#it's raining here so double yay

[luk4695]

a plan just got cancelled and my exhausted introverted self could not be happier

I get to stay inside this afternoon LEZGOOOO

[diana-daphne]

Finally got to watch it, and Jesus h Christ you guys weren’t kidding that was fucking insane

God dammit I set todays race to record so I could watch it with my dad tonight but the time change fucked it up 🫤

[satureja13]

The next day. It finally stopped to rain and we got rewarded with a double rainbow! The Boys spent the rest of the day before inside, learning and doing their homework. Divided in two groups, to keep Kiyoshi away from Jack. And Vlad and Jeb thought I'd be better to keep their distance to Jack too, until they could ask Noxee what this strange attraction towards him means.

Vlad and Jeb are training outside. Keeping an eye on Kiyoshi, who is far, far away again. They are so cute. Fighting like baby cats ^^' Maybe Vlad is going easy on Jeb, who just had his first fight in their last lesson :3

Saiwa, Ji Ho and Jack went down to the dungeons, to the Defense against the Dark Arts classroom. Training Ji Ho, who missed their first lesson. The majority of the poisonous arrows are still flying in Jack's direction ö.Ö' (They might still be under the command of Ms Coombes ^^') Jack wonders what this lightning stroke might have done to him. He's sure the weird attraction, Vlad, Jeb (and Kiyoshi) feel towards him, has to do with this accident. And Ji Ho got overwhelmed by his feelings. He's so angry! He never felt so angry before. There had been lots of ocassions in his life that would have really deserved the anger he feels now. But his feelings had been buried, so nothing had ever hit him this hard. He's angry, jealous, upset, sad... - that Vlad feels attracted to Jack! And he even knows how silly this is. But he can't help it. It fell over him like a fishernet with lead weights, pinning him impotent to the sea bed - at the mercy of his feelings. Sure, he could take a sip of Noxee's potion to get rid of these feelings, but he decided to endure them. Even the bad ones. All his feelings are a part of him now. And he'd missed them for so long. So he's channeling his frustration into the punching bag, not even noticing an arrow sticking in his arm...

Sai is reading out loud again from their school books for the others. Also dodging the arrows.

Back at the Duelling Grounds, Vlad and Jeb are still training. Jack and Jeb are the physically strongest of all of them, but Vlad, with his vampiric powers, is not to be underestimated. Plus, he has more fighting experience than Jeb. Jeb is doing surprisingly well, though...

... until they heard someone approching. It's Greg! They'd all been hoping Noxee would come back so they could discuss Jack's strange attraction on them and, of course, to bring them some good news about Jack and Kiyoshi's mateship... Jeb got distracted and Vlad was able to put him to the ground.

Greg: "Good to see you improved. So, how is he doing?" Jeb really hoped to talk to Noxee about this. Jack made it very clear he doesn't want Greg to know. Greg is staring at him with his piercing orange eyes and Jeb doesn't know what to say: "Oh - uhm. So Jack..." Greg: "Not Jack! Kiyoshi." (Greg and Kiyoshi seem to have a surprisingly strong bond...) Vlad decided to redeem poor Jeb: "Still unaltered, I fear."

They called up the others and met in the Conference Hall. And finally Greg spilled the good news! Jack and Kiyoshi are 'allowed' to be, according to Ms Coombes, mates, just mates or whatever! Yay! They must have weighed the advantages of Jack helping Kiyoshi rooting in the here and now again over Jack's bad influence on him o.o

But the joy was only short-lived. Greg immediately hopped to the next topic. Greg: "You have something to tell me?" Jack: "No!?"

Greg: "Did you really think you could keep this from me?" Omg! Of course Greg would sense that something is weird! Does he really know Jeb, Vlad and probably Kiyoshi (Jack isn't really convinced of that, since Kiyoshi is a diety now) feel attracted to him? How embarrassing! Jack just wants to hide somewhere!

Jack: "I'm not going to have a discussion about this with you." Greg: "Fine. I'll call Stefan. Meet him at the beach so you don't further stir the others. Get this solved!" Jack: "Yes, Sir." TMI: After Greg rescued baby Jack from the Lab, he brought him to 'Uncle' Stefan, a close friend, where Jack grew up.

Oh, how can I try to explain? 'Cause when I do he turns away again It's always been the same, same old story From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away I know I have to go

All the times that I've cried Keepin' all the things I knew inside It's hard but it's harder to ignore it If they were right I'd agree But it's them they know, not me Now there's a way and I know that I have to go away I know I have to go

Cat Stevens - Father and Son

From the Beginning 🔱 Underwater Love 🔱 Latest

Current Chapter: 'Here comes the Sun' from the beginning ▶️ here Last Chapter: 'Who killed Jack?' from the beginning ▶️ here

📚 Previous Chapters: Chapters: 1-6 ~ 7-12 ~ 13-16 ~ 23-28

[dazedquilly]

I finally found time to finish it! Yay!!! 💀😭

Also please note that this is a high school au so characters would be aged up. No pedo behavior is welcomed! And forgive me if any mistakes were made, I tried to proofread as much as possible.

Anyways, hope you enjoy the second part!

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In the Rain, We Meet Again- Part 2

Two weeks later, the second term is finally here. Back to procrastination and late nights of doing homework, You were reluctant to go but your mom insisted that "it was for your future" as they all do, you were however, excited to see your friends. They made your school life a bit more easier with the chaos they brought, you still thought about the boy you met in the rain the other day. How crazy would it be if you met him again! But that would never happen... right? Anyways, time was ticking and much more thinking would make you late for school. You quickly finished your breakfast and dashed out the door, yelling "Bye!" on your way out.

As you skipped along the way you bumped into someone, your bestfriend, Aoi. You both talked on and on about the short vacation you were given. "Oh, by the way, something interesting happened two weeks ago," you started off.

"Really? Well don't be shy, go on!!" Aoi certainly seemed interested in the tea that was about to spill.

"Well... it may or may not have something to do with a boy-"

Your speech was interrupted by her exclamation, "WHAT?! YOU? Y/N? WITH A BOY? I refuse to believe it." She knew how you were, most of the time you didn't pay any mind to boys around you but now here you were, bringing up one in the conversation. She had every right to be shocked.

"Well, if you'd let me finish you'd understand!" And so as you two walked to school, you told her about the encounter and how you both chatted and walked in the rain. "My.. and you waited until now to tell me?? WE BOTH HAVE PHONES Y'KNOW? THIS IS DELAYED INFO." Aoi was only joking but her sudden yelling made you jump, "I apologize, my dear best friend, please do not kill me..!" You both laughed at your response and entered the school gate, making your way to your classroom, it seemed like Nezuko and Kanao had already arrived earlier as they waved you over. "Guess what?" Aoi started, she obviously was not gonna gatekeep the tea that was spilled, Nezuko spoke up, "What is it? You don't normally look this excited so my guess is that this is good news..?"

You spoke up, "I walked in the rain with a good-looking boy, no biggie." Nezuko gave you a deathstare, "No biggie? NO BIGGIE?! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID?!" You slowly nodded, "Y e s...?"

Just as the two were about to rant on, your teacher entered the classroom. You all scrambled to your seats, but as you sit down next to Aoi, you see a strange, familiar person enter after your teacher.

"I wonder who that is.." Aoi whispered to you. Just then another similar person entered, in fact the two looked like printed copies of each other, "I think I'm seeing doubles.." You whispered back. Aoi only nodded in silence as the four of you stare on. Even after they said their names, Muichiro and Yuichiro, you still couldn't tell the two apart, then it struck you, one out of two them was the boy who walked with you in the rain. "Aoi..." You started as she turned to you, "I think one of them walked in the rain with me.."  Her eyes widened, "WHA..?!" You had to cover her mouth so the entire class wouldn't be aware of your conversation.

"Yes, it was definitely one of them." You continued in a positive tone. "You lucky rat.." Aoi hissed, as you giggled at the comment, just as you were about to speak you saw the two print copies sit down behind you. It took every single muscle in you and Aoi's bodies to not turn around and stare at their beauty. Class soon finished and one of the two got up and left for break as the other sat there silently. You and Aoi got up to leave but he grabbed your hand, motioning he wanted to talk to you. Your friends watched on, giving you either teasing looks or a smirk but decided leave the two of you alone.

"You.." He started, "You look familiar.." You watched him and said with a laugh, "Don't you remember? We walked in the rain together!" He nodded, finally understanding. "I see..." You continued, "By the way, is that your twin brother? Also which one are you? Muichiro? Or Yuichiro?" He only shook his head and replied, "We're a twin if that wasn't obvious, and I'm Muichiro." You sighed, finally understanding now, "Ahh, okay! I'm Y/n!" You held your hand out to shake and he received it, "I didn't know you would move to this school! Is that why you were in town that week? Getting stuff?"

Muichiro only nodded. And for the rest of your questions, he either nodded or shook his head. Even though this was your first day back at school, you felt that this would be quite the interesting school term!

[absolutebl]

Found your blog yesterday and absolutely love your takes on the series. I heard about the term 'power bottom' and would like to know if you encounter characters that could fit this term. I would also like to know if you've ever finished Love in the air and what are your thoughts about it.

What a question. Well high heat would be required for power bottoms so that puts 80% of BL out of the running (or more, I can't remember my last calculations).

I would say bottoms with agency (or at least active interest in sex) is more what we get, or in more common parlance active bottoms, even in high heat stuff. And, honestly? This should be the norm. Slut shaming the bottom by making them cringe all the time over sex is a carry over from slut shaming women for likeing sex, and we HATES IT precious. It's both homophobic and sexist! Yay, double down grose.

Where was I?

Here's a list of the top bottoms off the top of my head:

LITA (nash) - I would argue (if you include the special) that Rain, in particular, is actively being trained for this role.

TharnType (nash again)

Long Time No See

HIStory Obsessed

HIStory 3 the BL that shall not be named (sides)

HIStory 4: Close to You (sides)

Bed Friend

Big Dragon

Don't Say No (yes, subs can be powers)

Golden Blood (side)

Ghost Host Ghost House (a great and very under-watched example)

PokeTongue (sides) whenever they show up in Star Hunter's stuff (Gen Y 2, What's Zabb Man, et al)

KinnPorsche

Secret Crush On You

Y-Destiny (Puth & Kaeng)

Now, personality doesn't conflate to sex-act preferences. So while I'd be tempted by something like Love Mechanics, in my experience with brats, they can often be pillow princesses once you get them into bed so... yeah. I left quite a few off the list for this reason.

Maybe they qualify? Eventually?

Like Love

My Esports Genius Brother

Eternal Yesterday

My Lascivious Boss

I did finish LITA, the trash watch completion is here:

Just a reminder

there are 4 types of BL

I can fix it

I can make it worse

Japan

MAME

[papillon82fluttersby]

Famous Five Art Nostalgia #15 – Part 2

Introductory post

Masterpost

🏚️🏺💼 Five on a Secret Trail – Le Club des Cinq se distingue

Original publication date: 1956 (UK), 1961 (France)

(Original cover art by Jeanne Hives, 1961)

Here you will find the set of color illustrations (and some black-and-white ones) that featured in the Idéal-Bibliothèque edition. Enjoy!

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Plot summary (adapted from Wikipedia):

George decides to go camping with her dog, Timmy, so he can recover from an ear injury without being mocked for wearing a large cardboard collar that prevents him from scratching his wound. George is pleased to be joined at the campsite by her cousin Anne, but is disappointed upon learning that Anne's brothers, Julian and Dick, are in France and thus, would not be able to visit them.

(George is distressed upon discovering Timmy’s ear injury)

(George’s short temper is far from mollified when her father makes light of the situation)

(George finds a camping place near an old cottage, which is soon to become the location of some very eerie events)

George and Anne encounter a boy named Guy, the son of famous archaeologist Sir John Lawdler, and his small, one-eyed mongrel dog called Jet. The boy is excavating an old Roman camp to search for artefacts and asks the girls not to disturb him. Later that day, the boy's twin brother named Harry (as it is later revealed) comes to the area, but the girls mistake him for the first boy, unaware they are dealing with twins. This makes the girls very confused, as they would see the first boy at a certain place, and then think he would have inexplicably doubled up and reached another place. The girls think that he is just one crazy, mad boy, who likes to say things and make promises and later to say that he didn't make such promises or so. (It should be noted that the twins are certainly aware that they’re causing confusion for the girls, but due to a personal feud, neither of them feels the need to clear it up.)

(Timmy meets Jet, who is adorable and also clearly more sensible than both his human masters)

(First meeting with the second twin, who is indubitably very rude)

Later that night, Anne gets up for a drink from the nearby stream and while trying to return to the camp, she ends up near a derelict, ruined cottage, where she sees lights and hears whispers and footsteps. She gets scared and then takes George and Timmy to the cottage but there is no indication of any human activity.

(Timmy, George and Anne check out the cottage after Anne heard and saw strange happenings there)

The next day, the girls again encounter the twins separately.

(Meeting the rude twin again)

The girls then go to George's parents' house for more food supplies and are informed that Julian and Dick will be arriving in a day or two.

(Timmy is faced with a tantalizing view on the way back to the camping place 🐇😍🐇😍🐇)

(A peaceful night, with a hedgehog being the only unexpected visitor)

The following night, a storm prompts the girls to shelter in the old cottage, where they are shocked to see people outside during the heavy storm and rain. The girls get scared, and Anne decides to leave the place the next day as she does not want to stay at the old cottage anymore.

(The girls get spooked by the weird happenings at the old cottage)

Julian and Dick arrive the next day and notice that Anne and George are about to leave, the girls explaining their reason for departing. With the boys there, they all decide to stay in the ruined cottage and investigate.

(Five reunited at last!)

(And the boys brought provisions, yay! 😋Better keep that ham away from Timmy, though! 😄)

The Five spend the day visiting Guy at the dig, swimming at a nearby lake, and searching through the cottage.

(The Five visit the Roman dig, where Julian’s smooth talking and interest in archaeology does wonders in putting Guy in a much friendlier and talkative mood)

(Searching through the old cottage)

(The children pick up heather to make comfy mattresses for the night)

That night, while sleeping in the cottage they hear weeping and wailing noises and see some kind of light that makes them a bit afraid. The next morning, the four understand that someone was trying to scare them away. They decide to move their camp and pretend to leave while keeping an eye on the activities at the cottage.

(An early swim at the lake)

Julian and Dick visit the old cottage that night and they find that a gang of people are trying to find a secret tunnel in which a very precious blueprint was kept.

(Julian and Dick on stake-out at the cottage)

The boys then report their findings to the girls. In the morning, they decide to warn Guy about these suspicious people, only to find a distraught Harry who – finally – reveals that they’re twins, and explains that Guy and Jet have been kidnapped a few hours ago by the same people who searched the cottage and now wanted to search the dig.

Later George finds a clue to the secret tunnel. After a long and tiring walk underground, the children discover a leather bag that was very well hidden and feels very light. To their surprise, they find Harry and Jet waiting alone behind a roof-fall, their kidnappers having left them there while looking for tools to remove the rubble, confident that Harry would stay put as he got his ankle injured.

(George has figured out the entrance to the tunnel)

(Julian takes the lead exploring the tunnel)

(As the Five and Guy find themselves stopped by a roof-fall, Timmy gets excited as he can hear Harry and Jet on the other side of the rubble)

After exiting the tunnel at the Roman dig, Julian makes sure to remove the rope they used to get out, so that the bad guys remain trapped underground. Then the Five with Guy, Harry and Jet go to Kirrin Cottage. Later, a police officer arrives and opens the bag, which seems empty but they end up finding a blueprint hidden in the lining. Afterwards, Uncle Quentin reveals that it was a secret document which has only two copies in the world, one with himself and the other with Sir James Lawton-Harrison (whose copy has been stolen).

(Uncle Quentin is a nonplussed at being handed a super-secret document by his enterprising daughter, niece and nephews)

Later, the Five and the twins celebrate around a huge spread prepared by Joanna the cook. The story concludes with Timmy scratching his ear wound, making it go bad again and thus necessitating the use of a new cardboard collar, just as the story began with!

(Food porn Celebratory feast! 😉) [I wonder if Dick is telling Joanna about their early confusion about the twins, showing her that there are indeed two of them, or if he’s asking for two pieces of whatever he’s having… Oh, who am I kidding?! Of course it’s the latter! 🍰🍰😂]

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Thanks for reading!

[edwins-mlp-cc]

MLP:FIM loading screen text mod

Greetings everypony! I've been working on a total text conversion mod as part of my MLP total conversion modpack which is taking more time than I originally thought. However, I've already finished the loading screen text mod so I figured I'd go ahead and release it on its own. Special thanks to Frankk from frankkmods.com for making the Sims 4 Toolkit which helped populate the string table.

Also, please note that with any new packs that come out, there is a possibility they may include new loading screen messages. The mod will still work while you wait for an update, it'll just have a few new messages mixed in with the pony-themed ones.

Download the mod here. (Last updated August 17th 2023 for the Horse Ranch pack.)

Here's a list of all loading screen messages included in the mod:

Friendship is magic!

It needs to be about 20% cooler.

Yay

What fun is there in making sense?

The fun has been doubled!

Ten. Seconds. Flat.

Eeyup

Dear Princess Celestia...

Great whickering stallions!

Of all the worst things that could happen, this is THE! WORST! POSSIBLE! THING!

But I thought you wanted whining!

Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!

And then I said, "Oatmeal? Are you crazy?!"

Hey, you know what this calls for? A party!

I like... kites.

Friendship is power!

We've got hearts as strong as horses!

I just don't know what went wrong!

Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys! CHOCOLATE! RAIN!

What in tarnation?!

I'd like to be a tree...

Too old for free candy?! Never!

It's time to be awesome!

Huh? I'm pancake... I mean, awake!

No fruit calls in my class!

'Tis a lie! Thy backside is whole and ungobbled, thou ungrateful whelp!

If I can't solve a friendship problem, I'll make a friendship problem!

Nope

You had me at "petrified".

Oh, why does life have to be so ironic?!

What are you, a dictionary?

Squawk! Look, I'm a chicken!

With each mistake you learn something new, growing up into a better you.

I really like her... mane?

[crystalelemental]

Unit Viability Speculation - December 2022

Boy, I sure hate Greninja.  If there’s one Pokemon I can’t stand even more than Charizard, it’s Greninja.  I sure hope there are no Greninjas in this update.

*checks Twitter*

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I can’t believe they made two of them.  At the same time!  And they’re both Master Fair, are you serious?  Ugh.  Barf.  I hate them.  Which is a pity, because Serena’s outfit is one of the best in the game.  She’s so pretty, I’d kill for that, but...Greninja.

I will say outright, I had reservations.  These are the first master fair units since 5/5 grids dropped.  But you will be delighted or disappointed to know, Master Fairs do not get 5/5 grids.  Yet.  So Serena and Calem only need 3/5 for max performance.

Champion Serena Serena is a Water and/or Dark Tech, specializing in multi-hit Water Shuriken and defense debuffs.  She seems honestly fine?  The only benefit she has over other Water-type damage dealers is a Rebuff, but so does Hilbert, so I guess they just really want Water content dead.  The big draw, at least on my end, is Dark.  Dark is a fairly rare offensive typing in my book, and this does cover that option fairly nicely.  But to be frank, Serena feels like a problem.  Her self-setup caps crit, but does not cap either offense.  She needs offensive support, and is a Master Fair, meaning you ideally want that to come from your own region.  Which means Calem, since she also kinda wants both offenses so her Buddy move works well.  The big money is just in debuffs.  Unfortunate Strike 9 means she hits a target for -5 in one Water Shuriken, does it again for -10, then gets -2 to both defenses on Buddy move and another -1, for -15 in one cycle.  That’s pretty good.  Her Dark form also has Staggering and Discombobulate, which...sure.  It’s worth noting, transformation occurs prior to damage being dealt, so you’re always with the preferred passives in either type.

That said, her grid seems like shit.  I can’t find too much that’s exciting about it.  Double Power Play, and Furious Brain, are about the only useful tiles.  Everything else feels like fluff.  I think Champion Serena will be good, because Master Fair with tremendous 1/5 debuffing kit, but I feel like this is a notable step down from the third year anniversary power level.  Thank god.  I hated the rats.  But Serena’s great.  It feels like just the right level of power.  Shame about Greninja.

Champion Calem Calem gets hit with the Support bat, welcome to Aura Cynthia status my dude.  Look at this dude trying to push into SS Kris’ territory.  His Buddy move can set Dark Zone or Rain, depending on its own type, and gives 2 stacks of physical (Dark) or special (Water) moves up next.  Calem’s similarly focused on Water Shuriken, but instead of max hits every time, he gets a 30% chance to restore some of his own HP per hit.  His trainer move is 1 use, and doesn’t cap anything.  Calem doesn’t seem so good at base.

Grid slaps.  Umbral Healing 9 is great.  Giving the entire team Endure on entry is bonkers.  Guaranteed Triple is at least getting decent consistency from his multistrike move.  Group Fortification seems fun, if you get evasion running.  Crit Squad at least caps crit.  There are legitimately great things here.

But.  Master Fairs tend to differ from PokeFairs in their 1/5 sufficiency.  They tend to have everything they need in their base performance.  SS Kris does this.  While speed can be a concern, her main role of Rain and capping special attack/crit for a team is all there in the base 1/5 kit.  Calem does not do this.  Calem feels hard required to take 3/5.  His consistent healing is 3/5.  His useful buffing is 3/5.  Capping any stat is 3/5.  He’s a Master Fair that’s demanding of move levels, and that feels...not ideal to me.  Of the two, I think Calem has overall more utility because of the field effect setting, but Serena’s more budget friendly given all of her best tools, barring one multiplier, exist at 1/5.

Lodge Serena Serena’s also our lodge unit!  Yay?  She comes with Fletchling.  Cute.  It’s a Flying Tech.  Sure.  Peck, Dire Hit+, Flame Charge, Trainer move gives +2 attack, +1 evasion, and Reflect for some reason.  Neato.  What’s really, endlessly funny to me is Overwhelm 9 and Trip Up 9.  She’s a debuffer.  Okay.  Oh I’m sorry, a debuffer with Staggering 2.  Sure.  Okay.

Grid got Unfortuitous 4, Slippery 1, 50% burn when she hits a foe for Gauntlet shenanigans, Fast Track 9 on Flame Charge, and...Cakewalk.  Ugh.  UGH.

She’s fine.  Like every other offensive Lodge unit, needs offensive support, but I think in this case, optimal play is something like Hop.  Just get rid of the trainer moves, and spam Flame Charge.  Guaranteed max speed and -3 speed on the foe for sync purposes.  Seems easy enough.  Though admittedly, I kinda like this less than Kahili and Winona.

Winter Whitney Good lord, what is happening over there?

Okay, let me start with some stuff.  Headbutt with Aggravation 1.  Great.  Already useful.  Horn Leech.  Chad Sycamore 2.0?  She has the speed and offensive stats to back it, but there’s more.  Move Gauge Boost.  Now, before you groan.  Hear me out.  Trainer move.  Crit Defense, Move Gauge Acceleration.  But.  Depending on the remaining PP on Move Gauge Boost?  Field Effect.  If 2, Grassy Terrain.  If 1, Psychic.  If 0, Electric.  Friends.  Whitney’s healing is through the roof.  Not only is this Chad Sycamore 2.0 with better offensive stats, it’s got inherent Terrain.  And blocks crits.  I...love this.  Oh but it gets funnier.  Her passives work with different terrain.  So in Grassy, it lowers the defense of all foes, then boosts the defense of all allies.  Yeah.  Defense debuffs and Terrain with a healing move.  I won’t even be mad if they don’t give her Master Healer, I don’t think she needs it.  Under Psychic Terrain, it’s special defense, so welcome another support to Giovanni.  And under Electric, it’s speed, so like...alright.  Sure.

Grid gets Mad Strength 9.  ...do...do I need to keep going?  She gets this shit at 2/5, man.  Empowering Overgrowth 3 for more damage under Grassy Terrain.  Sure girl.  Whatever you want.  Terrain Sync and Interference Sync 9.  That’s really good, but she is a Normal type, so...you know.  Flabbergast with Mind Boggler.  This is so unnecessary why are you like this?  Shock Recovery.  Can’t get your Grassy Terrain anymore?  How about another stack of passive recovery, on the house?  SYNC BURST?!  SHE GOT SYNC BURST ARE YOU SERIOUS?!  Okay, hold on.  ...okay.  Okay there’s the limitation.  She doesn’t get natural MPR on her trainer move.  Got it.  For a second, I thought she was the best unit in the game.

Whitney’s good.  Whitney might be real good.  A lot of this comes at 1/5.  The only thing 3/5 really does for her is her sync nuke, and Aggravation, which you’re probably not going for that often with Horn Leech around.  The core of her build?  The terrain and debuffs?  That’s natural.  She’s a sustain tank like Sycamore, but the offensive partner.  I kinda love it.  This is justice for Whitney.

Winter Jasmine I can’t believe they actually gave me the Jasmine I wanted.  She’s a support with Mega Ampharos.  No Electric Terrain, sadly, but like...it’s fine, I can flex with it.  Why?

Death to Classic Red.  About a year and a third ago, Classic Red came out, and people were mixed on the response.  On the one hand, Supereffective Up Next, applicable to a unit for sync nuking purposes.  That’s neat!  On the other, very little that he did was impressive outside of that.  We’ve since gotten to enjoy the concept of fast-ramping, so he’s still useful, but now there is another.  Jasmine can apply Supereffective Up Next.  Delightful.  She also has Potion, so that’s great.  Thundershock is the one-bar spam.  Trainer move...is Jasmine’s problem.  It buffs defenses of a target by 3.  A target.  Singular.  She does not buff the team all at once.  This...bugs me.  Her passives salvage a bit.  Endurance is nice, and she buffs team crit when she uses a trainer move, so that’s helpful.  She also buffs her own defenses by 1 when using a trainer move.  So that’s the plan.  She buffs an ally’s defenses to cap, then gets +1 to herself as well.  It’s not a terrible plan, except that her baseline defenses aren’t ideal until she mega evolves.  They’re not bad, but they’re kinda...Halloween Caitlin, if that helps categorize.  This is doubled to +2 per use when mega evolving, so in an odd twist, I kinda feel like Jasmine wants to save her buffing for after mega evolution.  Never thought I’d see the day.  It also replaces Endurance with gradual healing, so that’s nice.

Grid’s a mixed bag.  Thundershock gets Hostile Environment 2, but this is a fakeout because she has Static Cling 9 to paralyze regardless.  Team Shout 4 is big money.  When she takes hits, she can buff offenses for the team.  Unfortunately...SS Blue.  I don’t think I need to explain beyond that?  Like, if you want a defensive supporter that boosts offenses, SS Blue has Team Shout 9.  She gets Team Entry skills for attack or special attack, but it’s only +1, so not saving anything.  Double Potion MPR is great, and I like that her trainer move can also give stacks of physical or special moves up next.  That’s a niche.

On the whole...she’s fine.  I don’t think she’s exceptional.  I’m kinda bummed she’s not the Electric Terrain support we’ve been waiting for.  But she’s good and I like my defensive supports.  Just pair her with someone who can cap their offensive stats reliably, and you’ll be fine.

Fantina Grid Yes sir, I like it.  Mind Games 4, Smarty-Pants, Super Preparation 9, Sharp Entry to remove the need for MPR.  It’s good!  I like it a lot.  She does need help though.  Still not a self-sufficient buffer.  Still not a consistent debuffer.  But most importantly...she’s more consistent about her supereffective up next sync than Anni Lillie.  *sigh*

SS Leaf Grid Bad.  I’m sorry, it’s bad!  It’s bad.  Toxic Power 1?  On a PokeFair?  Seriously?  Toxic Freebie is something, I’ll definitely take it, but what is this Venomous 2 shit?  Just give me Venomous 4!  Make it guaranteed at base, then keep the 50% chance when mega evolved!  You don’t have to be like this!  Pinpoint Entry, Noxious Hit debuffing offensive stats, and Power Play are all solid.  Noxious Hit in particular is great for stall cores, effectively compressing the Toxic, offense debuffing, and healing into one role.  But, she got no additional support for healing.  And these nodes are full cost.  I’d have to see layout, but I’m willing to bet SS Leaf runs into energy problems out the ass.  I don’t like it.

Marnie Grid Solid.  Does what she wants.  High paralysis rate, buffs team speed per hit, buffs crit rate per hit, debuffs Atk/Def of a paralyzed foe per hit.  Very useful.

Common Grid War Act 13 Surge, Janine, and Agatha.  What’s good, you three?

Surge got Trip Up, Hostile Environment 3, Static Shock 3, Charging Infliction 1 on Eerie Impulse, Devastation, and Pep Rally on X Speed.  Oh, and Sharp Entry, for whatever that’s worth.  It’s fine?  Can’t complain.

Janine the stall queen, what is good girl?  Hostile Environment 5, and Hostile Environment 3, that is comedic.  Discombobulate is hilarious for a stall unit, just potentially dodge shit.  Venom Drench MGR4 is beautiful.  Safety Tether and Hit and Heal is hilarious.  Pep Rally is amazing.  But you may notice.  No sync multipliers.  Crit Strike 1, I guess, but come on.  Janine remains the stall queen.  Little else exists for her.  Which...is sad given how rough stall has been for the game lately.

Agatha does not have Troublemaker on grid.  I need to get that out of the way now.  She gets accuracy +10 and Pinpoint Entry, but don’t.  80% is too inconsistent.  Healthy Healing is fine.  On a Roll 1 and 2 is...sure a thing.  That’s like an 80% shot, right?  Into Brainteaser, not bad at all.  Lick Hostile Environment is nice.  Ramming Speed is nice given she instant caps.  First Aid 4 is cute, but HP Tradeoff 5 is hysterical.  Ramp Up on trainer move is something.  Rude Awakening 5, which you may as well given it’s the natural multiplier.  It’s solid!  I think she’s good, but I also think she’s a little bit of a mess?  Lick goes away on mega evolution, so sure hope you weren’t using her for damage purposes if she’s paralyzing.  They gave some decent move damage modifiers, and a great special defense debuffing rate, which I think is her new niche.  Sync doesn’t seem all that special, and is hard to set up with sleep.  But they didn’t perfectly lock in Hypnosis accuracy, which is funny because they did for Ramos’ Sleep Powder.  Not sure how much I love it yet, but she sure is interesting. 

[msbarrows]

So yesterday @genginger tagged me in a “three things that you’re proud of in 2023″ thing, and I had to think a lot to come up with things - being long-term unemployed means my days (and weeks, and months) tend to be very sameness-of-a-same.

One thing I got done at the end of the year (but have yet to deploy) is putting together a skills-based resume. Sooooo much anxiety over finally tackling it, as I’ve been unemployed for over a decade now and haven’t job searched in years. Thankfully some online friends did supportive hand-holding while I tackled it. Now I just... need to figure out some applications. Write some cover letters (UGH!!!). Probably make some more versions of the resume, to cover skill sets relevant to specific jobs (DOUBLE UGH!!!).

Been working my way through the big box of old family photos from the basement, plus my personal large file box of photos, and scanning all of them. Have the former finished but am still working through the latter. At some point I need to burn a bunch of them to DVD to send around to my brother and sister’s households (all the family ones, plus some of my personal ones).

One of the biggest projects I tackled in late summer of last year was to finally put together an emergency go-bag for myself (see photo above), inspired in part by katy-l-wood’s Evacuation Prep chart having crossed my dash earlier in the year, plus us here in northern Ontario having had several bad fire summers recently, including the fire by the old ski hill in 2020. Thankfully small, thankfully put out rapidly, but it came right down to the yards of the houses along the base of the ridge. We were on edge for a few hours on whether or not things might go bad and force us to evacuate (not to mention we’ve had bigger fires only a little further away that took 2-3 days to put out), and I’d found myself thinking several times since about what I’d grab if we got that sudden automated phone call or banging on the door. More about the go-bag contents under the cut (it’s long).

Anyone else interested in posting their three things, consider yourself tagged :)

So... go-bag contents! This is still a WIP, I plan to add additional food items to it for one, but at present, from left to right this includes:

couple of foldable water containers. It there’s enough warning before having to leave, those would be filled from the tap and go out to the truck separately, otherwise will be filled at whatever first stop with potable water we* reach.

box of assorted Cliff bars, to be replaced every 6-8 months. I also plan to add a box of assorted fruit bars and/or nut bars and/or sesame snaps. Stable foods with some nutrition and a good energy hit, basically.

the opened out red bag is a first aid molle pouch, it includes EMT shears, bandaids, adhesive mesh, polysporin, and a ton of assorted gauze pads and packing gauze leftover from when I was have a large cyst treated a year or two ago (yay for daily nurse visits to inspect and repack the wound).

the yellow drawstring bag contains a large rain poncho

mess kit, normally stored in the round purse with the raffia flamingo on it (protects it, plus doesn’t hurt to have an extra bag in my bag)

the large black duffle bag that everything fits inside

to the right of that is a dark green electronics storage bag, in front of which are what it normally holds - a solar power bank, my old 7″ android tablet, my old android cell phone (the sim card for which is in my new phone, but it’s still usable for emergency calls and means I have a backup handy if I accidentally break the new phone), red external backup drive, my original bluetooth speaker in its lime green carry case - all of these get their batteries topped up at the start of each month, plus updated (OS, apps, backup files). Also a couple of USB charging bases and cables.

stainless steel thermos

LifeStraw personal water filter (in case the only water source is questionable)

folding umbrella

from in front of that over to right is all small things I store inside a purse organizer, which I have tucked inside a clear vinyl storage bag that some sheets came in, so its protected from collecting dust or lint, plus if anything escapes the organizer it’ll remain in the bag. Contents include: small coin purse holding a small roll of bills, can opener, makeup mirror (as a mirror and for flash signalling), tums, safety razor, comb, hair elastics, USB rechargeable flashlight, soap, tooth floss, toothpaste, toothbrush, ibuprofen, packet of tissues.

the lumpy blue things at back right are compression packing cubes full of tshirts, socks, underwear, a pair of jeans, flannel shirt, light hoodie, plus hiding between them and the clear vinyl bag are a drawstring cloth bag holding pyjamas (so it’s easy to grab just sleepwear), and a zippered pouch of more socks and more underwear. Figure I’ll remove, wash, and repack the clothes on the same 6-8 month rotation as replacing the food in the bag.

Basically it’s aimed mostly at getting to and remaining at an evacuation centre or motel for a couple days sort of goal, but I have also put a bit of consideration into what if we’re unable to reach such a place and end up stuck temporarily outside somewhere, so things like how the poncho can double as a small shelter (which reminds me I should add some paracord or light rope), the LifeStraw can be used to more safely drink from untreated water sources, and I have at least a few days worth of food on hand. Also there’s a sleeping bag stored in the same closet as this kit, so close to hand. And a second, much larger duffle to stuff as many clothes into as possible.

Most of the other small things I’d want to grab, such as ID, keys, and more cash, are in my purse, which is an arm’s length away from where I sit at my computer.

* - I say ‘we’ because I don’t drive, so if there’s an evacuation I’d be going with my brother or waving down a neighbour’s vehicle.

[bubblesthetherapyfish]

ermmmm babygirl time

i like that you can just say no and walk away

whoa it's clive's dad

pls wol only you can save my oc

what if we were stars in the sky and then we touched each other and then asploded 😳

it's RAINING SO MUCH

i waited a bit and it's gone 👍🏾

I HAVE THE BITCH IN MY SIGHTS IM READY TO FIRE

ermmm that's not ffxiv music

damn even noctis didn't land in here face first

"who are these slightly low poly people"

clive sees a brown person for the first time in his entire life

brother you look so wet

wol seeing all the visible pixels on clive's glove "whoau just like graha"

my son crump he has every disease (and even amnesia)

i can't tell if they nerfed his tits or not

huh it's really hard to see unless he's really zoomed in but his head is wiggling a tiny bit in his idle

also this is probably the first time i'm realizing how the front of his shirt works

okay maybe i shouldn't zoom in like this cause his face has realistic texture to it but his neck and cleavage are just flat colors this is throwing me off 😭

bro's got a double dose of being fucked up with not even being able to tell he's in Another World

yeah those were racist money people and these are racist tree people

YAY I CAN TAKE HIM SHOPPING NOW

why is his idle crossed arms now 😭

ambrosia 🥺🥺🥺

sir please don't break the aetheryte i need that for my gc turn-ins

don't worry our mothercrystal is long gone i don't cry about it or anything like that

IT'S RAINING IRL

clive im so scared of thunder you have to hold m

he likes gridania 👉🏾👈🏾

clive: GARUDA YOU SAY 👀👀👀🔪🗡️🔪🔪🔪🗡️🔪

that's right i outrank all you bitches i do those fucking turn-ins 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

i wonder if kan-e-senna is just gonna take one look at clive and be like 👉🏾 different world

oh thank god we get to hear something other than the same fucking song for the lotus stand every single time

wait does he not even remember his last name :(

of course not-yoshi-p is already on to it

also who let you in???????????

yeah we had one of those visitors a couple weeks ago that was funny

my kitty is getting scared of the thunder too now :(((

oh there we go

this is so sad alexa play trauma from ghost trick

imagine putting the most hugged ff protagonist in this game and not letting me hug him in cutscenes

okay before we kill stuff im gonna get a biscuit to eat i hope the lightning doesnt strike me down on the way to the kitchen

brother it is raining so fucking hard

okay i OH FUCK THE POWER

CLIVE DON'T LEAVE ME

i think we're good?

this song...

hey i remember this place!!! all the guys i worked with are fucking dead now .

"that's weird dog"

THERE'S MY FUCKED UP DOGGY

ffxvi ifrit makes ffxiv ifrit look like a stupid little bitch

poweredpoint

IFRIT FIGHT IFRIT FIGHT

wol watching this go down: 🧍🏾‍♂️

OUPPY

yeah that was fucked up......

follow the ouppy

world's first follow the npc mission where the npc speed is the same as your own

ARE YOU TELLING ME TO PLAY FFXVI

GIVE ME A PS5 THEN

my wol just fucking BLINKS

"sure i guess ill fucking buy a ps5"

mr wandering minstrel you have so many specific skills

time to blow 400k mgp

i feel very sad

can't tell if that questline was short or just felt that way?

i really liked the boss and the sheer power and raw ego that being able to stand in aoes can give a guy

i don't want to go back to my world of nobody having a chance to recover from trauma and horrible things happening to them please come back my blowjob brother

[bit-dodgy-innit]

ok here have a little something 

It wasn’t exactly respectful to your husband, but you did have a few fears about what the house and children would look like when you returned from your business trip to Berlin. Mainly, if your home in South London would still be standing, and if Caleb and Nyla would have all ten fingers. You knew you were being silly and irrational -- both your kids adored their father and he was an exemplary parent, but it was the first time you’d left your family for more than a night. 

Much to your relief, all was well when you came home, exhausted and a bit damp from the rain outside. Nyla and Caleb’s cries of “MUMMY!” re-energized you though. You’d missed your munchkins terribly. 

You heard Steven before you saw him. “Yay! Mummy’s home!” 

Turned out your husband was full of surprises. Not only were the kids alive and the house still in tact, he’d grown out his stubble. It made you do a double take as your children used you as a human jungle gym, climbing up and tugging on your limbs, breathlessly trying to update you on what had transpired in their little lives over the past five days. 

“Wot?” he asked, cocking a brow. The action sent a shiver of arousal through you. 

Damn. As much as you’d luxuriated in a child and husband-free reprieve over the past week (on your company’s dime no less), you were eager to ‘reconnect’ with your husband. But perhaps you were more desperate than you thought if the mere sight of him with a beard got you going.

“Nothing honey, hi,” you pushed further inside to kiss Steven hello, Nyla wrapped around a leg and Caleb in your arms. You nearly dropped him at the tickle of Steven's beard on your skin. “This is new.” 

“Ha, right. Well, I forgot to shave the first morning it was just the three of us, and then figured it wasn’t worth the faff. At least until you got back.”

Steven’s offer to shave the facial hair in question was on the tip of his tongue, but Jake stopped him, appearing the entry hall mirror. She likes it, hombre. See the way she’s looking at us?

“Do...you don’t hate it, do you?”

“No, it suits you,” you assured him, placing a suddenly squirmy Caleb on the ground. “It adds to your whole professorial vibe.” 

“Marc thinks it makes us look homeless.” 

An immediate, loud laugh left your lips at his statement and you watched Marc push to the front to insist, “We do."

“You don’t,” you countered. "You look distinguished."

“Daddy looks like Santa Claus!” Caleb, your Jewish son, announced gleefully. He was blissfully unaware that he’d called his father an old, fat man and perhaps struck a nerve about the silver locks that were weaving themselves into your husband’s thick head of hair. Out of the mouth of babes.

“He does a little I suppose,” you hedged, trying to smooth over your son’s unintentional gaffe. “Though I think Daddy’s much more handsome than Santa Claus. I like the presents he gives me better too.”

“Like what?” Caleb inquired. 

“Like you!” you responded and tickled your son. 

A few moments later, once you’d finally made it more than two meters inside, a low voice rumbled into your ear, “I have a big gift for you tonight, nena."

You straightened reflexively when Jake pressed his groin oh-so-sneakily against your rear. “Luego, Papi. Have they eaten dinner?” 

“Not yet, but Steven put some of those gross vegan chicken nuggets in the oven. Should be almost ready. “

You chuckled at Jake and pecked him on the lips once more before checking on said gross vegan nuggets.

***

After not one, not two, but four 'Mummy-only' bedtime stories, Nyla and Caleb had finally fallen asleep. It was as if your weariness compounded over the course of the walk from Nyla’s bedroom to yours. You couldn’t wait to faceplant into your mattress. 

The sight of your husband in his boxers with a few candles burning changed that. Maybe you could wait to collapse after all.

It was crazy how the presence of facial hair made your husband appear to be a whole new person to you. Perhaps it was a sign you two needed to spice things up a little more - keeping the spark alive after you’d been together for nearly a decade and while raising two young children was no easy task. 

“Hello there, stranger.” 

“Jake says the beard makes you horny.” 

“Jake isn’t wrong.”

“Oh yeah?” Marc tugged you onto the bed with him. “You want us to pretend we’re your college professor? Like you told Steven? And you came to our office hours for 'extra credit'?” 

“Hmmm, I'd settle your cock inside me.” 

Marc cupped your mound over your slacks. “Fuck, I’ve missed this pussy. Never leave for that long again.” 

“Convince me not to." It was a playful challenge.

Jake smirked down at you while he peeled off your trousers. “Oh, you want to feel the beard, don't you?” 

Your husband didn’t require words. He knew you and your needs too well. 

Steven spoke next. “Alright darling, we’ll give you what you want, but you have to behave for Professor Grant, yeah?”

You bit your lip and nodded. He tugged off your panties.

“Call us anything other than ‘sir’ or ‘daddy’ and we stop.” 

“Is Professor okay?” 

“It is, but if we do our job right, you won't be able to get out that many syllables coherently.”

“Oh my,” you pitched your voice a little higher, “I didn’t even think of that. You're so experienced.”

Steven's eyes darkened when he became level with your cunt. "Let me show you."

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*emerges from the crypt*

Ok but looking at this gif and just imagining if in the Shape of Youniverse if the boys let their beard grow out to see how you’d react. And you would try not to, but honestly? You all have been married for a while now and it’s kind of like a whole new man has entered your life and they decide to have some fun with it 😈😈😈

[lokisprettygirl]

Mystery of Laufey Manor (Loki x Female Reader) (Au)

Read chapter 2 here

Chapter 3

Summary : You're surprised to find that loki is willing to stay in your haunted house. You can't help but fall more and more for this foreign stranger.

Warning : Loki in this AU is a burn victim, please don't read ahead of that bothers you

The next morning when you woke up, you showered and went to the kitchen to make yourself a cup of tea. You didn't hear any sort of noises coming from upstairs, you wondered if he slept okay? Did he hear or see anything? You made two cups of tea and you decided to go upstairs and ask him if he wanted breakfast. 

As you walked the stairs the bedroom was right next to the top of the stairs, his door was open and you could see him clearly. He was standing next to the window in a pair of white shirt and black trousers. He had his arms behind his back on top of each other but that's not what made you stop in your steps. 

It was his head, he was bald almost with only a few patches of hair over his head, probably on the areas that weren't burnt during the accident. He wore a wig all this time? Now that you look back you could tell that he had a wig on when he came to the store drenched in rain last night. You gasped as you heard his voice all of a sudden

"Gooo awayyyy" he yelled suddenly as he felt your presence. You ran back down the stairs as soon as you could, you felt embarrassed, you also felt awful about invading his privacy, even though he had his door open. You were in the middle of preparing breakfast when you heard the sound of his cane as he stepped down the stairs.

When he came into your view, he was all dressed up. He had his black wig on, had that black mask on too. You could see his eyes and the burned skin on his forehead which he didn't try to hide now.

"Good morning" you mumbled politely

"Good morning my dear, I just want to apologise for yelling at you just now. It's just..it's hard for me to stay around people and have them see me like that" he said to you so you walked over to him.

"Please don't explain yourself, I want to apologise too I didn't mean to invade your privacy, I just wanted to ask if you would want breakfast" he placed one of his hands on your shoulder as you finished your sentence.

"Thank you so much. I appreciate the care. And please don't apologise for my rudeness. It won't happen again. And yes I would love the breakfast, I'm famished" he gave your shoulder a light squeeze, his eyes stayed on yours, there it was, that feeling, it was just the way he looked at you that made you feel so drawn towards him. 

"Okay" you smiled and went back to preparing the eggs you were making. 

"Umm I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to feel bad about this, I mean it was an accident and you didn't deserve it, none of it. I just don't want you to feel uncomfortable around me" you didn't know if he understood what you were trying to say but he nodded instantly.

"Would you want my help? Though I have to warn you my cooking skills are below average at best" he chuckled and that made you smile.

"Don't worry there's not much to do. Did you have a good sleep?" You asked him curiously and he leaned against the countertop. He was freshly showered and he smelled good, didn't help that he stood extremely close to you. You wondered if it was hard for him to stay around the fire but the way he stood so close to the stove made you feel otherwise.

"I did, it was much better than that hotel" you smiled as he said that. So no ghosts yay right?

"Though I have to ask if you always had the paranormal activities in your house?" He asked you so casually as he sipped on his tea that you had to double take to see if he really did ask you that 

"Whatt?" You asked him shocked

"You know the whispering and the shadows" he asked you again and you flipped the omellete you were making

"I uhhh..ummm yeah it's .it's been there " you stuttered on your words and he grabbed your palm with his hand 

"It's alright, I am not a non-believer, I have had my experiences" he let go of your hand quickly after that and you served the breakfast on two plates and then you both stepped out of the kitchen. You looked at him as you sat down on the table, in front of him. When he caught you staring, you averted your gaze.

"I'm sorry it's just..I have had so many tenants running away because of it and you're just ..just being so casual about it" he chuckled again and that made you smile. You loved his voice, everything he did gave you butterflies even if it was just a mere chuckling.

"I mean what's the worst thing they can do? They can't attack me or harm me in anyways, the only power they have over me is that they can scare me with their presence so I enjoy taking that away from them. You're dead, get over it and move on"  you couldn't help but giggle at his nonchalantness about the situation. He was easy to talk to. Damn you felt the troubling feeling again. You had to remind yourself that he was a foreigner and would leave soon.

"Are you liking it here..NY I mean?" You asked him and he thought about it before answering

"I don't really relish the city life, no offense but I have always been the country lad" you nodded your head and finished your breakfast. You had to open the store soon.

"Well I hope you have a nice day ahead" you wished him well and then you both went out, he said he had a meeting or two. From his clothing and the type of colognes he used, he seemed rich, he was living in a five star hotel as well prior to this, you wondered if he actually felt comfortable living at your place but then he gave you no reason to think otherwise. You gave him a spare key so he could get in whenever he wanted

When you came back home that night, you could smell something coming from the kitchen, it smelled like spices. When you went inside the kitchen he looked at you

"Apologies, the kitchen upstairs have too many boxes, I'll move then tomorrow, it just seemed dangerous to cook in there" you smiled and asked him what he was cooking, he was making a soup apparently, he added the spices he got from you in there too. His doctor asked him to drink the bone broth for his leg. The spices were his own doing as he read about their healing properties. He offered you some and you were extremely tired and very very grateful.

You both sat down on the couch after finishing dinner, you were enjoying a glass of wine and you offered him some but he declined. 

"Would you like to watch something on tv?" You asked him and he scooted closer to you, he placed his arm on the back of the couch. The movement made you nervous instantly.

"I would rather talk to you my dear, how was your day?" you sipped on your wine and then you placed it on the coffe table

"I uhh ..it was good..shop had customers throughout..did you find investors for your mill?" 

"I did, but I'm looking for huge investment, they were not what I was looking for" you nodded your head and you could feel his eyes on you.

"Soo ummm do you have a house in Dorset? A family?"  You enquired to know more about him, you wondered if he had someone waiting for him back home, the thought of him having a girlfriend or a wife made you feel weird. Ridiculous as well because you didn't even know this man. He didn't have a wedding band on or anything so that was a relief.

"I actually have a manor, it belonged to my great grandfather..no family though, my mum passed away not long after my father did, few years ago, have been alone since" 

You knew he was rich, just not manor level rich, you felt bad about his parents though so you placed your hand on his in a comforting manner and then you felt his thumb rubbing against yours. The touch made you want the get closer to him, you wanted to get oh so close. Maybe it was the wine making you feel so but you just wanted to keep touching him.

"You have beautiful hands" he tilted his head as you said that, the gaze made your cheeks flush. He indeed had beautiful hands, he didn't have any burn marks there either not that it would have made any difference.

"Sorry that was a weird thing to say" you pulled your hand away from him but then you felt them on your cheeks, his thumb rubbed against your warm skin. You closed your eyes and you felt a tingling sensation building up in your core, you felt pathetic. Truly pathetic but there was something about him that made you float. You couldn't explain it.

"It wasn't, it's just..I'm not used to hearing compliments" You'd comfort him for that but then his thumb rubbed against your lower lip and whatever self restraint you had was gone. You couldn't stop the moan that escaped your lips at the touch of his finger. 

"Exquisite love" he whispered under his breath and then he whispered a soft good night. You wanted to him to stay, you wanted him to keep touching you, you wanted him to touch you more, do more maybe. May be it was the alcohol surging through your veins or maybe it was just him. You didn't know but you felt yourself feeling weak in the knees just by his touch.

He went upstairs quickly after that, leaving you trembling like a leaf on the couch. After few minutes you finally managed to pick yourself up and got ready for bed. You thought about him until you fell asleep, with a smile on your face. It didn't last long though.

You woke up to a woman crying over you. You felt frozen on your spot in the bed she was hanging upside down over you, you could feel her hair brushing against your cheeks. She kept whispering something..

"He'll kill you.. he'll kill you like he killed me..beware you foolish girl"

💀💀💀💀💀💚💚💚💚💚��💀💀💀

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[spidxysense]

Back to You | 14

Summary: He broke your heart, but you’d always love him. Two souls that not even the universe could tear apart, even if you wanted it to at times.

Pairing: Tom Holland x Reader x Timothee Chalamet

A/N: Yay I updated! I hope you guys like this one, I was stuck for a bit there but once I sat down and got to typing, I really finished it in one sitting. I was just planning on updating it bit by bit lol. Let me know what you guys think, Love you!!!!!!

Word count: 2,591

Prologue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14

In a few short months of your movie premier with Timothee, you were finally able to release your double-release album, and the response was massive, to say the least. You'd been getting calls from different show hosts' upcoming awarding ceremonies. Still, you couldn't for life in you accept, all except for the Oscars, which your manager told you was a must since you'd be attending in the first place anyway and that performing at the Oscars was a big deal given that you also starred in films and shows.

You turned in bed, facing Timothee's sleeping face. He had been in town for a week now, back on a break from filming in Hungary. Then he'd be back to film in England in a couple of weeks. After your talk on your premiere night, it was to an agreement that whatever you had going on was just two people exploring and experiencing things with someone they had strong feelings for. There wasn't a need for a media circus to cover anything about you two except your movie.

You move his arm, placed it over your waist, and sit up slowly in bed, making sure not to stir Timothee. The jetlag must be shit. You stretched your arms in front of you, glancing at the clock that read 2:07 AM. You get up, grabbing Timothee's white shirt from the floor, and, putting it on, walking over to the bathroom. You looked at yourself in the mirror, touching some of the reddening parts of your neck courtesy of Timothee, and then you notice the toothbrushes… there were two. From this single thing alone, it had you catching everything about the bathroom, how there were two towels, one black, and one violet, which just so happened to be your favorite color.

You walked over to the nightstand beside the bed, putting on your skinny jeans, turning on the lamp, and noticing his wallet. Inside was a picture of you. Opening the closet doors, the ones hung up were various suits, jackets, and even dresses you've worn to events. Why didn't he just send these back? Why would he let you keep your stuff in his house?

You drag your feet downstairs, noticing small details you'd been blind to before, like the large dog bed positioned by the door despite Timothee telling you he could only ever get himself to take care of a tiny dog. You noticed the colored mugs and bowls, a deep dull navy blue color, the same as the ones in your house. Suddenly, everything feels as if it's moving too fast. You both agreed there was no relationship, and there was attraction, but why does his home feel like it's become yours as well?

You sit down, taking a few deep breaths before deciding to stand up and grab your cardigan from the coathanger, opening the front door and closing it behind you as you waited for a taxi to bring you to the more active part of the city at night.

You just couldn't deal with a relationship right now. You couldn't let your heart get broken again, so you have to find ways to distract yourself.

The car stops in front of you, driving off into the night and dropping you off by a club that Troye agreed to meet you at.

You and Timothee had an attraction, but you both agreed there was no label; ergo, there was no intimate relationship even though you both have done everything together. No boyfriend means you were free to do whatever you wanted without worrying about him. But if you were honest with yourself, this was more of you suggesting something you already knew Timothee wasn't too keen on agreeing with but would just because he thought that having something with you was better than absolutely nothing. You saw Troye waiting out by the back entrance for you when he spotted you and called you over. Almost like clockwork, every time you snuck out away from Timothee, everything in you screamed to turn back, to clear your head, and for the first time, you listened.

You motioned for Troye to go ahead and sent him a text that you'd probably just head home because you weren't feeling well. He gave you a knowing look before looking like he finally approved of your actions and sent you a quick and short 'Good." text, and headed inside.

You walked around for a while after that. Soon it was already just about 5 in the morning, and even though you wouldn't let yourself come to any conclusion as to what you even wanted out of this almost relationship with Timothee, you still found yourself back at his front door.

You took out the keys in your pocket, slowly opening the door only to find Timothee sat on the couch, his knees up to his chest as he stared off into space, either deep in thought or trying to keep himself awake… maybe even both.

When he saw you enter, a soft smile formed on his face, and for some reason, that made you smile too.

"Hey, you." He spoke softly.

You sat down quietly next to him, instantly he set his feet on the ground and reached over to embrace you in a hug, the familiar scent of Timothee that never left you that evening even more evident… It felt and smelled familiar, and right now, while your mind was a mess, familiarity was what you needed.

Timothee lifted his head, worried, "Hey, are you alright?"

You sighed, "I don't want to hurt you."

He murmured quietly into your neck as he peppered kisses, "You could never."

You pulled away, feeling guilt in your bones, "Aren't you even a little bit frustrated that we've been like this for months? That even in private, we can't even say that we're in a relationship?"

You gave you a reassuring look, "We both wanted this Y/N."

You sat up, "Except we didn't… You didn't." You corrected yourself, "You're bringing your mother to the fucking Oscars next month because I told you we couldn't be seen together at carpets for Pete's sake."

You stood up, starting to pace back and forth, "We have to coordinate outfits for the sake of not matching, and we never go out because I can't be seen with you in fear that we're going to get found out. I'm a terrible fucking person, and I don't understand how you're so okay with this."

Timothee was grinning, sleep still in his eyes, "I'm okay with it because I love you, Y/N."

You froze in your spot, "You what?"

He nodded and got up, walking over to you. The blue light of the early morning peaking through the curtain made this moment feel and look ethereal, "I said I love you, Y/N. I've known that I loved you from the moment I met you." He kissed the top of your head as he embraced you.

You shook your head, "No, no, no, you don't. I'll even list more shit I've done to you just so you understand how and why you don't love me."

Timothee chuckled, "And yet despite all this... all that's registering in my head is the fact that you've been thinking of me and only me this whole time. You've been worried about how you're hurting me because you don't want to."

And that's when you realized that Timothee was right. This whole time you've been thinking of Timothee and how much you wanted to protect him from you, but he never wanted to be protected from you because he knew that you could never hurt him. You rested your forehead against his.

"I-I need to go. I need to think."

He smiled sadly, "I'll be here when you're ready. I'll always be here Y/N until you don't want me to be here anymore."

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You sat in your house, since leaving Timothee's earlier, you had been sat there lost in thought as you argued with yourself. It was true, the last thing you wanted was to hurt Timothee, but you were confused because it's like you couldn't understand your feelings. After all, a particular person still held a large part of it in his hands.

Timothee was there for you. Late night at the recording studio, whether through being there physically or even calling you or skyping you, he was always there. He was there with you when you bought all your albums from Target, and he was also the one who insisted you find another target that hasn't sold out your CDs so he could buy all of them too. Timothee was there with you when you had interviews that you almost felt like you could puke from nervousness backstage as he watched you talk about another celebrity you were getting linked to, and he was there with you to giggle about how stupid talk shows were. Timothee was always there. Whether it was dancing, kissing, or even fighting in the rain, he was always with you. He always wanted you around. Even when you rode the subway to get to a press conference of his or a promo for his upcoming movie, he always wanted you with him. He'd run with you in the rain, and he'd kiss away the sadness when you didn't want to speak with him. He was there with you when you get the sudden urge to buy all the popsicles from the nearest whole foods, and he was there with you when you got sick with the flu, which he also got from you. You'd spend afternoons walking around a far-off hill as you two put flowers in your hair despite knowing that you two probably had your busy schedules. Nothing mattered when you were with Timothee. Nothing mattered except each other. A part of you felt hurt that these memories you had kept of you and Tom were slowly being replaced by everything Timothee, but a large part of you also knew that the person you have now had no doubt that you couldn't ignore your feelings. You couldn't have to take Timothee out of your life.

Making up your mind, you got up, got dressed, and left for where you were sure you would find Tom.

He was in the middle of filming a new movie, but the second he saw you, he immediately asked to stop filming, a familiar, loving face plastered on as he walked over to you before being stopped by the director. They looked to be having a bit of a disagreement before he pointed you out, and the director looked at you in realization, patting him on the back and allowing him to jog over to you.

"Hey." You paused, your hand grasping your arm, and Tom took notice right away.

His eyebrows furrowed, "Hey, what's wrong?" He pulls you to sit by the curb as you two sat side by side, "You only do that when you're having a hard time saying something."

You gave him a look, "Well… I came here to ask you if it was alright if I try things out with Timothee."

He looked taken aback, "Oh, well, honestly, I thought you came by to sort things out between us…." He took notice of the way you looked down in guilt, "I don't think you could do anything with another guy that wouldn't upset me… but I don't really get that prerogative anymore, Y/N." He sighed, wrapping an arm around you to comfort you, "The fact is, you're trying to grow into who you've always wanted to be, and I'm trying to do that too for the sake of us and what we could be. If that means that you need or want to date someone again, I'll fully support you, but the most important thing is, does he make you happy?"

You sighed, looking out onto the filming lot, and nodded slowly, not noticing the slight upset look on Tom's face, "I catch myself sometimes smiling to myself when I think of him… But it's like I can't do anything because I don't want to let go of what we had."

Tom took a gulp, deciding that what was important right now was you, more than what he wanted, "What we had and what we were isn't important anymore Y/N. I'm working towards what we could become. What we had was co-dependency and a constant need to be in each other's presence to prove that what we had was perfect. I want us to find each other again in the future and know that no matter how far apart we are, if hopefully, we get together again, there is nobody in this world we'll love more… and that's what I'm encouraging you to do. I want to grow with you and grow for each other, and if that means you dating other people to understand yourself more, then I support you."

You looked at Tom for a second before hugging him and pecking him on the cheek, "I really needed that, Tom. Thank you."

He hugged you tighter, "Anytime. I'll always be here for you, Y/N."

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You gripped your seat in the car in pure nerves. You were on your way to the Oscars with your assistant constantly telling you about your performance and what not to mess up and things to remember, especially about reporters who wanted an interview with you. To say you were all nerves today was an understatement. You hadn't spoken to Timothee ever since you told him you needed time to think, so today would be the first time you would ever come face to face with him. You thought long and hard about everything between the two of you. Still, you think you're finally ready to actually put some time and effort into this… and if that meant doing things that would significantly make Timothee happy, then you'd do it.

Your assistant watched a live feed from the Oscars as she gave you updates on how Armie was on the carpet. Saoirse was on the carpet, talking about how she hoped to make a movie with you and various other stars. You were a few minutes away from the carpet when she spoke up again.

"Timothee has just arrived." then she looked at her phone and back at you, doing a double-take as you gave her a sheepish smile, all she could do was smile approvingly at you before going back to giving you live updates.

A few minutes later, and your heart didn't feel like it was going to slow down anytime soon as your assistant gave you a pep talk, "Y/N. You are gonna rock that carpet, you'll turn heads, and most importantly, you're gonna be the talk of the night. There is nothing that could go wrong tonight. Just take deep breaths and don't trip."

Luckily you were still coherent enough to understand what she said as you took deep breaths to calm your nerves.

"Alright, three… two… one." The door flew open as one of the large men in suits grabbed your hand and helped you out. Your dress was not providing you much flexibility to move, and for almost 15 seconds, it felt like everything was moving in slow motion as everyone was quiet. You found Timothee busy with an interview as the crowd looked from you to him, the topic on everyone's minds for the past few months. As if this were the only proof they needed, they held their cameras in their hands as they snapped pictures of you and a commotion started as they started asking for Timothee.

You think you gave them a quick, charming grin as you told them he was in an interview before walking towards the interviewer and Timothee. She was the first to notice while Timothee talked about how his mom stood him up as his Oscars date, something you arranged a week earlier and something Timothee's mom was more than happy to comply to.

The interviewer looks ecstatic as the only one and the first one on this carpet to get whatever the scoop was here, as she wasted no time when you slowly approached them, "Timothee! You said you were stood up, but you never told us that your backup would be late!"

Timothee shot her a confused look before he felt your arm slowly snake around his arm, "Sorry I'm late." You quickly whispered to him.

His face looked shocked. Almost as if a reflex, he almost pulled away from you before getting a good look at what you were wearing. His jaw looked like it would drop to the floor as he looked utterly awestruck.

The interviewer giggled nervously, already knowing her interview time was slowly coming to an end without any payoff to the two of you, "Timothee, you look to be speechless at Y/N's dress tonight." She looked at you hopefully, "Could everyone here assume this is date night?"

You smiled shyly at the lady before giving her a tiny curt nod, "I know it's a bit cliche to match outfits, but when I saw that Timothee was going to wear a harness, I just couldn't let him take all the attention for tonight, so I apologize, but I've kept this secret from him too just to make sure he doesn't do anything to take the spotlight, that's why he looks like he's just had a heart attack." you giggled.

He gave a quick, playful tilted look to you before blinking multiple times, "In my defense, I didn't even know that this was a harness... They told me this was a bib."

"Bib or not, you two look like the sexiest couple on the carpet, and I just so happen to be the luckiest interviewer tonight." The interviewer looked ecstatic as can be as she jumps up, more energetic to interview the two of you, "And well, Y/N, one look at you, and it's hard to believe anyone would still have the ability to speak. You look gorgeous." She winked at the camera, "But I can't help but notice you just confirmed this is date night… Is it safe to assume what everyone has been wondering for the past few months? That you two are dating?"

Somehow, Timothee finally snaps out of it and looks at you, a questioning look before you leaned over and spoke into the mic, "Yeah. We're together. We have been for a while now." You smiled sheepishly as you saw Timothee's face glow as he wrapped his arm around your waist, "I apologize for keeping quiet for so long, but we think it's the right time to go public now that we've decided to take things to a more serious level."

The interviewer waves a hand in the air, "As long as you two let us in on the secret, there's no problem there." She faced the camera, "You heard it here first, folks. Hollywood's newest and hottest up and coming power couple. From both Y/N and Timothee themselves, now going public with their relationship."

As you two walked away from the interviewer for more pictures, Timothee embraced you, uncaring of the cameras flashing in your faces, "Are you serious?"

You nodded slowly, "I'm ready to be with you completely, Timothee. I'm sorry I took so long."

He shook his head like a puppy, "As long as you're here with me now, Y/N, I don't care."

He pulled away at the sound of your name and his in the same sentence as the photographers asked for your attention. He quickly kisses you on the cheek as you shut your eyes and grinned, cameras going off and commotion started up at you two, the young hot couple everyone had wanted more details on.

Timothee clutched your waist tightly, almost like he was afraid that if he let go, this would all go back to how everything was before.

Before entering the venue, he pulled you to the side, "Are you sure about this? I don't want you to force yourself."

You shook your head, guiding his head to yours, "I think I'm in love with you too, Timothee. I'm all in with you." And then you kissed him.

[thereisnochillinsideme]

The Rain, Akaashi Keiji

Akaashi didn’t really mind the rain.

It was just nature doing its job and providing Earth with water.

Rain was rain.

But as he stood in the doorway of the tall glass building where he worked, he couldn’t help but feel a bit annoyed at the occurrence of this weather because he needed to get home and contrary to his usually meticulous nature, he didn’t bring an umbrella.

He leaned against the door, trying to formulate a route to his apartment that would leave his clothes slightly dry, but came up with absolutely nothing.

He waved to his coworkers as they left under their umbrellas, having foreseen this crude weather on the news, which Akaashi didn’t see that morning.

He stayed at the entrance of the office building, under the shelter of the small ledge over his head, and just watched the sea of people with their black and navy blue umbrellas, hoping maybe the rain would stop. Alas, he knew his prayers wouldn’t be answered as the clouds didn’t seem to be moving anytime soon. He sighed, glazed-over eyes scanning the street again. At this moment, all he wanted was Nanohana no Karashiae. It was quite inconvenient that his favorite food was one that in season during spring and was accompanied by large downpours and storms.

As his observant eyes took in the environment around him, something caught Akaashi’s attention. Amid the dark blue and black of the umbrellas, he spotted one that stuck out like a sore thumb. It was an umbrella, like the others, but it was an obnoxiously bright neon yellow that hurt the eye to look at. It reminded him of the jackets that the Itachiyama Institute’s volleyball team wore to their matches, but much more bright and obnoxious. Beneath the umbrella was a young woman in a hoodie and sweatpants holding a grocery bag with the logo from the family-owned shop across the street. She seemed to feel the eyes on her and looked around wildly until she spotted Akaashi in front of the glass building, face stoic and eyes unwavering. She gave a wave and smile far too bright for a day like this. The smile held such good intentions that it almost tempted Akaashi to smile himself, but remembering his circumstances, his face stayed the same. The woman began pushing through the sea of umbrellas until she made her way to Akaashi, the sound of the water hitting her umbrella like a drum. She finally pushed through the last few people and stood in front of Akaashi, panting from the effort.

“Hi,” She breathed.

“Can I help you?” Akaashi asked, confused.

“I noticed you didn’t bring an umbrella.”

She took Akaashi’s hand and put the cane of the umbrella right into it before turning around, putting her grocery bag on her head.

“I’m not too far from here, I can make a run for it.”

And then she started running, the grocery bag bearing the beat of the rain as her legs carried her fast through the street…

…only for her to collapse by the curb after 7 feet.

Akaashi was instantly worried about her and quickly made his way over with the umbrella to check on her. He found her looking happily at the grocery bag.

“That’s a relief! I thought my cake got wet, but it’s completely dry!”

Akaashi took a couple seconds to process what she had said before humor overtook him and he doubled over and started laughing.

The woman stared at him in amazement. “So you can smile, Stoneface-san!”

He wiped a couple of stray tears from the corners of his eyes before looking back at her, holding the umbrella over the both of them, moving to let others pass.

“Stoneface-san? What kind of a name is that?”

“You looked so stoic that I thought someone carved your face into stone.”

“Anyone would be annoyed to be stuck without an umbrella in this weather.”

“True, true. But I did give you my umbrella.”

“And look where that got you. You know we could have shared.”

“That would be such a cliche.”

“No, that would be efficient. Get up, you’re getting wet.”

Akaashi lent her a hand to lift her off the pavement as she picked up her grocery bag.

“Where do you live?”

When she said her address, Akaashi’s eyes went wide.

“What the hell? That’s on the other side of the city! You’d have to take two taxis and a train to get there! You said you weren’t very far! Were you planning to keep that grocery bag on your head the whole way back?! Why are you even here on this side of the city?”

She shrugged, holding up the grocery bag. “There’s good cake here.”

“You came here to get cake in this weather?”

“Weather doesn’t really impact the quality of cake, Stoneface-san.”

“The trains are shut down too due to a railway issue so you can’t get home!”

Akaashi started fiddling with his fingers, as he usually did when he was anxious. He couldn’t just leave this woman in the street.

She began to look concerned, so Akaashi regained his composure. "Do you have friends here who you can stay with or something?”

“Uh, yeah, I have a friend who lives at xxx-xxx, apartment 17.”

The address sounded familiar to Akaashi and he faltered for a moment before realizing that it was his neighbor, Takahashi Yoriko, the museum curator. They had a casual friendship, not really speaking unless she needed Akaashi to take care of her cat or he needed her to water his plants.

“That’s my neighbor, I’ll get you there.”

As they walked to the building, the woman regaled Akaashi with descriptions of all the different cakes in the shop. Akashi began to wonder how she could remember every detail of the white frosting flowers piped onto a chocolate cake, but be enough of an idiot to come to the other side of the city in this weather and then giving her umbrella to a stranger.

Upon reaching the apartment building, Akaashi entered the code for his neighbors apartment and let the woman speak into the intercom.

“Yo-chan It’s me!”

Akaashi heard the woman gasp on the other side of the intercom.

“[Name], what are you doing here? You live so far away! And the trains are down!”

“Funny story, I took a train here and got stuck. Then I met Stoneface-san!”

“Stoneface-san?”

Akaashi awkwardly cleared his throat before speaking into the intercom.

“Hello Takahashi-san, i was getting home from work before I found your friend here.”

“Akaashi-kun I’m so sorry you had to take responsibility for her. Let me buzz you up.”

After taking an elevator up to Akaashi and Takahashi’s floor, [Name] bounced over and knocked three times on the door right next to Akaashi’s. It was opened by an obviously irked woman, but [Name] didn’t seem to care about the clear annoyance on her face, jumping towards her with a bright smile, arms outstretched for a hug.

“Yo-chan-“

She stepped quickly to the side, causing [Name] to clumsily fall on the Welcome mat in the doorway. Takahashi ignored her and instead looked to Akaashi, clear worry and remorse on her face.

“I’m so sorry. Did she bother you?”

“Not at all, happy to help.”

“Well, I need to repay you in some way. I have some hot chocolate on the stove.”

“Yay! Hot chocolate!” [Name] happily exclaimed from the floor.

Takahashi turned back towards her briefly. “Not for you. You were the one stupid enough to get stuck in the rain and make Akaashi-san help you.”

[Name] groaned, lifting herself off the Welcome mat and stalked off towards the bathroom. Takahashi turned back to Akaashi.

“It really was no problem. It was actually her who helped me. I hadn’t carried an umbrella and she tried to give me hers. She ended up falling down and I suggested we share the umbrella and I brought her here since she can’t get home in this weather.”

“That’s [Name] for you. Kind, but stupid. I always wonder how she managed to make it to adulthood.”

“Well, with such good friends, i imagine she always had someone to watch her back.”

Yoriko smiled. “I’m just here to dissuade her from eating too much cake.”

She then looked down at Akaashi’s dripping clothes and briefcase and the neon yellow umbrella that was now soaking the floor.

“I’ll let you drop off your stuff at your apartment and you can come right back for dinner. I have to thank you some way for taking care of my overgrown child of a friend.”

She closed the door behind her, walking off to help [Name].

As Akaashi walked to his apartment, he felt the small urge to smile. He felt a small sense of gratitude that he hadn’t seen the news that morning, as he suspected that the routine events of his day wouldn’t be as entertaining as [Name].

Part 2 or no Part 2? What a dilemma we have.

[gospelofme]

57 Thoughts I Had While Watching Part 2 of The Bad Batch Season Finale (Spoilers ahead!!)

I do like how Part 2 picks right up where Part 1 left off. I prefer that method since it makes it feel like one connected piece. Like how Rogue One ended where A New Hope kicks off.

Ya know, I wouldn’t mind the thunderstorms.

Okay the explosions are beautifully animated. The blues, the sparks, the orange flames. And I like how they’re realistically placed. So many shows with explosions don’t have them right close to the characters, even if they’re supposed to be all around them.

This episode is kinda darkly lit. Not like Battle of Winterfell in Game of Thrones.

Okay yeah, that clone reporting the destruction…thats some sadness there.

That inner alarm has me thinking “oh shit my flight has changed gates again hasn’t it!!”

Damn, imagine being unconscious and wake up in a flooding compartment with a droid and that one kid who took your place.

Okay how strong is that knife. I kinda expect it to break in half. Wrecker would

probably try to trade with Hunter after that.

The shot of the burning buildings on the water is so beautiful too. The reflections were well done.

About AZ being like “oh hey homie, you survived being blown up but now you’re drowning. And I’m watching while this literal child tries to move metal debris off of you.”

Okay Omega using her bow like that is genius. But please wee baby don’t hit Crosshair by accident. And the way the bolts underwater were animated. 🤌🏻🤌🏻

And Crosshair being all “wtf?!”

Dang Omega is so take charge here.

Okay the sprays of water from the door is so well done. And omg they just pop outta there lmao!!!! About how Omega is caught and they just let Crosshair slide on the floor.

Haha Crosshair being like “Hunter, you fucker did you break something?!”

I really wish it wasn’t so darkly lit, but it does bring a sense of realism. The power is out, so what we’re able to see is what the characters are able to see with flashlights. Plus I’m sure this would look different on my TV than iPad.

The music is so pretty, so emotional. Oh damn poor AZ.

Oh never mind. He’s good.

Crosshair quit being a poop and follow them please.

Echo and that smell lmao.

“Blind allegiance makes you a pawn. A real leader protects his squad.”

Huh. Interesting. But isn’t blind allegiance what the clones had in the Republic? Isn’t that what Clone Force 99 had in the Republic? At least mostly. Some clones didn’t have that obviously, like Cut.

Ooohh Crosshair’s expression when Hunter knocked his shoulder. That seemed like surprise. There is something to that.

Hmmmmmm I’m with Crosshair on that. Going through a glass tunnel with cracks in it hundreds of feet below the surface would be a no from me. Also, what about water pressure? Is that not a thing there? Like wouldn’t you get a massive headache traveling through that? Or maybe not….idk.

Oh fuck Wrecker letting Crosshair know what’s what. I do like that he’s finally expressing how he feels. I’ve always thought there was more of a brotherly relationship between Wrecker and Crosshair than Crosshair had with the others. And Wrecker has a point, Crosshair didn’t even try to come back to them. Of course that really isn’t a fair statement either I guess. Wrecker should remember how he couldn’t control what he did when his chip kicked on.

And Tech jumping in and saying that Crosshair has always been “severe and unyielding” is a good way to let us know a bit more of what’s normal behavior for Crosshair. I like how he’s reminded Wrecker that some things Crosshair can’t help due to just how he is (likely a byproduct of the enhancement experiments).

“Understanding you does not mean I agree with you.” Ugh if only more people had this mindset. Also, the whole “why are you defending me?” sounds like Tech doesn’t usually leap to Crosshair’s defense (even though that’s not what he’s doing here). Which further makes me think that the brotherly relationship that usually exists between team members (like Domino squad eventually, Rex/Echo/Fives/Kix/Jesse/Hardcase/Tup) doesn’t exist here between all the guys. It’s more sporadic. Crosshair seems to get along better with Wrecker (in their own way, teasing and their droid death counts) than he does with Tech.

Also perhaps they should not stop so often…ya know, just in case the tunnel implodes.

Oh nope nope nope. No underwater tubes and sea monsters for Bethany.

AZ is so peppy. Like he sounds so positive when relaying bad news. He sounds like the kinda droid that would be like “good news is you have great cholesterol, bad news is you have cancer. But yay no diabetes!”

Oh yeah I kinda forgot Hunter wasn’t with them they first got to the private lab. And oh damn, Omega is technically older than them. The whole accelerated aging thing is just so unfair.

Well we really couldn’t expect a glass tunnel to fully survive aerial bombardment. Better start swimming fuckers!!

Damn, someone find AZ a charger! I bet Tech has one for his datapad that boy is attached too. He seems like the type to never be without a phone charger. He also seems like the type to not want to share it because no one else in the squad treats their charge cords with respect.

Dad gum Crosshair, I didn’t hear you spouting off any bright ideas. Geez, who peed in your wheaties?!

Hunter takes things too personally?! Weren’t you being all Salty McSourpus over Hunter leaving your ass on Kamino for shooting at him and the others? Were you not taking that too personally? But kudos to Hunter for reminding him the Empire peaced the fuck out and left him to die on Kamino. Although…Crosshair does sound like he’s trying not to care about that. Like it does bother him but he’s acting like he don’t give a fuck.

“The Empire will control the entire Galaxy. And I’m going to be a part of it.” Uhm, sir…you’re currently in a secret lab at the bottom of the ocean with no means of escape right now. How do you plan to be a part of the Empire from down here? Like, are you going to establish the underwater branch of the Empire and assert the Emperor’s control over the sea critters?

Ugh Omega trying so hard to bond with Crosshair. Like the parallel between this scene and the holding cell scene. And her thinking she was wrong about the chip making him behave like a dick. Oh sweet baby, you’re not wrong. He still has that thing. But he has always been a dick per Tech’s words earlier. But she’s trying so hard to show him the similarities between them.

I’ve noticed Crosshair does a lot of pushing people away. Like he’s been doing that with Hunter and Omega this whole season. Speaking harshly to them both (although I think some of the things he says to Hunter, he’s always wanted to say). But I think it’s more that he wants to avoid disappointing them, so he shoves them away to prevent that feeling. Like perhaps he thinks he isn’t worthy to be around them, that they’ll be better off without him around.

Oh fuck, look at you contributing now Mr. I Am Going To Complain About Other People’s Ideas.

Did they have to draw straws to see who got their own pod and who had to team up with who? Like,

Hunter: “Someone has to go with Tech.”

Crosshair, Wrecker: “Not it!”

Echo: “not it, fuck I wasn’t fast enough.”

Oh the wee child is getting her own pod. Okay then.

Of course Hunter and Crosshair get doubled up. I bet they argue the whole time.

Crosshair: “stop breathing all the air!!”

Hunter: “stop standing on my foot!!”

Crosshair: “well it’s not my fault you have Sasquatch feet!”

Oh damn. Well bye Omega. It was nice knowing you. Crosshair probably has your eulogy already written.

Hm, so Tech never shared his datapad charge cord with AZ. Bummer.

Awww poor AZ. He was a good droid. We’ll remember how he OMG OMEGA WHAT THE FUCK?!!???

Again is water pressure not a thing in Star Wars?

Sweetie. He’s metal. You won’t be strong enough to pull him along with you.

Oh fuck Crosshair! Oh damn the look on his face is like “Hunter, get you ugly ass face out of my shot.” Oh damn, boy has got some good eyesight, I want a piece of that.

Bruh, that’s gotta hurt. You just saved the kid they all love and they got you at blaster point. Buuuuuut at the same time you haven’t expressed the most positive attitude towards said kid either. So maybe they have a good reason to think you’d shoot her? Still. Damn. That’s gotta hurt, since if it had been the good ol’ days they’d be like “nice shot buddy!”

Hunter looks more wary than upset honestly. Like he isn’t sure why Crosshair did that, but he’s not sure if Crosshair would want him expressing gratitude either. Hunter doesn’t seem to know how to treat him any more. Crosshair belittles him and speaks harshly to him, but then saves Omega. It’s almost like old Crosshair is still in there, knowing how attached the team is to Omega. Even if he does think she’s not in the safest environment with them.

Oh…omg what is this?! I just noticed, no rain on Kamino….AND SUNSHINE?! Like is that a fucking sunrise??!!?? Oh shit you guys there is symbolism here!!! Like a new start or something impossible has happened. Like there has never been sunshine on Kamino, it’s always stormed. Always. Always and forever it has done that. But after the destruction of Tipoca City, the rains cease and the sunshine comes out. Like….omg guys. It’s pretty!!

Interesting. Omega seems sad that a place she didn’t want to ever return to is gone. But I guess that’s probably the notion that she’s essentially homeless setting in. That the only home she’s had (before Clone Force 99) is gone.

Also, I have this theory that Ghost Fives probably travels with Echo, and he’d likely be like “good! Fuck that place. Killing Tup there and all. Bitches.”

Echo: “stfu Fives, she’s sad okay.”

Honestly I’m not surprised Crosshair refused their offer to come with them. He has his pride and I feel like he doesn’t want to admit aligning with the Empire was a mistake. That he was wrong and Hunter was right. Especially after being all Pro-Empire and talking about how they’re going to be what the Galaxy needs.

“Consider us even.” GIRL he admits it! He was saving YOU!! YOU! Not the dumb droid, YOU!!!!

His face says it all when they pull away. Like he regrets not going with them, but he can’t bring himself to stay with them. He’s really conflicted right now. He has programming in his head telling him one thing and another portion of his mind reminding him that Tech, Wrecker, Hunter, and even Echo care about him. That they’re a team. He even wanted them to join the Empire so they could all get back together. He does want to be with them, but it’s going to take time to get passed the war in his head.

Oh damn, Nala Se and some Commando buddies. Yeah there’s something up with her. She seems to have gained a lot out of this. Making herself more important than Lama Su and likely more important than the other scientists from Kamino. I wonder if this was her plan all along. It’s so hard to tell what Kaminoans are thinking because they don’t express emotions facially or even vocally.

I read a post somewhere about Nala Se doing childish science experiments. Like the baking soda/vinegar volcano. And now I can’t get the image out of my head of her teaching like a high school chemistry class where you get to do those classic science fair experiments. Things exploding, clones accidentally gassing each other at a table. Someone betting someone else 5 credits to drink a solution.

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Hi, I just had to say that I loved your fanfic fisjjfksjdj I'm only on the first 2 chapters but this is just MMM great. So what would some tips about writing be? -mod chocolate

Aaaa thank you so much, i'm glad you're enjoying so far! And yay, I love giving writing advice, whooo!!!

Some Irregular Writing Tips Under the cut!

Describe things in unusual ways! Is your cat "soft and brown" or is he "a mewling bread loaf"? Does the garbage "smell awful" or "reek of a thousand week-old fish tacos"? Does the rain just "patter" on the roof, or does it "patter, until the trees are shaken by the wind, and then it downpours"? Is the character "tired" or are they "walking around in a thick, blurry fog"? Describing things with quick, but different descriptions is a great way to work imagery in reader's minds. Descriptions like "he shot daggers at her" or "the thunder shook the windows" are fine, but use them sparingly because of how overused they sometimes feel. Try to come up with your own descriptions of things, and other people will copy you!

Just a general tip: learn to LOVE revision. Look, your story is getting better! The characters are getting deeper, the descriptions are getting more vivid, the grammar is more consistent!! Yaaay, revision! Revision will feel like a chore at first (not as bad as editing, ugh) but teach yourself to feel excited to revise your work! Push yourself to make it better, and have more fun improving things than just plain writing them down. Add a character's internal thoughts where there was plain description before! Rewrite that scene of them cuddling and focus more on emotion, less on touch. Smile to yourself when you slip little jokes in here or there. Revising is a party, learn to love it as soon as you can!

When plotting, work with what you want to write. For streetlight, I wanted to write a inner-city criminal romance. I worked around that idea, keeping it in mind as I developed characters and their actions. Don't think about what's "realistic", think about what's fun, and work with it. In another story of mine, I wrote a species of people that cry blood. Whyyy, exactly, did they cry blood? Cause I thought it was cool, so I worldbuilt that fact into the story (they cry blood because their ancestors worshipped the ancient God of torture). In fanfic, think about the specific details you love about the characters, and write around them. Like the way a character dances in canon? Write your story so you have a scene of them dancing. Think a character has a fascinating opinion on the economy? Outline your story so it makes sense he would complain about it. Let yourself be convoluted for a while and just think about what you want to write.

In fanfic, do your best to keep characters in character. Ooc characters can really take people out of a story, so do your best to keep them consistent with canon. I know sometimes I'm like "Wait, but this character is actually (insert description)! Crap, now the story isn't as easy to let myself be absorbed into!" Just keep that in mind for fanfiction specifically.

Last one: Grammar has a lot of really stupid rules, and I hate saying this, but try your best to follow the important ones at least, especially if you're writing a story to get published by a publisher. Seriously, there are 500 page books on the rules of grammar in this language, it's nuts. If you're writing for fun, like fanfic, then follow the important ones. Capitalize, complete sentences, start new paragraphs when the scene changes, avoid fragments, run-ons and coma splices. Besides that, though... start sentences with "And" or "Yet". Use double negatives (I've never not had cheesecake) if you want to! Put exclamation points in your descriptions (the bass drum was too loud! We couldn't hear anything!). Don't go overboard or anything, always make sure everything is legible, but like... the English language has a lot of rules. Rules are fun to break.

5 irregular writing tips!!!