#i dunno why i'm writing this here. probably because it's the only place i can vent about it without actually involving anyone

[tzufcallsmeshomps]

Why did it take my landlords' young kid pulling a prank on me to realize I do in fact have unprocessed ptsd

[ysrjune]

i need a SCOTT/ SAM TWINS X READER ASAP

maybe smth like sam was seen with alyssa and scott was seen with shelby WHILE THEY SLEPT WITH READER (or dating reader) so y/n makes them PAYYYY UPPPPPPPPPP purrrr

or any other twin story cuz i realllyyy need them so badly rn

* GIRL YOU GOTTA SHOW ME ᐟ # 🪻

sorry I put this off so long I wasn't sure how to write it but here it is scrumptious 💋

edit: so I um wrote the first paragraph on Saturday but after the cut, it gets STRAIGHT to the point because im too lazy to think of anything else to say + I feel like a lot of the stuff I write is the same exact thing + I feel bad not getting to this for a week.. IM SORRY

uh this is more about scott cause what I wrote.. WOAH. never written about that before. trying something new. anyway I feel like scott WOULDNT like this but sam would, so he's not the one really being punished yk? PLEASE COMMENT AND LMK WHAT U THINK OF THIS!

"Neither of us is even dating you." Scott scoffs. "I dunno about you," He looks at his brother. "But I'm not gonna let some chick I slept with once, tell me who I can and can't see." The blond rolls his eyes. He was wrong. He was definitely gonna let you boss him around, but you needed to show him that you actually could. Scott is so fucking stubborn all the time it's so annoying. He was even worse than his brother, and that says more than enough. Sam is such a little bitch too.

Scott whines as you slap his cock over and over again. "That hurts!" His voice was high pitched and his eyebrows were knitted together. "Should have thought about the consequences of acting like a brat." She rolls her eyes and slaps it once more—harder than the other times. "I'm sorry I'm sorry," He whimpers. "I'll be good. Just stop slappin' it around like it's some sort of toy." He pants and makes eye contact with Sam.

Sam was holding back a smile. Seeing his brother being put in his place for once was awesome. He wasn't looking at his dick though, that would be really gay and sooo weird. "Should have kept your big louth shut, huh Scotty?" The pasty teen shakes his head. "What. A. Shame."

"Don't think you're not getting it either." She gazes over to Sam.

"What?!" Sam scoffs. "I didn't do anything!"

"You lied to Alyssa. You said you've never done anything with a girl. I'll let you know now.. Alyssa and I are friends."

Sam's heart drops. No way. No way you two are friends. You just.. let him go hook up with your friend? After doing the nastiest things with YOU?

"Thats kind of skankish." He mumbles and tongues his piercing. "What the hell am I getting in trouble for? I didn't know you were friends, you didn't tell me."

"You lied to her about being a virgin. I don't appreciate you lying to my friend."

Sam groaned. He pretended like getting his cock slapped was the worst thing that could ever happen to him because it doesn't feel good! But you both knew he was putting on an act. He's a little freak. He's probably dreamed of getting his dick smacked repeatedly.

While this whole conversation between you and the other twin was going on, you didn't stop torturing the blond. Unlike his brother, he hated this. It hurt so damn bad. Didn't feel good in the slightest way. "please stop. i-i'll stop giving you attitude."

"Liar." She rolls her eyes and smacks his cheek, causing him to whine at the sharp sting. "You're only saying that because you want it to stop. I want you to apologize to me, and you better make it good."

He whined and mouthed off about how this is so stupid and that he'd never apologize to you. He didn't owe you an apology. Does he know he could easily put an end to this? Duh.. but he's letting it happen. Why? He doesn't know. Its definitely not because he likes it. His cheeks were red and his eyes were pouring tears.

So what was the deal? Scott Monroe loves to get put in his place.

"I won't talk b-hhuuh.." He squeezes his eyes shut. "back.. I'll-mmh!!" Scott continues to whine as you hit him. "I won't be a brat anymore, fuck! Just stop. Please stop. You're hurting me." He manages to say without any other cries.

Now, it was Sam's turn.

Scott rested his cheek on your thigh, laying on his side on your bed. His left hand was caressing your knee. Your left hand was caressing his cheek meanwhile your right was slapping Sam's cock.

He hisses, laying back on his elbows, watching how you repeatedly beat him. "Fuck.. that feels great." Freak. He got way too into it.. he tried to take your wrist and fuck into your hand. Well, actually, he did do that.. you let him work himself up. Before he came, you removed your hand and he was pissed.

And unexpectedly, he was able to cum with one more hit to his cock.

"We should do this again sometime." Sam smirks. "Don't you think it's a good idea Scott? Wasn't that so much fun?"

Scott gazes at his brother. "Mm-mm." He hums like a child and hides his face back into your thigh. Honestly, you liked when he got like this. He was gonna be so sweet and touchy the rest of the night.

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[l-in-the-light]

The most embarrassing series of posts about Lawlu you will ever read: edition Wano (part 13)

Sorry for the long wait, not only I needed a break (Silent Hill 2 remake came out <3), I also had troubles in general writing notes on tumblr for a while, for some unknown reason! But we're back to our Lawlu's love tale, now finally making it into Wano my beloved.

We start on the ship heading to Wano. Luffy is getting depressed over his bounty for the first time. We know he cares a lot about his bounty poster, apparently he always wanted to be on one ever since he was a child and Shanks told him stories about pirates. He also wants to impress Shanks, so there's also that.

But it's possible part of the reason why Luffy is depressed is because... his bounty would be now lower than Law's. LOL. Dressrosa ended with same amount of cash placed on their heads ;) I dunno if it's reallly part of Luffy's reason, but he did see Zoro and Sanji fight over their bounties before multiple times, so it's probably not a stretch that it might have rubbed on him a little, haha. Just throwing this as possible food for thought :D

Kin'emon is not picking up? Who cares, Luffy has enough of waiting. Which is understandable, but also... we know already that he can't get to Wano fast enough, he was in this speedruning mode ever since they left Zou. He's so close to seeing his crew and Law again, waiting even few hours more is simply killing him in those circumenstances.

Luffy immediately got immersed into roleplaying a samurai, but besides using "gozaru/verily" speech pattern, he mostly just focuses on his sword he practically snatched from the Tengu guy. He's so happy that not only he has a sword, but it's even one of the cooler ones. He holds it up like he wants to show it off, and then throws away the scabbard and claims he can slice people too.

I don't really want to doubt Luffy here, but he spent so much time with Zoro, practically since the beginning of the manga, and he never got interested in any swords before. Not even once. He seemed to interact with any only twice: when he found it for Zoro before freeing him in East Blue (he wasn't particularly interested in them yet, but he did get impressed with Zoro's skills), and when he held it for Law for half of Dressrosa.

So what do you think caused Luffy's sudden interest in swords? If your guess is Luffy's first ally, you're probably scoring a jackpot. Luffy wanted to feel cool and show off with his sword, because he kept looking at Law doing cool stuff with his own one, and Luffy decided he suddenly wants to do the same. Luffy usually has simple reasons for stuff, after all. Maybe he even imagines how it's like for Law to hold and fight with the sword, while he's at it.

It's also worth noting how Luffy is shamelessly admitting that what they're about to do will destroy Kin'emon's plans (Law's, actually, as we will see in a few moments) and declares he will just apologize for it later. It's funny for multiple reasons in retrospection, because: 1. Luffy never actually apologized, lol. 2. He indeed got away with it easily (waaaay too easily) 3. Luffy totally knew at this moment he will get away with it. Cheeky brat! And yes, he was right about that. He knows his Torao well and he knows he will be forgiven. If anything, it seems Luffy upon returning from Whole Cake Island decided to be openly cheeky when he knows a certain someone can handle it.

The action itself though will end up having very terrible consequences overall, but that's something Luffy couldn't have known yet.

"But you didn't even use it", indeed. Just simply carrying the sword around might be reminding Luffy of Law already. But also samurais (and ninjas) are just cool and it would be a waste not to have a sword like everyone else.

Also I'm always curious what Law does with his scabbard when he fights. It would be kinda funny if he throws it away too, lol (probably not up in the air like Luffy did, but he has to dump it somewhere, right? He doesn't carry his scabbard at his waist like Zoro, or on his back).

Law and Luffy's reunion! Yeah I know, at surface level it seems very bleak in comparison, after all Zoro got a glomping hug, just like Sabo did in Dressrosa. We actually don't see Luffy hugging people this way very often. Luffy also never attempts to hug or touch Law, not counting grabbing his clothes (which counts only as indirect touch).

But when we take a closer look at how they react about seeing each other, it does show they care and are happy to meet again.

Let's start from Law. He's resting (it's his last resting moment in Wano lol), his crew make a commotion, screaming "Captain, trouble! Strawhat and Roronoa are going to Bakura town!". But what Law picks up on is only this part: "Strawhat is in Wano?!" That selective focus in this scene says more than any expression or words could have shown us, it's like he didn't hear any other part, as soon as his brain connected the dots "they're talking about Luffy in Bakura town" but "Luffy isn't in Wano yet" which concludes in his deduction of "Luffy's finally here!". It's kinda cute, really.

Anime even emphasized this moment. At first Law asks "why are you so upset/making noise" but then picks up again only on the part about Luffy arriving in Wano, and even adds a line that wasn't in the manga: "So he's finally here", which only further shows he was indeed missing him, it's like it slips from his mouth before he can stop himself. He even gets up, his crew suddenly having all of his attention, just because Luffy's name was mentioned.

Indeed, Law, he is in Wano finally. You will regret feeling a tad bit happy in just a moment though.

And the blissful moment is over, Law is back to worrying 24/7, always about Luffy (and I guess, the raid's plan as well. But mostly about Luffy). Haha. It's okay, he likes to suffer this way, despite the stress.

Luffy got really personal very fast here. "Why is the food only for them?!". After experiencing his own childhood in Goa, seeing Rebecca starving herself and despite that Luffy was still firmly sticking to plan, and then witnessing Big Mom's sugar rampage, and finally the situation in Wano with people constantly poisoning themselves by drinking water from polluted rivers and being able to afford rice only few times a year (or less), Luffy snapped immediately.

That's the result of his experiences in Whole Cake Island, struggling to find things he could do (besides beating the Big Bad Guy) and facing Katakuri who was holding back for the sake of his family. Luffy rediscovered that he doesn't have to hold back what he truly wants to do anymore, as long as he keeps wellbeing of his dearest people in mind at all times. It's a good conclusion he reached here, but it's still not enough if Luffy wants to keep his promise of "making Wano a country in which his friends can eat as much as they want", Law will point it out to him later.

"He'll probably get mad" says Zoro, and one page later we have Law thinking "Roronoa knows the plan". Proving to us that Zoro meant actually Law there, not Kin.

"This is the worst possible thing that could have happened" thinks Law, and this will be important later for us to understand why Luffy had to land in Udon as the result of that. This is our strategy mastermind Law we're talking about here, he must have came up with a plan to deal even with "worst case scenario" (after all the raid plan didn't fail as the result!). He just really wished he could avoid it.

And funny thing, Law is *instantly* mad at Zoro for this outcome. "You swore that you wouldn't make waves!". Law knows everything that was going on with Zoro already when he's talking with him here. He knows he's a wanted man now, he knows Jack has been called up (thanks to Hawkins), and he of course put one and one together: Zoro chose not to stop Luffy from beating up Holdem. In Law's mind this is all Zoro's responsibility here, heh. Also just to show us his petty nature Law took the occassion to vent about every single little thing that he could think of, together with "you were supposed to be in the capital, not in Kuri!!". He had to get off his steam somewhere and Zoro happened to be the best target. Though everything Law said here is true and he has the right to be annoyed about it.

One thing worth noting is this: Law never blamed Luffy for this situation. Luffy didn't know about the plan, he just arrived and couldn't contact Kin'emon, and Law might vent sometimes, but he's not an asshole who would blame people for doing something wrong, while they had no chance to hear about the plan yet. It's simply not their fault then.

The anime emphasized my point as well, actually! Zoro puts the blame on Luffy (lol, Zoro, how could you do that to your captain!!) and as soon as he does that, Law's tone and expression changes. He understands now the situation differently, he thinks Zoro *tried* to stop Luffy, but Luffy was the one to push for what he wanted anyway. And yet... and yet Law is not mad at Luffy. He takes it as a fact and accepts, even if he dislikes the outcome.

He knows this will lead to bad stuff, but he even stops being angry soon after. And do you know why? Yes, of course it's because he likes Luffy a lot and cares for him, but he would scold him (even if not as openly as Zoro) if he thought Luffy is being unreasonable. He does scold Luffy when he later goes directly for Kaido, after all!

So why not now? The answer might be surprising, but it's the only one that truly makes sense. That's because Law has faith in Luffy. He might think he acts unreasonably at times, that he destroys plans, but he does not doubt him, ever. And it's not just a Wano thing either, it was like that already in Dressrosa. He was surprised and tried to push Luffy away when he came to his rescue, but as soon as Luffy declared he's not gonna leave Dressrosa to it's own fate, Law shuts up and accepts it. He doesn't doubt him or his decisions, even if he thinks they might lead to undesirable outcomes.

I can't tell you when exactly Law gained his faith in Luffy. Punk Hazard? But he already waited with Luffy for the rest of Strawhats crew there when they were supposed to escape, even if he complained about it. He didn't leave on his own, he stayed, and he couldn't know if they escape safely or not, they were risking their lives by staying and waiting. But if Law didn't develop his trust in Luffy on Punk Hazard, then the answer can be only one: it happened already on Sabaody. And personally, that kinda blows my mind. Upon first meeting with Luffy, Law started to have deep faith in him. Of course, it doesn't mean he won't *worry* for him, that's a different matter altogether, lol.

Back to being a worry cat Law. "Where's Strawhat-ya?" he can be so one-track minded sometimes haha.

Finally, a reunion! Look at Luffy here, he's basically crying out his excitement at seeing Torao again. "It's been so long!!" it was two weeks indeed and he already told similar line to Zoro before, which is also quite curious. But the moment he spots Law, Luffy's full attention is on him, and he spots him almost immediately too.

Let's think about this reunion from Luffy's point of view, okay? He arrived at Wano and is pretty much alone. He's thrilled to see Zoro, but meeting Zoro was by pure chance, Zoro had no idea where Luffy is (nor where he himself is as well, probably, lol. It is Zoro after all). But Law? It's clear as day he seeked out Luffy (with his own initiative! not simply sending his crew after him! despite Bepo's little incident coming in the way too!) and he indeed found him. From Luffy's POV, Law was the one who searched for him to see him again, to reunite and probably to talk (it is Law, he does talk a lot - when it comes to plans xD). And to achieve that so quickly, it's clear he was waiting and observing, to show up and fetch Luffy as soon as he arrives anywhere near the centre of Wano.

And yeah, sure, Law doesn't say anything upon their reunion there, but Law never says any greetings, like ever, so this is in-character. But his eyes, the way he looks there at Luffy, seem to reflect the exact same sentiment Luffy has. Remember his "finally" line from before? Yep, it's been a long time, and not just for Luffy. They clearly both missed each other.

And then Law drops the bomb "This is rebellion". Wait, but where's the scolding for ruining all the plan?! Well, there's none.

Just a moment later Law just lets Luffy do whatever he wants and doesn't comment on anything anymore.

In anime he only sighs to himself. (also bonus points for sharing sweatdropping moment with Zoro, the guy who was with Luffy practically from the start, haha).

While the people in Okobore town are eating and celebrating, Luffy is talking with Tama, and Law is just there at the side, facing away. Why? He's guarding against the possible enemies approaching, it's his swordsman's instinct. And that's his response to Luffy's actions in the end. It's an alliance, they're in this together, if Luffy does something, Law actually follows through and he doesn't need any prompt for doing that. He falls into this role naturally, because... because he worries so much xD

And again, in the manga Law only ever scolds Zoro, and not Luffy. Luffy doesn't even have to apologize to Law, heh.

In anime they played this scene a bit differently, Luffy is mockingly roleplaying Law there, pretending to be scolding them and making a serious face (yes, this is Luffy mimicking Law's usual face and tone and words, lol. Ain't he cute? Luffy does it a lot to his crewmates actually, we saw him do that quite a number of times: he pretended to be Sanji, Zoro, Usopp and Chopper. Usopp often joins him, he pretended to be Robin before, for example. Luffy probably would have pretended to be Nami too if he wasn't afraid of her. Yet, he's not afraid of Law in the slightest, lol). Actually, it seems he made this impersonation of Law just because he wanted to get a reaction out of him, acting like a spoiled kid... or a spoiled younger sibling, in fact.

Law gets annoyed at the call out, but besides this one line "you don't get to scold anyone!" he still doesn't scold Luffy for what he did, at all. The scolding is only about "how dare you steal my line and use it inadequately!". In the anime he does get a small petty payback on him for this later, lol.

This is an interesting scene. Law asks why Kiku is tagging along and Luffy reassures him it's fine. After that Law doesn't question her anymore.

The anime even shows us that Law is seeking Luffy's opinion in particular, asking him to make sure "is it really okay?". He wants to know if Luffy trusts her. Upon hearing that he indeed does, he accepts it as good enough reason and neither asks again nor worries about Kiku's presence at all. Just because Luffy said it's okay.

That's Law's level of faith in Luffy, like I said before, he never doubts him and even seeks out his opinion. Someone (who by all means is smarter than Luffy himself) *seeks out* Luffy's opinion in particular, trusting it, despite the fact that most people think Luffy is just carefree and doesn't think about anything too deeply.

Even Luffy's own crew tends to doubt Luffy in smallest things (Robin warning Luffy about betrayals in alliances instead of trusting in his faith about Law, Usopp and Nami always protesting about dangerous stuff, Zoro doesn't trust Luffy handling a sword, Sanji thought Luffy can't beat Big Mom and also doesn't need him anymore despite Luffy saying otherwise etc.), but so far I didn't see even one moment in which Law doubted Luffy in any way. The closest to it would be on their trip to Dressrosa when he scolds him "we can't go there without a plan!" but literally one moment later he agrees to eat breakfast with them, just because Luffy declares it's meal time. He complained but still went on with it.

Let this sink in :)

This vid doesn't have the original voice lines since it's a music video (borrowed with permission from @lutorao ❤), but it's fine because I want you to pay attention to the dynamics here, which can't really be captured in screenshots.

Luffy is getting impatient and wants to know what Law and Zoro mean by the "ghosts of Wano". Zoro quickly dismissed him so Luffy moves on to pester Law about it and he acts totally spoiled about it. Frowning he leans to him from one side but noticing that Law looked at him, he moves away to his other side instead, and Law's eyes follow him there immediately. Luffy's frown turns into a playful expression instead, he's totally doing it on purpose because he enjoys when Law is looking at him.

Law is lost in his own thoughts, but as soon as Luffy approaches him, he gives him full attention, and he can't help but follow him with his eyes too. He catches himself falling for Luffy's little game, so he stops and answers him "you will see it soon enough when we arrive". Law totally got played here, he allowed it to happen actually, if anything he enjoyed it as much as Luffy did, but he feels like he can't lose his face so he puts an end to it with firm but also not dismissive words. After all he can blame only himself and his own affection for Luffy for falling for that little "attention seeking" game. This is yet another proof to me that Law likes to watch Luffy, likes to spoil him, likes to give him attention too. He doesn't do it all the time only because he wants to maintain his "face".

At the end of this scene Luffy gives up and calls Law "kechi" which is probably the most awful nickname Luffy have given anyone so far in the series (together with "four swords style" name-calling for Zoro lol). It's often translated as "mean", but we know Luffy better than that already, he would never call Law mean, not even while joking. Literally the Japanese word means something like "cheapskate", emphasizing Law's refusal to tell Luffy immediately, so Luffy thinks Law is holding out on him (he's just a bit bored and impatient though). I guess Luffy isn't used to be told to wait, not coming from Law at least. Law spoiled him too much heh.

Personally this is my second favourite Lawlu moment from Wano, besides the ghost story. And this one is anime-only ❤ great job, Wano's anime arc!

This is also Law and Luffy's moment. Luffy's surprise that there's no castle and Law reminding him "I told you it's ruins". In anime Luffy adds afterwards "oh, right!". It's just a cute conversation those two have. Also another moment showing us Law doesn't leave Luffy hanging, even if he has to repeat himself.

The same happens just a moment later, when they're walking around, and Luffy comments that this place is kinda creepy. Law also immediately replies to him, providing an explanation. Luffy really doesn't even have to ask for attention anymore, he's always getting it anyway. Law would never ignore him.

And here comes the fan favourite (mine as well hehe): Law tricking Luffy that Kin'emon and the rest of the samurais were ghosts all along. Yet another example of Law's teasing and deadpan sense of humour, btw.

Let's analyze it step by step. It's neccessary to point out that Luffy is actually the first one to arrive at the idea that "they're dead", without any sort of prompt from Law. Luffy immediately jumps on that idea "they have graves, are they actually dead, that's why I couldn't contact them" and then in his panic he asks Law "Where's Kin, wasn't he supposed to be here??". Law didn't really have to do much for Luffy to believe they're ghosts. All he had to do was to not deny it openly.

Now let's try to see it from Law's point of view. He simply showed Luffy the graves, witnessed him panic and then seeking confirmation or denial from him, because he would believe whatever Law would tell him, that much is clear. And Law couldn't stop himself from leading him on a bit more. He didn't actually lie to him in any way or actively tried to trick him, he just decided to say things that don't exactly deny or confirm openly the ghosts idea. His only responses are "it's not just Kin, look at other graves", and then "he might come up in the middle of the night, like yesterday", and finally "It's not my place to tell you". He's not lying, he's just slightly leading Luffy to spiral more into his own doubts, lol. Such a troll.

He's also super pleased about it, look at his shining eyes there. We never see Law's eyes shining like that, it's a proof of how amused he is despite his deadpanned face. Luffy on that other hand believes Law immediately and even lets go of him (anime-only extension of the scene), devastated. He got successfully trolled, lol.

We know Law is saying bullshit here, because his eyes are hidden, heh. Luffy gets so agitated he grabs Law by his clothes (first time he ever did that, Law gets his payback for that in raid on Onigashima). He's not doubting Law, not really, he's just really confused, because so far Law always gave him a clear answer, every time Luffy asked about something (and often even when he didn't ask). Law's reluctance to answer here clearly makes Luffy so worried, he is ready to kick ass of whoever caused Law to behave in this way, because he thinks it's just too painful for Law to properly say what's going on (the same way it took Law a while to share about his true reason why he's after Doflamingo!). Luffy's reaction is very understandable, but Law's? He's totally playing with him, lol. This all takes place in same episode in the anime, in which their playful interaction from above also happens.

Law probably thought it's cute how Luffy immediately jumped to the "they're ghosts!" conclusion. He wanted to see how far he can push him and how scared he can actually get. If you wanted proof of how much Law missed Luffy, this is actually it. Despite usually distancing himself so much, here he literally couldn't stop himself from playing a trick on Luffy, just so he can see a new face expression on his face. Law in Dressrosa wouldn't allow himself that, but Law after the two weeks of seperation does. Seperation makes the heart grow fonder.

It's worth noting that despite trolling him and getting grabbed, he still doesn't want to outright lie to Luffy :)

Law plays along when Kin'emon shows up. Law can be such a little shit sometimes, lol. Luffy is quickly getting more distressed.

And his surprise reaches it's peak here and he screams, terrified. Meanwhile Law just stands there, enjoying the show quietly.

Luffy is so relieved that Kin'emon is alright and isn't a ghost. And then he immediately complains to Law, accusing him of lying, to which Law calmly denies "I didn't say he was dead, did I?". This is literally the first time Law played a trick/joke on Luffy, and the bottom line is, Luffy isn't even fully aware of it. He just thinks Law was saying things in unclear way and tells him not to do that, lol. He suspects Law probably did it on purpose (after all he never did that to Luffy before! always providing clear explanations), but he still doesn't understand why ;)

Law turns away in the anime, probably with the intention to smile or snicker to himself without being noticed, but when Luffy makes an angry face at him, he can't help but look at him anyway. His eyes just always wander towards Luffy.

This is it, the in-depth analysis of the joke Law played on Luffy. Did it destroy it for you or made it even funnier ;)?

This is a fun little whimsical moment between them. Again, Luffy wonders outloud whether Kiku knows Kin'emon, and Law, completely unprompted, provides his own insight to clear Luffy's confusion. "It looks like more than just knowing each other" (implying: they're kinda close). Luffy doesn't get it immediately, but observes their interaction for a bit longer, and few moments later realization dawns on him.

And that's all thanks to Law, of course. He pointed it out to him as soon as Luffy voiced his confusion. This shows that not only Law always pays attention to Luffy and answers his questions, never ignoring him, but also helps him comprehend stuff Luffy never could before. Like a good older brother would.

It's the same in the manga, though it's a shorter version.

And then we have another reunion. Luffy gets hugged by Chopper and Carrot, and it seems Law is staring at them. Taking into account the scene before (him commenting on Kiku and Kin knowing each other very closely), it's likely he thinks the same way here about Luffy, Carrot and Chopper. He also might be a bit jealous actually, after all it seems Strawhats hug each other, but Law didn't get a reunion hug (not that he could handle it, seeing how poorly he handles most touches and closeness, but doesn't mean he can't wish or yearn a bit for one anyway). Also after observing Strawhats closeness with each other on multiple occassions, he tries to act more affectionately with his own crew as well. He's a good observer and learns a lot just from watching from the side.

And I ran out of space already in this part, haha (I thought I would at least make it till the scene when Luffy runs off to fight Kaido, lol). Including anime kinda affected the pace and made the post even longer! But I think all those additional scenes are really worth it, they're pure gems :3

Tbc in future parts about Wano :D

[eveledoze]

ok I need to write a couple more thoughts because I'm just going crazy same location?

does that mean we'll see her in the shaft?

maybe N will see Doll here? since it seems this is the same location on this screenshot also It also looks like the test subjects' lockers are in the shaft. so it’s possible that N and Uzi found Nori’s locker and some evidence here

Lizzy and Thad?? FOR REAL Thad fans can rejoice, we'll see Thad again! :D but Liam lied that he was safe. actions take place outdoors, snow, lanterns, cars, flying tires and other objects due to lack of gravity

it reminded me of how everything soared in GF, and since MD will also have this, it will be EPIC

also wanted to talk about this shot. saw some people say that someone is being sacrificed here, but my first thought was this: this is the drone that had the most Solver powers (probably Nori) and because they' are're dangerous and so strong, they're restrained with chains. and oil flies around them.. dunno exactly why, but it really reminds me of how in the "Stranger Things" Eleven would bleed when she used her powers, maybe something similar is present here?

and yes, it looks like a godammit cult-

ok, this looks terrifying. I can't tell if N will just go into hunting mode for some reason (because of Cyn/Solver?) or if this is a flashback to him possibly killing Nori (since it's similar to the flashback to V killing Doll's parents. everything was red there too, V had a cross on her visor and grin)

is this a video recording of someone using a cross? at first i saw it was someone wearing gloves, so I thought it was Nori or Yeva's hands, but now I'm not sure, so it could be Uzi or Doll

okay now THIS i'm not sure that it's Sentinel's paw

The front paws of the Sentinels have a palm-like base like a drone's with little triangle, with long thin claws. The hind paws are also long and thin. the paw on the left is thicker and has thicker claws. also I have a feeling that there is a torn glove on this paw?.. but what confuses me most is that this paw burn, smoke and glitches were coming from it, just like in this scene with Uzi’s hand from episode 4. I don't think the Sentinals burn in the sun?..

also that paw from the teaser reminds me of the paws on Uzi's wings, so could it be Nori's hand (we don't know how much Solver can change a drone's body, since drones can grow organic wings with it, maybe parts of their bodies can transform?) or Nori's wing?

I don’t know who injured her eye, but she looks scared and as if betrayed

at first I thought that Doll was fighting with Uzi, since their screenshots were in a row. but it seems Doll has cleavers in her hands and someone is fighting with her with a sword? I don't think Uzi woud use a sword, so maybe it was Tessa. or this is the blade of one of the dissasembly drone. there is also fire behind her, something is burning

portal to upside-down from ST :D

I hope we get some fun flashback moments with Nori because I won't survive if the whole episode will only be about bad events-

[ladydiaries]

hihi! i dunno if requests are open rn but if they are, can i request nsfw or sfw hcs of vox x (preferably AMAB! reader, but gn's fine too!) a socially awkward reader?? tysm!! take care of yourself and take your time! :3

Sparks ✧˚ ༘ ⊹ .ᐟ .ᐟ

CW; minors do not interact, 18+ content, praise, vox electrocutes you like twice, AMAB, biting , edging , breeding, oral (giving). Rambles + hcs under the cut!

SUMMARY; general SFW &&. NSFW hcs of vox x socially awkward AMAB! Reader

HCS + RAMBLES

AUTHORS NOTE; TYSMMM for requesting!! I'm excited to write an AMAB reader. There is a serious drought of them, Going to use he/him pronouns for this one.

Of course, if this relationship is established I believe he would treat you like you're the only man in the world. His bitchy exterior is totally a front and inside he's a bit more lax, corny, and to your surprise, charming. Taking you on dates, presenting you with flowers.

Even better if he had intentions of manipulating you first, spiralling into the embarrassing realisation that he's in love with you. Ranting to Valentino and Velvet about his dilemma. Sure to tease him about it whenever you're around. Fast forward into the actual relationship, at the beginning he would have trouble not seeing you as some sort of possession.

Something to hide and keep, which due to your introverted nature, you didn't particularly mind not going out often, overtime he would loosen up, taking you on dates, more focused on showing you off then gatekeeping you, confused as to why you were so much more shy in the public then in private.

hogs the bed, face (screen) down, limbs everywhere.

An AWFUL cook. Could imagine a baking date and if you are good, wonderful. You can teach him, and if you too are also awful, you can feed your shit cookies to Valentino.

Insists on doing small things for you to boost his ego, will speak for you at restaurants and public settings

Will make you learn how to repair and upgrade his systems. Thinks it's romantic

If you work for him, he will purposely give you jobs that don't require public speaking, will never admit to it though.

NSFW.

This man FUCKS. You are a lucky boy because he has stamina. Will fuck you for hours on end, clawed hands running loosely against your cock as he pistoned into you from behind. Barely touching you enough to make you cum, you've been here for hours. Bringing you so, so, close to your sweet release before daggered fingers plunge into your soft skin.

He's the type of man to use praises while you suck him off. Unyielding grip on your hair. Hips rutting up slowly into your mouth. The intrusion making you struggle to swallow your gag reflex.

Whiny. He's the epitome of whiny men. Screen scrolling in between different levels of brightness, furrowed brows as you place open mouthed kisses against his body. Fingers mingling around the back panel of his screen.

very experimental, will try pretty much everything

If he overheats, he will pass out. Had to install a better cooling system due to shutting down too much.

Cock is ridged. A steel navy blue colour, leading towards a blue tip. Detachable, can change sizes, widths or not have one at all.

Cums a lot, a thick substance. Likes to watch it drip out of you, tastes like pennies.

Thrives to see your embarrassment while teasing you in public. Hand wandering too far down your waist or foot pressing against your groin while sitting across from him during a meeting.

Depending on his schedule, he can either be the best or the worst at aftercare. On a busy day he could probably care less but on day's off or weekends he's all for it. Bathing you, gathering treats, snuggling neatly in bed to watch whatever show peaks your interest in the moment.

[purpledemonlilyposting]

Oh good Lorch is opening her mouth about Utena again. A series she only talks about because ND Stevenson and Rebecca Sugar made references to it, and because I criticized her takes on it.

Spoilers and long ass diatribes below.

[Lily's Post]

Let's do this point by point shall we?

The Thermian Argument was coined by Dan Olson... you know the Breadtuber who uploaded lolicon onto 8chan so he could write an article about how there's lolicon on 8chan. So that's a good start.

What it apparently means is a logical fallacy wherein someone uses the text of a work to quash criticism of something offensive in that work.

I'm sure Lily is going to use it to mean you can't use the text of the work to quash her own misinterpretation of that text.

Ah this is how we know she has FINALLY maybe actually watched the series. She has never mentioned the incestous tones between the three different sets of siblings in the show before now.

It isn't really played for a joke. With Nanami it's her immaturity. She doesn't really get why its inappropriate to hold her brother up as the ideal man and want chaste kisses from him like when they were little. Just like she doesn't get why its inappropriate to refer to her elementary schooler simp as her "boyfriend". She's clad in yellow when she tries to take her brother's place on the student council for a reason. She's very naive, very immature, still clinging to childhood notions of the world. Akio tries to encourage Touga to take her affection in a sexual direction to manipulate both of them, but Nanami resolutely rejects it. Because the adult reality of her childhood fancy is not what she actually wants.

Some people also speculate Nanami is a deeply closeted lesbian, given she's quick to accuse Utena of being one. And that by holding up her brother, an unattainable man, as the ultimate ideal man she's excusing herself from having to engage with other men.

And yes she drowned a kitten she originally gave to her brother out of jealously. By putting it in a box and pushing it into a reservoir. When she was a little kid and didn't know any better. And regretted it immediately.

Get this Lily: characters... can have flaws.

And that's probably why she constantly has bad karma with animals. Well also Anthy fucking with her.

Kozue and Miki are a whole other story. There was one event in their childhood that shattered how close they used to be, then their parents divorced and neither one of them really knows what to do with those feelings as they enter adolescence.

At what point is any of it fetishistic? It's always depicted as a negative thing. Do you just think it's fetishistic because of your own very obvious incest fetish Lily?

Also we're talking about princes and princesses here when the reality is often times there were arranged marriages between siblings among royalty so. You know. There's that too.

Something happening in a piece of fiction isn't an endorsement.

Lily stop treating goddamn TV Tropes as your media criticism bible.

Maybe instead of just going by what Noralities says you could, I dunno, just watch the show, and pay attention, and try to follow what it is communicating to you, and then draw your own conclusions? Wild idea I know.

Well golly gee and who was the one out here saying "Utena isn't yuri" "Utena isn't gay rep" and getting shat on on Twitter for it? You know the same Twitter conversations YOU try to use against me?

More like it's impossible for you to understand the themes because it is a very abstract, metaphorical and surrealist piece of media.

By the way Lily the primary driving theme of RGU is adolescence. That "apocalyptic" period between childhood and adulthood. The process of the death of the child and the birth of the adult. Those inbetween years when you are neither. And all of these people are within a hazy endless summer at Ohtori Academy until they find their path to adulthood, with Akio and Anthy preying upon them.

You don't have to like it Lily. No one gives a damn. The fans will continue discussing and analyzing this work as we have done for the past almost 30 years. Your input is not needed.

https://ohtori.nu/analysis/

https://satirist.org/essays/utena/

So absolute proof Lily had not watched the show in 17 years when she ran her mouth about it in her 2023 SU video. You know the thing that directly lead to me becoming a YouTuber and a thorn in her side:

(pun absolutely intended)

Again: no one gives a damn if you don't like it. And yeah, it's not a very accessible series to the average viewer. Oh well!

You said it, not me.

Utena is an important piece of art beyond it being anime, Lily. Suck it up. It's a product of the people and time it was made in, by their own studio with their own rules. Only that exact confluence of events could have lead to its creation.

[brainmuncher]

So, in honor of trying to write DP x DC content that isn't focused mainly on Batman, I've been writing a new fic. It's one of those classic crossovers with the animated show Justice League from 2001. (It's super self-indulgent. I'm not gonna lie. Just under 14,000 words in, and I'm still on the first episode smh.)

I'm going to be honest with y'all, it has been really interesting trying to write it. The balance of trying to flesh out the bond between the two shows without making it feel like I've made the writing version of a collage board has been informative. But what's mostly been taking me aside is trying to balance out Danny's powers. It's honestly slowing me down because of how much I need to think about it.

While writing this I'm really trying my best to not let anyone shine over the others (Unless it's an episode or moment where a character or relationship is being fleshed out and learning some kind of lesson). I want this to be a story about a team coming together, and Danny finding a new place of belonging, not a spotlight on how much "better" any specific member is. (Considering it's all from Danny's perspective, it's been a tough balance.)

That being said, everyone has their own place in the team. So trying to fit Danny in there without overshadowing another member has been hard. I want him to be his own person, not an amalgamation of powers that take away the point of different heroes. Because at that point why do we need them? Danny can do it on his own!

Funny enough, the first time I encountered this issue was with his speed. In the episode Maternal Instinct Tucker mentions that Danny can fly at 112mph. Because I am writing this as Danny a few years older, I'd like to think that he's only gotten faster. This immediately made me pause because where I am currently in Wally West's comics, his top speed is a little over 200mph. (I already know that this ends up changing in future comics.) I know that that is in comics though, not the show, but it still made me realize just how careful I needed to go about representing Danny's speed. I do not want him to be too quick because that would nullify Flash's powers in the long run. With that in mind, I had to tamp down exactly what Danny could do with that speed without making it feel obvious that I was limiting him.

That's what set me off on a path of realizing just how much I needed to carefully represent Danny's strengths. Suddenly a lot of the usual canon and fanon tropes that I subscribe to became an obstacle.

I don't want him to be too proficient at making things with his ectoplasm because then that would start to entrench Green Lantern's territory.

I can't have him be too strong or pro of a fighter because then that would start to take away from Hawkgirl, Superman, and Wonder Woman. (I already feel guilty enough that the plotline had me basically replace Wonder Woman's place with Danny in the first two episodes. But unfortunately having four people on one team while there are just two in the others was just too unreasonable for me to excuse.)

That popular Fanon of Danny being good at building machines because of his parents now becomes too close to Batman's expertise for comfort.

The body manipulation powers that Danny showcases multiple times throughout the show start to feel a bit too much like Martian Manhunter. Danny already has intangibility, invisibility, and flight. It's hard enough already to not have him overpower J'onn.

And there's probably going to be even more things that I encounter while writing this fic. It was supposed to just be a fun side project that I could update every once in a while whenever I got the fancy. But now I'm sitting here with a pile of notes trying how to normalize him compared to the people in Justice League.

I dunno, just thought I'd share my thinking process I've had with this project. Until I have a solid ground, I most likely won't be posting it. It's super self-indulgent and clearly rips off from the show, though, so idk. Either way, I'm having fun writing it despite the troubles Danny is throwing my way. Was curious if anyone else has come into this issue as well.

[lazyfandombean]

Psst, you!

Hey, hey you! Yeah, you! I've got a question for ya. Do you feel normal about SCC (Sweet Cap'n Cakes)?

-> Yes -> No

[❤️Yes] [Ohhhh, I see. You're in denial, aren't you? ;)]

[❤️No] [Aha! Just as I projected- I mean suspected! Suspected. Yeah.]

Well, I've got some GREAT news for you! Have you ever felt saddened by the lack of SCC-centric fanfiction? Specifically the kind that depicts them as brothers instead of bandmates or partners (no shade to those depictions btw)?

No? Shut up yes you have /j

Yes? Fantastic! Well, no, sorry that you're sad :/ BUT! Be sad no longer! For I've come to save the day!

In the form of my newfound SCC hyperfixation!!!

That's right!! I've been going crazy about The Guys™️ for the past week or so, but to my absolute SHOCK, there are hardly ANY fanfics for them!!! And almost all them revolve around them as a SHIP! And no offense, but I just don't like reading about ships all that much, sorry!!! :(

SO!!! How am I going to fix this dilemma, I wondered? But THEN! I remembered something!! Something very, VERY important:

'Oh yeah I'm a fanfic author.'

Is this me implying that I'm now writing a bunch of SCC fanfiction in a very roundabout way? YES YES IT IS! :D

In fact, I've already posted one on Ao3 and have turned it into a 'series'! By that I just mean that the 'series' is really just a place for me to dump all of my SCC-centric fics. I'll link the series here, BUT I'll also be cross-posting most, if not all, of those fics from Ao3 to here on Tumblr!

Oh also link btw:

But why am I talking about it like this on Tumblr, you ask? Introducing it in such a way when I could have just started posting SCC content? For two reasons!

One: Idk I just felt like it

Two: Because!! It has come to my attention that hardly anybody on Ao3 even reads SCC fanfiction.

And no, this isn't me begging for like... kudos or subscriptions (or followers, I guess it is on Tumblr? Idk I don't use it much) or anything like that. What I AM asking for is for people to read it. Not because I want to get popular, but because...

I am very self-conscious about the way I write SCC.

Well, to be honest I'm just self-conscious about the way I write any fictional character. It's actually the thing I worry about the most when it comes to fanfiction; whether or not I'm getting the personalities right. And I'm aware that it's more about how you perceive the characters, and that headcanons are a thing (I have plenty of them myself), but in my opinion, there's a line between having a headcanon and writing something ooc. Headcanons are fine, yes, and I use them a lot (especially when it comes to Undertale and Deltarune characters), but I feel like it can get to the point where it's so ooc that it doesn't even feel like the same character. And that's something I definitely don't want to happen when I write about my three favorite guys EVER. So basically, I'm asking people to read my fics specifically so I can get feedback on how to write the characters.

Why didn't I ask my friends? Bold of you to assume I have any /hj

But no fr, none of my friends play Deltarune, and I'm not even sure if any of them have heard of it. My sister has played before, but she never really got into it, and it's been so long that I doubt she would even remember who SCC are if I asked.

So, I've taken it to random strangers on Tumblr!

There's only one work in the series right now, but I'm currently working on another and have many more ideas sitting in a doc, waiting to be written! I'll also take requests if anyone has any (which I doubt will happen but anything's possible I guess), but before I post any more, I'd really like to get some feedback from... someone, I guess. I dunno I just really want to do them justice 😭

Anyways, that's all! Sorry that this was so long and probably annoying to read, I just thought it'd be funny but now I don't even know aldkdsfljk- but I'm leaving it like this because why not I guess

[lunastars21]

Welp, today is one year since Sonic superstars came out,

so for this special day I’ll finally put all my thoughts in this blog, so I can finally put this gosh darn game behind me! XD, so read if you like and enjoy the ride!

My (Hopefully) last Superstars Rant:

Well, this is it. Today is Sonic superstars first anniversary, and unlike the two classic games before it, this one doesn't come with a plus version at all. To say I'm not surprised is an understatement.

Now before we start let me get some things out of the way, First of all: This is MY OPINION on the game, if you like it that's fine, if you hate it that's fine too! I just want to get my thoughts out now and finally bury this game into the ground where it can stay there, alright! Second of all, I have no hatred for Trip, I may sound like I hate her, but I do think she is really neat and fun to play as and I hope she returns in future classic titles.

Now with that out the way let's begin:

I became obsessed with Fang the Sniper/Hunter on August 15, 2022 (yes, I remember the exact date), and when I finished reading all the information, one thing was clear to me.

Okay, I'm NEVER seeing him again

Pretty simple mindset I gave myself because of a few reasons!

1. He's a classic character, so he isn't allowed in modern with cool cutscenes nor voice acting

2. He hasn't had a big appearance since sonic the fighters and only had a cameo in mania

3. What kept him relevant was Archie, and that got canceled in 2017, so his only hope was idw. But they only do classic for anniversary specials, so once again, nothing for a good while anyway

All of it was clear to me that Sega wasn't going to use him, nor Bean or Bark. So I immediately adopted them as any fan who has been waiting for their return for over 20 years would, I gave them headcanons and their own story, Because if sega wouldn't, I will!

..and then Jun 8, 2023 arrived during a direct. Sonic superstars was revealed, and Fang would return in it. A coincidence I got into him a year before his return!? I dunno! But I thought it was a blessing in disguise! I was excited about it! October 17th was gonna be the best day of my life, I thought.

I was there for the comic short, I was there for the trio of trouble animation, and I was planning to buy his miniseries books once they were READY in January! I was prepared to give my full support so Fang could have more appearances just like Mighty and Ray! Hell, even hearing that Sonic Superstars takes place BEFORE Sonic Adventure gave me hope that if this game does well! They'll finally put classic characters in modern, this is where the barrier was and if Fang could break it! That would be awesome! I had my hopes way too high, and that was my mistake.

October 17th finally arrives and I buy the digital deluxe version, giving sega 70 smackeroons for the art book mostly and to support my jerboa in his career.

And then I played the game. It took probably 3 to 4 days to finish all the stories. My pros about it! Mostly great stages and atmosphere, I love the little cutscenes that were in, the controls were okay, and Trip as a playable character was fun to play as! Basically, being a better knuckles and Amy combined, the emerald powers could use work, but overall, I thought it was a neat idea to have these gems show they weren't useless on their own! This game has a ton of potential with all the ideas they were cooking with!

And uh

That's about it

Now for why you're probably here and why I'm writing this to begin with

The cons..

First off,

WHY DOES THE MUSIC SWITCH BETWEEN GOOD AND DOG SHIT!?

I WAS ABSOLUTELY EXCITED TO HEAR FANG'S THEME REMIXED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND YOU GAVE THAT TO THE OTHER GUY INSTEAD OF TEE LOPES!? YOU DIDN'T PICK THE COMPOSER WHO MADE THE FIRE SONIC MANIA SOUNDTRACK YOU GIVE IT TO THE GUY THAT USES THE SONIC 4 SOUNDFONT!?(No offense to them)

I have mixed feelings about Fang's theme in this game, it's groovy at first but then when we get to the part the song usually drops and goes into an absolute banger, it LOOPS early and doesn't play the part! My favorite part of his theme is CUT OFF from the song! Making it shorter and more annoying! And I can only listen to it maybe 2 times before I get sick of it!

Listen to the srb2 version that is more of a banger.

Another Con is the lack of story! I KINDA get the idea of what's going on, but where is this STUPID EGG FROM, HOW DID IT GET UNLEASHED? There's no cutscene that shows Eggman or Fang opening it up! It just spawns on its own and then gets sealed away, fucker doesn't even have a name it's just DARK DRAGON. Also the animation in this game that's 2D went down in quality compared to its trio of trouble short! What happened!? And why does Fang have SHREK EARS, just remove the tube's, don't give him earholes its fine! It's not supposed to make sense anyway!

Also, Trip's story is the same as knuckles, she's the last of her kind in an isolated island because her people fucked with the emeralds, she's now it's quote on quote guardian and she gets tricked (more like forced) by Eggman and Fang to be their tour guide through the islands untill she meets sonic and defeats them together, Lack of FIGHTING sonic because despite the game calling her an antagonist she doesn't really do shit against the heroes at all. But she's BASICALLY knuckles but a shy girl. We got this story before man, come on.

Okay, got the small points out the way, now for the spotlight of the hour..

Why the fuck does this game market Fang when he RARELY SHOWS UP!

This game went full force on marketing for Fang when it was announced, he got a mini comic explaining why he's there, he got an animated short, he got a miniseries announcement, HE FINALLY GOT A MINI FIGURE! He had comics in super fast friends that were going on at the time! And other official art from the main account!

But when you play the game, yes he shows up in cutscenes, but you only face him off 3 times and TWO OF EM ARE OPTIONAL, you have no choice but to play level sonic to run away from him, but the golden capital Boss fight (which is really time consuming) can be skipped via a glitch, and you DON'T have to fight him In trip's story if ya don’t want too, ya could just play and finish the main story and put it on the shelf bam boom ya done!

“But I wanna fight the dragon”

Not worth it, it's a pain in the ass like the other boss fights. So in reality if you skip golden capital and never play trip's story, you fight Fang

ONCE

And it's not even a fight you just run away from him!

This game was fully marketed for him, and he only made ONE ACTUAL SHOWING, and that's it! He doesn't have an ending cutscene. He doesn't show up at all during or after the dark dragon fight. He just vanishes. The End.

When I finished the game, I was absolutely pissed about it. I gave Sega 70 dollars to show my support, and he only showed up for a few minutes, and then he peace sign vanished. Ya wanna stay with him for 2 hours? Play his final boss fight because that's how long it took me to beat him.

Speaking of, I actually had a more annoying time with the Eggman final boss than Fang's. The second phase of eggmans was always buggy with me and kept killing me, at least with Fang my deaths were more of my mistake than a bug and his ending blow with his nose made me actually laugh because I didn't expect it and found it funny, and his boss theme is a banger too. (So that's a plus)

Another fault with Fang is the scene after his golden capital fight, where Trip stands up to him after he kicks Her in which the whole Fandom started calling him an abuser (even tho she has armor on so it shouldn't even do much) and now it's all over his god damn wiki, doesn't help his miniseries supports that now more too. And I know, people will love a genuine asshole character, but what bothers me is that

He is just EGGMAN 2.0 IN THIS GAME

Who else mistreats their allies, eggman

Who else builds a giant robot of themselves, eggman

Who else runs away when things get dire, EGGMAN

The only difference between them is that Fang is still greedy, but they are basically the SAME CHARACTER HERE.

I thought this game would go a different direction for him because the animated short and Fang's big break have the same morals.

Learning from your mistakes.

In both stories, Fang struggles against a giant animal ( the giant flicky and giant snake), but once he calms himself down or remembers a past experience, he focuses and defeats the foe! Both stories show how smart Fang can be if he puts his mind to it, and he is not called a hunter for nothing!

So I thought superstars would do the same thing in that scene in golden capital Zone, Fang would realize he is out numbered, his robot isn't done and Trip moved to the hero side, taking all the emeralds he had. at that point, it wouldn't be worth it, especially if Eggman already paid him in advance, and team up with the heroes instead to save his own hide. At the start of the game, Fang ALREADY got what he wanted. He could leave if he wanted to. Those stories showed Fang was smarter than he seemed, but instead in this FUCKING GAME he doesn't do that! He still goes in the UNFINISHED ROBOT and gets one shot by Trip.

I get that at the end of the day he's still an antagonist, BUT PREVIOUS STORIES SHOWED ME HE WASN'T THIS STUPID, SO FUCKING WHY.

This continues in his miniseries! Doesn't wanna go back for Bark, wastes TWO ISSUES searching for an 8th Emerald and getting nothing, and the 4th he separates from bark and bean because of his stupidity Not learning at all to be grateful or show any remorse, which is fine if people like him that way it's cool, but once again that just makes him EGGGGMMMMAAAAAN.

What I found cool about Fang is that he could be NEUTRAL! he'd be an enemy of sonic in triple trouble, but then the next beats up eggman and saves the world in sonic the fighters, and even fights THEN TEAMS UP with sonic at the end of the season of chaos special.

It was clear to me that fang can be a bad or good person as long as it benefits HIM. So him jumping in that Mech and kicking Trip DIDN'T benefit him at all, and losing Bean and bark didn't either because them not being there leads to his fate in superstars.

You can like the hooligans being together or not, but the whole thing stands, these boys were last seen in archie together, which got canceled and didn't show up again till season of chaos. At this point, specifically archie fans, WE GOT ATTACHED TO THEM as a team, we saw them up there with the other teams! And I got an entire discord server to prove it!

So, just splitting them up like that is a stab in the gut. That despite all of the waiting, sega decided to listen To fucking 2, 3, or more people (no offense to you) who hated team hooligan to seperate them and blame it all on fang.

Which by the way Bean ANNOYED me in the miniseries, and not in a good way, him and Fang arguing EACH issue was getting on my nerves, issue 3 being the best of the whole thing because they RARELY argued in that one. That issue showed the potential of the Hooligans and how good they worked as a team. AND SEGA THREW IT OUT THE WINDOW!!!! FUCKING GENIUSES HERE.

Plus they could've EASILY left In issue 2 if they could separate the side cars from the Queen since they could already LATER ON in issue 4. (Bean and Bark ya both fuckin stupid ya not escaping my wrath either I'm ANGY

I Still love yall tho)

I'm fine with Fang being a jerk, But there should be a limit and getting him to “abusive Level” isn't it, despite issue 3, I wasn't happy or laughing as I thought I would for the game or miniseries, Because the hooligans are like looney tunes for me, when I see them, I wana laugh and have a good time. Not be depressed. And I know people like when Fang is cool and serious, I do too, but he was also made to be funny. If you want a 100% serious character, Shadow is RIGHT THERE.

Superstars was marketed for Fang fans. Everything related to it was, it was SUPPOSED to be his grand return. But no, it's a lie. This game was made so you could feel bad for Trip and like her. Fang was just a tool used to lure people to the game and love this lizard. That's all it was. He was just bait, so once Trip got the fans sega wanted, they would throw him away into the vault again, but this time with no Bean, no Bark, not even a bloody popgun, they just left him there to suffer.

That's how I view sonic superstars, a game baited to classic sonic fans, making it seem like an old character's return, when in reality, it's to get people to like Trip, a new character. Who won't even fucking show up till a new classic sonic game comes out or a new anniversary special.

That's why I find it so frustrating, and no matter how much I try, I won't be able to fully like this game because of this information, HELL SHE GOT A FULL SUPER FORM! NOT EVEN AMY, TAILS, NOR KNUCKLES GOT THAT SHIT.

They just got “Super powers” ooOoOo

Bullshit, and the fact your friends can't play as the same character in their levels sucks, Kirby easily did it for magolor, but nope! Ya gotta play level sonic with one player as your friends watch.

Anyway, I think that's everything. Thanks for reading this far. Once again this is just my opinion, I wanted to finally let that all out as for certain there's no plus adaptation for this, and that I want to finally forget this game, I already made a fanfic chapter doing it my way to satisfy how this story actually ends while being consistent. And maybe Fang will get another chance in another 20 years. But until then, I'll enjoy the small moments that did make me smile in that game and his miniseries, like him using an ice sword or having a big mech, and if you actually Enjoyed the game and everything it came with, and still love Fang despite it all, good for you! I'm glad you still like fang, whether he's good, bad, or neutral in your book! All I care about is that you like him, so thank you. :] but I'm fairly certain. Rarely any Sonic fans will celebrate its anniversary. If anything, mostly Trip fans will as it's her birthday.

…

ALSO BRING BACK HIS POPGUN YOU COWARDS! WHY DIDN'T HE USE IT DURING THE MINISERIES HE DIDN'T BREAK IT YET BY THEN AAAGGHGG

Cough if you want a better 2D game with more playable characters and a good story with great music.

Play Mario Wonder

Or play the new mario party! That's out today! ^^

Okay, have a nice day <333

[itsrhodi]

potential speculative spoilers for next warframe update. based just on devstream 187 and also its just what i really want out of it. i wrote this at like 4 am plz spare me

so assuming its true that we return to Duviri in the next major update coming this December, im SO exited. im a pretty big fan of Duviri as a location and i like it for what it does for the lore.

THAT BEING SAID

If we are going there to fight the Man in the Wall on our own turf (or, the Drifter's), I cant even imagine how that'll end up turning out. Because it's pretty clear that, at this point, the Drifter makes the rules wrt to weird human-oriented pocket dimensions. Because of their weird brand of temporal-spacial Void magic (Duviri and the timeloop in 1999). As opposed to the Operator's powers which seem considerably more straightforward (OR they haven't been given the depth they deserve. cough).

So OBVIOUSLY the Drifter's going to be a key player in Duviri Electric Boogaloo but I'm definitely hoping the Operator gets equal or more attention considering. you know. THEY'VE been dealing with Wally for way longer and made the deal in the first place.

Idk I want this kid to get what they deserve, to slay the monster they've been battling since the beginning and find real space to rest. but i honestly dont know how the Operator's going to slot in at this point because the Drifter's the one that's been learning the most about what the Indifference really is and how to beat it. like the Drifter's been placed into this position where they know 'Compassion' (just to use any proper noun to oppose Indifference) from 4 different worlds. From during the fall of the Orokin, to Duviri, to the modern-day Origin System, and back to 1999 Earth. the most the Operator has is two of the former in common with the Drifter, and 2 (3?) major character relationships with the Lotus, Umbra, and maybe Teshin. And really only one of those relationships is super fleshed out.

The Drifter just feels way more developed than the Operator at this point to me and I really really want the Operator to get more attention because I'll be really disappointed if defeating Wally, if it CAN be defeated, is just left up to the Drifter now.

I don't know what the best remedy for this is, but I know I'd like if they finished the whole Indifference arc with a final step of turning inward. Because like Warframe this entire time has primarily been about reaching out to the people around you, to support them and understand them and build relationships and solidarity with them. You know, build love (or to use that stray word again, Compassion) in company and all that. Which is probably my favorite thing about Warframe, this particular writing choice. But there's also an internal piece that can be touched on here, and we literally have two people who are the same person, cosmically speaking, to do it with. Because the Operator and Drifter aren't exactly one-and-the-same, but they're still connected to that same kid who existed all those years ago on the Zariman. And, well, the Operator IS STILL a child. I dunno I just see some potential for a Uniting With My Inner (Literal Real) Child Self thing to be the final piece of the puzzle in defeating Indifference. Maybe that's why Dominus Thrax takes the form of a little kid. Actually I'm sure people have already made that connection.

[clowns0up-felix]

Coming back to tell you how much I love that little comic with the Chosen Hero and the Hero of Men. There's no dialogue, but it still has a strong sense of sadness and hope. And the parallels between the two are fantastic, I really wish Nintendo gave us more information about what happened between Skyward Sword and Minish Cap because now I'm really thinking about it and how whatever happened had to be pretty scary if the Hero of Men decided it was in everyone's best interest for him to yoink the Chosen Hero's sacred sword from its temple.

All those words to say your art is wonderful and I'm thinking about it and the piece of LoZ lore it represents. ❤️

Ohhhh my go yesssss I would give my life to know more about the hero of men,,, its literally crazy to me that there’s a link that’s just. There. No game no story no nothing. WHO IS THAT TELL ME?? Thinking about who he could’ve been is one of the joys of life but it tends to feel more like writing an OC than expanding on known lore, bc be barely have any,,,

Actually, Ill use this to ramble about what I do tend to think for him here, hope that’s okay!!

I love love love that u said that what was happening during the hero of men’s time had to be pretty scary, bc YEAH. To pull the sword of the first hero and first king of Hyrule (^.^) who probably would kill to not have fi be woken up is CRAZYYYY,,, either he’s oblivious or in a really bad situation,,, What is known about him leaves to believe that he was a knight tho, and they 100% knew about fis resting ground,, It is said that the world was about to be swallowed by evil, which makes me think Botw final cutscene or sksw final girahim type severity of monster floods. So I think hom (ill refer to the hero of men like this for now) link probably saw getting the sacred, legendary master sword as his only chance at saving hyrule.

Idk if he would’ve know himself to be the legendary hero reborn due to triforce mark, maybe he just stumbled across it in an attempt to hide some injured knights in the temple of hylia,,,, Side note on the temple of hylia, love the abandoned look in the comic but it doesn’t really make sense, does it? Bc why would sksw Link want fis resting place to not be well kept? Would he visit before his passing?

Anyway, he takes the sword defeats the monster hoards and gives hyrule a brief moment of safety. He’s made into a high ranking knight or maybe head of the knights (he’s probably rather young still, as that seems to be a theme for the chosen hero and priestess, so maybe late teens, and before having the master sword he was a knight in training?) and then, when the picori/minish come down to earth (i dunno from where, was that ever said? Just from the skies i thiinkkk,,,) he gets the picori blade and I think the light force from them. It’s similar use does bring up the question why hom link would use the picori blade over the master sword,, maybe because its a gift and the master sword is like this sacred sword meant to rest and that got him feeling bad hahaha,, Hom link trapped the monsters rather than killing them but I can’t remember if the trapped them in the sword or the chest or somewhere else hmm,,, the sword later turns into the four sword right? (I’m so sorry im too lazy rn to do research 😭) I don’t think hom link would’ve been able to use it as this tho, i think he never got it to a point like this, just used it to save the world once and then gave it away for the contest ^^ In one of the stained glass the sword he gets DOES look like the four sword but i am going to ignore that bc I think i can.

Also, for reasons that I can’t (don’t want to) talk about rn I personally would change it being the 50th anniversary of the Picori Festival instead of the 100th ^.^ also I think hom link would stay a close friend to the royal family partially to protect the holder of the light force which was sealed into his Zelda i think and passed down to her children and their children yk,, and don’t tell anyone I said this but he is alive during minish cap and ezlo was one of the minish that gave him the blade during the Force era ;)

I also think the minish weren’t really ever introduced to the public but instead kept in strict contact to the royal family and those they trusted, which is why during mc basically no one knows about them, and those that once did are already fairly old or dead.

I’m not gonna read this over, hope everything makes sense and is coherent

Thanks for the ask !!!!! Drawing the comic was so fun I’m happy u like it :D

[raaorqtpbpdy]

Love the Fur, Hate the Fuzz (2)

Tucker takes his boyfriend Wulf on a date to the one place where a ghostly wolf-man won't raise any eyebrows: A furry convention. At first, it goes better than perfect, but on day two, it's just one problem after another.

For the prompts: Write a Tucker POV/Center another prompt around Tucker {from Akela}, Tucker goes to a furry convention and finds Kwan there. {from @sailor-toni}, Use the color "Green" in your story. {from Warvik}, and "Question one: why did you think punching it would work? Question two: why did punching it work?" {from Mel}

Read also on AO3 | Chapter 1 on Tumblr

Chapter 2: Day Two of the Con

Despite his lack of sleep, or perhaps because of it, Tucker was up bright and early when Wulf showed up to portal them both back to Chicago for day two. Yesterday had gone so well that Tucker felt certain that today would go even better. This would be the perfect weekend.

No sooner had they walked in the door than Tucker's hopes were dashed.

"Foley?" a voice called out.

Tucker instinctively turned around to see that his name had been called by someone dressed as a bright green tiger.

"Uh..." Tucker said, confused. The voice had sounded vaguely familiar, but it was hard to place when he was staring at Tony the Tiger's Ghost Zone counterpart. "Do I know you?"

"Oh, right!" The tiger removed the head of his suit to reveal — "It's me, Kwan!"

The football player gave Tucker a smile so big his eyes closed, sparing him the look of horror on Tucker's face.

"Man, I didn't expect to run into anyone from school here," Kwan said, barrelling on, seemingly oblivious to the fact that he and Tucker were decidedly not friends. "This is my first time coming to one of these things. I only really got into the furry fandom last year. How about you?"

Instead of answering, Tucker decided to try to end this painful conversation. "Do your parents know you're here? They're really cool with..." he gestured vaguely to the eye-assaulting green fursuit, "all this?" He didn't know much about Kwan, but from what he'd seen at various school events, his parents were pretty strict.

"Oh yeah," Kwan replied, shrugging. "Well, they don't really get it, but they don't really know why I like football either. As long as I keep my 4.0, they let me have whatever hobbies I want. As long as I don't miss any school, of course."

"You have a 4.0?" Tucker couldn't help repeating. 

He'd always thought the A-listers were... well... jocks. He knew Star was a bit of a math whiz, but he'd seen her test scores in English, so it hadn't been enough to challenge that perception. The idea that Kwan—Dash's dopey sidekick—had a better GPA than Tucker himself? It just didn't compute.

"Four point four, actually," Kwan corrected casually. "Honors classes. I dunno why you seem so surprised, the honor roll is posted in the school's main hallway and it gets updated every month. I'm always on it."

Tucker just gawked, at a complete loss for words.

"Anyway, who's you're friend?" Kwan asked. "Your fursuit is killer by the way."

"Mia amo, who is this?" Wulf asked.

Before Tucker could collect himself enough to say words again, Kwan answered himself.

"My name's Kwan," he said in perfect Esperanto. "Me and Tucker go to school together. And you are?" 

"Okay, woah!" Tucker cut him off. "You! You can speak Esperanto? You?"

"Yeah," Kwan answered sheepishly. "I was a bit of a nerd in middle school."

"I am Wulf, Tucker's partner," Wulf responded, ignoring his boyfriend's outburst, clearly pleased that someone else could communicate with him directly, much to Tucker's dismay. 

Was it too possessive to want to be the only person his boyfriend could talk to? Probably. Definitely. But dammit he was possessive! Not so possessive he'd actually try to stop Wulf from talking to other guys because that would be messed up, but possessive enough that he really really wanted to.

"Wait, you guys are dating?" Kwan asked, directing the question at Tucker. "Wow dude, nice going!" He held up a toxic-green paw for a high-five which Tucker begrudgingly obliged.

He may not care for Kwan, but he was very proud of the boyfriend he'd somehow managed to get. They'd been together for months now, and still, every time he thought about it, Tucker had no idea how he'd gotten so lucky.

"Anyway, I signed up for a media panel this morning," he turned to Wulf, "I'll see you at the fursuit parade this afternoon, right?"

Wulf nodded, smiling.

Kwan grinned again and put his tiger head back on. "I'll see you guys later then!" With that, he waved, and headed off toward the classrooms where the sessions were.

"He seems kind," Wulf observed. "You have good friends mia amo."

"Me and Kwan are not friends," Tucker spat. "Don't let him fool you, he's really a jerk!" 

Now, was that absolutely true? Well... no. Kwan was, in general, a perfectly nice guy. But his best friend was a jerk, which of course meant that Kwan was a jerk by proxy, no matter how nice he was. Plus, he got Sam banned from her favorite goth poetry slam that one time, and even though he hadn't done it on purpose, Tucker was choosing to hold that against him forever and ever.

"Really?" Wulf asked.

"Yes, now let's go check out the game room." Tucker grabbed his boyfriend by his huge paw, the weight and warmth of it instantly calming him somewhat. He sighed out a breath. "I heard they have the new console variant of Doomed there. Come watch me be a badass in a banana suit."

Wulf didn't play much video games himself, mostly because he felt bad about the number of controllers and keyboards Tucker had had to replace when Wulf had tried to enjoy the hobby with him. But he never complained about watching Tucker play, and seemed to have fun cheering him on.

Tucker tried to focus on that and not let his day be completely ruined by the fact that Kwan had invaded his happy place and was already making plans to invade it some more. After a few hours of video games, tabletop games, and general socializing, Tucker had almost managed to forget about Kwan.

Then the time came for the fursuit parade, and the dread set in tenfold.

"Hey guys! Glad you made it!"

Kwan, of course, spotted them instantly. For once, Tucker kind of hated the fact that his boyfriend was almost seven feet tall.

Oh, who was he kidding, he could never hate that. It was awesome. Still, he was slightly annoyed by how easy Wulf was to spot in a crowd when Tucker himself wasn't the one looking for him.

"The route goes all the way around the hotel once," Kwan told them, his voice slightly muffled by his neon green tiger head. He was pretty easy to spot in a crowd himself, even a crowd as colorful as this one. "It's pretty informal, so it doesn't matter how fast we go, or what order we walk in. I was a little nervous, since I've never done this before, so I asked the organizer."

Tucker himself was only wearing a wolf tail and another werewolf shirt with a cheesy slogan: "I cry wolf all night long". He was particularly proud of that find, but without a fursuit he would have to walk alongside the parade while Wulf and Kwan stood side by side right in the middle of the action.

"This is fine," Tucker hissed under his breath when he saw the pair of them laughing at something he hadn't been able to hear.

When the parade started, Tucker could barely enjoy all the head turning to gawk at how hot his boyfriend was knowing that Wulf was enjoying the parade with Kwan instead of him. He still could, obviously, but not as much as he would have if Kwan wasn't there. He was starting to feel like a third wheel. It was just like hanging out with Sam and Danny except Wulf was supposed to be his boyfriend, not Kwan's.

Just when the parade was about to end and Tucker thought he and Wulf would finally be able to split off and spend the rest of the day strategically avoiding his classmate, things went from bad to worse.

A hot pink ghost ray shot into the crowd. Everyone scrambled out of the way, shouting in surprise and horror. All eyes turned to the sky where Walker's number one lackey, Bullet, was floating there along with about a dozen ghostly prison guards, his gaze fixed right on Wulf.

"Found you," he jeered with a wicked smirk.

Tucker cursed and started to run toward Wulf. But he was pushing against the crowd feeling the scene, and nearly got trampled a few times while hardly making any headway. All he could do was watch helplessly between the bodies as Bullet and the guards swooped down, surrounding Wulf, attempting to arrest him.

Wulf fought valiantly, but he was badly outnumbered, and they were prepared for everything he could dish out.

"No!" Tucker screamed.

Then, from behind Wulf, a furry, bright green fist lashed out, nailing bullet right in the face and sending him flying backwards, spinning out a few feet up.

"Kwan?" he shouted, shocked and confused.

The crowd had mostly dispersed, taking shelter back in the hotel by that point, and Tucker was finally able to slip through a gap between two guards and join his boyfriend and his... well... his nothing. Kwan.

"Okay," he said, strapping on a Fenton Wrist-Ray that he kept on him at all times. "Question one: why did you think punching him would work? And question two: why the hell did punching him work?"

"I used ectoplasm to dye the fabric I used to make my suit," Kwan explained, taking another swing at a guard and laying him out. "It was the right color and readily available back home. I wasn't really thinking about punching ghosts when I did it, but I figured it was worth a shot."

"Wulf, you gotta portal home and get the Fenton Thermos I keep on my desk in my room," Tucker said, shooting off a few rapid fire blasts from his wrist-ray to keep the guards back. "We'll cover you, but we really need it!"

Wulf swiped his extended claws at another guard, who flew out of the way. "What about you, mia amo?" he insisted. "I can't let you get hurt."

Bullet had regained his balance and was flying back toward them with a vengeance. They needed that thermos, otherwise this would be a battle of stamina, and while Tucker had a lot of virtues, that wasn't one of them.

Swallowing his pride, Tucker said through gritted teeth, "Kwan can protect me. It'll only be a minute, Koro."

Wulf spared a moment to glance at Kwan, but nodded solemnly. "Keep him safe," he said. Then, with a swipe of his massive claws, he opened a portal and dove through it.

"Aww!" Kwan squeed, slamming Bullet with a perfectly timed roundhouse kick right as the ghost came into range. "You two are adorable!"

"Shut up!" Tucker shouted, shooting another ray at Bullet over Kwan's shoulder and 'accidentally' grazing his suit in the process.

"Hey!" Kwan squawked. "Between you and the ghosts, I don't know who's doing more damage. Do you have any idea how long this is gonna take to repair?"

Another pink ghost ray shot Kwan's tiger head clean off, leaving him exposed. Bullet's gun was aimed right at them while the ghost himself sported a cocky grin. He opened his mouth, no doubt to bark an order to the other guards, but before he could speak, a silvery blue portal opened behind him and the huge, hulking form of Wulf appeared, towering over him.

He barely had time to gasp. The next thing they knew, Bullet was sucked up into the Fenton Thermos, and the other guards quickly followed, trying and failing to run. Ancients, Tucker was so glad he'd taught Wulf how to use that thing.

"Hell yeah!" Tucker cheered, literally jumping up and pumping his fist enthusiastically. He took a running leap into his boyfriend's arms and kissed the side of his muzzle. "That was amazing!"

Kwan had taken the opportunity to pick up his Tiger head, which had a hole singed right under the left ear. "You guys are too much," he said. "Get a room."

Tucker glared, but Wulf only laughed heartily. "I believe the festivities are not over yet," he said. "Let's go back inside."

"Right, the panel we're sighed up for starts in ten minutes," Tucker said.

"Is that the Furries in Tech Panel?" Kwan asked. "'Cause that's the one I signed up for."

With a groan, Tucker buried his face in Wulf's torn green sweatshirt, silently wishing that when he looked up, Kwan would be gone and their date would be back to just the two of them. 

No such luck. 

"Come, mia amo," Wulf said laughingly, "I will carry you."

"I guess it's fine then," Tucker grumbled. 

After the panel, and some more browsing—which Kwan tagged along for, even though Tucker had absolutely not invited him, although Wulf had nothing to say about it—the second day of the convention closed out with a dance party. Wulf and Tucker danced together, and Tucker got to watch Kwan absolutely humiliate himself trying and failing to do a number of egregiously out-dated dance moves whilst in a fursuit. Obviously he hadn't thought to practice ahead of time. It was an acceptable consolation prize. His attempt at the worm had been especially funny.

All things considered, when they went home via another one of Wulf's portals, Tucker had to admit he'd enjoyed their second day almost as much as the first. The ghost fight hadn't been ideal, but ghost fights were a Tuesday for Tucker. And though Kwan had been a nuisance, he had been pretty handy in that fight, and he provided a decent source of entertainment at the end.

Most importantly, though, Tucker had gotten to spend two straight days with the man/wolf/ghost/fugitive that he loved. And that made every minute of it perfection.

[k0dster]

I'd kill for an Antón Castillo x reader fic. Eternally grateful to you in fact. There's so little content for him.

Anything from being devoted to him to being broken and swayed to his side. Maybe the reader taking him up on his offer to become *his* general. Perhaps flustering the shit outta that old man. Maybe something that leans a little bit into toxic yaoi ass stuff, maybe something soft. I dunno, I'm starving. I don't wanna be picky. I can provide more ideas as well.

And, if not, it's okay! Thank you!

See-Line Woman

Antón Castillo x G!N reader

Word count: 2.5k+

Author's notes: Actually screamed when I read Antóns name. Absolutely awful old men? Swooned. Head over heels. Gonna play in before game Antón, when his leukemia isn't nearly as bad and Dani hasn't killed like half of Yara yet lmao. I don't wanna ramble too long but if you've got anymore Antón requests or just FC6 in general I'm actually begging you to send them in. Don't be afraid to be picky, the more specific the better. (Apology for how long this took me, I started writing this and then I got sick, and busy, and life stuff hit ugh...Another side note: only took me like 5 replays of this game to read the plaques outside of the capital that explain that they finished building the capital in 2019 as a tribute to Antóns father, and because I was already almost done writing this when I realized that Diego literally can't be like 7 in this because the capital didn't even exist yet… I'm probably the only one who cares about this like at all, but it was really bothering me) Anyways, I hope you enjoy, I had a wonderful time writing for our favorite senior citizen <3

No summary because I am tired, the request pretty much sums it up though

I had a specific two songs in mind for this so here's a link to it.

Requests here

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It was an unusually cold night for the usually scorching Yara. A soft breeze rattled the fronds high in the palms, and the white caps of the ocean crashed in a gentle rhythm as they ran along the sand. The moon hung high and bright in the sky, dimming the twinkling stars that dangled in the inky darkness surrounding it. Though, just like everywhere in Esperanza, even Isla de León wasn't safe from the blinding glow of the capital, obscuring the stars and leaving the moon glazed over, hidden by the warmth of the sun. The entirety of Yara seemed to revolve around Torre del León as if it were the sun; it was certainly bright enough. Even from the back patio, the peak of the tower loomed over the house, stretching and warping into an even bigger achievement as it reflected against the pool. You understood why Castillo spent his days there. They were one and the same. They turned heads, gave off a wonderful warmth of security that made the whole country listen. But in Torre del León, at least, the floors hidden from the public were nothing—full of meaningless furniture and marble flooring.

Tonight, he was spending time on his island, holding an extravagant house party to which you had been graciously invited to stand outside. The backyard wasn't the worst place in the world; landscapers came every week to keep the bushes at a reasonable length, and the pool smelled of bitter chlorine. But it was cool and quiet compared to the bustling mansion. Guard patrol wasn't exactly what you had signed up for when you took the president's gracious offer to allow you to be his general, you were more accustomed to long hours accompanying him and Diego at the hip to various meetings and events. The rank gave you a definite power that separated you from the rest of the army, gave you authority over your former peers, but it dwindled tonight as you lingered around the back steps on a well-needed smoke break.

The rumors of how you'd come to land your position had varied—from sleeping with the president to bribery; you'd heard everything under the sun. The things you didn't hear were loud enough, shared in deep glares and passing looks from fellow soldiers. The worst of all was the queen of propaganda herself, María Marquessa. It was no secret she and Antón had shared their moments in the past, one of their bigger moments coming in the form of his heir. They denied it day in and day out, but in the end, it didn't stop the quickly growing accusations. You knew María had attended tonight; word about who was at the manor got around pretty quickly between the graveyard shift, especially for bigger events. María was worse than the others; she didn't give you dirty looks or voice her opinion—she kept to herself, forcing smiles and basking in petty attempts at trying to mask her obvious hatred. You couldn't quite comprehend why she was so resentful. In all honesty, you should have been jealous of her. Antón handed her her whole life: her academy, her surgeries, Yaravision. She stood much higher than you ever would, and yet she couldn't seem to see it that way.

You wouldn't deny most of the rumors regarding you and the president weren't exactly far-fetched, though it was nothing of the glamorous relationship everyone made it out to be. He wasn't the man everyone made him out to be. You had fought tooth and nail in the academy, clawing for anything he could possibly see as success, to make yourself stand out. He certainly saw you, and it wasn't long before you were thrown into the spotlight, praised as a star, and shown more love and admiration than you'd ever received in your life. But every star burns out, and once you found yourself at his side, you no longer shined. Everything you were once praised for became nothing, leaving a hole of guilt as again and again you were told what you could be doing better, how Antón's life was at stake, and how the finite details of every speck of your life suddenly became the reason he'd be gone. You tried not to dwell on it too much, the fact you were responsible for not just one but two lives now, one of which you cared for much more than you were willing to admit.

The smoke of your cigarette eased its way into the sky, filling the air with the sour smell of burning tobacco. The party had slowly been coming to an end, with the remaining crowd saying their goodbyes to the other guests, though a grinding pair of heels caught your attention—different from the usual lost patron who stumbled into the backyard. María, as spiteful as she was, was beautiful. Her makeup was spotless, her blonde hair spun into meticulously brushed curls, her purple dress skin-tight, showing off the years' worth of work she'd put into herself. Gold jewelry hung just about everywhere she could manage, a quick, flashy reminder of her success. They caught the light that hung above the back door as she stopped in front of you, glimmering against her warm skin. Her bracelets clattered together when her hand met her hip, a gentle smile finding her face. There was something so fake about her smile—maybe it was all the surgery, or maybe it was the snarky tone she took on when she spoke.

"Slow night?" she asked, fanning her free hand in front of her face as your cigarette finally reached her, her face scrunching into a nauseating grimace. You had to admit they tasted different since Viviro had started being produced—something to do with the new chemical fertilizer that produced more tobacco down in José's fields. It had made the smell less earthy, almost artificial, but you had been assured the chemicals were safe, and so far, there had been nothing suggesting they weren't.

"You could say that." Slow was an understatement. But you didn't want to entertain her conversation. She seemed upset at the lack of response, deciding on a different approach.

"Antón was looking for you." You weren't sure if she knew how much it bothered everyone when she addressed him by his first name. The bite behind her words suggested she did.

"I bet he was," you almost winced as you forced a sarcastic smile. "And he sent you out here to come find me?" There was a beat of contemplation from Marquessa, as she grappled with her lie, trying to come up with a single reason she would've been back here, but the back door opening cut her off. You knew who it was before you even got a chance to look, the immediate change in Marquessa spoke volumes. His suit was a blinding white, accented in a deep red that matched the flag he hung proudly around the estate. It was freshly pressed, his red tie tight around his neck, held in place with one of the golden lion pins he always wore.

Your back instinctively straightened, hand itching to push into a salute as he looked between the two of you, magically dissolving whatever issues María had with you tonight. She put on the best smile she could muster, her hand sliding off her hip to rest against her side.

"María," he seemed caught off guard, but he didn't miss a beat. "Shouldn't you be inside? The backyard isn't exactly open to guests." The way she frantically tried to explain herself was laughable, tripping over her words over and over trying to find something presentable enough to keep her image.

"Looks like he found me, and all on his own. Wouldn't you look at that?" You couldn't resist a jab at her, crumbling her current lie into another one. Under the warm porch light you could see the red staining her cheeks, her usual, practiced facade slipping into a mess of anxiety. Antón was quiet as he listened to her explanation, eventually the woman realized there was no use trying to explain herself and the backyard fell into silence once more. Music softly strummed its way through the open door, mixing into a serenade with the crickets and careful wind that carried itself through the yard. His smile was stiff, there was understandably no warmth to it.

"Goodnight, Ms. Marquessa." It was his way of telling her their one sided conversation was over, not so subtly excusing her. It was almost aggravating how quickly she changed in his presence, bothered by the idea that she could say anything that might upset him. She smiled and it was the most real one you'd seen from her, a sharp breath seeping its way into her nose. They stood for a while, sharing a look that only they understood the meaning behind, then she slipped past him and back into the house, but not without shooting you another dagger filled glance.

The atmosphere felt immediately lighter when he leaned against the wall beside you—maybe "lighter" wasn't the term; it was different. You doubted he would ever open up about his relations with María, certainly not with you. Whatever they had between them was clearly long gone, but you couldn't help worrying about where you stood. Maybe there truly was nothing there; whatever spark they had, however long ago, had snuffed itself out. But even if there wasn't, she was always around. Parties, meetings, dinner—anytime she could push her way into his life, she found it.

"I apologize for her; she's—" he carefully began, his hands working to smooth a wrinkle on his jacket.

"A bitch," you spoke before you even had time to think. The air suddenly felt heavy in your lungs, your uniform too tight around your neck, leaving a gaping hole of uncertainty in your chest. Maybe you had overstepped; even if you had, he didn't show it. He was near impossible to read. As hard as you tried, he never let himself slip.

"That is a word for it," he chuckled, studying your cigarette and the smoke that seeped from it. Your hand moved to grasp it between your fingers; it was practically burnt out, but you offered it out to him anyway. The president was quick to turn you down, muffling a cough into his sleeve.

At his decline, you finished it off, snuffing it to ash under your boot. It left a sour taste that leaked down your throat—a burning sensation, almost. They had lost the taste that made them unmistakably Yaran.

"Yaran has gone to shit, you know?" He spoke your thoughts, but you couldn't help filing around your pockets for another. It didn't matter how they tasted; settling the tremble in your hands was more than enough to mask over the rancid aftertaste

"What a wonderful way to speak about your country."

"It's true. I smoke Mexican." Of course he did. You were out of matches which left you disappointedly searching your pockets for a light. Antón was quick to provide, his hand dipping into his own pocket to fish out a gold lighter. The front was engraved with a beautiful lion, the edges scuffed and dull from obvious years of use. You got a whiff of his cologne when he flicked it open, casting a dull flame against your face.

The music eventually faded into a light, jazzy tune, rolling its way through the open door. He found the beat, tapping his shoe against the tile in a steady rhythm as he softly hummed along. It seemed familiar, even if you couldn’t place where, he seemed comfortably in tune with it.

“Dance with me?” He suddenly spoke up, flashing you a rare smile as he offered out a hand. You were tentative to take it, but eventually you gave in, smoke trailing you as he gracefully pulled you away from the wall and into the spotlight shining from the gap in the foyer. He was obviously much more content with the beat, flowing with a practiced ease as you fumbled to keep up. You felt as if you were only stumbling within his orbit; he was the sun and the rest of the world orbited around him. You found yourself wondering how many people were close enough to him to even have that thought.

He was a wonderful dancer, setting the pace and allowing you to flow with him, occasionally pushing you out into a tight twirl before pulling you back to him. You could really smell his cologne this close; it was definitely expensive. Leathery with maybe a dash of amber. It was strong, but it was hard to mask the harshly sweet scent of the cigars he was always smoking. It nearly made you self-conscious about the fact you probably smelled like cigarettes and dry cleaning. You didn't have time to linger on it very long before his arm wrapped snugly around your waist. He slowed his pace, allowing for a second to bask in the moment, trying your hardest to memorize every detail before it faded away into the obscurity of your thoughts. The way your boots made you feel clumsy, the way your uniform suddenly felt too tight against your back, the cigarette dangling between the fingers on your free hand, but most of all you'd noticed how you'd settled. All of a sudden, the day didn't feel near as long, and the ache in your legs drifted elsewhere as you swayed around the yard, allowing the world around you to fade away until there was nothing but the tempo of the music and him.

Inevitably, the tune dwindled away into another song, and it left you gnawing at the idea that the moment had come to an unceremonious end and everything would resume as it once was. He'd continue on as if nothing had happened, and you'd resume your nightly patrol with nothing but a heavy heart and a longing for just one more song. To your surprise, he didn't pull away; he didn't even entertain the idea that he might as he spun you around once more. When your arms draped over his neck, his hands rested over your waist, a soft smile plastered on his face.

"My mother," he softly started, "Dios, she was a wonderful singer." There was something reminiscent in his eyes you couldn't place. He was distant, far away. Somewhere deep down, he was still that 13-year-old boy, listening to his mother hum the same song inside a prison cell, wishing for a father that would never return. You couldn't help but wonder if he was anything like Diego, quiet and sincere. If maybe there was a time he was gentle, still filled with that childlike wonder his son radiated. You doubted it, but it didn't mean you couldn't dream.

You winced when the door creaked its way fully open, blinding you with bright light. You let out a soft whine of disappointment when he forced himself to pull away. You knew how it looked, and that definitely wasn't the message he wanted to portray to everyone at his party.When your eyes adjusted to the light, you were pleasantly surprised to see a set of big, brown eyes staring back at you. Diego had just turned seven and still had issues sleeping through the night. His tear-stained cheeks showed it was the same routine, but he seemed a little happier now that he'd found his father. When he straightened his suit and cleared his throat to make himself more presentable for his son, it sank in that the moment had truly come to an end. You felt the need to do something with your hands; exposed by the now lit-up yard, you pulled your smoke back to your lips, cursing yourself as the end no longer glowed and you had let it go to waste. It fell back to your side as you looked between the boy and his father, stiffening at the professional tone that had returned to his voice.

"Goodnight, general." It was addressed to you, but he had already moved on, focused on his heir.

"Goodnight, Mr. Castillo." You tried to mask the disappointment with a trained respect, hands firm behind your back, your spine straightened tight enough it hurt.

"Antón," he quickly corrected, "Please, I think we are well past formalities; call me Antón." Something about the use of his first name was intimate; it didn't feel quite reserved to you, as if you were intruding on something.

"Goodnight, Antón." Weird and unnatural was the only way you could describe it, used to the usual terms of respect you'd come to know.

"Papa!" Diego whined, forcing his father to let out a small scoff as he kept his eye roll reserved for you.

"Yes, yes, Mijo. Patience, please." His hand met the young boy's back as he turned to lead him back to his room. They exchanged a hushed conversation before his gaze met yours one last time. His wink was subtle, yet you still noticed and shot him back one of your own. The door shut, muffling the music and shadowing the backyard in the blackness of night once again, leaving you alone with nothing but the burnt-out cigarette in your hand and another lonely shift to return to.

[deusvervewrites]

I think you're right with Bakugo losing his quirk being something interesting for the series. I get that the intended reading (or at least a rather common interpretation in the fandom) of his character is supposed to be that he's generally completed his redemption, but to me it feels like its still got a lot to cover, mostly because I don't think that it dug that deep into his mindset or really made him actually reevaluate Why he wanted to be a hero.

I'm not saying he didn't have a character arc, its just that what arc was there was very slow paced, and kinda makes it look painfully slower when you compare it to the constant escalation of the rest of the plot. In theory its an interesting look into how changing as a person comes slowly, but in practice there's really only so long I can stand watching some little dick waffle about on whether or not he should treat people with basic human decency when he's looking to take on a position of power.

Like yeah he starts to respect his classmates, but to me it feels more like that respect came solely from recognizing their power rather than realizing that everyone deserves respect. It would be a solid start to an improvement arc! But no, its at what a lot of people think to be is the peak of Bakugo's redemption.

Especially in regards to Midoriya. Everyone cheers on the fact that he now sees him as a rival and even finds joy in their competition, but it currently falls flat to me because. its just validating Bakugo's power-based worldview now that Midoriya has a quirk. like sure he respects his heroic skills but does he respect him as a person?

But now, if he's lost his quirk... He's going to have to fully confront How Exactly He Fucked Up. No rationalizing that someone deserves his respect because they're as powerful as him and can compete against him in a game he's gonna win! Its either he rethinks his entire worldview or he wallows in his own misery at being quirkless, and there's no way that the story will go the second route, especially if Midoriya's own quirklessness sticks.

And honestly? that would be the most fulfilling ending to his character to me. Bakugo not being a hero would probably piss a rather vocal portion of the fanbase off, especially if Midoriya pulls off becoming a quirkless hero, but it would be very satisfying to me in particular, so. Yeah.

(OOPS this got long. My bad. I just started typing and it just spilled out)

I mean. I wrote a 1300 word essay on the problems I have with Bakugou's character arc. And like I said, his dialogue is worded once again to place value in Midoriya's Quirk over him. Personally I was hoping that Bakugou would be the Quirkless Hero because it would be a poetic inversion of how the series started while also showing a mindset that doesn't put that kind of value into Quirks.

Bakugou has some really good moments. The Final War has done a lot of good with him and addressed most of the issues I've had with his character overall. But with Bakugou you never know when you're gonna get a moment where he, I dunno, spitballing here, overhears that Midoriya lost his Quirk and starts crying because they can't compete anymore. Or physically attacks Midoriya for slapstick comedy. Wouldn't that be a weird writing decision? Making a joke about how Bakugou still attacks Midoriya? Over 250 chapters in? That'd be fucking weird.

[whirligig-girl]

MAJOR spoilers for the telltale-style video game Star Trek: Resurgence, spoiling the ending (or at least, an ending.) Do not read until after you have played Resurgence. Also: you should play Resurgence!

Below the cut is a short fic taking place after the end of my playthrough.

This assumes an ending in which Diaz gets bioformed by Miranda, but has injected themself with Deuridium. I assume this is one of many possible endings, but I've only played the game once.

Here's a short fic, taking place a year or so after the events of the game. subject line: So. I'm back... from: cdiaz@aucklandpenalcolony.ipn "Toza and Carter Diaz" to: niliedsilar@ncc92317resolute.uespn "Ensign Nili Edsilar" sent: Stardate 58498.72 audio recording: [47 megaquads] transcript: select UT setting: (view in Southeast Trill) (view in Federation Standard) (View in English)

Computer, begin recording. Hi Nili. It's Carter Diaz. I know that might seem pretty hard to believe. I've been back for a month or so now, but every time I try to write a letter to you I just end up not knowing what to say. So uh, I guess, hi?

Me and Toza, my T'kon part, have come to a mutual understanding. We've been seeing a therapist in here on Earth, and we're learning to cooperate more. It can be hard; me and Toza don't see eye to eye on a lot of things, and I'll probably never be able to serve on a starship again, but we're getting to be a lot more functional.

I can't begin to tell you how much I've missed you since the Aphelion, or thank you enough for how you helped me through everything I had to do.

See, the thing is, most of us who got bioformed really are still in here. We've just been suppressed. But the T'kon didn't really think this thing through, 'cause the longer they go on, the harder it is to keep us down for good. I can't imagine how much worse it is for the T'kon out there who escaped and don't have any good therapists. I nearly drove Toza insane.

Then again, I think part of the reason I came back out is that Toza's feeling a lot of regret and boredom here in New Zealand. Sometimes he just sits, depressed, on our bed, doesn't go pick up a book or hang out with the other T'kon or any other patients or play a game, and when he lets his mind fall away that's when I come out again. First time it happened it was a real shock to both of us, and I kinda freaked out.

But sometimes it can be real hard for me to stay around. I think about everything I did and said that I regretted, and i can feel myself falling away, and it's hard to bring myself back when that happens. But most of the time these days when one of us is fronting the other's just kind of watching. I should have had Miranda scanned as soon as I suspected something was up. I dunno, maybe we coulda kept her safe until she could come out again one day.

And I know it's fucked up to say, since we now know everyone who's bioformed really is still in there, but i wish i didn't have to end up like this. Miranda died anyway. I don't know how I could have possibly killed her myself but... I should have. And then I wouldn't have left you. I hope you're doing ok without me. I love you Nili, you know that. That's too vulnerable. Computer, delete that last sentence. Hell, delete that entire damn paragraph.

[there is a pause lasting approximately 20 seconds]

If you have any leave coming up any time soon, I'd really appreciate a visit. I hear the Resolute's going to be coming back to Sector 001 to study some kind of cometary phenomenon around Alpha Centauri, so. Maybe that'd be a good time for it.

I know this kinda thing really hits home hard for you, but Toza's agreed not to cause any problems with you here and let me stay in front if you did visit. Or we could call or something, if the subspace comm path lines up right.

Computer, send message.

[there is a pause lasting approximately 9 seconds]

Damn, I forgot to mention the trans stuff. Toza, why didn't you remind me?

Because you wanted me to keep quiet!

[sending message]

wait what? no no n--

[idolish7imagines]

heyy! hope you're having a good morning/afternoon/night so far! this is actually my 2nd time sending in a request here (the last time i sent one was around 2 years ago or so?).

anyways, is it possible if i could have some headcanons of idolish7 or trigger (you can pick the group you wanna write for!) with a fem! s/o who's a bit too obsessed with watching plane accident documentaries? like it's to the point where she can remember many notable incidents and its details (like how the disaster started, how many people died or survived, etc.). bonus points if she gets slightly anxious about flying, so when the guys question why she would watch those documentaries in the first place, she just shrugs and replies, "i dunno. i guess i'm just curious about things like this."

(i may or may not be exposing myself in this request, but i've been obsessed with watching the series, "mayday: air disaster" on youtube for quite a while, even though i honestly get anxious about flights [i don't go on them all that often]. but i try not to watch the series days or even weeks prior to a flight just so i don't get even more anxious)

ik this is lowkey a strange request, so if you don't want to do it, it's alright LMAO. ty anyway!! <33

IDOLISH7 with an S/O that watches Plane Crash Documentaries

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Iori Izumi

Iori is...stunned at how much information you hold on this topic at least-

Though, he can't help but feel that your curiousity is unhealthy if watching the movies are impacting you negatively

He won't tell you to stop, but don't be surprised hearing a 'what did you expect?' if you bring up you're scared of boarding a plane

is probably thinking of putting a screen time restriction with a password you don't know if it gets too out of hand for his liking-

Yamato Nikaido

"...you're watchin that stuff again?"

He sighs everytime hearing or seeing you watch it over your shoulder

You worry him doing stuff like this just to sate your curiosity. Its not like a action movie where he can assure you the content of the film isn't real and therefor can't or won't happen

calls you a walking plane accident encyclopedia. both as a joke and seriously

If you're scared on a plane trip, he'll ease your worries, but this is Yamato, so expect some teasing once you're calm-

Mitsuki Izumi

Mitsuki is a little amused but also concerned..why were you watching those in the first place, he wonders

Kind of has a similar response as Yamato like 'babe..again?" but finds it more funny than annoying or concerning

Will listen to your rambles of ominous plane accidents

He's chill about it , bringing you snacks while on one of your binging sessions...will probably turn the light out suddenly to tease you

Tamaki Yotsuba

He won't even notice for a while because once he realizes its a documentary he loses interest since he sleeps whenever those are on

There are enough things that scare Tamaki as it is, so its for the best he doesn't see about it

Neither of you are sure how he'd protect you from a plane crash, but he promises it regardless

If you two ever are on a plane together, he'll sit next to you and hold your hand to give you some comfort

Sogo Osaka

lowkey...its making him anxious too-

He wishes you at least wouldn't watch them while he's around, but he doesn't want to tell you what to do

In fact, he'll probably watch them with you for a bit, only for them to impact him in the same way.

Sogo will try to them of them objectively and worst case scenarios since..he ends up having to be on planes every so often more than you

Nagi Rokuya

Surprisingly enough, will entertain your obsession a little and discuss the events in the documentary with you and how tragic they are

If you state how you're anxious of planes after watching it, he'll try to entice you with something along the lines of 'but dearest, imagine us on a resort on the coasts of [insert vacation spot] !~ We'll never get there if you don't face your fear!~"

It doesn't end up affecting his mood on plane rides at all..after all, God wouldn't let something happen to his most beautiful soldier, right?

Even if its a bit odd of a choice to watch on movie nights, he'll still make it a date with snacks and everything...somehow trying to make a binge watch of plane accidents a romantic get together

Riku Nanase

Literally covers your eyes if he sees you watching them

How can he let you willingly watch them if they're making you scared--if he can't make you stop, he'll just have to cover your eyes

On the other hand, he finds it neat that you can even remember all that stuff in the first place. Its the actual anxiousness it instills in you that makes him want to shut this down

It does spook him a little bit, and he thinks about it while on plane trips sometimes. Someone will likely have to be the rational thinker for him or say something funny to make him relax