#i love pulling the good ol' switcheroo

[tin-bt]

John & Jade aspect swap hehe

This was really really fun to do and im honestly super proud of all of those

[otogariado]

can't stop thinking about that post mentioning how "jimmy feels like he is owed things"... i've been rewatching s1 with a friend and i still maintain the first impression i had when i watched it for the first time. jimmy is a guy who's so painfully trying to do the right thing but he just keeps getting screwed over whenever he does, getting punished instead of rewarded. and that just doesn't work for a person like jimmy who's internalized the need to "win" and "not be a sucker" since he was a kid by seeing how his dad and his dad's kindness and empathy specifically got taken advantage of. (a kindness and empathy that jimmy is shown to similarly share himself.) he's a guy who thrives on reward and validation.

and this is the most crushing thing about the reveal, the betrayal at the end of the season. jimmy thinks the world of chuck and his brother basically giving him a second chance is his main driving force to do things right. he spends ten years having a solid record, working hard and not getting himself into trouble, and eventually kim also becomes another person that strongly influences him for the better. he pursues the law because of chuck and kim. jimmy was trying to do things right, to keep his head above water (above board), and a big part of it was because he wanted his brother to be proud of him. but HHM doesn't hire him anyway, despite how much he worked his ass off to pass the bar and get his license. "no one ever accused you of being lazy... every other sin in the book, but not that one."

the betrayal cuts deep. jimmy deserved a chance to at least be properly considered by HHM as a potential employee, and cry about nepotism as they may in "chicanery", if only chuck had given jimmy a chance, this chance to prove himself—then maybe he wouldn't have gone back to resorting to questionable habits. to jimmy, he worked his ass off and still gained nothing from it. after he gets rejected by HHM i don't think much time passes until the start of the show and we see how demeaning his job can get sometimes.

it's not just his job or his relationship with chuck, though. "god forbid you have an office with me." this is a guy who's made big leaps in acts of love, even though kim hasn't witnessed some of it herself. (he did everything he did with the kettlemans to help her get her clients back. he pulled the ol' switcheroo on the mesa verde address to, again, help her get her client back. he left this job because at that point he only thing he really wanted was to work with her in their office. he doesn't like working with/under other people, especially when they feel stifling to him.) at that moment, he feels like he's owed an office—a "real" one, a joint practice and not just some shared office-but-separate practices thing. his insecurities tell him he's not good enough for her otherwise if there's not this big tangible proof of it. (and this is why that moment stings a lot for kim, because similarly, she's been sticking out for him—standing up to howard, standing up to chuck, standing up to suzanne... all people who belittled him, and she sticks out for him because she believes in him. and because she loves him.)

idk how to conclude this post i've just been thinking a lot about "jimmy feeling like he's owed things"... this isn't me condemning him for it or anything it's just more of a post trying to observe things from his perspective. (and as such some stuff i point out in this post doesn't necessarily have to reflect my perspective. although ftr i don't think being driven by rewards is necessarily a bad thing. everybody's just trying to find their own motivation to get through life, yo.)

[tothestarsinvelaris]

I finished HOFAS (finally oh my goodness) and honestly .... I'm so glad its over

(a long and ranty post with spoilers fyi)

best parts of hofas and crescent city in general (the bonus chapters were honestly so good):

Nesta and Azriel being badass, seeing more of their powers and fighting

Azriel enjoying club music and heavy metal

Nesta asking Bryce to show them how the phones worked and implying that the IC sat there with the phone for who knows how long trying to figure it tf out

Ember not being scared of Rhys at all and standing up to him, her scolding him for giving Nesta such a hard time, her starting to heal Nesta's mommy issues.

Ember seeing Nesta through the portal and saying "is that one of the princes of Hel??" (lmao I laughed so hard tbh)

Any scene at all that involved Ruhn. Specifically Ruhn and Lidia

RUHN AND LIDIA'S BONUS CHAPTER!!!! Ruhn being a little soft boy crying and just being so in love ugh

Lidia's sons being impressed by Ruhn and making sure he would take care of their mom

Lidia threatening to shoot Ruhn in the head if he got in the way of her saving her sons (tbh, facts)

the rest of that book was ..... not good I fear 😬

bc I'm sorry, you're telling me that she opened a black hole to eat another black hole; Hunt was able to stand at the edge of it without getting sucked in, then gets into a mechsuit and can just jump in and save her. Then all their friends use their magic and love to keep the portal to the black hole open while Hunt carries Bryce out of it; Bryce dies but oh look at that, Hypaxia showed up out of nowhere and used her extra cool magic powers as the new Head of House of Flame and Shadow to pull the ol' switcheroo and trade Bryce's soul (somehow) for Jesiba's and then poof Bryce is alive again and cracking her chessy, not funny jokes immediately when everyone is literally sobbing around her bc she was dead????? hello ???

and when Tharion showed up with the water and Hunt's lightning is apparently ineffective because of the water, but the HOSAB he was afraid to use his lightning in the water because it would have fried everyone that was in it????

and Bryce ditches Azriel and Nesta to fight the wyrm and then is confused why they're mad at her and don't trust her fr?? she doesn't explain anything to them and is confused when they figure out the power she has and that she has the horn tattooed in her back and want to bring her to Rhys to talk?? she lets a creepy Asteri woman out of her 15000 year old tomb to ask her questions and is then mad when Nesta kills her bc she wanted to ask more questions?!?! she steals the Starsword from Azriel and is confused when they draw their weapons on her too?! She steals Truth-Teller and then opens a portal back to her own world and is like "oops, hope they'll forgive me! teehee!" ?!?!?!?!?! and then has the audacity to assume that Nesta will just give her the damn mask of death because she asked nicely!??! shit, she's lucky she got Nesta when she was alone and used her parents as bargaining chips to somebody with mommy and daddy issues bc anyone else would have either killed her or told her to fuck off.

we had like 8 really uncomfy and not good sex scenes between Bryce and Hunt where their magic was exploding and combining all over the place and it lasted like 4 seconds, but they're both just like "wow this is the best sex that has ever sexed!! we're so cool and special and anyone else who has sex is icky and gross!!" 😬

we could have taken away half of their scenes and replaced them with more detail on much more interesting characters such as Ruhn, Lidia, Ithan, Tharion, etc etc.

Especially more Ruhn and Lidia bc they were so damn cute and the only emotional investment I had in this entire series. I am a crier when it comes to books. Like, I sobbed during a lot of the emotional scenes in both TOG and ACOTAR. The only time I cried at all during the entire CC series was when Ruhn is trying to sacrifice himself to Pollux to save Lidia's sons and mind speaks to her that he loves her and that his soul fell in love with her and that his soul will find her in the next life. Like hello?? that's adorable and heart-wrenching and we deserved more of them!!!

And like....

Bryce honestly just wasn't it. She was so impulsive, so childish, so sassy and cocky and we didn't get enough background on her at any point in the series for it to make sense. We didn't get to see times where her sassiness and cockiness were challenged or proved useful to her in any way, we didn't get to see any backstory that made it make sense why she built up that exterior to protect her vulnerability. She does impulsive things and endangers the people around her, that she cares about the most, and then gets confused or upset when they aren't happy about it. She goes around acting like she's smarter than everyone else, is entitled to what she wants, and then gets irritated if people try to challenge her or don't want to go along with what she's asking.

I have really liked all of sjm's other female characters, Nesta and Aelin included, but Bryce just... wasn't it.

Nesta is a good comparison too bc I went back and forth on her as a character, then read ACOSF and didn't like her at all for the first 1/3 to half of the book, then realized that I was the problem and that she was coping with things in her own way and it wasn't my place to determine how someone can heal from their traumas, which lead to me really liking her as a character and respecting the strength she has.

Aelin I liked the entire time, but she also had a reputation to back up her behavior and personality, she had a backstory that we learned about that explained why she came off as impulsive and didn't share her plan with the people around her, she proved over and over again how badass she was, so when she was cocky it just made sense.

We didn't get any of those things with Bryce which made it really difficult to relate to her and not find her kind of annoying the majority of the time.

Also...

I never want to read the word "alphahole" ever again.

I never want to read a character unironically referring to themselves as the "Super Powerful and Special Magic Starborn Princess".

I'm just... so glad its over.

[insane4fandoms]

RRRUUAAHHHH RRRUUUAAAHHH

LETS GOOOOOOOO

ITS BEEN A LONG DAY SO IM GOAD I’M FINALLY GIVING YOU MY REACTIONS

Oh yeah, Caliban is finally getting into his feral mode, and I LOVE IT. He’s out for blood, and will rip Mad’s head off.

Snare is out here being a number one good boy, out here making flat tires and preventing a car from working, Caliban is so proud of his boy.

Just imagine Jack and Abby witnessing Mads just getting YOINKED away in a flash after he just stabbed the cabbie car, they’re just sitting there like 🧍🏾🧍🏽‍♀️ “Y’all saw that shit?” “Yeah…”

Caliban telling Ness to take the wheel while he just beats the shit out of Mads reminds me of the older cousin who whenever he drives, he would just say “yo take the wheel,” and would just pull his hands away and grab something from behind while 10 year old me would panic and clutch the wheel tightly while we’re on the highway 😭 he’s a good cousin tho lmao don’t think about it too much.

Caliban do be a bully to Mads lmao, but aren’t we all? He’s my scrungly man that I like to put in a snow globe and shake around vigorously.

Not Caliban straight up biting Mads 😨 bro got them shark teeth and WILL give you an infection, human saliva is legit considered a biohazard when it cuts through the skin and gets into your blood and muscles.

Just imagining Matpat actually saying what Mad is spewing out is so cool, his high pitch voice and giggles makes the tension even more disturbing, and I thrive for it.

Honestly, he did make a good point on cannibals, but at the same time it’s Caliban, he’s a hitman who is smart on making a decision on whether or not someone would be worth keeping alive.

Keep a piece as a trophy, man that’s crazy, bro thinks he’s the alien Predator smh -_-

HELL YEAH THE GOOD OL’ SWITCHEROO (insert title card) Caliban is truly a badass and a terrifying dude.

Mike out here running towards Sparky’s like that one Flint lockwood meme I imagine, but HELL YEAH go find your boyfriend!!

MADS GET OFF OF HIM. NESS YOU SAVE YOUR MAN

YEAH BASH THAT FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN HIS FACE

My boys are finally together (granted in a supply closet hiding for their lives but they’re together nonetheless). Poor Ness is rubbing in pure fear and stress as Mike is just trying to grasp even a small concept of what was happening.

Lmao not them arguing like a married couple even while hiding from the massacre outside the closet.

OH SHIT BEAT HIS ASS CALIBAN, BREAK HIS NOSE. GO FOR THE THROAT MADS

Yeah, why DID you mistake your cyan jacket swearing boyfriend with a bloody teddy bear onesie man who is HOLDING A KNIFE, MIKE??? (I say as I wasn’t the first one who made him do that lol-)

Lol I like the thought of Caliban stopping in his tracks just to think of what Mads was referencing to, and immediately swinging again. (Also LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS REFERENCE??? :O)

OH SHIT HE’S DOWN THE CANNIBAL IS DOWN. Mads is so horrific when he’s all absorbed in his own righteous thoughts, but that’s the thing, he’s too self absorbed in his entitlement.

GET HIS ASS CALIBAN LETS GOOOOOO

Bro that swift breaking the broom and slamming it into Mad’s shoulder was awesome, Caliban out here just scolding his murderous tantrum while digging eh broom in his shoulder. Too cool.

Ugh, my heart. Mike protects Ness from Freddy’s, and Ness protects Mike from Mads. These two have my heart always, also WHY CALIBAN 😭😔

Even while he’s down and bleeding, Mads still needs to have the last word, spewing out his jealous resentment of Ness being the “normal version” of himself.

“I give you that,”

“REALLY?? :D”

“Nope :D”

“D:<“

Ness simply holding an unconscious Mile against himself while ignoring everything around him, including Caliban dragging Mads away, simply listening to Mike’s heartbeat is melancholic.

Eyyy, the duo are here! Time to make a bittersweet, yet somber comic. Coming right up!

Can’t wait for your epilogue friendo

HEY HEY HEY IM HERE IM HERR WITH THE NEXT PART @wouldntyou-liketoknow I GOT IT

Jack is a good roommate and babysitter, I say as he takes Abby to shoot a killer in the head (like I said, good babysitter lmao). Abby feels regret for being threatened and not being able to help her brother, but like Jack said, she’s only ten. Finally, Mike connected the dots and out he goes to save his family. @crazy-obsessed-enby @iswmperson @lexusinsannus

(Don’t worry, I’m not going to expose Caliban, that’s why his headlights are off) Meanwhile, Madpat got exposed (by a taxi)

Madpat proceeded to lose it even more and ran away again, there’s a hole in Jack’s car, Mike is filled with adrenaline and big brother instincts, and Ness and Caliban are silently driving in the darkness.

Shit will go down and I will await for your snippet, hope this doesn’t change what you had in mind 😭

[veryvincible]

Please have these panels I have been thinking about A Lot recently. (From IM Annual 2001).

[batmanisagatewaydrug]

Oh good someone found the 'metrosexual' Eddie! I tried finding it but there's so many comics to look through... anyways though the one where Poison Ivy grabs him by the balls and tells him he doesn't have any is from Detective Comics 797-799. Ed also spends the whole time lamenting that he "doesn't understand women" while being led through Ivy's jungle by a hulking handsome man and wondering why that guy's here to lead him around when Ivy hates men. He's really just like that post that goes "a character so misogynistic he circles back around to being gay"

alright well. I auditioned a couple quick jokey responses to this that would let me just get on with my night but. nope. simply wouldn't suffice. since you went to all the trouble of telling me EXACTLY which issues to dig this up in, might as well have a gander.

first off I'd just like to say from the bottom of my heart

outta my way gay boy I'm boutta get it

anyway this whole plot is apparently kicked off because everyone's pissed off at Eddie because of the Hush thing and trying to kick his ass and for some reason he decides the solution to this is to hide out in a park that Poison Ivy has taken over and turned into an impenetrable super-jungle. I personally love when the Riddler is being hunted for sport, so this is great for me.

already lost and sweaty he encounters the hulking handsome man anon warned us about, who looks like this if anyone's curious

not really my cup of tea but he looks like he takes great care of that hair and I respect that he's dressed for comfort

should be mentioned that this bullshit takes place as an entirely separate story smack at the end of issues that are actually mostly about Bruce, Barbara, and Cass trying to stop some kind of turbo gang war. may or may not be related to whatever's going on over in Poison Ivy's helljungle; I'd like to thing the editors threw it in as a little treat for the readers. alright gang, we've slogged through an awful lot of violence and Bat-angst - now put on Yakety Sax and watch the Riddler have an absolutely terrible time!

anyway, onwards to #798. the Eddie and Pam segment begins with what I can only describe as an incel collage

in light of that last one I do feel the need to bring back this bad image I made recently as part of my awful ongoing quest to watch Gotham

Pam tells Eddie that he's not a real supervillain because, and I am paraphrasing slightly here, he's a little bitch and absolutely no one wants to work for him because there's 0 prestige involved. she announces that she's going to kill him (fair) and he decides to just take his chances jumping off a cliff instead. godspeed, you little freak.

the Pam & Eddie portion of #799 opens with Eddie once again sweaty and hauling ass through the jungle while Pam dicks around with him, getting increasingly aggravated. she steals his tie to be petty and also says this, which

idk there's some kind of metaphor for queer discourse in there somewhere, right?

anyway Pam gets his ass so good Eddie just begs her to get it over with and kill him, at which point Pam pulls the ol' switcheroo and decides to just let him leave as an even bigger emotional wreck than he was to begin with.

anyway in conclusion he's pathetic and definitely riding the self-pitying incel train hard but there's not actually any instance of Poison Ivy referring to, targeting, or otherwise involving his balls in any way. her MO here seems to lean much more towards vine-based bondage and asphyxiation than CBT.

and that's probably for the best.

anyway for those curious this mini-story, titled "Low," was published in 2004, written by Shane McCarthy with art by Tommy Castillo, Rodney Ramos, Tony Avina, and Nick Napolitano.

[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]

This crazy show pulls the ol' switcheroo so often that now I am questioning if Lestat's final tragic, tender words to Louis were even real? Did Louis dream them up to comfort himself? I've half convinced myself that Lestat was saying all that romantic shit to ANTOINETTE ("my love"!! I'm chewing furniture) at the end. I'm breaking my heart over this, I hate everything, I WILL be counting the days until series 2. Can you reassure me? You've got a romantic heart and I need expert guidance. This show is so mean, LOL

Hi anon, sorry it took me a few days to answer you but i've been busy the last few days, but to get to your question...

I think the chance of Lestat saying those things to Antoinette is pretty much zero. For what they showed us in the episodes, their affair was something that Lestat used to distract himself when things got ugly at their home. I don't think Lestat had any serious feelings for her. He literally let Louis threw her out of her own house so they could have sex in her own room when Claudia stabbed her he didn't seem to care for what was happening to Antoinette.

More so, Antoinette is based on the book character Antoine, and although Antoinette was much longer in Lestat's life than Antoine (Antoine only got there at the very end, when things were really falling apart between the three of them), I think their narrative purpose is the same; Lestat created both Antoine/Antoinette as someone to be in his corner and help him, and in both book and show they end up unable to do so. Antoine does survive the fire in the books but he barely spends any time with Lestat in modern times (ironically enough, he spends the modern times time with Armand), but since Antoinette was throw into the incinerator... I don't think we'll be seeing her again.

Now, the show does like to empathize the unreliable narrator angle a lot, the last episode hammered it home even more, so we can't be sure that Lestat did say all those romantic things to Louis in the end - maybe he cursed him, maybe his betrayal spoke higher than his love at that time and maybe Louis did imagine this to comfort himself - the same way he made up that Claudia was the one not wanting to burn Lestat, or not revealing to Daniel how he sobbed over Lestat's body and got physically violent with Claudia. Sorry to be no comfort here lmao :( but the thing is that right now we don't know what is real and what Louis made up or embellished to soothe his own consciousness, and we can only hope that the second season will shed more light on this.

But if you're worried about Lestat's love for Louis or Louis' love for Lestat, I would try not to worry too much! Lestat and Louis are endgame in the books, and all the behind the scenes talk in the show seems to be very aware of this and how loved they are as a pairing. Things will get worse before they got better, but I very much doubt the show would try to break them up for good.

[beepityboopity]

4/19 - Erased

Erased is an interesting one for sure. I kind of actually wish I had been able to watch this from start to finish, because honestly, a lot was lost in between episodes. Otherwise, the person who suggested this anime did a great job of picking core episodes to sort of get the gist of the story. And I got to say, that ending was a whopper. I did NOT see Yashiro as the serial killing coming, even though I began to suspect it after his car case filled with candy burst open. That part was suspicious as hell, but I still saw him as such a sweet guy. Then it turns out he was a psycho the whole time, and I was blown away. Also that last scene where Satoru and Yashiro were just kind of exchanging the upper hand back and forth was so good, and I legitimately thought that it was about to be a double suicide, but then Satoru pulled the ol SWITCHEROO and killed Yashiro with that little wink. Big brain stuff, I loved it. And it was so sweet seeing everyone together in the end, happily alive and not murdered. In terms of theme, this series presented a few things that stood out to me. One was obviously its interaction with the past, which was fascinating. He gets to go back in time and rewrite his past, but we don’t get to do that. Every choice that we make is permanent, and there is no second chances or going back. I think that this anime really emphasized how important it is to truly live each moment as if it could be your last. We don’t get the second chance that Satoru got, so we should live each day as if it was our last chance, cherish it like Satoru did when he got that second chance. I just think that part is incredibly beautiful. Another message that the show really instilled was this concept of faith and believing in others. I love Satoru’s point at the end of the last episode where he says something along the lines of “saying you believe in someone is like saying you believe in air” since truly having faith in someone is not something you need to convince others of. And I can see that. If you truly in your heart believe in someone’s capabilities or that they got your back, then you don’t need to say anything, because it will occur regardless. However, I can’t deny that it still feels nice to hear, especially when the object of that belief is unaware. Obviously, their performance shouldn’t change based on this knowledge, but it’s heart-warming to hear regardless. Of course, if you want to throw some grand narrative and postmodernity stuff in there, you can also discuss how the show presented the kids as being stronger together and defeating the big bad guy by cooperating and trusting each other, which could be viewed as a critique on the modern day societal culture of atomization.

[gwyns]

Why are people so intent on making quinlar not a thing?? I have yet to read the books but from what I’ve seen their relationship actually seems to develop really well platonically first and foremost before anything else but I see some dismissal here and there. Is this about that one demon dude???

i've noticed it usually comes down to one of three things.

1. hunt is tOo BoRiNg!!1!1 which...... is the furthest thing from the truth lmao if you actually read the book idk how your takeaway is that he's boring. he's sarah's best leading male mc and i will die on this hill.

2. sarah never sticks with the first love interest!1!!1 alright she has pulled the ol switcheroo before but the way this fandom acts is as if all of her ships came out of left field when.... they didn't? lysaedion, elorcan, and nessian were all obvious af and that's ok! sure she has switched around the main character's love interest both times before but that doesn't mean she will this time? bryce and hunt had the same development that main ships like rowaelin and feysand got and they share characteristics with those ships. i feel like this argument is just a thing bc people assume sarah can't switch it up a little.

3. demon cat boy adidas is the tRuE lOvE iNtErEsT!1!2!2 when i tell you i am so sick of seeing this..... it annoys me almost as much as the dumb ass "true mate" theories. aidas was in the book for TWO scenes, he's not another rhys MY GOD. also it's kinda icky to me to even think about these two being romantically linked bc he's known bryce since she was what 12? idk i never got any potential romantic vibes between them. not to mention sarah said she didn't even know the fandom liked him lmao

bryce and hunt became friends before they ever did anything romantic. that's what helped bryce overcome her grief. danika was even like "lmao so that angel dude huh? ;)" idk hoeab was such a good book and it built up their relationship so well that i don't understand how some people just brush all of that aside and think it meant absolutely nothing.

[un0vian]

Hear me out, SSS Miraculous Ladybug AU?

oh man you guys have no idea how much I’ve thought about an au like this before

The anon is new, but this has been in the inbox for a while, I’m so sorry it’s taken me so long! Also this kind of takes a general understanding of the show to make any sense!

This is just a HUGE bundle of ideas lmao I’m sorry it’s so disorganized. I’ll put some of the doodles up here and put in a read more for all of my bullet points (I wrote almost 2K words for this hhhh)

No Pokémon in this AU, and I’m not clever enough to shape the Miraculous after any of them lol.

I think Lance being the Guardian of the Miraculous fits the most.

Lyra becomes the Ladybug Miraculous holder the same way Marinette does, by showing and acting upon her compassion towards someone in need (not the same exact way, considering Lance isn’t nearly as old as Master Fu; she probably saves an old man and Lance notices).

In this AU’s origins I think it would make sense that Giovanni and Silver just moved to Goldenrod from Kanto. Giovanni (obviously) was a part of the crime-world, but found out about the Miraculous and their power, got ahold of the Cat and Butterfly Miraculous, learned of the Ladybug Miraculous’ general location, then decided moving was a good idea. They move into a place like the Agreste mansion (Silver thinks the move is just random btw).

I would say Giovanni holds Silver to high standards like Gabriel does for Adrien. Giovanni has Silver play the Violin and Cello (READ FVAWA!!!), and was probably homeschooled in Kanto. I’ll also say he probably has basic self defense training.

To blend in, Silver becomes enrolled at the same school that Lyra, Kris, and Ethan attend.

Lyra, Kris, and Ethan always try to yoink the back two tables, and every new seating chart the three play Rock Paper Scissors, loser sits alone. Lyra loses and ends up at the table next to the other two with an empty seat.

Their teacher, Professor Elm (I mean, who else would it be?? There’s Oak ofc but eh), introduces Silver to the class and has him sit with Lyra. 

It’s obvious to Lyra that Silver is more socially reserved, but she introduces herself anyway.

Lyra moved from New Bark Town to Goldenrod City early in her childhood (Her and Ethan were childhood friends, Ethan moved to Goldenrod a little before Silver. Kris grew up in Goldenrod). I think it would be cool to keep the Bakery; Lyra’s mom would work there with Lyra helping out a lot.

I’m thinking Lyra could possibly be a model like Adrien, but wayyy on the DL in comparison. She has the right temperament for being in the spotlight (aka not being a flustered mess all the time), hence why she’s so well suited for the Miraculous.

Her passion is writing! Writing poems, speeches, music, all of it. And she enjoys public speaking. She’ll pull out a notebook (or just type on her phone like a sane person) whenever she gets a new idea.

Lyra sings and plays the synth. She plays songs she writes sometimes!

Tikki helps Lyra a lot with her worries about being a Superhero, and is great at giving suggestions and ideas of what Lyra should write if she has a block. Basically usual Tikki being great.

When the first Akuma appeared, Lyra found her Miraculous the same way Marinette did. The difference is when Tikki appeared she was less fearful, and learned about de-evilizing Akumas from the start.

When Ladybug showsed up to stop the Akuma there was no other support. She was able to defeat the Akuma, but damn, what a workout.

Hear me out here, what if there wasn’t an umbrella scene? I’d rather have their feelings for each other grow over time as Silver begins to doubt his father’s reasons for needing the Ladybug Miraculous and reflects on his actions. Besides, Lyra having feelings for Silver in the beginning would be kinda cringe 😬 (@Marinette in the PV smh)

The first Akuma was Giovanni’s way of testing the waters, and confirms that the Ladybug Miraculous is in Goldenrod. The night afterwards he approaches Silver with the Cat Miraculous. Giovanni explains that he needs the Ladybug Miraculous along with the Cat Miraculous to bring Silver’s mother back (which is total bullshit, all he wants is power), and offers him the Miraculous.

And about Silver’s mother; I know there’s a theory about Ariana being his mom, but in this AU (and in general, really) I HC his mother being kindhearted and not part of the mob ahah. (Also same sitch as Adrien’s mom in this AU)

Silver is apprehensive towards the “offer”, but can he really say no? And he does want to see his mom again. So he accepts. Giovanni barely hides the vile smirk on his face and throws in a “I’m proud of you, son” for good measure :/

From then on, Cat Noir shows up to battle Ladybug after an Akuma is de-evilized.

Plagg is somewhere between neutral and good. He’ll (not-so) subtly suggest that Silver should join Ladybug, and point out how much of a dick Giovanni is… but he won’t actively try to stop him because he can’t really do anything about it anyways. Plagg supposes he’ll just have to be patient. And he teases Silver about anything and everything, and his reactions are priceless.

Already having no partner to rely on during Akuma battles, Ladybug is most definitely tired out and has far too many close calls in her battles with Cat Noir. Lyra vents about this to Tikki, and worries about being unable to contact the guardian and request more help.

Lance realizes his mistake after a particularly nasty fight when a stroke of luck saves Ladybug from de-transforming. He introduces himself right after that fight, and apologizes for his oversight.

At this moment I don’t know if it would make more sense to introduce only one more Miraculous holder or two, and if they should be permanent or temporary. I’ll put down my bare-bones ideas for the Miraculous holders anyways.

Ethan - Fox Miraculous, Kris - Turtle Miraculous. I see Kris suiting the Turtle Miraculous because she waits for the right moment instead of jumping right in. I see her as being a great protector compared to Ethan.

Sheesh this is already super long any I haven’t really gotten to the SSS portion 

Slow burn like the show, but in this case neither has a crush for a whiiiile. That part is quite different from the show, but the context is not the same.

Eventually there’s a semblance of a friendship between Lyra and Silver. They got close through sitting at the same table in class and working on different projects together. They also find they both share a love of music.

Anyways, Lyra gets really excited about their friendship and prattles on about it to Tikki.

“Wow, it almost sounds like you like him!”

“Whaaaaat? No!!! He’s just a friend, Tikki!” (Nice Adrien impression, Lyra 😃)

Along the way Silver begins questioning Giovanni’s reasons more and more, but it’s difficult for him to decide whether to keep fighting Ladybug or not because of all the things that could happen. 

Eventually Plagg sits him down and is like:

“You don’t want to fight Ladybug.”

“Right.”

“You have a friend (Lyra) who has made it clear to you that you are welcome in their home, so you would have somewhere to stay if Gio-bitch kicks you out.”

“Right.”

“Ladybug may not trust you at first, but if you explain yourself she may begin to understand, and the act of switching sides paves the path to redemption.”

“Right.”

“So SWITCH SIDES.”

“OH. OKAY.”

Then there’s the ol’ switcheroo. During the worst Akuma yet (with Kris and Ethan helping as heroes), Cat Noir is able to get close to the Akuma and Cataclysms the Akumatized object. He flees immediately, thinking it better to show loyalty in small increments pffff

It’s a HUGE shocker to Giovanni. And Ladybug for that matter. Silver already packed a bag and had his violin ready to go, he grabs his things and doesn’t bother staying. He’s a little pissed Giovanni didn’t even try to stop him.

At this point Lyra and Silver like each other, but neither know how the other feels. Silver feels SO awkward about showing up at the Bakery with his stuff and almost turns around when Lyra’s mom (who had a bad vibe about Giovanni in the first place) spots him.

“Do you need a place to stay?”

“...No.”

“You’re lying. Tell me what happened.”

Silver reluctantly explains that he couldn’t stand staying there anymore, and that he had had enough of his father’s shit. So he left.

Lyra’s mom is a bit iffy on letting him stay. Without enough context it seems like Silver is just angry with Giovanni. Silver can tell she doesn’t understand and tries to explain the situation more.

“I… betrayed him. In a way. I’m sure he doesn’t want to see me around for a while.” “I understand. Feel free to stay the night, but you should talk to your father about whatever’s going on tomorrow. If he doesn’t let you back in you’re welcome to stay.”

Lyra shows up moments after, very confused. Her mom explains the gist to her and leaves them alone to talk.

Tikki overhears Silver explain the situation with a bit more detail and becomes suspicious. If Giovanni was Hawkmoth and Silver was Cat Noir, this situation would make a lot of sense. And Silver has the same hair color as Cat Noir (Lyra is obviously none the wiser because Adrien and Marinette be like that). Tikki doesn’t draw solid conclusions (it’s very easily just a coincidence) but she takes a mental note.

I think that’s where I’ll leave it. I’m already delving into so much plot skdjfbfb Anyways here’s a bunch of bonus drawings for sticking til the end!

[goldkirk]

omg yes.... I would love any Tim drake rec you have. 😭😭😭😭

Sorry It has been WEEKS AND WEEKS but fam I am here to DELIVER!!!!!

In no particular order, and all completed if I don’t state otherwise: 

First off, not Tim-centric but one of my top three fave portrayals of Tim ever: Everything in the Cor Et Cerebrum series by @audreycritter. The holy grail of Batfam content.

The FUNNIEST silly series vox nihili et in Gotham ego that makes me crack up laughing every time I read them, and which is going to have a third fic at some point in the future, praise the lord I will Straight Up Die

The Liminal Spaces series by Calamityjim which I DIE OVER ON A WEEKLY BASIS, what a beautiful portrayal of Tim and what a healthy Batfam will look like and giving Tim the healing and rest he DESERVES even if the UNIVERSE DOESN’T WANT TO COOPERATE I love this series with my WHOLE HEART and I could read it a million times

The Surveillance series by smilebackwards. THIS IS OLDER TIM WHO IS RUNNING AROUND GOTHAM WITH A CAMERA GETTING EVIDENCE AND JASON ISN’T DEAD AND EVERYTHING IS WILD AND TIM IS JANET DRAKE’S SON AND MAKES IT HIS LIFE GOAL TO A) HELP THE BATS AND B) DRIVE LEX LUTHOR MAD AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE WHILE BEING A GENIUS AND I LOVE THIS TIM TO PIECES. He has no clue what to do while the Batfam slowly circles around and starts to pull him under their protective wings and meanwhile cannot keep himself from insulting Lex’s business strategy even while he is being literally shot at. God I love this stupid genius Tim to pieces oh my god it’s the Tim we all deserve

Whoopsie by MishaBerry, in which Tim’s asplenia comes back to haunt him (and everyone else in the family)

(Un)Wanted, by Mika-chan, in which Tim is kidnapped and oh my god the angst. But also the comfort.

Chemistry of a Car Crash by anthologica, in which Tim is, indeed, in a car crash, and it’s really really well done, love it

Obedience, by Sohotthateveryonedied—I don’t want to give anything away, but holy moly. This is so good. It’s like Ella Enchanted but with so much more pain and sibling bonding and Tim tears and comfort. WHAT a good plot omg.

Blink The Ghosts Out by MashpotatoeQueen5. Hohohohoho if you like timkon even a little bit, is this the angst for you. Tim gets drugged at a gala and goes through the process of trying to figure out how Kon is alive suddenly in front of him, and then has to deal with the fallout. Lots of hurt. Gentle amounts of comfort and compassion. So satisfying, very very well written. So real.

The Ol’ Switcheroo by AutumnHobbit, in which Damian takes a bullet for Tim, and brothers bond, and family comes together, and there’s a good plot, and so much hurt/comfort, SO WELL DONE I love this fic and reread it at least once a month tbh

Drinking Games by Shirokokuro, in which Tim and Bruce end up with a little tradition of cat-and-mouse at galas as Tim is a teenage boy determined to drive Bruce up the wall for attention and Bruce is Absolutely Onto Him, Just You Wait. No angst. All the hilarious fluff. I adore the tone of this!! So fun!

Can’t Stay Down (a Documentary) by SonoSvegliato. GOD. This is a STELLAR portrayal of Tim, and a hilarious portrayal of the batfam, and Tim has the misfortune of needing his tonsils out and fights them EVERY step of the way. Bruce is trying. SO hard. He may not be the best but he’s TRYING. There’s NatGeo Wild, a dinosaur plushie, a lot of jello and gatorade, stubborn vigilantes, pain meds, sibling harassment, and ABSOLUTE hilarity. This fic made me laugh out loud so many times while also wincing in sympathy. SO GOOD.

I’m Just Fine by girlgeekjf, in which SOMEONE EXPLORES THE AFTERMATH OF THAT ONE COMIC where Tim gets himself kidnapped on purpose, gets hit pretty bad in civvies, gets the other kids out, and watches that self-made sort-of-meta kid get super duper hurt and end up in a coma and falls into a hefty guilt spiral. Beautiful tackling of the aftermath of what injuries Tim likely had, so much good Batdad content, Tim being confused about affection and worry being thrown in his direction, and medically accurate fic. LOVE IT.

Lean On Me by Musingsofthesky, which is a LOVELY sickfic where Tim tries to hide his illness so he doesn’t ruin the business trip with Bruce. WHAT A GOOD DAD BRUCE IS IN THIS. Poor Tim. 10/10 read this again every few week. SUCH an accurate Tim.

Juneberries, by MishaBerry, in which Tim is kidnapped by Bad People, Damian goes after him all alone, Stuff Goes Down, and the two brothers at odds really learn to get along and finally share some honest conversation, god BLESS.

Year of Fallen Angels, by @maychorian. WOW. Tim is captured and tortured, emerging from the experience with serious, life-changing injuries, and he has a long healing process ahead both physically and mentally. Beautifully woven. Amazing portrayal of physical recovery, family healing, slowly building self-worth, and so much beautiful growth among the whole Batfam as they circle the wagons around Tim in his time of need. This fic is WONDERFUL and a gift.

Into the Brighter Night, by @shoalsea. I don’t even know how to describe this fic. It’s two chapters away from completion, it’s my favorite Tim fic of all time, it does his character justice, it’s got ALL kind of Batfam and Young Justice dynamics, its plot is SO intricate and detailed and complex and interwoven, I have read it sixteen times, I will read it till I die, this is the best portrayal of Tim in all his deep complexity and skill and exhaustion and selflessness and goblin-like behavior and issues and badassery that I have ever seen in my life, 100000000/10 please read this I’m begging you you will be so overjoyed

[frostedfaves]

Harvest Love

Pairing: Jake Peralta x fem!reader

Summary: Jake finds out Y/N is in an abusive relationship.

Word Count: 1.4k

Warnings: abusive boyfriend, mentions of sexual abuse, angst with somewhat fluffy end

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"Are you kidding? There's no way you did that!" Y/N challenged with a laugh, taking a sip of her beer.

"Wha-- of course I did! Rosa!" Jake waved over Rosa, who was just coming back to the table with a new drink. "Can you please tell dear Y/N here that I once caught ten d-holes back to back?"

"Yep. Hurled right after." Rosa chuckled at the memory as she took a sip from her glass.

"See? She wouldn't lie about that, she thinks it's hilarious when my food comes back up."

"I do," Rosa confirmed and Y/N sighed in an exaggerated way.

"Fine, I guess that is pretty cool...even though you apparently can't swallow." She laughed again when Gina immediately high-fived her across Amy.

"I'll have you know that Jakey is very good at swallowing--"

"Nope, Charles, I do not need support on this argument," Jake quickly replied over Y/N and Gina's loud cackles and Amy's mocking gag noises.

The team continued to hold down the fort in Shaw's, drinking, playing games and just plain old banter with each other. Y/N was having the best night she'd had all month, that is until she received a call from him.

"Hey babe, what's up?" She stepped away from the squad's table a bit to hear better, just missing the disappointed look from Jake.

"What do you mean 'what's up'? Where the fuck are you?"

"Relax! I told you I was going out with my work friends tonight."

"When you say work friends you really mean Jake, right?"

Y/N rolled her eyes, already sensing where this was going. "He's one of them, yes," she grumbled out as she fiddled with the collar of her work shirt.

"Come home, now."

"I'll come when we're done! I'm not ready to leave yet."

"You know what? Fine. Just go home with him and fuck him and I'll just kill myself. That would make life so much easier for you, wouldn't it--"

"Jesus fucking Christ, alright! I'll be there soon." She hung up the phone with a huff, quickly painting a smile on her face as she turned back to the table. "Hey guys, I gotta get out of here."

"What, no! Y/N we just got to Five Drink Amy, and I wanna get her to try to ask Holt for astronomically ridiculous work accommodations," Gina whined with a hand on Y/N's shoulder.

Amy flipped her hair with a smile. "There's nothing astronomically ridiculous about required shoulder pads?"

"See?!" Gina gestured with exasperation and Y/N just shook her head with a smirk.

"G, leave her alone." She put her phone down and dug into her purse for some cash, placing it on the table and throwing her purse on her arm. "I'll see you guys tomorrow."

"Wait!" Jake pulled her into a crushing hug as she was about to pass him. "Okay, now you can go. Lemme know when you get safely inside your home."

"Okay, JP. Goodnight!" She ruffled his hair playfully as she walked out of the bar.

"You should just go get her, like really walk up to her and just tell her that you're better than her boyfriend and just tell her to do the ol switcheroo, you know?" Amy drunkenly suggested, and Jake let out a half-hearted chuckle.

"I would love to, Ames, but I don't think she'd be dating someone else if she liked me back."

"Maybe she doesn't know you're an option." Rosa shrugged.

"Huh, maybe." He played with the label on his beer for a second until an object across the table caught his eye. "She left her phone! I'm gonna take it to her." He grabbed it and paused when he noticed the others eyeing him. "Not because I like her, but because she might need it. Wait, who am I kidding? I just wanna see her. Whatever!" He quickly got up and left, catching a cab to Y/N's apartment building.

Meanwhile, Y/N had just come into the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. Before she could close the door, he had her pinned to the wall next to it, her purse dropping to the floor.

"Dude, what the fuck is your problem?!" She tried to push him off, but he only pushed back harder.

"Do you take me as a fucking joke?!" He shook her when she gave him a look of disbelief. "Do you?!"

"No! Get the hell off me!" She fought against him, letting out a small noise of surprise when he picked her up. "What are you doing?!" She instantly knew something was wrong when he brought her into their bedroom and tossed her onto the bed. "Babe, wait--"

He quickly sent a slap across her face hard enough to leave a mark. "You don't get to be in charge anymore, alright?" He started to tug at her pants, hitting her again when she started kicking him and protesting. He'd just started to pull them down when he suddenly fell to the floor on the side of the bed.

Y/N quickly pulled her pants up as she looked over to see Jake now kneeling on the ground and cuffing her boyfriend. "Jake," she breathed out, holding back tears as he pulled her off the bed into a hug. "How did you..." She let the sentence fade out as she buried her face in his shoulder.

"I was bringing your phone you left at the bar and I noticed the door was open when I got off the elevator...and I could hear you screaming when I got closer...God, are you okay? How long has this been going on?" He pulled away just enough to look at her, keeping a secure grip on her waist.

"This is the only time he's been physical, but seeing this is making me realize some other red flags I missed in the past...He's convinced you're a threat."

"What?" Jake noticed the man on the ground starting to stir and quickly pulled out his phone. "Hold on, let me get him taken care of." He roughly pulled him off the ground and started to lead him out.

About ten minutes later, Jake came back in the apartment to find Y/N hugging her knees on one side of the couch, staring at the wall in front of her in silence. He sat next to her and placed an arm around her shoulders, looking into her eyes when she turned toward him.

"Do you wanna come sleep at my place tonight? I can't imagine that bed will be very comfortable now."

She shook her head, turning back to look at the wall. "No, I'm not exactly tired. Too much on my mind."

"Wanna share?" he asked, but was met with a few minutes of silence.

"Jake?" She continued after he hummed in response, still staring at the wall. "He was right."

"What do you mean?"

She finally turned back to him. "About you being a threat to our relationship. Him thinking that eventually I'd leave him for you as he ironically pushed me away from him toward you. I only agreed to go on a date with him in the first place because I thought you and I would never happen, and I did end up liking him a lot more than expected until he kept accusing me of cheating on him with you. I mean, I guess I can't blame him too much. I thought--think about you a lot but I've never acted on--"

Jake used his other hand that wasn't rested on her shoulder to lift her chin and went in for a kiss, the most satisfying breath-of-fresh-air kiss he'd ever had the pleasure of giving someone. He could've done it all night if not for the need of oxygen and his fear that he'd crossed the line pulling him away.

"I'm sorry, was that too much? I've wanted to do that for a long time," he admitted sheepishly and she giggled.

"No, I liked it. But I do need a little time before we can do anything. Although it wasn't the best, I did just leave a sort of serious relationship. I just need a little time to myself."

He smiled, letting his hand fall from her chin. "Yeah, of course. Take all the time you need. I'll be here."

"I promise I won't stop liking you in the meantime," she joked and he laughed a little.

"I promise that too," he told her in a tone just above a whisper, not being able to hold back from looking at her like she was the best thing he'd ever seen on planet Earth. Call him crazy, but there was something in the verbal promise that made him feel better about her than he ever had before. A feeling that he'd harvest and hold until she was ready to be with him.

[whentheynameyoujoy]

Women in SPN—Seasons 2 and 3

Previously on Joy Obsesses over a Show That Creatively Expired in 2010

Tessa

Introduced back when the Winchesters dodging the coffin actually qualified as an episode, she follows in Meg’s tracks by continuing to make monsters seem more approachable and less a malevolent force of nature. Starts off with a completely flat affect but gets annoyed with the Winchester bullshit real quick—a sure-fire sign of an SPN character with a brain. A powerful being capable of returning one’s memories by a smooch which is… convenient. As is the fact that bad guys keep using her for their ebul plans. Serves the typical secondary-character function of a springboard for a main guy’s development. Plants hints of the “natural order”, “destiny”, and “inevitability” which will become major themes down the road and be explored by characters with deeper writing.

Status: Alive as of s5

Importance: Minor, remembered primarily because she keeps popping up.

On her own: A nice addition to the lore.

Jo Harvelle

Originally Dean’s love interest until she got written out for the crime of having tits around the fandom’s husband. Driven by a wish to honor her dead father and become a hunter, she’s held back by the unfortunate fact of not being all that good at it. Cheerful, temperamental, and a pretty skilled hustler, she’s mortally wounded when charging in to protect Dean. Ends up sacrificing herself so that others can escape and attempt to end the Apocalypse.

Status: Dead as of s5, dragged back and disappeared again in s7

Importance: Major

On her own: A soldier going out in a blaze of glory. I bawl every time.

Ellen Harvelle

Unlike her daughter, very good at what she does. No-nonsense authority figure, she’s one of the few in the show to pull off a combination of a hand-wringing mama bear and a pro-active badass with a life outside her family. Not perceived as a threat because fans don’t know the meaning of MILF yet, and so is allowed to stick around for the season 2 finale. Dies to make Jo’s plan to obliterate Meg’s hellhounds work, though it’s strongly implied she mostly refuses to survive her kid.

Status: Dead

Importance: Major

On her own: SPN’s Molly Weasley, sullied by the implications of her death

Lenore

A head-strong leader of a nest of vegetarian vampires, she’s deliberately contrasted with Gordon’s Terminator schtick and to a lesser degree with Dean’s black-and-white monsters vs. humans kill-everything grief-cope in order to further cement SPN’s ongoing crusade of challenging who in fact is the monster around here. Has a crowning moment of awesome when she refuses to feed while covered in Sam’s blood. The entire point of her is her determination not to give up her humanity even when no longer human. Would be shame if the show decided to later abandon this essential part of her character and twist it for cheap drama…

Status: Alive as of s5, annihilated in every way in s6

Importance: Minor in the overall narrative, major in the episode and the boys’ development

On her own: An effective mirror to Dean’s stroll down the slippery slope

Diana Ballard

TheGoodCop manipulated by her professional and romantic partner, she has a surprisingly functional tension with Sam. Luckily for Linda Blair it goes unnoticed because the fandom doesn’t view older women as competition. Noteworthy mostly because she actively participates in uncovering the episode’s mystery which automatically elevates her above the standard clueless civilian, man or woman, who needs the duo to save them. Despite fewer appearances arguably more memorable than Henriksen, precisely because of her active involvement.

Status: Alive as of s5

Importance: Minor overall, a major player in the episode

On her own: Interesting take on the usual boilerplate cop

Ava Wilson

To present a very, very generous interpretation, she foreshadows Sam’s eventual turn to the dark side. Spirited, a little bit airheaded, and freaked about her Azazel-given powers, she gives enough of a damn to prevent her visions of people dying from coming true, though she clings to her intention to lead a normal civilian life. Does a complete switcheroo off-screen to become a villain because… power is awesome? Ends up the most advanced special child in season 2’s battle royale, the very concept of which is just… eh? Still gets dispatched no problem because… why not?

Status: Dead

Importance: Minor

On her own: A prime example of why the special children subplot is just…wot?

Molly McNamara

Memorable primarily because of the experimental (for SPN) narration which frames her as the duo’s partner when in fact she’s one of the things being hunted. For plot reasons spends her episode switching between being terrified, worried for her missing husband, and heartbroken. Can be somewhat tortuously argued to fit the theme of (not) overcoming grief and letting go, one of the few detectable threads in the directionless slog that’s season 2.

Status: Dead

Importance: Minor overall, major because she’s arguably the main character of her episode

On her own: Torture porny. Very torture porny.

Madison

Intelligent, educated, and with an endearing love of soaps, she’s responsible for one of the three watchable sex scenes in the entire show. Has a nice theme of personal growth and healing from trauma going on, although it’s cut short and undermined when she’s revealed as a werewolf and euthanized by none other than Sam himself. Her death is filmed as a narrative-changing tragedy before it goes on to become a joke in season 4.

Status: Dead

Importance: Major

On her own: No matter how you look at it, she’s a diseased dog that needs to be put down for her own good while the menz wallow in their manly manpain. A rare example of a storyline I don’t think can be tweaked to be even marginally less awful.

I believe maestro may have wanted to portray sadness here.

Tamara

Told to be an excellent hunter, she’s shown as needing to be saved in order not to end up like her husband who’s literally forced to gargle bleach. Introduces the notion of growing hostility against the Winchesters in the hunting community. Full of wrath to fit the episode’s one-off seven deadly sins schtick, she’s emphasized as emotional and not in control of herself to such a degree that it overshadows how she’s in fact fairly competent in the second half of the episode.

Status: Alive as of s5

Importance: Minor

On her own: Wouldn’t stand out this much if she weren’t one of the few POCs in the blinding whiteness that’s SPN’s Americana.

Ruby

Doesn’t have the most organic introduction (A cool intriguing sexy French fries loving not like other gurls sassy badass, with a superdooper special knife? How 2000s cringe can you get?) but quickly becomes one of the show’s most distinctive villains allies. She’s an ally. Totally. Don’t worry about it. A sarcastic smartass jerk who breathes lies and manipulation, she’s resourceful, thinks on her feet, and throws herself into the thick of action without hesitation—a trait that gets especially interesting in retrospect as it suggests a fanatic devotion to her real goal. Sadly, her motivation doesn’t get fleshed out beyond “she really likes Satan, I guess” (which, hey) as the writers prioritize the surprise of the revelation over her further character development. Has the second watchable sex scene in the entire show; the fandom weeps itself to sleep. Gets killed by her own weapon when the writers decide that a character who’s smarter than both protagonists combined could well do with a bit of the good ol’ lobotomizing.

Status: Dead

Importance: Supermegadoublemajor

On her own: The stupid nature of her demise and occasional wooden acting do their best but never overshadow the awesome that’s Ruby.

Lisa Braeden

Dean’s past fling who becomes a living symbol of his desire for the white-picket fence. Is implied to possess mad financial skills as she owns property on a yoga teacher’s salary while a single mom below the age of 30. A blank slate the likes of Cassie, she’s salvaged by better acting. Frequent frowning suggests the presence of an inner life though it doesn’t tend to manifest itself on screen or affect the plot. Her single established trait—blow-out assertiveness the moment things get too far—is exercised mostly in service to her son. Exists solely to give Dean something to pine for.

Status: Alive as of s5

Importance: Major

On her own: A tertiary character who so-so sustains her own episode.

Bela Talbot

The best expansion of the show’s lore after the host of heaven, she’s unequivocally a bad person who nevertheless evokes huge amounts of sympathy. A cynical self-serving dealer in supernatural objects who mirrors Dean’s cracking tough guy persona, due to her abuse and the resulting trauma she refuses to open up and rely on anyone out of principle, or be indebted to them. Her pride makes her clinically unable to ask for help until it’s too late, and even forego mentioning personal history when it’d actively benefit her by softening the horrible impression others have of her. Switching between being an antagonist and the duo’s reluctant ally, she manages to outwit them roughly 90% of time. The fact that she has sexual tension with Dean while Sam lusts after her to the point of literal drooling sends fans apoplectic.

Status: Dead

Importance: Major

On her own: A complex character brought down by her own flaws.

Casey

A demon, she’s torn between wanting to enact the Apocalypse and just chilling with her soulmate. Definitely a fanfic reader because her idea of dealing with danger is to shut herself with her enemy in a room and have a lengthy theological debate. Very outspoken about humanity’s propensity for evil. Outcomplexes Lilith and to a lesser extent Ruby as she’s allowed to openly address her life philosophy. While the dialogue format of her scenes is designed to give Dean space to talk about his feelings regarding his impending demise, it’s more or less an equal push-pull exchange. She’s smart, captivating, capable, and in love, i.e. things SPN just isn’t interested in keeping around.

Status: Dead

Importance: Minor in the overall narrative, major in the episode and Dean’s development

On her own: Could have been so good if allowed to stick around

Gertrude Case

A rich elderly creep whose gropy ways are played for laughs because she’s a woman I guess. Either can’t read social cues or doesn’t give a fuck about people’s obvious discomfort. But don’t worry, it’s hilarious. She’s a woman, you see. What harm have those ever done.

Status: I’m going to assume dead by now, otherwise alive as of s5

Importance: A major figure in Sam’s life since she sexually assaulted him. Otherwise minor.

On her own: Sexual harassment is fun, kids

Lucy

Take Molly McNamara, strip her of any pretence at thematic relevance, minimize her importance while playing up her suffering, and then remove her like a broken Christmas decoration while making sassy remarks—voilà, you’ve ended up with the exact simplistic image that pops into one’s head when the words Supernatural and women are mentioned in a sentence.

Status: Dead

Importance: Non-existent

On her own: Just… why

Astaroth

Approaches awesomehood as her demonic business operation is built around preying on bored suburban hausfraus and taking their souls in exchange for magical powers, which they then use to secure benign materialistic keeping-up-with-the-joneses crap and devour one another like a bunch of assholes whose death you can’t help but eagerly anticipate. Srsly, eff those ladies. Stands out as the only (implied) lesbian in the Kripke arc.

Status: Dead

Importance: Minor, not even the real monster of the week when compared to the coven

On her own: There’s probably another discussion about Doylist sexism hidden around somewhere that I’m not really interested in having. Go Astaroth.

Nancy Fitzgerald

Sugar and spice and every other cliché about kindness combined in a pretty sweet package. Plot demands her to be a virgin for some reason, even though this aspect of her character doesn’t amount to anything in the story and only serves to contrast Nancy’s… purity with Ruby who we’re being constantly told is a “slut” and a “whore” and I have no idea how that’s supposed to work. Then again, Nancy’s virginity is framed as a valid personal choice in a rather empowering moment so that’s good. Has standards because even after deciding to let go of her chastity vow, she won’t settle for just any loser who happens to stand around converting oxygen into CO2. Her “cause manpain out of nowhere”-type death is one of the few of this category in the show which actually work because the cruel pointless nature of it is precisely the point (and at least she’s not the only one who doesn’t survive, please ignore how the episode literally says her demise is the most tragic because she never got laid, barfs).

Status: Dead

Importance: Minor

On their own: A textbook definition of a cinnamon

Lilith

An overarching menace that doesn’t spend too much time on screen, she’s a prop rather than her own person. This gets highlighted the moment the show stops casting her as a clichéd creepy child who likes to larp as that Twilight Zone kid, and turns her into the standard hawt chick in a will-they-won’t-they episode. No interiority as she goes along with a plan which requires her obliteration, without at least allowing her to explore her religious motivation. Ruby does all the heavy lifting in this partnership.

Status: Dead

Importance: Major

On her own: For the life of me I can’t make sense of her actions in s4. But the clichéd creepy kid is adorbs so points for memorability.

Maggie Zeddmore

The straight man to the Ghostfacers’ utterly delightful douchefacery. Manages to keep up with Harry and Ed in terms of hilarity because not only is she exactly as out of place as them, she decides to role-play her childhood-friends-to-lovers fanfic in the middle of a haunted house as the best sister that she is.

Status: Alive as of s5

Importance: Minor

On her own: Love at first geek

Next, season 4 and 5 before I try to figure out what this all adds up to.

[notgonnarememberthis]

find your way (back to me) - chapter four

Merry Christmas Eve! This chapter took an unfortunate amount of time cause of shopping for my little siblings but I finally had the night away from anything to do and was finally able to punch something out. Hope y’all have a lovely, safe Christmas! The next chapter is already written so that’ll be coming soon!

cw - religious content

Gil tries to contain his unease as the lock to the cell echoes in the halls. The pit in his stomach only seemed to grow as he makes eye contact with no other than Martin Whitly himself.

He made Malcolm the promise that he would find Jess, he intended to keep it. No matter the price. They’re nearing the 48 hour mark, only 5 hours away. Malcolm only grows more frantic, analyzing every small detail, Ainsley grows more agitated at her lack of freedom to roam at her own risk. 

Their limited resources are growing thin and the media is chomping at their heels for answers to the two bodies dropped in the park. Since a “letter from the killers” was dropped on the media’s doorstep, the questions of “The Needle’s Eye” haunts his every move. Colette herself collected the letter, but even with their top analysts on the case they’re not sure. Nevertheless every piece of news imaginable had attached to the name and rolled with it. Every print, every broadcast, it’s eating at him.

In other words, he’s desperate.

“Gil!” Martin’s face cracks into an almost jovial smile. One that he witnessed firsthand the vicious nature behind. “I have to say when Mr. David said I had a visitor I wasn’t expecting you. My children haven’t gotten themselves into trouble again have they? Can’t seem to get a hold of anyone these days.” Gil bites his tongue waiting until he exhausts himself. “Where is my boy? Not keeping him from me I hope? Didn’t turn out too good the last time, hm?”

“Dr. Whitly-”

“And I haven’t seen Ainsley on broadcast in two days! I was so happy when they let her back from her sick leave,” he speaks out the side of his mouth with a sly wink. As if they’re sharing some fucking gossip over brunch. “They aren’t questioning that decision are they? Because I can still pull some strings if need be, I mean she was made for broadcasting.”

Gil clears his throat and that seems to catch his attention long enough to get off of the topic, “I’m assuming you’ve heard of the needle’s eye?”

“Oh yes, tragic. Point for creativity though” For a moment, he’s not sure whether Martin means the name or the act itself. The thought tastes like venom in his mouth.

“And you’ve heard that they’ve moved their hunting ground to New York?”

He nods but Gil can see the shift as he begins connecting the dots. He straightens taking exactly three steps closer. Any fake smile or sympathy is gone in the split of a second. “Where are my children?” He asks again, this time the question feels more like a threat. It’s almost accustory the way he bares his teeth. Still he doesn’t waver.

“Malcolm and Ainsley are at the precinct. They’re under strict watch until we catch the men responsible.” Martin relaxes, nodding. “I’m here about Jessica.”

“She didn’t fuck him too, did she?” He barks out a laugh. He runs his tongue across his top teeth with a huff. The comment is a dig and it takes all of his power not to turn it right back at the smirking man.

“Two days ago we found her car at the scene of a wreck. Her driver Alphonso died on impact and we found evidence that she was taken by two men pretending to be paramedics.” Gil delivers the case with the most professional tone he can muster with the anger building in his chest. “The license on the car that caused the wreck matched ones connected to the FBI’s case against the killers.”

He’s not sure exactly what he expected but the laughter booming from deep within startles him. The sound bounces off the walls mocking him to his core. It screams with pointed accusations, his failures to protect her yet again dig in with pointed teeth.

He’s slamming Martin against the wall before his brain catches up to his actions. Anger clenches his jaw, wanting nothing more than to pull every damn answer out of him. The sound stopped with the movement, replaced with a taunting grin that doesn’t make it to his eyes. Martin leans his head back against the concrete looking down upon him. 

He played exactly into what Martin wanted.

He lets go before Mr. David can even open the door, retreating back behind the line in defeat.

He won’t help Gil, even with Jessica in harm’s way. The mere thought brings back to bloody, impulsive rage yet again but he tampers it this time. A lump forms in his throat at the thought of her somewhere; hurt, alone, terrified.

He thinks of Malcolm, eyes hollow with misplaced guilt. Driving himself into the ground until it’s too late. He thinks of Ainsley who would burn the city to the ground to find Jess if she could. He remembers his promise to them. No matter the price.

Gil turns back to Martin, who’s still grinning at him like the devil himself. “Malcolm and Ainsley need you.” He bites his cheek so hard that he can taste the blood in his mouth. It’s better than tasting his own words.

Martin’s jaw drops, for the first time he believes The Surgeon is speechless. He gapes, trying to collect his thoughts a few more times. “The Needle’s Eye, possible religious background. I believe the phrase goes: it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. Now, I think that a little harsh but that’s beside the point.” 

“And the other bodies?”

“No doubt connected to the killers, don’t let the ol’ switcheroo fool you. These men believe the rich to be the epitome of sin. Greed, lust, gluttony the whole nine yards. He’s proving a point. Making them choose who lives or dies. Them, or a perfectly innocent stranger.” 

“They’re partners.”

“Clearly there’s a dominant. The one who enacts the brutal killings, and the one who disposes of the victims. The dominant wouldn’t show remorse for the innocents, they’re simply the sacrifice of his mission.” He curses internally because it makes sense. “But there’s a twist. If they choose to live, they die a brutal death. If they sacrifice themselves, the stranger dies. Judging by the news. Jessie’s making the wrong choice.”

“So she’s alive.”

“At least until she changes her answer.” Gil tries to swallow but his throat feels like the desert. Two bodies, who knows if the killer has found a third victim to capture. It’s only a matter of time before Jess makes the connection to the answer the killer wants, at the cost of her life.

The clicking lock draws both of their attention. Mr. David hovers there with a stern look on his face. “You’re needed at the precinct.”

“What happened?”

“Malcolm just punched a journalist.”

“Oh, good for him.” Martin grins. “Don’t tell Ainsley, but a lot of them can be so pushy.” 

He grits his teeth following Mr. David out of the door. This will not help Bright’s case with Colette. She already struggled letting him in on the case in the first place and it’ll be a struggle keeping it that way. He ignores the calls of Martin as he walks down the hall.

“Do visit again Gil! It was lovely talking with you!”

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The flooding of sudden light makes Jessica wince, hand instinctively trying to shield herself. After god knows how long in relative darkness the brightness stings her eyes. She squints watching a figure in black stumble into view.

“This is all your fucking fault.” Her heart dips as her eyes adjust. His knuckles are bloody and his footprints he leaves are crimson. The thought sinks in all at once. The partner, the one who had just been pleading and arguing with the man about killing innocents. The one who was young and stupid and impressionable was likely dead at the hands of this evil man. “If you weren’t such a stupid bitch!” 

The backhand across her face stings but the aftermath gives her the opportunity to truly see her captor, even through the mask. Her stomach does a flip as she realizes in horror that she’s all too familiar with the black uniform. One she’s had the misfortune of seeing too many times for her liking over the years. One that matches Gil’s long before he was a Lieutenant. The badges and markers are covered or removed but she recognizes it regardless.

The glint of silver catches her gaze next, the knife is clutched in the man’s hand with a death like grip. She wonders briefly if he actually intends to kill her this time. “You’ve fucked up everything.” He spits before bending over to be on her level. “So I’m going to have to improvise.” With his face this close she can smell the cheap vodka on his breath. He grips her chin between two fingers forcing her eyes to meet his. “I’ll just have to get one of your kids. Maybe they’ll make the right choice. Dear mommy or a poor stranger.”

Whatever energy she still has flares in her with her protective instincts. She rears back and smashes her forehead into his nose before he can react. His drunkenness helps the clumsy instincts. The hit makes her head spin and her side ache with a new flare of pain that spreads all the way across her chest. 

It’s almost worth it to see him bleeding.

He yells both in pain and in anger, raising the knife high in the air. She braces for the kill, it would be worth it to spare her children the pain of that choice. One that they would no doubt in her mind, make to save her in a heartbeat. She closes her eyes.

She screams when the knife pierces her leg. She opens her eyes again to see it deeply embedded in her thigh and the man stumbling back away. The lights flick out again as the tears escape uncontrollably. The pain of it chokes her until she can’t help but weap. All of the energy that had taken over to protect her kids flooded out. 

Tipping her head back she let out a final scream. All of her frustration, anger, fears piled into one as she mentally berated whatever higher power was out there. Afterwards with her throat sore and head heavy, she allowed herself to be pulled into the welcoming darkness.

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Miraculous Team and the Batboys- Mundane Monday and Plot is Connecting Maybe

HEY so thank you all for waiting, puppy plus work being mobbed is hell, so this took forever to get brain power to write... oh well.

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Marinette was on guard when she came into class. Her meeting of the “End Gabriel Agreste” Club with its core four members—herself, Chloe, Nino and Sabrina—went well. They were now 15% away from their goal.

Apparently Felix snatched up 3% on his own and gave it to MDC while she was away. Apparently it was his way of a peace offering… or a bribe not to kill him on sight. She wasn’t sure which… yet.

Properly awake and with her favorite drink (blend of dark roast, cream and a tiny bit of Energy Mayhem Special) she was good for the day. Everyone had their usual orders in their seats.

She raised an eyebrow when she noticed a text from Red Robin on her phone, currently a rose and bird emoji label.

RR: So, scale of one to ten, how bad is it if I accidently figured out your partner?

Marinette took a deep breath at that, checked the classroom (Nino was off with Kitty Section debating how to fix the ‘off’ bit of the rift in Rose’s latest song—something about it not ‘punching right’ and Luka being busy with his other band, Chloe and Sabrina were currently fighting Bustier in her office, Alya was conspiring with the Girl Squad on Lila’s end since she wasn’t in, Max and Kim were obviously eavesdropping on that conversation while Nathaniel was off in his own world). Damian still hadn’t come in, and Adrien wasn’t in yet… she wondered if her Chaton was going to sleep in for once.

LB: Please tell me you haven’t told your team

She kept her breathing steady, not letting panic overtake. That would alert people she didn’t want knowing, to looking, which leads to suspecting and rumors and theories and she’d like to avoid that entirely—especially since she still can’t really lie.

RR: I have a feeling you would kick us all out if I did, so I haven’t.

Marinette sighed, tension leaving her shoulders.

LB: Good. Keep it that way as long as you can, okay?

RR: They’re detectives, once they have the pieces they’ll put it together… also, why is your team so easy to figure out?

Marinette winced at that.

LB: Dumb Magic Rules.

Like the one that training a wielder young will prevent corrupting them to use it for personal gain. Like the one where a Guardian cannot be a True Guardian until they connect to the entire Box or Set of kwami. Like the one where Fu can’t give up being Guardian until she’s fully fledged… and that means until she can reclaim the Nooroo and Dusuu and heal Dusuu’s miraculous. That when she does—when she does Fu is gone.

She kept her breathing steady. nothing that they wouldn’t see as Typical Marinette Fretting Over Orders… not that they knew she had those cleared for the month.

“Good morning Dupain Cheng.”

She put her phone away easily, quick to keep up Typical Marinette (no plotting or superheroing here, just Typical Marinette, Baker’s Daughter and Keeper of Secret Drink Menu).

“Hi Damian, how was your weekend?”

“Annoying.” She winced at that. He didn’t exactly have friends here, and time differences are a horrible strain on them… Maybe Ladybug should keep an eye on him… just in case. “I hope yours was adequate.”

She was really wondering who taught him French today… he was being less him and more… stuffy than usual.

“I just needed some time away...” Honestly, she needed a lifetime away from Bustier and Hawkmoth… Lila was manageable (now).

“I am glad you were able to then.”

She was wondering where her deskmate went and why he wasn’t looking at her… Maybe she overdid it last week? She—no. She is stopping her analysis brain from going off and---

“Hello Marinette,” grinned obviously Not-Adrien. Seriously—how did they all fall for it back then? Body language, facial tics, accent—its all wrong.

She narrowed her eyes, not aware that Damian was doing the same beside her.

“Aw, didn’t you miss me?”

Nino came over then, scrunching up his nose as they both could tell Fake Adrien Agreste from the real one with ease now.

“What are you doing here,” Nino was definitely tired… He was not applying his sleep schedule quiz results at all. She was so lecturing him… lunch. She could pencil it in for lunch after wrecking Felix for taking Adrien’s place for the day.

“Oh, good to see I-Love-You Girl isn’t the only one that grew a brain since I last saw you all.” Felix raised an eyebrow at Damian, lingering. Plotting. “You’re new.”

“American Transfer, leave him out of whatever’s going on in that thing you call a brain.” Marinette was not going to deal with an akuma over this. Nope. She was not dealing with that again—or a series of Akuma… God she was going to kill Felix personally if he did. Chloe was untouchable as the Mayor’s daughter, but him? She could take him down again.

“And where’s my bro?”

“Your precious Ladybug,” He sneered, “didn’t cast whatever she did last time, and he’s home sick since his allergies are acting up. I figured it’d be as good a time as any to pull our old switcheroo to keep his Father-Farthest away.”

Marinette twitched at that. She knew she was forgetting something… She sent a quick text to Red Robin.

LB: Why didn’t you tell me it was Mr. Pigeon irl, not video!

RR: …you thought I figured it out from a video?

Marinette rolled her eyes openly at her phone, ignoring Nino as he threatened Felix with his own brand of Bro Shovel Speech.

LB: detectives, most of our battles are caught a decent amount on video, and most of Paris knows that Mr. Pigeon makes him sneeze. Really not a hard recon.

RR: I think you are overestimating my willingness to watch amateur video at length when I can outsource.

Marinette huffed at that.

LB: So you trusted them to not miss major clues when you were all working on different things and would miss key connections?

RR: we’re on the same page as a team. Plus, I get better info filtered with my apps

LB: Magic Fucks Things Up

RR: I’ve noticed.

She looked up to see Damian staring ahead, and wondered if she did something, or didn’t or—NO! Bad Marinette—no going down Rumination Ruin until its time to sleep. She needs daytime for Plotting, Nighttime for Anxiety and Regrets to run wild.

She kept her attention forward when class began, pointedly Not Talking To The Gremlin but not busting him either—she wasn’t going to get Adrien in trouble. Bustier may not notice the abuse signs, but a few other teachers had, and were given the ‘heads up’ by Nino and Chloe and Sabrina.

Lila was the only one unaware of the switch when she left during lunch to drop off a few deliveries her parents asked her to handle when the rush hit. Mostly to one elderly home, and one to her favorite Rescues Only center.

(if she was seen cooing at Lord Murder—yes she knows that’s a Bad Name but the giant kitty amputee was named that years ago before she was found and stubbornly refuses all other names. So, Lord Murder (Never Lady, she hisses at that) it was.)

She blinked when she saw Damian walk in on her checking the Lord Murder’s prosthetic.

“Hey Damian.”

“Dupain Cheng.”

Marinette nodded in acknowledgement and hoped he didn’t catch her calling Lord Murder “the lord and master of murder, the most deadly kitty in existence, and yes, clearly the most cunning of kitties to manage to scratch Mean ol’ Jean with the new paw when it doesn’t even have claws, because you are The Lord Murder, kitty of cuteness and wrath to all unwanted bath times.”

He was watching her then. “Lord likes you.”

Marinette raised an eyebrow, as yes, her favorite rescue (sorry Chat) likes her. She’s the one who argued them into letting them try out prosthetics and handled the funding (officially as MDC) and may have gone overboard on checking everything from the fits and materials and… yeah, okay, she could admit that the giant fluffy Norwegian Forest home in a millisecond if it wasn’t for the health code violation (soon… Gina mentioned she might stop renting out her old house soon as the current group was only a quick temp and she didn’t want someone else living there that wasn’t like family… and something about her Lost Son using it for the moment. Maybe she could convince Maman and Papa to let her do house sitting is she breaks out the Kitten Eyes.)

“Yes. Yes she does.”

Then Lord slow blinked at Damian. She wasn’t sure if she sould be offended or worry her favorite might be adopted by someone else, or glad that it was a serial pet adopter that actually took care of their pets and would be just as nuts as her about making sure Lord Murder was happy and healthy.

“I see she likes you too.”

She could feel Tikki dying in her bag… yes, she was being… awkward. She got it…

“Anyways, I should get going, still have a delivery to do and all so…”

She didn’t, she just really had no idea how to broach the Awkward that was Damian Greyson at the moment.

“See you tomorrow.”

That got him to pause. “Tomorrow?”

“Uh, gymnastics for the rest of the day, making up for what I missed so…”

“If you see the Other Grayson, tell him he is not to hug you.”

Marinette raised an eyebrow. “I…” Brother, father, maybe cousin or legal guardian or friend of his father’s. Too many possibilities, too much to spiral on that she can’t right now. SO.

“O. okay then.”

“Good.”

Marinette waited for him to leave the room, looking at a Too Amused Lord Murder.

“Don’t you start with me, I know I’m a mess on a good day. And no, I’m not overthinking this time Lord, I’m planning, there’s a difference… And no, its not an Alya Plot.”

Those went sideways too fast.

She left with ease and froze at the text from Red Robin.

RR: Can we meet up tonight? No traces that way.

She sent a time and place and –If no akumas happen.

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THANK YOU ALL FOR WAITING. it has been a hellish time at work and extra shifts and war-zone lately on top of Precious Puppy Bonding and Care. As always, edits when I can get there and any comments or things you'd like to see expanded on more, leave a comment and I'll try to work it in if it flows.

As you can see, Plot Lines are converging soon.

Big Question though--what kind of Lila Exposed By Class do we want/are angling for? I can go legal or social backlash, blacklisting from Agreste brand, or some combo, or keep it a background element as I don't like how cannon Lila is written and the characters altered to make her bad lies work, so...

Other inquiry--do we want Dick to see Marinette take down someone (probably trying to rob her) on her way out of her gymnastics place on her way home using a few Obviously MIxed Gymnastics and Specific Brand of Martial Arts that feels oddly familiar to Nightwing who tells Red Robin and for him to groan as 'Coffee Angel, Why!' and then the next day its 'oh. Coffee Angel is also That Woman's Granddaughter. It all makes Sense now.' (as i hc Gina as probably busting a few drug, weapons, and human trafficking rings on occasion as how she met Jason back in the day) OR for him to only see the end as Nightwing and stare as she took them down and used her earbuds as 'makeshift handcuffs' while she's calling Sabrina as "I'm fine, no dodged their hits and yes i didn't get gassed this time... yes I'll let the medics look me over and no i'm not going to vanish before they get here unless Akuma, Yes if that happens i'll go to the hospital after--Look, i think i saw a shadow just move. I'm going on Akuma-mode now so... Thanks!" before running to meet up with Red Robin and have it take meeting Gina and looking between Gina and Marinette and how she responds to Jason trying to spar with her and then it clicks? I can go either way, but... Tim figures them out quick and straight up says at one point "I mean, Queen Bee after Style Queen, inverse colors... I've seen the multiverse, I had her pegged after seeing her in the bakery last week." All while Not Telling The Bats as Marinette's team doesn't even know and he has a feeling (correctly) she'll react Badly if she isn't the one to tell him before he comes clean, and ears her bolting as 'no support, team leader, and often absentee and likely disabled mentor, civilian life was a wreck for two years and her civilian safety net is only JUST reforming... hm. That's Famil--Oh.... well... wait until trust is there and let her move on that front, try not to set her off and offer help in what she'll allow--or risk pissing off the demi-goddess of creation and his Coffee Angel. Which he'd like to avoid, please and thank you.

Yeah, Tim is definitely going to Project on Marinette in this.

Also, I see Jason or Dick as Getting Marinette is InvolvedTM next... and Damian being the one to confirm the suspicions.

Prefer Jason Big Brothering or Dick "New Sister Mode Engaged" to suspect she's a temp hero? (Jason via Have You Seen Her in a Spar--and it's Gina's Granddaughter vs Dick 'Her Moves are Too Familiar, Maybe Ladybug uses her as a Body Double and trains her?' as the first Suspicion Arisen among the Bats.

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A Reason for Living

Xavier Blackscythe (Flare) x Fem reader

Summary: How long has it been? Weeks? Months? Years? Possibly even centuries. Every little thing reminds me of her. The sound of the wind is her voice. Each beautiful sight was something she’s shown me. My whole world changed when I met her.

Inspired by the song「百年の恋 / Love of a Hundred Years」  English Version can be found here Flare’s Story can be read here

Author’s Note: Another two part request! This time from my wonderful friend @flaredarkstorm .Xavier is his OC. So, I apologize for this being different from my regular content. I’m just weak for his character building and I wanted to share my take on them. I hope you all enjoy.

“No matter how much time passes, I know I’ll stay right here In this love of a hundred years”

~ Love of a Hundred Years

It seemed like only yesterday, I held her in my arms. Her eyes glued to the sky, pointing out stars and planets. While mine were on her soft features. The movement of her lips, the way her hair framed her face. Everything is crystal clear, yet fading. Each memory just leaves a familiar but foreign warmth.

Now here I am, standing in an empty field. Eyes darting around for any trace of you. A scent. Sound. Your touch. Chasing shadows of a person I know existed, yet slowly forgetting- No, slowly learning a life without them.

~

“I’ll have one Earl Grey tea please, make it a large.” I can’t help mentally rolling my eyes as her voice echoed through my ears.

“And I’ll have one as well but with milk and a bit of sugar please. I’m not like Mr. Bitter pants here.”

Clearing my throat at the barista’s raised brow. I simply take my drink and take a seat in a booth in the corner. Muscle memory tells me to pull something in close but all I catch is air and another flashing memory.

“The good ol’ switcheroo! Now your drink is mine and mine is yours. Ta da!” Y/N’s scrunched up in a pout upon sipping the plain tea. “How do you drink this stuff? It’s so bitter like, like-” “My soul?” I finish for her, smiling smugly as I wait for her cute pout to paint her lips. Only to be greeted by a soft pair of lips instead.

“There. Now hopefully some of my sweetness transferred to you. I love you Mr. Bitterpants but a smile suits you much better you know,” she states matter of factly before reclaiming her drink.

I raise a brow at her, only to get a shrug in response. “It’s either you start eating sweet things to become sweeter or I give you kisses. I think I much prefer the kisses, don’t you?”

The memory causes a chuckle to escape me. A ghost of a smile, painting my lips. ‘Maybe next time I’ll try her order.’

~

Cold. Everything is so cold.

No matter how many blankets, I pile atop of me. It’s never enough. No, it’s simply not the same.

I want the warmth your smile brings. I want to hold you close as you play with my hair. I just want to see you again.

Hot tears rolled down my cheeks as everything came crashing back. Her weak smile. Pale skin. The beeping, That goddamn beeping.

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“Come on Flare. I thought I told you a smile suited you more,” once warm hands felt like icicles against mine. I smile weakly, gently running my fingers through her hair. 

The usual comfortable silence is destroyed by the rhythmic beeping. That brings both reassurance and anxiety. ‘Just how long will this last? I knew humans are fragile, yet-”

A soft touch against my cheek, snaps me from my thoughts.

“Xaiver, thank you for being with me. I know this place isn’t-”

Planting a kiss upon her forehead. I smile genuinely this time, trying to stop her storm of thoughts.

“As long as I’m with you. Anywhere is alright.”

I gently wipe away her tears for the last time, sharing another kiss before the end.

“Thank you for showing me the little things in life,” I held her limp hand against my chest as each word spilled out. “Thank you for letting me know what the warmth of love is like. Thank you for showing me I’m not the monster I believe I am. Thank you for being you, Y/N. For you I’ll keep going.”