#i have to fave this i need to be reminded that this happened once in a while this is so funny
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xxplastic-cubexx Ā· 23 days ago
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your fridge-build , original-red-and-purple-oufit magneto showed up in my dream yesterday and i was so unprepared it woke me up
reading this made me cackle for like a solid minute gjAELKGJAK he just wanted to say hi ....
leaving you with a fridge-magnet-sized magneto. so hopefully he can say hi again but less intimidatingly
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#fave#i have to fave this i need to be reminded that this happened once in a while this is so funny#xmen#magneto#snap sketches#PLEASSEE THATS SO SILLY JVLKAJLKJ IM SORRY/YOURE WELCOME???#i dont think anyones ever dreamt of my art thats so silly and flattering#what was he doing ... what he just floating in the corner ..... please im still not over this its so funny ...#on that note tho im so bad at remembering dreams i never have them really#i used to have dreams a lot as a kid/teenager but they were mostly- if not all now that i think of it- nightmares#HOWEVER. i will say that like. a lil bit after i rewatched first class for the third time#i got a dream or two one with mcavoy and the other with film charles#the mcavoy dream was just that i met him in greece or something and i think the charles dream was at the school#they were both nice dreams so Am I Complaining absolutely not#just reminds me of the time when i binge watched an actor's movies and i had dreams of him for a whole week#in one of them he was making fun of me but it was in whatever semblance of japanese my brain could bs so it wasnt that bad#but it kinda was cause Since It Was A Dream i understood what he said but anwyays .... not important#THE OTHER DREAMS WERENT BAD THO he was my dad in one. aaand the other uhh.. i forget ...#i must stress me dreaming is such an oddity so these were so like. Oh Yeah Im Capable Of Dreaming JVLKAJK#very weird feeling waking up from a dream is what im tryna say .. i think ...#very funyn .... anyways i hope magneto visits you in your dreams again whether hes built like a semi or like a bug#just for the cosmic comedy of it all
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todayisafridaynight Ā· 1 year ago
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GOD. Epilogue of "A Dream a Kirin Dreamed" pisses me off. This is not to say it's bad by any stretch. It just pisses me off because WHY DIDN'T KIRYU BOTHER TO TELL DAIGO ANYTHING. Why did he just say "He didn't betray you" without backing up his point at all and then fuck off entirely without checking back in.
The man just woke up and he's awake for a week before he's discharged from the hospital??? Maybe catch him up to speed on something that's clearly weighing on him??? Or on anything else that's happened in the time he was unconscious ??? Hello???????
Like. Dude. Is it not enough that you're just dead weight for the entire fucking ending. Knowing this is your son's best friend. And no way he doesn't know because even aside from Mine's monologue which (obviously) focused on his perspective, Kiryu says himself when he encounters a journalist who can't find any friends or family to interview about Mine that Daigo would know him best.
KNOWING this is your son's best friend. You LET him kill himself in front of you both because for you, sitting on your ass and going "Mine!" was good enough. You didn't think to reason with him. You didn't think to grab onto his leg or something when he was three feet away. You weren't injured. You weren't THAT exhausted. You just didn't think to do it. Even though A SUBSTORY IN Y3 ENDS THE WAY THE MAIN STORY SHOULD HAVE AND IT'S ONE OF THE LAST THINGS YOU CAN DO BEFORE HEADING TO THE HOSPITAL.
Y3 ending is literally my Y7 ending in terms of how much anger rises up within me whenever I think about it because it just Somehow, To This Day, piles more and more on top that makes it worse than it already was. Like its ONLY saving grace is that Mine didn't actually die. Allegedly. At least you can argue Ichiban and Aoki didn't have time to react, but Kiryu had all the time in the world and did nothing.
Ok I need to stop I need to stop I know I should be mad at Yokoyama and Takeuchi and not Kiryu and I literally had to run this post through an all-caps -> sentence caps converter But Anyway Point Is If Ichi Had Been The Protagonist Of Y3 Mine Would Be Alive
i cant even really blame something like kiryu's emotional ineptitude to explain why he couldnt just be open about What Mine's Business Was because the guy can CLEARLY speak from the heart and say good and honest things. like he knows how to communicate For The Most Part so its truly just. The Fuck Happened Here you dont think it wouldve been a good idea to get daigo up to speed on the past week or šŸ‘ļøšŸ‘ļø just saying Mine Didn't Betray You is like. a FAIR start i GUESS but ELABORATE a bit ??
not at all a 'rare' L moment just a typical kiryu L honestly ļ¼ˆļ¼›Ā“Š“ļ½€ļ¼‰
#long post#snap chats#mizuki goated fr fr. highkey those two's substories are my fave theyre so fuckin bizarre.....#BUT REAL LIKE KIRYU. ILY I DO IM SORRY but i KNOW your ass can get up#mine DID just beat your ass but youre not THAT banged up and its not like you have any reason to relax after knowin richardsons alive#like there was PLENTY of time to react this some yakuza 'let him finish speaking its honorable' bullshit i PROMISE (;Ā“ą¼Žąŗ¶Š”ą¼Žąŗ¶`)(;Ā“ą¼Žąŗ¶Š”ą¼Žąŗ¶`)#dont look down here im ranting about y7 related stuff#OK BUT NO THIS JUST REMINDED ME OF ONE OF THE MOST INFURIATING TAKES I READ ONCE#AND IT WAS BASICALLY PEOPLE BLAMING ICHI FOR AOKI DYING LIKE EXCUSE ME#how on gods green earth was ichi supposed to react in time- when its KUME of all people#what the fuck was he supposed to assume was going to happen its KUME he's a wet rag of a bitch boy#especially when all he did was praise aoki like how the fuck was he supposed to think he would stab him oh my godddd#like its not just kume showing up either ichi and aoki JUST had an intense emotional moment and they finally got a chance to breathe#like they thought they were good and in the clear and they were in a steadily-getting-better mood why would they be on guard (;Ā“ą¼Žąŗ¶Š”ą¼Žąŗ¶`)#FORGIVE ME thats been bothering me for months. i needed it off my chest#anyway im going for a walk. we got ice cream today and idk why i eat ice cream when it always makes me sad/lethargic#so heres to hoping a lil nature walk and heavy metal improves my mood a bit
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makeste Ā· 11 months ago
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BnHA Chapter 410: Kacchan Fights a Baby
Previously on BnHA: Kacchan was born and then he grew up and murdered the Demon Lord.
Today on BnHA: Kacchan fights a baby. Tomura and Deku finally remember that they were supposed to have been fighting too this entire time, and get on with that once again. Tomura is all, ā€œ[literally just reaches out and grabs Dekuā€™s face because Dekuā€™s main character powers suddenly abandoned him in a fit of confusion].ā€ Deku is all, ā€œ[chops off Tomuraā€™s fingers which is somehow not even in the top twenty of violent things that have happened in this series in just the last five chapters].ā€ Tomura is all ā€œjokeā€™s on you I still got your quirk :Dā€ and fuck me he actually stole Danger Sense, what the fuck.
logically I knew AFO still had to be alive somehow because heā€™s too big of a villain to go out that easily without a proper sendoff. but deep in my heart, Iā€™m still secretly disappointed
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it just isnā€™t fair, lol. this guy has died more times than Rasputin and heā€™s still out here scheming his schemey schemes. when oh when will it end
sir you did not just say you had yet ANOTHER unused trump card up your sleeve??
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(ETA: the translation isnā€™t fully clear here, but I think the trump card heā€™s referring to is the whole ā€œIā€™ll just go back inside him and join the part of me that was already in there and weā€™ll take over Tomuraā€™s body again togetherā€ plan that he was trying to pull off. I think. if not though, thatā€™s certainly something worth speculating about.)
well as always the psychology in this series is unironically fascinating! he just wants acknowledgement at the end of the day, huh. just wants some love and attention. too bad he was born in a rat-infested hellscape and learned all the wrong lessons and turned into a crazed omnipotent murderlad
also he really did turn back into a baby sdfsdlkjfl oh no. I need to see Katsukiā€™s reaction to this immediately
oh my lord
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(ā—__ā—)
lmao this is so incredibly fucked up
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ngl though, this is karma at its finest. he tortured and killed so many people trying to earn everyoneā€™s fear and awe and reverence, only to literally blip out of existence at the end with absolutely nothing to show for it
everyone please enjoy this series of panels of a deeply vexed Bakugou Katsuki picking a fight with this slowly melting evil baby
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ā€œyou think I care that youā€™re a baby now. you think I wonā€™t fight a fuckinā€™ baby. letā€™s do this you little punkā€
also Iā€™m sorry but itā€™s absolutely ridiculous that the gigantic chest wound Tomura inflicted on him got sewed up so neatly lol. AFOā€™s not the only one who stubbornly refuses to die no matter what
...
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just once, it would be nice if Horikoshi didnā€™t immediately shred my plot nitpicks to pieces mere seconds after I write them
LMAO
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BABY AFO DONā€™T CARE. BABY AFO WILL THROW HANDS WITH ANYONE ļ¼¼(ļ½€0Ā“)ļ¼
KACCHAN MY BELOVED FAVE OF ALL TIME, ARE YOU REALLY ABOUT TO LOSE TO A LITERAL FUCKING INFANT
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WHAT HAPPENED TO ā€œPERFECT VICTORYā€ LMAO. MOVING THE GOALPOSTS EVEN AS HIS CONSCIOUSNESS FADES. ā€œEH, CLOSE ENOUGHā€
-- OH FOR THE LOVE OF --
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me: wow it sure is uncharacteristic of Katsuki to just pass out before he properly wraps up this battle
Horikoshi: oh yeah good point, sure would be a shame if someone... IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED THAT CONCERN ON THE VERY NEXT PAGE
me: ą° _ą° 
ldskjflaksdjfkds
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fdsfsdkf. ā€œSORRY ABOUT THAT, FOR A MOMENT THERE I ALMOST FORGOT TO BEND THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE TO MY WILLā€
holy fucking shit. his body was all ā€œum, just a quick reminder that youā€™re HORRIBLY WOUNDED and have lost like ten gallons of blood and all of your cells are about to call an emergency meeting to shut this thing down before you get us all killed.ā€ and he was all ā€œWHAT WAS THAT?!ā€ and his body was all ā€œoh my GOD, FUCK, OKAY just forget we said anythingā€
and meanwhile Baby AFO is just lying there all ā€œ(ā—‰āŒ“ā—‰)ā€
this six-month-old child is truly and sincerely still trying to kill Kacchan while screeching death threats in high-pitched baby talk
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this actually would have killed him too, if heā€™d succeeded in passing out. all that just to be punkā€™d by a damn baby
you are actually shitting me right now
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at this point Iā€™m genuinely not sure which of them has the more powerful angry toddler energy
oh no ffuffkdsfk
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meeeeelting. meeeeeeltiiiiiing!!! oh what a world what a world
jesus Horikoshi I am genuinely speechless
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... welp
WAIT NO WAY, REALLY?!?!
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?!?!?! WAS IT ACTUALLY THAT SIMPLE THIS WHOLE TIME
-- lkjf
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three times. three times in the same fucking chapter. I give up. apparently Iā€™ll literally believe anything this man says. does it feel good, Horikoshi. preying on your readersā€™ hopeful naivete
yeefuckinghaw lmao
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GOOD JOB KACCHAN YOU DEFEATED THE EVIL BABY
awwwww
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I actually had a theory about this! well more of a wishlist item, really. I canā€™t remember if Iā€™ve actually posted about it yet or not. but itā€™s like. you know how Deku and Kacchan are always being really dramatic about holding hands? wanting to hold hands; not wanting to hold hands; being afraid to hold hands; holding hands via proxy, etc. etc.?
and you know how both Endeavor and All Might have each done their own version of the victory pose that Kacchan is referring to here? with each one using a different hand?
so you see, I was thinking that it might be nice. might be a little poetic and all that. if at the end of the fight, Deku and Kacchan did, in fact, hold hands. and then did the victory pose together. and it became like their iconic hero moment. them standing there together. having accomplished their goal and defeated TomurAFO through teamwork. realizing their shared childhood dream. and sharing that moment of triumph with each other and with the world, ushering in a new era of heroes
anyway yeah. I was thinking that might be a pretty good ending. but it looks like Kacchan maybe really is about to pass out here now, lol, so maybe not? anyways time to finally scroll down
-- okay I literally said awww again out loud
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what a fucking nerd. I have never felt more fondness for a character in my life
every damn person watching this on the news better have leaped to their feet and started applauding, goddammit. those motherfuckers better be CHANTING HIS FUCKING NAME. all those nagging reporters better be bombarding his phone with calls. those fuckers who deleted his footage from the Shouto interview better be shamelessly leaving him dozens of voicemails acting like none of that ever happened and presumptuously asking when he can free some time in his schedule to visit their studio again. all the heroes who havenā€™t hugged him yet better be lining the fuck up. that one guy from the post-kidnapping press conference in chapter 86 better be writing a fifty page letter of apology!!
oh hey itā€™s a random pre-battle flashback mysteriously taking place in Troy ā€œa few days before the battleā€ even though I thought they only moved into that place the night before the fight
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I love how Katsuki immediately narrows his eyes (I assume. we canā€™t see for sure but thatā€™s the vibe I get) at Jeanist and has to resist the urge to call the police on him for that pun
so Hadouā€™s wondering what Jeanist is talking about because they already evacuated the civilians, so what else are they trying to protect. and Edgeshot is all, ā€œwell obviously weā€™ve gotta protect everyoneā€™s future,ā€ which is a nice... rearshadowing?? for him saving Katsukiā€™s life later on lol
and now Mirko is all ā€œget to the fucking point already.ā€ which, same
so Jeanist says that Tomura is an even bigger problem than AFO, because at least AFO doesnā€™t want to murder everyone on the entire planet. and he concludes with ā€œheā€™ll probably try to touch the ground and use his quirk.ā€ which is a conclusion that I have to say wasnā€™t really worth two pages of flashback buildup for, considering that we all figured that out years ago
Iā€™m guessing this is all just some sort of awkward transition back to Dekuā€™s fight now lol
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and now weā€™re getting two pages of exposition on how long it would theoretically take Tomuraā€™s Decay to spread throughout the city, and then the entire country, yikes
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damn. talk about stakes
and now finally back to Deku!!
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shoutout to everyone who correctly predicted that Deku was once again talking out of his ass when it came to being out of Gearshifts. we all knew. unlimited supply
wow Tomura way to throw AFO under the bus
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the way I recall it, AFO wasnā€™t the one who failed to kill him back then lol. but go ahead and talk your shit king
DEKU WHAT ARE YOU DOING
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holy shit?!?!
like my first thought was ā€œwell last time he did this he just tried to steal OFA rather than Decay him, so heā€™ll probably try that again and itā€™ll be fine.ā€ only to remember that the AFO inside Tomura is currently permanently(?) out to lunch, and Tomura himself doesnā€™t give two figs about stealing OFA. so, uhhhh >_>
(ETA: nevermind.)
but then this happened
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Deku what the actual fuck
OH MY GOD??!?!
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HOLY SHIT
okay. okay, fuck. lemme gather up my thoughts, and then weā€™ll wrap this up
theyā€™ll never admit it, but you know the other OFA Vestiges secretly resented Shino a tiny bit for being the only one of them to not be gruesomely murdered. bet they all feel guilty for thinking that now
Shino and Banjou also seemed to have this cute little pseudo-rivalry thing going on, so I really feel bad for Banjou now. :/ he looks so horrified in that bottom right panel
gotta admit, I did not see this coming in the slightest. OFA has been this immutable ā€œI do what I want!ā€ quirk for so long that I never thought Tomura or AFO would actually succeed in stealing it, even partially. that shook me to my core
BUT, itā€™s also really exciting to me because itā€™s going to make this battle much more interesting if Deku canā€™t use his get out of jail free card. shit just got way more real and Iā€™m here for it
lastly, so! let me tell you guys my prediction. I still canā€™t see Tomura being the final villain lol. I just canā€™t. it feels too anticlimactic. if Iā€™m wrong, Iā€™m wrong, and Iā€™ve certainly botched MANY predictions in the past, but I have not yet learned my lesson from any of it and I will not apologize lol
so hereā€™s what I think. Deku and Tomura battle it out for the next chapter or two, and Tomura snatches up more of Dekuā€™s quirks one by one. we see all of the Vestiges disappearing and the mood gets more and more desperate. eventually weā€™re down to just Kudou and Yoichi. Deku is panicking, but for some reason Kudou seems even MORE panicked
Kudou/Gearshift eventually gets stolen too, and it looks like this might finally be it for Deku (I have no idea how heā€™d stop Tomura from Decaying the ground once Blackwhip gets stolen, btw, but maybe Katsuki or someone else interferes in desperation towards the end). but just when it looks like Tomura is finally going to take the last piece of OFA, Dekuā€™s vibes suddenly do a 180, stopping Tomura in his tracks
cut to the OFA Moon Gorgeous Meditation Realm, where Deku and Yoichi are staring at the door -- yes, that door -- in shock. because itā€™s finally been opened (now that the other Vestiges are no longer there to keep it at bay). and just like that, enter AFO, for the THIRD FUCKING TIME :D :D
tl;dr, HEREā€™S HOW HORCRUX!DEKU CAN STILL HAPPEN!!! wait where are you all going. wait come back
anyway so wow that was a really bizarre chapter that I truly thoroughly enjoyed, which should probably be a bit concerning. on to the next two week break! (for anyone whoā€™s not aware, Shounen Jump will be on break next week, so yeah.) Iā€™m on chapter 391 now. so close but still so far. the end of the year has gone by too damn fast tbh
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altocat Ā· 18 days ago
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all 50 of those Honest fave character prompts for Sephiroth
( @izunias-meme-hole )
........*cracks knuckles* OKAY.
1. Do you project onto this character?
All the time, every day. Like Sephiroth, I can often be avoidant, depressed, and overly attached to my loved ones. The struggle is real lmao
2. Did you always like this character?
Before falling into fandom hell, I didn't really notice him much other than Kingdom Hearts stuff. Or the occasional thirst post online.
3. What first drew you to this character?
Crisis Core making him a sad soft baby that everyone is mean to lmao
4. Did you initially dislike/hate this character?
No. I always thought he had a cool design and a badass voice.
5. If this character were a woman, would you honestly still like them? Or in reverse, what if they were a man?
Of course! Sephiroth is a fascinating character regardless. His backstory is very unique and I don't think that would change.
6. Do you have any nicknames or pet names you use for this character?
I mostly just call him Seph. Sometimes Kittyroth. Sometimes "Mr. Compassion" whenever I'm being sarcastic about him. And sometimes just SMUGFUCK because that's what he is.
7. Does the characterā€™s age matter to you?
Nah. Like I said, he's a fascinating character regardless.
8. Does the characterā€™s looks/design matter to you?
I feel like there are certain aspects of his character that you NEED to keep in--his catlike pupils, silver hair, etc. They are plot-related indicators of his heritage and genetics. Thirstposts aside, they are reminder that he is a lab-grown monster with alien blood running through his veins.
9. Does this character remind you of anyone you know? Does that affect how you see them?
Not really. Seph is pretty unique. And honestly I'd rather not know someone like him irl lolol
10. Do you see yourself in this character even without projecting?
Physically? Hell no. Emotionally? Sometimes. But that's on rare occasions where we can actually tell what he's thinking and feeling.
11. How did you ā€œfall in loveā€ with this character?
Watching Crisis Core cutscenes one rainy night in 2021.
12. If you could write effortlessly and as much as you wanted, what story (s) would you write for this character?
AU Redemption arc trilogy in which Zack and Aerith save Sephiroth from himself and he dismantles Shinra to become the planet's hero.
13. If you could draw effortlessly and as much as you wanted, what scene (s) would you draw for this character?
I'd really like to illustrate a lot of fic scenes. Especially the trippier Jenova-focused ones.
14. Are you physically attracted to this character?
...Yeah lmao But I don't ship myself or my self-insert with him because NO lolol I think he's aesthetically pleasing but I don't associate myself with him in any romantic sense. That's just weird to me.
15. Are your thoughts surrounding this character usually sexual, non-sexual, or a mix of both?
Non-sexual. I'm more interested in his character progression/fall into villainy. Like yeah he's attractive and there are some seductive aspects of his personality. But he's just more interesting to dissect as a villain.
16. Have you ever cried when thinking about this character? Genuinely?
Several times lolol usually after First Soldier updates.
17. Have you ever felt physical pain over this character? (ex: physical heartache).
Miiiight have happened once in dms with other fans (thanks @heraldofcrow)
18. Do you prefer to see this character suffer or know peace? Angst or comfort? Both?
SUFFER. SUFFERRRRRRR šŸ˜ˆNO COMFORT FOR YOU ALL IS PAIN AND ANGUISH.
19. Does this character serve as a stress ball/ security blanket for you? Something you run to after a bad day to feel safe or happier?
Oh totally. All the time. Imagine cute aggression but it's more angsty lol Angst aggression.
20. Do you feel affectionate towards this character?
For Sane!Sephiroth, yes. Very much so. Not so much after Nibelheim. Then he's just an evil little shit who needs to get clowned by Cloud again.
21. Are your feelings about this character platonic, romantic, or familial? All of these feelings at once maybe?
Platonic-familial. He's my precious baby boy. Who I have to hurt. LET ME HURT HIM.
22. Do you think you will always love this character?
I hope so! Assuming Square doesn't do something stupid.
23. Has this character permanently altered or impacted your psyche in a way you wonā€™t forget?
I'm HERE. lmao There's your evidence.
24. Do you ever dream about this character? If so, describe a dream you once had about them.
I never have dreams about him and it makes me SO MAD SZDFGHFDSA EVERYONE ELSE GETS BLORBO DREAMS EXCEPT FOR ME.
25. What kind of fan-fiction do you read about this character? If you donā€™t read fan-fics about them, why not?
I mostly like character studies. Or slow-burn AU fics with him. I'm currently reading The Fear of Falling Stars and it's sooooo good.
26. If you look for this characterā€™s name on AO3, what tags are you including or excluding?
It really depends on the fic tbh.
27. Do you like to ship this character with other characters or do you prefer not to?
I SHIP HIM WITH EVERYONE *feral noises*
28. Do you get defensive about this character? If yes, then why?
Only in select instances. I don't like the dudebro logic of "well Sephiroth was always arrogant/evil even before Nibelheim and he can't be vulnerable or sensitive because that's not badass" because those are fundamentally not true. And an extreme disservice to his writing.
29. Do you affectionately bully this character?
šŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆšŸ˜ˆ
30. Are you especially sensitive about this character?
He makes me sad. His story is heartbreaking.
31. Are you ashamed of liking this character?
Nope. Not at all.
32. If you could make this character a meal, what would you make them?
Pumpkin soup, of course!
33. Are you ā€œblinded by loveā€ for this character or do you accept any flaws they may have?
Oh not at all. I have said many many times and will keep saying that Sephiroth does not deserve a happy ending after everything he's done. He deserves to be destroyed for good. He's NOT a good guy, not any more at least. He's caused so much damage in so many horrible ways. There's no going back from that. I love the guy and I feel for him. But that's still no excuse for what he did.
34. Does this character inspire you with little things in your daily life?
Uhhhh no.
35. Has this character ever prevented you from sleeping because you canā€™t stop thinking about them?
@ me whenever First Soldier updates.
36. Do you feel a spiritual/soulmate connection with this character?
Idk. Probably not. He's my angsty trauma son. But I wouldn't go THAT far lol
37. Is your love for this character a secret from people you know in real life?
Nope. I will literally never shut up about Sephiroth to family or friends lololol
38. Do you tend to joke more about dying or killing for this character? Both? What causes the distinction?
NO because Sephiroth is a villain and the goal is to not become like him lolol
39. Do you feel lovesick over this character?
Nope. He just makes me casually distraught.
40. Are you very empathetic towards this character? When they feel a certain way in the story, do you feel those emotions too?
Very much so. Like I said before, his story is heartbreaking. I've ugly cried about him so many times in the past.
41. Do you prefer to interact with this character directly via self-insert/reader type content? Or do you enjoy seeing them mostly with other characters in the story and/or your OCs?
Other than background OCs, no. I prefer mostly just his relationship with canon characters.
42. If you could, would you write this character a song or poem?
It'd be cool to do something creepy with his relationship with Jenova...
43. What type of weather makes you think of this character?
Rainy days. Because he's depressing.
44. Which season makes you think of this character?
Fall.
45. Do you feel as if you are intimately familiar with this character?
At this point, I'd really like to hope so. They have certainly added a lot of new stuff that feels on point with my previous ideas for him. But I'm open to new stuff too!
46. How much do bad interpretations of this character upset you?
It really depends on how they characterize him as a person before Nibelheim. I don't really like how people sometimes equate his evil/smug/arrogant post-Nibelheim personality with his CC-era one. They're really completely different.
47. Does this character ever make you laugh sincerely?
He made some the FUNNIEST goddamn faces in Rebirth, just sayin'.
48. Whatā€™s your favorite physical/design feature for this character?
R trilogy has the best overall design. Hair, eyes, and the sheer SIZE of him. All perfect.
49. Whatā€™s your favorite personality trait in this character?
Sane!Seph: His love for his friends
Insane!Seph: Him being a huge petty dick just for the sake of it
50. Link your fav song, playlist, aesthetic board, fan-fiction, reference pile, personal artwork, analysis post, meme, headcanon, or quote for this character. Whichever one (s) you are most comfortable with!
UHHHHHHHHHHH I'm just going to cheat and say THIS ENTIRE COMMUNITY because Seph-fans are BEST fans and we get along and get shit done. Best content. Best fandom space. No in-fighting or drama on his character. We're ALL peak šŸ˜Ž
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konigsluvr Ā· 1 year ago
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Omg thanks so much for getting back on my request so fast! The NSFW bit was a nice bonus šŸ˜ tsk got me simping more on this man
Yes 6 months ago way peak Avatar, there was an endless supply of fics to binge but the past 2 months it's dwindled down a lot huh
Can i request more Kƶnig HC if that's okay, but about his domestic preferences. Like his morning routine, his fave food, how he likes his coffee, his fashion sense etc
Thanks, and no rush! Take care x
I'm so glad you guys liked my recent headcanons, I was nervous it wasn't gonna get any attention but the amount of reposts and likes warmed my heart smmmmm<33 and I miss avatar so much, I've been deep in the cod stuff that I haven't read anything about avatar in agessss. Anyways here is kƶnig headcanons, domestic version (sorry I took so long xx). Reblogs are highly appreciate <33
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Kƶnig Headcanons pt2
Includes: Kƶnig being a cutie at home.
ā˜† his bed is probably in his top 3 favourite things in life. Like they would be 1: You, 2: you again, 3: his bed. Like there's nothing better than coming home from a long and stressful mission and finding you sleeping in his queensized bed. You make sure to wash the bed for when he comes home so he has the best nights sleep. You'd hear him let out a relieved sigh when he gets in bed and cuddles with you. Nothing better.
ā˜† I picture him as a morning person. It's just way more peaceful, calm, and bright. Plus, whenever he sleeps in, he feels a tad bit guilty due to "wasting" seeing a beautiful morning.
ā˜† the type of man that shuts his blinds in the evening, makes his home cosier and he feels a lot safer and private.
ā˜† he wears those compression shirts at the gym or when he's training at base... omg I'm just imagining how beefy he looks.
ā˜† black coffee, he probably likes the bitter taste but will probably switch to a more milky coffee once you convince him that its just way better. Probably won't take any sugars because he will be scared it will ruin his godly physique.
ā˜† for breakfast, he eats cereal because most of the time he can't be bothered cooking as soon as he wakes up. Sometimes he'll forget but you'll always be there to make sure he eats <33
ā˜† I'm sorry, I gotta include this. Apple juice>orange juice. You two have definetly had a heated debate on which one is better but he won, of course.
ā˜† kƶnig probably won't leave the house much, if he does it's just for a small walk around his neighbourhood or in the park, and going grocery shopping.
ā˜† he would like to be comfy so wearing a hoodie or a jumper suits him and on a good day he'll wear his jeans, but mostly just joggers. (Grey Joggers *wink wink*)
ā˜† if you two are going out to a fancy dinner, he'll try to dress up for you but you tell him its fine as you don't want him to feel too causcious or vulnerable in public.
ā˜† fave food... I actually have no idea. He enjoys a good steak, especially if it's cooked by you :))
ā˜† he's a good cook, he can chef up a really good meal if he's in the mood. If you can cook better than him, he wouldn't even be mad. He would find it really attractive and would just watch you from the kitchen counter or stand right behind you looking over your shoulder, watching you cook. And if you burn something by mistake he'll either prevent it from happening before you even notice or he was too distracted by you and would laugh and tell you it's okay, and convince you he likes it a little crispy to make you feel better.
ā˜† his home probably didn't have much things lying around, such as decorations and random objects, but as soon as you moved in, you made it more homely with your random makeup there or your dropped clothing here. He's a tidy person but wouldn't be mad if you forget to put something away, he would most likely just leave it there in case you need it again later on or remind you kindly that it's there.
ā˜† movie nightssssss!! Imagine cuddling up with Kƶnig on a Friday night when you two can't be bothered going out for a drink at the bar. You both choose a movie line up for the night, go out and buy some of your favourite snacks, get your most cosy blankets and share them together. Goals. Literal goals.
Sorry this pretty short. Have a lovely day and take care of yourself xxx
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lime-bucket Ā· 5 months ago
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People who claim to love Lilith know shit about her.
Once I wrote in comments that Lilith was a rapist and somebody replied: "Why would she raped somebody who she didn't want reproduce with? Are you even can read?"
Another time when I made video about I got comment saying "Lilith didn't SA Adam." In that video I put google screenshot telling that she did. I replied to the comment saying "But google says that she did." They replied something along the lines. "I know that she didn't." (Like do you know her personally.) I answer with "Can you prove me that she didn't." And I got no answer.
There was post on Reddit about Lilith's orgin (it was a meme. People who know vs people who don't know) and still people call her the first feminist. Feminist? A FUCKING RAPIST?!
Lilith fans force the narrative that she was a victim, like bro, when you talking about her history, talk also about THAT part. It's not so hard to find.
"Well Lilith SA'd Adam, becouse he SA'd her first." Girl, show me the proof.
Adam wasn't even controling. He just didn't want to be at bottom. Which is fine. We should stop shaming Man and male characters not being comfortable with certein sexual things.
I'm still angry that (Hazbin Hotel) Adam is mocked for not liking giving oral sex. If he was a woman people would be on his side.
Btw story of Adam, Eve, Lilith, Sameal and Lucifer and Eden would be treaten differently if genders would be swap.
Adam would be probably shamed for Lilith leaving and Eve eating the Apple, if he was woman and Eve with Lilith were a man. Fem. Adam (Adamina) and Fem. Lucifer (Lucia) or Fem. Sameal (Samantha) would be put in "Madame and Whore complex" categoriesm
Male Eve SA would be forgotten. Female Adam SA'd maybe wouldn't, but she could be shipped with her abuser like orginal Eve.
Eve was raped by serpent in myths and in the show Lucifer (who is the serpent in the show) admits he sleep with Eve and probably Viv creates narrative that she like it? Ew.
Adam and Eve LOVED each other. They had healthy relationship. But she needs to make Lucifer better than Adam in anything, doesn't she?
Sorry that happened to u.but unfortunatly thats the result of modern reimaginings of ancient myth,as they present a safe version of the tale to audience wich when they find the original story,they fund it difficult to come in terms w/ their faves being..not so well liked to put it nicely.i myself had the same issue w/ the story of hades & persephone
Ughh dont remind abt lucifers comment abt eve,wich is just a can of weird/nonsensical implications i dont wanna dive in rn.nontheless i cant rlly agree on the gender swapping parts,theres already narrations mentioning adam was SAd but still got blamed fr it,but never have i heard abt the serpent assaulting eve,maybe its meant in a metaphorical sense?
U can call it overexageration,but i find it insidious when writers make the relationship of adam & eve unhealthy or unequal.since theyre the first humans,is it hard to not believe that love in it its most primitive form wont be beautiful?pure even?
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outrunningthedark Ā· 3 months ago
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Are u nqueso-emergency?
Once again: I don't need a pseudonym to say what I think about Buddie fandom when I already do that on my public account despite whatever "hate" might come my way. (Literally what else does the insider account say other than that? Because I have yet to see where they're actually "SPOILING" something serious, unlike Mr. "Eddie was supposed to be gay"!) Y'all thought I was fucking with the fandom last season for answering questions being brought TO me??? Who the hell clued those people in on the possibility of BuckTommy because I never entertained it without prompt??? Was it the twitter guy??? (He alluded to Tommy before it actually happened, sOoO...) And then you tried spamming crew members with my posts to "get me in trouble". Guess what? Nothing happened. Because they had no clue who tf I was and my theories definitely didn't line up with what actually went down! (Who remembers when I typed up a whole scenario where Buck's jealousy over Tommy would cause Eddie to remind him no one could take his place? That...could not have been further from what happened.) *If anyone working on 9-1-1 actually thought I was revealing major plot points, wouldn't I have gotten the boot just like the fandom fave who couldn't shut up about Eddie not being freed from his imaginary closet?
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dungeonmeshi-confessions Ā· 3 months ago
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I wanna do more kabumisu positivity following that other anon. it really brightened my day so much.
bc really I dont want to bash other ships to lift mine up!!! and I actually also really love and respect labru, and know the majority of labru shippers arent Like That, just like most kabumisu shippers arent Like That. every group has some annoying, loud, opinionated people and they dont represent the average person who likes the ship, you know? I would love to see some labrus follow suit and send in some positivity as well!!! If the positivity keeps going I will come in here and post all my fave things about labru, labru art, and labru shippers as a kabumisu. lets ditch the bitching and hold hands instead!
anyway, some reasons I really love kabumisu
- as a neurodivergent disabled person dating another neurodivergent person, this is like. THE couple to me. and like its not just about mithrun being taken care of. taking care of mithrun actively helps kabru be more mindful of his own needs. In my life, I may struggle to feed myself, but I can make breakfast if my partner is hungry. other times she may do the same for me, it depends on who is doing worse.
-they both struggle with insomnia also
-from everything we've seen, pre-dungeon mithrun wasn't entirely dissimilar to kabru (high masking people pleaser) and thats Fascinating to me.
-kabru's job seems pretty stressful (no matter how much fulfillment it brings him, its a lot of responsibility for one person!) so I feel like coming home to that one guy he can take his mask off around and not even have to try and impress must be such a huge relief. also add mithrun with cooking experience to this, making kabru a nice meal after a long day of work.
-Mithrun is actually very perceptive and sees straight through kabru's bs multiple times and doesn't hesitate to call him out. Laios isnt the only character that forces kabru to be honest. ("unless theres someone else?" "theres someone you want to tell that story to.") mithrun is also the one who gives kabru the information he's been seeking this whole time.
-I am very interested in exploring mithruns whole desire situation. what desires does he gain? I think it is probably a lot of little ones that weave together. oh also I think sometimes things may seem more mithrun centric bc in any story where he is going to end up in a relationship he is going to have a much more dynamic arc than whoever he is paired with. literally dynamic as in like. he requires a lot more growth to achieve the outcome. and there are ways to skip it or gloss through it but. a lot of these stories require that in some way you show the progress has happened.
-to me, kabumisu is more often queeplatonic than romantic. but Im aroace so that could just be my aroace glasses. ALSO kabru is vaguely aro to me. you mean the guy thats super desirable that doesnt really seem interested in anyone particular outside of pursuing friendship? that guy? (also the way he did rin omfg)
-random but I dont think kabrus PTSD is talked about enough and also like the extent of his trauma. its not just utaya/monsters/his mom dying; its being raised by a single mother, its his blue eyes, its being adopted, its being raised by an elf, etc!!!! a lot of things he does bc of ptsd get attributed to autism (I also hc kabru as autistic, and some is symptom overlap. but it is secondary to the ptsd! he is traumatized first and foremost ty) I really love kabru so much. ty for the ptsd rep <3
-also out here to say I know an amount of kabumisu content is mithrun centric. I will tell you from my pov specifically though its bc I deeply relate to mithrun (as someone who once told a therapist many years ago I desired nothing and truly meant it. she said I was like a puppet without strings. of course I saw mithrun and was like. oh.) and Im in love with kabru. kabru reminds me of all the people who gave me a reason to pull through. people who saw good in me and treated me like a person when I didnt feel like one. I also really relate to kabru though as someone with complex trauma, even if my traumas are not the same. thats why I say I think not enough is attributed to his ptsd. anyway, once I just opened a notebook and wrote kabrus name over and over again with hearts. I have never done this to mithrun. so dont tell me kabumisus dont like kabru !!!
-kabru and mithrun are both so gender. Ive seen so many variants on their gender and gender expression in the ship. some people hate this and insist they must be one way or the other. I think theyre neat lots of different ways. I love when theyre both feminine men. I love when mithrun is super masc. I love when theyre butch4butch. I love when theyre both trans. and so much more. its all beautiful. a very good variety of food. the other day on my dash I had a tallman art of mithrun with the biggest tits imaginable and the very next post he was like a little porcelain doll. keep up the good work guys. I love you.
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fictionalwh0ree Ā· 10 months ago
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layla- dallas winston
summary: you thought dallas winston was the man for you, but when that relationship crashed and burned, you start dating sodapop curtis. unfortunately, being around soda means being around dallas, and being around dallas is bad news. based off of layla by derek and the dominoes.
word count: 2.2k
warnings: swearing, smoking, cheating
a/n: this is based off my fave song so i hope ygs like it!! iā€™m almost at 1.5k which means i might be doing a celebration soonšŸ‘€
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life was easy for you in tulsa; you were intelligent, charismatic, and gorgeous. despite coming from the north side of town and living in a rough neighbourhood, your spot as head cheerleader at will rogers high school had given you an in with some of the soc girls. to an outsider, you looked just like them in your cardigans and plaid skirts. to top it all off, you were dating one of the cutest guys in tulsa, sodapop curtis. it was only natural. everyone thought you were living the perfect life. but is that ever true?
soda was a nice guy. he treated you right and you loved how heads turned when the two of you went out together, but he was ordinary. your friends had convinced you thats what you needed, reminding you of the guys you had involved yourself with before. in particular, dallas winston. youā€™d met him at some party. you couldnā€™t even say youā€™d hit it off because you were in a bad place at the time. your dad, who was the only one present in the house, was on one of his mean streaks. his words tore through you day after day, but dallas was there to help you. heā€™d pick you up after a screaming match and console you by telling you that your dad wasnā€™t shit and that you were everything. he really made you feel special and you thought he was being sincere when he said this stuff to you. but the two of you were never official, heā€™d never even mentioned you to his friends. eventually he pushed you away, seeing you maybe once a week and going straight into a hookup. he left you scrambling for the phone every time it rang, only for it to be your dad calling you from work or a telemarketer.
your situation with him almost destroyed you. you were known for being a put together person, but all of a sudden, youā€™d changed. your whole mood was determined by how your ā€œdateā€ the previous night went, or whether he called you in the morning before school. youā€™d come to school having just brushed your hair and your cheering had become lousy. i mean, how were you supposed to cheer people up when you couldnā€™t cheer yourself up? your friends questioned what it was about him that was so special that youā€™d let him treat you the way he did and the only way you could describe it was that ā€œthereā€™s just something about him.ā€
it only ended when your cheer coach threatened to demote you to one of the girls in the back who just smiles and shakes pompoms. you couldnā€™t let that happen over a boy who couldnā€™t even introduce you to his friends. you thought there was special between the two of you, you could tell, but it wasnā€™t meant to be, you thought.
then along came soda. the may heat had hit, and it hit strong. the city dried up and the air was still. as your exams got closer and closer, your friends had spent more and more time at the library. youā€™d often take a study break by walking to the dx around the corner and getting drinks for you and your friends. as you checked out, the cute guy at the cash would always make conversation with you. his smile alone was enough to bring a smile to your own face. soon you were taking far too many study breaks, all to see the blue eyed boy at the gas station. it was no surprise when he asked you out, and when you made it official three weeks later your friends were over the moon. once school was out, you met his friends and family and you knew you were bound to spend all summer around him. much to your dismay, this also meant a lot of time around dallas.
the first time youā€™d met the gang, dallas had given you a dirty up and down, but as your eyes locked, you could sense some hurt behind them. he definitely hadnā€™t been expecting this. soda brushed the look off, saying something quick like,
ā€œthatā€™s dallas. donā€™t worry about him, heā€™s just like that.ā€
just like you thought, you spent many days around soda and the rest of the gang. whether it was a trip to the drive in, or a day by the river, his friends were there. dallas seemed to warm up to you a little, occasionally throwing a half-smile your way or participating in a conversation you were in. you were glad the two of you were okay, but you could also tell something was up. you could feel it in the lingering glances from the brown eyed boy. you called yourself delusional, saying you were making it up, trying and trying to convince yourself that the longing in his eyes was all in your head. even when you werenā€™t looking, you could feel the way his eyes followed you. you noticed the way heā€™d light a cigarette when soda would wrap his arms around you or kiss your cheek. you probably noticed more than you should. you willed yourself to keep your eyes on your man.
you and soda hit three months the week before school started up again. youā€™d had a good time with him, and even though he treated you like you were his world, you wanted something more from him. you didnā€™t know what it was, but you knew what you had wasnā€™t right. your friends pleaded for you to stay with him, reminding how cute and stable he was, how he treated you right. you reluctantly agreed with them, convincing yourself itā€™d be best to stick it out with soda if you wanted a nice senior year with a boyfriend.
the weekend before school started, buck was throwing a huge end of summer party. some of your greaser friends had asked you to go, and youā€™d turned them down until soda asked you. he told you he was gonna go either way because the gang was going, but heā€™d have a way better time if you went too. you complied, meaning friday evening you were in your room getting ready. you put on a casual outfit, jeans and a tank top, before doing your hair and makeup. you told soda youā€™d meet him at bucks and he agreed.
when you arrived, the sun was just beginning to set, but the party was lively. you walked inside, finding soda standing against the wall. you greeted him quickly and went to grab a drink. the night went on and you socialized with everyone, soda by your side with his hand on your waist. the red lights at bucks paired with the shit faced girls and guys screaming soon made for an overwhelming environment. you excused yourself, telling soda you were gonna step out the back for a bit. he let you go, enthralled in his conversation with steve.
when the cool night air hit your face, you let out a sigh of relief. you dug into your pocket for the joint youā€™d rolled before youā€™d left your house. you did a quick check of your surroundings, but only saw the large field that stayed on the other side of bucks. you slowed your breathing as you searched your pockets for a lighter. to your dismay, youā€™d left it at home.
ā€œshit,ā€ you muttered.
in that moment, the door to your left opened. you spinned quick, met by a familiar face.
ā€œneed a light?ā€ the boy said.
ā€œplease,ā€ you said.
dallas used the chain around his neck to light a match before he lit his own cigarette and then lit your joint.
ā€œdidnā€™t know you smoked weed,ā€ he said, standing at your side.
ā€œhere and there,ā€ you said, looking at the view.
ā€œso, howā€™re you and ken doll?ā€ he mocked.
ā€œweā€™re fine, thanks for asking,ā€ you said, turning to face his smug face.
ā€œreally?ā€ he said, smiling deviously as you inhaled, ā€œbecause i heard you havenā€™t even fucked him yet. you had no problem doing that with me.ā€
ā€œwell maybe iā€™m looking for something meaningful now,ā€ you spat.
dallasā€™s smile faltered for a moment, his eyes flashing with pain.
ā€œwerenā€™t you looking for something meaningful with me? i just didnā€™t give it to you,ā€ he said calmly, words slurring slightly from the alcohol.
your eyes prickled with tears, the memories of your time together hurting your heart.
ā€œdid you come out here just to be a major asshole or what?ā€ you said, looking away from him and inhaling again.
he stepped closer to you, leaning against the porch fence like you. his brows were furrowed together in concern as he took in that what he said hurt you. his mind was running a million miles a minute as he looked at you.
ā€œy/n,ā€ he said.
you pressed your eyes together, stopping the tears from flowing out.
ā€œwhat?ā€ you said, sniffling and still not looking in his direction.
he threw his cigarette off the porch before placing his hand on your chin, turning your face towards him. you could barely look him in the eye, and when you did you could barely see him through the tears, but you noticed something in his eyes that youā€™d never seen before, regret.
when you didnā€™t pull away, he leaned forward, kissing you with a tenderness youā€™d never seen before. in that moment, you knew what was missing between you and soda. the sparks you felt with dallas were unlike anything youā€™d ever felt before. you kissed for a moment, lingering in the familiar taste of cigarettes and jack daniels before you pushed away.
ā€œdallas, i canā€™t. iā€™m with soda now,ā€ you said, not able to look him in the eyes.
ā€œdoll please,ā€ he pleaded.
youā€™d never seen this behaviour from him before. you looked at him, a mixture of hurt and confusion coming from you. his own eyes were welling up slightly.
ā€œdal- i- you know i canā€™t. iā€™m happy with soda, he treats me right. he doesnā€™t deserve this,ā€ you said.
ā€œdonā€™t lie to me y/n,ā€ he said firmly, ā€œyou think i didnā€™t listen to the stuff you said to me back then? i know you, youā€™re not happy with soda.ā€
ā€œi am,ā€ you protested, a tear slipping your eyes.
ā€œyouā€™re as happy as you could be with a guy like soda but youā€™re not satisfied,ā€ he said.
ā€œand youā€™re gonna make me happy dallas? like you did before?ā€ you yelled, ā€œyou almost destroyed me.ā€
ā€œi- i know,ā€ he said before glancing around discreetly, ā€œiā€™m sorry.ā€
ā€œwhat?ā€ you said, in shock.
ā€œi fucked up,ā€ he said.
ā€œyeah, you did,ā€ you scoffed.
you moved towards the door but dallas reached for your wrist. he spun you around so your back was against the wall. he placed a kiss on your lips.
ā€œiā€™m begging, darling, please,ā€ he muttered against them.
you moved your head to the side, denying him access to your lips.
ā€œwhy now?ā€ you said sternly, causing dallas to back up, ā€œwhy now when i have someone who treats me right? why did you just start caring about me now?ā€
ā€œnow? the whole problem was that i started caring about you. i got scared and i pushed you away. itā€™s what i fucking do, okay? donā€™t tell me you didnā€™t know i cared about you,ā€ he shouted, the vulnerability from the boy scaring you a little.
ā€œdal you canā€™t just treat people like shit when youā€™re scared! was i supposed to think you cared about me when you wouldnā€™t even pick up the phone if i called?ā€ you said.
ā€œiā€™m sorry. please y/n, youā€™ve got me on my knees,ā€ he said, searching for forgiveness
your eyes darted between his own, searching for some indicator that this was just some sick joke on his part. you wanted to feel any other way about him. you begged yourself to take his pathetic excuse and use it as a way to end your suffering, but you couldnā€™t. just like he knew you, youā€™d grown to know him too. you hated that you knew he was being sincere. you hated that you felt sympathy for him. you hated that he was right about soda. you hated how badly you wanted to kiss him.
you looked at him once more, cursing yourself for what you were about to do. in one swift motion, you grabbed the collar of his leather jacket and pulled him towards you, kissing him again. he kissed you back passionately and you could feel him smile against your lips.
ā€œfuck you, dallas winston,ā€ you said against his lips.
ā€œfuck you too,ā€ he laughed.
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buckymorelikefuckme Ā· 2 years ago
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and really bad eggs
pirate king wanda x fem reader
words: 2.1k
warnings: **18+ ONLY** mentions/slight description of injury, hurt/comfort, smut, scissoring. if i missed anything pls let me know!
a/n: well i guess it's a series now lmao~ is 3am posting going to become my new thing? we shall see. i hope you enjoy :) also, there's a cameo of two of our fave dudes in here hehe! unbeta'd. any and all mistakes are mine. feedback is encouraged & appreciated ā™”
part 1 ā€ part 2 ā€ part 4
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You pace impatiently along the deck, eyes straining through the moonlight as you search for the return of your crew mates and captain. They should've been back ages ago. You'd been given strict instruction to stay on the ship, the captain using the excuse of your poor combat skills for her reasoning.
ā€œI've been practicing with Natasha,ā€ you'd protested as you watched Wanda gather her effects.
You would be approaching the port soon and she always liked being ready to step off the ship the moment it was docked. Feeling desperate yet helpless, you continued staring at your lover as she checked her pistols and secured her sword.
Wanda sighed. ā€œYes, and I've heard of your improvement,ā€ she admitted. ā€œBut Natasha still thinks you need more time before you're ready for a real fight.ā€
ā€œYou say all the time how rare fights happen once the villagers realize who you are!ā€ you retorted.
ā€œI am not going to argue with you on this,ā€ she replied, her tone firm. ā€œMy mind is made up. You will stay here.ā€
You clenched your jaw. ā€œAre you saying this as my captain, or as my lover?ā€
Wanda spun to face you with a hard look. You lifted your chin, having been on the receiving end of such an expression several times before. She was always calling you stubborn, and that wasn't going to change any time soon.
ā€œWhen did I stop being both, hm?ā€ she wondered, taking slow, deliberate steps towards you. ā€œWhat have I done to deserve this treatment?ā€
You didnā€™t reply, frowning as you broke your stare. When Wanda spoke again, it was low, so quiet it was almost a whisper.
ā€œI could not live with the thought of you getting hurt, or worse, because you could not defend yourself properly,ā€ she confessed. ā€œPerhaps I do not express myself well enough, if you are under the impression that I could be so impassive with your precious life.ā€
You blinked away the tears that built in your eyes.
ā€œI have fought in my fair share of duals, and even I have had many close calls, despite my years of training,ā€ she added, and you hated the reminder, having bore witness to the scars that decorate her skin to prove her words. She cupped your cheeks, forcing you to meet her imploring gaze. ā€œI will not have your blood on my hands.ā€
A shaky breath escaped you, still feeling utterly helpless, useless, but you reached up to gently grasp her wrists. As much as it pained you, you nodded in understanding. She sighed, eased, and pressed a soft kiss to your forehead, promising to return as quickly as possible.
Now, a sense of foreboding has been steadily rising within you. It's never taken this long for a raid. You wring your hands anxiously, contemplating if Wanda would be angry with you if you left the ship with your sword in hand.
However, you don't get the chance to decide. You hear voices approach, and soon after, the crew bustles out of the tree line. Your relief is palpable as you press your hand to your chest, muttering a quick thank god under your breath as they grow nearer.
It takes a moment for you to notice, so washed in comfort by everyoneā€™s return, that a few people are carefully carrying someone back to the ship. Just as quickly as the relief appeared, it leaves you entirely. Your skin goes hot then cold, so fast that it leaves your head spinning, dread settling heavily in your stomach.
As the crew begin boarding the ship, none of them meet your eyes. Panic wells, and you find yourself stumbling across the deck, shouldering past several people. Natasha stops you before you can go around her.
ā€œShe's fine,ā€ she murmurs.
ā€œSheā€“She's being carried onto the ship,ā€ you point out dumbly.
Natasha grips your shoulders. ā€œHer wound is not serious. We had to clean it and stitch it to stop the bleeding before we could return.ā€
You whimper, covering your mouth as fresh tears fall. ā€œShe was bleeding?ā€
Natasha sighs heavily. ā€œBefore we could announce ourselves, some skinny, little idiot and his friend thought themselves to be heroes and charged us.ā€ She rolls her eyes, agitated all over again by this person. ā€œThe Captain stepped in and was grazed by his dagger while she was trying to subdue him. Once he found out who we were it was easy to get them to back down.ā€
She pauses, huffing. ā€œFor whatever reason, the Captain invited them to join the crew after they'd apologized a million times and begged her pardon.ā€
You blink a few times, mind whirling. ā€œBut she's okay?ā€ you clarify, your only worry.
Natashaā€™s face softens as she nods. ā€œAye. I made them carry her back so she wouldn't put a strain on her stitches. It's just a superficial wound.ā€
Just then, Wanda is carried on board, and you rush to her.
ā€œThis is ridiculous. I am perfectly capable of walking,ā€ you hear her grumble and it makes a choked sob slip past your lips. Her eyes meet yours and she orders the men to stop. ā€œPut me down,ā€ she tells them, and when they try to argue, ā€œNow!ā€
Not wanting to receive some form of punishment, they listen, gingerly helping her rise and stand. She winces, her hand clutching her side, just below her ribs. You take cautious steps toward her, but you stop a couple feet away.
ā€œCome here, my love,ā€ she says, holding out her free arm.
You close the space between you, tears spilling down your cheeks as you check her over for more injuries, hands hovering unsurely around her. She grabs one of your hands and pulls you into her, hugging you tightly. You bury your face in her neck as you cry, relieved all over again, feeling her warm and solid beneath your hands. She shushes you softly, kissing you wherever she can reach.
ā€œI'm alright, my angel, I'm fine,ā€ she reassures.
ā€œYou were hurt,ā€ you correct thickly. ā€œI wasn't there and you got hurt.ā€
ā€œIt's nothing I can't handle,ā€ she replies. She brushes your hair off your shoulder so she can kiss along the expanse of your collarbone. ā€œWhy don't we go to my quarters, hm?ā€
You swallow past the lump in your throat and nod, letting her lead you in the direction of her cabin. Along the way, you spy two new faces; a skinny, blond man whose eyes are wide as he takes in the massive ship, and a dark haired man that follows close behind, looking resigned to his fate. You make a mental note to give them a stern talking to later.
Wanda closes and locks the door to her cabin once the two of you are inside. She turns to you and meets you halfway for a bruising kiss.
The only thought playing on a loop in your mind is that you could have lost her. It's silly, especially knowing her injury is not that serious, but also knowing that she'd gotten hurt and you weren't there to help makes your chest seize uncomfortably. You just need to assure yourself that she really is okay.
Your hands grab fistfuls of her hair as you deepen the kiss into something sharper, messier. Wanda grunts, her own hands sliding down your back until they can squeeze your ass. You moan brokenly into her mouth.
She breaks the kiss to mutter, ā€œFeel me? I'm here, safe, with you.ā€
ā€œIf you think I'm staying behind next time, you're mad,ā€ you respond, licking a hot line up the side of her neck.
Her head tips back as she laughs, the sound teetering off into a gasp when you bite down and begin sucking a mark into her skin.
ā€œI figured you would say so,ā€ she says.
Without a word, you make quick work of undoing the laces of her trousers. She helps you undress her, slipping off her coat and unbuttoning her waistcoat before she reaches for you. Her deft fingers work on removing your corset and dress until you're completely bare. She steps out of her trousers that have pooled at her ankles, kicking her boots off in the process.
The stark contrast of the stitches against her skin is like a punch to the gut. You softly trail your fingers just below them.
ā€œLie down,ā€ you tell her.
She opens her mouth to protest, but you send her a look that begs her to simply do as she's told, and for once, she listens. She walks over to her bed with you in tow and eases her way onto it. You crawl on after her, sitting between her thighs.
ā€œNo teasing,ā€ she intones, tacking on a quiet, ā€œplease.ā€
You hadn't planned on such a thing anyway. Instead of verbally replying, you lift one of her legs and straddle the other, shuffling forward until you can align your pussy with hers. You place a kiss on her calf and then grind forward.
Twin gasps echo in the room, pleasure setting your bodies ablaze. Wandaā€™s eyes close as she pants at the feel of your wet cores sliding together. It sends a shudder down your spine, mouth falling open as your clit is stimulated perfectly.
ā€œDoing such a good job, my angel,ā€ Wanda praises, making you whine and grind harder. ā€œYou feel exquisite. Love feeling your cunt, dripping and desperate against mine.ā€
ā€œMy King, please,ā€ you whimper.
She moans and yanks you down for a kiss, sucking on your tongue, biting your lip. You cry out when her fingers pinch and tug your nipples, hips twitching out of rhythm for a moment before you regain it. Both of your thighs are messy with slick, the sound of it sending heat up to your face, makes your clit throb.
ā€œCome on, then. Let me hear you,ā€ she orders. ā€œWant to see you come apart on top of me.ā€
You feel a sudden smack to your ass and you're keening, grinding faster as sweat forms across your hairline, on the small of your back. Wanda isn't faring any better, her cheeks flushed a stunning shade of pink. She keeps spanking you, urging you on. Your ass stings, but it's a welcome feeling, a reminder that she's here, below you.
ā€œCome for me, pretty girl,ā€ she requests.
You can only listen, your clit beating in time with your heart as you grind it on hers, moaning loudly when your orgasm consumes you. Wanda pulls you down entirely, shifting you to lay on your side and lift your leg. With pleasure still clouding your mind, you blindly follow her silent instruction. The high of your climax hasn't even receded when she slides two fingers inside you. A surprised whine falls past your slackened lips.
ā€œI've got to get one more out of you, my love,ā€ she informs you, immediately thrusting her fingers at a brutal pace. ā€œI know you can do that for me. Can't you?ā€
You nod, letting out noises that you're sure the crew can hear. Wanda doesn't seem to care, though, so you can't find it in you to care either. She licks into your mouth, her tongue tangling with yours, making you shiver and clench around her fingers.
ā€œThat's it, there you go,ā€ she coos.
Her thumb joins in, swiping over your sensitive clit. You nearly scream her name. She grins proudly, curling her fingers and rubbing over the spot inside you that is sure to have you wailing. It takes only a minute longer and then your second orgasm rushes through you.
ā€œBeautiful, so beautiful, my sweet angel,ā€ Wanda is saying in your ear, kissing along your jaw as spots dance in your vision.
You weakly push at her hand when you become overly tender. She removes her fingers and gathers your wetness, bringing her hand down to her clit and using it to quickly get herself off. She holds your heavy lidded stare until her orgasm takes over. She tosses her head back with a cut off shout, her hips bucking into her hand.
ā€œMy handsome captain,ā€ you say, kissing her shoulder. ā€œTook such good care of me. Thank you, my darling.ā€
Wanda sighs as relaxes. ā€œAlways for you.ā€
You trade sweet nothings and even sweeter kisses for a few, long moments until you remember her injury. The skin around it looks more irritated than before, but she promises that she's fine, kissing away your worries.
You stay wrapped up in each other, running soothing hands over each otherā€™s bodies for a while. When you yawn and blink drowsily, Wanda covers you with the blanket, letting you cuddle up even closer.
You're asleep between one blink and the next.
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"get me a damned matcha" | Chapter 16: September II
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this is honestly my fave chapter tbh, i've had it written since may
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āœ§ pairing āž¼ levi ackerman x fem!reader, college x coffee shop x roommates!au āœ§ summary āž¼ After you find yourself plagued with misfortune due to struggles in your personal and family life, you find yourself needing to move last minute. As a junior in undergrad with little money and little social support, you considered yourself lucky when you found a sublease that was close to campus and was relatively cheap. Unfortunately, it seemed that your roommate did not seem to be so excited regarding your presence. āœ§ content/warnings āž¼ fluff, slowburn, mutual pining, idiots in love, car accident, explicit descriptions of injury, blood, explicit descriptions of panic, explicit descriptions of being overstimulated (in a bad way) āœ§ word count āž¼ ~6.3k
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The events of the past month went unaddressed. Although part of it was due to the two of you avoiding each other, the biggest reason was simply because you were out of town. Paradis University had enrolled in an annual conference for aspiring authors to attend in their junior or senior year. You didn't make it in last year because of the chaos surrounding Zack and moving, so you dropped everything to make sure you were able to go this year to get some networking under your belt.
This resulted in Levi coming home to an empty apartment for the past week. Once again, he found himself feeling defeated whenever he went home and was reminded that you weren't going to be there for the night. He remembered that when you first moved in, he couldn't wait to get rid of you. Now, not having you around felt wrong, as if he was missing a constant in his life.
Being left to his own thoughts whenever he was at home forced him to try to process what had happened two weeks ago. He remembered being in shambles after half of his work that was saved remotely on his computer in lab went down in flames, which would push him back at least another year in terms of graduating. He remembered coming home to see that you had been sitting at the dining table all day, waiting for him. He remembered you hugging himā€”which was more than enough to throw him into a state of shock (the last time you had hugged him was when you were horrifically drunk)ā€”before kissing him.Ā 
He had kissed you back.Ā 
He knew that. What he didn't know was what this meant. Was it just emotions running high? The whole incident seemed so blurred to him and you just never addressed it afterwards. Not having you around to talk about it was even worse, although he wasn't even sure if he wanted to bring it up. It could've just been a mistake that you two could forget ever happened.
Levi sighed to himself, scowling at the freshly brewed batch of tea that he had restocked to prepare for the evening rush of customers. The sun had just gone down and ominous clouds were beginning to cover the sky. That translated to more people taking shelter in the cafƩ, which meant more work for him.
Good, it'd at least take his mind off of you, although his eyebrows furrowed as he wondered when you'll arrive home, given the incoming storm. He knew it didn't matter in the end. He'd be up regardless. The real question was if that shared kiss was worth bringing up.
As he pondered over if he wanted to subject himself to that conversation, he was distracted by the buzzing of his phone in his pocket. He pulled out his phone and saw that it was Marlo calling.
What the hell does that kid want?
He pressed the answer button and brought his phone up to his ear.
"What?" Levi asked in an irritated fashion. "I thought you didn't get back until tomorrow."
Levi's facial expression quickly transitioned from an irate one to a horrified one as Marlo quickly spoke to him over the phone. The young man was talking so fast that it was nearly incomprehensible, with clear panic present in his voice, which was further muffled by the sound of the wind coming through the phone, which indicated that he was outside.Ā 
As soon as Marlo said the words "car accident", Levi's eyes widened and his face drained of color.
You and Marlo were carpooling to and from the conference together.
"I know you're roommates and I didn't know who else to call," Marlo continued to speak as Levi remained silent. "_____'s unconscious and I can't get her to wake up and I don't even know if she's breathing and-"
"What the fuck are you calling me for?" Levi said in a monotonous tone. "Call the ambulance already, you idiot."
Levi began to walk towards the staff locker room, untying his apron as he continued to speak into the phone.
"I'll be there in ten."
He hung up the phone and momentarily looked at the call log that popped up, with his eyes out of focus, indicating that he wasn't actually processing what it was that was on the screen. Levi stood still in front of his locker for a while, unable to put his phone down or put his apron away, being completely paralyzed at the situation that had just been dropped onto him.
"Shit," he muttered to himself, pulling himself out of his stupor.
Suddenly feeling an incredible sense of urgency, Levi threw his apron into his locker, grabbed his wallet and car keys and rushed out of the cafƩ towards his own car.
~~~~~
Focusing on the road felt impossible. The storm had come down in full force, limiting the visibility of the road, and Levi couldn't get his own heart rate to calm down. He had told Marlo that he'd get there in ten minutes, but it became closer to twenty due to the storm. If Marlo was telling the truth in that he didn't know if you were breathing, Levi could be much too late by the time he arrived.
He continued to curse at himself as more and more time passed. He had foolishly been wondering if he wanted to bring up something as innocent as a kiss once you got home when you had actually been in a car crash that could possibly take your life. It felt trivial to be stressed over something as small as a kiss. He gripped at the steering wheel upon realizing that, depending on your state once he found you, addressing whatever was going on between the two of you might not be a reality. He could be too late.Ā 
He wouldn't have the chance to explore that with you, instead only being left with a sense of regret for not bringing it up sooner.
His eyes that were fixated on the road darted around his field of vision, keeping an eye out for the red and blue flashing lights that indicated the presence of an ambulance. He felt his breathing begin to destabilize the longer he drove without the siren of an ambulance in the distance.Ā 
Maybe they had already gotten to you and were on their way with you to the hospital. That would be the best case scenario.
His heart dropped once he arrived at the location that Marlo had sent him. No ambulance had arrived. Marlo's totaled car had its emergency blinkers on and Levi could see that there were parts from the front bumper strewn about the ground. The main frame of the car was completely bent in and the passenger side of the car was caved in.Ā 
Levi immediately turned on his own blinkers and got out of the car, holding his hand over his head in an attempt to at least keep the rainwater out of his eyes as he sprinted over to Marlo.Ā 
Marlo himself seemed fine, save for a few scratches, but he definitely looked panicked.Ā 
Levi felt his panic and anxiety only continue to increase as his eyes searched for where you were, his eyes immediately snapping to the passenger's seat once Marlo pointed out where you were.Ā 
Marlo was saying something, but none of it was processed by Levi as he stumbled through the wreckage to get to where you were. Once he finally reached the door, he tugged on it to pry it open after it had gotten stuck due to the main frame of the car caving in.Ā 
He let out a sharp exhale once he saw you.
Your side of the car had gotten directly hit and your airbag had failed to pop out. You were leaning forward with your head against the dash, your arm was bent at an odd angle, and blood was gushing out of your nose and down your face from a wound that Levi couldn't begin to attempt to identify.
He could tell that you weren't hurt anywhere else. None of your chest and abdominal regions seemed to have been punctured and weren't bleeding, but he had no idea how bad your head injury was. He could understand why Marlo had panicked.Ā 
Shit.
He wasn't processing anything around him. He didn't feel the rain falling on him, hear the thunder crashing above him, or even see anything that wasn't the sight of you leaning forward in that car after having smashed your head against the dashboard. Panic only continued to build in his gut and it took everything in him to pull himself back into reality.
"Shit," he said out loud as he pulled out his phone, shakily dialing for the ambulance again.Ā 
After placing his phone back into his pocket, he leaned forward and stepped over some of the debris and placed one hand on the nape of your neck and used the other to gently push you away from the dash, his breath getting caught in his throat once he saw your head bob to the side. He got a closer look at your arm and was able to deduce that your arm was certainly broken, but he still had no idea how bad your head injury actually was. There was certainly more blood dripping down your face than he had initially expected.
"_____?" he called for you, raising his voice so that you would be able to hear him over the pouring rain.Ā 
You didn't stir, but he was now close enough that he could see your chest rise and fall. You were still breathing. That at least meant you were still alive.Ā 
He felt himself exhale in relief at that one positive fact amongst the ocean of negatives around him.
Levi gently shook at your shoulder in a vain attempt to wake you.
Open your eyes. Come on, _____, open your fucking eyes.
You weren't waking.
"_____!" he called out again, feeling his breath hitch as he saw the extent that you were continuing to bleed from your head wound.
Knowing that you weren't going to wake, he looped one arm under your legs and the other around your shoulders, propping your head up against his chest as he lifted you out of the car. He glanced down at the blood on your face that was mixing in with the rain water and he felt his own heart rate only continue to rise. His shirt was soaked in the mixture that was your blood and the rain water falling down on him. Your hair was matted and stuck to your head from the bleeding.Ā 
The worst part was that there was still no sign of an approaching ambulance.
"Fuck!" he yelled out.
He immediately turned around and began carrying you back to his car.Ā 
"Stay here so you can report what happened when the police decide to actually get their asses here," he spoke to Marlo as he walked past him. "Keep me updated."
Levi slowly lowered your legs down to free his hand to open up the passenger side door for you, taking care to not put too much pressure on your broken arm. He reclined the seat all the way back and then lifted you into the seat, immediately rushing to the driver's side once you were secure.Ā 
He immediately turned on the engine and drove off as soon as he shut the driver's door, desperately trying to deduce the fastest route to the hospital. The last time he drove around in this state was when he had gone looking for you during the New Year's Eve party. The exact scenario that was happening in front of himā€”finding you injured, in trouble, or hurtā€”kept playing through his head during that night. Relief fell upon him when that reality didn't come to fruition.
That sense of relief felt stupid now.Ā 
"You better stay with me, you goddamned brat," he mumbled as he glanced over at you, his grip on the steering wheel tightening as he pressed down on the gas pedal to speed his way over to the hospital as quickly as he could.
~~~~~
He couldn't tell if the wetness was from the blood or rainwater. He had taken off his jacket that was drenched in rainwater (or blood, he couldn't tell).Ā 
Levi currently stared at himself in the mirror of one of the private bathrooms in the hospital. He didn't want to wander into a public one in the state that he was in.Ā 
He was absolutely filthy. His hands, arms, and shirt were covered in blood. He had spent the past five minutes desperately trying to wash away the blood on his hands and arms, but he couldn't get all of it off. Even if he could, it would do little to ease his distress. He had continued to scrub harder and harder in a vain attempt to not only wash off the blood, but also the stupidly uncomfortable feeling that was building in his chest and throat upon seeing your blood that had dried onto him.Ā 
He had scrubbed until his arms were raw, yet the blood stains were still there and his distress had not shown any signs of dissipating.Ā 
Fuck!
He gripped at the sink and tightly shut his eyes. Everything was setting his senses on overdrive. His eyes hurt from the bright hospital lights, his skin hurt from the scrubbing and the feeling of his wet clothes clinging onto him, his head hurt from hearing the whirring of the ventilation above him and from the smell of hospital cleaners permeating his nose. He felt nauseated and wanted to throw up. He couldn't stop his shaking. Every breath he took felt like he was inhaling fire. Even the loose strands of hair that rested upon his forehead felt like they were stabbing into him.Ā 
He had rushed you into the emergency room as soon as he had arrived and felt both a sense of relief and dread once they took you away. He was relieved that you were finally getting help, but also hated not being by your side. He had no idea if you were going to be okay. You were breathing and alive, sure, but he had no idea if you would wake and what state you would be in when you woke.Ā 
He felt so stupid for holding back on discussing any of the intimate emotions that arose when he was around you, and even moreso when he recalled the fact that he had tried to push you away. He still didn't know what it was, but he knew it was somethingā€”and now he might never get the chance to figure out what that something was.Ā 
Levi slowly opened his eyes again and looked at his reflection. He really was a mess. He took a shaky inhale in an attempt to calm himself down. He couldn't last the night in this state and he needed to be by you when you woke upā€”if you woke up.
He felt his breathing destabilize again upon having that thought.
Shit, get yourself together.
He tried again to take a breath in.
Breath in for four.
Hold for four.
Out for four.
Hold for four.
After a few more rounds of box-breathing, Levi was finally able to loosen his grip on the sink. He felt weak and his lips looked pale. He hadn't eaten anything since the afternoon before he left for his shift and it was now approaching 10pm, but he knew that he wouldn't be able to keep anything down until he knew if you were okay.
He slowly walked out of the bathroom, silently thanking the heavens that the waiting room was mostly empty. He didn't know how well he'd be able to cope with people walking around and talking next to him. Every additional sound was only contributing to his headache.
Levi collapsed into one of the chairs that was close to the operating room so he could be prepared when someone came out to inform him of your condition. One hand was rapidly tapping on the armrest of the chair and he found himself biting at his nails on the otherā€”something he's never found himself to do. He only recalled resorting to it in an attempt to calm his anxiety down onceā€”when he was waiting to hear back about his mother before she passed.
He remembered calling the ambulance when his mother had fainted after weeks of being sick and weak, kneeling next to her as the ambulance took much too long to arrive at his home. He remembered sitting in the waiting room of the hospital, regularly going up to the front desk asking if she was going to be okay. She wasn't.Ā 
He was only eight at the timeā€”and here he was, nearly 15 years later, feeling like he had regressed back into the body of that small child that kept on begging to himself that his mother had survived and being devastated when she didn't. He didn't know if he could go through that again.
Every second that passed was agonizing. He needed to know. He wouldn't be able to rest until he knew. Part of him wanted to just assume that you were dead so that he wouldn't be as devastated when they delivered bad news, but that itself was already too painful for him to bear.
After what felt like an eternity, he finally heard footsteps approaching from the operating room.
"Mr...Ackerman, was it?" someone spoke as they flipped through some papers on a clipboard.
Levi's eyes shot up at the doctor that had approached him.
"Y-Y..." Levi began speaking and found that his words weren't coming out properly, immediately clearing his throat to gather himself. "Yes."
The doctor looked at him and then back to the forms that had your information listed on it.
"Are you her boyfriend, I assume? She had you listed as her emergency contact."Ā 
"What?" Levi asked, his eyes widening at both the fact that you had listed him as your emergency contact and at the doctor's somewhat absurd question. "No, I'm her roommate."
The doctor noticed his reaction.
"My mistake," they said, lowering the clipboard. "She just didn't have anyone else listed, so I assumed. That's my bad."
Levi had known about what happened with your parents and your turbulent relationship with your aunt, so he wasn't too surprised at the fact that you had listed him as your emergency contact. However, he would have assumed that you would have put Petra or Oluo instead of him. If he wasn't so freaked out about this entire situation, he might have even felt flattered.
Levi listened closely as the doctor discussed your injuries with him. He was correct in that you had a broken arm, the doctor had mentioned that it had been fractured in the accident, but should heal in a month as long as you didn't injure it again. You had a sprained ankle that should heal within a week. The most concerning injury was your head injury. The doctor mentioned that they did a CT scan and said that you had a "mild traumatic brain injury", which immediately caused Levi to tense up.Ā 
"Fortunately, it was mild enough that she should have a speedy recovery and doesn't need to be held here for prolonged observation, but I would suggest the two of you be on the lookout for any developments."
Levi nodded as the doctor spoke, feeling himself able to gradually calm down after the doctor only listed non-fatal injuries. You were going to be okay.
"We'll probably keep her until the morning when she wakes so we can do a mental status exam, but she should be good to go home afterwards."
Levi sat back down in the chair again once the doctor walked off, holding his head in his hand. The sudden wave of relief that overtook him was almost as bad as the distress that he had been feeling for the past few hours.
Thank fuck you're okay, you annoying ass brat.
~~~~~
The last thing you remembered was the blaring horn of a pickup truck that had slammed into your side of the car. There was nothing after that.
Your head felt like it was trying to explode from the inside out. It made it so that you felt nauseated and even attempting to open your eyes seemed to prolong the pain. There was an annoyingly persistent beeping sound next to you that made it feel like there was a hammer pounding at your head every time you heard it.
Your arm felt even worse. You felt like you had gotten punched in the shoulder, except the pain radiated throughout your entire arm. You tried to lift it to maybe stretch it out to normalize the pain, but even your slight movement made a surge of pain shoot through you in such an intense wave that you wanted to cry.Ā 
You finally peeled your eyes open and found yourself staring at the ceiling of an unfamiliar room. You weren't in your room. You weren't in your living room. You had no idea where you were. You looked down and saw a pulse oximeter attached to your left index finger and that your right arm was tightly held in a cast.
Your eyes widened and you looked over to the side at a sight that was definitely unfamiliar to you.
You saw Levi sitting at the side of your bed, looking down at the ground with a grim expression. You looked towards your night stand and saw three empty coffee cups, indicating that he had literally stayed up all night watching over you.
He suddenly raised his head as he heard you shuffling around, taking a deep breath once he saw your eyes looking back at him.
He scoffed as he shook his head at you.
"About fucking time," he said in an annoyed tone.Ā 
You couldn't see it, but his nails had been digging into his hands for the majority of the night, and it wasn't until now that he had been able to release his clenched fists. The events of the past 12 hours had put him in a state that he hasn't experienced since childhood.
He saw you try to push yourself up and he immediately stood up, placing his hand on your back to help push you up so that you were sitting.
Your cheeks flushed up as soon as he came over to you and even more so when he placed his hand on your back. He was being oddly caring and it made you suspicious.
"Lev', where are we? What happened?"
Levi sat back down once you were up and stable.
"You were in a car accident, _____."
Your eyes went in and out of focus as you listened to Levi explain everything that had happened the previous night. He spoke about how he found you unconscious in the middle of the storm and had to drive you to the hospital himself. When you looked at him again, you saw that his shirt and pants were stained in red, which you deduced to be your own blood.Ā 
He had been here literally all night.Ā 
"And that's why I had to spend all night dragging your ass to the hospital," he finally ended and you grimaced at the irritation that you could hear in his voice. He was mad. You could tell that he was mad.
"...I'm sorry," you said, which earned you a bewildered look from Levi.
What the hell are you apologizing for? he thought.
"I'm sorry you had to go out of your way for that."
Levi scoffed and shook his head.
"You're such a dumbass."
"What?" you asked, unsure what he was referring to.
"Nothing," he said as he stood up. "I'm going to grab the doctor since you finally decided to wake up. Don't move."
"Not like I can move anyway."
Levi grunted as he turned away and walked out the door, the corner of his mouth twitching up slightly into a small smirk. The presence of your normally irritating sass indicated that you were okay and for the most part functional, which was all that mattered to him in this moment.
~~~~~
After being observed for 24 hours at the hospital, you were finally discharged and able to go home. The biggest concern was your head injury, so once it became clear that you didn't have a concussion, the doctor said that you were good to go, but to also keep an eye out for any signs that might reappear once you get home and to come back if they do.Ā 
Levi walked closely behind you as you navigated your way down the hall towards the door to your apartment on crutches. You were technically able to walk, but were told not to until your ankle healed.Ā 
He stepped forward to unlock and open the door for you and you immediately went for the kitchen table, collapsing down into one of the chairs, letting out an exasperated sigh. Everything was shit right now. You had a sprained ankle and a broken arm, and this was the first time you had been home in a week.
You weren't sure when, but your life living in this small apartment with Levi had quickly become somewhere you considered to be home.
"You'll let me know if you start feeling dizzy or any of that, yeah?" Levi asked, taking a seat next to you.
Although you were here in front of him now, he felt like his body still hadn't fully processed what had happened. He remembered just how panicked he was when he was waiting at the hospital and he still felt like there was another shoe that was going to be dropped. Something was going to happen where you fell and hurt yourself again or a symptom indicating a concussion would appear when he wasn't around to help you. He couldn't help but feel that he was still holding his breath for whatever follow-up disaster was going to occur.
You nodded, shutting one eye in pain as you tried to adjust yourself in the chair. Your entire body still ached and you knew you needed to move or at least do something to distract yourself from it.
"Where's my laptop?" you asked, opening your eye again.
Levi raised an eyebrow at you.
"Are you seriously thinking of doing work the day you get out of the hospital?"
"Where is my laptop?" you repeated, not being in the mood to suffer through Levi's attitude.
Levi sighed and leaned back in the chair.
"Marlo is coming to drop it off along with the rest of your things later tonight."
He frowned as he saw you tense up at his comment.
"How the hell am I supposed to catch up on my work-"
"Are you serious?" Levi snapped, cutting you off. "You're so stupid."
Your tenacity and stubbornness never failed to impress him. You literally had a life-or-death scenario and you were sitting in your kitchen worrying about missed schoolwork.Ā 
His eyes darted over to you as he saw an offended look appear on your face. He immediately looked away, an uncomfortable feeling growing in his chest at the thought of hurting you.
Since when did he start caring so damn much about that?
"Get your ass on the couch and rest," he said, motioning over towards the living room before getting up. "I'll get you something to eat that's not the shitty hospital food."
~~~~~
The next 2-3 weeks primarily involved Levi helping you adjust to and heal from your injuries, which involved helping you in and out of bed, bringing you food, and generally helping you move around. He'd wake you up each morning with your coconut milk Matcha without fail, bringing a small smile to your face every time you took a sip.
After 3 weeks, you were able to take your arm out of the outer casing to move your shoulder around, but you still had to be careful to not move it too far or too quickly to avoid reinjuring it. Any symptoms of a possible concussion had long faded and moving your ankle became easier with each passing day.Ā 
If you had to choose, the most annoying part was your inability to write. You remembered a point roughly a week after you came home, in which you were sitting in the living room with your bad leg propped up and your laptop sitting in your lap. Levi had been consistently telling you to cut it out whenever you tried to push yourself regarding school, which was made even worse given the fact that you could only type with one hand, significantly slowing you down.
You couldn't afford to be out of commission for a whole month. You sat in front of your computer, desperate for words to come out, and frustrated beyond belief at how slow your typing became due to your right arm being dysfunctional. You quietly groaned as you rubbed your head in pain. You needed more caffeine, and you were already past your third cup of coffee for the day.
"_____," you heard Levi call out from the dining area.
You didn't acknowledge him, only continuing to stare at your laptop screen as you tried to type as quickly as you could with your left hand.
You heard him sigh as he walked over and took your laptop from you, setting it down on the coffee table.Ā 
"Cut it out," he said before you could protest, referring to you constantly pushing yourself past your limits when you were still trying to heal. "I'm sick of having to tell you this shit."
You knew that he was right. You couldn't realistically get any work done with the state that you were in, but you didn't want to just lay around either.
With the more days that passed, the more you became frustrated with your inability to take care of yourself that was compounded by Levi essentially hovering over you to make sure that you were okay. It was obnoxious and you relished any time you could actually have to yourself without your overbearing roommate watching your every move.
You currently found yourself laying in bed, glancing at the small ray of sunshine that peaked in through the curtains. You needed to get out of the house. You had been cooped in all week. While you were still supposed to be using your crutches, walking had gotten a bit less painful, which gave you hope that you could maybe go for a "walk" down the street.
You pushed yourself up off the bed, swinging your legs over the side, careful not to put too much pressure on your barely healed arm.
However, the unfortunate timing of when you pushed yourself up versus when you swung your legs over clashed with each other and you felt your bad ankle get caught in the blanket right as you moved. The sudden surge of pain briefly made you disoriented, which was more than enough to send you tumbling to the ground.
You whimpered in pain as you landed on your left shoulder (which was not the injured one, thankfully). Landing on your side also meant that you avoided hitting your head on anything. A dull ache radiated throughout your body as you rolled over onto your back. Every movement you made sent another wave of pain through you, which elicited more quiet groans of pain from you.
You tried to push yourself up, but you had nothing to grab onto and it hurt your arm too much to keep pushing yourself up. Your abs cried in pain whenever you tried to sit up on your own. You were stuck on the ground.
"Shit," you whispered to yourself.Ā 
You knew the best course of action was to call Levi for help, but you had been so annoyed with his presence recently, that you'd rather lay on the ground and wait for the pain to pass so you could get up yourself.
However, not much time passed before you heard rushed footsteps approaching your door, and a dejected sigh escaped your lips.
You looked over as the door swung open and you saw Levi standing in the doorway with a scowl on his face.
"Hi," you said with a deadpan expression.
"Why the hell didn't you call me?" he asked as he flipped on the light switch, sounding as annoyed as he looked. "How long have you been down there?"
"Not long. I'm fine, Levi."
"No you're not," he said dismissively as he walked to you and helped you get up off the ground.
"I'm not a child, Levi," you said as you sat back down on your bed, rubbing at your left shoulder in pain. "I didn't need your help."
He stared at you, not believing a single word you were saying.
"So you're telling me you were just hugging the ground for the hell of it?"
He waited for you to come up with a snarky response or excuse as to why you were on the ground after he had heard a thud come from your room that didn't involve you tumbling out of your bed involuntarily.Ā 
You didn't have one.
"Dumbass," he finally said. "Stay here."
You sat in your bed with an exasperated expression as you watched Levi walk out of your room after opening up the curtains so that you could get some sunlight. You heard him fumble around in the kitchen for a few minutes before he finally came back to your room with a cup of tea, setting it down on the nightstand next to you. His other hand held your computer, which you found oddly endearing for him to bring to you since he's been trying so hard to get you to not work on anything related to school.
"Could've gotten that myself," you grumbled.
"Could you have?"Ā 
You rolled your eyes. Your arm cast was off, so you were able to move your arm around, although it still wasn't completely healed. You waved your arm to show him that you were functional, but then winced as you moved your arm a bit too far back, which earned you another surge of pain running up your arm.Ā 
Levi stared at you with an unamused look as he watched you blatantly hurt yourself again.
"Quit looking at me like that," you said, frowning. "I can take care of myself. Arm's healed for the most part. I can walk without those stupid crutches now. I-"
"Can you just shut the fuck up so you can heal from this shit already?" Levi scolded, cutting you off, getting sick of your commentary.
"I don't need you hovering over me 24/7, Levi!"
"Tch. Tell me that when you go for a day without falling on your ass at some point."
He glanced at you again and saw that you were scowling at him.
"I can take care of myself," you said, clenching your fists in frustration, "so quit wasting your time feeling like you have to watch over me."
Levi remained quiet for a few seconds as he turned away, averting his gaze.Ā 
He spoke quietly.
"I just don't want to lose you again, you dumbass."
It had been a few weeks since the accident at this point, yet that feeling of waiting for the other shoe to drop never left. Levi still felt like any minute, something else would happen and you'd slip from his grasp. He couldn't get over the feeling of his heart absolutely sinking once he saw your condition in the wreckage or how he had relentlessly scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed until his arms were raw in that hospital bathroom in a desperate attempt to scrub away all of the chaos running through his mind as he waited for you in the operating room. He felt that if he had slipped up in any way, something would happen, and you would have to pay the price for it.
"Shit," he mumbled. "Why do you have to do this to me, _____?"
"Do what?"
He looked down at his hands, remembering the sight of them after he dropped you off at the hospital. The events of that stormy night kept running through his head, as if he was trapped in it.Ā 
Levi looked back up into your eyes. You were here in front of him, awake and breathingā€”the opposite of when he found you in that car, unconscious, bleeding, with unstable breathing patterns. You were here. You were okay. He had no reason to still feel as panicked as he was, yet he did.
Before you could open your mouth to speak, he reached out to you, closing the gap between you, and planting his lips onto yours. His hand rested at the side of your face as he held you.
You tensed at first at the sudden gesture, but quickly relaxed into it as you kissed him back, placing your hand on top of his.
He pulled back from you and avoided your gaze as he whispered:
"I can't lose you again."Ā 
You noticed him gripping at your bedsheets with his other hand and the pieces clicked together for you.
It wasn't that he thought you couldn't take care of yourself or that you were incompetent. He'd been so overbearing because he was afraid of losing you. You had guessed to an extent how rough that night must have been for him, but you had no idea about the magnitude of just how bad it was.
You felt your bed shift as he got up and your hands trailed off him as he pulled away.
"I'll be in the living room," he said quietly, still avoiding your gaze. "Call me if something happens again."
You reached out to him as he walked away.
"Levi, wait-!"
Your bedroom door was shut before you could finish your plea for him to come back, and you fell silent.
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therealslimshakespeare Ā· 6 months ago
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Grim Reader here ā˜ ļø Iā€™m wondering about Bucky and his feelings about that babyā€¦.and how it plays into his adjusting after the camps and post-war. I assume itā€™s going to be a painful memory for him and when he finally finds someone, heā€™s worried about miscarriagesā€¦.like if someone as noble and good as Ida Brady can lose a baby, then someone with his checkered past and actions doesnā€™t deserve a child either? Idk, it just makes me think of how self-destructive heā€™d continue to be in his relationships post war because of the things heā€™s seen and had to do. And he already feels wildly out of place bc of how alone he is, but add to the fact that he thought of himself as the father and thatā€™s brutal.
Hello my dear, Iā€™ve missed you, *pets head*
Iā€™ve got a rather massive one shot queued up on this very aspect, itā€™s not the full of it, no, but itā€™s a massive part of his arc in this story and the bereft feeling that peacetime brought with it. While I have a vague intention for his marriage and family to closely resemble his real one in this AU, it will be postponed, rash as he may be once he marries anyway, itā€™s simply not at all on the cards in 1945 for this AU, his emotional fidelity is split about three ways in this one, and there was a whole life he has planned and dedicated to himself that didnā€™t happen, twice over. It is going to be brutal but itā€™s also one of my fave parts as it explores what a heart this man has, beyond a romantic one.
Here, have a snippet, I havenā€™t got a title for it yet but it takes place after Jack Bradyā€™s wedding in 1945:
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There is a stubborn silence in which she can hear Buckyā€™s labored breaths practically repeating that he is not, in fact, weeping into her pillow mid morning on a Saturday in Victor, New York. She pats his arm -suit yourself- and pulls away to begin her day. She lights a cigarette, not having fully quit the filthy habit since camp, and grabs a pair of slacks and a shirt from the closet, needing a shower.
ā€œYou kept your baby doll.ā€ his voice comes muffled and stuffy from the bed, she glances over and sees he has barely moved, only turned on his side to stare at the threadbare doll propped on her bookcase.
ā€œThatā€™s Minnie.ā€ Ida introduces them with a grin, ā€œDonā€™t sound so shocked Major, Iā€™d have thought youā€™ve been in enough boudoirs to know that plenty of women keep their dolls.ā€
Bucky keeps staring at Minnie morosely, not laughing at her tease. ā€œDid you keep it for your daughter?ā€ he asks.
Sometimes John Egan reminds Ida of a callously curious child, his sympathy sometimes as wounding as his barbs. She refuses to read into it, he is hungover and he is confused by her childish relic; she keeps pace in her routine and replies with honesty, ā€œI hadnā€™t thought about it.ā€
ā€œWell I do.ā€ he mutters instantly, bitterly, accusingly.
ā€œBeg pardon?ā€ she cautions him.
ā€œI think about your baby all the damn time.ā€ he turns around in the sheets then, sits himself up in her bed, eyes raw and dangerous.
The frog from Eganā€™s throat now takes up residence in Idaā€™s, she thinks she might choke on her own breath. ā€œWhy-ā€œ panicked, her chest begins to shutter, ears ringing, hands cold. Why would he say that? ā€œBucky!ā€ she'd have taken a stab in the heart over this, why would he- ā€œWhy would you say that?ā€ she begs hoarsely, forced to sit beside him on the bed as her legs are no longer steady.
ā€œYou really donā€™t?ā€ he begs in turn, looking as wretched as she feels.
ā€œI-I-ā€œ Ida digs her fingernails into her thigh, willing the cacophony in her head to cease, to get a grip back on the lid of that tiny coffin, ā€œIā€™m not doing this. Not this morning, not when Iā€™ve got breakfast to make for a household of people and -my brother just got married, Egan! Is this really the time to bring it up? Theyā€™re going to make jokes about you being in here! Godā€™s sake -canā€™t you possess a modicum of sensitivity.ā€
Itā€™s not a question. Itā€™s an insult and he takes it on the chin. He knows that his own question -asking if she even recalls her dead child- was one of his own. That doesnā€™t prevent one last building tear to slip the dam and join the mess on his cheeks, because his heart is nothing if not on the opposing team.
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homelanderbutbig Ā· 6 months ago
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Thank you again for sending this to me, this was so sweet. I love a big boy getting to experience pure happiness from getting to experience his lost childhood. Your Homelander fluff is perfect. ā¤ļøšŸ«‚
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here you go, sorry it's coming from my main.
also sorry to drop the onceler on you, the lorax is my fave book to read to kids
It had been a long time coming, the circumstances leading you to lying on your bed with a pile of picture books next to you. Right on cue, Homelander strides into the room, stopping dead at the sight of you.
ā€œWhat did you want?ā€ he asks. You just smile, patting the bed next to you.
ā€œSit down.ā€ He frowns, brows furrowed as he shakes his head.
ā€œI'll crush your wing,ā€ he protests. You look down the length of it, spread out behind you to the side.
ā€œOh, the wing that carries 200 pounds of man when we fly together? My bones are stronger than you think, honey. Sit,ā€ you plead. Gingerly, Homelander crawls up to sit where you indicate, leaning back on the pillow with a fraction of his weight. You roll your eyes, but you know you'll have him relaxed in no time. Like you said, your bones can take it.
ā€œWhat's happening?ā€ he asks again. Grinning, you reach over and pick a book off the pile.
ā€œI was thinking. You didn't get to be a child, which means you've never had story time. It just so happens I was missing reading to my cousins, and I thought what the hell. Let's have story time,ā€ you explain. Homelander frowns again.
ā€œI'm not a baby.ā€ You sigh.
ā€œI know, beloved. Neither are my cousins, not anymore. I want to read to you. Please?ā€ you beg. He doesn't answer, which you know means yes (but don't comment on it, he's embarrassed). So, with a smile and a gentle pet to your baby's head, you start.
At the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows,
and the wind smells slow and sour when it blows,
and no birds ever sing excepting old crowsā€¦
is the Street of the Lifted Lorax.
ā€œThis is stupid,ā€ Homelander mutters. Undeterred, you read on.
And deep in the Grickle-grass, some people say,
if you look deep enough you can still see, today,
where the Lorax once stood
just as long as it could
before somebody lifted the Lorax away.
What was the Lorax?
And why was it there?
And why was it lifted and taken somewhere
from the far end of town where the Grickle-grass grows?
The old Once-ler still lives here.
Ask him. He knows.
As you read, you glance over at him every once in a while. Slowly, you start to see the tension drain from his body as he stares at the pictures. You get a sweet smile when you do a silly voice for the characters, and you know you made the right decision. You reach over and pet Homelander's hair, and a purr starts rumbling from deep in his big chest.
ā€¦ ā€œAnd Truffula Trees are what everyone needs.
Plant a new Truffula. Treat it with care.
Give it clean water and feed it fresh air.
Grow a forest. Protect it from axes that hack.
Then the Lorax
and all of his friends
may come back.ā€
Gently, you close the book and take one last glance at your sweetheart. At some point, he had fallen asleep with a small smile, chest rising and falling rhythmically. The plan was to read all the books in your stack (or at least more than one), but seeing him like this reminds you of why you really brought them out of storage. Slowly, as not to startle him, you place the book back on the pile, and turn on your side the best you can to cradle his head in your arms.
ā€œG'night, Homie,ā€ you whisper, kissing the crown of his head, and close your eyes.
You'll have to do this again tomorrow.
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averysmolbear Ā· 2 years ago
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ā€œIā€™ll stay right here, okay?ā€
CW: mentions of anxiety and depression (and some centering on those sorts of experiences and feelings so definitely don't read if that's triggering for you!). absolutely not proofread since I wrote it a few minutes ago (so it's very self indulgent). female reader with she/her pronouns used and a brief mention of menstruation. very hurt/comfort centric. pro hero Shoto (in his 20s). established relationship with the reader.
A/N: I was having what I refer to as a "bad brain day" because I allowed all my little anxieties recently catch up with me so I wanted to write a little something with Shoto (one of my faves) comforting the reader who was going through something similar.
Pairing: Pro Hero Shoto Todoroki x fem!reader
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The moment that you didnā€™t respond to his text, Shoto Todoroki was on his way to see you. It wasnā€™t like you to ignore him when he sent you an afternoon text to remind you that he loved you and that he couldnā€™t wait to get home to see you. Like clockwork, Shoto had sent the text and slipped his phone into a pocket in his hero costume. He knew that there would be a familiar little buzz soon enough with the phone vibrating to let him know you had texted back.
For a moment, the young hero thought that he hadnā€™t felt the phone go off. Sometimes it was 45 minutes later before you could send him a text after all but it had been almost 2 hours and by now, Shoto knew he should have heard something. Sometimes you would just text back that you loved and missed him too, complete with some cute heart emoji or another. Sometimes you would send him a picture of yourself, even if it was just you sitting on the couch at home. Today, the lack of response from you made Shoto feel sick to his stomach.
He had pulled out his phone a few times to make sure he hadnā€™t missed the message but eventually he was done waiting. Something had to have happened between the time he left this morning for his shift at the agency and this very moment. He still had a couple of hours left to keep patrolling but he didnā€™t care. It was Shotoā€™s own agency after all which meant that he was the boss and if the boss needed to go home early, he was going to do it. You meant more to him than anything else after all.
He didnā€™t bother to change into his street clothes, hopping into his car after returning to the agency so he could head straight home. He tried calling once he was in the car but you didnā€™t answer, causing panic to rise within the young hero. What if something had happened to you? It wasnā€™t as if the two of you kept your relationship a secret. Shoto doubted that a villain would leave you alone in an effort to get to him. You were a target and in Shotoā€™s racing mind, he ran through every person he had recently caught who might have a vendetta against him.
By the time he got home, Shoto felt like he was a wreck. He burst into the front door, calling out your name in a panic. He didnā€™t even bother taking off his shoes, rushing straight for the living room first. When he saw you laying on the couch, cocooned in a plush blanket from your shared bed, he let out a soft breath. You looked like you were safe but that didnā€™t explain why you hadnā€™t answered his text.
He began to run through the things that it could be. Was it because you were menstruating? No, he actually knew your cycle probably better than you did and it would be another week at least before you might be dealing with cramps and the like. Was it because you were sick? He hadnā€™t noticed you sniffling recently and you hadnā€™t complained about feeling ill so Shoto didnā€™t think it was that either.
ā€œY/N?ā€ Shoto softly spoke your name before sitting on the couch at your feet. He noticed that you didnā€™t even look at him when he said your name but your eyes were puffy and your cheeks were a little red. ā€œIs it ā€¦ one of your bad days, love?ā€
You slowly opened your eyes only to have tears start to stream down your already tear-stained cheeks. You didnā€™t have the will to sit up but you let Shoto help you anyway, trying to bite back the little sobs that were building up in your throat. You let him carefully put an arm around your shoulders and your head immediately fell to the side to rest against Shotoā€™s shoulder. He had his cool side to you and something about it felt soothing right now.
Soft, hiccuping breaths gave way to your shaky voice. ā€œIā€™m sorry,ā€ you said, closing your eyes tightly. ā€œI ā€¦ I donā€™t ā€¦ I donā€™t mean to ā€¦ā€
ā€œShh,ā€ Shoto soothed, shaking his head as he pulled you closer. ā€œYou donā€™t have to explain. I already know.ā€
You had tried to hide some of your lower moments from Shoto when you first started dating. The first time that you had wound up letting yourself get overwhelmed to the point that you broke, Shoto had nearly had a panic attack himself. He hadnā€™t been sure what to do but eventually had settled on sitting with you quietly, holding you in his arms while you tried to explain that it wasnā€™t his fault, that you had gotten overwhelmed and it would be fine. Now he was well versed in these moments although they happened less and less because Shoto also had gotten very good at being able to tell when you were nearing that point of being overwhelmed.
Somehow he had missed it this time but he didnā€™t say that. Blaming himself wouldnā€™t help you feel better because Shoto knew you would just end up trying to comfort him instead when you were the one who needed to be comforted.
ā€œIā€™ll stay right here, okay?ā€ he finally said as he pulled you on to his lap.
You let the blanket fall off of you as you curled up on your boyfriendā€™s lap, nuzzling your nose in his neck. Breathing in his familiar scent was calming and it helped you center yourself. Even without saying anything out loud, you had started going through the things you could see, hear, smell, taste, and touch as you worked on slowing your racing mind. You knew that you were clinging to Shoto but he didnā€™t seem to mind.
Your breathing started to even out, matching his own breathing pattern. Being this close to Shoto caused your body to naturally fall into sync with his. He pressed a gentle kiss to the top of your head but didnā€™t speak until he felt your body completely relax in his arms. He didnā€™t care how long that would take and he waited quietly as he held you and let your mind and body settle back down again.
ā€œWeā€™re ordering dinner and you can pick a movie for us to watch, okay?ā€ your boyfriend said as he brushed some of your hair out of your eyes. Shoto smiled down at you as you looked up at him with bloodshot and puffy eyes. ā€œWhile we wait for the food, Iā€™m drawing you a bath.ā€
ā€œShoto,ā€ you said, ready to argue that he was doing too much but you could see that he was serious about this so with a sigh, you nodded. ā€œFine.ā€
With you still in his arms, Shoto stood up, cradling you to his chest as he walked to the bathroom. Again you wanted to protest but you knew he was going to do all of this anyway. You were also too exhausted to fight the pampering that you knew you were about to receive so you just placed a couple of soft kisses on Shotoā€™s jaw and gave in. There were worse ways for you to end your night on a day like today. And at least you werenā€™t going through it alone.
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march32nd Ā· 9 months ago
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a halfhearted defense of the gas leak year
aka hot take season four isn't all that bad or actually no okay it kinda is but in fairness a lot of the seeds are there okay.
season three utilizes chang way worse than any other season. imo. and changnesia is the second best chang arc following the original. IMO. I feel like they didn't know what to do with him after he became a spanish teacher and the whole dictator thing feels ,,, very loaded and also just not interesting or funny? it feels boring is what I'm saying. and I will be a changnesia lover until the day I die if changnesia has 10 fans I am one of them if changnesia has one fan it is me etc
and troy/britta started in season 3. and not even subtly? it was a full-on thing that got left for the season 4 writers to have no choice to pull off. and I know ppl feel differently about the troy/britta thing but I just feel like. ok unnecessary. yk? it made it worse and not better BUT that's not season 4's fault!!!
there are good episodes. once I stop thinking oh gasleak year I remember that a good chunk of my most referenced eps and most quoted lines irl are from season 4: delta cubes, britta's sophie b. hawkins dance, routine light switch check, etc? and this season obviously had the Herstory of Dance episode but also the Basic Human Anatomy body swap episode!!! which are two of my faves
it feels different from prev seasons yeah. but also so did season 3? so did season 2? I really feel like this show is unique in how distinct its seasons are in terms of tone and quality idk
and in context of where it's gonna go next... seasons 5 and 6 are good but they are nowhere near as good as the first three, yk? and atp I could say the same thing about season 4 that's all
and like I'm not dumb yk it was a definite quality drop and that just is what it is but it did a lot right. I'm not saying it shouldn't get a bad rep !!! a lot of the characterization undid development from seasons 1-3 and a lot of the episodes rely on gimmicks to a degree that feels cheap and also makes everything like that from previous seasons feel kinda cheap by association? and some of that damage wasn't ever undone
but I feel like. the reason a lot of that damage wasn't undone was laziness. and harmon arrogance like "oh well OBVIOUSLY I'm better so I don't even have to touch that" maybe??? you know??? like kinda riding on his own reputation or something. idk. i'm speculating!!! but by treating season 4 like so blatantly not worth an attempt at redemption and just picking up as if nothing had happened, I think the following seasons suffered!!! in a way they didn't need to!!! it would be DOABLE to recover the character development instead of continuing to flanderize them. it would be DOABLE to return to roots and remind the audience of the heart of the show and what it's about. seasons 5 and 6, especially season 5, feel a little spiteful to me. like underneath it all is a marking-my-territory feeling? and that isn't season 4's fault!!! no matter what problems there are with season 4 you can't deny that it is earnest and heartfelt and genuinely somebody doing their best to make the best thing possible. idk.
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