#it’s they way they cut it sometimes 😒

[ewtoxic]

Not to be a dick but this was why I’m was so surprised that Emma was nominated for a golden globe. Her character did nothing of real note until that last episode, so that’s when she really got to flex her abilities. Alicent is the best written character and Olivia put Alicents pain and frustration in every frown, every look, it was incredible to watch her.

But anyway, to add onto what everyone else is saying and link it to what I’m learning in my history of film class, Hotd is falling into the same trap as Game of Thrones. They need people to keep watching. Shows get produced and canceled so frequently in the age of streaming and the internet. Hotd needs to be viral, and they know how popular Dany was. They need Rhaenyra and Team Black to be popular, they need to create a narrative that is easily digestible, because they don’t care about the source material, they don’t care about art, they care about making money.

And so I am not surprised, but that being said, I think it’s so interesting how fandom reacts to the show and how it fucks with our interpretation because in no world is Rhaenyra the hero of this story to me. I think she is complex. She is hurt, driven by her need to be more than a mother, selfish, immature and spoiled af, has a superiority complex, in love with her former best friend, loving to the kids she put in danger by having them, groomed by her uncle, hates her dad for killing her mom, loves her dad for always sticking by her, wants to be heir, doesn’t want to be heir. I like this Rhaenyra, but she’s not a hero, she’s barely a good person. I certainly didn’t think I was supposed to cheer when she got crowned. It was one of the few times I felt bad for her. She looked like she was going through it. I think fandom does a disservice to characters when they pit them against each other. But also like, I think a lot of Team Black fans, Rhaenyra fans (and Dany fans who still claim she’s the hero and deny she’s so much more interesting not being a hero) water down their faves in order to justify liking them. Alicent fans have never put her on a pedestal, we’ve always loved the complexities of Team Green. Idk where I’m even going with this.

As someone who prefers the Green characters, I don't actually hate Daemon and Rhaenyra. I hate the way they're written and the way the vast majority of the fandom reacts to them. It seriously makes me wonder if we are watching the same show, or if the writers even realize the implications of what they wrote.

Like, Rhaenyra is written as a lazy, reckless, arrogant, cruel, and a kind of idiotic woman. These are fine traits for a character to have. I have adored plenty of characters like this. But there's such a disconnect between what they write her as, and how they frame her in the story. She is depicted as the heroine of the show, the rightful ruler of Westeros, her coronation is deliberately shown as an emotional triumphant moment we are supposed to cheer and smile for. But... are we really?

She has barely shown traits of actually being a good ruler. She has done nothing to solidify her claim, gain allies, or help her father rule from King's Landing. She shows zero skills in politics. Instead she makes the worst possible decisions, treats her little siblings like shit, and runs off to Dragonstone every time tensions rise in court (tensions that are a direct product of her shitty decision-making). She leaves her father to suffer and rot for years, then comes back and insults the woman (his rape victim) who has been taking care of him all this while. She doesn't comfort the girls who have lost their mother, and instead fucks the deceased's husband on the night of her funeral. She plans for her son, who by the rules of this world has zero claim to Driftmark, to usurp Rhaena's inheritance, reducing her to the role of mere consort. This would also put her son in serious danger, but she apparently doesn't think that far. She asks for her freshly maimed and now permanently disabled little brother to be "sharply questioned" over harsh words that were 100% true. And NONE of this is supposed to tarnish her character in the eyes of viewers.

Her story of feeling trapped in her womanhood and an unhappy marriage, and finding forbidden love that ultimately dooms her is sad and could be sympathetic... but because the show gives zero insight into what she was thinking when she had not one, not two, but THREE obviously bastard sons and pass them off as trueborn in a system that would put these kids to the sword if found out, and a world that is explicitly shown to have methods of contraception...... yeah, she comes off as a fucking idiot who has just doomed her own children to a life of constant fear and the threat of execution, for no good reason. Was I supposed to cheer when she got crowned? The emotional inspiring music and the way the scene is shot certainly think so. But I sure as hell didn't cheer.

Instead of feeling like "the more qualified and competent female heir is getting passed over for an incompetent male fool" as the show wants us to think, it feels more like "two incompetent and idiotic siblings are fighting for the throne they feel they're entitled to without putting in any of the work to actually be somewhat deserving of it".

And Daemon... I actually really liked him in the first few episodes when he was a gross little freak running around desperate for his brother's love and attention. He was entertaining and fun. But his character kinda took a nose dive from there, when the writers just had him standing in the corner vaguely smirking, and not saying or doing anything that would pique my interest or give me insight into what he was thinking. He was turned into a cardboard cutout that suddenly comes alive and swings his sword at someone when they needed him to. His fight against the Crabfeeder's army was one of the most ridiculous scenes I have ever seen.

And yet, the vast majority of the fandom either worship him as some badass "alpha male" Jaime Lannister-esque character and bend over backwards trying to defend his ridiculous plot armour moments, or as a swoon-worthy women-respecting malewife and bend over backwards defending his various abusive actions towards women ("he's not sexist for killing Rhea, they were equally mean to each other!!1!1!!"). These insane fan reactions have pretty much soured his character for me.

Not only that, the only fleshed out relationship he has right now is with Rhaenyra. He is given zero scenes or dialogue with or about anyone else that would clue us in on his other relationship dynamics. What does he even think of his kids? How does he treat them? From what the show gives us, it would seem the answer is... he doesn't give a single solitary fuck about them, never speaks to them, and just ignores their existence 24/7 apparently (except when counting how many dragons his side has). And when the kids themselves are not given any sort of characterization or meaningful scenes, the whole thing just feels so painfully boring. There's nothing there for me to be engrossed by. (Remember how intriguing the unloved kids/shitty dad dynamics were in GOT?)

Rhaenyra's and Daemon's characters deserve better handling. Both are played by talented actors. But actors can only do so much when the writing is weak and muddled. Both had so much potential to be fascinating complex characters that I adore watching, but both have fallen short for me.

[galebecky97]

this was unnecessary. they're just listening to my tav talk they coulda been doing anything. gay people real

[stnkiconverse]

Hii :3 could I have sum of the creep boys (Ej, Toby, Jeff, Masky and Hoodie) with a reader who likes marking (bites/cuts/hickeys) their thighs? Pls and thank u 💛

This has been collecting dust in my drafts for months, im so sorry bby, i just needed to have my masky and hoodie headcanons in place before posting this😭😭

Also- Ik you said thighs, but i did mention some other places, i hope you don’t mind :3

E Y E L E S S J A C K

Jack is surprisingly unbothered by your habit. He views it with a mix of curiosity and amusement, often analyzing your techniques silently. (like this = 🤨)

"Hmm. Is this an attempt at branding? Or is this just for fun?" His DRY ASS humor makes it hard to tell if he's teasing or genuinely questioning.

He’s not fond of pain but does not shy from it either. The marks don't bother him, they heal faster than you think anyway.

If you center the attack on his thighs, he'll arch a brow and say something quick and sarcastic, like, "I'm honored you've chosen me as your personal canvas."

Jack has super sharp senses, so he's super aware of your touch. If you bite or leave cuts near sensitive spots, hips, or neck, for example, he might tense for a moment but never stop you.

His favorite places for you to mark? His shoulders or his ribs. He finds the sensation grounding in a strange way, though he'll never admit it. (he moaned once)

If you tease him about it, he'll deadpan: "Just don't expect me to reciprocate. My claws aren't…delicate." (😏)

T I C C I T O B Y

Toby is a little awkward about it at first, not used to someone being so physically affectionate in such an intense way. But once he gets used to it? He's all in. (fucking weirdo 😒 / lovingly)

He doesn't actually feel pain like others do, (obv) so he lets you go wild without flinching. "You're gonna have to try harder than that to leave a mark on me," he'd tease, looking down later to grin at the faint bruises or bites.

If you target his thighs, he might giggle a bit, kicking his leg. "That tickles, stop- stop!"

Neck and collarbone marks fluster him the most. He'll try to hide them with his hoodie but secretly love that they're there.

Sometimes, he'll encourage you in his chaotic way: "Oh, you missed a spot. Try here!" and point to random places like his back or ribs, sometimes even shoving his wrists in your face 😭😭

If you ever leave too many marks, he'll grin like a maniac and joke: "Guess I'm your chew toy now, huh?"

J E F F T H E K I L L E R

Jeff would be cocky about it, but secretly flustered. He'd smirk and say something snarky like, "Didn't know you were that desperate to get your hands on me," but the redness creeping up his neck gives him away.

He doesn't mind pain and might even enjoy it a little. If you bite too hard, he'll laugh and go, "Is that all you've got? You're gonna have to try harder."

Loves when you leave marks on his neck, it makes him feel a twisted sense of pride. He'll strut around the manor like a smug idiot, showing them off.

His thighs are a sensitive spot, though he won't admit it. If you target them, he'll squirm slightly and mutter, "Don't get any ideas..." but he won't stop you. (bcs he likes it 😏)

If you leave cuts or scratches, he'll trace them with his fingers absentmindedly, secretly loving the way they look.

"You're turning me into your personal art project, huh? Not that I'm complaining."

T I M / M A S K Y

Masky (Tim)

Tim is not immediately comfortable it, especially if it's in a more vulnerable spot like his neck or inner thighs. He'll tense up and grumble, "What are you doing?" but he won't push you away :3

Over time, he warms up to it, especially when he realizes it's your way of showing affection. He won't admit it, but he finds it oddly reassuring :p

Marks on his shoulders or upper back are his favorite. He won't say anything, but you might catch him subtly glancing at them in the mirror (😏)

If you bite too hard, he'll sigh and mutter, "You know I have to cover that up, right?" while pulling on another layer of clothing (i love him guys)

Surprisingly, he doesn't mind if you mark his thighs when he's sitting or lounging. He might roll his eyes but secretly enjoys the attention.

"You're a little too into this, you know that?" he'd say with the tiniest smirk, though the faint blush on his face betrays him.

B R I A N / H O O D I E

Hoodie (Brian)

Brian is surprisingly chill about your habit and takes it in stride :D

He'll joke, "Do I look like a notebook to you? Or is this some modern art thing?"

He's not huge on pain, so if you bite too hard or draw blood, he might flinch and gently push you away. "Careful, I'm not indestructible."

Loves when you leave hickeys or gentle bites on his shoulders or chest. He finds them oddly comforting and will trace them when he's alone, smiling softly.

If you go for his thighs, he'll laugh and tease you: "That's bold. Didn't take you for a thigh person."

Occasionally, he'll play along and say something like, "You missed a spot," pointing to random areas just to see you flustered.

Brian enjoys the possessive nature of your markings but is too reserved to admit it outright.

Instead, he'll say something teasing like, "Guess I'm yours now, huh?"

I hope this was good enough!! :D

sorry to keep you waiting so long 😭

[bbyjackie]

𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐖'𝐒 𝐆𝐅 — ♡

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[bluesidez]

GymRat!Miguel Part 5

content warning: very fluffy, PDA ➡️ something in which the reader is shy about and Miguel is hungry for, Miguel’s bday is 10/13 here, it gets suggestive so MINORS BEWARE, George O’Hara is NOT abusive in this story and he will be Mexican here idc idc idc, some mentions of food (deer meat at one point), some of the gym photos are white men (my deepest apologies, I just want y’all to have an idea of the pose 😔)

word count: 4.3k (just nod and smile. she's thicc like me😗)

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GymRat!Miguel who learns your schedule front to back. He’s always there to walk you to your classes and carry your heavy bags and purses. Sometimes he’ll meet you outside of your dorm, sometimes you’ll send him your location and he’ll come running. Now, you both walk into the lab building hand in hand and leave the building swinging hands. You used to despise those lovey-dovey couples who were stuck in their own world, but now you could understand them completely. They were still a little annoying, though.

GymRat!Miguel who makes a habit of sending you post workout pictures in the early mornings. His go-to poses are the worm’s eye under-chest, the standing mirror, the bench mirror, and the back mirror. The last one was specific to his dorm bathroom, too shy to take his shirt completely off. Your thorough praises made him feel warm, but sometimes you let more silly things slip.

“You could probably choke me with your thighs and I’d be thankful”

“Baby don’t say that. :(( I would never hurt you”

“Oh so you can want me to sit and lay on you but I can’t ask for the same? Wow. The double standards”

“That’s not fair. You should sit on me. I can take it and I want it. Thoroughly.”

“Oh! So you’re saying I’m not strong enough. Got it.”

“Baby I never said that!”

“Whatever Miguel 🙄”

“ㅜㅜ”

“You never answered me though. Will you sit on me?”

“Go get ready for class 😒”

“😞”

GymRat!Miguel who tells you that his birthday is coming up at the last minute possible. You berate him for telling you so late and kick yourself for not asking sooner, but you still manage to get a reservation at one of the fancy local restaurants.

You pull out all of the stops you could. A gift card from Smoothie King, a pair of slippers to match yours, the newest Final Fantasy game, and a muscle bunny keychain to match your muscle bear keychain. He was your big teddy bear, after all.

You handed him the gifts after the staff brought out a chocolate cake with sparklers on it while singing at the top of their lungs. The chocolate syrup read “Happy Birthday Miguel 🤎” around the plate.

Miguel’s smile got bigger as he took the gifts out one by one. He paused when he got to the cards: one a birthday card and the other a thick “open when…” manilla envelope.

The birthday card was simple and sweet. It was the other stuff you were worried about. You found these cute ideas about letters and notes to leave for your significant other. You had one for anger, sadness, needing a hug, sickness, boredom, and even one for wanting a kiss. You remember Jess walking in on you with your lips smashed against the cardstock, trying to get a bunch of kiss marks to cut out. She just sighed out a “young love” and carried on to her side of the room.

“It’s only been a short time since we’ve been dating, but Thanksgiving and Christmas break are coming up so I wanted to leave you with something for when you can’t reach me.”

Your heart is thumping as Miguel takes the cards out, reading their envelopes.

What you don’t expect is for Miguel to start crying.

You startle a bit, scared that the gift is awful, but he lets out a watery thank you, flustered from everything.

You quickly make your way to his side of the table and hug him. You wipe at his eyes and chuckle at his cuteness, telling him you were afraid he didn’t like it.

He shakes his head, breathes deep and slow to calm his emotions.

“No, I will definitely be using all of these. I really appreciate this. Everything. I’m not sure how you were able to do all of this, but I’m thankful that you did.”

You couldn’t take it. Here he was with dewey eyes and red tinting his cheeks. It was cuteness overload.

You face him towards you and lean forward, connecting his lips to yours.

GymRat!Miguel who stares at you stunned when you lean back. That was your first kiss with him. His first kiss with you and he was sitting here with his cheeks damp and nose sniffling away.

“I-” his heart picks up and he’s opening and closing his mouth. He was short circuiting.

“Can we- I mean if it’s ok, can we do that again?” Miguel stutters out.

You simply nod your head and lean in again, this time tilting your head.

The cards in Miguel’s hands drop to the table and his breathing stops. Your lips were soft and full. Another fraction of his dreams that were nothing compared to the real thing.

He could only hear his heartbeat and the soft jazz music in the restaurant when he let up for air.

This was definitely the best gift of the night.

GymRat!Miguel who doesn’t have the capacity to be embarrassed when the waiter comes and asks if you two need anything while he’s leaning down for another kiss.

He just got to kiss his dream girl. Who cares if the waiter saw him kiss you some more?

You jump when the waiter’s hands come close to you two as he picks up an empty dinner plate. You look to the waiter awkwardly to apologize and ask for the check.

This just makes Miguel want to pull you in his lap and kiss you as the entire staff goes by.

GymRat!Miguel who wants you to feed him bites of his cake. You happily agree, especially since he was the birthday boy. His eyes never leave you the whole time.

GymRat!Miguel who grabs the check before you can pick it up. He doesn’t want you to pay for the meal.

“Miguel, it’s your birthday. I picked the restaurant and reserved the seats,” you say a little whiney.

“But I want to pay for the dinner,” Miguel pouts as he holds the check out of your reach.

When he got like this, it was hard to change his mind.

“If you let me pay, I’ll give you another kiss.”

“Just one?” Miguel brings the check back to your level, squinting at you.

You sigh, “I’ll give you ten.”

“Deal.”

Miguel gives you the check with a giddy smile and you slap your card on it.

The kisses still don’t stop him from taking over the tip.

So stubborn.

GymRat!Miguel who texts Gabriel once he’s back in his dorm. He sends pictures of everything from the food to the cake to the gifts.

“Look at what my baby did for me 🤪”

“The same one you left at the party even tho you blew up my phone about her for weeks? 😕”

“Yes…I didn’t do it on purpose. Me and her talked about it already”

“jk jk it wasn’t your fault”

“No way she got you final fantasy. Dana barely got me a cupcake”

“This just proves that my gf is better”

“Tbf tho you and Dana are still in high school”

“Ohhhh my god. You turn one more year older than me and all of a sudden you have the wisdom of a sage. SHUT UP 😭”

“I’ll literally be in college next year”

“AND ANYWAY you’ve never shown me this so-called gf. How do Ik you haven’t gone insane?”

Miguel clicked the back of his teeth in annoyance. Peter walked by him with his eyebrow raised and Miguel just waved his hand.

He sent a picture he took of you from tonight. You looked amazing in that dress and your eyes were beautiful and deep. You were smiling at him from across the table.

“First you try to steal Dana from me and now you get her”

“It’s crazy how this world is so anti-Gabriel”

“What are you yapping about”

“And I didn’t take ANYTHING from you 🫵🏽”

“We were 6 and 7 and you couldn’t push her hard enough on the swings. When will you get over that?”

“It burns all the same”

“You should give me her number and I can let you experience that feeling”

“Gabriel.”

“Show her what a real O’Hara is like”

“Cabrón”

“You’re so lucky I’m not next to you right now”

“THE BIG C WORD?”

“I’m telling mom you called me that btw”

“All because I wanted to meet your gf ☹️”

“Bastard”

“I’M TELLING MOM YOU CALLED ME THAT! WTF?”

It wasn’t long before Miguel’s mom was calling his phone to berate him. He pressed the green button, air pushing out of his nose as his mom’s face filled up the screen.

Peter looked bug eyed as Conchata’s rapid fire words filled the room.

“Ma! That’s so not fair! Gabri called me a bastard!”

There was a quick pause as his mom made a face that he knew all too well. Miguel heard Gabriel yelp as a sandal made a loud impact with his skin.

Miguel heard Gabriel cry out as his mom took off her other shoe, ready to aim, “MIGUEL HAS A GIRLFRIEND!”

Miguel just threw his phone on the bed and groaned. He could hear Peter snickering from his desk.

“What girlfriend? Miguel! Where are you? Come back and answer me,” Conchata’s voice got louder and louder. “I can’t believe you two! You would think this distance meant that you two wouldn’t fight like you’re still sleeping in the same room.”

“We’re not fighting,” Gabriel said. He smirks as he gets in the camera next to his mom. “Miguel is still hiding things from you, though.”

Miguel picked the phone up again with a frown on his face. Gabriel just stuck his tongue out like the brat he was.

“Mijo, what’s going on?” his mom asked, concern in her voice. “First, it was the party and now this. Do you need to come home?”

“No, ma,” Miguel sighed. “Nothing is wrong. Everything is fine now. Great even.”

“Then why haven’t you told me about this girlfriend of yours?”

“We just started dating. It’s still very new,” Miguel chose his words carefully. Ever since his second seamster in high school, she’s been super sensitive towards him and his feelings. Knowing her, she might give you a hard time. He didn’t want that for you just yet. “I didn’t want to introduce you to her until we were more solid.”

“I think a girl that helps to organize the take down of a sorority in your honor is pretty solid,” Gabriel comments off camera.

“She did that?!” Conchata stares at Miguel with furrowed brows.

Miguel only nods, lips wound in a tight line.

“Oh well, mijo, I have to meet this girl!”

“I don’t think-”

“Let me know when she’s free to come home with you! Maybe over Thanksgiving?”

“Ma, she has her own family-”

“Ok I have to go now! I have to catch my shows. Call me more often or I’ll have to come up there!”

The room fell silent as the call ended and Miguel was met with his messages with Gabriel again.

“CHECKMATE!”

Miguel still wanted to throttle him.

GymRat!Miguel who’s super excited when Halloween comes and you want to wear couple costumes. He hasn’t done costumes since early middle school. Growing up meant realizing that some people your age want to grow up. Fast. No one wanted to dress up in silly costumes anymore or go trick-or-treating. Sure, the scary stories were fun but at that age, he wanted to eat candy all night, not teepee houses and run in the woods.

He’s hanging out on his bed chatting with Mary Jane and Peter while you get ready in the bathroom. The theater and art department collaborated together to host a costume party. This time, Miguel wouldn’t leave your side. Maybe if you had to pee, he would consider waiting awkwardly by the door. He didn’t want the same mistake to happen.

The two of you decide to go as Starfire and Nightwing grouping up with MJ and Peter who dress up as Raven and Beast Boy for a Teen Titans theme.

The costume is pretty tight but he has to admit, it looks great on his build.

You walk out of the bathroom with a cheery “I’m ready!”

It’s definitely not ideal that his suit is so tight.

The skirt is hugging your body in every which way. The cut-outs at your hips had his fingers twitching. To top it off, the diamond cut out for your chest left him internally screaming.

Peter whistled from his desk and MJ hollered about how good you looked. You smiled bashfully, doing a 360.

Miguel wanted to shove MJ and Peter out of the room to reenact what Starfire and Nightwing actually got up to when they were by themselves.

You walk up to him and flip your flaming hair back playfully.

“Do you like it?” you ask, peering up at him.

“I think he more than likes it,” Peter mumbles out in a stage whisper. MJ elbows him softly in the stomach.

Miguel spins you around, “Fuck yeah.”

Your laugh falls out of you, surprised at his curt reaction.

“Honestly, you two can go ahead to the party and we’ll just hang out here,” Miguel said, face as serious as ever as he wrapped himself around you from behind.

“No, no, no! You can do whatever you want after the party. Keep it in, buddy,” Peter says as he starts to guide everyone to the door.

Miguel keeps himself attached to you all night.

GymRat!Miguel who helps you bring your things to your car for Thanksgiving break. It’ll only be a week but he feels like he might not make it.

“You’ll see me again next Sunday, Miggy” you say to him as he’s bent over you with the biggest pout out ever.

“I’m still gonna miss you,” Miguel leans further with his forehead on yours. “Wish you could come with me.”

“Maybe over the winter break we can plan a time to meet outside of school.”

Miguel just sighs dramatically.

You decide to say fuck it and kiss him in the middle of the almost empty parking garage.

Miguel doesn’t let up now that you’ve given him an inch. He’s holding you by your hips, your face, your waist, anything to get closer. He moans a bit into your mouth as you open up.

You wrap your arms around his neck and whisper, “I really have to get on the road now, baby. And so do you.”

Miguel slumps as he guides you to your driver’s seat. You roll the window down and pucker your lips for another kiss.

Miguel obliges easily and asks, “Call me when you get there?”

“Of course,” you say.

He stands and watches you drive off, missing you already.

GymRat!Miguel who is almost knocked down when he opens the door to his home. Gabriel is wrapped around him like a koala, squeezing away.

Miguel laughs and rubs his back, relieved that he’s not heavy enough to knock him over.

“It’s good to see you too, Gabri,” Miguel laughs.

Conchata peaks around the corner and almost cries at the sight.

“My boys!” She coos while coming to the door. “George! Come help Miguel with his bags!”

Miguel waddles in with Gabriel still clinging to him. He’s glad to be home.

GymRat!Miguel who gets your call in the middle of Gabriel watching him play Final Fantasy. He pauses the game and runs to his room, Gabriel yelling at him to come back and unpause the game.

You tell that you made it home and that you’ll call him later.

You blow a kiss at the screen and he catches it with glee before you end the call.

Miguel is glad you left before Gabriel opens his door like that one big bird meme.

“Was that her?” he asks, voice excited. “Is she still on the phone?”

“Yes. No. Why are you eavesdropping like a creep?”

“I wasn’t eavesdropping! It just dawned on me a little too late that you left to go talk to her.”

“Whatever,” Miguel groaned. “Let’s just get back to the game.”

“You know you can’t hide her from me forever, right?” Gabriel says, skipping next to Miguel.

“I’m not trying to. But you being a weirdo will make me want to.”

Conchata passes by them with a laundry basket on her hip, “Who’s hiding something?”

“Nobody!” Both Miguel and Gabriel shout in her direction and run back to their game.

Conchata rolls her eyes and continues to her bedroom.

GymRat!Miguel who becomes overwhelmed on Thanksgiving Day. It’s as if every close and distant relative was here. The first floor was full of people. As much as Miguel puts on, he’s never been an much of an extrovert.

He’s up in his room taking a breather. He pulls out one of the cards you gifted him. The one for when he missed your kisses.

He opens and pulls out a letter. There’s instructions on it.

“Each shade is for a different feeling!”

There was a cute chibi doodle of you kissing him on the cheeks at the bottom of the letter. He saw that there was a shade for nervousness/being overwhelmed.

He pulls out a polaroid of you and opens the bag of glossy paper kisses. He flips one and it reads, “Breathe slow and steady 10 times. Kiss me when you’re done.”

He does as you say and brings the paper to his lips. It even smells like you. Sweet. Fruity.

He smiles to himself and takes out one more.

GymRat!Miguel who finally lets Gabriel talk to you on Friday.

“He can be a bit annoying. I’m warning you now,” Miguel says.

“Don’t say that, Miggy. He’s your brother! He’s allowed to bother you at least a little. ”

Miguel yells for Gabriel to come in and he’s running to snatch Miguel’s phone.

“Hi! My name is Gabriel, the better O’Hara. It’s so nice to finally meet you!”

“Oh my gosh,” Miguel watches as you gasp. “It’s like another Miguel!”

Miguel snickers as Gabriel groans loudly in annoyance.

“I don’t look like him. He looks like me!” Gabriel pouts.

“Well, you both sport that same O’Hara pout.”

Gabriel and you chat for a long time. Miguel had to cut the conversation short when Gabriel started to tell embarrassing stories from their childhood.

“Alright, you’re done,” Miguel says and snatches the phone back.

“Aw, but we were just getting to the good stuff!”

“Yeah!” you say. “I wanna know how you messed up the science lab in middle school!”

“Nuh uh, Gabri is running his mouth too much. Get out.”

“I can’t wait to see you in person!” Gabriel shouts as Miguel pushes him towards the door. “You can meet my girlfriend too! She’ll love you!”

“I can’t wait,” you say, laughing as Miguel struggles to detach Gabriel’s fingers from the doorway.

GymRat!Miguel who talks to you on the phone until you fall asleep. You look adorable as you’re blissful to the outside world. Your cheek is squished on your pillow.

He has the urge to bite it like it’s mochi.

“Buenas noches, mi amor,” he whispers before he closes his eyes, falling asleep to the sound of your breaths.

He didn’t know that you were still partially awake to hear him.

GymRat!Miguel who picks you up and spins you around after the break. You squeal in shock, surprised that he could pick you up in the first place.

“Baby, I lift much heavier weights at the gym. This is nothing,” Miguel stares at you as if you have two heads when you comment on it.

You’re in a daydream the rest of the day because of that fact.

GymRat!Miguel who joins you on your late study nights in the library closer to finals. You two always sit at one of the tables hidden by the giant bookshelves.

It was nice and cozy. Quiet and roomy.

It was also a great place to makeout.

Every time you got a set of flashcards memorized, Miguel would pull you in his lap and devour you with kisses. It was a great motivation and a welcomed distraction.

It always ended up getting a little too heated and Miguel would have to excuse himself to go to the bathroom.

Sometimes you would feel so delirious that you wanted him to stay so you could crawl under the table and take care of his problems for him.

That was definitely the multiple late nights talking.

GymRat!Miguel who is super bummed out by the time Christmas break starts because you two can’t find a proper time to meet.

You have to visit several other family member’s houses and his biological dad wants his family to join him and his family at some ski resort before the week of Christmas.

George O’Hara was not turning down a free vacation.

You told him to cheer up and enjoy the snow and jacuzzis. Miguel couldn’t help but to think that the jacuzzi would be better with you on top of him in it.

And when Gabriel annoys him, he didn’t mind all that much because that was his baby brother whom he loves dearly. It was when Kron, his step-brother, would run his mouth that Miguel would seriously get annoyed.

He’s been competing with Miguel ever since he caught on to the fact that his dad had a secret love child.

Right now though, he was pissing Miguel off.

First, it was fighting Miguel over a snowboard. Then, it was taking the last elk burger and not even finishing it. Next, trying to knock him off balance right as he got off of the ski lift.

It was as if he was 8 and not 20.

His final straw was when he was being a dick towards Gabriel. All Gabriel was trying to do was bring them together and Kron cursed at him.

Even Miguel doesn’t tell Gabriel to fuck off.

“What is up with you? Don’t cuss at him. He didn’t do anything to you,” Miguel unlocks himself from his snowboard, ready to leave.

“It’s ok, Migs,” Gabriel held his hand out, knowing how this could end.

“No it’s not. He’s been nothing but a dickhead to you, to us, this entire trip. I’m sick of it. Go be annoying somewhere else, Kron.”

“Dad,” Miguel shouts out. Both George and Tyler looked over at him in concern. Miguel didn’t feel like directing himself towards a specific person. “I’m going to the room, I’ll be back down for dinner.”

Tyler wanted to run after him. George was eyeing Tyler for even reacting to Miguel’s cries. Nancy and Conchata just stood in confusion.

“He, uh, he probably just needs a breather. Maybe he’ll talk to his girlfriend!” Gabriel said trying to lighten the mood.

“Girlfriend? What girlfriend? I didn’t hear about any girlfriend,” Tyler says, saddened that he was being left out.

“Shit,” Gabriel mumbled to himself.

“You don’t live in our home, Tyler. Of course you don’t know,” George says, a bit peeved.

“What George means to say is that it’s all new. Fresh! Even I haven’t met the girl,” Conchata slides in matter of factly.

“Tyler should know her, being that she was the one who emailed him with our son’s case,” George grumbled out.

Tyler turned to Gabriel, “Jessica?”

“Uh, no.”

Tyler then says your name with a fondness. As if he knew you like an old friend. “She was quite compelling with her words!”

“So the two of you know of her and I still don’t even know what she looks like. I never thought this day would come,” Conchata held her gloved hand over her forehead like she was about to faint.

“Why don’t we host a small dinner next year? We can get to know her that way,” Nancy chimes in.

“Guys, I really don’t think that’s necessary-”

“Nonsense, Gabriel. If this girl was willing to do something so brave for Miguel we have to meet her,” Tyler grips Gabriel’s shoulder tight. A grip that could rival his brother’s.

“That’s a great idea, Tyler! Nice co-parenting move!” Conchata holds her fist out for him to bump. He does it proudly and they walk towards one of the cabins while Nancy follows behind, discussing dinner ideas.

George only scoffs and stomps off to his room mirroring Miguel’s mannerisms.

Gabriel was screwed once Miguel finds out.

GymRat!Miguel who waits until Christmas night in his bedroom to open the gift you sent to him. He smiles at your cute message and unfolds the paper to so much. It’s a Spider-man lego mask, a customized hoodie with a doodle of you and him, two picture frames with the two of you from his birthday dinner and the Halloween party, and some polaroids that you warned him to look at by himself later.

His breath shuttered as he took him in. They were all of you in your dorm room. They started off innocent. You were smiling, laughing, staring at the camera. Then they got a little more explicit.

You had on a tank top with no bra. Your cleavage was on display. Some showed your entire body on the bed. Some showed your torso and hips, curvy and full.

Miguel felt faint.

His final straw was the last picture in the stack. It was a picture of you from behind, “Merry Christmas XX” written in cursive across the top. You had on briefs but your ass was still readable, peaking out from the bottom. There was an arch in your back as you looked over your shoulder seductively. What a tease.

You were going to send him to an early grave. And who took these pictures?

All Miguel remembers was shuddering, hips lifting off the bed as he held one of pictures high. He had to bite his shirt as to not startle the entire house.

After he cleans up, he spreads the pictures across his bare chest and clicks a photo with a lazy yet satisfied smile.

You respond back with voice memos, so happy that he loved his gift. You also send some sounding a bit needy.

Miguel calls you and talks with you all night.

This Christmas wasn’t so bad after all.

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[47lake]

pretty on camera

synopsis: your best friend billie eilish calls you late at night and guides you through it.

you looked over at the alarm clock on your side table. it read 12:38 am, you were up late studying for a surprise exam you have tomorrow that you just found out about today, super fun.

you couldn't focus, you kept thinking about her, you knew you shouldn't. billie was your closest friend, besides she doesn't think of you that way, why would she?

you were mulling over the idea of giving up and calling it a night when your phone screen lit up the room.

bil

wyd

sent 12:43 am

could she hear your thoughts? you sat there for a moment thinking of a response.

not much, just studying

fuck me, i hate this class

sent 12:44

you watched those three little dots pop up and go away for what felt like an eternity. did she fall asleep? why won't she just send her message?

bil

well damn i've been trying 😒

sent 12:49

your stomach flipped. she's just kidding. she has to be kidding, right?

don’t play with me

sent 12:50

bil

why not? you'd like it anyways 🥱

sent 12:51

you quickly locked your phone and shoved your face in your pillow. did she really just say that? is she really doing this? is she drunk? what is going on???

you picked your phone up and watched it ring, your heart was already beating from the texts but now you’re expected to be able to actually talk to her?! you slowly pressed accept and held it up to your ear.

“hi.”

you could hear her smiling, her voice always changes when she smiles.

“hey!”

you say a bit too excitedly. your face and ears heat up, how could she get this much of a reaction out of you so easily?

“so, what are you up to?”

you practically blurted out, maybe if you filled the air your mind wouldn’t run with all the ways ways she could touch y-

“not much,”

her voice cutting your thoughts off.

“i was just thinking.”

she could tell you were nervous, and you hated it.

“thinking about what?”

you heard her chuckle, she could be so cocky

“oh you know, this and that.”

you stared at your wall.

“you’re the one that called me, you remember that right?”

she went quiet for a second, you were shocked. usually when you make a crack at her she’ll tell you to shut up or make one back, what was up with her?

“sorry, you just make me nervous sometimes.”

you could tell she was embarrassed, you were surprised. she never acts like this, usually it’s all ‘i’m so cool and tough blah blah blah.’

it worked for her, though, she could pull off anything she wanted to, even your- you zoned back in remembering she’s on the other end of the phone.

“only sometimes?”

you asked, trying to seem unbothered, and failing unfortunately.

“actually i meant to say you make me nervous all the time, pretty girl.”

your entire face heated up after she said that, you covered your mouth in disbelief she was actually talking to you like this.

“you there?”

she asked, she knew you were there, hell she was practically giggling at the way you were reacting to what she was saying.

“yeah, i’m here.”

you put your head in your hand when you realized you just stuttered when you answered her. she’s gonna have a field day with this.

“something wrong?”

you heard her smile, god why is she so fucking cocky.

“no nope! i’m totally fine don’t worry.”

too much. she definitely knew now. fuck.

“can i tell you something?”

why was she asking you, you both knew she was gonna tell you anyways.

“i think about how pretty you would sound all the fucking time.”

you heard a gasp fall out of your mouth. you couldn’t think.

“billie..”

did you really just say that?? god you really hated how easily she got to you.

“you like that?”

how is she so fucking hot so easily, she isn’t even trying.

“yeah..”

it’s like your mouth had a mind of its own. you could feel yourself soaking through your boxers, if she could see you like this you knew she would love it.

you pulled your phone away from your ear as it lit up with a facetime request. your mind raced, picturing what was about to happen. you pressed accept.

quickly you saw her face pop up on your screen, you smiled without realizing.

"someone's happy to see me."

you rolled your eyes knowing she was right.

"shut up."

you propped your phone up, putting most of your body in view as you sat up in your bed. you watched her scan you over, there wasn't much to see. you were in a off the shoulder sweatshirt with some boxers, nothing exciting. however she seemed to be utterly captivated.

"fuck."

she said under her breath, taking you in. you still weren't sure how your current appearance was this exciting.

"take your shirt off."

you sat there in shock.

"what?"

you wanted to make sure you heard her correctly.

"i said take your shirt off pretty girl, come on you can listen can't you?"

your face went hot but you did as she said, you could feel her gaze against your skin as you tossed the shirt to the side, revealing your bare chest.

"god you're so perfect, you have no idea how long i've wanted this."

you felt the heat between your thighs start to pool in your boxers. she hadn't even done anything yet, how were you getting this worked up??

"did you hear me?"

she asked, fuck were you really that zoned out??

"i'm sorry what'd you say?"

she laughed and you hid your face in your hands, making it obvious how nervous she made you.

"i asked, how bad do you want me?”

you gasped and felt your whole body heat up,

"can i show you?"

you asked quietly, she nodded and watched as you pulled your boxers off, leaving you fully exposed.

you slowly trailed your fingers down and started circling your clit.

"i think about you fucking me all the time billie, please."

her gaze low as her eyes darted around your body, trying to take everything in.

"you’re so fucking good, you look so beautiful."

you giggled now that she was the flustered one.

"go faster."

wow, she regained her composure quick. you did as you were told and began to moan out, imagining your fingers were her's.

"look at you, so desperate for me, you've wanted this for a long time haven't you?"

her words sending shivers across your skin, you loved how she was talking to you.

"you look so pretty on camera."

you moaned her name and she started to breathe heavier as she watched you dip your fingers into your center, easily sliding in.

"look at how wet you are, all this is just for me?"

your back arched and your free hand gripped the sheets beneath you.

"yes billie, it's just for you."

you started to pick up momentum and she watched in awe as you fucked yourself for her to watch. you felt a knot forming in your stomach, biting your lip as you body began to shake.

"what do you want?"

you whimpered, she knew what you wanted but you were too shy.

"i want you to say it sweet girl."

you whined as you tried to hold yourself together.

"please let me cum for you billie, please."

you watched her cocky grin come back,

"i love the way you beg, go ahead pretty girl. make a mess just for me."

you finally released against your fingers, laying back as you tried to catch your breath.

"that's my girl."

i’ve tried to post this like 20 times istg

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[ask-pomni-things]

U-uh- hi-!

I'm Pomni, at least... that's my new name.

Caine said this was for an adventure... it's not as bad as going to literal hell, but it's close.

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The other cast is here if you want to see them too-? including Caine...

Ragatha ♡ — @ask-ragatha-tadc

Another Ragatha I interact with sometimes — @sweetragdoll

Jax — @ask-jax-the-rabbit

...More Jax's, I guess. — @ask-jax-things ♡ & @ask-bnuuny-tadc

Zooble — @zooble-the-whatever-i-am

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Kinger — @asksuperlightextras (old account: @askkingerthings )

Queenie — @askthequeen

Caine — @ask-teeth-eyes

Gummigoo ☆ — @ask-gummigoo

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I have some other people I interact with that are cool... for the most part?

Friends — @shortmomma1993 & @hophopscotch

... "grandma", I guess. — @pakodelfandom

My (informally) adopted kid, bucket(and others, I think?) — @bubble-trubble-and-co

[Ask Blog Pomni Ref Sheet]

((ooc intro & rules under cut))

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Hello~!

welcome to the ask blog I made to feed my hyperfixation on these silly little characters!!

☆ You can call me Oreo, my main blog is @or3oartz ! ☆

☆ You can send asks to the mod about this blog at @ask-mod-or3o ! ☆

I post a lot of tadc fanart, so if you're interested in that, go check me out <3 I also sometimes draw things based on the ask blogs just for the fun of it!

there are other ask blogs not listed here, which you can find on THIS POST!

From this point forward, when I'm making ooc posts/ comments on posts I'll speak like ((this))

I use "he/they" pronouns, if you're referring to me, please use them!!

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Few headcanons to be made clear!!

Pomni is biromantic asexual. But currently identifies as queer, she hasn't figured herself out yet :]

She's not a kid person, the only exceptions are Bucket and Ariah (only relevant to the blog)

Pomni's favourite animals are rabbits. (not connected to Jax./srs )

Pomni doesn't hate anyone, she may strongly dislike people, but in the end she'd still help people. They're all stuck in here together.

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Some rules(and boundaries) to be aware of!

No nsfw at ALL! we're a family friendly establishment!!

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Ships are allowed! You can mention them! (except pomni may not give your preferred response... so be warned.) The main ship here is JesterDoll, but I also ship funnybunny so little implications may be made/joked about by me. :] Does she like Jax? you'll never know...

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Failure to follow these rules will get your ask deleted, and possibly blocked. You only get ONE warning.

[grilledcheezy92]

Continued from yesterday's EA spoilers post

Under a cut bc it's a lot

"You fret about traffic and what to eat for breakfast." *stares at my Redactober fic that I have yet to post* well shit...

"I am asked to kill without compunction," another instance of explicitly stating what his job is and STILL NOT A SINGLE FLINCH FROM TREASURE

"You know a piece of me. The piece I’ve chosen to share. I don’t owe you more of me! Do me a favor and take a damn hint." I gasped out loud. Porter, dude, my guy. You admitted you wanted more from this relationship than sex. You are officially Boyfriend

"So talking to you about it isn’t going to help. It won’t help the problem ... and it certainly won’t help me. Or my bad attitude." IT COULD IF YOU TRIED

"You don’t know what it’s like. And to be blunt, I hope you never do." *flashing back to the Treasure Halloween angst headcanons*

"have you ever taken more than a moment to think of the chain of events that has led to us standing here in this room together? The kind of internal tumult that has led you here into the arms of a total stranger, inconceivably vast power imbalance and all? And you think I’m the only one who needs help? You think you have a leg to stand on telling me that I need to work on myself while being completely blind to your own issues?" And if Treasure knows exactly what their issues are and is choosing to be with you anyway then what? It's not like you know them any better than they supposedly know you. Unless of course you have let them tell you all about themself, given their everything to you and are still holding yourself back.

The power imbalance is only as "vast" as you allow it to be Porter.

"When I want to be false-therapized and patronized by a hypocrite, I’ll let you know." 😤

"Every association I’ve ever cultivated I find a way to turn into ash" maybe if you didn't push people away when they try to help you... 😒 Treasure's right you are a coward.

"I’ve allowed my own fear and desire for any kind of meaning to blind me to even imagining any other alternative." Crying for him tbh

"I’ll leave you to solve whatever your equivalent conundrum would be, like… should you actually do your laundry tonight or just push the pile farther over on the bed? Again?" Fucking diabolical.

I have lines from previous episodes running through my head

Getting More: "When the storm outside starts to shake the bars of the proverbial cage in your mind, what do you choose? Hmm. Interesting. I don’t know that that was the answer I was expecting." I think they choose to face/solve/fix it rather than ignore or block it out

Trying to Help: "I don’t claim to make much of anything easy. Certainly not getting to know me. The idea that someone is willing to try in spite of my misgivings is… it’s…"

Drawn In: "And maybe sometimes we inhabit the experiences that we think we deserve."

Getting More: "And you think you know me well enough to know that I don’t really believe that, is that what you’re implying? Hmm. Maybe you’re right about that."

Trying to Help: "It makes me feel everything again. And I’ve made a very prolific career out of not feeling at inopportune times."

Getting More: "we don’t… know each other very well, do we? That’s not a damning appraisal, darling, it’s just an observation ... Would you want to… change that? ... knowing more about you. I feel, in the long term, I would enjoy them even more. Provided we want there to be some kind of longer term."

Drawn In: "a relationship in which all parties care about one another. And act accordingly. It’s not about a perfectly equal ledger of favors and effort, but it is about balance and compromise and care."

Getting More: "I will warn you now, I won’t get this right. Not perfectly, not at all. I’d be a fool to suggest otherwise. But I will try. And I will learn. If I have one virtue, it’s adaptation. I can promise you that much."

[whateverisbeautiful]

♥️Reveling in Richonne - TOWL

#17: The Danger (1.02)

gif cred: @chaoticroad

In the final scenes of episode 2, we're given a glimpse of the various things that will complicate Rick and Michonn'es journey home. Richonne will have a lot of threats pointed their way, and yet it's clear who the danger will really be. Because among these concluding scenes, Ms. Dana really climbs up a platform and looks out at the CRM base like - if you ever find me and my husband in a fight with the most powerful military on the planet...help the military 💅🏽😌...

So that lovely scene between the vehicles ends with Rick and Michonne exiting separately as Rick walks out first and then Michonne. I’m sure having to part right now is no easy task for these magnets.

When Rick walked out and put on his helmet I was like Rick, remember to take a little bit of that pep out of your step lol. Cuz he’s supposed to just be scowly downtrodden Sergeant Major Grimes to the CRM, but you know he was feeling like a new man after his wife gave him life and a fresh dose of strength in that garage.

Michonne watches Rick go, likely enjoying that walk, and then she closes the door and has a subtle expression of determination on her face as she walks off. And Michonne's energy just feels like she's ready to go toe to toe with the CRM for everything they've done to her husband, her friends, and herself.

They show a video playing from Michonne’s interview as she looks right into the camera.

gif cred: @nerd4music

We just see the shoulder of a CRM member watching the video, and you already know that means trifling garbage lady Jadis has entered the chat to complicate things as she always does. 😒

And y'all, I don't care how many years it's been since I last saw that serpent on my screen, I still loathe Jadis with a passion...

Then Michonne is again walking around the CRM and A-ing it up just with her looks and walk alone.

The way Michonne is moving and observing, she looks like she should be the one the CRM answers to not Beale lol. Like she truly exudes leader vibes. (Side note: I saw people saying if Okafor had met Michonne he’d be trying to convince Michonne, the A above all As, to be his right hand in his plan and I agree 😁) 

Intercut between this is Jadis 'No Boundaries' Stokes entering Rick’s apartment and pouring herself a drink which...she tried it.

And then we cut back to Michonne and she's climbing up on a platform to get a good scope of the place.

Seeing Michonne climb on top of that thing I was like...

Cuz aren’t we supposed to be lying low and yet you’re now climbing up on that platform, skin all radiant and glowing and very likely to attract attention cuz like why is a new consignee just doing her own thing up here??? 😅

Listen, I support it cuz I will always support Michonne but I just knew she was about to have Rick stressed. One thing about Michonne is she gon' be an A. It just is what it is. 👌🏽😇

gif cred: @nerd4music

And she really does look stunning standing up on that post as she gets a better view of exactly what she’s dealing with. Michonne takes it all in with a look of fierce determination on her face, knowing that the CRM should be scared cuz they have hurt one too many people, especially people she cares about dearly, and now they gotta answer for it.

It was smart storytelling to give Michonne personal reasons to be beefing with the CRM on top of her issues with them for what they've done to Rick.

And I love how this scene is a reminder that part of what makes Richonne's love story so distinct is that Rick and Michonne really are lethal lovebirds. So Michonne Grimes is a devoted wife and a determined mother, and she's also real deadly when she wants to be. And the CRM is bound to learn that soon enough.

gif cred: @richardgrimes

Then I love the shot of her holding Nat's 'Danger' lighter. 👏🏽 And with that running theme of fire, the lighter is very fitting because again sometimes things have to burn and Michonne is not afraid to be the one to burn it down. She’s the danger.

And, I think this further confirms that Michonne and Danger were meant to have parallels as step-parents too. Also, it's just great that she has Nat’s lighter cuz it lets us know she’s going to ensure Nat fully gets his lick back against the CRM.

gif cred: @nerd4music

So after the great shot of Michonne looking like a Queen and then closing the lighter we cut to the Queen of Trash. 🙄 (Side note: while I loathe Jadis I think Pollyanna is a talented actress who has a good presence on screen. Just thought I'd clarify that because from here on out I'm whacking Jadis unabashedly👌🏽) 

Rick returns to his apartment and stops in his tracks when he sees Jadis is inside and has made herself comfortable. I hate how even Rick’s apartment doesn’t get to be a safe space for him because people just barge in at any time. 😑

gif cred: @andy-clutterbuck

Jadis says hi and apologizes for breaking in and then says she’s here cuz this is an investigation but one that she wants to keep off the books. She tells him, “Let’s continue to keep certain things between you and me as we have.” 

And then because I think Jadis might combust if she doesn’t try someone every two seconds she shows she still enjoys making Rick uncomfortable by coming on to him when she says, “It’s been awhile. You look good.” And while Jadis is very correct about that it’s still trifling as hell and Rick is so over it as he responds by looking away and rolling his eyes.

I love how Rick genuinely only responds well to flirtatiousness and acknowledgment of his looks from Michonne and Michonne alone. I once saw someone say Rick is a michonnesexual and y'all...

So then Jadis marvels at how truly amazing it is that Michonne found Rick. When she says “She found you.” that’s when Rick’s face looks shaken as he realizes Jadis knows Michonne is here.

Then Jadis, who in her own weird twisted way is like one of the biggest believers in Richonne, says, “If anyone could she could.” It's good that Jadis is at least putting some respect on Michonne’s name here with that very accurate statement, even tho she’s still ticking me off.

But it is true - if anyone was gonna find Rick even despite him being trapped in a hidden city, it would be his soulmate.

Rick steps further into the apartment and reacts like he’s ready to end Jadis right here and now. Jadis reveals she knows what really happened in the forest and that the sword was Michonne’s meaning she’s the one who slit up those soldiers. Rick looks down as he listens and realizes that for the umpteenth time, Jadis is screwing up his plans. 😪

gif cred: @andy-clutterbuck

Jadis says she’s keeping the knowledge she has off the books and just storing it in her twisted bowl-cut head. She tells Rick, “This doesn’t fall under our long-standing deal.” And then knowing full well that Michonne probably has revitalized Rick to feel like he and her can finally break free Jadis says, “You have to know that if you try to escape with her I will make sure that all those people that you love die - including a few that I like very much.”

Just when I thought I couldn’t root for Jadis' demise any harder than I already was she says this. 😑 Had me watching like...

Rick reacts to the threat with worry in his eyes as he approaches and Jadis stands up to tell Rick, “You have to know that. I’m certain that you do.” And it’s sad seeing Rick have to be pulled right back into the CRM’s propaganda that they are impossible to overcome. Jadis says she’s had to do worse things and her hands are already covered in blood so they can't get any bloodier.

Then she says she has a question to ask Rick. She apologizes for the language she's about to use and then calls back to the odd way she used to speak when she and Rick first met in season 7 when she says, “But you’ve heard a lot of language from me, yes yes yes?” Ooh that ticked me off off off y’all, cuz she’s so smug as she shatters Rick’s hope of getting him and Michonne out of here. 😡

Jadis smiles and then drops the smile as she sternly asks what Rick is doing and Rick just stares at her silently, clearly thinking “Not today, not tomorrow…

And that concludes episode 2 of TOWL. Another great episode that I thoroughly enjoyed. 👏🏽

After years of waiting for that Richonne reunion moment, it was perfection. And this ep made it ultra-clear that TOWL was about to just spoil us rotten because, in the very episode where they reunited, Richonne then has a scene between those vehicles that for me I enjoyed even more, after already adoring the initial reunion. Just gold on gold on gold. 🤩 And we still were just in the front half of the series.

It’s so fitting that Danai got praise from the media for her performance this ep cuz she knocked it out of the park conveying every emotion with such powerful sincerity. Her and Andy’s ability to bring Michonne and Rick to life is truly something special and every minute of their first scenes together as non-dream Richonne was excellent. They made it clear these two's love was still so magnetically alive and blazing. 🙌🏽😍

gif cred: @msanonships

As we now entered the middle of the miniseries - with trifling Jadis added to the mix you just knew things were only going to get more complicated. Especially because her arrival and threats usher in a very different Rick than the one who was convinced he and Michonne could get away together.

No, now Rick’s sole focus is on getting Michonne out of here alive even if it means without him. And well...we’ll see exactly how a certain Dana Bethune feels about that. 😅

During the first two riveting episodes of TOWL, Richonne spent a good chunk of it apart. From here on out they're together, but also have a lot to navigate to truly feel back together. There's a ton to unpack in these next eps, so y'all with these upcoming breakdowns...

Because TOWL's act two has everything. Humor, heartbreak, hunger, a helicopter hurl...

And most importantly, these next two episodes have a whole lot of Richonne gold. 😌👌🏽

[thescreaminghat]

Watching Tf Cybertron atm and Starscream feels so different than his Armada and Energon counterparts---first of all, the guy is built different, first ep he launches himself out of a warp gate at autobot hq, fights 5 members of the main cast at once, says "bon voyage 😜" after sending Landmine flying towards the black hole slowly devouring cybertron, refuses to elaborate, and leaves. Turns out he was just a distraction for megatron?? He could have taken out everyone the way he was fighting, and in subsequent missions he's still a menace. Megatron has like, zero decepticons at this point so starscream (and sometimes thundercracker, who is significantly smaller in alt mode cuz for some reason he decided to scan a regular earth jet instead of keeping his cytronian alt mode like screamer, who probably didn't even bother solely because of pride) is the only one who he can regularly count on. Because it usually ends up being a 2v6 starscream ends up fighting optimus sometimes, and he's actually not bad! instead of a default null ray he has fucking null cannons and he just starts blasting at the guy. even though he cant outright beat him, he can also solo prime in 1v1 hand to hand combat while shit talking the entire time. He cuts through op's super mode attack like it's nothing. He's strong enough to stop both optimus and vector prime from escaping just by grabbing them. AND he's still a smart, endearingly conniving bastard. There's also this one scene where he's fighting optimus, and when they're at risk of being discovered by humans he goes "let's call it a night. You're a lousy dancer anyways 😒" like what the fuck was that. Was he flirting with prime?? Bro literally could have said anything else but chose something so suggestive (to me). This mf is literally perfect in every way

[azereus]

König x reader x horangi hcs plspslpss 🥺💗💗💗

LOVE YOU POOKS

Cement eater requests characters I don't write for smh 😒 /j

Warnings: ooc? Maybe? No pronouns, only you ^^ also kinda long?? Had alot of ideas and wanted this to be at least okay lol-

Writing under the cut!!

Horangi! is a dogshit cook as he is a gambler. You and König cook - if you can't cook then just König does it

König! absolutely loves cooking for you and Horangi either way though. he adores seeing the two of you enjoy his cooking. It makes his heart happy

Both of them are very much touched-starved. I'm sorry. I don’t make the rules for dating them

Horangi! enjoys hugging you from behind any chance he gets. Treating you as his own personal charger - head in the crook of your neck and his arms around your waist and everything. Also can and will smother you when cuddling just by laying on top of you like a giant cat

König! is more tamer with how he shows his affection. Simple touches are enough for him - holding your hand is enough to satisfy him. It lets him know that you're still here with them. With him

Horangi! gets you any stuffed animals that you show the slightest interest in - even though he sometimes gets jealous if you show the plushies any affection

König! fucking hates them depending on how much affection you give those stuffed animals. He wouldn't consider himself a jealous person. But he, infact, is a jealous person

If he was a piece of crap then he'd throw them away. But he doesn't, because you, Horangi, or someone else spent money on those and you probably are attached to them already so- He'd be fighting a losing battle either way

Both of them write you and eachother letters- well, actually König writes poems and Horangi writes letters in how much he loves you and König so much. He's like a high-school girl when he writes them. Horangi picked it up from König after he saw him writing you something in german once

If you show interest in learning their language(s) or ask them directly to teach you, they'll teach you, happily even. Expect the pet names to increase tenfold afterwards

Cuddling with them is very helpful when it's cold. They're your personal heaters at this point because the amount of body heat they have is ridiculous

Normally cuddling with both of them is having König on one side and Horangi on the other with you in the middle. If it's just two of you, it's basically the same thing with one less person half of the time. The other half is with you laying on top of König or Horangi laying on you like a cat

Horangi! is 100% an affectionate biter. Can and will bite you and König's arm(s) and leave small indents that normally fade away afterwards - not even suggestive, he just likes biting his partners

König! shows his affection through making you something, mostly through cooking because, as mentioned before, he loves cooking for the both of you and always tries to make something new for the two of you to enjoy

Overall, you three are in a very healthy and happy relationship and if polyamorous marriage was legal, they'd marry you

[starsurfacemortalkombat]

can you do mk11 rain and kung lao with a clingy baby regressor please? and the type of clingy that's like "please don't leave the room i will cry"

Yes!! It's a bit focused more on clingy than baby, sorry about that!! And Rain might be a bit out of character, so sorry!!!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

CG Rain MK11 w/ Clingy Babyspace Regressor Hcs

☂️ Rain is a God . . . Well, a half god - But will a god!

☂️ He’s very prideful in many things, being the son of Argus, especially by being your CG

☂️ But he is still very loving, and will turn some some of his pridefulness so that he’s not mean to you by accident

☂️ He finds it lovely about how attatched to him you are while your small!!

☂️ Clinging to him, constant cuddles, wanting to get carried around, it does fule his pride a bit

☂️ But it also makes him feel known (God complex, but no followers, gets to a man . . . Half god)

☂️ He’ll tease you for your clinginess though 😒

☂️ Not in a mean way! But in a ‘Awh, you want kisses from Dada? How sweet, but your foreheads too far, Sweetheart . . . Wait - Let’s not start crying now! Of course I’ll give you kisses!!”

☂️ The first time you started crying because he had to leave the room he felt his heart break a little

☂️ He might be mean sometimes, but you are his loyal little moral, he doesn’t want you to start crying because of him!

☂️ He’ll scoop you up, bouncing you as he asks what’s wrong?

☂️ . . . He does have to hold back a laugh when you huff and puff and just cuddle up to him, quickly realizing that you were upset about the fact he hadn’t brought you with him to get you snacks

☂️ He’ll tease you about it when your bigger, but your just his small baby that loves Dada sooooo much, huh? ← His words, big you should lecture him for being mean 🙄

☂️ He does make sure you carry you everywhere though!! Give you more cuddles and kisses, even if he might tease you a bit

☂️ He won’t pressure you into having his friends babysitting, but if you’re okay with supervised babysitting or playdates, Tanya and Mileena would be overjoyed!!

☂️ When your feelings really little, he’ll wrap you in his coat, or just let you wear it because you look so cute!!

☂️ . . . Until he can’t get it back, and now he has to fight the baby death grip to get it back 😮‍💨

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

CG Kung Lao MK11 w/ Clingy Babyspace Regressor Hcs

🔘 Another cocky CG, smh -_-

🔘 ^ But he does seriously love you, and your clingingess!!

🔘 Of course you’d want to cuddle uo to the Great Kung Lao, he doesn’t have these buff muscles for nothing 💪

🔘 He’s actually more use to much more energetic regressors (such as Liu Kang or himself) but oh so he does adore a clingy regressor

🔘 You’re so cute!! Clinging to his arm, or wanting cuddles, just sitting on his lap because you want to

🔘 The first time you started crying because he honestly thought something happened to you and rushed over to make sure you didn’t get a boo-boo

🔘 After a small check-up, he might have given a small chuckle over your reason, but did scoop you up and let you come with him

🔘 He won’t admit it, but he does kinda like how clingy you are, especially with how small you are

🔘 It’s just . . . your so tiny!! And he’s very strong, he is Kung Lao after all

🔘 Although he is slightly concerned about holding you sometimes

🔘 His hat is sharp, and your head can get really close to it

🔘 He doesn’t want you to hurt yourself!! . . . But he also really likes his hat

🔘 So he’ll put a rubber protection on it!! That way you don’t accidentally cut yourself!!

🔘 No, your still not allowed to touch his hat >:\

🔘 Well, maybe you can wear it while he’s watching, but not when he’s not in the room!!

🔘 ^ Also, warning, his hats a bit heavy, it’s literally half metal :(

🔘 He’s understanding about not wanting others to babysit you, but maybe you can sit on his lap while he and Liu Kang hang out?

🔘 Or playdates!! Even if all you want to do it sit on his lap and he has to play with the other little, he’s very willing to do so <3

🔘 As long as he’s getting his cuddles, he doesn’t mind having a clingy little one on his hands

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Sorry for the super late updates!! I'll get back on schedule soon!! :D

[justpearlysworld]

Please please PLEASE some Horangi?? Idc if its smut or fluff, he's just so underrated 😭

yes yes yes!!! horangi is such an underrated character!! thank you for your request!!🐻‍❄️

horangi general hc’s

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☆ you two met when you were a new recruit! while he maintained a rather hard exterior, he thought you were so sweet!

☆ when you two started dating, he had become very vulnerable with you

☆ you two are inseparable tbh

☆ i hc that horangi and könig are besties!! when lora gi started dating you, he definitely stopped hanging out with könig as often

☆ kö was probably a little jealous

☆ you two go on dates when you’re off deployment!! he enjoys taking you around his home country of korea and letting you see everything

☆ he also enjoys teaching you simple greetings in korean!! he thinks that it’s cute the way you struggle sometimes :3

☆ “안녕하세요. 어떻게 지내세요?” (hello, how are you doing?)

☆ “충분한!” (good!)

☆ “your pronunciation was a little off. good job 공주님.” (princess)

☆ when you found out that his call-sign meant “tiger”, you definitely splurged and bought several tiger plushies that reminded you of him

☆ during missions, he always makes sure that you are within his peripherals. he can’t have you get hurt!

☆ i think you two would have a very “golden retriever gf and black cat bf” kind of relationship 😵‍💫

☆ going back to something i touched on, because of his close-knit relationship with könig, you also become good friends with him too!

☆ you enjoy könig a presence but you enjoy your boyfriend wayyyy more!!

☆ you guys have a little white and golden brown-speckled bunny named “별” (star)

nsfw under cut!!

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☆ your first time together was something special for you!

☆ he was so gentle with you at first, you probably could have cried!!

☆ is definitely between “you’re so good 공주님. so soft for me. 사랑해요” and “such a pretty slut, taking my cock like the little cock whore you are”

☆ not that he’s not gentle with you now but now that you’re a little into the relationship, he feels like he can be a little bit rougher with you :3

☆ i think that as an experimentation thing, kim had toyed with the idea with a potential threesome with könig

☆ he’s not usually into sharing what’s his, but könig may be a very slim exception to that rule

☆ definitely a boob or thigh guy idk

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(a/n): sorry this took so long!! school is awful😒,, thank you for requesting!!

Requests are Open!

[dg-outlaw]

Supermom... I mean, Absolute Superman #3 Review

Okay, now that we're all done staring, respectfully.

*waits while you make your fanfic and/or cosplay notes, and finish questioning or confirming your sexuality*

Anyway. This was actually a really good issue... story-wise, and I like how we've spent a lot of time on Krypton, despite knowing that it's a doomed planet.

*mild spoilers below the cut*

I don't recall where, but I recently saw a popular comic book influencer (I'd name them if I remembered which one) talking about how Krypton's downfall tends to change or be tweaked based on real world issues faced here on planet Earth, and it's not hard to see the parallels here to our modern age.

I know, I know. "Comics shouldn't be political! They're supposed to be fun picture books with splashy colors, beautiful people, and with whimsical stories that don't mean anything."

😒

Whether it's climate change and climate change denial, the usage and reliance on A.I. and it's pros and cons, classism and the self-preservation of the ruling class, suppression of voices of scientific fact and reason in favor of maintaining the status-quo, capitalism, or to just give the ruling class time to build their arcs while their ill-informed followers suffer with the rest of us, it's all here. And sadly, I wish this comic weren't looking like an omen for the United States and possibly the world's future.

Often at the heart of the fall of Krypton story is Jor-El and sometimes Lara Lor-Van, as the voice(s) of reason and warning, desperately trying to save the planet. What we often don't get is Clark/Kal-El's perspective as he's often shipped off as as baby before it all goes kaboom, with Ma and Pa Kent taking on the role of his parents and helping shape who he becomes. Instead, what I've enjoyed about this run is that he is there with his parents, living life, watching his parents be who they are, and becoming who he is as a result of being their son. He's not just some random baby who later learns of who he is and who his parents were from some random videos Jor-El uploaded to the cloud. He's getting to experience this tragedy in real time, and we get glimpses of a "What if...?" Kryptonian childhood (similar to Kara/Supergirl who lived and experienced Krypton), and it's interesting to see how that shapes this Absolute universe's version of Superman.

Yeah, this Absolute universe does not pull punches, except for maybe in Bruce's case with Batman, but Gotham seems way worse. And while this run hasn't quite bridged the gap between "Then" and "Now", we're getting close, and this issue did help me understand more of Kal's "Now" personality here on Earth a little bit better.

Not to mention, Momma Supes is a bad ass in this issue, but something tells me you've probably already figured that out.

[bluesidez]

GymRat!Miguel Part 10

content warning: “vague” descriptions of American colleges (iykyk), Winston [Earth-928/ Earth-TRN590] is here with a cool prosthetic arm (he originally has three! so I thought it would be cool to incorporate his robot arm back somehow), suggestive at parts so MINORS BEWARE (although you shouldn’t be looking at this series at all 😒), Miguel is the baby of his friend group, if the Spanish here is wrong please lmk!

word count: 3.8k, proofread so there should be no mistakes (something short and sweet!)

In case you missed it, you can find GR!Miguel’s full SFW + NSFW Alphabet here!

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GymRat!Miguel who has become one with his room. The bed is comfortable, the AC is just right, and more importantly, he can hide here in solitude.

His parents decided to host Gabriel’s graduation party, Gabriel’s college acceptance party, and a Fourth of July party all at once. It was nonstop trips to Sam’s, Party City, and the grocery store.

Gabriel got a full ride to a prestigious art school up north and his parents were using every second of the summer to make time for him.

They didn’t do nearly as much for him when he graduated and got a full ride. Although, Miguel guesses the shiny Range Rover from Tyler parked outside was enough to soothe the old wounds trying to reopen. Plus, Gabriel really deserved it. The chances of getting in were low, but Miguel helped every step of the way and now a bright future in the Big Apple was calling his name.

Still, if his dad called him to cut the grass or season another pack of meat, he might lose it.

GymRat!Miguel who was glad to see you were still enjoying your summer. He was probably the first to watch your stories, like your pictures, and even comment on your little notes.

He hoped it came off as endearing and dedicated because sometimes he worried it was annoying and clingy. He couldn’t help it, though. You’re always on his mind nowadays.

Today you had posted clips of you and your friends at a Boba shop. He could hear your laughter as you zoomed in one of your friends fighting for their life after sucking up a boba ball.

He smiled to himself as he played the video a few more times just to hear you.

GymRat!Miguel who decides to play a Gacha game on his phone to distract his wandering mind.

There was a character he wanted and he wasn’t stopping until he got her.

GymRat!Miguel who three domains, a farming session, several 10-pulls, and a lucky spot later did not get the character he wanted. He was heartbroken, shattered, and inconsolable.

He groaned and flipped over to the wall, choosing a few colorful words to complain.

GymRat!Miguel who’s half-asleep state is interrupted by Gabriel doing their special knock and poking his head inside.

“Whatdoyouwant,” Miguel pushed his face further in his pillow in hopes that it would make him disappear.

“Broski, your friends are here,” Gabriel sang as if he were a white suburban mom with too much time on her hands. “And they bombarded my TikTok stream so if you could please retrieve them, that would be nice.”

Miguel poked his head up, “Are you rating people’s talents again?”

“Even better. I’m being an NPC and making bank!”

“Why don’t you ever play the saxophone or something?”

“Because that’s not what the people want me to do, Miguel. The people want to see me go ‘Lick a lil sum!’ over and over again. They eat it up.”

Miguel squinted at the bright light coming from the hallway, “In a pickle suit?”

Gabriel looked down as much as he could with his constricted movement, only his appendages sticking out of the holes, and looked back to Miguel with gritted teeth.

“If you would have put your Nightwing costume back on, I could have been Robin and we could have made money together. But it seems that you hate me.”

GymRat!Miguel who watches Tempest push the door open further and shuffle around a seething Gabriel.

“I still don’t know why you’re dressed like a Spongebob character,” she laughs at his green tights.

“I’m not Kevin! Stop saying that. There’s no glasses. There’s no crown. There’s no pants!”

Lyla poked her head around him.

“‘Lewser.’”

Gabriel yelled and turned around, waddling back to his room, “I’m not letting the Geek Squad bully me!”

“You say that like you’re not one of us!” Winston shouted after him, shells and beads in his hair clanking together.

“One of us, one of us, ONE OF US!” the trio started to chant at Miguel’s door.

Gabriel just let out incoherent noses until he was able to shut his door.

GymRat!Miguel who feels like hissing when Tempest opens his blinds.

“Please, no more!” he whined into the pillow.

“What’s with you two today? So snappy,” she mumbles.

Winston stood by the door with his hands on his hips, “Have you been in here all day?”

Miguel sits up, “No.”

“You look like it,” Lyla snickers, kicking a bag out of the way.

“We haven’t seen you in like, forever, and you’re acting like you don’t really care,” Tempest pulls up her long, ruffled skirt to plop on the bed next to Miguel. “Are you sick?”

“No.”

“Did someone die?” Winston pulls out Miguel’s gaming chair to take a seat.

“No.”

“Wait!” Lyla’s voice makes everyone jump. “You failed your class for the first time and now your life is ruined.”

“What? No, never.”

GymRat!Miguel who perks up at the sound of the text tone he picked just for you.

“Look!”

“I just found this picture of us”

“We’re working hard 🫡”

“I’m putting in overtime”

“There’s no PTO”

“Only work”

“We get paid in kisses”

“Only kisses?”

“Everything else is a bonus check for being the perfect employee”

"Aka my girlfriend"

“And what does that bonus check look like?”

“Hmmm”

“She looks divine”

“She tastes really sweet too”

“Inside and out”

“What does your bonus check look like?”

“He’s big and hot 😌”

“He looks really nice when I love on him”

“He feels really good”

“Be very lucky you’re not near me rn”

“What?”

“I’m just describing my elite employee!”

“Aka my bf”

“I feel really good?”

“Yeah!”

“You’re my teddy bear”

“….and you also feel good in other places that I won’t be spelling out”

GymRat!Miguel who doesn’t feel Tempest leaning over his shoulder until her voice snaps him back to reality.

“No fucking way you got a girlfriend and didn’t tell anybody.”

She snatches the phone from his hands.

“Temp, give it back!”

“And you’re getting freaky with her while we’re right here!”

“No, I’m not-”

“It says right here ‘she tastes really sweet, inside and out.’ It’s in 4K!” Tempest shoved the phone in Winston’s face who gets the derpiest smile.

“My man!” he reaches his hand out to Miguel to dap him up, ending it in the handshake that only the two of them know. “You finally got a girl and you putting in that work. Let’s. Fucking. Go.”

“At least someone is on my side.”

“I never said I wasn’t on your side. I’m just stuck on the fact that you didn’t tell anyone. No texts, no socials. Just tumbleweed in that big ass head of yours,” Tempest pushed a duck nail against Miguel’s temple. “Like you could have died, and we would have never known.”

“I’m sorry, Temp, it’s been a hectic year.”

“And now it’s summer. We’ve got nothing but time,” she grabbed a pillow to place in her lap. “So get to talking Migster.”

“Yeah, while I can understand waiting to tell us about your girl, this is like, what, the second strike for you? First, no yacht and now this? Aggy,” Winston shook his head.

“All three of you had plans! I checked!”

“And it’s looking like you’ve been with her for almost a year. Wow,” Lyla said from a bean bag on the floor.

Miguel reaches to snatch it from her, teeth gritted in a way that mimicked his brother.

“I never knew you could get so romantic! Maybe scratch the arcade idea off, though. You get way too competitive.”

Tempest hit Miguel with her pillow, “An entire year?”

“Cold-blooded. I should smack you next,” Winston struck his metal arm back like he was getting ready to swing.

Miguel held his hands up, “I’ll finally let you teach me how to play Halo!”

Winston sat back, “2k too, and all is forgiven.”

“Halo and one round of 2k.”

“Deal,” Winston shook Miguel’s hand. “You’ll be hooked once you get the hang of it.”

“God, I hope not,” Lyla mumbled.

“Says the one who yells at children on Roblox,” Winston bit back.

“You don’t hear what those heathens say, I do!”

GymRat!Miguel who is forced to make a short PowerPoint about his past year while his friends help Miguel’s parents set up even more.

“I want a Final-worthy presentation by the time we get back! I even showed you where to get the cute templates,” Tempest fusses from the door before she closes it.

GymRat!Miguel who calls you while they’re gone.

“I mean, if it were me who just found out that my closest friend told me essentially nothing about their partner for that long, I’d be pretty upset too.”

Miguel groans as he leans back in his chair, “That is pretty fucked, isn’t it?”

“But, because I was with you most of the school year, I know that you were just preoccupied with other things. Figuring out college, checking off a lot of adult firsts, making new friends, dealing with family, totally scrambling your way through getting your first girlfriend.”

“Hey…”

You laugh at his annoyed expression and snap a picture, “I’m sure if you just explain things to them, they’ll understand.”

“I hope so. I already promised Winston a game of 2k.”

You scrunched your nose in the cute way that Miguel adored, “I’ll take a gamer, nerdy boyfriend any day. Might draw the line at 2k, I fear.”

“My face doesn’t cancel out the bad connotation?”

“Depends. Will you cancel on me in place of playing with your friends?”

Miguel’s eyes looked to you on his laptop with a frown on his face, “Never. I don’t think I’d do that for anything that can be rescheduled. Did he do that?”

Miguel didn’t want to say his name because it left a bad taste in his mouth.

“More than I’d like to admit, yes.”

“If I ever see him, I might punch him.”

“Miguel.”

“I’m so serious. There hasn’t been one good quality about him yet.”

Only the fact that he was a good stepping stone to get to Miguel, not that he would ever say that out loud.

“He was…nice when I met him.”

“Just nice?”

“He had a cute face!”

Miguel’s frown deepened, “I don’t want to talk about him anymore, actually.”

GymRat!Miguel who finished his PowerPoint with the help of you.

Honestly, you just had to sit pretty in the corner of his monitor.

GymRat!Miguel who was ready to present once his friends got back, each of them sporting a Fanta in their hands.

“Nobody brought me one?”

Tempest made a noise of satisfaction when she took a sip, “A cold one is waiting for you when you finish, buddy.”

Miguel rolled his eyes and set up the PowerPoint.

GymRat!Miguel whose presentation is dragged even further because everyone keeps asking questions.

Section 1: New Experiences

“Only you would attract sorority girls despite the clear baby boy energy radiating off of you,” Tempest said.

“I mean, look at him,” Lyla gestured to Miguel’s body. “We still see our big baby, but that body? That’s what people notice first. We should have prepared him more.”

Miguel’s face fumed as he went to the next slide.

“And only you would make friends with the cafeteria lady. She saw the baby aura,” Tempest quipped.

“L-let’s just move on,” Miguel mumbled.

“You’re on the robotics team!! There’s our Miggy,” Lyla rounds her words like she was talking to a child.

“Guys, Miguel is going to be a tomato if you don’t stop,” Winston chides.

Section 2: Family

“I’ve been waiting on somebody to get that gremlin Kron and you finally got him,” Lyla shook her head with a chuckle.

“I’m sorry about your mom, though. She didn’t really like us too much either when we first started to hang out,” Tempest pulled her knees up to her chin.

“Mind you, I had a mean set of braces, suspenders, and high water pants when we first met,” Winston said.

“Oh my god. Remember when she thought Tempest was tricking Mig into doing her homework?”

“When all I was doing was comparing answers because Miguel was the only one who could keep up with me in that class,” Tempest snickered. “Glad me and Mrs. O’Hara moved past that because I was definitely looking out for you more than she was.”

“Remember when she thought you two were dating?” Winston asked.

Miguel groaned, “That was so fucking embarrassing.”

“You think now I read as a raging lesbian or what?”

Section 3: My Gorgeous Girlfriend Whom Which I Love

“The same guy who lectured me for 10 minutes over not jumping out of a car to hold the door for my girlfriend left his girl at a party?” Winston snickered.

Lyla played with the end of a braid in her hair, “Chivalry is dead.”

“Get all your jokes out now, because we’re going strong,” Miguel waved everyone off as he flipped to the next slide.

“Is that her?” Lyla sat up as much as she could in her sinking seat.

“Yeah,” Miguel’s smile grew at the picture of you from a coffee date on the screen.

“Look at him,” Winston pointed a finger. “He can’t even speak. He’s gone.”

“She’s hot! Nice job Miguel,” Tempest clapped with a giddy smile on her face. “You’re like, lovestruck over there.”

Miguel continued to flip through the several slides he had of you, face sinking further into his palm as he stared at you like he’s never seen you before.

“Does Xina know you have a girlfriend?”

“Woof,” Tempest and Winston said in a low voice simultaneously.

Miguel tilted his head with a confused expression, “What’s with the ‘woof’? Why are you all looking like that? And where is Xina, anyway?”

“She said her parents wanted her to go visit family, so she’s far, far away right now.”

“Did you know she’s transferring to your school?” Lyla asks.

“Why? I thought she was going to an Ivy League somewhere. It was all she talked about.”

Tempest’s eyebrows raised, “Can’t stay at an Ivy League if you fuck up your scholarship.”

"She told me that she didn't like it there," Winston looked confused.

Lyla and Tempest just stared at each other in disbelief.

“If you worked your ass off from starting a non-profit to being the school valedictorian, just to get into one school, would you just up and leave after one school year without finding better options?” Lyla deadpanned.

“Hey, we don’t know what happened. Maybe she really didn’t like it there, guys,” Miguel said.

Lyla and Tempest both gave Miguel twin looks as if telling him to get serious.

“Well, if she’s going to your school, I’m sure you’ll see her at some point. Maybe she’ll tell you,” Winston suggested.

“Yeah, Miguel. She’ll tell you anything if you ask,” Lyla folded her arms with a smile.

“What does that mean?”

“It just means,” Tempest waved her hands around. “She’s enamored by you.”

“Guys. Stop.”

“She’s not lying. Every time we hang out together, she’s always clinging to you,” Winston said.

“It’s been years and she’s never told me anything,” Miguel reached to exit the PowerPoint. What was about to be a 10 minute yap session about you was now turning into something else. “I doubt that if she felt that way, she still feels that way now.”

“Maybe you’re right,” Lyla shrugged.

Tempest nodded her head, “Good on you for being so optimistic.”

Miguel squinted his eyes, “You two are freaking me out.”

GymRat!Miguel who sat with his friend’s words once they dropped him off back home after an impromptu day of fun.

He really needed to get out of the house to reset, but he couldn’t help but to worry about Xina.

He was there when she worked herself to the bone just to even be considered for the top schools. When she got in, she was over the moon.

What could have possibly made her stop now?

GymRat!Miguel who wakes up to sound of his dad laughing and yelling outside of his window.

He dragged himself to the window to see him running around with his brothers with a nerf gun.

It would be a pretty funny sight if it wasn’t 7 in the morning.

GymRat!Miguel who goes through his morning routine of booting Gabriel up, taking his morning run, and eating a hefty breakfast.

He sends you a picture of himself right after he finished the run, sweat dripping down his neck and his skin glowing from the hot sun.

Knowing you were probably still asleep, he doesn’t expect a response until later. So when you call him immediately, he’s filled with surprise.

“Sending thirst traps at ass o’clock is crazy,” you say as soon as the call connects.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“So you just happened to take the perfect picture in the sun with your skin all wet?”

“Are you saying that I’m photogenic?”

You roll your eyes and Miguel laughs, happy to see you.

“Where are you going?” Miguel asks, noticing the fluffy headband you’re wearing that’s holding your hair back.

“We’re going to my aunts house and she lives about two hours away so I got up early to get ready.”

“Bebe, qué hermosa eres.” (Baby, how beautiful you are.)

You pause what you’re doing to turn and stuff your head into a plushie to scream.

“You can’t tell me that,” you say when look back to the camera, fanning your face. “I won’t stay focused.”

“But it’s true. You’re stunning.”

You groan and slide down your chair, “Miguel, please. I need to focus.”

“Ok, ok. You still look amazing.”

“Thank you,” you say, patting the back of your hands against your heated cheeks.

“I wanna kiss you.”

“I’m hanging up.”

Miguel laughs as you bring the phone to your face.

“I wanna kiss you, too,” you say before ending the call.

GymRat!Miguel who blows your phone up with teases after that.

It all shuts up once he sees your outfit of the day.

“You can’t do this to me”

“Baby????”

“This is agony”

GymRat!Miguel who is the loudest when Gabriel makes his grand entrance to the party, graduation cap snug on top of his curls. His family is popping mini confetti and string cannons while his little cousins blow bubbles.

GymRat!Miguel who catches Gabriel at any chance he was idle, snapping picture after picture like a proud parent.

GymRat!Miguel who stacks his plate high full of food to the shock of no one.

GymRat!Miguel who almost gets knocked down by Gabriel when he opens his gift of specialized sheet music. After years of hearing the songs Gabriel would blast through the house, he compiled together a music book with covers done by different artists.

"I'm going to play every single one of these for you," Gabriel says with a geeked-out smile.

"Oh boy."

GymRat!Miguel who watches Gabriel scream as their neighbor's dog runs towards the fireworks that he set on the ground.

Miguel always thought there was nothing going on behind those little eyes.

GymRat!Miguel who feels Gabriel slide next to him in the corner of their backyard. A place where the two of them used to do everything from hide-and-seek to sharing secrets to pretending to be superheroes.

Gabriel leans his on Miguel’s shoulder, eyes watching the small fireworks their cousins bought.

“Mig?”

“Yeah?”

“Did you ever get scared when you left home?”

Miguel was quiet for a second, “At first, I was. I was leaving what I knew, but once I got used to it, it was like a weight off my chest.”

The two sat for a minute, listening to their family sing and laugh.

“I’m really fucking nervous.”

“About leaving?”

“About everything,” Gabriel took a shaky breath. “I’ll be so far away. I won’t know anyone. And you…”

Miguel’s sleeve was wet.

“You won’t be there if I need you.”

Miguel turned and pull Gabriel into a hug, arms tight as he felt Gabriel cry into his shoulder.

“No tengas miedo, Gabri,” Miguel’s voice cracked as he rubbed his brother’s back. “I’ll be a call away, ok? Right there if you need me. I promise.” (Don’t be scared, Gabri.)

"Te voy a extrañar." (I'm going to miss you.)

"Yo también te voy a extrañar." (I'm going to miss you, too.)

After a while of the two calming down and making promises to continue their weekly calls, Gabriel leans up and covers his eyes with his arm.

“I told myself I’d save my tears for the move-in day, but it’s just now hitting me how much I’m going to miss seeing your stupid face.”

Miguel laughed and thumped him across the head, “And I’m going to miss hearing your stupid laugh across the hall. But what did you do when I left?”

Gabriel turned to avoid Miguel’s face, “Ma thought I was dying or something. She kept bringing random shit that I liked to my room for three weeks because ‘Te pareces a Ígor, mijo!’” (You look like Eeyore, mijo!)

Miguel bit his cheek as he ruffled Gabriel’s hair. He still saw the little baby who followed his every move. The baby that laughed hard when he read books with a funny voice. The baby that stood up for him front of their mom when he couldn’t even stand up for himself on the playground.

The kid who stayed up with him to beat some game because their dad wouldn't buy them memory cards for the PlayStation. The kid who tried food once he saw it on Miguel’s plate. The kid who refused to go to summer camps without him.

Here he was, sitting in front of Miguel, getting ready to start a new chapter.

“Oh god, Miguel don’t start crying again. It’s gonna ruin the tour,” Gabriel groaned and dug his head into his arms.

“I’m not, I’m not, I’m sorry,” Miguel hurriedly wiped his cheeks, hot tears filled with his thoughts escaping. “You’re going to kill it in New York. By the time I get there, you’ll be so used to it that it’ll be like breathing air.”

“I hope so,” he sniffles and looks back up. “I need to impress Dana.”

“And there he is,” Miguel shook his head. “I’m sure she’ll be happy to visit.”

“Yeah. I already have some places planned for dates.”

“Smooth. That’s the Miguel in you.”

“Shaddup.”

GymRat!Miguel who calls you closer to midnight.

"How was the party?"

"It was pretty good," Miguel moved to settle further into his bed. "Gabriel was happy."

Hearing the tone in his voice, you pouted, "Are you ok, though?"

"Yeah, I'm just. I'm feeling a lot."

He felt he might cry again, thinking about his little brother in a place all by himself, thinking of his parents being empty nesters, thinking of his feelings from yesterday.

"You want to talk about it?"

Miguel shook his head, "Tomorrow."

"Whenever you're ready, I'll be there."

"Thank you," Miguel smiled. "That means a lot."

GymRat!Miguel who feels better listening to you chatter until you fall asleep. His head isn't filled with so much noise and your voice is like a calm breeze.

He can't wait to see you again.

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a/n: I was thinking of this video when I was writing Lyla talking about Kron + that smoking duck gif. I also doubt there are many nerds alive that play 2k, I just wanted Winston to play it lol. Anywho, I was going for a boho-chic vibe when I imagined Tempest (with red locs), a maximalist + art deco vibe with Lyla, and an elevated streetwear style with Winston. Winston also upgraded his prosthetic arm to mimic Link's from Tears of the Kingdom. As for Xina...we'll see! 😗

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[austinslounge]

Seeing people on tumblr stress over people who have a different opinion about V is making me realize that this isn't so different from twitter and the crazy shippers. "you can have a different opinion as long as your different opinion is the same as mine."

For me personally, I don't really care if people dislike V. People don't have to like her, just like they don't have to like K either.

People can have their own opinions about somebody, just like I can have my own opinions as well. I'm not like shippers who feel like everyone must like and embrace Kaia. 😒 I really don't care if you like Vanessa or not.

My point has always been, that were weren't in their relationship, so we don't know all the facts about what Austin's relationship with Vanessa was like, so why make up a bunch of bs negative nonsense when:

Pictures and video footage for 9 years have never shown Vanessa to be "abusive" towards Austin

From what we've seen of Vanessa, she's always been super supportive of Austin, and publicly loving and encouraging of him

His mother seemed to love her

His sister Ashley seemed to love her and basically viewed Vanessa as a sister

Even Ashley Tisdale seemed to like Vanessa, and even hung out with Austin and Vanessa several times throughout their relationship. Wasn't Ashley the one who hooked Vanessa up with Austin in the first place? 🤔

Austin himself has yet to say anything negative about her.

Austin looked happier than a clam in pictures with Vanessa. No matter what fans assume was going on behind closed doors, the truth of the matter is, that man at least looked HAPPY, loved up, supported, fulfilled, and like he was with his best friend while he was in that relationship. Which is way more than what I can say about his current relationship right now. 😔

So why do fans feel like they need to try and make up a bunch of nonsense about Austin's relationship with Vanessa? Why try and re-write history? For what? To make themselves feel better about the breakup? To make themselves feel better about Austin dating Kaia?

Look, people break up all the time. Not every relationship (especially one that lasted that long) was a horrible mess. Sometimes, two people just grow apart. We don't need to turn Vanessa into some villain. Why? Because maybe she wanted marriage and to settle down and have a family with Austin? There's nothing wrong with a woman wanting those things, just like there's nothing wrong with Austin if he didn't want those things right then (or even ever), or just didn't want those things with her. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that at all. Better to realize that someone is not the right one for you, or not the one you want marriage and kids with, and cut it off, than to continue on and bring kids into this world with someone you didn't want that with.

And again, we really don't know if that was Austin's stance at all! Maybe he DID want those things with her! But maybe he wanted to focus on his career more, but she wanted those things more immediately! There's nothing wrong with that.

Another thing I'll add: Celebrities aren't like regular people. They have plenty of options. They have money to get out of a situation if needed. Look at the way that Austin looks. Do you really think that man didn't have other options? 🤔 Do you really think that Austin would have been in a relationship with Vanessa for that long (9 freaking years) if she had been such an awful girlfriend to him? I say the same about Vanessa. Vanessa had plenty of options also. Do you really think Vanessa would have been with Austin for as long as she was, looking happier than a Cheshire Cat around him 24/7, if Austin had been such a horrible boyfriend to her, or a cheating jerk towards her? Do you really think she would have been gushing about him all the time in interviews?

Let me tell you, I have seen people in some horrible marriages and relationships, and a lot of times, you can literally SEE the unhappiness on their faces. People can't fake their unhappiness for that long. Their unhappiness eventually seeps out on their face when they are not happy in their relationship with their significant other. True, some people are really good at faking it while out in public around their significant other, but I'm telling you, at some point, the mask comes off, and the person eventually shows how they truly feel around their significant other. The face and body language will betray people each and every time.

Even as humans, we will be able to pick up on some minor resentment, anger, frustration, or even just plain tension with a couple when there are deep-seated issues going on in a relationship. You can't hide that for long. And after dealing with that for many, many years, the resentment would be more obvious, not less.

I just want fans to realize that we don't know everything, and we don't need to make anyone the villain in the Aunessa relationship.

And lastly, no matter how you personally feel about Vanessa, she is still someone who Austin loved and cared deeply about (and who he says that he still supposedly loves and cares about), for 9 years. As fans, I think we need to, at the very least, respect that fact.

No matter how much you hate Vanessa, she was still his long-term girlfriend, probably his most serious girlfriend and relationship thus far, and she was with Austin throughout some of the darkest moments of his life. She was there for him through some pretty hard times in his life. Sometimes, I even wonder where Austin would have been if he had not had Vanessa by his side during the time of his mother's death. 😢 This man says himself that he was even questioning his life, and the meaning of life in general. That is some deep and dark depression. 😔 If anything, just be glad that Austin had a loving, and supportive girlfriend with him at the time to help him navigate through that entire time... even while she was going through her own grief not too long after due to the death of her own father.

Sometimes, people are just in your life for a reason and a season. And until Austin starts speaking negatively about Vanessa, or claims that she was "abusive" towards him, then I think we can take the pictures of Austin and Vanessa together for face value, and assume that they were happy with each other for at least most of their relationship. Obviously, they must have been having issues towards the latter part of their relationship, but for the most part, they seemed happy to me?