#i'm choosing to believe she's walking back toward jackson at the end

[noxinamillionyears]

Been playing tLoU2 for the past few days. Here are some things I loved about it

Dina and Ellie’s relationship

Just everything about it

It’s organic and happy and mature and layered and realistic

I love love love them together

Abby’s arms

Lots more options to trick out characters and weapons

Dodging is dope

Abby’s fucking boss fight in the basement of the hospital, like what the actual fuck Naughty Dog?

Silenced machine gun

Crossbow

That feeling of walking through a zone you’d just cleaned out as Ellie but this time as Abby

Seeing the WLF’s stadium base for the first time

Abby’s arms

Safe cracking is much more fun and cool

Trap bombs

Abby and Lev’s banter during The Climb

Abby’s fear of heights 

(holy shit, Laura Bailey, phenomenal fucking job)

That whole feeling of “there aren’t really good guys and bad guys in this world, there’s only what you love and who you’d die for.” Top notch storytelling

The juxtaposition of Abby and Joel and how their perceived morality is challenged by the end of both games in parallel ways

D&D and Warhammer references

Dina’s badassery

“This makes getting to Seattle a lot harder.” “Then it’s going to be harder.”

Exploring Seattle with Dina

“You don’t have to come with me.” “You go, I go. End of story.” 

How Dina is always supportive and impressed with Ellie when she does a cool jump or narrowly avoids danger. They’re such good murder girlfriends

Dina jumping in front of Ellie and waiting until the last possible second to shoot the clicker until she’s 100% sure she doesn’t have a choice

Holy fucking shit, I just love Dina and want to marry her myself

Ellie’s fear of ending up alone in tLoU vs the ending of tLoU2

Dina and Ellie’s dancing with JJ in the kitchen

Carving JJ’s initials into the tree

Good to see Ellie’s love of dad jokes survived

Dina finding a book with two women in lingerie on the cover called Sorority Sisters and telling Ellie “hey look, it’s us!” 

Jesse telling Ellie “it’s all clear in here!” on patrol and then immediately getting jumped by stalkers

Lev. Just, everything about Lev. I love him more than life

Lev, jumping a long ways and landing on a tiny ledge hundreds of feet in the air. Abby: You know I can’t do that right? Lev: There’s a way around if you don’t want to. Abby: I don’t want to.

“If you’re going to kill yourself, don’t ruin the mask, asshole.”

Abby is such a massive beefcake

“Built like an ox”

Like seriously

Abby’s goddamn motherfucking arms

Ellie confronting Joel about taking away her choice to die for humanity in tLoU

“My life would have meant something. You took that from me.” Fucking finally. I have been waiting seven years for this conversation

“I don’t think I can ever forgive you for that. But I’d like to try.” 

Ellie going off to finish her revenge and risking everything she loves to do it, and finding within herself a way to both forgive Joel and Abby in time to redeem herself

The fight between Abby and Ellie at the end was just brutal

I’ve never been so distressed in a video game

I was just sitting here, whispering, “don’t kill her, please don’t kill her”

And then she didn’t

Well done, Ellie

Two queer women and a trans man of color made it out alive at the end of an apocalyptic game that is known for killing main characters

Ellie playing the chords for "if I ever were to lose you, I would surely lose myself," and the two fingers that are missing aren't part of the chord, and it just sounds wrong. She can’t even comfort herself anymore when Dina leaves and she realizes her worst fear has come to pass because of her own choices

Oof

Leaving that guitar and walking away, man

Jesus Christ

The angst

The hollowness

The cards she was fucking dealt right from the beginning 

I’m gutted

It's so fucking good

I know there’s been a lot of backlash and hate over this game but I really loved it

It’s exceptional storytelling that embraces the harsh themes that come along with a post-apocalyptic setting in a way that I’ve never seen before

The voice and mocap acting was stellar

The art and atmosphere was immersive and gorgeous

And I do have some minor criticisms 

But overall they took a lot of narrative risks and made something really special

And I hope the hate doesn’t dissuade them from making a third installment because there’s so much potential

[sydsaint]

Flirty Short King Content

Summary: The reader is the Bucks sister who is always being flirty and forward with Adam.

Wednesday morning you are busy at work in the gym before Dynamite later in the day. Matt and Nick are both working on the weight rack a couple of feet away and you're busy on the pullup bar. There is a comfortable silence amongst the trio until the silence is interrupted by Matt and Nick's buddy, Adam Cole. 

"Matt, Nick! You guys been here long?" Adam walks up to his buddies with a grin before he spots you there as well. "Oh, and look who it is. My favorite member of the Jackson family! Y/N, I haven't seen you in a few weeks, gorgeous." 

You drop down from the pullup bar and roll your eyes. "Adam, what a pleasure it is seeing you again." You eye him up. "I just got back into town yesterday actually." You explain. "I was in NYC for a friend's wedding." 

"A wedding?" Adam replies. "Sounds like fun. Which friend was it? Anyone that I know?" He asks you curiously. 

"No, she's a friend from when I was a kid." You shake your head. "Why the sudden interest in what I'm up to?" You eye him with suspicion. 

Adam shrugs with a smug grin on his face. "What? Is being interested in Matt and Nick's frustratingly attractive sisters a crime now?" He asks you. "Maybe I want to know if I have any competition for your undivided attention." 

You roll your eyes again, a hint of a smile playing on your face. Matt and Nick both gag at the display in front of them which earns a small laugh from you. 

"Trust me, Cole, you are nowhere near the top of the list of men I'd consider letting hit it." You tease him with a laugh. "I'm gonna hit the showers and head back to my room. I'll see you guys later at the show. Bye, Adam." You flash one last teasing smile at Cole before you walk off. 

Adam watches you walk away until you are out of sight, mesmerized by the way you seemingly sway your hips just for him. He shakes his head when you're gone and turns back to Matt and Nick. 

"Man, your sister is something else." He chuckles and sets down his water bottle. 

Nick rolls his eyes at Adam's comment and adds some weight to his bar. "Yeah, a pain in the ass." He sneers. 

"Got that right." Matt agrees and does the same. 

You head back up to the hotel floor that you're staying on and head to your room. While you're getting freshened up in the shower you recall a conversation you had with your friend Emilia while in town for her wedding a few days ago. 

(flashback)

"I cannot believe you right now!" Emilia giggles as she sets her fork down. "You're telling me that you are surrounded by all of those fine men and you aren't getting with any of them? Talk about a waste. Girl, I'd be all over that locker room by now." 

You laugh and pull another plate of tester cake towards you. "This is coming from the girl that is getting married this weekend?" You laugh with her. "A lot of those guys already have girlfriends or wives, mind you." You add. 

"And what about the single ones?" Emilia teases you. "What about that hot one that I see hanging out with you and your brothers on tv all of the time? Andrew? Abe? Adam? Yeah, Adam!" She asks you. "You know? Kind of short, long hair, cocky attitude? He single?" 

You roll your eyes playfully and dig into your cake. "Yeah, he's single. Single and 100% full of himself." You answer her question. 

"That's perfect!" Emilia claps her hands. "Come on, Y/N. I know that you're into the guys that ooze confidence out of every pore." She teases you. "And this Adam guy is a total 10. You've got to hit that." She insists. 

"Okay okay!" You laugh and change the subject. "Can we stop talking about my sex life and get to why we're here? We're supposed to be choosing a cake flavor for the wedding, remember?" You remind her. 

(End flashback)

You hang around in your hotel room for a couple of hours until it's time to head down to the arena for the show. When you arrive backstage in the locker rooms, Nick and Matt aren't quite there yet. But your brothers almost never arrive early for anything so you're not worried. 

You set down your bag and pull out your ring gear for the night then strip off your shirt so you can get changed really fast. You manage to get your shirt and bra off when the doorknob turns and someone comes into the room. 

"Shit!" You yelp when the door opens. You quickly grab up your discarded shirt and cover your chest just as Adam pokes his head through the door. "Didn't your mother ever teach you to knock?" You snap at Adam. 

 "Hmm?" Adam shuts the door behind him and notices your lack of clothes. "Oh, would you look at that? Looks like I am just in time for the show." He grins at you. "Y/N, please don't stop on my account." 

You watch Adam sit down and eye you up with that same grin of his. "Screw off, Cole!" You toss a shoe at him. "Can't a girl get a little privacy in her locker room?" You ask him. 

"This is technically our locker room," Adam replies. "Come on, we both know that I was bound to get you naked sooner or later anyway." He adds with a grin. 

"Adam!" You warn him with a glare. 

Adam sighs and gets up from his seat with his hands up. "Fine, I'll wait out in the hall." He walks over to the door and slips back out into the hall. 

You sigh in relief now that Adam is gone and not undressing you the rest of the way with his eyes. You quickly get changed and beckon him back into the locker room. Adam comes back into the locker room and sits back down where he was before. 

"Thank you for waiting." You give a quick thanks to Adam as you stuff your normal clothes back into your bag. 

Adam nods. "Of course! I know I can be pushy sometimes, N/N. But I'm not a perv." He adds sincerely. 

"Mhm." You hum and zip up your bag. "I'm gonna step out and call Matt and Nick to see where they are if you want to get changed now." You inform him. 

"Oh, you can stay and watch me change if you want." Adam immediately goes back to being an ass. "I can guarantee that you'll love the view." He teases you with a wink. 

You laugh and roll your eyes. "Yeah, you're going to have to try harder than that, Cole." You walk over to the door. "But maybe eventually you'll get into my pants. Just not tonight." 

"You play a cruel game, Y/N Jackson!" Adam calls after you. "But I will end up winning! It's just a matter of time!" He adds as the door closes on him. 

[groovyzombiellama]

I’m Off

Title: I’m Off

Requested? Yes.

Plot: You are Percy’s half sister and he acts protective towards you when he sees what you’re wearing for your date with Leo.

Word count: 1032

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"Okay, so you're trying to tell me that I'm the daughter of a god? Mom, you do realise that gods are just myths, especially Greek gods? You are expecting me to believe that my father is the ruler of the sea? I'm not falling for that."

You were spilling out question after question, à frown contorting your eyebrows as you look down at your mother sitting on the couch in the living room where you spent years thinking about why your father wasn't in your life. You were always a pretty independent kid, so you never really asked your mom what happened to him. And seeing the amount you photos of your father that were around the house, or better yet, the lack there of, made you believe that it was a forbidden topic to discuss with her, and you didn't want to make her feel sad, or cry. So you spent your childhood not knowing anything about the man who was half responsible for your birth, and as you were already in your teens, your mother sat you down one night and told you this elaborate story about how she had no idea herself until later, that your father was actually the sea god Poseidon, who disguised himself as a human one day and fell in love with your mother, leading up to them having you.

It was more than difficult to swallow the story your mother was giving you as the truth, and you were left feeling lied to, and determined to fund out the truth. Your mother gave you the proof of a lifetime, taking you to a demigod camp, where you were met with all the truth behind her words. All of the creatures you thought were myths and legend were casually walking beside you, and you could have sworn that your eyes were so wide, they'd pop out of their sockets. What helped you with settling in with all of that was finding out that your half brother was also here, and a demigod. And the quickness in which the two of you were getting close, almost inseparable, was a sign to you that you were also helping him with coming to terms of being half god. And at the Camp Half-blood you met other children of gods, obviously, some interested in being friends with you others not so much. But after meeting Leo, the son of Hephaestus you started having feelings for him a bit different than others.

He awoke butterflies in your belly that you had no idea how to control. Soon enough he surprised you with an invitation to a picnic date under the stars. You accepted, of course, feeling as excited as ever, as you rummage through your clothes, trying to find something that you could wear for a date. You mostly brought your sports gear and comfortable clothes, since you had no idea you'd find love among the half-bloods. That was until you found your favorite shirt and a pair of shorts that could wear. Looking at yourself in the mirror, you flung your fiery red hair back, as little curls bounced on the ends and looked over your outfit. The shirt you were wearing was see through, so you opted for a sexy black bra underneath, showing off your perfectly toned stomach, and the black material of the shirt was adorned with red roses sewn into it, and you absolutely loved the way it all fit in with your shorts and black sandals. For a moment you figured to put your hair up into a high ponytail, lifting it up several times to see how it looked before letting it fall back down your back.

I'm the end you ended up choosing the high ponytail, and after a light touch of makeup, you were ready for your date. Walking into the room to ask your brother and his friends about how you looked, Percy's blue orbs widened at the sight of you, as he stood up from the couch and assumed a somewhat menacing pose in front of you. He informed you that he was forbidding you from going out like that, as the protective older brother instinct kicked in. You rolled your eyes at his remark, asking him to tell you what was so bad about your outfit. Bad idea on your part, as Percy began looking you over, naming basically every single part of your outfit as wrong and not suitable.

"Look, Percy, I appreciate you caring about me and being a protective big brother, but I'm not wearing my workout clothes on a date. I'm off and ill be seeing you later. Don't wait up."

You added with a wink, knowing that joke was going to piss your brother off even more, and you were really having a crack out of bugging him.

Leo's jaw dropped when he saw you. He spent most of the night telling you how beautiful you were, followed by a crimson blush that would appear on your lips. The picnic he prepared was beautiful and you were feeling very comfortable and relaxed in his company. You couldn't help but mirror his smile every time he looked at you. Through talking together you realised that you have so much in common and you felt tingles shoot down your spine when you felt Leo snake his arm around your waist and pull you closer to him. You leaned your head on his shoulder and you felt his body warmth radiating towards you, warming you up, as you started feeling a bit chilly.

"I'm really glad I met you, and that you said yes to this date."

You said you were also glad to be with him, felt Leo smile against your forehead as he leaned in, making you close your eyes for a moment, before you lifted your head to look him in the face, gasping slightly when you noticed that your faces were only inches away, and you felt Leo lean towards you and connect his lips with yours. You smiled into the kiss and felt yourself melting in his touch. Your relationship was beginning and you were feeling like you're floating on clouds. 

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@cokecola4211 I don't know if there is any mention of Leo in the Percy Jackson movies, so I used this gif I've found when I googled him 😊

Edit: I forgot to put in the first time that Madelaine Petsch was elected the face claim for this imagine, which is why I wrote about the red hair and all that 😂😉

[linkispink1995]

Better as friends (23) the facade crashes

Previously

Series Masterlist

Chapter warnings:language,drunkenness and Alison

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Steve's p.o.v

It had been a few weeks since Y/n and I's conversation and it also happened to be the last time Y/n and I spoke since whenever she'd drop Jackson off and pick hi up she'd be really quiet. I was starting to worry that it was maybe my fault , I knew that I shouldn't have asked her that but Alison being Alison continuously asked me that. Speaking of Alison she was now at the 5 month mark and by this time Y/n had a bump and an attitude and Jackson would move around and kick to the sound of voices but Alison so far had no bump unless she did and was just hiding it very well and never ever wanted to talk about the baby or her doctor's appointment. I felt like I was being so let in the dark with Y/n I'd roll my eyes and shrug the things off that she'd tell me and I definitely feel like this was payback. I couldn't belive it , I was scared I was missing thing or that some things just didn't add up , I was currently sitting at my cubicle at work stairing at the clock counting till I could go home. Alison wouldn't be home till late because it was her cousins bachelorette party and she'd be having to drive them since she couldn't be drinking anymore , except for her small glass of wine at night which I still wasn't sure to believe that or not. I had almost fallen asleep in my desk for the third time today when there was a phone call , I sighed before picking the phone up and answering "Hello this is Harrington-" I was cut off by a voice saying. "Yeah whatever listen we need to talk" it was my sister Polly , I sighed saying "I'm not talking to you" before I could hang up she added. "Are you dating Alison Martin" I sighed again saying "why" she responded saying "answer the question" I huffed saying "yeah I am why" Polly was silent before finally saying "do you remember when I was a junior and they put me in a dorm with a freshman" I rolled my eyes as she added. "Now do you remember how I said she was this rich and entitled mean girl who was always out partying and lied like a rug" I answered saying "yeah I remember you nagging about it" she responded saying "it was Alison". I rolled my eyes saying "Polly this is just sad okay stop calling" before she could respond I hung up the phone.

After the ridiculous phone call with Polly I came home to a dark and empty apartment I knew Alison was still out but usually she'd leave a light on. I entered the kitchen to grad a drink out of the fridge when I noticed a small take out box from some restaurant I didn't recognized maybe Alison went out to lunch but when I knew she had classes and a doctor's appointment. I shrugged that off before exiting the kitchen only to be stopped by a shopping bag in the trash and with closer examination I saw that a movie ticket stub was tucked in the bag. Again I brushed it aside thinking it was just paranoia that had been amplified by my phone call with Polly , after a shower and putting on warm close even though it was june the apartment was ice cold per Alison's request and I knew that when Y/n was pregnant that the word no wasn't one she liked . After settling on the couch I sat there before see there was a star wars marathon on tv , as the movie began to play I couldn't help but feel somewhat grateful that Alison wasn't home since I knew by now she'd turn the tv of and give me the speech about it rotting my brain or her speech about how nothing in star wars actually made sense. About half way through the empire strikes back I got up from my seat to open the cabinet above the fridge were I store (hid) away my junk food from Alison since shortly into are relationship she disposed all of mine and insisted from then on out she'd do the grocery shopping.

I awoke to the sound of the front door opening and practically slamming , I sat up to see the ending seen of return of the jedi was playing. I wiped some of the chip crumbs off of myself before hearing noise come from the kitchen , I entered to see Alison standing by the kitchen sink with a glass of water in hand. She was silent except for the small sounds of hiccups coming from her , I spoke saying "are you okay" she ignored me and instead began walking or should I say somewhat stumbling out of the kitchen before she finally spoke to me saying. "Goodnight" alchohol I smelt alcohol on her breath so strong I could almost taste it , I felt nauseous like my whole world had crashed down before I spoke saying "you lied to me" she turned before busting out into a strong laughter before she walked towards me with her finger placed on her mouth saying. "Shhhhh you can't tell Steve okay , it's a secret" she was so drunk she couldn't tell it was me I knew I had to confront her but I wanted to know what the secret was so I asked. "I won't tell him" she responded saying "I'm not pregnant" my heart fell as I began to feel nauseous before she added. "I don't know why I said it It just sorta fell out , but he believed it and I'm so screwed i have no clue what I'm gonna do". I felt my legs become uneasy at her confession as she continued "and I mean I just feel so bad you know he's a really nice guy he deserves someone who doesn't lie to him , he deserves someone who writes him these letters. You know he had someone like that , he had Y/n and you know what after all the stuff he's said to her Y/n still comes back just for that kid. Let me tell you something okay when I was his age my dad left and do you know when , he left on Christmas eve." My face fell in shock before saying "but Steve meet your dad" she chuckled again before saying "who Robert , Robert's my stepfather he's the only decent person in that family. My sister's a nightmare and I won't even get started on my mother , listen I'm tried I'm gonna to bed and don't tell Steve about are little talk." I ignored her words before as she entered the bedroom I didn't know what to do my instinct was to kick her out but I wasn't doing that to someone blackout drunk so instead I sat at the dinning room table to think until I knew I needed to talk to someone. It couldn't be Y/n because it was two thirty in the morning and God only knows what she'd be doing with Stewart. It couldn't be Robin since she left a few days ago to visit Helen up at school , Matt and Collen were definitely a no. I was blanking totally blanking until I knew the one person would wouldn't take my crap and would tell me how it is which is exactly what I needed right now.

I pulled into the parking lot of the hospital before walking in , I walked in before getting to the receptionist saying. "Hi I'm looking for Paige Walker" she nodded before I heard a voice say "Steve" I turned to see Paige in her scrubs before I said "can I talk to you". She huffed before saying "fine" after walking down a hallway to sit on a bench Paige spoke saying "whatever nonsense this is I will take Y/n's side cause you-" I cut her off saying "Alison is lying a being pregnant". Paige's face fell saying "oh Steve I'm sorry" I shrugged saying "whatever it's payback from how I've treated Y/n". She responded saying "you know you might've been a jerk and I'm just saying that word cause I'm at work right now but you never treated Y/n horribly when she was pregnant I mean you stayed there and-" I cut her off again saying "Paige did Y/n tell you I was there when Jackson was born". She nodded before I added "God she really is a good person I mean she must've told you the story she's told Jackson". Paige's face feel in shock before I added "I wasn't there when he was born , I wasn't there when my son took his first breath or opened his eyes for the first time , do you know how long it took for me to realize my son's eyes are brown". She frowned saying "oh my god she protected you from the group cause she knew we'd be mad" I nodded as she added "so why didn't you go to Y/n , why here". I sighed saying "didn't wanna bump into Stewart" she shrugged saying "why would you run into Stewart he's in Florida and they broke up you know that right" . I shook my head as she added "yeah it was mutual I guess" I frowned thinking that was what had Y/n so down these past couple week , why she was so quiet. I spoke again saying "thanks Paige" she nodded saying "sorry I didn't invite you to my wedding" I shook my head saying "don't be it's okay". Paige and sat there in silence before I added "and I really miss hanging out with you guys so-" this time I was cut of by Paige saying "make things right with Y/n and you can hang out with us" I nodded before saying "your right I know exactly what I have to do"

The following morning

It was the next morning and I was running on zero sleep except for that small nap I had during the movies last night. I was sitting at the dinning room table ready to talk to Alison like an adult , as soon as I got home from the hospital I took a seat exactly where I was and rehearsed exactly what I was going to say. My a millionth rehearsal was interrupted saying "don't worry I can hold my own hair up when I'm sick" I ignored her words as she entered the dinning room saying "what". I responded saying "you

Iied to me , to me the person who chooses your side over my own sons , the person who turned his back on his family for you the person who was actually excited to have a baby with you , but it isn't true. You lied to me Alison" she scoffed saying "I don't know what your talking about" I sighed saying "you know what drunk Alison just tells people how it is your not pregnant are you". She had a blank expression before she spoke saying "no I'm not I-" Alison stopped she completely blanked on words before I decided to ask another question. "Did you ever have a roommate named Polly Harrington" she silently added before I continued with my questions. "Did you steal the letter for Y/n , the letter meant for me , did you take it and did you read it". She silently nodded as I added "you know I didn't read it right" she scoffed saying "oh please you had that in your pocket and you don't want me to believe you didn't read it". I rolled my eyes before pulling a sheet of paper out of my pocket saying "you mean this" she nodded as I added "this is something I wrote for Y/n what did you think it was". She responded with "That's it Steve I can't take this anymore" I huffed saying "are you kidding me your upset .She rolled her eyes at my words saying "you Steve I'm upset with you" I huffed again saying "me what did I do , you faked a pregnancy and it doesn't just hurt me it hurts Jackson-" she cut me off saying. "That's it , it's all about the kid" I sighed saying "he's my son what do you want me to do". She then crossed her arms saying "choose" I shrugged in confusion as she added "it's either me or the kid , choose" I couldn't belive it , she sounded like I did when Y/n and I broke up and I then remembered what my mother said "sometimes we need to see someone make the same mistake to know that's what they were". That's when I knew the answer to Alison's question was "Jackson , Jackson Michael Harrington will come before anyone including myself and if you don't like it that's just to damn bad". Alison frowned saying "but I'm your girlfriend" I nodded as she added "and I love you" I nodded again saying "I know but-". She cut me off saying "no buts Steven I'm your-" it was my turn to cut her off saying "Steve my name is Steve not Steven okay" she huffed saying "I love you" I nodded before saying the words that were wanting to oze out of me , "and I love Y/n", her face then twisted into anger saying "excuse me" I nodded saying "I love Y/n" she then sighed saying "but-" I cut her off again saying. "Alison your a horrible person , you attacked Y/n several times , you turned me against my parents and my best friends but not only that you tried to get in between my son and I oh and am I forgetting something else yeah you pretended to be pregnant" before she could say anything else I added "we're done Alison".

Please don't plagiarize my work , stay safe and feedback is appreciated - thanks Meg

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