#if Iris has no fans I am dead

[neverfaerie]

Iris collage by @neverfaerie

[whousestypewriters]

──── ୨ৎ IM A FAN — GRAYSON HAWTHORNE + READER ‧₊˚

a/n: hi lovelies! look its my first smau/fic (on this acc) and since i love making them here we are :))) hope you enjoy <3 sorry if this is too long btw. i need a grayson guys... maybe a possible series?!?!

grayson hawthorne was bored okay? he was bored, and for a man like him to be bored literally nothing must be happening. so how i hear you ask did he end up on the youtube page of a very popular booktuber? he blames xander, for watching her on the tv curled up with max earlier today. something about you.. intrigued him.

he stared at the account for the longest time before finally, finally clicking on your latest video about your fall tbr. and once he heard your voice it was like he was in a trance. the calmness of the video, your narration and the way you spoke to the viewers made him feel as if he was sitting there next to you on your bed.

he never watched this type of thing. he never really watched stuff at all. but suddenly here he was binge watching every single one of your videos. it was as if he had no control over himself and he just wanted to continue to watch them for the rest of the day.

by the time he had realised how late it was, it was dark out and the time read 6:43am. it must've been the delusion that made him type out the comment, or the fact that he hadn't actually slept yet. but either way he made a comment and that, that was the beginning of the start of everything.

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you screamed. you actually screamed when you saw the comment on you post. grayson hawthorne??? the grayson hawthorne had watched your video? holy mother of-

the hawthorne's were notorious, all of them were, but grayson, he had the largest fanbase. the most obsessive one. the one with the girls that go crazy over anything and everything about him. its insane to think that he had commented on your video.

you thought it might've been just a once off. y'know he was just scrolling on youtube - yeah right thats not believable at all - and he happened to stumble across your video?

or maybe it was xander, he's followed you for a while actually, occasionally commenting and flirting with max in the comments. maybe he put grayson up to it. a once off.

so grayson commenting on your video really meant nothing - lies it meant everything - nothing, it meant nothing. who even cares? you definitely don't.

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yn.books

liked by alya.green, maxine.liu.loo graysonhawthorne and 346, 282 others

yn.books what are you reading right now? (psst the book of the month is divine rivals by rebecca ross!)

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user1 the book queen posted!!!

user2 i bought divine rivals yesterday can't wait until my copy comes!!

user3 i died when i read the end 😭 roman and iris my babies

user4 OH OH OH GRAYSON HAWTHORNE IN THE LIKES??????

user5 RIGHT AND AFTER HE COMMENTED ON HER VIDEO A FEW WEEKS AGO

graysonhawthorne would you recommend divine rivals?

yn.books yes 100% its such a lovely read i definitely recommend you read it!

user6 GRAYSON??????????? GRAYSON??????

user7 GRAYSON HAWTHORNE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?????

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"you bitch!" your best friend's voice fills your apartment as she rushes inside and stops dead in the living room. "why am i only now just finding out that grayson hawthorne comment on your posts?"

the murderous look on her face has you siting up quickly putting your book down on the couch. "...because i didn't tell you?"

"its the grayson hawthorne. i cannot believe that grayson hawthorne is commenting on your posts!" alya's harsh look turns gleeful as she rushes towards you and jumps on the couch - careful not to land on your book - and sidle up next to you to gossip.

"so why do we think he's interested in you all of a sudden?"

"he's not interested in me, alys."

"nope, he commented on your insta and your youtube, you're one step away from a marriage proposal now- hey, what type of wedding do you want?"

"we don't know, it could be xander's doing or even max's."

"nope you're gonna have kids together i can feel it."

"alya green-"

"OH MY GOD!!!!" she screeches jumping up and down. "OH MY GOD!!"

"WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?" you shriek back.

"LOOK!" she's grins shoving her phone into your hand

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graysonhawthorne

liked by thehawthorneheiress, thexanderhawthorne ticking.time.bomb and 3, 622, 484 others

graysonhawthorne 🏛 💭 📖

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user1 OOHHHHHHHHHHH

user2 im giggling so hard rn i love this man

ticking.time.bomb why the sudden interest in reading gray?? 🤨 i saw the divine rivals copy in your bag

thexanderhawthorne THIS IS WHY HE HAD THAT BOOK?? gray are you trying to steal my book girl?

maxine.liu.loo excuse me she's my book girlie. not yours i just let you borrow her

user3 oh he's obsessed

user4 wish that was me fr

user5 i want himmmm

user6 the book girlies and the grayson girlies really won today

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"grayson hawthorne," the sound of jameson's voice was never welcome in grayson's bedroom and clearly by the tone of his voice; this wasn't going to be good.

"when were you going to tell me that you picked up a fictional book? he paused. "even more so, when were you going to tell me that you got said fictional book from a 'book queen' of youtube."

grayson paused his reading and put down his copy of divine rivals, to look at a smirking jameson at his doorway.

"leave, jameson."

"okay gray, but let me know how your book goes, i hear it has a really shocking ending," jamie smiles and slowly walks away, calling out to xander to talk about books.

okay maybe his actions were a little out of character, but he wanted to understand what you were going to say in the next video. he wanted to be in the loop, to undertand what you were talking about.

he wanted to have something to talk to you about.

𐔌 . ⋮ 🏷️ tags .ᐟ ֹ ₊ ꒱

@arqbella, @midiosaamor, @maybxlle @reminiscentreader, @ecliphttlunar,

@tornqdowarnings, @catapparently, @zenikswaffleshop, @off-to-th-r4aces, @emila07

[seecarrun]

My pal!!!!!! My friend!!!!!!! I'd like to tell you a beautiful little secret!!!!!! You want to know what that.....

Domesticabuseshipping is dead you genwunners!!!!!!!!!

Amourshipping is canon losers!!!!!

Ah man. Normally I would just delete this and go on with my day, as I am a whole ass adult with like, a husband and child and career and mortgage and shit, and I haven’t seen childish fandom bullshit like this since literally the 1990’s, and I have better, more important things to do with my life and you are just going to respond to this with the same repeated thing over and over again.

But luckily for you, said career is actually a kindergarten teacher, so I like working with sad and upset children.

Because honestly? I think that’s what this is all about. I think you are sad and mad and upset about how Serena’s character was wrapped up on the anime, and I think you have every right to feel that way.

I’m not a Serena fan, myself, but I have no ill feelings towards those who are. Love what you love, I say! I actually couldn’t get into the BW or XY anime, just not my thing, but I did start rewatching again at Sun Moon, and I can absolutely see why a Serena fan would be frustrated at how they ended things for her. Literally all the other traveling companions (save for May and Max, for obvious reasons with May’s Japanese VA) had a more significant wrap up with Ash than she did in the last season.

Misty and Brock both got the whole Aim to be a Pokemon Master thing, Dawn came back to watch Ash complete during the World Coronation and cheer him on, Iris was IN the World Coronation thing as a gd champion!!

Serena got an episode, and she didn’t even interact with Ash in it hardly at all. She spent the whole time with Chloe, and only saw him in passing when he walked past her to get on the boat at the very end. There was no blushing, no love confessions, neither the kiss nor Sarena were eeever talked about again. She got a non speaking cameo watching him against Leon along with the others and that was it. I have my own opinions as to why the writers did that, but that is neither here nor there, that’ll be a post on it’s own.

But that’s frustrating! I totally get that! She was the only traveling companion to kiss Ash, surely that means something and she’ll be brought back or brought up and she and Ash will be together forever!

But nope, pokemon isn’t that kind of anime. It and Ash’s journey ended with just him and Pikachu running off into the sunset, with Gary, if we’re being honest, as probably the most significant human to him in the end (as it should be, my old ass genwonner heart LOVES how Gary was there at the end living in Ash’s head rent free lol).

So I do get why you are upset and lashing out. I think it’s dumb and immature and annoying, but I get it.

My parting wish for you is hope that you’ll realize that literally no Ash ship is canon; his time in the anime is done and he ended up with no one, and that is simply okay because it’s pokemon and romance in that show has literally never been the point. I hope you keep on loving your favorite characters and ships and that you let everyone else enjoy their’s.

Buuuut let’s be honest, I know that you are just going to ignore everything I wrote and keep doing this same shit, but it was worth a shot, right? :P

I hope you have the day you deserve. <3

[kittyundercover1]

List of Wild Kratts stories and AUs (featuring my WK OCs) that have been brewing in my mind for years:

1. Four Leaf Clover

My main Wild Kratts OC story! It’s uploaded on Wattpad and AO3.

The story follows a young botanist named Clover Hallows as she encounters the Wild Kratts followed by her silly little adventures with them. There’s action, adventure , romance, the perfect silly OC story for any silly OC fan.

2. Frozen AU

No surprise that it’s already been done in the fandom, but I just wanted to add my OCs into it.

Anna: Clover

Elsa: Iris

Olaf: Aster

Hans: Martin

Kristoff: Chris

Sven: Jimmy Z

Basically the story of Frozen, but with Clover, Iris, and Aster as Anna, Elsa, and Olaf.

I had no other thoughts to make Martin the bad guy (Hans) unless I have the role to Zach. Otherwise, Clover x Zach would have to be a ship to deal with—

Although I am always up for some potential Clover x Martin moments.

3. Multiple Swap AUs

At this point, I got a swap AU for a swap AU, so I’ll categorize them as simply as I possibly can

Clover and Aster 🔁 Chris and Martin

Clover, Iris, and Aster with swapped roles of each other (Iris as Aster, Clover as Iris, Aster as Clover, etc). There’s two versions of this

Clover, Iris, and Aster 🔁 Aviva, Koki, and Jimmy Z

4. Villain Clover AU

From what I’ve previously written down:

Clover becomes corrupted and turns into a villain. From an experiment gone wrong by Zach from him capturing her, she feeds into all her anger, struggles, and frustration in her life and almost overthrows Zach’s company.

She eventually has more power than him and even has a few robotic henchmen and gadgets of her own. All of which she makes Zach create. All she does is customize and design it with her signature flowery patterns and designs.

The Wild Kratts crew try their best to save Clover, but every time they intervene, they stray away from her. Iris and Aster eventually learn their sister is now evil and tries helping the Wild Kratts crew the best they can as an aspiring businesswoman and basketball player.

Seven is better than one.

Probably might end up changing the concept until it’s something I like.

I made a playlist on Spotify for it that’s a WIP.

5. Clover Dies AU (Major Character Death AU)

Aka my attempt at making an angst story:

After a fatal Creature Adventure leaves Clover dead, the Wild Kratts crew and her family grieve over her death.

I suppose each chapter or story dives into the crew and her family’s feelings. Plus I had an animatic idea for Aster’s chapter.

I also made a playlist for this on Spotify that’s also still a WIP

6. College AU

I don’t know HOW this is gonna work considering their ages, but imma try to make it make sense.

Clover:

- Freshman

- Majoring in botany. Minoring in chemistry

Iris:

- Senior

- Majoring in business management. Minoring in economics

Chris:

- Freshman

- Majoring in biology

Martin:

- Senior

- Majoring in zoology

Aviva:

- Sophomore

- Majoring in engineering

Koki:

- Sophomore

- Majoring in cybersecurity

Jimmy:

- Freshman

- Majoring in aviation

Aster:

- Sophomore (IN HIGH SCHOOL HA)

- Still wants to become a basketball star

I also like considering this an unofficial story to how Chris and Clover met, how the Wild Kratts would eventually form, etc.

7. The Fresh Beat Band x Wild Kratts AU

I absolutely loved watching The Fresh Beat Band when I was younger. If you never heard of them, it’s a show of a fictional band that aired on Nick Jr.

There’s also an animated spinoff called Fresh Beat Band of Spies, but I haven’t had the time to rewatched it yet. Once I do, I’ll probably add more onto the AU.

Anyways, I’m binging the original show and having multiple fixations at the same time (aka me on a normal Tuesday), I’m like “how can I make this about the Wild Kratts and my OCs?” And behold, this AU was born:

Jimmy Z - Twist (yellow guy)

Aster - Shout (orange guy)

Aviva - Kiki (pink girl)

Koki - Marina (blue girl)

Their roles fit SO well.

Final thoughts:

Let me know if you have any questions or thoughts about my Wild Kratts AUs. I’d love to expand on them someday and I just love rambling about my OCs and stories as a whole. My ask box and DMs are always open!

[phanfictioncatalogue]

Fics Not Rated (2) Masterlist

part one

a teenage beauty queen of sorts (ao3) - orphan_account

Summary: dan gets into the world of being a beauty guru, and phil’s just the cute admirer

Advent Calendar 2019 (ao3) - Phantje

Summary: Dan and Phil are best friends. Also, Dan loves Phil, but Phil doesn't need to know that, especially as it could unredeemably change their relationship. Also, Dan loves being part of Phil's daughter Ashley's life. As long as he can stay close to them and see them be happy, he should be fine.

When Phil asks him for a favour, Dan agrees without hesitating, unaware of how much a taste of his dream life would affect him.

Cold, Empty Mattresses and Falling Stars (ao3) - conshellation

Summary: 2009 au where phil and his family own a campground/cabins in an area that is known for stargazing and phil has lived his entire life there, therefore knowing a lot about stars. dan and his family come from the city to said campground because dan is a nerd and asked to come there for his birthday.

Dan’s Plants (ao3) - amazingdalien

Summary: Dan owns a plant store. Phil keeps bringing back his dead plants.

DreamCasts Presents (ao3) - SummerFlingsAndThings (QueenJunoTheGreat)

Summary: Phil's son is obsessed with the faceless man who narrates audiobooks.

Dan's daughter is obsessed with the brightly dressed librarian in charge of the children's department.

And Dan and Phil? Well, they're a little obsessed with one another.

endings, endings, beginnings. (ao3) - commonemergency

Summary: A lot can happen in eleven years, he said, finishing his cup of coffee. Dan and Phil had lived a full life. It wasn’t always happy, but nothing can ever truly be happy, but it was finding the happiness and the light in those dark places.

Exposed (ao3) - breatherepeat

Summary: The video is posted and the truth is out to the world. Dan continues on his journey to self-acceptance and love.

Friends won't treat me like you do (ao3) - Mangomelions (orphan_account)

Summary: Phil pretends to be Dan's boyfriend to stop a creepy guy hitting on Dan. The lie escalates and they decide to keep it up for a while. How long can they keep pretending?

HOT TO GO! (ao3) - ae121

Summary: Dan loves his roller skating job where he gets to sing and be silly.

He loves his boyfriend Phil, even more.

I Dare You To Stay (ao3) - realityfallsapart

Summary: Dan Howell is a barista working a shitty job, frequenting his shitty apartment, and living a shitty existence, hiding his asexuality and going for a PHD in self-depreciation and depression. Phil Lester is a part-time intern, part-time employee at a local weather station, trying to get experience in his field and make a name for himself, while juggling a second job at the nearby Tesco's to give him some financial breathing room. Their paths were never supposed to meet, but what happens when they do anyways, one rainy day in Manchester?

I Don’t Wanna Think of Anything Else (Now That I’ve Thought of You) (ao3) - danscardigan

Summary: Dan and Phil meet and fall in love, all in one night.

I Don't Want the World to See Me (ao3) - Mysticallykai

Summary: Dan and Phil's first meeting, based off of Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.

Dan hasn't really accepted that he likes men, and Phil is incredibly patient with him. Smut, angst and fluff.

ilomilo (ao3) - oliblu

Summary: Dan's childhood best friend unexpectedly passes away, after returning home from the funeral, everything seems different. Is it just Dan's mind playing a devious trick on him or is his world truly falling apart?

Inheriting love (ao3) - Fictropes

Summary: Dan lives and works in a small village where everyone knows everyone. A place where everything is typical, until Phil comes along.

instructions unclear (ao3) - danisnotreadingfanfic

Summary: this came to me in a dream. i am sorry.

Kaleidoscope (ao3) - danisnotinteresting

Summary: A fan makes up a rumour about Dan which turns out to be true, he assumes Phil must of leaked this and becomes very distraught.

Knock Out (ao3) - Spring_Haze

Summary: Dan and Phil receive a boxing-related challenge while filming PINOF 10, and it inspires the couple to explore their kinks and have incredible sex.

Missing you (ao3) - roman (orphan_account)

Summary: Phil watched as the Skype call went through and Dan's beautiful, pixelated face showed up on his laptop. His smile was wide and he looked really happy, Phil missed seeing this side of Dan; he just missed Dan in general.

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Phil is in Florida, Dan is not. Phil misses him

(more than just a) summer fling (ao3) - zsunsetz

Summary: dan howell absolutely despises the beach. but maybe a model called phil lester can help him out with that.

Naughty! Do Not Eat (ao3) - talentisntgenius

Summary: Why Dan Had To Call an Ambulance but it's parent!DnP

oh no (not now) (ao3) - kishere

Summary: It's the year 2013 and Phil, an omega, has an okay enough life. He's recently moved to London to pursue an opportunity to work for BBC Radio 1, he has a new flat, and his YouTube channel has been on an upswing. Sure, his heats are so inconsistent he finally had to ask his fiancé of five years, Dan, to help him through them so he could try and live a normal life. Which wouldn't be such an issue if Dan wasn't in love with Phil's hotter, tattooed twin, Dillon...

Somewhere Only We Know (ao3) - raisedufromperdition

Summary: The bench overlooking the lake in Central Park was the place Dan would go to lose himself in his thoughts and be alone. That is, until Phil Lester joins him one day, and suddenly Dan is no longer going to the bench to be alone. Suddenly the bench is where he gains a best friend, and where he falls in love.

SPI: A Dan and Phil Paranormal Investigator AU (ao3) - trancelover99

Summary: So I made a TikTok where Dan and Phil were Paranormal Investigators, and I decided to make an AU based on it.

The Cherry Blossom Secret (ao3) - BlueFox1319

Summary: A secret lies in this hideaway, for when an almost mad artist and a grief ridden photographer meet.

Their worlds could either wilt or bloom with unknowing enchantment.

To Live and Let Go (ao3) - raisedufromperdition

Summary: Upon his diagnosis of a terminal illness, Dan vows to spend the rest of his short life with Phil by his side, completing his bucket list while learning what it really means to live and love.

without saying a word (you had all of me) (ao3) - rainbowroshenpower

Summary: I trace it all back, three-thirty AM

That night, something turned in my heart

While you were sleeping, I fell in love

[dove00]

(I am not saying all shippers!!!! Didn’t put the whole ship names to keep it out of their tags)

Can we talk about it?

Let’s talk about how fans of (mostly white) queer ships (usually ships with two men) will ignore the important women in one or both of their lives.

Let’s use an example: there are multiple fanfics/AUs that are created that forgets Linda Park, leaves her out, or even kills her off for the sake of B*rdflash. (I acknowledge Dick isn’t white in comics canon but there is still misogyny there).

Another example: J*yRoy shippers (not all) have taken over the Lian Harper tag so much that you can barely find a CheshRoy post or a post of them as a family or a you know a post of Lian and her mother?!

Mention for Halb*rry fans who forget Wally is Iris’ nephew before she met Barry and just has her dead or not in the picture.

Hmm. Seems like a pattern.

[suzyq31]

Don't have a question. I am someone who follows all your stories and frequently comments. I'm dandelion or Brandie2007. Not sure how it shows up.

I tried to be as nice as possible on Reddit but ended up saying in a response that there are only a "few too comments being taken out of proportion" if it was worth losing who. Many feel are the two best writers in the Fandom.

I have no idea what the actual last book I read was because I always have so many amazing fics to read.

Your writing only deserves to get criticized if your a larger author. You do this for free although I will straight Up Venmo cash to get the rest of Found.

My comment for your last chapter is awaiting approval. I think... I know I got hyper. I'm just so PISSED off for you and that it has made you feel this way. You are so talented. I have no idea what they were complaining about on Discord but unless their father supposedly was the most famous modern wizard to ever live and then die in the final battle to miraculously return from the dead with a mom so heartbroken, she fled magic... They can shut the hell up. I am usually not a fan of all an authors fics, so I move on from it and praise the ones I do love.

I know BFL isn't yours and I feel that's one best read a couple of times. I appreciate ATFLG so much more because of it and I was emotionally ruined every morning before work.

Rereading the actual HP books as an adult is wild and Way more heartbreaking than as a child. My mind is bogged with how well Harry turned out after being abused... That's not realistic but it's a school about magic, I'll go with it and be pissed for him and mentally smack around Dumbledore every chance I get.

You're extremely talented. I feel you capture the 20-somethings versions very well that's honest and realistic. I'm so glad I got to communicate through comments with you. And if you think about writing, remember the comments like this. Those far outweigh the bad...

Thank you again!

I just saw your comment and responded! Yeah that is generally their party line from what I can tell. There is no accountability for the culture that is created in those spaces. Another frustrating bit is that I'm sure if any of the mods or their friends stories were spoken of that way, it would be shut down VERY quickly.

I had all the same feelings re-reading as an adult, especially now that I've experienced profound loss. Like I can't even think about Sirius on Halloween without straight up balling, or little Harry in front of the Mirror of Erised.

I'm working on a solution to share the ending of Found privately. Now that the pressure of no longer having to share in a space where the people going off on discord will see it, I feel a lot more freedom. Keep in touch. It may take me a few months, or the better part of a year if I'm honest. But I'll get Iris, Harry and Hermione the ending they deserve ❤️

[seas1mping]

Some Slendermansion headcanons because I was one of THOSE fans (I still am)

Holidays are a NIGHTMARE. Theres a list of names on the fridge that shows who does/does not celebrate what, which means that they do not want to be included in festivities.

They do bonfires for everybody to attend after the holiday itself.

There's a large fishtank against the wall that holds a real life mermaid (?!?!?!!!). Her name is Iris :) half of the fish tank has unremovable glass so that BEN doesn't have to be afraid of any splashing onto him.

The mansion itself has 3 floors, though it is rather dynamic in the sense that some rooms may appear and disappear depending on if they are needed or not.

Children, Slender's office, kitchen/living room, medical, and dining room are all located on the first floor

Most proxies, assorted small Pastas, and a couple guest rooms are all located on the second floor.

Pastas that require bigger spaces, such as those that harvest corpses, or those like Bloody Painter who require studios/workshops live on the top floor.

All in all there's only about 30ish residents of the Slendermansion.

Close to the mansion are additional cabins founded by other Pastas, such as Jason the Toymakers cabin located east of the mansion towards the lake, or Candy Pops hut, which is down towards the city.

Slender's territory stretches from the road between the forest and a small strip mall (which marks where Trendermans territory starts) and around a third of the forest itself.

The other two thirds are split between Splendorman and Offenderman, and in the dead center of the forest is a small play park where some of the child Pastas, or children that Splendor has "temporary custody" of hang out sometimes.

Slender has a meeting with his brothers twice a month to make sure everything is smooth, and a meeting with Zalgo twice a year to work out any issues between their treaty and their rules.

[morganaspendragonss]

I am not a fan of the secret marriage thing, but this show has proven me wrong in the past.

I am wondering if this is the case and he was married to Iris and he thought it was taken care of because she was presumed dead and then he had all the paperwork and everything completed but Iris never followed through on her end.

Also, if people are separated or in an open marriage or something, it’s not cheating. IDK why everyone is all caught up with cheating if there is a secret (or undisclosed for whatever reason) marriage.

if you are separated but still married or in an open marriage, you owe your current partner the truth, especially if you are planning to marry them. the legal complications alone would be insane, but maybe your partner wouldn't be okay with an open relationship? i know i wouldn't be happy if my fiancé sprung it on me in the middle of our wedding planning that they were in fact already married and they'd never said a word to me before. that's not the kind of secret you keep from your partner

i've decided i'm not going to believe it until i see it. and i hope to god i don't see it

[msmadhatter52785]

Reconnections chapter 2

Noah's P.O.V.

I hear her name and to be honest I am in shock not so much that she will be house sitting, but how the grip she still has on me all this time later. I tell Elijah I am driving as I grab my keys. We make it to the airport in no time it is strange how nervous I am about seeing her again. I help set up the car seat while Elijah goes on about something.

"Car seat is installed." I say while turning around and seeing her for the first time in 2 years. Her Black hair braided and piercing blue eyes contracting against her skin overall she looks just as stunning. No wonder Elijah does not introduce hair to many of his friends. Josephine starts to stir in Iris arms I step aside so she can out her into the car seat. A few minutes into the drive Josephine starts talking and somewhere during she says chicky nugs. I pull into a Chick-Fa-La, before Iris can protest and refuse because she will do that and drive me insane.

"Accept and don't be a pain or I will get the whole menu. I look her dead in the eyes through the rearview mirror." She puts her hands up in defeat. I order the food then continue driving to Elijah's house which is maybe 3 minutes away. Elijah takes Josephine and the food inside leaving Iris and I alone. She has been avoiding looking or talking it me since the airport.

Iris, please look at me at the very least. I say trying to read her as I grab the bags. She hesitates at first, but eventually looks at me while grabbing Josephine's overnight bag.

"How has touring been for you and the band?" She asks trying to put me at ease.

"It is amazing, but glad to be on break. Living on a bus and sleeping in a bunk after preforming takes its toll on a body. Yet it is still amazing to see fans so excited and having them sing your songs back to you is an incredible feeling."

She smiles softly at me when I finish talking. Even though we parted on shitty terms I know she wishes nothing, but the best for the band and I even though she doesn't know the guys. She opens the door to Elijahs and holds it open for me. I take this moment to assist in breaking the ice hoping it works.

The gentle man is supposed to hold the door open for the lady. I say jokingly.

She rolls her eyes and shakes her head slightly while biting her snappy come back,

"Next time I'll let you struggle to open the door and demand you open it for me." She replies annoyed with me. Progress, she is at least talking to me now vs total avoidance.

^&^&^ TIME SKIP 3 DAYS ^&^&^

[lightninggavemeabs]

S1E1 commentary cuz why tf not

okay who fucking knows if I'll keep up with this but I want to try it.

Season 1 is one of my absolute favorites, I think the storytelling is exceptional and it really set the foundation for the rest of the show. I've rewatched this so many times because I love it to death. I mean, right from the beginning. That intro sticks in people's heads. It's iconic. We see the flash running impossibly fast, and then cut to barry running pathetically slow. It's perfect.

The characterization of Barry Allen is subtle and immediate. We immediately get to see him interact with his coworkers, his superiors, in a way that shows his personality perfectly. He's clumsy, but brilliant enough to be kept around. He's a hard worker when he's not totally distracted. He's also a little bit goofy.

There's also the interaction between Iris and him in the lab where he tells her she looks amazing and for like half a second he has this disappointed look on his face that tells the audience everything they need to know and it's really a testament to Grant Gustins talent that we could get that information about their relationship in like two seconds.

Then of course we get Wellses speech, which I feel needs to commentary. We also get to watch our protagonist, our hero, fail to stop a crime. He gets his ass kicked and it's fun! Because we know what happens next, or most of us do.

It really amazes me how much of the storytelling in this show is dead silent. Barry walking around his lab, alone, listening to the news, looking at his murder mystery board, only for lightning to strike. It's the night that changes his life but it seems so innocuous.

And then we meet Caitlyn/Cisco who I immediately fall in love with because he's playing Lady Gaga for that guy in a coma that's just around?? for months??

And then when Barry's discovering his powers and he just starts running super fast through the city and crashes into some van? Not to mention: there is canonically a random laundry guy who knows who the Flash is. He saw Barry run and he saw his face. Really the most goated character because he doesn't say shit.

Also, there's the

Barry: You seem kinda depressed

Caitlin: because I am

it's something that definitely should make me laugh but I always have a little chuckle at it because it's like Barry, you dumbass.

I really love the music that's playing when Mardon shows Barry his powers.

Joe West ranting about how Henry killed Nora because he's so certain that nobody has any weird magical powers is so painful to watch sometimes, especially when Eddie comes up and confirms Mardon's alive immediately afterward. Yikes.

"You're not a hero, you're just a young man who was struck by lightning" - Wells Season 1

Okay, fuck these police officers who let a child sneak in and see his mother's corpse you're doing a bad job. Also, Joe is like, guess I'm a father of two now (oof)

And then the cut to him talking to the Arrow, because obviously he needs a mentor.

And the "Cool." "Cool." it's so lovely.

also "I am god" "Shut the hell up" IMPECCABLE

convinently knocking eddie out so Joe can learn about Barry's abilities. That was a plot concussion.

"he can do it, I know he can do it" because Cisco has always been Barry's biggest fan. Right from the beginning, he believed in the Flash. Do you think he knew what the flash would someday become?

and everyone smiling in the control room once mardon's dead. beautiful.

joe, with tears in his eyes, apologizing for not believing Barry for all those years, truly breaks my heart. Joe West, dadliest of dads. The conversation between Barry and Henry, too, is completely heartbreaking. Henry saying that Barry needs to stop worrying about him and live. It's beautiful.

"I've made some new friends" YEAH YOU HAVE BARRY.

and of course we end on the obligatory 'harrison wells is not who he seems' scene. this whole season is basically this happening. we also get our first glimpse of THE newspaper. this episode is an incredible start to an incredible season.

I think i'll do one of these on every episode i feel deserves one. I don't know how many that will be., Anyway I'm going to go try baking bread. See yall :)

[sparrowsabre7]

The Flash s09e09 - It's my party and I'll die if I want to Review

"The Flash"'s final season has largely been disappointing thus far. Much like "Supergirl's" it's full of somewhat baffling decisions and a keen interesting in focusing episodes on supporting characters rather than the show's lead. While excusable in "Supergirl's" case due to its lead being pregnant, "The Flash" has no such excuse, frequently ousting Barry to the background in many of the early episodes in favour of other show original/largely show original characters. In addition, ushering in a whole new character who is yet ANOTHER Snow sister/personality/whatever (who is actually a delight, but nonetheless a staggeringly perplexing move to introduce someone brand new for the final season played by the same actor), shelving Joe West only a few episodes in l, and rather wasting what could have been a truly terrifying villain in Red Death.

Still, there has been promise; the season opener went with a classic time loop but actually made for a pretty good watch in terms of grappling with Barry rushing to the expected future and Iris not wanting it planned out for them. The season has worked best when dealing with the personal issues of Mr. Allen and focusing on him rather than trying to speed run unearned endings for his supporting cast.

S09e09 actually does something very similar in that respect, it takes a tried and true villain of the week formula and uses it to centre on two Flashes' baggage, whilst also adding in a special guest appearance from Blorbow from my show.

Yes, "Oliver Queen is alive", but unlike other aspects of season his return is not handled too clumsily and manages to avoid feeling too forced while still delivering some fan-pleasing moments. My main concern with Oliver coming back would be that it would undo or otherwise take away from his send off in his own show. While it gets a bit handwavy the show manages to bs its way through an explanation as to why he can be back but can't stay back. This is still Spectre Oliver, and it's credit to Stephen Amell that he manages to deliver a performance that is 100% Oliver Queen, but distinctly the Spectre and not Green Arrow. At least in his first scene. Thereafter he's fully geared up in Green Arrow garb, and only able to use his fighting skills due to yet another piece of quantum babble, but to quote Diggle in this episode: "I don't care." It may be transparent fanservice but to see Amell suit up as the Green Arrow one last time is a delight and he (and his stunt team) have lost none of their fighting panache.

The show also takes the time to give David Ramsey's John Diggle some closure, giving him and Oliver the goodbye they deserved, after Dig lamented not being there for Oliver either time he died. I know I just said that it was a flaw of this series that it was spending too much time tying up supporting characters' stories and that should go double for those from an entirely different show but consider 1. I am a hypocrite and 2. shut up.

Despite all the fan pleasing moments, Oliver's return is not simply a gimmick and is in service to Barry's journey in the episode in dealing with his survivor's guilt, brought to the fore by Diggle's birthday gift for him: Oliver's bow, served with an unhelpful side of traumadumping. Maybe read the room before spouting off about how much you're still grieving your dead friend, Dig.

Oliver is thus the crux of this particular problem, his conversation with Barry helping to demonstrate how they both dealt with their grief and whether what they have done has made a difference. It echoes their conversations in "The Flash" pilot and "Elseworlds" and fits nicely here.

But Barry is not the only Flash dealing with emotional fallout. Seeking enlightenment, returning Keiynan Lonsdale - who at 32 has surely graduated to Man-Flash instead of Kid-Flash - is dealing with the injustice of his own troubled upbringing. Upon mentioning his emotional baggage to Barry, Barry - in a stunningly insensitive move for the "Paragon of Love" - responds by saying "what baggage?" followed by an implied "aren't you over that already?". For one largely cognizant of other's struggles, it feels like poor writing justifying conflict later in the episode.

The A plot ends up hinging on this, with returning villain Bloodwork, portrayed with delightful hamminess by Sendhil Ramamurthy, able to flex his acting muscles a bit more without being cloaked in voice distortion and cgi makeup as much as he was originally. His plan feels appropriately dangerous, in a rare example of a returning (half)season villain seeming to be as much of a threat in one episode as they did over a season. In terms of logistics it's pretty by the numbers: corrupt Flash's friends and family>use Wally's power to open the multiverse> take over multiverse with blood powers; but it fits here to keep the focus on the two Flashes emotional pain and also allow time for the guest star to shine.

It's not winning any awards, but it's still a thoroughly satisfying and sometimes affecting (if you're an "Arrow" fan) episode, and definitely the best of the season so far.

[kani-miso]

es (エス esu) is the protagonist of milgram and represents the viewers.

they are voiced by amami yurina.

an existence that can be viewed as the protagonist, or your representation. they woke up with their memories gone, and became the guard of milgram prison. with no memories about themself, they perform their duty as a guard without doubting their origin, as per jackalope’s instructions. es’ role is to decide whether the prisoner’s sins are to be “forgiven” or “not forgiven”. a fickle and beautiful figure, yet their gender is unknown.

i can atleast draw 103 es' a week. i love soldier like outfits. their hair is puffy and stupid, i love it. i cherish them in my very hands, holding them very gently. their very long robe alongside with their keyring, it just makes es, es. inside their robe is a dark purple color, it matches really well with the warm yet cold color scheme of their character. one of their sashes are a dull and dead color of gold, it reads 'de omnibus dubitandum (est)' which i really like. the other sash reads 'police officer' which references the fact that wardens and police officers are almost the same (wardens are peace officers). their eyes compliment the color of their uniform well. the choices the artist did for the eye color is amazing, the very dark color on the rop of the iris, a grey and dull color as the base, and a light blue as the bottom highlight, and a light orange-ish yellow as the top highlight. it all mixes so well. their character color is also so cool, the very vibrant red contrasting with the dull blue !!! the colors look similiar to the 'forgiven' and 'unforgiven' colors. they also have a third color which is their main color, dark green. dark green in japanese culture symbolises fertility, growth, youth, eternity, vitality and energy.

i used to struggle drawing their hat, but with a lot of practice i was able to master drawing it (anything for es (エス esu) milgram). their hat is sort of unique, it has little strips of gold hanging from it. if you look closely it's not connected to the hat, it looks just like the ceiling fan in their room.

the minigram one could just be a stylistic choice, who knows.

i am es' number 1 hater forever until the very end of my existence.

polarmary's poll made me curious so...

personally, i like drawing amane the most because she has a more simpler design than the others. i think she pretty much fits my usual artstyle too!

please feel free to explain! i'm just curious abt this haha

[white-poppie]

Hello!!!!! I love the fics you write like Illumi was just so damn good , and don't even get me started about the "cat boys ;) i was wondering wether Baji(tokyo rev) fan fic the s/o healing him after he hurts himself after his interaction with the police and him feeling like he isn't deserving of it Thank you so much !!!! I really appreciate it

Too Good for me

Edits by @white-poppie on Tumblr. Free to use. Do not repost

A/N: Omg I- thank you so much, darling!! This is my first TRV fic, I hope you like it.

Also, @idowritingandstuff and @maybeleftoverjourneys Guess who is the one character I can't go on a double suicide date with? bingo! It's ur man: baji cause he's already dead (sorry not sorry)

Character: B.Keisuke x Gn!reader

Source: Anime- Tokyo Revengers

Genre: Hurt-comfort

Warnings: injuries, a little crying.

Writer: @white-poppie

Song Rec: Louder than bombs by BTS

You knew falling in love with a gang member had perks and downfalls. You are aware of the dangers and accept them, but why do you feel so much pain after seeing your love arrive at your house, unprecedented, beaten and bruised.

"Didn't know where else to go."

A whimper left your throat before you could speak," Kei, how did this happen?"

He chuckled, leaning on the doorframe out of pain, "just got in a fight with the cops, I kinda deserved it; anyways are your parents home? I can leave if you want me to, wouldn't want to make a bad impression on 'em."

"They are out for work, come in," you helped him in, allowing him to settle on the couch, while you got the first aid kit.

Settling on your knees, you opened the kit. Pouring alcohol on cotton you rolled his sleeves up, "tell me if it hurts."

You first dabbed it on his knuckles that had cracked open, unconsciously blowing on them like you do when a kid gets hurt.

He hissed at a particular instance, you looked up at him. His face was scrunched in displeasure, fangs showing out a bit. You gulped the sob forming in your throat, it physically hurt you to see him in so much pain.

Tears cascaded down your cheeks, falling onto his hand. He raised his eyebrows and tilted your chin up towards him.

"Are you crying?" he asked. How stupid of him to, when you are literally trying so hard not to.

You wiped your tears on your sleeves, both the hands still busy cleaning up his injuries.

"I am terrible, aren't I?" he said making you look up at him, "I make you worry constantly, you have to live in fear that your parents don't find out you are dating a delinquent."

He stared right into your eyes, bronze iris staring into your soul, his pupils were trembling and blown out.

"I promised I would never make you cry..."

You cupped his face in your hands, "Kei, you mean the absolute world to me; I will worry." Your thumb ran on his eyebags, "I will never leave you Kei, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me."

"I don't deserve you," he whispered nuzzling in your shoulder.

You ran your fingers through his hair, "you deserve the world, Keisuke." It was these moments you held onto, these moments you cherished and remembered.

"I promise I will never hurt you, never again."

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.

.

"Liar," you muttered. Such a liar he was indeed, your throat burned after hours of screaming, eyes unable to let out any more tears.

Baji Keisuke meant everything to you, yet he was the man who made you cry the most, even when he never wanted to.

So among the millions of flowers, and the half-eaten peyong yakisoba you placed a few bandaids too.

"Rest well, Kei."

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Tokyo 卍 Revengers (東京卍リベンジャーズ) ||  MASTERLIST

[butteronpancakes]

Post-PLA Ingo and protag hcs

- Because of the space-time traveller and amnesia solidarity, Ingo is Protag's honorary uncle, but we already knew that.

- After they finish the dex, Ingo returns home with Protag, both of their memories and subsequent homesickness being clearer but still missing specifics (e.g. they dimly recall growing up with Emmet and Barry, respectively, but can't recognise names, faces, or particular moments).

- Submas' fans decreed that Ingo receive one of Lady's Sneasler's eggs, and I am upholding that law. Protag's starter and Gliscor join them, but all of their other pokemon remain behind to help the Pearl clan and Jubilife village.

- Ingo takes up temporary residence in Twinleaf town with protag, where he meets Johanna, Barry, Rei/Akari descendant (gen 4 rival), and Professor Rowan (who is confused as to why he salutes and addresses him as commander). Protag is informed that they are the region's missing champion, but they keep a low profile until matters are resolved.

- Both are readjusting to new diets, modern technology, and the fact that paras will not murder them. Arceus bless repels. Memories start returning at a faster rate, but this causes both of them to suffer from migraines for a while.

- They don't know where Ingo comes from and aren't even sure they live in the same time period until they do some surface-level research on missing muppet men foreigners who speak train lingo (protag doesn't know what a train is but it's the first thing that came to mind for some reason), not expecting to find anything.

- But, as it turns out, this dude is one of the strongest trainers in Unova and oversees the Unovan public transportation system with his twin brother. At this point, he's also pronounced dead, yikes.

- Ingo begins to panic, DESPERATE to see Emmet, whom he has now remembered completely. Dialga and Palkia are called to open a gateway to the gear station. Also, rumours of their return are beginning to surface here and there, so now is the opportune time.

- The two part ways, with protag giving their contact details and very, tight hug

-Submas' reunion ensues (I'm sure we've read enough fics and comics to know what that looks like), followed by an Elesa reunion not long after! Iris and Drayden were also included since the train twin hive-mind concluded they were kin.

- Protag and Ingo communicate on a semi-regular basis via texting and the occasional video chat. When they are scheduled for exhibition matches with elite Unovan trainers, Protag will ask Ingo for battle strategies. Ingo tells them to spam earthquake. 

- Emmet and Elesa have not met protag in person, but the trio is constantly nagging them to visit Nimbasa city.  While they both want to personally thank Protag for bringing their brother home, Emmet also wants to battle a verrrry tough trainer, and Elesa wants to design their wardrobe.

- When Protag comes to visit, he does the fight subway multi-line with Barry as well as Elesa's gym challenge. The gang also visits the theatre, stadium, Elesa's shows, the Rondez-View, and a few fine restaurants.

- From that point on Emmet and Elesa are also honorary uncle and aunties to protag and Barry. Protag considers them their Unovan extended family :D

- At some point I think the twins and maybe Elesa visit Sinnoh and proceed to diss Melli at the local museum. 

[space-blue]

Food for thought...

Maliketh's eyes are the bueish-purple we see in both Blaidd and the beast eye he gives the Tarnished as Gurranq. Personal beliefs are leading me to think he granted his own eyes to the Tarnished (us) and possibly D - since D already knows Gurranq and weeds deathroot, same as the Tarnished we play as. Maliketh may have very well rendered himself blind for the sake of sating his hunger. If that much is true, this could mean that he was so desperate and hungry, he gave up his own eyes as a last resort to the two remaining hunters that give a damn about serving him.

Some semblance of proof would be the beast eye's item description.

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Claw-marked stone eye received from Gurranq, Beast Clergyman.

It is said to tremble when near Deathroot.

The murky violet iris writhes as if alive.

"I am not sated... Feed me more...Death..."

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This is otherwise pure speculation/headcanon...but what if...?

Oooh that's a great theory! For an angsty story oooh...

I actually agree it's likely his eyes are purple like Blaidd, but I'm not sure about the stone eye. Narratively speaking, I love the idea, especially because it fits a pattern of inexplicable madness. Mal is powerful, Mal has OP minions. Why isn't he using them? Why isn't he fetching death himself? Why use D, or us, he has the eye himself, he could go get it!

The hunger being crippling and affecting him to the point it's easier/more logical to rip out his eyes than to go out himself would definitely fit that insanity.

I'm reluctant to accept it as a "likely canon" explanation though, if only because I don't think his lack of eyes as a model that was never intended to be shown—ever—can be taken to mean anything about the character.

I'm going to use Miquella to further my proof. By clipping inside his egg, you also see that surprise, he has no eyes :

Yes, sorry for the psychic damage.

I think those are hasty models, a compromise between texturing something enough knowing the fans will be clipping all over the place within the month, but not actually losing time hyper rendering everything.

That, but there is also the fact the eye is stone. Strange that it would have calcified, right? Some fans have pointed out the likelihood that it actually belongs to the Gloam-Eyed Queen (also known as Dusk Eyed Queen), the leader of the Godskin apostles, an Empyrean herself, who used to wield Destined Death and was defeated by Maliketh!

Godslayer's Greatsword Sacred sword of the Dusk-Eyed Queen who controlled the Godskin Apostles before her defeat at the hands of Maliketh. The black flames wielded by the apostles are channeled from this sword.

Gloam means twilight/dusk, which is when the sky bleeds from blue to purple to black and uhoh :

So, could it be more of a war trophy? The eye he took from the Gloam-Eyed Queen? And then, there's the debate that the Gloam Eyed Queen (or her daughter) is none other than Melina, who [spoilers!!] reveals her closed eye after the Flame of Frenzy ending.

The similarities are pretty glaring, although, yes, her eye would have restored itself, so still plenty of questions. Some fans stipulate the striation on the stone eye even match the tattoos on her face :

Original reddit post.

Since the GEQ was the wielder of Destined Death before Maliketh, it makes sense that her eye would have a connection to that, whether she's fully dead (most likely tbh?) or is in fact Melina (if she's a spirit then maybe she can just have whatever eyes she wants heh).

I think Melina being the GEQ's daughter is what would make the most sense, especially considering she has the moveset of the black knives assassins and might have been involved in Ranni's plot. But I'm a bit out of my depth there.

I feel like Maliketh giving you his own fossilized eyes or his old war trophies are both great ways to go about a story and both speak of desperation, just of a different kind. I just don't feed like we can judge his story based on the inner layers of the model that are not made to be seen and are there for technical reasons.

Because you know, otherwise we'll have to ask ourselves if he has no hair under his armour because he shaves :

Looool sorry I can't resist. The lack of hair cards on his torso makes sense so it doesn't clip but the naked look is so stupid silly _(:з」∠)_