#i know no one’s rushing me to update - everyone’s been very nice 😭

[wasabi-gumdrop]

Hey bestie. I am in love with your neon glory fic like it is so beautiful and the characters are just. Amazing. Thank u for everything you write can’t wait for the next update xx

thank you for giving neon glory so much love 🥹💞 i’ve been enjoying writing something much more character driven instead of plot (there’s really no plot ig, since it’s slice of life)

i cherish your support 🫶🏼💖

[thetorturedfagdepartment]

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚ Halloween Heartbeat Ch 2 ༉‧₊˚.

Read part 1 here!

A/N: hi guys! Part 2 :3 I hope everyone enjoyed part 1! And if you hadn’t read it yet please do!!! Also I’m probably gonna get part 3/last part out around the 1st or 2nd 😭 sorry it’s just SOOO HARD FOR ME to get motivation to write. But I hope you guys enjoy this part it’s kinda rushed SORRY BUT PLEASE ENJOY . (Also sorta proofread like I said I rushed it so if there’s any mistakes JUST IGMORE IT. PLEASE.) [update! I don’t think I’m gonna write a part 3 :((( just because Halloween is over and I feel it’s weird to make things after said holiday, but if you guys want one I will post it, it’ll probably just be a short rushed one tho… but more fics to come trust.]

Tags/warnings? Ellie x reader au , Halloweenish au, modern au, Halloween horror nights sorta, Dina + Jesse mentioned, established relationship, mainly fluff, mild smut near end, smut, makeout sesh (please tell me if I missed any :3)

“So yeah… we kissed and now we’re going out.” You say to your friends.

They just stare at you in awe. One of them speaks up.

“S—so you’re telling me. We took you somewhere you hate and you bagged a baddie like her for being a complete pussy…?!?!” One of your friends said and the others just nodded in agreement.

“Well I mean— yeah I guess that’s what happened.” You then scratch the back of your neck and your friends just chuckle and giggle.

“Woah you’ve really outdone yourself this time…”

You and your friends continue talking about Ellie for a few moments until she texts you telling you she’s outside.

“Ah! She’s here, I’ll see you guys later. She told me she was gonna give me a tour of some of the stuff. Well, wish me luck, 'cause it’s basically a date..!”

Your friends wave goodbye and you head outside. You and Ellie had been friends for about 4 weeks before you two started dating and now it had been about 2 since you guys began dating. Everything has been good so far, and you two just clicked. Ellie was so passionate about everything she liked, just like you. She didn’t judge you either, not for music taste, fashion sense, or anything. You had decided to wear a cute outfit for her. Cute bottoms and a nice top.. you even picked out this shirt because it was her favorite color.

You step into her beaten-down truck. She told you that this truck used to be her old man’s and that he and her liked to fix it up together.

“Hey beautiful,” Ellie says as she kisses your cheek, she was always such a gentlewoman. “You look good… very cute.”

“You think? I wanted to look cute for you..” you said with a tiny smile appearing. Ellie always knew how to give you butterflies.

“I know so, nowwww… let’s get a move on hm?” Ellie then starts up her old rustic truck and you guys drive to her work.

“Sooo Ellie, how does this work? You just gonna sneak me in the back?” You chuckle and she rolls her eyes.

“No baby girl, I don’t have work till 6. I just have some employee bonuses, you know since I’m the manager.” Ellie laughs and you guys pull into a parking structure special to employees.

“Wow. I’ve never been over here!”

“Well of course you haven’t dumbass.” You scoff at Ellie and you guys get out of her truck.

Ellie takes you in and you guys scan the tickets she has from working here.

“Soooo where to first?” You ask her holding her hand.

“I’ll show you some cool stuff from my Job.”

Throughout the first few hours, Ellie takes you around through back ways and helps you understand ways to get to certain rides within good time. She then stops with the whole tour and wants you guys to enjoy the day.

“Okay, so what ride do you wanna ride?” Ellie says holding your hand as you guys walk on the upper lot.

“Well, I don’t think I’ll be able to ride this ride here..” you tell her with a sly grin and, Ellie turns to look at you looking confused.

“What is it, not a ride that’s from this amusement park?” She laughs and is still oblivious to the dirty joke you told her.

“Ellie I meant— never mind…” you roll your eyes and the joke finally clicks in her head.

“Oh— oh! You meant.. ah— good one…” Her face flushes and she feels the heat in her face rise.

You then begin laughing at her and she feels like an idiot. You couldn’t help but smile at her embarrassed look.. the way she laughs and her face brightens up… it just makes you want more and more of that look. You guys begin to walk over to the Harry Potter section. Ellie told you that was her favorite..

“Jeez, it’s cold…” you mutter out, arms wrapped around yourself to keep you warm.

“Oh, you’re cold? Here..” Ellie then begins removing her zip up revealing a cute sweater. “I don’t get cold easily, I just like wearing jackets.” She then puts the jacket on your shoulders and you slide into it.

“Thanks, elles… you’re so sweet…” you then lean over and kiss her cheek, having her face brighten up.

“Ah, it’s nothing— just taking care of my girl…!”

Her girl? She’s such a dork… You guys walk over to one of the street sells men and get 2 butterbeers.

“Mmm, I love these! They were always my favorite as a kid…” You smile at Ellie and she chuckles.

“Yeah, you told me you used to come here often as a kid right? Well, I’m glad I can bring back the nostalgia for a good price! Gotta love employee perks huh?” She shoves you a little with her body and you roll your eyes.

Ellie and you go on with your date until it’s time for her to get ready. She takes you to the place in the back where she usually gets ready for horror nights.

“Sooooo, what look are you gonna do tonight?” You ask sitting on a chair near her.

“Uhh, probably just the normal one why?”

“I don’t know I wanted to see if you were gonna mix it up..” Ellie then turns to look at you and chuckles.

“Well we don’t usually mix it up, plus I’m not good at makeup so I usually just keep it plain Jane.”

You nod and watch Ellie get into her ‘costume’ which was really just pants, a tank top, messy hair, (which she didn’t need to do anyways…) blood, and fake cuts. While she was doing the makeup you just sat there on your phone. You don’t even realize that Ellie is picking out props and stuff. Once you look up you realize how.. how hot she looks like this?! I mean yeah you’ve seen her in ‘costume’ like 2 times, but never when she was your girlfriend. And damn were you glad this woman was.

“Uhh hey, you gotta a little drool there.” Ellie jokes as she realizes you’ve been staring at her maybe a bit too long.

“Oh uh heh— yeah…”

“Hey so I forgot to ask, what are you doing for Halloween?” Ellie asks as she continues looking through the props. The question almost goes completely over your head due to how you were eyeing her.

“Uhh I don’t know, usually ever since I started college I’d just go to my parents and pass candy with them.”

“…really..? God you’re a loser.” She laughs and shakes her head as she grabs a fake axe from her prop box. “Hmm yeah it feels like an axe night tonight—“

“I am not a loser! But why did you wanna know if I was free?” You then stand up and flick her forehead.

“Ow! Hey! Uh— I wanted to know cuz my friends are having a party that night.” Ellie rubs where you flicked and shoves you.

You end up shoving her back and she shoves you onto a couch in the corner of the room.

“Uh—“ you freeze looking at her. “Y—you said a party…” you try and distract her from the odd position you two are in.

“Y—yeah.. Dina and Jesse are gonna host it..” Ellie swallows and clears her throat.

“Y—yeah I’ll go… Well, what are you gonna wear?”

“Not sure… probably gonna be a werewolf.” She then adjusts herself on top of you.

Ellie was straddling your lap and you were sitting back on the couch, in the makeup room. You and Ellie haven’t been this close yet… it was new. You didn’t want her to get up though… she looked so pretty on you. Like a goddess that was made just for you.. how did you get this lucky?

“Maybe you should just go like this..” your hands travel up her sides, sending shivers down her body and the blood to her cheeks.

“You mean in my work attire? Yeah no thanks.”

“Aww, but you look so sexy…”

“Sexy?!? Do you have like weird attractions I should be worried about?” Ellie tries to hide her blush through a laugh.

“Oh haha. I’m sorry you just look good… your shift doesn’t start for another 20 minutes.. how about we have some fun?” You then lean closer to her lips and she leans down a little bit.

“Guess we do have time to kill..” Ellie replies as she leans down to your face kissing you passionately.

You groan into the kiss, your tongues dancing together. Ellie’s hips begin grinding into yours. Her hands grip your waist and travel under your shirt and they stop at your bra.

“Is this okay..?” She asks before her hands go under.

You nod as a reply, and she instantly moves her hands under groping your boobs and toying with your nipples. Pulling and pinching them between her thumb and index fingers.

“Fuck.” You moan out as you nibble her neck. Not caring if you leave hickeys for everyone to see.

A few more moments of this goes on until Ellie’s phone rings.

“Shit hold on babe.” She then removes her hands and picks up her phone as you pull your lips away from her, resting your hands on her hips. “Yeah? … ugh okay … be out in a sec, okay bye. It’s Jesse.”

“Let me guess gotta go?”

“Yeah, but hey. You can wait in here for me? Just don’t play without me.” She winks and you feel your face heat up.

“Whatever idiot.” You say with a laugh.

Ellie pulls herself off of you and she kisses your forehead. As she leaves the room your mind begins to wander. God you felt as if you were already falling in love with her. And damn were you looking forward to that Halloween party now.

[lunerna21]

I FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO THE UPDATE FOR BOOK 7 AND I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED WITH HOW MUCH I ENJOYED IT

***SPOILERS FOR BOOK 7 JPN SERVER AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!***

***ALSO SLIGHTLY LONG POST AHEAD! MY APOLOGIES!***

UM CAN I MENTION HOW HARD I LAUGHED WHEN SILVER WAS TELLING THE STORY ABOUT FLOYD GRABBING RIDDLE'S HAIR TO SEE IF IT WAS HOT?!

AND JADE HYSTERICALLY LAUGHING WHILE AZUL IGNORES THEM!!!!

If they ever animate that scene, I'm gonna hurl from seeing Floyd just being catapulted off screen and Jade enjoying himself 😂

Floyd being so bored of his dream and just him swaying like the seaweed was freakin hysterical 😂

It just reminded me of this for some reason:

I mean it makes sense since Floyd is always up for a challenge and isn't afraid of basically anything, so of course Malleus's vision for Floyd's dream wasn't going to be very exciting

ALSO WE CAN TALK ABOUT FLOYD HAD THE BALLS TO FIGHT MALLEUS, LEONA AND EVEN FUCKING CATER?! CATER WIPED THE FLOOR FIGHTING FLOYD BUT I WASN'T EXPECTING CATER TO KICK ASS

HELL YES CATER!!

.......And then we jump into Jade's dream...

....The moment I saw how Jade imagined both Azul and Floyd...

AND THEN SOMEONE POSTED THIS ON TWITTER AND I ABSOLUTELY LOST IT

JADE BY FAR IS THE MOST HYSTERICAL CHARACTER IN TWST AND I CAN'T BELIEVE FLOYD HAD TO SEE HIS DOOFY LOOKING FACE LIKE THAT

I don't blame Floyd for duking it out with Jade I would feel the same if thats how my siblings imagined me lol

And finally, Azul's dream!!

First of all, AZUL WAS SOMETHING ELSE DURING HIS DREAMS

Azul being a coral rush player?! AND KINDA BEING JOCKY?! I wasn’t prepared for that! 😂

(special shoutout to Idia for throwing shade at his first image of a cocky player, that was 👌🏻)

JADE JUST GRABBING POOR IDIA'S TABLET AND GETTING AZUL'S SIGNATURE ON IT 😂👏🏻👏🏻

AND IDIA JUST SLOWING MOVING OFF TO THE SIDE THIS POOR GUY HAS BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH 😂

When the mermaids started harassing everyone and knocked us over, I WASNT READY FOR AZUL TO CARE WHEN WE GOT HIT

I WAS A FREAKING MESS IM SO DELUSIONAL AND I KNOW HE'S NOT ALWAYS NICE BUT AHHHHHHHH HE WAS SO CUTE HERE (Ignore me I'm delusional and I've missed Azul so much 🥺❤️)

It was so bizarre to see Azul playing a jocky player and being popular in school, but once Idia explained that any negative moments or lessons Azul had to face (bullying, losing the contracts) were no longer a thought because of it only being a dream with no negative emotions

It’s still mind boggling how detailed everyone’s dreams are but terrifying like damn Malleus has so much power and yet he can juggle so many of them

After Azul invited us to the party and was INCREDIBLY NICE for someone like him, and Idia got suss:

I knew something was up, especially after he made everyone wear the anenomes for the party AND GRIM SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER HE WENT THROUGH THIS BEFORE WHY DID HE BELIEVE THIS

Floyd and Jade bouncing off Azul being a bully was soooo worth it

It's kinda scary how I preferred the old Azul, considering he wasn't a cocky jock straight from a manga/book ICK ICK ICK

AND THEN AFTER AZUL FELL INTO THE BLOT, HE WAS A PAIN IN THE BUTT TO CORNER I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE PLANNING AND HOW WE HELPED DESTROY THE CONTRACTS ONCE AGAIN

But this devastated me 😭

It still must've felt pretty shitty having to go through that again, but I started to cry I'm just so happy Azul woke up from his dream 😭❤️❤️❤️

Azul's battle with himself! *chefs kiss* I love how they reference it similar to the battle from The Little Mermaid and how Azul's blot form began to grow

But let me tell you something:

I WOULD DIE IF I COULD FRAME THIS!! JUST SEEING THE GLOWING EYE AND AZUL DOING THIS POSE! PERFECTION!!!

ITS SO GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK AZUL!!!❤️

This chapter was such a fun trip, and I'm so glad we're slowly getting closer to releasing everyone from their dreams

BUT ONE LAST THING! TWST INTENTIONALLY DID THIS TO HURT MY FEELINGS!

HOOOOOWWWWW DARE TWST FOR SHOVING THIS IN MY FACE I WANT MY BEST FRIENDS BACK SO BADLY AND THE FACT THAT THEY DO THIS CONSTANTLY AND ALSO GRIM BRINGING THEM UP IS JUST AWFUL

I MISS THEM SO MUCH I NEED TO SEE THEM AGAIN

NEXT UP, SAVANACLAW!! (RUGGIE I MISS YOU SO SO MUCH!!)

Enjoy the weekend~~!!!❤️

(Screenshots from https://youtube.com/@gasmask01?si=lpin67yaOvHDdg_c )

[curatoroffiction]

OH MY GOD I RECENTLY FOUND YOU ACCOUNT AND SAW THE LINK TO YOUR AO3! I found "A Rose by Any Other Name" AND READ IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH! I LOVE THE CONCEPT AND HOW YOU WROTE EVERYONE!

I absolutely love you you wrote, us(reader/prefect) as this unbothered in others perspective, strong (that comment Leona made 😘), high profile prefect. While we're still relatable/ casual/ normal, getting mad, cracking jokes, thinking for themselves ( Vil and Rook scene)

And that's just on us (there's still a lot more I can say about us and how you said we looked extra good and neat to others to the point they thought we were doing it for attention when we normally look like that)

How you write the other characters is just 🙌🙏🙏🙇‍♀️

Had their own agenda super yummy yum reading how they think and act. Especially with how they were going back and forth overthinking. (Low-key simping for us 🤭😏)

I don't use AO3 often so idk if there's a lil area which tells you when was the last time it's been updated but if it's been a while are you planning on writing more for it? (No pressure, I'm just genuinely curious ❤️ also since I rushed back into Tumblr to write this I didn't check anything else both in AO3 and here 😭)

The reason I sent this ask is just for me to show my appreciation!( I like to tell authors when I geek out over their writing cause I feel it would be nice to see someone doing so) You write so beautifully and evoke emotion out of me with each word. I'm super thankful for you and any other writer reading this <3 Y'all truly deserve to be appreciated and know how much life you bring into the community. As well as how many smiles you make 🙇‍♀️ please continue to take care of yourself by taking a drink of water often.

Oh my god this is so lovely. Hahahaha, you're such a sweetheart. I'm so glad my work has evoked such strong emotion from you! "A Rose By Any Other Name" is a series I've had a lot of fun writing. It's so funny to me that people love it - I think it's up there as one of my top 3-4 most read series.

For anyone who isn't familiar with it, it's a series I wrote about Twisted Wonderland, where the prefect gets DOUSED with a potion that makes them smell like people's favorite scents. It's a very silly fic whose concept still makes me laugh. It's absolutely meant to be completely indulgent fluff.

Here's the link if anyone would like to read it

To answer your questions, I absolutely do plan to continue that series. I have plans for the reader to go through different interactions with each dorm, getting sucked into all kinds of ridiculous shenanigans and silliness. It'll be a while before I post anything, but, the series definitely isn't abandoned.

Thank you so much for reaching out to share your appreciation - Your message just made me bubble up with delight. Hahaha! I love hearing from folks who love my work, and I'm glad to get to share it with ya'll. I have such wonderful readers.

Thank you to everyone who reads and enjoys my work!

[jessidogg]

~Remember~ (a short broppy story)

Not one of my best, and it's very rushed, I'm sorry😭. Didn't have much time to write it:((( -Jessi 👀

Branch trudged through the grass, on his way to Poppy's pod to meet her, the Snack Pack, Viva, and his brothers for a game of charades. He had stayed late at the bunker, finishing a song for BroZone, so he wanted to be quick enough to see Poppy before he and his brothers hiked back to the bunker.

He hadn't had a good conversation with her in a while. Work for both of them had become insane. But hopefully, maybe today...

The trek was insanely muddy. Branch frowned as he slid multiple times through the wet spring grass, which has caused the dirt to be wet as well.

He should begin packing a hiking stick. How has he not thought of that? He added that to his mental list and kept on.

Slide. Slip.

He tried to steady himself once again. The last thing he wanted was a muddy best and hair, for gosh sakes. 

Of course, the mud didn't stop being slippery on command. Branch skipped once again, in a rocky path, and as he slid he reached for a vine above him so he wouldn't faceplant into the mud, getting himself dirty and gross. The vine, not being strong enough to hold him, snapped, and he lost his balance and fell backwards, yelping, and getting insanely muddy.

But that's not all what happened.

~~~

"It's not like him to just not come," Poppy said, a little nervously, trying to hide it.

Everyone was leaving from the charades night, and Branch hadn't ever shown up. Poppy was disappointed because she had meant to talk to him and actually have a good conversation for the first time in a while. She knew Branch had been wanting the same, so it was weird how he would prefer staying home at his bunker instead of coming out to see her.

"Maybe he got too tired," Clay suggested, not worrying in the least bit. "Branch is always changing his mind. I am honestly not too surprised."

Poppy frowned. She had known Branch for a while longer than Clay-- she knew when Branch changed his mind and when he didn't. This was definitely a didn't time.

 "We will update you tomorrow!" John Dory promised as they walked down the steps. "See you, Poppyseed!"

 "Bye." Poppy waved. And she walked back into her pod.

But she couldn't just sit. She walked around anxiously for a while, then sat down to scrapbook. She couldn't think of any new fun stuff to scrapbook, so she went back to wondering what happened with Branch.

She had been anticipating a nice chat, maybe a hug, a small sweet kiss or two, who knew, anything that involved hanging with him.

Poppy sighed and checked the clock. Almost midnight. She should jump into bed. 

She climbed into bed and pay there on her back for about two minutes before sitting up again.

 "Maybe I will just drop by the bunker and say hi. Just a double check. He is totally fine, I know it, but just in case."

Poppy jumped out of bed, put on her cape, and started on the trail to Branch's bunker. She looked around carefully, memorizing every leaf and tree.

In any moment, she hummed to the bushes, she will see her...

Wait-- who was that up there? No, there were multiple trolls. what were they...?

It was Branch's brothers! They were all crowded around something inbetween them on the ground. 

Poppy felt her heart skip a beat. What was happening?

"Poppy!!" Floyd noticed Poppy and hurriedly waved her over, looking frantic and almost sick. "We just found him like this..."

Poppy gently pushed through and gasped. 

Branch was lying on the ground, muddy and dirty, completely unconscious. He looked almost peaceful lying there in the ground.

"Is he dead?!!" Poppy screamed, her hands flying to her mouth and she already almost sobbing.

"No, no! Just unconscious!" John Dory assured, feeling Branch's pulse once again for good measure. "Guys, help me lift him up. The ambulance is on its way."

~~~

Dr. Moonbloom walked out of Branch's hospital room, her clipboard full of notes, her hair in looking a bit ruffled.

Branch's brothers and Poppy stood up as soon as she came up. "How is he?!!" they asked at the same time.

Dr. Moonbloom sighed. "X-rays show that his skull is a bit dented in, and his brain is a little scarred. This might be a concussion."

 "Concussion?" Floyd asked.

 "Amnesia," Dr. said sadly. "It seems when he fell, his head bit that rock he was laying on top of. We won't know for sure until he wakes up, but he may have amnesia."

 " Oh-" John Dory shivered as everyone huddled closer to him for a comforting hug.

 "It doesn't seem huge, thank goodness, so it would only be temporary," the doctor said. "but it may go by quicker if you help him along."

 Poppy nodded. "May I-- I go see him?"

 The doctor nodded. "I don't think it will do any good. Only two in at a time, however."

 Bruce nodded towards Poppy. "You go ahead, we'll wait out here."

 She nodded as well as went into his room. Standing beside her bed, she went, "Please be alright when you wake up, Branch. Please, please, please." She took his hand and caressed it gently. "Wake up, Branch. For me."

Then she felt his warm hand grow colder. She looked down and gasped as the color from his hand drowned away, all the way up his body, until he was once again completely gray. He didn't look so peaceful anynore. He looked disturbed.

 "No! Not again!" Poppy cried out.

Branch's eyes slowly opened. "Poppy?"

 Poppy jumped, and, almost forgetting about his colors, squealed and reached down to hug him. "Branch!! I'm so glad you're..." She stopped once she noticed the puzzles look on his face. "What's wrong?"

 "Where the heck am I?" Branch asked. "And I have told you multiple times that I. Hate. Hugs."

Poppy frowned. "You love my hugs, you tell me all the time..."

 Branch scoffed and then winced in pain. "Why does my head hurt so much?" 

 "You banged it on a rock. You shouldn't move yet-"

 He didn't listen. He sat up, winced again, and asked, "Is this a hospital?! Get me the doctor! I can take care of myself, thank you, I have done it for twenty years!"

Poppy was shaking. The doctor's words came back to her, over and over, echoing through her mind.

Amnesia.

Did he...forget about the time he became happy and every other moment after that?!

Oh no no no nonono...

The doctor walked in. "Oh, hello, Branch, I--" she stopped, alarmed at Branch's sudden loss of color. Then she noticed his frown and the unhappiness plainly visible on his face, and she turned to Poppy and sighed.

She had basically confirmed Poppy's worst fear. Branch had forgotten who he had learned to be.

And things would start to fall apart like dominoes very quickly.

~~~

When Branch's brothers entered to check on him, the shock, the anger, the confusion shot out of Branch's shouts and threats at them like rockets.

He told them over and over again that he didn't want anything to do with them, that they could lie down and die, for all he cared, and it took a while for Poppy to tell them about his amnesia.

John Dory tried to explain that they had been around for months, that they had rescued Floyd together, but nothing worked. Branch couldn't and wouldn't remember, and the bros eventually just sadly trudged out of the room, feeling only bad and almost sick as well.

Did he really used to not want a little bit to do with them anymore? Had he once been that mad at them?

And then when Viva came in, that was another story. Not like explaining would have helped the situation, so Poppy ended up telling Branch that she was Poppy's cousin instead of sister.

Branch didn't care that much. He shouted for his bunker, and eventually the doctor let him go. Dr. Moonbloom made sure to remind the queen, "He will end up remembering again. You just should give him a little shove down memory lane."

 And she tried. But Branch wasn't as eager to let her into his bunker as he was when he actually remembered that he was dating her.

 "Branch!!" Poppy called, banging into his bunker door one day. Her eyes were baggy. Since Branch didn't remember ever offering his bunker for his brothers to stay in while they searched for pods of their own, Poppy had to keep John Dory and Floyd in her pod while Bruce slept at his house in Vacaay Island and Clay in his at Putt Putt Village. 

They were fine roomates, but not together. They were so opposite with JD trying to cause trouble and Floyd ignoring him, and John Dory getting mad that Floyd wasn't paying attention...

It was just exhausting.

 "No!!" came Branch's curt answer.

"I have stuff to show you!!" Poppy told him. "Please?!"

Branch looked his head out. "Don't you need to be hanging out with dumb Creek at the moment or something?"

He hadn't said no.

"I don't hang out with Creek anynore. I told you that." She slid in and shot the door of the bunker closed over them.

Branch sighed, and let the elevator take them down. "You never have asked to come down here as many times as recently. It's almost...odd."

Poppy didn't try to explain. She held out a bunch of her scrapbooks. "Let's look through this!"

Give him a little shove down memory lane.

Poppy was going to shove him alright.

Branch sighed. "I don't really want to do tha--"

"I promise I will leave as soon as we're done!" Poppy promised. "Pleasepleasepleaseplease-"

"Ughhhh. Okay! Fine!" Branch groaned. "but it has to be quick. I am so done with these random visits from you. "

As he turned towards the couch, Poppy following, she noticed his cheeks flush a bit of pink.

He was flattered. Poppy beamed to herself. Okay, hopefully this plan will work.

They sat next to each other on  the couch, far enough so that wasn't weird, but close enough for Branch to be extremely awkward.

Poppy gave him the first scrapbook. "Look through here."

He took it obediently and opened the book. He glanced over the first few pages, flipped, glanced again,then stopped.

"What is this?" Branch pointed at a certain page where scrapbook Branch and Poppy held hands and hearts surrounded them.

Poppy glanced and shrugged. "When we became a couple."

 Branch frowned but didn't respond. He took more of his time now to look through stuff. Poppy watched. She could almost see heard turning in his mind, if only he could just...

 "Alright, I'm done." Branch set that book down.

Poppy quickly handed him another.

Branch carelessly flipped through that one as well as handed it back. 

Poppy handed him the last one, her hopes dying. Why wasn't he remembering?!

Branch slowly opened the first page and asked, "What is this?"

 It was scrapbook them, cheesily kissing, it seemed, under a willow tree with rain drops falling from the sky.

Poppy looked and gave a giggle. "We went on a date, this was about a few months ago, and we hadn't checked the weather, so almost as soon as we set the blanket and food out it--"

 " --began to rain. " Branch nodded. "And it was pouring so hard we had to make a small umbrella with our hair, even under the tree, and to distract ourselves we sang trashy songs," he chuckled.

" Branch... " Poppy stared, not believing at first. Then she squealed and attacked him with a hug. "You remember!!! You remember!! You remembered!!"

 Branch was just as shocked as she was. He let himself be hugged as he thought about the new found memory that had popped into his mind. 

He had gone on a date with Poppy. They had kissed under that willow tree. 

Poppy was his girlfriend.

Slowly, a few things came into his mind, though it took a couple of days and more shoving to get him to remember everything.

He never remembered falling on that rock however,but maybe that was a good thing.

As soon as he remembered that he had reunited with his brothers, he rushed over to find them, and they saw him from a while away.

 "Is that--?"

 "Branch!!!" Floyd shouted happily.

They all raced to Branch and gave him the biggest hug in existence.

 "I am so sorry, I didn't remember..." Branch began.

"No apologies allowed!" John Dory scolded. "I am just glad we're back in your life, baby bro."

For the first time in a while, Branch didn't mind the dumb name much. "Me too," he whispered as they all squeezed each other and hugged once again.

That was when, after a two weeks of amnesia, his color finally returned.

Poppy was his girlfriend. His brothers came back. It was only until now that Branch really realized how lucky he was.

In his gray years, imagining a life like this was like thinking that pigs could grow angel wings and fly. It was basically impossible.

Yet here he was.

It was rushed, but I wanted to finish it before I went to camp, and I might not be able to write much, if at all, in the next three weeks. Thx for reading, love ya!💕

Edit: OMIGOSH I TOTALLY FORGOT TO SWITCH IT TO MY OTHER ACCOUNT BAHAHAHA oops-

Fanfic Idea Branch loses all his memories about three movies and now he's gray and is back to his bunker days. Poppy and Brozone brothers are devastated (especially Poppy) and are trying to help Branch to regain his memories. Good angst and hurt/comfort

AHHHHH I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS IDEA, I'LL TRY ITTT💖💖

[shai-manahan]

aight im finally back on track with the theories ! (p.s. warning some of them might sound downright crazy or bullshit)

1. so i assume with all available information (or maybe I'm just too oblivious) vincent is currently still working for the marshal, which makes me wonder just how much a bad bitch they for literally every one of MC's companions to warn them against them 🤔🤔🤔🤔 aside from the countless arrests they have done illegally, which doesn't seem too bad considering they were all bad guys i guess, SO IT BRINGS ME TO MY FIRST THEORY that maybe everything from the super secret mission MC got in the very beginning of the story to Bale's death might have just been an extremely elaborate plan go bring them right under the marshals thumb to make them just another of their pawns like vincent, maybe they're doing it for MCs skills or maybe for the hospital that Alex is running which just gives off super sus vibes to me again, OR MAYBE ... JUST MAYBE it has something to do with the hallucinations? maybe they want something or some info that only our MC knows but forgot about after some of their memories were suppressed they couldn't remember it so they want them under their command to have access to it

2. after taking a closer look at the previous and current demo it seems both alex and Vincent are aware of the MC's 'whatever that black out was' plus that bad PTSD attack i believe after alex sent them upstairs, so maybe they know something or are hidding something from the MC doesn't know and are trying to them shield them from the truth in case it breaks them, mentally i mean. maybe Vincent is the only one who is aware of MC's occasional disassociation therefore the understanding look they gave them

3. and now here im wondering what the hell did MC do with the little bottle of that sus liquid they found on Landry after ignoring Callie/Lucas's warning and rushing in to save them. makes me wonder maybe it's some kind of new potent drug that are planning to distributing. and maybe MC's father had something to do with and maybe he had a bad fallout with Bale for which he tried running away with his research but was unfortunately gunned down by his wife for

NOW AN ASK (or is it ask's?)

1. i wonder why everyone seems to hate Vincent? or is it just alex? he seems like a cool dude to be around plus a nice step-father/guardian

2. will we get the choice to maybe bitch slap or atleast thrash Wesley a little(maybe bernard too i don't mind they just get on my nerves) after our little reunion somewhere in the future? i want my MC to bitch slap them maybe once for Finn to go "huh maybe i do deserve it" only to get slapped HARDER next time "ok ok i do deserve it" before finally listening to their side of the story? sorry finn i love you but i hate you for that little expose stunt of yours

3. i wonder if we will have a poly route ... ARGH IM TORN BETWEEN ALONZO (who obviously hates my guts but whatever its not gonna deter me for my enemies to lovers journey) AND FINN (IMAGINE THE ANGST AHHHHHHHHHHH)

4. *puts on a dark and brooding look on* ARNEL AND VINCENT MEET WHEN... *tries fo hide the fact that i suck at picking up clues*

5. will we ever be able to truly express ourselves to Alex? 😭😭😭 I KNOW THEY'RE SUS BUT THEY'RE SUCH A SWEET BROTHER I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL BAD EVERYTIME I HIDE SOMETHING OR SAY SOMETHING SLIGHTLY MEAN TO THEM 😭😭😭

ANYWAYS SORRY FOR THE LONG ASK ONCE AGAIN I KNOW I DON'T MAKE SENSE HALF OF THE TIME BUT WHATEVER

Look, I love receiving long asks, especially those with theories 👀👀no need to apologize!

What I can say here is that a lot of the things occurring at the present are vastly connected to each other :) Also, you might get an insight next update as to why the marshal and her agents are hated by MC's companions.

Getting closer 👀

Whatever clue the MC got in Chapter 1 was actually mentioned in Chapter 2, and the MC brought it along with them (if that small bit of text didn't appear, that may have been a bug lmao). You'll slowly get to learn more about them, and sometime in the future, there might be a whole chapter dedicated to it :))) Those who have remained in the car will still get a separate unique route, of course. I can't say anything else about the rest of that paragraph because of the massive spoilers but, interesting :)

For your questions:

Not everyone hates Vincent. Some folks mostly avoid him because of his connection to the marshal, but that's it. People don't hate him the way they hate the MC. For Alex's reason... well, let's just say Vincent would agree that he's got a very valid one.

You'll get to do a lot; they'll also get to do a lot, though. Oh, and Bertrand... that man will just keep getting on your nerves, I think.

Ah, apologies, that will never happen for Alonzo and Wesley. Alonzo might tolerate Wesley but... they'd never be close friends even. Perhaps there will be respect, but never friendship. It's just, too complicated. We'll see if I can handle a poly route for another pairing. I actually have something in mind, but tbh I don't think I could handle the coding side of it.

Arnel is one of my favorite characters, personally. I'm not sure if y'all will love him, but you'll definitely get plenty of chances to meet him. He's got a very significant role in the story, after all. Their banters are also quite amusing lmao.

You will! There will be a huge conversation between Alex and the MC in a future chapter, and your choices there might have an influence on which Book 1 ending you'll be getting 👀

[chrisevansgoodgirl]

hii i don’t mean to rush you but do you have any updates on your work?:) i reallyyy miss it, but of course i’ll keep satisfying myself with your already posted stories, because they’re soo good😭

No, don't feel bad for asking! I'm so bad about updating sometimes 🤣 and I'm quiet so you guys are prob just like uhhhh bitch you done, or are you working? I totally get it!

sooo, let's dive in.

my heart is really set on these bff daddy fics. i want them posted on christmas. I can't promise that it will happen, but those are the stars i'm aiming for! I keep telling myself that not everything needs to be 10,000 words!

second! a Ransom update! It's about to be a year, right? I think that was when I posted one of the longest fics in the entire world. like 25k or something??? wild. (I'm exaggerating i promise, but damn. who's really gonna simp for ransom in 25k words?? only me)

third! I want to get back to my roots! I want a carol x steve x reader story! It's not going to be crazy or long, but just a nice lil update, right? that'd be fun!

four, a little unsure about this one but i'd love to get my fucking ballerina chapter posted. shit, I've had pieces of that typed for months. i actually intended to post it last Christmas, so...yikes lol. hopefully this will be the year.

and five. my freezy fic. it's a lil cute one (cute as in reader is cute, but it's gaining words fast lol. almost 4 k now and i haven't even edited, which i always add more on editing bc I'm backwards) idk why it exists, i just know i sat down and started writing soooo, here we are.

and a special note, not directed at you, but more so just an update for everyone. is killing peggy carter 2 coming? definitely. any time soon? from the looks of it, no. you guys really loved this story and I'm so happy about that bc it was just a fic that i sat down and wrote all at once. it was like one of my pureset fics that was just so emotion based and crazy and i loved getting to write it for you guys and having all those passionate interactions. so, very simply. the last thing I want to do with part two is let you guys down. so I'm constantly working on it. I've written parts and scrapped them, i go to the bathroom at work and type out furious notes about directions i want to explore, but I'm still waiting for that golden moment where something significant pops into my mind and the fic feels complete. so it's coming and it's always (pleasantly) on my mind, but i would never give you guys less than 100% for that fic bc you guys deserve a good part for being so kind and so lovely to me. i had been convinced that no one was going to want it, that it was going to just get buried in all my other fics and i had though i would be okay with that. but this was such a beautiful experience and i value every part of killing peggy carter and i look forward to the future with that fic and all of you 😘

[goldenlie]

Andy I had presentation today and I guess it went fine, tbh it's more of type of class you present and every student will receive same easy great grade and that's nice, still stressful af giving oral presentation with a friend in front of people... I pulled all-nighter and I'm sleepy too ;-; And I got dragged into korean dramas recently, watched Beyond Evil (highly recommend) and I'm halfway through The Devil Judge (also recommend so far), well at least I can't say my procrastination sources are monotone, always something new. I feel like my recs jump all over the place and I send a lot, so don't feel pressured to keep on top of them! I hope you'll just end up with a list of things you'll get around to when you want and hopefully enjoy them! Hope you had nice weekend sunshine ^_^ Remember to drink water and eat well! and sorry if this is all over the place I'm pretty sleepy ;-;

AGNES POP OFF!!! Ate the presentation up fr as usual. Presenting to the class is absolutely terrifying, I don't know if I find it worse presenting to people you know or those you don't 😵 It's been a while since I've had a group presentation to do but I hope considering it was with your friend it took some of the stress off your shoulders! Not sleepy 😭 I hope you got hours on hours to relax after to make up for it!!

I have yet to watch those kdramas so I'll add them to the list of recs let's gooo! I just googled them and they both look real good, it's very much the genre that I enjoy watching from kdramas. I think I'll end up choosing The Devil Judge first because I love the sound of it ngl, I hope the endings of both are satisfactory. I find the most in kdramas that the plot is literally god sent but the ending is so rushed or unfitting? At least in a lot of my experiences anyway. I admire the fact you can watch two at once that's beyond my level yet I'm afraid. The most I can do is watch two anime at the same time but like even that's pushing things gn. I think my favorite kdrama I've seen so far would have to be Vincenzo but that is quite the popular opinion. Another few that got me for a while were Extracurricular and Sky Castle, I don't remember the details much but I feel like Sky Caste did lose me somewhere along the line so maybe not the best rec. I've not seen too many other bangers recently but on my list is Crash landing on you. I'm not crazy for the romance genre more into the action / mystery (Alice in borderland actually is a popular Jdrama that's decent enough but nothing too special, still decent watch if you haven't seen!) but something about this one is pulling me in 😭 I'll update you on it but let me know if you've seen/watched it! I also watched Hotel del Luna not too long ago and I enjoyed it a fair bit although it did get heavy on the flashbacks (of scenes we had seen not like new info) in the latter half of the show which got sickening. Although kdramas and kmedia alike do love a good replay. I sometimes watch random singing shows, weekly idol, and I used to watch that one advice show that had like 400 eps?? But with them you get everyone and their distant relatives reaction to literally anything it's so annoying 😭 A staffs water bottle could fall over and the cameraman will pan to row 237 to get their expressions.

I started Hannibal 😳 I was notttt expecting this from it, I knew very little apart from a man ate people's organs but holy fuck. When we first meet Mr Hannibal himself, it's a very brief look at his face but his expression very much looked like a threat, it was not something I've seen done so well in a show for a while and I don't even know if it was the sunlight on the train shading his face or what but it hooked me 😭 Ok I have my raw thoughts wrote out after every ep (mostly) and the main points I've got so far I'll summarize them. Edit: I started writing this before finishing s1 which I now have, but I'll update my points with my current thoughts! Also this is my apology in advance for inevitably misinterpreting the scenes bye. Ok firstly, fucking a big one for me was Abigail's friend whose name escapes me being murdered and left in the hunting house- where he knew they were going to holy shitttt my jaw dropped. But very important it seems that truly there's only a handful of potential killers, those that were witness to her coming over and visiting Abigail the day prior. Obviously it's easier to say this when we know who did it but truly in my opinion it could've only been between the brother of the initial copycats victim, Abigail, Will, or Hannibal. (Edit: Fast forward to the end of season 1, yeah I think this point was realized 😭😭 and captilized on. I believed it could be wrote off as the brother of the victim killing these people however, once Will started piecing together the copycat killer to the other victims it was very fucking clear it was either him or Hannibal to the entirity of the staff. The one fatal flaw or perhaps intentional moment was Hannibal placing the blame of those initial murders on Will. Although I believe it to potentially be intentional as he seems to want Will to know what he did. I initially believed the end of s1 with Will being accused as the backup plan or a Get out of jail free card for Hannibal to utilise if necessary. However, the breadcrumb trail in the direction of Will inevitably being arrested and his house being searched was too prominent, the hiding of the true MRI results, the keys and gun left on the table after planting the worry of the female FBI staff psychiatrist (Anabelle? Begins with A?) being murdered. The fact we saw Hannibal alter the lures oh so early in the season showcases just how long he has this plan in motion, the extent of his thought process, and the fact it was in fact the original plan, this was how he wanted it to go).

I'm almost done with s1 (so true) and I'm at the part where Hannibal says he's considering a friendship with Will and later that episode is like hey, you should really go to that music shop. My (initial) interpretation was this man wasn't liking the idea of someone (Will) becoming close to him and allowing him to peer through his many many walls as his psychiatrist said. Yet, his expression when he heard Dominic(?) Say he killed 2 people and then the either surprise of Will surpassing expectations or the relief of seeing Will alive (mix of both?) flashed on his face when Will walked through the door hello. (Edit: Literally wrong as hell ok my new interpretation was he was establishing a reliable source in his psychiatrist by furthering her belief that he wants to help Will, so when questioned by authority she would only sing the song he wants, that's why he said he was "considering a friendship". Although maybe that is true it had a much bigger underlying reason for being said that went over my head initially 😭 Also I definitely think he was relieved to see him alive although now it seems that it was for a continuation of the plan he had in motion). Also not to mention the hints Hannibals low-key dropping?? The stag statue, was that always there?? The they're harvesting the organs comment which steered Will more into focusing on that aspect. He has Will tethering on the edge of discovering the truth. Perhaps the adrenaline of having someone with the potential to uncover the depth of your actions is an addictive one. (Edit: I could be wrong as hell with literally everything I've just said gn but this is what I'm thinking at least in conclusion to s1. I will hold off updating you any further until I complete s2 and then again big finale S3, I could be missing absolute key info tbh that would further explain pieces here but I'm really enjoying it so far! I thought I'd give you the little update while everything's more or less fresh in my head ^^).

Sasaki and Miyano, I know you said you didn't finish it all those weeks ago (although you easily could've now) and honestly I'm only going on to EP 5 but it is simply very sweet 😭 I don't think I can choose my favorite character although as of rn is between the two of them, its interchangeable between eps. My one critique has nothing to do with the plot but the shapes that we see on screen every minute bye it was kind of sickening at first but now I've got used to it. I haven't actually gone back to it in about a week but I must make time for it again it was just a heartwarming show. I love how fast the progression of time is in it, like we're not stuck in a year at school we are speedrunning the experience and honing in on important / telling moments of their interactions and feelings. Very cool, thank you for the rec because honestly I would've never found this! I was initially going to watch uhh is it Hanado-kun? but the anime it's the prequel of! I read the synopsis last weekend and it sounded like a lovely watch however, I did feel like my vibe was too stressed out to enjoy it. It was like settling down to watch a Ghibli movie I need my mindset to match. I say this, watch me go in to watch it and it'll somehow be a murder mystery. Besides the point, I am looking forward to seeing it! I enjoy a good 12 ep anime tbh especially after not committing to one for a while. I remember the last 12 ep one I watched must've been Sk8 the infinity? I enjoyed it a lot (very casual watch although it got me binge watching it over like two days), it actually persuaded me to buy a skateboard 😭 I did the same thing with Haikyuu and bought a volleyball, God I'm easily influenced. Actually on the topic (kind of) I bought a bike recently! I hadn't ridden a bike since I was like 11 and decided to take my bike down a massive field (top 10 best decisions) however comma my tire did pop on a rock in the ground (no one saw this fate coming) and I hadn't been able to get it fixed since 😵

As well on the side I saw George went live on his alt there for like 4 hours amen good food George I haven't seen it yet but I probably will have it on at some point. Let me know if you've seen or if it's good! I also saw Karl, Foolish, Quackity, Punz, and Sapnap meet up but like in passing photos and screenshots I didn't actually watch anything. I did a screenshot of mid stream Karl and Foolish risking it all live for one another, good for them good for them. Also the MCC team reveals, I don't know what I was expecting but it wasn't this team. I can't even guess how the dynamic will play out but I will witness it all the same. On the side, sorry there's like a George update section of my mind lighting up rn, but Wilbur and George seem to be in an upcoming MrBeast vid? Me when more content 😍 yet, the content of them will probably span 3 minutes out of 10 but I don't think I can be picky. I'm actually excited for Techno and George on the same team too, I remember last year they were seen playing bedwars together for a little while but I don't think anything content related came out of it. I think they'd work well on screen tbh although I don't know if this is a genuine assessment of their dynamic or just me wanting it to be true. Yet, as you said before George just has a tendency to get on well with people.

I am absolutely loaded with recs which I'm very thankful for as everything I have seen so far has been so fucking good amen. My week was quite busy surprisingly at work so I'm very relieved to see the weekend again, I hope your week wasn't too stressful! I know your exam season is looming over right now but you've got it in the bag, easy peasy, literally no bother for you. I hope you still get the time each day to relax and unwind for a while! Sorry it took so long to get back to you, I have a lot I must reply to you with bye I have little pieces wrote for each so I will get there albeit slowly. Thank you for the well wishes, enjoy your kdramas or anything else you might start or return to legend!!