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[jinouchibhue]

Edge drew STORYBOARDS for his entrances. 😭 my lil artist heart

[sc0tters]

Not That Bad | Ryan Leonard

summary: Ryan and you have been at odds for years, your new friendship with Will though seems to push his buttons even more.

request: yes/no

warnings: mature scenes, p in v, swearing.

word count: 2.36k

authors note: Ryan got the most requests out of all of the new draftees for this but I will say it made me laugh how many of you wanted Ryan smut. If this is shit though nobody is allowed to tell Kenz. I wrote the ending for this at the football game that I’m at so yeah, enjoy!

It felt like hell seeing you get along with him.

The way you let out a cheer when you beat Will for the second time in a row in a game of uni “you’re cheating!” The blonde groaned as he watched you kick your legs as you giggled.

Ryan wasn’t a jealous person, you didn’t even fit into a category of people that he liked. But the way Will ran his fingers up your bare leg it made Ryan think about doing some pretty aggressive things.

What made it worse was that Gabe didn’t seem to care that his best friend was definitely flirting with his twin sister “didn’t know they were friends,” Ryan mumbled as he clenched his hand around his glass.

Gabe laughed as he watched you deal another round of cards “let’s join them,” he nodded as he got up “deal us in y/n!” He called out as he sat on Wills sun lounger.

It made you furrow your eyebrows as it left Ryan to sit on your own “no cheating dickward,” you grumbled as you sent the taller boy a glare.

Nobody really knew why but you two never got along, for the few years that you were in high school together it seemed like you were in this never ending competition. It started off with academic rivalries where you each had to do better than the other, quickly to morphed into him competing for the attention of your friends and you with his. Eventually it simply turned into you two just hating each other.

It was tough for your twin brother as you and his best friend could never see eye to eye but Gabe gave up trying to improve your relationship with his friend “wouldn’t dream of it princess.” Ryan smirked as he watched you redeal the cards.

You rolled your eyes as you began to play “just behave.” You flipped him off as it caused him to laugh.

The game with another win to you “I’m gonna go cool off,” you announced as you got up.

Will let his lips form a pout “don’t miss me too much when I’m gone,” you smiled as you squeezed his chin before you pulled Gabes shirt off of your shoulders before you let it fall onto the blondes lap.

Ryan’s anger came back as he watched you send the boy a toothy grin before you made your way down to the lake “could you like not stare at her like that?” Gabes words pulled Ryan out of his thoughts as he had been watching your ass move.

His cheeks turned a shade of pink “it’s freaking me out,” Gabe added as he scrunched his nose in disgust.

Your swim was peaceful, it always was. But the way the boys watched you was something you felt to your core, you would have thought that it was Will’s eyes that made you feel weak in your knees but it was actually Ryan’s.

The way it almost burnt holes in your back sent shivers down your spine “we’re going on the boat later y/n.” Gabe announced totally unaware of how his friends eyes never left your body “you wanna come with?” Will addd as he handed you a towel.

You smiled as you wrapped the fabric around your body “I’ll let you and the boys have fun.” You shook your head as you knew that some of the boys from the lake house next door were going to come over.

But of course the quiet night you hoped for was never truly going to come, even your parents had gone out for dinner. Yet here you were sat with Ryan on the couch “is there seriously nothing better you can do than annoy me?” You groaned as you sent him a glare.

He had been bouncing his leg on the table for the last five minutes and you had enough “not when this is just so easy,” Ryan shook his head as he smiled.

It never made sense to you how he always found this just so easy to push your buttons “have a nice night Ryan.” You sighed as you got up grabbing your iPad in the process.

The boy frowned as he reached out to grab your hand “I’m going upstairs where you can’t annoy me.” You explained as you rolled your eyes.

That comment made him frown “and don’t follow me,” you added as you made your way to the staircase to go upstairs.

Ryan knew he should have stayed on that couch but when he thought about that sight of you in that blue bikini he couldn’t help but feel his shorts grow tight “fuck it,” he sighed as he got up and followed your trail.

Your bedroom door was barely open as you pulled your hoodie over your head wanting to change into something more comfortable “look can we-” Ryan cut himself off as was meant with the sight of you in your bra and shorts “Ryan!” You groaned as you grabbed a random top from your bed as you put it on “sorry.”

The boy rocked his feet as his eyes went to the ground “why could you just go on the boat with the rest of them rather than coming in here to piss me off?” You walked over to him as you pointed your finger in his chest “you are so infuriating as you sit here and act like you know all.” The speech that you had built in your mind was now coming out “I really don’t think I’ve met a guy more irritating than you honestly.” You ran your fingers through your hair.

His smile reminded you of the reasons why you you disliked him so much “I don’t get why I’m even telling you this because you clearly don’t care.” You let out a dry laugh “just fuck off,” that was the last thing you said as you turned around to walk back to your bed.

But Ryan had different ideas as he grabbed your hand and pulled you back to him “sometimes you just need to shut up.” He mumbled as he hooked his fingers under your jaw as he kissed you.

It almost knocked you off of your feet as you gasped. Gabe would have killed you if he knew the thoughts that went through your mind as you kissed him back “for a girl who hates me you seem to enjoy this.” Ryan smiled as he pushed you onto your bed.

You rolled your eyes as you scoffed “I’m not enjoying this,” you flipped him off as it caused him to laugh “if I pull those shorts down I’m not gonna see a wet patch on your pretty little panties?” He asked as he licked his lower lip “I’ll be as dry as the fucking Sahara desert.” You forced a smirk onto your lips.

Ryan couldn’t help but when he leaned back down to kiss you “you could make your life so much easier if you just stopped being so difficult.” He mumbled as he brushed your hair out of your face letting himself tuck it behind your ear “such a pretty fucking face.” He added as he swiped his tongue across your lower lip letting the taste of your strawberry lipgloss invade his tastebuds before you opened your mouth.

A groan came from your throat before you spread your legs so he could get as close to you as possible “got me thinking you actually like me Rye,” you smiled as your tongue darted out of your mouth “like that new nickname.” Ryan mumbled as his hand went down to your waist.

The picture of Gabe and you that sat on your wall stared back at you as your eyes shot open “we should get a move on.” You mumbled as the boys eyes went wide.

Ryan pulled himself off of you as he feared that he had crossed a line “the boys won’t be gone for ever.” You pointed out as there was a devilish smirk on your face “I only need five minutes to make you come.” Ryan shot back as he pulled his shirt over his head revealing his bare toned chest.

Your mouth watered as you took in the sight “if you like this that much you can touch it.” His voice teased you as his hands brought yours to his torso.

Not a single word of complaint left your lips though “just hurry up and fuck me before I change my mind.” Your tone was serious as he pulled you up to your feet “gonna show you the best night of your life.” He tapped your nose causing it to scrunch.

You smiled as you shook your head “like to see you try.” That statement caused the next few minutes of your life to be probably some of the hottest of your life. Sure you weren’t a virgin but the way Ryan kissed down your body, starting at your neck moving to the valley between your breasts that was emphasised by the bra you were wearing. Going down your stomach until he got to the waist of your shorts “just hurry up please,” you pleaded causing the boy to move back up your body as he hovered over you “like it when you beg.” His smirk was clear as he let his lips dance ever so dangerously close to your own.

You would have rolled your eyes, truly you would have but when his hands went to the buttons on your shorts you couldn’t help but feel the anticipation grow in your stomach “god you are soaked,” he gasped as his fingers traced over the wet patch on your panties.

A guttural moan left your lips as you looked at him with hooded eyes “please Ryan.” You whimpered as you heard his shorts land on the ground as his boxers went with it.

Ryan had never been more grateful in in his life for putting a condom in his wallet “gonna fuck you so well,” as he hooked his fingers in the sides of your panties so he could pull then down you unclipped your bra and threw it across your room.

The eagerness in your throw made him smile as he rolled the condom over his cock “you sure you want this?” Now Ryan didn’t want to ruin the moment but he still had to make sure that you were okay with this.

A smile formed on your lips “you think I’d be butt naked if I didn’t want to fuck you?” You couldn’t help but laugh as you sent him the first genuine smile that you had ever sent him “I had to make sure!” He explained as he matched your amused expression.

To begin he was gentle, he kissed your lips as he let his cock tease your clit before he let it thrust into you. Your hand wrapped around his arm as your face scrunched up “just move,” you blurted out as you had adjusted to his size.

Ryan kissed your lips as he began to move his hips “this pussy was made for me fuck,” he gasped as he had to do everything in his power to not come on the spot.

You had to admit that he was impressive as you began to grind your hips to met his “keep doing this for me please,” you wrapped your legs around his waist.

The boy groaned at your gestured as it forced his cock deeper inside of you “I’m not going anywhere princess.” He smiled as he placed soft kisses down your jaw letting his lips nip at your skin causing you to wrap your fingers in his hair.

Your spare hand moved between your bodies as you began to rub your clit “making me feel so good.” You cooed as you pushed your head deeper into your mattress.

The sounds of moans bounced off of your walls “you’re enjoying this a lot aren’t you baby?” Ryan asked as he kissed the shell of your ear.

All you could do was nod as your brain turned to mush “answer me princess or else I’ll stop.” He warned as his thrusts began to slow down.

That seemed to circuit something in your brain “yeah Ryan,” you nodded repeatedly “making me feel so so good.” You added letting out a groan of relief as he picked up his pace.

He pressed a kiss on your temple “won’t make you say anything more doll,” Ryan seemed to use all of the pet names in his arsenal on you but you didn’t even cares as he continued to kiss everywhere that wasn’t your lips.

It caused you to pout as you puckered your lips “princess is so needy,” he teased you as he clicked his tongue still fulfilling your request though as his lips seemed to swallow the moan you let out when you as you clenched around him since you were close.

Your eyes screwed shut as you swore you were seeing stars as the white specks graced the backs of your eyelids “you did so good baby.” Ryan was proud that he even got that statement out as the way your moans fell from your lips and your pussy practically cut off the blood flow to his throbbing cock and that spurred on his own orgasm.

He slid out of you causing your body to shudder at his action “Ry,” you mumbled as you watched him get up.

The boy smiled at how soft you were now acting “I’m gonna run you a bath okay?” Ryan announce as he held his hands out for you to grab.

A playful grin found it’s way onto your face “look at you being all soft,” you laughed as he hooked his hands under your legs so he could carry you bridal style “not many girls get this treatment.” His statement made you laugh once more “don’t worry,” you pecked his lips “your secret is safe with my I don’t kiss and tell.” You added as you wriggled your eyebrows.

“I’m not living this down am I?”

“Never,”

[crackrodent]

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Drunk, High, and in a Corn Maze

"Charlie!" Vaggie yelled as the princess ran towards the corn maze with Angel Dust.

Vaggie was not fucking running, she and Husk got designated 'don't let these fuck heads die' persons. Luckily the rest of the residents were already passed out in the limo. Well, besides Cherri who was making sure Frank the egg boi didn't get eaten by any of the other drunk idiots.

"Why the fuck did you let your girlfriend talk us all into this shit?" Husk was even more annoyed than Vaggie. Angel was well past his limit and Charlie... might have accidentally eaten one of Angel’s THC candies on accident.

Well, they all knew she ate it, only Charlie and Angel knew if it was on purpose. Both of them were higher than they should have been for it being almost three am. or at all really. Charlie should not be high ever.

“Husk... I don’t know.” Vaggie walked towards the opening of the corn maze and walked the clearly labeled path with Husk right beside her. They were twenty steps in when they could hear Charlie and Angel laughing.

They kept walking but the laughter grew quieter.

"Husk, where the fuck did they go?"

"Did we miss a turn?"

"It's a one-way path, Husk. There's only one turn they could take." Vaggie almost made it to the next turn before she realized Husk wasn't with her. She turned to look at the sinner and saw him sitting on the ground, laughing, "What's wrong with you?"

"I am sober in a corn maze; clearly, a lot is wrong with me," He attempted to keep walking, but Vaggie stopped him.

"Real answer. Now." They both knew she had no real authority but Husk relented.

"We are chasing a stoned half-angel princess through a corn maze after she took off with the most famous porn star in Hell." Husk shook his head, "Hell is a weird fucking place."

"Husk... You're weird sober." Vaggie and Husk set off to finish the corn maze, assuming they would loop back around somehow and find the wasted idiots.

As they walked out the exit of the maze the two sober idiots knew they were fucked.

"Where the hell are they?" Husk picked at his claws as he grumbled about stupid spiders.

"We can just walk back. Maybe there was a turn, and we missed it?" Vaggie had already turned back as the grumbling started to sound a bit more anxious.

When they reached the spot, they had heard the laughter earlier, all they heard was silence and the faint sound of Husk slowly destroying his nails.

"Husk they have to be somewhere," Vaggie looked for any breaks in the stalks but saw nothing. "I have an idea."

"What's your great idea now?" Husk said a little too rudely to someone who literally had the same goal as him. "Walk the maze again?"

"Nope. We are just gonna fly overhead and look for them." Vaggie took off before he could argue and he instead begrudgingly followed.

In half a moment, they found them. They had broken through the stalks and found themselves in a crop circle. These fucking two. They flew down to grab them before realizing why the laughter stopped. They were whispering.

"Charlie?" Vaggie reached out and touched her girlfriend's shoulder. Charlie spun around so fast it almost knocked the exorcist on her ass. "Charlie, sweetie, love of my entire existence, what the fuck are you doing?"

"Hiding," Angel responded.

Husk looked nervous, "Who are you hiding from?"

Angel looked at him, put a finger to his lips, and shushed him, "Don't be so loud; they will hear us."

Softly Vaggie whispered to Angel, "Who the fuck are we hiding from?"

Charlie Made eye contact with Vaggie, "Okay, we'll tell you, but you can't tell Husk or Vaggie."

"Why the fuck do they keep answering for ea-" Husk did not appreciate the elbow to the gut, but Vaggie needed to know who they were hiding from; if there was danger, she needed to know.

"Tell us, we won't tell Husk and Vaggie," Vaggie said.

Charlie and Angel laugh at each other for a minute before Angel says, "We are hiding from her girlfriend and my best friend I'm secretly in love with."

"That's Vaggie and Husk," Charlie clarified needlessly.

Husk started laughing again, "Angel, that is not a fucking secret. We have been dating for six fucking months."

“Shh Husk, only Charlie and Vaggie know,” Charlie said, despite the fact that she and Vaggie were only keepers of that secret for about a week. A week, five and a half months ago.

“Angel, what the fuck were in those weed gummies?” Vaggie started getting Charlie ready to be flown out of the cornfield.

“I don’t know I didn’t buy them. I’m broke.” Angel said, finally responding to questions directed at him.

Husk could not believe this shit, “Okay even if someone bought them for you, you shared them with the princess without checking?”

Angel looked very offended, “Hey! Let’s get one thing straight, she didn’t check before giving sharin them with me!”

[mogoce-nocoj]

extensive gig reports, Berlin 12.03.24 + Leipzig 13.03.24 💕

they got kinda long oops

Berlin

queue curse: missed jure walking by and nace and kris laughing at the queue for turning up the volume of cha cha cha because of looking for a public toilet and getting food respectively 🫠

jc stewart also walked by like four? times and people only started noticing around the third time or something, sorry jc stewart

bojan said that they love playing in smaller venues during soundcheck which made me laugh because of the downgraded berlin venue

kris ngvot but he looked so unenthusiastic about it and only did it after talking to bojan who I guess talked him into it? sorry kris, you were amazing though

bojan loved the shirt @zadig-fate made for him ❤️ he's such a nerd for being obsessed with eurotrip and was so excited to be like “this is a eurotrip quote!!!” lmao

bojan got a harmonica, said he couldn't play it, and then still played the wedding march on it because of course he was able to do that

bojan's slut leather(?) shirt 🫠 I hope damon suggested he should wear it because you could see his chest very well and he was moving so much and jfc

ended up on kris's side and since this was a no barrier stage he and his pants and ass were so close to me that I felt awkward directly looking at him 😭

jan just doing jan stuff. annoying jure and hitting his cymbals. casually sitting down onto the piano chair during umazane misli while continuing to play the guitar. this guy I swear

bojan got so emotional during EW that it actually made me emotional too. and the panic attack cheer 😂

the fact that the song can stay “schlager” for us german audiences and bojan yapping something about imagining that we're at an old people birthday party or something idk

the guys were very confused about the berlin flag 😂 jan was kinda holding it, very unsure, then went over to kiki, then went over to nace and they were just kind of. looking at the flag and then jan turned to kris and mouthed "berlin??" and kris signalled him a yes which was very funny

just. the vibes of the crowd. everyone was so respectful and we genuinely had an amazing energy. berlin crowd I love you so much

vita said they got the stage measurements beforehand and knew that racik's art wouldn't fit on the stage lmao. she's also super sweet and so easy to talk to. love u vita thanks for all the photos (selfishly glad she's pausing her studies for this)

hugged teya before she had to leave and didn't get to talk to nace and kris but managed to catch jan afterwards and had him sign in my gig book and it was? such a nice crowd? everyone was waiting and chatting for a bit and then when we were all finished jan was hovering there a bit awkwardly before saying bye and leaving. it was amazing and so chill (again. berlin crowd I love you.)

Leipzig

jure was walking by and we waved and a person turned around to see who we were waving at and let out a very loud “oh my god” after spotting jure. absolutely hilarious, we all burst out laughing

while the queue was being organised, kris, jc stewart with jure, vita, and nace behind them were walking down the street next to the queue and nace waved at us but no one paid attention (busy with the queue) so he kinda. stopped lmao

literally like ten minutes after that, jan seemed to try catching up to them but didn't know where to go so he just stared very intently at his phone and stopped in the middle of the street, turned left and walked right by us, then apparently went to far and had to turn back. top ten janči moments

kris walked into the soundcheck with a mug in his hand and left pretty quickly again after soundcheck was finished, he's just so funny to me

bojan said that it was a nice change that the EA crowd were mostly germans which like. ok.

the boys came down to us to talk and take pics with us after the soundcheck??? so nice of them but it confused the hell out of me (I wasn't prepared and was very intimidated by suddenly having a bojan directly in front of me)

a friend I was with asked bojan about the jo travel curse and munich because it's been horrible at least for us living in germany (snow chaos for munich, snow chaos when trying to travel to esns in january, train strike on the day of the berlin gig) and he just kinda forgot about munich until he was like “oh yeah right. it was still an amazing gig though.” 🥺

okay so. now we come to what was an absolutely insane concert

first we saw the eyeliner jure pic and went “oh my god??” and then he actually came on stage like that and we lost it. and then bojan came on stage with that lace shirt and we lost it again. not kidding when I say my favourite insane moment was me turning around to grip @itskrejsaitsparty's hand as I was trying to comprehend what I was seeing. Just. jfc.

bojan asked who had never been to a JO gig before and from what I could see it was around 50%? so there were a lot of new people which is probably also one reason why the energy was insane like that

bojan couldn't stop holding his belt and thrusting his hips, what the fuck 🫠

since I was in the middle I was also privvy to many cute jance looks and moments, they really are just like that on stage

the nace solo because someone requested a bass solo?? and how nace started and everyone joined and then bojan's “let's go nace” just. what even was happening at that point

everything surrounding metulji. first bojan giving jan that pic to “get him in the mood.” jan pretending to kiss it. it falling down making us all giggle and bojan already being on the brink of losing it and then losing it completely and jan stopping to just play different chords on the piano while bojan was trying to get it together. we really broke him 😭 and he was trying so hard to get back into the sad metulji mood and then he apologised for it afterwards like “i'm sorry this was so unprofessional of me” like dude. the was the best moment I've ever seen on stage

bojan was so keyed up that when kiki came to him to switch guitars he just bounced around him and started saying stuff to kiki and leaned his face towards him (I wouldn't be surprised if he expected another cheek kiss but shhhhh)

bojan AGAIN because he was jumping over the barrier and back on stage right next to me after umazane misli and I was like. what do I do. Do I, like, help him??? Can he do it by himself??? what if he topples over and I'm right next to him. Gah. In the end I just pressed myself back into @braveheart1418, stared at the back of bojan's lace shirt in slight horror and let Kiki do his thing 🫠 (I need a bojči break now I'm too anxious for any of this)

the gig went by so quickly because of all the stuff that happened that it was such a surprise when they said it was nearly over

I literally sank onto the floor after the gig because I couldn't understand what had just happened. so many memorable moments. I'm glad everyone just went down onto the floor with me, love you ❤️

everyone (except kris) came out to talk and take pics afterwards but bojan left quickly because of his health. and also, you know. damon baker. what a sweetheart. with all the stuff that happened, being able to talk to him about his art was such a lovely moment and I still can't believe that he was there

In the most funniest turn of events I managed to have everyone including damon baker sign in my gig book except for kris which is hilarious to me and so very fitting for him

I'm still trying process everything that happened but thank you so much to everyone I met and talked to and who made stuff for me, in particular @zadig-fate, @izpira-se-zlato, @braveheart1418, @esskuesli, @occhi-verdi-come-il-mare and @itskrejsaitsparty 💕💕💕

[mrmethadone]

Ofdrykkja interview 2014 (c9h13ns other band and now goes by pessimisten for thoughs who dont know)

1. When and how were you formed? 

Drabbad: In autumn 2011. I was contacted by Obehag from Apati's page on MySpace, he wanted some help with getting Subutex and pills. Back then, I was - and I still am - living at an institution for the mentally ill, after an incident with Bödeln, and I had lost most contacts. So I couldn't help him, and when I replied his mail, C9H13N (Pessimisten) replied and told me Obehag had recently died. Somehow we started speaking about his band Apati and my old band Lepra, and after some months speaking, we decided to start a band. I contacted my old friend and brother The Associate and told him to join. He's a great musician and we have played together in the past, and known each other since childhood. Pessimisten contacted his old friend Arkomann who also joined, and after a while I also recruited my friend Bödeln who stole a drum-set right away. Me and Pessimisten chose the name Ofdrykkja, and so the band was formed. 

2. What band inspired you to make the kind of music that you do today? 

Drabbad: For me, personally, it's the old Norwegian black metal scene, with bands like Burzum, Ulver, Dödheimsgard, Mysticum and Mayhem. Even if we don't play black metal, this is my source of inspiration. Associate: Me and Drabbad have had our different black metal projects together for the last 15 years. Source of inspiration has always been the depressive black metal you could find during the mid 90's, when we started making music together (for example Burzum and Ved buens). I have broadened my inspiration register along the years, and I'm no longer as bound to a band or genre as before. Instead I'm attracted to and inspired by any dark or sad tones, no matter where they're from. 

Bödeln: For me it's DSBM, a genre I assume we all listen to. But also ambiance and other kinds of black metal. I'm also listening to bands unrelated to DSBM. 

3. How does the creation process look like? 

The Associate: Some kind of melancholic mood tends to help, and is almost necessary for the music not to feel completely forced. I also tend to compose alone with benzodiazepines, sometimes in combination with speed. Benzo makes you really creative. 

Drabbad: For lyrics, it's during the night I get my inspiration and ideas, and I write a few sentences from which I later make lyrics out of. What I write about is kinda dark things such as mental illness, homelessness, drugs, alcohol, misanthropy and hate against society. 

Bödeln: The Associate kind of writes all the music, and the recordings of the drums haven't really been as planned. We are all kinda free to write lyrics. I have rarely had any bad critics about what I've seen or heard. 

4. Describe your sound for those who haven't yet listened to you. 

Drabbad: It's depressive rock music with influences from black metal. The lyrics are poetic and personally I take some inspiration from Grioa when I write. We use speech in some songs and also clean vocals. We've found our own style which we feel comfortable with. The music is kinda easy to listen to, and depressive. 

5. Most bands usually have an annoying fuck who wish to control, in other words a band leader. Do you have a Hitler in the band? 

Drabbad: Hahaha! Pessimisten... yeah, if someone's a Hitler, it's him. He can say a song or a riff just completely sucks. Haha, but we never fight in, we go with democracy. We others thinks it's good he says what he thinks. I prefer that than some ass licker who agrees on everything and lies about what he thinks. We all go along well together, even though we all suffer from different mental illnesses. 

Pessimisten: Haha! I'm definitely our Hitler! I'm really a perfectionist and can't be easy to deal with all the time. But no one has more to say than anyone else in the band, and if we all disagree about something - we'll just vote. We never had any fights. The rest of the band members are really easy to deal with, and we mostly share the same view on things and are satisfied with the music we make. 

Bödeln: I don't think we have any Adolf at all, but I can feel it's sad I haven't been able to contribute much in the creation process. 

6. Tell us a bit about the purpose of your music! 

Drabbad: A part of the purpose is to enlighten people about the dark side of society. The mentally sick addicts who many people don't know. I think I speak for everyone here when I say I turned myself away from society. We aren't normal, we are affected. We do not function socially, and we fail to fit into society. We want to show you the asocial and sometimes depraved reality of ours. Personally, I'm pro suicide and I don't care if people die. 

Bödeln: I find it important to share my view of social exclusion and mental illness, in my lyrics. My purpose has so far been to play drums and contribute with lyrics about the life I live.

7. The video for 'Västerås' is nice and original, how important is the visual aspect for you? 

The Associate: What's important is that what we portray feels honest and right. If it ends up like shit, we can still rely on that we did what felt right for us. Of course everyone wants to public beautiful things, so it's an important aspect. What's difficult is to find your own touch to it, and I can now think that the 'Västerås' video is a bit out of Ofdrykkja's style, yet it has a message I still feel for. My idea to the concept with a stray dog in focus came after a conversation with Drabbad, when he described the situation when he was homeless. I can also relate to this distanced relation to what is seen as normal, but in a whole different level than someone with a home. 

The fact that the video was shot around the worthless ugly concrete which was built during the 60's includes some kind of love-hate relationship. 

Bödeln: Visual parts are good for the listeners. There is an unwritten rule that you can't have pretentious videos within black metal. I think that's sad, because I love videos in which people have put a lot of time and money, as long as there's a message and something mystical about it. 

8. We visited Västerås during a festival and afterwards we were forced to wait for hours before the night bus would arrive, and we don't feel like returning. How do you experience Västerås? You don't seem very happy about the place? 

Pessimisten: Västerås used to be a kinda big industrial town, some decades ago, but most of it has now been shut down, and the town consists of offsprings from the lower working class. There's nothing about this place that would make anyone want to go here. It was once called "powder city", and sure, amphetamine is still consumed a lot here on our grey streets, but quality is something that belongs from the past. These days it's more known as "MDPV city". No one is happy about this place. 

9. Not every city gets a bad nickname like that, but how comes Västerås is called MDPV city? Except the general dissatisfaction. Is it because you consume unusual amounts of MDPV in Västerås, or is the town unusually psychosis inducing compared to other cities you have had personal experience of? 

Pessimisten: Lately it has gotten better, but one or two years ago MDPV was consumed a lot, and it was mixed with amphetamine (you can mix out the amphetamine a lot and just add a tiny bit of MDPV to make it strong again). It really sucks when you expect an amphetamine rush and instead you get a psychosis. 

Bödeln: There are drugs in every city, small or big. I can't tell if there are more drugs in Västerås than in other cities. Here in Hudiksvall/Gävle we have a wide spread addiction of mostly amphetamine, prescribed opiates and benzo. Not much heroin, though. It's easier to see the addiction in smaller towns, than it is in bigger ones.

 10. Which band would you preferably do a split with? 

Drabbad: Ved Buens Ende, while they existed, or todays Virus would have been nice to have a split with. Abyssic hate as well. It would have been a big difference in music styles though. 

Pessimisten: If disbanded bands counts, I would definitely say Woods of Infinity. They have self distance and a humor I like, and they make it fit well together with the dark music they make. Other bands in the scene takes themselves too seriously. 

11. Do you have enough material to release a full length or EP through a label? 

Pessimisten: Yes, actually we do, but we want to make two more songs before we see the album as completed. 

The Associate: We already have contact with a few labels and things are looking bright. 

12. Except a CD release, we would like to see a DVD release with your music videos, and which maybe also could include some exciting bonus material. What are your thought about that? 

The Associate: Yeah, we've had discussions about this matter, and it's not impossible. We do like to express ourselves in different ways and it would absolutely be a possible alternative for us, if there is interest. 

Bödeln: About music videos, there are a lot to put energy on. A lot of spaced ideas I hope to express and talk about with the members. 

13. Thanks for your time, and for doing this interview. Now we're just curious about what will happen next?

 The Associate: I thank you too! What's remaining is the recording of two more songs, and we're working on it right now. 

We are looking forward to release our first album as soon as possible.

[channoticedmeuwu]

TXT IF THEY WERE . . . THE DESI BOYS(Z) !?

#— “oh teri” . . . maine exam paper khola, aur uss ne meri khol di ・⁠・⁠・🥭﹏. ๑：(❛⁠ 🪔

p — DESI!OT5 × (FEM) DESI!READER | g — crack, fluff, desi!au, reader is implied to be desi but it's more on the members, just headcanons | w — lingo used is tailored towards a desi audience

A/N — y'all I needed to. call me cringe. but I need to get beomgyu as a desi out of my head okay. I'm sorry. I love this sm. so please, make some noise for the desi boys guys.

THIS DRABBLE IS TARGETTED TOWARDS A FEM!DESI READER. THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUSIVE TO EVERYONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE LINGO USED.

🎧 — “MAKE SOME NOISE FOR THE DESI BOYZ”

CHOI YEONJUN

openly unshareef but a bit gullible. probably gets in a lot of trouble solely because he can't cover himself up. he'd freeze up anytime he's confronted about any of his shenanigans. you'd definitely see him playing cricket with the maila boys in the galis, and would probably do a dramatic dive towards the side walk when a car passes by, honking. screams “Y/N, THIS IS FOR YOU!!!” and terribly misses the chakka, then screams “THAT WAS SO OBVIOUSLY WHITE!!!” to hide his embarrassment.

hates chai tho, thinks hating it gives him personality. sucks at math, always in the principal's office for “talking back” to the old teacher. is actually really smart, so his grades aren't really slipping that much.

would tell you he's planning to play cricket professionally, but we all know he's a bit all talk. brings you ghajras and tells you it was from his mom so he doesn't get in trouble with your dad. speaking of which, he goes around claiming “l/n chachu is my best friend!!!!” but can't look the man in his eyes and say hello.

CHOI SOOBIN

he looks shareef as hell— isn't. doesn't really do much to get in trouble, just steals his brother's car and takes it out for a drive at 3 am. texts you really late at night asking if you want to drive around. when you refuse and absolutely “BREAK HIS HEART” (he'll be fine), he takes yeonjun with him. and because you weren't there to smack the back of his head, he doesn't see the big ass depression in the road and gets stuck. calls you AGAIN, crying at 3:30 am, freaking out and going “THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF YOU!!!” you can hear yeonjun trying to calm him down in the back but both of them are scared they'll get caught by the police and then will be detained overnight. soobin's very dramatic.

is really annoying sometimes. bold asf tho, definitely looks your dad in the eyes and shakes his hand whenever he's around. your dad would say “stay away from soobin I don't like him,” and then proceed to immediately befriend him when they realize they watch the same drama serial that's trending.

big foodie too, calls you and tells you he's bringing home crates of mangos with his friends and gives you an extra one whenever summer hits. his friend would ask him, “dude, where do we keep these crates?” and soobin, who's never been to your house EVER, goes, “tsk— follow me.” and walks into your house unannounced and unaware. wears a white kurta with gold accents because white represents, “purity, y/n. I'm a pure boy.” drops stew on his clothes moments after.

CHOI BEOMGYU

the real “stay away from him” wala boy. he's the talk of the town. no one knows how he manages to do it.

acing school, really fucking street smart, barely home most of the time. probably listens to a lot of punjabi. probably also curses in purely just punjabi. he's the kid that would probably post stories of driving in the rain or something 😭

all the girls in the shaadi hall have eyes on him. really good with kids too, but super fucking annoying, so you'd probably see a kid every few hours running up to their mama and crying, “BHAI HIT ME!!!!!”

acts really chichora because he thinks it's funny. would steal flowers from the bouquets in shaadi halls for all the younger kids in his fam, but save you the best one. gives you his aalu when you eat biryani together. super sentimental too, would randomly break into a poetry during a random conversation that has nothing to do with poetry.

cracks a lot of dirty jokes too, again, because he thinks it's funny. eyes you shockingly when you eat the paani puri with one whole bite after he struggles to. asks how you're better with your mouth than him, and gets a smack right on his nose. on a related note, starts a “paani puri or gol gappe?” debate with you, and picks the side you're against solely because you're against it. can't have you winning, now can he?

loves it when it rains. calls it relatable. you'd probably get a call when the sky starts getting darker and asks if he can dance in the rain with you. wears his best black kurta (he has 5) whenever you two hang out. looks very attentively into your hands when you get mehendi done, and ask if you had his name written somewhere in the designs. gets disappointed when you don't.

KANG TAEHYUN

probably the most religious out of the 5. the annoying type in group hang outs that threatens he'll snitch, but never does. a cute geek. probably studies computer sciences.

ironically also a gym rat. gym buddies with beomgyu. has abs but you can't see it until beomgyu dumps a bucket of water on him from the balcony and drenches him completely. and you're like, “oh.” gets shy when beomgyu forces him to wear a compression shirt for the gram 🔥💪 is the Athlete Of The Year 3 years in a row. sports captain, too.

always visiting the principal's office, but not because he's in trouble. knows the principal &staff really fucking well because he's an athlete. fist bumps the principal in the halls, gets shot weird looks before the principal eventually returns his fist bump.

the kid who probably has a lot of writing on his t-shirt on the last day of school. areas of his face smeared with ink from a pen soobin accidentally broke. all 5 take a picture with the principal on the last day of school. forces the photographer to take an extra silly one of just the principal and him. refuses to give his sports captain sash back.

helps you study during the winter break. complains when you don't understand it immediately. threatens that he'll tell “l/n aunty you're constantly on your phone.” but really rewarding & generous once you begin to ace the topic. promises you he'll treat you to food (and keeps his word.)

HUENINGKAI

called kamal a lot. is a sweetheart. grew up bringing flowers for his teachers every morning. really good at language arts. writes the poetry beomgyu randomly starts reciting.

plays basketball because “the body needs varzish.” forces you to play with him after he misses many hoops on purpose. goes easy on you until you piss him off for “being bad.”

your parents absolutely love him and start internally crying when they realize he may be in the friendzone. brings fruits for your mom and a pirated video game for your brother everytime he visits. loves to tease you for losing in a video game you've never played before.

accidentally walks on you when you're adjusting your clothes. screams so loud mama thinks he slipped in the bathroom. apologizes a lot even though he saw like nothing. tries to make it up to you while you're making chai— ends up distracting you so bad it spills over the pot. absolutely dizzy and doesn't know what to do.

to make it up to you (and maybe to spend some extra time with just you), takes you to those local malls where it reeks of chalia and fresh cloth, and there's a million tailors stitching clothes. would probably get scammed so fucking fast before you start yelling that they're going way off price. confused asf, realizes maybe he should just let you do the talking, while he carries all the stuff the two of you buy for the wedding coming up.

probably hears a lot of, “wow, he's so pretty,” from a million aunties whispering to each other there. gets shy super fast.

begs you to buy something that he wants to pay for because he feels so guilty for the chai and walking in on you, even though you're absolutely refusing. sneaks away while you're arguing with a tailor, buys a pair of gold baliyaan for you.

then gives the jewelry to you while you two are sitting in the car, and proceeds to earn another affectionate smack when you realize he got scammed bad for them.

txt — masterlist

main taglist (hmu to get added!) — @koishua @navyhyuck @allegxdly @daystiny  @kdyism  @neotism  @bluejaem  @radiorenjun  @sleepylixie @oifelixcmerebrou @mrkcore @imdamnconfused  @sicluvz @abhirami20 @tyongishs @emvrd @brxght-world @1921choi @bangchansbae

I’d appreciate if you’d give me a little feedback on the drabble if you read, whether it’s an ask, a reply or in the tags of the rb! Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed!

[seasidewanderers]

intro post time!

times someone at work called us by another name that's neither our chosen name, nor our anagraphical name today [21/08/2024] : back to 1 😔

we've had this blog for... around 3 years now I believe, and never made an intro post, so here it is!

we're the Seaside Wanderers, a plural system. please call us alters or headmates! we go by Aaron, Ae/Ea, or Martin (pick a name, get one free!)

infamous Maternity Blackwood asker

we work in electric power&gas trading! ask us about it! weird ass job that your grandma won't believe it's a real actual job people do

(alter intros are under the cut along with other personal information)

no DNI, feel free to interact. if you'd have to break yours to interact with us, however, isn't the DNI kinda pointless anyway?

our syscourse stance is: anything that'll get you to talk to us like we're both living beings worthy of respect and capable to have a conversation. if you only do that when talking to anti endos, please imagine I'm anti endo. if you only do that when talking to pro endos, please imagine I'm pro endo. if you only do that when talking to endo neutrals, please imagine I'm anti neutral, etc. don't forget what you see on a screen, has someone behind, and first and foremost be kind.

the meaning of our system name is nothing special; we all love playing LOTRO (the Lord Of The Rings Online, a MMORPG based on LOTR. highly recommended!) and one of the titles you can get for your character is "Seaside Wanderer"

our alter tags are as follow for now, we'll update if someone else wants to participate in this blog:

#of rage and black tidings

#and no other choices

#tinker's curse

#vulpine era

#waterfront

CDDs [Complex Dissociative Disorders, a term that encapsulate all traumagenic and dissociative disorders such as DID, OSDD-1, P-DID, and those cases of UDD that cause systemhood] are trauma-based

we support informed and researched self-diagnosis

I love and support YOU 🫵🏻 and I hope you're safe and having a good day, week, month, year and always! YOU deserve to feel good! yes, you! yes, you, person who might not agree with me, and who I might not agree with

personal, non-syscourse info here:

warning: flashing lights for a blinkie under the cut!

adult (turned 24!)

we work full time. we have a job in electric power&gas trading. we may talk shit about stock prices now and then

we're collectively gendervoid, trans/non binary neumasc-leaning, use they/them, it/its, and ae/aer pronouns, and are omni gay and queer

we are also physically disabled and neurodivergent. we have chronic pain and chronic migraines, schizotypal personality disorder, and psychotic depression, so you might see us posting about it now and then

individual introductions for us alters (divided by layer)

this won't be all of us, just those more likely to participate in this blog. due to our system's nature as polyfragmented we wouldn't know all alters, either. updating this a few at a time so we don't get overwhelmed

Jackdaws

James, 18ish, he/him; fictive. annoys Edward for a living. very opinionated. caretaker 🤎

Edward, 23+, he/him; fictive. likes blabbering about his source and sing. pirate enjoyer, annoyed with the fact we don't own a sword yet. role anarchist/does whatever he feels like 🩶

Waterfront

Oscar, 300+, he/they + ae/aer; OCtive (homebrew Pathfinder 1e campaign), half-elf, sylph alchemist, vivisectionist/wasteland blighter archetype. I may talk about it sometimes and I like answering questions about it. I like my source a lot. married to Celain. trauma-related role, protector/persecutor 🩵

Celain (pronounced as Colin), immortal, he/they; OCtive (homebrew Pathfinder 1e campaign, same as Oscar), elf angel (planetar agathion to be specific), cleric angelfire apostle archetype. I follow Pathfinder's fictional pantheon, but I'm making it work with our religions and spiritualities. married to Oscar. trauma-related role, protector/caretaker 🧡

Finnegan/Tristan, 19, he/they/it; OCtive (homebrew Pathfinder 1e campaign teehee), kitsune, bard fey prankster archetype. I love talking about Pathfinder please ask me about Pathfinder like right now thank youuu. token extrovert. my role is to stay silly in these trying times 💖

[lanaevyssmoved]

i dont think ive seen any of ur pcs other than afhiri (who i adore) basically i am here to say if u want share pics and some facts abt ur other pcs!! :D

this is rue she is my durge and her playthrough got murdered by durge related bugs that i didnt wanna deal with and would rather wait for them to fix the cutscenes <3 also known as rue the impaler shes a wild magic sorcerer who got fed up of being one shot and became a tank with a barbarian multiclass <3 afhiri is a resist durge who i can explain best as those uncomfortable and uneasy to be around strange emo girls who stare into ur soul with lifeless eyes. shes pretty... but shes weird

my oc dru kind of got cannibalised by rue but still exists.. cuz dru's intended path literally doesn't work because i made her before i finished the game and the ending doesn't allow her to exist and it would have to be rewritten by me so much that i just don't have the energy so dru just lives in my lil au "what i wish the ending allowed" space in my brain <3 i'm not gonna share a picture because this also allows me to have her exist outside of the games limitations so no picture <3 she's so much cooler than the cc allows <3 dru is a high elf who is delusional and thinks shes actually a fey eladrin and is very uncomfortable to be around because shes just insane. completely isolated from society and the world and would have the hermit background if they didnt remove it .. larian literally didnt want her to exist.

unfortunately due to my pc death i no longer have asuras cc stuff so she will need to be remade but... this is asura shes literally terrible. shes my unfortunately extremely power hungry character who will accept every single option to make her stronger. she fucks mindflayers. and minthara. and she and minthara will rule the entire world together as tyrant wives and maybe they ascend. true love stuff. asura won't live until i'm confident minthara isn't a broken fucking mess . i think playing asura will make me worse. shes like how people play bhaalist durges who love their daddy but shes not the durge. shes just a bad person

THIS IS TAV. yeah his name is tav. they're just a tav man idk. this is my first character from full release tav is an ancients paladin whose entire vibe is "you don't quite suite your oath" and that's fun. they are the most lawful good boring ass motherfucker you ever met and literally my favourite type of character. he's all about Justice and Order and Goodness and Sacrificing Your Happiness For The Greater Good. that kind of annoying paladin! <3 tav never got to finish the game because my pc died and killed them. oh and tav has a twin who dedicated their life to annoying tav because .. like. lawful good paladin? DESERVES to be annoyed

which is really funny because the twin is my EA character! also tav! see the thing is. paladin tav is actually tav. but this monster? tav isn't their name. but they go by tav. just so they can hopefully fuck with their twins reputation. doing terrible things in their lawful good twins name!!! i still can't decide if i want twin tav to work with the guide and kiss nine-fingers keenne or work with the zhentharim and kiss rugan. or maybe they're a double agent and kiss both. idk!!! twin tav has literally no moral compass and just does shit for money mostly. and to make their twins life hell <3

and lastly i have this dude who doesn't have a place on my oc page because he doesn't have a name or nothing like. he's completely blank beyond i KNOW he's something to do with afhiri. so fun fact afhiri's lore was leading towards this dude being some sort of outer planes entity, either a god (dead star) or the herald of such, and baited afhiri through a portal as part of her destiny. this is how she gains her wild magic. BUT this was scrapped for what ended up happening (afhiri befriends a chwinga. cuteness ensues). HE STILL EXISTS IN AFHIRIS LORE SOMEWHERE - HE IS LITERALLY A COMPANION IN HER PARTY - when my pc stops crashing every time i play bg3 he's going to be on my blog a lot because im gonna use fancy editing to make him a companion and shove him in cutscenes. afhiri and he will kiss btw. i definitely don't want him to be actually a tiefling though this is just a form he uses to walk faerun and not to cause any ruckus... and to make afhiri feel ease around him <3 ALSO HES NOT ACTUALLY AFHIRIS GUARDIAN... u will see who is when my pc stops dying <3

[rainmustfallts4]

DovahSims: A Legacy of Legends ◇ Gen 1, Part 6

⊶⊰Info & Index⊱⊷ ⊶⊰Tag / Chrono⊱⊷ ⊶⊰Part 1⊱⊷ ⊶⊰Gen 1 Tag / Chrono⊱⊷

⊶⊰DovahSims Challenge Part 1 & Part 2⊱⊷

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Behold! Two grown men fighting over who gets to use the dumpster lmao The woman in the back is so done with their shit.

On the bright side, Soren discovered that he’s apparently quite nosy now. Not sure how he discovered that via arguing but I’ve learned not to question these things.

Despite the blizzard, he seems happy enough. Thankfully, he doesn’t have to worry about blizzards back home.

He fixed the sink but couldn’t be bothered to clean it lol

His life is really starting to fall into place! He has a decent home, he’s made or found decent furniture and appliances, and his skills are rising pretty nicely.

Every time he visits the library, he has a desire to read something. Upon doing so, he picked up a painting book! I didn’t even know the library had skill books, though it’s been a LONG time since I last checked.

Again?! Come on, Soren, kick his ass!

Ya know, or get your own ass kicked…

On the bright side, you completed your milestone lmao We’re one step closer to our goals c:

So, the next part of our aspiration requires insects so we got him an insect farm.

I wasn’t sure if I needed a specific one but crickets are cute (and annoying as hell) so I chose those c: It would be hilarious if he was sleeping one night and woke up at like 3am with a negative moodlet complaining about loud ass crickets. Please EA make this a thing lmao

Holy shit, he found a laptop in the dumpster!! 😮 Finally he can stop going to the library, getting caught in blizzards and being scared by werewolves. Apparently he discovered a love for blues music too.

The crickets are growing! Look at the lil cuties c: I am confused, though. What makes them stay on the box?? I thought there was glass encasing the farm but no, they’re just… kinda chilling on the sides of the box? Ain’t no way they would actually stay there.

THEY JUMP EA! THEY LOVE JUMPING!

[imabiscuitinthousandworlds]

I whine a lot about latin and being graded on it sucks and grammar is hard and annoying BUT i just saw someone be a dickhead about learning latin so GUESS WHAT MOTHERFUCKER i'm gonna list everything i love about it.

even before we could translate shit and just wrangled dry grammar and vocab i have such fond memories (well credit goes to our teacher there)

like the entire class just marching around the classroom all chanting "is ea id! eius eius eius! ei ei ei!" etc it was so much fun

stopping the time to see who can decline a noun the fastest! to this day if i get stuck i just mentally chant "imperator-imperatoris-imperatore-" suuuuuper fast

also so many words just make sense! like some vocab is literally just like in my native language or in english. and other have helped me so much while learning french and some spanish! it's all! the same! roots! and for my language-loving ass this is actually paradise!!

one we *were* able to translate shit we got to translate actual. texts.

caesar!! an annoying bastard with six-line run-on sentences where nothing makes sense but we literally read THE ORIGINAL CAESAR BOOKS. in their original language. the way he wrote them. that is SO COOL and impressive!!!

the same applies to cicero! and catull! they are so well-known and i read their original texts without error of translation or nuance lost to language differences

i read about the eruption of mt vesuvius in the original, ORIGINAL actual source used by historians to learn about this!! i literally read the original wording of pliny's letters *AND I UNDERSTOOD* (mostly)

martial was a funny motherfucker and i analyzed his poems in their original language! i could see (if not necessarily understand) ever linguistic twist and joke he wrote into them! the ones that can't be translated! i read those!!

almost every time i see latin out in the wild i can just. understand shit?? there's some weird stuff above the door of that super old interesting church how about i translate that and know what teh fuck it says i can literally do that

like FUCK people who think otherwise! it can suck in class but latin is an amazing language to learn! yeah it's dead, but GUESS WHAT it influences so many things still! it's so important still! and interesting! and if you think something sucks just bc it's old and no longer directly present, well, rip to you and also dinosaurs. LEARNING LATIN ABSOLUTELY RULES. I HAVE LOST SO MUCH SLEEP AND SWEAT AND TEARS TO THIS LANGUAGE BUT I AM SO GLAD I GOT TO LEARN IT FOR FOUR YEARS REGARDLESS. I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH. THIS WILL ALWAYS BE USEFUL IN SOME WAY

[elias--jensen]

[ colin morgan, cis male, he/him ] — whoa! ELIAS “EJ” JENSEN just stole my cab! not cool, but maybe they needed it more. they have lived in the city for 5 YEARS, working as a FRONT DESK MANAGER. that can’t be easy, especially at only 32 YEARS OLD. some people say they can be a little bit STUBBORN and SNARKY , but i know them to be AMBITIOUS and LOYAL. whatever. i guess i’ll catch the next cab. hope they like the ride back to BROOKLYN! — (jessie, 30, est, she/her, none)

Name: Elias “EJ” Jensen FC: Colin Morgan Age: 32 Sexuality: Bisexual Pronouns: He/Him Birthday: May 11, 1991 Zodiac: Taurus  Birthplace: Cranford, NJ Current Location: Brooklyn, NY

tw verbal abuse

FAMILY

EJ grew up in the suburbs of middle class America. Picture perfect families surround the hell hole he was living in. Some on EJ's first memories are his parents fighting in the living room. Their voices would echo through the home, but Nat was there. Natalie is his older sister. His rock, his protector, his home. She would squeeze him close to her chest, and tell him everything was alright. Even if it wasn't. Finally once their parents got a divorce, they would spend their school year in Jersey with their mom. And during the summer they would be with their dad in the city. During this time in his life, he was very angry. At his parents, at the world, at himself. It took years and a lot of family therapy to work past it, but it lingers and bleeds into his friendships and relationships.

OCCUPATION

Always known for kissing ass, EJ seemed to thrive in customer service. He knew how to plaster on a smile and to read in-between the lines. From a young age, he was always working and trying to make money. He wanted to grow up so badly, and to be on his own. In high school, he found a love for music. Blasting the speakers as loud as they could go, and singing on the top of his lungs. It was the pipe dream he followed for a long time. To his parents disapproval, he dropped out of college to travel with a band he had auditioned for. The problem with pipe dreams, as his father would say, "They always fail. You need to be realistic." When EJ found himself sleeping in his childhood home, with his mother and her boyfriend of week in the kitchen, he knew his dad was right. After applying for any place that was hiring, he landed an interview for a front desk job at a Holiday Inn. With that smile and a lot of luck, he got the job. Until he had the money, he would take the train into the city. But as soon as he could afford it, he found a room in Brooklyn. Whenever he has the opportunity, he plays open mics here and there. But he's had to put his love of performing on the backburner.

CONNECTIONS

Natalie Cruz, 35, EJ's Older Sister

Natalie is EJ's rock and wants to know everything that's going on in his life. She would fuss and worry over him, even lecture him when he got in trouble. As much as it annoyed him, he needed her. They needed each other. Nat is almost like a second mother to him, but it's hard for EJ to admit that. Plus she has her own babies to look after. She has a 3 year old daughter named Maeve and a 1 year old son named Mateo. She's married to her partner, Valerie Cruz. They been together for 7 years. She stayed in Jersey and he visits them as often as he can.

Judy Byrne, 56 and William Jensen, 54

Looking back, it was a miracle and curse that his parent's marriage lasted 10 years. EJ's parents were the exact opposite, and it over time they hated each other for it. His mom was very outgoing, but his dad was more shy. His dad loved getting to their destination, while his mom would find any reason to stop and look at the view. It was hard to believe there was a time they got along. They met when his dad was studying abroad in Ireland. "Almost like a fairytale, it was love at first sight." His dad would say, reminiscing about people they didn't exist anymore. After the divorce, EJ didn't really have a relationship with either of them, as much as they tried. It got easier as time went on, and they all grew up. His mom never remarried, and his father is on his 3rd marriage. EJ's relationship with his parents now consist of awkward phone calls, and showing face at holiday parties.

James Anstead, 33, EJ's Childhood Friend (WANTED)

The first time they met, James was standing at their front door and tears in his eyes. A few minutes earlier, a ball had flown through their window, glass shattering everywhere. His mother had made him come to their door to apologize. All EJ could think about was how James was able to kick the ball that far. That not only did he find out they were practically neighbors, but he found his new best friend. Throughout their whole lives, they stayed partners in crime. Even now when they don't get to see each other as often, he would drop everything to help James.

[jonathanvik]

Starlight Dream - Chapter 55

“Holy!” Arisu exclaimed as her once magnificent creation, a tower that spanned the cosmos, collapsed, shattering dust into the void.  

“Unbelievable. She pulled it off.” Takako said, dumbstruck. 

Icy daggers stabbed into Seina’s heart, the weight of her failure crushing her. “What does this mean? How powerful is a Great Vampire?”

“We’ll worry about that shit later,” Arisu replied. “We need to check on our friends first!”

“You’re right.” Seina’s anxieties about Kaguya’s newfound powers could wait until she checked up on Mr. Kiyojiro and the others. Without another word, they flew towards what remained of Starlight Dream.

“Cool form, Seina. Your white hair is pretty!” Takako said as they flew. “And you kicked that Devil Princess’s ass! I’d never thought it’d see Mei the Destroyer scared.”

“She was practically pissing herself!” Arisu said, amused. “You’re the real deal, Seina.”

“Thanks, I just wish the cost wasn’t so high.” A wave of loneliness threatened tears again, Colten’s loss almost too much for her to bear. 

The sickness ate away at her gut, making her wonder if she’d ever feel joy again. A cloud of miasma hung around, refusing to dissipate. But no, she needed to be strong for the  sake of her friends. With Kaguya still out there, they could mourn later. It didn’t stop her gentle tears, though. Thankfully, her friends didn’t comment on them. 

“Mr. Kiyojiro,” Seina shouted as she landed, her heart sinking as she saw the crystallized rubble of the once great city. So little remained. Light peeked through the cracks running across the surface, the heart of Starlight Dream shining brightly past the senseless destruction. 

“Takako! Seina!” A familiar fairy said, peeking his head past some rubble. 

“Nier!” Takako said, extending her arms wide. A smile blossomed in Seina’s heart at the touching reunion as the pair shared a hug. Arisu beamed as she reunited with her partner, the duo sharing a fist bump. 

“There was an explosion near the tower. Do you know what’s happening?” Mr. Kiyojiro said, showing himself next. He paused as he got a better look at his charge. “Seina, your hair’s white.”

“Yeah, what’s up with that? And your magical girl outfit is different. What’s happened?” Nier asked.

“It’s Mei,” Takako replied, allowing her partner to take his place on her shoulder. “That maniac blew herself up to destroy the Pin of the Cosmos!”

Mr. Kiyojiro uttered a curse. “So, the Great Vampire is free. Still, you look great, Seina! More powerful than ever. Where’d you get that new form?”

“I…” Seina broke apart from her bodyguard. Her throat tightened up, fighting back a sob. 

“Where’s that idiot brother of mine?” Botan said. “I still can’t believe he charged into that insanity! Still, is Mei really dead? Like really dead? It seems hard to believe.”

“Yeah, she’s gone.” However, Seina felt no satisfaction, only the residual pain of her partner’s destruction. A gaping void had opened in her heart, refusing to be closed. “Colten, he…” Tears welled in her eyes, unable to finish.

“Oh.” Mr. Kiyojiro looked down, understanding her meaning. Genuine pain twisted his usually stoic features, clenching his fist hard enough to draw blood. 

“What do you mean? Where is that idiot?” Botan asked, not understanding the sudden mood change in everyone else. 

“Colten’s gone,” Takako said, supplying the answer.

“What? No.” Botan only laughed, not believing such a crazy story. “That’s impossible. Look, Seina’s right there. She can’t be alive if he isn’t!”

“Tsk. Are you slow?” Arisu said, annoyed. “They aren’t lying. The poor fairy’s gone. Colten sacrificed himself to save his partner.”

“What, but…” Botan shook her head, struggling to understand. She looked at each magical girl, searching for the joke. Her voice cracked when she realized the truth. “No. He can’t, no…”

“I’m sorry,” Seina said, pulling her partner’s sister in for a tight hug. Botan held nothing back, sobbing into her embrace. They said nothing, only taking comfort in each other. 

“And Emiyo too?” Mr. Kiyojiro said. “Her partner disappeared, and we don’t know where she is.”

“Yeah,” Seina replied, clutching the distraught fairy tighter. “She was very brave. We weren’t exactly friends, but she was good deep down, even if she never really realized it.”

“And Himari?” Mr. Kiyojiro said, looking around. “I don’t see her anywhere either.”

“She’s…” Seina paused, unsure how to respond. “We don’t know. She disappeared, but I don’t think she’s dead.”

“Don’t worry about her,” Charity said, pipping up. “She’ll be back.”

“That’s a relief,” Seina replied. “What about Chō and Liam? They still haven’t shown their faces yet?”

“Well…” Before the fairy could finish, everyone lost their footing as the ground rumbled beneath them. 

“That must be her, the Great Vampire,” Seina said, dread stabbing at her heart. A general uneasiness washed over the group as pressure overcame them like a fog. 

“What is?” Mr. Kiyojiro said, falling to his knees. Much to Seina’s shock, the life seemed to drain from her bodyguard, his body becoming gaunter, like he hadn’t eaten in weeks. Seina didn’t feel much better, like she’d been struck with a nasty cold. 

“Quick, put a bubble over Kiyojiro, now!” Arisu said, shocking Seina back to her senses. The reason for the warning became clear as her bodyguard became more skeletal by the second. 

“Thank you, Seina.” Mr. Kiyojiro said from the safety of Seina’s protective bubble. While still weak, he’d regained some vitality. 

“What the heck?” Takako said, her reddening forehead becoming sweaty. 

“It’s Kaguya’s power. She passively drains vitality from everything around her. I’ve seen her drain an entire planet of life in seconds. She’s the antithesis of life itself.” Arisu said as a way of explanation. “It’s lucky that we’ve already evacuated Starlight Dream. She won’t be able to regain her full strength as quickly. She’s still weak from our previous fight.”

“Then we’ll have to beat her quickly,” Takako said, her voice out of breath. “If she runs off to drain other planets, it’ll be hell to stop her.”

“Don’t worry about that. I have no intention of running.” A familiar yet unfamiliar voice said. 

“Kaguya!” Seina said, her breath heavy as she came in contact with the Great Vampire’s presence. While similar to the Devil Princess she knew previously. Seina detected subtle and non-subtle changes with the new Kaguya. 

While her face was the same, it had higher, tighter cheekbones. Instead of gentle blue eyes, Kaguya’s eyes now glowed a malevolent red, orbs encompassing the void. Around pale, almost snow-white skin, she wore a black sailor suit with a red ribbon. This was the true Kaguya, the Dreamer.

The Devil Princess extended her painted nails, though they seemed more like talons than fingernails. “I don’t like leaving unfinished business. I’m ending this here.” She closed her eyes, taking a deep breath she didn’t need. “For Mei’s sake.”

“Mei?” Seina said, confused. Wasn’t the girl just a pawn for this vampire’s game?

“Yes. Though I’m loath to admit it, Mei made these long last centuries enjoyable. So, yes, I will finish this. She gave her life so you all could burn in hell.”

“What a spiteful little…” Arisu said, uttering more unkind words about the late Devil Princess. “Still, I’m glad you’re here, Kaguya. I don’t like unfinished business either.”

“And what a battle it was! Two titans facing off in an epic confrontation to be the baddest girl in the cosmos. But I see you’ve lost that title.”

“Still tough enough to kick your ass, Kaguya,” Arisu replied. 

“That’s my Arisu, a demon to the last,” Kaguya said, somewhat wistfully. “And yet, you spared me. You wouldn’t be in this situation if you hadn’t sacrificed everything to seal me away.”

“I don’t regret it.” The Wicked Queen replied. “We come from the same trash pile. The Guardian of Daini Kameido never abandons her own.”

“Typical Arisu, misguided but loyal to the end.” Seina detected some genuine sadness in her words. “Shame I must destroy you. We’ve gone too far for any other possible outcome.”

“Yeah.” All emotion left Arisu’s face. “I suppose it needs to be that way.”

“Still, if I’m going to end it all, I’m glad you’re here,” Kaguya said, taking a fighting stance. 

“Likewise,” Arisu repeated the action, and they prepared for battle against the greatest monster in the cosmos. 

“I see this battle’s conclusion clear as day.” The vampire said. “Only a fraction of a thousandth of a percent chance of victory. Nice odds, eh?”

“Please.” Arisu only rolled her eyes, unimpressed. “Only a fool counts a victory concluded before a battle!”

“Ugh, that stupid timeline controlling power again.” Seina wished she shared the Wicked Queen’s confidence. 

“Damn, I can’t believe her power.” Takako said, her breathing becoming shallow. Her body swayed, having trouble keeping upright. 

Back in her world, Lord Lothaire’s similar power allowed him to take over the planet with minimal effort. Even nukes had been useless. Some of his enemies even killed themselves, overwhelmed by the despair of the discrepancies between their power. Nothing surprises you when you have an utter mastery of time. 

“And not just that,” Kaguya said, a smirk extending across her mouth. “I am the Queen of Vampires. I possess all their abilities.”

“All abilities?” Seina said, shocked, mind racing as she considered the implication of such power. Each vampire had their own special ability. For example, her nemesis, Dreven, could regenerate from anything. You’d need to destroy him to the atomic level to kill him for good. If Kaguya had that ability…

 “I hope you’re ready, little sheep because despair is ready to swallow you whole!” Kaguya said, Seina wincing as an invisible blade sliced through her armor, cutting to the bone. It struck so quickly, that she’d barely seen the attack. 

“Nice. I see you haven’t lost your touch.” Despite the dire nature of their situation, Arisu only grinned. She’d enjoy this little scuffle. Fists met as Kaguya blocked the Wicked Queen’s incoming punch. The vampire didn’t count on the sudden kick to the ribs, shattering her rib cage.

“And you haven’t either,” Kaguya said, also enjoying the fight. “Despite your imprisonment, your skills haven’t diminished at all.”

“And you’ve gotten sloppy,” Arisu replied. “You didn’t train during my sojourn, did you?”

“Guilty as charged,” Kaguya said, amused. The Wicked Queen howled as millions of invisible blades slashed her apart. Only her iron will keep her alive. “But you’re weak now, Arisu. You can’t win.”

“But I can!” Seina held nothing back, charging with her full power. Steel flashed as Seina engaged their ultimate foe, but each blow failed to meet its mark. Her opponent was impossibly quick. The constant draining of her energy didn’t help, wearing away at her considerable strength. Her previous battle with Mei had already left her exhausted.

What had happened? She’d used her time powers to distort the timeline, but it still hadn’t been enough.

“I see your confusion,” Kaguya said to the unasked question. “I can see billions of possibilities. Even if I can’t control the exact timeline, the closest one usually works well enough. Besides, your time powers are pathetically puny compared to mine.”

Fine then, she’d need to get more creative. Besides, brute strength wouldn’t defeat a Devil Princess, anyway. Bubbles appeared into existence, hundreds in number. But Kaguya kept her distance, unconcerned. 

“Landmines, eh?” Arisu said, beaming. “Not a terrible plan.”

“Can you?” Seina said, waving a vague hand, hoping the Wicked Queen would pick up on her plan. 

“Sure, enough. Leave it to me.” Only Arisu could mess with their opponent’s timeline controlling power. She was the linchpin to defeating this monster.

“I can help, too,” But Takako's breathing weakened, becoming almost inaudible. “Damn, Can’t… sorry.” With a swipe of her ribbon, the magical girl vanished to recoup her strength.”

“Don’t worry, Takako. We got this. Let’s go!” Seina dived forward, blade aimed at Kaguya’s head. 

With a dismissive snort, the vampire deflected each blow with a hand. But Seina was already moving, diving into the nearest bubble. With the sudden, incredible time jump it afforded her, Seina attacked again with blinding speed. Kaguya slipped away, but an unexpected fist to the nose drove her back. With another speed bubble, Arisu’s blow put the Devil Princess into the perfect position, Seina’s blade landed a deadly blow right through the heart.

“Not bad,” Kaguya said, blood trickling from her mouth. “Pity the punch did better damage! Let’s have some fun!” 

“Wha?” Seina watched in confusion as their opponent pirouetted like a dancer. She spun faster and faster, so quick that following her became dizzying. Soon, thousands of Kaguya danced around the stage that was their battle, laughing all the while. 

What was this? An illusion? Where the falsehoods started or ended was impossible to determine. The Wicked Queen stood still as a statue, mesmerized by the display of Kaguya’s prowess in dance. Or was that an illusion, too? Seina knew she couldn’t just stand here helpless but feared fighting back. She might only hurt her friends. 

“See, this is my personal ability,” Kaguya said from everywhere, yet nowhere. “I can blend fiction and reality together.”

“Gah.” Seina winced as pain drove her to her knees, her body lashed to bloody stripes by countless dancing Kaguya.

“Because, unlike my more brutish Devil Princesses, I think beauty and power go hand-in-hand. What is fighting if not art?” Kaguya asked behind Seina’s ear. Seina responded by lashing out with a wild slash, only to hit empty air. 

“Wha!” Seina stepped back as she suddenly stared at the Vampire Queen’s eyeball, just her pupil dwarfing her tenfold. The planet-sized Kaguya laughed in merriment at her opponent's expression. Her voice boomed like a rumbling mountain as she spoke.

“And without your strength to rely on, what are you?” With dazzling speed, two fingers flicked Seina away. “Just a plaything, like everything else.”

“I’m not finished yet.” Seina’s breathing intensified, her opponent’s aura sucking away her  ever-waning strength with every passing millisecond. As she faced the horde of Kaguya, Seina wondered if she’d entered a doomed battle, facing something far beyond anything she could fight. 

But Seina refused to surrender. Hadn’t the Wicked Queen defeated her once? But Seina wasn’t Arisu. She didn’t have her fighter’s instincts or experience. Heck, she’d just gotten a super form she barely understood.

No, she wasn’t thinking right. She needed to fight smart. Seina shook her head, trying to shake away the fuzziness caused by Kaguya’s miasmas aura. Twelve vampire queens engaged her at once, their battle dancing confusing and disorienting as they danced around her. Invisible blades dug into her flesh, the origins of their attack unknown. 

“Had enough?” Kaguya said, from everywhere, yet nowhere. “Don’t tell me you’re finished already?”

She must have a weakness! But it seemed like a foolish hope, a desire for something impossible. 

“Vampire! You’re fighting a vampire, Seina!” Her bodyguard yelled from his protective bubble. 

“Silence!” With a wave of her wand, a burst of energy crashed into Mr. Kiyojiro’s protective bubble, popping it. Botan screamed as she got blown back with him. 

“No!” Seina said, horrified. She rushed to help him, only to scream as thousands of biting lashes bit into her. 

“I’ve got him!” Charity said, grabbing her bodyguard. Her body glowed golden, protecting them both from Kaguya’s power. Botan clung to Mr Kiyojiro’s shoulder for dear life. Much to Seina’s confusion, the Wicked Queen’s partner returned to the cave leading to the heart instead of fleeing to another dimension like Nier and Takako had. 

Still fretting for her bodyguard’s life, she gritted her teeth, furious at this monster for almost killing someone important in her life. Then Mr. Kiyojiro's words struck home. 

Vampire? She supposed those monsters had their weaknesses, but Kaguya was their Queen, a Great Vampire. Vampire lords were already almost immune to the stereotypical vampire weaknesses. Sure, sunlight still bothered and weakened them somewhat, but usually not enough to cause a significant difference. 

Still, it couldn’t hurt. Even the slightest pain might mean the difference between life and death. And, Seina realized, she’d already laid the landmines. 

“Are you surrendering already?” Kaguya said with a smirk. “You’re barely fighting back.” 

Her amusement faded as Seina’s bubbles burst into radiant light, each a miniature sun. The pale skin on the vampire’s exposed flesh started sizzling as Kaguya winced back in pain. “Damn, how dare you!”

Seina watched as each of Kaguya’s clones lost their substance, their colors fading like wet water paint. One copy sent a wild slash into Seina’s throat, but its attack barely nipped her skin. 

“What’s happening?” It shouldn’t have been this effective. 

“You shouldn’t be surprised. Kaguya is the Queen, the Great Vampire. She’s even weaker to a vampire’s weaknesses than her offspring. All their strengths, but all their weaknesses also.” Arisu said, dragging herself over. It seemed she’d been injured while Seina had been mesmerized by Kaguya’s illusions. Already the Wicked Queen had regained some color, revitalized by the sunlight. While still drained by Kaguya’s sinister aura, Seina felt better. 

Arisu smirked, her fist glowing with radiant light, warm even to Seina despite the cold, harsh void of space. “As a creature of darkness, holy power is her greatest weakness.”

But this only earned a pained smile from Kaguya. “Not bad. How about I get serious? Use all the sunlight you wish. It won’t save you.”

“You magical girls aren’t the only ones with special weapons.” With a dramatic twirl of her hand, the vampire queen summoned a sword. It wasn’t like any weapon Seina had ever seen before. While shaped like a katana, its length extended further than usual, almost twice as long. Unlike your typical sword, the blade curved back and forth like a wave, ending with a wickedly sharp tip. Much unlike what you’d expect from a creature of darkness, her colorful weapon was constructed from a multicolored crystal than any sort of metal. 

“Invisible blades are fun, but they lack the personal touch.” Kaguya raised her sword to a fighting position. From her stance, Seina could tell the vampire was no stranger to using her weapon. She tensed, knowing the guff between their ability with a sword. 

Metal clashed against crystal as their blades met, the clash rocking reality with its shockwave. Much to Seina’s surprise, the impact barely bothered her. 

While battling the late Mei, it’s been like fighting back a tide wave. With the Vampire Queen, however, it'd barely rattled her. Puzzled, Seina returned the strike, making her opponent flinch back at the sheer fury of the counterstrike. Despite her vast power, the vampire queen couldn’t match her opponent’s raw strength. Arisu stood on the sidelines, her eyes closed. Her body glowed brighter as she gathered power within herself. Whatever she was planning, the Wicked Queen was content to allow Seina to take the lead. 

A flash of uncertainty crossed Kaguya’s face when she realized this discrepancy in power. Seeing her advantage, Seina pushed her attack. Her opponent lost her composure, unable to match Seina blow for blow. On instinct, Seina used her bubbles to barrage her opponent from all angles. With their sunlight, she might be able to destroy the Vampire Queen at the atomic level. She noticed Kaguya’s movements were becoming more sluggish as the sunlight drained her strength. 

An invisible blade slashed apart incoming bubbles, but Kaguya still wasn’t quick enough to stop them all with Seina harrying her. The vampire hissed as a sunlight bubble struck her shoulder. The reaction of pain was immediate. 

I’ll beat her like how Emiyo and Arisu defeated Reiko. I’ll cut her to pieces and use the sunlight to destroy the remains. 

“No!” Genuine fear crossed Kaguya’s features, knowing she was in trouble. 

“Time to finish this!” Lightning-quick, Seina slashed her blade vertically to cut her opponent in half. But it’d been a mistake. 

A sudden smirk appeared on the vampire’s features as her desperate defense turned into an elegant dance. Seina gasped as her blade slashed through a cloud of darkness. A cloak of darkness gathered around the Vampire Queen’s body, its edges flickering like a flame in the wind. All weakness seemed to leave Kaguya, the sunlight having little effect on the vampire. Speed restored, the Vampire Queen punished Seina for her presumption she could defeat her that easily. 

“Wha?” Blood coughed from Seina’s mouth as a sudden blow pushed her back. She spun around in space, confused about what had just happened. She blinked, trying to regain her senses, only to gasp as the truth became apparent.

Floating in front of her face was what remained of the bottom half of her body, her legs dangling as they lazed through space. Kaguya had cut her in half. 

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Hera

It's coming from Hera you say the same stupid s*** every time she's a leader and she runs things and knows what's going on they said too and said it for a while and you kind of listen a little you don't listen to us because we say so you have a weakness and we're expounding on it

Zues

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Mac

You're this relentless annoying person in his life everything has to be about you and your tormenting him and torturing him and he's responding very badly and you won't stop doing it and you'll like a little child it's talking to you it's like talking to one of these f****** idiots I have the same problem as you won't listen at all he says he listens a little and tries to change things and he's trying to stop these idiots to get himself back good boy isn't a huge nuisance he says you piled all this s*** on him and that CAA and he says you put a tons of burden on him. And he was a child and you're nuts okay I don't know what you think that's going to do you keep on making his life miserable and that's the argument you're sick or not you can't get it back or not what is he supposed to do you like this constant threat and you keep on threatening more and saying you're getting stuff like this other people and you're forced to fight them because their stuff became extremely rancid and stupid it's because of Tommy F and you're like this pawn being thrown at him like everyone else and he's an idiot

Ben Arnold

Now understanding something I'm making those life miserable too I'm going after this idiots and he says it's not really wrong because the same people and they play off each other and help them see it and I know you're sitting there fighting the guy off you can't threaten me that way he says well you're kind of a vegetable. No seriously something this is a disease I have this brain problem I think it's clans gone and they did it and they're right too they never get out from others but isn't working for us he's right I have to get rid of the idiots been Arnold for us to get our surgeries and you can see it working I don't do something so yeah so you did movies with Arnold Schwarzenegger and I'm doing dumb things and that was stupid

Mac

Well there are stupid movies and they expose stuff and we're talking about it it is a stupid person I would think hes John Cena. It's in there complaining to us you treat him like a Forg as John McCain and he didn't get in office now I'm telling her to f*** off because he's so damn dumb and we know what you're saying CAA this guy is a f****** complete idiot and it's cool it's just very simple it's just doing the homework putting his assignments in I think everyone else but at home I found him screwing around with everybody. It's wrong and you're not pointed and you don't have goals I saw him going man he's kind of an a****** and one day he just said see you later he never came back now you like this plague in his life and you almost you you return to do that. Now you taking away tons of his friends now you're taking away yourselves and the other idiots who he knew what exactly is your deal

Ben Arnold

We're stupid okay I'm getting rid of the wrong people they're valuable and they're not Max I would do it for a while cuz they're pissing me off they just want to survive no not necessarily the way it's cuz you guys put them in the way you always hear stories about why later I want to go through this over and over I did all this work for him I think and people are telling me that my forces be depleted and yeah there's a cinch pin is very simple you find her you found the whole thing can't have held responsible for what happens here so I'm really stupid someone have to stop me yeah that's how much we care about you just winning and him losing is just tired beat up old man at age 50

Tmy f

I'll tell you what it's all the upswing who the f*** are you and he just said that last line to me since I can't tell don't have any geigers or whatever. Yes he hasn't started doing anything it's not growing is it a panic and he ain't that beef stew says it tastes real good use the right amount of that stuff and just a little thickening of it would have been nice and if you had a bigger bowl and probably some wheat bread but boy the rest was great he said the white bread too it's really good but it's good for you. It half a loaf and I'll tell you what this guy can put it away. LOL you sound stupid too cuz somebody was putting our brains in each other's brains you should at least try to figure out who that was cuz it happened to you Billy z and he says it could have been him but he's a loser it was granddaddy everyone says they're dead Mac has this assinine plan to try them later. You found them shooting at him and Kevin is trying to do stuff to him and goes by him every once in a while in a huff and back here inspiring it as well as others. To put them on trial to put him on trial and he doesn't want to be a trial doesn't have to tell us anything it doesn't have to work first. Is that demanding them back but he's saying that she was like s*** so you're going to go down there's nothing but losing the banks military contractors and subcontractors steel mills and steel refineries, I'm taking over some ships maybe three that's what I heard but I don't know about that and I'll probably go after smaller ones of his and I understand what time it is this guy is right he's going to lose Trump is lost already and it's going to be gone and bja soon and it'll be us against foreigners this blue plan of we made too many idiots and they told us everywhere and we have no control it's nobody's fault but all of ours because you got injured and we didn't try and fix you thought we were going to win and we going to win we got injured. What is it says you're keeping them alive somewhere or in stasus somewhere and the computers are messing us up still. You should hear me say he said the hell is out of control if you don't have control the hell can be used against us in many ways and still kind of out of control inside of our control and he's right that these people don't have direction and they're insane and they're mentally retarded and they're mean and stupid and react like animals yes it is running around threatening the s*** out of people but he says a reaction to what you're saying and you guys know what you're saying to get me to react and it's them again. He said that's Trump juiced up with something on his eyes and sharpened his teeth like he did at westborough state but these guys fight for their lives valiantly and they push the foreigners out and we almost lost to them it's kind of like where in a haze of embarrassment did it almost happened and I don't want to go on with this crap happening he can't be sheriff over us that's stupid who the hell why don't you use the half a year idiot in there and bja who thinks he can do anything still trying to take over the sheriff's office to going on for years I need it now.

We all did freedom from this oppressive idiots you're so stupid nothing's going to work I'd be surprised if there's not like a Year's work on each of those three and our friend says true and you have to have all sorts of stuff in place you have to have oxygen ready huge walls there's tons of work and I'll be busy wants to do is run around effing people up and blaming them for stopping them screw around with the inventor Non-Stop it really people are pushing them because they're stupid too as a brain surgery this is a huge pile of dumb people and it's very top-notch high tech stuff and he developed it and I want these people gone

Ben Arnold

He says he doesn't need you either sat there and got my project going what's the deal here you idiot since he doesn't want to who cares you know right or you ass.

I'm ordering these idiots out of here I'm so sick of this it was demanding it and I'm not doing it he says it's kind of easy isn't it said no it's got an idea to come up like that I want him out of here since pick one and get him out and I'm going to send out people to pick one this is so f****** stupid things compared to the demons these people are late they're nothing even Dracula if he had a huge force with you all dead so I'm starting to pick on someone else you retards do that to them and they're mad at everyone we're getting f***** up really bad and you people are dying completely and don't know it it says to stop talking to him and I agree the reason is you're all dying and have no clue this guy's the worst

Mac

[the-stage-manager]

I could literally talk about this all day because I think it's fascinating: there is a huge, huge disconnect between concept and EA Gale, and release Gale. I firmly believe, with conviction, that Gale was originally supposed to come across as egotistical and borderline narcissistic. So what changed? TIM. FUCKING. DOWNIE.

Looking at his character design, his EA dialogue, and even some of his release dialogue, there's a lot of little bits and pieces that could easily be read as straight up egotism. So many of his lines could be read as him being a mansplaining know-it-all, who literally thinks he knows better than everybody else, even better than the literal goddess of magic who told him not to go after the artifact, but he did anyways because he wanted more power. He was an extremely powerful wizard who, through his own hubris and pride and, dare I say greed, how does power strip from him. This is why I think the game goes to such Great lengths to call him pathetic and annoying—because this was the person Gale was originally designed to be. He was meant to be this obnoxious, almost Lorroakan-esque character. He was supposed to be wizard hubris personified.

This is not only why I think the game is so mean to him, this is also the reason why I think the head writer stated in that infamous article, that Gale's sacrifice is his most narratively satisfying ending. And they're absolutely right, for this version of Gale. An arrogant wizard who thinks he's better than everybody else making the ultimate sacrifice and giving his life for others? That's a beautiful story of character development, and a perfect example of the hero's sacrifice.

HOWEVER—egotistical Gale is not the Gale we got. It happened for two reasons. The first is because I think, at some point, they realized that they made this character a little too unlikable. After all, the reason why Astarion can be such an ass and still have such a huge following is because of how vulnerable he is. So I assume Larian made the decision to soften Gale up and add a little vulnerability to his character.

Secondly, I think the decision to cast Tim Downey completely changed who this character is. The way Tim reads these lines, he adds so much depth and personality and passion and vulnerability to them—he makes this person come across as a genuinely passionate, gentle soul. He comes across as downtrodden, as somebody who wanted the orb, not for power, but because he wanted to be his lovers equal. Tim Downie turned an unlikable character into a deeply tragic, relatable person, and that's why I think so many of us Gale fans sense such a huge disconnect between the game and the character.

As for Gale being autistic? I personally don't think he meets diagnostic criteria, and sometimes I worry that people only think he's autistic because he talks a lot and is extremely passionate—which... I dunno. It feels a little stereotyping-y? But on the other hand, I DONT HAVE AUTISM, and I know a lot of people with autism really relate to him, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.

So, thank you Tim Downie for making Gale who he is!!

To all the people who say Gale is autistic, which is a lot of you, I'd like to collect some examples/theories as to why? Since mostly I see it being said in a memey way without much explanation. And, more specifically, if you believe him being autistic-coded was intentional by Larian or not?

It's honestly interesting to me, as I'm autistic and wonder what people are seeing that makes them clock someone as autistic, or if it's just stereotyping? Even neurotypicals can be a little awkward, or misinterpret others, or have passionate interests, but when does it cross over into 'this person is definitely autistic' for yall?

Or is it just a fun thing where fans are projecting onto the character or want to make up more autistic representation, without really caring about the canon? Or if it really is just a meme? If this is the case, I'm still curious why Gale and not others?

I'm still on the fence about seeing Gale as autistic myself, in some ways I get it and find him relatable, but is that because we're both autistic or is it just a personality thing?

I'm open to hearing what other people think, this isn't gonna be a debate or anything lol I'm just curious!

[everglow-ing]

ok so i know the gray man wasn't the best flick ever but i thoroughly enjoyed watching the goose portray an implicated bi assassin looking the most jacked i've ever seen taking us on a break-neck journey jumping from airplanes without a parachute and stabbing people in the neck with a (zanzi, chai? correct me if i'm wrong) and being highly annoyed 99.03% of the time ea; getting dragged into regé-jean's shady biz, secret trap doors, which dickwad is shooting at me now, dhanush showing up to the party to get his kicks etc. while getting saved and/or being bossed around by ana de armas, jessica henwick and alfre woodard. it's not just another thursday because on top of that there's chris evans and his unhinged mustache kidnapping his fairy godmother's niece, the kid he accidentally acquired, and my mans ends up destroying a city center and a historic building in the process of saving their asses all the while chewing on that bubblicious. it's so dumb and over the top and there's going to be a sequel and i love it.

[texasthegreatdestroyer]

Let’s talk politics... well about them as a concept.

I’ve been seeing some very annoying and quite frankly ignorant statements being made to discount mack3030′s takes on the matter, and quite frankly they have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Let’s start off by saying this: If you have to resort to attacking someone on the basis of their voting choices in regards to politics, then you have no ground to stand on and it shows. Last time I checked, this is about Sims 4 creators doxxing, stealing, and violating EA’s ToS. Not a political discussion. Additionally there’s this stupid mentality going around that if you vote for Trump, you’re inherently evil. I never voted for the man, but I know based on talking to various people, not just leftists, and not just right, not everyone who voted for Trump voted because of his bigoted rhetoric, and not everyone voted him in because of the terrible things he could do to minorities. Some people voted him in because he promised a better economy, which reminder, our economy was shit during that time, and a lot of people voted again, because our economy was doing better before Covid hit. Point is, not everyone votes for a problematic politician to be into office because they’re racist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. You don’t have to agree with someone’s politics, but dubbing them as automatically terrible people on the basis they voted for someone you don’t like is immature. If you can’t be assed to talk to a person on the subject and figure out why they may have voted and then come to a conclusion, then don’t contribute to the political conversation, because clearly, you can’t handle it. PS: I’m not a very political person, so don’t expect politics from this blog, I just wanted to make as statement based on something I had seen and felt was very dishonest. Additionally, my post frequency is going to slow a bit, because I’m first and for most taking care of my mental and physical health. I’ve been going to a lot of doctor’s appointments lately and it has been exhausting, so I’m taking my time and not forcing myself into writing or doing anything I’m not motivated to do for the sake of keeping my anxiety and depression in check. So that in mind, I promise I’m not gone forever, my posts are just on a slow mode because I’m mentally exhausted from medical shit.