...nobody needs to know how much he loves cuddles and bed time stories.

Kaveh was not used to the silence so when he asked Al Haitham the only response was "I had a slight detour when it came to some of the knowledge capsules"

I have like no more brain juice Im sorry

aaaaa my dear i am so sorry for how long this took to answer ;-;;;;

i can just imagine you opening the door to see a sheepish Traveler, a confused Paimon, and a VERY irritated Abyss monster, and without a word you simply sigh and usher them all inside. Childe immediately approaches when you sit on the couch, curling up by your side and casting curious glances at the new Abyss creature in the house, who the Traveler tells you is called "Alhaitham". they ramble on and on about how they'd really appreciate it if you took him in, and how they'd make sure you'd be paid handsomely, and it's be really helpful of you to do, and you simply not idly before clearing your throat

"What does he think about it?"

Alhaitham blinks in surprise, tilting his head in consideration. you're quiet, perhaps purposefully so, always keeping your voice soft and light, especially when the other Abyss monster- Childe- was near you, and you seem to be kind enough, if a little tired. but does he really want to live with essentially two strangers until this whole situation is resolved?

Paimon yells in his ear, and Alhaitham decides that yes, yes he does

he acclimates fairly quickly to a new lifestyle in your home- for the most part, you and Childe leave him alone unless he needs you, and you take it upon yourself to provide as many books as you can find in your house. Childe is another variant of his kind- albeit permanently so- and occasionally chats with Alhaitham through a language of chirps and trills, even going so far as to share your lap (the best pillow ever) with him when thunderstorms are particularly loud. sometimes Alhaitham sees you working on some type of project, but whenever he clicks curiously you simply smile and put a finger to your lips

a few weeks later he finds a pair of soundproof headphones on his bed, specifically made for his new form

Alhaitham's really not clingy, he only seeks your touch when it's thundering outside or if there's something loud like fireworks, but occasionally he'll spot you and Childe together on the couch and silently sneak over to join you- which of course he'll NEVER admit when he turns back into a human. he does apologize for the trouble, but you just smile and wave, Childe standing behind you and chirping goodbye, saying that you're used to it and showing him a map back to Sumeru

and the moment he steps into the city he's bombarded by questions from his friends and colleagues, and he almost wants to turn right around and head back to the peace and quiet of your house

[kirchefuchs]

so remember

t h i s post

I recently overcame it while scrolling down your blog (I totally wasn't looking for some of my old ideas to bring back to life pfffffff totally) and I just had a thought

What if we switched the roles?

The Narrator — aka, Pollux — has the Lovebug virus and Stanley is completely normal. The same thing that happened in the post happens in this too, but with the roles switched, I can't help but feel like it hits harder (especially considering your AU)

(I love your AU ok it's so creative)

If you acknowledge that Stanley basically did everything in his power to make Pollux sentient, wouldn't that mean that him losing the very thing keeping him that way to be a great loss? All that work, down the drain, in one fell swoop — and Stanley didn't even get to say goodbye.

Imagine the devastation he felt — the overwhelming guilt, and he won't even be punished for it. Imagine having to accept that all of your work is just, gone. No countdown. No "3, 2, 1." It's gone. Imagine going through the worst depression of your life while the only one who was there for you doesn't even understand anymore. Imagine having to live through what Pollux once was without him even knowing that his whole being was permanently reset.

And the worst part was that Stanley loved him back.

Imagine the only person you've ever been with to fade away in the blink of an eye. Imagine that certain person not even being in their normal state at the time — Pollux was infected by the Lovebug virus, after all.

And imagine his last words being I love you.

Imagine having to look back at those memories and realize just how stupid you were being by lashing out. Imagine being Stanley, whose last and only memory of the man he loved being one where he isn't even himself.

Imagine being Stanley, where your story ends in a hiatus.

And in the end, there was nothing true to finish the narrative.

There's no goodbye

only a scripted confession.

anyway have a nice day and I hope you enjoy your new brainrot which I totally won't joining you in hahshdhdhgd!!

— 🅰️non || 06/13/2023

I'm fine. I'm normal about this.

Anyways.... I'd like to give you some advice if you do want to join me in my Trigun phase.

I am currently in the process of reading the manga, but I have watched both anime series and the movie. So here's what I recomend.

I don't think it super matters is your read the manga first or anything, but it is important that you watch the 1998 Trigun anime before you watch Trigun Stampede (2023). The movie takes place somewhere in the middle of the 1998 anime so you can watch it after the anime if you want or halfway though, it doesn't matter.

The order I went with was pretty much this. I've just started the manga.

Trigun 1998 (show)

Trigun: Badlands Rumble (movie)

Trigun Stampede (show)

Trigun (manga)

Trigun Maximum (manga)

Warning: while this fandom does seem silly goofy (which I'm not saying it isn't silly goofy. It is very silly goofy, however) it will make you cry. The further you get in the sadder it gets. Vash needs a break, therapy, and some donuts. So, there's that warning.

As for where to watch and read it, I used zoro.to to watch both shows and the movie and am using trigunmanga.com to read the manga. The legality of it all is pretty ehhhh, but I don't really have the money buy physical copies of the manga even though I really want to.

Hope this helps! Imma go die from the brain damage Trigun and The Stanley Parable have inflicted upon me ♡

[aisy15-chan]

Alive human Side AU concepts moment

Hi! Hi!, I have many concepts of Alive human side AU but lazy to draw it, I have other bad brainrots on other fandom sorry for not being active on Phandom but I will show you how many concepts and plots this AU has

A poll for…

Oh god I made a poll just to defend whether or not calling Alive human!Danny in AU as Soot permanently or not- I'm still calling Alive human!Danny as Soot is here to prevent confusion ahahah 👍

Relationship with Clockwork

So after reading a fanfic & knowing that motive and how Clockwork changes the timeline…

I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT A CLOCKWORK TO GIVE DANNO 'A LESSON' OH MY GOD- DANNY WAS JUST 14 YEARS OLD AND NAIVE AND THE CLOCKWORK TRAUMATED HIM IN THE WORST WAY EVER-!!

So- for how many reasons does Soot hate ClockWork so much. He hated how Clockwork made a younger version of him go through such a horrific traumatic experience by having him fight Dan only to create a branching timeline where Dan didn't exist.

Rationality and morality Soot doesn't like and is very much against clockwork's decisions sounding very selfish just to teach his younger version a 'lesson', Danny is naive and very stressed with exams he just needs to be given enough motivation and support to not cheat and also not to let damn nasty burger sauce from exploding… Soot always thinks why Clockwork doesn't help him or something? He can still save his timeline from Dan with how much help he can defeat Dan then get back to get half of his ghosts back & anyrhing will be okey but it never happen he feels unfair… plus now Dan is kind of symbolic of the 'Paradox' now because he exists outside of the timeline and that makes Clockwork's actions is more like a fatal failure for him.

Beta concept

At first I wanted Soot to return to the timeline that Soot changed & disguised himself as someone who works at Fenton Works… This is really the initial concept, the motive here is unknown (because my head is empty thinking about the plot)… But this plot is still can be maintained I think.

I can make fanfic but I doubt I can make it very good, I just made concept for fun… So if you want to use my concept for fanfic I totally okey- just credit me and tag me because I want see and read it 👉👈 hehehehe

relationship with Valerie

I want to focus this AU on Grey Ghost… They deserve more screen time and more development between them.

Soot is somewhat obsessed with being by Valerie side because all these years Soot has felt incomplete, empty & lifeless because his half ghost side is the embodiment of most of his desires… Without it he like walking corspe everday… But when he is with Val something awakens something in him, love? Obsession? Soot doesn't know but he feels alive again when he's with Valerie. On the other hand Valerie is filled with guilt for not being able to prevent the creation of Dan and help Danny, sometimes she tries too hard to be strong and blames herself… When Soot comes to Amity Park to help... Val she feels he is familiar with Soot but she doesn't believe him, she has heard that Soot is a crazy man who blows up something & it bad. But Soot always gets too sticky and it always ends up in them always being together. At end Valerie knows Soot is Danny but she likes this version of Danny too much Soot is charismatic but has no purpose…

Random themes for them (also compatible with c!tntduo if you don't mind) pog-

I want to redesign Alive human!Danny a bit but… Pls… + personal note

I MISS C/Q!TNTDUO!!! I MISS GREY GHOST!!! DEAR GOD— I MISS MY LITTLE MEOW MEOW!! *CRYING* and sorry if i typo guys :'[

[greenorangevioletgrass]

sure as hell not jesus (but you're saving me) - b.w.

Masterlist | Ko-fi

pairing: bruce wayne x reader

summary: you and bruce learn to save and comfort each other in your own unique ways.

word count: 1,845

warnings: developing relationship, bruce is secretly a softie, reader helps him remove his makeup, savior complex galore, angst, fluff, smut (unprotected sex, creampie, multiple orgasms)

notes: the brainrot is real y'all i finished this in a day! big thanks to @inklore @summertimestyles @cumholland @sersi-belovas for putting up with my pestering questions and providing me with mad inspo! follow @ficsbygreenorangevioletgrass to get notified for my latest words <3 happy reading and please reblog if you liked it!

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As a long-time resident of Gotham, waking up to the pouring rain has almost become the norm. Even with the curtains left drawn, the orange daybreak is muted behind the clouds. You’d register the pitter-patter outside your window even when you’re mostly asleep and pay it no mind.

But sometimes, you’d hear another pitter-patter– this time from inside the house. The torrent of water hitting your bathroom tiles, and the unmistakable squeak of your shower tap as it turns to a close.

This one’s relatively new.

Through still-heavy lids, you watch Bruce come out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped low around his hips. His dark hair is still dripping, pushed back even though a couple strands stubbornly fall in front of his face as he makes his way to your dressing table.

You catch his gaze through the mirror, soft –apologetic, almost– and it draws you closer to him. “Morning,�� you rasp out quietly.

Your fingertips find his shoulder, tension rippling through his lean muscles. Rubbing circles, hoping your restful calm rubs off on him. However miniscule the effect.

“Sorry I woke you,” he murmurs, although secretly content with your touch, if the way he pulls you into his lap is any indication.

“It’s okay. I need to get up anyway.”

“Oh.” There’s a flicker of disappointment in his eyes, like he’s hoping to join you in bed. It’s adorable, really. You always tease him about looking young and old at the same time. The puppy dog stare gives a boyish air about him, but his permanent frown makes him look like he’s lived a life ten times over. And the dark stains around his eyes…

It’s like traces of camouflage.

He doesn’t need that here. Not anymore. Not with you.

You stroke his cheek briefly. “Come here, let me clean you up.”

He shifts in protest. “You don’t have to–”

“I know I don’t,” you quip back, amused, reaching out for a pack of cotton pads and makeup remover from your dressing table. “Just sit back. You missed a few spots.”

Bruce lets out a long sigh, but he concedes. He settles underneath you, his calloused hands resting on your thighs, absently fiddling with the hem of the ratty gray sweater you nicked from him when he first slept over six weeks ago. It’s strangely mundane, and neither of you are quite used to it. He would never admit it, but there’s a little glint when he watches you work the soaked cotton against the remnants of black paint around his eyes. It looks a lot like fondness, or dare you say… affection?

Ha. Bruce Wayne showing affection. That’ll be the day.

“What?” his gravelly voice cuts through the comfortable silence.

“Nothing.” you eye him cheekily, wiping the smudge off from under his eye with featherlight touch. “You, uh, smell like my shampoo.”

“I… yeah, sorry. I just–”

“Don’t be. I think it’s kind of cute,” you admit with a light smile.

He doesn’t say anything, but the slightest tinge of pink spreads all over his face and neck, all the way up to his ears, and you’re fighting the urge not to tease him further. The poor man might just combust. It’s definitely cute.

“Look up.” you tilt his chin up with your forefinger, and he obliges.

You lean in closer to his face, making careful, precise swipes on his lower waterline. His eyelids flutter in discomfort, and you can’t help but chuckle. He takes on crime after crime every night without so much of a complaint, and yet a little micellar water might be the death of him yet.

“Hold still, I’m almost done…” you stroke his jawline softly, sensing his growing impatience.

You notice his Adam’s apple bobbing when you shift his face slightly to the side to cleanse the other eye. His hands trail under your clothes, tracing the waistband of your panties from your hip to your lower back. Neither of you possess superhuman abilities, but you can feel the racing heart rate emanating from his bare chest. And you’re damn sure he can sense yours, too.

There’s a dark mark under his eye that doesn’t go away, and it takes you a second to realize it’s just the exhaustion seeping through. “When was the last time you slept?”

“When was the last time I came here?” he replies evenly.

You pause, recounting the days since he woke you up in a similar fashion; one, two… “Jesus Christ, Bruce,” you sigh, stopping dead in your tracks.

He caresses your back in a desperate attempt to soothe your panic. “I’m fine, I’ve just been really busy–”

“Are you, really?” you search his eyes, and you can see how his half-assed excuse is barely concealed, if at all. Your voice drops to a whisper, hoping it’ll have a better chance of coming through to him. “Bruce. What’s going on?”

But instead, he rests his forehead against yours. His nose nuzzling yours, inching closer and closer to you, kissing you –tentatively at first. Chaste and brief. Like he’s waiting for you to let him in.

As if he hasn’t knocked down your entire walls already.

For every kiss, you return it with twice the intensity– burying your hand in his hair, gripping it selfishly as you deepen the kiss. He tastes like your toothpaste, although the way his tongue devours and his lips encapture you is unmistakably his own. His familiar, broken embrace is enshrouded in your scent; your soap, your shampoo, your whole presence. It almost feels like…

He’s yours entirely.

And the thing is, you’re fiercely protective of what’s yours. Maybe not in the way Bruce is, where he would come out bloodied and bruised, burning bridges in a city on fire. No. Your way is more tender. Caring. That’s why it kills you a little bit every time you see a new bruise. A new cut. Whatever new symptom he’s experiencing in his obsession for the kind of justice you don’t understand. But when he comes home to you; armor laid out on the floor, desperately kissing down your neck, groping underneath your clothes, holding you close like a wordless call for help… you accept your million little deaths anyway.

“Fuck. I need…” his calluses catch on the worn fabric of the sweater you’re wearing. He doesn’t finish his sentence –not verbally– he just tugs it over your head and tosses it aside. The pads of his fingers are rough against your sensitive nipples, ever so selfishly. And it’s not long until his mouth joins in the craving of comfort your body brings him.

It leaves a sick twist in your gut sometimes, knowing that his pain also brings you so much pleasure. It keeps him up for nights on end, and you get to take advantage of his manic episodes in your bed? How could you possibly live with that?

But he reaches between your legs, smearing his own digits with your arousal, touching you like it makes him feel good, and you rationalize the whole thing. It’s not his pain that pleases you— it’s his remedy that coincides with your own bliss. So you let him have it.

You brush his hand away and settle at the head of his cock, sinking down slow. The delicious pain of his girth spreading you open is always overwhelming at first, but he holds you close, cradles the back of your neck through it all. Drawing deep, slow breaths with you as you take all of him inside you.

He pulls you in for a hungry kiss, hips arching up into you as if he needs to be closer to you. However bound together you think you already are, he needs more. He yearns for that peace so painfully, and you’re oh so willing to lift yourself up and fall on his sword time and time again for him. Your ache, his groans, his grasp…

It makes you feel alive.

He claws at your back, arching up to meet your hips halfway, and you can feel him edging closer to his orgasm. He feels so nice and full and it takes you everything to say,

“It’s okay, I got you.”

But he shakes his head, nipping at your neck instead. The hand on your waist finds its way to the swollen nub between your legs again. You really shouldn’t be surprised; Bruce is nothing if not stubborn. And right now, your brain is too hazy to argue with him. Chivalry be damned. Amidst your erratic pace and the building fervor in your cunt, you give into the desire.

“It’s okay. I got you,” he echoes your words back to you, and you let it wash over you. The pleasure, pulsing and spreading to every inch of your body, gripping him like he’ll scatter away if you don’t.

Far from it.

He carries you to bed, not pulling out of you for a brief second until you’re laid out on the mattress. Thrusting in and out of you with all that’s left of him. Fucking you like his whole repentance depends on it, obliviously unaware that you’d give him that ten times over. He floods your senses, floating higher and higher towards another orgasm, but you almost don’t want to get there without him.

“Bruce… shit, I’m so close—” you choke out.

Ever so stubborn, he shakes his head still. “One more. Just one more. Please.” He is everywhere now; mouth latching on your tits, hands strumming your clit, cock pounding in and out of you.

Your second orgasm takes you violently, sending you convulsing around him. And it doesn’t stop. It just keeps going, fluttering tight around his hard length. He hits your spot, again and again until it hurts, and yet you don’t want him to stop. Maybe it’s not so sick to find pleasure in pain, after all.

Your name falls out of his lips, more obscene than anything you’ve ever heard. And there he is; pulsing and spurting deep inside you. Finally able to catch his breath, as if he’s been deprived of it. Just like he’s been deprived of sleep in the last few days.

You kiss him softly, cupping his face with one hand. And for the longest time, it’s all you do. He falls into the empty spot next to you, but he still finds himself tethered to your embrace.

“I should get out of your hair.” he murmurs into your lips, although he makes no effort to move.

“No, stay.” you smooth out his hair, twirling random strands that frame his face. “I’ll just be out for an hour or two, but you go ahead and rest, okay? I’ll… bring some bagels or something.”

You can see his eyelids growing heavy, slowly lulled into sleep, and you’ve never seen him so at ease in your life.

And who can blame you for wanting to keep this fantasy alive, even for just five minutes? Both equally damaged and fucked, finding solace in each other. It's not much, but it's more than enough.

[tinycryptid18]

ok steddie time travel fic au bc stranger things brainrot has taken over my life (sorry in advance for a really long post):

before i start there are two fics that inspired me for this, and i wanted to tag them. the first is If I Could Turn Back Time I Would Find A Way by MooseMan and Run, boy, run by UnifiedCreations, both on ao3. they both inspired me for steve and eddie's powers, as well as the plan for trapping the demogorgon. they're such great fics, i get excited whenever they update, and this idea i came up with definitely takes heavy inspo from them. if you like this idea and want to read a full fic, definitely go read theirs!

links:

If I Could Turn Back Time I Would Find A Way by MooseMan

Run, boy, run by UnifiedCreations

- after vol2 (yes everything happens exactly like in the show, just more mourning over eddie)

- steve starts noticing strange things happening to him, like managing to catch something falling off the counter faster than he should've been able to, the clock seeming to go even slower at work than normal (bc even tho the world is lowkey ending family video is still up and running and surprisingly robin and steve didn't get fired)

- he's also been getting random nose bleeds, and at first he thought it might have been vecna coming back, but he realized none of the other stuff was happening, and he was fine a week later, so he just ignored it

- the rest of the party noticed how odd steve had been acting, and how he'd kind of been pulling away from them, so they did an impromptu sleepover at his house without his permission to cheer him up (it helped)

- notes about the party: el and mike broke up, johnathan and nancy broke up, argyle is still hanging around after calling his parents to tell them everything's ok & he'll be back soon, and this was his last hangout with the party before he had to fly back to cali

- also the byers will be going to cali next week to move their stuff back to hawkins as quickly as possible, they'll be staying in hopper's cabin until things calm down and they can get a permanent place to stay

- school is held off indefinitely in hawkins bc of the literal apocalypse

- anyways the next morning steve is making breakfast, and el was the only one sitting at the counter chilling with him while snacking on some fruit he had out, when steve knocks over a glass of water onto the floor and it shatters, and bc el has powers too she literally sees time rewind and the glass repair itself

- this is the first time steve had ever done anything super obviously power-y to where he clocked in to what he did, so he's like wtf just happened

- his nose is also bleeding so immediately el is like "brother?" bc she thinks he might be a lab kid

- dustin, lucas, mike, and will basically all walk into the kitchen the same moment el is lunging at steve's wrist to see if he has a number, and sibling-esque bickering is happening between the two of them bc "there's nothing there el!!"

- anyways dustin and lucas see the nose bleed and immediately freak out thinking it's vecna, so dustin starts screaming for robin to find steve's walkman and favorite tape, and the older teens run into the room to see what the fuck is happening

- when things calm down a bit el explains what she just saw and that she thinks steve has powers, so steve has to recount the things he's been experiencing recently

- basically they come to the conclusion (mostly dustin) that the demo bats were responsible for steve gaining powers, bc the was the only one who was attacked by them (who's still alive), who suddenly developed cool powers, and then they start talking about how vecna had his powers without any lab experimentation, and that el's mom had started developing some power-esque tendencies after the experiments, so it's possible that some people just have the potential to have powers and it needs to be awoken in some way, and demon bats could be one way it's happened

- so anyways they decide steve needs to learn how to use his powers, so he can figure out what exactly he can do, and so that he can learn to control them

- the byers, el, and argyle still leave for cali the next day, but they come back the next week in record time, and while they're gone it's up to the boys, robin, and nancy to come up with a plan to test steve's powers (lucas isnt as involved tho bc he and erica are still visiting max in the hospital regularly)

- so it time skips a few months where steve's been learning how to use his powers, but monsters have started coming out of the upside down and they have to keep going around fighting them to keep the town safe (hawkins basically gets set on lockdown, the national guard is there to help, and any civilians left in the town are now in the know about the upside down and fight the monsters too, led by hopper)

- when all of this starts happening it makes steve super fucking anxious, which makes him start to lose control of his powers, the two most notable times being where he accidentally skipped a day ahead, and he accidentally lived a day over again

- the worst was when he was trying to protect el and will from a hoard of demodogs who had gotten through the gates and were actively targeting will for some reason, not el

- steve got separated from them by a demodog tackling him and starting to tear away at him, and all he saw was will dragging away el who was screaming for him, her powers were really drained so she couldn't do anything to save him, and then steve just felt this pulling in his gut, and all of a sudden he was shooting up in his bed on the sunday morning the day before he started freshman year of high school in 1981

- once he processes the fact that he traveled back in time, he feels this sensation like a string connecting him to something else, tugging on him to follow it, so he does, and he makes his way on his bike all the way to eddie's trailer, who's sitting on the porch outside looking freaked the fuck out and chain smoking a pack of cigarettes

- the second eddie sees steve he stands up and runs to him, and the two hug, and steve has no idea what the fuck is going on bc even if he did time travel this far back how could he have taken someone else with him? and why eddie? how? eddie had been dead for 6 months at this point

- anyways they sit in eddie's trailer (wayne was already at work) and catch up on everything, steve explains what happened after eddie died, how he got his powers, what they do, and what led him to losing control of them and traveling back in time

- eddie explains that he did die, but he remembered waking up in the upside down, and that he couldn't really remember anything that happened to him down there, just that he was scared and in a lot of pain, and he thought he had heard vecna talking to him a few times but he didn't know how or why

- they concluded that steve brought eddie back bc he wasn't really dead, and that maybe the whole bats thing was the connection? but neither of them really understood, and they were just happy they were back together and safe

- they start making a plan to fix things so that the upside down stuff never gets as bad, but since it's 2 years away from starting they have time

- they have no way to get el out of the lab, and they feel bad about it, but they know she'll be fine for the most part until she breaks out

- their big plan for now is to bring their friend group together of all the teens, except only eddie and steve are in high school right then, with eddie being a sophomore and steve being a freshman, so they have to wait a year until robin, nancy, johnathan, and barb get to high school

- steve and eddie decide that steve will join hellfire (steve already knows he's crushing hard on eddie, and the fact that he just got the guy back from the dead means that he's pretty much willing to do whatever eddie asks of him, how hard will learning how to play d&d be?)

- this would mean that steve wouldn't be hanging around tommy and carol anymore, and wouldn't become king steve, so that saves him from getting that asshole reputation, and then they'd have an excuse to try to become friends with their newly freshman future friends the next year, under the guise of asking them to join their club (eddie in the past had formed the club that year anyways, so it was bound to happen)

- steve also decides to take up babysitting, mostly hoping to watch over the kids in the party, but he wouldn't really complain about watching other kids around town too, bc turns out he actually enjoys taking care of kids, but then this will give him the excuse to hang out with the boys sooner so he doesn't look creepy

- anyways the only stuff from this year that will get elaborated on is the first day of school with steve dumping tommy and carol for being shitty friends, and then getting recruited to the hellfire club, the first hellfire club meeting with steve where the other members kind of protest the douchey freshman at first until they realize he's actually cool, and then eddie finding out he has powers when he gets startled one day in the parking lot after a late hellfire club meeting, and all of the car alarms in the parking lot (there were a decent amount bc there was a band concert going on that night) started going off and a few lightbulbs in the parking lot exploded

- also i wanna add in a chaotic scene where steve is babysitting dustin, and they're being their usual selves

- the next year starts with steve and eddie testing their powers out in the quarry, mainly eddie bc his are very explosive (im getting inspo for their powers on the fics if i could turn back time i would find a way by mooseman for steve, and run boy run by unified creations for eddie)

- then it shows eddie inviting nancy, barb, johnathan, and robin to hellfire (only robin and johnathan end up joining, robin bc she found out steve was in it, and after sitting behind him in click's class for the first week she was like why tf is this jock playing d&d, i need to know) (steve is still a jock, on the basketball and swim team, he's just not hanging around douchebags anymore, so he's even more likeable at school now bc of it, and the king steve nickname has a bit of a nicer meaning to it)

- johnathan almost didn't go, but he mentioned the club to will and will looked so excited at the thought of other people than his friends playing d&d, and how cool it would be to join when he got to high school, that johnathan went, even if it was just a way to get will to sit in on a meeting eventually, and even to just learn more about the game that made his brother so happy (joyce and lonnie had just split up earlier that year so johnathan was being a good big brother to will)

- steve still starts becoming friends with nancy, and by association barb, bc steve and nancy were in the same math, and steve asked nancy for help bc he was struggling (even tho they had just gone through a whole year of high school again before, he still was struggling in school bc it had been a long time for him since he graduated and everything he knew just vanished, plus he's dyslexic bc i say so)

- nancy starts crushing on steve bc this steve is nice and sweet, but steve is lowkey and oblivious bc he is having very gay thoughts for eddie, and they're dancing around each other even tho they've been in the past together for a year, and eventually it's robin later in the year who gets them together

- the last thing shown in this year is a d&d game hosted by eddie for the younger kids over winter break at steve's house with the rest of the hellfire club, where the kids become honorary hellfire members, and will gets announced as the first legacy member, bc when he joins when he gets to high school it will be the first time a relative of a hellfire member has joined the club

- nancy goes along with mike bc their mom would only let him go to a strange older kid's house if nancy was with him, which is when nancy starts really becoming friends with the other older teens bc they seem super cool after this

- basically the kids love eddie

- after this party is when steve and eddie finally get together after much pushing from robin, bc the sight of eddie being so good with the kids makes steve want to spill his feelings to eddie

- the next year opens on november 5th, 1983, the day before will goes missing, where eddie and steve are hanging out at his trailer making a plan to keep will safe the next night, and to find el soon after

- the main parts of the plan are that steve will be over at nancy's studying the next night, and he'll offer to drive the kids home instead of them biking, and that when he drops off will he'll hang around until johnathan or joyce get home, and he'll be prepared to fight off a demogorgon just in case

- eddie will be searching the woods near the lab for el during this, and then they'll meet up the next morning when eddie takes steve to school to discuss any further steps depending on how successful they both are (maybe not the best plan, but it's what they came up with)

- so steve takes the kids home the next night, and after he drops off dustin and is driving will home, he swerves on the road bc he sees a figure standing in the middle, so when he gets to wills he immediately goes in with him and locks the doors and looks for the closest available weapon, a lamp

- when they realize the thing is trying to get to the house, will mentions the gun in the shed, so they rush to get it, but then weird light flickering starts to happen in the shed, and the lock on the door that they had done once they got in the shed unlocked in a way that steve knew demogorgons couldn't do, and when the door opened he did see a demogorgon, but he saw vecna behind him (it wasn't actually vecna there, he was just projecting his image, also no vecna doesn't remember the future like steve and eddie, i just love the theory that it was really vecna who took will, but that since he physically couldn't get out of the upside down, he was guiding a demogorgon to do it for him and making sure the demogorgon didn't just immediately eat the kid, bc he'd always been planning on trying to find a vessel and will was the perfect candidate. he didn't kill steve tho bc he sensed that steve was like him (like el did) and so he took them both, not after steve got injured trying to fight back tho)

- so both steve and will are in the upside down

- things go the same mainly that morning with joyce reporting will missing, but since karen wheeler told her steve took the kids home, she told that to hopper too

- johnathan was gonna look for steve at school the next morning but he couldn't find him, and then eddie came up to him clearly freaked out, asking if he'd seen steve, and when he said no, eddie ran out of the school to report steve missing too (he knew where steve was, but if he didn't report no one would, since steve's parents left for their trip early that week)

- steve's car was not at the byers even tho that's where he left it, the lab had already tracked the demogorgon to the byers house, realized the two had been taken, and crashed steve's car on mirkwood to make it seem like something happened, and they were gonna plant the bodies in the quarry later in the week to explain why they disappeared

- hopper had already been getting ready to leave to find steve and talk to the kids when eddie came into the station freaking out about steve being missing, and when hopper implied that maybe steve ran away, or that he took will for some reason, eddie kind of blew up on him, and told him that he knew steve wouldn't do that bc they were in love and he knew steve better than anyone

- hopper calms him down, assures him that he'll find steve, and starts the search, starting with talking to the kids

- this sets the kids off to go find will (and steve this time) in the woods, but eddie runs into them (looking for el but claiming to have joined the search party), and they all find el, and eddie goes with them to mike's basement (he would've taken them to the trailer but wayne wasn't working that night, so they wouldn't have privacy)

- eddie explains to the kids everything then, showing off some of his powers (only by making the lights surge a little, he doesn't wanna break anything or do anything too destructive, and el helps him by floating stuff)

- the kids are skeptical for a bit (minus dustin who thinks everything is super cool, and is mostly mad steve and eddie never told them anything), but basically they all make a plan to rescue will, starting with filling in the other teens

- the next day eddie, who brought the idea up to nancy and she thought it was a great idea (all the older teens, even barb, knew eddie and steve were dating so she's very understanding why eddie wouldn't wanna be alone) to have a get together at her house to comfort each other, and she invites johnathan

- johnathan is already lowkey in love with nancy at this point, and after telling his mom, and her telling him to go and that she'll be fine, and that she's glad he has friends who care, he goes

- that's when eddie fills the older teens in on everything, and they really start forming a plan.

- the main points of the plan are:

- 1) figure out where steve and will are hiding in the upside down

- 2) make hopper suspicious of the lab faster by sabotaging the bodies the lab is gonna plant, taking pictures of the lab people dumping the bodies and giving them to hopper anonymously, and making an anonymous call about suspicious people by the quarry before the lab can send out that one guy to "find" the bodies

- 3) fill in mrs byers when the time is right, make sure she's had some contact with will in the upside down and is willing to listen to them

- 4) collect weapons to fight the demogorgon

- 5) trap the demogorgon (most likely at the byers house, but just in case figure out where exactly steve and will are, and contact them to fill them in on the plan) and sneak through the gate it makes, pull will and steve out of the upside down, kill the demogorgon, and close the gate it leaves (if it doesn't close after the demogorgon dies, or if it stays open too long and other things try to come through)

- 6) figure out how to get the lab off of el's back, that part of the plan would have to wait bc eddie doesn't know what really even happened, neither does steve, and they had both been planning on dealing with that after making sure will didn't get snatched, which didn't end up happening

- the others agree to the plan, and so the next day the kids kind of just continue on as normal, but of course they break el into the school so she can use the big radio so they can get proof of life for will and steve, bc lucas is still skeptical (and rightly so, all of this is batshit crazy)

- nancy and robin go after school to buy the weapons, and start assembling things so that they'll set up their trap faster once the time comes, they also send in the anonymous call once eddie and johnathan give them the signal (every group has walkies at this point, steve bought a bunch a few weeks before bc he figured it'd be necessary)

- eddie and johnathan hide in the woods to sneak pics of the lab being sketchy at the quarry, and eddie uses his powers to get the bodies out of the lake, they cut into them so the stuffing is clearly visible, and they put them back then get the fuck out of there, they develop the pics at the school, and then drop them outside of hopper's house, then go check on joyce

- when they go to check on joyce she had just been talking to will with the alphabet christmas lights, and she had run out of the house bc he told her too, and eddie checked inside the house to make sure it was safe, then they took joyce inside and explained everything, with the help of steve who was using the lights to communicate to them

- meanwhile, hopper had just gotten back from visiting the lab, and was frustrated by the lack of rain on the security camera, and he'd just gotten back from the library too after looking at records on the lab and finding out about terry and jane ives, when he sees the envelope sitting inside on the floor right by his front door

- he didn't get the chance to look at it bc he got called to the quarry, but he took them with

- after pulling the fake bodies out, he was confused af, and he finally opened up the envelope to see the pics, so he drove to joyce's to let her know what happened and show her the pics, and tell her that there was something fishy going on, he was gonna tell her that he was gonna go visit terry ives, and maybe try to break into the lab, but when he got there johnathan and eddie were there, so they filled hopper in, and even tho he was ver skeptical, he agreed to the plan and they set it up for tomorrow, at steve's insistence once he found out eddie had already used his powers a lot that day

- so the next day, which should be thursday, november 10th, the whole party plus barb (no erica, she hasn't been filled in on anything yet bc she's too young, but she will be in a few years) gather at the byers house and set up

- the plan (which i am using if i could turn back time i would find a way by mooseman as heavy inspo, bc it was done very well) is that eddie and joyce are gonna go into the upside down to get will and steve, hopper and johnathan are gonna drive the demogorgon down into the hallway where the bear trap is set up, and nancy and robin will shoot flames and a gun at it to keep it down, while el stands near the gate in case she needs to close it, and the boys and barb hide in the bedroom at the end of the hall (joyce's room) at the insistence of everyone, bc the kids are too young, and while barb didn't want nancy going into this without her, she was still too terrified at the moment to actually face the demogorgon

- everything goes off without a hitch, until they're getting will and steve back through the gate, when demodogs and demobats start making their way over (they accidentally stepped on a vine), and eddie makes joyce take them through first while he tries to hold them off

- eddie manages to blast away a wave of demodogs and demobats with his powers, and then steve (who's not in good shape but is like "no more self sacrificing for my boyfriend") with el drag eddie through the portal, and el begins to close the gate (eddie finds out then and there that he can transfer some strength to el to help her close it) but a demobat got through and went for steve, ala season 4 which brought up some bad shit for steve, but basically johnathan and hopper help him take it down, and then in a burst of adrenaline from steve, he grabs a machete and chops off the demogorgon's head once it broke free from the trap and tried to hurt robin

- after everything calms down will and steve take turns showering off the upside down gunk, get some soup from mama byers, and promptly pass out (will in joyce's bed and steve in johnathan's), the others clean up the demogorgon and demobat, get something to eat, and all crash too, promising to get more filled in on all the fuckery tomorrow and figure out what to do about the lab and explaining steve and will's reappearance then too

- the kids, including el, take over will's room, robin, steve, and eddie are in johnathan's room, joyce, will, and johnathan are in joyce's room, and nancy and barb take the living room, with hopper staying up in the kitchen to take first watch bc he doesn't trust that they're all safe just yet (eddie was planning on getting up to take the next watch from him so hopper could get some sleep, but he had exhausted himself and he just wanted to cuddle with his boyfriend and his boyfriend's emotional support lesbian)

- now i feel like im getting a little lazy with the problem solving when it comes to the lab, but i dont even care bc im just gonna do what i want, but basically the next day hopper, joyce (who didn't really wanna leave will, but with all of the people there she was like ok alright), and steve (who they had tried to tell him no bc he was going mama bear mode and he was gonna take that lab down), they all go to the lab to threaten brenner to call off the search for el, let her live with hopper and be a normal kid, cover up for will and steve disappearing, provide everyone involved (but especially will and steve) with some seriously needed therapy

- brenner declines and tries to kick them out, but owens comes in & gets brenner removed, and is like "yknow what, fuck it, i never liked the whole child experimentation thing anyways, we'll just fake "eleven's" death and we'll get some documents set up so hopper can officially adopt her in a few months while everything settles"

- he comes up with a story to explain will and steve's disappearance, and basically makes up some crazy murderer escaping from pennhurst and stumbling upon will and steve in the road, and taking them to some abandoned cabin in the woods to eventually kill them so they don't go to the police and get him locked up again, and the thing the cops pulled out of the quarry were the guy's shitty attempts at dumping fake bodies of them to throw off the police, but hopper got suspicious and found them, but steve had already knocked the guy out bc he'd been about to hurt will, and so hopper arrested the guy and took will and steve to the hospital, and then when the guy got locked up again he committed suicide (a batshit wild cover up, but i thought steve being a town hero would be fun after all of this, and honestly it made the rest of everything ive planned flow in a way that i liked)

- so basically after the story breaks the news steve's mom finally comes home, hopper had been trying to get a hold of his parents the whole time but they weren't getting the messages

- and it's just steve's mom bc his dad is a bastard, but im gonna make his mom try to be a bit better after this than she has been

- so she's all happy steve's ok, and giving him some much needed attention from his actual mother

- and when his dad finally gets home he doesn't really give a shit, but he keeps up appearances that he's proud of his son

- and it makes things awkward bc for the first time since he was 12, his parents invite his extended family to thanksgiving, which there's family beef so they haven't gotten together in like 5 years

- steve hates all of his extended family, he just sort of vaguely remembers his aunt on his dad's side being pretty chill

- when they all get there tho he realizes she's definitely a lesbian and that's why she's so cool (she's living with her roommate in a big town, no kids, no love interests, and has been for years), so she immediately likes her (last time he saw her was in the first timeline when he actually was 12 so it had been a while, and he had a shit gaydar at that point so he didn't know)

- but steve's trying to deflect his family's intrusive questions about his kidnapping, and trying to make his younger cousins feel more comfortable bc this event is very stuffy, but he does have a heart to heart with his aunt, who's spending the long weekend in the guest room, about eddie and she's like "if my brother ever kicks you out for being gay you are more than welcome to come to my house, and then i'll go kick his ass"

- then the story flashes forward to a week before christmas, where steve's parents throw a flashy christmas party to show off how grateful they are that their son is home, and they actually invite the byers which they'd have never done before, as well as a bunch of other rich families (so nancy and mike and their family are there), and basically it just shows some shenanigans between the present party members hiding from the party in steve's basement and playing board games and being besties

- then it shows steve the day after christmas being dropped of at the byers house by his mom (he had broken his arm in the upside down and it was still not 100% healed so he can't drive himself, plus she wanted to give gifts to the byers and hopper) for a christmas party for everyone involved with the upside down

- and basically while his mom's there it's awkward bc she's making some lowkey backhanded compliments, and her gifts are money for them while making comments about how they need it, so the whole thing is awkward

- but then she sees eddie and goes over and hugs him and thanks him for reporting steve missing and for looking out for him, which is wild bc even tho eddie doesn't have as bad of a reputation in this timeline as before, it's still not great, so mrs harrington willingly breathing in his direction is a shock to anyone

- and it makes steve a bit emotional bc even tho his mom has no idea they're dating, it's still his mom showing some approval of his boyfriend and all he's ever wanted is for his mom to be accepting of him

- but anyways so they all have a nice christmas and they all sleep over, minus hopper and el who go home (el has a short social battery at this point and she's like, i love you but i wanna go sleep in my own bed, which same)

- so then that's it for 1983, and in 1984 it speeds up to the day before max gets to hawkins, which is sometime in late october, and it shows max entering hawkins with her family in the car, and she seems a little anxious, and when they've emptied the move in truck, she tells her mom that she's gonna skateboard around and explore town a bit before she unpacks, and since they showed up on a weekend her mom's like "sure kid go nuts, be home before dinner" bc they don't know about what happened in hawkins last year, so no caution

- so then she skateboards off, immediately heads for steve's house

- steve and eddie were hanging out there, since steve's parents were gone for the weekend (his mom only hovered around him til mid february before she started joining his dad on his business trips again, so they were barely ever home once again, and steve was taking the empty house as an opportunity to spend the whole weekend with his boyfriend)

- and he'd lowkey been feeling weird since that morning, just a weird feeling in his stomach, and when the door knocks he answers it and it's max, and she remembers everything

- she explains to them that she's woken up in california in 1981 with the last thing she remembered being losing her fight with vecna (she has no memories of the hospital), and at first she thought she died and was reliving some memories, but turns out she traveled back in time. she hasn't immediately rushed to hawkins bc she had no idea if anyone would remember her, so she just vibed in california (and put billy in his place so he wasn't being as much of a dick to her), and she figured when she got to hawkins she'd start meddling to make sure no bad shit happened, but when she entered the town she felt a tug that she was compelled to follow, and she followed it to steve's house

- eddie and steve were super happy to see her, but now they were even more confused on how steve had brought her back in time with them, and they figured they'd bring dustin up to speed and bounce theories off with him, but since it wasn't urgent at the time there wasn't a reason to

- as far as steve was aware there hadn't been any signs of upside down bullshit yet, though he was antsy bc if it was gonna happen then it was coming soon, but for now their plan was to get max integrated into the younger kid friend group before explaining to them all who max was and what to possibly expect next, and they were planning on taking it slow bc billy was still an asshole so they had to be careful

- the last thing i thought up for this was a scene where max introduces herself in her science class with dustin, and dustin is like "holy shit she's cute" and max is like "ah yes dumbass number 2, good to see you again bud", and then another scene of steve driving the kids (el included bc she's now started at hawkins middle, going as jane hopper) to the arcade and dustin asking steve questions on if they ever found out who mad max was in the future, and if it was the cute new girl who showed up in his class, and steve was like "please stop asking me questions about the future just so you can find out who's kicking your asses at dig dug"

- this scene at the arcade, and wherever steve will be hanging out while waiting for them, would be good to a) introduce billy to some of the older teens bc he'd just dropped off max too, and im assuming steve's gonna meet up with his friends somewhere nearby while he waits for the kids, b) maybe do some mind flayer shit, like setting up for that, but i cant decide whether i want it to be will who's possessed, steve who's possessed, or eve both. or maybe they both show signs of potential possession, but then later only one of them gets actually possessed, idk yet, but i still wanna work in dart somehow, and the part where max is driving steve's car, just like in different circumstances bc eddie, steve, and max know what's going to happen, and have already been changing things, and wanna avoid most of the upside down disasters obviously