#it's popo's turn!!!

[dcviated]

youtubes has decided to slap me with s.tella g.low nostalgia, so I'm sharing some of the witch songs with you guys

[stickytshirt]

Kami

[oh-meow-swirls]

i think gera gera po should be used more in english yo-kai watch stuff. the anime only uses it for like half of season 1 and none of the english games have it as an opening-

[raphael-angele]

If Hades raised Nico and Bianca Part 26 (Babysitting)

Artemis, entering: Apollo, where is- Who is that?

Apollo, holding baby Nico: Hm? Him? Oh, this is Uncle Hades' son. His name is Nico. He's squishy

Artemis: Well, he is adorable *approaches*

Apollo: *turning away* Hey, back off. He's my squishy. Get your own.

Artemis:

Bianca: *tugs on Artemis' clothes*

Artemis: *looks down* Oh...well hello there. *picks her up* What's your name?

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Bianca: Uncle, look! I found a seashell!

Poseidon: Oh, that's a pretty one, Bianca. It's shiny, too.

Bianca: Can I keep it?

Poseidon: Of course

Nico, pulling Poseidon's arm: Uncle Popo! Uncle Popo!

Poseidon: Woah. Slow down there, Nico. What's wrong?

Nico: Look! *shows baby turtles crawling to the sea*

Poseidon: Oh, look at that. They're going to the sea for the first time.

Nico: We have to help them! *tries to pick one up*

Poseidon: Uph! Not so fast, little one. We can't do that.

Nico: But-

Poseidon: They have to do it on their own. Or else they'll never learn how.

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Bianca: AARRGH!

Ares: *sigh* C'mon. One more time

Bianca: I don't wanna anymore. This is stupid. >:(

Ares: Look, it's normal to fall on your first few times.

Bianca: But I've been practicing for months now.

Ares: Doesn't matter; you'll still fall. Doesn't matter how good you are. You'll still make mistakes. But if you want to be better than now, then you have to keep going. Understand?

Bianca: Yes, Mr. Ares.

Ares: Alright, c'mon. Stand up, dust yourself off, and let's perfect this dance.

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Nico, playing with Hera's peacocks: Hehe, hehe. Pretty.

Hera: Who are you?

Nico: Hm?

Hera: How did you get in here?

Nico: I-I...

Hera: What are you doing in here?

Nico: ...the peacocks...

Hera: What?

Nico: The peacocks were hungry. So I gave them food. They took me in here.

Hera:

Nico: I'm sorry, Ms. Hera.

Hera: *sigh then picks him up* You shouldn't be here, little one. Olympus is not a playground for you to wander on.

Nico: I'm sorry.

Hera: And it's very rude to enter someone's chambers without their permission.

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Aphrodite, waking up: *looks in the mirror to see her hair full of flowers* What the-

Aphrodite: *looks back in her bed*

Nico: *sleeping with a basket of flowers on the side of the bed*

...

Bianca: Ms. Aphrodite

Aphrodite, braiding Bianca's hair: Yes, Bianca?

Bianca: What if I don't want to fall in love? Will you get mad at me?

Aphrodite: Of course not. Love isn't for everyone. Some people prefer to focus on other things like their work or something else.

Bianca: But...I don't wanna be lonely

Aphrodite: You don't have to be. Just because you don't want to fall in love with others doesn't mean they don't love you. And it wont always be a romantic kind of love.

Bianca: What do you mean?

Aphrodite: Hmm, you know how you love your brother very much? Well, that's a different kind of love. Or when you love your friends, that's also a different kind of love.

Bianca: So...you'd be okay if I never get a husband?

Aphrodite: Of course I would. You'd only be hurting yourself if you're forcing yourself to love someone you don't really love. *finishes braiding her hair* And, done!

Bianca, looks in the mirror: ...wow

Aphrodite: Do you like it?

Bianca: I love it...I look like mama

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Nico: O-once...up-upon...a time... *trying to read Puss in Boots*

Athena: You're doing well, Nico.

Bianca, pointing to a word in her book: Ms. Athena, what does this word mean? Exqui-Exquisite?

Athena: It's an adjective. When something is exquisite, it means it looks beautiful.

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Nico: Choo choo! Uncle Hepha! Can I play with choo choo?

Hephaestus: Sure, why not? Just don't touch it, okay? You'll hurt yourself.

Bianca: Uncle Hephaestus, can you please fix this? *shows him a trinket*

Hephaestus: What is it? *takes it*

Bianca: It was our mama's music box. When you open it, it should make a pretty sound and the people in the middle should dance around. But they stopped dancing.

Hephaestus: Alright. I'll try and fix it. But I can't guarantee you that I can

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Nico: HAHAHAHAHA! AGAIN! AGAIN! AGAIN!

Hermes: Nico, we've run around 5 times already. You're gonna throw up at this point

Nico: No, I'm not.

Hermes: Yes, you are. That's enough running around.

Nico: Aww :(

Hermes: How about instead, we go and prank your Uncle Apollo? :D

Nico: YEA!

Hermes: What are we thinking? Cut the reigns on his chariot? Cover his chambers in tin foil? Shoot him in the butt?

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Zeus: Ah! Hello, little ones. Why don't you come here and give your uncle Zeus a hug?

Bianca:

Nico:

Zeus: Come on

Nico: *throws the dummy sword Zagreus gave him*

Bianca: *throws the dummy sword Achilles gave her*

Zeus: Ow!

Hades: ...good work, children! :D

[disco-archetypes]

You - "Look -- point is, we solved the case."

CUNO - "Yeah -- some fucked up grandpa did it. Fuckin' grandpa in the woods or some shit. Old shit. Cuno doesn't know about that. Look -- the REAL shit here is..."

YOU - "It was a straggler -- from the Revolution. Who's stayed in hiding for 50 years. I found him."

CUNO - "Yeah-yeah, straggler, sure." He nods to you, then turns back to Vicquemare. "You getting this *smart* shit? The old fuck killed him. Confessed to it too. We got him snitchin' on himself -- popo style."

JEAN VICQUEMARE - "A straggler -- from the Revolution?" He sounds incredulous.

CUNO - "Yeah, fucko. He's on the island right now. In a coma or some shit. Oh -- and we also got the gun. Gun-of-the-killer shit. You know what I mean. *Now* let's get our big boy shit on..."

HAND/EYE COORDINATION - He means murder weapon.

YOU - "Wait, by gun of the killer, Cuno means the murder weapon. We have it."

CUNO - "Yeah, spin that real shit, pig. Murder weapon, big boy shit."

[em-harlsnow]

ok but now I need Ian to call Mickey his full ass government name, cause he's NEVER done that, and it would definitely warrant a reaction. even when the popo read that full ass legal name (which I fucking LOVE) he still said "MicKeY?!" Mickey has used both "Ian" and "Gallagher" and a variety of colorful nicknames, but Ian only ever calls him "Mickey" or "Mick." that's it.

so what gives? horny? worried? disgusted? awed? looking at Ian like he grew a second head? so out of character for him to do that.

yes, I always noticed that Ian never says Mickey's full name when Mickey's first words as a character was Ian's full name lol.

"Mikhailo Alexandr Milkovich!"

Mickey's eyes widen as Ian storms into the Gallagher house, so angry that steam may as well be coming out of his ears. Around the sitting room, all of Ian's siblings raise their eyebrows in a startled joy at the look of sudden fear on Mickey's face. Sandy breaks out in laughs, happy at the possibility for Mickey to be in trouble.

"Shut it." Mickey mutters to her. "What?" He asks Ian, startled at the level of anger.

"You are a fucking bastard, Mikhailo." Ian snaps.

"What the fuck did I do?" Mickey asks, offended. "What're you government-naming me for?"

"This shit!" Ian says, turning around and lifting up his shirt at the back, displaying a large penis drawn in clear black sharpie. It's truly huge, spanning the length of his back. "I was getting dressed in the changing rooms after work and everyone fucking saw!"

"I didn't do that!" Mickey proclaims. He did not do that, although it does seem like something he would do. If he did it, he would have wanted to see Ian's face when he saw it.

"Don't fucking lie to me! When I passed out last night after the party we had, you did it!" Ian yells.

Mickey rolls his eyes. "I passed out before you did, man. Did you not see me fucking down almost a whole bottle of vodka to show Carl that I got a higher tolerance than him?" Mickey explains, watching Ian's anger dissipate into confusion. "You brought me back upstairs and into our room!"

Eyebrows furrowing, Ian looks around the room. "Oh. Then who did it?"

"Not me or Debbie. We were preoccupied." Sandy says with a sneaky little grin on her face.

"Uh, yeah. Me and Tami, too." Lip adds.

Ian's glare turns to Carl, who's hiding his smile behind his hand. "You."

"Liam helped!" Carl excuses, pointing to where Liam's trying to hide himself in the armchair.

"You're the adult! I'm just a kid."

"You're smarter than me!"

"This isn't fucking coming off!" Ian shouts. "I expect this from you, Carl. Liam, I can't believe you." He says, although his tone is much more playful for Liam than it was for Mickey.

"I'm sorry! It was funny!" Liam laughs.

"You're still laughing!" Ian says. "It's not funny, it's embarrassing."

The two brothers can't seem to contain themselves, cackling to each other and ignoring the annoyed tone to Ian's voice. Tiredly, Ian huffs and sits himself down on the couch, seemingly letting it go.

"Hey! You're letting them off when you came in here, screaming your ass off, using my full fucking name, when you thought it was me?" Mickey accuses, eyebrows skyrocketing in outrage. That's unfair.

"No, I'm not letting them off. You both better sleep with one eye open, because I also know how to use a goddamn Sharpie." Ian huffs, which shuts Carl and Liam up quickly.

[wangxianficfinder]

Fic Finder

Nov 14th

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1. Hello, I am looking for a fic that I think is wangxian. It was based on the ballad The Highwayman, and it ends tragically. It should be a complete work. Thank you!

Found by asker as a Star Wars fic -

Nov 14 #1 requester, I think I’ve found it but it’s a Star Wars fic. If a wangxian version exists, I’m happy to have it, but I think it’s solved. Always fun separating out the fic memories from a fandom obsession transition period…

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2. I hope you can help me find this one. It was a Twitter threadfic. In that LWJ proposed to WWX but WWX said no because he didn’t believe in marriage. They go to a wedding and the groom gets cold feet but LWJ helps him. Seeing that made WWX want to marry him but by then it was LWJ who changed his mind and WWX was heartbroken .

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3. There was this fix where wwx was a funeral arranger? Or something like that and lwj and wwx established relationship but then madame yu and her husband died and it focused on like grieving and stuff, there was also yanli and jiang Cheng and showed like the sibling bond I can’t find it I been trying for ages now

FOUND? grave goods by luckymarrow (E, 28k, WangXian, Grief/Mourning, Minor Character Death, Modern AU, mortician!wwx, Angst with a Happy Ending, Established Relationship, Accidental Baby Acquisition, Marriage Proposal, abrupt tonal shifts, Tragicomedy, Comedy, Romance, Angst and Fluff and Smut, Adoption, Implied/Referenced Abuse, for lan parents, it’s not described and is all backstory, Family Bonding, Family Dynamics, Married WangXian, brief daddy kink, the barest hint of consensual non-consent, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, BDSM)

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4. Hello! I'm looking for a couple of fics I lost sight of a long while ago!

A) The first one took place during the Cloud Recesses Arc: all the swords are stolen at night by 'Wei Wuxian' who is later found badly injured in the forest. He had been attacked by the future Wei Wuxian/ Yiling Laozu.

B) The Second One took place after the Siege, and I'm pretty sure the spirits of the Wen Remnants attacked others? I don't remember much about it, I'm sorry.

Thank you in advance and I appreciate your service a lot

4A)

FOUND? For the Dust and the Dirt by Nyxelestia (M, 63k, WIP, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Time travel Fix-It, Cloud recesses study Arc, It gets worse before it gets better, WWX Whump, Hurt/comfort, Angst, Eventual Happy Ending)

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5. Ok hi sorry can’t remember much but school in tilling WWX is teacher there LWY moves there to teach also become friends a misunderstanding make WWX not speaking to LWY after LWY follows a Yao and finds WWX fighting it on a rooftop they defeated the Yao and LWY asks WWX “you’re wearing crocks?” WWX is that what you are going with …, or something like that

As always THANK YOU for all that you do for us 😁 @bkpmystinen

FOUND? An Unscheduled Stream by trippednfell (M, 68k, WIP, WangXian, Modern AU, Modern Cultivation, Misunderstandings, BAMF WWX, BAMF Wen Popo, WWX cultivates resentful energy but keeps his golden core, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, Presumed Enemies to Lovers, Not Yunmeng Jiang friendly, Time Skips, Dual Cultivation - Not the Sexy Kind but ALSO the sexy kind, POV Multiple, Hurt/Comfort, Horny wound tending) I'm not sure about the crocs bit, but WWX and LWJ definitely end up fighting yao on the roof of the school.

FOUND? Roadside Attractions by Bodldops (T, 10k, WangXian, Teacher WWX, Teacher LWJ, The power of organized aunties)

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6. Heyy! I'm looking for two fics:

A) Omegaverse, modern au, wei ying is an omega and jc is an alpha and wy lives w the jiangs and i think there's this sort of expectation that he's gonna marry jc or atleast that's what jc wants, but wy gets pregnant by lwj and moves out after a fight then yeras later lsz and jl go on a date and that's how wy and jc meet again, cos jc's there when wy goes to dinner to meet jl's parents and uncle and turns out its the jiangs obviously, and basically jc's really stalkery and jealous after that but lz protects him.

B) modern au, omegaverse, lxc goes to pick up lwj from school and finds out a kid jc is his mate. he's disgusted and goes away for a while. when he comes back jc is older now. i don't remeber much but wy and lz are the side couple and wy is a beta as far as i can remeber, and there's a scene where jc wakes up in the hospital and wy and lz are kisisng and jc's kinds like fucking finally yk but yea!

Thank you! Love you guys!!

@body-inabyss-heart-inparadise

6A)

I recognise the fic though I can't remember the name. The author deleted all their works from AO3 a few months ago, if I recall correctly. I know it's also been on other fic finders.

FOUND? 6a is Meant To Be (But Not That Way), dm me ~dripping-moonlight

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7. Hello,

Ficfinder request.

Modern but with magic or cultivation. LWJ is a magical creature(?) hunter working for some kind of agency to protect humans.

The rest of the sects(from my memory) are families of magic creatures(?) but WWX has some kind of ‘half-breed’ status so when he goes through the magic/darkness detectors at LWJs work he doesn’t set them off.

Much of the fic is from LWJs pov but there is a great chapter from WWXs pov when he fully lets his powers out and we get badass WWX.

I feel like it was mdzs+ some anime but i don’t know which anime. 🥺 @empiresprince

FOUND? our reflections as seen (when the water stills) by chatonnerie (E, 121k, WangXian, XuanLi, Modern, Tokyo Ghoul Fusion, Blood, Canon-Typical Violence, This is a ghoul au, but everyone is also in university, so dumb energy is peak, Gore, Body Horror, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Biting, our reflections as seen (when the water stills) [PODFIC] by Opalsong) OHHH 7 IS THE TOKYO GHOUL AU IT’S SO GREAT AND ALSO THERE’S A PODFIC WHICH IS ALSO ABSOLUTELY AMAZING (I was too excited sorry for a million replies, but) It’s so good that there’s absolutely no tokyo ghoul knowledge needed, reads like a fun creature!modern!au kinda this way, has been one of my comfort listens for several years now

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8. Hello, I am looking for a fic, where Wei Wuxian runs away from Lotus Pier, right after he was brought there and Jiang Cheng kicked him out and threatened with dogs (when they were children). I think that Wei found his father? Not sure, but I have a feeling that this fic was found here and I forgot to save it. Thank you in advance.

FOUND? 🔒 the world wags on by justdoityoufucker (T, 5k, WCZ & WWX, WCZ & LQR, WCZ/LQR, canon divergence, pre-canon, not everyone dies au, not Jiang friendly, past child abuse, canon Jiang family relationships, parent-child relationship, not YZY friendly, pre-relationship) has elements of the world wags on but it isn't a perfect fit.

FOUND? In Another Life by SingingInTheRaiin (M, 21k, wangxian, time travel)

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9. Hi, I’m looking for a fic where after wwx is found during the sunshot campaign Jiang Cheng pretends his demonic cultivation is just the Jiang clan’s secret technique and uses that to keep the other sects off their back. I’m pretty sure it was from jc’s pov, and compared wwx, jc, and jyl to different bodies of water at the start of it (though I could be wrong about that part)? Thank you for the help

FOUND? Three kinds by apathyinreverie (T, 7k, wangxian, JC & WWX, canon divergence, protective JC, twin prides of yunmeng dynamics, soft WWX, smitten LWJ, worldbuilding, fix-it, golden core reveal, fluff, siblings) 

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10. Hello! I'm looking for a wangxian reality TV fic. It's a dating show and lwj is a participant while wwx is his camera man. They try to keep their relationship a secret but by the end the crew discovers them and has wwx brought in as lwjs partner. I think lwj proposes to wwx at the end and that Mo xuanyu was involved as the participant who stayed the longest

FOUND? After the Final Rose by azurewaxwing (E, 55k, wangxian, modern, reality show au, secret relationship, fluff & angst, happy ending, bachelor LWJ, cameraman WWX, smut)

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11. Hello! I'm so sorry to bother you but I've tried doing all my own searches and just can't find it. There's a fic series where Madame Yu cut off Wei Wuxian's hand before the fall of lotus pier and the Wen siblings took him in to help him recover. He ended up leaving the Jiang sect and starting his own and he and Wen Qing became amazing at making spiritual prosthetics. I know it's a series and I know I loved it but I can't find it anywhere! Thank you for your help! @queerlyloud

FOUND? 🔒 a star called sun by thelastdboy (E, 120k, wangxian, SL/XXC, JC & JYL & WWX, JYL & LWJ, WWX & WN & WQ, JYL/JZX, Canon Divergence after Xuanwu Cave, Fall of Lotus Pier, But worse!, Power Imbalance, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Not Everyone Dies AU, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, Sunshot Campaign, Miscommunication, Heavy Angst with a Happy Ending, Slow Burn, Major Character Injury, Loss of Limbs, Chronic Illness, Seizures, WWX’s Three Months in the Burial Mounds, Wēn Remnants Live, Wēn Remnants Deserve Better, WWX Creates a Sect | Yílíng Wèi Sect, Additional Warnings In Author’s Note, Hurt/Comfort, Selectively Mute LWJ, Service Animals, Crows)

FOUND? 💖 from the other side of sorrow by Sour_Idealist (E, 127k, JC & WWX, JC/WQ, JC & WWX & JYL, JYL & WQ, WangXian, WWX & JYL, JYL/NHS, LXC/JGY, JGY & NMJ, JGY & WQ, Canon Divergence, Golden Core Fix-It, Golden Core Transfer, canon-typical family dysfunction, Torture, secondary character death, Canonical Character Death, Comfort Sex, Femdom, Choking, Cock Slapping, Cunnilingus, Series Context Provided, Under-negotiated Kink, Mentions of canon-typical violence, Clan Leader JYL, Sunshot Campaign, JYL POV, spiritual weapons, Sect Leader WQ, Biased Narrator, Slow Burn, sect politics, Trauma, D/s elements, Reconciliation Sex, Reconciliation)

FOUND? 🔒💖  in payment, a hand series by justdoityoufucker (M, 10k, wangxian, not jiang friendly, amputation, injury recovery, self reflection, abusive YZY, families of choice)

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12. Hello! I started reading a Tangled x MDZS fic which I remember being pretty long. It was with lwj as Rapunzel and wwx as Flynn Rider. I started reading it but then decided I don't want to and now I regret it 😭. The part that I read was exactly like the start of the movie, with wwx complaining about how his wanted poster looked and all that jazz.

FOUND! we sit in the sunset glow by moonsteps (T, 36k, WangXian, Tangled AU, Fairy Tale Elements, Strangers to Lovers, Slow Burn, Curses, Sharing a Bed, Minor Violence, Traveling, Falling In Love) for the tangled AU, it sounds like it could be it starts just like the movie with Wei ying complaining to lil apple abt how he looks in his wanted poster😂

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13. Hey buddy, Hope you are doing well!

I'm searching for a fic. The only thing I remember is just a scene. The cloud recesses is hosting lectures and and guest disciples from all sects are visiting. I think it is after the war with the wens. It's a cannon divergence I think. The scene I'm referring to is, two of the disciples are from Su She's (Su Minshan, I think the full name is) and the sect heir is just a kid below 10. At some point others makes fun of him and his sister when they present gifts at the beginning of the lectures and LWJ kinda defends them, I think....

That's all I remember. Thanks in advance! @grrumpywoof

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14. Hello , I am looking for a fic where Jang Cheng dies instead of Jang Yanli at nightless city. Then she moves back to Lotus Pier and becomes sect leader, and lan wangji ends up living there too. Also, wei wuxian is brought back to life earlier, and by xue yang. lan wangjis back takes longer to heal.

Thank you!

FOUND? picking up the pieces by KouriArashi (M, 111k, JYL & LWJ, WangXian, Canon Divergence, Alternate Canon, Grief/Mourning, Angst, Regret, Family, Kid Fic, Families of Choice, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Politics, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Canon-Typical Violence, canon typical political bullshit, Eventual Happy Ending)

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15. I'm in search of two time travel fics: A) WWX has traveled back to CR. LXC hears him playing dizi (wangxian among others) and recognizes it as something LWJ composed (possibly same fic, though I may be conflating details, he realizes in lessons WWX is pretending to be less skilled at the dizi than he actually is). B) LWJ travels back in time from right after the 30 lashes and ends up in the burial mounds early w/the wens, still seriously injured and bleeding through his robes. Thank you guys! @moku-youbi

15B)

FOUND! The Cottage Amongst the Gentians by Enigmatree (T, 5k, WangXian, LXC & LWJ, Time Travel, LWJ and WWX time travel from post nightless city to before jin ling's celebration, or, I give WWX back to 13-years-grief LWJ like he deserves, Hurt/Comfort, Feat. LXC being a good brother who'd love to know what the fuck is happening, WWX goes to Gusu with LWJ after time travel; the fic, Domesticity) maybe?

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16. Hi I'm looking for a arranged marriage fic where lwj and wwx both are in love with each other but the marriage is arranged by their families. On the wedding day wwx overheard a conversation between lwj and his best friend who also have initials of ww the best friend had found a letter addressed to ww written by lwj confessing his love and think lwj is in love with him and he is trying to convince lwj to not marry and give him a chance. Their married life is full of misunderstanding.

FOUND? A Marriage Story by DeviyudeThoolika (E, 38k, wangxian, NMJ/LXC, married wangxian, but there are some complications, because it’s marriage, Sex is complicated, Angst and Pining, Pining while fucking, Mature elements, Mutual Pining, HEA, Arranged Marriage, Sort Of, Misunderstandings, of epic proportions, One True Pairing, Good Sibling JC, Good Parent YZY, Fluff and Angst, in that order, Slow Burn, Angst with a Happy Ending, Everyone Loves WWX, Angst and Hurt/Comfort)

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17. Hello! I would like to ask for help in finding a wangxian fic:

Modern with magic

I remember that Wei Ying got injured in Xuanwu cave together with Lan Zhan. In the Lan hospital he was denied help because he was fired (?) from the Lan org and later received a bill to pay for expenses.

He is saved by Wens.

Few years later Lan Zhan and Lan Xichen seek his help in some kind of case. Wei Ying says something along the lines of "I don't work with Lans".

Later Lan bros find out it was Su She's fault in how WY was treated.

I would really appreciate your help in finding it! ❤️‍🩹 @popugaj-ara

FOUND? 🔒 Wish I could forget the taste of your skin and the feel of your hands pinning me down by KizuKatana (E, 63k, wangxian, WQ & WWX & WN, Modern Cultivation, weapons-grade thirst, Getting Back Together, Trying REALLY hard to not still like your Ex, but failing, BAMF WWX, BAMF LWJ, Canon Divergence, Case Fic, LWJ’s canonically big dick, sort of a ‘thirsting for your co-worker ex’ vibe, it eventually gets worked out, Mutual Pining, Guest-starring LWJ’s canonically poor communication choices after romantic cave encounters, novel canon relationship dynamics, basically this fic is about escalating sexual tension)

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18. hi there thank you for finding fics for us

there is a fic where WWX is a teacher in Yilling and LWJ accepts a teaching job at the same school, they become friends and then a misunderstanding (not uncommon btwn them) WWX ignores LWJ LWJ follows a trail of a yao sees WWX fighting it on top of the school roof when landing he sees is WWX and then asks "Are you wearing crocs?" I think WWX tells him is a comfortable wear

please/thank you @mysticalyunique

FOUND? An Unscheduled Stream by trippednfell (M, 68k, WIP, WangXian, Modern AU, Modern Cultivation, Misunderstandings, BAMF WWX, BAMF Wen Popo, WWX cultivates resentful energy but keeps his golden core, WangXian Get a Happy Ending, Presumed Enemies to Lovers, Not Yunmeng Jiang friendly, Time Skips, Dual Cultivation - Not the Sexy Kind but ALSO the sexy kind, POV Multiple, Hurt/Comfort, Horny wound tending) I'm not sure about the crocs bit, but WWX and LWJ definitely end up fighting yao on the roof of the school.

FOUND? Roadside Attractions by Bodldops (T, 10k, WangXian, Teacher WWX, Teacher LWJ, The power of organized aunties)

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19. hi this is for the fic finder! i remember the fic so well but i fear it may be deleted bc i just can’t find it in my bookmarks? so wwx after dropping off the face of the earth due to Wen Drama is a folk punk (?) musician along with wen ning and they live in a van, and jingyi is a huge fan, he drags sizhui to a show where they realize this guy might be lwj’s long lost best friend <3 call lwj over and they reunite, lsz is actually wwx’a bio child whom lwj adopted, they get to know each other etc

FOUND? your heart is a muscle by howodd5ever (E, 47k, WangXian, Modern AU, Pacific Northwest, folk punk, Adoption, WWX is LSZ's Parent, as in bio parent, WQ is LSZ's bio mom, brief mention of past wwx/wq hook up, chosen family, ljy and lsz are best friends, wwx is a folk punk singer, wn is a folk punk singer, Getting Together, Eventual Smut, fan boy ljy, protective big brother lxc, Happy Ending, I promise)

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20. Hi! This is fic finder. A ghost WWX after the first burial moubd sige. His ghost is in YMJ. JWY makes WWX to teach. WWX trains JL. And then there are a conference in lanling where WWX goes too. Thats all i can remember. Thanks! @idontknowwhattowriteforusername

FOUND! Death of a Ghost by Gotcocomilk (E, 107k, Family Bonding, Fluff and Angst, Eventual Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Canonical Character Death, Mutual Pining, Parental WWX, BAMF WWX, he is a beast and I love him so much, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Canon Divergence, Ghost Sex)

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[starry-eyed-psychopomp]

A non-exhaustive list of the absolutely buckwild explanations I’ve seen MDZS fix-it fics make for avoiding/shortening the Sunshot Campaign

The power of friendship saves the day, courtesy of Wei Wuxian’s maxed-out charisma stats in fics where he’s not adopted by the Jiang

Wen Ruohan presented late in life as an omega and, because the Wen sect was sexist, that took him out of the line of succession

Lan Xichen Lysistrata's Nie Mingjue, who then goes on to single-handedly turn the tides of the war

Following her engagement to Wen Qing, Wen Ruohan gets to try Jiang Yanli’s cooking and it grows his heart Grinch-style

Wen-Popo assassinates Wen Ruohan

Please give me more, I crave this level of wholesome crack-fic insanity

[ariemfox]

hc that chase had a self-destructive spiral post-s8. inspired by this foreman quote:

i'm talking sex as self-harm. over-indulging in alcohol. more medical malpractice & impulsive decisions than usual. disobeying foreman.

his wake-up call would either be crashing his car whilst drunk-driving & getting injured, or exacerbating his old injury from the stabbing through his reckless behaviour & causing permanent damage. or both.

since we never got to see him really, honestly confronting his trauma from the stabbing; is in complete denial about his issues about it throughout the episode of 'chase'... well.

the thing is, the narrative forced him into inheriting house's position as head of the diagnostics department. bro got dommed by the narrative.

like cameron, whilst he's on paper got a good thing going for him post-s8... chase is alone in that final shot. he's got a good job, his own team - but is he really, truly, honestly happy? he never really got what he wanted - a life with cameron, a found family. plus he's not really the type to enjoy ordering people about as a boss - that's more foreman's role.

which is why i don't think only work + sex + physio will solve all his issues. they're just superficial treatments in comparison to what he needs - people who he lets care about him. like foreman says here, work will provide him with just enough interest to keep him surviving - from going batshit insane - but he'll never be truly living. one bad event could throw him under the bus.

speaking of buses, i also like this hc for the parallels to house's mental breakdown arc in s5 too:

house's began narratively with amber's unexpected death from an accidental bus crash but was triggered by kutner's suicide 6 months later (with depression as his illness). & chase's would begin narratively with house's unexpected 'death' from a fire explosion, but be triggered around 5 months later by wilson's death from cancer (also an illness).

the mental breakdowns would both be initiated by substances - house with taking too much vicodin, chase with too much alcohol.

both have their medical decisions impacted, become impulsive/take risky decisions & eventually stop trusting their gut instinct.

both rely on another doctor to check whether their decisions are medically sound - wilson for house, maybe taub for chase.

both involve an event with alcohol + a car/bus crash.

but... i think the difference with chase is that the drunken car crash would be a turning point. he'd be like, 'shit. i'm worse than house' because he not only chose to drive whilst drunk, making reckless decisions, but he could also see that he was going down the same path as house with his self-destructive tendencies.

so he's kick-started into working on himself. he breezes through physio, takes up jogging as a hobby, goes to the gym.

he starts opening up to people: having bi-weekly game nights & church on sunday with popo, movie nights with park, watching football with taub & the taubettes/sophias, drinks with thirteen & amy every friday whenever she's back at princeton plainsboro in her travel breaks...

(which park sometimes tags along to. bc i'm self-indulgent they also sometimes go to lesbian bars & this encourages park's very slow gay awakening. park & thirteen drunk together are also absolute riots. especially on drag night <3).

chase starts actually trying to maintain his relationship with his sister.

and his life isn't everything it could've been pre-shooting, pre-dibala - he'll probably always stay a bachelor & i feel like cameron was his one & only love, he may not be happy & wholly content - but at least he has his purpose, his people & isn't just drifting.

[writingwrench]

Kicking off her shoes, the girl sighed in relief. It had been another long twelve hour shift at the hospital. She slung her work bag onto her coffee table before collapsing onto the couch.

"Rough night?" Came her partner's voice from behind her.

"Extremely. We had a code blue and two call-ins," she replied, eyes closed, as Piccolo came around the corner to sit beside her. He was silent as she told him all about her night, sparing no details, which was almost unfortunate for the poor Namekian.

"Sounds tiresome," he said after a moment. She only nodded. She was so tired, but she had to bathe and get all that sweat and sickness off of her.

Almost as if he'd read her thoughts, Piccolo picked her up off of the couch. It was like she weighed nothing. She'd never get used to it. He carried her to the bathroom, where he carefully set her on the counter top.

He bent over the tub, turning on the water. Next he rummaged through the cabinet and pulled out bath salt. He sprinkled a decent amount into the pooling water, careful not to touch it. He found it easily dehydrated him and almost burned. His lover arched a brow at him quizzically.

Noticing her confusion he awkwardly cleared his throat and said, "I was told to 'pamper' you because of how hard you work."

"Oh?" she asked, even more puzzled. Piccolo barely took council from anyone that he didn't train with on the regular and the Saiyans weren't necessarily romantic (or Dende and Popo for that matter.)

"Chichi" he answered simply, shrugging a shoulder.

"Oh," she said. Piccolo and Chichi had gotten closer since Videl and Gohan had gotten married and had Pan. She was grateful that the human woman had taken a liking to him. Him practically living there with the Sons during the Android and Cell scare probably had a lot to do with it too. She was a good friend to Piccolo and taught him many human ways.

He stepped closer to her before carefully taking off her dark blue scrub top. Her skin turned to gooseflesh as the cold air hit her. Next he took off her bra, then her socks and finally her pants and panties. Last to go was the tie in her hair. His face was dusted with purple as he scooped her back up and deposited her into the warm, bubbly water. The woman let out an almost sexual moan as she instantly relaxed into the bath.

Blush darkening, Piccolo began to pour the water over her. She let out another moan and he almost stopped all-together.

He wasn't used to human romance, no matter how long they'd been together. He didn't display his affection often at all really. (Y/N) seemed fine with it, but Chichi had had other thoughts.

"You know," she'd said when he'd told her that this was (Y/N)'s third twelve hour shift in a row, " human women like to be pampered! You ought to physically show her how much she means to you before she gets tired of it!"

So, here he was, bathing her. 'Pampering' her. He didn't really get it, but his love seemed happy and honestly. he'd fight Zeno himself for her if he had to.

He gently began lathering soap into her beautiful (H/C) hair, making her eyes roll back in pleasure. He carefully rinsed it out, motioning for her to lay back into the water. She obliged, sighing happily. Piccolo quickly washed her, loving the serene smile on her lips.

After she was nice and clean he softly dried her off before using his clothing-beam on her. It was a gi exactly like his, but without the shoulder pads and shoes. (Y/N) smiled, loving that he decided to clothe her in his attire.

Piccolo picked the girl back up and took her to their kitchen where he set her down in a chair and began piling a plate high with rice, meat, and vegetables.

"What's all this?" she asked, eyes sparkling.

"Chichi also said you'd be hungry because you wouldn't get to eat much while at your job...so she taught me how to make something Goku liked to eat after training," he replied simply, setting the platter in front of her. The mountain of food was definitely enough to be an appetizer for a Sayain, but she was so hungry she finished half of it before she gave up.

"Thank you, Piccolo," she said softly, laying a hand on his. Tears pricked her eyes. He was amazing.

he smirked softly, before picking her up one more time and carrying her to their bedroom. He laid her on the bed, then reached over to their nightstand and got a squirt of lotion.

Gently taking her foot into his smooth but firm hands, he began to massage it.

"Oh, Piccolo!" she moaned, making his blush return.

He continued his rubbing before finally setting her feet down.

He rose, stripping off his gi top before crawling into bed beside her./ He kissed her mouth, before trailing it to her ear.

" Shall I continue?" He whispered, making her breath catch. Before she could question, she nodded.

He kissed her neck and used his clothes-beam to transport them off of her. She squealed in surprise, making his ears twitch.

He kissed down to her breasts, then further down where he plunged his head in between her thighs.

"Do you want me to continue?" He asked, slightly brushing his cheek against her leg.

She thought for a moment then shook her head.

"I'm so tired, love, I'd honestly rather sleep."

He nodded, quickly coming back up to hold her. She knew well enough to know that he wasn't disappointed, he just wanted her to feel loved and cared for. He was her safe space and as she drifted off to sleep in Piccolo's arms, she knew they were meant to be together, saving the world in their own ways.

[someoneintheshadow456]

I'm sorry we did all that work just to have Lisette sing some mid-ass violin tune that shouldn't really fit for a battle? Well at least gameplay-wise it's useful because it heals the entire party for 4 turns.

And that is a VERY suspiciously long amount of free time, plus they seem to be too confident that Hilda and Co. won't come back (spoiler alert: they will).

And if Alto is Elcrest, Klaus clearly has to be Xeno, which would explain why we can't raise his affinity anymore (we probably will be able to once he reveals this). And if he is Xeno, that should technically clear him from suspicion of working for the evil god, but they still have the angels hanging around with him so I don't know.

I also just found out that Klaus is Matthew Mercer, aka Chrom's voice actor. Well, that explains why I always blush slightly every time I hear his voice and why I seem to be particularly hung up on whether or not he's good or bad.

The 3DS modding scene made me discover a lot of titles which I would have never gotten my hands on or heard of otherwise - such as Stella Glow which I literally only started playing a week ago out of boredom because XC2's NG+ without Jinmalos is like watching paint dry.

It's definitely something my high school self would have loved ("conducting" and "tuning" being extremely WTF aside). For adult me it's pretty and fun for the moment.

Although my Desi ass has permanently associated it with Taal se Taal and now I can't unsee it as the song they're going to sing for the anthem program.

[mrsmikaelsxn]

Drunk Bliss

masterlist

pairing: jj maybank x female reader

warning: intoxication, mentions of alcohol, one suggestive innuendo

summary: you and the pogues - excluding jj - were at a party and you got so drunk they had to call your boyfriend to pick you up

a/n: guys i kinda hate this but i hope you don't ):

song: out of my league - fitz and the tantrums

"Maybe you should have some water!" Kie yells over the loud music while trying to take the new glass of alcohol from you.

"I- I don't neeeed water, Kieee- Kiara," you slur and squint your eyes at her.

Kie puts an arm around your shoulders, trying to stop your swaying. "You had about seven cups- which is way too much."

You look at your hands and try to count to seven with them. Kie laughs and brings you over to Sarah. "What should we do with her?"

"You should dance with me!"

"How can you dance if you can hardly stand?" Sarah giggles.

"S-standing is over- overraaa- overrated," you grab Sarah and Kie's hands, pulling them and slightly tripping on the way.

"One dance," Kie says and then leans over towards Sarah, "then we'll call JJ."

She nods and you three hold hands as you jump around carelessly to the music.

You stop suddenly and frown. The two girls look at you with slight head tilts. "What's wrong?"

You look around and your eyebrows raise, "Where's my boyfriend?"

Sarah and Kie glance at each other. "He's at home, he didn't want to come tonight."

You look at them with now teary eyes, "He didn't want to come with me?"

"No! No, I- I mean yes! He... he did, but uh-" Sarah bumps hips with Kie, asking her to help.

"Uh, JJ's at home because, um, he was making you a bracelet! Right, Sarah?"

"Oh, yes! Mhm!"

You sniff and wipe under your eyes. "I see. He's so sweet," you smile.

Kie turns to the blond, "You think he'll be mad when she's expecting a bracelet from him?"

"Hm, maybe," she shrugs.

You start walking and you see Pope sitting on a couch. "Pope! Popo! Pooooope," you fall onto the seat next to him. "How are you, my friend?"

Sarah and Kie follow and stand near the two of you. He looks at you and smiles, "I'm good. How are you? Having any fun without JJ-"

"No!" Kie and Sarah shout. "Don't mention him," they hiss. They learned you were a bit of an emotional drunk a while back.

You're eyes water again, "I miss him."

Pope moves you so that you can lay your head on his lap. He runs his hands through your hair soothingly. "How much has she had to drink?" Pope mouths to the girls.

They hold up seven fingers and his eyes widen. John B jumps over the back of the couch and lands on the other side of Pope. "Let's just call him?"

JJ was in his bed.

This is probably the first time he hasn't gone to a party with his friends. Who is he to miss out on free alcohol.

However, earlier that day, you and JJ were sitting on the beach together and you were ranting to him about your favorite book.

He asked you if he could read it, seeing as you were talking so passionately about it.

So here he was, alone in bed reading the book on a friday night. That's until his phone rings next to him. He grabs it and answers the call from John B.

"Hey," he says putting a bookmark in the book.

"Hey, man. Can you come get y/n?"

He sits up and gets out of bed. "Yeah? Why? Is something wrong?"

"Eh. She's just really drunk. Kie and Sarah are currently trying to stop her from taking some shots."

JJ laughs and starts putting on his shoes. "Alright I'm leaving now."

"Kay, see you," John B hangs up and JJ leaves.

JJ walks into the party and goes to where Pope and John B were talking.

"Ah, the man of the hour has arrived!" John B pats his shoulder. "She's over there," he nods his head to you.

JJ nods and walks over to you, Sarah, and Kie. When he gets behind you he puts an arm around your waist and his chin on your shoulder. "Hello, pretty girl."

You turn around and a bright smile goes onto your face. "JJ!" You put your arms around him and squeeze him in a tight hug. "I mis-missed you," you hiccup.

"I missed you too," he kisses your forehead. He nods at the other two girls. Sarah and Kie nod back with smiles and went back to dancing. "Why don't we head home, yeah?"

"Okayyy," you lean your head against his shoulder.

JJ walks you out and to the car. He puts your seatbelt on and then goes into the driver's seat.

As he drives, your head faces him and admire him. "You are like, soo pretty."

His head turns you you with a boyish grin before he looks back at the road. "Thank you, sweetheart. You're like, soo gorgeous."

You look out the window and giggle to yourself. He glances at you and chews his bottom lip.

"Oh!" You sit up straight, "Are you almost done with my bracelet? I want matching ones with you."

His loving face turns to one of confusion. "Bracelet? What bracelet?"

"Sarah and Kie said you stayed home to make me a bracelet," you frowned.

"Umm, I stayed at home to read your book, remember?"

"Hmm. Oh yes! Can we make matching bracelets still?"

"Of course we can. Tomorrow when you're able to. I don't think you can use the string correctly with all that alcohol in you."

"Whatever you say, Jay," you say and then laugh. "That rhymes."

"It does," JJ nods.

"JJ, I'm hungry," you sigh.

"What are you in the mood for?"

"You," you grin.

He looks at you with a blank face when you burst out laughing. "I'm just kidding. Maybe. No, I'm not."

He smiles and reaches over to hold your hand. "Silly girl."

"I'm going to take a nap," you put your head against the window.

"Alright, love. Dream about me?"

"Always," you lazily grin at him while your eyes flutter shut.

[shannonsketches]

I overanalyze the hell out of everything but! While we're here--

I think a lot (and am too lazy to make the many many comics in my head) about how Vegeta was having fun with these androids (even being sportsmanlike with Piccolo about it!) until he found out who Trunks was (and also that they were the wrong androids). Then between that reveal and Bulma getting shot down, he switches back into Spite and Fury, and I just chinhands I think a lot about what a shot to the chest it would be to learn that you die -- you die in the future, you lose to these surprise enemies -- and your son, with his mother's machine and knowledge of the events, comes back to the past to make sure someone else lives.

"It's just because Goku's the first to die, so it's a domino effect!" Yes, but,

Vegeta was standing right there when Bulma said her strategy was to destroy the androids before they became an issue. Vegeta knows that Bulma feels very strongly that this is the move, and that waiting is stupid. He also knows that she watched him dabble on Earth for a year and a half before Goku came home.

So he knows that she could've sent Trunks back earlier, and had him talk to Piccolo. Vegeta could've used that entire ~12-18 months to train for a specific threat, or even just to prepare for Frieza's return.

He also knows that she could've just as easily sent Trunks back while they were all on Namek, and taken care of the issue before any of them were even made aware of it. That was her suggestion in the present! Trunks could've left Goku's medication with Roshi, or Popo, and just let it remain a mystery where it came from and how it got there.

But instead, Trunks came the day that Goku came back. So he could meet Goku. And talk to Goku. So he could make sure Goku survived. So Goku could save everyone. Because Goku would be there to win the day. Because Goku's is the strength they trust to be enough.

The way that must corrode your insides and just flood you with envy, and spite, and poison. The way he behaves for the rest of this arc despite the clever strategist we saw on Earth and on Namek, despite the cautious observation, the patience, the snarky humor, the distinct recognition of a threat that needs eliminating before it's too late -- despite all these things we've seen him be and have and do, after this point he's reckless and fuming and desperate to prove himself to the detriment of everyone around him.

As a punishment, maybe? For choosing Goku over You?

As necessity? Because you've spent 30 of your 31 years having the value of your life measured solely by your ability to win?

As a distraction? From knowing that you spent your life fighting tooth and nail for all that you are, only to die, humiliated, at the feet of your enemies having failed to do the only task you felt you were alive to do, then be revived by mistake, then learn that even your own child would prefer the person who succeeded at that one seemingly impossible task?

It's really no wonder, at this extremely low and fragile point in Vegeta's life, that he went from quietly standoffish to actively erratic from this point. It's not until Cell slaps him with the reality check of losing those precious few who continued to choose him despite his profound personal and operational failures (which were likely a death sentence, where he's from) that he settles back down (in the manga) to being quietly standoffish, strategic, and cooperative toward the higher goal.

Then spends the next seven years learning it never had to be like that because it turns out people on this planet mostly still want you to be alive and come home even if you fuck up real bad and you actually don't have to be The Star Executioner to be valued and welcomed and even?? Loved?? Which sucks to learn after you've already gotten your son and your rival and very nearly your rival's son killed by being an insecure jackass and making everything worse than it had to be.

But don't worry, it'll only happen one more time and it'll only take like 40 minutes to publicly murder like 2000 people and almost destroy the entire universe because you had something totally different to prove this time, it's a minor relapse at best, it's fine, everyone's fine, we're all gonna wish that memory away from all the innocent people and only think about it at 2am when you're awake laying in bed trying to figure out why the fuck you're still allowed in this house and you can spend the next 4-6 years turning your shit around and embracing that soft emotions are okay to feel and you're not a defective specimen being slowly deconstructed on a backwater space rock and it's actually normal to care about stuff and it's everything you were ever taught before this that was toxic and wrong and had to be unlearned so you could grow and change and harness true strength instead of chasing shallow power so it's fine!! It's totally fine. Everything's fine. He's fine. He's good.

[odinsblog]

OOTD 🙃

Sooo ….

Today I was at an offsite workplace and something “weird” happened — and by “weird,” I mean racist af

So it was one of my colleague’s last day working with our program. And she is a cool person, and she was just absolutely infectious at work, and I was her mentor, so I got her a huge (surprise) going away cake and some balloons as a farewell gift, okay?

So I got to the facility super early in the morning (before she was scheduled to arrive), so that I could arrange the balloons and set up everything

But ..!! The facility is alarmed. A silent alarm, and an audible alarm. So when I got there, another colleague (a white guy, around my age) was standing outside, not entering the building. So when I get up to him, I asked him if anyone was already inside the building. If there was someone there , then we could enter without setting off any alarms. But if nobody was inside, then we would have to wait. (SN: I was given the alarm code to disarm the alarm, but technically (for legal reasons) I’m not supposed to have it, so I waited outside with the other dude)

And here’s where it gets interesting (aka, racist af)

Me and the other guy (a white dude my age) are standing there, outside the facility, right? Now, we’re both wearing suits and ties, but I’m the only person holding A HUGE ASS SHEET CAKE WITH, “WE’LL MISS YOU AND WISH YOU LUCK,” and I’m also the only one holding A DOZEN BALLOONS WITH THE WORDS, “GOOD LUCK,” WE MISS YOU” and similar slogans, and I’m holding my laptop bag as well. Meanwhile, my colleague ain’t got jack shit in his hands. Got the mental image??

So as I’m holding all this shit in my arms and literally holding balloons in my mouth so they don’t float away, THE POLICE SHOW UP, RESPONDING TO THE SILENT ALARM THAT WAS TRIPPED BY A THIRD COLLEAGUE WHO HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE BUILDING BUT WAS UNAWARE HE HAD TRIPPED THE SILENT ALARM

Two squad cars

Four cops (two per vehicle)

I notice them pull up hella close to where I was standing, but I kinda ignore them (as much as any Black man can “ignore” the PoPo) because why would the police be there??

And all four officers walk directly up to my Black ass. Me, the guy struggling to hold a sheet cake, a dozen balloons, and a laptop bag. My white colleague may as well have been the invisible man

“Hi. What’s your name?”

-Odin? Is everything okay

“We’re responding to a silent alarm. Do you work here?”

*here’s the part where I begin to low key panic, bc technically I don’t actually work there - it’s more of an offsite workplace … and as a member of the, “think carefully before you speak” “Hamlet” generation, in my head, I’m trying figure out how to say this without it sounding sus to paranoid white people who do not personally know me*

But before I can answer, the other three cops start taking turns peppering me with questions

“Who’s the cake for?”

-My trainee

“What’s their name?”

*looks down at the GINORMOUS letters on the cake with her name very plainly written on it*

-Uh …

“What do you do here?”

-I’m the

“Is there anybody inside?”

-I don’t

“How long have you been standing here?”

-I just got

“What did you say your name was?”

-Wait a minute, wait a minute. Hang on for just a second

*Since my hands and arms are full, I ask my “invisible” white colleague (who the cops haven’t so much as glanced at) to call someone and verify if they were actually inside the building. He calls, the other colleague is already inside but doesn’t realize that he has set off the silent alarm*

-Okay, if someone is already inside, then I can enter my passcode, go inside, and then I can turn off the silent alarm. Is that okay, officers??

“Sure. We’ll follow you in”

Long story short, they follow me (not my colleague) to the control panel and watch me disarm the alarm, and then they leave

Idk. Believe it or not, after reviewing our internal security footage, one of my white coworkers had to point out to me that the police never once addressed nor interacted with my white colleague. I mean, I’m sure that I noted it subconsciously, but until they pointed it out, I hadn’t consciously noted it. TBH, the entire time, my thought process was, I gotta hurry and get this cake into the fridge. Ha! I’m pretty sure that I was lowkey in survival mode (trying to survive an “innocent” encounter with law enforcement officers)

And what really gets me is, a LOT of white people don’t need to have these extra skill sets ingrained into their brains to deal with the police. (Stay calm even if the cops aren’t, don’t raise your voice, keep your hands visible, etc. etc. etc.). Most white people don’t have to do all of the extra calculus that comes with simply existing as a Black person in a world where cops immediately view Black bodies as automatically suspicious

Anyway, that was mY morning. LOL, no good deed goes unpunished, right? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[all-pacas]

for prompts: anything about chase & popo bonding (e.g. going to church or playing games) with park as the third wheel

Chase gets a decent amount of calls from unknown numbers, but the old lady voice is new: "Hello, Robert," she says, and he's wondering who the hell he gave his number to — "It would be very nice if someone drove me to Mass tomorrow."

Ah. He leans back in his chair, and then immediately lurches himself forward, peering from the computer desk to the conference table, where Park is sitting engrossed in a reference book. "Sure," Chase says, at a loss.

"You should pick me up at my home," Popo continues, again without phrasing it as a question. "Chi will give you directions. I'll see you at six."

He thinks about asking if he'll be expected to attend Mass with Popo, but the answer seems pretty obvious. He thinks, briefly, about explaining he hasn't been to Mass in a very long time. "Alright," he says.

After staring bemusedly at his cell phone a few minutes, Chase gets up from the desk and crosses the room. "Hey, Chi," he says brightly, and Park's look of abject horror is absolutely worth it: "I'm invited to family dinner tomorrow night. Where do you live?"

"What?" she squawks, and then, when he waves his phone at her, she starts to lunge for it before she thinks better — just in case, Chase yanks his phone well over her head.

"What are we having? Korean? Chinese?" he asks, teasing.

"Who called you? My dad? My mom?"

"Your grandmother," he says, noting with some amusement that Park had apparently thought the other two were even options — he narrows his eyes, considering. "I'm taking her to church, apparently. Which is weird, since I never told her I used to be Catholic…"

"Used to?" Park retorts, grimacing, clearly implying doubt with his tense.

"And you think your mum and dad might also have my number?" he asks, sitting down across the table, still frowning: he is not upset, exactly, although when he thinks about it too long…

"I just! My mom wanted do know, you know, after I spent that week at your place, they wanted to know about you! Since you're just this random white guy, you know? Make sure you weren't some weird perv — uh —" Park hunches her shoulders, tries to hide behind her book.

"Popo didn't vouch for me?" Chase asks, oddly disappointed, his unease growing: that he could be considered suspicious, that he could be disapproved of.

"I vouched for you," Park says testily. "I told them we're friends."

"And religious?" He glances behind him, towards House's office, just in case the word alone will summon their boss. "I didn't even know you were Catholic."

"I'm not. My grandma's Filipino. Are you actually driving her to Mass?" Park asks, eyes wide.

"Yeah," he decides, picking up his phone and turning it over, refusing to think about it on any sort of deeper level: Park telling her family about him, Popo calling, going to Mass… The scar tissue over his heart seems to itch slightly. He realizes he's avoiding looking up at Park, so forces himself. "So do I bring dessert, or what?"

The look of horror on her face is, almost, worth the question by itself.

[disco-archetypes]

YOU - "He may have committed *other* murders over the years."

CUNO - "Yeah -- smoked a ton of people -- unsolved shit." He nods and crosses his arms regally. "Now listen up, suit-fuck. You're gonna shit yourself, because it's gonna get wacko-natural."

REACTION SPEED - Wacko-natural. I think I know what it's gonna be...

YOU - "Oh yeah, it's going to get wacko-natural. Tell him."

CUNO - "There's a fucking FOUR-TON MANTIS on the island."

JEAN VICQUEMARE - "What?!" he scoffs, then turns to you. "Sorry, kid, me and Harry need to..."

AUTHORITY - His patience has all but run out. The boy better wrap it up...

CUNO - "Yo -- this is like the biggest moment in history right now. You wanna fucking listen to what's coming out of Cuno's *mouth*." He points to his crooked scowl.

CUNO - "We saw a giant insect. White as fuck. *Literally* the Insulindian phasmid or some shit. Praying mantis-style. It was three metres tall, and this pig right here..." He points his finger at you.

COMPOSURE - His hand is shaking with rage and excitement.

CUNO - "This fucking *old* popo *discovered* it. Me and the pig-bacon discovered a new *species*. It was beautiful. It was..." He pauses, out of breath, then continues: "You ain't seen this kind of animal before. Fucking *miracle* shit."

EMPATHY - He gulps, overcome with awe.

CUNO - "This case -- this fucking grandpa shit.... this ugly shit? It's *nothing*. We saw a ghost. A real life ghost. Like he fucking proved *ghosts* are real -- it's that big, popo. It's fucking..."

PERCEPTION (SIGHT) - His eyes are welling up now.

CUNO - "Why are you not fucking shitting yourselves -- what's wrong?!" He glares at the officers standing silently in the falling snow. They look back at him, seemingly at a loss.

TRANT HEIDELSTAM - "Did he just say... Insulindian phasmid?"

JEAN VICQUEMARE - "I don't know. I zoned out. Harry --" He turns you. "Did you just pick up some island bum and pin it on him?"

CUNO - "You aren't fucking *listening*! The bum is nothing. This is science history here. It was the Insulindian phasmid. It's *connected* to this shit." He turns to you. "Tell him!"