#i will always have his line stuck in my head ough…

[thehappiestgolucky]

STARING AT THIS YES YES

It’s Xero witnessing, even briefly, a small child be treated and trained as a machine. An unthinking, unblinking machine that can only carry out commands.

And he doubts it. He can see it. Machines don’t have large child eyes staring up at you, filled with so many emotions a child shouldn’t have to experience so young. A machine doesn’t observe the world with a silent curiosity, a machine is a construct that only repeats processes, not organically learn from trial and error. The King and Queen may say that this is child will stop the infection, but a part of him is so horrified he begins to doubt that this will solve anything.

And yet, when this dawning realisation hits that the King isn’t as he seems, all that it becomes is a seed for the infection to finally take a strong hold. The doubt he feels about the King, the kingdom itself, finally allows the infection to bloom, to force him to do things his own mind objects. The horrifying intrusive thoughts becoming a dawning and alarming reality.

And Hollow doesn’t know. Doesn’t desperately tries not to think about this knight. He is gone they don’t like that

Someone in the tags of my last Xero post (you know who you are) talked about the similarities between a doodle and Hollow so naturally I couldn’t stop thinking about Xero and Hollow.

I love the idea that Xero was a loved and respected knight. The idea he saw Hollow as a child and knew, knew, this was a child. And Hollow so, so young, feeling guilt about even letting this knight show kindness and love to them - when they were meant to be hollow (oh but they couldn’t be)

Do you think they felt guilty? When they overheard Xero raise his voice at the King, quickly hushed, because he dared suggest Hollow was a child? When they started seeing this knight less and less, scared that their father was furious at him? When suddenly this knight was executed, for betraying the king? Was it their fault? Should they have never allowed him to be himself, ran to avoid indulging in the tiny moments of someone looking at them as a person? Did they even know Xero was falling to the infection? Would that make it feel worse?

They were both victims of an infection, bound by gods with their own desires. No one wins in a gods game.

[practicedvmm13fullofpotatoes]

Uhm. Have a note I made whilst sleep deprived a few like.. weeks ago

Yes, I did edit it. A lot

Favorite longform characters because I can't sleep

(LONG POST!! ↓)

Father Andrews

A Christian with Buddhist beliefs? Normal AJ shenanigans. No but tell me a time where he hasn't mixed two things together, confusing the crowd and the other guys.

I'll wait.

Alexa

Look, Tom characters always have my heart, soul and wallet, okay? Alexa is just so :) I love her :)

Don Cicicio

Was torn between the two Tom characters. I absolutely adore Jimmy but ough Don Cicicio my beloved... He's so morally wrong but he's so silly I love him. Fucking indirectly liked AJ's head.. So silly.. So evil..

André Betroot (+ his tutu wearing assistant)

The only reccuring character I can think of. He's so iconic that he just materialized into a different play. I'm his biggest fan I adore him so much!! (Somerset Beetroots! & Bobsleigh Bobsleigh! have been stuck in my brain to the point where I have to blurt it out every time I remember it and I blame Luke for that)

Witch Finder General

I don't make the rules. The one with the most lines that end up stuck in my brain becomes my favorite. I love WFG so so so much he's so so so silly yet so so so morally questionable.

Inga

Became my favorite because she knows what to do with wolves and is the only character I can think of that isn't German in this play. Her different accent gave me mild whiplash and I love that.

Mary

WOMEN IN STEM!! LOOK I DON'T MAKE THE RULES. THE MOMENT A CHARACTER IS MY TYPE IS THE MOMENT THEY BECOME MY FAVORITE (+ she also has the most lines I have ingrained in my brain). I LOVE MARY SO SO SO SOOOO MUCH!!

Mario The Sheep

Again, the moment a character has the most lines stuck in my brain is the favorite. Mario has me baa-ing almost every time I talk. I blame him for all the weird looks my mom gives me when I go "🐑Inbred?🐑"

Philip + Derek

Philip spoke one time, never appeared again. I love other assistant Philip so much. That one audience member has my wallet because I willingly gave it to them. But of course, assistant Derek has my heart. Love the Woodmans so so much.

Troll Mother

Obvious pick was Troll Son BUT I love Troll Mother purely because she appeared twice and only spoke in one of those appearances.

Juliet

Obvious pick. I love homocidal women who are pretty :) She's just so :)

Sherlock Holmes

Shirley Houses is my favorite detective!! Or was it Sherry Lots? Uh... BASTA!! THEM!! MY FAVORITE!! That's all :)

Priscilla's Mother

I forgot her name but I love her so much. DO NOT INSULT HER STAGECRAFT!! She's doing her best :) But anyways, most lines remembered = favorite :)

Marty jr.

First character that I've thought about for hours after watching the play, probably because TEMAWK is the first play I finished. So so chaotic and so so homicidal. I love that little bastard :)

Derek

The way I went "DEREK SPOTTED!!" when he was introduced should be concerning. No but he's so silly and I love him. We love a man that isn't toxic like his best mate is :)

Justin Willoughby

I already put André so!! More Tom characters!! Justin is coping terribly and I want to give him a hug for it. He's just so :( I love him so so so much :( My poor boy :(

Peter Steven

This is the 10th Tom character on the list. There are currently 16 characters as of writing this. I'm not sure if I just love Tom or just really love Tom. Anyways, FREE MY MANS!!! HE JJST WANTS TO PLAY OUTSIDE AND BE A HEALTHY CHILD :((

Johnny + Janae

Look, I know this is supposed to be favorite character and not favorite characterS but.. I love both of them so so so much they're my bebes.. You cannot have one without the other and you cannot convince me otherwise. They're just so me-core I lav them :)

Mrs. Xavier

Certified 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴 seven days a week </3 She just put the thought of her child fucking her other child's husband in her mind, let the chaos happen, and then just took the thought back in her own because "it's good".

James James

He's like. The only character I genuinely remember from The Prime Minister's First Day (I definitely need to rewatch this one) but he's just so sillaye I love him.

Theresa May

Important character that knows how to defeat the antagonist, dies immediately. I don't know why but a character being introduced as important but then dies almost immediately is so funny to me and bumps them up to favorite character status.

That one person who scrum

Genuinely the only thing I remembered from The Ingredients is the scene where Sam just SCREAMS.

Marie-Claire

Was only mentioned, but Cliff and Chip talking about her death immediately shot her up to favorite character status. No but the idea of her just going "wee!!" when she threw herself off a cliff, while depressing, is incredibly funny to me.

Persephone

ANOTHER Tom character. I'm so so sorry but I love Tom so so much he's just so good at any role he assumes and just.... Persephone is not an exception to this.

Fullset O'Hands (+ Caravan Hutch... Or is his name Lots?)

Okay. These two freaks are just so :3 I'M SORRY BUT YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE ME TWO WEIRDOS AND EXPECT ME TO BE NORMAL ABOUT THEM. THEY'RE SO ME-CORE I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH.

Andrew

SAVE MY BOY!!! HE DID NOTHING WRONG!!! HE WAS JUST A BIT EAGER!!! FREE HIM!!!

Magnus O'puss

Don't give me Tom playing a character like THIS and expect me to act normally. I'm sorry but sometimes I can't tell if I want to be them or if I want them. Tom playing the fandom's queer icon definitely makes it harder for me to decide.

Pointy

Again, you cannot give me a weirdo and expect me to be okay about it. He's just so :) I lav him :)

Scottish Batman

YOU DON'T TELL SCOTTISH BATMAN TO FUCK OFF!! HE IS THE NIGHT!!! HE IS VENGEANCE INCARNATE!!!!

That fucking kid

I'm sorry but that little "Rapier!! :D" got me. WHY ARE TOM'S KID CHARACTERS SO :3 YET SO D: I'M SOBBING ON THE FLOOR HE CAN'T DO THIS TO ME

The barkeep

"Be careful™". That's. That's all. That's all you need to know (PS. The way he fucking fell omfg)

The French kraken

It's uh. The only character I can remember at the moment so uh. Half-mime half-giant octopus my beloved 🛐

The blond dog

Again, only "character" I can rember atm. Luke was 100% going for horse. Nooo noo, that's blond dog 👍 (was this even in this play? i don't know)

D.I Mannering

You can't just give me a character that goes against their sibling and ends up killing them because they're on opposing sides and expect me NOT to imagine terrible tragedies happening

The witches

Fucking freaks. Absolute weirdos. I love them mfs </3

Amanda

I don't really remember this play but I remember really liking Amanda for some reason

Don Juan's wife

I forgot her name but I LOVE HER SO MUCH RGHHSSGHD. She just slays so much ough.......

Xavier

The obvious choice. 19th Tom character on the list btw. Anyways. C'est Xavier!! C'est Xavier!! Aaaaaah!! *fains cutely*

[cheemken]

Greetings! What would be the outcome of the au? A bad end where everyone is defeated by the Timekeeper? Vertin sacrifices themself to protect everyone or do the suitcase fam capture her and attempt to free her ? this au is kinda stuck in my head now lol, like the idea of arcana revealing herself like the geto scene with the brain if u seen jjk.

Hi hey, I'm so glad you're interested in my au hahaha

Idk much abt jjk tho like idk what scene that is but that sounds cool hahah

Anyways

My initial concept is that Vertin came back yeah, and a few starts to notice, I think it'd come to the point where Sonetto and Regulus confronts her?? Bc there's clearly smth wrong w Vertin

Ofc, Arcana plays her part well, and as Vertin, she deflects, saying she's fine, just tired and still a bit shaken after escaping from Manus Vindictae. It was a miracle how she escaped, she thought she'd die then and there

But they know there's more to that. It'd be funny tho but also on brand if Regulus herself knew smth was amiss bc ofc, Vertin using her wand more and more, but the thing that set Regulus off was the fact that Vertin was using her left hand, she's right handed as far as Regulus knows, and ofc, how she uses her tuning arcane skill, how it's like a seasoned magician

And it got to the point that while they're still in the Foundation, Vertin kept her distance, always wandering off by herself, wandering the halls like a ghost, everyone was starting to get worried

And until one night, where Vertin was there in the courtyard, well,, Madam Z and Tooth Fairy tried to talk to her, to go back inside, it's dark out already, and hey c'mon, she's their daughter at that point, and they just got her back from Manus, so seeing Vertin like this, it worried them

Imagine as they try to approach her, Z just stops dead in her tracks, grabbing Tooth Fairy's arm, stopping her, as they both hear Vertin chuckle darkly, slowly turning towards them, and as she did, Arcana's wand formed at either sides of Vertin's head, and her silver eyes turned pale yellow, and she smiles ay them, the same godforsaken smile Arcana always has on her face

And ofc, that lil drawing comes to play, the strings on Vertin, it would be so so fun if like,, w those, and w the influence of Arcana's magic, she managed to take control of a few arcanists too. Like can you imagine her just attaching the strings on the arcanists Vertin had saved, and taking control of them like puppets, that'd be so cool and bc ofc in c2, wasn't there a part titled Puppet, and bc if I remember right, Arcana also called Vertin her puppet

Like that'd be such a cool concept, Arcana using Vertin as a puppet, and w Vertin's hands she uses other arcanists as her puppets too

But also the mental image of all of the arcanists in Vertin's suitcase just fights off Manus followers on each floor of the Foundation buildings, look, I have a concept, I wanna write it, I just don't know how to execute it well, it has Schneider in it, Arcana brought her back or smth to make it hurt more, and the Schneider and Sonetto fight is just cbmxnd ough

But yeah, her defeat, idk, I want it to be some temporary defeat, ofc me being biased, as Sonetto was fighting off Schneider, Regulus rushes to where Vertin is, and ofc, she and Arcana fight lmfao

But do you see my vision when I say Arcana uses Regulus' line against her, y'know the thing Regulus says before her ult right

Imagine Arcana using that, just having Regulus pinned, one hand on her neck, the other on her cheek, her thumb trailing upward to her lower eyelid, pressing down hard, as she whispers in Vertin's voice, "are you ready... To be blinded?"

And Regulus spats out, "are you?" And uses her ult on both of them

Look look it's good on paper and it's a good mental image I can't just execute it well here but I hope you see the vision cbsmnd

But yeah, after that, and more psychological mindscape stuff of Regulus trying to save Vertin, Vertin was saved! That's a good thing right? Arcana was gone, so were the Manus followers, but it was so sudden, it shouldn't be that easy, right

Ofc it's not, Vertin wasn't saved, she never will be. Arcana's wand was still w her, lying dormant, waiting to be called out again, waiting till it finally corrupts their precious little Timekeeper.

[cerealandchoccymilk]

Trigun Bookclub: Trigun Vol.1, Chapter #04

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This was actually pretty much ready last night but I hit post limit. L

I'm doing a deep-read of the Japanese original print (reread) and Overhaul 1.0 (first read) side-by-side, and writing down everything I notice from small details, version differences, translation differences, etc. (and being so normal(<-lie) about my faves as always)

As always, here are the non-analysis panels of the babygirls (!!!!! this time with Milly my beloved)

And the rest is under the cut :)

[link for if the images aren’t in horizontal rows]

Not as many this chapter since it's sort of between arcs.

Starting off with how this exchange between this guy and the mailman was handled! Originally, the "Thanks / Anytime" part was one speech bubble and came from the long-haired guy. He says「はいよ　ご苦労さん」(smth like "Alright. Thanks for your work."), and the tiny speech bubble from the mailman is a shortened form of "Thank you for your constant patronage." Because the lines become a bit redundant in English, Overhaul combined the guy's lines, splie his speech bubble, and moved the mailman's line to a more visible location. Just a little translation/typesetting trick I thought was clever.

April City in Japanese was stylized to Ainpril City.

I lied in the last post. Vash's antennae are back up; it'll still be a bit until his bent antennae becomes permanent. I guess it was just his hairdo coming loose during the Nebraska commotion.

And more MillyMeryl manzai routines!! I love them

This is definitely me reading into it too much... but I like the contrast between the girls, who have a job but are broke, and Vash, who does fuck all and even refused $$700 thousand but properly has money for the sandsteamer fare.

Also, he has a cool cloak! I forgot about that.

Tonis!! (remembering what happened to him in Stampede...ough......)

This conversation about Vash just... makes me Feel some Feelings. His pacifism and sheer niceness lights up the whole town. man.

Tiny detail: Silvie had a ruby note saying "store owner."

ok i'm as upset about this as yall are about to be. i am so sorry.

「うーん　少うしもったいなかった　かな」 もったいない itself could!! mean "to be too good for smth" ("that was too good for me"), but here, used by itself with no additional context, it defaults to "wasteful" → "Maybe I missed out..." 😭 but we can ignore this. acespec Vash must prevail. i'm very sad about this too.

This does not mean the translation or the common Western interpretation of this is wrong!!!! But this is definitely the way Japanese readers interpret this line, and probably the meaning Nightow intended. If there was something like 僕には before the middle line, this would've definitely gone the acespec route. Implied subject/object is a bitch

But with your help, we can all just forget everything I just wrote here and pretend it never happened! Deal? Deal.

Vash's agony is represented with squiggles in this panel.

I didn't notice this until someone else mentioned it, but this is a Wolverine reference!

Translation error - This line is by Kaito (the boy), saying "That's gotta be from the second time!" pointing to when Vash stuck his head through the vent himself.

food service au canon real.

That’s it for Chapter #04! As always, the Japanese annotations are in the reblogs.

[birdy-bird27]

my live thoughts while reading new chapter of fury of a shattered mirror

@volivolition tagging u so when you do get to read the chapter you could have my thoughts abt it 👍

Love the echem and volition head butting at the begining

NOOO hes stuck in the loop again thank you interface resetting it

Finally the gun is back hand eye cordination your long search is over

INLAND EMPIRE [Challenging: Success] - Don't jump to conclusions now. Every object has a rich inner world, this little number included. This is why i love you so much inland empire

So many hints about the revolution throughout these chapters i am quite worried abt harry when he does make it home

Another pointless piece of junk?

I shouldn't be surprised. This is very 'you', isn't it?

EMPATHY [Medium: Success] - There is not a single mote of joviality in her tone. Only rage and condemnation.

PAIN THRESHOLD [Challenging: Success] - This tone strikes a chord somewhere deep inside your brain.

Ough i felt that morale pain too 

God i love how the princess is always such a good parallel to harry its so poetic. She is trying to self destruct she doesnt know anything else 

Half light fighting for the gun of course they end up wasting the bullet this is freaking tense literally at the edge of my seat

I love the consistent offering the flask oughh

VOICE OF THE HERO - She... well, she is a monster in some ways. But she's not all bad. She doesn't seem evil, just impossibly stubborn. Like you in a lot of ways. 

So true voice of the hero thats what ive been saying

Oh no panic attack time for poor Harry (though guiltily i must say these are my favorite parts)

Hero i fucking love youuuu oughghghh my heart you are so kind 

Esprit de corps your back finally ough 

ESPRIT DE CORPS - Manning the radio booth, same as always. But...

There's nothing but static now. All lines are dead, and remain dead.

You are alone.

this one it makes sense why he couldn't be active

Side note but im listening to the disco elysium soundtrack while reading and I got to precinct 41 major crimes unit as soon as he found his gun loaded and the timing of the music is so perfect for the mood

I enjoy how inland empire and shivers always interact with one another other worldly friends

You already ripped out my heart.

PAIN THRESHOLD - All the pain she can't experience -- it's all being turned back on *you*.

And that wasn't enough. Nothing you do will ever be enough.

OWWWWW I cant

Ougghhhhh the ending with echem idk why it just felt really bitter sweet yes he got to get that rush but idk felt too real

Another amazing chapter this one was intense all of them are intense i love this fic so much every time it makes me want to replay both games

[dreamdripdistance]

ok im gonna do my album rating of 5 star by skz. anthony fantano eat ur heart out. this is very long winded lol.

hall of fame: BANGER i always love skz's opening tracks and theyve always been my fave, and this one carries on that tradition, that lil synth in the bg reminds me of phobia? maybe? smth like that but it rules. banger. love chans "hear the people call my name-" line, it just gets u so fucking HYPEEEE.... some if it reminds me of like. scifi movie soundtracks?

s-class: ok this rules and exemplifies the kinda annoying kpop that i Love. cant wait to put this on the car stereo and torture my siblings with it :) i love the lil breakdown with changbin and han's rap, its kinda off but its saur silly i like it. hate felix's delivery in his pre-chorus line though, it sounds weird? lmao... love them bringing back the hiphop influences to their stuff, it just works with their vocals and Vibe so well!!! seungmin looks so fiiiine in the mv too <333 augh <3333

i dont really see this sticking around for very long unfortunately, like a lot of skz title tracks? its just a lil out there compared to majority of kpop title tracks out at the moment which is a good thing and is why i love the group, but its probably going to get swept up by smth else :(

item: ok this is annoying as fuck in bits but a BANGER in others, "ITEM! ITEM! ITEM! ITEM!" is gonna be stuck in my head, and the lil post/mid chorus thing absolutely rules, its very catchy lmao (reminds me of smth? itll come to me at some point)!! chan and seungmin <333 AND minho rapping ??? augh <333333333 have i mentioned this is catchy as all fuck? it really gets stuck in ur head lmao, like it got stuck in my head from the fuckin teasers lmao... the prechorus melodic bit is a bit forgettable but it serves its purpose lol

super bowl: why is an nct song in this album? also i haaaate whisper vocals and the concept is kinda.... idk, its like gods menu but a bit more try hard? i understand the kinda darker sound theyre going for and its a banger !!! but ough the lyrics make me wanna shrivel up i cannot. i Cannot. im so sorry i cant even listen to this ironically, and i Religiously listen to regular (english version) by nct127. work.

topline: ok this slaps im sorry like FUCK!!!! WHAT A BANGER !!!!!!!! the prechorus line "we dont give a fu-" is so funny to me please let these fully grown ass men swear jyp its gonna be okay lmao... i also Love tiger jk's feature, wish he was in it more lol. BANGER. fave song so far, its so cohesive to me and it works so well with their sound and vibe im obsessed, i feel like i need to fucking blast this over some loud ass speakers. best song of the album

dlc: im so sorry . i dislike this. lmao. this sounds like some kinda 2018 radio shit. i have no other words, i p much skipped it a minute in. i cant handle the Quirky piano sample in the "we're only going to dance like crazy" part and the breakdown is so mid

get lit: THIS REMINDS ME OF ANOTHER SONG that i cant exactly name (ill figure it out n edit it in) but ITS P GOOD, i love minho's higher range he has such a fun vocal texture <3 the breakdown is kinda boring especially since we have such Good examples from skz already but its still a banger, if they have a choreo to this ill be excited to see it. this absolutely wouldve been a main track if this was a different group tbh, and i LOVE the overall more lines given to lee know in the album im so !!! he finally gets the lines he deserves <3

collision: i never particularly like the slower tracks from skz??? theres some exceptions but most of their voices lend to their normal gig which is fast paced and hype shit, and this is an example of that. idk, its alright. i like it ig, i didnt skip it halfway like dlc, so. lmao HFBDKDB. its fine lmao, defo a b-side

fnf: this almost sounds like its trying too hard to be Sincere and Emotional ??? idk. same kinda deal that dlc had, its not like skz CANT do emotional (phobia my beloved) but its just kinda? idk? it falls flat.

however, i havent seen the lyrics translation but i heard this song (and the mv coming out) is dedicated to the recovery and the victims from the 2020 australian bushfires, which is really sweet and personally i know people in my life who would be really touched by that, so maybe the mv and lyrics will change my opinion, but on the surface from an eng speaker it falls kinda flat instrumentally

youtiful: im sorry i cant listen to this im so sorry i respect and love the people who think this song is so meaningful and great and whatever but im sorry i Cannot. i didnt even get a minute in. godbless. thank you saur much.

the sound (korean version): this song always reminded me of like district 9 lmao. my opinion of this song stayed the same from the og jpn version, except maybe i like the flow of the kr ver. raps slightly more? their jpn releases and lyrics have gotten a lot better in 'the sound' tho lmao

mixtape: time out: 90's movie ending song??????? sure! very different for skz, i have to respect it tho lmao. kinda just reminds me of day6 HRBDKDHS

AND THATS IT!!!! overall a W of an album, i havent been hyped for a release since go live, since noeasy was where i kinda dropped off with their albums, and that continued on until case 143 (which is imo. worst skz main track. sorry.) but yeah! love these guys very much and im excited for this album to absolutely destroy my spotify wrapped like go live/in life did ! YIPPEEEE

[friskibitz]

OKAY SO. hi millie. this'll mostly be a music review. you'll understand where i'm biased soon enough

leo/need: tbh i still don't know much about this one. i don't know if i can name all the members? there's ichika, shiho, saki... and is honami in this one i'm not gonna check. protag band afaik. anyway i think their music is fine, i like dramaturgy and we're still underground, but i liked those already because they're eve songs? tbh they just haven't stood out to me yet

more more jump!: the idol one. don't know about their plot but don't know how to feel about their concept? they did heart forecast. they missed on heart forecast. imo the last line should've just been sung by one person to match the softness of the original. in terms of characters, i know that shizuku does not think and that's about it. i really can't name the members of this one

vivid bad squad: my friend calls them vivid gay squad. i saw that an said she was going on a date and like three people including mizuki said it was kohane. mizuki is a surprise friend who will help us later. anyway they have cool songs, crazy sometimes gets stuck in my head

wonderland x showtime: probably the one i've listened to second most, funnily enough. they're the funtime ones. emu is adorbs. unfortunately their songs, while mostly catchy, are sometimes misses? like i scrolled through your blog and i agree, tsukasa and emu's voice direction is kinda wack. as you like it is a miss because of this, which is a shame because i like as you like it. i like tondemo wonderz tho

nightcord at 25: OOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGH. THE BIAS BECOMES CLEAR I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. OKAY FIRST oh my god their songs slap? i'm always listening to samsa or villain or venom or usseewa or mkdr or idsmile or whatever. it might be because they're a lot of friends' favs, but even their voices stand out as distinct to me. and then oh my goshhh i love them im like their cool uncle who does nothing. kanade looks like she'll get swept away by a hawk. ena is so fun and i'm rooting for her. mafuyu hits hard and they deserve the world and a nap. i care mizuki soooooo much. and they're just so good like they're these kids struggling with so much but they found each other and they support each other and OUGH. mizuena is like "grapes are easy to acquire and easy to eat" "if you say another word on this subject i will murder you"

im having way too much fun osmosing project sekai for someone who would probably melt and die if i tried to watch the actual stories

[rhodochrosite-love]

Ford x Gravity Falls oc (Penny) fic under the cut

Ford ran into the woods, his feet picking up grass behind him.  His determination was rising with every footfall, his brow furrowing with every thump, thump!  noise he made.  Stanford Pines was on a mission.  A mission to find Mothman and take back what he owes--

“OUGH!”

Suddenly the older man was on the ground, his body laying on top of something soft.  He groaned, “urgh… What on Earth…?”  When he looked down, he blushed a bright shade of red-- A woman!  A woman was under him!  He landed right on top of her, her back to him, and he couldn’t help how his senses were invaded by her scent…

Sweet lavender, like the forest around them, and her hair was such a lush, pale gray.  Practically silver!  And she--

“Hey, are you even listenin’, pal?!”

Ford snapped out of his trance, “Oh!  Oh, I’m so sorry, I…”  He shook his head, lifting himself off of her using his hands, but in that instant, Ford felt a finger trace one of his, skyrocketing the hairs on his nape.  “Um, p-pardon m-”

“Stanford?  Stanford Pines…?”  She sounded hopeful, but frightened as well.  Ford, only picking up on the former, arched his brow and leaned back as she turned--

If the author wasn’t fascinated by this woman, surely he was now-- He recognized her just as she did him.  

“Penelope Wright?”  The two stayed there for only a few moments until he quickly, yet clumsily, moved off of her.  “I-I had no idea you were still in town…!”  He exclaimed, to which she positioned herself on her back to respond.  “No, I’m just on vacation… Ford,”  She winced as she said his name, as if her joints hurt from more than just the fall.  “I… didn’t expect you.  Here.  In my garden.”

“Garden?”  He looked around-- and it certainly was a garden.  However, it wasn’t filled with the typical peonies and daffodils, but rather the more enchanted species of flora!  Glacier Hibiscus, Ammi Ordinaire, Icros Clove… Most, if not all, of the arcane flowers Ford knew were centralized right here, in… 

In his ex girlfriend’s garden in the woods.

“Wow… I had no idea you could plant these!  How in the multiverse did you get Angel Tansies to grow next to Slyllis Fleurir?!  They’re completely different climates!”  As Ford geeked out over the blossoms, Penelope sat up and stretched her arms, she’s not the young woman she used to be.  Doing so made her groan in irritation, getting Ford’s attention before he became too enraptured by the flora.

“I’m sorry,”  Ford held out a hand for her to take, to which she not-so-gladly did.  She scoffed as she stood, “Sorry for what, exactly?”  “Oh, well, you know!”  He gestured with one six-fingered hand in front with the other held behind him, “Knocking you over!  Good thing you weren’t holding anyhting dangerous or valuable!”  His grin was too calculated to be truly genuine, a fact in which the gardener noticed.  

“Just the fall, huh?  Well, that seems about right,”  Penelope sighed, moving to tend to the aformentioned Tansies, watching the violet bees do the same.  Ford looked to the ground, avoiding her gaze…

A long time ago, Ford and Penelope hadn’t been on the best of terms.  When his trusted friend and assistant Fiddleford had quit the Portal project after seeing the other side of it, Ford began to fall into a paranoia he had never felt nor seen before.  He scratched at nothing, he murmured to no one, and most of all, he had vicious night terrors about Bill-- the being he once called muse that had betrayed him, and turned him into that frantic man.  He had hurt his Penny many times-- always on accident, but hurt her nevertheless.   In the silence that kept them sewn in that moment, Penny thought of the six-fingered bruises he had left on her arms all those years ago… the splattered blood on the tables and counters, and being woken up by screams every. Single. Night.  She hadn’t realized how long ago that was… almost 30 years ago, now.   In the same moment, he had realized that, too.  He thought about what may have happened, what might have not.  Did she hate him now?  He knew he would… Did she still love him?  That seemed even scarier than the previous thought.  What had she done while he was in the multiverse?  “Well?  What are you still doing here?”  She asked, moving to the Cloves and whispering ancient words to make them bloom.  He looked to her and persed his lips into a thin line, hesitating a moment before speaking, “.... I was looking for Mothman.  He owes me money for-”  “For when he stole y’funnel cakes?... I remember.”  Penny interrupted.   The author smiled, his ears going pink.  Without his permission, his feet led him to her-- his front facing her back, just like a few minutes ago (yet this time, vertical).  Feeling his breath on her collar, she tensed, biting her lip hard to keep from making any kind of noise.  

When she felt his unique hands on her sides, she flinched.  He immediately stopped, fingers twitching where they were.  Penny had no idea what he thought he was doing, and a big part of her wanted him to stop, but anopther part of her wanted him closer-- wanted him beside her.  Stuck in her thoughts, Ford pulled closer, wrapping his arms around her middle.  She leaned back on his warm stomach on instinct, and nestled her head in the crook of his collar.

In that moment in time, everything was serene.  A tense, careful air was amuck, but the motions carried out were ever so smooth.  Ford held Penny tighter against him as he whispered, “Penny… “  Her breath hitched, finally letting the tears fall.  “Penny, I’m sorry.”  His apology was even quieter than her name was.  She shook gently in his arms as he continued, looking off to the side in embarassment.  

“I was a fool burdened with a demon, Penny.  I never should have let you get hurt... You meant so much to me.”  He stroked her stomach with his thumb, attempting to comfort her.  “You still do.”  Penny’s arms found themselves laying on top of his, feeling the fabric of the trench coat he donned.  “I found the pictures we took, in the basement…”  He chuckled, “Well, Stanley found them-- nestled between our comforter… He said he wanted me to have them.”  

Penny swallowed down her pride, “Do you have them with you?”  “No, they’re at the Shack, safe and sound.”  She couldn’t help but be a little disappointed, her shoulders dropping just a cinch.  After a moment, he continued, “In the portal, my memories had begun to fade away from my home.  Survival was my only cross to bare, then… “  He somehow managed to nestle even closer to her, resting his head atop hers, “Looking at those polaroids, I couldn’t believe I had forgotten how beautiful you were.”

The woman didn’t know how to respond to him.  He hurt her, he did, but… She also missed him.  Immensly.  What she had done with her life, she wouldn’t change, but the fact that he was here, with her, in her garden, holding her just like he used to after three decades, saying that he had missed her too, had made her remember how much she loved and adored this man.  

Ford carefully interjected her thoughts, “What are you thinking..?”  He didn’t know if he wanted the answer, but he waited anyway.  “I…”  Penny lifted a hand to her cheek and huffed, casting her eyes downwards.  In the next moment, she turned to face him, moving her lifted hand to his cheek, feeling the itchy texture of his face, her other hand resting on where his chest and shoulder met.  He had moved his arms so they simply rested on her hips now, his fingers twitching in anticipation, his whole body leaned in to her touch.  

She searched his face for the answer, hoping to find it somehow.  “I missed you, too.”  His lips curled softly, blink-and-you'll-miss-it softly, beginning to pull her closer.  She stopped him, however, and pulled away, using her hands now to take his off of her.  Ford’s eyes scrambled for the opportunity to find what he did wrong, in that moment-- Was she unhappy?  Did he frighten her?  He didn’t want to drive her away anymore.  He opened his mouth to speak, but when nothing came out, he balled his hands into fists, frustrated with his own brain.

Penny understood him-- She always understood him.  It took a bit of time to do so, way back when in high school.  But she knew that he was desperate for her.  “I know, you want this again… “  She gestured to the two of them, “but I need time, Ford.  Can you do that for me…?”  He raised his head a tad, and straightened himself while folding his hands behind his back.  “Of course… thank you, Penny.”  

She smiled despite herself, and moved her hand to rub his bicep, then give a squeeze and let go.  He nodded to her, then turned to leave her to her flora. 

 On his way out, he tripped on a pot, leaving him to stumble a bit.  Penny looked over to him with an amused expression, while he was red as a rose.  He waved a bit, laughing as he picked up the small pot and placed it on a resting chair.  Penny giggled quietly at Ford as he left the garden.

What will she do with that man… Oh, she wonders.

[taesbetch]

Elevator Games

Pairings: Chanyeol x Reader

Genre: Smut, Fluff CEO!AU

Word Count: 2K +

A/N i really hope you enjoy this! it didn't necessicarily turn out how i wanted it too, but i still hope you like it :)

Late. again. 

this was the seventh time you were rushing towards your work building.

You had just started your new job and you were stuffing up already.

 Today you and the other new workers were meant to be introduced to the CEO of the building; if you were late to that, you were screwed. 

Why were you always late? Simple. You simply couldn’t wake the fuck up.

This had been a problem for you for ages, but never to this extent.

You quickly checked your watch as you repeatedly pushed the up button for the elevator.

As you rushed into the elevator you tried to fix your hair that had been blown harshly by the wind, however, it was in vain as your curls had been wrecked and your hair was a complete mess.

The doors to the elevator were closing painfully slow, but just before they closed a large hand found its way between the two of them.

You tried to keep a sigh from exhaling out your body as the doors started to open again. You were for sure, getting fired.

“sorry” a husky voice spoke as he entered the elevator. He was tall and his shoulders were broad yet his body was slender; you took a deep breath as you examined his god-like smile.

You nodded your head before the elevator doors finally closed again. You prayed to Jesus that no one on the way up would press the button, further digging you into your grave.

Just as you finished your prayer you felt the elevator come to an abrupt halt; you and the man both grabbed onto the railings on the side of the elevator to try and regain your balance.

“What happened?” you asked quietly as a few seconds had passed but nothing had happened.

Both you and the male moved closer to the elevator doors, you looked at the button panel and the lights seemed to of gone out. Crap. The elevator was broken.

“Hello?” the man spoke into the emergency phone. His voice was calm and collected where as yours would have been frustrated and scared.

“oh…ok, thank you” he said before hanging up the phone. You eyed him as he turned towards you, he didn’t need to speak because his captivating eyes said it all. You were fucking stuck.

“well shit” you sighed as you rested your back against the side of the elevator; you slide down until your ass hit the floor with a small ‘ough’ sound.

As the male sat opposite you, you watched him eyes you up and down, instantly making you feel self -cousicous.

“I’m chanyeol” he smiled when he noticed he had been caught.

“Y/N” you sighed as you played with your bracelet depressingly. Of course, today of all days is the day you get trapped in the elevator with a devilishly handsome stranger.

“you look a little tense?” he asked as concern graced his face, he tilted his head to the side leaving you with a clear view of his perfect jawline.

“I was supposed to be in this really important meeting with the CEO of this company, but im probably getting fired so” you trailed off as a humorless laugh followed your comment.

“I heard the CEO was rather nice, stern, but nice never the less” he shrugged as his eyes trailed towards the floor.

You sighed again before adjusting your white blouse that was tucked into their skirt. You watched as his eyes zoomed in, focusing on every little movement of yours.

You smirked before narrowing your eyes at the main playfully.

“you can’t blame me, you are extremely hot” he said as he ran his hand through his shiny ass hair as your smirk extended.

“Well, I guess were going to be here for a while” you said as he moved over so he could sit directly in front of you.

You bit your lip as you looked him up and down. His suit looked extremely expensive and the Rolex on his wrist gave it away that he was an extremely important person.

“so, what are you doing here?” you asked him as he drew small circles on the bottom of your leg, just below your knee.

“Just some business deals, not really that interesting” he shrugged as his eyes never left your leg. He bit his lip before his eyes drifted up to meet yours.

“do’ya wanna play a game?” he asked seductively as his hand slowly traveled up your skirt. Pushing it up your leg.

“what kind of game” you whispered as the feeling of his cool hand gliding up you already heated body sent shivers down your spine.

“You seem pretty innocent, so I guess we should start with something simple” he said sending a cocky grin your way. You lightly gasped at his statement.

“me? Innocent? Sure” you said before winking back at him.

“you aren’t? then prove it. How about you wrap those pretty little lips around my cock?” he asked as he leaned back, resting on his hands.

“I see you don’t beat around the bush” you scoffed before pulling your lip in-between your teeth.

He softly groaned before chucking his head backward in need “please baby girl, all you’ve done is sit there and look at what you’re doing to me” he groaned; You gaze followed his hand as he palmed himself through his pants.

“okay here’s my game proposal” he said as a mischievous glint twinkled in his eyes. “blow me and if I cum in under 5 minutes, when we get out of here ill eat you out each night for a week” he said running his tongue across his bottom lip as he stared at you as if you were his prey.

At the statement, you felt a small pool of arousal rise inside of you. The time stamp he gave you was almost a challenge, if only he knew you could have him shivering in 3.

You let out a hum of interest before staring him down; his stares were crazy intense, you could feel the dominant power radiating off him.

You crawled forward pushing his chest down as he undid his pants hastily. Time starts now.

You started trailing kisses along his neck as your hand gently grazed over his shaft causing him to let out a breathy moan. As you sucked harshly on his neck you gripped him in your hands not easing into it; your hands quickly went to work, one fondling his balls while the other moved up and down, his shaft rock hard in your hand.

Chanyeol suddenly let out a string of whiny moans as you slowed your pace down before speeding up again, only to slow down once more.

‘what’s wrong baby?” you asked sweetly, our voice dripping with innocence as you lowered yourself, keeping eye contact with him the whole time.

He drew his bottom lip between his teeth as he watched you, his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes narrow. A soft groan emitted from his throat as you placed your lips around his tip, letting your hot breath fan over it.

With a sudden change of mind, you quickly slid down his length until you hit his base. Chanyeol screamed out as his hand came up to grab your hair harshly.

As he lifted his hips repeatedly, you let him face fuck you, his shaft hitting the back on your throat with each thrust.

While he did so you massaged his balls with your now free hands, sending him into complete bliss.

His groans and shouts of your name had you dripping for his touch, but right now you were focused on him.

“Y/N…I-i-“ he stuttered not even able to finish his sentence when you suddenly sucked harder, his head flew back before he moved your head.

As he filled your mouth with his fluid you swallowed eagerly, taking in his taste.

You hummed in delight as you pulled away from the huffing boy. Sweat glistened off his face as you sat up and looked at you.

“congratulations, 2m34s” he said as you nodded your head knowingly, he looked at you in awe before shaking his head.

“it’s probably because I could see straight down your shirt as you choked on my dick” he spoke boldly causing you to roll your eyes.

“chocked?” you asked as your raise your eyebrow.

He chuckled before running a hand through his perfect hair.

“take that top off, it's pissing me off” he growled lowly as his tongue ran across his lip.

“you didn’t ask very nicely” you said playfully sending a wink his way.

He leaned forward with a dark look in his eye. “I wasn’t asking” with that sentence he skillfully ripped open your blouse ripping off two of the top buttons.

You gasped before untucking it from you skirt and letting him undo the rest of it. As he placed you down and hovered over you, your breath got caught in your throat.

You watched carefully as his head lowered down to your neck, his full lips explored your neck leaving love bites.

You moaned softly as you entangled your hand in his hair trying to bring him closer to you.

“will you let me fuck you” he whispered in your ear as he unzipped your pencil skirt and running his cold hands on your warm exposed skin.

Your poor underwear was soaked and your heart was beating so hard against your chest you could only bring yourself to nod.

“please, oh god please fuck me” you whined. That’s all he needed to hear. He quickly pulled your skirt off as he trailed kisses down you chest and down your stomach. He was clearly in a rush and to be honest, so were you.

As he pulled off you underwear a smug smirk came onto his face.

“you got this wet from sucking me off?” he asked as he lined himself up. You took a shaky breath in as you felt his tip in your entrance.

“shut up an-Oh!” you started saying before he slammed himself inside you. You moaned in satisfaction as you felt him stretch out your walls.

He started off slowly, pumping in and out of you with a stable pace. He swallowed your moans with his mouth as you both fought for dominance.

You moaned his name as he sped up, his eyes sharp and focused and his lips slighted parted letting out frequent groans.

“you’re so tight” he stated before grabbing your leg and throwing it over his shoulder.

At the sudden change of position, you moaned loudly as he hit spots he wasn’t hitting before; your hands flew to his shoulders as he pumped harder, almost growling with aggression.

“chanyeol! Fuck!” you screamed out as he hit your G-spot.

“There! Right there! Keep going” you pleaded as your started breathing harder; he chanted your name as you drilled into you.

You were both coming close to your finish, you let out one last moan before releasing all over him. As your walls clenched tightly he let out a gasp before joining you and riding out your orgasms.

“fuck” he chuckled before pulling out of you “I was meant to pull out” he confessed causing you to laugh while you pulled your underwear up.

“it’s okay, I’m on the pill” you stated as the both of you started fixing yourself up.

“do you want to go get something to eat after this?” he asked sheepishly as he scratched the back of his neck. A complete 180 from the way he previously reacted.

You wanted to answer ‘yes’ but you suddenly remembered what you missed.

“err, I should probably go explain to my boss why I wasn’t there” you sighed “I really want to though” you added just in case he thought you weren’t interested.

“oh! Don’t worry about that. His boss is fine with it, so he has to be fine with it too” He smiled as he pressed the help button for the second time.

“his boss?” you asked confused; he just smiled at you until you finally pieced everything together.

“I just fucked my boss” you whispered more to yourself but he still heard. He laughed before nodding his head happily.

“so, what do you feel like?” he asked when we felt the elevator start to move again “Chinese? Mexican?”.

“Mexican sounds good” you said as you realised how hungry you actually were.

“okay, but I won't eat that much, my dinner tonight deserves all my attention” he said winking out you.

As the two of you walked out of the building you couldn’t help but wonder where your relationship was going and to think, but if this was going to be a normal thing, you sure as hell didn’t mind.