#i ran out and looked up and there was 3 guys with their axes right by the window I was like okkkkk time to go back

[cheerysmores]

My wife once told me she would never play Baldur's Gate 3 because 'it's that slut game.' One year later she finally caved and did her very first playthrough.

May I present: Mrs. Cheery's chaotic gremlin adventure to Baldur's Gate.

Act 1

Our hero is the drow fighter, Lady Coolio. To this day we do not know whether Lady is her name or her title. She has a big sword, big tits and one goal: get to The Baldur's Gate with no distractions.

Escaped the 'Meat Bus' (Nautaloid). "Right how close am I to Baldur's gate? Like three hours?"

Sold her camp clothes by accident and was very sad that all she had to run around in was a grey hobo sack. (No mods. Sorry wife)

Asked if Withers was Solas's Dad.

Lady Coolio calls Astarion rat boy. In Wifey's words “he told me ‘when I was a little lad Cazador made me eat rats.’”

To be fair she isn't great with names so Halsin = Hoisin Sauce, Lae'zel = onion lady, Volo = Volvo, Cazador = Calzone (sometimes)

In camp: Gale "I'd like to show you something rather magical". Lady Coolio: "I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR MAGIC PENIS"

“There are so many dead bodies everywhere this entire place has got to stink” (just act 1 generally)

Act 2

Ran into the shadow cursed lands very under levelled and Last Light inn instantly got sacked. Bad news as she was romancing Karlach and now can’t get her second upgrade. Lady Coolio firmly blames Isobel for "triggering like three opportunity attacks when she could have... not done that."

Died to the shadow curse a LOT. Her: “Why is everyone dying????” Me: “Remember the moon lantern?” Her: “The what?” Me: “… that thing with the swearing pixie in it” Her: “ I still have to use that????” Me: “ yes, because Isobel is dead” Her: "WHY IS SHE STILL CAUSING PROBLEMS."

Hates the Gauntlet of Shar. Asked Shadowheart, “Is Shar the only goddess with an Olympic qualifier to join her religion?”

And now a series of comments on the Dead 3's chosen: “so the bad guys are evil undead Santa, Lady Gaga and the ugliest man I’ve ever seen?”)” “Is Gale… horny for that crown??” “Maybe Myrkul would be more threatening if he wasn’t standing in an giant toilet and not moving”

On discovering the Emperor) “wait my fairy god mother is a SQUID??? oh :( ”

She did however become half illithid but hated that she ended up with varicose veins on her boobs.

Gale and Astarion then graduated to “those weak pudding men” because they kept getting stuck halfway across the map by missing jumps. Act 3

Said “Brexit means Brexit” every time she met someone who was complaining about the refugees.

Went to see Raphael at Sharess's Caress. Didn’t sign his contract “ I trust neither Lord Farquad nor squid man but I’m not selling my soul to someone who has such bad vibes.”

At Gortash's coronation. "I thought he was popular? Like seven people turned up to watch it. Is it because he's really ugly and smells like Lynx (Axe) body spray?"

She wanted to eat Orin's outfit because it looks like delicious bacon.

Walking around the city: "so where do I go??" "Anywhere you like." "I hate this."

She would not stop stealing things. I think she murdered the entire battalion of flaming fist in the lower city because "a lady's gotta eat." She also killed everyone in sorcerer’s sundries including Rolan.

Had the prototypical stress aneurysm while doing the iron throne but somehow managed to get ALL the hostages out.

Lae’zel was kidnapped by Orin for 9 in game days . When I asked about this she said “FINDING CLOWN MEAT IS MORE IMPORTANT.”

“Why does every door here lead to the sewer????? And why are there so many live mines in the sewer??”

(in the basement of the elfsong) “soo because the Emperor has a shitty basement I’m supposed to be best friend with him now? This soup recipe does not make me trust you squid man”

Halsin “nature used all its powers when crafting you” Wife “well it also crafted bacon lady (Orin) so swings and roundabouts”

Astarion stayed a spawn and she convinced Gale not to use the crown. “No one is becoming ultimate bitch on my watch”

Despite her distrust of the Emperor she still allied with him in the final fight. Because, and I quote, "Lady Coolio's goal is to stop the Absolute. The Emperor has the same goal. I don't know when I became everyone's therapist and in charge of them making better choices but I'm putting my foot down at replacing dehydrated onion queen with baldy prince king over here. The Gith's religion is not my problem."

In her canon Lady Coolio and the Emperor high fived when they won.

85 hours later and Lady Coolio is the hero of Baldur's Gate. Please enjoy this picture of our heroine.

[invincibledc]

THE WHITE BAT

prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Warning: blood , canon violence, ooc for Damian(?)

Summary: again the bat fights crime, the bird comes to help. Ending in a bird’s injury, and bat’s protectiveness. Making the relationship bloom even more between the two young heroes.

Gun shots rang out in the alleyway, a swish sound connecting as a criminal falls straight onto their ass.

The knight strides towards their foe, glowing pink eyes as their hand graze the brick walls. Sharp claws, scraping the damned bricks that dare to make any sound other than nails on a chalkboard. The criminal shake before getting up and running making the white bat smile.

“Oh I love it when they run…” they said before they disappeared within the shadows. Smiling their sharp fangs….

Meanwhile Robin, aka Damian was crouching on a roof. Patrol, well more like a sneaked out one as his father try to ban him from patrol until he can get his “act” right. Dick had called it a “rebellious teen phase” making Damian scoff at that. Damian was mostly out on patrol to catch a certain white knight that caught his heart and attention. He hated that he won’t admit that he had secured the white cloak he kept somewhere else.

Okay so maybe he sleep with it some nights (every night) when he wants to think of white knight. But that doesn’t mean he’s that attached to the bat. As he uses his binoculars to scan the area out, that’s when he sees a suspicious person running. But he’s eyes widen when he sees a flash of a white cloak that belonged to a certain knight. His knight. Damian immediately pulled out his grapple hook, ready to meet the person he was destined to meet again.

Back to the bat, they followed the damned criminal. Coming out of the shadows. The shadows belonged to a warehouse, an abandoned looking one as the bat narrowed their pink eyes. Scanning the area, a bright light shined on them. Making them tense as they pushed their cloak off their arms, ready to take on whoever was trying to jump them.

“Hah! The little bat fell for it!” The same criminal said as he smiled with a gold tooth. There were five more guys around, surrounding the young hero who definitely didn’t give a fuck how many there were. They were gonna kick their ass.

As one ran up on the bat, they swiftly dodged the rush and grabbed the crook’s arm. Twisting it before kicking the crook towards another one. As an another enemy was sneaking up behind the white knight, a bat-a-rang slashes their hand that dare tried to touch them.

“Not on my watch.” Robin said as he swooped down and drop kicked the criminal down. “Robin? What are you doing here” the bat says as Robin dusted himself off, immediately putting his back against their as a few more crooks showed up.

“I’m helping you. Isn’t that obvious?” He said with a bat smirk. The white bat laughed out loud, showing their pearly white fangs. “Ah I see…well. Welcome to the show birdy.” The bat says as Robin nodded. They both put their fists up and got to work.

Robin uppercut an enemy before slamming them to his knee, the bat swooped around. Back flipping onto an enemy’s neck and bringing them down to crack their neck on pavement. Smiling as they got up and go to work on the others.

Robin gave a nimble roundhouse kick before you appear above him and gave a nice axe kick. Completing the combo move as you landed gracefully by the bird. It seemed you beat the other up as Robin and you finished his last one. Your cloak covered your body as you looked at the boy wonder. “That was amazing….we should do this next time we meet up. The bat says as they look down at the bird. Robin didn’t say anything other than nodding. The bat nods and goes to walk off.

Meanwhile Robin sucked in his lower lip before grabbing their cloak, prompting the white knight to stop. “Wait….would like to patrol with me? Watch over Gotham, til it’s time for me to go?” He asked softly. The white knight smiled, their pink eyes glowing softly.

“Sure i would—”

Robin’s eyes widen as he immediately jumped in front of you, a shot rang from the air as the bat’s and bird’s ears rang. Robin falls to his knees, making the bat’s eyes widen with fear.

“ROBIN!” Immediately they turn to the person who shot the Batman’s sidekick. It was the criminal from the start of it all. The bat glared as they opened their mouth. A piercing scream came out like a wild tornado at the man. Throwing him across the stone wall of the warehouse.

The man tried to sit up only to get knocked down by a boot to his chest. Blazing pink eyes look at the man with rage as they open their mouth.

“You dare harm him…I shall not be the one to spare your life.” Wide bat wings sprouted from their back. The criminal whimpered as the bat attacked. Leaving screams and blood splattered, but after that was done. There were no traces.

Now it was only Damian moaning in pain and an angry bat’s protectiveness took place. The bat grabbed the boy and head off with a quick leap into the air and onto a roof..

“Fuck” the white knight says, dragging the word as they hopped roof to roof before jumping through an open window of their hide out. Holding the injured bird close to their body.

Lightly putting Damian down as he moans and groans. The bullet wasn’t made to just hurt you, it was made to kill you. And Damian could handle a bullet..or could he? Your thoughts was moving wild as Damian’s eyes were shut tight. Still making noise and gripping onto you as if you would disappear. You shush Damian, lifting his uniform shirt to get a look at the bullet wound.

It wasn’t too deep, but it was stuck. “Sorry Damian…this might hurt you.” You softly say as you used your sharp nails to dig it out. Damian yelled out loudly, making you cringe as you keep digging and digging. The squishy sounds of flesh and his agonizing screams made your heart sink a little. But it ended when you pulled it out perfectly in one piece and started to disinfect the wound.

Damian hissed with slight open eyes now, he felt embarrassed. He could take swords going through his arms by Slade , and practically anything he had to go through when being in league of assassins. But a bullet wound in his stomach that was meant for you.

And somehow he couldn’t handle the pain. That bullet was laced for something that was meant to kill you. But it couldn’t kill him, so he had to jump in front of you and take it. His eyes flutter looking at you, reaching a hand out and touching your cheek.

“You okay?” He asked as he tried to sit up, even if you had just bandaged him up and stitched the wound shut while he was stuck in his thoughts.

“You’re asking if I’m okay after literally taking a bullet for me.. color me stoke..you sure are something birdy..” you said in a low tone, your voice raspy from yelling his hero name as you got up from the bed side. Putting away the med kit. Damian slightly chuckled as he watched you carefully, “of course I have to ask for your wellbeing..we’re…partners..aren’t we?” He asked. He tried to make his tone not so obvious that he was nervous about the fact he said you two were technically friends.

You slowly turned your head around before turning it back at the door out of the room you both were in.

You smirked, “yeah.. I guess we are..”

White bat!reader tag: @minkyungseokie @amber-content @chibiduck

A/N: the more chapters go on, the more longer the story gets…awesome isn’t it?

[ladykailitha]

Spooky season is here and I was just thinking about that tiktok (maybe) of the couple at the haunted house where the guy pushes the girl onto the feet of the ax wielding haunt and then the girl and haunt have a conversation that ends with the girl chasing the asshole with the ax and the haunt happily following her.

But make that Steddie. Steve as the girl. Set between seasons 3 and 4, but in a world where Steve going on a date with a man is surprise not a thing of revulsion (as in people would surprised that he was dating a guy having been a ladies man in high school, but no one would give him shit about it). Because it's my sand box, damn it. I make the rules here!

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Steve wasn't sure what possessed him to go on this date with Jeremy. He didn't like haunted houses. He had seen too many real horrors in his life be frightened of fake ones. But Robin said he could pretend to be scared and cling to the guy's arm, maybe even get a kiss out of it.

What he wasn't expecting was for it to actually terrify him. He was clutching Jeremy's arm the whole way through, chanting in his head "don't hurt them, it's not real." Over and over again whenever the urge to push the actors away or in one extreme case when they were in the haunted hospital break the doctor's nose.

The actor looked too much like Dr Brennan, and while the patient on the gurney wasn't a girl or even had shaved hair, but Steve's protective instinct went into overdrive. It took every ounce of self-will Steve had to keep clutching Jeremy's arm.

They finally hit a room that didn't look so bad. It had a wood floor and four garish statues, one in each corner. Their fog machine was working in high gear but seemed to collect around one figure in particular.

It held an ax over its head, its mouth open in a silent scream. The robes that gathered around its sandled feet were perfectly rendered in stone. The sleeves of the robe revealed a couple of bat tattoos on the right forearm.

Steve was entranced, he let go of Jeremy's arm for the first time since they started and took a step toward it.

It was then the actor jumped off his pedestal and swung his ax down.

Jeremy did the inexplicable. Maybe even outright despicable thing. He pushed Steve forward into the waiting arms of ax murder. Steve stumbled landing on the actor's feet.

"Whoa!" the actor asked. "Are you okay?" He put the ax down and helped Steve get to his feet.

"Did he really just shove me at you to save his own ass?" Steve asked in shock.

The actor cocked his head to the side. "That's what it looked like to me. I hope that was a friend and not a date..."

Steve winced. "Sadly, the latter."

"Fuck, dude," the actor said. He spotted the ax. "You want to get revenge?" He picked up the ax and handed it to Steve.

Steve laughed. "Hell yeah!"

He ran after Jeremy, very plastic ax in hand, the actor cheering him on.

The next room was holding Jeremy so that he wouldn't be split from Steve and gotten lost. It was full of evil clowns. Something that apparently Jeremy was terrified of, judging by the screaming he had been doing.

The actors spotted Steve coming at their prey with an ax and Eddie cheering him from behind, they immediately clocked what had probably gone down. They let Jeremy pass them and two of the clowns broke off to chase him out of the haunted house, gaining cast members with each passing room (still enough remaining to scare other patrons but obviously gaining a crowd to hound this guy.)

He exited the haunted house screaming obscenities at Steve and the actors. The crowd laughing and pointing. He got into his car and drove off.

The smile slid off Steve's face. "Fuck. There goes my ride home."

The ax murder laughed as all the other actors went back inside. He pulled off his hood to reveal a mess of dark brown curls and grey face paint around his eyes on his lips. "I've gotcha, big boy."

"Eddie Munson, right?" Steve asked when he finally placed the face.

"Aww," Eddie cackled. "You do remember me."

Steve scoffed. "Kinda hard to forget."

Eddie's grin grew big. "Duly noted." He scratched the back of his head. "I am sorry about the shitty date though."

Steve shrugged. "It turned out more fun then I thought it would."

Eddie cocked his head again. "True. It's not every day you get chase away a bad date with plastic ax."

Steve handed it back to him. "Shouldn't you be getting back? Won't the other patrons find it odd when the room is empty of scares?"

Eddie smiled slyly. "Who says I left my post unattended?"

Steve's eyes went wide. "How many more of the statues are actors?"

Eddie leaned forward into his space. "I'll never tell," he said sing-song.

Steve laughed.

"Just let me inform my boss I'm taking you home and clean up this makeup, I'll get you home, Stevie," Eddie said.

"You don't have to do that," Steve mumbled. "I'm sure I could call someone."

Eddie shook his head. "Nah, I've got you."

"Thanks."

Ten minutes later Eddie was back on the pavement standing next to Steve. He was back in his usual shredded black jeans and leather jacket. But he wore a denim vest over top of it.

"I like the vest," Steve murmured. "I like pins and things."

"Patches," Eddie said.

Steve hummed his confusion.

"The other things are patches," Eddie explained.

Steve smiled. "That's cool."

Eddie pulled up to Steve's house without asking for directions.

"Should I ask how you knew that?" Steve asked as he got out of the van.

Eddie just waggled his eyebrows as he got out of the van too.

"You gonna walk me to the door, Eds?" Steve asked with a smirk.

"These woods behind your house are pretty fucking scary, dude," Eddie said with a huff of laughter.

Steve just shook his head and bit his tongue to avoid saying exactly how much.

They got to his door and Eddie pressed a kiss to Steve's lips.

It was sweet and warm. "What was that for?" Steve asked, breathlessly.

"Isn't that what you do at the end of a date?" Eddie asked with a teasing grin. "Walk them to door and give them a kiss good night?"

Steve laughed. "Yeah. Yeah it is. Good night, Eds."

"Good night, Stevie."

Eddie walked to his van. "If you want to go on a date that doesn't end you chasing your date with an ax, you know where to find me."

Steve grinned. "I might just take you up on that. Provided it's not another haunted house."

"Don't worry, baby," Eddie said with grin. "I'm loyal. Just a one haunted house kind of guy."

Steve shook his head and unlocked the door. Before he close it behind him he could hear Eddie celebrating, cheering and hollering.

Robin was never going to believe him when he told her how his date went.

But that's okay. She was right. It was fun.

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[fishfooddude]

omg I love your work! I was wondering if you can write about the reader sleeping over at carmy’s place for the first time. maybe they cook dinner together and stuff? 🫶

Slumber Party

A/N: I kinda wish I'd gone in a different direction with this one, but it works, ya know?

The Bear MasterList

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“Thanks, Carmy. My roommate is being absolutely bat shit.” you smiled as you followed Carmy into his apartment. “No problem, baby.” he grinned. Tonight was the first time you were sleeping over at Carmy’s place. While the two of you had been together for a while, there was still a layer of nervousness. It wasn’t like you two hadn’t spent the night together before, but it was always at your place. Carmy said he didn’t mind the longer commute to work, but the reality was he’d been back in Chicago for a few years now but had made minimal effort to make his apartment an actual apartment. For Carmy, it was just a place to sleep and shower. After meeting you, he decided it may be time to establish real roots; he’d made his apartment slightly more homey, but Sugar still said it was like a college kid’s apartment except with Carmy’s OCD-like cleanliness levels. 

“Wanna put your bag in my room?” he asked, hoping he remembered to make the bed that morning. “Uh yeah…” you grinned. “It’s just down there.” Carmy cocked his head to the right, “Sorry if it smells like cigarettes in here…” “Don’t worry about it, Carm. I’d be sleeping on the L now if it weren't for you.” 

You looked around Carmy’s bedroom. You’d visited him in the past but realized this was the first time you’d been in his bedroom. It was bare except for a deli container half filled with water and a book on his bedside table. After dropping your backpack next to his, you stood in the middle of his room, taking in the sight before you. When Carmy slept at your place for the first time, he admired the pictures you’d hung and the posters tacked to the walls. He liked how you’d painted the walls and had a dedicated area to get ready. He liked the mountain of pillows on your bed and the extra throw blankets you kept at the foot of the bed, and now, standing in his bedroom, you’d realized why he liked your place. You ran a hand down the quilt atop his bed and sat down. His mattress was firm; you took a deep breath, absorbing the scent of Carmy’s cologne and cigarette smoke.

“Hey baby, you hungry?” Carmy asked from the doorway, “I could eat.” he shook his head at your comment. “I need to get some stuff from the store. Wanna come?” “Do you mind if I stay here and shower?” he shook his head, “Go for it. Towels are in the closet.” 

The hot water of the shower felt good on your muscles. As you rinse the shampoo out of your hair, you can’t help but notice the 3-in-1 Axe in Carmy’s shower organizer. You didn’t think Carmy was that kind of guy to use 3-in-1, but tonight was the night you’d learn more about him. After drying off with a worn-out, bleach-stained bath towel, you slipped on your pjs, which consisted of an oversized t-shirt and old running shorts. By the time you’d finished your skincare routine, Carmy had returned to the apartment. 

“Can I help?” Carmy looked up as you entered the kitchen, “Of course, baby,” Carmy smiled. “I can always use a sou.” you laughed as he threw you an apron. You stood next to Carmy grating cheese while he explained the difference between real chicken alfredo and the “alfredo” you’d make at home. You giggled as he got progressively more passionate about it. You bumped him with your hip to get his attention, “Okay, Mr. Chef. I grated the cheese.” Carmy rolled his eyes before kissing your cheek. “Thank you.”

[drefear]

Sister's Mister

Summary: Your sister meets Miguel O'Hara, a smart playboy that goes to your college and you so happen to have a crush on. When the two start to date, he begins to act weird towards you.

part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4

TW: Drinking, insecurity, family, throw up.

“Where’s my curling iron?” Your sister screamed from the other room, stomping around with a clip in her hair and her dress half-tied. You lounged on your bed as she ran around, both living at home still as you were both still in college. She was 4 years older than you, currently getting her PHD in psychology as you were currently in your third year of your undergraduate. Your major was chemistry , wanting to experiment and become a scientist that worked with enhancement drugs. 

You were 21, while your sister was 25, and you two were very close. Sometimes too close. Same taste in tv shows, shared clothing styles, and sometimes even men… 

But your sister was going on lots of dates, while you were woefully single. The two of you differed there. 

She was always out and about, jumping from man to man, while you stayed home and preferred to be alone. 

The quiet of your bedroom was comforting, just your fingers typing your essay on your keyboard as the fan cooled you down in the middle of the summer. You were taking summer classes to get a head start in your fourth year, wanting to hurry it up and jump into a career. 

“Did you borrow it?” She asked again and you sighed, closing your laptop and putting it on your bed. Getting up, you saw her rushing around and trying to tie the back of her dress. 

“No, I hate curling my hair.” You folded your arms as you leaned on the doorframe and watched her bend down to clasp her heels. 

“Come out with us tonight, I heard that super hot guy in your honors chem class is coming.” She wiggles her brows at you. 

Laughing, you shook your head. “Gianna, I already told you, I have to finish this assignment.” 

We both know you’re almost done with it, so hurry up and then get dressed. Gwen’s picking us up soon.” She threw a navy blue dress at you and you just nodded. Maybe this wasn’t such a bad idea. 

It was a bad idea. You felt awkward in between all the sweaty, dancing bodies. You hated how close everyone was to you, practically on top of each other as the bass pounded into your ears. You sipped your gin and tonic, and found a seat at the bar, not wanting to constantly be bumped into by the group of other college kids in front of you. 

Gianna danced with her friends, who took you under their wing and tried to get you to be social, but it didn’t work. You stayed at the bar and watched. 

A hand on your shoulder made you turn and look into the chest of the man trying to get your attention. 

“Hey, you’re Gianna’s little sister, right?” 

 Gianna’s little sister.

That’s how you were constantly referred to, living in the shadow of your cool, popular older sister. You never minded before, but for some reason, it bothered you to hear tonight. 

“Yeah, she’s over there.” You pointed and looked back at his face. 

“She was talking to my friend for a while, he’s around here somewhere. I’m Peter, this is Hobie.” He pointed to the guy behind him and you finally absorbed the two men. 

Peter seemed like the normal straight white dude, light brown hair and a 10 o’clock shadow with the smell of axe body spray and a bright, wide smile. Hobie wore chains around his neck and a fishnet tank top with a black shirt underneath, wicks long and pointing in every direction. His piercings were shining in the club lights and the two couldn’t look any more different against each other. 

And here you were, the dress a bit tight on your front your sister’s thin, model-like frame. You had more plush to your thighs and butt than she did, as well as a fuller bust. The spandex fabric held you tight as you bit your bottom lip, shaking both of their hands. Hobie kissed the top of yours and you flustered a bit, Peter laughing. 

“My girlfriend is around here somewhere, and- oh, there’s Miguel.” He pointed and you watched as his eyes widened. “Oh boy…” You heard Peter chuckle as you turned to look at where he’d pointed and saw your sister in the arms of a big, muscular Greek god. You tilted your head and recognized him. 

“Miguel… O’Hara?” You said out loud. She wasn’t just fucking a guy from you chem class, she was fucking the smartest guy in your whole fucking major. 

“Yeah, you know him?” Peter asked and you just sighed, nodding. Unbeknownst to your dear sister, you’d had a massive crush on him since you saw him the first day, and now he had his mouth on her neck as they grinded against each other. 

The oxygen left your lungs as you felt your confidence deflate. Of course it would be him, you thought to yourself quietly and stood up. 

“Dance with me, girlie.” Hobie instructed and pulled you towards the swarm of gyrating people, not giving you much of a choice. You felt his hands fall on your hips as he guided you to the beat, watching your face as you blushed a bit from the close contact and effects of alcohol. “Relax, I got you.” He spoke and looked around, making eye contact with your sister as she smiled at something MIguel whispered in her ear. Your heart sank a little as you watched and Hobie smirked more, “You wanna make ‘em jealous, get closer to me.” Hobie whispered and you gulped, pressing against him as you saw your sister pulling Miguel towards you. You heard your name as you danced with the punk boy. 

“You know Miguel, right? Don’t you two have a class together?” She asked, and you were about to answer, but you didn’t even get a word out as he spoke. 

“Multiple, actually.” He nodded, eyes scanning up and down your body quickly, before smiling back to your sister. The two of them together looked like a famous couple, something you’d see in an ad for abercrombie. Wth his hand around her waist, you felt out of place, like you were interrupting even though they had approached you. Hobie’s hands slipped around you and you blinked back into the conversation. “Enough chatter, I’ve got a lady to seduce, yeah?” Hobie winked at your sister and pecked your cheek, making eye contact with Miguel. Wasn’t he Miguel's friend? Why would he want to make his friend jealous?

Your sister gave you a small thumbs up as Hobie pulled you away and continued to dance with you, watching Miguel stay focused on you over your shoulder. 

“Why did you do that?” You asked and he smiled down at you. 

“Cause ‘m bored, and Miguel needs a swift kick to the head. He’s blind if he can’t see that you’re the best lookin’ girl in the whole club.” Hobie’s words made you turn red and nod, “just have fun and forget him, he’s stupid.” He added and you leaned in closer, dancing with the rocker boy more. 

You left the club without your sister after watching her practically suck Miguel’s face off in a booth at the club, assuming she’d be leaving with him. And you’d been right, after getting an assuring text from her in the morning saying ‘BEST SEX EVER.’

You couldn’t hate your life anymore than you did at that second. 

Class went by as per usual, but instead of shamelessly gawking at the back of Miguel’s head, you tried to stay focused on anything but him. Which was working until you’d been dismissed and soon heard your name. 

Ignoring him, you felt tension in your shoulders. The last thing you’d wanted was to deal with the awkwardness of him asking for your sister’s number or asking about her life, or if you could put in a good word for him, or anything at all basically. You wanted to be left alone. 

Days later, you watched as your sister seemed to have more of a pep in her step, smiling at her phone all the time and seemingly wearing more perfume. She was definitely obsessed with him, but you also knew his reputation, and he was a player, a fuckboy. He slept with most of the sororities on campus and allegedly, even a few teachers. So when you opened your front door to see him holding a bouquet of flowers, wearing a dress shirt and smelling expensive, your jaw dropped. 

“Miggy!” Your sister called from behind you and jumped into his arms. You watched him twirl her around and just sighed, walking away. This had nothing to do with you, you told yourself, and moved into the kitchen to help your parents finish setting up the dining room table. 

“I didn’t know we were having Gianna’s new boyfriend over.” You glanced up to your mom, who just nodded. “Is this the official meet the parents night?” 

“Well, they’ve been seeing each other for a few weeks now, so we thought we should meet him.” Your dad added and you dreaded the world. 

The whole dinner felt as if it were in slow motion, your ears filled with white noise until you heard your father say your name. 

“Hello? Earth to the baby of the group?” He called out and your mom laughed, your eyes snapping up to him. “Miguel said you two have had a few classes together.” 

“Uh, yeah.” You mumbled and ate a forkful of whatever-the-fuck your mother made. Looking around, you saw your sister gazing at her new boyfriend, who was staring at you expectedly. “So?” You looked between him and your father, who continued. 

“So, Miguel said that there was recently a boy interested in you?” He asked and your eyes shot to Miguel, who wore an expression that was unreadable. 

“What? Who?” You jumped around mentally trying to think of someone. 

“Just a rumor that some guy has a crush on you.” He shrugged, as if it was no big deal and you shook your head. 

“I… I have no idea what you’re talking about.” 

“So you’re not interested in anyone?” Your mom questioned and you just kept your eyes on your plate, afraid to even answer. 

“Miggy, you should set her up with someone.” Your sister interjected and you just glanced up to her in shock, Miguel’s face mimicking your surprise. 

“I don’t know anyone she’d be compatible with.” He said and you frowned. Were you that unattractive in his eyes?

You continued to stab your food as your family talked, the peanut gallery fading to the background as you thought to yourself and wished that you were anywhere else. 

A text from your phone breaks your concentration and you look down to answer, agreeing to join a few friends for some drinks at their house later. What you didn’t see was Miguel’s eyes tracking your movements, watching you as you texted at the dinner table. 

“Honey, don’t be rude, we’re eating together!” Your mom chidded and you snapped your head up, nodding. “Sorry. I’m gonna finish early to get ready, a friend invited me over.” You mumbled quietly and you stood with your plate, leaving the table. 

Twenty minutes later and you were walking to the door as your family sat with MIguel in the living room. 

“Whose house are you going to?” Your sister asked as you grabbed your purse. 

“Just Miles.” You answered and Miguel’s body stiffened. 

“Miles… Morales?” He asked and your parents both glanced to MIguel, who looked upset. 

“Yeah, why?” You frowned in defense. 

“No reason, I’m just surprised that’s the type of person you hang out with.” He brought a beer to his lips, courtesy of your father, and his eyes challenged yours. Your hands balled into fists a bit and you looked angry. 

“What’s that supposed to mean?” You argued and your sister sighed loudly, putting a hand on MIguel’s thigh to try and de-escalate the situation forming. 

“Miles lived down the street from us for a long time, so they’re close.”

“He’s basically a delinquent.” Miguel said and your parents visibly began to think, which was never a good sign.

“He is not-” You tried to answer, but he continued. 

“He graffitis the walls near my internship, he skips classes, and he’s always stumbling around like he’s high.” Miguel’s words make your blood boil. 

“I’m sorry he’s not super popular or a frat boy, but he’s a good person and he’s smart, and he’s my friend!” You yelled, tears pricking your eyes as you squeezed them shut, then hating the silence that settled within the room. You looked around between everyone’s faces and found Miguel’s, still hard and on the offense. You sniffled and swiped your keys from the little dish in the doorway, looking at him again. “Shouldn’t you be less focused on me and more focused on banging my sister?” You hissed and left as your parents shouted your name in disgust, not even looking back when you slammed the door. You wiped your tears with your sleeve and ran to your car, getting in and driving off as fast as possible. 

The night was a blur, Miles and Gwen feeding you drinks to make you feel better after you told them you got in an argument with your sister’s new snot-nosed boytoy. 

“Who does he even think he is? Big and fuckin’...” You droned on, slurring your words as you laid your head in Gwen’s lap. She pet your hair as Miles drew something in his notebook, probably his girlfriend who was holding you as you drunkenly vented about your secret crush. 

“Mind if I invite some other friends?” Miles asked and Gwen shook her head while you were too distracted to even hear him. 

The door opened twenty minutes later and you saw Hobie walk in with a 12 pack of beer on his shoulder, and that made you smile. “Hobie!” Gwen got up and hugged the skinny-jean wearing boy, who set down the beers and then dapped up Miles. His eyes found you and he gave you a small grin. 

“Looks like you managed to get loose finally.” He handed you another beer and you happily took the bottle, taking a swig as you nodded. “You look absolutely fit.” His eyes took you in as you did a little clumsy twirl, watching another boy follow behind him. He was either Indian or middle eastern, with shaggy black hair and a big, white smile. “This is Pav.” Hobie introduced you two and he hugged you, taking in your outfit. 

“You look so nice, even drunk!” He added and you just laughed, enjoying the little bits of attention you got, not used to being the center of attention. 

Everything moved fast as you pumped music louder and the room became more and more full of people. Before any of you knew it, the entire place was packed and it had become a house party. Heavy music played and you danced wildly, swaying your hips and rolling your body to the beat as Gwen laughed and danced beside you. Pav and Hobie were currently occupying the couch, as Hobie had a girl on his lap and Pav talked excitedly to Miles about something he saw that day. The feeling of freedom coursed through your veins, intertwined with alcohol. It wasn’t like the night at the club, no, you were hammered and it felt great. The feeling was interrupted by vibrating in your pocket, to which you went to find a quiet place to answer the call. 

Stumbling into Miles’s room, you sat down and checked your phone. 

“Hello?” Your sister’s voice came through and you pouted. 

“‘M busy.” You sputtered out. 

“Are you drunk?” 

“...No.” You hesitated, knowing you were an incredibly shitty liar. Especially while you were trashed. 

“Oh my god, I’m coming to get you.” 

“No! ‘M happy!” You yelped, then threw your body down on the bed and stretched out. “I’m staying. Go suck Miguel’s dick or somethin.” You smiled at your funny joke. You were so funny. 

“No, we’re coming to get you, so stay there.” She spoke and before you could answer, she hung up. Sighing, you furrowed your brows and laid there for what only felt like a minute before you stumbled back out of the bedroom, finding the sliding glass door and making your way to the backyard. 

The grass felt good on your bare feet and you plopped yourself into it fully, laying back and spreading out in the greenery. 

“Get up.” The strong, deep voice was fuzzy in your mind and you just smiled, not recognizing it right away. 

“Lay down with me.” You answered and closed your eyes again, fingers playing with the blades of grass by your sides. “Look at the sky with me.” 

“Your eyes are closed.” He answered and you giggled. 

“The stars are so beautiful.” You rambled, and a large hand brushed against your cheek, eyes now opening to see Miguel crouching by your drunk, splayed out body. 

“So are you.” He answered and you felt your stomach tighten, nervousness pulling at your insides as you suddenly couldn’t breathe from butterflies. 

Not butterflies. Throw up.

And then you were hacking and wreching to the side of you into the grass, coughing up your dinner from before and feeling someone hold your hair back. A soft ‘oh my god’ was heard from the back door and soon you heard the hurried clacking of heels. Your sister bent down by Miguel and squeezed one of your hands, worry all over her face. That’s when everything turned black.

[k1mmi-1]

Camping In Killer Style

A Slasher, inspired by Fear Street 1978

Rindou x Reader

Y/n's first time and maybe last time at a sleep away camp starts off rocky and it continues getting worse and worse with a killer in the area. Tensions rise when people go missing. No service and miles deep in the forest is the perfect ground for a killer. Could one of them be the killer?

Mentions:Drugs, Murder, Alcohol

Chapter 6

I tried to go to sleep but this tent is suffocating, and also my first time sleeping in one. It was dead silent and the events of the past 2 days aren't helping. Just as I was close to dozing off I heard a branch snap and leaves crunching . My eyes shot open. I carefully got up and started shaking Rindou awake. “Get up!” I whispered. Rindou started groggily waking up. “What the fuck” He mumbled out. “I think someones out there get up!” I whispered-yelled. “Go to sleep, it's probably an animal” He mumbled and turned away. That was until we heard louder footsteps. Rindou sprung up and started listening. “I tol-”. I started saying before Rindou put his hand over my mouth and shushed me. I slapped his hand away and glared at him. I was thinking about making a run for it like I should, but of course the kids are in their tents a few feet away, and I'm not completely heartless. I started crawling towards the zipper to open the tent. Rindou grabbed my wrist and shook his head. I mouthed “the kids” and his eyes widened. 

I grabbed my shoes and he did the same. We quietly put them on and crouched up. “On 3” he whispered. “1,2,3” He said and he opened the zipper quickly, we jumped out of the tent and ran towards the kids tent. I quickly unzipped it and grabbed the sleeping boy on the right and Rindou grabbed the one on the left. We picked them up and started running back to the trail, not looking back. I started running faster and more ahead. “Wait up!” Rindou yelled. I did not wait. I kept running with the now crying kid in my arms. “Shhh baby it's ok we're gonna go back to camp” I frantically said trying not to trip. It was absolutely pitch black with the only light being the moon, I could barely see a few feet ahead of me. “You're going the wrong way,”  the little boy cried out. I stopped dead in my tracks and looked at the crying boy. “What” I replied, almost shitting myself. “You went right, it was left” He mumbled. I quickly turned around and started running faster than I ever did. I don't know how long I ran because I lost Rindou a while ago. I just hoped they were safe and made it back. Finally I was out of breath and the sun was almost rising but it was still dark. I saw the sign of the trail. I almost cried tears of happiness. My arms and legs were sore and I was exhausted. I walked slowly out of the woods and into the camp. Where was Rindou and the other boy, Fuck. The little boy was now fast asleep in my arms. 

I walked further into the camp and since it was so early no one was out, the camp looked deserted. I slowly walked over to the boys cabin and opened the door. I almost dropped the boy in my arms when I saw Rindou sitting on the bed staring at me. “I'm so glad you guys are ok” I said towards Rindou. “You left us,” Rindou replied with a scowl. “I had to run, I mean you're bigger than me you coulda fought them off” I responded with a scoff. I walked over to the empty bed and placed the sleeping boy, finally glad my arms could rest. “Well what if there was more than one person? I also had a little boy with me.” He replied angrily. “You know what that was my first time camping in the fucking woods alone with some guy I barley met, so sorry if my survival instincts offend you.” I responded scoffing. “You're so selfish,”He replied, looking me up and down. “selfish? Your right I am because I care about myself and I don't want to end up axed in the fucking woods.” I responded trying to not scream at him. I took a deep breath and turned around to go “Well running is all you know how to do” He replied.

I didn’t respond, I just turned back around and walked out the door. That last part hit a nerve. I walked calmly back to my cabin, and opened the door. I looked towards Emma's bed and she was fast asleep. Then I glanced towards Hinas bed, which is still empty. I dragged my feet towards my bed and fell towards my bed. Never would I think I would miss this firm brick lousy bed. But it did the job and I passed out. I don't know how long I was out but I was shaken awake. “y/n hey…get up it’s 2 pm” Emma said quietly. I jolted up “Oh fuck sorry Emma” I replied with a shaky sigh. “You're fine but where were you yesterday?” Emma responded and took a seat on my bed. “Rindou took me on a hike with 2 other kids, sorry I didn't tell you it was so sudden” I replied remembering the events. “Don’t worry it’s fine I was worried though” She said with a small smile. “Yeah sorry won’t happen again” I said with a smile. “We're doing a swimming activity today. Can you please help me, there's so many kids who want to do it.” She said with pleading eyes. “Fine only because it's you,” I said with a sigh. “Thank you, thank you” She replied cheerfully. 

Once I finished showering and getting ready. Emma gave me a pair of swim shorts and top to change into, then dragged me outside towards the lake. There were so many kids there and like 4 councilors, including me and Emma. Emma continued dragging me towards the 2 councilors. “Mitsuya, Yuzuha this is y/n” She said cheerfully. They smiled and said hello. I smiled and greeted them back. “Thank you so much for helping, no one else wanted to do it.” Mitsuya said with a lot of gratitude. Damn, no one wants to do anything here. “Yeah of course no problem.” I replied with a small forced smile. “You do know how to swim right?” Yuzuha said, genuinely asking. “Yeah I have um experience” I replied remembering past events. “Great sorry for asking but we had situations where both a counselor and child needed rescuing.” Yuzuha continued and shook her head. 

“Yeah don't worry but real quick what exactly is the activity we're doing here” I asked confused. “We're going to teach the kids how to swim and then after just have fun” Emma said with a big smile. Yay, so much fun. Mitsuya turned around and walked to the group of kids then started making groups. I had 5 kids in mine, 3 girls and 2 boys. They were mostly 6-8 years old. 

We then made our way into the water. It was cold but not completely freezing. Great, how do I teach kids how to swim? I barely was able to teach myself. “Where did you learn to swim?” A little girl asked. “In water” I replied, regretting everything leading to this moment. “Yeah but like in a pool or the ocean,” Another girl asked. “Both” I replied. Before another one could ask questions I started the “swim lessons”. “Alright boys and girls let’s go a little farther, when you can't stand in the water start kicking your feet and move your arms.” I said. I then looked over to the other groups, everyone was laughing and having fun. I glanced back at my kids and they looked scared, Eh they will learn that's all that matters. “Ok I'm going to go a little further and you guys have to swim towards me, don’t worry I won't let you guys drown.” I said and then started swimming backwards not taking my eyes off them. 

Once I stopped and motioned them to come, they reluctantly started swimming well more like just splashing. One girl was able to make it and the 4 were sinking. “Alright babe you stay here just keep kicking your legs and stay up.” I said then sighed and swam over pulling them up. Does this camp not have life jackets or something? Once everyone was up they started crying. “Alright no crying this is part of the process” I said calmly. “You're so mean,” one of the boys said, wiping his tears. I ignored him and took a deep breath. “Ok guys how about I show you.” I said then without waiting for a response I swam back to the only girl who made it. I turned around and they reluctantly tried again. This time the 2 girls made it. I sighed and swam back to pull the 2 boys up. The girls got the hang of it and started moving and splashing. After a few times the 2 boys got it and were able to join the 3 girls. They were all laughing and playing around. I glanced around and saw Mitsuya and Yuzuha group were finished as well, and Emma was almost done. I then looked back towards my group, they got it down good enough. I started feeling hungry again, the thought of the mystery food from the canteen made me almost hurl. Although I did have a bag of gummies that could make it taste more edible. Yeah that sounds like a great plan, what could go wrong. I felt a splash of water hit my face. “Y/n you can't zone out like that, what if a kid drowned.” Emma said with a giggle. “Sorry I'm just starving” I said and splashed her back. She giggled and we started splashing water at each other. 

Unfortunately I was not able to eat since the activity lasted a few hours. The sun was going down and I was still in the lake. Me and the other councilors were talking trying to pass the time as the kids were laughing and playing. “I could go for a white claw around now” I muttered. “Right,” Emma replied. “Dude white claws are trash,” Mitsuya responded with a chuckle. Both me and Emma gasped. Mitsuya and Yuzuha let out a small laugh. “What it’s true,” Mitsuya said with a small smile. We continued talking about our favorite drinks and started arguing which is better, until finally the kids got tired and wanted to go eat.

We all got the kids dried up and sent them to shower then after to head to the canteen for dinner. Then me and Emma parted ways with Mitsuya and Yuzuha. “Can I shower first?” I asked Emma, wanting to get this lake water off me. “Yeah of course,” Emma replied. We finally reached our cabin. “Hey I haven't met Hina yet, is she bunking somewhere else?” I asked. “Oh shoot I forgot to tell you I asked Michelle she said Hina and Takemitchi would be coming later in the summer, something about summer school, I don’t know Hina didn’t tell me anything” Emma said with a shrug. 

I almost shit myself, if Hina hasn’t been here who the fuck was in our room the first night.

[lexissrosea]

last friday night — the daughter of a fury [chelsverse]

Aphmau! Self-Insert OC

summary: 3.6k. it's 2008, and lucinda thinks that it's time to introduce lexiss to the rest of her phoenix drop high friends. but, will a certain raven-haired boy distract her before she meets phoenix drop's casanova?

content warning! this blurb contains mentions of alcohol and alludes to sex!

a/n: for those of you who have been reading 'a shadow knight's lament,' this is the prequel featuring alexis-rose lightheart's backstory within the chelsverse! i will be uploading this series out of order, so take everything like a little flashback ;) happy reading!

check out @galaxyberryofficial !! and make sure to read 'please don't leave' to experience more of her universe! she's cooking up some stuff for mine :3 <3

Alexis scrunched her nose as she looked around the crowded room. She was never the party type. There wasn’t any time to think about partying, being a stupid teen, or making choices that would potentially be detrimental or harmful to your health. Sure, she had the occasional slip-up with drinking too much on lonely nights to cope—She couldn’t help it. She was the granddaughter of a Liao. But the idea of drinking to have fun in a room of young adults only spiked her anxiety, despite the edge she had to her appearance now. 

It was hard to focus when music was blaring and there was no space to breathe. The room smelled of alcohol, cigarettes, and cheap cologne. It was dimly lit with a dollar-store mirrorball taped to the ceiling as if to imitate a dance floor. But, with the way people were packed into the room like sardines, it made it hard to dance at all, if not grinding on the person behind you. 

For fuck’s safe, Luc. You were right that I’d be hot in this room, but… I almost feel more miserable. She thought to herself as she ran her fingers through her purple hair. Every time she looked in any visible corner of the crowded room, there was a couple licking each other’s faces. In the past, that life might’ve intrigued her. But, the ups and downs of her ‘relationship’ with Ax detoured her more than ever in this second year of college. The first year, Lucinda couldn’t pry Alexis off the men on campus.

Now, the idea of making out with a stranger made Alexis shudder.

And she had no hopes in the ‘guy’ that Luc wanted her to meet. 

Anytime Lucinda tried to introduce her to someone in the past, the description was always the same. Sure, it may have reminded her of a faceless figure from her dreams, but light brown hair and ivory skin just didn’t sound appealing. Especially not when there was a history of it in her family. Why would she want to be with someone who reminded her of family? Surely, that was the last thing she needed in her life. 

Watching girls drunkenly dance with the boys in the room, giggling and teasingly prodding their fingers at the chests of the men in front of them, made Alexis miss Ax even more. 

Ax was her childhood friend. A Polynesian boy from Hawai’i, like her parents. He grew up in Nanakuli, a place that Alexis didn’t know much about. 

Alexis was a self-proclaimed haole-Hawaiian, having been born and raised on the mainland. And while she didn’t know anything about growing up in Hawai’i like her mom and dad, her mom always said that the boys from Nanakuli were the most rowdy. It might’ve not been the best idea to get involved with a guy like Ax—He was loud, charismatic, and a playboy in all senses. But maybe it was the chase that she loved the most. 

He made her feel connected to her roots, despite the ways he would make fun of her for never being able to speak pidgin properly. Even her drunken pidgin sounded like an auntie with a fat tongue, tripping over her words, slurring, and trying to scrap with shaky hands. 

Braxton Kull was a dark-tanned young man who stood at 6’1, towering over Alexis in the form of wide shoulders and biceps that curled around her frame when they’d hug. He had raven black hair, wide amber eyes, a strong jawline, and a gentle smile that contrasted with the dashing smolder he would flash at girls he was trying to hook up with. Alexis was no stranger to the gaze either. 

Although he was foul-mouthed and often times conceited, she was in love with him. And going to a dorm party hosted by a guy with whom Lucinda was a high school buddy wasn’t going to make her fall out of love. But a pair of blue eyes just might. 

“Luc, who’s that?” 

Lucinda turned her head, face souring as she finished her shot before gagging. “What the fuck is Gene doing here?” Lucinda scoffed. Then, realization dawned on her face as she looked down at the small glasses in her and Alexis’ hands. “That idiot. Of course—It was the only way he was gonna get alcohol.” She shook her head before turning back to Alexis. “Have I introduced you to Dante yet?” 

Alexis blinked, feeling a little fuzzy after three shots already in the last hour. “... No..? Isn’t that the guy who's hosting this thing? For a host, he kinda sucks.” She bluntly said, covering her mouth afterward, realizing in the moment how loose she was becoming. 

“Yeah, he’s really not hard to spot. Dude’s been dying his hair blue since middle school. I’m surprised he still even has hair with the amount of times he had Gene help box-dye it.” Lucinda rolled her eyes before setting their shot glasses down and scanning the room. “Ah, there he is—And there’s—!” 

Lucinda stopped mid-sentence, her bright eyes filling with a dead gaze as her red-painted lips pressed into a tight line. “What is Sabrina doing here? I thought they were broken up!” She muttered the last sentence under her breath as she huffed, crossing her arms over her chest as she swung her head back toward Alexis. “Does no one listen to me when I try to matchmake!?” 

“Meddling in other people’s love lives isn’t healthy, Lucinda.” Alexis clicked her tongue, playing with the rim of their glasses. 

Neither is being with someone who isn’t right for you. But, what do I know? I’m just a skilled witch with premonition! Lucinda sighed before grabbing Alexis’ hand, watching as the Casanova whisked Sabrina into a neighboring bedroom, leaving the bluenette alone with the famous siblings that Lucinda hadn’t seen in a few months. 

“Dante!” Lucinda called out, watching the tan-skinned boy turn his head, the panic slightly fading. 

“Lucinda! You made it! And you brought..?” ‘Dante’ looked over at Alexis, who was slightly flushed. Not quite as messed up as the raven-haired girl next to him who was being helped up by her blond brother, but still enough to have a slight wobble just by standing still. 

“Lexiss!” Alexis said, shouting over the music while giving her nickname instead of her full name.

Dante furrowed his eyebrows as he looked at the heterochromatic eyes in front of him. It wasn’t every day that he had seen eyes like that, and the last person he remembered was Blaze, who had gone out of state for school. He shook off the expression and offered a goofy smile. However, his smile sort of dropped when he realized that Lexiss was looking back at him with narrowed eyes. Did he do something wrong? Was it his initial facial expression at her? He couldn’t help the fact that he had his mother’s judgmental looks. And there was something familiar about the look in her eyes, a look he had seen one too many times from his Filipino aunts on his dad’s side. Wrong foot, Dante. Shouldn’t have looked at her that way. The gears in his head turned despite the alcohol making him equally as foggy as the rest of the people at this party. All he could muster was another toothy grin to try, and lighten the air as he awkwardly laughed. 

What he didn’t realize was that Alexis wasn’t mad at all. It was simply just her face, and the fact that her contacts were bothering her eyes and making her squint more than usual. She was sure she’d go back to her frames after college. 

Lucinda brushed past Dante, almost pushing him out of the way as she steadied her hands on the pale girl whose face was flushed with shades of red on her freckled cheeks. The girl blinked her crystal blue eyes, a silly grin lacing her lips. Her voice came out in a bundle of choked giggles as the blond man beside her sighed. 

To Alexis, there was something familiar about the tipsy girl who was koala bear hugging her roommate, nearly squeezing the life out of the ginger witch. Maybe it was the fondness in her eyes or the moments when those same eyes would harden whenever they caught a glimpse of Dante’s awkward smile. She had a necklace that sat just past her collarbones with the letter C. Alexis didn’t know her name, but something in her writer brain was repeating a name over and over. Cass… She doesn’t look like a Cass, though. Alexis hummed to herself, watching the girl shudder with a laugh against Lucinda’s body. Be ironic if she had my character’s name, right? Cassiopeia’s pretty uncommon, though. She thought with a shrug. 

“Hey, Sweet. Looks like someone had a bit too much to drink. Girl, I haven’t seen you this messed up since senior night.” Lucinda chuckled, her voice low in the girl’s ear.

Alexis watched as the girl’s eyes went wide before letting go of the man beside her and throwing her arms around Lucinda with a cheer. Who was this girl? Why did she seem so familiar? She looked like someone that she met during her senior year of O’khasis Prep during her editor-in-chief days. But senior year was a blur, and it was hard to keep up with every face she saw in the hallway, let alone their graduating class. It had been at least two years since then anyway.

She tapped Lucinda on the shoulder, “I’m gonna go grab another drink. You mingle with your friends.” 

“Lex, you don’t want me to come with you? You don’t know anyone—I don’t want you going off on your own.” Lucinda frowned for a moment. 

“I’m good. Have fun. It looks like your friend really missed you.” Alexis chuckled as she pointed at the girl whose hands were squeezing Lucinda’s forearms like her life depended on it. She turned on her heel, heading over to the drink station. 

It was messily arranged with different types of alcohol splayed on the table. There was no way that she was going to touch the mystery punchbowl, fearing that one of the idiots at the party slipped something into the red-colored concoction. She didn’t feel like waking up with stomach issues in the morning.

Alexis quirked her head, noticing a bottle with Korean-like symbols on it. What’s that? Alexis grabbed a red cup, grabbing the bottle by its neck before popping it open. She sniffed the opening, not getting a hint of anything. She wasn’t dumb enough to drink from the punchbowl. But, a random Asian alcohol? She didn’t mind the odds—Especially when she was feeling as shitty as she did without Ax. 

She poured a bit into the cup, watching it fill about a third of the way before twisting the lid back onto the bottle. Alexis brought the rim of the red cup to her glossy lips, taking a sip as her nose scrunched. It was fun feeling like a bobblehead, but the process of getting there was always nasty to her. She sipped a bit more, familiarizing herself with the taste, getting a hint of grapefruit and fermented rice, a bitter aftertaste that urged her to stick out her tongue.

“You’re at least four shots down. Really think you should be drinking that?” 

She cocked her head, finding deep blue eyes looking down at her. There was a smug smirk on the man’s face; he couldn’t have been any older than twenty-three. He had shaggy black hair that formed into a short mullet in the back, and somehow, he pulled it off, especially with the side part that was common in every Disney star. His sun-kissed tan skin seemed to sparkle through the alcohol-induced haze, and his face looked oddly familiar to one she had seen seconds ago, but it didn’t matter in this moment. Right now, all she cared about was the way his forearms tensed when he crossed them over his muscular chest, flexed biceps showing proudly out of the ripped sleeves of his mock tank top.

He was wearing black skinny jeans with rips along the thighs and a plaid grey flannel tied around his waist. Something shone near his lip—a messily pierced ring that couldn’t have been the proper placement but made him all the more attractive in this moment. His lip wasn’t the only thing that sparkled. His earlobes were filled by silver gauges, and his eyelashes seemed to flutter in amusement at her dazed expression. 

When he uncrossed his arms to swipe the cup away from her, Alexis caught a glimpse of his inner arm tattoo. A long broadsword, shaded to perfection with the words ‘Momento Mori’ detailed around the object, with sloppy swirls and dots detailing the design. The work was amateur, likely done in a rundown shop or—by the looks of him—a friend’s garage. 

Her mouth opened and closed, seemingly dry now that he was towering over her. Just a few sips of whatever was in that bottle, and the minutes seemed to pass like seconds. She felt like a lightweight with the way her head was spinning, finding his cocky smirk to be the most attractive thing in this world. Why did her brain feel like it was under some spell? Why did his eyes remind her of ones she saw in a dream once—Eyes that narrowed down at her in the middle of the woods? 

“How do… You even know how much I–I’ve had..?” She stumbled over her words. Her sentence was barely understandable with the way she phrased it. 

His eyes flickered from each of her eyes. She felt heat come to her cheeks. Is he judging my eyes? She thought to herself, almost insecure, before she noticed his gaze lingering on her pouted lips. He turned his head, looking at her pink gloss coating the cup. He pressed his mouth to the same spot, tilting his head back as he downed the alcohol, drawing the cup away, unfazed by its contents. A lazy smirk curled on his lips as he pressed the cup back into her chest, watching her small hand absentmindedly curl around it. Turning on his heel, he started to walk away, swiping his leather jacket from a nearby chair as he made his way for the door. 

“H—Hey, wait, asshole!” Alexis called after him, setting her cup to the side with furrowed eyebrows. Her feet moved faster than she could think, and soon enough, she was following the mysterious man out the door. It might’ve been her most stupid decision of the whole night, but the spell just wouldn’t stop. 

She failed to notice the dirty-blond, borderline light brown-haired boy with bright eyes approaching the drink table with a frustrated sigh, nearly growling under his breath from the verbal fight he just got into. A certain smell calmed his senses for a moment; the faint scent of roses and coconut lingered where an empty red cup was sitting on the table. Soon enough, the smell was covered by a cloud of smoke as someone danced near the table, a cigarette notched between their index and middle fingers. He only sighed once more before pouring himself something. 

Meanwhile, Alexis shivered as the fresh air hit her like a slap to the face. “Hey, asshole, you can’t just drink from my cup and then walk away—”

He sharply turned around, leaning down to her level as his gaze flickered between her eyes and lips again. He chuckled lowly, “Actually, I can. Bought it all myself. You wouldn’t be that fucked up if I didn’t provide everything in there.” 

Alexis’ eyes widened before she huffed. “So, you’re Gene.”

“You know my name, Sweetheart? Don’t wear it out.” Gene smirked, cocking his head. A hand extended, coming dangerously close to her face, knuckles barely grazing her skin as he gathered some of her purple locks hooked around his pointer finger.

She stumbled backward, face red with blush as she coyly stammered, “W–What in Irene do you t—think you’re doing!?”

“I can’t admire your hair?” 

“You’re invading my space!”

“You followed me outside.” 

Alexis paused. He was right. She glanced down at her feet, silently cursing them for traveling on their own accord, taking her outside against her will. When she looked back up, his blue eyes were boring into her. His eyes held several emotions—Some that she couldn’t even put a finger on. There was amusement and curiosity, and the color of his ocean blues was like a pool she wanted to dive headfirst into. She couldn’t swim, but drowning in his gaze felt right under her drunken state. 

Was that… Red..? She furrowed her brows, lip pouting more as her thoughts became even hazier looking into his eyes. No, No—No, must be the alcohol…

The more time that passed gave opportunity for the alcohol to settle more into her system, causing her knees to buckle. She felt his palm rubbing against her cheek, his thumb brushing over her bottom lip. With a chuckle, he leaned close to her ear as hot air tickled her temple. “You’re cute when you’re drunk,” He murmured softly. There was still grit to his voice, but also, oddly, genuine interest. 

Then, he backed up just enough so that the tips of their noses were touching. That shit-eating smirk trailed along his pierced lip again, showing off a single dimple underneath his smile from this close-up. 

“But, I think I’m a little old for you.”

Alexis breathed in the musk of his cologne and the smell of her earlier drink on his lips. She leaned forward, challenging Gene, staring into his eyes with her mismatched ones. If Ax was a thought, he certainly wasn’t one now. 

“You say that like you know my age.” She quipped.

“Can’t be more than eighteen—”

“Nineteen.” 

So, it is you. 

“Twenty in a few months.” 

Her finger pressed against his chest, feeling the mound of his pecs underneath the thin material, trailing shapes as she leaned closer.

The purr in her voice caused heat to stir in his gut. His smirk broke into a wolfish grin, a voice enticing him in his head. It was like all that had changed about her was her appearance. That sassy, confident, and annoying attitude remained. The attitude that challenged him in all ways. 

“Ever rode a motorcycle, Sweetheart?” He whispered, hand moving to cup the back of her head gently, but with a hint of possession. 

“Dreamed of it. But, I think I’d rather ride you.”

Alexis felt his chest vibrate as a growl rose from the base of his throat. She gasped as she felt him pin her against the brick wall of the building, one hand dancing down her lower back until it reached the mound, constricted in her tight miniskirt. He kneaded at the skin, fingers digging into the black fabric, wanting to lift it over her hips and touch the skin bare. Was this even the same girl he saw all those years ago? The studious, uptight, nerdy brunette who couldn’t wait to get away from the groups of delinquents? Now, she was mewling into the delinquent’s mouth, raising one leg as Gene’s hand slipped under her thigh, hand curling underneath her knee to keep her steady as her back arched against the cold wall.

 Her tongue danced against his as they swapped spit, devouring the taste of soju and cigarettes that were hanging out of Gene’s jacket pocket. The familiar scent of Capri cigarettes overloaded her senses, making her push against his kisses, nipping at his top lip before licking his bottom lip, tongue trailing along the silver ring. 

He kissed the corner of her lips, trailing down her jawline in sloppy kisses that made her whine. Like a bitch in heat… The voice in his head cackled as he tried to wave it away, pressing his hardened length against her pelvis. The only thing separating them was his black jeans and her lacy panties underneath that skirt. 

Gene growled against her neck, biting down softly to elicit a sharp cry from the younger woman. His tongue flattened against her skin, soothing the red mark that would soon bruise into an unmistakable hickey. Still fucking mine, still under my brainwash… The voice hissed as Gene internally groaned. It almost made him feel bad about enjoying this moment. He continued to ignore the dark voice as he trailed down her neck, kissing her exposed collarbones. 

“Could fuck you right here, pretty girl.” He muttered against her skin, teasing her with a kiss on her chest. 

“Why don’t you—”

Gene growled, “Irene, you’re such a—”

“Gene! Gene, fuck, bro, I don’t know what to do! She’s in there giggling and trying to dance on me, and I can’t think straight, and I think she wants to talk, but she can’t talk like this. And, oh, Irene, the look in her eyes, I just—” The voice trailed off as Gene and Alexis turned their heads. “... Lexiss?” 

Bro… Brother… Brought the alcohol… Oh, mother of Esmund! Alexis’ eyes widened as she pushed Gene off, trying to adjust her skirt as she fixed her hair over the bite marks on her neck and wiped the smeared lip gloss from the corners of her mouth. She looked between the two brothers, now aware of the similarities and the worries she had earlier before stealing one last glance at Dante. She huffed, pushing past both the brothers, and shuffled into the house to find Lucinda before Dante could spill his discoveries. Fuck… Fuck, what kind of guest am I!? I nearly fucked the host’s brother! Irene, you whore, Lexiss. Alexis yelled at herself internally as she pushed through the group of dancing people, finally finding Lucinda sitting with an albino boy with green eyes. 

“Lex, where were you—” 

“I need another shot… Several. Just… Just fill me a glass.” 

a/n - this is suchhhh a long and beloved series that i've been working on for the last few months. i love all things chelsverse, and tumblr is the perfect place to showcase that!

[confetti-critter]

holy shit those guys hit hard

OK IM GUNNA DO IT!!!! IM GUNNA EXPLORE THE WOODLAND MANSION!!!!

[lildevyl]

Out of Time

Summary: Set during Limit Life.

Jimmy, Grian, and Joel meet up at the Bakery in the Sky to do something that none of them ever thought they needed to do. Jimmy knows that his time is up, so offers his life to one of the Bad Boys instead.

TW: Character Death, Angst

(Bakery in the Sky)

Jimmy looked at the timer on his wrist and his heart plummeted. Half an hour. That's all the time that he has left in this series. Just thirty minutes unless he gets a kill. Jimmy begins to pace back and forth, pulling at his hair, biting his nails, and frantically trying to come up with some kind of game plan. Jimmy looked up and saw Skynet 2.0 and thought that maybe he could get a kill that way. But then a flash of him dying just by ender pearling while falling off the ladder came rushing back. He quickly went against that idea.

Jimmy checked the time again, 25:30.

If Jimmy didn't do anything he be out first again! Jimmy abruptly stopped pacing. He be out first again. The Canary Curse, as everyone loved to meme but in truth, Jimmy's just that bad at the game. A Self Fulfilled Prophecy.

A Self Fulfilled Prophecy.

Jimmy was always out first because of something stupid he did. Got shot in the Bunker with Scar in 3rd Life. Died to a Creeper in Last Life. Died to an Enderman in Double LIfe. Now he's going to be out first because he Ran Out of Time or Fell from a High Place.

Unless . . . Unless . . . Would they even agree to this?

Taking a deep breath, Jimmy whipped out his com and put in Chat.

Bad Boys. Bakery in the sky. Pronto!

It didn't take long for Grian and Joel to get there.

"Jimmy, what's the emergency?" Joel asked concerned.

"What' you time at, Grian?" Jimmy asked.

"Uh, 4 hours and 15 minutes."

"Joel, what are you at?"

"3 hours and 25 minutes," Joel answered "Jimmy what is going on?"

"Alright, Gentlemen, it's been an honor."

"WHAT?!" Grian and Joel shouted.

"What are you on, right now?" Grain demanded.

"I'm on 15 minutes and 30 seconds. I can't get another kill. And I refuse to go out because I ran outta time." Jimmy said.

"Then we can get your time back! TNT Minecart from the Skynet 2.0!" Joel suggested.

"No! I can't get it done, and honestly, since I've got the Carany Curse then if I'm going out, I'm going out my way! Joel, you need the time more so, take this, and this, and some of this, and I have a couple of TNT left. Some bread and take this." Jimmy then hands Joel his diamond axe.

"Jimmy, are you sure?" Joel asked and took the axe.

"Look my time isn't going to someone else! We started this Series as the Bad Boys we're ending it as the Bad Boys. The Bad Boys are going to the Semi Finals and it's going to be one of you two! Grian, it's been fun and Joel it's been great having you as a team member. Do the honors, Joel."

"Jimmy, your standup guy, you've been one hell of a Bad Boy and I'm glad you were my partner in crime. I just wished you were better at this game."

"Yeah, me too," Jimmy said in a low voice with a tear coming down his cheek.

Lightning struck, SolidarityGaming Ran Out of Time flashed across Chat, and 30+ minutes were added to Joel's time.

[jollyreginaldrancher]

Yellowjackets Season 3 episode 6 liveblogging

Title is croak. Goodbye Birdwatchers.

I'm getting onboard with the theory that someone might die this ep. God if it's Misty's bird...

If Shauna kills Misty's bird...

Anyway it's 3 days earlier

I KNEW YOU MOTHERFUCKERS WOULDN'T CONTINUE WHERE THE LAST EPISODE ENDED

turns out the animalistic sounds we heard were made by a frog all along guys, we can all rest easy now

oh fuck me

THIS IS NOT THE TYPE OF ORGY I SIGNED UP FOR

I'd be crying too if I had to record a frog orgy for work tbh

OK there's three of them hikers

Nah they did not trap my man in the middle of the orgy

bad enough they picked him up while he was trying to get it in but picking him up and bottling him is diabolical

ugh there's that guy i don't like

"the heart wants what it wants" Sis they're boning, they're not in love

"I think it might be the most beautiful thing I've ever heard" must have been tough living in a pre Billie Eilish era. Music choices must have been very limited back then.

I wonder if they'll eat them and their frogs too

shit that guy has a crossbow

it's gonna be a bloodbath

so it was team of explorers who hid the stash coach Ben found. Interesting. At least we have one answer now.

Well at least Natalie will have something to chew on after they kill the hikers dead.

Their names are Edwin, Kodiak and Hannah I guess. Not that I'll remember them tbh. Just noting down for future reference.

Arctic Banshee Frog was definitely the noises and shit they've been hearing. My money was on wildlife and I feel I'm definitely right. Team logic takes another win my guys.

Ooh a phone. Are they gonna call home when they kill them?

Nope, nevermind, they smashed it lmfao.

"I'm your lifeline" Watch him die first

"This guy could rob and murder us" You just realised that now? At this point you kinda deserve to die my guy.

"You smell barbeque?" oof who's gonna tell him?

other guy has a point, like who the fuck would trek this deep to have a barbeque? I can only think of one group of people dumb enough to do that and trust me you do NOT wanna cross them

Nah because how do you hear that and KEEP advancing towards the camp making all those noises? I would have shat myself and ran in that order.

"we're going home"

Umm

who's gonna tell her?

well this is awkwward

"He died of natural causes" WHILE THROWING HIS RIB AWAY I'M-

never change Misty

the guy just trying to like umm and err back his way out of this one

LOTTIE

WITH THE AXE

I THOUGHT IT WAS MISTY I HAD TO LOOK OUT FOR

did not expect to have the same reaction as Shauna but here we are

Shauna's been president for ONE DAY and Lottie's wilding out like this

ALSO I'M GOING OFF WITH THAT BINGO CARD LOTTIE WILDING OUT SQUARE COME HOME

Lottie has points

Natalie the only one or at least the main one trying to keep a sense of decorum and civility and genuinely tripping out over witnessing her friend straight up MURDER a motherfucker

Anyway

that was

I don't wanna say hot but

HOLLY FUCK

HOLLY FUCK MELISSA

IS MELISSA STRAIGHT UP DEAD?

Lottie with the blood

is that from Shauna's memory?

wait

MARI'S THE MEDIC NOW?

When I said they'd shift I didn't expect them to change this much

What's Misty then?

the Hunter?

Melissa's fucked up

I can see her surviving though, like fuck if coach made it with a full amputation? And she wasn't shot in the heart?

"Not just a mom who had a teenage pregnancy" fine maybe Walter IS the hikers' kid. Would explain a bunch I guess. Or maybe the new character is her daughter, fuck it, who knows?

Hannah Sophia Finch. We really got this random's full government name before Akilah's and she's been there since season one.

Lol even Jeff is calling out Shauna's hypocrisy. You can go down to the lobby when it suits her but must stay up when it doesn't. Meanwhile he's probably texting his boyfriend Randy where he is and checking in on social media and shit.

Poorly furnished shitbox. This man is a flaming late in life closeted gay, and I refuse to believe otherwise.

matter of fact everyone in this show is gay I've decided again.

Damn she just threatened her whole family like that

Callie's looking into shit, naturally

Taissa snores in her sleep too

It's a yellowjacket wide epidemic of snoring

Not Van calling Misty a psycho and shit. Baby, I'm sure there's mirrors in that room.

Yeah Tai, why DID you meet Lottie.

I love how Van grabbed a butter knife and got in defensive position in bed with Taissa. Baby, crazy is in the bed with you...

Also no one's mentioned the jacket yet. I wonder how long it will take them to figure out Misty and Nat were fucking cause they clearly haven't pieced it together like at all yet.

Oh she straight up asked her. Misty I really do love you.

Even Van's looking at her suspiciously. Van please speak the fuck up about other Tai, I'm begging you, don't be a shit for once.

The hesitation

Van for sure does not trust Tai completely

she wont admit it in front of Misty but she does NOT trust that hoe

Also yeah tell us about the tape

I think Shauna found the female hiker. Seemed she knew already what she was gonna say about being a teen mom, so either she heard it before, like in the car, and that part resonated with her, or she cut the tape short in the car, which is what it seemed like, and she knew it from memory from hearing it live in person 25 years ago.

MistyNat crumbs.

is Nat doing that listening thing Van did last season when Tai and Shauna were stuck in the snowstorm?

Looks like those two separated. I'm guessing the traps might be for him if they don't find him this ep. If he does splinter off and hunt them though I don't see them breaking into smaller clans.

Maybe they'll find him and kill him sooner and she'll live a lil longer. But I feel like the tape recorder would not have been recording days of stuff. So she has to like, die today more or less, assuming it's one straight recording.

Ok the group split up, Travis, Akilah and Misty went left, Shauna Van, Tai and Nat right. I hope nothing happens to Akilah, she's the only character unaccounted for in the adult timeline and therefore the only stakes here are Akilah and Melissa (and by extension Mari I suppose).

Nat continues to run in a way that makes me want to yell a slur

Gorl left behind a whole hair extension worth of hair. Wilderness just wanted to feel pretty I guess.

Lord of the rings ahh hiding place.

I love how she was so quiet until they got close to her and then she started making the most noise she possibly could

So this is her talking to her baby that she gave up for adoption and the baby's named the fakename I gave myself on character ai...the name I used to chat with Natalie Scatorccio with. cool cool cool cool cool

imagine her kid is one of the yellowjackets

anyway love this three stooges moment with the adult yellowjackets

I feel like we've reached the point in the season where shit is gonna start to really happen for real and the next few episodes are gonna be HELL to wait for

Does Shauna know it's a daughter for sure?

Misty has a point. Misty has several points. Shauna take many seats. Van and Tai too.

Okay, if it WAS the hikers and the tape and stuff then it makes sense for Lottie to go first I guess, since she took out that first hiker but Shauna would probably be last then, since I'm assuming she took out the girl's mom, and the other girls would be in between or maybe even before Lottie.

Also this is based on the assumption that it's cause of the tape, but like, if it was, why Lottie? I mean if it was Hanna's kid, why not go straight for Shauna? What's the tie to that guy, Edwin and his murderer?

Also how would she tell them all apart? Unless the tape caught Natalie saying "What the fuck Lottie?"

OKAY

WOW

so much info there

Melissa survived the incident but died

Gen and Melissa both died

Hannah died too probably

Hannah survived long enough to befriend Gen and Melissa I guess

maybe Hannah IS pit girl

doubt it though tbh pit girl seemed younger and smaller

but whatever

they wouldn't be the first show to pull some shit like this

where they cast extras in early scenes or whatever so you can't use clues to figure out who's who and then come back with the real actors and reshoot that shit. Pretty little liars was famous for it. It was bullshit now and it was bullshit then.

roadtrip with the four gals now though. Not as fun as MistyNat's road trips.

Anyway I'm also surprised Shauna did research. Like we joke about her being stupid, because she is, but she can be smart when she wants to, except she never does so she's mostly just stupid...

Okay.

Who did bring the tapes back and who did kill Lottie

oh wait, no, yeah, that is a good second question, Misty, WHY WOULD she wait 25 years for revenge?

Either she just found out, just got the tapes or she's found out she's dying or something and has nothing to lose.

Or it's not Hannah's daughter and it's one of them and Natalie's death is what prompted this, since, y'know, this all happened when she died.

Or it's Walter.

It's probably Walter.

I wonder if that's the highway we'll see Hillary Swank running down in that scene from the trailer.

Lol Tai's wife cut her off didn't she? Would not put it past her and would not blame her.

"we don't get to be lucky" Motherfucker, what do you call the dozen or so times that Van avoided death in the wilderness if not luck?

I can't tell if it's sweet or sad or pathetic or heartbreaking that Tai is willing to become a serial killer for Van

Shauna team mom, Van Tai and Misty all sitting in the back like the toddlers that they are. I love that Misty refuses to sit up in the front with her. Like we know the other two will wanna sit together but Misty refusing to go near Shauna still is honestly a mood.

watch the knocking in the tent turn out to be a raccoon lmao

it was a jar. close enough.

Anyway I hope Tai and Van don't get jumped by crossbow guy. Also hope that was his only crossbow bolt. He's really out here with DnD weapons smh. Rogue class mf

IT'S FROG BOY!

VAN LET MY MAN OUT! SHE'S BACK ON THE GOOD LIST!

Aww Van trying to call her mom. :'3 poor baby Sometimes it's easy to forget they're still a bunch of kids.

Their disappointment when they found out the phone was broken

Ok so they'll get Hannah and use her to fix the phone and use it I suppose so they can get rescued. I don't think it's gonna quite work out that way. Lord knows they're well off the deep end by winter, so I really don't think this is gonna pan out as well as they'd hoped.

Sweet Akilah trying to rationalize what Lottie did. Baby I think you're next to go. I think that guy is barbeque. I think he's gonna kill Akilah and get killed or caught by Travis. That's my guess for like the next five minutes.

not shit ridge X_X

God is this how they find Kristen's body?

Oh god not my shayla

don't leave her alone

why can't Travis not be selfish for once?

I guess he's trying to keep Akilah close so he can protect her

but that leaves Misty alone in the dark

I know her adrenaline just drained out of her

God even after all this to see Misty alone is staggering

Mind you this is the same day coach Ben died. They were just feasting on him.

Hannah's gonna get got by Shauna and Nat any second now too, I just know it. Interesting, she stashed her recordings. Yeah, they'll definitely make it back to your family now. The longer I watch the less likely it seems that this tape would even make it back let alone into the hands of her daughter.

Oooh where's Lincoln tunnel? Is this a hint that Shauna saw Lottie too the day she disappeared?

Yeah so it's gotta be Walter. Like what a great convenience that he matched Shauna's hair to Lottie's DNA just after Misty cut him out of her life, and while she's on a roadtrip with Shauna too?

She was blowing him off for her friends and all of a sudden he finds evidence that her friend was killed by one of her friends. Such great timing.

Not Shauna mocking Misty's boundaries. Like any of them have every effectively or successfully held a single healthy relationship.

She really just texted them right next to her adshkasjdhkasjdha to get them to help her get Shauna to stop the car as if any of them are at all capable of lying

OKAY WHAT THE FUCK VAN?

I really thought it was another really shit act to try to get Shauna to pull over but she fucking threw up blood? Tell me it's a lame ass magic trick right now!

Woah

Good thing Misty dodged that

Just made me realize that this is lowkey a really slow weapon. Like reloading it alone takes a good ten seconds.

Anyway, what a day for Misty Quigley.

Oh no, she's Velma-ing.

Okay, is Akilah going to offer to help him only for him to pull her down and kill her so he could try to get a hit on Travis?

"I'm not her family but we have a very intense trauma bond" MISTY PLEASE

"did you know?" yeah cause you guys are famously open and inclusive with Misty Quigley

"She was probably covered with my DNA" STOP

YES MISTY DESTROY HER!

I love how Shauna's acting hurt btw. Like, you wouldn't piss on Misty if she was on fire, but if she points out that you don't give a shit about her suddenly you're incensed. HOW DARE YOU CALL ME OUT FOR BEING A BAD FRIEND WHEN I'VE BEEN NOTHING BUT A BAD FRIEND TO YOU? The audacity is hillarious. They all act like they don't give a shit about her but care about her in such a deep way lmfao.

Shauna really fucking left?

She's probably going to find so and so's kid, isn't she? On her own.

So Van believes the whole thing was a life for life trade and she doesn't want other Tai/Tai to kill for her, and now she managed to snap other Tai out and Tai back in, as we can tell by her panicking at Van's state.

Meanwhile Lottie's gone off the deep end, has a complete psychotic break and has been just wallowing and covering herself in blood and whispering to the body of the hiker all night while Mari and gen are trying to help Melissa, and attempting to pull the arrow out.

It's not coming out that way, so they should cut the end off and push it all the way through, as much as it's gonna suck. Yup, Gen's got it. 1 point for Gen.

"Go fuck your blood dirt Lottie" Mari, sweetness, come over to the cool kids table right now

The gang's back. I see you Akilah. Shauna. Shauna's looking. This is the image of Lottie that stuck with her.

Shauna's looking more turned on by Lottie than Melissa right now. If Lottie showed up in the cabin, covered in blood, and tried to stroke her pregnant belly in season two, Shauna would have let her.

lol lil gay boy Natalie holding the medkit. I love him your honour.

I really thought Jeff was up to something but, still just being a himbo

Callile asking the tough questions, like 3 seasons too late

Love how they're still gripping onto that bit of info about where the plane landing by the skin of their nails. The hikers were lost less than 100 miles from where the plane went down. WHERE?

Do we think the yellowjackets will try to walk it again? I mean if these adults can hike to them then they can probably hike to somewhere...idk. They probably drove halfway and walked the rest but still. What's the worst that could happen?

Yup Shauna found her.

Is that that gun?

Ooh a knife!

is this the sheath Melissa made her? Did she keep it all those years?

I see a price tag on it so I guess not. Shauna hit a damn thrift shop on her way to her attempted murder lmfao

Anyway my toxic trait is thinking I could have walked into that impending cannibal orgy and just been so chill they wouldn't have tried to kill me. Maybe they'd lock me up but like in a fun way.

Anyway RIP Gen and Melissa. I am positive Hillary Swank is playing Melissa now.

[asktadckrew]

Suddenly there was a knock at the door

"Huh?"

When jax goes and opens the door he's so not no one was there, instead there was a small VHS tape on the mat.

"What is this?"

He soon picked it up and turned it to its side and saw that it was labeled "Ransom note"

"it must be from the kidnapper"

Jax then called everyone into the living room and played the VHS tape and the old TV and soon it played:

The video showed the leader of the anon

"Hello circus freaks!" The leader said in a Sinister tone

Thalia's growled at the sight of leader

"oh you probably noticed by now your children are gone and by now you already figure out who took them.... us!" The camera turn to reveal to babies tied to a chair. one of them was completely Frozen in place while it's eyes were darting left and right and it looked like they were in great pain and the other one was tied up against the chair by their own ribbons.

Everyone was horrified at the condition of the two children.... they both look like they were beaten....

The camera then turn back to the leader "now for exchange for the children we demand over 3 million and a steam power tugboat! If you do not apply then my college over here will shoot-"

Suddenly the henchman that was holding it done pointed towards the children responded "shoot? Ok!"

"NO WAIT!-"

BANG

Suddenly the camera fell over on its side and then there was the loud crying of Melpomene's in pain!

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!"

"YOU SEID SHOOT SO I SHOT!"

"YOU IDIOT!"

Another voice could be heard "WOULD YOU GUYS JUST SHUT UP AND HELP ME!"

There was a lot of sounds of a chair moving and footsteps and a lot of crying.

"okay okay I just shot her in the leg! it's not that big of a deal we just got to cut it off okay?"

"Ok!"

Soon enough one of the henchmen picked up the camera and the leader noticed it and ran to it.

"turn the camera off right now! edit it out! EDIT IT OU-" soon the video cuts

Soon enough the video replayed again and everything was normal. when he show the children however.... melpomene was missing a leg....

"meet us at the old Harbor and you have exactly 24 hours to do so.... if not we will make sure your children will receive the most horrible and gruesome torment to ever known!...."

Soon the video ended.....

@groovy

Princess Lizzie: Well, looks like we have a few pathetic stragglers left. Zooble?

*Zooble hands Lizzie an axe and the rest of the Krew follow her outside.*

Princess Lizzie: Alright, Caine and Bubble, you get the money, Gangle and Zooble, get the weapons, Kinger, you're staying home, Fidget, Jax, and Ragatha, you're coming with me.

Fidget: Yes, your highness.

*Caine flies off, Gangle wraps herself around Zooble and they follow Kinger inside, Fidget, Jax and Ragatha follow Princess Lizzie into her royal carriage.*

Ragatha: Will you think the Queen will find out?

Princess Lizzie: I'm sure she already knows.

*Lizzie hears her phone ringing and she answers it.*

Caine: We have the money!

Lizzie: Alright. Now, ask Gangle and Zooble if they're finished yet.

Caine: Okay, bye!

*Princess Lizzie and her friends step out of the carriage.*

Jax: Ugh, his place makes me cringe.

*Caine and the rest of the KREW except Kinger teleport to them.*

Zooble: Here, your highness.

Lizzie: Thank you.

*Caine gives Pomni a bag of money.*

Lizzie: Let's go, guys.

*They go into the building and Lizzie opens the door.*

Lizzie: Hey, if you want the money, you're gonna have to come here and give me the kids back first.

[strry1]

Zombeh Attack

A/N: silly oc insert 😋😋😋

(If you don’t know what my oc look like just go to the pinned post)

Zombie Matt is so😍😍🥰🥰🥰

Nobody POV:

“Oh no! We hit that person!” Edd stood ontop of the car as he’d look at the body.

“Big bloody deal, That person busted our car!” Tord said in annoyance as he sat down next to the car, Matt sitting onto of the car, resting his arm on one of the tires while Tom and Dao stood next to the car.

“I wonder what’s the reason that guy looked so terrified and bloody..” Dao mumbled in concern.

“We’ll have to get a repair kit from the garage.” Tom spoke.

“Maybe there’s one in that town over there.” Edd suggested as he pointed toward a mysterious town.

“Hm, I wonder why all the graves are all empty.” Matt ask in a curious tone.

“Now that you mention it, it’s kinda..odd.” Dao replied as she’d walk along the gang, observing each grave along the way.

“Who cares?” Tom replied.

They eventually stopped at the entrance as they look up at the sign written “Bittensborugh” The street was empty.

“Is it me or why are there blood on the floor..?” Dao asked in concern, but nobody seems to question it.

BITTENSBORUGH-MAIN STREET

“Hey! There’s someone, I’ll ask him for directions.” Matt suddenly spoke before approaching a random man.

“Wait Matt No!—” Dao tried to stop him but it was too late.

“Excuse me, but Do you know where—AHHH!” Matt screamed in pain as his right arm was bitten off by the person, turned out that man was a zombie! Matt fell to the ground as he was dead.

“MATT!” Dao called out in shock as she froze in horror, covering her mouth, wanting to throw up as she looked at the pool of blood that was pouring out of Matt.

“Oh my god, he bit off his arm!” Tord said in shock.

“Run away!” Edd quickly shouted as the four of them quickly ran to safety.

“I Think…We lost…them…” Tom said in between breaths as he leaned onto the wall, Edd, Tord, and Dao stood next to him as they all tried to catch their breath.

Tom’s eyes suddenly widen, Along with Dao and Edd. Tord was confused when he suddenly looked at the gas station full of zombies, a zombie then commanded the others to attack the gang as they began to approach them.

“Oh my god, They’re getting closer!” Tord panic as the horde of zombie moved slowly toward them.

“Run away again!” Edd shouted as they began to run again.

After they were out of the zombie sight, Tord spoke up.

“Hm, we should find a safe base to hide in” Tord suggested.

“Yeah, but it’ll need to be camouflaged.” Tom agreed.

3 HOURS LATER..

The gang hid inside the Portaloo, it was pretty big, allowing them to fit in. It was uncomfortable or anything

“Perhaps we should go look for weapons. Tom, why don’t you go outside and see where we can get some?” Edd spoke as he’d point at the hole ontop of the Portaloo.

“Hm..hm..Ah hah!” Tom spotted a Mall as he’d look back into the portaloo with a smile.

“Let’s go looting!” Tom spoke in a high-pitched voice.

“Okay.” Edd agreed after a second of silence.

The three began to search for weapons, Edd found a chainsaw as he’d riled it up, Tom got a shovel, Dao got an axe and Tord held up a gun as he smiled. But The three of them look at Tord irritatedly, clearly not allowing Tord to use a gun since they know how crazy Tord can get if he uses a gun so Tord grabs a fork and spoon instead.

They finally walked out of the mall with their weapons as they walked back to the gas station.

“Okay, We have to attack by surprise. Tom you take the left, I’ll will take the right, you two’ll take the middle.” Tord spoke.

“Ready? Go!” Tord commanded as they jumped from their hiding place, they noticed that the gas station was empty as they look dumbfounded.

“Well, Atleast we found the repair kit.” Tom spoke as he’d held up a repair kit.

They all turn their back as their eyes widen by the horde of zombie..

“MATT?!” Dao look surprised as she raised her brow.

“Indubitably!” Matt gave a thumb up, He was a zombie, his right arm was missing, his skin were green and his teeth were sharp.

“But why?!” Edd asked.

“Getting kinda bored there, laying head down in the gutter, festering..” Matt made a sad expression as he’d explained.

The gang stood there, it’s was pretty awkward.

“Attack, My zombie acquaintances!” Matt commanded as he’d pointed toward the gang.

Dao, Tord, and Tom began to fight the zombies horde, hitting the zombie’s head with his shovel, Edd stabbing the chainsaw into the zombie’s body before riling it up Splitting the zombie in half, Tord hit the zombie with a fork, Dao swinging her axe around making sure no zombie get too close to her, splitting the zombie head in half with her axe.

A zombie tackled Tord and it bit Tord’s shoulder, sending him to the ground as the Zombie began to eat Tord’s flesh.

“TORD!” Dao’s eyes widen as she’d saw her friend getting eaten right in front of her, She’d continue to hit the zombie with her axe.

“NOO!! Not the coke machine!” Edd shouted dramatically.

“Ah screw this! Let’s get out of here!” Tom spoke as he’d back away from the zombie horde, the gang began to run.

“Come back you cowards!” Matt shouted.

The gang managed to repair the car as they get inside.

“Drive. Drive!” Tom commanded in hurry as he’d was shocked.

Edd start up the car as he’d began to drive, it was an awkward silence inbetween the three of them as Dao was still terrified of what happened earlier.

Suddenly a shadow appeared behind them..

“Oh my god..It’s T-T-Tord!” Dao spoke in surprise.

Zombie Tord then proceeded to jump at them..

(Tehee I was going to do Zombeh Nation first but the app crashed and I’m too lazy to write all of it again)

Here some silly oc insert art :3

[xaracosmia]

ꕥ — WELCOME TO CATA COSMIA, STARK. 🌕

ꕥ  — OOC INFORMATION;

name / alias: vivian age: 31 pronouns: she/they ooc contact: StarryOtterVi @ Twt other characters in xc: zenitsu agatsuma, noe archiviste

ꕥ  — IC INFORMATION;

name: stark age: 18 pronouns: he/they series: frieren: beyond journey’s end canon point: end of s1 idk manga

app triggers: mentions of child abuse, child neglect, family loss, war, insecurities

personality: 

This guy…

Sure, he knows how to talk to you. Kind of. Well, he’s better than most people. He doesn’t try to cause any sort of drama, that’s not for him. He’ll shake your hand in agreement if you let him. He’s just lax, and trying to go with the flow with whatever it is. He hopes you’ll go with the flow, too. Try and take it easy, sort of deal.

And partly cause of his lax nature, he’s a little too kind toward others. He can’t help but be honest with his words, and tell you whatever’s going on in his head. The problem is that he’s a coward at heart, and will run off if he’s given the chance.

But he’s also one of those guys that you don’t want to let him run off. He’s the type you can see that potential, the push if you push the right buttons. He’ll lean on your shoulder and nod away, while being hesitant about it.

He’s empathetic, too. If he sees that you’re upset, he’ll know. Or if he thinks something is up, and you don’t even show it, he’ll… most likely know, but won’t know how to explain it.

What else uh he does complain about little things and it’s silly when he does. He’s still growing and learning. He tries to learn from others as much as he can.

something your muse struggles with: everything. Jk but it feels like it. He struggles with finding his pride. Sometimes, it’s not there. He’s a coward.

your muse’s greatest strength: communicating well with others :3.

history / background: One push is all it took. He spent forever in a village, all because of a dragon, no thanks to that dragon… and finally, now that Frieren got him out of his shell, he was set free. He no longer had to be the village’s hero. He also got past his own strength… finally defeating the dragon, with his own accord. With the help of Frieren and Fern. And now, he travels with those two. They’re finding heaven… together.

It will take a while. He has a feeling that he will travel as long as Eisen did, the one that trained him back home. He is currently avoiding him, in fear of going back to talk to him. The scar on his face left traces of uncertainty in their relationship. But now that he’s with Frieren, and he knows Eisen sent her to find him, he will go back. But first, he must make this journey worthwhile for a story to tell to Eisen. Otherwise, he feels shame in going back with nothing in return.

Back home, back in Klee, his village is gone. Demons destroyed his village, the village that he ran away from… and that’s when Eisen found him. He misses his brother, who told him to run away from there. His father gives him a hard time back home, but he listened to his brother's words. He wonders what his father would've thought.

But now, he’s a strong axe user, thanks to Eisen’s help. And now, he carries the past behind him, following Frieren along her journey to heaven.

powers / abilities: 

Lightning strike - He’s able to create lightning from his axe, with a finishing blow. Anything that gets in the way of this light will perish.

inherent abilities:

Superhuman speed, strength, and agility.

items / weapons: 

His axe - when he swings it, it can carve into a mountain. Wha bam.

starting ability: none starting item: sure let’s bring his axe with him.

extra: aaaaaaaaa i would like to find a mentor for him that’d be great…

discord id: hopefulstrength

passcode: looking for a mentor eh... monster hunter city be upon ye

[yungviry]

a fucking mess

man guys it happened, i ran into my ex! and boy was it terrible. let me set the scene: im at the gas station and simultaneously pumping gas and recording a snapchat video like we do. and as im done pumping the gas and getting back into the car and watching back my video, he pops into my car window. completely caught me off guard. i cant remember all the shit he said but he did say stop "talking shit about me online". which i found to be annoying but whatever. i pulled away as fast as i could and parked down the street. i tried my best to not give a reaction or say a word and i didnt. i pulled over and cried for a bit like a fucking pussy, cause i couldnt handle it. my ass was so stressed. i dot know about yall but i dont ever expect to see an ex after a breakup unless its intentional. and the fact that he was just at my neighborhood arco was just a nightmare. officially never going there again.

im telling yall a breakup is different for everyone. we cope differently and its all good. a bitch will be revealing but just know that my book will but much better. and the focus isnt necessary my ex's but more so my life after blossoming into a woman if you will. a bitch hit a hundred bodies i feel like i got a story to tell. and 100 isnt a lot but in 3 years i give myself a pat on the back. theres just a lot of tales and unfortunate situations i got myself into.

malik is an ass. was an ass. i dont care for the terminology hes a menace and no im not gunna shut up about him to an extent. sometimes i remember that he used to hit me, sometimes i remember he used to be rude as fuck, i remember when he told me he had herpes and religiously blamed it on his last girlfriend. he was a big piece of shit and i just feel if someone wants to get involved with him they should know the indiscretion he omits.

Malik Salam shit list (from oakland in case you women are unaware)

-cheater (multiple times, im aware im the dumbass that took him back like 4 times for the same shit but imma still add it to my list cause a bitch was gaslight like a motherfucker till i saw shit for myself)((this is as in messaging/hooking up with master rochi/the white bitch im blanking on her name right now)

-has fucking herpes and reused to let anyone of his previous sexual partners know

-constantly asked to borrow money with and told me hed pay me back, blackmailed me by saying he woulnt pay me back if we broke up, and for the whole 3 years almost never paid back any of the money

im sorry the money always be pissing me off. like yall don understand when i get to the malik chapter of my book im gunna go off. he whole ass knew since december 2021 that his friend was getting married in vegas in october 2022. told me up and down i wasnt going. literally could have convos about how i was axed from those plans. and because hes cheap (or broke i didnt looked at his accounts) a month before he tells me i can suddenly go. "book the room and well split it" never got his half. paid for gas the whole way there. paid for the majority of meals. but dont worry he shared his weed.

actually at some point in the planning he uninvited me from the wedding and said "i could still come to vegas just not the wedding" so my ass didnt even have a fit for the wedding, we went shopping out there. just thinking about this shit is annoying. supposedly your best friend is getting married but you didnt put any money away for the whole event. spent the 4 days there watching squid games in his car, he did bring weed so we shared our weed too, and didnt really do shit. went to the hoover dam and the grand canyon, but not really the grand canyon cause e got there when it was dark and didnt see shit. but overall i spent a band on the trip and never got half of that.

gosh i hate shitting on someone cause obviously you loved them and thought well of them at some point so just know im ranting. this really is my space so my ass sometimes just wants to shit on the bitch i tried to really see the good in. like the basic consensus is i feel stupid as fuck and im not gunna go tell my homies exactly how big a shit head he was. i didnt while we were together and i aint finna start. so imma just write it out and shit on his ass on my tumblr like any healthy and coping young lady.

and his hair looks stupid so very much happy.

its crazy cause ive been thinking abut derrick lately (my og ex boyfriend) and then byrd hits me up to hang out (my og fuck buddy). the byrd thing isnt soo soo weid just cause i did hit him up like a week ago to say happy birthday. but his ass doesnt munch box so theres no point in hooking up.

however derrick...

man i aint seen him in like a over a year, his birthdays at the end of the month and i have a bit of a birthday message already in the works. hes gunna be 30 at the end of the month and it makes me remember our pact, said wed marry each other if we were still single. but last time i seen him i said "can we change our pact age to 40" 30 still young i still have time and plenty of fish still swimming around.

see that man is a muncher, not the best, but hes alright for the occasion. but its not the munching im there for its the wiener. see his wiener could have a whole chapter in my book too. i was obsessed with it and him. he just fucks hella good, im sorry im repetitive but damn that man works his wiener like a king. if i could have one last fuck it be him forsure. sometimes i can still feel it if i concentrate, and 100% will get goose bumps. sometimes i feel like hitting him up but he still has the same girlfriend, and last time we hooked up im sure it was some type of sneak off on his part, but thats exactly why im unlucky with love. i be fucking with this man and i dont know if hes single single. and he wasnt a good partner either, he cheated too and lied about that shit, except i actually left after the first time.

idk didnt mean to go off topic, sometimes i start spewing and shit gets all mixed together. lowkey i have had derrick on the brain so to see malik was just hella wild. im pretty sure he called me but last time i checked we didnt have shit to say to each other. i spent 3 years giving that amn all the opportunity to tell me wassup to spill his guts and truly im over it and if hes tickled that im "exposing" him for being a shitty boyfriend when in reality im just fucking telling my truth is obnoxious. he hit me he cheated on me he lied about all the shit he was doing and continued to even when confronted. like my ass is just hurt and im gunna let it out

[miracleweaponhunt]

Miracle Weapon Hunt Chapter 3: Relic vs Relic

Julian touched his bear with his left hand and pointed forward with his right. The bear lunged forward onto six, swiping him with his sharp claws. Six jumped back and Cassandra closed the gap next to him, swinging her axe upwards. Six quickly pushed his hammer onto her and out of her hands. The axe was slammed against a wall, and Cassandra jumped back to get it. She was then also slammed into the wall by three hundred.

Julian got his bear to swipe left, and three hundred appeared behind six in an instant. Six swung his hammer down once again, and Julian got his bear to catch the hammer. The bear struggled to hold the hammer down for a few seconds, just enough for Cassandra to get her weapon back.

The bears claws were smashed off the corpse after a few seconds. Roxanne dove down to grab them, barely escaping a hit from the hammer. Three hundred slammed into her back. The bear claws were scooped up by Cassandra and thrown back to Roxanne, before she barely blocked another strike by six.

“Take care of the bear!” Six commanded. Three hundred nodded and moved forward to Roxanne. Roxanne threw one of the bears arms towards her, and it bounced off her as she planted a hand into her stomach, slamming her against the wall.

Okay, this was good. She assumed her powers were teleportation, but the claw bouncing past her confirmed it was something else entirely. She took some blank pieces of paper out of her back pocket and held them in her hand.

“Julian, focus on the hammer guy!” Roxanne yelled. “I figured the girl out!”

“I only got a minute left.” Julian muttered, fusing the arms back onto the body.

Three hundred focused her gaze towards Julian. Roxanne threw the papers to the ground, and three hundred burst forward before she could register the sheets. She slipped on the papers on her way to Julian, and Roxanne closed the gap.

She got one good punch to her stomach, and three hundred wheezed with pain. Three hundred looked up, and she saw the ghostly eyes of the bear in front of her. The arms clasped around her, and she was thrown into the wall at full force. As she tried to get up, Roxanne quickly ran up to her and gave her a swift knee into her stomach with as much force as she could muster. Three hundred retched, and Roxanne grabbed her head. With a quick “Sorry!” she slammed it against the wall with all the force she could muster, and she fell to the ground, motionless.

Julian watched as the white slowly began to fade from the bear’s eyes. He laid a hand on it, and it left the room instantly. Six looked onwards at three hundred, then focused his eyes on Roxanne. He kicked Cassandra out of the way. The hammer came down to the floor with a mighty swing. The paper was the first thing to go upwards, followed shortly by all four humans. Six floated against the wall and kicked off towards Roxanne. Julian went behind her and pushed her downwards by the head. He tried kicking off from her but took a hammer to his stomach before he could react. A cracking noise was heard as he hit the wall.

Cassandra saw Julian lie motionless. She felt the breath leave her lungs. But her axe felt weightier, more refined in her hands. She felt the axe fill with energy around her, and the incomprehensible whispering of her weapon started once again.

“Roxanne. Get behind him, but don’t touch him.”

Roxanne did as she asked, floating behind Six. Six looked on as the electricity leaking from the axe enveloped Cassandra. He once again kicked against the wall and made his way towards Cassandra. As he swung his hammer down, the electricity surrounding Cassandra moved to her head to shield her without Cassandra thinking about it. Six looked terrified as the lightning dispersed as they fell to the ground. He once again tried to slam his hammer against the ground, but Cassandra’s axe clashed against the hammer before he could. And a quick jolt of electricity shot upwards and took Six by surprise. He stepped back as Cassandra gripped the axe and slashed forward, cutting his stomach.

“Roxanne. Take Julian out of here.”

Roxanne did as she asked, dragging Julian’s scrawny body out of the room, with the last thing she saw before the doors closed being lightning covering Cassandra.

The whispering of the weapon got louder. Cassandra still couldn’t make anything out, but it was growing louder. The electricity within the weapon grew, and Six tried to once again strike. Before he could swing downwards, the electricity burst forward and struck his limbs. He dropped the hammer, and the anti-gravity lifted them upwards once again.

The electricity held itself within the axe until Cassandra pointed it towards six. His vision was blocked by the room’s blinding illumination, and he was finally struck on all sides by searing lightning. It only lasted a second, but he was left floating the room in a daze. With nothing left to do, Cassandra kicked the wall behind him, cleaving him in two with one more swing.

The two of them fell to the floor. Six’s torso seemed to be burned by the electricity within the axe, and he was already dead. Presumably the electricity got to his heart. She offered a small prayer to the corpse. Wherever the human spirit goes after death, she hoped whatever governed it forgave him. Maybe even a shot at a better life.

But once again, she started floating. She looked across and noticed three hundred barely holding up the hammer. She looked dazed and worse for wear, but she was breathing. Before a word was uttered, she ran out of the room. Cassandra dropped the axe and floated after her.

In the main hall, three hundred was wildly swinging the hammer with what little force she could muster. She managed to knock out a security guard and get to the airship docking station and take the last one. She let the hammer down gently and punched a few buttons into the ships main computer. And within a few seconds she had made her escape.

“Shit! We got any ships?” She yelled at someone on the deck.

“Nothing that isn’t carrying the others.” The security guard yelled back.

“Damn it!” Cassandra yelled. “Look. We secured the axe, anyway. You can let the ships down. Now if you excuse me, I gotta check something else.

She ran into Julian’s room and saw him lying on his bed with his shirt off, the stench of beetle radiating off him.

“You okay?!” She screamed.

“Probably.” He groaned. “It took all my backup beetles, but I should be good after a few hours.”

“Okay, okay.” Cassandra sighed. Julian was okay and the axe was secured. That’s all that mattered. “What about Roxanne?”

“She’s recovering from everything that happened, she’s probably fine.”

Cassandra went into her room, and Roxanne was sleeping peacefully like nothing ever happened. An assured smile crept over her as she slept. But the next question was who was in charge now. The higher ups were dead. She got the axe, so was she in charge? She probably had the most claim to the title out of anyone here.

She went back through the halls, picking up the axe and heading back to the meeting room. The corpses were starting to smell, but she tried not to focus on them. Instead, her attention was turned to the computer. The small square box with a simple on button at the bottom. She pressed it, and the moniter came to life, making a small beeping tune as it did so.

She looked at the icons. This was her first time using a computer, so she just went by which icons would have communication features. One of the icons was of two people with a line between them, so that had to be it. None of the other ones made even the slightest sense.

Once she opened it, it was several nametags in two separate categories: grand owners and small owners. At the top left was the name Al Storm, the former owner. There was a small notification under the name ‘Rory.’ She clicked on the profile, and it seemed to be Rory O'Shaughnessy, the leader of Saoloro. Cassandra clicked the notification.

‘Are you still there?’ Sent five minutes ago. She clicked the message, and a small chatlog came up. The old members organized a meeting to discuss the weapons.

‘We got invaded by the new legion and everyone died.’ Cassandra typed. ‘There’s only a few of us left. I think I’m in charge now.’

There were a few seconds of a typing box. ‘Oh no. If you’re able to get to the Saoloro grand, come to discuss this as soon as possible.’

‘I will. If it’s possible, could I come alone? I’ll have a lot of people hunting me down for this weapon, so I don’t want to involve them if I don’t have to.’

‘If you want. I’ll try to accommodate any people left in your crew.’

‘Thanks.’

‘But before we go, can I have your name? Just so we know it’s you when the ship lands.’

‘Cassandra.’

‘Surname?’

‘Don’t have one.’

‘Excuse me?’

It was true. She didn’t have one. She didn’t have any identity besides a name. She just woke up at the agency with no memories of how she got there. In fact, that was why she went on all the expeditions. To try to spark something about where she could have come from. Three years and fifteen expeditions later, and no memories to show for it.

‘Well, I could just write down Cassandra Nothing if you want.’

‘Can I use my boyfriend’s name?’

‘You can.’

‘Cassandra Torres.’

‘Alright. I’ll be waiting for you.’

[jesterbells]

Two Towers

• Boromir’s fight with the orcs happens off screen? I kept going back to see if I missed something. It spends much longer on his funeral.

• At first they didn’t know which hobbits the orcs took!

• Aragorn doesn’t tell the others that Boromir tried to take the ring!

• Eomer is wary of Galadriel and when he finds out the trackers have her favor he is *more* suspicious of them!

• Also he thinks hobbits are a myth!

• Lol Aragorn being super dramatic with all his names and his legendary sword.

• Eomer is like “...did we stumble into a legend?”

• Theoden is mad at Gandalf because he stole Shadowfax who was his best horse! and Shadowfax returned wild!

• lol the bad guys steal all of Rohan’s black horses on purpose--they’re so committed to the dramatic aesthetic

• Legolas offers for Gimli to ride with him because Gimli doesn’t want to ride a horse

• Aragorn rides without saddle or bridle

• Oh! I knew it went through the trackers story and then the ringbearers story, but i didn’t know Merry and Pippin’s story was separated too and we got to go back and see that

• Wow ok the description of the Izenguard orks is really racist

• the nazgul are the “apple of the eye” of Sauron! XD

• Oh so Merry and Pipin had been warned about Fangorn...

• OMG book!Treebeard is amazing (and that’s not his real name!)

• Treebeard has a poem to remember all different species! Pippin makes up a line to add in about hobbits!

• “I’m not very bendy” XD

• Wait, Treebeard already knows what Sauromon is up to and it’s his idea to go to Isenguard? that’s the opposite of the movie!

• There are only 4 ents??

• So the “we lost the entwives” line *is* from the book, but that funny gem has a whole sad story after it. (I do like the theory, consistent with that story, that they ended up in the Shire--it makes sense as Treebeard doesn’t know of the Shire)

• Aragorn’s reading of the orc battle scene is not as spot on as it is in the movie

• The reunion with Gandalf it takes a lot longer for him to reveal who he is... makes sense a bit also because he has amnesia!

• Lol Sauromon is a rubbish tracker and couldn’t tell a thing from that battle scene

• Wow there’s a lot more about Sauromon potentially double crossing Sauron

• “You are beset with dangers, Gimli” LOLLOLLOL XD

• More of this fascinating morality i read about in another post where doing the right thing leads to good outcomes in unforeseeable ways, like Aragorn choosing to go after Merry and Pipin meant that he ran into Gandalf--Gandalf even says so

• Treebeard is the oldest creature still walking Middle Earth??

• Aragorn already had Anduril when they arrive to see Theoden and there’s a big to-do about surrendering it. And Gimli is so ready to throw down! XD

• Gimli looking at that guard like a young tree he’s considering chopping with his axe XD

• Huh, Theoden’s de-aging is much more subtle and metaphorical

• Eowyn gets a given sword and wears mail when she’s left in charge!

• Gimli’s evolving relationship with Eomer is so interesting. From their initial hostility, to reconciliation, to Eomer offering for Gimli to ride with him to Helms Deep. “Gladly, only if my friend Legolas can ride beside us” <3

• Gimli REALLY hates riding horses huh

• OMG Legolas made a deal to visit Fangorn Forest with Gimli after the quest is over!!! <3

• And Legolas brags to Treebeard about how many orcs Gimli killed recently!

• Wow the cliff climbing section takes a while

• Wow they get to the black gate pretty quickly

• Frodo doesn’t want Smeagol to swear on the precious! Interesting...

• I saw that great post about “Frodo laid a geas” which is super cool but it may have started even earlier--when they’re at the black gate, he tells Gollum that since Gollum swore to the ring, and Frodo was the master of the ring, that he could command him, that if he tired to take the ring he could (and would) command him to fall off a cliff and into the fire. And that’s exactly what’s going to happen to Gollum 0.0

• Gollum singing a song with some of his riddles from the hobbit

• Gollum being suspicious of all Bagginses because of Bilbo, but Smeagol says this Baggins is ok

• There’s changing colored lights in his eyes based on whether Smeagol or Gollum is in control!

• Some post I saw pointed out that Cirith Ungol literally means “pass of the spider” so anyone who heard it and knew the language should know what it holds (like apparently Faramir in the movie). But Tolkein is wise to us! Frodo knows many languages and might have known what it meant. Gollum does not tell the hobbits the name of the pass!

• “There are dead things, dead faces in the water” is from the book but Sam says it

• Sam thinks Frodo is the wisest person in middle earth, except Bilbo and Galdalf <3

• Sam staring at Frodo while he sleeps and thinking how beautiful he is and then says to himself “I love him” TWICE. My jaw literally DROPPED

• Sam is a particularly good cook, even for a hobbit!

• Hm I don’t love the way Smeagol is treated. It’s no worse than the movies, and I don’t know what else they could’ve done, but still

• Huh Frodo doesn’t try to hide from Faramir their association with Gollum

• Faramir travels with some Dunedine! neat

• still so sad that Frodo and Sam and Faramir none of them know what happened to Boromir when they meet

• OMG wait Faramir does know Boromir’s dead and he’s the one who tells them! and he all but accuses them of having a hand in it!

• so Oliphaunts aren’t just elephants, they’re some kind of mammoth huh

• I think i heard this somewhere, but in the book the whole speech wondering about a soldier’s background is Sam’s thought, not said by Faramir

• wow Faramir is smart and figured out the whole conflict over the ring while being told almost nothing

• hey wait so people generally don’t know about the ring? they don’t know what Isildur’s bane refers to? But Faramfir figures it out anyway? wow he may be the smartest person in this book

• YES Faramir is so good, I got to that iconic paragraph that’s always quoted about not loving weapons but only what they defend, and how he’s not tempted by the ring as he is in the movie (which I’d heard people comment on)

• He’s even kind to the hobbits when they have to blindfold them! book!Faramir is definitely as much of a favorite character as movie!Faramir in slightly different ways

• Was listening to this as an audiobook and when Shagrat was introduced I was like “shadrach meshach and abednego???”

• Wait that’s IT??? THAT’s where book 2 ends??? Right before Sam rescues Frodo??? WHAT

Lord of the Rings observations

Making another attempt to read the books, this time via audiobook. Some observations so far:

Fellowship

• OMG Bilbo’s passive aggressive gifts!

• The Sackville Bagginses do eventually get Bagend, though Lotho never lives to see it

• Frodo can in fact speak Elvish. There is much potential for amusement in that.

• Sam’s excitement over meeting Elves so great

• Frodo: “My dear Sam”

• Sam is so ride-or-die for Frodo from the start

• It was Frodo, not Pippin and Merry, who used to steal mushroom from Farmer Maggot–and then they go to dinner with him and his wife gives Frodo cooked mushrooms for the road! XD

• The official meals may be “Breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, supper,” but hobbits won’t turn down a second supper!

• Merry is basically Hermione at the start of book 7, huh? (Making the others all Ron.) Having sneekily figured out everything that’s going on and made preparations to go with Frodo no matter what he says… very smart and touching.

• We’re not even out of the shire yet and already Sam has saved Frodo’s life

• There are other Underhills at the Prancing Pony and they welcome Frodo as a long lost cousin!

• Strider: “i have a bit of a rascal-y look, have I not?” OMG

• Sam stoking Frodo’s hand and blushing shyly after he wakes up—! Because he’s been holding his hand in his sleep and it’s been so cold with the injury–! my heart!

• GLORY AND CRUMPETS

• The similarities and differences from the movie are really fascinating. Like how Aragorn *wants* to go to Minas Tirith.

• How tender and possessive Frodo and Sam are with each other! my heart…

• The movie glosses over the fact that Sam finds Frodo when he’s leaving because Sam is the only one who knows Frodo well enough to correctly guess what he’s doing and where he is.

• Book 1 ends before Boromir’s death??

• LOL Tolkein’s note in his forward about the people who disdain LotR and how he doesn’t blame them because he doesn’t like their work! XD

OK, onto Two Towers soon