#i've said this before i would've killed him next movie

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

Explain then why did he save quaritch? I think he should have died instead of Neteyam but I'm willingly to listen and understand him if you explain him.

Next time, if you want me to answer a question, ask me a question. That's generally how these thing work. If you're willing to listen to me, you have to actually ask me to tell you something first.

So, there are two major reasons that Spider saved Quaritch. One, because he felt like he owed him. Quaritch put down his knife to save Spider, regardless of wether or not Neytiri would have killed him, which is debatable in fandom. Quaritch believed she would and tried to save Spider's life. Quaritch and Spider had developed a Stockholm/Lima syndrome type relationship. Spider has been neglected his whole life, and attention, even abusive and unhealthy, felt fucking great. Two, Spider was raised essentially Na'vi. All life is precious to the Na'vi. He did not go looking for Quaritch to save him; he was looking for Jake, Neytiri, and Tuk, and hoping to save them. He was unable to leave someone behind to die. He didn't seem to have a problem with Quaritch being killed when it wasn't on his hands, he didn't go looking to save Quaritch from the shipwreck.

Now on another note, narratively, here is why the story would be a hell of a lot worse if Spider died instead of Neteyam. Stories are about conflict, you understand? Neteyam's death and Spider's survival cause a fuck of a lot more conflict and character development than the other way around does. In fact, Spider's death and Neteyam's survival kind of wraps everything up in a neat little bow. All the Sully kids live, Jake and Neytiri never have to confront their neglect of Spider, Quaritch is dead and no longer haunting the family, Neytiri never has to confront her trauma in relationship to humans and Spider, there is no guilt storyline for Lo'ak to have that mirrors Jake that will push him to develop, and everyone can mourn him and move on.

Quite simply put, if Neteyam lived and Spider died, the next few movies would be pretty boring based off of what they had set up in this one.

[nicnak20]

Sick:

*Nicholas is man who carries dark and deep secret. Yn is his innocent and sweet neighbor who is head over heels for him- something Nicholas uses to his own gain.*

(Nicholas's POV. I knew how much you guys are into American Pyscho- as am I- and Nicholas would've totally nailed Patrick Bateman's character. Sooo, I've decided to do this.)

{Mentions of sex, murder, killing, graphic details and being incredibly disturbed.}

It was a sunny afternoon in California, and I was just getting home from work when I walked up to my apartment and noticed my neighbor, Yn, sitting by the pool sipping some iced tea. Yn was practically drooling over me with her eyes, I could tell she had a major crush on me.

"Hi Nicholas!" She chirped happily. "Welcome back! I was hoping to catch you today. Maybe we could hang out sometime? I can make us dinner, and then we can watch a movie together...?"

I knew she was head over heels for me. It was obvious in the way she fawned over my presence, the way her eyes would light up whenever I was near. I played along, of course.

"I'd love that, Yn. You're too kind," I said with a warm smile. She practically swooned. Pathetic.

I went inside my apartment and changed out of my suit into something more casual. A navy blazer, dark slacks. I splashed some cologne on - Dior Sauvage. Heh, if only she knew. If only anyone knew about my...hobbies.

After a quick text to decline plans with my girlfriend tonight, I headed over to Yn's place. She opened the door beaming.

"Nicholas! Come in, come in! Dinner's almost ready."

I stepped inside and took in the smell of cooking wafting from the kitchen. "Something smells delicious."

"Oh thanks, it's my famous lasagna!" She giggled nervously. "I hope you'll like it."

She led me to the dining room table which was set for two, with nice glasses, linens and everything. Clearly this was no casual hangout to Yn. I sat down and smiled at her as she nervously fidgeted before bringing out the lasagna.

"You know, Yn, I'm really glad you invited me over tonight. I feel like we hardly know each other, as close as we live."

"Me too! I just love having you around," she gushed. "You're so kind and caring. Like, the total package, you know? I really look up to you."

I chuckled. "Well aren't you sweet."

We dug into the lasagna and it was actually quite good. I complimented her and she practically glowed with pride. This would be too easy.

"So tell me Yn, do you have any hobbies? Interests?" I asked between bites.

"Oh, well, mostly just work and hanging out with friends, I guess. You know how it is!" She laughed awkwardly.

I nodded understandingly, acting like I gave a shit.

We finished eating and watched some inane rom com, Yn curled up next to me on the couch, putting her hand on my arm. I patted her hand.

"Nicholas, there's actually something I wanted to talk to you about," she said shyly. "I was wondering...if maybe you'd like to go out sometime? Like on a date?"

I turned to her surprised. "Oh! Yn, I'm flattered but...I have a girlfriend. I'm so sorry, I didn't realize you felt that way."

Her face fell, she looked crestfallen. "Oh. I'm so sorry, I didn't know! I just thought..." She started to tear up.

I squeezed her hand, feeling a twinge of guilt. But I knew it was necessary.

"I really like you, Yn. As a friend. You're one of the kindest people I know. I wouldn't want to risk losing our friendship by dating and not working out."

She sniffled, looking up at me with watery eyes. "You really think I'm kind? And you want to be friends? I'd love that."

I smiled and we hugged. "Definitely. I'm always here for you, okay?"

"Okay," she said, smiling through tears. "I'm just really happy to have you in my life, however I can get you."

Good. She was still thoroughly enthralled. It would make breaking into her apartment later that night a breeze. Not that she'd notice anyway.

I helped clean up dinner before heading home. But I'd be back, after she fell asleep. The games were only just beginning.

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There was a hunger inside me, an insatiable appetite that couldn't be sated. Even as we made love later that night, her soft curves and gasps of pleasure, it wasn't enough. Not nearly enough to quench the thirst, the unrelenting need that gnawed at my insides like a ravenous beast. I could never be satisfied, never full. Only her complete destruction would slake the beast's wrath.

I parked my car a few blocks away and made my way back to Yn's place on foot, keeping to the shadows. Breaking in was child's play. I'd picked her purse lock earlier, innocently bumping into her as I slipped the key. Now I used it to slip inside. The apartment was dark and silent. I moved through it like a ghost, until her bedroom door.

Golden moonlight spilled through the windows, illuminating her sleeping form. She lay curled trustingly on her side, dark hair fanning across the pillow. Anger flared in my chest at her peaceful beauty. How dare she sleep so serenely, unaware of the monster who watched her? I needed to punish her, make her fear me, understand the threat I posed.

In three stride I reached the bed and climbed on top of her, pinning her down. She jolted awake with a yelp. "Nicholas, what are you-"

I clamped a hand over her mouth, squeezing her wrists together. "Shh, don't fight it baby. Just relax." My voice was pure silk even as I ground my hips against hers. She tasted like terror as I kissed her, muffled screams vibrating against my tongue.

I could rip her apart right now, let the beast have its way. Feel her blood stripe my skin, her bones crunch and splinter. But no, that was too quick. I'd barely begun to make her suffer.

So I took my time. Kissed and groped and messed her up. Made her squirm and sob until she was raw. Only when she went limp beneath me did I finally still. Rising off her, I pulled on my clothes and ruffled my hair. I wanted to look presentable for what came next.

The knife I'd brought felt solid and eager in my hand. Yn's eyes were glassy with tears and pain as I flipped her over. She barely had the strength to whimper a plea. I hushed her as I straddled her back, one hand tangling in her hair. "Don't worry, it will be over soon. You'll feel nothing, feel no fear. Isn't that what you want, sweet Yn?"

I cradled her head, stroking soothingly as I lined up the blade. "This is for the best. I'll take such good care of you now, I promise. Keep you safe with me always." Pressing a tender kiss to her temple, I started to slice...

Warm flecks painted my face. The knife found her throat and slid through. She twitched once and went still. I felt nothing still yet. Rage and desperate need roared in a cacophony demanding more, more. More blood, more pain, a world drowned in suffering. ONE MORE.

I carefully arranged Yn's cooling body, manicuring the scene. Stroking her glassy eyes closed. "Good girl," I murmured. "Good girl now. Be perfect for Daddy." After, I gathered my tools and slipped out into the night.

The hunt was just beginning. They'd never trace this to me. I'd be long gone before they found my next sweet little Yn, my next dark secret. California was lush with victims, ripe and ready. The beast would feast on their blood and screams for a long time.

I smiled as I drove into the sunrise. I was kind, caring, gentle...but Yn would never know that now. Distantly, it almost saddened me. Almost.

[youcancallmeemma]

Ya'll... I just watched the new Sonic movie (Sonic 3) and I have to say... I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Me ranting about it after the cut!!

SONIC 3 SPOILERS!!

1) Okay, so, first of all. The movie was amazing. I felt so giddy and excited when I was sitting in the movie theate, just waiting for the next thing to happen.

2) I had to hold back my tears when Tom got brutally punched by Shadow, mainly at hoe Sonic reacted at that... poor boy thought he lost another parent:( I didn't want to cry in front of of my brothers. (They would've bullied me bc they always do)

2) Maria was sososososo pretty!!! I really wished that we could've seen more of the sibling dynamic between her and Shadow, but I honestly loved the relationship they had.

4) My boy Tails should've had more screen time though...💔 Along with knuckles...💔 (I understand they already had enough going on in the movie, and I think if they did what I wanted, it probably would've made the movie uncomfortably cramped)

5) TAILS LOOKED SO CUTE WITH THE HELMET ON IN THE HELECOPTER ATVTHE BEGINNING OMG⁉️⁉️⁉️⁉️ I mentally agreed with Agent Stone when he said Tails was adorable, because he is.

6) Honestly, kinda wished Stone and Tails built up a friendship between them. Would've been fun to see them interact more! (Again, same thing I said earlier in nr.4)

7) I actually thought about this before seeing the movie. If I remembered correctly, the movie is based of Sonic adventure 2 (I believe) And Amy Rose was the one who comforted Shadow and got him to turn from evil to good? (I THINK. I SAW A PLAY THROUGH LIKE 10 YEARS AGO, DON'T YELL AT ME😭) So, I wondered how the would go about this. Honestly, the fact that Sonic comforted Shadow was a little odd to me, but what Sonic said was sweet. Since this is the movies we're talking about, it's on brand that Sonic was comforting him, since basically every single live action Sonic movie has him comforting SOMEBODY. Honestly, I liked it.

8) And... THE WAY MR. OLD REBOTNIC (can't remember name💔) GOT KILLED!?!?!? WHAT!?!? YOU'RE TELLING ME HE FOT STABBED IN THE BUTT BY A SUPER POWERED ALIEN HEDGEHOG QUIL, GOT LUNCHED UP, AND GOT INCINERATED BY A DAMN SHEILD!?!? Woah. Imagine telling other people how you died and someone says THIS to you??? My one brother quite literally looked at me like this when that happened: "😧" (my other brother laughed his arse off)

9) And the final message Robotnic gave Stone?? Omg, you can NOT tell me they didn't have SOMETHING going on over there....

10) Finally, the end credit scene... METAL SONIC AND AMY???? ARAGARAGATSGA!!!! Sigh, Why must I wait for the 4th movie to come out... 😔 (PLEASE GIVE REVERSE SONAMY IN THE NEW MOVJE OLEASE PLEASE PLEAS PLEASE PLEA) Also, when Amy revealed herself a little boy (who had a Sonic CAPE mind you) yelled out "IT'S AMY!!!" He might be a bigger fan then me chat... (I forgot my Tails plush 😔)

11) Fun mini fact about me, I'm not much of a Shadow fan (Don't come at me) so I've never been too interested in him. However, the movie got me much more interested in him, and Shadow is now up there with the others. (Also made me feel much more for the poor boy :<)

12) Overall, the movie was literally the best one I have seen in a WHILE. Even though the movie had a lot going on, I still felt immersed in the story the whole way through. Character development was was amazing, Sonic crashing out was SO COOL??? Tails and Knuckles trying to stop him was just as amazing. Tails looking like a scared kid while Sonic and Knuckles were disagreeing tugged SO HARD onto my heart strings💔 I really recommend the movie, it was a great watch. I do however recommend watching the first two movies before watching the third one.

PLEASE DONT COME AT ME!!!

I am simply a teenage girl who's a little obsessed with the STH franchise and movies.

Also, I am not a proper movie critic. Please don't take this stuff too seriously 🙏🙏 Like I said, I'm simply a teenage girl who likes Sonic.

[intimacyequalsdeath]

Bubz's 12 Days of Ficmas: Day 9 Nutcracker (Chucky-Doll version)

Day 9 brings for the first time ever a fic about the doll version of Charles Lee Ray, bear with me on this everyone lol

Notes: Minors DNI, SFW, Fluffy, No specific descriptions or pronouns for reader used. Doll, just doll, nothing weird happens but if you don't like that this isn't the fic for you.

"You know, you're like the size of one of those nutcrackers now"

"Jesus Christ, why the fuck did I think coming here was a good idea?"

"Oh c'mon Chuck, you love me. Plus would you rather be here with me or with Tiffany?"

"I'd rather be actually in fucking hell then with either of you if I'm honest"

"You're such a stick in the mud, Nutcracker"

You grinned at the doll standing on the side opposite side of your bed as you. He had shown up a few days prior and it took you a minute to realize your former serial killer boyfriend was now inside the doll. Apparently some voodoo magic or something along those lines had happened to get him in the doll but you really didn't care.

"I. Am. Not. A. Fucking. Nutcracker."

"I didn't say you were, I said you were the size of one"

He rolled his eyes but sat down beside you. The tv in your bedroom was playing some cheesy love story Christmas movie on it that neither of you were really paying attention to.

"Do you like...need to eat?"

"What?"

He asked unimpressed.

"Do you need to eat? Like you're a doll now but do you still get hungry"

"Look doll, I've only been a doll for like a week now, I haven't even figured most of this shit out"

"Well if it's been a week and you haven't felt hungry or eaten maybe the answer is no"

"I mean I guess babe sure-"

'You are really the size of a nutcracker though"

"If you mention a nutcracker one more fucking time"

"I'm sorry chuck!, you're just so cute and portable now. I can get one of those baby carriers and carry you around in it"

"No. No baby carrier"

"Oh c'mon! I can carry you to victims houses and everything."

He gave a grunt in response and you could HEAR the eyeroll he gave you from his place next to you on your bed. Just because Chucky was a doll now, that didn't mean he was immune to your teasing.

"Ya know somethin' chuck?"

You asked much quieter as you turned in bed to face his small figure.

"What doll?"

"I'm happy you came to find me instead of Tiffany"

"Really doll? and what would of happened if I would've found Tiff first instead. Would you have been jealous?"

He asked in a cocky tone, you knew he was teasing you.

"Fuck you Chuck, you do look like a nutcracker"

You said turning around in the bed to turn the bedside lamp off. You heard him let out an offended gasp.

"I'm not a fuckin nutcracker!"

He exclaimed but joined you in laying all the way down.

"Sure you aren't Chuck"

You teased one more time as you lulled off into sleep. The next morning you awoke before Chucky and decided to go run some errands and maybe get a little payback for him accusing you of being jealous of Tiffany....which you totally weren't...of course not.

You were down in the kitchen, making breakfast for you and Chucky until you heard a yell come from the bedroom.

"I'm gonna fucking kill you! I'm not a goddamn nutcrack!"

Chucky apparently liked the nutcracker clothes you had bought him when you went to the store, maybe even better then his good guy doll overalls. You grinned to yourself, maybe one day you would convince him to transfer his spirit into an actual nutcracker for the holidays.

[echowithpain]

Alright, it's been a bit since 911 has a done an episode following one storyline (with a few flashbacks) and holy shit they deliver every time.

The first 10/10 episode of the season!!!! 🥳🥳🥳

Seeing Bobby's backstory with how he grew up/what his family was like... I... genuinely have no words.

I do, however, have words about the main story with Bobby trying to talk to Amir.

One of those words being "incredible". I was so invested in the absolute cinema that, you guys saw, I was barely commenting I was so engrossed. Just taking it all in.

(Again, fuck the promo for making it seem like Amir was gonna go psycho crazy on Bobby with repressed anger. I know the promos are made to get you excited about the next episode, but they could've just had Amir's speech at the AA meeting and Bobby going out to the desert and asking about Amir. But whatever, I'm not on the promo team)

One thing I can point out that I absolutely loved was when Amir told Bobby the reason he spoke up was because he was sizing him up, trying to see how someone who was responsible for so much loss and pain was able to carry on. "Pretty damn easy it seems." Bobby says "that's not actually true" but as Amir goes on about how Bobby was talking about how blessed he's been and how he doesn't want Bobby's apologies or any of his ways to make amends, Bobby doesn't jump in at any time and try to correct him about his own struggles.

He doesn't bring up how he lost his family, how he went even deeper into alcoholism, or how he had a book where he would write down the names of 148 people he saved as a way to make up for the 148 ones who died because of the fire he caused, and that once the book was filled he was gonna kill himself.

People are allowed to be angry. If you screwed up something in someone's life, intentionally or not, and they are angry at you for that, trying to put your perspective in how things went or trying to tell them how you've changed as a person since then is a fucking terrible thing to do because then you'd be invalidating their feelings and making it about you.

None of that.

He let Amir speak his mind and tell him his pain, even if he didn't know the whole story. If Bobby tried to correct him or interject about the fact that he actually suffered greatly, it would've felt like he was trying to make what Amir was saying seem almost irrelevant because "you're wrong, I was hurt by my actions too and I'm still trying to get over it just like you".

There are some people in this world who will never forgive you for some of the things you've done, whether it's genuine wrongdoings or petty bullshit. If you try to insert yourself into their life, just to bring up how wrong they are about you because you've changed/they don't have the full story or how they're being childish and need to just forgive you already, you're being an asshole.

Even when Bobby and Amir are in the hospital after everything's said and done and Bobby talks to him one more time, Amir even says "Please tell me you're not gonna keep coming back here until I forgive you because that's not-" before he gets cut off by Bobby saying he doesn't expect his forgiveness. Thank fuck.

Bobby just lets him know that he's heard him and he acknowledges the pain he's caused him. And while he does bring up he didn't just walk away from the fire, instead of taking that time to express his own loss and pain, Bobby just tells him that he's carried it with him every day and night since and that he knows there's nothing he can do to erase all the pain he's caused to Amir and the other families. He even proves that he's carried it with him by giving Amir his wife's info, including which number she was on the list of people who died in the fire. He doesn't make it about him, he keeps focus on the feelings of Amir and the others he's hurt, and I'm so thankful for that. Amir may never want to see Bobby again after this, and that's okay!

That is one thing I've gotten sick of seeing in cartoons/movies/tv shows/etc. The whole forcing forgiveness trope thing is so overdone and unnecessary. The amount of times I've seen people or characters doing the most horrendous stuff only to be forgiven by the people they've hurt because of "forgive and forget" and "letting go of the anger in their hearts so they can move on" is absolute bullshit. Or someone would've done something in their past and as a different person in the present, they go out of their way to track down the people they've hurt and won't leave them alone until they can see just how much they've changed as a person and eventually decide to forgive them.

Fuck off.

I was a bit worried at the beginning that that's where 911 was taking the story, but they didn't and I'm so fucking glad. They had their talk and while he didn't have to say anything, Amir tells Bobby that he became a nurse so he can do for others what he couldn't do the night of the fire and that's saving his wife. That's the last thing we hear from him. He could later tell Bobby he never wants to see him again, to get out of his life, or even to go fuck himself. We don't get full confirmation if he actually forgives him or not after their second talk, and you know what? I didn't mind that one bit.

If you've wronged someone and try to make amends for what you've done, no matter how big or small, but they never want to see you again, leave them be. If you've wronged someone and try to make amends, but they don't want to listen to you and instead decide to spend their life constantly reminding you of what you did and harassing you about it to make you feel bad, block them on social media and get a restraining order.

It's that simple.

(btw if we go into the next episode and Bobby is constantly checking up on Amir but Amir didn't forgive him or it turns out Amir is the one who set the grill(?) on fire outside of Bobby and Athena's place as a way to "get back at him" then I'm disregarding everything I'm saying about this episode and the score will plummet from a 10/10 to a 2/10. 911 I've got my eye on you.)

[oldsargasso]

4 minutes ep 5 thoughts

can't believe we're over halfway through :( but how nice to be able to watch on iqiyi

a warning for flashing lights would've been good

bless. she played that perfectly because that was an expression every woman can recognise instantly but [straight] men have no idea

okay I love title's shirt. confirmation it's tonkla who takes him out then

the grass, the trees, it all has a very dream-like, unreality/hyper-reality in a way kinda feeling. the establishing shot of the grass just feels like a movie in an intentional way

omg they're glamping!! I thought it was a tent at the end of last ep but I didn't think it'd look like that lmao

[we haven't seen tyme wear a necklace yet have we? yet in the first visions of them having sex he definitely has one on. just thinking about it now because his shirt is like making it very obvious.]

they are soooooooo. I gotta go lie down on the floor. tyme straight up serenading great, the man does have moves. (where'd he get a guitar from? it came with the campsite)

the most insane thing is that they're both still wearing shoes and socks around. (<- might be assigning australian values here)

musician AU CONFIRMED.

just taking a moment to appreciate jes' acting. my goodness. my HEART.

NAN BACKSTORY!! bee I love you as well. miscarriage? oh damn. this is depressingly real. I hope Nan gets to burn everything down

the framing of tyme and great in these shots is so interesting. tyme always on the left, often higher. don't even need to mention the black&white.

why is what's on the picnic table so blurry or are my eyes going weird

"what if the next death is you?" "I don't have anything to lose." okay. pain.

I love Korn losing it.

oooohhh sa-marn. this is the one single thing I've liked him doing. (and not just because it means we get to see great's mother again 😍 the one sleeve look is perfect)

"the son of yours" number one thing not to say to your wife unless it's a cute joke

god great's even got a red number plate to match his car lmaoooo. actually surprising to me that his car doesn't have a GPS tracker or something. korn's gonna be waiting for great isn't he.

if it started as ~seducing great to get to his parents it's so far past that now. the look tyme is giving great….. the hand on the back of the neck. leave me here to die actually.

oh god this horror movie shot. oh lmaooo. den my guy. oh I don't recognise that dude hmmm. title?

great just straight up walked in front of that car. dude. if there was ever a time to be aware of your surroundings… oh it was korn so who cares. wait he's got a red number plate too, that does NOT match your car.

can't park there.

the man with his shirt unbuttoned down to his navel is taking about how serious this business is

there's that older brother "I'll do it so you don't have to" idc I live for this kinda stuff

honestly I thought korn was gonna be waiting inside great's apartment so that was way less intense than I was expecting lol

CLOCK'S BACK!!

OH MY GOD. holy shit great's dad is. incredible. awful. lovely little note that he said stay away from great before he said stay away from the company. (the like, heartbeat in the OST? gorgeous) take the money and then do your thing anyway, like what are they gonna do? call the cops?

I wonder if that's his maternal or paternal grandmother. it doesn't matter I just like knowing stuff

dude nan has been through it, let her have her revenge!! it's not like she's getting the 5 million so. I understand her.

aww manee's out of hospital.

korn getting slapped…you love to see it

since she mentioned her dad being powerful I am now assuming she and title are siblings lol. korn doesn't deserve this woman she should marry me instead

I'm way more into the idea of ep 4 being great's first time with a dude because that makes tyme blocking him now all the more delicious 😌

I wanna just. applaud all of this. the sound. the cinematography. the look on her face.

oh shit great's gonna get shot now isn't he

(did his mum kill korn's mum)

first flashback/flashforward in a little while. this guy is bold and dedicated to his job - nobody heard the first gunshot?

half of great's face covered in blood spatter….perfect. the clock has started.

hmmmm. okay. this better not turn out to all just be in great's head because that is the worst of all theories lol.

thank god den can recognise people from split-second glances he's the most powerful character ever

this is what tyme's wearing when he gets shot in ep 1. the BLOOD ON HIS FACE cutting in and out with the light? hellllloooo. next episode is tyme right?

[depresseddepot]

watched alien: romulus. so many fucking good cinematic moments. actual "review" (NOT spoiler free) under the read more

Firstly the good: I think they accomplished their supposed goal of matching the vibes of the first movie. I think the callbacks/references/quotes were a LITTLE on the nose, but each of them made me kick my feet in the theater, so they still got me lmao. The soundtrack gave me chills. The fucking part where the oxygen is sucked out and she's dangling being COMPLETE SILENCE was soo cool. The part when Andy realizes he needs to kill one of the crew members (whose name I don't know, which I'll get to later) and he says his "you finally won't think of me as a child anymore" line and then sprints to hunt one of them down was so up my alley i had to physically restrain myself from laughing and clapping during the movie.

Next, the bad, or more the not so good: it was so fucking dark. The darkness in the beginning on the colony was cool because it felt appropriate, but the darkness later was REALLY frustrating. I was watching it in a local theater with not so great image and light quality, so maybe the darkness was actually an issue with the theater, but I can't know for sure until I rewatch it on DVD. Which I will almost certainly be doing, because I COULDNT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WERE SAYING HALF OF THE TIME. This is probably a me thing, but I feel as if so many of the characters slurred or murmured their words, and without subtitles that is just impossible for me to understand. The only characters names that I know is Andy and Rain and that is ONLY because I read them in an article before. I think one was named Kyle? The CGI was actually frighteningly good in every aspect EXCEPT the android on the station (which....that was SUPPOSED to be ash, right?) I had misunderstood that article I read, because I thought Andy and Rain were BOTH androids, but it turns out my assumption of two androids was accidentally correct.

I could nitpick for hours, but god I love these fucking movies. I was so so SO worried they would take it away from the androids, but they didn't. The part with Andy restarting in the red water room was so fucked up and so so so cool. I LOVE the way they were riding the line between androids being evil/fucked up/uncanny valley while also being good and, most importantly, worth going back for. It displays the situation of androids just as complex as it is. It makes me hopeful for future alien movies to see how they'll tackle those issues, because I was a little worried they would fall back into the "androids evil humans good" thing. My pipe dream is an official alien franchise live action movie with an android/human relationship, so that maybe it will kick the scene into high gear a bit and we'll get all sorts of new media with those themes.

Andy has joined the ranks with some of the best fictional androids I've ever read/watched/seen. That scene of him running and then standing motionless in the airlock made me feel like I was fucking ascending, like I was forgetting to breathe and getting lightheaded because I was so excited. The movie delivered both HAL and Bishop (for lack of a better comparison) in one person and fucking christ the actor did just a good job. The twitching while he restarted. Christ.

I won't sleep very well tonight but not because I'm scared who said that

I also really enjoyed the lore about the world these movies are set in. The mining colony was cool as fuck to see and I LOOVVVEEEE janky ass homemade spaceships that run like a square bicycle wheel. I did feel as if Rain didn't have enough information to be making the calls that she did (ie, not trusting the serum? Why not? Obv WE know not to, but how did she? If she been in a scene where she had CLEARLY seen the cage with the rat, this example would've been fine, but there were other little things like that that felt off. This was her first time in space, first time (presumably) in anti-grav situations, and she somehow managed extremely well, as if she was trained for it)

Anyway. Thats all ive got. I am emotionally spent and I cannot wait to get my grubby hands on a DVD. I heard rumors of another movie (Alien: Earth?) but that was on twitter which I quickly bailed on to avoid spoilers.

[some-one56]

A Dream is Not A Wish

Chapter Six~The Curse

Virgil tried to stay awake throughout the hours, but he was fighting the urge to lay down and sleep.

He looked over at the clock on the wall. It was 3AM.

Sighing, Virgil glanced back at Roman, who was also still awake. He was reading a book he found, seeming to try and keep himself calm.

Virgil then looked back at the others. Janus was buried under the blankets on the bed, curled up. Remus was laying next to Janus, one of his legs wrapped around him. He was snoring loudly. Patton was sitting in a chair by the wall, his head drooped slightly while he slept, and Logan was on the floor, leaned against the wall, barely asleep.

Virgil looked out the window, seeing the barrier of briars. He looked back down. "This is insane," he whispered.

"I know," Roman whispered back. "Y'know, years ago, I would've loved something like this. The fact that I'm in a Disney movie, in the world, getting to partake in it. But...knowing that we could die from all this.. it's terrifying. And I'm scared for Thomas.."

"So am I," Virgil said with a shaky breath. He ran a hand through his hair. "But it's better now that we're all together again. If we had to do all of this alone, it would suck ass."

Roman put his book down, laying it on the vanity. "When I first got here, the Dream Keeper appeared. And he told me Thomas would be better off without us. ...I told him that wasn't true, because it's not. But he said he could take care of Thomas on his own."

Virgil stared at the floor a moment longer, before looking back up at Roman, his face more alarmed. "So..he did this to get rid of us? To kill us off so Thomas is practically forced to listen to him?"

"That's what it sounded like he wanted.." Roman took a deep breath. He stood up. "But I'm not letting him get away with this. I've let Thomas down too much, and I'm not letting him down again."

"Roman, we don't stand a chance against him.. not right now, anyway," Virgil said, gently grabbing Roman's arm. He pulls Roman softly, sitting him back down.

Roman sighed, glaring at the floor. "I suppose you're right. But still... We can't let him do this. We still don't even know who or what he truly is."

"I think..Janus might know him," Virgil whispered, glancing back over at the sleeping Janus. Remus had practically gotten on top of him at this point, and was just trapping Janus underneath him.

"We can ask Janus more about him when they all wake up," Roman said quietly.

Virgil sighed, glancing back at the others. Then he saw something shiny in the corner of the room. "Oh, you've got your sword again?"

"Yeah. I thought the Dream Keeper disintegrated it, but luckily it's still in tact," Roman said. "Next time I see him, I'm stabbing him, I don't care anymore."

"You sound like your brother," Virgil joked, snickering softly.

Roman stuck his tongue out. "I take great offense to that statement," he said in a playful tone, chuckling quietly. "But we are twins, after all."

Virgil grinned softly, patting Roman on the back. "So. I've gotta ask. How does it feel being a Disney Princess?"

Roman smirked, fondly rolling his eyes. "Oh, it's just magical," he said sarcastically, grinning. "How about you, Snow White?"

Virgil laughed softly. "I'll never look at apples the same way ever again."

Roman laughed at that, sighing softly. "Yeah, that's fair."

Virgil sighed, his smile lingering for a bit. Then he looked back at Roman, his smile fading slightly. "But um.. In all seriousness, how are you doing?"

Roman's smile also faded as he looked down. "It uh.. I'm fine, Virgil."

"I don't need Janus to tell me that was a lie."

"Okay, fine.. I'm not..doing the best," Roman sighed, leaning against the vanity table. "I mean, this whole thing is one thing, but..if you're talking about the breakup, I'm still feeling like utter garbage."

Virgil nodded softly. "I get it.. Nico was..amazing.. but sometimes, you just have to move on, I guess.."

"Moving on isn't easy," Roman whispered, closing his eyes for a moment. "I..can't move on. I'm just..trapped in the past, and the memories.. I can't move away from it all."

Virgil was silent for a few minutes, just listening to Roman's words.

"Like I said...I keep letting Thomas down. I'm not trying to, but I am. No wonder he thinks so little of me.."

"That isn't true in the slightest," Virgil said, pulling Roman into a gentle hug. "He thinks the world of you, Ro. You are so incredibly important to him..to all of us. I know you don't believe me, but it's the clear truth.."

Roman leaned against Virgil, gently hugging him back. He smiled slightly, hugging him a bit tighter.

"And once we get back to him, he's gonna see just how important you are. And once you and him are ready, we'll go look for a new prince charming," Virgil said quietly.

Roman grinned softly, releasing the hug. "He better be a theater nerd, otherwise I don't want him," he joked.

Virgil laughed softly. "Oh god, the last thing we need is another you."

Roman laughed with Virgil, playfully shoving him. "Oh please. You love me," he snickered.

Virgil shrugged. "Eh. I tolerate you," he teased.

Roman grinned. "Well that's good at least."

Virgil chuckled, leaning back slightly in his seat. He sighed, looking up at the ceiling.

He felt hours begin to pass, and his eyelids began to feel heavy. The room started to become a blur as his eyes started closing and opening again.

He yawned, snuggling up in his chair, closing his eyes for a second. Out of the corner of his eye, he thought he saw a green fog. Deciding it was a trick of the light, he ignored it, slowly drifting off to sleep.

              ~¤~

Virgil was startled awake by someone frantically shaking him. He groaned, slapping the person's hands away, hissing. "What the fuck is it???"

"Virgil, wake up," Janus said, his tone frantic as he tried to shake Virgil awake again.

Virgil hissed again, shoving Janus off again. "What??? What is it??"

"Roman's gone."

"WHAT?" Virgil was wide awake by those words. He shot out of the chair, glancing around the room. Roman wasn't there. "Fuck. Fuck, I didn't mean to fall asleep! Shit!!"

"I already sent the others out to search for him, but we need to look too," Janus said, pulling Virgil out of the room.

Virgil ran with Janus, frantically searching all over the castle. "Oh my god, this is bad."

There was a faint green mist covering the floor of the entire castle, and Virgil noticed it seemed to be coming from a certain area. "Janus. Look."

Janus looked at the mist as well. "Where do you think it's coming from?"

"Let's follow where it's leading," Virgil said, quickly beginning to follow the mist. Janus followed after him.

The mist was taking them both to the tallest tower in the castle. Logan, Patton and Remus had all caught up with them.

They all stopped when they came face to face with a wooden door. It was slightly creaked open. The mist was flooding out of the crack in the door.

Virgil quickly opened the door.

At the other side in the room, Roman stood over a spinning wheel. He slowly raised his hand, his finger hovering over the spindle.

"ROMAN, DON'T!" Virgil screamed, running toward Roman. His fear was spiking at this point.

But Virgil wasn't fast enough for the curse.

Roman's finger descended on the spindle.

And he pricked his finger.

~¤~

Taglist: @samders-sides @thegirlthatdoesntofficiallyexist

Prologue - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 7

[tophthedaydreamer]

my thoughts on guardians of the galaxy vol. 3 (part two!)

spoilers ahoy!

At the end of part one, I began discussing the humor, which I'll continue to do so here. As I said before, the guardians just kept arguing but it wasn't funny. It felt serious. And there definitely should be times when they have serious arguments, they're under a lot of stress what with Rocket dying and all. But like, a lot of their interactions felt like this. Even their attempts to be funny kinda felt like annoying incompetence at times. There were few jokes that made me laugh, whereas with the first two I'm usually cackling. Vol. 1 and 2 are hilarious in my book. Yondu at the jewelry shop. Rocket's obsession with stealing mechanical limbs from people. "I'm gonna die here surrounded by the biggest idiots in the galaxy." The dance battle at the end of Vol. 1. The whole bit with Taserface! And the iconic "I'M MARY POPPINS, Y'ALL!"

I think the humor struggles in Vol. 3 because all the funny moments are put on Drax and Mantis. They make for some great comedy, as we've seen in Vol. 2 and the Christmas Special. But they can't be the only ones who carry the comedy, even if they're very likeable. Quill is mostly working through his issues with Gamora's semi-death, which I am glad is treated seriously. But that means he has less funny bits. Gamora is.... low-key annoying because she is a lot more rude than I was expecting. Sometimes I thought she hated the guardians (I understand why she's hostile towards Quill, with him insisting they were once madly in love). It felt a little out of character for her to be this mean, as she's supposed to be Gamora from Vol. 1. Idk, I guess the Ravagers rubbed off on her lol. Sadly, Gamora wasn't very likeable for me, but she did improve as the film went on. Groot exists. He does some cool stuff but mostly sits in the background waiting for the next battle.

Later I realized why the humor felt off is because Rocket isn't present. In the first two films, he's often the one who instigates a lot of the comedy. He bounces off of each guardian really well and is just a fun character. It's no wonder why he's a fan favorite! I understand why he's stuck in a coma, it's the whole point of the story for guardians to save his life, but I'm bummed out he was in it for so long. My sister suggested the idea of him being awake while his kill switch is slowly shutting his body down. There could still be that urgency, but also Rocket funny moments. I think the heist at OrgoCorp would've been a lot funnier if he was around. It could also make for some more drama. It would be interesting to see more and more of his past being dredged up against his will, as he tries to brush it off like it's no big deal, all while trying to ignore the increasingly unstable state of his body. He's not okay, but he's trying so hard to be. Until he finally collapses when the guardians make for Counter-Earth. I love the scene where Rocket reunites with Lylla. It's so powerful, and if I hadn't been watching with my family I probably would've cried hehe. All the flashbacks of Rocket's past was heart wrenchingly well done, holy cow. Props to Bradley Cooper for letting out one of the most primal screams I've ever heard in my life. Baby Rocket is such a tender soul that I wanted to go into the TV, beat up the High Evolutionary and take Rocket and Batch 89 home with me. My maternal instincts were going haywire lol.

I think the third act of the movie is the best part because Rocket's back and the guardians are kicking bad guy butt and saving people (in this case, clone kids and animals!). The High Evolutionary is such a slimy, horrendously vile villain that it feels so good when the guardians beat the crap outta him. We also get genuinely sweet Dad Drax moments ("You weren't meant to be a destroyer. You were meant to be a dad.") as he takes the kids under his wing. And we get some great Rocket moments as he discovers he really is a raccoon and lovingly carries the baby raccoons (ouuughhh my heart!!!). "The name's Rocket. Rocket Raccoon." is such a powerful line. All this time he thought he was a monster, but now he's embracing what and who he truly is!!!! I like how he insists the guardians save the animals too, and they do. And most of all, I love that Rocket lives. I'd read an out of context spoiler when Vol. 3 first came out back in May that Rocket dies. How unsatisfying would it be if he did? It honestly would feel like the High Evolutionary wins if Rocket dies. Movies nowadays kill off main characters for the shock and drama (even if it doesn't make sense). I'm so glad that Rocket is alive and he gets to flourish leading a new team. I'm honestly very satisfied with each guardian's ending. Quill reunites with his grandfather, Mantis goes on a journey of self-discovery, Drax becomes a father again, Nebula builds the home she never had, Gamora finds a new home with the Ravagers, and Groot and Rocket guide the next generation of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Overall, I rate this movie a 8/10. It has its rough patches, but the final act wraps it up nicely.

(also sorry I forgot about Adam. he's neat. I wish he got more screentime. Everytime I see him I think of Eustace lol)

[igeekwriting]

McGee and Internecine.

Definition: Adj, 1. Of or relating to struggle within a nation, organization, or group.

2. Mutually destructive; ruinous or fatal to both sides.

3. Characterized by bloodshed or carnage.

Scenario #1. Inspired by a scene from Rizzoli and Isles.

All you could hear was the sound of your own breathing and heartbeat. Your whole team pointing their guns at you as the suspect takes you hostage, holding his own gun to your head and threatening to kill you. The only thing going through your mind was to stop him.

You: Shoot him!!!! Shoot him!!!

You kept screaming.

Your eyes suddenly fall on McGee. The heart shattering look between you is something you only see in movies or read about in books. You and McGee have been dating for a couple of months.You haven't even said I love you to each each other yet, and now it looks like you'll never get the chance to. You break eye contact when you feel a sharp pain go through your side. A bullet had gone through you and into the suspects appendix, killing him instantly. Shock overtakes you. You don't even feel yourself fall to the pavement.

Paramedics rush to help you as you are falling in and out of conciseness from the loss of blood. The next time you're awake is when you're laying on the gurney with an oxygen mask on your face about to be rolled onto the ambulance. Your eyes search for McGee, and when they find him, he's already staring at you. You reach your arm out to him for a brief moment before you're put into the ambulance.

Later.

You've been in surgery for hours, while Gibbs and McGee have been sitting outside the operating room waiting to hear from the doctors taking care of you.

McGee can't help but go through every detail of that day.

McGee's POV

It was all happening so fast, no time to think, just react. We thought we had the "suspect" surrounded enough to where we thought he wouldn't try anything and possibly surrender. But he was very determined to get away. Y/N came running out of the building that was in front of us with her gun drawn, that's when he grabbed her, knocking her gun out of her hand and drawing his own gun and putting the barrel to her head and then he started dragging her away. I've never been so angry in my entire life, but it was short lived when I started hearing her scream "shoot him" "Don't worry about me, just shoot him" We caught each other's eyes and my whole heart and soul shattered into a million pieces. The thought of shooting Y/N turns my stomach. Then suddenly I saw the bullet go through her and it knocked the breath right out of me. It would've brought me to my feet, but I knew I had to be professional, so I quickly caught my balance. The last thing I remember clearly was right before she was put into the ambulance. Seeing her laying on a stretcher is an image I'll never forget, her eyes when she saw me, her arm reaching towards me as if she was begging me not to leave her.

End of POV

A doctor finally comes out to talk to Gibbs and McGee. McGee jumps out of his chair.

McGee: How is she?

Doctor: Her surgery took longer than expected. We had some difficulty replacing her blood supply. She's stable...for now. We'll keep her here under observation for the next two days. If nothing serious happens, then she'll be able to go home.

Gibbs: How long will it take for her to recover?

Doctor: Physically? Three months. Mentally and emotionally? I strongly recommend she have a mental evaluation before returning to work.

Gibbs: I'll make sure she does.

McGee: Me too. When can I see her?

Doctor: She's being moved into a room now, we'll let you know when she's ready for visitors.

45 minutes later.

McGee enters your hospital room and is surprised to find you trying to stand up. You've almost made it, but then you look up and flop back down on the bed.

You: The sooner I get out of this bed, the sooner we can continue with this case.

McGee doesn't say anything. Instead, he just stands there, studying you.

You: Timothy?

He swiftly walks towards you. You have no time to realize what's going on. You suddenly feel his hands gently cupping both sides of your face and his lips on yours. The kiss was soft, gentle yet intense and passionate enough to take your breath away. He breaks the kiss and deeply looks into your eyes.

McGee: I love you.

You silently pause for a second before responding.

You: I love you too.

[dalekofchaos]

OP, I apologize in advanced for turning your well crafted complaint on the fandom using AI to steal from the voice actors into a goddamn fandom drama post, but I feel I must.

The photo. It was a selfie they took together and Warren kept it. It wasn’t edited, Max is just surprised he kept it.

The locker. The nightmare isn't real. Just Max's dream, representing her worry about his one-sided feelings for her/only interested in sex. In the real locker, it's just a photo of her, which is kind of weird, but not as weird as Max going around and snooping into people's lockers. If you genuinely believe Warren's locker is real, you must also believe that Chloe is more interested in Victoria, Warren and Nathan more than Max, that's what you sound like. Everyone uses this as an excuse to act like Warren is the horrible stalker and worse than Jeffershit(yes, the nerdy high school boy is worse than the predatory pedophilic serial killer) But the thing is. Everyone was in the damn Nightmare. Jefferson, Frank, Nathan, David, Samuel and Chloe. People point out that Warren said and acted that way because Max was secretly disturbed by his attention. They also say Chloe acted the way she did in it because Max was insecure about their relationship. But what about when Max was talking to herself? The Nightmare-Max points out that Chloe bullies her, saying it’s like “Stockholm syndrome” and Max herself says that Chloe guilt trips her. Nightmare-Max also says she’s more worried about Chloe killing them than Jefferson also asking Max if Chloe even respects them in any way. If all those other scenes were Max’s secret feelings towards them, then what is this scene where she is actually discussing with herself how she feels about Chloe?

Alyssa. Oh for fuck's sake. Have you ever been fucking bullied before in your entire life? Alyssa is the second most bullied characters in the game next to Kate. Warren is the third most bullied. Do you SERIOUSLY think it was either person’s choice for that graffiti to be in that class? My best friend in high school constantly had her name paired with other people in class, simply because they hated that she reminded everyone about homework. So no, Warren and Alyssa were never in a relationship. “Warren was holding Alyssa” THEIR BEST  FRIEND IS JUMPING FROM THE FUCKING ROOF, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT THEM TO DO????

Warren did not try to play Max and Brooke. He asked Max first and if Max is interested they go together and if she says no then he would've asked Brooke. It's called asking a friend as a back up. People can invite friends if the former friend can’t make it or doesn’t want to. How the fuck is this in contribution to him being a creep? I've done it with my friends if someone can't make it and so have my other friends with their friends if their SO couldn't make it. Also Brooke acts jealous over Max for the entire game. Even if we reject Warren’s invitation. Also, why doesn’t the fandom give Brooke the same amount of shit they give Warren when she has a drone with a camera that can spy on the damn school? “Warren reacted negatively if you reject him” Do you not understand the concept of a joke “Fine, be a damn dirty human”

Stella. This is the alternate timeline where EVERYONE is different. Max is in the Vortex Club, why would a nerd be interested in a elitist bully? There is no evidence to support Max as a bully, but there is no info to suggest she isn't either. Looking at her texts with Alyssa suggests Max changed after she joined the VC. In unused audio, apparently Max would try to talk to Warren and Stella and they are very hostile towards Max and refer to her as a “fucking weirdo”.  Max has a monologue saying, "Victoria is my BFF... Warren thinks... I'm a freak...".

The flashdrive content. The Cannibal Holocaust and other movies. For fuck’s sake. People have dark humor. “I laughed my ass off” Warren never stated what part he was laughing at. For all we know he could’ve been laughing at the filmmakers finally getting their just deserts(heh) the the tribe finally kills them. I mean I laugh nearly everytime the dinner scene starts in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. That doesn’t make me or Warren creepy, it just means we have dark sense of humor. There are movies that are downright porn. SHOCK, A TEENAGE HIGH SCHOOL BOY IS INTERESTED IN PORN! WHAT'S NEXT? WATER IS WET??? I'm more concerned over the fact that Nathan Prescott has sexual torture framed in his room over Warren's interest in porn.

“He saw the video two and a half times” EVERYFUCKING ONE SAW THE FUCKING VIDEO. The Vortex Club, the skaters, Brooke and the fucking staff. Why the fuck aren’t you holding the adult men for watching the fucking video? Wells, David and Jeffershit watched it. Yet, we heard fucking nothing, but no. It’s Warren who deserves shit.  He looked regretful when he said he did. And also: remember that Brooke went show to Juliet something? and then if you talk to Juliet, she asked glowingly about the video? I bet it was Brooke who shows the video for Warren, and there was nothing left to see for Brooke, or to verify that it really was Kate. God, besides, it does not matter that he saw the video, he saw it and yet he worried about Kate and asked about her well-being. He NEVER bothered her, much less judged her. Also, Kate considers Warren a sweetheart and said “even angels need angels Max”

He's bragging because he is highly interested in math and science and he's toting his own horn

Lumping in Warren with a violent misogynistic mentally ill boy and the actual pedophilic murder is certainly a choice.

The difference between Max and Warren. Eliot and his poems are scary. The way you answer when he talk about Rachel is scary. That his room does not have personality is scary. He don’t talk with someone else or contacting more friendly and not only “occasion” with others students is scary. The way Eliot talks to Chloe in James’ room is scary and how an abuser talks. Eliot or they did it with nothing personality, void, or conceal something. Eliot is scary and weird… void. Warren is friendly and supportive and unlike Eliot, Max actually wants him in her life. Warren is not Eliot

"Warren is not a good person" He's Michel's favorite character. I have multiple character analysis posts that proves he's not the fandom boogeyman you seem to think he is. Post 1. Post 2. Post 3. Post 4. Post 5. Post 6. Post 7. Post 8. Post 9 Post 10. Ultimate post

And yes Max likes Warren whether as a friend or something more.

Before you say the window. Many people like to point out that Warren was waiting for Max and staring into her window. First of all that’s impossible. While he was waiting for her. He could not be staring into her window. Her dorm is either second or third floor. How the fuck could he even look into her window? Especially since you can’t see into the damn windows in the game. He only peeks around the corner once. You have to rewind in order to catch it, and I have had to rewind because he does it so fast, you could blink and miss it even. And he’s not even looking in the direction of her window, he’s looking towards the entrance to the dorm. Hmmm… almost like he’s waiting for someone, which he is!

Let’s talk about the good aspects of his character. 

Where everyone else tells Max their problems for Max to help them with, Warren is interested in listening to Max and helping Max throughout the game. No matter the context of the situation, Warren is there for Max. It’s Warren who encourages her to be sure of herself, who notices that Max isn’t well and always likes to listen to her to help her and give her reassuring words.

Max wanted to tell Warren all game about her powers and Warren instantly believed her. But if she told him in the beginning, I still believe Warren would’ve believed her.

Max did not want to see Nathan hurt Warren, so she put herself in harm’s way until Chloe drove up to her and Warren was willing to put himself in harm’s way to ensure Max’s safety.

Despite not knowing the context of Max’s request of what he knew about time travel, he emailed and texted her everything he knew about time travel.

Warren invites Max out to “Go Ape”(lol this fucking dork) it’s our choice, but if we choose yes, Max says it’s exactly what she needs to take her mind off things and Max was willing to hear him out.

She is wary of him making a move on her, but she has a lot on her mind and I think romance is the last thing on her mind but as the game goes on it is clear Max has an interest for Warren

I do believe Max is interested in Warren in her own way. It started out as friendship and had the opportunity to blossom into romance. I think she’s shy and confused about how she feels about him and doesn’t want to come to terms with the fact that she may be falling for Warren, but she trusts and loves him in her own way whether you choose platonic or romantic.

Both Max and Warren show worry over Kate and did something for Kate. Max helped her and Warren checked up on her.

And depending on whether or not you were able to save Kate, Warren is there for Max congratulating Max on saving her or there to tell her it is not her fault for being unable to save Kate and Warren will hug Max at the end of episode 2 but leaving enough space for Max’s personal space, it was sweet and nice of him.  Warren will send a message saying how proud he is that Max saved her or if Kate died, Warren is there for Max saying that they can cancel on their “Going Ape” date but leaves the option open if she needs something to help her take her mind off things.

Max asks Warren for help to build a bomb and Warren gives her the info she needs. lol Warren is Max’s ride or die man. Legends only. He even asks to make sure she’s okay.

When talking to Chloe in the pool about Warren

Chloe would reply with “ouch, sounds like friend zoned” Max would then reply

In the alternate universe, Max looks genuinely distraught that Warren hooked up with Stella.

Again in the alternate world, Chloe asks Max if she’s seeing anyone at Blackwell

Chloe even tells Max to go for him

Warren reacts to whether or not you kissed Chloe and is willing to step down if Max is more interested in Chloe, but Max says she still wants to go ape with him. So wholesome.

Even Kate wants them together. “Even angels need angels” and Warren certainly is a guardian angel to Max. 

Max’s cute little message for Warren’s dorm. Also worth noting while writing the message, Max will say “sometimes you have to take a chance and see what happens”

Warren was willing to throw himself against Nathan again with a loaded weapon to protect Max and Chloe. You have the option to intervene or not. Max does not want Warren to be like Nathan, so she stops him.

She might’ve sighed when Chloe said “that dude’s so in love with you” but a lot of romances in fiction either sighs or groans when their potential partner shows feelings for them. Perfect example is Han and Leia. Leia spent the majority of ESB sighing at Han being Han. This really isn’t a sign that Max is not interested or annoyed by his feelings, it’s something that normally happens between couples. 

Max takes the time to chill with Warren and even take a selfie with him

You have the choice to hug or kiss Warren

If you kiss Warren and Max examined Warren afterwords, Max will say this

Max trusts Warren so much that she wanted to tell him the truth about her powers from day 1, she kept pushing it off, but in the end she told him and he believed her. He don’t need any proof to believe Max of her powers. He believed her, listened to her and encouraged her to save Chloe.

After kissing Warren, Max’s journal will say this

If you choose Save Arcadia Bay. At Chloe’s funeral, Max stands next to him, and for a moment, it shows how she gets a little closer to him.

Sure, he may be persistent and come off as strong, but he has good intentions despite coming on too strong. Warren would be content with being best friend if Max made it clear she only sees friendship in him. But Max can find love in him if the player chooses

I am not saying Warren is perfect, he has many social issues he needs to work through. As someone with autism I see a lot of my younger self in him(I also see him as Autistic coded) and I've worked through those issues and become a better person because of it. I feel Warren can do the same. Maybe Max rejecting him or turning him down due to her trauma after Chloe's passing was a wake up call and they remained friends while Warren worked on his education, who knows. I am not giving D9 my money after that IGN article dropped.

Warren is in love with Max. And Max is starting to develop feelings for Warren. It took Warren a lot of persistence but it’s coming around. It also took an alternate universe of Warren to hook up with Stella for Max to realize she does have feelings for Warren, but it’s there.

Warren is in love with Max, Chloe loves Max, but she’s in love with Rachel. Warren likes Max for who she is. Chloe pushes Max to do things she wouldn’t normally do. Now they both do push Max to do things they want to do, like going to the ape movies and watching some movies. But for Warren, that’s it. The thing he push Max to see or read is what Max is already interested in. They share the same interests. They’re cute together.

Now you can say the same for Brooke. But the thing is that Brooke is too much at Warren’s level, to the point it’s better if they stay friends. I was a geek in high school and I have female friends who had my same interests and we discuss conversations and so on and share the same interest. It was so much alike, I never can like her and see us together. I always like potential partners who share interest with me but have some differences and I would prefer to have a partner who does have some difference too. And we can say that to Max and Warren.

And I just love them together. Their adorkable, cute and they just feel right. Plus Chloe & Kate approves.

Side note. To me, Warren represents unconditional love.

Although almost all of his actions that hers are for Max, he spends his time doing things to help others and not asking for anything in return. Unconditional love isn’t just for "the person you like" and doesn’t necessarily have to be "reciprocated." Unconditional love are those actions/gestures/words that make you want to do naturally, because you want the best for that person that you esteem/love so much, and even sometimes it is only born to do it to people you do not know, just out of sheer respect. Nothing is expected in return, just seeing that it helped something is enough for the love unconditional.

Perhaps Warren doesn’t have "a super important role and/or traumas for life" like what Chloe, Max, Kate, Nathan and even Victoria experienced, but Warren has his demons, his problems and his graceful actions are worth a lot, and don’t deserve to be underestimated and less denied. ​

Compared to Chloe, Max and Rachel, Warren can seem kind of dull. He’s not tortured. He’s not scared. All he wants is to go out to the movies with Max. That, though, is what I think makes him noteworthy. Of the main cast, Warren is pretty much the only one who doesn’t need Max to swoop in and fix something in his life. He doesn’t need to be comforted from his abortion, or reassured his mother will live. Max never needs to talk him down from a roof, or hold him while he screams at the injustice of losing his beloved. In a world that almost threatens to crush Max beneath the weight of everyone’s pain, Warren stands out as a beacon of calm and stability. Warren is like Max's "calm from the storm" (heh) because he doesn’t have any drama (besides nathan) he just wants to spend time with Max

I am really sorry this was longer than I intended it to be. Point being Warren while not perfect, is not the gross villain the fandom portrays him to be and he is not the kind of person who would use AI as he knows AI is not real and would do more harm than good. He certainly wouldn't use it to violate Max or anyone else.

I hate this, I don’t care who OK’d their voices to be used- I hate it

Ashly Burch and numerous VAs in the industry are striking because of this, I wouldn’t even call this fan work this is just soulless and lazy

Please Life is Strange fandom say no to AI!

You want more fanart? Commission

You want more fan voice work? Commission

You want more fanfics? Commission

You don’t wanna pay then learn how to draw/write/voice act yourself! Stop stealing other people’s work!

[callsign-joyride]

30/90 | J.H.S

Summary: Since you were 16, you completely loathed your birthday. After some tension in the air, you let it slip to Bob and Phoenix that it was your 30th birthday. Bob who, after some drinks and slight intimidation, let it slip to Hangman.

Pairing: Jake "Hangman" Seresin x fem!afab!reader (callsign: Dice)

Content warnings: Slight age gap (reader is 30, Jake is 33-34), SMUT (minors DNI), unprotected p in v, reader is on birth control

A/N: You don't want to know how long I've had this in my drafts.

"Okay, what the hell was that about? You could've gotten us killed if that wasn't a training exercise!" Phoenix yelled.

"It won't happen again."

"You know Mav is gonna be up your ass about telling that to our families, right?"

"There's nothing to tell, Phoenix! We're all fine!"

"Dice, take a breather," Bob said.

"Yeah, whatever," you said. You put your stuff down and tied the sleeves of your flight suit around your waist before walking out of the hangar.

You walked around base for a few minutes before heading to your room. You used the time to yourself to put your laundry away and change out of your flight suit. You knew that that was your last exercise of the day, so you slipped into a Navy shirt and running shorts. There was a knock on your door right as you finished getting dressed.

Phoenix and Bob stood outside of your door, so you let them in, grabbing a book to prop the door open.

"We're not gonna yell at you. I just want to know what happened out there today because you were completely fine yesterday and I'm a little worried," Phoenix explained. You sat on your bed and sighed.

"It's my birthday."

"Um, happy birthday? I don't see what that has to do with anything."

"I'm turning 30. The two of you are the only ones who know and I'd kind of like to keep it that way because I don't want to be treated like a baby."

"We won't tell anyone. I think everyone's going out for drinks tonight. You want to come with us? You can ride with me and Bob."

"No, I think I'll stay here. Maybe watch a couple movies and do some reading."

"Okay. Well, let us know if you change your mind."

"I will. Thanks, Phoenix."

"You're welcome."

Hours passed and all you did was watch Netflix on your laptop. As you checked your emails, Phoenix texted you saying that she was about to leave with Bob to go to The Hard Deck. You told her to have fun before going back to your computer.

It was almost one when you realized that your water bottle was empty. Just your luck that it was also past lights out, so you had to sneak out of your room and into the kitchen quietly.

The door to Hangman's room opened right as you walked by it, and he started to follow you to your room.

"Dice! Dice, wait up!" He kept on whisper-yelling. He eventually caught up to you and gently pushed you against the wall that was right next to your door.

"What's this about?" You asked.

"Little birdie told me it was your birthday."

"Bob? I'm gonna kill him."

"No, it's okay. I kinda hounded him about it, anyways."

"Why? I don't see why it matters to you. Hell, we're never in the air together."

"Listen, Dice. We might not be in the air together but that doesn't mean that I'm not allowed to care about you. You could've died up there, and we would've all been left to clean up the mess. I don't know what I would've done."

"What's that supposed to mean? You barely know me."

You glanced down and noticed that his hands were on your hips. You didn't expect your heart to start thumping at the feeling of how close the two of you were.

"We can continue this conversation right here or we can go to your room. Up to you," Jake whispered in your ear. It clicked. You grabbed his hand and pulled him into your room before quietly shutting the door.

You barely had a moment to think as Jake lightly pushed you up against the door and started kissing you. Your arms instinctively went around his neck as his hands roamed your body. He tapped the back of your thigh a few times, a motion signalling for you to jump.

He walked around the room with you in his arms before pushing you against the wall by your desk. You let out a soft moan as you started to feel him grind into you while kissing your neck. He finally laid you on the bed when you tugged at his shirt a few times.

Clothes were being lazily thrown around the room as the eagerness took over.

"Okay, you gotta be quiet. Are you on birth control or...?"

"It's fine."

Jake nodded his head before slowly kissing you. You groaned into the kiss and wrapped your legs around his waist as you felt him ease into you. After giving you a minute to adjust to his size, he started to pick up the pace.

"I'm so close. Fuck," Jake whispered into your ear. He reached down and rubbed your clit in tight circles. Your walls tightened around him and you had to bite your lip to suppress a moan as both of you came at the same time.

It took a few minutes for you to catch your breath, and it wasn't long before Hangman got up and started to look for his clothes. You stretched before putting your pajamas on, and he waited until you were done getting dressed to sneak back out of the room.

"This was nice," he said.

"Don't make it awkward, Bagman."

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[katerinabythesea95]

Scream rant

In the opening scene, i noticed that there are times when ghost faces tone changes, idk if anyone else hears it but i think it's cause bother Billy and Sty are taking at the same time not just one of them.

I think that Stu was the one who slices Steve and he hides behind the chair so Casey can't see him.

Also Casey has the same sweater as Stu, so maybe he was annoyed that he gave it to her and bought another one or there were two of them so that they could be twinsies when they were dating and Casey kept hers for some reason.

For those who don't know, the sheriff in Woodsburo is the same one in Nightmare on elm street. Which could mean that both movies occur in the same universe which in turn explains why when Dewey asks him if he thinks it was Billy who did killed Casey Steve and tried to kill Sydney, he replies: "20 years ago i would've said no, but kids nowadays..." Nightmare on Elm street came out 20 years prior to scream and also has the same director, Wes Craven.

Billy's motive is really clear when you pay attention to how he talks to Sydney. He sees her as merely a object for his own selfish needs, so yes he was upset about his mom leaving because of her mom, but he was really pissed about how Sydney changed, even though he tried to down play it.

You know the part where Sydney's in her house and Ghost face tried to attack Sydney? Well I always wanted to know why he waited so long to do so if he was already IN THE HOUSE AND SHE FELL ASLEEP. It would've been way too easy for him to kill but since he probably overheard Sydney talking to Tatum he thought it was best to play it safe just in case Tatum walked in and called 911 idk it's a loose reason but the best I can come up with RN.

I've watched some videos on details we've missed and along with the sheriff thing, i remember how they pointed out in a video that both cotton and billy lool similar especially from behind or sideways so it's easy to see why Sydney thought billy was cotton that night her mom was murdered.

There's a lot of forewarning in the scenes leading up to the big reveal of ghost face

you can see it in the first scene with Syd and Billy where a cover of don't fear the reaper plays in the background as they make out.

When ghost face chases Sydney up the stairs in the early scene, if you listen closely, you can hear him say, easy! Easy! Which is what Stu says to Tatum at school when she hits him with her lollipop

In that same scene, you can see Stu check his face for bruising from the night before when Sydney hit him

The two pranksters who dressed up as ghost face.

When Sydney asks how you cut someone open and Stu describes it graphically

The moment at the movie store, with billy Stu and Randy is a dead give away even if you haven't seen the movie before.

Billy's creepy stares lol

The whole EVERYONE'S A SUSPECT! is true. Cause i see all the characters and they each have a pretty plausible MO to be ghost face, not just Billy and Stu I'll dwell on that in a another post maybe.

When Billy tells Sydney that her mom was sleeping with his dad, Notice the look on Stu's face. You'd think he'd know this info because he's bff's with Billy but honestly his expression makes me think otherwise.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY RANDY WAS KILLED IN THE SECOND MOVIE. HE SHOULD'VE BEEN IN THE WHOLE FRANCHISE.

Im trying not to be disappointed if Stu isn't in the fifth instalment because I somehow have this idea in my head that he's still alive somehow and has passed down the ghost face mask onto the next generation.

I was looking at the cast for scream five and Randy's sister plus her kids are gonna be in it, so Im really intrigued cause she isn't talked about much or shown in the past movies except the second movie.

I think randy made more movies than the one we saw in scream 2, so maybe the Main characters find them and that's how they bring Jaime back. Also maybe there are videos he has with Billy and Stu in them at the very least.

Im trying not to expect too much for the movie but also i hope it doesn't disappoint too much

Maybe we'll get a backstory about how the gang met and maybe all the clues will point to Stu but if it's not his kid then maybe his ward. Or someone from his or Billy's family. Like for break it's not really that hard to come up with a good explanation to bring back Stu.

[theamityelf]

(I preordered Infinity War on iTunes as soon as I saw it on opening night, which I never did for Endgame, so let it be known that that's where I stand when I say)

Reasons I'm Mad About Infinity War:

The Wakanda fight. I've already gone into it; saying "We don't trade lives" and then using that as the justification for a battle in which black people get slaughtered in defense of an android is possibly the worst look imaginable. And I like Vision, a lot.

Also, because all of the white people in Wakanda are named, established, main characters and all of the extras in Wakanda are black, we're now in a "disposable black people" situation that just could have been easily avoided by not putting the battle there.

The dismantling of everything from Thor Ragnarok. Finally some real progress in the character development for Loki? Kill Loki. Thor lost an eye? Give him a new eye. Thor discovers that he doesn't need his magical weapon to be awesome, because it only helped him harness his power; it didn't give him power? Give Thor a new magical weapon, which he does need, in order to be awesome, and it pretty much does give him power. As disrespectful as Rise of Skywalker was. If you don't care to honor what a previous installment did for the lore of the series, then maybe you don't need to be making the next installment in a series.

This isn't something I dislike about the movie, because I think if anything it keeps her in-character, but I do feel that Wanda not joining the battle until a lot of casualties have happened gives the impression that she doesn't care about the people dying for her boyfriend; she just cares that so many of them are dying that the bad guys might make it to the lab soon. Super glad she didn't realize she can just make another Vision until after a lot of people died while she watched.

The treatment of Rhodey. His line "I'm pretty sure I paid for that" (or whatever), implying that his back injury was the price he paid for disagreeing with Captain America, is just the grossest thing. And having him pal it up with Team Cap right after adds more insult to injury. It's not a matter of which team I prefer; it would've been disrespectful to do that to Sam, too.

Tony's friends casually betraying him? I'm not a stan for Tony Stark, but it feels mean that Steve's friends are deferentially loyal to Steve and Tony's will be loyal to Steve whenever Tony isn't around. The fact that Vision, who came from JARVIS, verbally states that he is putting Wanda (who, as I've said before, had done nothing heroic in the whole MCU at that point in the canon) before Tony, seems pretty cruel. His relationship with JARVIS was built up for several movies and then demolished in a couple of minutes because for some reason the character who has never shown an interest in preserving human life deserves the utmost loyalty.

No, there is no way this was the only way, man. There is no way that "cut off Thanos's head with a sling ring while Mantis has him under" is a plan that didn't work.

But it's still much better than Endgame.

[celestialevie]

Flower Boy // George Weasley x GN! Reader

Summary: AU where y/n is working at the tattoo shop, while their best friend is an owner of a flower shop. What happenes when expecting to see your best friend for lunch, you end up meeting a tall ginger man. Warnings: fluff, mention of food, tattoos, flowers, George being absolute charmer Word count: 1.7k a/n: enjoy this aboslute fluff of a fic!! and again, english is not my first language so if there are any mistakes please do not hestitate to let me know about it!! ' Evangeline ' is an oc of mine, so she might appear in some of my fics as a side charachter. Also credit to @bwbatta for the dividers!!

Being a tattoo artist was one of the things you were proudest of. It wasn't easy to become one after neglecting art for so many years during High School. But after your best friend opened her own flower shop, she helped you get your inspiration for art being constantly surrounded by flowers and stories of why people were getting flowers. You were happy with everything but not knowing that wasn't the end of your happiness. It all started when you were on your lunch break and decided to swing by your best friend's flower shop to visit her. Expecting to see a small blonde girl behind the counter, you were shocked to see a tall ginger man standing there instead. '' Hello, how can I help you today? '' When ginger looked up, he felt as if someone kicked all of the air from his lungs because before him stood a beautiful person with y/h/c hair and y/e/c eyes. Smiling at them as they approached the counter, they were even more beautiful up close. '' Hi, um I'm looking for Evangeline? I didn't know she hired someone new. '' Ginger laughed, nodding his head. '' Ah yes, I'm only here temporarily. Unfortunately, you just missed her, she left to go on a lunch break with my uglier twin. '' You only laughed at that. '' Too bad, but can you please let her know that y/n looked for her? '' He nodded. '' I'll let her know. I'm George by the way. If you ever wanna ask her for me. '' George wiggled his eyebrows, making you shook your head. '' It was nice meeting you, but I have to go now. Please don't break any of her flowers she's not afraid to commit murder if you break something in her shop. '' his eyes widen, making you laugh as you were leaving but his voice stopped you. '' Hey! You come here often? '' he asks '' Considering I use to work here and my best friend owns it, yes. '' and with that, you left the shop, heading back to your workplace.

As the clock turned changed time to 8 pm, you relaxed finally going home after a stressful day. Just as you were open the door, Evangeline barged in. '' Hello, heard you've been looking for me. '' She grinned at her best friend, attacking them with a hug. '' Hello to you too,'' you said returning the hug '' I see the tall ginger you failed to mention to me kept his word. '' smirk appearing in the corner of your mouth as you recall your encounter with him from earlier today. '' It seemed to me you left a trance on Georgie boy. '' Evangeline wiggled her eyebrows, making you laugh '' You can't do that to me, I wanted to have lunch with my best friend only to find she ditched me for and I quote the ginger man '' uglier twin '', leaving me to get almost a heart attack. For a second I thought I walked into a wrong shop. '' Both of you walked out of the shop, heading towards your apartment. '' Speaking of that date, you also failed to mention you were dating someone, and here I thought we tell each other everything, tsk tsk. I'm disappointed. '' you nudged her, blush creeping on her cheeks. '' Oh my god are you blushing? He's making you blush just by thinking of him? You need to tell me about him. '' and so she did. She told you how his name is Fred and along with his twin, he has 6 siblings, making both of them the middle children. It was very interesting to know about a man who took an interest in my best friend. Deciding she'll spend the night at yours, you both got cosy into pyjamas and watched movies until you both crashed. The next morning you went together to work, letting you know she'll come to your work for the lunch break. So when your lunch break came, you didn't expect her to walk in with the same ginger man from yesterday. '' y/n/n, I brought us a bodyguard to keep us safe during our lunch break. '' grin played on her lips, making you shake your head. '' Yeah because we're so in danger that someone is gonna try and kill us while eating Taco Bell. '' George snorted, making you look at him. He looked even cuter than yesterday if that's even possible. Maybe there was something in gingers that you'd yet to discover that makes them so attractive. '' So flower boy, what do you do when you're not being a bodyguard or taking care of Evie's flower shop. '' he was grinning at the nickname. '' I own a joke shop with my brother, but we're currently redecorating inside so we had to close it for a week or two. '' An attractive businessman, that's a first one you snorted to yourself. Spending an hour with two of them, turned into a mostly back and forth conversation between George and you. Soon Evie had to leave, her lunch break coming to an end. To your surprise, George asked you if he could stay for a bit longer, which you said yes to since you had no client for another hour. He asked you about your art style, which, according to George made your eyes sparkle up with happiness, making him chuckle when you started to ramble not even noticing. '' You're rambling. '' he chuckled making you blush a little. '' Sorry, sometimes I can get carried away without even noticing. '' George smiled, taking your hand in his, making you look at him. '' Don't apologise, it's adorable. '' blushing even harder, you looked at the clock making you realise that in 15 minutes your client should be coming. '' Oh shit I didn't even realise how much time has passed already, I have to prepare for the next client. But hey if you ever want a tattoo you know where to come. '' You said and with that, you disappeared somewhere behind in the storage, kind of hiding from flower boy, because he's starting to make you feel things you haven't felt before.

Everything was happening so fast, in the next few days he kept coming either alone or in a company of Evangeline. She knew what she was doing and she was enjoying it. You even got to meet Fred, him wanting to meet the fascinating best friend of his girlfriend and the person who his brother can't seem to stop talking about. So when George asked you out, you said yes having nothing to lose. Deciding on a picnic, both of you packed some food, and he picked you up after work, leading you to a park. He prepared a blanket and put down the baskets where food and drinks were, sitting down and relaxing. '' How was your day? '' you began the conversation. '' It was good, mostly spent the entire day thinking of what to bring for our date tonight. '' a smile appeared on his face. '' How was yours? Any interesting tattoos you did? '' so you told him about this older guy who had half of his back tattooed with some weird game character, which made him laugh. Looking up at the sky, it looked amazing. '' Isn't the view beautiful? '' a grin played on your lips as you looked at the stars. George was only looking at you, and how beautiful you looked under the stars. If he wasn't already falling, he definitely would've now. '' Yeah, it couldn't be more beautiful. '' you looked at him and he was looking at you. '' Stop looking at me like that! '' He grinned at you, placing a hand on your cheek. '' Like what? '' he said softly while looking you in the eyes. '' L-like I've placed all the stars in the sky as if I'm the most unique thing on this planet. '' you were avoiding his eyes, knowing you wouldn't be able to breathe if you do. George had other plans, because he softly placed finger under your chin, making you look up at him. His eyes were filled with so much adoration, making you get lost in them. '' I've been looking at you like that ever since we first met, darling. I've grown quite fond of you from the first time our eyes met. '' a smile was spread on both of your lips '' God how much I love seeing you smile. I like you so much, love. '' placing your hands on both of his cheeks '' Can I tell you something? '' you said quietly almost a whisper. '' You can tell me anything. '' ''I like you too flower boy. '' even bigger smile was on his lips. '' Could you say it again? '' you furrowed your eyebrows. '' Were you not listening? '' he shook his head. ' No, I was, I just like the sound of your voice. '' you shook your head at his goofiness. '' Can you kiss me? '' a grin appeared on his lips '' Thought you'd never ask. '' and with that, he placed his soft lips on top of yours, lips mending with each other. It was like fireworks exploded inside you, from how much happiness you felt in this moment. Everything was perfect.

The next day you decided to visit Evangeline in the shop, expecting to see I guy you've grown s much fond of. And there he was stood with Fred and Evangeline, his beautiful smile playing on his lips. '' Hello, hope I'm not interrupting a big secret meeting. '' you joked as you approached them. George pulled you in his embrace, placing a small kiss on your temple as he sneaked an arm around your shoulder. '' Of course not love. '' you smiled at him, starting a conversation with him, not noticing how Fred and Evangeline were looking at the two of you. '' I haven't seen her smile like that in ages. '' Evie said, '' Hey flower boy, '' Fred began only to be shot by a dirty look by you. '' Hey, only I can call him that,'' you said and with that making everyone laugh including yourself. This is the happiest you've been in forever, and you could only hope it could stay like this forever.

[mischief-marauders]

Modern Marauders: Halloween costume gone wrong

Sirius slammed his charms book down on his desk. “No! Do not ask me again! I am not risking your parent's wrath!"

James sat next to him and flashed him a grin. “Our parents. You don’t want to risk our parent's wrath.”

Sirius smiled softly with a blush creeping over his cheeks. “Our parents.”

James slapped his knee and Sirius gave him a smirk. ‘I’m still not risking it”

James flopped back on the bed and groaned. 

It was Halloween night and they were home, bored out of their minds. James would’ve gone out but Sirius was grounded due to an unfortunate mix of boredness, fireworks, Remus’ favorite sweater, and a Charms classroom. James didn’t want to leave Sirius by himself so he didn’t make plans. Until he checked Instagram and saw that Lily and Remus had gone to a muggle party in her neighborhood. It had all of his favorite things. An unsupervised house party, alcohol, and Lily. Oh and Remus.

James pouted at Sirius. “Please Sirius? Lily and Remus are having the time of their lives and you know how much I love Halloween parties. I promise we’ll sneak out and be back before mom and dad get home.”

Sirius snorted as he read his Charms book, doing the extra readings as part of his punishment.  “Your plans never work and we always end up getting in trouble. I don’t want to risk our parent's wra-”, Sirius paused as James looked at him with a puppy dog face. 

“I am not falling for that asshole,” Sirius said as he scowled at James.

James' eyes got bigger and his bottom lip protruded more.

Sirius groaned. “If I say yes, will you stop?”

James whooped and sprinted to their shared closet. “Yes. Now, what’re we going to wear? Oh! We can wear out Hogwarts robes!”

Sirius clapped sarcastically. “Great idea Jamie! Let's wear the uniform from our school of magic to a muggle party. Dumbledore would love that"

James groaned in frustration. What else could there be? He had a Mexican and Brazilian soccer jersey but that would be too basic. He needed something fresh. Original. Something that would impress Lily. He suddenly spotted a lone red hoodie and grabbed it with a triumphant smile on his face. He turned to Sirius, holding the hoodie above him like a prize.

Sirius raised his eyebrows as James asked “So, what are your opinions of paint on fur?”

Remus took a sip of his beer and surveyed the party with practiced disinterest. Lily’s neighbors who went to a muggle school in the area had invited them and while he wasn't too fond of Halloween and seeing people in werewolf costumes, he needed to get out a bit. Lily sidled up to him and let an exaggerated sigh of air. She was in the Scarlet Witch costume she had worn some time ago for his birthday party. He donned his Captain America costume to match with her. It was still the best birthday he had ever had and he loved having an excuse to put it on again

“Still haven’t talked to Sirius yet?”

Remus snorted and took a gulp of beer. He had been giving Sirius the cold shoulder. They all had plans to come to the party together but someone had the bright idea to set off fireworks during charms class. Which resulted in a furious Flitwick and Remus’ favorite sweater being charred. 

“I still need to ignore him for a couple more days to make sure he gets the message.” 

Suddenly, Remus yelped and dropped his beer on the grass as something nosed at his ass. Lily turned around, fist up and ready to pummel whoever decided to grab Remus when she dropped her fist and a grin overtook her face. James was standing there, grinning and dressed as Miguel from Coco and Sirius in dog form, painted to look like Dante. James was wearing jeans, a white shirt, a red hoodie over top, and his face was painted like a skull. Sirius the dog was covered in a rainbow of colors and patterns, looking exactly like one of the magical Alebrije’s from the movie. 

Lily laughed and asked “Are you serious?” at the same time that Remus bent down, scowling at the dog and asking, “Are you Sirius?”. 

Padfoot wagged his tail and barked at Remus.

James shrugged and said, “I was going to bring a guitar but that would’ve been too much.”

Remus ran his hands through Padfoot’s fur and scowled at James. “Do you know how long it’s going to take to get this paint out of his fur?”

James ruffled his hair in nervousness and tried not to make eye contact with the dog. 

“Oh come on, I looked it up. The paint will come off when he transforms back."

Remus narrowed his eyes in suspicion as Padfoot growled at him. James flashed him an overconfident grin, hoping it masked his lie. He had zero idea if the paint would come off. Sirius only agreed to be painted if it would come off immediately after.

Suddenly, Padfoot turned around and trotted into the house, full of blaring music and dancing teenagers. 

Lily traced her finger over the paint on James’ face.

“This looks amazing. I didn’t even think you knew what Coco was.”

James put his hand over hers and flashed her a small smile. 

“I heard you talking about how it's your favorite movie and it does have my people in it. I had to watch it. You have good taste by the way."

Remus was pretending to vomit at their flirting when a terrified girl in zombie makeup came out of the house, walking straight to them. 

“Um Lily?’, she started nervously, “Your friend's rainbow dog is drinking beer from a bowl in the kitchen. We tried to take it away but he growled and snapped at us”

Remus groaned and ran into the house, mumbling “Dumb dog”

Zombie girl drifted away as James grabbed Lily around the waist and put his hands gently on her hips. 

“By the way, I love the costume. You look amazing.”

Lily blushed and opened her mouth to flirt back when she was interrupted by Remus being dragged out of the house, his wrist clamped gently between Padfoots teeth. 

“Sirius, where are you taking me? I shouldn’t even be talking to you after what you just pulled. I don’t know how things worked at the noble and ancient house of incest, but dogs normally don't drink alcohol."

He paused as some of the people milling about outside of the house looked at him in confusion. 

“Can I fucking help you?”, he snarled at them. He glared at them until they all turned away awkwardly. Padfoot dragged him into the woods next to the house. 

All Lily and James could hear was Remus muttering “If you’re dragging me into the woods to try something, I hope you know I’m not turned on by the dog form”  

James looked down into Lily’s eyes. She looked ethereal under the moonlight. Her green eyes were alight and looked like shining emeralds. The look in her eyes and smirk on her lips drove him insane. He will always be amazed at the fact that she gave him a chance to show her that he's not a toerag. It's been months and every day it feels like a dream come true. He leaned his head down a little and she lifted her's to meet him halfway. Their lips were less than an inch away from each other when they heard screaming coming from the woods. James and Lily looked up startled as they saw Remus running out of the woods, bent over with laughter. A scream of frustration came from behind him along with the sound of pounding feet.  

“I’m going to fucking kill you James!’ Sirius roared as he ran straight at him from the woods, completely naked in human form, yet still covered in the paint he had on with his dog form. 

Lily screeched and covered her eyes as Sirius tackled a laughing James and knocked him over. 

Remus was bent over, gasping for air between his laughter. 

"You should've seen his face when he saw that he was still painted" Remus crowed, his face alight with mirth.

Sirius sat on top of a cackling James and pinned his arms behind his head. He struggling to hold him and let out a groan of frustration

“Stop laughing so I can kill you, asshole”

“You look so good though!” James wheezed between laughter and gasps of air as Sirius punched him in the stomach.

“You knew the paint wouldn't come off” Sirius hissed angrily.

James' eyes were watering with tears as he tried to break from Sirius’ hold. 

“I didn’t think you were going to transform back so soon! How was I going to know that you would try to get frisky with Remus during a Halloween party when you have zero clothes? C’mon, you wouldn’t have come with me otherwise and this costume needed a multicolored dog”

Sirius let out a huff of angry air as he punched James one last time and then stood up. He couldn't even be mad. It was a genius idea and something he probably would've done. This was going to be funny as hell if they somehow managed to get the paint off before their parents came home.

Remus wiped the tears from his eyes and struggled to stop laughing as Lily ran into the house and came back out with a tablecloth. She handed it to Sirius and helped a groaning James up as Remus helped tie it around him in toga style. 

Sirius was tying it in the front when he turned slightly and flashed a cheesy grin at Lily. “My eyes are up here Evans”

Lily rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. “You wish Black. I've seen enough of you tonight to last me several lifetimes. Do you have any shame at all? Are you not embarrassed to be naked in public? Is public nudity normal to you?”

Sirius shrugged and held Remus' hand. "What's there to be embarrassed by?"

Remus raised his eyebrows at Lily. "You should try sharing a dorm with him. He doesn't believe in doors, curtains, or privacy."

"He thinks he's God's gift to humanity", James said as he checked his abdomen for broken ribs. Once he was sure that nothing was broken, he held his bruised stomach and grinned at each of his best friends. He wrapped one hand around Lily's waist and he threw his other arm around Sirius's shoulders, making sure to squeeze his shoulder hard enough to bruise. 

“Now that thats over, let's party?'" James said as he led his friends back into the party, humming Proud Corazon under his breath.