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fabbyf1 · 6 months ago

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Hi!

I’m not sure of this is how to go about this correctly.

I’m not sure what your position is on others drawing inspiration/directly from your incredible fan fiction writing but, on Ao3 there is a fic called ❤️lestappen- One shorts💙 by lestapeeen. The most recent chapter (14) is very similar to the monza chapter of long live(twwct) specifically the piggy back and proposal promise. some of the dialogue is exactly the same.

I figured you should know. If it’s a cool with you or if you knew already, sorry to be a bother.

DISCLAIMER: This post, by no means, is asking for ANYBODY to send this author mentioned (and tagged) below hate. On anon or main. I have been pretty damn clear with my feelings on the matter below. They know what they've done, and I won't stand for it. Nobody needs to make this worse by sending them death threats. With that out of the way, let's deep dive, shall we?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

First off, god bless you, bestie. God BLESS you. I want to smooch you on your incredibly wonderful forehead. Thank you so much for bringing this to my attention. I cannot be everywhere at once and cannot possibly read every fanfic posted to AO3, but it's not fucking cool for people to straight-up plagiarize my shit.

Secondly, I'd like to ask that if ANY of my followers come across something that looks very suspiciously similar to my fics, please let me know. You can for sure send it on anon, or send me a dm.

Now, with that being said, I clicked on this fucking fic not knowing what to think. I went into it with a pretty open mind, knowing that there are quite a few authors currently posting fics that are verrrrrrrrrrry similar to my writing style. I've gotten pretty close to calling a few of these authors out but haven't for a few reasons.

Fanfics based on the same ship, in the same canon setting, are always going to be... let's use the word "similar" here. The plot can only change so much when you're following canon events, you know? I don’t write AUs, so I’m only going off canon-inspired fics. My fics generally follow along with canon timelines and therefore, other author’s fics that follow the same timeline are going to be... similar. I get that and accept that.

Characterizations are bound to be... well, fuck it, let's use that word "similar" again. I'm gonna be pretty forgiving when someone's Max is damn near the same as my Max because one: I'm a good and forgiving person, and two: I think my characters (while totally fucking fictional) are very life-like to the real person. So, with that in mind, when I read a fic with characterizations similar to mine... I will usually give somebody grace... and accept that maybe, just possibly, they see Max Verstappen (the person) the same way I do (fictionally) and it’s a big old coincidence that our fics read so similar. You know? Does that make sense?

But with all that being said, I’m not a fucking idiot.

And honestly? I give more grace than I should on this goddamn website. (lmfao, respectfully.) This is sadly not the first time that somebody has very much written in my likeness, and I know it won't be the last. But this is definitely the boldest version of plagiarism I've seen. I haven’t clicked on any chapter except for 14, and I heavily skimmed the first part, but let’s take a little deep dive into some of the highlights. Because I will show the receipts, bestie.

from their story:

from long live:

..... right, let's move on.

from their story:

from long live:

okay................. sure

from their story:

from long live:

If you're going to plagiarize my shit... you could at least put it in a different font, so to speak. "Hey, can I copy your homework?” “Sure, but change it up a bit.”

Girlie pop, you stopped even trying to change it the fuck up.

Let me be clear: I do not authorize anybody to translate, re-post or distribute my work without my written consent. This is in a disclaimer (that I will post below) in every single one of my fics. Taking MY dialogue is NOT okay.

Direct quote from the beginning note of Long Live: DISCLAIMER #4: This is 100% fictional, and I do not own any person, team, or sponsor referenced in this story. I mean no offense to any person(s) mentioned and characterized in this story. I am not affiliated with any part of Formula 1 or its subsections. Please do not translate, re-post, or distribute my work without my written consent. I will cry.

To sum up, writing is not easy, and it takes time and effort. Time away from my friends, my girlfriend, my family. Time away from my job and my other hobbies. Long Live is 76 thousand words and took me countless hours to write.

To have somebody so blatantly and disrespectfully post MY SHIT as their own and not even try to give me credit? To not write a note that said, “Heyyyyy go read long live, which I [clearly] really enjoyed!” or even a “Some of this dialogue was inspired by @fabbyf1” or even just a “lmfao some of this i didn’t write but the rest i did” really pisses me off.

Why did it ever have to come to this?

I am SO disappointed right now.

Happy fucking Friday, I guess.

For full transparency, here is the link to their fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55255699 and here is the link to their tumblr: @l-estappen

Here is the link to MY fic, which was posted on April 2nd, 2023, and written in Google Docs with revision history about a month before that. I have receipts out the fucking ass, my dear. https://archiveofourown.org/works/46190509/chapters/116284915

Be well.

#... anyway #i expect this story to be EDITED TO REMOVE MY DIALOGUE or completely taken down.#thanks for listening.

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where-the-wind-travels · 9 months ago

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i haven't yet gotten to book 2 but i read the wiki just in case and then i got to this part... WHAT. like literally what. i'm guessing what's happening here is one of two options

what they actually mean is "the third option depends on your character's pronouns, unless they use they/them pronouns, in that case it depends on their body type" but they didn't actually word it like that because it'd seem transphobic as fuck

they really do mean it depends strictly on mc's body type, not pronouns at all, meaning an mc that looks fem according to body type but uses he/him pronouns will still be called "queen" by the game and viceversa

long ass rant incoming lol

and it's not even specifically this fuck up in a supposedly "inclusive" book that makes me so mad but the fact that there's also the one MAH scene, the scene that discusses queer identities openly and maturely in a book that's supposed to be one of the most inclusive and queer friendly in the entire app, that when it's mc's turn to speak on what they've experienced, if they have a body type that doesn't match their pronouns and have romanced a li with the opposite pronouns (ie feminine body type, he/him pronouns and romanced stevie, or masculine body type, she/her pronouns and romanced a male li) the game treats mc like a cishet person by default and completely ignores body type. i don't know about y'all but i certainly find it ironic that, again, in one of the most queer friendly books, the only option to be considered queer "by default" by the game (and thus get the question of what you've experienced) if you're playing as a trans mc is to date someone of the same gender.

but let's go back to crimes of passion for a moment, specifically the very first chapter. despite the dialogue here depending only on body type instead of pronouns, in the case of the first chapter (specifically the scene where trystan and mc first meet) it's a completely different situation, here it does depend strictly on pronouns even if it literally doesn't make sense. in my first ever play, i played as my usual mc, a nb!mc romancing m!trystan, and me being nb, trystan called me "a stranger". not particularly unusual, right? after all, "stranger" is gender neutral, and so i thought that was the dialogue in all cases. well... it's not. i decided to play differently, specifically with the masc body type, she/her pronouns, and f!trystan. she literally called me a "strange woman" despite not being able to guess that mc's pronouns are she/her just by looking at her, because obviously there's only two body types, fem and masc, and it's not like we ever get gnc clothing styles. that, and in all cases mc never tells trystan their pronouns, so even in the nb!mc play i got quite startled at "they're a private detective". yes, that can be interpreted as trystan simply not wanting to assume genders or it being a case of culture shock from drakovia, but then what about my masc f!mc?

and that's because pb never intended to add inclusivity in terms of binary trans mcs, or even just queer mcs beyond "gay, lesbian, bi, or non-binary BUT if they're nb they have to be either fem or masc" (see: option to pick specific sexuality for mc only appearing in the elementalists and then never again, except in the royal masquerade but they removed the option to be ace so that doesn't count for me). they never intended for players to play as a masculine looking mc that uses she/her or a feminine looking mc that uses he/him.

if they really cared about inclusivity, they would let mcs be androgynous. they would add skirts, dresses, stereotypically "fem" clothing - or just clothing that isn't just a plain t shirt or a suit in formal situations for amab or masc looking mcs. they would add more pants, baggy clothing, more stereotypically "masc" clothing - or just options that aren't always incredibly revealing slinky dresses or crop tops and short skirts meant to "emphasize your sexy feminine curves" for afab or fem looking mcs. THEY WOULD ADD NON BINARY LIS AND MORE TRANS LIS. they wouldn't have the only option to play as an explicitly trans mc (or, well, the closest thing to "explicitly trans" there can be given there's absolutely no dialogue or even implication about mc being trans in any pronoun of choice book, save for MAH but i already complained about my problems) be playing with an extremely feminine/masculine body type and having the pronouns as the only indication mc is trans, completely ignoring the dysphoria that'd give many actually trans players.

no, that's not their intention and it's never been that. their sole reason for adding the "body type separate from pronouns" is to categorize mcs that use they/them and tell them they have to be either feminine or masculine, no androgynous or gender non conforming options at all. basically the question "but are you a GIRL non binary or a BOY non binary?" they would've probably forced she/her or he/him mcs into their respective body types and only ask "but are you a pretty feminine afab enby or a handsome masculine amab enby" to they/them mcs but they knew they'd get the backlash of their lives for that so they just went "we'll just ask for body type regardless, it's not like players will actually pick he/him pronouns while playing as a WOMAN right???"

conclusion/tldr. if pb actually wanted inclusivity, they can actually put in the work and acknowledge that people do want to play as an explicitly queer mc beyond just same gender relationships and performatively adding they/them pronouns to only SOME goc books, or else just don't do anything and show they don't care at all. not pretend they care but only add the bare minimum and pat themselves on the back for it.

#calico rants #playchoices #play choices #choices stories you play #choices stories we play #choices game #choices #pixelberry #pb choices #crimes of passion #murder at homecoming #choices cop #choices mah

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redstringraven · 4 months ago

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for the tmnt 40th anniversary: 23 and 32!

\TwT/ !!! thank you much!

TMNT's 40th anniversary ask game!

23.) what is one of your favorite TMNT fics?

ough, i'm admittedly very, very bad at reading fanfic for a few reasons: 1) since i'm also a creator, i often have to decide if i want to use what free time i have creating or engaging with art made by others, and i often opt for the former; 2) i'm an extremely slow reader partially due to how i learned to read, because of this i'm usually pickier about where i put my reading time (if i schedule myself any); 3) i refuse to read fic if i'm not on my desktop with my firefox extension that lets me use the floaty comment box, because it brings me joy to leave lengthy, thorough comments. i love leaving the types of comments i'd like to receive, and my brain gets very cranky when i can't. all this to say, i haven't read a lot of tmnt fanfic since circling back to one of my childhood fandoms. ene i'm trying to be better about it because i very much believe in supporting community, i just... haven't quite gotten around to a rhythm that works for me yet, i guess. not for a lack of wanting, tho. however! i love In The Shelter of Each Other, by @hamstermastersamster; as well as Anger and Management, by @halogalopaghost; and I'll Be Ok!, by @joyfuladorable. just to name some! i also remember a fic from my childhood where raph was babysitting... someone's kid (might've been april's?) and he taught them that if something was an "ouch" that meant it could hurt you and you shouldn't touch it. so, the oven was an "ouch". i don't remember the title because i was, like, fourteen, but i remember that specific detail and loved it very much. shout out to that author. i've also got a few fics i'm reading/trying to keep up with that are still in progress, but i've barely scratched the surface on them because... again. i am slow. lD;; but i am also trying. bless those who're patient with me. i'm so, so sorry.

32.) what was the first thing you've made for TMNT?

i might have stuff from my high school years lying around here somewhere, but you'll have to pay me to post it. i wish i could say i was kidding, but college shot my relationship with my art in the foot. <xD i have a folder of stuff before 2018 that's referred to as "the otherworld" for a reason. we do not venture into that fog... silent hill... but! i'll share some of the first sketches i did in my circle-back. please tolerate the shit phone-photo quality; my phone is obsolete to the point several of my apps will literally no longer open due to incompatibility with the OS. i'll also share the first round of sketches i actually published, so you can see the private sketchbook testings verses me being like "i need to make myself put something out there, here it is".

here's the link to the above published post! really is wild how after i started drawing them more regularly, my own style quickly dug its little fangs in and never looked back. xD;;

#;letters #;meme: tmnt's 40th anniversary ask game #[ thank you again!! c: ]

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gorbalsvampire · 7 months ago

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Have you picked up and read the recent WoD 5th edition books, like blood strained love? How is this edition stacking up as they slowly add more splats? Are there any future releases you're interested in? Are there more things you'd like to see from WoD 5e that they don't have right now? Personally I feel like the concept of the loresheets was fun and interesting, but the application has been really uneven and disappointing. I'd want more clan specific sheets for some of the clans that haven't gotten as much love (like I believe there is only 1 Lasombra specific loresheet and nothing for the Tzimisce?) I'd also love to see more By Night books, especially examining places outside of the USA

I've been picking up most of the Renegade books, yes! I like V5, despite its rough start, and Renegade have chosen a middle path between the density of OPP and the aesthetic of the old ParaWW team. They're very game focused books, which I appreciate, not being an enthusiast of "lore for lore's sake" (even typing the word makes my stomach turn over).

It's nice to have a turn away from splatbooks and into transformative supplements. IF you want a dark romantic story, THEN add Blood Stained Love. IF you want overt sectarian conflict in an action thriller, THEN add Gehenna War. It's more useful as an approach than piling more into the core.

I do think they're less substantial than they could be. Blood Stained Love didn't do enough groundwork on establishing the legitimacy of romance stories and, as a result, a lot of the groggier players I know dismissed it as "not for a serious chronicle." Blood Sigils felt like a breathless gush, a glut of new powers with a context sort of folded around it. I know @friends-of-beetlejuice is way more into Alchemy than I am and found a lot of the new background on that very brain chewy, and I took more of an interest when the koldun bug got to me. They feel like what they are: optional extras for people who want more or one specific thing, not must haves to complete the One True "Canon" World of Darkness (there it goes again, bad tum! bad!)

I'm quite interested in Gehenna War, that's a chance to revisit the 1990s vibe. I'm not as interested in Crimson Gutter for myself, but I think it's exactly what the game needs right now: premade, metaplot light material to get new players and STs up and running.

As for future releases, someone badly needs to give the Tzimisce the same treatment the Hecata got: collate the ideas, work them over, rationalise the concept and build some out into Loresheets. Vicissitude is too long and fussy as a power, it needs tearing down and a lighter touch taking. A European City By Night book with a long Tzimisce chapter or two would be perfect as a vehicle for that. I'd rather see Onyx Path do it – I've ragged on Dawkins as a developer, but this is the kind of thing he was born to do, and the substance-over-style approach is what's needed here.

Generally I don't rate the By Nights – too many of them are metaplot vectors that don't care to make space for play – but the slower, colder, older, conflicts of the settled and less gun-happy European Kindred need a showcase, and another Chicago-tier book would do it.

#vtm #v5 #thanks for asking!#tzimisce

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lividria · 5 months ago

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Baseless Speculation & Things That'd Be Cool If They Happened In Metroid Prime 4

Was struggling to figure out how to title this, because "My Vision(s) for Metroid Prime 4" or "My Predictions for Metroid Prime 4" weren't quite... Accurate. One comes off incredibly pretentious, and the other assumes I have a basis for any of this, so then I settled on "What I'd Do If I Was Writing Metroid Prime 4" but then realized I would probably not because I'd have like all of the official lore at my disposal and know everything about Sylux and all that, so now we just have this. I probably could've gotten a snappier title.

I've mentioned a couple times that I wanted to make a post detailing a bunch of baseless speculation of what could happen in Metroid Prime 4 or what I think would be cool if it happened in Metroid Prime 4, this will be that, and it's probably going to be even longer than Everything You Need to Know for Metroid Prime 4, which I will be referencing multiple times because I meant it to be context for this specific post when I wrote it. And also the better purpose of getting people up to speed on all the info we have. Please read that first, because I will not be elaborating on things like why I like the idea that Prime 4 takes place after Super Metroid and built several other ideas off of that assumption, and also because making you read both gives me more Notes.

I'm just gonna go through ideas I've mentioned in previous posts and write them out in the order I have them written down in my notes I took for this, and see where we go from there. I will not be linking those posts, because... I made a LOT of them, and I'm lazy. You don't need to look for them, you aren't really missing anything, I'll make sure I don't skip over anything.

In Case It Isn't Obvious, If Weavel Isn't In MP4 I Will Cry

I probably won't, actually, I'm sure the game will be great even if Sylux is the only one returning. But... Please, Retro. Please. We have a Hunters rival who hates Samus teaming up with the Space Pirates, the faction containing another Hunters rival who also hates Samus. And is also awesome. Weavel even fits with the theme of Space Pirate bosses being mechanically augmented that the Prime games have, for some reason. Am I just going insane, or is that really a thing they kept doing? Meta Ridley, the Elite Pirates, the Omega Pirate, the fucking unused Meta Kraid, Weavel, I can't tell for Berserker Lords actually but they got Phazoned so I assume there was some machinery involved, Omega Ridley, even fucking Master Brain? I'm not pulling up the entire list to keep going. In case you can't tell, I can't help but ramble. Get used to this format. Wait, no, it'd be a writing style.

For some reason I haven't really... Thought about how Sylux will be executed, I think my subconscious doesn't want to get stuck with a headcanon characterization that is completely destroyed by Prime 4 but I'm so attached to the conceptualization that it ruins the entire thing, though I realize now that I am doing this right now with Weavel. Let me explain. (Also, basically anything I would write about Sylux would be just shamelessly lifted from posts I've reblogged instead of my original ideas, so...)

If they make Weavel & Sylux just... Two rival characters on the same team, it'd get stale, right? Even with different personalities, it's just two Space Pirate allies with names instead of one in Prime 4 that ultimately could probably be interchangeable in the plot. So, what if, instead, Weavel and Sylux are enemies?

I doubt the Space Pirates are particularly strict on their recruiting process, just sign a paper saying you hate the Galactic Federation and you're in, and Sylux is the biggest hater, he hates the way that they walk, the way that they talk and even stole Federation equipment, so he's obviously let in. But Weavel and Sylux were both trying to get the Ultimate Power in Hunters, so Weavel could have some grudge against him, and it could go even further, like if Sylux assumes some kind of unofficial high-up position somehow and gets the general Space Pirate crew to follow his words then that'd piss Weavel off, or if they remember how Dark Samus took over the entire operation in Prime 3 Weavel could see some resemblance between the two that troubles them greatly.

In the trailer, you can see a Space Pirate shooting at other Space Pirates. Imagine if there's two factions: Some that follow Sylux, and some that don't follow him, which is either led by Weavel or just represented by him. You would probably still fight Weavel a couple times, probably about as many fights as Sylux to get both sides even, but I'd think that in the end even though Weavel's entire backstory is almost being killed by Samus I think that Weavel could feasibly team up with Samus in the climax to kill Sylux and get the Space Pirate regime back in order and then resume the rivalry afterwards. Or they start dating, I don't know.

I have more to say on Weavel & Samus teaming up later, actually, but it wouldn't make sense yet, so just... Keep that in mind.

While We're Here, The Other Hunters (Besides Trace)

I have actually no idea how they could be relevant for the main story. Maybe each map sector corresponds to a Hunters rival? Like, a snowy area has Noxus, a rocky area has Spire, etc. and you only really fight them once. But, like, we don't really have enough to work with for me to figure out how they'd be relevant beyond just being there for fanservice.

Besides for the final boss encounter. Remember how in Hunters, the final showdown was Gorea stealing everyone's abilities when they were trying to team up on it? Imagine this time it's Samus and every other hunter teaming up on Sylux, who has gone completely over the line and angered everybody. Would that not be fucking awesome? They could even bring back the thing Gorea's first phase did in with it's theme having each hunter's battle motif in it. Maybe Samus has to actually recruit all of them to help her stop Sylux from bombing the GF headquarters or something. That'd be neat.

Also, Here's Why I Singled Out Trace Just A Second Ago

Complete side note, Trace has my least favorite of all Hunters rival battle themes. Which sucks, because he's my favorite of the six Hunters hunters.

Okay, so, I have no idea where this info is from and I'm too lazy to research it, but on the Metroid wiki I use it's mentioned that the Kriken Empire, the species Trace represents, is such a menace that the Galactic Federation and Space Pirates would hypothetically team up to eradicate them if the need arose. That... Is such a plot point. You can't fucking say that. You can't just fucking say that and not go anywhere with it ever.

That, and the entire thing with Kriken at a certain age being sent to claim a planet for the empire, and imagine that the actual plot beyond Sylux & the Space Pirates is that the Prime 4 planet has been claimed by Trace, who moved on after Hunters to look for something else, and you have to stop the Kriken from destroying everything, almost like the Ing, with the final boss (or at least final boss relevant to this story arc) being the Queen Kriken or something.

And imagine how PISSED Sylux would be to learn that the Space Pirates teamed up with the GF to exterminate the Kriken after he already joined the pirates. I assume it's not unfounded to claim he'd side with the Kriken, just out of spite. So I guess it'd be Samus & Weavel versus Sylux & Trace.

Wait, hold on, you see Noxus & Trace fighting in Hunters, so Noxus would probably join forces with Samus to stop the Kriken if they're a major plot point as a callback to that, so then... Uh... Kanden gives me literally nothing to go off of, even if they're the obvious choice for member 3 of the evil squad, but I think it'd be interesting if Spire is tricked into joining the bad guys who claim that the Chozo equivalent on this planet were actually the Diamonts and they've uncovered the truth about their fate and will tell Spire if he helps them or some shit like that.

I Don't Want Ridley To Be Immortal, But

I know that Prime 4 is like, the perfect opportunity for Ridley to make a comeback after the franchise's content drought, but like, also, it just being another Meta Ridley would be boring as fuck. So, here's some more interesting ideas they could do, that also work with the idea that he was killed off in Super Metroid.

First one. Remember how in Zero Mission, the final boss was Mecha Ridley? An UNFINISHED Mecha Ridley? If Ridley was dead for real, or they thought he was or something, then as some kind of tribute or replacement, I could see the Space Pirates trying to finish one. Maybe it'd be that one design from Omega Ridley concept art that is currently my most popular post.

But that's kind of boring. Imagine this. You remember how in Other M we saw Ridley's life cycle? It's such wasted potential to just leave that as an Other M thing. Imagine wandering through Space Pirate facilities on the Prime 4 planet only to find some kind of terrarium for animals. And there's one that has like 7 Little Birdies in them. Would that not be the most startling, horrible thing the series could ever do? Ever?

Of course, it wouldn't be an immediate jumpscare to a newcomer, or Samus who probably hasn't gone through Other M in this continuity (yet?), until a fucking Mystery Creature boss fight (Probably without the weird gimmick Other M's encounter had) where you see one pop out of the Little Birdie husk and immediately see that these are baby Ridleys. Samus would be going out of her way to blow this planet up after that, right? You can't just fucking leave those here.

The obvious thing to do from there would be to have a fully-grown Space Dragon as a late-game boss after more Little Birdies escaped, but I think it'd be more interesting if they just blew the place up and didn't do that. Make you feel like you really just averted a catastrophe.

We Can Bring Back The Other Guys, Though

I think it's become common knowledge that Meta Kraid was a planned thing for Prime 1, and I've seen at least one person say that if Kraid came back for no reason in Dread, he can come back in Prime 4. I'm not... Too sure about this, even if it would be cool, because I don't know if they'd want to have him show up two games in a row, and also, if Prime 4 takes place after Federation Force and not after Super, then why the fuck would he need to get the mecha stuff on him? He got a beating back in Zero Mission, yea, but the Prime games take place over the course of several years, FF specifically taking place years after Prime 3 which is the end of the trilogy that I assume doesn't happen over the course of a single month, and I also vaguely remember reading that Prime 1 takes place years after ZM. But, then again, it takes Ridley until Super Metroid's intro to drop his cybernetics, so I dunno.

Or Kraid just shows up completely normally, I don't fucking know. What I do want to see, if he does show up, is him being characterized as a complete buffoon. I want Ridley to be the smart one of the duo, while Kraid is the Space Pirate Patrick Star, and that's the reason he wasn't there for any of the Prime games up until this point, the higher-ups in the crew didn't want Kraid to fuck anything up.

But it'd be more interesting to bring back the other 2 guardian bosses from Super Metroid. Phantoon already came back in Other M as the final boss, but Other M is Other M, so they deserve better. To keep up the assumed theme of Meta bosses, maybe this is some kind of hologram of Phantoon instead of the real one? Since they're not physical? So it'd be Holotoon? Phantogram? It's probably hard to wrangle an extradimensional ghost thing to weld metal onto it, so this is the best I got. (Also, I just tried to find out if Phantoon had some kind of established origin story and there are 3 different official sources contradicting each other, so never fucking mind I guess.)

And, of course, one of my favorite ideas for all of this because of how funny it'd be. Imagine this: You're wandering through an abandoned Space Pirate facility. There are logs describing that new cybernetics have been built for one of "the bosses", as in leaders. You can see some of the blueprints for them. You wander around, and eventually a cutscene begins. You hear the first few notes of Ridley's theme kick in... It's META DRAYGON INSTEAD, BECAUSE DRAYGON AND RIDLEY SHARED BOSS THEMES IN SUPER.

And Also The Less Important Guys

One of the Prime 3 guys made concept art for a Crocomire redesign at some point, but specifically stated it was never intended for Prime 3. If you just... Have that laying around... Free boss.

And I was going to dedicate a paragraph to talking about Serris being a really cool idea for a returning boss, but then remembered I got that idea from a reblog of someone else's post (which was a reblog of my own post but), so, uh, whoops.

And here's another idea I had just because it was really funny. Imagine the final boss is set up to be Sylux, and there's this dramatic cutscene where him and Samus give each other one final stare-down before the final fight... Projectiles from off screen fly in out of nowhere, instantly headshotting Sylux and killing him. You look up, and it's ANOTHER GOREA, here to be an out-of-nowhere final boss again. In all seriousness, I do think there's a lot of potential for lore with Gorea if they were to have another appear, and if Sylux came back, then, you know... Mmmaybe. Probably not, though.

Mochtroids Are Cool

We saw Mochtroids in the trailer, but they're just weak Metroid clones, so they're almost definitely going to do something more with them than what we've seen in Maridia. I hope. But what exactly can you do with them? Obvious, what they did to make the Metroids more interesting in Metroid 2. Evolved Mochtroids.

Fusion, for a couple seconds, showed that there was a planet right next to SR388 that the Metroid wiki gave the original name of SR387. I imagine the Space Pirates would rather try and take over a planet where the main threat is the Feds and not the vampire jellyfish creatures, but this brings the added bonus that the conditions might be right to allow Metroids & Mochtroids to grow up like they do on SR388.

But, of course, Mochtroids are failed Metroid clones that look different from the actual Metroids, so if they did grow up, I imagine the difference would get bigger and bigger and more grotesque until the Queen Mochtroid is a total abomination. There's this one obscure Metroid, "Metroid=Mutant", from some weird non-canon Metroid book thing, that is absolutely hideous, and I love it, if they do evolved Mochtroids I want them to look like this, and I will not be satisfied any other way.

I feel like I'm staring Cthulhu or Nyarlathotep in the eye, here. It's horrific. And it's beautiful.

If they wanted to make the final boss not Sylux (I typed Ylud instead oops, I'm remembering this for if I ever need to name a Metroid OC) or a big Space Pirate, and don't introduce anything we haven't already seen in the trailer, I want that final boss to either be Sylux's Metroid from FF all grown up into a Queen Metroid, or whatever the final stage of Mochtroid evolution is. A Queen Mochtroid would perfectly fit the theme of Prime final bosses being affronts to god. Master Brain doesn't count.

Also, we've already seen that Metroids exposed to Phazon develop a completely different life cycle, so I wouldn't be surprised if Mochtroids, even without being exposed to living uranium, just completely go a separate direction from Metroids and become a giant, horrible abomination like Metroid=Mutant instead of a dinosaur or Metroid Prime. Or they go the wackiest direction possible and bring back the Humetroid from old Metroid Prime 2 concept art.

This bothers me so, so much, that this is a thing that almost existed. It can't have been early Dark Samus, right? Going off memory, it doesn't match up with the hand at the end of Prime 1, so... What the fuck is this? It came from an entirely different pitch for Prime 2, as well, that had nothing to do with Aether or Phazon, AND IT WAS MEANT TO BE A PLAYABLE CHARACTER. Sorry for the tangent, I just... I can't stop thinking about this. I need to tell somebody about this if I want any level of relief, like it's Smile Dog or something.

Oh, right, one more thing, I saw somebody say that it'd be cool if you had a double battle with Sylux and his Metroid from FF, grown up to a Zeta or Omega Metroid, and my first thought was that Samus brings in her own abomination for the double battle, and my second idea (The first was Weavel) was that Samus brings in an evolved Mochtroid that she tamed like with Metroid 2. She'd probably go in alone, though, and she'd win, but it'd be really cool if she, like, RODE IN on a Queen Mochtroid.

I Almost Forgot The Setting For A Moment

Okay, so, I already mentioned that it'd be cool if this planet was SR387, but I have a couple more notes about it. First one is the quickest one, imagine that trailer shot of the giant tree repeating later in the game but the giant tree is on fire after escaping from it or something. That'd be so cool, right?

Another thing I thought about is, with that time traveling gimmick (Please, Retro, it would be so cool), whatever Chozo equivalent this planet has, you could actually meet them if you go to the past. The Luminoth were special because they were on the verge of extinction and you got to actually interact with them and save them, these could be special because they WERE extinct and you STILL get to actually interact with them and somehow save them with time travel.

There could be an interesting story beat & character arc there where Samus recognizes that she just saved the day and an entire species with time travel, so if she really wanted to, if she could actually get her hands on the tech and bring it anywhere, could she save the Chozo? Could she save her family? Could she save Rundas, Ghor and Gandrayda? Could she save Zebes, and Adam (If Prime 4 is after Super it could hypothetically be after Other M, or OM gets retconned but Adam is still dead by now or he dies in this game's plotline), and everyone/everything else? But, of course, she can't rewrite all of history, which probably fucks with her a bit and she has to accept that what's happened has already happened and she still can't change that or whatever.

Another thing, you know the black hole logo for Prime 4, right? I found out recently that, apparently, in the prequel manga or something, the Space Pirates first invaded Zebes by breaking the forcefield around it with A MICRO BLACK HOLE. And, if you saw my Meet the Space Dragons post, you'll remember I was shocked to find out that Greed, Ridley's brother or whatever in a separate non-canon manga, tried to spawn in a black hole only for a ghost to disembowel him or something. We now have a complete lunatic working with the Space Pirates who has a massive grudge on the Federation, and the last game in the Prime series was the Pirates trying to mount a direct attack on the Feds. And Prime 3 was also a war between the GF and Space Pirates. Black hole generator. Launch it at Earth. Have it backfire on the Pirates & Sylux, or Samus goes back in time to prevent it, or there's some kind of time loop thing where each time it hits then Samus is sent back to the start of the loop, or the black hole is somehow how Samus time travels (She falls in and gets sent to the past?), shit like that.

But now for my favorite idea out of all of this: The reason there's a GF research facility here, and the reason the Space Pirates are sieging the planet, is because there's the remains of a Leviathan here, and the Pirates are desperate to get Phazon back. But, after the destruction of Phaaze, the Phazon's gone, so now it's just one giant carcass filled with dying animals that only survived because of Phazon and all sorts of carrion eaters, and there could even be a boss that's like a dying Metroid Prime struggling to sustain itself after all of this started, and it looks like it's going to have the second phase from Prime 1 but it just dissolves into like... A blob... Instead of the floating face, and it's basically just every slime boss ever from there.

Maybe you could even go on like a docked Space Pirate ship or something and find logs that show it was experimenting with Phazon like the Frigate Orpheon, and started freaking out when all of the Phazon disappeared after Phaaze's destruction, which is why they're desperately looking for more. Maybe they were on the verge of SOMETHING BIG. Maybe a Mochtroid Prime? A Little Birdie or Mystery Creature they were trying to manipulate with Phazon to become even stronger than Omega Ridley before they even grow up all the way? Whatever they were working on, you probably fight what's left, because of course you do, who wouldn't make it a boss?

Another, less interesting (to me) idea, I saw someone theorize the Prime 4 planet is Sylux's homeworld of Cylosis, and if the GF has a presence there it'd make sense Sylux would bring in the Space Pirates to try and reclaim it. Sure, you could go places with that, but... Dead Leviathan is so much cooler. You could do both ideas at once, actually, but you know what I mean.

Actually, it could be neat if modern Cylosis is that rocky, lifeless landscape you see in the intro of the trailer and the snowy wasteland seen in Sylux's Hunters intro, but the past Cylosis is the beautiful giant tree land- Wait, jesus christ, if there's a dead Leviathan on the planet with time travel, then you could go back in time to before Phazon was destroyed, oh jesus christ.

I Don't Have A Fun Name For The Federation Heading

If the Federation Force comes back, they could be interesting when fleshed out as actual characters, especially if Prime 4 leans into the GF having a shadier side. Would they side with the GF, even when it's revealed they're up to something fucked and the FF are forwarding that agenda? Would they go rogue, like Samus does in Fusion? Would you have to fight them at some point? What if one of them turns out to be another Deleter? What if they die trying to stop the Federation from doing something, and that's why they never came up afain?

Maybe the Space Pirates steal the black hole generator I talked about earlier from the GF research facility they're raiding in the trailer. I dunno, they might just be raiding it for the hell of it or to just generally attack the GF and claim the planet. Maybe Sylux chose this place because he knew this specific facility contains something that, if unveiled, will tarnish the Feds' reputation. Or it's the same place he took his gear from. Probably not, since he's had it since at least Hunters, but I'm just throwing that out there.

Conclusion

If Metroid Prime 4 disappoints me, I will instantly become one of the most prolific Metroid fanfiction writers of all time just from writing ideas for how Metroid Prime 4's story could've been better, or some different story that would've been better than what we got, all out of spite due to being let down by my most anticipated game of all time, and I am just as terrified of this happening as you are.

I'm sorry for rambling so much all the time, it probably makes these posts incredibly hard to follow, but I specifically made this post to ramble instead of make a point or explain things like my other posts do, so I think I get a pass on this one.

I don't know why I keep making Conclusion headings on these posts when I don't ever have an actual point to make at the end.

#metroid #metroid prime #metroid prime 4 #nintendo direct

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rockyroadkylers · 1 year ago

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20 Questions Game for Fic Writers!

I was tagged by @ssmtskw! thank you bud <3

1. How many works do you have on Ao3?

23!

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count?

204,389

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Technically, Marvel (specifically Iron Dad) and Red, White and Royal Blue, though I've taken a huge step back from Marvel.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Baby's Firsts

Domestic Life Was Never Quite My Style

Starlight, Star Bright

Two Worlds, One Family

Tony Stark vs. Babies "R" Us

(um... ok, they're not bad fics, but they're all super old. the fact that they're my top five is due to age more than anything else. I was a semi-popular writer in the height of the Iron Dad fandom's activity. My writing has significantly improved since these were written, so if you've read my most recent work and decide to go back and give these a try, just keep that in mind 😂 most of them are five years old.)

5. Do you respond to comments?

Almost always! There are a couple of unfinished fics that I ended up turning off the comments for, though, because I don't plan to finish them, and I kept getting comments on them that are written with the best intentions but come off as discouraging and kind of obnoxious instead - "update when?" "i know this is a longshot but please update" "it's been two years, will you ever update?" Aside from those, I do try to answer every single comment that comes to my inbox.

6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Um... I don't really write angsty endings 😂 "I Will Soften Every Edge (I'll Do Better)" is probably as close as it gets? It's not pure angst, but it's not pure fluff, either. "Oh, Little One, You Just Need to be Brave" is another kind of vaguely hurt/comfort angst-adjacent ending, I guess, but please don't read that one 😂 the only reason I haven't deleted it is because I know how frustrating it is when authors delete stuff.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Maybe "Baby's Firsts" or "Before, After, and Beyond"? Like I said, angsty endings are hard to come by in my fics, but if you want pure fluff...

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Nah. I've gotten a couple of comments that were confused by something and asked for clarification, but they were very polite about it.

9. Do you write smut? If so what kind?

LOL, no 😂 I'm comfortable talking about it, but I don't think I'd ever write it myself.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve ever written?

I used to write wild crossovers all the time when I was a little kid just learning how writing works for the first time 😂 I don't write them so much, anymore, it's not really my thing, but I think one time when I was a kid I wrote a Harry Potter/American Girl crossover? 😂

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Nope.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah, actually! Or, at least part of one. Someone translated two chapters of "Before, After, and Beyond" into Russian. I think they forgot to translate the third? It was still pretty cool, either way.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yeah, a couple times. I've taken my name off the published ones, but I'm working on another project with a bunch of people from the Brownstone server, at the moment, and I'm super excited about it!

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

At the moment? FirstPrince. It changes depending on my current hyperfixation, but Alex and Henry are my #1 right now.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Ugh. Probably the birthday fic in my "Tony Stark adopts Harley Keener and Peter Parker" AU. I've just completely run out of steam on anything Marvel-related, and I feel bad about it, but there's not a lot I can do. My mood completely plummets whenever I try to sit down and make myself work on any of my old Marvel WIPs, so I've just been giving myself some grace and telling myself that if I never finish them, it's okay.

16. What are your writing strengths?

Ooh, I don't really think about this very much. I feel like I'd need an outside opinion 😂 I've been told by several different people that I'm good at nailing characterizations, which always makes me pretty proud of myself, haha. Every time I get a "this is so in character!" comment I puff up like a peacock 😂

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Descriptions, maybe? I can do them, but I feel like they've never quite as interesting as they could be.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I love multilinguism in fics! It's a little intimidating for me personally, because I never quite managed to grasp a second language myself, so I have to rely heavily on translators and asking people who speak the language "hey, does this make any sense?" but especially when I'm writing Alex and his family in RWRB fics, their bilinguism is so important and I don't want to skip it just because I'm scared, so I'm willing to put in a little extra work to make it more authentic.

19. First fandom you ever wrote for?

Well, technically, if we're talking about writing that never even got published, the very first fanfic I ever wrote back when I was probably around six years old was a Harry Potter self-insert 😂 But my first published fic was for the MCU.

20. Favorite fic you’ve ever written?

"It's Nice to Have a Friend" 😊

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#20 questions #long post #my wips #tag game

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ingravinoveritas · 2 years ago

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Not the first thing I'm thinking when Georgia has the pride flag in her vday post (bless her) being "ah, Michael :)"

(I love David's cards every year, they're so cute?)

Hi, Anons! (Grouping all these together since they're related.)

I did indeed see Georgia's Valentine's day post, and thought it was quite interesting. (It's here, for those who haven't seen it yet.) And let's get a few visuals up so we can discuss:

My first thought was that this appears to be Georgia's card to David, rather than David's card to her (which I think is what you were thinking it was, Anon #1). But we can see him holding it, and also the message on it seems more like Georgia's style than his (to me, at least). Interesting, though, that she shared both their cards last year, but only the one this time around.

I also found it curious that Georgia put the pride flag in her post, especially without any context. I know that it certainly could be because of the volatile atmosphere around gay/trans rights in the UK (particularly the horrific murder of Brianna Ghey), but Georgia posted a picture of Brianna in her Insta story yesterday, so I'm not sure the pride flag was related to that. It could also be a sign of support for Wilf...but I can't help thinking that it's somehow for David, too. Even if it's not said aloud, or specifically named, it's just...there, you know?

So I totally get you thinking of Michael, because that crossed my mind, too. I could so easily see Michael and David wishing each other a Happy Valentine's Day, and getting each other sweet little gifts. Nothing flashy or expensive, and certainly nothing "traditional" (flowers, chocolates, etc.), but something that is meaningful to them specifically. Like David getting Michael an autographed copy of his favorite Stephen King novel, or Michael getting David a pair of rainbow cufflinks or a childhood toy he'd always wanted but would never buy for himself.

(I could also see David giving Michael one of these cards:

...Or heck, either of them giving the other any one of several of these hilarious and cute Valentine's cards for same-sex couples.)

But yes...like you, Anon #2, I did notice the lack of a post from AL, and I also found it telling. It was pointed out to me by @invisibleicewands earlier that several folks spotted Michael in Cardiff today, so it does make one wonder whether he and AL were even together for V-Day. Whatever the case may be, to your point, Anon #3, I'm actually glad AL didn't comment on Georgia's post, because I'd rather no comment than some insincere, PR-laced sentiment that continues pushing the disingenuous "AL and Georgia are BFFs" narrative.

I do think AL has very much been trying to model herself after Georgia and her and Michael's relationship after GT and DT's for the last few years, but with limited (if any) success, especially given how much more attention Georgia's "other wife" posts have gotten than anything AL has ever posted. So it would not surprise me if AL was slightly jealous of or annoyed by Georgia's post (or more precisely by the fact that she had nothing to post next to it).

As for Michael dressing more like David, I assume you're referring to the ridiculous shirt Michael wore on Australian TV in December, but I'm not so sure I agree. Michael used to dress much more flamboyantly than he does now (top hats, onesies, and blue fur-lined paisley ponchos all come to mind), so if anything, I'd say Michael wearing that shirt was him dressing more like himself, rather than David. (I could definitely see David stealing that shirt from him, though.)

So, those are my thoughts on this year's Valentine's Day content. Thanks for writing in, Anons, and Happy V-Day to you all! 💗

#anonymous #reply post #michael sheen #welsh seduction machine #david tennant #soft scottish hipster gigolo #georgia tennant #relationships #i think AL thought her 'my love' in the birthday post would sell their relationship #but now we have this lovey picture of DT and GT #again see re: massive contrast with georgia tennant #also a sharp contrast to michael and how he constantly gushes over david #curiouser and curiouser #valentine's day #ineffable lovers #discourse

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mikelogan · 1 year ago

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4, 23, 35, 46 for the gif making questions!

4. A set that flopped but deserved better

i mean... i feel like the ones i'm super proud/the ones i've spent a really long time on are for such a dead fandom that i can't expect them to do any better than they have lmao. that being said, this mike logan one took quite a while and i'm really really happy with how it came out.

23. What is the thing you gif when you don’t have anything else you want to gif

let's be real, almost all i've been giffing since i started up again is law & order, but when i don't feel like doing that, i've been going to midnight mass. i also want to make gifs for mike flanagan's other two shows (hill house and bly manor), succession, the last of us, adn scrubs (i haven't forgotten about scrubs, okay, i swear)! i also have a few movies saved on my computer: this is 40, crazy rich asians, garden state, interview with the vampire, moulin rouge, van helsing, and with honors!

35. Do you change your giffing style a lot or do you have a set routine

pretty much a set routine at this point. i use actions for a lot of stuff which really expedites the process for making just a standard gifset of a scene. even for the bigger or more specific stuff, i still follow my normal process, but i've been saving tons of really cool sets and tutorials in my drafts for when i need help or inspiration. i just wish we had footage of the OG law & order that didn't look like ass 😭

46. Ever gotten a really sweet compliment over a set

i've gotten so many lovely comments/tags on my gifsets over the years, but holly @connie-rubirosa is always so sweet and these tags on this mike set killed me:

and laney @laneysmusings is just on another level on this set lmao:

#answered #showyoumyfavoriteobsession

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lonelygamedev · 1 year ago

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Devlog 11: The road to something big #2

Around November the idea of having a demo and getting donations begin to sound really appealing to me. sense for all my time making games I haven't gotten money for it. So I begin to plan for a demo and when I felt comfortable enough that the combat could work. I begin to work a tiny bit on the graphics. First thing I did was experiment with pixel art textures on the tutorial level

While I do need to plan a bit more on the color scheming I enjoyed the look of everything so far. and followed a tutorial that angle everything the higher it goes(basically z + y+z) to fit with the sprites

one of the thing's I also experiment was normal maps. I dropped them later on sense they where quite hard to work with for smaller sprites and I'm not sure about the styling. but we'll see in the future

one I Got the basics of coloring sorted I decided to move on to some gameplay and finally add some graphics to the current list of enemies. First one being the mech which was fun to model. rig and animate. and looked quite cool in game. and It made me realized that I gotta work on the code I use to transform 3D objects to 2D sprites. which I got the basis from a tutorial by Making Stuff Look Good. Basically while it's quite good. I needed to make a few modification. one of the early one's which I don't think I ever mention was the slicing and pivot. you see a whole Animation are actually done in 1 image. Just in a sorta reel from top left to bottom right. each section being a frame of animation. I had to make code to automatically slice it by a specified cell size. for one specific reason: the pivot. basically the pivot is the center of the image. and with pivots it made layering hard to do sense you have to get the height just right to make the top part of the body fit with the bottom. and it's just much better to do this automatically But when adding the mech I was sorta annoyed I had to take several captures. and each one rotate the camera by 22.5 to create billboards and wished for it to be done automatically. it was quite simple to do Now one of the final issue was the normal maps. I wanted to add them to the character for lighting purposes. so the sprites would react nicely and with depth. but for some reason it didn't work. I found out this was because I used Unity Lightweight pipeline so whenever capturing I have to remember change setting's

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nrc-research-club · 3 years ago

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me, my lover, and their $500, life-sized plushie of me.

↬ Summary: They are literally right there. Why would you even need a plushie of them, anyway?

↬ Genre: fluff, slight hurt/comfort, mildly suggestive in Floyd's part

↬ Characters: Vil Schoenheit, Jade Leech, Floyd Leech

Vil Schoenheit

↬ The plushie is made in the chibi-fied image of Vil. Though the style is cartoony and similar to the anime Idia watches, he supposes it can still effectively capture his beauty. It wouldn't do well to be appreciated through only one medium of art. He allows his management to sell the plushie, and as expected, they're gone within the next 10 minutes.

↬ He doesn't know if he should've expected you, of all people, to get one. He isn't even aware of your purchase until he walks in on you one day, only to see you snuggling up with a softer version of him. Your arms are wrapped around the plushie, holding it close to you as you nap.

↬ Your blanket is pulled over you, leaving only the top of the mini-Vil's to poke out. Its stylized eyes seem to mock him for standing there and not within your arms like it is. Vil knows he isn't the most enthusiastic about physical affection, but really? A plushie of him? He's flattered that you'd buy his merchandise. of course, but he isn't about to compete for your affection with a stuffed toy.

↬ When you wake up, he's already planning to spend the next day off with you. Half of it would be spent on a more elegant date outside, while the other half would be spent in the comfort of your rooms. He'd be damned if his precious free time was wasted on watching you dote on a plushie created in the likeness of him, but not actually him.

↬ "While I am not the keenest on things like hugging and cuddling, I'm certain I would concede if you asked at opportune moments," Vil starts to chide you as you wake up. You haven't even blinked the post-sleep bleariness away before he talks again. "Are you so deprived of affection that you would resort to a toy, dear?"

↬ That night, he finally allows you to sleep next to him, provided that you don't disturb his sleep or anything. He wakes up the next morning feeling the most refreshed he's ever been, instinctively holding you closer to him as he allows himself to close his eyes for another five minutes. After that, it’s back to business with him.

↬ Your arrangement becomes routine when he realizes that the special ingredient to his glowing skin has been you all along. He integrates your presence into his nightly routine, making sure you can stay in top condition with him. The plushie stays on the other side of the bed, undisturbed except for nights when Vil’s not around.

Jade Leech

↬ Jade is both amused and perplexed. On one hand, he finds it adorable that you had a plushie specifically commissioned for this. It cost you a great fortune as well, especially with how big it is. You don't seem to mind, though, cuddling with it whenever he's away.

↬ On the other, he doesn't know whether it's a cry for help or what. You haven't exhibited signs of being touch-starved, as far as he's aware, and you're honest whenever you want attention from him. He isn't the type to drop everything and spoil you senseless, but he knows he isn't neglectful enough for this kind of stunt.

↬ Still, its existence doesn't warrant any jealousy on his part. He lets you come to him for hugs and kisses anytime, though your requests have been dwindling ever since you got your stuffed toy. Jade decides to wait for an explanation instead of prying it from you. After all, it would be interesting to see how long you'll go without the real him.

↬ But maybe what he hasn't considered is how he misses you as well. His body has gotten quite used to your hugs and kisses, and to his dismay, he's started to get a bit restless too. He used to think of himself as independent, but after seeing you baby-talk your plushie, he's not too sure. The last straw is when you visit the Lounge with the toy in tow, showing it off to the equally-excited Floyd and a confused Azul.

↬ You've given him almost nothing today, yet here you are, waltzing in with a copy of him? Jade is quick to take your order, making sure none of the other waiters serve you. When he arrives at your table, he notices that you've reserved a seat for the plushie. Goodness.

↬ "Oh my, I've been seeing that toy around far more often than I expected," Jade says with a smile before feigning hurt. It's been fun, but this stops now. "Are you replacing me, perhaps? I'm a bit hurt."

↬ You see through him almost immediately. You hug your plushie closer to your chest, squishing it between your arms before inviting Jade to the now-empty chair. You're grateful that today's a slow one at the Lounge. Azul probably wouldn't mind an employee of his taking a five-minute break (he would.)

↬ "I just thought you'd get sick of me asking for hugs and kisses, you know," you mumble. Jade takes your explanation in stride, patiently waiting for you to continue. "So I got a specially-made copy of you, just for all that. I'm not blaming you, by the way. I didn't think you'd ask me about it."

↬ Ah. So that's what this is about. He eyes your plushie, taking it off your lap and placing it on another surface before holding your hand in his. He relishes in your surprised, embarrassed expression before saying, "Rest assured that your requests don't bother me. In fact, how will you ever make up for the lost time to me?"

↬ Jade allows you to keep the toy, but he makes sure to monopolize your attention before it can. He sometimes plays hide-and-seek with you, hiding the plushie in positions that would always lead you to him. The most recent game has landed you in his bed with him, and he has no plans of breaking the cycle anytime soon.

Floyd Leech

↬ Floyd can't believe what he's seeing. He thinks it's unfair, especially when he's been taking care not to squeeze you too hard (or until you’re wheezing). Now you're squeezing a miniature version of him that can't even squeeze you back. There's a bitter taste on the back of his tongue as he watches you cuddle with the plushie, seemingly happier with it.

↬ He doesn't waste any time ripping the plushie from your hold. It gets thrown to who-knows-where, but you don't have the opportunity to check what happened to it. He pins you down to the bed, a dangerous, possessive glint in his eyes as he frowns at you.

↬ "Tell me, Shrimpy," he drawls, his voice taking on a low-pitched, hushed tone. You tremble like prey underneath him, though you're unsure whether it's from fear or something else entirely. You squeak when you feel him nipping on the outer shell of your ear, feeling your face heat up. "Do you want to get squeezed that badly?"

↬ "N-No," you say. He relaxes as you wrap your arms around him and nuzzle into his neck, doing your best to calm him down before his mood gets worse. But you don’t feel any better, cheeks still warm as you try to come up with a good reason for getting the plushie. You have one, but you wouldn’t exactly call it good. He sees right through your thinking face, his face twisting into a frown.

↬ “You better not lie to me,” he says with a pout. The plushie can’t even squeeze you back, and now you want to make something up to justify having one. As if to demonstrate, he changes your positions so that you’re lying on top of him before hugging you tightly. You return the favor by doing the same.

↬ “I actually wanted to do that,” you mumble into his clothes. Floyd is infamous for his squeezes, whether hostile or not, but sometimes, you find yourself wanting to hug him as well. Although you trust him not to hurt you, you’re worried about the grip strength if you decide to squeeze him back. So, your best decision… is now lying on the ground, ignored. “Is it bad that I want to hug you too?”

↬ “Little Shrimpy wants to squeeze me?” he breaks out into a grin and splays himself across the bed. The position is akin to an invitation, one that you gladly take as you attach yourself to him like a koala. As expected, he cuddles with you with a tighter, but not bruising, grip. The two of you lay on the bed until he’s called for his shift at the Lounge, though Azul has a hard time separating the two of you from each other.

↬ In the end, you don’t see much of your plushie around after that incident. You don’t know what Floyd has done with it until Jade approaches you, the plushie stitched and sewn in one piece. He had apparently seen it lying on the ground, dirtied and torn apart, and thought that it might be yours. You take special care to hide it from Floyd afterwards.

#twisted wonderland #twisted wonderland x reader #twst #twst x reader #jade leech #vil schoenheit #twst fluff #jade leech x reader #floyd leech #floyd leech x reader #vil schoenheit x reader

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deepseavibez · 3 years ago

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Drowning Too Deep_2.1 || KNJ || JHS

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Drowning Too Deep [Namjoon x Hoseok x Reader]

Part 1 || Part 2 || 2.1 || 2.2 || Part 3

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Genre - Established!Boyfriend(s) au; Poly;

Summary - Alone at home, nothing but thoughts, pent up emotions, roaming fingers and a wild imagination... that is... until your boyfriends catch you in the act.

Word Count - 1.6k

🎶 - Anyone - Justin Bieber

It had to be her, it just had to - Namjoon

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Choices were a part of everyone's life - - she was definitely one he could never turn back from, one he didn't want to turn back from.

It wasn't easy for Hobi, or any of them for that matter, but they had all grown up together; Hobi knew and felt and observed and listened. Joon took action, implemented and took charge. Cues, after years of being together with people were unspoken. Sharing dorms and cramped spaces, privacy non-existent, problems solved as a family in family meetings. Yeah… it took time.

Joon had had his fair share of bad days with Taehyung. Namjoon was too serious when they first met each other - - the random thoughts and eccentric actions, 'the world would go on anyway' energy, it took Joon some time to realize that Taehyung cared, just differently.

Over time Namjoon exercised looking at both the heads and tails of a situation, stopping to smell the roses, using the rose-coloured glasses and Taehyung grew to understand why there was a need to be serious in certain circumstances, that not everyone deserved a smile, that the black and white existed on either side of the grey.

Most importantly, he was Joons maknae. Every hyung had a maknae; Jimin and Hobi were roomies, Jungkook had Jin and Taehyung was Joons. It couldn't necessarily be called a responsibility, but Joon wanted Tae happy, stress free, in control, able to think level-headed and be strong.

Joon had to learn how Taehyung worked. How he liked his food. His distaste of coffee. His eye for fashion and style. In return he trusted Joon with lyrics, with ideas, with his vocal range. And somehow, they just...were. Just were. As themselves. As each other. It worked. They had made it work.

But with mistakes, misunderstandings and arguments, and time. Y/n had barely been here a year, and yet…

'I don't think you're wrong, Tae.'

Joons ears perked up at the statement. He had a clear view of them as they all faced the wall length mirror.

Y/n sat side by side on the floor against the wall of the dance studio right next to Taehyung, who currently had his head hung low, legs stretched out in front of him.

Tae's argument with Jungkook the day before had been weighing on everyone's minds.

Jungkook had left for vocal practice immediately after the group dance practice and Jimin was caught in between the both of them.

Jungkook isolated, he needed silence, he needed to be ready to talk first. Taehyung needed to talk, to drive his point home, to be himself. Jimin needed to clear his head. He loved too hard, knew both of them weren't wrong, but it was tricky to handle a situation where what you said could break someone's heart if it spoke for either of them.

Joon himself tried, earlier on, yesterday, last night even, to diffuse the situation but to no avail. He had found Taehyung in Jimins bed that morning. Jin reported Jungkooks door locked, when it was generally closed or slightly ajar. They weren't on talking terms, avoiding each other at the dorm, staying as far away as possible for the group schedule. It was obvious they had decided to keep their distance until further notice.

Y/n was passing by when she noticed them; Tae, Jin, Hobi and Joon were the only ones in the studio.

They needed the extra practice, and Tae was only scheduled for vocals late this afternoon so he hung back. They could see how deflated he was. She saw it as soon as she stepped in, asking for him to check out the twitter trend affiliated to him going on by ARMY's before looking up from her phone and reading the room.

Intrigue, general interest not even the least piqued, even she could put two and two together, after all, everyone had heard of argument that transpired in the studio the day before.

Greeting them softly with a nod, she walked straight toward the sulking puddle of grey sweats, shirt and beanie.

She bent down at first, whispering a few words, pointing to her phone, and when he shrugged in nonchalance, a mumble that sounded like he would 'check it out later,' uncaring of her suit, she sat down, her heels kicked off and placed on the side, socked feet stretched out next to him.

She had gotten used to them over the last year. She knew who she had skinship privileges with. Jimin liked hugs, Jungkook liked clinging on the odd day, and Taehyung liked her overall. He said she had a specific minty scent that curled around him and Joon knew the perfume firsthand, having seeing the bottle on her dresser so many times.

She hadn't visited the night before, texted Hobi and Joon that their family came first, she shouldn't be a part of it quite just yet.

It seemed a couple hours had changed her mind considering what she did next.

'Listen,' she stared ahead at the mirror as she spoke.

'I haven't been here very long and I have no right to say anything about this. But Tae,' Y/n looked at him, placing her hand over his to have him look up at her. 'You know you're not just anyone to him.'

Hobi helped Joon with a particularly subtle hip movement that would make a step easier to manoeuvre, Jin next to him nailing it in three tries. They pretended to be preoccupied, uncaring that the music wasn't even turned on.

Offering up a soft smile, she continued, 'The people that coax us out of our shell, the people that reassure us, the ones that grab onto our hands when we get off balance, the ones we find home with, sometimes it's hard to accept that we rely on them as much as we do.'

'I won't leave him alone, Y/n. I would nev-.'

'I know you won't. And deep down he knows it too. But you are all growing up Tae. You know more people and have grown into so many new things about yourselves.'

Y/n could hear the desperation in Tae's protest, his eyes filled with hurt at the very idea of ever leaving Jungkook to do life alone.

'I mean look at his tattoos, look at your hair, and you all want to do more side projects.'

Ofcourse, Taehyung had never meant to sound insensitive about pursuing acting jobs, and he didn't mean to say that their group, their lifstyle, was something they should just put behind them.

Lowering her head to meet his eye, she brought him out of his mini spiral and continued.

'This is the only family he's ever known Tae, he knows everyone won't live together someday, he knows he wants to do things that are different, that are on his own, he knows he can't have both worlds always, but knowing doesn't mean it hurts less. Acceptance doesn't mean being ready to move on, and he, himself needs to come to the realization that he can come back to you when he's done, his brothers...his hyung.'

With her soft touch and her words, recognition slowly sunk in.

'Like I said, you aren't wrong,' she closed one eye, measuring a shirt distance with her thumb and forefinger in front of it, 'but your mind, and how it works, sees things a bit further ahead than Jungkook right now. So, you can either go to him, and talk to him, about the pressure, and the pace and the after, even if it's not what he wants to hear, or you can just give him time and let him come to you.'

Y/n clasped his hand in hers, letting it fall in her lap as she whispered her next words, 'We don't stay far from our homes for very long, he will come back to you,'

Joon found Hobi in the mirror, he had his chin up in pride, a smile akin to Joon's own, and Jin turned toward them at the same moment, blinking slowly as he nodded his head once.

It did something to Joon to have the sign given, so silently, so freely, because Jin was their hyung, the eldest, nothing would go on without his consent. There were no serious dislikes about Y/n but this, this moment, it was a yes, it was an approval, it was a statement - - your choice is not wrong.

When Joon turned back to her, seeing Taehyung's face light up at the tweets on her phone screen, seeing her smile at him, genuinely happy on a sweaty dance practice floor, next to a brother they would protect always, Joon's head immediately filled with maybees.

Because maybe it was that she took over without meaning to when they were busy or when they couldn't get anywhere with the situation.

Maybe it was her words. Maybe it was that she took the time to make the people important to them understand.

Others might see it as butting in, an emotionally off kilter person would feel like she was meddling in business that was not hers. She could have gotten fired, had they just said the word.

But Y/n sat there, disregarding her own busy day, to make sure Tae understood that he was the bigger brother even if by only a year.

She did it all without looking at Hobi or Jin or Joon, she didn't need them to be there, to see or to show off, she did it because she was that type of a person.

And maybe, just maybe the blanket on Joon's heart, an emotion full of warmth, spread in earnest because when she spoke of homes and shells and coaxing, the emotion behind it said one thing only to him - - Hobi and Joon…they were her home.

Part 1 || Part 2 || 2.1 || 2.2 || Part 3

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#kim namjoon #jung hoseok #jung hoseok x reader #jung hoseok x you #hoseok #hoseok fanfic #namjoon x reader #namjoon fluff #hoseok fluff

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littleoddwriter · 4 years ago

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Naughty | Roman Sionis x Male!Reader | Smut

"And last but not least 10, Roman/black mask x male reader (nsf/w again cuz we be horny). I don't have a super specific scenario for this, but it could either be reader genuinely doesn't know who they're talking to and Roman decided to teach them a lesson

Or reader knows *exactly* who they are talking to but is fishing for punishment/a lesson/just being a brat. You're welcome to decide what the lesson is (ideas include idk man spanking, orgasm delay/denial, public (am I thinking of an opposite to the other horny fic we came up with? where reader is not a good boy? maybe,,,,), whatever you want really lol)" @iscariot-rising

summary; You’re in a mood and seek punishment from Roman to get out of your head for a bit.

notes; KINKS: Daddy!Kink; Spanking; Sexual Punishment; Consensual, but neither safe nor sane tbh; Coming basically untouched; Slight exhibitionism. Male!Reader; PWP; Lemon; Smut; Using sexual punishment to stop feeling bad/thinking.

Having woken up after an awful night and feeling your mood decline with every thought that tumbled through your brain, you were feeling that need for Roman to put you in your place and make you lose every train of thought possible. Usually a good punishment would get you out of your head and that weird mood, because no doubt it would only get progressively worse the more you dwelled on it. Roman wouldn't punish you if you asked for it, though. He wanted you to have earned it. Fine by you. You would make sure you've earned it, alright.

Roman was downstairs at the club, which wasn't even due to open for several more hours. So you went and joined him there, seeing to whatever he was doing.

When you reached downstairs, you saw a couple of his men mopping the floor. It smelled awfully like bleach. It assaulted your nose for a moment, as you scrunched your face up in reaction to it.

Side-stepping the working men, you went further into the club's area and saw Roman sitting in a booth with Zsasz, cackling about something. There was some blood on Victor's face. That would explain what they've been doing then, and possibly even what they were laughing about.

When Roman finally noticed you coming closer, he sobered up a little at first, then a wide grin spread on his face. It still had some sadistic, sinister touch to it, but for the most part it was charming, happy even.

"Look at you, baby! What are you doing down here, hm?" He exclaimed, still grinning, as Zsasz looked at you curiously.

You sat down next to Roman and playfully smiled up at him. "Oh, you know, I got a little bored all by myself and wanted to see what you were doing."

"Did you now? And haven't I told you not to come downstairs when I'm busy here outside of business hours, baby?" His tone already took on a dangerous edge; so going down here despite knowing you weren't allowed to did pay off. Good.

"Ah, well, I might have forgotten, sorry," you said, not sounding sorry at all.

Roman hummed, his grin slowly vanishing from his face.

"You know I don't like it when my orders aren't being followed," he rasped.

Shivering, you bit your lower lip and grinned cheekily.

"Didn't know that applied to me as well, Daddy."

"Hmmm, you're just being a little shit now, sweet boy, aren’t you? What is it?"

"I'm not! It's nothing, Daddy, I promise! What should it be?" You said, playing up the part of being completely oblivious.

"Do you just act stupid or are you really it?" He rasped.

By then, you knew he had caught on, probably even knowing that you did it on purpose; but his quick temper often got the better of him when you played your cards right. Like right now.

"Now, now, Daddy! That's rude, isn't it? But that's to be expected from you."

You knew that what you just said would make his blood boil, it might have hurt him a little, too, but you were willing to pay that price right now.

Clenching his fists, he fixed you with a fierce glare. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"

"Of course I do, Daddy! But y'know, sometimes you really can be a little rude."

"Is that so? Do you hear that Zsasz?"

Zsasz nodded, "I think you should teach him a lesson, Boss."

You were sure that Victor wasn't talking about sexual punishment like you were aiming for, but rather peeling your mug off because he wanted Roman to himself.

"Yes, I believe you're right, I should. Would you be so kind and leave us alone then, Victor?" Roman said, looking at you intently.

Disappointment was clear in Victor's expression, but he got up without another word and left the two of you alone in the club, as the other staff had left by that point, too.

Roman nudged you, "C'mon, over my lap. Now."

Fucking finally!

Swallowing thickly, you shifted and leaned over his legs and laid face-down on his thighs, your chest and stomach pressing against them, while your ass was up for him to do whatever he liked with. He rubbed his gloved hand over your still clothed ass cheeks, seemingly admiring them.

"Count," was his only, huskily rasped, warning before he lifted his hand and let it come down on your right ass cheek, hard.

You yelped and moaned out a "One".

Then again. "Two."

Again. It felt harder. "Three."

This continued on until you reached spank number ten.

Because then, he reached under you and unbuttoned your pants, sliding them down your hips, over your straining erection, and over your butt, situating them right where thighs met cheeks. Your bottom already felt so fucking raw. Roman's spankings were always forceful. As much as he looked like he never lifted a finger on his own, he actually worked out, and it showed in his strength.

You've been hard and aching for the past three spanks already and you didn't know how many he's planned for you to receive. You might come practically untouched, depending on it, because your cock kept rubbing against the cushion beneath you and his thigh. It was driving you crazy before, when you were still clothed, and now, with your dick bared, it would only be so much worse.

All those thoughts were ripped from your mind, as his leather-clad hand came back down on your bare rump again, alternating between the left and right cheek and where he hit. It was relentless.

By the twenty-fith spank, your counting was barely intelligible anymore, as it was caught between shouts, moans and dry sobs.

Somewhere in the back of your mind, you figured that his hand must have gone numb by that point, but he kept spanking you. You could feel his hard cock against your stomach, though. So as unaffected as he seemed by all of this, he wasn't it entirely.

At the fiftieth hit, you couldn't control yourself anymore and came all over his thigh and the booth's cushions, sobbing and moaning pitifully, as tears streamed down your red face.

He stopped for a moment, rubbing over your cheeks soothingly, although it only made them burn more.

"Tell Daddy how sorry you are for disrespecting him and for coming unprompted all over him. C'mon," he rasped, his voice even deeper than before.

It took you a moment to even register what he's said. You blinked rapidly, trying to come back to the now. You felt so floaty.

"Sorry, Daddy." It was a quiet, unintelligible mumble.

"I didn't quite hear you there, sweet cheeks. Try again." To underline what he just said, he spanked you twice on each cheek again.

Obediently, you slurred the numbers. He paused again.

"Daddy, I- I'm sorry. 'm so sorry," you mumbled a little louder, your voice shaking.

"'Kay then," he whispered.

Roman then lifted his hand off your ass and helped you to sit up. You were so out of it that you just barely registered the pain it caused to sit.

"Ew, you've made a fucking mess of my suit pants. Ugh," you could faintly hear him complain.

A moment later he had gotten up apparently, as you felt his arms around you. One around your back, under you arms and gripping onto your side, and the other one under your thighs. Then he lifted you up, bridal style.

"Let's get you upstairs and taken care of, my little prince."

Completely out of it, you smiled and pressed your wet, red face into his chest. Your plan had worked out to the best possible result.

#tw daddy kink #tw kink #lemon fic #x male reader #x male!reader #male reader #male reader insert #roman sionis #roman sionis x reader #roman sionis x male reader #roman sionis x you #roman sionis x y/n #roman sionis fanfiction #roman sionis imagine #ewan mcgregor #ewan mcgregor x male!reader #ewan mcgregor x reader #ewan mcgregor fanfiction #ewan mcgregor imagine

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nicohverse · 3 years ago

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Entropic Float Biweekly Update #3

These past two weeks have been busy for me! I went to a convention, Deltarune chapter 2 released. Uh. That's it. But anyway, since I more or less only make substantial progress on days that I don't have to go anywhere, and I only had three of those, one of which I filled with playing other video games because that is a weakness of all gamedevs... I made exactly as much progress as I expected to make since last time.

Writing:

In the last update, I said I would write two more segments before the next update. And I did! Amelie's nighttime route has got its introductory section and its first puzzle room and that's it. But this does bring us to 14 segments out of 54 total, and crosses the threshold into being a quarter of the way done with the writing! The time I spend writing has sped up quite a bit as well as I've gotten used to the style of calling and hiding sprites along with the lines.

Talksprites:

No change since last update.

Voice Acting:

No change since last update.

Background Images:

Since last time I received the scene for the Ballroom from my program collaborator! But since I haven't quite reached the part of writing which utilizes it (It's in my next segment, though!) the only screenshot I have is the example I sent my collaborator of how badly it loaded in before we got our mods synced up. Please enjoy this room in which every single piece of furniture turned into a plain white sphere.

Background Music:

I haven't added any tracks since last time, but I do plan on adding more soon. I want to either compose or commission a few more character-specific tunes, as it currently stands that some have got related music and some simply don't. I would like for them all to have some track that primarily evokes them, even if it's used in other places! (For current examples, the Nozomis have got Righteous Family, Peri has Schadenfreude's Princess, and Malcolm has Banksy Could Never)

Thanks for reading this little update! Next time, you'll see not a whole lot- I have a couple very busy weekends ahead of me. But after that, you can hopefully expect a lot more! Especially in November... Until next time!

#entropic float #entropic float this world will decay and disappear #nicohverse #official content #gamedev #visual novel gamedev #indie games #visual novel

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babyboyblasty · 4 years ago

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Chapter 6

Class was over in the blink of an eye and Bakugou was coming out of the girls locker room dressed in uniform. He couldn't stop thinking about Deku though and it was frustrating. He kept replaying it in his head how warm and secure he was held against his chest. He even felt.. safe? When had that nerd gotten so big, anyway? He felt pathetic as he found himself wondering how many reps he did to get muscles like that. Bakugou scowled at the ground as he walked but soon he found himself getting mauled by a very excited Kaminari and Mineta.

"What was it like in the girls locker room, Kacchan!?!"

"Yeah! Did you see them change!?!?"

"Did you use the showers!?!"

"What did they talk about? Did they mention me!?!"

"Did you spy on them!?!"

It was question after question of dumbass shit Bakugou didn't even bother listening to. He just kept walking the halls towards his next class, English with Mic, while they whined for answers about his experience in the locker room. Eventually the girls ended up catching up to them and they must have overheard the two idiots because Jirou was sticking one of her ear jacks to the side of kaminari's neck and Ashido started banging on the side of Mineta's head with her fists for being gross and asking perverted questions. "That was so inappropriate, Mineta-kun, Kaminari-kun. Bakugou-san was a perfect gentleman and did no such thing" Momo frowned disapprovingly, hands on her hips.

"Leave blasty alone!" Ashido scolded and the boys frowned but left, mumbling under their breath how they're ones to talk when they've been hogging girl Kacchan all to themselves. Bakugou silently thanked them for getting those two off his back but of course didn't say it out loud. Even then, they all knew what he meant. He would have blown them up otherwise. Bakugou could only tolerate so much and he was already annoyed he got stuck playing the hostage and did nothing the entire class.

Mina and Uraraka looped their arms through his and walked with him towards the classroom. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" he yelled but the fuckers only giggled. "You look cute when you're angry" Ochako made a 'pfft' sound as she tried to keep herself from laughing when she saw him glaring at her.

"Like an upset kitten" frog girl added in, picturing a small, angry hissing cat in her head. The visual only made the girls laugh even more because of how damn /accurate/ it was. Bakugou would have shot a warning explosion at Asui if pinky and round face weren't holding his arms like he was going to fall down into the earth any second.

"We weren't able to have any girl talk in the locker room but how did it feel to have Midoriya-kun carry you like that!? It was like watching a romantic soap drama!" invisible girl squealed. Bakugou rolled his eyes at her excitement. Mina and Toru were the class gossips so of course they'd want to know absolutely everything.

"Terrible" he grimaced. He was lying straight through his teeth if him having not stopped thinking of what if felt being in Izuku's arms since the rescue training had anything to say about it, but they didn't need to know that.

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Todoroki was in his dorm room after school was over. He had excused himself from studying with Momo and the rest of their study group to lay on his futon and think about what he had felt earlier that day. Ever since Midoriya had told him that his power was his own at the sports festival, Todoroki had opened up a bit more about his feelings and such. Usually he went to Izuku for advice and to talk when something was troubling him, but this time Shoto felt it best to resolve it by himself without the help from the green haired male. Shoto laid in complete, concentrated silence. He even lit an incense since he read somewhere that they were supposed to help you think better. You know, those wooden stick things that smell like potpourri or whatever when you burn them. It had been a very awkward conversion when he had gone to the store and asked the manager where he can find the 'incest' aisle. He had to explain what it was before the man in his thirties had let out a sigh of relief and told him where it was located. And if Shoto got two packs labeled 'Sweet Salted Caramel Incense', there was no ulterior motive other than it's because he likes the smell. Nope. None at all.

Shoto thought over his predicament for a few minutes before he started getting a bit dizzy and lightheaded as all the smoke from the incense started to gather in his japanese styled dorm room and he had to open his balcony sliding door to step out and breathe in some fresh air. Okay so that caramel artificial smell was a bit too strong. He was hoping it was going to be a little more subtle and a little more, like, burnt-y if that makes sense. He was aiming for a specific smell and was utterly disappointed at the overpoweringly sweet smell he received instead. He stayed out on the balcony for a bit before he looked down and saw that Bakugou was out on his own balcony too. It was fortunate that their rooms were right above each other.

"Hello, Bakugou."

He saw the blonde jump a bit and lean out against the safety railing to turn his head and look up at him. "Huh? How long have you been there? You spyin' me or something, half n half?!"

"No. I just came out a minute or two ago and noticed you were out here too. Sorry I scared you."

"You didn't scare me, bastard," Bakugou replied in indignation like the very mention of Bakugou being frightened was insulting. "You just fucking startled me. It's different than- what's that smell? Is that coming from your room?"

"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I was trying out some incest I bought on my trip to the store" he replied and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion when Bakugou started laughing quite loudly. He saw how a small hand went up to cover his mouth as he let out a wheeze from laughing so hard and Todoroki felt weird again. "What's so funny?" he asked when Katsuki's laughter started dying down.

"It's called incense, you idiot. Not incest. Incest is when you have sex with someone related to you."

"Oh" was all he said, thinking about it, before his cheeks turned a faint pink when it all sunk in. "Oh" he repeated, this time a bit more embarrassed.

"Whatever it is, put it the fuck out. It smells like Satou's breath in there" Katsuki scrunched his nose and pinched it close, waving his other hand in front of his face.

"Okay" he replied before going back inside to freeze the stick in a thin layer of frost. That should do it. He went back out to look down over the railing. "I put it out" he smiled a little, feeling quite proud of himself, and Bakugou rolled his eyes then returned to what he was doing before Shoto came out to talk to him. "Hey Bakugou?" he said after a bit.

"What now, half n half?" the blonde sighed but he didn't sound annoyed. He turned to look back up at Shoto expectantly.

"Sorry I didn't rescue you in training today."

Bakugou looked confused. 'Cute' he thought to himself. "What are you talking about? You did rescue me in training. The hero team won" he frowned.

"No. I mean I'm sorry /I/ didn't rescue you. Not Midoriya" he repeated himself and watched the cute blush that slowly spread over the teen when he finally understood what he meant. Shoto was enjoying watching Bakugou express any emotion other than anger way too much.

"Oh" was his turn to say, looking a bit awkward and embarrassed before he was snapping himself out of it. "Have you eaten yet?"

"No" he replied, a bit confused at the sudden change in topic but going along with it anyway. "Have you?" he asked.

"It's late. Why the fuck haven't you ate dinner, dumbass?" he scolded and Todoroki noticed how the other had avoided his question. "Come down to the common room. My neck is starting to hurt" Bakugou groaned and rubbed the back of his aching neck. It was hurting from looking up at Shoto for too long.

"Is that your way of saying you'll make me food?" Todoroki called out with a smile, stretching his neck further out as he watched the other slide open his balcony door and start to go inside his room.

"/We'll/ make food. You're helping, fucker. Now hurry up before I change my mind and let you starve" Bakugou's voice got fainter as he walked further into his dorm room and just like that, Todoroki was rushing back inside and out his dorm.

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#bakubowl #fanfic #boku no hero academia #bakugou x everyone #bnha #gender bender #temporary fem!bakugou #fem!bakugou #bakugou centric

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