#i have lot of thoughts and feelings and had to ramble

[fuzzandfeathers]

"Oh relax. I'm sure your big royal chicken ain't gonna let anything happen to his peppy lil' fuck doll." You already know the drill, rambles under the cut 😌

As much as I want them to eventually find out about it, I'm glad Blitz didn't know about Stolas' involvement in resolving the kidnapping situation in Oops. With the level of denial he was in, Blitz absolutely would've found a way to spin it into something negative. This art originally started off as an observation on how hard Blitz is projecting his own feelings about his relationship with Stolas onto Fizz's relationship with Oz. That if Blitz had known, the above line probably would've summed up what he'd think of Stolas' actions. The more I worked on it though, the more I realized it kinda went the other way as well, with Fizz doing a bit of his own denial and projection. Fizz wasn't wrong about Blitz missing the mark on Stolas' feelings, but his viewpoint has always struck me as having a bit of the rose-colored tint of exceptionalism, Fizz believing he earns his treatment (good or bad) via performance and separate from being an imp. That if he's good enough being an imp (and disabled) doesn't matter.

(spoiler: you can't succeed your way out of systemic inequality, sorry) Fizz and Blitz (pre-Mastermind) are both in relationships with unequal power dynamics and while I wouldn't consider Fizz and Oz's relationship unhealthy*, there's a sense of push-back against the inequality that isn't present for them but is for Blitz and Stolas. Despite their rocky start, Blitz and Stolas clearly see any inequality between them as something to resolve or address, whereas Fizz and Oz seem more resigned to it (or content to ignore it). Blitz is wrong about Stolas, but his dissatisfaction with their relationship isn't wrong - and Fizz could stand to learn a bit from that. So this piece ended up being more of a two-way conversation than I initially thought (and this post ended up being a lot longer than I planned 😂) *obviously it has room for improvement, but it's imperfect in ways that are realistic and non-worrisome. Even if I'm hoping for a bit of conflict between them going into season 3, I have absolute faith their relationship is solid and would make it out intact. Anyways, have this fun and relevant screenshot:

[niranutcake]

RTV Tour | Nira Cake PoV

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

@rtv-puzzlevision-studios

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( @runrabitrunrunrun )

Nira exited the bathroom along with Nicknack, after helping the delivery girl with her powers. She had hoped that it would help, even if for a little bit.

Right on her way she spotted Animsay, who waved at the small squirrel with a grin. Nira eagerly waved back in greeting, smiling widely at the familiar TV head.

She then turned to Nicknack. Her expression became softer and a bit more concerned. Nira nodded to her in silent goodbye and then was off to where everyone was gathering.

But on her way she saw that familiar white and purple-blue person, who seemed to be approaching her. A welcoming smile appeared on the squirrel's face right away.

( @alelathedragon )

— Oooo- your limbs aren't attached to your body... Are you a ghost? Thats really neat.

The sharp-toothed person starts sketching something in their sketchbook.

— Oh! Only my head and tail, heh. But uhh, I'm not a ghost! Just a paper doodle that somehow became alive, hehe.

Nira observed them with a curious, friendly smile.

— I assume you are a ghost, right? That's very cool! I really like your tail and fangs! So pretty~...

— A paper doodle that somehow became alive... Thats.... AMAZING!! — he cackled mischievously. — Wowwweie!

His own tail wagged in excitement as he continued to doodle, he was becoming more visible.... Until the compliment and her blushing made her become transparent once again.

— Ahhhh,,, thank you heheh,,, and y-eah I am a ghostie ghoul sksk,,, a Boo! Specifically, only the best species of ghost.

He claimed confidently.

— Ohh, a Boo! That's neat! I assume you can do lots of cool stuff being a ghost!

The squirrel's tail twitched contently.

He only looked more confident in himself as the subject became about his species- he was proud to be a Boo, and while he wasn't ego sentric the lil guy would praise the species to the outer rim of the galaxy.

— Well- me,,, I'm not that special heh, but! BUT! Boos! We are a species to be wrecking with mweheheheh! Power in numbers is an actual tool for us, the more boos around... The stronger we get. Magic spells, playing pranks.

Her own tail was waggling while starting to ramble about Boos.

The squirrel listened with interest while both of them were slowly making their way back to the crowd.

— Ohhhh, so cool! Being a Boo sounds so much fun! If only I could go through walls and turn invisible... — she sighed with a smile.

— The only power I have is altering living beings' bodily functions and even with that it can be quite dangerous, eheh.

The boo opened and shut his mouth... He could help the lil doodle with that dream of going through walls .... But he didn't want to get in trouble! Not now anyways-

But all the sudden the creatures eyes went super wide like a cat that locked onto something it was going to pounce.

— Wh- wha- why do you sound so disappointed!?! That's fricking awesome! Like you can make somebody's arm act like. Like-

He thought for a minute.

— You can make an arm work like a mouth? Is that the power? Explain explain pleeeease!

His tail was a whirlwind of excitement at this revelation that sounded badass.

The squirrel looked at him in surprise.

Huh. They... Liked her powers? That's... That felt nice actually...

A smile creeped on her face. This Boo person was really nice. A giddy feeling rose inside her heart. She was really enjoying their conversation.

— Oh! Well, uh. Not an entire MOUTH, but... Like, I can make any process that your body can do happen right here and now. Like, by touching your arm with mine and using my power I can make it move. I can make it go limp, or hypersensitive, elevate the pain or any sensitivity at all, heal faster, etc... But I can also make it feel pain, bruise, decay, melt the bones, explode all the blood vessels by increasing blood pressure in them... Soo, stuff like that, haha... — she vaguely moved her hand around while explaining.

But for a moment Nira got quiet and thought. Really thought.

— Hmm. But hypothetically... But only hypothetically, and it'll be very difficult and take a TREMENDOUS amount of energy and brain power... Using the body's remaining stem cells, I can make a sort of an oral apparatus appear on an arm...

She looked at the floor. Huh... She... Never actually thought about that...

Loyboo was intensely listening to the doodle squirrel, eyes sparkling in awe as he just smiled at her. Lightly stimming his hands as she continued.

— OHHHH HAHAHAH!!! THAT'S SICK!!

He accidentally yelled but quickly hushed himself and bounced in place.

— After this whole tour thing is over we should meet up, id LOVE to keep talking with you uhm.... Didn't get your name but,

Explode blood vessels, melt BONES!?!? thats-

All the sudden there was a gunshot which caused the boo to flinch. Looking toward the scene, the lil guys' ears went back as he saw Mr. Stars falling over onto the ground with a crack in his screen.

— M....mr...

He stuttered a little but shook himself out of it.

— HOLY SHIT MR. STARS!! Come on we gotta do something-

But Nira wasn't listening.

All she could do is watch in horror at how her Boss fell to the ground with a loud clank after being shot, as in a slow motion.

She couldn't see, feel or hear anything else.

Suddenly her legs moved by themselves and she bolted to Mr Puzzles.

— BOSS! — a desperate yell left her cords.

Tiny squirrel landed on her knees beside her unconscious superior, little black hands hovering over the TV head, dots of the eyes darting over him in panic horror. She almost touched his head to use her powers but caught herself, realising with heartsore that they won't work on technology.

"Oh God, oh God, what do I do, what happened!?"

In her hurry to Mr Puzzles she vaguely noticed a commotion happening in the crowd. Some people yelled, moved, some rushed to Mr Puzzles too. One of them even transformed into a dragon and stood protectively over him. ( @liliththequeenofdemon )

Nira didn't know how many seconds had passed, all seemed to happen so suddenly and at the same time slowly.

She heard her name being yelled by Lucian, which seemed to snap her out her panic for a moment.

— Yes, I'm here! — Nira shouted back, focusing then on her task at hand.

"Check if he's alive." — she thought with a concentrated expression. "But where, where- Oh!" Medic moved her hand to the man's collar and pushed it away, revealing a bit of organic part. She then took off her glove and placed tiny fingers on his neck, closing her eyes.

The energy flowed in her, corresponding with another under her touch.

"He's alive! Oh thank God!" — Nira exhaled with relief, a small translucent bead appeared in the corner of her eye.

After Nira had calmed down for a moment, she finally noticed Mr Puzzles' current appearance. Pink and white hair, missing bowtie, and- Who the hell put those darn stickers on him!? Her brows furrowed. "This is not a laughing matter!" — the medic thought with exasperation, shifting to remove the sticker notes, paper crinkling loudly in her palms. She rarely, if ever, got angry. She didn't like to get angry. Even now, when it peaked in her heart for a second, boiling with bile, thinking of giving a rap on the knuckles to whoever thought it would be funny to put stickers on her Boss, when she wasn't even sure how bad his condition was.

In the middle of it, the lights suddenly turned off, accompanied with the sound of heavy metal doors shutting. Nira flinched. This snapped her out of her momentarily frustration. She then lifted her ungloved hand, warm orange light coming from it started to illuminate the space around her. She was certainly startled by the sudden darkness, but knew that she needed to remain calm in order to help. To help anyone who needs her.

( @lrayasostripes )

Nira then notices a fox-looking girl next to Mr Puzzles, removing the sticker notes too. "Thank goodness..." The little squirrel was thankful to whoever it was. After all the stickers and hair were removed from the suit with the fox's help, medic lifted her eyes at her, the view immediately catching her attention. She had blood running down her nose!

"Oh God!"

— Are you alright?! Here, let me help. — with that her palm softly touches the girl's nose, warm light additionally emanating from her small fingertips. — There. It should be better.

The squirrel stays near her and Mr Puzzles, helping both as much as she could in this situation while in the middle of all the commotion.

Looks like the crowd was splitting up. Either way, Nira was dead set on going to the Health Department, to her home- familiar residence.

She needed to take her Boss there and help. Even if she has to stay all night by his side. She will make sure he's alright.

Something caught her attention again: the fox girl was feeling unwell. With concern, Nira stretched out her hand but then watched with confusion as another, identically looking girl got the other up and on her hands. "Okay...?".

Either way, Nira started moving too. And it looked like that girl had questions for the little white squirrel.

When I saw the "Health Department" choice in the poll, I was like-

"Oh yay, Health Depart-

Wait, oh sh- , Health Department (O–O;)! "

Haha 😅

Either way, here we gooooo! Thanks @alelathedragon and @lrayasostripes for interaction! It was very fun, yay! 😆

(also throwing in some of my OC's lore~ 😏🤭 hehehe~)

[crazylittlejester]

rambling out some thoughts about my modern au war for anyone who wants to hear em (as an apology for not writing anything for that au in a Hot Minute. also sorry for spelling mistakes im dyslexic and the brain fog is Bad today)

ive been seeing a lot of that tiktok trend with skaters dropping to their knees on the ice to ‘the winner takes it all’, and not only would my modern au War absolutely have done that trend, I genuinely think that whenever he’s feeling some big emotion he will choreograph something to a song he’s actively obsessing over, record him skating, and post it, because thats like the only way he has to express himself. thats how he communicates and that is quite literally the only way he knows how to tell people he’s upset or pissed or grieving because he cannot say those things in words

i haven’t talked about him in a while so “lore drop” to anyone not super familiar with this au lmao, but he did NOT come from a good home. he was not raised in good environments (between home and strict ballet studios that taught him that it is more important to be perfect and excel and progress than it is to properly take care of your body and learn its limits) and he is very bad at verbally communicating how he feels (partially because its hard for HIM to properly dissect the issue himself at this point). Like he’s gotten better at it because Twilight and Sky have been putting in WORK for the past eight years, but it’s still hard for him a lot of the time and skating is his outlet. It’s ALWAYS been his outlet, he throws every feeling he’s ever had into every single performance he gives and that’s what makes him so mesmerizing to watch because there is so much genuine realness from him behind WHATEVER he does. like yeah he does have natural talent and he is flexible and his lines have always looked good because of his build and coaches instructors and judges have always liked him for that, but what made him a world champion and what consistently won him gold medals was how terrifyingly powerful and impactful his performances were because he made people feel whatever the fuck he was. ability to do the jumps and turns only gets you so far, the life you breathe into your art takes you the rest of the way

he was so used to being ignored and neglected as a kid that his brain came up with the conclusion that it has to let out EVERYTHING it’s feeling when War finally is the center of attention in his performances and nobody’s looking away and people CANT ignore him. he has their attention, they HAVE to listen, they have to SEE him. and the performance that won him the equivalent of an olympic gold medal, that last performance he ever gave that he quit skating immediately after because of his coach (Cia) will absolutely end up going down as one of the most emotionally powerful programs in Hyrule history because he threw everything he had, everything he is and was, into that. all his anger at feeling helpless, all his anger at not being able to admit what happened to him or even seek help, all that sadness and loneliness and isolation he carried with him for so so long, and he put that out there in front of the entire world as basically a cry for help and while that alone obviously could not tell people what exactly was wrong, that performance DID end up getting him the help he needed because another coach (Impa) recognized there had to be something going on

as terrified as he is to ever return to skating because of what happened and because of the toxic mindset he’d had that he just FINALLY broke out of, War genuinely cannot live without it because it’s been so important to him for so long, it’s his outlet, and losing it forever would destroy him. dance is similar, but its just not the same to him and he misses it so badly and thats why his dumb ass hits the rink for a few hours every day on top of everything else because he can’t let it go

and the rare tiktoks from him where he’s skating out his negative emotions (and not just being silly and fucking around to lady gaga or whatever) still have quite the punch to them. he may not have a coach, but he’s maintained the same level of skill he had when he left because he still practices, and ofc his ability to put life into his performance is never something he’s struggled with because he feels so so much and he has no other way to release overwhelming emotions but through art

there are people in the skating community who do genuinely mourn losing him to retirement, there are so many people who want him to come back

i like showing the silly sides of him in this au (like the side of him that saw the weather was warm for the first time in months and decided to wear a crop top to class and not bring a coat just for it to rain and he was miserable, or the side of him that almost had a heart attack and died when lady gaga released a new album) because the whole au is supposed to be a bit silly and just fun, but he has sooooooo much more going on and so many other layers and i (insane) have put way too much thought into him and this au lmao

[ssweeterthanfiction]

ok so i’ve let the idea marinate in my head for a little while and i think i finally have it down.

college finnick odair x reader where it’s childhood friends to strangers to friends to lovers. I KNOW ITS A LOT. SO LET ME EXPLAIN. (this lowkey might be cringe but IDC)

in our lives, we go through so many people. we see so many faces, we hear so many voices. but when we see that one face, when we hear that one voice, we can’t help but stop for a second and remember

finnick odair was your best friend. from pre-k to 8th grade you were both stuck in the same 25 kid class in the stuffy private (ish) school that your dad insisted on sending you to because he thought that it would give you better opportunities.

finnick was always with you. you were always with him. you both watched each other through your best and worst moments.

you watched him through his cringy minecraft kid phase, and he watched you through your percy jackson phase where you would wore a camp halfblood shirt for the WHOLE summer of the 4th grade.

you listened to him ramble on and on about sharks and other ocean animals. he listened to you ramble on and on about your latest read.

you watched each other grow up, at least til 8th grade.

you were tired of the conformity that came with private school, and especially after being outcasted by the majority of the girls in your grade, you desperately wanted a fresh start.

for high school, you were going to start attending the local public high school, finnick was going to start attending a private high school, and he was moving away.

in the day leading up to your middle school graduation, you both promised to stay in touch. you both promised that no matter what happened, you would both stay best friends.

graduation came and went, you both had a small joint backyard party, and a month later, you were crying as you gave finnick a hug before he left. he gave you a small necklace with a moon charm, he had a matching sun necklace around his neck.

“best friends. always.”

you watched as his dad’s car pulled out of the driveway, holding the moon necklace close to your heart.

the summer slipped away. for the first time in forever, it didn’t feel like summer. not without finnick.

there was no visits to the amusement park, no visits to the church carnival, no big 4th of july party, no pool visits, no camping in your backyard.

no finnick.

no sun.

you had both texted and facetimed, but nothing could replace him being in with you.

when school started, you both still kept texting, but the calls stopped.

life was getting busy.

the texts became less frequent.

life was getting busy.

then after New Years, they stopped all together.

life was busy.

you started watching his life through instagram and snapchat stories. you watched as he became more sociable, more popular.

you thought about texting him, but you didn’t think he would see you as his best friend anymore.

years past, and suddenly you were a senior, fully committed to the University of Panem.

and one night, while tapping through your friends instagram stories, you saw his story.

a commitment post to the University of Panem.

you dropped your phone on your face out of shock.

for the first time in 4 years, you would be going to the same school as finnick odair.

[steelbluehome]

Thoughts regarding the Thunderbolts* credits scene under the cut

ETA: turned out to be a long rambling rant, you have been warned!

Tldr: Please don't be hateful to each other. Marvel is ultimately in it for the money, but your fellow fans are real people.

Okay, now I know that there is starting to be a bit of fandom discourse regarding the Sam and Bucky meeting that "didn't go well", the lawsuit, and the New Avengers.

Fine with me so long as it stays all in good fun. But before you decide which character is "right" or "wrong", and definitely before you go all in with the hate, remember that we don't know all sides yet. We don't know yet how the MCU is going to continue with this storyline, or if they even will, considering how many characters are going to be in Doomsday. It's possible that they just show up at a fight, nod at each other, and all fight together with everyone else, Endgame-style, without resolving anything.

But, sometimes, the facts in the comicbooks come into it, and the roster of the New Avengers, as found on Wikipedia, does not include most of the characters in Thunderbolts*. It includes Captain America and Sentry. But in the comics, team membership is more fluid. Members come and go. The idea that there can only be one team doesn't come up a lot. More often there might be a clash of who is the leader.

But the MCU is different. They need to have continuity, and the idea of belonging to a team, expressly telling a new member that "you are an Avenger now" has been given importance. So it is possible that the MCU does really want to make a thing out of this copywrite issue.

If the MCU goes that way, will the determining factor be that one team is backed by the government and one is not? If they try to re-hash the Accords debacle all over again, both Sam and Bucky were Team Cap, against the Accords. So would this bring them together, maybe under yet another name?

It seems to me that CA:BNW had a theme of proving yourself. And Thunderbolts* has a theme of found family. TFatWS, IMHO, had both themes.

With the mass amount of characters which have to be accommodated in Doomsday, I assume that if this is addressed at all, the theme will be more like the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

I would certainly enjoy many long, character conflict driven scenes of Sam and Bucky, but I really don't see that happening in Doomsday.

If it is going to somehow be a major part of the storyline in Doomsday, it is possible that there will be some sort of twist that we can't possibly see coming at this point.

For instance, I thought that the whole point of the entire series, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, was the end point, where Sam had decided that he could be Captain America without betraying his core identity, and that Bucky's core identity was a good man who could be accepted by other good people, not only Steve who knew him before he fell into the hands of Hydra. And I thought the final scene of them both together at a cookout with Sam's family and friends, where Bucky seemed to have been fully accepted, and was totally comfortable, was meant to show that they had each found what they were looking for in the support of the other, and that they were now in this superhero thing together. BUT then CA:BNW was released and Bucky was nowhere to be found. That made no sense, what WAS the point of TFatWS then?

BUT, they threw in a scene with a hug and an "I love you, buddy" which made me feel a little better about the situation. At least the good, supportive, friendship had survived and thrived, even if I still didn't understand why Bucky was campaigning for Congress instead of working with Sam. "Maybe it would become more clear in Thunderbolts*" I thought.

Well the joke was on me because no, if anything Thunderbolts*, with no mention or cameo of Sam whatsoever, only made things more confusing as far as the friendship between Sam and Bucky. And then Marvel really punched me in the gut with this argument between the two, and even a lawsuit being brought having to do with the team name.

So my point is, though argument and debate if respectful, are fine, and supporting your favorite, and even coming up with reasons that they may be right, or posts about what they may be thinking and why, are wonderful and creative, please refrain from bringing any real heat or hate into it, because Marvel can do some fucked up shit for no reason at all. Or for reasons that have nothing to do with what fandom thinks is important.

Here are some idiot things that I think Marvel has done; not remaking a stand-alone Hulk movie with Mark Ruffalo, or at least putting some of Bruce Banner's background into one of the movies. Not coming out with the Black Widow movie sooner. Not making the Hawkeye series, or an independent movie, about Clint's Ronin period. Not continuing the Thor movies in the classical style of the original. Having Steve go back in time and stay there, which invalidated all of the Agent Carter series and the family Peggy had, as well as having him abandon Bucky. Not letting Tony and Bucky come to some kind of reconciliation. Zemo engineered that fight between Tony, Steve, and Bucky to happen just as it did, in order to tear the Avengers apart. They should have written a scene showing that they could work out their issues and not remain victims of Zemo's manipulation for the rest of their lives. They are smarter than that. At some point they should have seen through it and saw it for what it was. What was the point of Tony inventing BARF if he was still going to be a prisoner of past events? Why would it only be used once to show how Tony was still being affected by his parents' death and not used again to help him deal with this new information? Could it have helped Tony if Bucky was the subject of the memory and Tony could see how Bucky was either totally suppressed like a zombie, or actively trapped without any way to control his body or influence events. Did they really need to give Tony a wife and kid only to kill him off? He already heroically did something to save everyone that could have killed him twice before. Did he have to die to finally be seen as a hero? If they hadn't killed him off, there wouldn't be this division in the fandom over RDJ playing Doom now. They should have just recast Kang, instead of leaving the Loki series as a build up to nothing. (Okay, wow, that got super off on a tangent, and on to a rant!)

With any of those, ymmv, meaning I know not everyone will agree with my opinions, and that's okay.

Writers, directors, actors, producers and editors all try to make a coherent project with certain messages. But sometimes the final product is seen quite differently by the audience. When there are several writers, directors, actors, producers and editors trying to create a coherent series of movies over several years, the chances of the differences in their intentions and the audience's point of view are greater with every film. Actors or characters emerge as fan favorites, and the company leans into that to the detriment of the group dynamics. Actors have chemistry that the company didn't count on, but the audience sees it and runs with it. If the fandom celebrates something that the company finds controversial, they may do nonsensical things or have characters written a different way in order to keep the fanon clearly delineated from canon. And, of course, the company does everything with the ultimate goal of making money. Anything else will be sacrificed to that goal. They don't care if they have to contradict themselves, ruin a character, invalidate a storyline, anything for the money.

So whatever Marvel eventually does regarding Sam and Bucky, know that it might be amazing or it might make no sense at all. So actively being hateful to eachother due to it is a bit reactionary. Again, debate, argue, state your opinions and your corroborating evidence, definitely. But don't try to ruin anyone over it. You don't need to try to run anyone off of the platform, or take your differences onto other platforms. Don't stalk each other. Don't try to take things into someone's personal or professional life.

There is always fix-it fic.

[miniminttea]

I think it's interesting how Kai was almost considering getting the fang blade instead of Lloyd.

How he had a similar belief with Zane's sacrifice in Rebooted.

How he was so obsessed with being the green ninja that when the staff of elements currupted him, that's what it brought up.

Then after all this time of still having a hang up on being the green ninja (even though he's obviously not in the same place as season one) he sees the most awful possible version of what he could have been. He saw someone who was obsessed with being the green ninja hurt him in a way no one else had.

Looking back on how he acted while holding the staff of elements, I wonder if he truly feared he could still do something to hurt his brother. One of the most important people in his life besides Nya.

I think the thought of that tore at him a lot.

I think hearing his parents had been traitors actually hurt him because he feared that he too could become one of one too many things went wrong. I wonder if he scared himself with the suggestion that they keep their powers instead of saving Lloyd. Fighting between his attempt at logic and protecting the city, and his love for his brother who he didn't want to suffer more than he might if they couldn't stop Garmadon.

Do you think in SotFS he worried he could turn bitter and vengeful without his powers. Do you think he feared for how he could get his family hurt by being a weak link?

Did he hate himself for not being able to do more in seabound? For not getting over his "stupid" fear of water and just helping his sister before it was too late?

Do you think Kai feared they were becoming the villians when they saved Nya with Aspheera's help? Do you think he fought with the fact that he didn't care if it was for Nya. Do you think that being his logic made him feel even worse? What would he do in the name of his family if he had to?

Do you think he always hated that being good seemed to come so naturally to others while he had to make that choice constantly?

Did he feel worse because Lloyd faced the horrors of life and never once seemed to falter in his path of good.

Did he see that he fought to be a hero and think that made him a villian?

Idk maybe I'm just rambling idk what I'm saying.

Think I just blacked out but whatever

[revivisection]

companion piece to @vossn's crime lord zlatko. meet originswap cosmas, aka commissar emmot hyde.

you should pull them up side by side, they're mirrored :)

ramble under the cut. will make a lot more sense if you're already familiar with cosmas lore lol

kept the outfit pretty close to the commissar outfit in game, but i made two decisions that made it still feel like cosmas. the belt goes under the coat rather than over so it doesn't cinch the waist, and the collar is opened up a bit to frame his neck augment (though you can't really see cause it's covered by his hand). i still wanted him to have his mouth scars, but he would've gotten them some other way so i thought it'd be cute if they looked different, arcing down from the corners of his mouth rather than going directly up. he does also still have his metal fingers, but they're covered by his gloves. all his augments look different :)

he lived a different life, he found a different name. the big divergence point is that instead of being thrown into the underhive, he joined the imperial guard in hopes of something better--or maybe he just really wanted to kill things with guns (state-sanctioned style). i think he ends up being a pretty good sniper.

he never would have been able to become a commissar as a regular grunt, so how did he do it? identity theft. he seized an opportunity to better his status by impersonating a dead commissar. he stole his name, stole his title, stole his deeds. stole his gender too. he didn't steal his life in the sense that he was the one who killed the og emmot, but he stole it in another sense of the word.

emmot's life since then has been a constant performance. it's a lie, but it's the kind he's lived so thoroughly it's become true. for all intents and purposes, he is commissar hyde. he's had to think fast and play it extremely careful. instead of cosmas' constant need to prove himself, emmot's existence depends on convincing others.

emmot doesn't have the same freedom as cosmas. where cosmas shaped himself in the chaos of gang wars and shifting allegiances, emmot lives in a rigid hierarchical structure. he's a servant of the imperium, carrying out the emperor's will. he has to conform, he has to follow orders, he has to be a lot more stealth about a lot more things. he's modeled his behaviour after hardass military types rather than criminals, but at his heart he's still a rulebreaker, he's a liar, and he's scum. he just hides it well.

when it came to naming him i wanted something kinda punchy like gaunt and hark's names. going to be repping gaunt's ghosts forever btw. 2 syllable first name, 1 syllable last name, something with a t or a k at the end. i ended up choosing hyde because it was funnyyyyy, like, yeah, guy with something to hide, guy with some strange things going on with his identity, lol. emmot stuck cause i really liked the mouthfeel, it has the hard ending while not being that harsh in sound, and i like the slight letter change from a more common name, very fitting for the setting i think. emmett (possibly) means "truth" lmao. my very trustworthy commissar named truth hider who has never lied to me. i also think emmot still sounds close enough to cosmas, since it keeps the o and the m, while still being distinct.

if you've made it this far. here's the black & white version

[followfire]

Beware random ramblings because my mind is agitated:

Finally watched Genshin 5.6 teaser and I'm both so hyped to go back to Mondstadt and have all the lore drop and the storyline just seems so so so fun, but also... extremely worried about how things are going to unfold and how frustrating it could be... And I know I'm definitely not the only one to think that but yeah...

Let's just say that I was ecstatic to see Jean so big on the poster...and then I saw Kaeya and... This is going to be about Kaeya isn't it? Again? I mean this is obviously going to be about Albedo and that makes sense, there's so much lore around him waiting to be explored but... Kaeya and Diluc are going to have an action scene together on the bridge* and Kaeya is going to be Albedo's lawyer and Kaeya is also lore relevant because Khaenri'ah... and Jean is going to be a judge. Which is extremely cool- I mean she's going to be like the supreme authority in this matter or something but... it also means she's probably going to have to be neutral for a long time so maybe not participate as much as others... like... i don't know... kaeya for example...

*(do we need to mention that this is going to be Diluc's second action cutscene on that bridge...? yes i think it's relevant to mention that this is going to be diluc's second action cutscene on that bridge while other fighter characters (*cough cough* jean *cough cough*) don't even have one)

Anyway this all ties into something that's been bugging me about the way Hoyo and also the fandom very often portrays Mondstadt... In which they pretend to give a lot of credit to Jean just to undermine it later on...

Jean is the very first nation leader we meet in the game, even if we quickly learn that she's actually the Acting Grand Master and that there is another Grand Master somewhere. She does the job and does it well, even with a lot of Knights away, everyone respects her, it's great. But then we're introduced to Diluc "uncrowned king of Mondstadt" Ragnvindr and Kaeya "does the secret dirty work behind the scenes" Alberich and I have the feeling that a lot of fans see Jean as just the good face of Mondstadt while the boys are actually the efficient problem solvers, because Jean is a goodie two shoes and the guys are bad boys so they have charisma on their side... :c oh and also they're boys so they have charisma on their side :) (<-angry smile)

So yes, regarding upcoming events, Jean is going to be present and is going to be a judge and it's going to be so so cool. But if Kaeya is shown doing all the work to uncover the truth while Jean just sits and watches and judges... that kind of ruins the thing for her character :/

Also, I'm very hyped about Varka being closer and closer to us, but also I have a feeling he's not going to be the "50+ years old and it showes" buff guy with lots of battle scars that are not fashionable that I want him to be and I'm already frustrated about that... I'm not ready for the disappointment... D':

I'm already planning to tag my fics with "non canon compliant Varka" ; "Varka is old" ; "Varka is buff"... We've had way too much time to headcanon Varka and I don't want to have to let my buff old Varka go... :<

Not really relevant but also I'm so far behind storywise that I just know I will get spoiled about a lot of things before I get there myself, or will not be able to enjoy it the proper way, which is no one's fault but mine obviously, but adds to my overall fear and frustration regarding the return to Mondstadt storyline Y^Y

That being said... I am a big fan of trial storylines so I can't wait!!

(Also for fic reasons, I had a lot of questions about Mondstadt's justice system and who takes care of it, even if it was for a very different kind of trial scenario, so this will surely feed my thoughts! c: )

[witchygagirlwrites]

Cricket-Part 5

Greg “Mouse” Gerwitz x Reader (nicknamed Cricket)

Jay confronts Mouse while Erin handles you

Warnings: mentions of violence and sex

Mouse had gotten into work before you, a part of him hoped you’d come through the back entrance and he’d be able to catch you in roll up to talk to you for a minute. He’d tried texting you, calling, the only thing he hadn’t done was go to your place. He was in the tech room, fiddling with some equipment just to keep busy when he heard boots on the stairs but knew from the sound alone it wasn’t you. He turned about the time Jay walked into the room.

“Hey man” Jay nodded and pulled up a chair to sit down next to him and tossed his badge up on the desk. Mouse looked from it to him “You resigning or something?” Jay shook his head “No, just figured I’d remind you I am a detective. Add in the fact that I’m your best friend, I know when something is up. I let it go but considering Cricket started to come through this entrance until she saw the lights on then she doubled back to go through the front?”

Fuck, he hadn’t heard you. Why hadn’t he left the damn lights off? Because he didn’t want to ambush you. That was just fucked up and he wasn’t about to stoop that low. “Don’t know what you’re talking about Jay” he muttered, eyes flickering across the desk in an attempt to find something, anything to focus on. 

“So it wouldn’t bother you in the least if I told you that I overheard her talking to Erin and she said that she bumped into that surgeon from Molly's when she stopped at the coffee shop before work?” He knew he was clocked then and there because his head snatched up so damn fast. A slow smirk worked its way onto Jay’s face “What happened? And don’t tell me nothing because we both know that’s a damn lie, isn’t like I’m going to go off and gossip about Cricket but you both are acting off and she walks into firefights daily man”

“Too much” he muttered, eyes dropping to his hands and Jay let out a long breath before speaking in a voice barely above a whisper “You slept with Cricket?” Mouse barely raised his eyes to Jay’s but he knew that was all it would take. Jay nodded slowly “That explains a lot. Explains why she’s avoided you since Gia was here, explains why you damn near just gave yourself whiplash at mention of that surgeon. What it doesn’t explain is why you two aren’t talking”

“It wasn’t supposed to change anything between us, I promised her it wouldn’t” Jay moved before Mouse realized it and slapped him behind the head, hard “You stupid son of a bitch. You’ve had feelings for her for a while that’s went deeper than friends” “I know this Jay, fuck you don’t think I know I fucked up?” Jay ran a hand down his face before looking back at Mouse “When?” “Last weekend. Friday night we were hanging out, one thing lead to another”

“So just one time?” Jay questioned and Mouse shook his head “No, not just one time” “How many? Wait, I don’t need to know” Jay was rambling for once. He grabbed his badge, clipped it onto his side and stood up “You need to talk to her, if you want more make yourself known. If you want to be her friend then make yourself known but this? The way you two have been with each other? It can’t keep going on man” 

“Ok” Mouse replied and Jay nodded “Then get your ass upstairs and stop hiding down here” and walked out of the tech room, leaving Mouse with his own thoughts.

Mouse had tried calling and texting you but you couldn’t bring yourself to talk to him, mainly because you were worried you were going to open your mouth and shove your foot right in. You wanted to ask so bad if Gia even knew his actual name. If she called him “Mousey” while he was fucking her, didn’t that make things a little awkward?

The worse thing was you honestly just missed him. You missed having him at your side, missed talking to him throughout the day, joking with him, him coming over with takeout, the casual intimacy you two had always shared that was now gone. 

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You sighed as you parked outside the coffee shop and headed in. You’d forgotten to buy coffee for your place and you wanted breakfast anyways so it was a win/win situation. You joined the line and looked up at the menu, trying to decide what you wanted.

You heard someone walk in behind you and after a moment someone laughed lightly “Well fancy seeing you again Detective” you turned around and smiled “Joel” he grinned “You remember” you nodded “New surgeon at med, hard to forget” he laughed “What ya getting? I haven’t checked this place out before so I don’t know what to aim for and what to avoid” 

You did a quick run down of what you personally liked off the menu and he nodded “Sounds like I know what I’m getting” you grinned “Happy to help” when you stepped up to order Joel nodded to the barista “I’m covering hers” you looked back “You don’t have to do that” he shrugged “Happy to support our ladies in blue” you shook your head “Well at least I know I helped you decide on a good breakfast and coffee choice” 

You walked up the stairs leading to intelligence and Erin cut her eyes up at you “Good morning Cricket” you smiled “Morning Lindsay” she eyed the cup in your hand “You stop at the bakery?” you nodded “I forgot to buy coffee, ran into that surgeon I met the other day at Molly’s…Joel? He actually bought my coffee and breakfast” she raised an eyebrow “Oh really” 

She stood up and grabbed your arm “Come on dear” you were stuck just trying to not spill your coffee as she drug you behind her to the break room. She pulled you over the threshold and looked at Adam “Hey Ruzek, get out” 

He looked from you to her then nodded “Ok” and walked out, shutting the door behind himself. Erin spun around to face you “So, anything good on the surgeon?” you shook your head “He bought my breakfast, I thanked him then headed in?” she rolled her eyes “That’s no fun. Ok then on to other things”

“Like what?” “Why the hell have you and Mouse been avoiding each other?” you raised an eyebrow “Excuse me?” she sighed “I got my detective shield around the same time as you, meaning I’m not an idiot, plus I’m your best friend. Talk, quick before something comes in”

“Lines were crossed that we maybe shouldn’t have” you whispered and her eyes got comically large “Oh..oh my god” you laughed “Damn Lindsay breathe” she nodded “It just explains so much, him looking like he wanted to kill Joel at Molly’s. You looking like you wanted to kill Gia. Are you two, together?” 

You shook your head “That’s the kicker, I promised him nothing would change. I promised that multiple times” “So what? You’re gonna just eat it?” she asked and you shrugged “What else can I do?” “Tell him?” she offered and you sighed “I can’t because I don’t want to lose him. I don’t want to cause any more weirdness between us. He likes this job and Voight is gonna choose a detective over a tech expert if it came down to it”

She shook her head and reached a hand out, you placed yours in it and she pulled you into a hug “Well. you’ve always got me” “I know and I love you for it”

The unit got a case that was a string of car jackings that one of which had resulted in a murder. You and Adam were being sent to med to interview one of the surviving victims. You hated cases like this, it was so unpredictable, such a heat of the moment thing. It made it so damn hard to track and even harder to try to find a pattern. 

You walked into med and Maggie nodded towards exam three “He’s conscious” you walked in and Joel was examining the victim. “Excuse us?” Joel looked up “These are the detectives I told you would be here from intelligence” he nodded to you “Hey Cricket” before he walked out. Adam raised an eyebrow at a random surgeon using Cricket but you weren’t about to feel like you needed to go into an over explanation. 

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After taking the victims statement you and Adam headed back to the precinct. That ass didn’t give you a moment of peace. “Why is a surgeon I barely recognize using your nickname?” you rolled your eyes as you put your hand on the palm scanner “Why do you sound like you’re my father?” 

He grinned “I think we have the right to know who’s moving in on our Cricket” the gate popped and you opened it, holding it for him to pass through “No one is moving in one me Ruz” he eyed you as the two of you climbed the stairs “Oh but he wants to” “Who wants to what?” Kim asked and you felt your face warm when Adam laughed “The new surgeon at med wants Cricket to chirp at him”

“Fuck off Adam” you cursed, Antonio telling him to leave you be. Mouse was sitting at his desk and raised his eyes to meet yours, holding them for a second before he stood up and muttered some excuse then headed for the stairs that led down to the tech room.

You looked from the hallway over to Erin who grinned like she knew something more than you did and given Jay was Mouse’s best friend and her boyfriend there was a damn good chance she did.

The damn surgeon. He’d seen the damn surgeon flirting with you. Now he was buying you breakfast and apparently being brazen about it even in front of Adam. The  son of a bitch. The thought of another man with you…he couldn’t think too hard about it. If he did? Well you had too much that you needed to keep your focus on and if he killed a surgeon he’d go to prison.

He hadn’t noticed the sound of boots until there was a knock on the door. He turned expecting Jay, hell anyone else but you were leaned against the frame. “Cricket?” you held out a sheet of paper “Voight needs a trace on this cell” he nodded and reached for the paper, half expecting you to flinch if your skin touched but instead you let him wrap his longer fingers down to cup your wrist as he took the paper from you “Give me five” 

You stayed at the threshold, watching him. He could feel the weight of your gaze. “Any way you plan on talking to me?” he finally asked. “About what?” you questioned and he laughed humorlessly “What happened”

“Not work appropriate there Mousey” there it was, you were jealous. He spun around in the chair, eyes wide, “Are you pissed because Gia came here?” you shrugged “Nope but does she even know your real name? She kept calling you Mousey and god that’s gonna be awkward to moan” 

He shook his head “So you’re not jealous but asking what she calls me in bed?” you shrugged then pointed to the screen “Trace is done” he turned around to look and sure enough it was. He sent the tracking to a tablet and held it out to you “What’s up with you and the surgeon?” 

You took the tablet and smiled, one of those smiles he knew was faker than anything “He keeps hitting on me” you spun to walk out and he asked “Do you have any feelings for him?” you looked over your shoulder and admitted “No, all those feelings are reserved for one person. Now this conversation is over I need my mind on the job” he nodded “Can we talk later? Please” 

“Ok” you agreed and a small smile worked its way onto his face “Ok”

@elvenpirate51

@forensicgirl99

[mekanikaltrifle]

So I'm actually kind of curious because I was always under the assumption that calking a Scottish person English or British wasn't right, but then ive had Scottish people downright argue with me that they are, in fact, one or the other because they're part of england or part of the British isles. I assume the answer is just kind of "there is no single correct answer" but I'm really curious about your thoughts on this specifically.

So, this is gonna get wordy. Be warned!

I would like to start off saying that any Scot telling you to call them English is probably English, rather than Scottish.

Otherwise, being British or Scottish specifically and preferring either name is very often a political statement, more notably after the 2014 independence referendum. People in Scotland who want to be called British are much more likely to be Unionists, or sympathetic to the union status quo-- might even be Conservative! Unionists are known in Scotland for being more Conservative than their anti Unionist counterparts. I'm not a unionist so I won't be explaining why they like the union.

Meanwhile, someone who places emphasis on being Scottish before British is more likely to be anti-Union, having voted to leave the UK in 2014. This isn't a definitive one or the other answer, because like you said there isn't necessarily a single correct answer. That said, many people in Scotland are more left leaning than our English counterparts, and politically many of us place some weight to that. On top of that, the Acts of Union never annexed us the way Wales was, instead merging the governance of the two sovereign kingdoms (Scotland, and England/Wales), and in doing so there were some agreements in these Acts that we would be an 'equal nation' of sorts. This... hasn't always been the case in the UK, and a lot of different people who care about that have their own nitpick with the inequality of the United Kingdom as it relates to living here. There's a fucktonne of reading to do on that, I assure you.

Also, many people know how atrocious the British Empire was, over here, and don't want anything to do with it as far as we can manage. Hating the existence of the remnants of empire is a pretty valid reason to not want to be 'British', imo.

Also, I want to reiterate that no part of Scotland is in England, we are not a region of England. A Scot is only English if he's also, well, English. This is important to remember, because it's important to people. Plus, England spent centuries trying to invade and conquer us, so yknow. They did some pretty awful things to historical Scots in doing so, including banning our instruments and languages to the point that there's an entire historical genre of Scottish music performed a capella, because all we could use was our voices.

All this and more is why someone in Scotland probably won't take kindly to being called English by a stranger. Plus, honestly, it's just a bit ignorant and may just come off offensive. I doubt a French man would enjoy being called German, you know?

In general, it's important to listen to what the person you're talking to would rather be called, cause isn't that the same for everything? We've got preferred names, pronouns, titles, roles; some places like here we've also got preferred terms for our identity within our countries. This also isn't uncommon in certain regions of Europe at all, so I've a feeling this may resonate more with people from Catalonia or the Tyrol, so on and so forth.

Anyway it's 4 am so I'll cut the ramble short, but I hope that helps you! If someone's Scottish online I would caution against calling them English in general, especially given American users having sometimes just... really unpleasant jokes and attitudes towards people in the UK. So hope that's helpful to you and take care of yourselves, etc. Have a lovely day or night or whatever solar configuration you've got.

[class1akids]

I don’t know why Hori didn’t show shoto, deku, bakugou and some of the other class 1A kiddos crying over what happened in the plw, dark hero arc and final battle. I really wanted to see shoto breakdown and also receive comfort from his friends over what happened to his brother touya. I was really looking forward to the aftermath and he only had ochako have that (I like the scene I just wish we got to see others get to have that moment as well). I wish we got more from the aftermath of the final battle before the last five chapters of mha. I didn’t like the epilogue that much. I wanted to see rei talk with shoto and touya+ fuyumi having a moment with her big bro as well.

bakugo’s treatment in act 3 was good and questionable lol. I don’t like how deku centric he became tbh. Hori had him k!ll kurogiri and none of the characters especially aizawa and mic cared. Then there’s the whole edgeshot situation where the dude became a string to try to save the young hero’s life. And bakugou looked upset but we didn’t get anything from that. And don’t get me started on deku lol he was clearly upset about what happened to Shigaraki and losing ofa and yet we got next to nothing about how he felt about that.

Not that the one shot changed my opinion about how mha ended but I wish it was included in ch 431. Seeing the origin trio together being pro heros and eri saying that they should their best was sweet. Sorry for rambling

Yes, this was very frustrating. Hori already made the mistake of not focusing on Class A’s trauma post-PLF war beyond how they all worried about Deku. Giving them a bit of individual focus (not just Shouto and Kats but also like Mina grieving Midnight or some kids thinking about quitting) would have built much more impactful moments in the final war.

And giving all the emotional hurt/comfort to Ochako is weird because it feels like the story invalidates or minimizes all the difficult things everyone is going through.

If Hori didn’t have the energy to deal with everyone, at least he should have focused on Izuku rather than Ochako since he’s the MC and we are used to sometimes seeing only his pov with the understanding that others also go through similar things.

Having the pOv shifted and making Uraraka the MC of the epilogue is jarring as it’s not a regular arc where you can do it, but the wrapping up of the entire story.

Not to mention Izuku had his pov denied for so long that he desperately needed some focus to deal with the loss of OFA, to have him have more agency in deciding his own future (whether teacher or Ironman) and generally provide some thoughts on heroism or society.

And yeah, there was a lot of wonky writing in Act 3 with a lot of weird and unnecessary decisions, including for Bakugou.

[lazylittledragon]

ok someone please correct me if i'm wrong but am i weird for thinking those 'audiobooks don't count as reading' posts are ableist as fuck????

[cent-scratchnsniff]

hoptal

[shroomerr]

Oh, help me God, this hellboy got me coming back for more

reblogs super appreciated !!! close-ups under the cut !

[ishgard]

"The most important thing is that you survive."

[dewwshi]

princess of mithral hall