#it took me a while to learn that honestly but damn is it true

[velveetacrackncheese]

I know it's been like forever, but are you still a fan of Viv and her work

Honestly when it comes to her, no. Even if there's some things I've learned to appreciate in some of her more recent stuff (Except Hazbin S1, I thought it was genuinely awful and the more I think about it the more disappointed I truly am with it.) my main gripe is that it seems that Viv still treats people like crap. My opinion of her has continuously waned over the years from someone who was obsessed and having had a parasocial relationship with her and her work, to the point where I felt obligated to defend her for the sake of the "fandom" back then. Pretty wack behavior coming from myself honestly, and like I said I was a prick! I treated naysayers and critics of ZP like garbage, and while there was venom being flung towards me and other fans as well, some of it also being cruel and uncharitable, I can't pretend I didn't contribute to the toxic culture emanating from her fanbase. It's very interesting to see that the more modern incarnation of Viv's fanbase is arguably still just as toxic, but on a bigger scale. People no matter where you go, and regardless of when in time, seems to have a strong opinion of her. Either love her to death or hate her to the point where that becomes its own obsession. Well, unless you've actually had a connection with her, it seems like you're either one of her favorites, or someone who she burnt bridges with.

There's of course the genuine non-drama stuff, like ohhhh fuck dude, she drew some weirdo shit which I could honestly care less about. There's reasons to not like her, and it isn't that. It's not even really her work period, but more so allegations regarding how she's difficult to work with, cruel to certain past associates to an almost comical degree, and is still pretty uncharitable to even her most charitable critics. The stuff with KenDraws kinda was the nail in the coffin for me, transphobia is not going to get a pass from me, sorry! I don't know how true this is in particular, but how The Hunicast was treated after the Hazbin pilot also left me with a pretty real sense of disgust. It's wild seeing a show like Hazbin Hotel flourish through A24 and Amazon, all the while trying its damn hardest to cleanse itself of its indie roots. Apparently donations to the Hunicast was used to fund the pilot, and after the pilot it kinda seemed like Viv just didn't really appreciate how much they contributed to that project. Honestly, I don't think Hazbin would be what it is today without The Hunicast.

That, and of course there being all the dollcreep stuff, the way that the fandom at the time wrongfully demonized dollcreep and took Viv for her word to the T, following what was a highly uncharitable read from fans which led to harassment despite the drama between the two being personal, and that being made into a public concern when it reallllllllllly should not have been. Transphobia also being an abundant issue in this regard. JoJo as a character was created as an extremely petty way to bash Jo and in hindsight, is incredibly revolting, and ohhhhh also transphobic. The Erin Frost situation, in which of course featured Viv devotees to also take her testimony as uncharitable and lies despite having never worked with Viv herself. Employees being paid like... what, $35.00 per second of animation which is crazy. So not only a toxic work environment, that toxicity just festering cuz Viv herself is toxic. Her tendency to seemingly just bully the people she surrounds herself with, hell even getting people blacklisted apparently? I'm sure there's a lot more I can get into in all honesty, and what's being mentioned here is barely scratching the surface! There was a point in time where I had agreements with what were, back then, blogs dedicated to critiquing Zoophobia and in hindsight, yes, there was a lot to rightfully criticize. Lot of stuff in that webcomic was genuinely not great and despite the immature attachments that I had back then, there were points I'd openly conceded to. Which led to Viv blocking me, and that led to me being pretty sad! Honestly thought I'd did something wrong or that I like... "Betrayed" her which is fucking insane. It was something I ruminated on for literal weeks. I look at my older posts on here and it's so fuckin clear that I was not mentally stable, at least to me, and that was reflected in the wild ass shit I was saying. I'm glad I've changed but dear god I was such an asshole, and it's crazy to think that I was some kind of figurehead in the fandom at that time. Nobody should've been looking up to me, cuz holy shit I was a stupid teenager.

Also, generally speaking, this doesn't have much to do with Viv as a person as much as the early fan community surrounding her work that existed from like 2015 into 2018, particularly on tumblr, but I'd developed relationships with other people in the fandom that led to some pretty traumatizing experiences for myself and for others that I knew personally. I won't get into details about that, but the culture for the fandom at the time housed some SERIOUSLY sketchy people, and there were people who were just open and active groomers. Zero accountability for any of that btw, yeah awesome fucking community, guys. "Like and Reblog if you're a true fan." jfc.

So uh, yeah. Naw I can't say I'm much of a fan, and I'm not convinced that she's actually some nice, pleasurable person, who conveniently stumbles into situations where her alleged good nature is CONSTANTLY put into question due to actions that are pretty well documented and accounted for. I've still watched Helluva Boss episodes, although at this point it feels like I'm beating myself because I've progressively grown more disenchanted with it as time has passed on. Despite that, it's still Spindlehorse's best stuff. I say Spindlehorse in particular because while I don't really respect Vivienne, I respect the crew who are the backbone of those episodes. Hazbin has some narrative themes that I'm not particularly fond of, the pacing is a mess, and the character writing is not good. Characters have entire musical numbers dedicated to them despite either serving a very minor role in the story or just being absent for the entirety of the season. I'd go on and list my gripes with ZP, but it feels weird to bash something that is nearly a decade old now. Probably doesn't represent Vivienne's current capacity for craftsmanship, visually speaking, and in regards to the writing; Were I to go back and review what those old critique blogs had to say, I'd probably add onto them instead of being as dismissive as I was.

Also, something I can attest to personally, and you'll have to take me for my word on this, but I used to be a $50 patron to her Patreon. One of the benefits was that you got to be a part of her discord server where she'd chat with fans once a month and I got to be in a few of those vc chats. I recall her being petty even then, and if my memory doesn't fail me, there was a time where she like... called someone's older brother a f*ggot because he insulted Kesha and her general preferences in music lmfao. She genuinely got upset and all teary over that confrontation and ended the call early, and the other people in the vc were tryna comfort her. Looking back that now, feels so.... weird. Shit, I mean charging people so they have the chance to just talk to you, monetizing that feels weird, and kinda gross. Wish I could have my money back for that, ngl. No Bueno.

[peoples-problem]

Little fic idea that I had yesterday

Idk how people do this but I have seen a lot of people sharing their fics and I wanted to post this idea somewhere bc it might end in nothing

Chimney is a small director that starts from the bottom: some little movies that get as much attention as a family video of a vacation and some that maybe get played on an unknown channel at the worst rating times, but he takes it all as learning and slowly ascending towards something bigger. He isn't expecting to get to the big screen or get an academy award but every time he catches a project of his on tv he can feel like he did something and that's enough for him. This changes, somehow, and it's neither more nor less than thanks to a elderly woman that enjoys her time doing sapping on between channels and finds his tv show and gets so passionate about it that starts recommending it to her friends, another group of elderly women that, statistically, shouldn't do much, until one of the ears that this show lands on is the mother of a very well known online platform for cinema, who, for some reason, decides to give the small little show a shot and ends up as caught up as the rest of the chain that took the rumor of a good program to him. A week later, he contracts the director and offers to upload the entirety of the show in his platform and things escalate from there

Buck is no big actor, he isn't even sure if he wanted to be one before his friend told him he was a natural while reading out loud the new script of his new idea ("I just feel like something is missing, I need a new perspective, read it for me please" he had asked demanded and Buck, like the good friend he was, helped him to get out of this "art block". Apparently, what was missing was himself) but humored him by attending to some auditions with other people and suddenly he was placed as the star of this TV show. It's easy, for him, to get into his character's skin, most of the things he comes through and the stuff that isn't he can figure it out, until, after a whole season of no-love-interest for his character, Chimney decides that it's time to give him exactly that (the renewal for the second season comes with the big platform and a new and expanding viewership that is begging to get the character in love with someone and so they are willing to comply) and there the slight problem that Buck has never been in love with anyone. He doesn't know how it feels, he can't relate to what other people say it feels and every time he tries to imitate what he does see Chimney cuts him out telling him that a plant could have better chemistry with his costar (And, honestly, Abby is great and everything but she's definitely not his type and even if she is good in her acting her tips aren't working for him) than him. Or, at least, that's how it goes until he meets Eddie and starts thinking of him while acting and somehow Chimney complains a lot less about his falling-in-love interpretation

Eddie is a normal guy (maybe I can maintain Eddie's cannon story) who has a son with a dream that he is going to be damned if he can't help come true. Fame wasn't anything that he ever pursued, not even thought about paying attention to, but then he is telling his son that even with his disability he is going to be able to get to be whatever he wants to be, because it might be harder but never impossible, and his son looks at him in the eyes and says that he wants to be an actor and who is him to stop him? He would never ever think about it. So, he does what he supposes is the only thing he can do: support him. First, he takes him to some acting classes, try out if he really likes it and improve himself; after their first little show (a small thing in the local theater to show their progress at the end of their course) Christopher looks at him with stars in his eyes and tells him with all the conviction in the world "Dad, I really want to do this for a living" and, again, Eddie couldn't even think in telling him no. He takes him to every audition he can find and, even though they get very few callbacks, he ends up in some small ads and shorts. It's in one of those that he meets Chimney. It was probably the worst audition they ever had gone to, it wasn't even a big production and they were really specific with the kid they were looking for: Curly blond, 8 to 12 years old, male. Christopher met all the requirements so, maybe, the problem started with his predisposition and high hopes about getting the role but the real punch in the gut was the straightforward disregard he got the second he entered the audition room, one of the auditioners telling him that they were looking for "normal kids" and asking them to retreat immediately, and Eddie kind of lost it. He asked Christopher to wait outside, praying to all gods that he could be able to cheer him up later with the promise that this people didn't know what they were missing or something, and then proceeded to rant all over the auditioners team, getting even close to punch one of them when they kept insisting that his kid's CP was a telling sign that they should be looking elsewhere for a career, when he managed to barely contain himself and leave the room before security was called (this place was one of the most common places for auditions and he would never forgive himself if they get banned and miss any opportunity they can get because of his anger issues) when he come across this Asian man that was trying to calm his son down ("Are you waiting for your dad to come out of an audition? He sounds really passionate, that's usually really good for an actor, it's hard to pretend to be this infuriated" he was saying. "Nah, dad can't act to save his life, he is really bad at lying, I think he is actually really mad because they didn't let me audition" Christopher answered with a small laugh. "Wait, you are the star here? That's great! I'm actually looking for auditions for a kid for my show right now, would you like to give it a shot?")

Christopher gets the role as Buck's character's son. He is adopted on the first episode of the second season of the show, when Buck's character had ended in good terms for the first season (Chimney wanted to end it with a happy ending, just in case it didn't get renewed) and this new acquisition is so game changing that there's a lot to explore there. It helps that Christopher is still a little shy with Buck because both their characters and themselves can grow together as the filming goes on just like their fictional bond does, but by the time they are comfortable with each other they still have a few more episodes of the season and Chimney really wants Buck to get at least a love interest, someone that he can start trying to fit in his new family dynamic of being a single father and leave it a little open to see if it gets the public attention and be able to expand it in another season (and the possibilities of having another renewal are way higher now, with all the popularity they are gaining) but then they have this scene that Buck should "fall in love at first sight" (or at least start getting some interest in a romantic life) with someone and they get stuck. They do so many takes that the sun goes down and, before they notice, Eddie arrives to take Christopher home for the night (he started leaving his son there after the first few weeks of filming, needing to go to work and the team having won his trust with his kid) when they still needed to finish a scene with him ("Sorry, that's on me" Buck jumped even before Eddie could ask for the reason, not wanting him to be mad at Chimney for something that was definitely his fault). At the next day, the story repeats itself a little and when Buck loses count of how many takes they were on, he starts thinking about how Eddie would be upset about not being able to take his son with him because it ended up being too late for them again and, for some reason, Chim says that there's some improvement for the first time after that though. He then starts spending time with Eddie, offering to take Christopher home after recording so he doesn't have to get out of his way to pick him up ("Your house is just a step away from mine anyway, I have to pass close there already, it's not that big of a deal" Buck insisted although he never even know where they lived. Turns out that it was not, in fact, even close to his apartment, but he didn't mind taking the kid there anyway) or because it worked as character study (it was probably the dumbest excuse Buck has ever said but Eddie smiled at him and accepted the invite to take Buck and Christopher's day off playing videogames on him apartment anyway ("it would be weird to invite just Chris so of course you can tag on" Buck joked, knowing full well that he also wanted to spend time with Eddie, Christopher just cheered at the idea). Turns out, his "character study" did work because, not only he learned from Eddie himself how to act like a better fictional dad but he also explored his feelings towards the guy. Admitting that he fell in love with him so fast was a little bit humiliating but adding up to the fact that he was using him to become better at acting was even worse so he kept it all as a secret, especially if one truth came with the other.

Before anyone can notice, Buck is acting like an actual dad for Christopher (mainly when Eddie is not there, like informing the team that Chris had exams and to let him take a few days off to study, keeping snacks around all the time and checking up on him whenever he is free; but also off set, like helping with a school project that apparently covers something he investigated about, going to movie nights and cooking dinner for them in the most domestic thing he has ever experienced, getting groceries and taking or picking him up from school sometimes) and Eddie can't even be mad at him when he just fits so perfectly there, with them, and he is the first person that doesn't make him feel bad when asking for help. When the season is done recording and the excuse of "character study" gets paused until they get (or not, and that actually sound more like a breakup than it should) their renewal, Eddie realizes that he doesn't want Buck away and, suddenly, the thing between them feels too much like love ("Look, I don't know what you did here but I can't even imagine my life without you anymore and it's scary because you are the first person that I feel actually terrified of losing, like you are it for me, like I need you to have house arrest in my house" He said, still not realizing how much of a love confession that sound like "I think I wouldn't mind to be house arrested in your house" Buck said, smiling brightly, and kissing him to seal the deal. A kiss that just sounds too much like "oh, that makes sense" into Eddie's head, like a "It looks like I'm in love with you") 

"So, this show has a lot of new actors, your star is on his first acting job even, where do you even get them from?" An interviewer asked Chimney in the premier of the first episode of the second season. "Well, it's a running joke that I just find actors at the side of the road and adopt them to work for me, I met Buck because he is my girlfriend's brother and he was just visiting while I was in the middle of an art block, Chris I found him in a random hallway auditioning for another show and asked him to audition for me instead, then Abby was on one of this fast food places that I can't mention the brand of reading some scripts when I approached her like 'Hey, you an actress? Do you mind if I give you a script and a contact card?' and then she called me back to get an audition; basically everyone I contacted was in a non fashion way but I just followed my instincts and so far it worked my way" Chimney answered (Chim met Maddie when she was with Dough, he was screaming at her on the street and he decided to intervene, he got stabbed for his problem but Dough ended up in jail and she visited him every day until they escalated to boyfriend's at some point after him being released from the hospital) 

Idk what to say after this, it was mostly inspired on Ryan and Gavin's relationship and that comment of "that's my son" from Ryan but inside the show and some actors aus I read

If someone likes the idea feel free to use it too! Just send it to me if you do bc I'll love to read if this becomes a thing for someone

[genesis-king]

Teen Wolf: The Movie released in 2023 should NOT exist and is an ABSOLUTE ATROCITY. Here’s why:

Not only was it absolute bullshit that Jeff Davis killed Derek the same way his family was killed, by burning him alive! But he also had Derek’s 15 year old son WATCH him die. JUST LIKE how Derek watched his family die from a fire when HE was 15!

Where the hell is Stiles, a key character to the series? So major of a character that when he didn’t appear in the beginning of season 6 of the original series, views decreased SIGNIFICANTLY. And when he returned in season 6 episode 11 (with Derek, might I add), views SKYROCKETED like crazy.

A majority of the movies plot points don’t line up with the original show. For example: Chris Argent and Isaac Lahey took the jar containing the Nogitsune with them when they went to France. So why is it on a shelf, let me repeat: a GOD DAMN SHELF, in Japan?! Another thing is that in the original show Derek (as an alpha) was able to survive a wolfsbane bullet wound for almost, if not, 24 hours. While in the movie Chris says Scott (also an alpha) only has a few hours to survive before the poison kills him.

Stiles would never abandon not only his Jeep, as stated in season 4 episode 1: The Dark Moon, but ALSO Scott and Lydia, his two best friends.

There’s so many other things that just don’t line up but it would take way too long to explain and that’s not the reason I’m posting this. The reason for this post is up next. So moving on…

Since Jeff Davis HAS decided to give us this movie with its OUTRAGEOUS plot line and BULLSHIT ending (no offense to Davis entirely, he did very good on the original series but he honestly should have left it there), I have decided (as I’m sure others have as well) that there needs to be a sequel to fix it. Here’s some of the things I think need to happen in said hypothetical and much needed sequel:

Eli’s the main character (not Scott McAsshole) and we learn who his other biological parent is (most likely Kate because even if everyone hates it, it would serve as a very interesting plot).

Stiles comes back because the show is absolute SHIT without him. AND he’s pissed about Scott & the pack not calling him for his help, resulting in Derek being DEAD! He’s also mad at Scott because he, an ALPHA, allowed one of his betas to SACRIFICE himself. In front of his KID no less! The TRAUMA the poor pup will have now. (Can’t there be ONE Hale generation that DOESN’T have life altering trauma and hogwash happen to them!)

Isaac should also return so we can see his reaction to Allison being resurrected and Derek being dead. His reaction is so important to me because when Allison died they were dating and Derek was his original alpha & took him in after his dad died.

In fact, since we’re bringing Stiles and Isaac back, let’s bring EVERYONE that was still alive at the end of the original series and were still part of the pack (or once was) back. Let’s have them make a major debut for an amazing kick ass battle against some new big bad. (Possibly “Captain America: Civil War” style. ✨SCOTT vs STILES✨ …That’s actually not a bad idea. I’ll post about that next, but first we got to continue with what else needs to happen.)

Derek isn’t ACTUALLY dead! Yay! He should be in bardo because 1: he’s a stubborn, self sacrificing pain in the ass who has been wronged in SO many ways. And 2: he has realized his mistake of sacrificing himself (while needed in the movie, it could have easily been prevented if Stiles was there) causing him to leave his son and outright REFUSES to fully die. PLUS, right before Derek died we saw his eyes turn RED, meaning that he is now a True Alpha. That changes a LOT of things! I don’t care if there’s no body and he can’t logically return to this plane of existence physically. He’s in bardo. Plain and simple. The show has already broken so many perceived supernatural rules, what’s one more?

Stiles has ✨magic✨ (as hinted on by Deaton saying he has a Spark MULTIPLE times throughout the series) and brings Derek back from being almost-dead-but-not-quite-dead.

And finally, what a MAJORITY of Teen Wolf fans (myself included 😌) have been waiting for *drumroll*: STEREK!!! FINALLY it happens! *jazz hands*

BOOM! DONE! STORY FIXED! Your welcome!

Feel free to comment what you think is wrong with the movie and what should be added to the hypothetical & desperately needed sequel.

Until next time…

~Peace,

Genesis. ✌️

[iriswestallenn]

The discourse on Saltburn is so interesting to me because you either choose to take the movie as a fun romp or a movie "that had nothing [new] to say." Or that things happened just for shock value.

While there's definitely an argument to be made that this film had nothing/little to say, (as I am struggling with some themes they seemed to drop halfway through as well,) I just took this movie as a fun romp haha. You have to sit back and remember... they drew curtains back after a major character death and the entire room was RED! They isolate their black family member. They put a deer costume on Oliver during his bday party. A DEER. This movie was never trying to be subtle.

I've seen some crazy takes like "rich people good?" lmao Felix is arguably the 'nicest' family member right? Jacob Elordi and the script honestly do a really good job showing he's just as shitty as his family. After telling Oliver about his life, he asks Oliver, what about you? Cmon, what else? Siblings? ANYTHING interesting about you? Oliver should not have lied... if he didn't though, do you actually believe Felix would have kept talking to him? Felix gathered his family around and told them exactly "what happened" to Olivers mom and dad. No one would DO THAT! Especially if you've invited this person to your home!!

This internet age refuses to accept multiple things can be true at the same time haha when Felix learned from Farleigh that Ollie and Venetia hooked up, Felix STOMPED to the breakfast table. Folded his arms, ignored Ollie, made no eye contact. Then admitted he didn't want Ollie to be with Venetia, he had a problem with THE LAST GUY he brought to their home being with Venetia. They bring a new "poor" person their home every damn Summer. Multiple truths: 1. Felix shouldn't have been friggin killed. 2. Felix was a shitty person. Jesus

I understand the shock value critique. None of the three big scenes came across like shock value to me personally. I think it's because 1. It was all coming from Oliver. Oliver slurped the tub water, he fucked the grave, he put the period blood back in Venetias mouth. I think if everyone in the family was also doing weird fucked up shit, I'd be like, oookay. Now how is everyone here a weirdo? lol but it was just Oliver. 2. I thought this was a cannibalism movie lmao so I was actually expecting worse!

Obviously people can have different opinions but this movie and its discourse have been super interesting to me. I really enjoyed this movie but my main negative is that it does present itself in the beginning of the movie as though it has something to say but it doesn't have much to say? You're also not made aware that Olivers main objective was the house. Or if it wasn't the house at the start, at what point did it become about getting everything from the family?

Remember the friend Ollie had at the school that he later dropped? That friends last words to Ollie were, "he'll [felix] will get bored of you." Or something like that. That was so dumb lmao Venetia says this exact thing later in the movie. Why not make that friends last words to Ollie about status? Tie that into what Farleigh begins to tell Ollie and make Ollies goal clear to the audience even before the "plot twist."

That scene in school with the tutor. Oliver read the whole summer reading list. He came to college ready to go by the rules and succeed. There's no clear turning point imo. When Farleigh gets there late, doesn't care, definitely didn't read the reading list, and the tutor is like, "I knew your hot mom. We weren't friends, I just admired her from afar." I wish there was more focus on Oliver realizing following the rules would get him nowhere he wanted to be.

I ended up enjoying this movie because I'm satisfied with how fun it was, how GORGEOUS it looks, and how great the performances are. Not good, great performances truly. It's so sad that this could have been a 'no plot, just vibes' kinda movie. But instead there is some semblance of a plot lol it's just not fully fleshed out. I still think people are taking it way too seriously and the genuine distain for it is odd but there's a tug and pull here for sure.

[rachetmath]

The Jaune BS

Hazel: Jaune I know you are upset but I assure you it 

Jaune: What? Hazel I am completely fine.

Hazel: Wait what?

Jaune: Yeah man. I'm glad. I'm finally done with this crap.

Adam: Damn man was it that bad?

Jaune: Bro my character kept getting violated in the show. Bro, volume 6, when I came up with a plan to steal an Atlas airship, I didn't even get a chance to lead the shit.

James: That was your idea. You endangered alot of people.

Jaune: shit still worked. Would have gone without a hitch if wasn't Blake's somehow abusive and obsessive ex-boyfriend showing up out of nowhere. 

Roman: How did you find her anyways?

Adam: I honestly don't know.

Jaune: Volume 7, I was training and learning to extend my aura. Even though a certain someone suggested it but never showed me how.

Vine: oh… I am so sorry.  

Jaune: That would have been useful in finding Oscar instead of an ability to read emotions.

Pyrrha: Wow Ren character development was very pointless.

Jaune: Exactly. 

Hazel: listen Jaune you're not the only one this show did dirty.

Jaune: Hazel for real.

Adam: You can't be serious right?

Roman: Mother of….

Hazel: What?

James: You died like a fucking hero. Even though you in ledges with the woman who wanted to end the world. Over your sister. 

Hazel: And?

Jaune: You beat up and tortured Oscar. And switch up all because he told you one simple truth. How are you the good guy?

Hazel: I saved him. Plus James tried to blow up millions.

Jaune: That's true. But that's because he went insane.

James: Sleepless nights. Betrayal. And isolation.

Penny: Yeah he was down bad.

Jaune: And don't get started on the fact they keep mixing me and Ruby's characters up too.

Pyrrha: How so?

Jaune: Pyrrha, I had to kill Penny. Before, I didn't save Oscar. Twice. Afterwards, I was alone on an island. By myself. WAITING FOR RUBY. WHILE SEARCHING FOR A WAY HOME! I basically failed to help or save anyone. I failed as a leader. How come my problems seemed more irrelevant to Ruby's. Who never had to kill anyone. Who plans somehow work out in end. While mine somehow BLOW UP IN MY FACE! 

Pyrrha: oh dear… that is horrible.

Jaune: And here's the crazy part. How come Ruby had her friends, a mice and literally a deemed goddess help her while I had nobody but a Jackalope. It took seeing the paper pleasers again for me to accept Penny's death.

Penny: but you had friend Weiss, Blake and Yang by your side. 

James: But they talked bad about him. 

Adam: And true enough they confronted him on the matter they didn't convince him. It basically just took talking with him. 

Jaune: At a bad time no less.

Penny: Yeah that is concerning.

Jaune: And at least Hazel died like a G. We died from stupidity. Well except Roman and Pyrrha.

Penny: Not true.

Roman: Penny your death was crazy. Like you just gave up after everyone's efforts to save you. All because of Ruby. 

Penny: I thought they were dead!

Jaune: yeah, so instead of living to honor her memory you just decided screw everything and let me kill you.

Penny: Yeah that does sound horrible.

Jaune: How were we friends?

Penny: … … I don't know.

Jaune: The only bad thing is I didn't even get my revenge on the cat. All those times hating Alyx met nothing. Then I get shot by one of my friends.

Alyx: Sorry again though.

Jaune: You good, and besides now that I'm gone I don't have to hear fans complain about me anymore. 

Adam: Yeah too bad though.

Jaune: Why? 

Adam: Cause we don't know if you are dead or not.

Jaune: So this is all a dream.

Adam: Maybe. We're just going have to find out. 

Jaune: *sigh* Damn it.

[sapphire-weapon]

Not to rattle the cages, but for all of their so called, "sexual tension", Leon and Ada have a startling lack of intimacy. Everything they find out about each other most likely is learned from reading sterile, impersonal dossiers and not from any meaningful conversation.

And the only quality time they did have with each other took place completely off-screen and it's not even entirely clear what happened because it was only referenced in a single blink-and-you'll-miss-it throwaway line of dialogue in Damnation. (I'm willing to concede that it's likely they banged, but it's also just as likely that Ada blueballed him and ran off, because her follow-up question of "You're angry with me, aren't you?" doesn't make sense if he actually came LMAO But that's beside the point.)

But... at the same time... I don't think it's that simple. There's more to it than that.

God, I'm really about to make a case for Aeon, aren't I? Damn my dedication to this series's canon. Let's think of this post as the Aeon haters' guide to understanding Aeon, because it's fucking canon whether we like it or not. Goddamn it.

To start off, there's a difference between knowing someone well and being intimate with them. I've talked in the past about how intimate Luis's death scene was in RE4make, and Leon and Luis knew barely anything about each other at the time of his death. But that doesn't take away from the intimacy of the scene.

I feel like a similar principle applies to Leon and Ada.

Ada was with Leon throughout the majority of what was objectively the worst night of his life. Nothing else comes close to Raccoon City in terms of what it did to Leon -- no matter how much greater of a threat he faces logistically, it's still not as bad as what happened to him in Raccoon City. So, Ada knows Leon in ways that no one else in the series does.

Claire got a glimpse of the old Leon -- arguably, the "real" Leon -- but that's all it was. A glimpse. They weren't together long enough for her to really get to see what made him tick or to understand the perspective he was bringing into the city with him -- but Ada got to see all of that. And there's an intimacy to that all on its own -- especially when you consider that, after RE2, Leon starts building walls around himself made of machismo and bad one-liners that eventually wash away beneath a sea of liquor, which then dampens and darkens everything around it.

But no matter how fast he tries to run from himself, or how many walls he tries to put up, or how hard he tries to become someone else, there's still one person in his life who has seen and remembers who Leon S. Kennedy really is, and her name is Ada Wong.

He's allowed himself to be weak in front of her, to fail in front of her, to get frustrated and angry and overwhelmed around her -- and there is a real intimacy in that kind of vulnerability. And not once has she ever judged him for it or held it over his head or tried to harp on him about how he's changed -- because, to her, he hasn't changed. She can see through all of those new defense mechanisms he's put in place and knows that the core of who he still is is still intact. So, she silently allows him to work through whatever it is that he needs to work through while still trusting that he'll always be who he's always been -- and that's pretty fucking powerful, honestly.

And that's why he feels like he can't let her go -- because he's afraid that, if he does, he'll be letting go of the very last piece of himself that's still alive and holding on from before all the trauma set in.

The sad reality of the ship, though, is that that's not true. If Leon were to let Ada go, he wouldn't be letting go of his old self. Because, while Ada has seen the old Leon -- has met and known and spoken with him -- she is not what's keeping the memory of the old Leon alive; she is not the actual bearer of his legacy. Sherry is.

Even though Sherry wasn't around Leon nearly as much as Ada was and didn't get to know him the same way, that doesn't matter. What Leon doesn't see is that he didn't give up who he was because of Ada. He gave up who he was because of Sherry. He did it for her sake -- to save and protect and take care of her.

That's why he almost breaks down and cries when he sees her for the first time in RE6, when he's never done that when reuniting with Ada. It's because Sherry is carrying with her so many of the pieces of Leon that he left behind in order to properly fill the role of a federal agent. Doing what he did for her makes him more of a father to her than William Birkin ever was, and Sherry knows this. That's why she didn't think twice about following in his footsteps and jumping at the opportunity to become an agent herself -- and, to do that, she trusts Derek goddamn Simmons when she really shouldn't have, but she does it because she's still carrying the old Leon's optimism and trustfulness and faith in humanity. Again: she's following in Leon's footsteps, and the old Leon is the only Leon she ever really knew. Even if she didn't know him nearly as well as Ada did.

I think, on some unconscious level buried deep within his psyche, Leon knows this -- but it's a reality that's too painful to face, so he doesn't. Instead, he projects all of that shit onto Ada, because it's easier that way. Besides, he's been doing it for so long already, so why stop now? There's comfort in the familiar, and Ada is nothing if not familiar.

But, to go back to what I was saying earlier about Ada trusting that Leon will always be who he's always been -- that's also why he believes in her in RE6 when no one else does. Part of it is his projections about his past self and all that bullshit, but there's also an element of... "she would do the same for me." Because she has. She's been doing it for years.

And in that specific regard, there is a real maturity to their relationship that doesn't really get enough attention or praise from the fanbase. The whole "sexual tension" thing is stupid, and you're right to point it out in your ask as being stupid, because Leon and Ada's relationship isn't about sex -- and it shouldn't be! And that's why that line in Damnation is so fucking pointless and stupid AND I HATE IT lmao Leon and Ada's relationship is about two people who accept and trust each other without judgement, even when they really shouldn't.

NOW.

WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID.

EVERYTHING I JUST WROTE OUT IN THAT HUGE WALL OF TEXT IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE OG STORYLINE. THE REMAKES DO SOMETHING VERY, VERY DIFFERENT WITH LEON AND ADA. And honestly, the massive changes to their relationship are really the #1 major reason why I believe the remakes are a completely different timeline of events -- because so much of what I just said is not fucking true for the remake versions of Leon and Ada. It's just straight up not true.

Remake Leon does not accept Remake Ada for who she is (he literally asks her to fucking change, for god's sake!! LMAO), and he definitely does not fucking trust her. RE4make basically erased the canonicity of Leon/Ada as a romantic relationship. It's not there anymore; it's no longer a canon romance; it's gone. If it's anything still at all, it's one-sided unrequited Ada having fallen for Leon, and him not being able to get away from her fast enough.

But that doesn't mean that their relationship is lacking in intimacy.

We've talked before about how Remake Leon is touch-starved as fuck -- and touch seems to be his love language. And while Leon is greedy and sneaky with the touches he steals from Ashley in RE4make, none of those little touches that the two of them pass back and forth come anywhere close to Ada's touches in RE2make.

The scene between them on the shuttle is very intimate -- and not just because she kisses him. It's the way she sits so close to him, the way she leans into him, the way she keeps a hand on his knee and gently caresses it with her thumb. It's the way they both speak in more hushed tones, the way she tries to be soothing with the tone of her voice. It's how she kisses him -- close-lipped and gentle, meant only to ease his anxiety and quiet his mind (and also get him to shut the fuck up for two goddamn seconds. god I respect her so much for this LMAO).

And not just that scene, but it's also present in the way she patches him up after he gets shot. We don't get to see it, but if you look again at Leon's bandages? She had to strip him the fuck down in order to do that LMAO home girl was sitting there unbuttoning his shirt and going "this sucks he's unconscious this isn't even fun. pain in the ass." And when he wakes up? Sure, she's gone, but he definitely knows that she had to have been all up in his business in order to do what she did -- and she left her coat behind with him as a fucking blanket and I'm sorry but that's so cute. IT'S CUTE. I'LL ADMIT IT. But it was probably a moment for him of "Wow. She really cares." -- because, again, touch is his love language. AND BOY DID SHE DO THAT A WHOLE FUCKIN LOT.

So, basically.

What I'm trying to say is.

Leon and Ada's relationship is poorly written and poorly executed and I hate it for a myriad of reasons, most of which involve the fact that it limits Ada's character and waters her down to a really unnecessary degree, but... I can't bring myself to say that there's no there there. Are they the hot and sexy spy vs spy ship that the director of Damnation desperately wanted us to believe they are? Absolutely fucking not. Is the ship predicated on only semi-resolved sexual tension? Also fucking no.

Does any of that actually matter...? Again... No. It doesn't matter. There is something to it. Even if they are still mostly strangers to each other, knowing facts about each other isn't what's important about their relationship. It's knowing who the other is at their core that's important.

At least, in OG.

In Remake, Leon can't fucking stand her by the time of RE4. And if anyone tries to say otherwise, they're fucking delusional.

Though I honestly believe that if either version of Ada learned more about who Leon was in the day-to-day, she'd probably like him a whole lot less. Leon, shave your face and stop drinking and why are the fucking Beastie Boys playing in your car when you're driving to work and holy shit are you really watching Casino for the third time this week oh my god

[okkalo]

could u do a scenario with kunigami and a reader who has a perfectionist mindset and ends up breaking down bc they dont feel pretty or smart enough? i’ve honestly been feeling like shit for not feeling perfect and i just want my comfort character to help me escape </3

if u need more inspiration listen to pretty hurts by beyonce

hi anon! i tried to write this one as fast as i could after the previous request for u..i hope ur feeling somewhat better!! just in case no one has told u recently im soso proud of you and you can get through this! i hope u enjoy,, lots of love 🫶🩷

character: kunigami

- kunigami had gotten used to your perfectionist attitude

- in fact, he barely struggled getting used to it

- he was always there to try to comfort you or take your mind off of whatever was bothering you

- he definitely struggled with reassurance at first, however. he actually still isn’t good at it

- he’s only good when you start degrading yourself and his mind just kinda takes over

- if you ever tried to brush him off with an “i’m okay” he would definitely back off

- he would instead try to do other things for you, such as getting your favorite food or making sure to pull you in to rest on his chest

- if u did brush him off he’ll probably learn not to comfort you that way and won’t really approach you, he just continues doing stuff that would hopefully make your day better

- all of that aside he actually loves your perfectionist side

- he loves the way you continue to strive to be better

- mostly because he can relate, he has to work hard to be everyone’s hero!!

- he tries to help if he can too

- he feels as if it’s his role as your boyfriend

- he also thinks your beautiful

- duh, you might be thinking. but he always tries to remind you with some sort of compliment

- he’s just as bad as giving compliments as he is at receiving though! so be patient

- but back to the moment you breakdown

- he’s probably not the best at detecting how stressed you are

- he didn’t even notice. he only knew when he saw you crying in bed while looking at your phone

“y/n?” your name rolled out of his mouth with worry, catching the attention of your widened teary eyes. “y/n, what’s wrong?” the question immediately left him once his concerned eyes met yours. he dropped his bag on the ground, his long legs extending to reach you fast and pull you into a comforting hug.

his heart broke at your released sobs and the way your body slumped into his, your hands clawing at the fabric of his shirt in desperate need of comfort. his finger pads gently made their way to your scalp, each spread out to gently massage your skin. he felt stupid, unable to come up with any comforting words at the moment and only being able to hold you close. he wanted to do more, he wanted you to feel better.

once your sobs lessened and you finally gained confidence in your voice you started sputtering what was weighing your heart down. the moment kunigami heard the words ‘i’m not pretty enough’ or ‘i’m not smart enough’ is the moment he decided to interrupt, not being able to hear anymore of your painfully wrong thoughts.

“hey, don’t say that.” he pulled away from the hug to lift your chin and make you look at his stern eyes. the hand still softly resting on your waist told you he wasn’t mad at you. “you know none of that is true, you’re just in a bad mental state right now to see. you’re the most beautiful person i’ve seen, and you aren’t anywhere close to dumb. you’re damn near perfect.” he stated, confident in each word he was saying while making sure to hold eye contact throughout the whole time.

“come on, take a bath with me and once we get back you’ll have to tell me who made you feel that way.” he gently took your hands, pulling you off the bed with him. once you were standing on your feet he cupped your face in his hands, giving you a soft kiss on the lips before pulling away with a reassuring gaze. “i’m so proud to be your boyfriend, i can’t have you feeling like you’re not enough, because you’re way more than enough for me.” he stated, giving one last final kiss to your cheek before his hand found your back and started pushing you to the bathroom.

unedited thanks for reading!

[vilandel]

Silver Cats & Black Roses

Chapter 23 – Younger Siblings

A/N In which Noelle learns about her brother and her squadmate, while Yami has a talk with his future mother-in-law... Probably one of my favorite chapters in this fic 💙💜

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“Come on…”

“Not yet.”

Her giggle tickled in his ear, but that didn’t stop Nozel to pepper kisses on her neck and to softly caress her silky skin.

Earlier today, when he sneaked to the back entrance of Soie Velours’ shop to catch a few Vanessa, it left them with a fiery passion which haven’t left them when they have to part ways after some blissful minutes. Vanessa had already been there when he came back to the palace. Never had Nozel been so grateful to have given her a key to his balcony door.

Heavens, he needed this so much right now. The ball, Lac Silvas shadow, the ridiculous amount of proposals he was getting every day, Prudence Évantail and Athénaïs Vitrail… there was so much that could burden him right now. Nozel believed that without Vanessa now in his life, he might would have yield a long time ago.

Still, he didn’t want to take her like some wild animal. As big as his thirst for her was, Nozel wanted to do it like usual. Taking his time, making the pleasure last, try to not give in to the occasional urgency and most importantly, to give Vanessa the respect and kindness she always deserved, in a sensual act.

And of course, she wasn’t making things easy for him.

“You’re very eager, hot eagle, I can tell.”

“Will you ever stop taunting me?”

“Never, I just enjoy the effect I have on you SO much.”

Oh yes, he could tell that. She has practically wrapped him around her little finger. And still, she never abused the power she had on him. She took advantage of it, but only to tease him or to push him out of his comfort zone. Which wasn’t such a bad thing.

Nozel smiled at her, before putting his lips right on her pulse point. He might be eager, but she was as well. He could feel it under his lips. He had some effect on her as well and he would be damned if he wouldn’t admit that he enjoyed it.

Nozel let his lips travel slowly across her jawline, reaching her mouth and pulling her into a deep, passionate kiss. Vanessa moaned against his mouth, crossing both her arms around him, pulling him closer. Nozel rolled them both over and honestly, they might have rolled quite a few times while they were making out. He couldn’t tell, but that was because he had already lost any track of time.

Again, everything seemed so futile in her breath-taking presence. How could anyone even think that horrible women like Prudence Évantail and Athénaïs Vitrail were the perfect match for him when Vanessa was right there? So effortlessly perfect, even in her imperfections, so caring and full of joy.

How did he survive this long without her?

Of course Nozel knew the answers, but his mind was currently clouded with love and lust, so he couldn’t think straight. And unlike all those lonely years before, he didn’t regretted it.

Much to his displeasure, Vanessa broke the kiss, smirking at him in a seductive way.

“You know, handsome, I wouldn’t mind you’re a bit wilder with me from time to time. You’re a god in bed in every way, after all.”

“A god in bed.”

His chuckle was heavy.

“It’s true, though. You really are. And I mean it, you can be a bit wilder. Not that I don’t enjoy your slow lovemaking, on the contrary. You’re a perfect lover.”

“Haven’t you told me once that perfection didn’t exist?”

“Oh, I did. But I guess I’m biased when it comes to you.”

Nozel chuckled again. But he still wanted to take his time to love her, despite her teasing and his own hunger.

He kissed her again, slower. He could feel her smile against his lips.

“What is it now?”

“Could you please take of your shirt already? The fabric tickles me and as you certainly already noticed, I’ve been naked for quite a while.”

Oh yes, he had noticed that. He could impossibly NOT notice her nudity. There was nothing here he haven’t seen already since their first night together, but this sight was still having an effect on him that made him flustered in embarrassment.

And eagerness.

So, he sat up and took off his shirt, leaving him bare-chested much to Vanessas delight.

“You know, honey… I love that you don’t sleep with a full pyjama and with your naked chest. It’s such a sight to see.”

“I… mostly do that because of the silk sheets. I can’t really feel them when I wear a pyjama top.”

“Never had I been so grateful for the existence of silk sheets.”

Nozel chuckled. Well, it wasn’t like she was wearing much to sleep either. Either naked or in her underwear. A fact that still make him blush since he learned about it for the first time. But he wasn’t complaining.

So, leaned back down to her again, sucking on her collarbone. Her moan was needy and full of desire. Now, Vanessa even started to play with his pyjama pants with her slender fingers. If she continued like that, he might ending up taking her just like that. Terribly wild, like she suggested.

But she was like a lady. His lady. She deserved to be respected in any way.

His lips wandered again, finding their way to her mouth. Another long kiss started between them, deep and passionate. He felt Vanessas hand brushing to his hair. Nozel still has his braid on, but knowing his beloved, she would soon unmake it in the most sensual way possible.

The kiss would certainly have lasted very long… If there hadn’t been a sudden knock on his door, making them froze in their movements.

“Nozel, are you asleep already?”

Oh no. Noelle.

Nozel had kinda forgotten that she was sleeping at the palace tonight. Apparently, Nebra had decided to take care of Noelles dress for the upcoming ball and to discuss it with more details, their younger sister came to spent the night at the Silva palace.

And to have an evening reading and discussing spooky novels. Nozel would never understand the passion for spooky novels his sisters had. Couldn’t came from their mother, Acier had never been able to read even a chapter of a spooky novel without abandoning after mostly ten pages and hide under her blankets, even as a full grown adult.

He sighed. Usually, Nozel was always delighted when Noelle wanted to talk with him, it didn’t matter about what. It happened a bit more often after the whole affair with the elves and it became so regular after their return from Spade.

But right now, it was really not the moment. Not that Noelle knew. She had no idea he was dating her squadmate, even sleeping with said squadmate.

Oh heavens, Noelle would freak out once learns about the relationship between him and Vanessa!

Was it too early to tell her? It definitely was. Nozel looked down at Vanessa, who managed to pout and smile apologetically at him at the same time. He caressed her cheek in a silent sigh. He didn’t want to stop, but it was Noelle of all people at his door.

“Nozel, are you alright?”

The voice of his little sister sounded now concerned. Was she worried about him not answering?

Nozel wanted to say something something, anything. Tell Noelle that everything was alright, that will see each other tomorrow morning at breakfast and wish her a good night, then focus back on Vanessa. But his body and his voice were still frozen. Same for Vanessa, she even clinged now on him. Like him, she had no idea what he should say to Noelle. They both cared so much her.

“I’m coming in.”

“No!”

But it was too late. Noelle already entered his room… and saw them. On his bed. In a very specific position.

Two things became clear to Nozel in this very moment. First, he forgot to lock his door. Second, his beloved little sister saw him on top of her squadmate and best friend. Said squadmate was naked and as for himself, he was only wearing his trousers. And they both were… In a position that could only mean one thing. They were lovers.

“Nozel, is that… Vanessa, what are you… Wait, is he… OH MY GOD!”

Now Noelle was frozen in shock, unable to do anything except automatically close the door behind her and stare at them like they have committed something terribly shocking, like a crime or a revolution.

But Noelle being frozen allowed Nozel and Vanessa to finally move. Nozel sat up, freeing Vanessa who rolled over the edge of the bed and immediately put on his shirt to cover her nudity.

“Noelle… You deserve an explanation. Vanessa and I are going to answer your questions. But it might take a while.”

Noelle didn’t seemed like she had hear him, just looking blankly at them with shocked magenta eyes. It pained Nozel to see his beloved little sister like that. Was she hurt because she saw him with Vanessa? A pang of guilt he hasn’t felt for a long time stabbed his heart. Hasn’t he hurt her enough already?

“Don’t worry, honey. She’s not hurt, she is just terribly in shock. Which is understandable, though,” Vanessa said, putting her hand on his shoulder with a reassuring smile, before walking over towards Noelle.

Nozel just looked at her, stunned again by her entire being. How was she always able to know what he was thinking, especially if it had something to do with his guilt issues?

And why was she looking so perfectly hot wearing only one of his shirts?

No, stop! He couldn’t allow himself to be horny in the presence of his baby sister!

Vanessa took Noelle by her shoulders and firmly made her sit on his bed. It looked like that it wasn’t the first time Vanessa had to do this. Despite the rather embarassing situation, Nozel couldn’t help but smile. He was so grateful for Vanessa to always have taken such good care of his little sister.

“Alright, sweetie. First of all, don’t forget to breath calmly. And try to not freak out too much.”

“I’m not freaking out!”

She clearly was.

Nozel just put a hand on Noelles shoulder. He had clearly no idea what to say and this was right now the only thing he was able to do to calm down his little sister.

Noelle was wearing a short nightgown, pale green with short puffy sleeves, and her hair was down. He hadn’t seen her often without her pigtails, especially without the pink ribbons he had gifted her before her departure to the Heart kingdom. She really looked so much like their mother…

But this time, this resemblance didn’t break his heart. He finally find it soothing more than anything. And this time, he was also able to see the difference between Noelle and Acier more clearly. It wasn’t the eye colour, but more in their gestures and mimics. Nozel remembered that his mother always tried to smile way too brightly when she was shocked. On the other hand, Noelle was looking blankly at anything.

Maybe it wasn’t so bad that Noelle wasn’t completely like their mother.

“I mean… I’m not against it… but it’s weird… NO, IT’S NOT, THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT! It’s just… surprising, I guess… But not weird, not at all! I swear I’m not against… But I just never imagined… You, Vanessa, with Nozel, my brother… my brother… OH MY GOD, IT’S MY BROTHER!”

“I am very aware that this gorgeous hot man is your brother, Noelle.”

“No, that’s not why I meant! You… you said that your secret lover is a god in bed! AND THAT GOD IN BED YOU TALKED ABOUT WAS MY BROTHER!”

A… god in bed?

Nozel coughed and looked away, deeply blushing from embarrassment.

It sounded so much like Vanessa to say something like that. But why did it have to be in front of his baby sister?

Vanessa just shrugged. “Well, it’s true and I had no reason to lie. Your brother is such a boyfriend material and I’m hopelessly addicted to him at this point. The way he takes me, I’m going to-“

“Vanessa!”

Both siblings had shouted in embarrassment, which lead them to look at each other with confusion. Only to look away with embarrassment again. Nozel kinda feared that he would never hear the end of it.

“Oh, look at you both. You truly are siblings, it’s so cute.”

“Don’t change the subject Vanessa! You… you… are sleeping with my brother! Argh, why did I said this out loud? And… why… are… you… How and why and what and… how long?”

“We love each other.”

He could feel that both Noelle and Vanessa were now looking at him. Nozel tried to give himself some composure, but without much success. Still, he turned around again to look at his sister and his girlfriend.

If he would repeat those words without looking at them, he would regret it for the rest of his life. As difficult as it was, he had to do it.

“Vanessa and I… We love each other.”

Different emotions were dancing in their eyes. Both Vanessa and Noelle first had the same genuine surprise, but the next feelings were drastically different for both of them.

Vanessas amethyst eyes were slowly filled with a pure joy and at the end, she smiled so brightly at him that Nozel felt his heart racing faster than light magic.

Noelles magenta eyes were first filled with confusion after her surprise. Then, slowly she seemed to grasp his words and more importantly, what they were implying. In the end, the shock of understanding was seen all over her face and Noelle fell back on the mattress, overwhelmed.

“In love… you love each other… My brother and my squadmate… love each other… Love… You’re together… in love… different circles… forbidden love… I had no idea… I had no idea…”

Noelles part-sentences with no relation to each other made Nozel worried about his sister. He took Noelles left hand while Vanessa sat back on the mattress, taking the other one and giving it a gentle squeeze.

“Sweetie, sorry that we have shocked you. It really wasn’t our intention. We aren’t together for long, so we wanted to keep it a secret for a while. Especially right now, with the ball and the tension with nobility in the kingdom. We would have told you one day, really. We were just postponing and… we also haven’t really talked about it yet.”

“Wait a minute!” Noelle suddenly yelled, sitting up but without letting go of their hands. “You… you… you… slept together… but you aren’t married yet!”

“Noelle, sweetie, in which century do you think you live?”

“I know, sorry… It’s just, Nozel is… sorry, brother!”

“Don’t apologize, Noelle. I don’t blame you for having that impression of me,” Nozel replied, giving his sister a gentle squeeze.

“So… well… I mean… I wait! Vanessa, you practically never spend a night at the Hideout since more or less a month. Because… because… you were in my brothers arms? In this room? In the Silva palace?”

“Not only. We also met up in his room at the Silver Eagles base, when Nozel had a long day.”

“At… the Silver Eagle’s base… of course…”

And with that, Noelle fell back on the mattress, looking up at the ceiling of the canopy, as if she was hoping it would have every answer to every question she was certainly asking herself right now.

Nozel sighed and in the end, he stood up, letting go of his youngest sister’s hand. Opening his door to call for a servant, he ordered three cups of hot chocolate to bring to his room. With a bit cinnamon and with whipped cream on the top. He remembered that this was how Noelle always had preferred her hot chocolate.

The old servant didn’t got a glimpse in his room and didn’t ask anymore questions. She was one of those who was there for very long, probably even from the times if his grandfather. So, she was used to most weird things happening in the Silva palace and won’t comment. This was good, because Nozel doubted he could even deal with obvious servant gossip right now.

After most of her shock had been over, Noelle had hundreds and thousands of questions, which Nozel and Vanessa tried their best to answer. When they were finished, all three porcelain cups of hot chocolate were almost empty and Noelle had been silence for a few minutes. She sat in front of them on the mattress, hands on her lap, looking down at the silver tray with the cups.

The silence wasn’t really tense, but… Nozel would admit that it made quite uncomfortable. And anxious.

He felt also a bit stupid, because until now, he hasn’t really thought how his siblings would react to his relationship with Vanessa. But now… It was actually a terrifying thought. Okay, maybe he was overreacting a bit, but still.

Hopefully Noelle wouldn’t be against. She loved Vanessa and her relationship with himself was better than it ever was before. But would she feel betrayed? After all, both Vanessa and him have kept it as a secret. They had their reasons, but would Noelle consider this as well?

As for Solid and Nebra… Nozel knew that he will need to tell them eventually. Nebra, as she was now, would maybe be less of a problem. With her own relationship with Noelle being on better terms and despite her constant complaining about the Black Bull named Zora Ideale – to a point Nozel began to wonder if his sister was kinda enjoying being bothered by Zora – Nebra seemed to get along rather well with Vanessa. But if she would feel betrayed as well? She already felt that way when he finally told her the truth about their mother’s death. But his relationship with Vanessa wasn’t quite the same, right?

And Solid… Well, Solid was Solid and he definitely would be openly against it. At least at the start. Nozel had no intention to break up with Vanessa just because his younger brother would be against it.

“Noelle, sweetie, are you fine?” Vanessa asked after a while, clearly fed up with the silence.

“No, I’m not.”

Nozel looked down, defeated and guilty. This had to be his fault again.

But his reaction must have triggered something in Noelle, because she looked at him in panic.

“I’m not hurt, brother, I swear! I’m just trying to understand, to… to grasp everything. But I’m not hurt, really, I swear!”

Vanessa took his hand, giving a gentle squeeze. “We still have some work to do with your guilt issues, honey. I’m helping your brother with this, Noelle. I promise you he’s making progress, but well, we still have some details to work on.”

“You’re… helping him?”

“Of course I do, why shouldn’t I?”

“That’s not what I meant! I… I’m just… still trying to understand.”

Noelle went silent again, looking down at her cup as the porcelain would help her with more answers. At least, to Nozels small relief, she seemed already to have calmed down a bit.

Nozel sighed. He needed to say something, anything.

“Noelle. I know it’s maybe too much to ask, but would you please keep the secret for a while? You know what the upcoming ball is implying and given that our father has something to do with it… I hate keeping it a secret, but I can’t take any risk that could make me lose Vanessa. I… will fight for her, even if I should lose my royal status for her.”

He felt Vanessa giving him a gentle squeeze on his hand again. She knew better than anyone that it wasn’t always easy for him to say such things out loud to anyone.

Noelle just stared at him again, but her glance was suddenly soft. “It’s… So it’s serious between you both…”

“Yes, it is.”

“So… this means that you won’t sacrifice yourself into an arranged marriage anymore?”

“Wait… How did you know?”

“I… well… I always suspected it. But it took me a while. After all, my royal lessons always taught me how important arranged marriages always were in history and still today. With that in mind, it was actually surprising that none of us four were married or at least engaged yet. And then, when you told me everything about mother and when I realized how much you… you practically sacrificed since then… I had fear that you would sacrifice yourself for us. And this perspective hurt a lot.”

“I’m… I’m sorry…”

“It’s not your fault, Nozel, not at all. I just never wanted for you to be a lifetime unhappy just so that I could have my happiness. But… now you have someone. I still can’t believe it’s Vanessa of all people! Sorry, still not used… But I wanted to say is that since you love someone and you’re being serious, it means that you won’t sacrifice yourself anymore.”

“No, I won’t… But I still refuse to marry you and Nebra and Solid off for political reasons, I swear! And I won’t let our father… I mean, Lac Silva marry you off behind my back. This will be always out of the question.”

“Thank you, brother. It’s actually some kind of relief for me… After all, one of the reasons I still haven’t started anything with Asta because I was scared you would sacrifice yourself into a loveless marriage for me.”

There was a silence.

A heavy silence.

Nozel was frozen and blinked a few times. Did Noelle just mentioned Asta and her wish to start something with him?

Noelle looked like she didn’t quite understood his reaction first, until she realized what she just said.

“I… I mean… Oh shoot! I didn’t meant… At least not like that!”

And she jumped towards his pillows to hide her head under them, muttering and babbling nothing he could understand.

Vanessa laughed, as she was the only one amused by the situation.

“Sweetie, it was only a matter of time before your brother would find out about your heavy crush.”

Heavy crush… Noelle and Asta… Nozel tried to think straight, but it was completely impossible due to what he just learned.

Now, he knew how Noelle must have felt when she saw him in a very sensual position with Vanessa.

His girlfriend now hugged him, in a clear attempt to calm him down. “Don’t be too upset, honey. I haven’t told you anything because for now, there’s nothing yet between Asta and your baby sister. Noelle never admitted her feelings to anyone until now. And Asta… he’s very dense, he never noticed anything about Noelles feeling and for some reason, he believes firmly to be in love with the nun that raised him.”

A nun, really? While his sister was right there? And wasn’t Asta able to read that famous Ki?

“Not true, Vanessa!” Noelle immediately protested, appearing from under the pillows. “I DID admitted to… myself. But only during the war in Spade and I never told anything to anyone since. Before that… I was always in denial.”

“Oh, sweetie, you tell me nothing new. And you just admitted to us.”

“But you both better than me! I know Asta for over two years and I might be in love with him for just as long. And all I managed to do was to admit it to myself six months ago and to you both just now, while getting jealous on Mimosa and Rebecca, being unable to talk properly to Asta since I accepted my love for him and still denying it to others! But you two, you know each other for not as long as I know Asta, and you’re already together, you even got… intimate together! You’re better than me on that topic.”

“Don’t say that, sweetie. We both know how dense Asta is, despite his ability to read Ki. You admitted it to yourself and you admitted to two people just now, one of them being your older brother. That’s already a lot for you.”

“But comparing to the both you-“

“Don’t compare yourself to us, Noelle.”

Both his baby sister and his girlfriend looked at him in surprise. In fact, Nozel was surprised himself that he was still able to talk despite his shock. But he continued still, “Mother told me one day that no romance is alike, each one is different. We’re handling your feelings in many different ways, due to our personalities and due to circumstances. The fact that it took you so long to admit your feelings for… for Asta doesn’t make you less than Vanessa and me.”

“Mother… really said that once?”

Nozel nodded and he felt his heart being filled like happiness when he saw the small smile of relief on Noelles lips. She might not be totally convinced yet, but at least, part of her own love burden must have been taken.

Still, there was something he needed to tell her. “Noelle… Whatever will happen between you and… and Asta… I promise you that you’ll have my full support. I know that you’re aware that it might be not easy, given your different circles, but if that’s your choice, I accept it. Besides, who am I to judge you anyway?”

He looked directly at Vanessa during his last sentence and the bright smile she gave him made his heart race again in high speed.

Noelle smiled as well. Seemed like she was more calm than when she saw them for the first time.

“Thank you a lot, big brother. And I promise to support you and Vanessa as well. I mean, I’m quite used to it yet… But I’m not against your relationship. And you are both two of the closest people to me. That in mind, it actually makes me that you of all people have found each other.”

Nozel felt his eyes filled a bit with tears of joy. What Noelle just said touched him more than he could put into words. After everything that happened between them, having the support of his little sister meant the world to him.

“So…” Noelle said after a moment, “I’ll leave you alone now. After all, I kinda interrupted your alone time. Sorry about that.”

“It’s okay, sweetie, you couldn’t know.”

“And I forgot to look my door, so it’s on me.”

“But in the end, I’m glad I learned about you like this, not any other way,” Noelle smiled, while taking the silver tray with the cups and standing up. “I’ll keep the secret, until you feel ready to tell more people. Does anyone else know?”

“Only our Vermillion aunt. And Soie Velours and her nephew found out… when I opened an account for Vanessa at her shop.”

“Wait, what? You opened an account for Vanessa at the shop of the best modiste in the Clover Kingdom?”

“He did. Isn’t your brother the best boyfriend ever?”

“Stop being too cheeky, Vanessa. Well, maybe I shall better go now. Sorry to have interrupted you. But please, don’t make me an aunt just yet, okay?”

“Noelle!”

Nozel blushed immediately and despite her giggling, Vanessa seemed rather flustered as well. They haven’t talked about children yet and despite the fact that Nozel sometimes had some fleeting daydreams about babies and little kids with silver or rosewood coloured hair, it was way too early to think about that!

“Sorry, you both! But still, as much as I loved to be an aunt, you should take your time with things like that. Gosh, sorry, I shut up, I promise. I really talk too much when I’m still a bit flustered. Well, I guess I see you tomorrow morning at breakfast, Nozel. And I’ll see you later that day at the Hideout, Vanessa. Good night.”

“Good night, Noelle.”

When his sister left, Nozel stood up immediately and locked the door. He wouldn’t make the same mistake to forget something so crucial again, even if it was thankfully Noelle who found out about him and Vanessa.

“That went better than I expected.”

“Come on, honey. Noelle is a sweetheart and she loves you. Of course she won’t be against our relationship. You’ll see, once she’s completely used to it, she’s going to be our biggest supporter and threaten everyone who would dare to have some doubts about us with her Sea Dragon Roar.”

“Wouldn’t that be somehow overreacting?”

“Maybe? But who cares right now, I prefer to continue right where we had to stop, hot eagle,” Vanessa smile in a seductive way, while immediately getting rid of his shirt.

His hunger for her was back in one second. Nozel immediately kissed her with all the passion he could manage and it didn’t took long before he himself got rid on the rest of his clothes.

He wasn’t as patient as some time ago, just before Noelle discovered them. It didn’t matter. Nozel took Vanessa more wildly than usual, but still with all the respect she deserved.

Holding his beloved in his arms while loving her body and soul, with the new knowledge of his little sister’s support, in a way it made him more daring than he could ever imagined. But Vanessa didn’t seem to mind and in fact, Nozel kinda didn’t mind as well.

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“You’re going to be more popular than me to my brats if you continue to spoil them like that, Blue Rose Mama.”

“I don’t think so, sir Yami. It is so obvious they all care so much about you despite your rather tough love towards them. Even lord Nacht seems to have you high regards, despite everything he says.”

“Yeah, whatever. But you’re practically their favourite auntie at this point and unlike me, you have every right to spoil them.”

“But you gave them a chance when no one else would and a home. That’s worth more than ball clothing and such.”

Orchidea might be right about that part, but Yami knew that her offer to help most of the Bulls with their suits and gowns for the upcoming ball was worth more than the fancy clothes. Prickly Queens mother practically won the hearts of his brats the moment she came into their lives, just like Finesse before her.

Blue Rose Mama had come yesterday night with her offering and one thing leading to another, practically including herself spontaneously decided that their favourite auntie shall spent her first night ever at the Hideout. A proposition Orchidea had accepted happily without too much hesitation.

Yami had vaguely protested that the Black Bulls Hideout wasn’t an inn, but honestly, it wasn’t too much of a bother, to his surprise. First, his brats were stubborn and loved their auntie Dea. Second, he was rather fond of her as well. Third, Blue Rose Mama had a kinda shitty life before, so he would be damned to deny her anything good that could happen to her. Fourth, having intel about nobility outside of Magic Knights was always good to have, be it with Finesse or Orchidea.

And most importantly… She was Charlottes mother and loved her daughter truly. What else could he ask from the mum of his girlfriend?

Besides, it wasn’t he had been there that night. Like practically every night since they got together, he came over to Charlottes room at the Blue Roses base in the evening, slept with her and spend the night at her place.

Best nights ever, he would never regret one second spent in Charlottes arms.

But of course, their relationship was still a secret. So, when he accompanied his Prickly Queen back to his Hideout when she decided to pick up her mum, he entered through a back door and made it look like as he just gotten up.

No one noticed anything, which was good. Charlotte and Orchidea had breakfast with the present Bulls, which has almost ended in a food fight or an eating competition and now, he had to wait with Blue Rose Mama until Luck and Prickly Queen had finished their so-called sibling talk.

Honestly, Yami hated every time when he had to part ways with his Prickly Queen. One of the downsides of a secret relationship. But he really shouldn’t complain too much, it was something both of them decided, after all. Still, in moments like this one, Yami couldn’t wait when he was officially not in a secret relationship anymore and having a clear future with Charlotte.

On one hand, he was glad that Luck was always so eager to talk to his sister, it always meant that he could enjoy her presence for a few more minutes. One the other hand, it also meant that Charlotte was more focused on her younger brother and by that, they couldn’t have a few more minutes alone time.

What has he ever done in one of his previous lives to deserve that?

“By the way, where is lady Noelle? I haven’t seen her yesterday evening and neither this morning.”

“Noelle? She spent the night at her family’s palace and has breakfast there. Apparently, her older sis’ had decided to take care of her dress for the stupid ball and wanted to discuss some details with her.”

“Oh, really? Well, I won’t be surprise if Lady Noelles gown is going to be outstanding. Lady Nebra always had an exquisite taste in fashion.”

Oh, really? Yami couldn’t tell, with those stupid flowy clothes each Silvas was stubborn enough to wear.

Orchidea now watched how Luck was now jumping around Charlotte, probably telling her about his latest fight with Magna, while Prickly Queen laughed at his tales.

Her laughs were always so lovely.

“Isn’t it wonderful how well they get along? Usually, within nobility, legitimated children are often so vain and some cases in cruel to their bastard siblings. You can see a good example of it with how most Évantails are talking about the bastard daughter of lord Cygnus. But Luck and Charlotte? It’s almost like they were raised together.”

“You wanted more children, Blue Rose Mama?”

“Oh, yes. I never had any siblings and within nobility, an only child grew up pretty lonely most of the time. Besides, for noble women like me, trapped in into a loveless marriage, children can often be the only blessing. But due to my condition, I was only able to have Charlotte and it was difficult to see her grew up the same way I did. Especially since most Roseleis aren’t open-minded at all.”

Yami groaned. Nobility sucks, even for people who were nobles themselves. It was really unfair that Blue Rose Mama wasn’t able to have more children. She definitely had the thing for a loving mother.

In a way, Orchidea reminded him of his own mother. Just as loving and caring for her kiddos.

And married to a jerk.

With the difference that Blue Rose Mama never choose her jerk of a husband. While his own mum… Well, she had seen something in his heartless dad, but as much as Yami tried to think about something, he just couldn’t see why his mother fell in love with his father. Did his father ever loved his mother or was she just someone he choose out of selfish lust?

It was unfair that she had to die pretty young and that Ichika never got any memories of their mum.

Ichika…

Seeing Charlotte and Luck having fun with each other, happy to be together, it reminded Yami of his past as a kid in the Land of the Sun. Him and Ichika being close… before the shit hit the fan.

He envied Charlotte and Luck a bit, for having found each other, to grew a bond. But Yami immediately scolded himself. Prickly Queen and his berserker brat deserved each other as siblings. And after what his jerk of a father did to them, especially to Ichika, he had reasons to leave.

Yami was sure Ryu took good care of his little sister. As for him… he took the blame upon himself to protect Ichika. He left to protect her.

Back then, it seemed like the only option.

But today?

Would he do things differently? Yami couldn’t help but ask himself that when he saw Charlotte and Luck being happy to have each other.

Maybe he would do things differently… just to not be separated from his sister again.

But only maybe… because the life he found here in Clover, Nacht and Morgen, Julius and the Grey Deers, Goldie Guts and the other captains, his brats and his Prickly Queen… he would never give it up.

“Do you have siblings, sir Yami?”

“Huh? Oh, yes… Back in my home country. But I haven’t seen her since… well, since I got in Clover.”

He didn’t say anything else. And Orchidea immediately noticed the sad undertone in his voice.

“Oh, I’m sorry to have asked. It’s certainly a heavy subject.”

“Gosh, ya have no idea, Blue Rose Mama. It’s also not easy to talk about.”

“I understand… But do you miss your sister sometimes? And your home country? You don’t need to answer, but you if you want one day and if you feel ready, I’m willing to give you an ear.”

Gosh, why did this auntie have to be so kind hearted?

“I’ll keep this in mind, Blue Rose Mama. Maybe I’ll catch up to ya, when my poor delicate little heart of glass can’t take the past anymore.”

“You’re very welcome. And honestly, I’m quite curious to learn more about this famous Land of the Sun one day.”

“No offence, m’lady, but you seem kinda curious about good ol’ me.”

“Well… You are practically my son-in-law, sir Yami and my daughter loves you. Isn’t it normal that I want to get to know the man my now big girl has chosen to gift her heart to?”

Silence.

Charlotte was laughing at one of Lucks ridiculous imitations of Magna.

More silence.

“The hell?”

Orchidea immediately chuckled, clearly amused and Yami was too dumbfounded to even fake some offended mimic.

“Oh, dear captain of the Black Bulls, I know about you and my daughter since my first visit to your squad. Very bold of you both to make out right the next to the rest of us, I have to say. I suppose this was your idea, not Charlottes. I know my daughter.”

Oh shit. Damn hell. Blue Rose Mama knew. Was this good or bad? She sounded amused, but what if she would threaten him if he would ever hurt Charlotte in some way? Not that he had any intention to, but everyone did that for the people they care about. And Orchidea was not only Charlottes mother, she genuinely wanted her daughter to be happy. By that logic, Blue rose Mama had EVERY excuse to threaten him.

But before Yami could even come up some kind of stupid defence, Orchidea put a reassuring hand on his arm.

“Don’t worry, I have nothing against you being the one for my daughter. Of course, the different circles might be a problem. But are those really determined? I’ve already promised my daughter to support her, whoever she chooses as her beloved. Besides, she told me that you have saved her from her curse and for that only, I’m so grateful to you.”

“It wasn’t much and I didn’t even done on purpose. I was just upset about my noodles that I lost due to Prickly Queens curse going havoc, ya know.”

“In that case, I’m also grateful for the existence of noodles.”

Orchidea giggled and Yami couldn’t help but scoff as well. Damn, Blue Rose Mama was clearly one of the best nobles in the whole Clover Kingdom.

“Besides,” Orchidea continued, “all things considered, if I have to choose a son-in-law, today I would definitely choose you. You are a good man, Yami Sukehiro.”

All Yami could do was to look at the woman, mother of his beloved Prickly Queen, who practically just accepted to be his fricking mother-in-law.

But Blue Rose Mama just smiled amused at his shocked glance. “I’ll support Charlotte and you, no matter what’ll happen. I owe it to her and you would make her happy. Besides… I want to have grandchildren one day.”

“What… Wait, Blue Rose Mama, Prickly Queen and I aren’t there yet!”

He didn’t say that he didn’t want any children, because damn, one day he would love to have some with Charlotte. Little blonde boys or little black haired girls he sometimes more or less dreamt about when he was taking a dump. But it was not the time yet! It was already irritating when Luck asked them from time to time when he could become an uncle.

“I know that, I’m just teasing you… Yami. Good, now I’ll try to get Lucks attention, so that you and Charlotte can have a proper goodbye.”

With that, Orchidea winked at him, before asking Luck something and getting an enthusiastic answer.

Charlotte took the opportunity to walk over to him quickly and discreetly hug him. Yami was still stunned, but still found enough energy to say, “No need to be so discreet, Prickly Queen. Your mum knows already about us. Apparently, she saw us during her first visit here.”

Charlotte didn’t answered immediately, she felt rather stiff in her arms. According to her Ki, she was surprised but not as much as he would have expected.

She finally sighed, hugging him more directly. “I guess this was inevitable. But given what happen to her, I’m not surprised she’s not against us. And she did promised to support me.”

“Yeah, she said something like that. And she also somehow gave me her blessing by calling me her son-in-law or something. Still need to get used to it, though.”

Charlotte was happy. He couldn’t see her, but he felt her joy in her Ki. And that was enough to calm him down. He still needed to get used to it to this new blessing, but he would be damned to reject it.

“Yami…”

“Hm?”

“What are waiting for to kiss me already?”

Oh, she was asking him this like that, he better obey immediately.

Pulling her up, so that her feet where now in the air, Yami pulled Charlotte in a deep, passionate kiss. To which Charlotte responded as daring as she could, crossing her arms behind his neck and teasing him with her tongue.

Holy shit, if they had been alone, he would have brought her into some quite, lonely corner and take her immediately or let her take him. She was driving him crazy again. How did he survived ten long years without this woman?

Too bad that he had to hold back his passionate love, because Luck and Blue Rose Mama were present. Okay, both of them knew about him and Prickly Queen, but decency still had the kind of limits no one shall passed by, even by him.

But it didn’t matter. Yami knew that while he gave Charlotte another fiery kiss. He knew that in every kiss they shared, every time Charlotte looked at him, be it with love or resignation when he was being stupid.

First of all, he would see her again this evening and they would have the whole night, just the two of them.

And second… Screw the nobles and the stupid trap engagement ball. Charlotte has chosen him and no one else to spent the rest of her life with. Screw old Reggie and the other suitors who just saw her beauty and a potential heir machine or a reputation level.

Charlotte was his, her mother gave him her blessing and they had people who would support them. Except seeing Ichika again one day, what else would he want?

[respectthepetty]

Hey :)

You are absolutly right about King being a walking green flag!

Can I ask you if you remember any other green flag - guys in bl? I tried to think about it but I almost only came up with Tinn and maaaybe Pat

Thank youu! :)

Anon, as I was compiling this list, I realized that most Green Flags are Blue Boys. Lesson to be learned here is get you a Blue Boy. I also noticed that BLs are doing a much better job of presenting non-toxic personalities when it comes to our queer boys, so there are A LOT of Green Flags roaming these global BL streets.

Since you already mentioned two of Greenest Flags, King and Tinn, I excluded them. I'm also not including the heteros like Takara-kun to Amagi-kun's best wingman Katori, To My Star's best CEO Kim Pil Hyun, To Sir With Love's best brother Yang, or Light on Me's bestest best friend Namgoong.

Honestly, I think this list is less about Green Flags and more about me appreciating my Best Boys:

Confident Green Flags

Chopper - Never Let Me Go

My Lamb Chop could do no wrong. For the first half of the series, I didn't even believe he could be so good, but he proved until the VERY END by not killing his dad that he was a good guy through and through.

Wat - The Eclipse

His friend group was doing the MOST every damn day, yet he stood by them and their boyfriends. He pushed them to examine their true feelings, was the easiest going of the cult prefects, and even gave his friends an alibi at the end when all hell broke loose. *He's with Namo in the upcoming book

Jin Xun An - My Tooth Your Love

He knows a good therapist. He knows boundaries. He knows what he likes. He knows he ain't got time for this bullshit. He knows things.

Korn - Cupid's Last Wish

This man deserves a damn medal for putting up with Win's bullshit. Oh, and then Win's MOTHER was the reason for their separation, yet Korn didn't want to divide Win's family, so he kept it a secret. People forget just how effed up Win's mom was. Korn not only had to deal with all of that, but when Win got his period, Korn did not hesitate to buy every single pad and tampon in the store, secured chocolate, and used a warm water bottle to help with Win's cramps WHILE HE HELD HIM IN BED. He is the best BL dad yet has no kids.

Cake - My Only 12%

This man was NOT a green flag until he figured out how he truly felt about Eiw, then he was a green flags parade. He told Eiw that if Eiw was gay, then he was gayer. He wanted to be out in the open to everyone immediately. He supported Eiw through his loss and constantly assured Eiw he wasn't going anywhere.

King - Hit Bite Love

Much like his fellow green flag, Wat, King's friend group had no chill. They even tried to murder someone, but our babyboy was giving nothing but hugs and love. He supported his friend when he came out, his mom taught him to practice safe sex, and he was willing to cover up for the murder. Oh, and he has a resume for love like another Best Boy, but not a confident Green Flag, Cherry Magic's Kurosawa.

Togawa - Old Fashion Cupcake

I was on the fence about him because he kissed Nozue on the cheek while he was asleep, but my hamster was just bursting with love for his longtime crush. Even when he was pouting with his bitter chocolate ass self, he was still trying to help Nozue, and that's what makes him a green flag. Even in his pain, he tried to help instead of harm.

Pluem - Ghost Host, Ghost House

Copy and repeat - Even in his pain, he tried to help instead of harm. He had reasons for being upset at Kevin's family and the way his life had turned out, but he took that anger, sat in it, then released it. He made his man food often. He also knows how to have sex of the homosexual variety, and was quick to let Kevin know. He is what Eat, Pray, Love wished it had been.

Mork - My Ride

He loves his gay uncles. He loves his gay boyfriend. He loves his nephew. He loves the food his uncles and boyfriend make him. He loves his life. Even when Mork had every right to be angry at life, he was never pressed. Instead, he took his guy to a local fair and was willing to take a bullet for him. What a guy!

Tangmo - Great Men Academy

I'm not getting into the mud about Great Men Academy's plot and if it's a BL therefore if Tangmo is a BL green flag because HE IS. Period. Baby was a prankster from the start, but once he saw how it affected Love, he gladly volunteered to be his mentor, was a good friend to Vier, took the competition seriously, but not to a toxic level like some..VIER...and told Love that he liked Love regardless of Love's gender. Period.

Thun - He's Coming to Me

If Korn is the best BL dad, then Thun is the best BL baby. He spent his entire life making friends with ghosts and helped solve one's death. He gave this ghost the life he didn't have a chance to live, and when his entire life was turned upside down, he still did the right thing. He also brought his (ghost) boyfriend to meet his mom, which 80% of the alive boyfriends don't even get in these BLs. Damn! He got his man in life AND the afterlife.

Mico - Hello Stranger

Mico isn't a green flag; he's a walking pride flag.

Homie was simply trying to pass his class in a pandemic and ended up getting stuck with the rude lazy jock. He was doing the Lord's work with Xavier all while trying to get both of them to pass the final presentation. Yet he was never mean to Xavier. He spoke to everyone with kindness, openly cried, and kept the heart light and plushie in the background of every Zoom call with NO SHAME!

Kim Jong Chan x Woo Seung Hyun - The New Employee

LOOK AT THEM! No words. Just feels. Lots of gay feels.

Amber x Pu Le Chien - DNA Says Love You

Like most Taiwanese pairs involving younger folks, they go well together with minimal toxic traits (see also About Youth), but what makes these two green flags was the understanding that went into their relationship. They both accepted not only who each other had become, but who they had always been, mostly to each other.

Ai & Nhai - Ai Long Nhai

Before you say "WTF?!" let me state that they are green flags FOR EACH OTHER and literally no one else. Nhai is a brat, but Ai needed that. Ai's mom is ridiculous, and we've seen many BL boyfriends run away after meeting such an opponent, but Nhai truly said "I'm not dumping your son, but I am gonna bully you, bitch!" and they lived happily ever after. I need more brats being green flags for the men who love them because someone has to tell the waiter the food ain't right and the parents to fuck off!

Bas - I Told Sunset About You

He deserved better!

I'm gonna leave it at that.

[styrmwb]

I beat Yakuza 3 Remastered

Why can't this poor man have a happy life

I've had the itch to pick up a Yakuza (a LaD) again for a minute now, and I think the announcement of Pirate Majima finally kicked me into gear.

It's been like... 3 years? Since I played Kiwami 2, which I actually think was a good thing for this game. Rather than going from modern Yakuza immediately into old, still growing Yakuza, and feeling that whiplash, I feel like I got to have a pretty fresh experience with this guy, and kinda judge it on its own merits rather than comparing it to the great remakes before it/the Objective Superiority that is 0 (I feel like this isn't a terribly hot take)

I've seen the comments people leave, the rumors, people fuckin hate this game; so it was good to finally get my own feelings on it (and now this is the part where I say those feelings)

Chapter 1: Gameplay 第1章：ゲームプレイ

The Big Controversial Part. The Evil.

To start on a positive, more general note; this is Yakuza. You Cannot Go Wrong With The Formula. It's a completionist's dream/worst nightmare, it's perfect for whatever tone you want, it's tried and true. This is the 3rd time they have done it and they are becoming exceedingly efficient at it. If I didn't like the baseline of this series I wouldn't be at the 3rd entry. I love doing fight, eating food, filling up the numbers on the completion, it's fun, it makes my monkey brain happy. I love being in the same city I've always been in and seeing how it's changed this time around, as well as what hasn't changed. It's such a unique feeling that I don't think other games have.

Coming from the previous entries, I wasn't used to random battles having dialogue instead of a smooth transition; I was iffy at first, but honestly the rewards having silly adjectives won me over and I was entertained until the end (I don't even want to know why this ¥50,000 is lukewarm). I also actually really liked the running sequences. It took some getting used to for the rhythm of dodging around pedestrians, but once I got the hang of it I actually looked forward to them. I do wish Mack's training came earlier, though, and also came with more diverse benefits other than More Stamina and Strong Tackle.

Minigaaaaaames. As with every entry in this series, they are wide and diverse; some I love, some I despise. My favorites ended up being Karaoke (this is every game though, and I love rhythm games this is no surprise), Koi-Koi (a love I've obtained from previous games), Darts, surprisingly enough (once I figured out The Strat I cleaned house), and Bowling (another classic, figure out The Strat). Least favorites were Fishing (I generally don't like fishing in games though), and that God Damn Batting Center. I HATE the batting center I swear I just could not get that timing right. I also don't like mahjong but I knew that from previous games so I didn't touch it. One day I'll learn but not today. Aroma Massage was frustrating but I didn't need to do it much so it gets a pass (also the baby failure was fuckin FUNNY), and Boxcelios was actually pretty neat but it didn't wow me. Also getting put here is the Hostess Maker; I respect it for being the start of good minigames later, I do not care for it, and I swear I had constant garbo luck.

Alright, now the main part. Combat. I think from the start, I was aware of "Blockuza 3"; and I'm not sure if having that awareness affects my bias of analyzing it at all. Like I said, it's been 3 years since I last played a Yakuza game, so I don't.... really remember the general combat flow of those? I remember bosses have always been a bit frustrating. Start of the game was fine. I didn't have issues, and I felt like I was using grabs, weapons, and heat actions a lot more than I remember doing in the past (I also think me thinking of heat action completion more helped this). I vibed with it for a good while! No issues. Bosses took a little bit, but they always did. However, once I hit late game, especially when I was doing the coliseum, I understood. There's an issue here.

To be blunt, the AI sucks. EVERYTHING ELSE is fine, the AI sucks. There are two things here. Everyone knows the blocks; they're all the time. So ok, I'm gonna work around it. I'm gonna go for grabs, I'm going to tiger drop to negate all damage. I'm going to use the counter mechanics it's given me cause I can't quite get in otherwise. This would be ideal, if the AI did anything. The most egregious example of this, and the summarization of my point, is the final training with Komaki. I need to parry his attack, and then use ultimate dragon king essence. Awesome! ...why isn't he attacking? He's just... dodging. And looking at me. He doesn't do anything until I throw a punch in his direction, which then he freaks out and kicks my ass. How am I supposed to parry him if he doesn't attack? How am I supposed to get around the invincible walls if they won't interact with me? How is tiger drop supposed to negate all damage if there's no damage!?!?! There's workarounds of course. I learned some good rhythms, I figured out the combos that could get in, and When I had weapons they were useful, but those have durability and I can't rely on them forever.

There is a clear problem here, but I do think it is only apparent on the higher level play of the game. Generally, for the most part, I had a perfectly fine time, and I got to do that one scene from Avengers where Hulk throws Loki back and forth and it worked so frequently it was hilarious. I can imagine if I played above normal, I would be more upset (But I didn't cause I'm not looking for a punishing experience and I'm cool with that!).

One last thing, super minor; I definitely prefer the later games' leveling. They give you more stuff more often, where here my leveling really started to slow down giving me less things which made me sad. It's not huge but it's there.

Chapter 2: Story 第2章：物語

This is the REAL treasure of this game. I Love This Story. Kiryu Dad Simulator is the greatest thing ever. How do you make the Father Fantasy even better? By adding several more children, and giving you time with each and every one, letting you love, and appreciate them, so that way you care for this orphanage in the same way that Kiryu does. Honestly if I just left Kamurocho for Okinawa and there was no crime the entire time and it was just take care of your foster children I would be so so so so ok with that.

Anyways, there's two major reasons why I enjoyed this game's story so much more than the rest. 1. The characters were all great, and 2. I think it felt a little more cohesive than some of the previous entries.

Substory 120: Characters

Kiryu - I really felt for the man here. This is a man who has been dragged into bullshit for far too long now, and finally literally got to run away, and spend time doing something fulfilling, only for him to be dragged right back in yet again. You could really tell how much he cared for everyone around him in this game, which only served to make his self-sacrificial nature worse. It makes me think of The Incredibles: "I'm not strong enough to lose you". I love this man, give him a break.

Haruka - Not a forefront, but one of the best parts of this series so far is seeing Haruka grow; and this game really gave her a huge leap. Putting her in that big sister role was such a good play. I can almost see the Kiryu in her here, the caring for others, with that little bit of stupid self-sacrificing for others being shown in her section with the credit card running.

The Morning Glory Orphans - My children. This game introduced 8 new characters, and (like I mentioned above), through giving you time with each of them, their own dedicated stories as well as their times in the others'; I love them! They did such a good job portraying them all as kids, but also as a family. Taichi was my favorite. This big ol big brother type with a big heart.

Rikiya - MY BRO. MY ANIKI. I LOVE THIS DUDE, I LOVE HOW HE LOVES HIS HOME AND HIS FAMILY. He was such a fun character and I think Kiryu having a brother character is highly needed, something he really hasn't had since (in-universe, not irl) 0. I could feel his fate coming from a mile away, but it didn't make it hurt less. You fucking dumbass you should have just STAYED BEHIND AAAAGH

Mikio - Another bro character; a younger type compared to Rikiya, but still someone I cared about. This dude is full of love, and for a criminal, someone that I would trust around children.

Nakahara - Grandpa. Yeah I know dad/brother is more accurate, but he's old so grandpa. I like him and I loved how him being a positive influence (again, Despite Being A Criminal) spreads to his whole family clearly being beloved in Okinawa (DESPITE BEING CRIMINALS). I'm so glad him and Saki get to be a happy family by the end. (I'm not gonna give Saki a full section but that poor girl went through so much unnecessary pain and she gained a whole family by the end of the game, she deserves the world)

Majima - I think this is where Majima really started to become Friend. He got back into the game for Kiryu, he was loyal and doing what he promised to the end, and he was a great support. I loved the truck scene, and his genuine concern for Kiryu.

Daigo - My favorite princess. He was literally the damsel in distress this game, but his impact is something I appreciated. You can tell that this is a decent man, and even though he's in power, treats those below him as equals. His good character was literally part of the reason of why the final boss was so interesting.

Kashiwagi - :( A very similar role to Daigo, where his character, rather than his actions, set his role in the game. A decent man, setting a good, honest foundation inside of a criminal empire. The fact that he set up an organization to get people safely out of the business was huge, and I'm gonna miss Kiryu's big brother.

Tamiya - I'm going to steal a joke from the other game set in Japan that I beat in 2024: You can tell this is a fictional game because there is an actually decent politician. I actually felt surprised that the angry dude pushing for the military base was like, the best person involved in everything.

Mine - Such an interesting character. A very very hurt man that never learned how to love, finally finding A Purpose, but throwing it away out of pain. I really liked him as an antagonist, and I loved that he wasn't the traitor, that he wasn't some Secret I Planned Everything For Power; he just happened into place. A series of unfortunate events put Mine where he ended up, and I found that really cool.

Joji - He's a bit of an asspull, but not one that ruins anything. Like yeah "character has a secret twin" is some comic book shit, but I actually enjoyed his presence here. He gave an interesting mystery to the story, and became a good support towards the end.

Andre - He's definitely the most... Nothing, in the story, but I didn't hate him. I thought his voice acting was surprisingly decent (hearing that constant SHITTO... in the coliseum didn't give me high hopes). I think every Yakuza needs to have that weird side villain that's the main cause of everything, but this dude didn't feel as disruptive as Jingo, or as insane as the Korean Mafia. He's fine!

Hamazaki - I Genuinely think, that presenting this huge threat with connections out of country, but then having you not even fight him, and having him offed by his own hubris, was SUCH a neat play. Absolutely a twist that I did not expect. He might have seemed as wasted potential, but I kinda really liked how he ended up being off-screened.... and then.... then you bring him back? You bring him back for... a final cutscene... that doesn't mean... anything. A guy that should be dead.... stabs the main character, who ends up being perfectly fine. This dude is like... the one cause, of the one problem, I had with this story. Why couldn't he just stay in the ocean

Kanda - He sucks hard which is good cause I get to beat him up and I don't feel bad about him being a head, you love a character that's easy to hate.

Tamashiro - Absolute scum of the earth, that dude deserved a bullet in his head. I hate you I hate you I HATE you.

I feel like whenever I write a characters section it doubles the length of my already long post, but again, they are such a huge reason of why I loved this story.

As for the cohesiveness, I think the little point I made with Andre is a good summary. Previous entries have had this like, last minute What The Fuck plot twist nonsense that completely go wild and kinda tie together all the plot points. But in 3, I didn't feel that What The Fuck. I got it. I think the Okinawa land, the opposing bills of Resort vs Military Base, the involvement of the CIA, Black Monday, and the Yakuza, as well as the inner turmoil of the Tojo Clan; I honestly think it all tied together pretty smoothly. Andre was just the strangest part of it but he was so nothing compared to the rest that I literally don't care. (I Am Trying My Best To Ignore That Second To Last Cutscene)

I think overall, the general theme I got from this game was love. I felt the Essence of Love (press Heavy Attack at Blue Heat near Family) infused through nearly every part of this game. In Okinawa, with the Orphanage, with the Ryudo Family. In Kamurocho, with Daigo, with Mine, with Joji. Even in some of the substories, they generally felt... kinder? than usual? Like maybe I'm crazy for that, but there wasn't a lot of mean spirited things in the game I don't think. Hell, there was a whole sidequest that literally said trans rights lmfao. It all made me very happy.

Chapter 3: Aesthetics 第3章：美学

I've seen some criticisms on how this game looks (like one time when I was trying to google something one of the suggested was literally "why does yakuza 3 look bad"), but honestly, I kinda like it. It's absolutely the start of what modern LaD looks like, with a bit of that PS3 edge (and I mean that literally, bit of polygonal action). I think the best looking area is Morning Glory Beach, I love the water, the sands, and the greenery there. Music is classic Yakuza, there's not much to say beyond it's good, but doesn't always have tracks that stick out to me (there are some; Fly, Dead Run, and Another Demiworld I think are the standouts (also D2A lmfao)).

Chapter 4: Similar, But Not Equal To, A Dragon (aka the rest of my thoughts and the finale) 第4章：似て非なるもの、ドラゴン（感想の続きとフィナーレ）

Yakuza is usually beloved and infamous for its tonal dissonance. My favorite quote I saw once was "Yakuza is a serious crime drama occasionally interrupted by an episode of The Simpsons". I think 3, for the most part, felt a little bit more on the serious or genuine end. But from my research (light googling) on what the original 1 and 2 were like, 3 is the start of what we know now, what eventually turns into 0. Karaoke is getting its ridiculous start, we have revelations giving us more over the top comedy. But I think the balance it gives is something I appreciated. The serious parts had a genuine feeling to them that really grabbed me, but I still got my silly fix.

It's such a shame that this game has that stench of combat attached to it, cause it really was a good experience. I think it's overhated, and especially because you'll naturally play it after more modern games doesn't help.

While I could absolutely feel The Inevitable Yakuza Burnout towards the end, I still think I'm gonna look back at 3 positively.

8/10. Amazing story and characters in a genuinely heartfelt wrapping, just with kinda clunky gameplay. Fix that AI and my major issues are solved.

also like wasn't it super fucked that Sayama became a love interest for Kiryu, but then just fucking dipped and went to go date an American dude in the side text

[jeankluv]

Under the mistletoe || Jean Kirstein

Summary: The scouts celebrate Christmas for the first time and learn about new traditions.

Words: 0.7K

Paring: Jean Kirstein x reader

Warnings: none

Note: Merry Christmas to everyone who is celebrating it. I hope you all have a nice day with your love ones. Sorry if there are any mistakes.

Christmas, that was the first time y’all heard about. According to Onyankopon, it’s a time of the year where families reunite and celebrate the birth of Jesus. Or in other words, it was a magical night. You honestly didn’t understand it but it seemed nice. The volunteers started to plan everything in early December, they prepared pine trees, lights, etc..

Everything was looking beautiful and the big day was coming, when an old man would come during the night to give everyone who was good, presents. It was strange, what does that mean? An old man was sneaking into our house to leave presents?

-Niccolo told me he will be cooking a special dinner for the 24th!- You heard the excitement in Sasha's voice.

-It will be something quite different…- Spoke Mikasa this time.- I think it will be nice.

You smiled. - Yes, we will have fun,… all of us.

Sasha smiled and hugged both of you.- I’m so happy to be here with you! I love you!

-Sasha… you will make us cry!- You said feeling emotional, after everything you went through, moments like this made you feel really emotional.

……….

The night arrived faster that you thought and everyone was happy celebrating, singing and drinking. You saw Jean in a corner.

-What’s that?- You said pointing to the mistletoe in the door.

-Oh… that… Onyankopon told me that it’s a tradition or something, apparently the couple that is under it they must share a kiss or they will have bad luck next year.- Jean said.

-Oh…- You looked at him.

You could feel your cheeks warming up and you knew the reason damn well. Ever since your training days your crush for Jean has been there and it hasn’t gone away. You knew he didn’t see the same, you knew about his crush for Mikasa and he only viewed as his best friend.

-Maybe…- You took a deep breath and continued.- Maybe you should bring someone special under it and kiss them.- You gave him a smile.

He looked at you.- Maybe I should… I might… at midnight.

-That sounds romantic.- You nudged him.

-Let’s go inside and eat something.- He turned around and walked to the inside where the rest of your friends where.

You sighed, he really was going to do it. You also went inside and went where Sasha was eating, you smiled at your friend while also taking a bite from the dinner.

Hours started to pass and celebration continue, everyone was happy, singing around, drinking, eating. It really seemed like there was no war, no walls, everything as it was normal.

You were sitting in a corner watching Sasha and Connie signing out loud.

-(y/n)…- You heard Jean’s voice behind you.

-Oh Jean…- You turned to look at him.- Look at those two.- You pointed to Sasha and Connie while smiling.- They will have a big headache tomorrow.

Jean laughed.- It’s true… I…- He looked at you.

-Yes…? Did you… already kiss your special person under the mistletoe?- You faked a smile, you felt bad but you really couldn’t contain the feeling in your heart.

-That’s what I wanted to talk about.- He took a deep breath.- I need your help. Could you come with me?- He said pointing out.

-Sure.

You stood up and followed him. He then stopped and turned around to look at you.

-So… what do you want me to help you with? You want me to tell that person to come? Or maybe practice what you are going to say to them?- You knew you were nervous, you always talked fast when that happened. Your heart was beating so fast.

He smirked.- (y/n)… look up.

And you did as he said. The mistletoe was there, right above both of you. You felt Jean cupping your cheeks and making you look at him. He got closer and you felt his lips on yours. The kiss was soft and gentle. You felt as if Jean was afraid of breaking you. You felt him breaking away from you, so you opened your eyes to look directly in to those hazel eyes.

Words couldn’t describe the look you saw on his face and then he said those three words.- I love you, (y/n).

You felt your eyes getting teary.- Jean… I love you too.

-Thank you (y/n).- He said hugging you and leaving a kiss on your forehead.

-For what?- You looked at him.

-For everything, for loving me and being by my side after all these years.

You smiled and kissed him again.- I will always be by your side, Jean.

-I know. - He looked at you with the most loving eyes.- Look outside.- And you did as he said.

Snow started to fall and like Onyankopon said, it was a magical night.

[stuiie]

Hi there, sweet girl! Please take care of yourself and whenever work is being too stressful, then please take it easy and do something to relax.

OH MY GOD, VAL IS GOING ON THE TRIP?? ALL MY DREAMS CAME TRUE! Damn, it really is a whole class trip now. I'm excited!! I love Val so much.

Despite being on a plane with clowns all around you, the trio managed to exist in their own little world for a while. I love these small and tender moments between them. It's so heartwarming to witness.

ONCE AGAIN, I LOVE VAL SO VERY MUCH. She always knows when to step and and how to reassure Ducky in her own special way.

😭 help Ducky and the sand took me out. That was so funny because I'd do the exact same thing. Sprint onto the sand and then right back because it's way too hot.

Please I need a Nat or Wanda OR Val to share such a beach moment with. That is pure perfection and I need it so bad. Sometimes I catch myself being really jealous of Ducky, but then I remember that she's had a tough life and deserves all the happiness. And Wandanat. And Val. (Please give me Val at least. Thank you)

I really missed Yelena and her endless energy. The vacation is already up to a great start with her being excited and wanting to spend time with Ms. Duckling.

PLEASE, THIS WAS THE CUTEST CHAPTER EVER I AM MELTING!! The scenery, the company, the fun, the romance, and the future that still await everyone. I could feel the warmth and joy radiating through the screen. It's like I was a bystander in the house the whole time. It is truly incredible how you can create these detailed and unique worlds so easily.

Hi darling! Trust me, I do try to take care of myself, but it seems like all it takes is someone breathing near me, and boom—I'm sick again 😭. At this point, I’m starting to think I might be cursed 👀.

Now, onto the story... AND YES, VAL IS HERE, WOOHOO!! I’m so happy you love Val as much as I do! She’s honestly my guilty pleasure to write—she’s just so much fun!

Haha, same here! Every time I go to the beach, I do the exact same thing, and I never learn my lesson, so we’re totally in the same boat 😆.

Oh, you and me both, my friend! I’m daydreaming about being on a beach with them all too. Yes, please! And don’t worry, Val is all yours—she’d be more than happy with that arrangement 😍.

Aaaaah, I can’t even tell you how excited I was that you enjoyed the chapter! I had such a blast writing it and can’t wait to see how you react to the upcoming chapters. Thank you again for always leaving the most amazing reviews—I truly appreciate them 🥹!!

[thebuttsmcgee]

Okay! I've missed out on talking about the past few episodes but the show quite literally finished today as far as we know so it's a good as time as any I suppose to talk!

So yep. Spoilers for The Ghost and Molly Mcgee's possible series finale below!

So! To start off, Jinx vs the human world!

It was alright! Had good moments, bit of a lacking song near the end but the VILLAIN SONG? pretty damn good! Rob Cantor knows how to make a villain song and make them GOOD good. The rest wasn't bad, I liked Molly gaining her power from any kinda positivity, which is boosted by good talk of her forever friend, the Chen family scenes (well, besides that kinda. strange. scene about Mrs Chen asking ollie about kids but disregarding that) were really good!

There had been some light speculation about Geoff being the one who spooked Ruben as a kid but it was mostly in humor, so that ending up being true was neat! Definitely funny but also neat. It was also nice to see more of the Chen family coming to terms with actual ghost stuff and Ruben learning to chill with the ghost hate.

Jinx was a fun villain! Her VA did an amazing job as always! She stole the show in nearly every scene she was in and it was cool to see a ghost actually try to go up against the human world, as the title would suggest. She did go out in a pretty cheesey way but eh I don't really think it was bad, the show's based on friendship anyway.

The overall plot wasn't bad, it took Molly outta the picture for most of it but ya know I guess I do get why. At least it was in an actually reasonable way, by the villain actually being competent. It was cool to see how Ghosts are kinda invincible, but especially with the Chairman's robe, the og Chairman was a good showcase of that terrifying power but was cut short, meanwhile Scratch wasn't really all that a good showcase cause it's just Scratch, who iiiiis lazy lol.

It all felt kinda. Safe. If that makes sense. Like there wasn't really a moment where I felt in suspense. It was still enjoyable mostly, but I didn't really feel myself getting too worried about what could happen.

So yea, like a 6 or 7 outta 10 from me 👍.

Now! For the finale!!! WOO

THAT WAS AN 8 OR 9 BABEY!

I'll be honest, a good amount of S2 hasn't been as good as S1 for me. When S2 is good, it's REALLY good like 100% Molly or All in the Mind or Faint of Art. It's just that S1 was just SO good, some of S2 falls flat to me.

That said, The End felt like a season 1 episode to me cause THAT was sooooo good.

I felt actual stuff with most of the scenes, I was actually getting worried while Moll called Adia, I did wanna shed a tear when the truth hit Scratch and they used the exact same line read in Episode 1 when Moll had called Scratch to come back when he ran away MAN IT WAS ALL SO GOOD.

And the songs. MAN. The first one was good, a banger but nothing too extravagant, even if it's about being extravagant. Scratch's song tho? THAT SONG? ABSOLUTELY LOVE. That fucking hit me so hard, I legitimately wanted to cry a bit cause the lyrics, the delivery, the instrumentals, it was all so damn good! And the ending credits song being something that calls back to the usual end credits' theme, man that was so fucking good.

Here comes the heavy truth!

So the most popular theory ended up being true. Scratch is indeed, the Wraith of Todd, the background character who had small resemblances to Scratch.

Honestly I'm not too sure how to feel about it. It wasn't exactly shoved in our faces and wasn't quite hinted at, all that much unless you reaaaally paid attention to certain things. It wasn't completely outta nowhere, but also it did feel a bit, ehhh. The execution of it all was just superb tho, the voice deliveries, the animation, all of it was so well done. So I'm not entirely sure how to feel about it right now, other than the fact they executed it really well.

The whole scene with Moll and Scratch talking about what could happen when Todd is alive again, man. That hit. It hit good. That actually made me feel more nervousness than most of the previous episodes. Man what can I say. They just nailed it.

And the ultimate ending, with Todd having the personality of Scratch and his little quirks, yet supposedly not retaining his memories from when he wasn't in his human body. I say supposedly, cause tbh? His callbacks felt a bit on the nose, almost exactly like how Scratch would be when he was messing with Molly. He is a trickster at heart after all.

Can't say for sure if he doesn't or does remember cause who knows! Maybe he doesn't, maybe he does. For now tho, it seems as tho he doesn't.

And tbh, I still enjoy it.

Is it bittersweet? Yes. Extremely melancholic? YES. But it's done so well. It didn't feel underwhelming, it felt sad yet done so in the right way.

Everyone trying their best to get him to remember got me ngl lol that was. That was sad man.

Also I saw the Bill and Bob's ok adventure book I see yall tgamm crew.

Todd leaves to see the world and see Adia. Leaving Brighton, and Scratch's new family behind. Again, really bittersweet but done right. Todd is happy to live, and so is everyone else for him.

What a good ending. Bittersweet to a T.

Yes. Yes indeed a 9 for me!

Now as most of us know S3 might not happen. Who knows due to what, but I'm pretty sure it wasn't cause of fan demand, cause I'm p sure there was a lotta that for this show. And this was a fairly good way to send off the show! It had a pretty good run and it was usually up there with BCG, TOH and amphibia when discussing disney channel shows thatve come these past years, and for good reason.

I'll be honest. I'm kinda already missing it. I remember fondly of watching it for the first time and the next episodes, especially when it had aired near my nephews birthday and I had been wrapping his presents. I still enjoy listening to the few podcast talks and whatnot the crew have done for the show. It feels so. Sad. To know we'll probably never get a continuation of anything from this show. Not even a book. But all good things as they say.

If they do continue it tho, I wonder how it'd go. Probably trying to convince Todd to remember who he is and was, his time as a Wraith and as a Mcgee.

But who knows! All I can say is, thank you The Ghost and Molly Mcgee. It's been great. Really. Thank you all.

Love yall ❤️✌️

[hunter-the-sad-skeleton]

Cesar in my AU!

Cesar is interesting in my AU, as he survived the Alternate Encounter by faking his death(Look at him. He’s a theater kid. ), waiting until the Alternate moved on, and then hurried to pack a bag in a fit of panic and hurried to leave the house. More under the cut!

Trigger warnings for: Mentioned suicide, implied near-death experience, religion mention, loss of belief mention, stuff like that, please be careful, guys!

After this, he changed his name, cut his hair, quit singing entirely(No matter how much it pained him since it was a hobby he absolutely loved, but his voice was too recognizable, so he HAD to give it up. He still talks, but mostly uses sign language, despite how difficult it is for him to learn.), took on a job that he would never have taken up if he weren’t attacked by an Alternate(grocery bagger), gave up religion entirely(“What God would allow this to happen to me?”), and just changed himself almost entirely, only showing his true self if he trusts someone enough.

He has no clue about Mark’s death and just thinks he lost his phone, hence why he never answers Cesar’s calls. When he finds out, he’s crushed, but shows it in what most people would see as a “mild reaction” to being told your best friend killed himself.

This isn’t because Cesar doesn’t care, far from it, actually, he cares a lot, he just hasn’t really slept much due to the aftermath of encountering an Alternate and surviving due to him playing dead.

When Cesar is overly stressed, if he doesn’t go nonverbal, he just falls back to speaking in spanish. Jonah(haven’t talked about him yet, but I also have thoughts about him, my funky stoner pizza-loving blorbo <3) typically translates whenever he’s nearby if Cesar shuts down.

Cesar is a HUGE recluse nowadays, typically only going outside if it’s an ABSOLUTE emergency.

Overtime, Cesar breaks out of his shell, going outside slightly more often. His apartment is really well kept, as he cleans often to make sure he stays awake as long as he can.

The instant Cesar first meets Sarah, he just…hugs her. He hugs her and, for the first time since knowing about Mark’s death, cries, because he can’t imagine how badly it’s affected her.

He knew how close Sarah was to Mark, so he tries to see if he can help her in any way, which, in his eyes, is a good thing, although on Sarah’s end, it’s sorta annoying/condescending.

As time goes on, Cesar tries to understand the whole “BPS” thing, but it’s a little hard for him to wrap his head around.(When someone tells him “It’s just Ghostbusters but with Alternates” is when it clicks for him lol.)

Honestly, Cesar is a BIT of a coward, running away at the slightest bit of danger, but he slowly gets better!...slowly…VERY SLOWLY…

Oh, yeah, he has a shotgun. Did I mention that? He has it in case he runs into another Alternate.(Yes, they don’t work on Alternates, but he doesn’t know that.)

He accidentally runs into Thatcher one day. Thatcher pulls a gun on him because “YOU LOOK LIKE THAT ONE ALTERNATE”. Cesar merely sighs defeatedly because he’s too fucking tired to deal with this.

Honestly, that’s a good way to describe Cesar Post-Attack. Tired. He’s so tired, thinking can be hard for him somedays, but he never lets himself rest for too long, lest the nightmares get to him again or he risk encountering another Alternate.

If he ever met Stanley, he would scream as loud as possible, pulling EVERYONE away from him, putting himself in front of them.

He runs into Alt!Mark at one point. That goes about as well as you can expect. Most of the time, Cesar runs from danger, but this time-THIS ONE GOD DAMN TIME-he doesn’t. He can’t bring himself to move. He’s frozen in place. He has to get dragged away while he screams “WAIT, NO, PLEASE, THAT’S MY BEST FRIEND, THAT’S MARK, NO, NO, PLEASE!!!” because he can’t see past the flaws in the Alternate. He just sees Mark.

He’s still as good a cook as ever, he just seems a little…sadder whenever he does, because he can’t sing and cook like he used to. The most he does while cooking is tapping his foot and humming.

After a while, he does start singing again, as he realizes “OH SHIT I’VE HIT PUBERTY MY VOICE SOUNDS DIFFERENT I CAN SING AGAIN!!! :D”

That’s what I’ve figured out so far, but feel free to ask me anything you have questions about!

[author-chan06]

Vox & Me

Vox:

General Personal Info:

Name: Vox

Age: 120

Pronouns: He/Him

Gender: Trans Man

Orientation: Panromantic, Pansexual

From: Hazbin Hotel

Canon Compliant Personality? Mostly

Relationship With Me: Sex Partner/Owner-ish

Backstory Of Us:

(This is an S/I) I’m a sinner, though I’m not really sure why exactly I got sent to Hell. Not because I did nothing, but because I did a lot of the sins that the Bible talked about. I ate shellfish, wore mixed fabrics, lied, stole— and I blasphemed; I was an atheist after all, I found no issue saying god didn’t exist. Though none of those things really, to me, seem like something that would curse someone to eternal damnation, but I don’t make the rules, so to Hell I went. And honestly, it isn’t that bad. I’d always joked that I would end up in Hell if it existed, and I’d always called the devil my King because of that, so to wake up and find it true, while my religious beliefs caused a bit of a crisis, the idea of being in Hell itself actually was kind of… good. It felt, still does, natural.

It was a difficult place to live though, and it only continued to get harder as the months started to role by. I was able to survive my first Extermination— but just barely. And I was horrified when I got stabbed in the stomach. I fell to the ground and pretended to be dead, trying to blend into the massive piles of dead bodies that already littered the streets while also trying to make sure I didn’t actually fall asleep and really die because of the blood loss.

It felt like years as I laid there, hoping that none of the Exorcists would double back to make sure everyone really was dead and pressing my shaking hands against my stomach wound, but finally the Exorcists start to fly back up to the portal to Heaven and it shimmers and dissapears. I quickly scramble up, slipping on the blood and stumbling on the strewn limbs and bones covering the area, but I start making my way away, trying to find a place to recover.

I didn’t move fast enough though, I guess, because I didn’t get out of the street fast enough to miss the crowds of Cannibal Town running towards the bloody banquet. Now usually I loved the cannibals— they were some of the nicest people in Hell, probably because their damning sin of cannibalism wasn’t exactly a choice for them— but I didn’t want to be eaten, and so this was a living nightmare.

I tried to wave my hands in the air to show them I was alive, but they were already eating some of the people and dragging others away, and just when it seemed like they would just let me die and then drag me off too, a woman, who seemed to be watching over the cannibals, caught my eyes and her eyes went wide. She said something to someone near her, and before I could even blink, someone was in front of me, staring down at me with a wide smile.

When I woke up I met Rosie, formally, and Alastor introduced himself again. I was offered a deal, and though I knew it was a bad idea— just because I was a newer sinner didn’t mean I didn’t know how terrifying Alastor could be and how soul contracts worked— but with the almost permanent death still fresh in my mind, I hesitantly accepted, and there I sealed my fate. I got protection, but I lost my soul.

I was one of the souls that Alastor reached out to when the Hotel gained his support, and I immediately took a liking to the idea, even if I thought Heaven must be a boring place with how little I’d actually done to be damned I knew that with how awful Hell was some would do anything for the boringness Heaven must be.

The longer I spent at the hotel the more I wanted to learn about the different people that ended up there. Angel gained my attention quite quickly, and with my own hiding of myself it was easy for me to pick up on something being… off with Angel. I made sure to be extra understanding of him, letting his jokes and the like fall off me as I talked to him, trying to be subtle as I tried to find out what exactly was going on with him, though I doubt I really succeeded. It didn’t take long to figure out the biggest issues in his life all boiled down to his job and his employer. And it made me furious to hear how his boss was and it made me horrified to learn that he’d sold his soul too. I may have sold my soul to Alastor, but he didn’t ever abuse me like that. He’s not good sure, but as long as I did what he said, he wouldn’t just… hurt me. It didn’t seem like Angel’s owner was the same. No matter what Angel did Val took offense and he would punish him— even if Angel wasn’t the one that did the offending and angering. Val was essentially using Angel as a punching bag.

And I felt helpless about it. Which I hated. I had never liked that before, but for some reason that I couldn’t quite parse it felt worse this time around. Maybe it was because I knew that Angel didn’t deserve that treatment, because I knew Angel on a better level than I’d understood anyone else. Maybe it was because in life when I wanted to help I always tried something. And maybe that’s why I did it.

It wasn’t hard to find the Vee’s; their tower was large and it’s look and location was plastered on everything. As I made my way there, my mind was racing, I wasn’t sure if this was a good idea— No. I knew this wasn’t a good idea. And I knew that it would hurt to go through with. But I couldn’t just try nothing. And this was really all I had to offer. I couldn’t even give my soul, so… myself would just have to do. My emotions. My time. My body. It would have to be enough.

And it turns out that it was enough. The deal had conditions of course— ones that Val added as we talked it out. I would give Val myself— not my soul though, I made sure to tell him, my soul was already Alastor’s, but everything else about me— as long as he laid off Angel. He didn’t have to take Angel out of his contract or even stop getting him to work a lot, I only asked that he stop beating Angel up if he’s angry— that he would instead wait for me to make it over and beat up me. And I wanted for his answer for a couple of minutes, nervously fidgeting, and eyes flickering away from him. Val added the idea that I needed to come over at least every other day, and that I needed to be there a total of forty hours a week. Like a job. And that no matter what I said during my time there, he would be able to ignore it and do whatever without breaking our deal: violence, sexual stuff, or whatever, and I would continue coming if I wanted Angel to be better off. I agreed quickly and we shook on it. It might not have been a soul deal, but it was still binding.

I felt it settle in my bones, and his smile made my heartbeat too fast. He told me to run and leave now, or I wouldn’t be leaving for twenty four hours, that he would break me it.

I ran as fast as I could, ignoring his quiet laughter and the now watching eyes following me. I knew Val would be… a lot, but I hadn’t expected that Vox would be so interested too. He’d been the one who told Val of my arrival— as Val had told me— and that would have been normal, security and all that, but after my talk with Val it was like he was always watching. Anytime I left the Hotel I could feel eyes on me, cameras flashing and security zooming. The longer my deal continued the more unsure I became of Vox’s watching. I didn’t know what he wanted with me, but it was obvious there was something he was looking for.

If it had lasted for much longer, I would have probably broke and asked one of the camera myself. Just to finally get it over with. But about a month after my deal Vox finally approached me. He looked confident and like he knew that no matter what he would be getting what he wanted. Whatever it was that he wanted.

It turns out that he was much more like Val than I’d though, as he told me that since I had a deal with Val then I basically had a deal with the Vees, which counted him as well. He told me that I could ask Val if I really wanted, when I asked what Val would say, but that the Vees always shared the souls they had deals with in between them. He asked me if I still wanted to ask, and I hesitantly said no, and asked what he wanted me to do. He grinned, and grabbed my arm. And that’s when I started working for him as well. It was a lot less sexual than Val, though it sometimes still was, but it was still work.

I helped out with VoxTech, helped him with upgrades (after he started to trust me a bit more), helped promote products, and we did do sexual things when he was feeling more… pent up. Usually when Val and him were broken up. He told me after a while that he had been interested at my boldness of going up to Val as I had, and— this was surprising— he liked the idea of using me when I was one of Alastor’s.

That was when he started being more… romantic about it? We weren’t dating exactly and we still aren’t, but he acts like it sometimes.

With Val and Vox, we’re all a bit complicated, and I’m not sure how I feel about it, but despite the still there force, ownership, and violence, I would say Vox is a nicer part of my deal.

Relationship Info:

Anniversary: May 13th

Ship Name: #staticsinner

[ronance4everbrainrot]

Since I am back from the dead I had a funny idea.

Stranger things incorrect quote generator (feat. The Dead Ones, Nancy and Barb :D, Hawkins and California group)

Pt. 17 (I think)

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Barb: If you took a shot for every time you made a bad decision, how drunk would you be?

Bob: Maybe a bit tipsy?

Chrissy: Drunk.

Billy: Wasted.

Eddie: Dead.

(Seems accurate. Idk what to say)

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Barb: Everything will be ok. You can not stop it.

Barb: Everything will be fine. You have no choice.

Eddie: What the fuck kind of pep talk is that?

Barb: Ominous positivity.

(The First and last person to die in the upside down? I think. Also Barb trying to comfort Eddie but just confusing him)

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Billy: So what’s for dinner?

Bob: I can’t tell you, it’s a soup-prise!

Billy: …

Billy: Is it soup?

Bob: I soup-pose it could be! *winks*

Billy: Please, enough with the soup puns!

Bob: Wow, you’re soup-per mean.

Billy: STOP!

*one hour later*

Billy: It’s fucking tacos?!?!?!

(bob being the dad of the dead kids)

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Billy: I’m a masochist, not a loser.

(sure Jan)

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Billy: You’re charged with…..breaking into a pet store?

Barb: I thought the animals might be lonely.

(Barb wants to show that she's cool and did something illegal. You are the coolest barb)

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Bob: I’ve organized your messages into three categories.

Bob: “From Billy”

Bob: “Death Threats”

Bob: and “Death Threats From Billy”

(They are all just death threats really besides the occasional ,when is food ready, text)

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Fred: That’s illegal, right?

Billy: Why do you care? Are you a fucking cop?

Fred: No-

Billy: Then shut the fuck up.

(Welp)

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Billy: You treat an outside wound with rubbing alcohol. You treat an inside wound with drinking alcohol.

(honestly I don't like that it's mostly billy so let's change that)

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Fred, going fishing: I’m going LIE to fish!

(bad boy on the loose)

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Eddie, on the phone: Where are you?

Chrissy: I told you, I’m at work

Eddie: Swear you’re not at Chuck E Cheese again?

*skee ball machine alarm goes off in the background*

(Chrissyyy what are you doing there. Aren't you banned? The reason to me is unknown)

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Chrissy: Have I ever told you that you cook well?

Eddie: Awww, no, you haven't!

Chrissy: So why do you keep cooking?

(damn. let him cook)

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Eddie: What scares you guys the most?

Eddie: Werewolves!

Chrissy: Sharks.

Alexei: The unstoppable marching of time that is slowly guiding us all towards an inevitable death.

Bob:

Bob: Alexei.

(Alexei. He's also here. Yay ✨)

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Eddie: Can I ask a dumb question?

Alexei: Better than anyone I know.

(he also learned English while he was/is dead)

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Chrissy: Sweet dog you got there.

Police: Yes, this is our new drug sniffing dog.

Chrissy: Still training huh?

Police: What do you mean?

Chrissy:

Chrissy: Never mind.

(she met with Eddie again)

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Eddie: So don't panic but one of us is possessed by an owl....

Fred: ....

Barb: .....

Bob: ......

Chrissy: ..Who?

Eddie: That's the thing we don't-

*Everyone stares at Chrissy*

(who 🦉)

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Barb: Go to hell!

Eddie: Where do you think I come from?

(That's why it's called the hellfire club. Maybe)

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Eddie: Chrissy, you need to calm down.

Chrissy, slamming their fists on the table: BUT HOW CAN IT BE "BIRTHDAY CAKE" FLAVOR IF A BIRTHDAY CAKE CAN BE ANY FLAVOR?!

(actually true. That does not make sense)

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Alexei: Fred, why are you crying?

Fred: This book is so sad!!

Alexei, picking it up: But this is my diary-

(writing about his life and when he died and missing Murray ��)

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*Chrissy is ordering a cake over the phone*

Shop Employee: …and what would you like your cake to say?

Chrissy, covering the phone to look at The Squad: Do we want a talking cake?

(no thank you. I don't want to hear its screams when it is cut)

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Barb, to Chrissy: If you see Fred, give them this message *makes a neutral face*

Barb: They'll know what it means.

*later*

Chrissy: oh, and Barb said to give you a message.

Chrissy: *makes a neutral face*

Fred: Oh no. The neutral face of displeasure.

(Nancy made that face a lot)

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Alexei: I'm gonna need a human skull but you can't ask why.

Chrissy: Only if you also don't ask why.

Chrissy: *pulls four pristine human skulls out of their bag*

Alexei: ...

Alexei, grabbing a skull: This one will do.

(what is going on.... actually no. Don't tell me)

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[Nancy and Barb]

Barb: Nancy, we tried things your way.

Nancy: No, we didn't.

Barb: I did it in my head and it didn't work.

(barb is always trying to convince Nancy not to be stupid)

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Barb: Last night, I had a dream about sandwich pizza.

Nancy: What?

Barb: It was pizza with bread on the top and the bottom.

Nancy: So a calzone?

Barb: You can’t just name things I dream up.

(I love calzone 😋🤌)

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Nancy: Why do you hang out with me?

Barb: You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me!

Nancy: …

Nancy: I feel a bit sorry for you.

(Sad but true.)

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Barb: *seductively takes off glasses* Wow, you're... blurry.

(best compliment ever)

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[Barb and Nancy +Robin]

Robin: Hey, babe, remember how I had to go to the pharmacy to pick up my ADHD meds?

Nancy: Yes?

Robin: Well, it turns out they're all out for the next five days.

Nancy: Fuck.

Robin: It's gonna be a fun week!

Nancy: I'm going to Barb's house.

Robin: Nuh-uh. Through sickness and health, motherfucker.

(that's what the wedding vows said)

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Barb: I dare you to kiss the next person who walks into this room.

Nancy: Screw that, I’m not kissing any of you.

*Robin walks in*

Nancy: Fine, I’ll do it. Rules are rules you know.

(Totally wouldn't have done it if it weren't the rules)

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Nancy: Robin annoyed me today so I told them that I can’t wait to see what they have planned for our special day tomorrow.

Barb: There is nothing special about tomorrow.

Nancy: But there is something special about watching the color leave their face as panic takes over.

(Poor Robin)

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Robin: In my defense, I was left unsupervised.

Nancy: Wasn’t Barb with you?

Barb: In my defense, I was also left unsupervised.

(Barb and Robin creating chaos 👀)

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Robin: Hi, who's this? Barb changed all of my contacts to mythical creatures.

Nancy: What's mine?

Robin: Dwarf.

Nancy: THEY'RE SO MEAN, I'M NOT THAT SHORT!

Robin: Oh, hey Nancy.

Nancy: FUCK!

(hehehe :3)

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Barb: That shirt looks great, Robin.

Robin: Thanks.

Barb: But I bet it would look even better on Nancy's floor.

Nancy: Are you hitting on Robin... for me?

(well you wouldn't do it yourself so)

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*Barb and Nancy flirting with each other yet again*

Robin: And you two are sure you're not dating?

Barb: 100%

Nancy: Of course not! Why would you think that?

Robin: I wonder why that possibility would even cross my mind, Nancy. I fucking wonder.

(I see it and I love it)

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[Hawkins group]

Cop: What are your names?

Robin: Don't tell them, Nancy.

Cop, writing: Nancy...

Robin: Crap.

Nancy: Nice going, Robin.

Cop, writing: Robin...

Nancy: Uh oh..

(when they got caught by the police after visiting Viktor lol)

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*during a group project*

Dustin: *does 99 of the work*

Lucas: *has no idea what’s going on*

Steve: *says they’re gonna help but does not*

Max: *disappears at the very beginning and doesn’t show up again until the very end*

(not that accurate but Dustin just being smart ✨)

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*Eddie and Steve are fighting*

Dustin, taking aspirin: I have a headache! Can you guys just be cool?!

*Eddie and Steve start fighting while wearing sunglasses and riding skateboards*

(omg so chill and cool)

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Steve: Thanks for not telling Eddie what happened.

Dustin, dumbfounded: I wouldn’t even know where to begin trying to explain this.

(Steve was trying to learn DnD and chaos somehow broke out)

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Robin: Have I ever told you that I love you with my whole heart?

Nancy: For the love of all that is holy, I am not taking you to McDonalds. It’s 2am!

Robin: Mean.

(Yes, very mean. Give Robin her McDonalds)

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Nancy, texting Robin: Hey do you like anyone?

Robin: Yeah you

Nancy: Oh, I'm sorry we're just friends

Robin: *Yeah, you?

Nancy: Oh haha sorry lol

Robin: *dies inside*

(I feel ya gurl. I feel ya. 😪)

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Max: You are, of course, wondering why it is I have brought you here tonight.

Lucas: Actually, Max, after all these years, I just sort of go with it.

(Well that's because you are a simp. But same)

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Erica: *chokes on something*

Lucas: Jeez, Erica, don't die on us.

Erica: Don't tell me what to do, I'll die whenever the hell I want!

(you tell him, Erica 💪)

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Robin: But that place is haunted.

Lucas: Ghosts prey on fear. Just be confident!

Robin, marching into the haunted house I AM NOT SCARED! I AM NOT A PUSSY!

(entering Victor's house)

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Max: Isn't it weird that people kill mosquitoes just because they're annoying?

Lucas: Damn, if people did that to each other, Erica would've killed me years ago.

(nah. She wouldn't.. or would she 👀)

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Nancy: I love sarcasm! It’s like punching people in the face, but with words!

(hell yeah 💪👊)

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[California group]

Argyle: Why are your tongues purple?

Mike: We had slushies. I had a blue one.

Will: I had a red one.

Argyle: oh.

Argyle:

Argyle: OH.

El:

El: You drank eachothers slushies?

(My sweet El, I love you. Also byler✨💪)

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Will: You know, sometimes I really think I can be too straight.

Mike, covered in bi merch and sipping an iced coffee: Sucks to be you.

(With the way he's getting all the girls I'd believe that. While mike is pulling no one and he is bi-himself)

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El: I drink to forget but I always remember.

Jonathan: You're drinking orange juice.

(Poor El🥺 get her stronger orange juice!💪)

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Shapeshifter: *transforms to look like Argyle*

Argyle: Okay, are you like BLIND? You look nothing like me. First off, I'm way taller. Secondly, I DO NOT look so sleep deprived and lastly, if you could drag comb through that hair you're like a 7 on a good day and I've been told I'm a constant 10.

(he is absolutely a 10. Also he takes good care of his beautiful hair)

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El: Would it be discrimination to only hire employees at my doughnut shop who have the same name?

Jonathan: Legally, I don't believe that breaches any discrimination laws. Morally though... I don't know.

El: I believe god is on my side when it comes to Duncans' Doughnuts.

(I can only think of one Duncan and it's from Total drama.)

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*El recording whilst Argyle and Jonathan are arguing*

Argyle: HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP, HOLD UP!! HER SISTER WAS A WITCH, RIGHT? AND WHAT WAS HER SISTER? A PRINCESS! THE WICKED WITCH OF THE EAST, BRO!

El: *wheezes like a tea kettle*

Jonathan, pulling out a knife: I'm gonna stab them.

Argyle: YOU'RE GONNA LOOK AT ME AND YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME THAT I'M WRONG? AM I WRONG?

Jonathan: It's my favorite movi-

Argyle: SHE WORE A CROWN AND SHE CAME DOWN IN A BUBBLE, JONATHAN!

Jonathan: I'm not fighting with you, I'm not fighting with y-

Argyle: GROW UP, BRO. GROW UP!

(I love that video. Also they are high as fuck)

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Jonathan: Hey, can I get a sip of that water?

Argyle: It’s not water.

Jonathan: Vodka! I like your sty-

Argyle: It’s vinegar.

Jonathan: …What?

Argyle: It's vinegar, PUSSY.

(that's how they became friends)

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Mike: *closes a cabinet*

*a crash is heard behind the cabinet door*

Will: What was that?

Mike: The sound of someone else's problem.

(I feel ya. But it's annoying when you forget that you did that and then you are that someone else whose problem it's gonna be)

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El: Why is Jonathan crying on the floor?

Will: They took one of those 'what person are you?' quizzes.

El: And?

Will: They got Mike.

(Jonathan started the hate make club.)

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Argyle, Mike &amp; Will: *screaming*

El: *runs into the room* What's wrong, Will?!

Argyle: Wait, why are you asking Will that when Mike and I are also here?

El: Because Will wouldn't scream unless it's an emergency. You two scream whenever you have the chance.

(idk but feels accurate enough. Also I say that a lot I think)

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El: Why is there blood everywhere?

Will: I may have aggressively poked someone with a knife.

El: You stabbed someone?!

Will: No, no. I aggressively poked someone with a knife.

(The chaos siblings ✨💪 also yes it was just an aggressive poke)

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Will: I mean, sure, I have my bad days, but then I remember what a cute smile I have.

(you absolutely do 🥺✨)

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So here it is. I'm too lazy to tag the other stuff.

Also

I am almost finished with my ronance thing that I mentioned in that post before (I think the newest after this idk) but I don't like the way it turned out but I also don't want to change it all Soo if it's gonna come out maybe this week someday but don't know for sure.

Anyway

You can give suggestions on which people of what groups you want to see!

Lots of love ✨👋😋✨