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[jojopolls]

my opinion is that jotaro and jodio are both cringy ass nae nae teenage boys, but on the opposite sides of the spectrum

<-Jotaro Jodio->

Oh absolutely, Jotaro is somewhat aware that he's embarrassing as hell but Jodio thinks of himself as the coolest guy ever

[theroyalsims]

ELEANORE'S A BLONDE NO MORE! THE HARVELLES ATTEND NEIGHBOURHOOD PARTY IN COSTUME!

It's officially Spooky Fest and that typically means trick or treating and costume parties galore, and The Earl and Countess of Harvelle, with their little darling Lady Ella, were spotted attending one yesterday!

The entire family donned costumes for the neighbourhood bash, with Eleanore dressing up as a popular fairytale princess (complete with a black wig), while her real-life (former) Crown Prince dressed up as... well... Prince Charming. A little on the nose, yes, but it's also kind of adorable, especially if you add little Ella into the mix, who also came as a "princess" complete with a "golden" plastic tiara!

The family of three walked to the party, held a couple of houses down their country home. The party was a fun time for the neighbourhood kids to play, have fun, and indulge in sweets! One source shared:

"It was really for the kids, but the parents had loads of fun, too. There was good food and even greater company. There were about 20 adults and just as many kids. They had a clown and a bouncy house set up, too. There was a face painting booth and a photo booth. Everyone had a blast."

When asked about the Harvelle's attendance, the source further revealed:

"They've become part of the community. They know everyone and everyone knows them, of course. There were no curtseys or formalities - they came as Eleanore and Ibrahim and everyone adores little Ella. That girl is such a sweetheart. I think that's a huge part of why they love it here and they decided to settle here. We leave them be, give them their privacy, but at the same time we've let them know that they're welcome here."

However, not everyone is as "welcoming" to the family's choice of costume. Some commenters online have poked fun at the family's choice of outfits for the soiree. One person wrote:

"This is kinda sad and a lot hilarious. Ibrahim, in particular, should've thought twice about wearing that. This is a man who would've been a KING of a d*mn country. A REAL LIFE KING. And now here he is parading in a §10 costume, looking like a loon. Pathetic."

Another wrote:

"Eleanore's trying really, really hard to stay relevant and remind everyone that she's a princess. Yeah. You were. Once. And now you aren't. Because you were a massive spoiled brat and because you wanted to compete with your sister. But you'll never be Anya. This is so cringe. And the kid... I feel bad for her for being born into that mess of a family. Someone tell Eleanore her kid's no princess coz the queen didn't make her one. I give the whole "marriage" 5 years, tops. Their (sic) both narcissists and you just know that they're getting tired of each others (sic) crap. This is very desperate and so low even for them."

Well, you just can't please everybody, so it seems. For what it's worth, we think Lady Ella looks adorable, and we're 100% convinced every little girl deserves to be treated like a princess - royal or not.

Happy Spooky Fest to the Harvelles! 🎃

[goron-king-darunia]

Annon-Guy: Thoughts on the songs from Shadow The Hedgehog (Game)?

"I Am (All of Me)" perfectly encapsulates, to me, everything they're trying to get across with what the main game themes are. The capacity for both great good and terrible evil inside all of us, and the specific struggle Shadow has to face in deciding how to direct his immense power. It's all coated in that Edgy Branding that Shadow built up. I think the only criticism I can give it is that in order to parallel the first and second verses, the rhyme scheme is limited and sounds a little amateurish. That said, it is a video game for teens, it doesn't have to be high art in order to be a good game, and toying too much with the phrasing to get other rhymes to work wouldn't necessarily make it better. It's just an unfortunate result of having to use the particular rhyme scheme over. The game hits you with an absolute banger right out of the box. I approve.

I wasn't a fan in my younger days of either the deep rumbling vocals or the higher pitch more gravely growls in "Almost Dead." I appreciate them a bit more now, but I still find it hard to decipher the lyrics, even knowing what they are, because they meld together with the harsher blown out electric guitar. I understand these are staples of the Metal Genre, but it's why I'm more into power metal and symphonic metal over straight heavy metal a lot of the time. That said, it works surprisingly well as a dark theme. Part of the appeal of a game where you can choose to be good or evil, even though the choice largely doesn't matter in the broader context of this game given the true ending, is that feeling of righteous anger and getting to unleash your fury and rage. But the morbid lyrics almost beg you to question that. Shadow isn't really happy going down this dark path. The lyrics signal a sort of resignation to a fate where he's hated by others and can't trust the people he fights beside and feels caught in the middle of two sides of a world he can't relate to. Which brings us to...

"Waking Up." A guilty pleasure of mine and definitely where I would have put my vote in the poll if it wasn't for "All Hail Shadow." Waking up feels much more like Shadow indulging in a righteous anger. Teen me loved this song and when we were picking songs in Dance Class, this is one I put forward as something we could choreograph to. Didn't end up happening but man, it would have been rad. Works tremendously as the neutral end theme. It really hammers in that this is Shadow doing things for himself. While his goals may occasionally align with someone else's, he's ultimately out here to break anything he feels like if he thinks it will get him answers. Slay, king.

Unironically, "The Chosen One" was a theme I once arranged for a poetry assignment in English class to "write a song about what it feels like to be a teenager. Edgy as fuck and cringe as hell. I had so much power being unlimited cringe back then. That said I do think the song resonated with me for a reason. Besides the broader experience of chūnibyō (中二病), with that obnoxious anime protag phase I absolutely had, I do think the main sentiment of the theme of inheriting a responsibility I wasn't aware I signed up for by being born and having to move forward in a world that I suddenly understand is imperfect. Teenage years are about slowly easing into adulthood and realizing that childhood magic is largely a gift bestowed upon you by the adults in your life and that being a teenager is a sticky place where you have the rights of a child but are shouldering more of the responsibilities of an adult.

You get exposed to a lot of problems of the adult world and have no real experience to realize that even the stuff that looks easy on the outside is complicated, so you get this idea as a teen that either you're the smartest person to ever exist and being a teen is so unfair because if adults would just let you take a crack at it you could *totally* fix things (delusions of grandeur) or you see this yawning void of joyless drudgery and realize it's all too much for you so suddenly and you're being asked to help contribute to a world you barely understand and it's 3 AM and you're gaming even though you have school later and realize that your future, at least if you want a better world, is going to be picking up the pieces in the aftermath of problems you didn't create and you feel like a lamb to slaughter (this is mostly depression, I think.) It's coming to terms with imperfect parents, realizing you're alive against your will and it's nobody's fault, coming to terms with your own imperfections.

For Shadow it's a much more direct lyrical connection. It's him coming to terms with the fact that he was created with a specific purpose that he's being expected to fulfill, even though he doesn't have a full understanding of his past and himself. It's him realizing that he has to inherit the purpose he was born for and the life his past self led, including the harm he did in SA2 and during the events of Shadow The Hedgehog as well in order to remember even a fraction of who he is and what he has to do. The almost mournful wailing of the guitar in this alt-rock masterpiece and that uncertain synth droning vibration ending honestly carry so much. Absolutely a number 3 pick. Ratatosk DotNW could have had a vibe like this and it would have been so cool. Shadow stepping the fuck up and realizing even if he doesn't understand everything fully, that he still needs to make the right choice for the good of humanity, even though he's doomed to be, basically, alone in this task forever because he's functionally immortal. Absolute king shit and I love me a sad boy with a god complex, even if that sad boy is a 50+ year old alien hedgehog alien.

Crush 40 absolutely crushing it with "All Hail Shadow." My top pick. Unironically feels more like a vengeance song than the dark theme does. Shadow is in his element and this is audibly a triumphant song, but the lyrics are almost DANGEROUS. This is Shadow absorbed in the absolute euphoria of being able to justify all his pain by throwing down against an enemy he doesn't fully understand. He's been given blanket permission by the "good guys" to throw hands and he is more than happy to take them up on that opportunity. This song is "fuck it, we ball" at its finest. Shadow the Hedgehog woke the fuck up, couldn't remember a goddamn thing and went "neat, I fucking hate this but since there's nowhere else to go but up, let's fucking GO." The song unironically feels like a reward for being a goodie two-shoes without making you take off your edgy dark eye-shadow and goth/scene/emo clothing. The game is about an edgyboy shooting guns and driving vehicles and smashing everything in the way, so the song does lean a bit heavy on the glorifying violence aspect, even lyrically, but dear god. This is Shadow and the player wallowing in the euphoria and power fantasy of being given permission to raise hell. Delicious. 10/10 no notes.

"E.G.G.M.A.N." is a remix that almost lives up to the original. The extra synth and cutting the original vocals together to up the scat factor that showed up at the tail of the original rendition and cutting the lyrics as a whole down to just the essentials is honestly an incredible move. Keeps everything good about the original and amps up some of the parts that needed attention. Maybe it's the rose-tinted goggles, but the original will always be better in my opinion. But holy crap this is how you do a remix, especially considering that Eggman goes back to being a background character in this game rather than a playable and focal character like he was in SA2. Chef's kiss.

"Never Turn Back" is absolutely a baller ending theme. The sad reprise of "All of Me" as part of the intro is a stellar move. Crush 40 is incapable of missing. Not as triumphant as "All Hail Shadow" but the more steady, almost shanty/worksong rhythm has such a rugged and determined feeling. This is confidence. Shadow has decided what he's about now and he's sticking to his guns from here on out. He's moving forward regardless of what's true or not, he's decided what he wants regardless of and independent from everyone else.

This is my first time learning the history behind "Broken." I did see the trivia about it being an unused hero theme because they couldn't get the rights in time. I'm actually kind of glad. "The Chosen One" being written especially for the game makes it more fitting anyway and it wouldn't exist without the mishap, but I can definitely see where they were going with "Broken" and it honestly gives me that same feeling "The Chosen One" does about, well, what being a teen felt like. Coming into your own identity, but still wanting to be approved of by others, or at least not hated for being who you want to be, and the tension that sort of thing creates.

The Music from Shadow the Hedgehog is honestly always going to sit in a foundational place in my core. Absolutely stellar stuff that hit my squishy brain at exactly the right time in my life to get wedged there permanently. An absolutely incredible track list.

[spadeselfshipcorner]

okay so i've never really written out all the lore cohesively so it's kind of messy but basically it's online best friends to lovers.

my oc is named cammie (short for chamomile) & he's a nerdy almost-hippie and very outgoing tboy. he dms milluki one day like "hey you don't know me but we're both in the EVA server" (CRINGE!!!!! discord boyfriends...) "and all of your opinions have been really based except Why did you characterize asuka like that in your latest rant." they argue about it for a while until they realize that they literally agree they're just phrasing it differently and cam is like oh okay!!! We're friends now and you can't stop me

they end up talking A lot!!!! Also Cammie is the type of person who like casually shows his face on the day they become friends meanwhile he doesn't see Milluki's until at least a year into friends & a Lot of peer pressure. Ummm they have lots of fun.... They have a Minecraft realm and Cam accidentally kills Milluki's dog multiple times. They get to the point of closeness where Cam will be like "will you pleaaaase doordash me burger king" and Milluki doesn't have to ask what he wants LMAO

As for how they actually meet IRL. Okay do hisoillu is real here I should mention. Anyway Illumi tells Milluki he should stay with the two of them at their penthouse in Yorknew for a few days because it'd be good for him to get out of the house and while Milluki is obviously very hesitant he does agree because Cam lives in Yorknew and at this point he is definitely feeling Something for him even if he's not 100% sure what it is. So Cam and Millu meet at a ttrpg store & illumi and hisoka pretend they aren't spying the entire time but obviously Milluki knows they are. Oh & when they first see each other Cammie hugs him for like a minute straight. Milluki ends up spending more time at Cams that week than he does at Illumis. Illumi doesn't mind really because at least he's away from the estate

How they actually get together I'm not 100% decided on yet,, something something watching a movie at Cam's and awkwardly talking it out ft awkward first kisses on Milluki's part ... Dorks

Oh there's also maybe like a Milluki gender thing going on during all of this. Sometime post meeting Cam online but pre meeting him IRL Milluki realizes hey maybe I'm not a cisguy. but I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to include that in my lore or not... I love u transgirl Milluki but I have not decided

oh man that was a rant!!!! uhhhdhhhh i didn't even mention cams family or how his older brother ends up meeting illumi or anything. for another day i suppose

OMGGG this is so much fun! The Discord boyfriends idea is so adorable aaaaa!

Seems like a super sweet story you've got going on, and I already love Cammie fhfjs the Minecraft part made me giggle.

And tbh the gender thing is cool! I personally HC him as cis and bisexual, but it's your story and you have free reign to do whatever you wish 🩷

Do keep me updated, I'm invested fhgjkd

[lilac-melody]

Have I rambled about this before? Yes.

Am I going to continue anyway? Also yes.

I love Nagisa I love Shiranami Nagisa so much he's so good and I adore him he deserves the entire world and I genuinely hope he becomes the best chef in the entire world in the Honeyworks universe.

He's just a hardworking himbo 😊 he's so kind to his peers and isn't afraid to stand up against lipxlip at all. In fact, while most people would cringe if lipxlip glared at them, Nagisa just glares right back. He's a king. Put them in their places, sir, don't take their bullshit.

And not to mention him and Hiyori...they're so precious it puts me into tears...how can you not love them?

They think so lowly of themselves with Nagisa hoping to be Hiyori's Prince Charming and Hiyori wanting to be a Cinderella, both unaware that they are already the prince and Cinderella of each others dreams.

They hold each other in a high standard, with Hiyori being worried about not looking cute enough for Nagisa, and Nagisa feeling as though he's simply not good enough for Hiyori.

And yet, despite all of that, they remain strong friends. They're sweet, they're loving, they wholeheartedly understand each other without anything needing to be said...and both can find joy in things like running.

Everyone in Honeyworks has "that one person" who truly understands them, and for Hiyori and Nagisa, that is each other. They know each other's flaws, their insecurities, their likes and dislikes, and they do everything without judgment, like a real couple does.

There's nothing between these two but pure, unadulterated love and support.

With Nagisa, Hiyori knows that, because of him, she can feel like a true heroine, even if she wants to hold off on romance for now.

And with Hiyori, Nagisa has someone true and genuine who won't ever leave his side, and will be his #1 supporter for his dream of being a chef.

They aren't just Prince Charming and Cinderella, they are simply Nagisa and Hiyori, and that in itself is beautiful.

[zipmode]

your wizards are seriously so awesome tell. me. everything

WOW this ask looks so broken on mobile for some reason but YAYYY YIPPEEEEE WUNCLE WORLD ^_^ surprisingly fleshed out for a world where literally the only two characters I've been able to think up names for are the titular Wuncle and Earnest.

Wait im gonna put this infodump under a read more. Just in case. Yeah it's a long one.

ANYWAYS it's from a concept I came up with some time last year I think? (GOING BACK AFTER LOOKING UP WHEN I FIRST TALKED ABOUT THEM. IT WAS THIS YEAR. LOL.) Earnest is this miserable kid in the 'real' world whose parents died in a ~MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT~. One day out of nowhere their deadbeat uncle Joe (who they barely remember, hasn't seen him since the death of their parents) yanks them into the MAGIC world where he reveals that he and Earnest's mom come from a super long line of extremely powerful wizards, that Earnest's mom only moved to Boring World to be with the cringe fail love of her life or whatever 🙄, and that Earnest should basically come live with him in his AWESOME WIZARD TOWER instead of the STUPID REAL WORLD so they can study under him to become the next great wizard in the family or whatever.

Instead of being super hyped for this opportunity like Joe THINKS is gonna happen, Earnest is like. 'Dude what the fuck? I barely know you. I don't care about this. Take me back. I miss my Nintendo DS.'

To this Wuncle Joe responds 'ohhhh ummmm actually creating a portal to boringland is incredibly difficult and can only occur like once every ten years when the planets align jussst right so basically you're stuck here anyways 😁👍but don't worry it's cool I'm cool we're cool.' And thus begins Earnest's involuntary apprenticeship 👍

Other characters Wuncle World include:

Wuncles' Familar: Wuncle Joe made a deal with this demon essentially stating that in exchange for his soul (after he dies ((a powerful wizards soul is a rare and tasty treat for a demon))) she works for him and basically does whatever. Basically his assistant. Very silly very goofy VERY VERY EVIL. but cant really do any SUPER evil stuff unless joe says so. At least until he dies :). She's capable of shape-shifting and typical demon stuff but her default form looks like this (old drawings <3) vvv

DRYAD KID: a little ways away from Wuncle's Tower, which is surrounded by a dense and super magical forest, is a secret town of various naturey creatures. Dryads, Nymphs, Satyrs, Pixies etc etc etc. Earnest learns about it through the Dryad Kid, who at first is like 'OH FUCK yes new kid in the forest', then Earnest is like 'yeah I moved into the wizard tower. With my uncle. The wizard.' And the Dryad kid is like. '.........ohhhhh 😬 that guy.'

Dryad Kid acts as Earnest's primary guide to the magical realms as well as their first glimpse into the fact that Wuncle Joe isn't just some deadbeat fool, but a public nuisance at best and a malicious force in the realm at worst. If Earnest isn't busy doing stupid wizard shit with their uncle, chances are they're hanging out with Dryad Kid.

HONORABLE CHARACTER MENTIONS (even less flushed out guys but still important):

KING AND PRINCE: king of the big main kingdom. Wuncle Joe's old boss. Also not a great guy but it's less obvious at first. His son is the prince who acts as like. A rival to Earnest before they both realize they're kind of in similar boats and become friends.

WIZARD COUNCIL: grand council of wizards that controls. Well you know. Wizard stuff. Fate of the world shit. They fucking hate Wuncle Joe. Hardasses but not necessarily evil.

EARNEST 'S MOM: very very very powerful wizard. Clearly had some crazy beef with Joe before she died but most of the specifics are unknown to Earnest until later in the plot.

Overall plot is like. Earnest gradually discovering that Wuncle Joe is actually the primary antagonist of this world. They have to Outwizard and Outscheme him before he can destroy everything basically.

Thank you for asking about my wizard world Austin in lives in my head rent free <3 this essentially only scratches the surface of its Whole Deal. But this was already super long LOL

[tsuki-sennin]

Hail to the King, baby! Ohsama Sentai! Kingohger! ...or is it King Ohger? I'll tag it both just in case. It's a brand new Sentai, for a brand new tag!

"Rejoice O Swarming Evil! You're My King!"

I am immensely excited, so no more delaying.

Spoilers, I guess...

-Five Heroes, and their God.

-Well, the CG is certainly... better!

-I love the look of this planet.

-Tikyu, I believe? Might as well just call it Yarph.

-The Bugnarak are coming back!

-Pardon you?

-It's all very stylized and detailed, I appreciate that a lot.

-Shugoddam! A... very funny name, I hope it's not foreshadowing.

-Ahhhh, a festival~!

-I feel at home already.

-Lots and lotsa bug folk!

-A ceremony?

-The kings are comin'~!

-A whole roundtable, coming forth.

-Hello, you must be Lord Racules.

-I am honored to make your presence.

-This is Queen Himeno of Ishabana.

-Oh lord, that's so much shiny.

-I mean no offense, your majesty, but this is almost certainly going to be the most CG heavy Sentai season yet.

-Toufu! ...that might be the dumbest name for any of these kingdoms.

-Kaguragi Dybowski! ...I didn't realize Poland was a country Toei even knew existed.

-Ah yep, this one! Everyone was talking about them a hell of a lot.

-King and Chief Magistrate of Gokkan. Has so much GNC swag that it practically emanates off them.

-Thank you for this, Toei, seriously.

-Chief Justice Rita, I love you already.

-And of course Yanma-shachou. Cyberpunk himself.

-I might end up calling you Yanmega by accident, sorry in advance.

-Oh fuck, he lives in Peta, run my lord, they're gonna use your autism to lie about milk!

-Here they come. Royalty in a procession of CGI.

-Legendary Swords~!

-Considering how big and important it seems to be, I'm assuming Shugoddamn's also the center of the land's religion?

-That's pretty neat, kinda like the Theocracy of Allistel from Radiant Historia.

-Oh shit, real location!

-Sorry, I don't mean to harp on the CGI so much, it's honestly not bad at all, but goddamn.

-I suppose this was the blood price to pay for the demand of real suits for every ranger.

-Gira! King of Evil!

-Conquer the world!

-Oh come now Kogane-san, you gotta get into it!

-Oh fuck, taxes.

-Hmmm... I'm sensing a corrupt bureaucracy in our midst.

-Gira comin' in to commit a crime.

-Too cringe for Kogane-san.

-Yeah! Get fucked!

-Doing it for the people!

-Quite a good guy, this King of Evil.

-No more petty squabbles. Now is the time for unity.

-King Racles, offers is life for the people of the world.

-Oop.

-Seems like we've already broken down.

-"You need me. You need my power."

-Yeah, I don't trust you, Racles.

-Damn, Rita don't fuck around, do they?

-"I'm the top", yeah that's what they all say.

-Jururira?

-Sounds tasty.

-Oh fuck, here they come.

-The bad guy bugs!

-Big Daddy Desnarak.

-"Move out, my minions- I mean, my friends! Royal Arms!"

-Have to admit, the CG's at least growing on me a lot more than I expected it to.

-Kogane!

-Homegirl's dying!

-"The King... he'll protect us."

-...seems like that was an empty lie.

-Dickhead king.

-Jesus Christ, this man is heartless.

-"Once Emperor Desnarak's head rolls, Yanma Gust's and the people of N'Kosopa shall soon follow."

-Right, you're super evil.

-Hotdamn, Himeno's kicking serious ass.

-Everybody is, holy crap.

-Damn Toei, I see you.

-Hohohohohoho!

-Yanma's haxxor powers are no match for divine tradition.

-So that's why they pushed the whole King of Evil thing so hard.

-All the world shall be your enemy, Prince with a Thousand Enemies.

-Gira! Conquer the world in the name of God and people!

-Big Bug!

-"HOW!?"

-Qua God!

-March for the King of Evil, my friends!

-Royal Arms!

-Oooooooh, I love the amber

-You Are The King!

-Kuwagon! Let's fly!

-Oh my lord

-Okay, that's cool

-Shugod!

-Right out the gate! Time to combine!

-God has descended!

-Hot damn, I'm enjoying this a lot.

-Oh God, where did the Spider Shot come from

-"Insignificant worm! Bow before your King!"

-Yeah, this is gonna be a fun ride.

-Thank you, Kuwagon.

-The kings

-"Bring the traitor's head to me, minions!"

-Headed to N'Kosopa!

-Oh shit, ad read.

-OH FUCK ACE

-Ohhhhh, this is the SHT bumper.

-Sorry, the subs I usually find omit these.

-That's pretty sick.

-Love how he brought Big Sis Tsumuri with him, that's cute.

[feathers-fallen-on-riverdale]

Season 1 Episode 3: Chapter 3 - Body Double GRUNDY'S CORPSE IN THE PALM OF MY-

[Ep. Statues: Already Watched/First Time Watching + Remember/Vaguely/Don't Remeber]

Cheryl you dramatic ass hoe. You literally just said "I'm guilty" in front of your entire class made a whole scene and only waited to elaborate until you got cuffed and taken to a secluded room???! This girl has zero brain cells she just fakes it till she makes it.

Also did they even read her her rights?

I WAS RIGHT HE WAS GONNA RUN AWAY. WITH POLLY(?).

I think she was pregnant but how could I have possibly forgotten such a big detail (says person who has forgoten all the big details up until now).

..... I don't remember much of Cheryl's parents (expect that Cheryl's mother was a dominatrix? Please tell me that's a hallucination) but wow from that 1 scene they said "Fuck subtlety. We are evil mustach twirling villains".

Okay but Alice seems to represent the very real treat of media coverage being pushed by a personal agenda to be a smear campaign.

HOWEVER I know the cw writers aren't that good, so this is a Supernatural brand of accidental good writing.

Fuck ya Archie lets goooo! Ignore Grunkle, confess what you know! Expose her!

Me when he didn't expose Grangle ^^^

Hold up Veronica's dating outside the polycule? I don't remember this!

Betty: Juggy 😘😍😍😊😊

Me:

I got past the cringe and into the emotional hits. Now it's 50/50

They bounce off each other well, they have half decent chemistry. Realising why the fandom fandom latched onto Bughead as the het ship of choice.

Also they are both bi4bi.

Chuck is being suspiciously nice. And they're really speed running this shit....

Okay Grungly not only are you being a crazy freak about Archie coming forward about information (which anybody would have applauded him for and he left your name out) but you're using your power dynamic to punish him for it? Get the fuck out. This woman makes my skin crawl.

"Sticky maple, it's exactly what it sounds like." Mmmmh no it's not. That doesn't elaborate anything at all. Man allos are..

I'm feeling a deep seated glee at Veronica's reaction and that Kevin and Betty 100% support her.

She just... burst in there. Okay. Love that for her! No hesitation no "omg she saw him naked and got all flustered" nah my girl just body slammed him outta the way like Cruella on a highway. Veronica road rages confirmed. Also.

SHE'S HOLDING BETTY'S HAND!

Wait so the first official use of "B & V" is by a slut shaming asshole named Chuck Clayton???? Okay.... how about no. And canon is what I want :)

But man I love the use of "B & V". Sounds like the name of a bed and breakfast. Hmmmm maybe after the show is over Betty and Veronica move to Vermont, open a charming B&B called "B & V's Bed and Breakfast" like another CW queer couple?

Love that Betty snapped at Chuck. Zero hesitation no longer gives half a shit about seeing a dick. Claws out for her girlfriend.

"The betas you dated in New York" ........... RED FLAG ALERT 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩also a really funny one cause you're probably thinking "who in their right mind talks like this"? And then you realise... yeah every teenage fuck boy.

I am actually so concerned. Please somebody talk to Weatherbee about getting these guys thier shots I think they've got rabies. Why the fuck else are they barking?

😑🤨 Doiley is giving alt-right redit incel.

"Anything you want *bites lip* except for my body"

The mf sitting beside her, just trying to graduate high school and get the hell outta here:

Ohhh the pussycats arc. Pretty sure 1 of them quits and bands with Archie.

Wasn't she like, the Gargoyle King's no. 1 groupie?

My support group maker Betty headcanon is being furthered here.

Cheryl??? Girl do you have a story you'd like to share with the class?

Me, pointing to the Cheryl Bitch-O'Meter ready to slide it higher: Honey you can't keep doing this. I can't defend you.

Cheryl: Sluts

I mean they (the writers) aren't doing this whole "we're gonna tackle a social issue experienced by teens, mostly girls" thing great per say, but the intent is there... I think. And it kinda hits when Ethel mentions that she went to the Principle and he didn't do shit.

Cheryl: Proof that what, boys will be boys?

Me, already adding 2 bow and arrows to the meter: yah no. That's enough. It's giving pick me girl

Jughead pulling a Batman got me going like, "oh no, my pathetic bi trans emo boys, they're multiplying".

Of fucking course the gun scare was caused by a fucking idiotic teen with unbridled access to firearms. God help me I don't live in a country where that's a problem but even I can pick up the subtext, it's hitting me in the face like a 2x4.

Okay the scene where Josie is like "you can't write our experience" and Archie is like "shit you're right my bad" is actually very good but ik for a fact that one shitty lyric suggestion from gingerbread later will flip that shit over so fast.

Aaaand I was right. Flipped so fast.

"Just how depraved is this town"

Like I promise you Veronica you're gonna wish it stopped it here.

"A B&E with B&V" lovely alliteration there Cheryl.

"Trev told Valerie, who told Josie, who told Ginger, who told Tina who told me". Okay damn. But far more realistic than I expected. It's a highschool there are no secrets. The only thing I simply refuse to believe is that that the chain of Chinese whispers is that solid or effective.

I wonder how many students hear about the wild shit this lot get up to and just go "Absoulty not. It's our circus sure. But I, as a monkey am not being paid enough for this. Or at all."

"Polly grew up too fast. I don't want to blah blah blah"

"I like it." Oh the helicopter mother damage it showing.

Okay who has a pool in that small a town?

OH the black bob wig my Absoulte Enemy.

Easy on the drinks there Alice- OH she just bitch slapped her huh? Now I feel like I'm just watching the real housewives.

Okay Romeo and Juliet balcony scene. Secret meeting at the masked ball I see you.

OH Fred. "What made you take such an interest in my son?" Get HER ASS FRED 🔪😡🤬

"Park avenue princess to cater waiter" exhibit ... idk H of reasons Alice is actually Karen; disrespect of customer service/servers.

😬 hold up. Thier drugging him?! And those are- okay. Who is writing these scripts??!

Betty... nah.

OH Fred Andrews... this show doesn't deserve you.

Betty, Betty. Denial is a river... ya know.

Okay but can we talk about the fact that only Hermione (Veronica's mom) showed up to negotiate with Weatherbee? Betty's mother? Not even in the shot. How much you will to get that she was willing to leave Betty high and dry, on her own, as an extra punishment.

"Betty and Veronica, now B&V, maybe forever, were forged" BERONICA SWEEP.

ANDREW. WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING.

FINALLY. THE BOMB HAS. GONE. OFF.

~

Archie ab shot count (per episode then added together per season): None this episode but we'll put an honourary 0.5 in there for Chuck.

Cheryl's Bitch-O'Meter: 🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹🏹|🏹 I know this is supposed to be an episode of growth and what not. But the slut shaming and just... general *indicates vaguely* merits this in my opinion.

Is it a bird? A plane? No it's a new headcannon pulled right out of thin air! :

bi4bi Bughead

Veronica has road rage

B&V's B&B (destiel paralle)

Reddit incel Doyley

Tag list (you can ask to be added [or removed]: @youre-only-gay-once

[harrowscore]

tag nine people you want to know better.

i was tagged by sweet @theresebelivet -- ty darling <3

three ships: at the moment rivamika, the beast/beauty from the both fairy tale and its countless adaptations, and the ocs from my own batb/death and the maiden retelling... they still have no names (it's complicated lmao) but let's call them the sorcerer-king & the sun princess. (i promise it's not as cringe-y as it sounds... maybe lol)

first ever ship: mmmh probably rufy/nami from one piece? i've recently caught up on the anime and i confirm it's one of the few valid friends to lovers/~male protagonist + female protagonist in a shonen manga~ pairings ever lmao. i love them as much as i did when i was 8 and had no idea what shipping even was. idt it'll be ever canon and tbh i don't even care, i just think they're adorable okay??

last song: my love by florence + the machine. (i unironically think seeing one concert of flo or either halsey would cure my depression, at least for a while lmao)

last movie: becoming jane.

currently reading: banewreaker (first book of the sundering duology) by jacqueline carey. so far a stunning read. it's kind of a lotr retelling (the inspiration is obvious but also it's meant to be so) but told from the Bad Guys povs. here there are no actual villains, so the moral conundrum is very real, and the readers empathize with characters from both sides of the war. bonus: death and the maiden vibes :))

currently watching: nothing, but i'll start fleabag one of these days.

currently consuming: nothing, but the last thing i ate was a great pizza.

currently craving: ice cream 🍧🍦

tagging everyone who wants to do this (i'm bad at tagging people lmao)

[booksbookandmorebooks]

Netflix’s I am not okay with this Mini Review.

Hello my lovelies, im back today with my third and final mini series review about dum dum dum dum… the highly anticipated Netflix original I am not okay with this! Spoiler review its amazing. So without any stalling lets get straight into the review because I am DYING to talk about this show!

Id give you a little description but come on, if you know you know!

What did I like?

The characters and character development was done so brilliantly you physically feel connected to each any everyone of them. All these characters have something you will be able to relate to and feel for which just give you such strong care for them and a need to protect them because you can see yourself in them or at least traits. 

The mix of stranger things and end of the f**king world creates this beautifully raw/ awkward yet oddly humorous effect. The fact this tiny off the grid village is still stuck in an old 80s style is aesthetically so cosy and endearing to me. From the fashion, to the diners, the old school bowling alleys ,everything just screams dated but in the best kind of way. when you look at shows like riverdale theres a huge clash, to me the mix of modern and old school just doesn't work and comes across janky but with this show somehow it just fits perfectly. Its a place I would love to grow up in and live.

I also loved the coming of age approach to the show. While yes it isn’t the most relatable thing ive ever watched you know with the whole telekinesis thing but besides that there are so many things that are touched upon and depicted in this show that as i have said way too many times already everyone can sympathise with or understand. From struggles with sexuality and expression, to unrequited love, to first loves, first heart breaks, miss placed anger, loss  and so much more. The fact that while exploring these topics the show doesn’t dumb anything down for its audiences is something i cannot praise enough. the creators and directors make sure this doesn’t feel like an adult writing a show for kids, nor does it feel like they're trying to forge this fake connection that all writers seem to do when writing a show for teenage audiences. You know what I mean, when adults casually drop in slang or phrases they think everyone uses when in actual fact nobody has ever or will ever use them and in turn makes you cringe so hard you physically cant watch any more. It feels very raw and representative and makes these issues feel seen and heard. Given a real voice for once instead of made to seem irrelevant and silly.

Was it predictable?

Hell *clap* no *clap*. No way. If you’ve seen it you know exactly what im about to say because honesty, I genuinely think I am scarred from that ending and need some form of therapy. So predictable? its gonna be a hard hard no.

Was it easy to watch?

Another show me and boyfriend binged as soon as it dropped. We both fell in love with it and didn’t move the entire morning.

Any issues?

None what so ever.

Would I recommend it?

To everyone and anyone I know.

[bizarrewritings-blog]

Better Man - B.B.

Youngblood Series

Bucky Barnes x reader

'Darling, all of my wrongs, they led me right to you. Wrapped in your arms, I swear I'd die for your love.'

Modern Day!AU

Word count: 2,789

Genre: Fluff

Warnings: Very light smut

The cool air hit his skin as he watched the smoke leave his mouth and slowly fade away into the night. A view on his watch told him it was already past 3am, 'The best time.' He thought to himself, pressing his cigarette out with his foot before stepping back into the nightclub. It's where he spend most of his weekends, getting wasted before a night of fun with a random women, sometimes even man, if he was drunk enough. It was his getaway, it was what he needed. He accepted it as his life.

"Thank god Barnes, I thought you've already left!" The bartender, Dean, called as Bucky neared, a grin on his face. "You see a girl on my arm?" He held up his right arm to demonstrate the lack of company. "I'm not leaving without some fun." The bartender gave him a knowing grin, pouring him another Whiskey.

Bucky turned in his chair, taking a sip from his glass as he let his eyes wander across the dance floor. Many people always left around 2:30am, leaving only the ones who could handle a lot in the club. Those were the ones he lusted over.

His gaze landed on a brunette, dancing with a couple of friends. She wore a tight, strapless dress which showed the perfect curve of her ass and boobs. Her make up was a little much for his liking, but he didn't really care. Bucky bit his bottom lip, smiling. He found his victim.

After downing his drinks, he made his way over to the women. The bass was strong in his ears, his vision a little blurry thanks to the alcohol pumping through his veins. There was still a mass of people he had to push through until he arrived his destination, his hands immediately landing on her hips as he pressed himself against her. A faint gasp left her lips, barely audible over the music, making him smirk. Thankfully, she didn't seem to have anything against a stranger so close to her, moving their bodies to the music together. She suddenly turned around, her arms snaking around his neck as she grinned at him. Damn she was a bold one and Bucky couldn't help but lick his lips.

Their dancing quickly grew into something more as one of her hands knotted itself in his long locks, tugging lightly, making him groan. She was already rubbing her crotch against his thigh lightly and his pants got tighter by the second. Then her lips found his and he kissed her hungrily, they're tongues fighting for dominance as they still ground against each other. His lips left hers, leaning to her ear. "Yours or mine?" He asked, his teeth grazing the skin of her neck. "None of that." She answered, making him look at her in confusion. She just bit her lip and grinned, pulling him from the dance floor and out of the club.

She led Bucky into a dark, narrow alley right beside the club. Without a word she pressed him against the wall, her lips landing on his again. But he pushed her away lightly by her hips. "You want to do it here?" He asked, not sure if he wanted it or not. But the possibility of denying her wish vanished as he bit her lip and nodded. He growled, turning them around to shove her against the wall before he picked her up, her legs around his waist as they made out again. Bucky ground himself against her crotch, both of them moaning quietly at the friction.

"Veronica?!" A horrified voice made them break away from each other, the girl almost falling to the ground in the process. A group of girls stood infront of the alley, all of them shocked expressions. "We searched everywhere for you! You can't just leave!" The same girl said, still shocked. "Especially not with him." Another girl added, a disgusted look on her face as he eyed Bucky. His jaw clenched, his nostrils flaring. "Im sorry." The girl he just made out with simply said, flattening out her dress before leaving with the rest of the group.

Bucky groaned in annoyance, shifting the crotch of his jeans to make his erection less obvious. As he turned to leave the alley, he was met with one of the girls from the group which apparently hasn't left as she leaned against the wall, a grin on her face. "What's so funny?" He snapped, his eyes narrow. She chuckled. "I've seen you a couple times here. Fun to see you not succeed for once, Barnes." He looked at her in suprise. "You know my name?" She nodded. "Everyone knows your name. The first person they have to go to when they need a simple fuck from a guy who doesn't care about them. The mysterious, long haired man with the prosthetic arm." She shrugged. He narrowed his eyes again, his arms crossing in front of his chest as he stared at her, a grin forming on his lips. "You're one of those?" That made her laugh.

"No, no definitely not. You have to take me out on a date at least once before getting into my pants." He bit his lip, still grinning. "Deal." She just shook her head, smiling. "Never gonna happen, Barnes. I only sleep with real guys, not the ones trying to lift their ego by sleeping with strangers." She waved off, turning away from him, ready to leave. "Wait!" She stopped, looking back at him. "You know my name. It's only fair if i get to know yours as well." He grinned. She rolled her eyes, but smiled. "Y/N." She left without another word, leaving him alone in the dark. He shook his head, laughing in disbelief before lighting a cigarette. He made his way home, no desire in trying to get another person to go home with him after what just happened.

~

After another week of pushing through his work, he found himself back in the club, sitting at the bar. But this time, he was searching for one exact person. "Everything alright with you?" Dean asked. "You already waved three girls off. They were practically throwing themselves on you. Do i have to call a doc?" Bucky chuckled, nipping on his drink. "I'm waiting for someone." Deans eyebrows raised high. "Do not tell me James Barnes had found the woman of his dreams." Bucky cringed slightly at hearing his real name, but played it off by smiling and shaking his head. "It's not that. She interrupted me and a girl last weekend and she acted all bold and stuff. I kinda liked it." He shrugged. "So you 'trynna get in her pants?" Dean asked grinning, making Bucky laugh. "Always do." He lifted his drink before taking a sip, letting his gaze wander across the room again.

Then he spotted you. You were sitting on one of the small leather couches in one of the corners with a guy very close to you. You looked uncomfortable, trying to shove him away while he tried to get closer. "Time to play the hero." He said to himself before getting up to walk up to you. He could here you say "Fuck off, i mean it." as he neared, but the guy wasn't buying it. "Come on, don't tell me you don't want my face between your legs." The man said with a dirty grin as your face scrunched up in disgust. "Hey, she told you to get lost." Bucky yelled over the music as he stood infront of you. The guy immediately looked at him, pissed off at the interruption. "What do you care?" He snapped, standing up to look intimidating. Bucky only chuckled, the guy was half a head shorter and not nearly as broad as him.

"Just making sure girls don't get hit on by Pervs like you." He explained, making the other man laugh. "Who are you do judge, Barnes? You even fuck guys. At least I'm not a faggot like you." Buckys jaw clenched as he tried to ignore the last comment. "At least, I make sure the people I fuck are okay with what I do to them." He challenged as he stepped closer, now towering over the guy while staring down at him. "Now get your ass away from that girl, or I'll kick it out of here if i have to." A grin formed on his face. "Or maybe I'll fuck it. You're quite my type." That was a complete lie, but it was enough to earn a disgusted "What the fuck." from the guy before he left.

Bucky looked down at you with a smile, only to be greeted by an annoyed look. His smile fell. "What? I just helped you get that dude off you." You rolled your eyes. "I was fine." "No you weren't." He argued, his left brow rising. "Come on, let me get you a drink." He stuck his hand out towards you. You just scoffed at him. "You think just because you got that guy away from me I'll sleep with you, mh? Because men can't help a woman just to be nice." You stood up, ignoring his hand as anger pumped in your veins. You stormed past him, not noticing that he was following you until you were outside.

"Hey, wait. Please." Bucky carefully took your arm, making you turn around to face him. "What's your matter with me? What did I do for you to hate me so much?" You bit your lips, your eyes on the ground. You couldn't tell him that you had the biggest crush on him since you first saw him, and how he broke your heart by leaving with a different person every weekend. "I just can't stand people like you." You shrugged, making him furrow his brows in confusion. "People like me?" "Yeah. People, guys like you. Who have Sex with complete strangers and feel like they're the King of the world." You took a breath, still not meeting his gaze. "You don't care about love and emotions. All you know is Sex. And it pisses me off." Bucky still stared at you in disbelief. "Why do you care? Did we have Sex and I forgot about you? If that's the case, I-" "See, all you care about." You interrupted him, rolling your eyes. "Everything seems to be about Sex with you. Everything else is unimportant." He huffed out a laugh, making you look at him.

"I've just never found the right person." He shrugged, making your jaw slacken a little. He smiled at you before pressing his lips together. "No drink, i accept that. Maybe dinner? Tomorrow evening?" You let your gaze drop again, debating whether or not it was a good idea. "Come on, give me a chance. Just one. Please." He begged, a pleading look on his face. You sighed; You would never win this.

"Alright." A bright smile formed on his lips. "Awesome! Here's my number, just text me your address and I'll pick you at six." He winked at you, turning around to enter the club again. "Wait, you're not getting in there to get another girl, are you?" You asked, trying not to show how disappointed his actions made you. He just chuckled. "Nope, just downing the drink i payed for and Dean looked after. Not gonna talk to a single woman on my way, i promise!" He called before disappearing into the building. You bit your lip to prevent yourself from grinning in relief.

~

The Date went great. Bucky actually picked out a nice restaurant, nothing too fancy but not too casual too. This was the first time you saw him in something other than a T-Shirt as he wore a black, buttoned up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. You didn't even think he owned something like that.

You also found out that he could talk about other things apart from Sex and Woman. He joked a lot, almost making you choke on your Spaghetti one time because you laughed so hard. The look on his face when you talked about your family and pets were pure fondness, the soft smile never leaving his lips. "You look especially pretty when you talk about things you love." He pointed out, grinning as you blushed.

When you both finished and he payed, you told him you needed the restroom. Bucky nodded, telling you he'd be outside and wait. When you joined him shortly after, he had a cigarette between his lips, smiling at you. When he saw the distressed look on your face he took it back in between his fingers, blowing the smoke in the opposite direction of which you were standing as his brows furrowed. "Is something wrong?" You shrugged, your eyes on the item in his hand. He followed your gaze, lifting his hand. "Not a fan of cigarettes?" You shook your head. "My dad used to smoke around me all the time. It was disgusting." Bucky just chuckled before shrugging. "Alright." He let his cigarette drop on the ground, stepping it out before reaching into the pocket of his leather jacket, pulling out the half full pack to throw it into the garbage can behind him. You just stared at him while he grinned at you. "Don't need them." He shrugged as you just slowly shook your head. "You really want to get into my pants." You murmured. His face fell at your words.

"You still think it's just about Sex?" You instantly regretted your words as you saw his disappointed face. "No, no, i swear. I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking. I was really suprised that you would just throw them away like that." A grin made it's way back onto Buckys face. "I want to prove that I'm serious about this. About you." He smiled softly, making your heart flutter.

The two of you continued talking as he drove you home. He was so sweet and polite to you, and you really didn't want to get out as you arrived at your apartment complex. "The evening was nice. Thank you." You smiled at him. "Anytime." He smiled back. Then you just looked at each other, neither of you wanting this day to end.

"Am I allowed to kiss you?" He suddenly asked, a slight blush covering his cheeks. You chuckled at him. "Do you always ask for permission?" He shook his head. "But I don't want you to think I'm moving too fast or something." He smiled slyly. The gentleman-like Bucky was a whole new experience, but you loved it. "You're allowed to." He smiled in relief before leaning over to you, his lips inching closer. "Tell me when I'm going too far." He whispered and you nodded. Then his lips touched yours, and your eyes immediately closed as you leaned in to kiss him properly. You sighed into the kiss as his right hand fell to the back of your head, his metal one searching your own on your thigh to wrap his around it. Goosebumps covered your entire body as a firework of emotions went off in your stomach, and you couldn't help but smile into the kiss.

~

Half a year later, the Bucky you used to know was gone. He hasn't been to a club in months, spending as much time as possible with you. He had only smoked two more cigarettes after he had thrown his away infront of you, but soon enough he had stopped completely. He also didn't drink alcohol every weekend, maybe a beer here and there but nothing too much. He had changed, for you.

"You know, I always thought my life was perfect." He said one night while you were at his apartment, cuddled up together while watching some movies. You lifted your head from his chest to look at him, his eyes still on the TV. "What do you mean?" "Going out every weekend." He continued. "Hooking up with random people, drinking and smoking. I thought it was great." He stopped to look at you, the soft smile you loved so much on his lips. "But then I met you, and i know i lied to myself the whole time. This right here, having you next to me. That's the perfect life I was searching for all this time." You smiled brightly at him, pushing yourself up to kiss him passionately. He had become a better man, thanks to your help. And he had no desire to go back to how his life was before you met.

[kayrockerqog]

KINGS AND QUEENS AU: FINALE PT 1

((Synopsis: Scarlett is leading a new battalion against Jo's kingdom, and is reviewing the plans for the rising armageddon.))

The red-haired Lord cleared her throat, gaining the attention of the other Lords in her presence. Lightning had woken up that morning and insisted he got back to work immediately. Scarlett was in the middle of planning their next move, the other lords refused to pay proper attention, and it was getting on her nerves. 

"Excuse me!" she tried again, still nothing, the chatter kept going. Her right eye twitched heavier, and she slammed her fists on the table, "QUIET!" The Lords faced her again, and one of them scoffed. "Geez, angry much?" she whispered to her husband beside her, earning a glare from the Eastern Queen. "Lady Heather, can you focus?!" King Shawn shrieked, jumping from his chair offensively, his wife grabbing his shoulders and shoving him back into his chair. 

"Do you have a death wish?" Heather growled, clenching her fists tightly as she tried to stand from her seat to retaliate, only for Lord Alejandro to sit her back down. "Sha-seriously, we got to figure something out!" Lightning stated, his eyes scanning the room. Lord Shawn and Lady Jasmine of the South East, Scarlett of the South West, and, shockingly, King Alejandro and Queen Heather of the East. Confused for a second, he glanced at Scarlett, "Where's your boy at?"

Scarlett eyed him inquisitively, "What do you mean? He's been here the whole . . ." the realization hit her hard and she coughed, "Excuse me." She sprinted out the conference room door and headed directly to the underground dungeon. Instead of the raging flurry of insults and threats she expected, once she reached the cell, she was met with silence. The prisoners were gone.

Trying to keep her composure, she searched the room for clues. No broken windows, the bars were intact, no debris or evidence of holes in the ground. Nothing. Her temper was boiling up to the surface faster and faster every second she was unsuccessful, her fist colliding with the wall in anger. The cracks slowly grew longer and more spread out, small amounts of pebbles and dust falling to the ground below it. 

Her breathing got much heavier, and her eyes narrowed to the point of closing, the neverending analysis growing more and more empty, that is, until her eyes met a suspicious stray hair on the ground. Practically pouncing on it, her knees scratched in the dirt, and her fingers grazed the hair as she twiddled it in her fingers. Yep, a stray purple hair.

When Scarlett returned to the meeting room, she was fuming. Her face was flushed red in utter fury, and she slammed the door behind her. "Look, this is going to end right here and now. We shall have a battalion ready for the new dawn tomorrow, rain, snow, shine, whatever. Those traitors to the Order are going DOWN!" Her fists banged on the table, splitting it in half straight down the middle.

Jasmine raised her hand nervously, and because she was being polite, Scarlett allowed her to speak, "What is it?" "Well, if Heather and Alejandro have that alliance with the enemy, wouldn't we have an inside edge?" The Southwestern Queen's eyes lit up, the wheels in her head acknowledging the information gratefully. "Yes, we would indeed . . . Here's the plan."

"Lord Brick, Lord Brick! I have bad news!" Max was slamming his hand against the birchwood door, knocking hard and repeatedly until one of the guards inside open the door for him. Brick is sat on the edge of a bed, holding Jo's hand as she slept restlessly, bracing herself for the hangover she'll have to deal with when she woke up. 

Brick looked up from his gaze at his wife, making eye contact with the lavender-haired Lord. "What is it, Lord Max?" he inquired of the other Lord, a worried expression rising to his face. "My fellow Lord, I managed to find some plans that my lady Scarlett and I were working on. I can only assume she will be acting on this sometime soon." "May I see?" Max handed the crumpled paper to the Western Lord, and he flattened it back out.

"A battalion of 20k soldiers, organized, two double agents . . . Double agents?" Brick read, his lips curving into a frown. His eyes narrowed as he glared at Max, who immediately shook his hands defensively, "Not me! I swear, I'm not two-faced! We were planning on using Lord Alejandro and Lady Heather as double agents, and I believe Scarlett spoke to them a week and a half ago!"

"You were gone then . . ." a weak, hoarse voice mentioned, and the two men looked down at Lady Jo. "Morning ma'am," Brick greeted her, planting a light kiss on her forehead. "Not a good one it seems, I hate having to wake up to this crap . . ." she grumbled, posturing herself up against the headboard of the bed. She glared at Max, still tired and slightly dazed, "So your woman is trying to fight us?"

Lord Max nodded, and Jo sighed. She put a hand to her temple, her head was pounding, "Last night was a bad idea . . . and now we have this shit to deal with . . ." She was livid, but weakly so. Brick rubbed her back while informing Max, "I left the kingdom on the twelfth, and arrived at the Eastern Kingdom on the fourteenth. When did Scarlett speak to them?" "The thirteenth," he answered bluntly, and the Lord sighed, "So they were really against us . . . we have to summon the others."

A few hours later, the allied Lords against Lightning have gathered at the Western meeting hall. Queen Jo was still dazed, but she gave it to the others straight, "Okay, listen up. Grapehead here said that Orange Crush was planning an attack against us since two weeks ago and that Lightning provoking the rest of your kingdoms was meant to be a diversion for the real attack she's been organizing for overmorrow."

Zoey held Mike's hand underneath the table, and she spoke quietly, "Do you have a plan already?" Jo tried to answer, but her head started pulsing something awful. Brick had her sit down, and took over control of the conversation, "Not exactly, but we have a few propositions. For one, we have to be assured that everyone here is loyal to the cause of taking out Lightning once and for all. All in favor, raise your hand."

Mike and Zoey both raised their hands no problem. Dawn raised hers as well, one for herself and the other for Scott, whose arms were still weak from his injuries. Courtney and Duncan were reluctant, only because they were still wasted, and raised their hands. Finally, Max held his up, a confident expression on his face, and Dawn smiled at the bold orange of his aura. 

Brick grinned, clearly satisfied with the unanimous agreement and loyalty of the room, and he moved on to the next point. "Good. Now, for the next part, we have to consider the following. I regret to inform you all that the Eastern Lords are true to their nature, and had taken the opposing side before I could speak to them."

Scott grew irritated, "Are you kidding? So one of the most powerful monarchs are really against us?" His yelling made him cringe in pain, his body stinging from the surge of suppressed rage. Jo shook her head disapprovingly, "Those demons are going to regret that . . ." her voice was low and stern, and it scared Max. She noticed, and to the others' surprise, she apologized, "Not you, man. Sorry about that." Max shook it off, still shaking a bit, "Not a problem, Miss Jo, ma'am."

"Regardless, Heather and Alejandro are a major threat! We have to be on our guard for them. I can assume that they're going to use them for infiltrating our base. Cameron, go inform the guards that any member of the Eastern Kingdom is not to be trusted, and to be brought into custody immediately." The young advisor and his mistress nodded and left the room in search of the corps.

The other spoke for a good few hours longer, and when it was settled, they were all brought to separate lodgings. Brick and Jo returned to their room, left in solitude as ordered to the guards by Lord Brick himself. They stood at the window, overseeing the courtyard and the duties of the guards. Reinforcements being added to the walls and gates, new swords being forged, trebuchets being installed, all was going well.

Jo sighed, leaning her head against Brick's shoulder. "Everything alright, dear?" he asked her, and a small groan escaped her throat. "I'm worried, Brick." The Lord seemed unphased, normally others would be concerned at her admitting his kind of thing, but not him. "I know. But we'll pull through, I promise." "You shouldn't be making promises you can't keep," she replied, and her husband clicked his tongue at her, "Trust me, Jo, I will not fail you, not now, not ever." The Queen chuckled in response, "I know, you dork. That doesn't stop me from worrying though . . ."

"Well, what's on your mind?" he asked her, taking a seat on their bed and gesturing for her to join him. The bedsprings jolted as she sat by his side, and she told him without hesitation, "I want to fight tomorrow." He tensed up at her words, gripping her shoulders tight in his hands, "You're sure?" She smirked, nodding, and Brick nodded back, "Alright, I won't stop you this time." Jo was surprised, expecting more of a fight from him, and sat there confused at his submission, "How come?"

"I'm not as black and white as the others. I know how big of a menace Lightning is to you. I know your history with him and how you want it completely eradicated from your life. If joining the battle and finishing him off once and for all will satisfy you, I will be at your side as you give the final blow." Jo laughed quietly, attempting to keep her tears in her eyes, "This is why I love you, Brickhouse." He brought his wife into a loving embrace, blowing out the candles and cuddling her close to him as they lulled each other to sleep.

"This is outrageous!" Scott grunted angrily as he paced back and forth across the guestroom Jo had set up for him and his partner. Dawn sat on he bed with her legs crossed, meditating and keeping her cool as he traced angrily. "We can't help it, Scott. I was honestly kind of expecting it, especially when Brick told us they had actually signed." "So was I! But I didn't think they would have the guts to actually go through with the treason!" he growled, tripping over his own feet and falling onto the bedsheets.

Dawn stroked his hair with her thin fingers, "Your aura is in an uncomfortable state, I understand your pain, but we need to keep our heads straight if we're going to fight tomorrow!" Scott lifted his head up from the quilts, "We? You're fighting tomorrow?" Dawn pouted, "I sense you doubt my skills, Scott." "Look, I get that you're good with magic, but I'm not sure if you should be on the front lines covered in armor like the others." Scott took her hand from his head and held it in his, "Listen, if you want to fight tomorrow, I'm not stopping you. You just got to stay away from the main battle and act as an archer or something." Dawn let him hold her hand, gingerly leaning over to kiss his cheek, "That goes for you too, Redneck."

"So Zoey, are you going to be fighting tomorrow?" Mike asked, rubbing the back of his neck as he stared out the window. "Yes, I will. Why do you ask?" "Well, Cam told me about everything, and I just wanted to make sure you were still up for it. Mentally, I mean." Zoey wrapped her arms around him, kissing him quickly on the lips, "Don't worry about it, Mike. Everything that was going on, only happened because you were gone. I'm ready to fight, and fight I will."

A soldier approached the door to her room, knife marks and stray switchblades were sticking out of the wood, and he knocked anxiously. "Um . . . Lady Scarlett? The battalion's ready now." The man listened for a response, but heard no words. Shuffling and clanging came from inside the room, and he could hear weighted footsteps marching towards the door. He backed up, and the door swung open, revealing the evil Queen herself, clad in dark paladin's armor complete with an iron-cased helmet. Sheathing her sword behind her back, she and the guard proceeded towards the Southern Castle gates.

Once there, she climbed onto a podium to speak to the army. A sea of soldiers fully clad in armor raised their swords in the air honorably, and Scarlett began, "Brave soldiers of the Lightning Crusade, I implore you on this fine evening. The day after tomorrow, once we arrive at the Western kingdom as the sun greets our side of the Earth, we will strike. Leave no man alive, save for the Lords and Ladies of the court, for we have special plans for them."

"And, as a special reward, any soldier who brings Lord Max directly to me shall be rewarded beyond their wildest imaginations! So, my loyal men and women for the cause, strike fear into them, slaughter them! Doomsday and Armageddon had a baby, and it is ugly. We are that child, so we have to act as our parents would expect us to. Wreck havoc, cause pandemonium, for the South!" "FOR THE SOUTH!" The soldiers chanted, clanging their swords and axes together in celebration. Scarlett mounted her black stallion, and rode up to the other lords at the gate. As the metal bars of the wall rose from the ground, they had Alejandro and Heather take the lead, and they pressed on towards the West.

The battle has begun.

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