#in fact i cannot be anything but ecstatic about it

[hasperkalttunen]

knies-matthews-domi line at practice... how does it feel

oh my god… keefe i know you’re just trying to come crawling back to me to gain my affections, but goddamn if it isn’t working… this quite possibly could be the greatest news i have heard in weeks. when i read this ask i actually ‘yippee!!’d out loud thank you so very much

[charmedimsure]

could you do a jun ho fic where the f!reader is a new officer and he's training her. she is fully convinced that he hates her (maybe she isn't the best at her job) but at the end of the week he asks her out and she's so shocked. turns out he was dropping hints the whole time and she's an idiot

A TOUGH CASE TO CRACK || hwang jun-ho

pairing: Hwang Jun-ho x f!reader

summary: No matter what you do, you just cannot get on Jun-ho's good side. Normally you'd brush it off, if he wasn't the man who decides whether you get promoted to detective or not.

word count: 2.7k

warnings: police work, murder case, guns

A/N: i love this request sm omg. everything i know about detective work is from brooklyn 99 so i doubt it's very accurate. if you find any mistakes no you didn't <3

When you found out that the detective training you was none other than Hwang Jun-ho, you were ecstatic. You've worked with him a few times before, doing general beat cop tasks for his cases and seeing him around the precinct.

Not only is he an extremely respected detective, he's also really cute. You hate to be the girl at work who's fawning over one of the boys, but come on. You have eyes.

Now though, as you're sitting in the squad car together staking out a suspect for one of his cases, you're starting to wish you had gotten assigned to anyone else.

You've spent nearly two hours together and you can count the number of words he's said to you on one hand. He's barely even looked at you. It's not like you were friends before, but you've worked together since you got transferred to the precinct a few months ago. And now this man will be the deciding factor in whether you get the detective promotion or go back to being a beat cop.

About a week later, Jun-ho approaches you. "We've been assigned a case. Small, straightforward, perfect for training. Get ready, we're gonna head over to the scene. I'll give you a run down on the way over."

You nod, a smile on your face. It may be small, but it's your first case as a detective and you're excited to prove yourself. This may be your first case, but it will not be your last.

"Cool. Let me grab my stuff, I'll meet you at the car in a few minutes."

Jun-ho gives you a curt nod and turns, walking back to his desk to get his things.

You let out a sigh. Maybe it wasn't the best idea to describe a case as 'cool'.

<>

You grimace at the gruesome sight in front of you. A man's body lays on the ground, blood splattered all around the room. A gun lies in his hand.

"First impression," Jun-ho says, taking out his notepad, "suicide."

You take a step closer, wanting to get a better look at the scene. As you try to take another step, a hand grabs your arm, yanking you back.

"Watch where you're stepping!" Jun-ho's voice booms at you. You look down to notice that you had, in fact, been very close to stepping directly in the victim's blood, which would have messed up the evidence badly.

You look down at your boots, embarrassed that you almost made such a rookie mistake. "Sorry, I'll be more careful." You step closer to the body, but his hand is still keeping you in your place. You huff. "I'm not going to step in the blood, you can let go."

He looks down at his hand and quickly releases your arm, allowing you to approach the scene, this time being extra cautious to make sure you don't disturb anything. You crouch down by the man's head, examining the wound.

Jun-ho gives you a questioning look. "What's wrong?"

You shake your head. "Something just feels off to me."

He continues jotting down notes. "Take a look around the place. I'm gonna talk to the wife. Please be careful not to touch anything. Wear gloves if you have to."

You sigh as he walks away. You had wanted to do this together, to learn how an investigation is done as a detective. He probably thinks you're incompetent now. Looks like you're gonna be working separately.

You take a quick scan over the interior of the room, trying to find little clues that may give you a hint as to what happened here. The house looks normal enough (save for the dead man on the floor, of course). Looking towards the windows, you notice that they are all locked, except for one. It could be nothing, but you write it down in your own notebook anyway, not wanting to overlook anything. You'll be damned if you make another mistake.

Jun-ho walks away from the victim's wife, who is crying outside the home.

"Hey, I might have found something," you jog up to him. "All of the windows are locked except one. Seems a little off to me."

Jun-ho sighs. "I don't think that's something to focus on until we get more evidence." He puts his notepad back in his pocket. "Come on, we gotta go back to the precinct."

You feel yourself deflate at his comment, slowly following him to the car.

<>

You march into your chief's office, hands on your hips. "Chief, I'd like to put in a request for a different trainer."

The man looks up at you from the plate of food on his desk. "Why?"

"Because I know that Detective Hwang is going to give me a bad review," you huff. "If I had done badly, I'd accept it, but I can't help it that he doesn't like me."

He gives you a questioning look. "Why do you say that?"

"I don't think he's said one nice thing to me," you rant. "He doesn't talk to me unless he absolutely has to, he barely even acknowledges that I'm there! The only time he talks to me is to criticize me. He doesn't even work with me on our case!" You stop, catching your breath from you long tirade. "You could have assigned anyone to train me, why did you have to choose him?"

The chief cocks an eyebrow at you. "When he found out you were applying to become a detective, Detective Hwang personally requested to train you."

You look at your chief as if he has three heads. "What?"

He picks up a piece of chicken from his plate, bringing it to his mouth. "He said he saw potential in you, wanted to work with you." He looks up at you again. "He hasn't said anything bad about you or your performance. He's actually said you're doing very well."

Your head feels crazy as you try to process this information. The detective training you, the one that hates you, doesn't actually hate you. He asked to train you and praises you to the chief.

"But why would he do that? He acts like he can't stand me."

The chief shrugs. "You're training to be a detective. Solve the case."

You deadpan at him as a smirk grows on his face. "You're so proud of yourself for that one, aren't you?"

"Absolutely I am. Now, get back to your case." He points at the door with his chopsticks. You can't help but let out a small laugh as you walk back to the bullpen.

<>

The next day, you're sitting at Jun-ho's desk, looking through the files on your victim. A crumb from the sandwich you're eating falls onto one of the photos of the crime scene and you quickly flick it away.

"What are you looking at?"

You jump a bit in your seat. Jun-ho is standing over you, looking at the files in your hands. You put your hand on your chest, steadying your breath.

"Holy shit, you scared the crap out of me."

He gives you a barely there smile. "Sorry." You watch his eyes move to the sandwich in your hand and any trace of the smile he once worse disappears.

You sigh. "I know I'm not supposed to be eating on the job, but I was so hungry that I couldn't focus." You put the remainder of the sandwich on the napkin. "And in my defense, it worked. I think I found something," you say, moving over so he can get a better look. You look up at him. "Do you want your chair?"

"No, it's fine," he says, leaning over you to inspect the files. You can feel the heat radiating off of him, making you stiffen.

"Take a look at this," you point to a description of the victim to Jun-ho. "He was left-handed." You then pick up a picture of the body, handing it to him. "Look where the gun is."

He takes the picture, his eyes widening when he realizes it. "It's in his right hand." He puts the photo down, looking down at you. "You said one of the windows was unlocked, right?"

You nod.

Jun-ho grabs his jacket off the back of the chair you're sitting in. "Go get your jacket. We gotta go back to the house."

<>

You slam the door to the squad car, rushing behind Jun-ho as he moves toward the house. "Which window was unlocked?"

"The middle one on the side."

You run to the side of the house, stopping a few feet away from the window. "This one here."

Jun-ho crouches down. The window is over a small flowerbed, the area covered in mulch that couldn't have been laid down more than a week ago.

You hear Jun-ho gasp. "Here! A footprint!"

You come closer, crouching near him. Sure enough, the print of a large shoe is visible in the mulch, leading away from the window.

"You were right," the man next to you says. "This is a murder."

<>

You stand by the coffee machine, brewing a cup for the woman waiting by Jun-ho's desk. He had reached out to the victim's widow, hoping to get some information that could lead to her husband's killer.

You see Jun-ho leaving the Chief's office and call him over. "Do you want to handle the questions?"

"No, I think we should do it together," he says. "I want your opinion, too."

You try to fight the smile growing on your face, nodding. Jun-ho leads you to his desk, pulling up a chair for you to sit in. You place the cup in front of the woman, as well as a tiny bowl with creamers and sugar.

"Thank you for coming in, ma'am," Jun-ho says.

"Is everything alright?" she asks.

"We just want to ask you a few questions," he says. "We've been going over your husband's case and we have reason to believe that this was a murder staged to look like a suicide."

The woman gasps, bringing a hand up to her mouth as her eyes water. "I knew it," he softly cries, "I knew my Jin-young wouldn't have killed himself. We don't even own a gun, and he was such a happy man."

You shift forward in your seat, grabbing the box of tissues from beside Jun-ho's computer and placing them in front of her. She nods a thank you as she takes one. "Ma'am, is there anyone who you think could have done this? Had anything happened recently?"

She takes a moment to think. "I know he was having arguments with a man he worked with, I don't know his name though."

"Do you know what they argued about?"

"One of them was going to be promoted," she explains. "The promotion would give a significant pay raise. The other man had been there for longer, but Jin-young was likely to get it. He was a very likable man, a very good worker, so nice to everyone. The other man though that he deserved it more."

You write down the details in your notebook. Jun-ho leans forward. "Thank you, ma'am. We'll be in contact."

<>

You walk into the building, looking for the suspect. You had done some research and found that the man you're looking for is Kun Yong-ja, a man with a history of assault.

"Ready?" Jun-ho asks you. You nod, and he knocks on the door of the apartment.

The door opens, revealing your suspect. "Can I help you?"

"Hello, sir. We're with the police. We were hoping we could ask you a few questions," Jun-ho says.

The man's face falters for a moment. "About what?"

You pick up a photo of the victim, turning it to show him. "We're aware that you worked with Mun Jin-young. He was found dead in his home a few days ago."

Yong-ja looks between the two of you before slamming the door shut.

"Shit," you say, taking your gun out of its holster.

Jun-ho kicks in the door, taking his gun out as well. You follow him into the apartment. You run to the back, finding a window open by the fire escape.

"I'll follow him down this way, you go around, try to cut him off," Jun-ho tells you.

You nod, rushing out the door and down the stairs. Leaving the building and turning into the alley beside it, you see the back of Yong-ja, who is currently pointing a gun at your partner. As Jun-ho tries to talk him down, you sneak up behind him. With all your strength, you hit his head with the butt of your gun, knocking him unconscious.

"Thank you," Jun-ho says. He takes the handcuffs off his belt, securing them around Yong-ja's wrists.

As the beat cops bring him to the station, you and Jun-ho check his apartment. Sure enough, you find mulch-covered boots that perfectly fit the prints left in the victim's yard, as well as a small book with information on the victim, including his home address.

<>

"Hey."

You turn, seeing Jun-ho walking up to you. You give him a tight-lipped smile. "Hi."

"The chief asked me to give this to you," he smiles as he hands you a small leather booklet.

You take it and open it, gasping when you see what's inside. The right side is blank, but the left holds a badge, the words "National Police Agency" engraved on it.

"Holy shit," you say, a big smile on your face. "I got it! I'm a detective!" You're so happy that you throw yourself at him, wrapping your arms around him in an unexpected hug. You feel him tense and pull back. "Sorry, I'm just really happy."

"It's fine," he chuckles. "Actually, this is something that I wanted to talk to you about."

Great, here we go. He's going to tell you how you need to be more professional, that you can't make mistakes while in the field.

"Now that I'm not your superior anymore," he smiles, leaning closer to you, "I was wondering if you want to get dinner with me this weekend?"

Wait, what?

You stare at him for a good ten seconds, mind processing the words that just came out of his mouth. You open your mouth and close it a few times before you're finally able to come up with some words. "Like, as in a date?"

"Yeah, a date. If that's alright."

You continue to stare at him, absolutely baffled.

He starts to shrink, his face dropping. "Please don't feel like you have to. It's okay if you don't want to, I won't hold it against you."

"No!" you blurt out. "I mean, yes, I would love to get dinner with you." You smile at him. "Sorry, I just honestly was not expecting that at all."

"Really?" he asks, brows furrowed. "I feel like I've been kind of obvious about it. I mean, I could barely look at you at first because you made me so nervous. One day I finally got the courage to ask you to lunch, but you were already eating and that plan went out the window."

It finally clicks in your brain. Everything you had assumed he'd done because he hated you, not talking to you and giving you looks when you ate at his desk, it was because he liked you.

"But I made mistakes," you say. "I almost stepped in the victim's blood."

Jun-ho chuckles. "My first case, I put filed a knife under the wrong case, would've blown the entire thing if someone hadn't noticed. I got a good yelling at, and now I always make sure I file evidence correctly. I can guarantee you will always be careful around crime scenes, now."

He's right. After that, you had been much more careful. "Damn," you say, "I really got this wrong."

"Yeah, maybe I shouldn't have recommended you for detective," he teases.

You lightly slap his arm. "No take backs!" You gasp. "Wait, is that why you requested to train me?"

Jun-ho blushes, looking to the floor and kicking his shoes. "The Chief told you about that, did he?" He looks up. "And I'm guessing that you asked for a different trainer because you thought I didn't like you?"

"Man, the Chief really can't keep his mouth shut, huh?" you chuckle.

"Not at all," Jun-ho says. "So, I'll pick you up Saturday night?"

You nod, smiling. "It's a date."

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[nyxisagod]

I got asked to do my rant about the mechanisms and their relationship with immortality

So im very not normal about immortality, and how inherently tragic it can be. The thing that makes life worth living is the fact that eventually you won't be alive anymore. The fact that we only have one life and we should do what we can to make our world better in the time we have.

Immortality strips all of that away.

What is the point of doing things you enjoy if you won't be able to enjoy them forever? eventually you'll get bored, or it'll die out, or for whatever other reason.

What is the point of doing good if you live separated from everyone else? If you are immortal, you can no longer be truly connected to your fellow man.

The Mechanisms handle this so well. While, yes, many of the mechs were downright insane far before their immortality, they became worse after. The ones who were "normal" people beforehand are now violence driven maniacs, even the most sane of them like Brian.

Jonny went from a little bit of blood on his hands(likely due to need), to a man who committed every single crime other than anything related to rape.

Nastya went from a princess to a woman who would kill just for someone coming onto the wrong part of a spaceship.

Ashes went from a mob goon who would sometimes commit arson to a person who took over entire planets just to destroy them.

those are just three examples. Immortality corrupted them. They do not see mortality anymore, as they cannot experience it. They have likely forgotten what it even felt like to know they would die. Immortality destroyed them so much that they were all ecstatic when they finally died.

They were storytellers. And every story needs an end. So, they must have thought, why could their story not have one?

@bigmilkymantatas

[jammatown919]

This is stupid late because finals but here are Yasammy pregnancy headcanons for Mother's Day. Most of these come from conversations I've had with a friend.

Yaz and Sammy would have two kids through IVF. Both girls, one carried by each. I haven't named either of them yet, but here's how I think things would go during each of the pregnancies.

Yaz

Yaz carries their first child, about 3-4 years after she and Sammy are married.

Mixed feelings on the pregnancy. She's grateful that she got the opportunity, definitely wouldn't trade it for anything, but she doesn't necessarily enjoy a lot of it in the moment either.

The mood swings are a constant for most of the pregnancy. She's extremely sensitive, cries a lot. Usually it's somewhat manageable but there's a period of time in which she just cannot go a day without bursting into tears and/or getting into REALLY stupid arguments with people, and the only thing that really makes her feel any better is being with Sammy, so they can't be apart for more than a few hours until that passes.

Mostly craves salty things, sometimes in rather unholy combinations.

HAAATES the idea of sending Sammy out to get her cravings if it's at all inconvenient, but Sammy doesn't give a shit. Will get up at 2am to get her wife pickles and peanut butter. Anything for Yaz.

Very restless while pregnant. Doesn't enjoy not being able to ride horses or run as much as she wants to. Goes for a lot of walks with Sammy.

Kind of a brat when she gets moody. Will sit there and pout until Sammy finds the correct combination of things to make her feel better.

Sammy and the Camp Fam plan a really nice baby shower. Cake, balloons, piles upon piles of stuff for the baby. They will not need to buy diapers for a year.

Has a few weeks where she just hates food. Like, all food. Sammy spends a while trying to figure out if it's pickiness or if she wants a specific thing but she just. Will not eat. Anything.

This is really upsetting to Sammy in the moment, and she easily considers it her least favorite part of Yaz's pregnancy. Everything else she was more or less prepared for and knows is normal, but watching Yaz just not eat, having to beg her to take even a bite of her dinner, knowing she's hungry but having her refuse almost everything, worries her severely. She loses sleep over it. Calls doctors several times. Spends significant time and energy trying to find something Yaz finds appetizing or trying to coax food into her. Terrified that something is wrong with her or with their baby.

Then it just stops and Yaz goes back to normal and they have no idea what the fuck any of that was about.

Goes into latent labor in the evening, but doesn't realize for a few hours. Starts getting bad contractions in the middle of the night and has to wake Sammy. They've had a hospital bag ready to go for a month and are out the door in five minutes.

Spends about six hours in latent labor in the hospital. Extremely calm, wishes she'd stayed home and gotten more sleep.

Starts getting freaked out after active labor begins and her water breaks. Gets lots of well wishes from the Camp Fam and her mom is in the waiting room, but she doesn't want anyone but Sammy to be there while she gives birth.

Spends 7 hours in active labor. Cycles between hyperventilating, repeating calming mantras with Sammy, and for some reason trying to go tf to sleep so she can "skip this part" (it does not work).

Very relieved when it's over and she's handed a healthy baby girl.

Does NOT want to be bothered after the fact. Makes Sammy talk to the doctors for her whenever possible. Just wants to hold her baby and take a nap.

Overall it was definitely worth it but she's very relieved when its all over and she can just enjoy her daughter.

Sammy

Carries their second child about two years after the first.

Ecstatic about the pregnancy. Glowing. So excited.

The morning sickness is ROUGH for a hot minute. Yaz spends a lot of time rubbing her back while she vomits.

Mood swings, but not as severe as Yaz's. She gets separation anxiety and doesn't like it when Yaz goes out without her. Also doesn't like for their first baby to be out of her sight.

Scales back how much ranch work she's doing as the pregnancy progresses. Stops riding the horses immediately, stops hauling hay pretty quickly, but keeps up with feeding the chickens pretty much the whole time. While they usually take turns for most things, Yaz takes over most of the work full-time and Sammy gets to be full-time chicken feeder.

Craves meat for about a week despite being vegetarian for close to a decade at this point. Absolutely refuses to eat it regardless. Cries while trying to hit the craving with meat alternatives instead.

Craves an obscene amount of mushrooms for most of the rest of the pregnancy. Goes through them like crazy. They are all she wants at some points.

Despite not being as moody as Yaz, still takes the opportunity to be a little bit of a brat about certain things because Yaz got to. She can't possibly do the dishes tonight. She's simply too pregnant. Yaz chuckles about it.

Says she doesn't need a baby shower since they still have a lot of the baby stuff they need from Yaz's shower, but secretly wants one. Yaz puts one together with the Camp Fam to make her happy.

Spends a lot of time with the animals and giggling about how they interact with her baby bump. They all get protective of her and very gentle around her stomach, especially Bumpy.

Water breaks while she's in the barn snuggling her cows. Has to waddle back inside and tell Yaz it's go time.

Yaz's mom babysits their toddler so Yaz can focus on Sammy.

Unlike Yaz, Sammy wants her Camp Fam with her during this time. They all hang out and chat in the hospital while she's in latent labor.

Active labor starts after about four hours. Insists that everyone keeps talking to her as a distraction. Grips Yaz's hand for dear life.

Five hours of active labor. Alternates between trying really hard to hold conversations and not think about it and just yelling out curses when the contractions get really bad.

Starts crying when they have to take the baby to be weighed and everything. She knows it's necessary and only for a few minutes, but she's tired and overwhelmed and she just wants her baby goddammit!

Asks to be left alone with Yaz and the baby for a little while because she really wants that bonding time before they go home and the new baby has to share her moms with her older sister.

Overall enjoyed her pregnancy a lot more than Yaz. After about a year, she starts a conversation about potentially doing it again since she would be happy to repeat the experience, but Yaz isn't so sure about a third baby. Eventually, they decide they're content with their two daughters.

[jermer10]

This might be a weird request but can you do one where you're dating the Mercenaries and you figure out your pregnant so you tell them?

TF2 mercs with a pregnant s/o

afab reader | this req wasn't weird at all! thank you op, and i apologize for it taking so long to write! <3

drabbles under the cut :P

Scout: - being the youngest of 8, he wasn't exactly aware of pregnancy signs first hand, though he had heard things from his ma and brothers - so when he noticed you had been sicker, sleeping longer, and having food aversions to things you would otherwise love, he had slowly put pieces of the puzzle together - doesn't wanna bring it up with you, he doesn't want to alarm you, and slyly implies getting a pregnancy test after he sees you vomiting for the 3rd morning that week - when he finds out, he is ecstatic!!! <33333 - would LOVE it if his kids were into baseball, definitely the playing catch in the yard kid of dad - has always been big on having a family, but can't help but also feel incredibly nervous??? - his dad was never there, would he even be a good dad? spoiler alert, he is an amazing dad

Soldier: - completely oblivious to the idea that you could be pregnant, and instead sends you to the infirmary thinking you had just eaten some bad bread - to his complete and utter shock, you came out pregnant - "honey, no, i was already pregnant..." there's no use, he doesn't care who made you pregnant, he was going to be a dad! - is already picturing your white picket fence american life together with 2.5 kids and a dog - doesn't believe in maternity leave, will try to get you onto the battlefield despite the fact that you are seven months pregnant and can barely walk (medic has to explain why you cannot, soldier is outraged) - the kind of guy who really wants a son but is blessed with a daughter instead and ends up having more in common with her - "CAN WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE?" he is so sweet like actually <333

Demoman: - demo is always sick, it comes with the alcoholism - but when you're sick? he is worried, like, extremely worried - at first he thinks it's the flu, maybe gastro? anything but what all the signs point to, please don't be pregnancy - when you show him the positive tests, he holds you and cries - he is so terrified at the idea of being a father, he's an alcoholic, he's never had to take care of anything in his life, not even himself - god, he couldn't bare having to explain the egregious duty of abandoning their child until they come of age, like his parents had done to him, and theirs to them - but, he also really wanted a family with you - he saw how happy this baby would make you, how excited you were to have one with him - when he sees his baby for the first time, he knows that he made the right choice

Heavy: - having three younger sisters, he knew what pregnancy was like - and when his father was executed, he knew he had to protect those sisters as if they were his own children - he absolutely loves the idea of having a small family with you, a peaceful life without bloodshed - so when you come to him, teary eyed, holding what looked like a pregnancy test, he didn't hesitate to embrace you in the most suffocating, loving hug he could muster - "У нас будет ребенок!" he is so incredibly happy - he treats you like royalty, spoils you so hard (as if he didn't already) - his mother and sisters knit you baby clothes!!!! <33333 - will not let anyone near you, he absolutely refuses any harm to you or your baby, if you get sick he ails your illness, if you are hurt he treats your wounds - you are the most precious thing to him, and now so is your baby

Engineer: - it wouldn't come as a surprise to him at all, as you had likely discussed having a baby and trying for one multiple times beforehand - that doesn't stop him from bawling his eyes out anyway - you hold each other for hours, happily crying and giggling about how your future together will look - designs all the baby furniture with added features to make your life easier - feeding bowls that prevent food spillage, chairs that are completely non slip, a baby cradle with an inbuilt monitor and mobile with little wooden tools and machinery - the most proactive father any child could ever want in their lives, he will drop everything to support you and this baby - invests in his kid's hobbies, shows up to every baseball game, every recital, every play

Medic: - medic's never really thought about having kids before - he could honestly live without ever having them - he's giving you a physical, when he notices some of the telltale physical pregnancy signs and decides to give you a test - oh fuck! you were pregnant! - immediate panic mode, he has no idea how to be a father! he offers multiple options for you to undergo surgery to remove it - if you are insistent on having this baby, he decides that he has no choice but to be a dad - at first he ignores this kid, i mean, he is a busy man after all and he never wanted this child in the first place - but this kid follows him EVERYWHERE, and he just cant help but adore the little guy - "ah, it was inevitable really, zhe little scamp just vouldn't leave me alone!" "you know you're allowed to love our kid, right?"

Sniper: - has never wanted kids, it wasn't you, really, he just didn't find them practical - i mean, he lives in a van?? where would you even fit a kid? and surely it wouldn't be healthy to raise one in that sort of environment - he sort of supposes that seeing you holding your baby would be cute, and he wouldn't mind having a little family someday - when you break the news to him, you look visually nervous - shaking, eyes wet and red, probably from crying before you even told him, it breaks his heart seeing you this way - when you finally ask what you should do, despite all common sense, he tells you that he wants to keep the baby - your reaction was all worth it to him - you immediately plan to upsize, looking for a small house together and moving in shortly before the baby is born - he fully comes around to the idea of a child after meeting his own

Spy: - the thought of having a kid turns him off, he is far too emotionally unavailable as it is - you know about scout, and you know the immense guilt and pain spy felt after abandoning him - so when you tell him that you're pregnant, he calmly asks you what you are going to do - he won't talk you out of having the baby, but he will not be active in his child's life whatsoever - you bet that he will, and so, he takes you up on that bet - he has no intent on leaving you despite not wanting this kid, if anything the idea of proving you wrong amuses him more - then, when you aren't around, he spends time with the kid, clothes it, feeds it, plays with it - and when you come home and see them together, it's safe to say he had lost the bet

[madameisaacpereire]

any less sensational

❝Your breath comes out in agonal gasps, as though he has sent you into cardiac arrest; as though you’re hypoxic from his touch alone. ❞

He used you, now you use him.

this has plagued me for a month minimum atp like i’ve been thinking about this since before i made this blog and finally gave in, here it is in ficlet form so now it can plague alllll of you instead! barely proofread & incredibly self indulgent but it’s literally 1:20am cut me some slack im half asleep rn 🤍 critics say this will leave you “horny and mad” so you’re welcome nsfw, minors dni

the sparrow collection

The piano cover is closed and you’re planted atop it in an instant, slacks tugged down to your knees. Henry isn’t apologetic about his leaving you high and dry in the bathtub this-morning in the least, which tugs at your chest some when you think about it, but it’s relieved when his fingers push your underwear to the side all the same.

He sinks into you with purpose. Each movement is well thought out, designed to bring you to the edge as quickly and concisely as possible. He wants you done, wants to move on to something else, and you know that should bother you more. You should let it. But your hands find his forearm and wrist like he holds his own gravitational pull, gripping until your knuckles blanch to bone. Your breath comes out in agonal gasps, as though he has sent you into cardiac arrest; as though you’re hypoxic from his touch alone.

He crooks his fingers just so, brushing the spot that always fills your vision with flecks of white, and your head tips forward to rest against his shoulder. Still it isn’t enough. Not yet. You use your grip on his arm to rub yourself against his palm, desperate for more.

“Relax.” He murmurs, disinterested but not unkind.

He moves to use his thumb against you, wielding your own pleasure like it’s the loaded gun a few rooms away. You struggle for control over your own faculties. You fight to stay quiet so as not to attract the attention of the others. But he’s scholarly in everything he does and sex is no different. He clears you of any thoughts aside from his touch, from the woody sweet smoke that clings to his suit jacket, and he does so with grace.

It’s ecstatic, this locking and unlocking of your being, the ache he creates and soothes in the same breath. And you’re tucked far away, consciousness residing only in the darkest recesses of your mind as he drags you towards completion. All that matters is his hand. Your gasps turn into whines, muffled poorly against him.

He brings a hand up to cup the back of your head, pressing your face further into his shoulder, just enough to muffle you better, and shushes you. It’s gentle and understanding, yes, but it is not tender. He cannot help who he loves, after all, and it is not you. It never will be, a fact you willfully ignore. Your hands shake, grasp tightening and loosening but never once letting go of him.

You’re close, brought closer by the dim reality of your position hanging in the back of your throat; anyone could walk in at any moment. Anyone could see the way he touches you, no longer shielded by the dark. It’s a bit depraved to want, and you know that, yet still you’d like to stake a claim you have no right to— as a man in 1850s California may have mistaken pyrite for something far more precious and named his backyard a mining site, so do you hold onto the prospect of marking Henry as your own. It’s foolish and naive. But so are you.

He leans down as your whines become pitchier, just enough so his mouth hovers above your ear. You’re biting into his shoulder, limbs unknotting as you boil beneath his fingers. His breath shows no signs of arousal, none comparable to your own, and still you don’t mind. It feels too good to care about anything else.

“I know.” He sounds sympathetic, at least in your interpretation of his tone, and at this you surrender completely.

You allow your orgasm to crash over you like a Jackson Pollock painting, wild and colorful, senseless and wonderful. He works you through it like he’s performing a duty. This does not make it any less sensational.

When you’re dropped back into your body, shame floods in. It was only a few hours ago that he used and discarded you, much the way you’re doing to him now, and you intended to withhold your body from him for the remainder of this trip. But you allowed yourself to be overpowered by a want so deep, so treacherous, that as an alcoholic might seize against the floor, foam rushing from their mouth while their blood alcohol levels dip lower and lower, so did you plead with everything holy for one more taste. Now you must reckon with it.

He takes his hand from you and wipes it on the untucked edges of your blouse as though your things are unimportant; as though he has every right to soil them. You’ve never been any good at being upset with yourself or him, however, so you slip off the piano as soon as your bones lock back into place and put yourself back together without a word. And he watches, as if to make sure you haven’t taken anything else from him.

When you’re finished he offers you a cigarette. Your throat is still raw from the ones you had last night, your senses too delicate for something so heavy. Still, you nod in acceptance anyway and allow the smoke to gum your throat together and harden between your teeth.

It doesn’t even feel good, not particularly: it upsets your stomach, smarts beneath your skull like waves, and twists tense weight into your chest. But it smells like him and reminds you of the innocence you find yourself parting with this summer; the naïveté you don’t want to let go of completely. Not yet.

[lawchwan]

love alphabet (sanji)

summary: just another alphabet for our favorite perverted romantic chef

disclaimer: there are some spoilers of skypiea and Whole Cake Island in some alphabets so be warn with that. and obviously some alphabets have nsfw content. Also some alphabets have fem terms, which was not my intention, i’ll edit them once i have the free time.

crossposted on ao3

A = Affection (PDA, what sort of affection they give)

You are talking to the king of PDA. If you’re someone who cannot handle pda, then you need to start handling it with Sanji. He loves to be hands-on with you, literally, declaring to the entire world how much you mean to him. This man just outright loves you, and he’s not shy of showcasing it.

Bonus: he loves to be extra in front of Zoro, just to rub it in his face, only to get a groan and an eye roll of disgust from him (and the entire straw hats really, even Luffy couldn’t stand it)

B = Babies (Anything you want about babies)

“Oh, you want babies? Say less, ma’am, I’ll throw all the condoms and contraceptives away. When and where and I’ll give it to you” he says, with heart eyes and nosebleed as you mentioned in passing about babies.

In all seriousness, Sanji does have a soft spot for kids. He is a very gentle man and often really caring towards kids. If you remember at the end of enies lobby, the way he handled Chimney with such care after her exclaiming about how hungry she is how I imagined he’d be with his own kid, and maybe even extra doting and caring. Also chopper and Sanji’s interaction during skypiea… I don’t think I need to add more… (Although Chopper is 17 years old/was 15 during skypiea, it still applies)

C = Cuddles (How they cuddle or are cuddled)

Oh that man loves to cuddle. He may not be the most fleshy, he does however have the warmth that can counteract as a blanket and that’s enough of you. He, like law in my previous love alphabet, loves to be the small spoon, except he is more open about and doesn’t care about one says about it.

D = Darling  (Pet names) 

He’ll throw in any affectionate nicknames that he could think of at the top of his head and will say it with no shame. But I do think he’s the type to say “darling,” “my love,” “my sweet,” and “angel.”

He also has more pet names/nicknames in the bedroom and calls you goddess/god and mommy/daddy. He one time slipped up and called you mommy/daddy in front of Zoro, and Zoro mocked him for all eternity until you confronted him… : )

E = Enamored (how hard do they fall when in love)

It's Sanji we’re talking about… this man will lay his eyes on any woman and he’ll fall head over heels. But when it comes to you, there’s a slightly subtle change. While he still maintains his chivalry and flirtatious act, he does put in extra effort with you. If he makes Nami and Robin a parfait, then you’ll get extra toppings and flavors of your liking. Honestly, their food—still being better than how he would serve his male crew—would start looking underwhelming next to yours, but it's not that they’re complaining. Matter of fact, they, mainly Nami, thank you for having reciprocal feelings since Sanji hasn’t been going at either woman.   

F = Firsts (A first on anything you pick)

The first time Sanji cooked for you was special. You were sitting in the kitchen, alone with him, as you happened to catch a case of “midnight hunger,” and there he was, a handsome cook cleaning the dishes as he hums to himself. When you made your presence known, the blond man turned with his usual charismatic smile and turned the sink before doing so.

“hey, (y/n) darling, what are you doing here?”

He seemed genuinely to be ecstatic to see you in the kitchen, even though it was god-awful late at night, he didn’t seem bothered for some reason. You were about to mention how hungry you were, until the grumble of your stomach spoke for you, only for you to look away, flustered. Sanji simply chuckled as he stated sweetly, “I guess I know why…”

And there you were, as much as you didn’t want to wear him out, he was very insistent and ended up cooking up something upon your request. You just sat there, ogling at the cook as he worked his magic. You stare at his hands, veins popping up handsomely due to the force he is exerting, whether through cutting vegetables or holding onto the sizzling pan, as you place your head onto your hand. You didn’t say much to not distract him, but, man oh man, was he attractive just cooking for you.

“oh, how I wish those hands were on me…” you thought to yourself as you began analyzing his physique with your eyes wandering from his blond locks to his tiny yet built waist, down to his thick ass. Your head was heading to perverted places where you might need a quick shower afterward.

He seemed to have noticed that you were staring at him, so as he finished with his finishing touch, he began declaring, “Voila!”  as he handed you the dish. You were brought back to reality after he spoke up, and you looked down at your dish.

“Oh, wow does that look good,” you say, softly yet excitedly. He just shrugged and hummed with a confident smile before handing your utensils. As you had your first bite, you closed your eyes as you moaned in glee; you truly never doubted him when it came to food because that was perhaps the most delicious dish you ever had. He simply just looked at you admirably, as he mimicked your look towards him when you saw him cook, even down to the head-on-chin position.

Once you were done, you sighed and let out a phew due to your fullness. “How’d you like it?” Sanji spoke up with a smile as he took your plate.

“That was amazing, Sanji… Thank you so much,” You say with gratitude as you hold his face with one hand, and he leaned against it. He mirrored you, only this time he leaned in before he wiped the corner of your lips the remaining sauce while he maintained eye contact.

“Missed a spot,” he whispered to you before licking his finger, winking, and taking the plate to the sink. He then had his back to you with a smirk while you looked at him in awe.

God, does this man drive you crazy…

G = Good Morning (How do they wake you up)

You best believe that you’ll be getting your morning kisses daily from him. If he wakes up before you, he’ll just lift himself and stare at you with love sparkle all over his blue eyes, he’ll probably even run his fingernail against your skin before kissing you awake. He’ll paint that beautiful smile as he says with his gentle morning voice, “Good morning, sunshine.”

That’s on his lazy days though, other days, however, he might just wake you up with breakfast in bed. He’ll set aside the tray before he gently shakes you until you wake up and informs you that he made you breakfast.

He is such a romantic, it warms one’s cold heart.

H = Hugs (Do they like hugs?)

His hugs are so warm… I don’t know what else to add. He just adds a layer of comfort to him, just like his cuddles.

I = In Labor (Labour and Delivery)

He’s an absolute mess and honestly, you might have considered kicking him out during delivery. It’s not that he’s a dick about it or whatever—matter of fact, poor dude’s just trying to help—, but he’s acting like he’s the one giving birth due to his nervousness and is making you feel worse about the situation. If he wasn’t your love and/or the father of your child, you’d have kicked him out and had Zoro or Robin fill the role for support (you’ve thought of Nami as well, but she’d probably be squeamish and leave the room).

And once that child’s out, he’ll probably cry at the sight of your beautiful creation and kiss you on the top of your head while he praises you and compliments the beautiful bundle of joy.

“You did it… You’re so amazing,”

J = Jealousy (Are they jealous? How do they handle it?)

And the winner of the most hypocritical individual award goes to; Blackleg Sanji. You might have to beat him for it, because how the fuck is he allowed to flirt with other women, yet he beats men whom you’ve given the same energy?

All jokes aside, this man will probably glare at the person who’s attempting to get closer to you. He’ll probably start causing chaos if anyone were to lay a hand on his partner and he doesn’t care, he’ll stop when the one who gets the beat down promises he won’t look at you again.

K = Kisses (How do they kiss? How often?)

You finally understood the addiction to nicotine when you first pressed your lips against his. No matter a peck or a full-on passionate, his lips were simply addicting and you just crave them every time you look at him. He places a cigarette on his lips, and you envy the tip of the cigarette for it is covered by his lips when it should be your skin that is covered by his lips.

He kisses you very often, maybe a little bit too often, disgustingly often. But he’ll tone it down if you ask, and he’ll give you kisses throughout the day, he can never leave a day with no kisses for you.

L = Loyal (How loyal are they?)

Contrary to popular belief—and the jokes I’ve been making earlier—, Sanji’s pretty loyal. Sure, he may flirt with multiple women, which is a bad habit, but he never thought of sleeping with them now that he’s with you. He mainly claims it as just acts of chivalry, but truly he never intends on coming off as overtly flirtatious nor does he have any intentions of cheating on you, and he will always find a way to prove it.

M = Memory (Their favourite memory about you?)

The first time you declared your love for him. Underneath that charismatic aura, Sanji’s a broken man who believes that love is not by his side. Sure, he is aware that he has platonic, or rather familial love from the straw hat crew, Zeff, and the workers at Baratie, but he never would have thought that he’d find genuine romantic love and he was on his journey of accepting that.

Until you came along and ruined it, and Sanji couldn’t have been more grateful that you did. When you two happened to be kissing each other after an intimate session, you held him and uttered those three words, only for him to be gasping and widen his eyes in astonishment.

“What?”

You looked at him with a loving smile and holding onto his delicate face, “I love you, Sanji…”

You made Sanji’s heart flutter as he looked at you with glossy eyes and he laid on your chest and you began stroking his locks. You didn’t want him to respond if he didn’t want to, you simply just wanted to let him know, only for you to hear a whisper,

“I love you too…”

N = Never! (Dealbreakers)

Never mention his biological father, and don’t you ever try to reunite them. Sanji considers Zeff as his real dad, he taught and treated him like a father would to his son, so if you’d reunite them, he’d be over the moon. Reunite him with Judge and Sanji will feel betrayed that you would put him in a room with his abuser.

No amount of “but you guys are family” will cut it.

O = On the Rocks (How do they make up?)

Sanji’s the type to apologize through meals. He’ll obviously talk to you, but no matter how mad he is/you are, he’ll not leave you hungry. You two will start apologizing to each other and admit your mistakes. The one thing you love about Sanji is that he respects you too much for you to be upset, even if you’re in the wrong.

So you’ll simply just talk it out and kiss afterward… which may lead to more action if you get my drift.

P = Playtime (Any headcanons on sex)

Sanji loves to call you goddess/god, no matter if he’s domming or subbing. He just loves the thought of worshipping you and gliding his tongue all over his skin.

He also enjoys giving you oral or fingering you, doesn’t matter where you guys are, he’ll always find a way to have a taste of you, claiming “It’s the best flavor I’ve ever tried.”

Q = Quiet Time (How do they wind down?)

The perfect wind-down for Sanji is simply cuddling in bed or cooking alone with you. Sure, it may seem very cliché, but Sanji’s a cliché man and he knows it, especially when you call him out on it, but he doesn’t care.

What better way to spend some quiet time than when you have your partner with you, am I right?

R = Rapture (What makes them happy?)

When you value him and remind him how loved and important he is. Given his childhood, it is easy for him to slip through the mindset of self-loathing and ending himself, which resulted in his sacrificial personality. While you were never a cure for it, you did help him ease through those tough times, and he grew to appreciate you for your effort and how you don’t perceive the way others do.

Your overall love and appreciation for him means so much to him, thus resulting in making him happy.

S = Soulmate (What do they think of soulmates?)

Oh, he hands down believes in soulmates. First off, he’s a Pisces, and every Pisces I’ve met believes in soulmates. Secondly, he is a romantic at heart, soul, and body so he believes that there’s someone out there that will complete his soul.

T = Together (What do you like to do together?)

Cooking, of course, and also shopping. This man will go broke for you and he’ll be happy to go into debt for you, as long as you are happy and content, please, by all means, make his pockets hurt (but you won't because you love him too much to ever go through that).

U = Unyielding (How do they handle interlopers on the relationship?)

Sanji will karate kick them on their way out. “How dare you to try to meddle in OUR perfect. Beautiful, loving relationship?! Who gave you the absolute right to try and take my sweet partner away?! I’ll beat you to a pulp!” Sanji would exclaim as he proceeded to ambush the person who tried to interlope.

V = Vulnerable (Are they vulnerable often? How do they handle it?)

Sanji would not be as vulnerable as you’d think when you first met. Sure, he’s very emotional in tune and can hold you days on end when you just want to cry out about whatever’s bothering you, past or present.

Just like Law, once he gains trust, that’s when the floodgates are open and he starts becoming vulnerable and talking about his trauma. Please hug him and promise you won’t throw him under the bus with all of that, he needs emotional support and love.

W = Wedding (Wedding headcanons)

He’ll make sure he’ll make your wedding a day you won’t ever forget. I imagine your guys’ wedding being extravagant yet still intimate, inviting only the straw hat crew—yes including Zoro—, Vivi, Zeff, and most of his workers of Baratie from his end. He made sure you had some cake testing before the wedding and was mostly in charge of the catering, despite it being his wedding day.

Despite you were the bride, Sanji was more of a bridezilla than you were, and you had your fair share of freak outs, but not to the extend of Sanji’s to which you had to calm him down. Eventually, however, everything was settled—thanks to you and the rest of the straw hat—and you had a beautiful wedding by the beach.

(idk he seems like someone who would want a beach wedding.)

X = (E)x (How do they handle exes? What do they do if they see them)

He’d act the same with interlopers when it comes to your ex, especially if that ex had done unimaginable heinous things to you.

Meanwhile, his exes might have to run away because otherwise, he’ll start acting “too friendly,” and may slip up a few details about their previous relationship, which results in you being insecure.

He eventually apologizes, genuinely avoids his ex, and never interacts with them.

Y = Yearning (What do they do when they miss you?)

Another pillow sniffer and clothes (panties) stealer. Yup, that’s it, nothing else to add there. Just read my law’s one and just switch law with Sanji and you’ll get the same effect.

While he’s always snatching your pillows and clothes when you’re away, whenever he’s in the kitchen, he’ll even cook your favorite food to remind him of you. Even though he cooked it himself, he can’t help but be reminded of you and your sparkling eyes of joy when you see him cook your favorite meal.

NSFW

 He loves your enthusiasm so damn much, and God does he crave to see it again, especially when you have that similar sparkle when he undresses in front of you and showcases his pink-tipped cock to you.

Where were those panties when he needed them?

Z = Zzz… (Sleeping headcanons)

He loves it when you guys are in spooning positions. While he prefers being the small spoon, he loves to wrap himself around you with your chest on his. The feeling of you being snug beside him makes him feel like he can protect you and there’s no better feeling than that.

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[mysticofspades]

Top 10 Moments in the Life Series

Okay, so like, a month ago or something, Jimmy asked his viewers to compile together a list of their top ten moments from the life series, and I put together my potential list right then and there when the video came out. Then I forgot about it for the entirety of a month and now here we are. (ADHD sucks sometimes TT). Since he’s already put out his reaction vid, I didn’t feel like putting together an entire video but still wanted to ramble some so~

10. Desert Duo on a Camel Together in a Red Desert

Frankly, this made the list exclusively because of biases. The significance of these two men wandering around a RED DESERT – red as in; covered in blood – on the back of some rideable minecraft animal is probably lost on any new viewer. Not to mention the Cactus Monopoly scene, with Scar giving Grian the monopoly over it while saying; “I know how you love monopolies.” That entire interaction pretty much ruined me. I haven’t not thought about it in weeks. I need help.

9. The AH-HA Bit

I don’t know if I need to say anything more about this. If the previous was iconic for its dramatics, this is iconic for the opposite. It’s just a bunch of men having fun together, laughing and making stupid little puns about a made up British tradition. The fact that Impulse, a very american american, was somehow bound up in this group made it ten times funnier. No notes, this bit speaks for itself. Insert funny AH-HA pun here.

8. Etho’s Fishing Rod Kill on Scar

Already one of my favorite seasons for a variety of reasons, Last Life didn’t need this scene to make it my all time favorite season or anything. But damn, am I glad it happened. The precision and calculations on Etho’s part is just– damn! That entire situation, no matter how it played out, Etho would be on the winning side. Like, it was either Scar dies and Etho gets a boogie kill or just not. Even if Etho didn’t get his kill there, Bdubs woulda still gotten a life and Etho could still kill anyone else. Either way, Bdubs would’ve gotten his life and Etho would’ve gotten his buddy back. It’s all just beautifully and meticulously planned out that I can’t help but plop into this spot.

(Yes, I recognise that it might not have been planned to that extent on Etho’s part, or IRL Etho’s part, at least. I am choosing to believe that ch!Etho totally did weigh out all his options and came to the conclusion that this was the best course of action and was confident he could get the kill and even knew that Scar would have the Enchanter on him. He just comes off as that type of character to me, is all.)

7. Scott’s Sacrifice for Pearl in DL

You cannot tell me that this is not one of the most iconic moments of the life series, ever. Scott standing over that pile of TNT, lighter in hand while Pearl, bathed in red and a bloody ax clenched tightly in her fists, watches, wide-eyed and hysteric, trying to desperately ask what’s going on or to understand or to just do something, unable to in the end as Scott takes his own life crowning her victor over the bloodbath that she had never thought would end like this.

And that fucking line?! “Tilly death do us part?!” What the hell, Scott?!

In conclusion, your honor, Tilly is still alive somewhere in the DL world and someone should rescue her.

6. Grain’s Stalactite kill on BigB / Ren

Alright, this is pure luck and I am so fucking here for it. It’s simply beautiful. The unplanned accuracy of a man on a bloodlust ending up only getting a kill on his chosen soulmate is poetic as shit (shit that just so happens to be really poetic, that is).

It’s kinda like the reverse or inverse of the Etho fishing rod kill. Grian’s pure luck and also not is what makes this scene so fucking memorable.

Not to mention both Grian and Scar’s reactions. Grian was over the moon, screaming and celebrating and being ecstatic until he realizes just what he’s done. And his little “except when I got married,” is all pure chaos and we live for that here.

Then there’s Scar, ever the opportunist, immediately starts looting the corpses. Silently. He picks up anything he deems valuable (which could mean useless lint and string, but whatever) and tries to bealine it out of there the second he’s done. I love Scar, honestly.

5. Scar’s SL Win!

This specific season holds a special place in my heart for being the only season I watched and stayed tuned in for the entirety of its run. So when Scar, the one I’ve been rooting for since 3L, happens to win, you can imagine my excitement.

It was so out of left field, too. Like, in the final battle, I knew for a fact something was going to take out Scott and Pearl, them being winners already and this spoken rule of no double winners and all. But between Scar and Gem? I’m sorry, Scar, but I definitely didn’t see it coming. Gem was on a mad one, killing or getting someone else to kill more than half the server and already being stacked on kills. It just fits, ya know?

Like, Martyn, Grain and Pearl all were crazy about killing their entire season, even on green they were kinda unhinged, ya know? (couch couch Scarlet Pearl cough cough). And it's not like Scott didn’t have a body count.

To be fair though, it’s not like Scar didn’t get any kills either, it was just more…. Discrete? Unintentional. His kill on Bdubs and his accidental shot on Gem were both not of his own volition.

The idea that what it took for Scar to win was to completely give up on making friends is poetic as shit.

First season, he had an ally, a friend, a comrade, one whom he betrayed then gave his life for.

Next season, he tried and tried and tried again to make friends, almost as if chasing that same high he got with his first partner, but never managing to make any meaningful connections, and ended up shot in the back.

Then, he’s reunited with his partner of old and they get off to a good start, being the last greens and all. But as if with all things, it came down as Scar, accidentally, took their first two lives and his soulmate took the other.

Afterwards, he returns to his family, hoping to find peace and connections there. He finds it with his mother and brother and, sort of, with his estranged father. He leads a Scar-typical season of blowing things up (attempting to, at least), stabbing people in the back and swindling (only a little). It all comes to a head as his once-soulmate, once-partner-in-crime stabs him in the back, literally.

Finally, we have this season. Scar starts out looking for friends, he very much does. But the universe itself has other ideas. Bad task after bad task, Scar is left almost entirely isolated from the rest of the server. The backstabber of a soulmate offers him a home but he cannot take it (as per rules he made up about his task). Then, somehow, somewhere, he sees those words, “She’s dead, Scar, you won.”

It’s all just beautiful honestly.

4. “It was just a prank, Scar!”

The beginning of it all. This little prank led to so much that it deserves to be in the top5 of every list out there, in my opinion anyway. Like, Grian randomly happening across a creeper out in broad daylight then proceeding to choose to lead it all the way into a group of distracted people in the name of a prank which leads into a season-long, dramatic, all-defying alliance of which leads to a climactic battle surrounded by the disheveled and war torn lands they once ruled over together (we’ll get to this in a minute, don’t worry), chants of the ghosts of the lives they ended to get to where they are, screaming in their ears to fight and to kill and having to brutally take the last life of the person he’d once vowed his own to Al because of what? A prank?! Seriously?!– is that not the best shit you’ve heard all day? Or all week? Hell, maybe your entire fucking life???

I sure think so.

3. Liz’s Final Death in SL

I realize that this is my only Tim related moment on the list and it was Tim who had asked for the list in the first place, but whatever. There are plenty of cool ass (and miserably funny) Tim moments out there (ones I might plop into the honorary mentions bit) but this is honestly my favorite and the one I think makes the cut compared to the others on here.

Anyhow. Onto Liz taking Tim’s place as first out.

I watched Liz’s POV late, can’t remember if it was because she uploaded late or someone else uploaded and I forgot to get back to it afterward– I dunno. I saw hers late and thus already knew she was going to die first, so, unfortunately, I didn’t get to live it through her eyes first, quite sad I know. Point is, I fucking. Nearly. Cried.

Like, not only was Liz’s whole arc in the season quite sad already, with the whole, “I wish everyone were here,” and her attempt at cheering herself up ending up so horribly, I knew beforehand that something awful was going to have to happen to sum up all her season-long misery. Dying in the midst of an attack, her only proper attack really, with an ender-pearl sitting untouched in her hotbar, was not the way I thought that would happen.

And something I didn't expect even more?? Her dying first??? Yeah, no, it was definitely not on my SL Bingo Card, that’s for sure. It was just so out of nowhere and yet, it also wasn’t? How do I explain? Like, Liz’s whole season was going from one misfortune to another, bad decision to another and it just kept piling on, until, well– you know.

Tim’s seasons are usually like that, no? Bad decisions followed by the universe itself hating on him followed by pure bad luck. Pretty much any Timmy Life Series season honestly.

I don’t think I’m doing this scene– this event justice. Timmy went out first every season for 4 seasons in a row. then Lizzie waltzes on in for the second time, suffers a bunch in her episodes, tries to kill Scott (a well-known no-no if you want to live) and then dies. First.

Beautiful and iconic; that’s LDShadowLady for you.

(I realize I should probably talk about Tim some more, given that this is the only Jim-related moment on here, but eh. This segment is too long already. I’ll talk about some other Jim moments later.)

2. Scar’s Water Bucket Clutch

This moment proved to me that putting Grian and Scar together in a life series makes a seriously underrated but totally fairly rated duo. Like, in one season they managed to keep a whole ass, proper, monopoly going for at least, like, 2(?) whole sessions, Grain managed that stalactite kill I talked about already and then Scar does this shit??

I just– there’s a reason these guys got so fucking close to winning and never teamed up, volentairily, ever again. Had they teamed up again, and wanted to actively work together and actually win this shit, they totally could. There is a fucking reason both of them are individually winners now and I’m so shitting here for it.

Onto more specific things; Scar is a mad man and I love him for it. He saw Etho burning a couple of pandas (I apologize; a couple of jellies) and was just, “screw you Giran, those pandas need me,” and he went.

Grian’s reaction going from severely panicked to immeasurable pride is just beautiful (lots of things are beautiful, shut up).

When I tell you I replayed this shit non-stop until all the dopamine this scene could provide my ADHDed brain could be sucked up dry until it was drier than the driest of dry prunes you’ve ever seen on a hot ass summer afternoon, I mean it with every ounce of my being.

With that said; second place it shall be forevermore~

1. Cactus Ring

I mentioned this earlier and I don’t think anyone is necessarily surprised judging by all my other picks thus far, yeah?

Everyone’s heard of the beginning of the end. Well this feels a lot like the opposite of that. The end of the beginning, ya know? Third life’s the beginning, where everything began, where everything and everyone got established (well mostly everyone) and it’s where everything started. The cactus ring, to me, marks the end of the beginning. As if to say, “the beginning is over. We all know what we’re doing from now on, the trials are over and the bloodlusts and betrayals have already begun, let them continue (forevermore~).”

It’s a red mark (of blood) in the sand from where they began to where they’ll continue to go. It's the end of an era, the beginning of another, the continuation of a story left unfinished. It’s everything and nothing and I’m making no sense–

My point in all this is that this moment is iconic and deserves top 2, at minimum, on any and all lists of this kind. I accept none otherwise (not really :P).

…I feel like I spoilt myself a little my gushing about these guys earlier and now I don’t really have all that much to say–

Honorary Mentions!

1 - Tim’s final LimL death.

What the hell, dude? Talk all that crap to what? Trip off your own fucking Bad Boys Bread Brige™? Timmy, Timmy, Timmy.

Joel and Grain’s, and even Pearl’s, reactions were awesome btw!

2 - Grain and Scar’s Sing-Along!

It’s a desert duo moment, I don’t know what you want from me.

3 - Tim Killing Liz in SL

If I’m not mistaken, this is, like, Tim’s only kill that season and it being completely accidental and the fact that he feels horrible for it makes this moment comedy gold.

4 - Grain’s Triple Kill in 3L

This set the stage for many, many kills to come, and the excessive use of TNT minecarts can also be pinned back here, which is awesome of course.

5 - Etho’s Washed Up?!

This was originally on the list but because of (Scar-related) changes, it no longer is. It's awesome though so I put it down here. I fucking love this shit, dude. Cleo and Budubs’ back and forth and Etho just like, “I knew it guys, I really am washed up,” is just great.

6 - Mumbo’s Death in the Nether in SL

Mumbo is awesome and kinda not all there sometimes. This just so happens to be a moment of the latter, is all. Love him.

7 - Joel and Liz’s Romance in SL

I love these two interacting just casually. They’re super sweet and I just– I love seeing couples just doing normal things, like playing a game they both like together and just having fun, ya know? Whether that be with a little flirting or not, it’s fun to watch.

Alternatively; the Joel and Liz are trying to flirt in LL with Scar awkwardly there in the background.

[l0sercat]

AHHHH OKAY! I’ve given it a thought!! Ahhh omggg idk if I’m doing this right cuz IVE NEVER REQUESTED BUTTT i literally would love to see what Ace Ventura would do for like a first date!! This is just an idea and if you don’t like it you can also do your own little thing! But I feel like he wouldn’t do anything basic like everyone else, okay fine he’lI take reader out to diner but I feel like the rest he does it with his own twist, he’ll totally take reader to his house after so he could show them all his animals ik reader would just swoon and fall in love immediately! IDKK WHAT ELSE TO PUT AND IM SORRY IF THIS IS BAD IF IT IS PLS CHANGE IT IN WHATEVER WAY U WANT T^T <3 (I fell asleep PROMISE I WOULDVE REQUESTED SOONER)

Omg tyty for this cute request, and pls don't apologize lolol 💕💕💕

Ace Ventura on a first date

Bro definitely doesn't do the normal dates, he is very flamboyant and extra with his dates

I could see him taking you(although begrudgingly) to the zoo, just so he can yap about the animals, he is listing every fact about all the animals, and then complaining about how they shouldn't be locked up

Oh yeah baby boy is not happy that the animals are forced in captivity, definitely a big protester bout it

First date idea...you guys save animals from an abusive owner or find someone's lost pet

And sorry not sorry to say this but he is the kind of guy to have sex on the first date, and if it's at his place the animals are watching because he says it's good stimulation for them, but if you don't want to have sex that's okay!!

He doesn't really care to get you flowers, he views them as a waste of money, but if you insist he will <3 He gets you roses because he assumes "Everybody loves roses and they are the ideal date flowers" He watched a handful of romcoms, saw the guys get their partner roses and assumes that roses are the only acceptable flower smh...

We all know Ace is very energetic so on dates that are outside of involving animals he is bouncing off the walls, his energy cannot be contained

Ace is a very loving guy, he just struggles showing it sometimes, but he truly loves and respects you

So if you have any complaints he listens to you and it's sad you don't agree with some things he does on dates, he can be stubborn but he is more mindful in the future

Ace is very extra as fuck so is he grabs your hand and gives it a little peck, it's never just a peck on the hand, he is getting on his knees and calling you his lady/sir

Also he doesn't really wear "nice" clothes he will wear what he wants *cough cough* Hawaiian shirts, and he doesn't care what you wear as long as you're comfortable :3

Ace will never be with an animal hater, duh, he will only get with someone who loves animals as much as him

So when he introduces you to them and your ecstatic seeing the little guys, he is very excited as well, he is very happy that all of you are getting along!!!!

[checkoutmybookshelf]

Not Quite Human, But Not Yaksa Either

Ask any gymnast: Sticking the landing is HARD. Which is why it's all the more impressive that Tasha Suri makes it look easy with the conclusion to the Burning Kingdoms Trilogy. This book had me terrified, sobbing, and ultimately just utterly in love with the world and characters Suri has cultivated. Let's talk The Lotus Empire.

Yeah, so there are going to be MASSIVE SPOILERS below, so be cool with that or read the book before proceeding.

Ok, first and foremost: If one more goddamn man told Malini she had to willingly choose to burn, I was going to start shoving red-hot pokers into unmentionable places. For TWO AND THREE-QUARTER BOOKS all Malini has done is scrabble to live. This woman has clung to life with both hands and both feet despite the best efforts of her dickhead brother and an entire priesthood. By the time Hemanth showed up to the battle for Ahiranya with the fucking nerve to tell Malini it's time to die horriy and be happy about it, I was ECSTATIC for Rao to murder him to death. Like, my GOD I was sick of everyone insisting that Malini was worth more to Parijatdvipa dead than alive.

She masterminded overthrowing Chandra, she built alliances, she cared about not senselessly sacrificing her troops, and she's Divanyashi's scion...but all these small-minded, bepenised, fire-obsessed zealots can see of worth in her is the symbolic spectacle of the female body as it dies for the entertainment of the masses!?!? Abso-fucking-loutely not. Malini lives, and that more than anything else is her victory. Her continued existence would have been enough if she had no other victories to her name...and she HAD triumphs.

She also had tragedy. Losing Aditya was emotionally complicated, and her relationship with Priya after Priya stabbed her was...not something Malini was prepared for. Malini is amazing at reading people, but her weakness is to take a read and then see it as static. She didn't see the changes in Rao without Lata's prompting. She didn't really see Chandra's wife's betrayal coming without her network of women. She ABSOLUTELY didn't see the changes in Priya and the toll that loving Malini and her Ahiranyi family took, so she didn't see the stab coming. It wasn't until nearly the end that Malini realized and admitted that mistake to Priya. That realization was a nice arc, and it paired well with having to come to terms with still loving Priya despite the stabbing.

Which is a nice segue into poor, poor Priya. Priya honestly deserved so much better from her life. That dear, soft heart that never lost sight of the fact that EVERYONE is people really didn't help where the rot and the yaksa were concerned. Add to that softness the utter hardness and inflexibility that the temple elders and survival trained into Priya, and the horror that is being hollowed to become Mani Ara's vessel, and the fact that Priya held onto her humanity as well as she did is indescribably powerful. She had to cut her heart out. Sacrifice what made her human and herself for the Hirana and the yaksa. She lost her entire family, and she still did the math and came up with "stab Malini and it saves everyone I love in Ahiranya" and followed through.

Priya is the embodiment of what happens when someone with a good heart meets their gods, realizes that those gods not only cannot but actively will not love her or her people back, and goes full Act V Hamlet on them. Because gods are all well and good, but this is not a one-sided relationship. It is not ok for the yaksa to *checks notes* destroy humanity wholesale so they can have a second Age of Flowers. Priya and the Parijatdvipan religions AGREE on this, and apparently the enemy of my enemy is my hella uneasy ally when the entire world is at stake.

The kicker on that one is...they don't quite pull it off. Thanks to yaksa magic, there is some remnant of Mani Ara in Malini, and after everything they both did for over two books to keep Malini alive, there is no way in HELL Priya is letting Malini take a yaksa bullet after she dodged Hemanth's. So yes, Priya destroys the yaksa in Ahiranya. Priya destroys the Hirana--and holy cow I had FEELINGS about my favorite semisentient, morally gray temple falling. And Priya more or less goes with them. Which is heartbreaking in and of itself, because Priya deserved to live as much as Malini and her Ahiranyi loved ones. While she does come back, it takes her fifteen years, and she's not who she was before. She isn't yaksa, but its not fair to say she's her human self, either. Priya died; its just that in this case, death was transformational in a nontraditional sense. Was it fair? Not at all. Did I eat it and the reunion with a spoon? Hell yes I did.

The thing I truly loved about Priya and Maljni's relationship is that the love was never a question. They were each other's, heart and soul, from minute one. The PROBLEMS were situational, social, cultural, and religious, and how they navigated those challenges was fascinating. Trying to make choices as heads of state/religious figures and as human women who want each other so, so badly was agonizing to watch. The yearning in these books was STRONG, and so beautifully handled. At every point I wanted my girls together and happy. Watching the world try to rip them apart made the end of this book all the sweeter for being earned as all hell.

Low Prince of Alor Rao is just a straight-up tragedy from start to finish in this trilogy. By the time we get to Lotus Empire, he is lost as hell, flirting with suicidal ideation, low-key attempting to drink himself into at least a stupid if not full-on death, in a crisis of faith with the nameless, and feeling like a complete and utter failure. Malini is absolutely no help because she is possibly the hardest-core bitch walking, and at this point Rao needs gentleness. Lata sees this, and so does Sima, and they do their best, but there is sort of a war on, and Rao literally cannot peace out of it. Rao is the walking wounded and I'm convinced that he never really recovers, despite his adventures and exploration after the world is saved. As a secondary character, Rao was a really interesting contrast to Malini. Their strengths and weaknesses clashed more than complemented, and neither thinks the other is coping "correctly," which honestly puts soooooooo much unnecessary strain on their relationship.

And yet. And yet. Rao named Malini empress, never didn't have her back, murdered Hemanth, and had the presence of mind--during a goddamn near-apocalypse--to give Malini one last gift: A plausible narrative wherein she burned and lived. He got her out from under the shadow of the priests of the mothers. That ALONE proves that the complicated, prickly love Rao and Malini have for each other is and will always be rock-solid.

None of that stopped me wanting to blanket burrito Rao in a safe place for 100 years though.

Bhumika was an utterly fascinating character to follow. She doesn't start the trilogy as particularly sympathetic or likeable. She's just a little too willing to visibly compromise in uncomfortable ways, a little too good at playing political games, and the label "collaborator" sticks to her a little too easily. But when the chips are down, and when it really matters, it's those uncomfortable, arguably unheroic in the moment choices that put Bhumika in a position to act and to make a difference. She is the reason the people of her mahal survive. She is why Ahiranyi art and culture survives. She is why the yaksa can be thwarted and held at bay long enough for Priya to deliver the deathblow.

But none of it looks heroic. None of it looks uncomplicated, and none of it feels comfortable and right the way so many of Priya's decisions do. Bhumika ultimately sacrifices her self to achieve the knowledge of how to kill yaksa, and it is ultimately thanks to her that Ahiranya's future as a sovereign nation is assured. Bhumika is IMPORTANT, and the work she does gives Ahiranya a future. The nature of her work, though? Reflects the messiness and uncomfortable realities of escaping being conquered, whether by another nation, your own gods, or both.

Ahiranya's future will be full of Padmas: children of both worlds who will ultimately have to shape a future that will have a multitude of complex influences that are both inspiring and tragic. Bhumika's sacrifices and hard choices were what made that future possible, and reckoning with that is critical. Having a Jeevan around also helps. Jeevan is the MVP of Bhumika's book three storyline.

Ok, now we come to the yaksa. We get less time with them than our human characters, and I felt like we barely knew Mani Ara at all by the end. The yaksa we DID know was Ashok/Ahrali Ara. And frankly, when the ghosts of humans haunt decidedly non-human gods who don't value or respect or even care about humans, things get WEIRD. The reverse body horror of flower gods becoming meat was just...absolutely wild. The body horror of meat versus plant was great throughout the trilogy, but turnabout being fair play wasn't something I saw coming, and was a nice subversion of my expectation. The horror of physical and mental change being universalizing between humans and gods was really interesting to watch, and I honestly loved it.

Overall, the Burning Kingdoms trilogy was stunning well written with strong world building and amazing character work. I cannot recommend them enough. As I type this, the trilogy is up for a Hugo for Best Series, and if it DOESN'T win, I'm going to riot, because it deserves it.

[communist-hatsunemiku]

wanted to write about Annie(pseudonym ofc). This 92 year old woman i took care of tonight, walked with a walker, and was almost blind, she could see shadows(tbh in a well lit room she does pretty good). It was her bath day, and she wanted to try the whirlpool tub, instead of a regular shower.

The whirlpool tub, in my line of work, is a tub that has a sealing door, and a special raising and lowering chair that we use to get people in and out of it. Even if you can't walk at all, we can use lifts and the like to get you into this 'shower chair' as it's called and then into the tub. The tub itself is pretty nice, it's like a personal jacuzzi, has air jets, soap bubbles, it's a nice tub I wouldn't mind in my own house tbh.

Annie was pretty stoaked about trying it, she'd never been in anything like it as far as I could tell. She was in her late 50s when a sister treated her to her first manicure ever, and then she lamented about how some 5 year old granddaughter got one done as part of a birthday party thing. Not in a bitter 'fuck those kids way', just a "I kinda missed out" way.

She revealed during the bath that she had never worn makeup in her life, and that fact saved her husband a lot of money, and therefore didn't need any soap to wash her face, not sure how valid or invalid that claim is, but no soap it was. I think I just said 'wow', mind you I'm on hour 15 of a 16 hour shift after getting no sleep. I was focused on the task at hand mostly lol.

Multiple times before we even got into the tub, she kept saying "this is quite the experience, quite the experience". And it is! It's a slow and careful process getting a 92 year old woman into this thing without her slipping or falling, you cannot rush these things. When we finally got into the tub she loved it of course, but being the humble practical woman she is, she kept asking me how long she was suppose to be in there and what to do next, and infact we can't let the residents sit too long because their skin will prune, obviously, and this can be really bad. Skin breakdown(my number one enemy) is basically already jumpstarted, so you get them clean and get them out and get them dry.

she loved the whole thing, it's extremely rare i work with someone who is just so ecstatic to be doing something like this in a facility like this. she called her son(? i think) right after and was immediately, didnt even say hello, like "guess what, i just got a WHIRLPOOL and it was WONDERFUL, im so RELAXED"

and even tho i was very tired and loopy, it was the highlight of my day.

[virginiaisforvampires]

“Sugarplum Lestat” 🧚‍♀️ visions lmao

(Sorry , can I rant about Twitter?)

You seem to know more of what was seen on the ground in Prague but I’m guessing we will still be seeing lestat in most of the episodes if not all, even if it’s in a diminished capacity in some. I don’t know why some fans aren’t prepared for that fact tho?? Or even trying to suggest he won’t even be a lead this season? Season 1 was stretched (thankfully) into 2 seasons but initially as we know it was going to be one season of Louis’ pov iwtv and then the very next season we’d get lestat’s, of course Louis is the main character in this part of the story and will contribute to be at the centre of it but it boggles my mind that there’s an idea that for a whole season they’d not include lestat, one of the two co-leads of the show, and have Sam barely film anything for over a production year. Sam was there and he was busy. I just don’t think it’s as simple too as some people I’ve seen on Twitter describing Louis and armand as ‘the main central romantic couple’of the season either (maybe prominent and new would be better to describe it), that forgets devil’s minion, and the constant thread of loustat throughout the season. I don’t think the show is functioning that way either with there being a spotlight couple per season. Nickistat will be in season 3 prominently but loustat will still be the spine of the show, not to mention lesmands/Devil’s minion relationships just existing throughout too. Idk I think some preconceived ideas about the season are going to have people be upset about what the next season actually contains.

*nodding*

Yeah, I stay away from the Twitter bullshit, but I hear murmurings of what happens there. I’m aware of the ones believing Lestat/Loustat won’t be a factor anymore and at this point, to put it mildly, it’s delusional. I mean, c’mon. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I’ve warned folks from the beginning that these relationships do not work like that. I’ve said over and over that shipping cannot be a legitimate thing with the Vampire Chronicles. I’m 100% certain when I say there will be people disappointed with next season, and I find it hard to have sympathy for them when, instead of actually listening to what the show/cast members/showrunners are telling them, they spend their time flinging vitriol at those of us who refuse to live in denial of thinking this is going to be some radically altered universe in which the characters aren’t the characters, and it’s just their names slapped on a blank slate for the writers to use at their whim.

I mean, y’all know me. It’s Loustat always and forever. However, I’ve watched that clip from today of Louis and Armand kissing so many times, because it’s hot af, and that relationship is an important relationship for Louis, Armand, AND Lestat. I hope Loumand fucks raw and nasty while Billie Holiday plays in the background. It’s imperative to their character arcs.

I’ve said it before, but this is the big three, and I’m so fucking ecstatic to finally see this aspect of the Chronicles being realized onscreen. The second half of the book is Loumand, but they’re bringing in the other elements of the Paris arc too, and that includes Lestat and Armand’s history with him plus Devil’s Minion. We are lucky to have this, and I’m not gonna let Twitter shipping crap ruin the experience, which in and of itself is ridiculous when you realize it’s the Vampire Chronicles. If people must, at least learn to multi-ship or it will be a rough ride. 🤣

[stars-n-spice]

TBB S3 TRAILER

Holy FUCK I was not prepared for this.

As soon as I saw the trailer posted on Instagram, I grabbed my laptop and casted the trailer on the TV and stood in front of the TV like an old asian man; hands behind the back, spine bent, feet planted shoulder width apart.

Cannot believe it's finally here and I've got a lot of thoughts that I'm going to put under the cut because holy shit, this trailer hit me like a brick.

Idk if they will be comprehensive honestly but I'm writing them down as I rewatch the trailer.

In summary though? This season is going to absolutely wreck me and I will never recover from it emotionally and probably financially too if we get a new wave of merch and shit with it too.

Anyways, thoughts and reactions under the cut-

What the fuck are they doing with that transport? They stealing something? Retrieving something? Is it a tank? Hello, where is Echo??? IS THAT FUCKING CROSSHAIR?! IN S1 ARMOR???

PHEE GENOA!! so fucking great to see her again, I'm going to be absolutely devastated if they show us her reaction to Tech's supposed death.

CAPTAIN REX MY LOVE YOU'VE COME HOME!! "I thought the end of the war would mean the end to losing more of our brothers" <- that better be about Tech and not about Cody, so help me god-

OMEGA'S NEW HAIRCUT :( she looks so much older now :((

STOP CROSSHAIR LOOKS SO FUCKING SAD. I feel terrible actually... this is like,, this is a shell of a man,, like,, this is a man who's got like,, nothing. He looks awful and I swear if he doesn't get some peace of mind I'm going to lose my mind.

"Omega's been waiting for us a long time." NO NO NO DON'T FUCKING DO THIS TO ME. I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD IF YOU DO A TIMESKIP, ANY MEASURE OF TIME THAT OMEGA HAD TO BE WITHOUT HER BROTHERS AND WONDERING WHEN THEY WERE GOING TO COME AND GET HER IT'S GOING TO BREAK ME. I fucking hate timeskips so much, I swear if she's been by herself for more than a year, or even just a year, I'm going to be PISSED. If she doesn't get the chance to be a kid like she deserves I'm going to fucking lose it.

PALPATINE?! "There is nothing of greater importance to secure the purpose of this Empire" <- y'all talking about cloning? About cloning Palpatine because you have to explain why "somehow Palpatine returned"???

HEY WHO THE FUCK IS THIS?!

Holy shit the animation is really good. Like that whole fighting montage?? The fucking scene on the bridge looks like,, fucking live action to me. Idk how to describe it but the animation is fuckng beautiful and I wish Star Wars did more animation because this is gorgeous.

FENNEC SHAND MY LOVE!! MY WIFE RETURNS!!! PLEASE BE IN MORE THAN ONE EPISODE MY QUEEN I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!! and Cad Bane is there too ig-

"They are coming, for all of you." <- who is this. do not come for me but I cannot for the life of me figure out who this is. It's not Cody, I don't see the scar. Someone help me out here-

WOLFFE IS BACK BABY!!! FUCK I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE HIM IN TBB ART STYLE

HUNTER ON PABU! Thinking they probably went back after everything and I want to see how they've adjusted and settled in, please, I am begging.

My baby, my angel, myivida, the light of my life. Fuck it's so good to see and hear you again. If anything happens to you I swear to god-

LMAOO DID HUNTER JUST GET YOINKED BY A SPACE CROC?!?! WAIT THEY'RE ON THE BOAT WITH FENNEC!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAA

There are two clips that allude to the fact that they get Crosshair out of there before they get Omega and I'm going feral over it. If this means we get them reuniting with Crosshair sooner than later I'm fucking ecstatic. Like because,, that's Crosshair's rifle and they clearly cropped the screen for the sake of the trailer, right? Right??

Hey where is the zillo beast?

ASAJJ VENTRESS??!?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?! You're telling me,, I get a season,, with Wrecker, Wolffe, Fennec, AND Asajj? Oh be still my beating heart. Anyone hear something meowing?

Also I know in the trailer it seems like she's facing off with TBB but the backgrounds don't really seem to line up so I'm hoping they don't actually face off with each other.

Tech literally only being indirectly mentioned and showing his death scene again but recolored and shit makes me feel all kinds of things.

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

3 EPISODE PREMIERE?!?!?!?!?!?! fuck me.

Echo wasn't in this trailer enough and where the FUCK was Cody?!?!?!?!

Fuck.

[sexysilverstrider]

Teratai

This is a biography about my Scarlet protag, Teratai.

Why am I doing this? I am bored and I was supposed to play Fire Emblem IF but that means starting the game from chapter 1 since the translation texts are wonky for some reason and I don't feel like speedrunning so you see a proper biography about my favourite girl.

Name: Teratai Ahlam Binti Akid (Teratai Akid when she's filling in some forms since it's her first and last name)

Age (At the start of journey): 13

Place of birth: Wyndon (The family then moved out of the country a year after Rose's whole Darkest Day shtick. The parents were horrified and wanted a safer place for their daughter. Ironic, haha.)

Physical appearance: Deep maroon hair, eyebrows and eyelashes. Has a cute little mole under the corner her left eye. Tanned, natural-brown skin. Black eyes.

Outfit appearance: Usually keeps her hair short and above her shoulders. Likes to brush and keep her hair back. Always wears faded sunglasses due to a minor eye condition.

Seiyuu: Koshimizu Ami (Specifically in the style of Yang Xiao Long, Maou and Beidou as she gets older)

In this world, Teratai has both her parents. Her father works abroad a lot but they keep in touch. Since Teratai is an only child, she's cherished and loved and spoiled rotten. That being said, Teratai grows up to be a respectful and kind person.

She's generally loved by all. Because of her upbringing, Teratai wholly believes that doing good actions will lead her to a good life. This means that whatever she does, she makes sure it's approved by others. She loves pleasing people and she loves knowing that people are happy and comfortable in her presence.

This caused her to be quite popular in her old school. She's helpful to teachers and peers. She's what people would call 'The Student Whom Teacher Wishes They Have 10 Of In Class'.

She doesn't have any close friends, though. She has a little clique before but then lost contact when she moved away. Nemona, Arven, and Penny are her real friends whom she made in her journey and these people are people Teratai cherished a lot besides her parents and Pokemon.

She's overall a perfectionist. She's a protege at battling which rivals and overjoys Nemona. Teratai never had a Pokemon she could call her own before, but her talent in quick-thinking and being attentive of her surroundings (while battling) gives her a good name for herself as a possible powerful trainer. While her studies aren't as amazing as her battling skills, Teratai is still a great student who catches up on her studies.

She's a very handsome girl. Years of loving to please people makes Teratai and a natural-born charmer. She has no tricks of seduction, per say. If anything, she knows what to say and what to do which makes people fawn for her. Growing up, Teratai soon realizes that her simple compliments and kind actions lead to many confessions by other students. She's flattered but turned them down every time because she knows she cannot feel the same way for them and just ends up hurting them.

She's amused about her own fan club, though.

Over the course of her journey, Teratai was growing oblivious at the fact that things were going her way. She has a powerful legendary. She saved the school. She saved the world. Even when she defeated Nemoma, the latter was never upset; if anything, she's ecstatic and she found a fond rival in Teratai.

Teratai adores this since she cannot fathom the idea of people hating her.

Because in truth, Teratai has one huge fear: People hating her.

She has never been hated before. Not as a kid. Not to strangers. Not to her parents. Not to relatives. Yes, she's lost touch with her younger primary-school friends but they were little kids and time merely made them lose touch. Teratai has never been on the spotlight of someone hating her.

The very idea that a person detests her actually shakes her to the core.

Which is why Teratai does her best to charm people. She always knows what to say. She always knows what to do.

Anxiety is actually a bitch to her. And when anxiety finally gets her, it ruins Teratai's whole life when one specific boy forces her to realize that not everything will go her way.

In a happier note, as she gets older, she holds the Champion title but refuses to stay in her position (Nemona holds the new Paldean Champion in the league afterwards). Instead, Teratai decides to travel the world to find and study legendary Pokemon. Thanks to her 'protagonist luck', Teratai has a knack to find, capture, and release the legendary after getting some information about them. In truth, she doesn't like staying still in one place.

She does however get called back to the Paldean League when there's a strong challenger who has defeated Nemona and requested to battle her next.

And yes, Teratai still wins in the end.

Anyways, this is her as an adult:

She still keeps her hairstyle and sunglasses (though now, she opts for round ones). Teratai loves draping her coat on her shoulders and wears a necktie tuxedo when in battle mode. She is hot and sexy and will not hesitate to defeat you; no Koraidon needed.

She then cheers you up and gives to encouragement afterwards which is why she is still the most loved (secret) Champion in Paldea.

[uroboros-if]

i am actually so insane abt this if holy shit like holy SHIT????? it's rare that an if pulls me in so immediately as my personal preference is to go for completed ones (free so i am missing out on some itch and several cog ones lmao) if not long wips but every single aspect of this if is lovely and the sum is even greater than that somehow

the whole premise and wordbuilding is sublime and the fact that we are a 'useless' god is amazing love proving the inherent worth of just existing and that any kindnesses are all the more valuable because it's for you as you not for what u can do but i digress

such charming lovely well rounded characters and augh i can smell the angst and pain (i love it) and the gods v mortals conflict.................... also ur writing style is so flowy and like. elegant?? idk it's pleasing to read and rlly fits the tone of it!!!

not to mention the variability and just much more complex relationships/choices? i don't mind stat checking mainly cuz i haven't happened upon particularly egregious uses of it but i love this approach - reminds me of atoc!! and ur ui is amazing............. just GORGEOUS and works smoothly!!!!!! the tutorial esque bits are incorporated well too so it's def great for anyone who's first foray into ifs is uroboros!!!!

oke bye take care <3

!!! I cannot tell you how absolutely honored I am to hear that you gave this IF a chance, even if you usually go for completed works. 🥹 I am in the same boat where I only submit myself to waiting on WIPs if they particularly captivate me!

I'm ecstatic you loved the setting, themes, characters and style of the IF! It's a little different from other IFs, not necessarily better or worse, but it can be a little unfamiliar navigating such a writing style, so I'm grateful it isn't so annoying to read and it came across properly to at least some, haha. 🥹❤️

Similarly, I'm also so happy you enjoyed the non-story aspects of it, such as the UI and variability! The variability is overwhelmingly the most difficult part of writing Uroboros, but I wouldn't change it for anything in the world. I wasn't sure if anyone would care much about it, and it's so exciting that some do! I have to start skipping them and revisiting them later, however, as I end up drowning myself writing all the different choices. 😭 I'm also super proud of incorporating the tutorial bits!! I don't like throwing it all in one go.

Thank you so much for taking the time to write your thoughts. It still blows my mind for people to write at length about it, let alone share their thoughts at all. This truly means the world to me. Thank you again, dumplingcatho!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[tigertofu]

You’ve probably already wrote about this but what about headcanons for Trevor as a husband and father?

i actually havent written abt him as a husband and i have done some headcanons of him as a new father (heres that list if ur interested n havent seen it already) but i'll very happily do more so ty for this request !! 💕💕 love thinking abt him in Domestic situations........

pairing: reader/Trevor (no gendered language used for reader)

summary: headcanon list of Trevor as a husband and father.

cw's: child endangerment ?

wordcount: 1,044

as a husband : 

• when it comes to Trevor and marriage, canonically, there’s some uhhh mixed signals? he’s said to Michael that he isn’t “the marrying type” but we also have seen him beg total strangers to marry him (like Mary Ann). i think, if he were to seriously consider marrying somebody, it would be after dating for quiiiiite awhile. he’d want to make absolutely sure that the person he proposes to is someone who will truly dedicate themselves to being with him for the rest of their life cuz boy howdy i cannot imagine his abandonment issues and a possible divorce mixing well at all. he’d wanna make sure 100% that the marriage will last forever. but once he does propose, it will be both sentimental and casual. probably somewhere important to the two of you, like the place where you first met, or had your first date, or fucked for the first time.

• the second you two are married, he’ll be overjoyed by the fact that someone loves him enough to want to spend the rest of their life with him, so he’ll be coasting through ecstatic, marital bliss for a long while after the wedding. just in the best of moods. he’ll be extremely clingy during this time, more than ever. smothering really. he’ll wanna spend as much time as possible with you. he’ll love to show you off every chance he gets; mention that he’s married to a wonderful person every chance he gets, to everyone he comes into contact with. 

• he’ll expect you to move in with him (if you aren’t already living together at his place) after getting married cuz there’s no way in hell he’s moving out of his trailer if he doesn’t have to. he’ll let you renovate/redecorate/clean the place as much as you want, though.  

• one caveat for this newly married phase: he won’t immediately understand that being married = assumed mutual monogamy. and this isn’t because of any malicious reason at all; he’ll just continue on enjoying strippers as he always has and he won’t try to hide it because he won’t even be aware that he's doing something generally frowned upon. you’ll quickly notice that he’s still visiting the Vanilla Unicorn for more than just business reasons. once you tell him that hey, being married means not fucking (or groping or ogling) anybody but your spouse, he’ll knock off the stripper habit for good. he might have a mini breakdown and assume you’re about to tell him you’re leaving him when you first start the “hey no more strippers” convo, but will calm down once you tell him that you aren’t planning on a divorce or anything. 

• he will frequently bring you little gifts. bouquets of dandelions picked from the side of the highway or flowers yoinked from some random house’s garden, takeout dinner from your favorite restaurant, articles of clothing that he sees in the shops while out alone and assumes you would look good in (that will also probably not be anywhere near your size or style). it’s the thought that counts, though. and every time he brings you home a little treat or something special, he will present it to you with the biggest, self–satisfied grin because he knows that that’s what good husbands do and he is being the totally greatest husband ever.   

• he will constantly ask if he’s being a good husband and will need frequent reassurance that yes, he is being good. because of his abandonment issues, he will always be a little weary about treating you well.

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as a father: 

• imo Trevor as a father can be pretty much summed up in three words: protective, problematic, and proud. 

• from early on in the child’s life he will be sure to pound into their head that they are THE smartest, strongest, bestest son/daughter ever. this is for two reasons. 1 (subconscious): his mother and her myriad of boyfriends/husbands/johns never gave him a single encouraging word while he was growing up and he will want to kind of heal from that by being the exact opposite with his own child. and 2 (very much conscious): any child of his is just going to be the Strongest Smartest Bestest Kid Ever because duh, they came from good stock.

• he may not be the most involved dad (busy with his work and such), but he will be a fun dad. so fun it’s dangerous. kid sees their dad handling a gun one day and expresses interest? time for Baby’s First Firearm! who cares if they aren’t even old enough to write their own name? doesn’t matter. it’s a tough world out there; get that kid a fucking pistol and teach them how to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights ASAP. arguments may occur when you try to tell Trevor that no, the kid is not old enough for a gun or a knife or a dirtbike or fire crackers or any other number of age–inappropriate things. despite being extremely protective of his offspring, the largest threat to their wellbeing will be, inadvertently, him. 

• he’ll probably wanna “”””””homeschool“””””” the kid because (according to him) fuck the government they teach useless stuff in public schools nowadays anyways and his kid isn't gonna waste their precious formative years learning about US presidents and the fucking water cycle no sirree they're gonna learn how to make it out in the Real World. curriculum will include how to shoot at the earliest age you are okay with the kid handling a gun, how to drive as soon as they’re tall enough to reach the gas pedal of Trevor’s Bodhi, how to deal with cops and the shady characters that inhabit Sandy Shores, how to scrap, etc etc etc.

• the kid will absolutely love Trevor though. like absolutely adore him and very much look up to him. he already has a bit of experience with handling kids because of being around for Jimmy and Tracey's childhoods, but there will be a few things in the parenting department that would be better left up to you. like how to healthily process emotions, how to politely interact with other people, how to maintain personal hygiene, etc.