#i still can't believe it god dang it-

[amethystina]

Post the first line from your first fic on AO3 and the last line from your last fic!

I got tagged by @writingfanficsfan! Thank you so much! <3

First line from first fic, Wolf Pack, Teen Wolf (Sterek):

Stiles was surprised to find that he wasn't dead by the time summer rolled around.

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Last line from last (completed) fic, Gravitational Pull, The Devil Judge (Gahan):

As far as Ga On was concerned, they had only just gotten started.

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And I tag: @miss-ingno , @imafriendlydalek, @sjazna, and @wayofthewarrior

[murfpersonalblog]

IWTV S2 Ep6 Musings: Loumand (Spoilers)

Armand stressed me TF out this episode; I can't believe they had me yelling at my favorite TVC book character this much on this dang show. But I still stand by what I said about him having good intentions--

--but by god does this man make the worst decisions for the best reasons.

FACTS, I can't stand modern art. The first vamp capitalist, faaaacts.

The first vamp pilot--Louis WANTS to fly now!? Or maybe it's just the Cloud Gift that freaks him out; a vampire taking him up without his control/consent?

I cannot BELIEVE they're banging in Armand's office right in front of that flimsy glass door--that's why the coven hated y'all. 🤦 Rubbing in their faces that Lou can do whatever--and whoever--he wants.

OF COURSE that mofo was gonna say No--DUH! Lou, Armand don't want Lestat's spawn, he wants Lestat's SEED, there's a DIFFERENCE. 😅

He. Didn't. NO. The attitude in Lou's neck rolls had me QUAKING. AMC is leaning IN to Armand withholding more than Lestat, jfc. 😬

It was NOT ok, Armand. That was your cue to be part of the family, and join Lou as he went to the IVF clinic to get his eggs fertilized with YOUR seed, MORON. 🤦 Y'all could've been the Le Russe/Romanus family! Now they'll always be Lioncourts! 😩 Alexa, play Rolling in the Deep, cuz they could've had it all! 😔🎵 🎶

☝️ SAY IT LOUDER! ☝️

Roleplay don't mean ISH outside the bedroom--just cuz Armand's a subby bottom don't mean he didn't hold ALL the power the whole time; eff what Lou said, asked or "ordered." I said back in S1: Les & Armand HUMOR Lou, and let him pretend to be in charge (X X). It's called POWER IMBALANCE.

It looks like childbirth gone wrong.

Lou going from battered wife depression in S1 to post-partum-depression in S2. 😔 So Loius tried to kill himself again? By bleeding out? Throwing up all the blood he drank from Madeleine. Dang.

What "you did to yourself" is a little inaccurate, considering it was YOUR insensitive words that triggered him and made him want to yeet himself into the sun! This is what I always mean by Armand taking advantage of Louis' agency, cuz Louis was CLEARLY not in his right mind at the time to be asking for anything THAT serious, which he NEVER would've done elsewise.

So, 3 days after Louis' failed suicide attempt, he asked for his mind to be wiped--cuz he was still TRAUMATIZED, Armand! 🤦

Lou got high as a kite (if he was ever sober in SanFran.....)

Nearly killed the first human who managed to get anywhere towards helping him process his PTSD--if not just VENT a bit; as he hadn't spoken Lestat's name in 20+ years by that point.

Vented all his resentment to Armand for being hella boring

Was triggered by Armand telling Louis Claudia never loved him, wtf

Tried to kill himself by burning himself alive in the first sunrise he'd seen since Paul's suicide

Burnt to a crisp, he has to watch Armand torture TF out of Daniel, begging for his life & powerless to do anything

Then lay there all crispetty cracketty crunchetty and hear Armand have a effing telephone call with LESTAT

He even told OIdmaniel he'd been in so much pain he blanked out

Armand said drugs did a number on Dan's mind--Louis DIED an alcoholic; he was turned while he was drunk, and I bet mental illness runs in his family, too. So what damage was done to LOUIS' mind when he was in SanFran getting stoned every night b4 you scrambled his brain, Armand?!

Daniel's mind is sharp, yes, but his body sure ain't. Armand caused Daniel's Parkinsons--if it's even really Parkinsons, and not just the consequences of 6 days of bodily & mental torture, as his arm was crushed, head bashed, nose bled, and muscles were contorted. "To protect me, from YOU, my Molloy"--we been knew. "Why did I owe YOU my shame...my one act of cowardice?" Oh, you mean selling Claudia & Louis down the effing river?!

I'd bet money that Armand was so shook seeing Louis' reaction to what he said about Claudia hating Louis, and was so terrified of being on permanent suicide watch, that he was RELIEVED to have the chance to wipe Louis' memory, and soften the blow of his own culpability in WHY Claudia died hating Louis. Cuz she was HAPPY at that cafe with y'all! What happened AFTERWARDS, Armand!?

Why would vamps cheer and drink with alcohol; y'all shoulda known something was up; with this JUDAS at the effing table.

Why tf is Armand sleeping in Claudia's coffin? I guess Loumand doesn't share Louis' the way Loustat did. But better question: Why TF are they still in that flat?! I'd've left Paris for good; that was stupid of them to stay in coven territory. But I guess we know why Armand didn't insist they leave. 😒

Louis and Madz have tension. :(

This poor boy just CANNOT help himself, LOL.

LOLOLOLOLOL! Madz is NOSEY, spill all the tea, girl, yaaas! XD (The bass in Lou's voice when he says BIIIIIG HEAD nearly put me in a stretcher--omfg it was IMPROVISED!?)

👀 Yeah, he knows, alright. Knows you'll forgive him, Lou.

Cuz he felt he had nothing left if he didn't have you.

Cuz Santiago was right:

Speak of the devil, carrying the effing burlap sacks.

I could never sit there that calm and talk about all that without lunging over and pulling every follicle out of Armand's head.

Omg it's a matinee in DAYLIGHT, it's happening right then & there. 😭☀️

💀

[thewertsearch]

I'm getting 'em all this time, dang it!

I love that John plays along with the Consorts' programmed ignorance of him. He's such a good sport.

These guys really love their Important RPG Terms. It's sort of like a species-wide typing quirk.

SALAMANDER: Our great elder, the magnificent Secret Wizard was one day graced with the First Rag of Souls from the clouds. SALAMANDER: He donned the oily, humble cloth and assumed the countenance of a simple beggar. SALAMANDER: But lo, he beheld a great pillar of rock, and on that pillar he beheld an impossibly tall white tower belonging to the fabled Heir of Breath. SALAMANDER: And so our leader ascended this pillar and this tower, but found no sign of the heir. SALAMANDER: He did however find the Heir's floating blue servant, and she laundered his robes, and so the Rag of Souls was born anew. SALAMANDER: Such was his magnanimity, he employed the Heavenly Machina to duplicate this relic and distribute robes to his many followers across the land, so that they too might be beheld with a beholden eye of admiration.

What I'm getting is that Nanna started a salamander cult for the bit.

Talented though he is, John will have a hard time living up to such a prankster's legacy.

Ooh, we're back in the old style - it's like a game-within-a-game!

This thing does an uncomfortable amount of damage, even with John's maxed Gel Viscosity.

Still, at least it doesn't one-shot him like I expected. These Imps aren't quite as scary as I originally thought.

I can even time-freeze it with Fear No Anvil! There's a shocking amount of polish here for a one-panel walkaround.

It's tough, but John's fully capable of taking it down.

Hopefully once he's scaled the god tiers, Imps will go back to being fodder - although we don't know for sure if the god tiers increase your stats. I assume they're distinct from the Echeladder levels in some way, but I can't really speculate.

SALAMANDER: I'm so hungry. Alas, I have not a single boondollar to pop my bubble with. JOHN: i've got loads of boondollars! here, i will treat you to a nice lunch.

Such a good dude.

Is that some LOHAC contraband I spy?

The Consorts must have opened an interplanetary trade route.

SALAMANDER: Do you hear that? He is still asleep, thank goodness. SALAMANDER: But when the Windy Thing was kicking up all that fuss, it sounded like he was not happy at all. SALAMANDER: It makes him absolutely furious when anyone other than him bends The Breeze to his will! It is not pleasant for anybody. SALAMANDER: Luckily there is only one person who can do that, and he is surely a mythical figure, who only morons believe in.

Now this is interesting. Typheus claims authority over the Breath element, and can't abide anyone else wielding it...

SALAMANDER: Luckily there is only one person who can do that, and he is surely a mythical figure, who only morons believe in.

...which means he's basically calling John out by name.

The Heir is the only person in the Medium even capable of drawing his ire - and thus, the seeds of their inevitable battle have been sown.

SALAMANDER: It's said the Heir will wake the denizen by playing a magical song only he can play, and when he wakes up, the Heir will meet the terrible beast face to face! SALAMANDER: It is then that he will be offered The Choice. The nature of the Heir's triumph depends on what he chooses!

How much choice do you really have, when your future's set in stone? Choose anything that hasn't been pre-approved, and you're sent careening into an offshoot timeline, before being dissolved into nonexistence.

Maybe this proper-noun Choice is a real choice, then - a decision that can violate fate, but won't doom the timeline. The implications could be staggering.

SALAMANDER: Then the Heir will lead us all to a beautiful place, with the most bristling insect furrows and the richest, dampest mushroom soil you could hope to farm.

Either way, John's Choice seems to involve transporting the Consorts somewhere. This salamander is describing a heaven-like location, so I hope the twist isn't that John will destroy LOWAS, 'transporting' its residents to the afterlife :/

[tonberry-yoda]

Maybe I Should've Asked You to Dinner First - Viktor

notes - VIKTOR BRAINROT. He is just too dang fine and this cute lil crusty scientist never fails to enter my mind out of nowhere. I have had this idea in my mind for a while, so I was ecstatic to finally get it down in fic form! I hope you all enjoy and have a super duper day and stay super duper hydrated!

word count - 1,496

You both sat in the car in silence as you drove, the occasional sound of Viktor clearing his throat the only thing you would hear.

Moments ago, you had gone to the store later than usual because you were simply bored, couldn't sleep, and figured you needed something to eat the next morning. You were in nothing but sweatpants and a hoodie, but really it didn't matter seeing as this wasn't work or anything.

During the drive back, you saw something that made you want to smack the back of Viktor's head.

The boy decided that he was going to walk home after staying a little too long at the lab that night.

Walk.

At night.

Alone.

With that leg of his.

God, why couldn't he ever ask for help?

You pulled over the car and got out, realizing that there was some icing on that cake that was already too many goddamn layers: it was raining.

"Vik?" you asked, making sure you weren't delusional. You held your arm over your eyes to block the rain.

"y-y/n?" Viktor stuttered, walking faster until he was only a couple feet away from you. "O-Oh, hey. What are you doing out here?"

"What am I doing out here?! What the hell are you doing out here?!"

"Walking?" he chuckled nervously.

God, you were going to kill him.

"No. Get in." You opened the passenger door and signaled for him to get in.

He tried to wave you off. "Don't worry about me. I don't want to be a burden or anything."

You stood with an unamused expression, your sweatpants getting wet from the rain. "Get in my goddamn car, Vik."

You got in the driver's seat and he hesitantly took a set in the passenger side.

"I can't believe that you tried walking home. Don't you live pretty far away from the lab?"

"I mean... yes? I usually take the bus, but it's a little late... so I just decided to walk."

"What would happen if it started raining, Vik? You don't even have a jacket!"

"I would've been fine, y/n. Don't worry about-"

"No you wouldn't have, Viktor! You could've gotten sick! And I know up here is safe and all, but your leg could get worse and-" You took a deep breath, gripping onto the wheel. "I can't believe I have to worry about you like this."

So it was then the awkward silence. Viktor clearing his throat as the radio played softly in the background. The rain seemed to be getting much worse and didn't look like it was going to calm down.

"Vik, would you be fine staying at my place tonight?" you asked, your eyes glued to the dark, wet road.

"Wh-What?" He turned to you, a little shocked, and his face was definitely heating up a bit.

"It's really pouring and my house is way closer. You don't mind, do you?" You turned to look at him for a second before looking back at the road and caught him nod. "Cool."

When you pulled up to the driveway, you quickly jumped out and grabbed your groceries before grabbing Viktor's arm to help him into your house.

You slammed the door behind you, sopping wet from just a second of being outside and shook yourself off like a dog, giggling a bit. "Jesus, that was an adventure. I still can't believe you insisted in walking in that."

"I didn't know it would get this bad." he admitted with a little chuckle, trying to free his hair of the rain water.

"Well, nonetheless, here we are. Just slip off your shoes and I'll go get us something comfortable to sleep in."

Viktor slipped off his shoes as you ran upstairs to find something that could fit him so that he could sleep comfortably. He looked around your comfortable little house full of pictures of you and your friends and even a couple of pictures of you, Viktor, and Jayce smiling like dorks.

The three of you had known each other for a long time, all creating HexTech together, and honestly, you three probably wouldn't be complete without each other.

Viktor smiled softly and walked around the rest of the house that smelt like warm cookies somehow, and felt even more like home than his own house.

"Here you go, Viktor!" you shouted, running down the stairs. You tossed his own hoodie and sweatpants at him and he looked surprised.

"Where did you get these?" he asked, his face a little red.

"I think you left them here a while ago. Kinda awesome though, right?"

"I suppose so." he said, turning over the clothes in his hands. "If you'll excuse me, I'm going to get these on."

"Go ahead! Just use the bathroom upstairs. And throw your wet clothes in the bathtub, I'll grab them to throw in the dryer later."

He just nodded at you and walked to the bathroom. The wet clothes that he had on clung to his body as he took them off and he didn't even want to know what they would be like after an hour or two long walk home. When he slipped on his pajamas, they smelt like you from being left in your house for god knows how long and it made his face heat a bit. All of this blushing was going to kill him.

He didn't want to admit it out loud, but he had definitely developed something of a crush for you after knowing you for so long and it was a tad embarrassing. You were just so smart and funny and never failed to be an amazing work partner and friend for life.

Even now, you drove him to your home when you didn't have to at all.

He buried his face in his hands and tried to throw the thought away, but it was so hard not to think of you and your pretty face.

When he opened the bathroom, he nearly fell backwards finding you right there.

You jumped back too and laughed. "Sorry, Vik. I didn't know you were still in there."

"I-It's fine." He handed you his wet clothes. "Sorry I scared you."

You took the clothes from him and began heading downstairs, but shouted up at him, "hey, Vik, sleep wherever tonight."

Sleep... wherever?

His mind went straight to the couch... well, that was a lie. His brain's first thought was to sleep in your bed, but that meant he had to sleep on the couch. But instead of moving, he just stood frozen in the hallway, trying to think of what 'wherever' could mean.

"Your clothes are in the dryer," you told Viktor as you walked up the stairs. "Do you need anything else?"

He turned to you and smiled, shaking his head. "I think I'll be okay, thank you."

"Of course. If you need anything, just knock. Are you sleeping on the couch?"

"Yeah."

You walked to a little closet full of extra blankets and handed him one and a couple of pillows. "Well, sweet dreams, Vik."

"Thanks for letting me stay here for the night," he told you, taking the blankets. "It means a lot. You really didn't have to do all of this."

"I wasn't just going to leave you out there, dummy." you giggled, giving his chest a playful punch.

You two only stood inches away from each other and you couldn't help but stare at his cute little freckles and his dark eyes that prayed for sleep.

Before you could make any move though, Viktor moved forward and pressed his lips to yours, the only thing in the way being the blankets he was holding.

It was a short kiss, but it left you blushing, that was for sure.

"Goodnight, y/n." he stuttered out before getting to the stairs.

"W-Wait!"

He turned around and you froze. What were you supposed to say?

"Do you wanna sleep in my bed tonight? I know the couch is probably uncomfortable."

You panicked. Where did that come from?! You felt like such an idiot, you just wanted to curl up and-

"R-Really? I don't want to be a-"

"You're not a burden, Vik, at all. Please, I would be more than happy. It's big enough for two anyway."

Viktor followed you to your room where a very comfortable bed sat. He doesn't even remember the last time he didn't fall asleep at his desk and instead on a comfortable bed. But to imagine lying there with you was giving him butterflies.

You fell into the bed first and quickly pulled Viktor down next to you. His skin was cold against yours. He fell next to you on the bed - the poor skinny boy nearly losing his breath when he landed - and you wrapped your arms around his waist, laying your head on his chest.

"I should have probably asked you to dinner first, huh, y/n?"

"Maybe," you giggled. "But this is nice."

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[crackers4jenn]

It's thinking about spn's tmwwbk hours: forever obsessed with this episode! first of all you have Dean, who's unwilling and unable to believe Cas is working behind their backs. Because the truth that he is? Is gonna hurt Dean something bad. So even with Bobby and Sam trying to level some sense into him he STILL holds out hope Cas isn't working with Crowley. In the face of insurmountable evidence -- arguing against his FAMILY -- he still believes in Cas.

AND CAS. Cas knows the second Dean finds out he's partnered with Crowley? Their relationship is irrevocably changed, if not done forever. This isn't a what-if, it's an inevitability, and he's got Crowley in his face mocking him for wanting to cling as long as possible to the version of him-and-Dean that's fine. The band-aid is coming off and Dean and Cas both are absolutely dreading the wound it's about to reveal so they spend the whole dang episode staring at each other with so much aching, yearning, and pining. And this is all BEFORE the knife twist, the confrontation, the look back.

Like, this is so wild to me because!! Cas isn't unwilling to play dirty because he's got some righteous opinion of himself. I mean, he's already defied Heaven half a dozen times by this point, he certainly isn't under the illusion (the delusion) that he's some noble messenger of god still. But what he can't bring himself to shatter, what he tries so dang hard to protect, is DEAN'S idea of Castiel.

Secondly!! There's such a huge difference in how Cas responds to Crowley's threats vs Dean's.

Crowley spends the whole episode on the dirty end of Cas's glare, he gets himself shoved up against a wall and threatened, all because he has the common sense to want his cohort to stop gallivanting with the enemy (which is, of course, framed as a "Sam and Dean" thing, but we all know it's just Dean -- Cas doesn't have a single one-on-one with Sam, he certainly doesn't stop and stare at him longingly multiple times) Cas is willing to torch his whole dirty secret with Crowley down to the ground simply because Crowley threatens Sam and Dean... and more importantly, because he threatens the belief Cas is still trying to cling to, that his and Dean's relationship is fine.

On the other hand, once Cas accidentally gives the whole thing away, that he's been working behind their backs, the threats from Dean come out: stop because I'm asking you to. Stop because you're a child and you don't get it. Stop or else we're done. And then, stop before I have to stop you.

And Cas doesn't get in Dean's face. Doesn't get mad. He isn't seething. He's just this,

[janus-cadet]

As per last poll's results, here is the winner- Sir Pentious, as the Six of Swords!

It's starting to make a LOT of Hazbin/Helluva cards. Only three... or four... left to do. Probably. Maybe.

Anyway! Explanations for the choice of card under the cut!

The Six of Swords Upright shows that you are in a state of transition, leaving behind what was familiar and moving toward the unknown. For example, you might currently be working of redeeming yourself, leaving hell to thrive for heaven. You may feel sad or reluctant to leave your life behind (especially your minions. God forbides anyone take them away from you); however, you know this change is essential for your growth and personal development. You will become a better person as a result- maybe even a winner? The card invites you to let go of whatever is holding you back; instead, gaze ahead to your future and choose the way most in alignement with your Highest Good. You might need to make tough decisions, like, who knows, attacking an angel with a very bid machine, or saying sorry to a very awful deer man. See it as a rite of passage; you are headed towards a much better position in life. Or death. You have to change how you view yourself: move away from who you used to be, and towards whom you want to be. For that, the Six of Swords encourages you to reflect on any emotional or mental baggage you may carry, just as Charlie pushes the hotel residents to do.

Reversed, the card is much more focused on the spiritual and personnal nature of this journey, as you are actively working on changing the core of who you are. You need to get out of your comfort zone to be able to evolve as a person. The reversed card may also be a sign that you are resisting change and transition, whether it may be because you believe you were forced into it (you came here to spy, after all), or you can't trust the ones around you (they look at you funny). You have to focus on the benefits this change might bring you. Finally, the card encourages you to look for the unfinished business that might held you back. Maybe you never got to kiss the girl; maybe you have a unresolved conflict with someone; maybe you feel like you haven't done as much as you could in your previous situation. Resolve those issues, and only then would the change be able to happen. You can now go aboard your death machine, and peacefully be obliterated. You are heading towards a better future; that's all the card is trying to tell you.

And that's it for our little snake! I actually loved his colour palette as an angel, it's was so lovely to shade- but I still prefer the original design. Such a king.

I hope you enjoyed today's card! Here are all the cards I already did for this fandom, and dang, I reached the limit of pictures allowed in one post- so, have them hastily stuck together, by three or two.

[tervaneula]

Okay i got an emil notification about your NQK update before your tumblr post?! Now that surprised me!

It's like 1 AM and i don't think leo is the only one with Insomnia - ngl i felt that am getting called out 😂 - So we start and i think because it's been a long time friend the previous NQK chapter i really forgot that F!Donnie is now " Donatello " whil F!Mikey js "Michaelangelo" and brain was flipping between "huh? Is that the youngest or the eldest?!"

So we start right off with with F!Dee getting jealous and boy oh boy i believe little ol' Donnie will find this exciting and more of a "parent figure approval" 😂

The talk goes to the bandana and i kid you not i remembered previous fics where some F!Leo/s had either put the other masks as a nice accessory ir put it on his sword and just hung it there as a memory (forgot the fic).

So this makes me think of "How F!Leo would make of the bandanas AFTER he make peace with decades of war?" It really makes me excited thinking about it 🤩

Also it made me think - don't know if i asked before but - does F!Leo still can open his portals and travel? (I know in other fic he can but what about the Canon fic NQK?).

It's kinda sad how Leo's still holding on to the masks but still understandable because well... It's been decades of WAR! That can't be just brushed under the rug with a nice few months in the lair. So until F!Leo finally decided when he can " move on " he deserves to keep the masks with him...

F!Leo hugging ghost!F!Dee was so sad and somewhat... Bittersweet? Because he's glad he can see/talk and almost hug his twin but that's about it, he wants to be greedy and have the two of them, april, his dad back home but that would be too much (And am sure he would be worried about 'Don't push your luck' type of quote or he may lose everything).

But AHHHHHHHHH AM SCREAMING FOR THE ART PIECE YOU MADE! SURE IT'S SAD BUT THE COLORS AND ART STYLE IS REALLY WARMING ME UP AS IF IT'S - again - A BLANKET!! I LOVE THIS FEELING 🩷🩷🩷🩷

Then que F!Mikey entering the chat (lmao ngl thought that was little mikey) and took a pic lol!! I don't know if he can take picture of ghosts but imagine if you can use mystic power or ninpo to see ghosts in the picture?! That would be awesome, F!Dee & F!Raph would mess with so many people.

And then here comes Dracum entering the chat 🐐😂 MF i can imagine him entering the room with sandal in hand ready to beat F!Mikey up especially after hearing "I used it to lift a blanket up" 😂😂😂

But it was so surprising to me when be gave him a "therapist" card, from the color purple i thought it was from either Donnie or 🤢 Big mama 🤢

But god i love a soft carrying dad draxum like my next door neighbour! Always welcomed 🩷

That's all for my review for the chapter! It was such a great treat since it's been a while! Am still gonna keep my eyes - and phone - open for any updates because LORD I LOVE NQK🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

LMAO YEAH that's because I really wanted to publish the chapter that day but was already crashing when I posted it, so couldn't make a Tumblr post until the next day 😂

Hehe we'll see what Leonardo will do with the masks! First of all, wash them, probably :D He has a weird relationship with all of his keepsakes, re: the Raph-like prosthetic arm. He doesn't want to get rid of them but seeing them also still hurts, despite everything :')

Yes NQK Leonardo can use his portals!! He just hasn't had a reason to do that in the main fic (yet 😎)

God. Fug. Dang dude. "Don't push your luck or you may lose everything" legitimately made me tear up. That whole paragraph contributed, actually. "HE WANTS TO BE GREEDY" like ajkhjdsfhj how dare you (/aff) hit me with an emotional bomb like this all of a sudden. He does. He wants all of his family, he doesn't think it's fair that only three of them survived, and this brings us back to the enormous guilt he feels for not being able to save everyone.

Donatello is there with him, not in flesh but literally in spirit, he can be hugged and talked to, but Leonardo wants him to live. It's so freaking heartbreaking. I as the author have the power to bring him his family back, in flesh and blood and bone, but like I said ages ago, that's not what NQK is about. It's about accepting loss and healing and finding happiness, and about family and love. They can't change the past any more than what they've already been graciously given, the only way is forward. ;_;

BUT THANK YOUUU for liking the drawing, it makes me go 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 so bad jdfhj (and to make it worse, I made a different version which I'll post here later)

Ninpo ghosts show up in photos normally!! At least in NQK universe they do 😂 Too bad for Donatello, can't do all the crime if he can be caught in 4K

Soft caring dad Draxum ftw<333

THE THERAPIST CARD. Oh my gosh Draxum does NOT trust Big Mama one bit, rest assured, and Donnie has no such connections. No, the light purple colour is actually referencing... drum roll... THIS GUY

Yes Tev is now a yokai and a part of NQK universe but no, she won't show up in the fic so no worries about me actually bringing in non-canon characters. "Leonardo Goes To Therapy" is not a chapter I want to write, nor sprinkle in the appointments in detail, so it all happens off-screen 😂

Thank you SO SO SO MUCH again for reading and spending your precious time writing this comment!!!! It made me so happy but I'm a little sorry that this reply got so long and rambly XD ANYWAY ILYSM

[tua-five]

Season 3 Episode 5!

⚠️⚠️ Don't read if you haven't watch s3! ⚠️⚠️

Omg, Klaus meets his mom!!! Oh, and finds out he died so many times...

Okay, but I actually love the fact that Tom Hopper's wife is Klaus's mom. I don't know why. It's just cool and sweet.

Aww.... but I forgot that Allsion got nightmares... it's so sweet how Ray would just immediately know and start helping.

This episode is just so quick. A lot of moments that I'm a little overwhelmed.

Even though Stanley knows that Diego isn't his dad, he still tells him that he flipping killed his brother. Yikes. Diego's freak out 😭 "And you were gonna dissolve the body!?"

Klaus's "even the naughty bits?"

That's it.

"Hate to say I told you so,"

"You love to say I told you so." Dang, Viktor!!

I really just want to know exactly where everyone is from. (And before I start, yes, I do know that Reginald made them learn many languages) because Five keeps speaking German. He said, "Nein!" In season 2, when everyone failed to meet the 90-minute deadline. And just now, he called the briefcase "kaput". Broken in german. I can definitely see Five being German, but everyone else in the Fandom believes he's from Greece. But I do fully believe he's from Germany. I don't know.

I also love "guy in a carpet." And Chen just accepts it and says,"I hope you win."

And then Klaus is like "sup! I'm back from the dead."

"What would happen if I cut off your head? Would it grow two of you?" And then Diego curs in, cause that's rude, right?

"Stan." He turns to look at Klaus. "Would it?"

"Klaus, do you know where the kugelblitz is?" "Yeah, I saw it!"

"Why didn't you tell anyone!?"

"I told you!" Yeah, Diego. He told you. Why even ask that question?

"You say stupid shut all the time!"

This is why we should listen to each other.

Olay, but as much as it's like.. arguing and stuff. I love their immediate concern for Viktor because harlan hurt him.

And omg, Five saying that Harlan was insignificant and then Viktor immediately with the comeback, "You once told me no one was insignificant." Yeah.. he's not wrong.

I love how Harlan is listening to Wind. And then specifies through a field of corn, and my first immediate thought was... Viktor doesn't have a good experience with field corn.

God. I really hate the writers. I mean, why couldn't stan be his actual son? They were so cute. He's yelling at Stan (not literally yelling, but disciplining, parenting,) and then he jokes around, making stan laugh by putting the cleaning supplies on his head? And then before he leaves the room he tells him not to forget about his ear medication downstairs??? Hello? He's such a good dad just for that to be thrown away?

Another full circle moment. We all know five said "I'm the daddy here!" To Luther in season 2. And now Diego says it. "I'm the daddy here.." to lila.

Allison just said, "The new timeline will just be worse for me." And yep. I truly believe it will. She might've gotten everything she wanted in this last timeline, but everything comes with a cost.

Oh... wow.. yeah. "Luther just said you can't use me for that" and Allsion said that she can of she wants to. Then she rumors him to stay. He begs her not to. And then... she rumors him again. And we all know that.

Oi.. Klaus telling Five that that's the Mother's of Agony. Symbol or whatever.

And then we find badass Pogo.

The gifs!

Sorry in advance that there isn't much gifs. I'm in a bit of a rush today and wasn't sure if I was even going to be able to watch this episode so I didn't have much time to write all of this or find the gifs.

I'm not sure if or when I'll watch and post tomorrow's episode but I'll try to as soon as I can! Love you all!

[anonymityisfunwriter]

The First Anniversary

Bucky stops at the door, taking a large gulp of air as he tries to rid himself of all self-doubt and nerves for the occasion.

But in his defense, it was a pretty big occasion. 

It was your very first anniversary. The first of what he could only hope would be a lifetime's worth of anniversaries together.

And that meant this one would set a tone for the one's that followed, or so Bucky worried, which meant this one had to be perfect.

And that started with him being up first thing in the morning, slowly prying himself out of your warm embrace, quietly creeping out of bed, and getting straight to work.

Then borrowing Sam's car, he even made sure to ask Sam before he took the car, an act that flabbergasted the both of them. 

And then going to a florist that Tony Stark himself recommended, which meant it was a very expensive florist, but he didn't care, because he was determined to make this day perfect. And when the florist handed him a bouquet of sunflowers and roses that almost took his breath away, he knew you would absolutely love them. 

He didn't even care that you could probably grow a bouquet like this from your own hands, it was about the gesture, it was the thought that counted. Or, so he hoped. He even buckled the bouquet into the passenger seat to make sure that they stayed absolutely perfect. 

Then he swung by your favorite little bakery, picking up a box of all your favorite things. 

By the time he was done, it was almost 10:30, and he knew you'd slowly begin stirring awake sometime within the next half hour. He hightailed it back to the Compound, ignoring everyone and everything else, he went straight to your room. 

And now, he was standing there, preparing himself to make this the best anniversary he possibly could. 

With one last deep breath, he strode into the room, box and bouquet in hand. You were barely sitting up on the bed when you looked at him strangely, "I was wondering where you went."

He laid his jacket across the couch, removing his jacket before making his way to the bed. "I got a little something for my best girl."

"Aww...they're beautiful, thank you," you coo as Bucky presents the bouquet of sunflowers and roses to you. You swing your legs closer to the center of the bed to allow Bucky to sit on the edge. You gently caress his cheek, "You're so sweet, but what's the occasion?" 

He looks at you strangely for a moment, his warm smile turning into a mischievous grin as his jaw quite literally drops. "Oh my God, you forgot!"

Your eyebrows furrow as your head twists slightly, "Forgot what?"

His face brightens with mischievous amusement and he repeats, "You forgot."

"No, I didn't," you defensively scoff, though you don't offer a response to what it is he thinks you actually forgot. 

"What's today?" he questions.

You wince. "Tuesday?"

"I cannot believe you forgot," he chuckles, looking oddly triumphant at your lack of remembrance.

"Well," you stall, trying to figure out your best defense. "I- um...I spent my life in captivity, and I don't understand the importance of-"

"You already used the captivity card this week. Can't use it twice," Bucky reminds you.

"Did I?"

"So you didn't have to get out of bed yesterday."

"Dang it...my bad."

He playfully clutches his chest, standing up to put on an even more dramatic display of feigned hurt and betrayal. He paces the length of the room, still clutching his chest, "I can't believe it. My girlfriend, love of my life, forgot our first anniversary. I don't know how I'll ever-"

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry! I forgot. Okay, I'm very sorry."

"I don't know how I'm ever going to recover from this," he playfully continues.

"Listen, I'm very, very sorry. I really don't know how I forgot-"

"Forgot," Bucky tsks. "How could you forget?"

"I normally write these sort of things down. I don't know what happened!" you exclaim.

"I know what happened, you forgot."

"I'm so sorry," you vehemently apologize.

"And I forgive you entirely," he promises, kneeling down by the edge of the bed. He clutches both of your hands, pressing a sweet kiss to the both of them. "But I'm never going to let you forget this. Not once in our very long lives together. I will tell this story to our children and they will tell it to their children. And you will never live this down."

"How can one sentence be so sweet and so mean all at the same time?" you quietly marvel.

Bucky shrugs, standing up while pulling you up with him. "It's a talent. Now get dressed, because unlike some people, I didn't forget and made some very special plans for today."

"How many more of those can I expect today?"

"I don't know. Until I get tired of messing with you, I guess."

"Great," you huff. "So never."

He winks at you, a cheeky grin on his face. It was a smile that could light up the entire room, one that you'd never get tired of seeing on his normally stoic face, even if the grin was for the sole purpose of messing with you. "At least not today."

And soon enough, and with very little information from Bucky about his plans for the day, you're both dressed and ready to go. But before Bucky can actually start telling you about any of his plans for the day, you hear a frantic knock on the door. 

You quizzically look at Bucky to silently ask if this is apart of his plans. He silently shakes his head, shrugging his shoulders. 

"Guys, it's me!" Sam calls from the other side of the door. Bucky lets out a sound of annoyance, rolling his eyes as he reaches for the door knob. He makes no attempt to school his unbridled irritation as he swings the door to an apologetic looking Sam. "I am so sorry to do this to you guys."

"Do what?" you ask, full of concern for Sam's worried expression. "What's wrong?"

He sighs, once again an apologetic expression flashing across his face. "We need you. The both of you."

"Sam," Bucky solemnly implores, his shoulders dropping in disbelief. He'd spent weeks making sure that you both had this day off, and not only off, but that the two of you would not, under any circumstances be called in for anything. "C'mon, it's our anniversary. Even if some people forgot."

"Nice," you scoff with a roll of your eyes.

"I know, I know, I really wouldn't ask if I had any other option," Sam swears. "Everyone else is gone. This was my last option. Either that or I go alone."

"Well, don't do that," you quickly object. "It could be dangerous."

"This really can't wait until tomorrow?" Bucky desperately questions, though the sinking feeling in his stomach is telling him that all of his plans have just been torn to shreds. "We can leave first thing."

"Rebel group keeps moving, it's been hard to pin them down. We're lucky we even got a location now. It's now or never."

"Can we pick never?" Bucky grumbles under his breath. 

"If it's any consolation, you should be back in time for your dinner reservations," Sam hopefully offers, clapping his hand on Bucky's shoulder.

Bucky sucks in a breath, shoving Sam's hand off of him. "Surprise reservations, Sam."

"Oops," Sam cringes. 

Bucky takes a deep breath in, slowly exhaling as he pinches the bridge of his nose. "Then let's get this over with."

And soon enough, the three of you are on the Quinjet.

The ride is quiet with Sam piloting the jet and you and Bucky seated beside each other. Your head rests on his shoulder as Bucky holds your hand, rubbing circles into the back of it with his thumb. You can tell he's more than a little disappointed of being pulled away from his anniversary plans, but you could only hope that your own anniversary surprise would make up for it. 

Each time you thought about it, you had to chew on the inside of your cheek to hide your own scheming smile. Bucky knew you well enough to know what that smile would mean. 

"Alright, we're here," Sam announces from the cockpit after a little less than 2 hours.

Bucky sighs as the ramp slowly drops. He hadn't been given much information and he was a little too upset to ask, but the last thing he expected to land on was a bright and sunny beach greeting him as you disembarked from the jet. 

He turns to confirm the location of the drop-off location with Sam, but all he sees when he turns around is the ramp of the Quinjet rising with Sam still inside waving goodbye to the two of you with a cheeky smile, "Bye, guys!"

"Bye?" Bucky repeats, turning around to find you standing there with an equally mischievous smirk on your face.

And that's when he sees it. Just down the beach, an open little cabana, draped with lights and filled with things he can't make out from here.

"What-" he starts to ask, but then the realization hits him like a truck. He shuts his eyes, cursing himself for being so gullible. He wasn't sure how he bought your alleged forgetfulness so easily when he knew you better than that. You remembered everything: the day you two met, the day you and Sam met, he could almost swear that you remembered the day you met every single person on the Compound. Each you remembered, and each you celebrated. So why did he so easily believe that you forgot? He sighs quietly with a hung head, "Damn it."

You inhale triumphantly, watching as he processes the turn of events, "What's the matter, James?"

He looks up, his eyes playfully narrowed in accusation. "You lied to me."

"Did I? Or did you assume?" you rhetorically ask. "I'm a little disappointed, James. I may play the fool at times, but I can't believe you actually thought I would forget!" 

His eyes close as he looks up to the sky, slightly shaking his head. "I don't know what I was thinking."

"You thought you could one-up me, but you can't!"

"Very weird take on a loving relationship," he softly mutters.

"Oh please," you teasingly scoff, taking his hand to guide him down the beach to your surprise. "Like you haven't been doing questionable things to surprise me for our anniversary."

"I knew I shouldn't have asked Steve," he groans, allowing you to pull him toward your own surprise.

"You definitely shouldn't have."

"I cannot believe you did all this," Bucky quietly awes as he approaches beachside cabana, filled with all kinds of things necessary for a perfect beach day.

"Well, I know you said you hadn't been to a beach since you were a kid, so I figured what better way to spend our anniversary than by having a nice beach day. And courtesy of the private beach gifted to us by Tony, all by ourselves."

"And the mission?"

"All made up."

"How'd you even do all this?" Bucky asks, gesturing to the picnic, the bags with changes of clothes, the entire surprise of it all. "We were together all day yesterday."

"A magician never reveals their secrets, James," you proudly boast. "But also, I bribed Sam."

"But Sam's been helping-" Bucky stops, once again realizing how deep this planning must have gone. And the fact that Sam probably knew everything the entire time. While Sam was helping Bucky plan his day, Sam was helping you one up him. Again. "The traitor."

"If it makes you feel any better," you start, kissing the palm of his hand. "Sam didn't tell me any of the surprises you were planning. Actually, he moved them all to tomorrow because he knew you were excited about the day you planned." 

"Oh," Bucky starts, a smile growing on his face in renewed excitement at being able to live out his meticulous planning after all. "That's good. I was really excited about it."

"Well, that'll be tomorrow. Right now, go get changed, we've got an entire day ahead of us."

"You really thought of everything, huh?" Bucky asks, holding up his swimming trunks that he never even noticed went missing from his dresser drawer.

"Like you can expect anything less," you tease.  

The first hour is spent around the small cabana, changing out of your mission gear and enjoying the nice meal laid out on the table. 

And then, you find yourself fully immersed in your nice, quiet beach day. 

Under the bright, sunny day, you both find yourselves seated in the sand across from each other. 

"You know, it'd be more fair if you didn't use your powers," Bucky complains, eyeing your impressive sandcastle that now dwarfed his, both in size and quality. 

"I didn't," you defend, standing up to fully appreciate the sandcastle you'd spent the better part of an hour building. "I'm just that good."

"Sure," he scoffs, not believing you in the slightest. "Just that good."

Then, a nice long walk along the beach, hand in hand, your feet in the warm, powder white sand. The sun beams down on the two of you, not in a way that feels too intense or uncomfortable, but rather in away that warms you from the inside out. 

As you both walk, you notice Bucky looking out at the horizon, blissfully unaware of the mischievous gears turning in your head. And because he stands closer to the shore than you do, it feels a little too easy to mess with him and pull a small wave splashing over him.

"Jesus," Bucky yelps the moment the unnaturally high tide of ice cold ocean water crashes over his bare feet. "That's freezing."

You snort, unable to smother your laugh or guilty expression as Bucky jolts away from the water.

"Oh, you think that's funny?" Bucky playfully accuses.

And though you know you can't outrun him, you take off, running barefoot along the damp sand. He catches you only a moment into the half-hearted chase, pulling you closer to him by snaking one of his arms around your waist. 

You playfully shriek when he sweeps you off of your feet, taking several steps toward the ocean. Despite his complaints of the freezing cold water, he sloshes through the water, stopping in knee depth waters. He suddenly stops, holding you over the waves crashing over the shore. "No, put me down!"

"Let's see how you like it, huh?" he challenges, almost dropping you into the water. 

You raise your legs, wrapping them around his waist to keep yourself out of the water. "No, no, no, no!"

He smirks, raising an eyebrow, "You give?"

You tap on his arm twice, frantically nodding, "I give."

"Hey," he says, still holding you above the water in a tight embrace. "Happy anniversary."

"Happy anniversary," you gleam, your gaze softening at him as you tightly cling to him.  

"And I'll just say a preemptive sorry," he adds.

Before you can respond to his strange comment, he suddenly grips your waist tighter, leaving you unable to escape his embrace when you realize what he's about to do. He takes one large step back further into the ocean, then another, and finally he allows himself to fall backward, sending you both into the cold water.

"I hate you," you sputter when you resurface from the cold water

When Bucky resurfaces a half second later, he laughs, pushing his now soaking wet hair out of his face. "No, you don't."

"No, I don't," you huff, splashing him with all the fervor you can muster.

And later, as the sun lowers, settling just above the horizon, you both lay side by side on your towels, relishing in the warm rays of the sunshine.

"We gotta pull the towels back. The tide's gonna come in soon," Bucky tells you, tugging on your hand.

"You know I never really understood that. The high tide, low tide, shouldn't it all be one tide?"

"The moon controls the tide," he explains, the two of you standing to adjust your towels.

You laugh, playfully pushing his shoulder, "You definitely just made that up."

"I did not! It's true."

"Okay, well, then explain," you jokingly demand.

"I don't know," he shrugs, tugging his towel back from the shoreline. "It's been like 80 years since I've been in school. I only remembered that and I thought it would impress you."

"You know, I've never done this before. It's so peaceful here," you say, pulling your towel back, looking up at the sky with your eyes closed as you bask in the peaceful sensation of the sun warming your skin. You wished you could stay in this moment forever. "I don't want to leave."

"We could stay here, build a house, live the rest of our lives in isolation," Bucky offers, settling back down on his towel.

A laugh bubbles out of your mouth at Bucky's suggestion. "You'd miss our friends. You'd miss Steve. Even Sam."

"Sam?" Bucky guffaws. "I would not miss Sam."

You plop down beside him, gently shoving his shoulder. "You absolutely would miss Sam."

"Well, and don't tell him I said this, but some people might say that it was sort of nice of him to help you pull all this together."

"I think that's possibly the nicest thing you've ever voluntarily said about Sam."

"And he'll never know," Bucky snickers.

"As long as you don't tell Steve," you quip. You turn to look at him and notice the grains of sand lodging themselves within the metal plates of his arm. "I hope you know we're going to have one hell of a time getting the sand out from your plates."

He briefly wonders if you understand the depth your words carry for him. Even in the your little joking comment about cleaning his arm, it tugs at his heart strings. Most people didn't even like touching his arm. And not only were you there for him, you were there for him unconditionally, the good, the bad, the ugly, all of it. Even if that was just helping him pick grains of sand from between the plates of his arm.

It was you and him.

Always you and him.

Sometimes, Bucky can hardly believe that this is his life. He doesn't feel destined for loneliness, not for a life with never ending wars. But a life next to you, holding your hand, enjoying these moments together. Even as he stood here, he wasn't sure that he did believe it. He smiles down at you for a moment while you watch the bright blue sky slowly melt into a burnt orange, "Totally worth it."

You look up at him with a wide, hopeful grin, "Yeah?"

"Better than anything I could've imagined."

As the sun sets, a golden glow settles over Bucky's peaceful expression. And in spite of your wishes to remain in this little slice of tranquility, you knew your time here was coming to end. You turn around, reaching for a small gift box you'd tucked away earlier. "I do actually have one more thing to give you."

"The surprise beach day wasn't enough?" he chuckles. 

"No, it wasn't." You cross your legs, turning to fully face him and watch as he opens your gift. "You deserve the world."

"What do I need the world for when I have you?"

"Turn off the charm, James, I'm trying to give you your gift."

"That's hardly fair considering I left my gift back home."

"Well, suck it up," you joke, placing the small box in the palm of his hand. 

"Is it another dog?" he sarcastically remarks, slightly shaking the box to hear its contents.

"You wish," you retort as he carefully undoes the satin ribbon holding the box shut.

The moment he pops the lid off the box, a small gasp leaves his throat. You lean closer to him, watching him as he pulls the gift from it's container.

"Damn, you're good," he whispers, holding the small antique compass, more than a little choked up at the thoughtfulness of the gift. It's a golden compass, slightly scratched, but still glistens in the golden glow of the setting sun like it was entirely new. He carefully turns it over, running his thumb over the engraving: 'you'll always find your way back home'.

"I know," you lightly chuckle.

"I love it and you. Thank you."

You lean over, sharing a loving, tender kiss. You pull away slightly, whispering against his lips, "Happy anniversary."

"To the first of many," he murmurs back.

You intertwine your fingers with him, resting your head on his shoulder as you finish watching the sun set. "I'm holding you to that."

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Getting to Know You Meme

Tagged by @texasdreamer01 (thankies texas!)

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship? Yep, got married a month ago.

02) What was your dream growing up? Dream of what? My career? My life? My fantasy? I mean I wanted to be an elf in LoTR when I was like, 12. Does that count? hahah

03) What talent do you wish you had? Asking waiters to change my order if they got it wrong.

04) If someone bought you a drink what would it be? Beer (specifically a New England IPA)

05) Favorite vegetable? Hm. I really love good arugula.

06) What was the last book you read? None I just read fanfics haha

07) What zodiac sign are you? Leo

08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Nope tho I wish to get a tattoo one day.

09) Worst Habit? Probably overthinking myself into a spiral.

10) What is your favorite sport? Dressage

11) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? Optimistic because lifes too short and I just want to be happy.

12) Tell me one weird fact about you. Uhhhhh.....I am a twin? (always a easy one haha)

13) Do you have any pets? Sadly no BUT I may.....may be trying to. foster a kitty. Maybe. While my husband is out of town for a month-long gig.

14) Do you think clowns are cute or scary? Scary but also eh whatever.

15) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? I can't answer this or else I'm gonna spiral.

16) What color eyes do you have? Blue

17) Ever been arrested? Nope

18) Bottle or can soda? Bottle

19) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it? Put it in my savings.

20) What's your favorite place to hang out at? Hm. Probably at home or in the woods.

21) Do you believe in ghosts? I dunno

22) Favorite thing to do in your spare time? Writing, drawing fanarts, horseback riding.

23) Do you swear a lot? Yeah

24) Biggest pet peeve? I dunno, I don’t know if I have one? Depends on the person or circumstance or situation:

25) In one word, how would you describe yourself? Hm. Emotional.

26) Do you believe/appreciate romance? I’m a hopeless romantic. And I got married and kinda like this guy a whole dang lot.

27) Favourite and least favourite food? Fav: sushi. Least fav: I’m honestly not a huge fan of potatos….

28) Do you believe in God? I believe in a universe. Wherever god is in it I got no clue.

29) What makes you happy: Sharing my art with friends, having movie nights with husband on Fridays.

30) Currently listening/the last thing you listened to: Ado

31) Favorite place to spend time: Probably at home, or out i the woods.

32) Favorite lyric: Goodbye by Bo Burnham

Am I going crazy? Would I even know? Am I right back where I staretd fourteen years ago?

33) Recommend a film: Akira

34) Recommend a book: haven't read enough

35) Recommend a band, a song, or album: Fire Hell and Holy Water by Gioli & Assia

36) Recommend a TV show: Mob Psycho 100

37) Where are you from, and do you still live there? Where have you lived? I am from the midwest and am still in the midwest

38) Do you have any pets or animals in your life? How did you find/get them? I had cats growing up and I would love to get one. I also ride horses.

39) What's the most unusual thing you've ever eaten? Uhhhh. Hm. I am not sure.

40) How did you 'find' fandom? I got into Yugioh! when I was 12 and started writing fanfics and them opps here i am.

41) Make a list of 5 things that you see without getting up. My Teru and Mob figures, my Mob cat, my cat lamp, my ipad, my water bottle. I am at my desk there is a lot here

42) How do you style your hair? Down or half ponytail or pony tail. I have long hair.

I got this ask before the other writer one so I know many asks have been going around today haha so VERY much no pressure tags: @russenoire @thousand-winters @toastytoaster22 @emeraldoodles or anyone else who wants to!

[theghostbunnie]

How do you feel about Candy as a Character vs. The character you made? I’m honestly just interested in the character you have for Candy and her relationship with Nikki

HI THANK YOU FOR THE ASK, V GOOD ASK I'M HAPPY TO AWNSER

My version of Candy isn't actually supposed to contradict what we know of her already, more so really really build-off-from and completely take and run with what little we were given about her.

I'm fine with anyone's HCs I believe everyone should have fun and it doesn't have to match cannon! but in the same note if we're talkin' character analysis and not HCs they often don't even target what she did wrong and just go "whore." And. Uh. Yeah never been a fan of that.. Not a fan of how she was supposed to be a "golddigger joke" or something in the show either but ehh.

She's not a bad mother because she was on her phone or because she wears tank tops or because she has sex or anything else I've heard while being in this fandom dear GOD SKSKNDJN but this post will literally be 3x longer if I get into my takes on that so it's a different post if y'all want it one day.

Candy didn't remember something important, something traumatizing for Nikki and that's where her flaws lay. Their communication is lackluster. I think it makes her a flawed parent and a flawed person but it doesn't mean "she's scum of the earth condemn this woman to hell immediately," she still loves Nikki and shows she does in the same episode she tells her not to karate chop strangers and get them sued so she doesn't just let her do whatever. She refers to her as "my angel" and Nikki looks up at her when everyone is eating with this smile and they LOVE each other and raaahhh I love the sillies so much.... Cryinhng..

I've mentioned in my post about Neil's mother how I believe that the egg episode they're mirroring their own parents and Nikki being so worried about fucking up her egg and not knowing what to do and being unprepared and scared. I HC Candy had Nikki when she was like 20-21 and recently kicked out by her own mother and she had no support or knowledge of what to do or how to care for a baby and it was SO much trial and error but it bleeds into my HC about Nikki where she has all these big thoughts and emotions but gets regarded as simple minded by her peers because she can't find a way to express them verbally and comes off simple minded or stupid. This doesn't stop her from feeling complicated things it just stops her from being understood.

((literally the whole Christmas episode is her going "I love this thing so dang much!!! I can't tell you why though. I'll know it when I see it.?))

So when you have a unprepared parent who's working by trial and error and you can't verbalize to them the errors or make sense of your feelings that's where issues come in!!

Minor New episode spoilers: Nikki can't write eligibly when she writes letters to her mother. I think is some great potential to be visual storytelling about this if I ever could make a fic. Her handwriting is bad. She gets excited and doodles and scribbles. You can't make out what she's saying. Maybe her mother never even got to know about what happened in the flower scouts because she said it over letter.

Candy still sent her there and lied about it being adventure camp and I hc it was done not because she wants to force feminity on Nikki or anything (if that's the case Nikki would be dead like literally 💀 she needs dirt to live) but because she wanted her to make friends and since she had such a good time as some version of a scout herself she thought Nikki would too. She loves Nikki and supports her wolf-kinning and playing in the mud but of course is concerned she's estranging herself from other people by barking and biting them and sending her out into the woods she would've just continued to ignore people in favor of animals. Candy had a "it'll be good for her!" Type rationalization about lying.

Then next summer she wanted to make her happy and followed through with going to adventure camp for realsies and was scatterbrained about it and misremembered the previous year's sign up for that one.

A misunderstanding didn't hurt Nikki any less. You can have all the good intentions in the world and still screw up and accidentally hurt somebody you care about.

Personally I love depicting Candy as being really really affectionate with Nikki and she calls her not only "my angel" but variations of "baby/sweetie/hunny" and the biggest nickname she has for her is probably "sunshine"

Candy also can't cook lol she tries but it's the only thing in the world Nikki won't eat is her mom's cooking so Candy buys them TV dinners and premade stuff alot. They have "barbeque nights" where Candy brings home ribs and they watch TV together and live in this lil trailer home near a forest. (In the first trailer for camp camp we see Nikki using a slingshot on cans with flowers painted on them and I'm like yeah her back yard just goes directly into the woods I know it does)

I actually HC Candy's off and off boyfriend/husband Andrew is the one who'd force gender roles on Nikki if at all. Guy who jokes about "hookers and blow" ((Infront of his 9-10yo daughter)) with his friends yk that guy.

Please take these walls of text I've sent to a friend about Candy 🙏 also that's meant to say spots not sports 😔

Also I wanna mention Candy isn't even her actual name she got it during her time in the adult film industry (🌽) and it's actually Caroline. She doesn't really introduce herself as that anymore. Sex work in general is often an abusive industry and highly exploitive so she's got some baggage from her time there and falls in and out of being a stripper aswell and struggles to hold down a job that can support her and her daughter and it's part of multiple reasons why she keeps going back to her ex husband bc he's well-off. ((Cannonicaly bought her a car and lawyers))

She didn't even know for sure if Andrew was the father, some AUs I have he turned out to be the father in some he didn't, but she chose to tell him because he could give her daughter the best chance in life and support her education and allthat.

[rick-rayson]

*vibrates excitedly* okay okay then could you plz do Yara Flor sfw alphabet 💖😍💖😍💖😍

YARA FLOR - SFW ALPHABET

A/N: 100 posts wooHOOO. AND it's of my baby.. that I haven't read in a long time ngl. As a result, I do apologize in advance if it's OOC!

A - Affection: How do they show affection?

Deeply affectionate despite not wanting to come off as too smothering. She likes to think she's slick when she brushes against you, always sits next to you, and gets you things that remind her of you when she's out. Whenever she catches herself in the act and gets embarrassed, prepared to be met with ramblings of, "What? I can't say hello?", "Is it wrong to be caring?".

B - Beauty: What do they find beautiful? What do they look for?

Feel like she likes intelligent, meek people. Watched some really horrible stereotypical TV show with Jon or something and found the nerdy characters cute. Especially likes it when someone who is usually reserved is still able to take initiative, very specific but she likes it. Curly hair !! I feel like she finds curly hair really beautiful. She also loves locs with pretty beads, she finds them super pleasing to hear.

C - Cuddles: What kind of cuddler are they? Do they like cuddles?

You will never, EVER get her to verbally state that she likes cuddling, ask her and she'll scoff thinking that's a legitimate answer to your question.

But catch her when she's sleepy and see just how easily she melts against you. When she's awake still her hold on you is featherlight.. until she falls asleep. Then pray to the gods that she doesn't crush you in her tight bear hugs.

D - Devotion: How devoted are they? Are they all in?

Is that even a question? Yara is unapologetically sincere in how she holds herself, and if she's willing to share herself with you then you gotta be pretty damn important to her.

With Yara you are blessed with the utmost assurity that wherever she ventures, and wherever she finds herself, she's still your Yara. She may not be explicitly forthright with her loyalty, but she doesn't have to be. She's a solid person in your life.

E - Embrace: How do they hug?

If you're taller than her she goes for the midriff or the neck, shorter and she'll embrace you around your shoulders. She's the type to sway a bit if the hug is long. She's the type to catch you off guard with how staggering her hugging can be.

F - Flaws: What are some of their faults?

Yara is stubborn to a fault, which is either good or bad depending on the situation.

She tends to have plans and goals that she will stick to no matter what, which makes it hard to collaborate with her.

"It's either my way or the highway, except if you pick the highway I'll be sad so don't do it >:("

G - Gentle: How gentle are they?

She tries to be gentle for the sake of others, a sense of responsibility over herself, both physically and emotionally she tries.

H - Honesty: How honest are they about what they don't like and what they do?

Pretty dang honest. If you're someone from the Justice League it's a no from her on the dating scene. She can be seen as an occasionally blunt person but she's good with her words.

On the other end she's honest about what she does like too.

I - I love you: How long does it take for them to say it?

I'm stuck between thinking she could go a while without saying it, or immediately say it to you unabashed after like a couple weeks. There's like no in-between.

J - Jealousy: How jealous are they?

It's not that she's jealous it's just that why should she keep silent about how you're her partner? Especially to strangers that don't seem to be getting the hint?

Aside from that though she's not painfully jealous, but she will put someone in their place it she has to.

K - Kisses: How are they as a kisser?

Yara is something else, one part of her has you convinced she's never kissed anyone in her life, and the other part has you believing she's the goddess of kisses.

Deep, feverish kisser, the type to leave you dizzy from it. Her warm hands cradling your skin as her lips plaster onto yours and even that's not enough. Does it until sbe leaves you breathless.

L - Little Ones: Do they want kids?

Not anytime soon, Yara still has adventures far ahead of her to think about kids.

M - Mornings: How are mornings spent with them?

Can't really tell who's the first to wake up, but Yara's usually the one to get up first. She brings you and herself something to drink as you sit in bed, washing away your drowsiness and planning for the day ahead between soft mutterings. Mornings with Yara is liken to bathing under sunbeams.

N - Nervousness: What gets them nervous? What are they scared about when it comes to the relationship?

She's scared that she's too out of sync with other people, that due to her rather unique parentage and upbringing that there's a disconnect between her and others. It's harder to notice among the Future State JL because well, they're like her. But she's not fond of being tied down to such a team anyways.

O - Openness: How open are they?

Generally a pretty open person, she has her secrets (like where she stashes extra snacks for Jerry) but none that are malicious or that would put the relationship in jeopardy.

P - Patience: How patient are they?

Yara... Isn't the most patient person. Those types that tap their foot and look around to find something to distract them from the time, that's Yara.

She can be quick to anger but not with her relationships, mostly at the misgivings of others.

Q - Quiet Moment: Share a quiet moment

She takes you flying on Jerry in the afternoon, waiting for the sun to set as the two of you take in the flowing wind and the beauty of the world that's now so small in your eyes. Such an occasion would usually warrant laughter and cheers loud enough to hurt your throats, but in this moment, it's nothing short of euphoric.

R - Romance: How romantic are they?

OhohohOOOOOO... She's a mess. Tries to impress you and make you swoon over her and she's a little rusty, but it's hard to say that to her when she's beaming at you as though you're the reason for worship. The sun and moon. When she's not trying so hard to woo you, and does her own thing from the sincerity in her heart, she has you smitten.

S - Support: How do they support their s/o? Are they protective?

She's willing to go above, beyond, and below (coughcough the Underworld) for you. Yara knows what it's like to fail to protect others, so she's so devoted to your safety and wellbeing.

T - Try: How much effort do they put into the relationship?

Yara's swept with puppy love and then some when it comes to the relationship at first. She puts in a lot of effort.

U - Unspoken Words: What do they wish they could say?

She wishes she could say how much you mean to her without wanting to cringe at how sappy she is.

V - Vulnerability: How do they show vulnerability?

She doesn't, doesn't try to at least. But you can tell with the way her body relaxes at the sight of you, when her hand searches for just a bit of you to ground herself in, to commit to her memory the touch of your skin. You kinda have to figure it out based on visual cues, because the words die in her throat when she has you near.

W - Whole: Would they feel incomplete without their s/o?

She'd definitely feel crushed if you were in a relationship for a while, but she'd be able to move forward, even if her heart hurts.

X - XOXO: What's a loving gesture you should expect from them?

Expect get-away's, it helps Yara and she hopes it helps you, the two of you don't even have to do anything. Once or twice a week Yara just brings food and takes you somewhere to be alone. Being a member of the Justice League can require her to prioritize the job over most things, but you're still important to her and she will make it apparent.

Y - Yearning: How much do they miss their s/o?

More than she'd like to admit. Whenever she gets a little bit of quiet time between the work she does, her mind automatically thinks of you.

Z - Zzz: Sleeping with them, how does it go?

Snores. (/hj) grips onto whatever part of you she can find. Certified duvet thief through and through. Sprawls out until the two of you are a mess of limbs.

[actualbird]

Marius falling first and luke falling harder is good but may I suggest: once Luke falls harder he tries (key word: tries) to ask marius on dates and tries to do romantic cute boyfriend things but he’s so bad at it that. marius unintentionally declines or just doesn’t react as Luke expects (aka what Reddit/random dating site said would happen). Or even marius responds well to it but then Luke’s worrying/safety thing takes over and everyone is like. “how can anyone be THIS bad at romance???”

irt the chronicles of mariluke pining, marius falling first and luke falling harder

anon this is perfect to me and sO DANG FUNNY JKAHVFKJHASFAFSHJF. i kind of blacked out completely at the concept of "luke taking romance advice from reddit" because it's the most in-character thing ever for him holy shit. this is kinda the more dudebro version of how artem took romance advice from that Love Book he had, and similarly, luke will be so bad at the execution

and also i dont think he's getting great advice in the first place

luke posts in r/NoStupidQuestions (there are INFINITELY MANY MORE SUBS he couldve gone to that are more specialized for this type of thing, but nope. he posts here) that was like "i just realized i really romantically like a close friend of mine, what do i do?"

one of the comments is something along the lines of "if youre friends, you might not wanna come on too strong. you might ruin the friendship if things go south"

luke's like "oh i really dont want that to happen D:"

commenter's like "ask them to hang out but be subtle about it, like you dont care if they say no or not"

luke's like "got it!"

and then he goes to marius the next day at nxx hq and tells him "hey im going rock climbing do you wanna come with? NOT THAT I CARE IF YOU SAY YES OR NO"

"the hell?" marius thinks before declining because thats a really weird thing to add at the end of asking to hang out, was luke fucking with him? is he still mad at marius because he ate his fries last week?

meanwhile a few meters away in the nxx pantry

artem: i can't believe im saying this, because it isnt like im an expert at these things---

vyn: you definitely are not an expert

artem, ignoring that jab: ---BUT i didnt think....it was possible to be....that bad

vyn: true

mc: god this is like watching a car crash. they both look upset now. i cant watch this anymore

vyn: and yet here we all are. watching on

mc: yeah...

artem: yeah...

luke will be successful at some point. particularly when he stops worrying so much and trying to do Courting in a way that other people suggest and instead just do his own thing how someone like Him would do it. thats whatll get marius' silent pining heart to melt into lovey dovey goo <3

[woodsfae]

Babylon 5 s02e15: And Now for a Word so2 Table of Contents • previous episode

September 16, 2259! Love me a good documentary!

Never not going to be funny to me that G'Kar's actor and Talia Winter's actor have the same given name (Andrea).

This is really not the time for reporters to be harassing personnel for soundbites.

:| and a very fuck you too, Ambassador Mollari.

Love having the dockworkers back!!

"Overall I've found this to be a good working environment. I've learned a lot here. […] Yes, it's a calm, pleasant environment. I don't think I've ever seen anyone get upset here." - random Earthforce personnel, lying like a liar

Stephen Franklin channeling classic, spacephobic McCoy here.

Oh my god, seventeen-year-old Stephen Franklin either accidentally killed his friend hiding in an airlock, or watched his friend accidentally kill himself messing around in an airlock. It's ambiguous, and horrifying either way.

Good trauma story sharing. But for real, how can he even live in space after that? I'm horrified and impressed.

Dang, that's pretty bad. Almost 60 deaths total, multiple bombings, and several narrowly-averted wars. In three years.

Literally idk how G'Kar can keep his composure. The Centauri are war criming like crazy.

This documentary format is actually delightful. I am loving seeing how the actors are choosing to portray their characters being interviewed. It's so fucking fascinating.

Susan Ivanova continues to be The Best.

Garibaldi wants to be bored and to make a difference. I propose that he could make the most difference by not assaulting people or threatening them with his rank.

This reporter isn't very likeable, which makes me wonder if she's going to end up doing something impactful.

"I am a friend, in peace." and then being met with such vitriol and journalistic malfeasance! This reporter sucks!

A hell of a thirty-six hours to happen to arrive to document!

Fuck, can you imagine a space battle going on outside b5's fragile little, punctured shell and being sent to start repairs while unknown, hostile aliens are still fighting outside? Hope they get hazard pay.

Yeah, I'd be tempted to get into a spacesuit.

Narn vs Centauri literally fighting outside B5 is a significant escalation of risk.

G'Kar backstory!! G'Kar's dad served the Centauri and as a punishment for an accident, was killed horribly over days and died in front of G'Kar. That'd drive anyone into resistance, I think! I respect B5 more for calling it a resistance in-universe, especially compared to in DS9 when they repeatedly and insistently called the Bajoran resistance terrorists doing terrorism. The Narns are increasingly impressive the more we learn about them. They went from low tech to occupied to equaling to if not surpassing the Centauri in a hundred years.

"The Narn have rewritten history enough, don't you think? [..] We have to take a stand. They are the ones who declared war, not us. We want only peace."

:| And then drop a Centauri war cruiser to blockade B5.

A commercial for PsiCorps. I have…so much to say about this. tbh, it's better propaganda than the US military recruitment videos I've seen. Hate that the PsiCops might just beam into your house! Did we already know they have teleportation? Or is that just creative license taken by the commercial?

Super uncool how, yet again, a critique of current events in the 90s being equally as relevant to 2023 current events.

Lotta hard stances being taken. Sheridan is so calm under pressure, but it's weirdly believable that he can out-yell the entire council and then go and calmly discuss the likelihood of mortal threats being mere bluffs. Aaaand awkwardly trying not to make eye contact with the camera that's in his line of sight, hah.

eeeee yikes another space battle! Third for the episode, I think.

I wonder how they clean up space debris. Surely they can't leave it to pose a hazard around the station.

Londo is leaning away from the camera a lot while he talks. Can't even buy his own bullshit.

The reporter was so mean and unethical to Delenn, and Delenn is talking to her again anyway. She's too good and her kindness is too calculated to be deterred by a dickish reporter. Plus, I bet the Minbari reporters are way meaner. Instead of being like "You do war crimes!" they'd be like "You should kill yourself so your memory can be less of a stain on your clan's honor than your life is being right now." Still, they made Delenn cry which isn't exactly a fun human experience to have for the first time on camera.

The inspiring peace lecture would be more believable if it wasn't being delivered by the military.

Anyhow, a very fun episode, especially considering how dark the topics were! Babylon 5 is alone in space, very puncturable, and hosting volatile political enemies bound on murder and/or war.

On to the next!

[alan-in-the-outernet]

For the "give me back my dad" thing I figure that Second 1v1 god and wins easy, revives anyone who fell during the fight, (ends up accidentally making Nala visible and tangible in the process. He's still a ghost because he couldn't return to his body though.) and then passes out. When they wake up they panic at first because the last thing they remember is getting hit and that everything was going poorly and that their dad was being taken. However they end up getting scooped up into a hug by Alan and their friends and siblings. They get told that they singlehandedly beat God and saved the world. They do not remember this and are extremely confused. Anyways the fight left them exhausted and they'd like to sleep now. At least everyone is okay.

Dang Second can't believe you 1 v 1ed half of God and WON (Though it might have been a different story if it had been Destruction merged back with Alan... After all, when it's just Destruction, they're at half their original power level)

On the other hand though, can't exactly kill Destruction... so either sealed it away again, orrrrrr Destruction was merely driven back for a time, to likely return again for it's other half...

...I imagine if it got sealed again though it's just. More pissed off then before. It's other half was made a mortal and got KIDS? And one of it's kid's denied them being able to merge back into one? Only leaving it trapped once again... perhaps for longer...

...Fine then. Another drop in the pond of time... it can wait. If this is the new cycle... fine. But it WILL return for it's other half...

While Second is taking a nap. Nappy time. Sleepy sleep. While Alan just holds them close, letting out a watery chuckle... just glad his kid is alive... stars he'd been so, so terrified... seeing Destruction throw his kid away... rubble crushing them... he thought he'd lost Second...

He can think about them 1 v 1ing God later... for now, he's just so so glad their safe..

[attorneys-against-court-violence]

The Magical Turnabout: Cleared!

Whoo! I haven't had a shot of the old AA charm in a while, but something about Case 6-2 clicked for me in that front! I suppose I should go through the old bullet points then, shall I? Let's do this!

(Cutting this off here because GOOD GRIEF are there a lot of thinks about this case)

TRUCYYYYYYYY! I'm so sorry for what DD has done to you, but I really liked her and Apollo here! Who knew that giving your character a stake in the plot and room to breathe actually makes them an interesting person to watch and root for? The legacy of the Gramaryes weighing on her shoulders, her dedication to her magic, her wonderful bond with Apollo... it all shines through, giving me a lot more to grab on to emotionally than in the prior game. In Trucy We Trust!

APOLLO JUSTICE IS DOING FINE! He's got something of a legacy to hold up himself, being the only one alongside Athena to hold the fort while Wright's away. And they were under serious attack, too - losing out on the office and a dear friend & daughter of Wright is a hefty thing to deal with. And yes, he's as jaded and snarky as he ever has been.

Athena's here. That's pretty cool. I'm not going to complain much about her not getting too much here, since this isn't really her story. She's still a god-damn riot and keeps up a charming dynamic with Apollo, and her righteous indignation at Retinz's shenanigans is pretty cathartic.

Ema gets a nice look here too! Showing her in a much happier tune after achieving her dream job - a little reminiscent of her younger years - while still keeping the snide built up from AJ. I do like the conflict of interest her with Trucy on the line. Seems detectives can't go a trilogy without someone they actually like being put in the slammer, but it's a nice crumb.

Case 2-3 was pretty fun in how it faked a magic trick to hide the real murder, but a lot problems got in the way of fully appreciating it. This doesn't have nearly the same issues and manages to make use of the inherent mysteries and mechanics of the magic tricks performed to its advantage. Even the main villain had a grander illusion to unravel at the very end - that being the mystery of how the victim truly perished. It was fun following along & seeing the show behind-the-scenes!

Bonny & Betty are fine. Both are sympathetic enough being admirers tricked into being accomplices in muder. Betty in particular seems scorned to all get-out, having to pretend to be the other for so long. Bonny has to deal with self-esteem issues and a slightly controlling twin sister. I liked them!

Roger. Motherfucking. Retinz. The man's got intelligence up the wazoo but that's about the only admirable trait I can assign to him. This man is easily the most despisable AA villain I've seen in a long time - not counting ones that are hateable due to bad writing, Dual Destinies - who almost managed to get one last cut in on Trucy before he vanished for good. He doesn't make his grudge a secret and his actions - both in setting up his schemes and his general behaviour - make him one awful son of a bitch. A mistrusting, dishonest, egocentric magician who stands in stark contrast to Trucy. Pretty dang good for a one-off villain!

Now then... you're probably wondering what I think of Nahyuta Sahdmadhi. While I'm not going to make sweeping judgements until I see the whole story, I do have some thoughts. Just bare with me.

Khura'in is a country that hasn't seen a Not Guilty verdict in over 20 years. Nahyuta didn't oversee Phoenix's first trial there and the next has yet to come. They have a poor opinion of defense attorneys and a deeply religious reason to want justice for the victim in order to bring them peace. Nahyuta is an asshole. I will make no illusions to the contrary. He is the product of a country that has - at this point - not had any reason to believe the accused isn't the culprit. It's probably not a fair system at all; Manfred's perfect record didn't come about by playing fair, after all. But that's the environment Nahyuta practices and was likely raised in as well. He's got good reason to be an insufferable prat at this point and it's clear we haven't seen the full extent of his character. His cultrue may have largely informed this side of him, but I do enjoy him being in conflict with Ema over indicting someone she knows and cares about. Ones duty taking priority over ones emotions seems like a hint at something... tragic. This is a man who's probably had to push similar feelings down and is well practiced in that, to the point where he's completely shut-off from someone he used to know. We have seen, however, that he is very open to learning about different cultures when the need arises. He went so far as to wait an hour to sample something as simple to L.A. as a burger - enough to be able to recommend a particular flavour. He's researched television programs, social customs, and is even willing to admit that cultrual differences means he might not carry things out as expected. It's one of the more charming parts of his character and I really do enjoy it.

His connection to Apollo... I don't really know what to say at this point. It feels like he occupies an odd middle-ground between Edgeworth and Simon in their debuts. Edgeworth because he actually bothers to talk with Apollo in the lobby, Simon because he's so closed-off that nothing really comes of that. I get what they're doing here - telling us that the prosecutor is someone from the attorney's past and telling us they used to be different - though it's missing something from Phoenix's and Edgeworth's spat in Case 1-2 that gave that scene more to chew on.

Frankly, I think I'll have to check out the rest of SoJ just to figure out if I like the guy or not. Dual Destinies - for as many mistakes it made at the end - did manage to get me to give a hoot about Simon, so maybe SoJ can do something nice with this guy. I've heard the contrary enough times to be cautious but I can't let outside opinion and heresay sway me on these things. Not anymore, at any rate. As before, I want to be damn sure my feelings are my own.

But first! Case 6-4. I've heard many a divisive thing about it - from the wonderful cast to the unfortunate treatment of its leading lady. I'll let you know what side of the coin I land on when I get to the end there.

Until next time! In justice we trust!