#its starting to get to the point that it always does

[bullet-prooflove]

Slut: Frank Langdon x Reader (NSFW)

Tagging: @kmc1989 @julessworldd @yousigned-upforthis @travelingmypassion @julius-ceasar

Companion piece to:

Hypocrite - Frank struggles to make amends for a past wrongs.

Crash - Almost getting you fired wasn't the lowest point of Frank's addiction.

Rock Bottom - Frank hits rock bottom when he sees the devastation his addiction's caused.

Little Black Dress - Frank starts to spiral when he realises you're dating.

Every Damn Day - A drunk text leads to a confession.

Wet Dream (NSFW) - Frank sometimes dreams about the life you had together.

War Stories - A realisation about your coping habits leads you to Frank's door.

The Three Cs - Frank and you finally discuss your issues and pave away towards the future.

The Wall - A date at the climbing wall leads to a revelation from Frank.

Commitment - You create a fun way of showing Frank your commitment to the relationship.

All In (NSFW) - You and Frank take a big step forward.

Frank is a slut for you.

He always has been.

It’s why you have him tied to the bed right now, wrists bound to the headboard with those silk straps you bought together in that sex shop on Mcknight.

“Don’t be gentle with me.” He warns you, tugging at the restraints, testing the knots. “I don’t need that tonight.”

“You are at my mercy.” You remind him, your fingers threading though his hair and yanking at the roots. He hisses through his teeth at the sensation as your nose trails along his. “And since it’s your first time in a while we’re going to take it slow.”

“Come on Ivy.” He drawls, his vibrant blue eyes meeting yours. “We both know I can take it.”

“Frank, it’s a non-negotiable.” You murmur, pulling his hair again, making his hips buck at the motion. “We both also know how you get a little masochistic streak when you lose a patient. I will give you what you want but we need to do it safely. Now are you going to shut the fuck up or do I need to gag you?”

“You want me to be quiet you’re gonna have to make me.” He says with that feral smile.

“You really are being a little brat tonight.” You tease as you reach into the bottom drawer of your nightstand and pull out the gag, the one with the silicone dick that fits perfectly between his lips. His eyes brighten with excitement and he squirms against the restraints at the prospect of having his smart mouth filled. “Oh I see, it needs to be all your holes does it?”

You trail the tip of the dildo over his lips and he tries to jerk his head away as you force the tip between them. You grasp his jaw tightly and he whines as the cock infiltrates his mouth inch by inch until its flush against his lips.

“Good?” You ask and he nods his head before you buckle the gag in place. You place a soft kiss over the leather, your thumb tracing over his cheek. “If you want me to stop, knock twice on the headboard alright?”

He nods again, watching as you pick up the expensive lube, the one that feels like silk before coating your fingers with it. His gaze strays to the strap on, laying on the bed beside you and you sigh as you settle between his thighs.

“Gotta warm you up first baby. You know that.” You chide, your lips brushing over the scar on the hollow of his knee from that cycling accident five years ago. Already his cock is leaking, dripping onto his stomach from the flushed head.

Your fingers delve between his legs, tracing over that needy little hole of his, his hips arching with each swipe, trying to grind down against them. You tut at his desperation, your palm coming to rest on the back of his thigh, pushing it towards his chest. You hear his breath catch because it opens him up, gives him less control. Your finger penetrates his ass and he moans around the cock in his mouth as you begin to pump it gently inside.

“You’re tight Frank.” You whisper, your cheek coming to rest against his knee. “So fucking tight baby, I’m gonna make you come on my fingers instead.”

He scowls at you, but then you add another finger, both of them brushing against the prostate and his eyes roll back into his head at the sudden burst of ecstasy.

“Not so cocky now are we.” You tease, guiding his knee over your shoulder as you shift positions, getting a little deeper and he moans like a whore. Your free hand wraps around his cock, thumb smearing his pre-cum over the head and down the shaft. He fucks up into your fist chasing that release and you stop, gripping the base hard as he pulses in your hand. A strangled cry leaves his throat, that pretty apricot hue blossoming up his neck.  

“This is the thing I’ve missed most about fucking you.” You tell him, your fingers stroking over his prostate. “How beautiful you look when you actually let me take care of you.”

You start to move again, jerking him off in time with the firm, steady rhythm of your fingers. His breath turns ragged, his movements less coordinated as his muscles tense and he starts to pull at his restraints. His back bows with every stroke, his head tipping back into the pillow until that blush creeps up his cheeks and his wild eyes meet yours.

It’s that intimacy that sends him over the edge, that trust that you’ve got him no matter what happens in this bed, in his life.

The rapture hits him like a force of nature, searing through his nerve endings like the climax of a storm, the heavens bursting, giving way to that sweet release. A guttural groans tears from the depths of his throat as streaks of hot, white come paint his stomach and chest.

He looks like a fucking mess in your sheets, tousled hair, flushed skin, stained in the evidence of his euphoria as he clenches around your fingers.

He grumbles when you withdraw from him, your hands smoothing along his trembling thighs. You kiss a trail up along his body, tongue lapping up a line of come before you reach up and unfasten the gag, easing the cock from between his swollen lips.

“You were right.” He whispers, his voice a rasp as you untie the silk binding his wrists to the bed. “I’m out of practice, the strapon would have been too much.”

“We’ll work our way back to it.” You promise him, using the wipes you keep handy to clear off the spent from his belly before tossing them in the general direction of the trash.

His arms wrap around you, gathering you up close, his palms roving over the curve of your back, tracing over the intricate tattoos that decorate your skin. He always needs the proximity in the aftermath, more so these days after everything he put you through.

His phone chimes and he curses, his forehead coming to rest upon yours as you look into his eyes.

“I’m supposed to go to a meeting tonight.” He murmurs into the barest space between you. “But I don’t want you to think I’m fucking and running.”

“I don’t.” You tell him, your thumb tracing over the dark stubble that’s starting to appear along his jaw. “This only works if you stay healthy and the meetings are a part of that.”

“Can I come back after?” He asks you. You reach over into your nightstand, removing the spare key you had made earlier today before pressing it into his hand.

 “I would be very upset if you didn’t.”

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[galactic-rhea]

I was thinking back of some of the concept art for Encanto I always loved and... Long rambling ahead.

YUP! I remain obssesed wiwth it, especially the first one, the black butterflies!! In many latinoamerican countries (including mine) black butterflies in a home are a bad omen, to the point there's people absolutely scared of them (I have met a few, personaly); so the incorporation to it not only gives such a creepy image, but is an awesome call back to the culture.

The one where is raining on Mirabel's side of the house is also a perfect example of Magical Realism; the author whose work was first referred to as magical realism (in literature) had a short story called The Rain, in the story, the rain represents love, it doesn't really have much to do with the story in Encanto or the concept art on itself, just something that I remembered.

In Hundred years of Solitude, it rains for four years and the rain starts eating away the Buendías's house and destroying their fortune, and the decline of the house is what start of the town's decline as they're linked to the family.

I always said that Encanto was like a super sanitized and family friendly version of Hundred years of Solitude, and honestly I can see that a lot in the concept art, much more easily than in the movie

And to me, the biggest expression of Magical Realism in the concept art, is this one:

the mundane mixing with the nonsensical and magic, but the being accepted as part of the natural world without further questioning. And here's more of this on other of the concept art:

Magical realism as a term started being referred to art styles that depict something that objetively normal, has an uncanny element and often somewhat satirical. However, as a genre in literature, it started in Latin America, inspired by surrealism.

Is not just magic, is magic within a mundane world and being accepted as part of their lives. Latinoamerican literature tends to be fatallistic and crude; and magical realism follows similar steps, because the fantasy element isn't taken as something grandiose and something capable of solving every problem; the contrary, it just becomes something that just happens, and life goes on, and this usually means tragedy and death as well.

The magic isn't the cause, nor the solution, not even helpful because these stories kept on being harsh and sometimes cruel, in a sense Magical Realism reminds me more of Gothic Horror than Fantasy. Thousands years of solitude has these magic, fantastic elements, but it keeps on being a tale of the cyclical misery of the Buendías, that doesn't end until their entire destruction along with Macondo.

The Buendías aren't even meant to be liked (as in, good people), because they're supposed to be a selfish self-obssesed, land owners and the elite group that ruins the lives of others and keep digging their own graves.

For another example, the story that i mentioned, The Rain not only has a social commentary, but it ends in a very bitter sweet note, with a couple finally seeing the rain after a drought, but losing the kid that magically rekindled their love for each other. A lot of latinoamerican literature ends with painfully bittersweet, if not outright hopeless endings (Chronicle of a Death Foretold literally tells you, just with the title, what you will get into. Is a very cruel story and it has zero closure, the original "Dead dove do not eat/I don't know what i was expecting". Another example, Dead Houses is...well, is a bit more hopeful, but the cruelty is there and right on the face.)

Neither of these things fit very well for a disney family friendly movie, but just the fact they dared to show us Pedro's death and it being the origin of Encanto is a good enough attempt.

And a lot of these concept art does give a very dark tone, visually. I can see the attempt at trying to mix the whimsical of usual disney movies and the crudeness of the genre it takes its inspiration.

Another little bits that make me think of Encanto and Hundred Years of Solicitude, is that something important in the novel's narrative, is that Macondo is kinda trapped in time, both because of how remote the town is, but also because of the magic element; the huge impact of the town when outsiders and new technology arrives sometimes is taken as another magic element (they see ice, and believe it must be magic). Encanto has a similar setting, the exact time is taking place is hard to determine and there's some anacronisms. And also, the soap opera that Bruno's rats are "playing" is literally a nod to two characters in TYS; Amaranta Úrsula and Aureliano.

In the final version of the movie, some of these vibes the concept art shows was lost, but at its core it retains the key elements of magical realism! However, sometimes I wonder what would have someone like Guillermo del Toro done with the basic plot of Encanto, I have the strong suspicion that we would have ended with something much, much closer to actual magical realism

Ending this with, idk, watch Encanto. Or even better, read some latinoamerican literature (besides Gabriel García Márquez, whom I have a beef with. Can I suggest Julio Córtazar, Pilar Romero, Isabel Allende, Liliana Bodoc, Angelica Gorodischer, Juan Rulfo, Miguel Otero Silva, and Horacio Quiroga?)

[lgvalenzuela]

Now that this is making the rounds again I'm gonna spill something on the Veilguard companions because it's the only game in the series where I've been here since the begining and I've played this game so much I might as well be an expert

-Davrin is incredibly smart, he might say he wasn't a smart kid. But writing a book on your expertise because you have beef with a dead author? Straight up nerd behaviour, I haven't seen someone so mad about books since Dorian threw my library books out the balcony

I love his narrative, I love that he didn't become a Warden because he had to but because he wanted to (which like...I'm pretty sure is a first as far as Warden companions?) He wanted a propuse. But becoming a Warden was so ingrained in his brain when you meet him that he's so convinced he's gonna die young he's preparing for his death actively, he's preparing Assan to be able to take care of himself (also if anyone thinks his whole narrative is about Assan I'm gonna start throwing hands)

His narrative can be taken multiple places due to player choice. But personally I'm really into this self sacrificing hero that just... Finds a reason to live.

-Harding's narrative is literally about toxic positivity, Lucanis literally spells it out on the scene where they have coffee together. She's refusing herself very righteus feelings of anger for what's been done to her people, and to her specifically. She's grieving through the whole game and for multiple reasons and she's on the verge of breaking down the whole time. Both her endings need her to accept this part of herself, the part that's mourning and the part that's angry.

Also the dressing down she gives Solas at the end? Mwa! Poetry. Queen shit.

-I don't know how to explain Bellara without going into personal life? But like a grieving neurodivergent asexual woman, kinda feels like they were just writing me at some points.

Her narrative with Cyrian was the first (and not last) time I cried. I love how her and Davrin represent the past and the future of their people. How you sometimes have to look into the past to see a clearer future, how the sins of the past don't define you but it DOES feel too easy to just say: Oh but it wasn't me, and this is not Who my people are now.

Also in general I love their dynamic, I love when I can actually see relationships grow and chance in game. And I can see Davrin and Bellara forming a strong bond and Davrin being that anchor that Bellara needs. Not like Cyrian! But he cares for her! And she needs someone to care for her, to remind her that its okay, and that not everything is her fault.

-Neve is not an ice queen, she just uses ice magic. But take her with you anywhere and she's full of jokes. Damn she even approves of most of Rook's purple dialogues. She loves It when you're a silly goose.

Her entire character revolves around caring. She's there because she cares, because nobody seemed to care so she had to step up, she's willing to sacrifice so much just because she knows people need her. She's righfuly mad if Minrathous is ravaged by the dragon but it's...honestly not that hard to get on her good side again? She seems a little more mad than Lucanis, Lucanis seems more sad. But she honestly doesn't seem to personally blame Rook. None of them do. Because they're smart enough to know it was an imposible choice from the start. And she can see Rook put in the work (well I mean if you as the player care enough)

-Taash is not fucking immature or stupid. Taash has trouble communicating, I think we would all benefict from knowing the difference oh my God. Did we not learn this lesson with Sera? (Stupid question I know)

Honestly it's a thing I've always loved about this franchise and these characters. They all communicate differently, they do depending on their upbringing and just...some people have trouble communicating! It's fine! Just give them a second! Maybe let them write some things down!

-Emmrich🧡 (that's all, send post. I'm gonna have something else to say when I've already post this I can see it)

-My biggest surprise is Lucanis for sure. Fun fact? Wasn't on my radar when the first or second trailer or whatever else material dropped. But my Rook was born as a joke, he wasn't suppoused to even be Rook on the first place, he was meant as a secondary character and shipping him with Lucanis was also a joke.

I love him dude. I have such a thing for characters that have a kind heart, the more surprising that they have it the more I love it. I'm so glad he wasn't a Zevran type (and I LOVE Zevran, but for that we already have him!) He was just a weird little ace that had no fucking idea what was happening most of the time.

This is only when It comes to romantic love because he's really observant. He so quickly realizes what's wrong with every companion, he only really has THAT type of relationship with Davrin because he's matching his energy and honestly I think both of them think it's kind of funny at some point. He's good with people but in such a weird way where he doesnt know he is? He's just... Happy. I think he's truly happy for the first time because he has people that can rely on him and he can fully take care of. And in turn you can show him that he's worth those things too.

Things I never would have guessed from fandom osmosis before actually playing the Dragon Age games:

-Alistair is actually pretty smart, and has a lot of knoweledge to share about the topics he's interested about.

He's also not that shy, and flirts with a warden pretty smoothly, if a bit innocently for his lack of experience and general humorous persona.

And his primary motivator is revenge which is an interesting way to take a character like him.

-Zevran is the only character who actively searches for consent even in simple flirting like calling someone beautiful. If you tell him to stop he never makes a mention again.

He's also one of the most loyal and sentimental companions you can have. He cares a lot, want to admit it or not.

-Merrill is one of the most educated and smart characters on the series, she takes calculated risks based on her own studies and research, and the only reasons she fails is because nobody trusts her and refuses to treat her like an adult.

Part of it is also the game refusing to frame her as anything but a naive child when she's anything but.

-Isabela has the most emotional intelligence out of all the characters in DA2, she knows exactly what they're feeling and what they need to hear at all times. It's clear that she's wise and worldly, and just needs time to build confidence between her and the others because she's been hurt a lot and her respect is gained.

-Fenris has an amazing sense of humor and you can find him consistently laughing at both Hawke's and companions he likes silly jokes. He's just really deadpan when delivering his own jokes.

He's also considerably patient and doesn't lose his temper unless confronted with people who have actively abused him.

-Anders spent SEVEN YEARS protesting peacfully, and it took the risk of genocide on his people to reach the desperation of act 3.

-Dorian is incredibly reserved. He tries to avoid talking about his life with a veil of humor and sarcasm, but he's specially guarded around his sexuality and love life. He only comes out to the Inquisitor in a moment of fury to piss of his father and he may have not done so if not pressed.

If in a romance with Bull the only reason the others find out is because Bull exposes it in front of everyone (I wish they would have find out a better way to let the player find out than Bull ignoring Dorian's wishes of privacy)

If romanced by the Inquisitor he's in his first real relationship and it shows, he's lost most of the time but tries to hide it by acting cocky. It's really funny.

He's also a huge nerd, I wasn't expecting that but I was pleasantly surprised.

-The Iron Bull it's not just smart, he's so caring, he shows you around so you can meet the people, the ones nobody cares about, he introduces you to them.

-Sera also goes to the pile of characters who are really smart and nobody gives them credit for it. She says it herself, she's just really bad with words, but as long as you try to understand her she makes a lot of sense.

The game just gives you no other option than to treat her horribly, which I sense a pattern of framing the neurodivergent coded characters in a certain light with Merrill and Anders.

-Vivienne is the only one (with Dorian) that asks the Inquisitor if they're okay after Haven, and gives beautiful words of afirmation.

She's really affable if you bother to befriend her.

[bwobgames]

“My father’s brother, my parents didn’t like him much, but he’s still family so he would visit us every once in a while.”

“To their disappointment, my uncle lacked any of their ambition”

“You might see me as lesser for this, Natalia, but I wasn’t born into riches. I was born in the middle of the way”

“My parents were very much set into escaping a low class life. They reached incredible heights for how little they had at the start”

“And of course, I was part of that plan as well”

“The best education they could afford. The best manners they could teach. The fanciest of talents they could think of. I was brought up a perfect little lady”

“We were going to live a good life, so we worked hard”

“My uncle did not follow that logic”

.

.

.

.

“I was at Violin practice.

“Shouldn’t you be at home by now, little flower? Or were you out playing?”

Are you drinking again, Uncle Jacinto”

“What? Of course not! Is your dad saying I’m some sort of alcoholic?”

“No…”

“So he is.”

“Mari, you shouldn’t get between mindless adult bickering, this is between your dad and me, okay?”

“He loves me at the end of the day”

“Are you sure?”

“Haha, you’re so mean!”

“My god, does your mother love tightening that hair. Doesn’t it hurt?”

“…It’s fine. It doesn’t get tangled that way.”

“So it hurts?”

“…I don’t want to wear braids instead…”

“Well, what if you could brush your own hair? And do your hair in the way you wanted?”

“You could dye it even!”

“The only people who paint their hair are unruly women and parasitic unemployed people”

“Oh wow”

“It’s alright baby, I know you have a heart in there somewhere”

“I’m polite!”

“You probably are! That’s good!”

“But I want you to know, if you ever feel like living a little, you will always have me a call away, okay?”

“You’ll introduce me to drugs?”

“I don’t do drugs!”

"At that point I merely brushed him off, my uncle is a low life who will never achieve anything and its not worth it, or so dad said."

"Uncle Jacinto is nothing but a bad influence. He will never be anyone in life. He will never be happy"

(“But then, why was his smile so bright?”)

"Before entering university, he died. A car ran him over when he was biking."

"I dyed my hair."

"Partly out of curiosity, a small desire I’ve been having. The need to experiment."

"It was glorious."

"Of course, I had to do a million excuses to my mom for it, it would make me stand out to my professors, it would make my intelligence contrast harder, it was only temporary so it’s really no big deal-"

"I looked at the mirror and couldn’t stop starring."

A mere impulse became a euphoria that she had never felt before

Unbeknownst to her, a feeling inside her had been growing. Festering wildly through the years.

A hunger.

She sees something in the mirror.

“Took you a while”

“Blue suits you, Little flower”

She likes blue.

She was never that close to her uncle, but at that moment, she felt a need for him.

A need for guidance, free of any hidden plans.

A need for warm words and a bright smile.

Someone to tell her she’s doing the right thing.

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[kingdoms-and-empires]

Hello there! I want to say, I LOVE your story! Fantastic world, fantastic characters, and plot. I can't wait for more (please, give us plebs some food! I mean more chapters and updates.) And by the way, I am happy to hear you are back on your feet. I noticed something in the RO options: Why does the M!MC have 1 Gay romance and the F!MC 1 Lesbian and 1 Bi? Don't you think that is a bit limiting? Is there a narrative reason? Thank you, and I wish you the best. :D Good Day!

It's supposed to be a surprise, but since im close to releasing the public update... in the Great Rewrite, all the ROs are playersexual now. They're open to be romanced no matter what!

Im telling you since your words made me smile <3 and cause i cant hold it in anymore!

I'm aiming for a more grounded romantasy feeling for KaE since romance will be very important to the story. Especially the whole potential-

-problems that'll happen once a certain point is reached.

(I recently rewatched the Revenge of the Sith in the recent rerun lmao)

I've always thought of my work as being inspired by

Homeric Epics (i was always a fan of Greek and Roman myths and stuff since i was young.)

Nordic Sagas but mostly Beowulf (only got into them cause of Vikings the show lololol, but I found myself increasingly engrossed by the Sagas)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires on the Xbox 360 introduced me to the series and ive been in love since lol)

And because of the above, the game series Nobunaga's Ambition.

Plus isekai and reincarnation manga/anime in general!

I feel like what makes worlds and stories interesting isn't the worldbuilding (though that helps alot, and is without a doubt my crutch atm) but the human emotions that can cause characters to act out, crash out, and do the things they do that can throw a wrench in any well-laid plan.

The new version is far more character driven than before as a result, and I love it. And what's more emotional than love?

The geopolitics, intrigue, war, kingdom building, and the rest of what makes KaE KaE is remaining, of course! Hell, I'd say there's even MORE now, as some of my Patreons would most likely agree with.

It's just that romance is being elevated to be more important to me.

I made this decision a while back because I felt the narrative and restrictive reasons of before no longer hold up with the rewrite changes I made to the world and story.

Cause I changed ALOT.

And we never really even met a majority of the ROs in previous versions so... it's not like im doing something like changing characters yall know and romanced lol, which btw, is ironically a bonus with all the rewrites and time ive taken to find my bearings with this story ;-;

Who helped me reach this decision a while back?

Why...

@when-life-gives-you-lemons-if thank you for putting up with me!!!!!

@leiatalon also helped me reach this decision (also thanks for putting up with me)!!!!!

Both are published authors with multiple titles below their belt that focus on romance, so they definitely had my rapt attention. They were especially kind enough to share their experiences and some advice when it comes to that area with me, and its thanks to their encouragement that I felt this was the right decision.

Please, check out their Tumblr blogs and look at the games they've released! They might interest you!!

What may also interest you?

You can actually see all the progress reports ive given on Patreon! They're free, and you can start from oldest to newest. Plus other articles that detail what im adding to the new version that's soon to release to the public. After all, this upcoming update is the last one that ends our childhood! And it'll be the one that finally makes it so everyone of you can read what I've worked on.

Once my Patreons test out the epilogue for the arc and give me the all clear, the public will get it!

That's all from me for now. Im still busy at work with the epilogue!

[antimony-medusa]

Female Characters and the Big Sister Problem

So in this fandom we love family dynamics, and something I see pretty regularly is characters written as a family even if they didn't have that relationship in canon. When it comes to things like SBI family dynamic or Kristin as SBI's mother, some people might not even realize this isn't canon, because the trope is so strong. And now with a lot of people 3-6 years into the fandom, we're expanding the family to other characters— I see Niki big sister pretty regularly, or Niki mother. Puffy mother, Gem sister, Pearl sister— etc. And I know people are writing this because they love family and familial love— family is one of the strongest bonds many people of experience and people are writing this because they want these characters to be part of this network of love!

However, there's also a pitfall when writing canonically non-family characters into a family in its simplest form, especially to female characters, and I think some people might not realize it— so I thought I'd point it out.

One of the basic ways to write a story is you have your main character or main duo, and everyone else is in a supporting role. If your story is about one character, then often things revolve around them— around tommy, or techno, or ranboo, or grian, or jimmy— and everyone else is there to play support. Often in a family situation, big siblings and parents take specifically nurturing and caring support roles.

And when all your female characters are is their nurturing/caring role as a big sister or a mother, if that's what defines them within the narrative, or if you always write them in that way, there starts to be a problem.

Particularly when you look at canon— these characters were not in nurturing roles originally. Kristin is a powerful goddess presiding over death, Niki is defined by rage— Geminitay is out here bullying her friends and building beautiful things, Pearlescentmoon is working multiple jobs and joining revolutions. Roscumber is inventing new types of yuri daily. The list goes on. These are characters in the original with their own arcs and quirks and hopes and dreams! And every time you change someone from their canon role or characterization, that's sending a signal about how you see the character and your specific victory condition for the character. When you hold up the character to the light, are you holding up good at combat, or powerful, or mischievous, or organized competence— or nurturing care of a male character who is the centre of the real story? Are you doing this over and over again? Is the tag full of this?

And again, sometimes you don't have time to get into the background and characterization of all your side characters, that's just a narrative focus thing. But if every time you're using this character nowadays, you're swapping their canon character out for a nurturing role, that starts to message about how you see the character, and further, how you see female characters in general.

When you write a male character away from canon characterization into a nurturing support role that's one thing— the fans of that character are probably not gonna be hype but that's not like, a societal trend. But unfortunately the pushing of female characters and female-perceived people into a nurturing support role is something that hollywood has been doing since we invented film, that people have been doing since we invented stories, that society does every day. It starts to grate. It reduces women down from complex beings into the care they can provide men, and again, I don't think anyone is doing this on purpose, but when you meet it again and again in fiction, boy. I start pacing my room and muttering. It is one of the classic sexist tropes for how to write women, unfortunately. Every terrible guy in your creative writing class who got told to add more female characters does this, and boy, we don't want to be like terrible guy in your creative writing class.

So! You have to make sure your character comes alive as more than just nurturing support. If your heart is set on family, spend a little more time rotating that character. What are her hopes and dreams, and quirks and foibles? Can she contribute to the plot in a way that isn't just support of the main character? Can she provide a narrative role that isn't nurturing? Does she get to be the centre of attention and have other characterization? Can you make her really funny and scene-stealing for a scene, or show that she has a life outside of her family? Consider writing a story or an arc where she's the main focus!

Or even, I'd strongly suggest considering writing women in as not family at all. Expand that circle of influence away from the home. Does your main character have peers or adversaries or friends? Coworkers? Brothers in arms?

I think sometimes people go to family because it's a fast way to show how important a character is to a person, because so many of us think "sister" and feel that tug of affection and importance. And because people love family, which makes sense. Family is important to a lot of us! But if you can show that importance in a different way, through the narrative, you've celebrated a character you like, and you've sidestepped the pit trap hollywood is digging for us. Because boy is hollywood lining up to make this a pit trap. Movie after movie after tv show with female characters who are only there because they're family. It's as bad as the woman who's only there to be sexy, because it starts to message that the only way a woman can be important in someone's life is if they're related to them. Which is not an improvement on women are only there there for sex.

And I don't think anyone is doing this on purpose, and no one fic or au is necessarily "oh this one is sexist", but it's about the trend. When there's one fic that does this, you go "aw this person loves family". When it's every second fic that does this, you start to go— wait a minute, what's the signal being sent here. And we are unfortunately there, as a fandom. We've been there for a bit. And it doesn't mean that every female character in a family dynamic is bad characterization— women also exist in families. I am in one, in fact. Family is cool. But this trope does map so precisely to sexist writing tropes and carries so much potential narrative weight that you've got to do some quick maneuvering to avoid all that, if you're doing family.

So please, I'm begging you, when you're bringing women into the story, make sure family roles is not all your women are, or consider the joy of making them not family at all! Most people your character meets will be not related to them, perhaps your selected character is one of them.

Godspeed, may your women be complex and nuanced beings henceforth.

[mikkomacko]

one time mob nico tells reader that Siegs asked him to babysit, but really he asked siegs to let him babysit so he could practice being good with kids. she was never supposed to find out, but when she tells siegs to just ask her next time, he tells her the truth and she thinks its so cute that nico would do that.

It starts with Nico just holding the baby all the time. You knew he was paternal, had seen the way he gets protective over the boys, the way he loves them. So you’re not actually surprised when Nico ends up with the baby in his arms every time Jonas and Nola come around.

And he’s always b-lining straight for you, the softest little smile on his dimples cheeks as he approaches. Then he’s crowding into you so you can get a good look at the baby too, bundled up all small and cute in his large arms.

“Look at that little nose,” he says, voice just a whisper, a tone you’ve only ever heard him use when speaking to you.

All soft and prodding, almost like his breath has been taken away.

“Perfect little button nose,” you murmur, and it happens exactly like that almost everytime. Him going all mushy over one of the baby’s features with you.

Then it’s the baby-sitting. Once the baby is old enough, has all its shots and is ok being away from Jonas and Nola, you and Nico are the go to babysitters for every date night, every little break they need.

At first you just think it’s because you and Nico are the only married couple around with no kids of your own. You’re reliable and they know your house is safe, even overly so sometimes.

And Nico is always so happy to have Baby Siegs around. Bouncing them around in his arms in the kitchen while you make dinner, blowing raspberries into their cheeks or tickling their little feet.

Walking around the house and pointing at photos of himself, “Nee-co,” he says, “can you say Nico yet?” Then he’ll point to you, say your name just as slow for the baby.

“Don’t worry kid, you’ll get it.” He assures when they just stare at him.

And the way he looks at you when you’re holding the baby. Sometimes it’s almost like he’s frozen, rooted to his spot and just taking you in. When you’re changing a diaper, feeding them bits of baby food, holding them on your hip when they just won’t stop crying and trying to hum them to sleep.

“You’re good at that,” he says quietly, “making them calm down.”

It’s flusters you a bit, makes your heart do a big swoop in your chest and your ears go hot. He’s talking to you the same way he does the baby, when he’s admiring their ten toes and ten fingers, tickling over their arm rolls.

Like he can’t believe what he’s seeing.

“Thanks,” you mumble, then duck down to the baby. “Did you hear uncle Nico? Isn’t he sweet? Yeah you already know that, though. You spend all day snuggled up with him huh?”

You don’t put a lot of thought into it. Nico has a big heart, you know that. So you’re not surprised that he wants the baby around, that he’s so caring with them. That he thoroughly enjoys playing house with you and the baby.

It’s not until you’re out at lunch with Nola and the baby that you realize Nico has been doing more than just saying ok when they need a babysitter.

“Is Nico planning on stealing my baby again this weekend?”

You laugh, glancing over the sleeping bundle in their stroller. “No, not unless you really want him to. Though don’t think too hard on that, I’m excited to have a Saturday with just him.”

And Nola’s making a face at you, head tilted questioningly. “What do you mean?”

“Oh,” you gasp, “don’t get me wrong we love babysitting for you and getting to help out. And we adore the baby, but you two have been stealing my husband too ya know? He never puts them down when we babysit.”

Like a lightbulbs gone off in her head, Nola perks up, gasping excitedly as she swats at your leg. “Oh you don’t know!”

“Know what?”

Her smirk has gone all sly. “Nico asks us to babysit.”

You pause, shaking your head in confusion. “What? No he hasn’t.”

“Yes he has,” she giggles, sipping her tea. “At least once a week he corners Jonas at work, begs to have the baby for a day.”

Which is weird, because Nico always told you that Jonas is the one asking, begging you to watch the baby.

“Oh girl,” Nola sings, knowingly “what’s Nico up to?”

You get the chance to ask him two days later when you’re getting ready for bed, rubbing moisturize into your face and he’s spitting toothpaste into the sink.

“Jonas is bringing the baby over Thursday night,” he tells you, white foamy toothpaste on his lips. You finish with your moisturizer, sneaking around behind him as he bends over to spit again.

Running your hands up his bare back, you wait until he’s standing to lean into his shoulder. “No,” you say sweetly, pressing a kiss to his shoulder blade. Rising to your toes, you meet his confused gaze in the mirror.

“What do you mean no?”

You press your cheek to his skin, smiling gently. “I mean no. We have plans Thursday.”

He frowns. “What plans?”

“Plans that involve only you and me and the new bottle of lube in your drawer.”

His whole body stiffens, eyes widening with interest. “Yeah? Well that bottle can wait until after right?”

Giggling, you shake your head and he sighs, his shoulders drooping.

“Nico baby,” you murmur, taking a hold of his side, digging your fingers into soft muscle. “Why do we babysit so much?”

He shrugs, mumbling, “I like having the baby here.”

Your heart swells, overcome by how sweet the man in front of you is. Even so you’re not willing to give up a long weekend at home with him, a long weekend you can spend entirely out of clothes. Which you haven’t done in quite some time.

You should feel bad maybe, but you’re a woman with needs and you’ve been used to having a more than willing husband.

“I do too,” you assure, “but I think Nola misses her baby.”

His head drops down, you barely catching the grimace on his face as he hides his expression away. “She told you huh?”

“Yeah she did,” you giggle, pecking another kiss to his shoulder. “You could’ve just told me,” you tell him, “you know I wouldn’t tell you no.”

Nico huffs, and you easily lift his arm so you can step around to the front of him, squished between his body and the counter.

“I don’t know, I didn’t want you to think I was weird or anything. For wanting the baby here.”

Cooing, you dip your head down to catch his gaze. “That’s not weird,” you laugh, “lying to your wife is weird.”

He pouts, “I wasn’t lying. I just didn’t expand.”

You press a kiss to his chest, right over his heart. And then his collar bone and his neck, up his scruffy chin and finally to his lips.

“I love that you want to take care of the baby. But I also love when you want to take care of me first.”

His lips curl into an amused smile, that bashfulness of his tone morphing into something more cocky. “Is that it? Think I’ve been neglecting you baby?”

“Mhm,” you hum, pecking his lips again. “M’not ready to share you all the time yet.”

“Yet?” He repeats, a lilt in his voice. You can tell where this is hinting at, the conversation you two haven’t had in a while. Not extensively like you did all those years ago before things got serious beyond return.

“Yet,” you repeat carefully. “One day, but not yet.”

He kisses you, making a little humming noise of agreement that tickles your lips. And that promise is enough for him, enough for now.

[lellalombardiapologist]

💙✨ So you want to learn more about Didier Pironi? Great news, I’m here to help! 💙✨

There isn’t much stuff out there, and a lot of materials are biased in favour of Gilles, but this is my overview of the materials about Didier that can be found out there:

(note: I say reading bc it’s how I best absorb info, that being said there will be a mention of the Villeneuve Pironi documentary. Also I will not include books that are mostly about Gilles)

Books in english:

Pironi, the champion that never was - David Sedgwick: so, remember when I said most materials are biased in favour of Gilles? Well, this one goes the opposite route. The only reason why I cannot call myself Didier’s number one defender and apologist is because mr Sedgwick is out there. This is the best starting point, it’s easy to find, cheap and very thorough. Among its source materials it can boast the book written by Didier’s mother and never published, which provides a lot of details about his childhood and personality. This is the book that got me obsessed with Didier, if you only have to get one book, get this one.

Didier, dreams and nightmares - Lorie Coffey & Jan Moller: I haven’t been able to find a copy of this one for a reasonable price, sadly, so I can’t vouch for this. Sedgwick told me on Twitter that it’s lacking some info, but again, I haven’t read it.

1982 The inside story of the sensational Grand Prix Season - Christopher Hilton: I’m including this because while it is not focused on Didier only, it does give an interesting overview of such a crucial life changing season. It’s not what I’d consider a mandatory read but it’s still worth checking it out.

Documentaries in english:

The Villeneuve-Pironi documentary: I have to mention this one at least. While it is better than others, I still have beef with it, because despite having some people from Didier’s side in it, it’s also still incredibly biased towards Gilles, and also Joann Villeneuve lies a few times (or at the very least what she says doesn’t match what’s out there in terms of available info).

Books in italian:

L’indimenticabile 1982 della Ferrari - Alfredo Rossi: a small book written by a journalist, it’s like a time capsule since it was written before the 1982 season even ended! Noteworthy how there is both deep admiration for Gilles and sincere respect for Didier. A bit harder to find but if you are in Italy you could get this on Abebooks or similar websites

Books in french:

Didier Pironi, la flèche brisée - Martine Camus: not as complete as the Sedgwick one but it contains a lot of interviews and pieces written by people who have known him, and can be found for decent prices, so it’s worth reading it

Lettre à Didier - Catherine Goux: this one I have yet to read, however I’m still including it because it was written by Didier’s last girlfriend, and mother of his twins. This is probably something that will make you cry a lot, but I bet it’s an interesting insight (Sedgwick said so, anyway)

Magazines in french:

Grand Prix #8, 2012: a Didier-themed issue which also contains extracts from the book written by Didier’s mom, an interview with Didier’s twins and Jacques Villeneuve and much more. It can be found on the magazine’s website, but they are out of the paper version so you can only get the digital issue.

Grand Prix #9, 2012: a Didier-Gilles themed issue, focused on Imola 82 and what happened to their friendship, another interesting read.

Other magazines and sources:

I like to collect old issues of Rombo and Autosprint, two very popular motorsport magazines of the past, even if that means enduring the bodyshaming they did to Didier, they’re still a valuable historical insight. According to where you live, you may look for old motorsport magazines too! Libraries may have those, and there’s always flea markets and ebay. I recommend starting with issues that depict positive events such as Didier’s victories, but I also own the Autosprint issue for Didier’s death.

Sometimes I translate old articles from those magazines! This is the sideblog where you can find them: la flèche brisée

If you can’t get old motorsport magazines, I have a suggestion: browse the online archives for your most popular newspapers, the biggest ones are probably old enough to have online archives, most of these are free. Select the dates for important events in Didi’s life, lead to the sport section and profit!

[redwolfwoods]

Demon Twins fanfic

I'm righting a demon twins story, which I've decided not to publish until I'm done because I don't work on it often, but I've had some fun ideas for parts I haven't gotten to yet and I figured I'd share some of them.

This scene I'm going to share is where Damian meets Dani for the first time. She's one of my favorite characters so I'm really excited. Also I know most people call Dani "Ellie" but Dani chose her name and i feel the family would honer that so she's mostly referred to as Dani. However, in acknowledgement of the homophone, she is nick named Lidy (Little Dani).

Important things to know for this point in the story: We've got bad parents Jack and Maddie, they sold him out to the GiW when he told them he was a ghost. Danny is 16 and has been phantom for two years, Danny was made physically 10 so now she is physically 12. Danny is the ghost king. Dan isn't a character beyond a one off villain and existential crisis for Danny, Danny badly faked his death and ran away from the LoA when he was young and joining the Fenton family through the foster system. Despite the faking being bad, the LoA told Damian that Danny was dead so he was very surprised when Danny showed up at the manor. Danny left before he could be told that Bruce is Batman, so while he does know that Bruce isn't the Brucie Wayne he portrays himself as, he doesn't know his new family are heroes. Except Jason all he has to do is meet him to mark his ecto signature and always recognize him. The bats don't know about his ghostness yet. Danny is also trans, his birth name was Danica.

........

Danny stared around the large room at all the fancy people. The party was officially in his honor, welcoming him to the Wayne family and presenting him to the high society in the area. He knew it was necessary. Cementing him as part of one of the richest families in the country would help protect him from the GiW, and he would also have to get use to general parties like this as part of that rich family. It was technically good practice for political events he, as the ghost king, would eventually have to start attending. It didn't make him like it any more.

He had been to a few parties like this before. Either accompanying Sam or Dragged by Vlad when Jack and Maddie insisted on them bonding.

He didn't like the suit he was wearing either. It was perfectly tailored to his body, and somehow wasn't actually stiff. this made it the most comfortable suit he had ever worn, but he had never liked this stile of dress, with its boxy outline, thin fabric, and the tie around his neck. Not only has he spent most of his life at this point in T-shirts and hoodies, but given his League upbringing and Ghost unlife, he was rather an old soul when it came to formal wear. Thick tunics, heavy and fancy coats, leggings with no loose fabric and tall sturdy boots were the minimum usually light armor and weapons were involved. This suit made him feel both caged and exposed, as well as being just down right boring in his opinion.

He'd tried to spend the evening sticking to Damian like a leach. Failing that, his plan had been to remain close to one of his numerous new family members, but somehow his plans had fallen short as getting out of a conversation with on of these rich people was about as hard as it was easy to be swept up into one, and all the Waynes had quickly been pulled apart.

Danny had only just been able to pull away from an older woman who thought he was "just too cute!" and also looked nothing like Damian "Are you sure you're twins?" and he was now hiding in the shadows of the stairs.

"I thought you swore off penguin suits," said quiet, but smiling female voice from behind his right shoulder.

"Dani?" Danny spun around quickly and saw his little sister standing there like she always had been. Despite he small size, she wore a very elegant floor-length black dress with long sleeves, a flowy skirt and pale blue embroidery all over it in wisps and curls. Looked very young, because she was, but she didn't look silly.

Danny scooped her up in a hug. "Dani! What are you doing here? How did you get in? When did you get here? You weren't in line when we we're greeting guests."

Dani shrugged when he set her down. "I just got here. Came through the wall. No one noticed me. And I'm here to see you, Dumb-ass. I was worried about you."

Danny smiled at the sentiment, then frowned as he processed a little more. "Did you come alone? I know traveling is your obsession, but we agreed that you shouldn't be wandering alone at your age. Does Pandora know you're here?"

"Hey, I wasn't alone! I was hanging out with Youngblood for a while, then when I came back visit Jazz a few weeks ago she said you'd gone missing, so I went out with Skulker to look for you! We were searching for ages! Then one day, low and behold, I see a picture of you on TV talking about this party and how you're a Wayne now! What happened? Why didn't you talk to me?" Dani finally paused for breath.

"I'm sorry, Dani," Danny sighed. "You don't have a phone, and with all the crazy things going on I haven't had the time to try and find you. But you're right. I should have reached out. Jack and Maddie gave me to the GiW. I escaped and came here to live with my twin brother and bio dad."

Dani floated slightly of the floor in excitement before Danny quickly pushed her back down. "We have a brother?" she asked. "We have a brother and you never told me?"

"Sorry," Danny started. "It's complicated. I had to leave him behind before and-"

"Danny?" both halfas turned to see a dark-skinned boy with similar features approaching them. "There you are. Sorry we got separated." Damian stopped when he saw Dani, his eyes flicking between the two beings before him. "Who's this?" he asked Danny, gesturing to Dani. "She wasn't on the guest list."

Danny looked down sheepishly, then back up at his brother. "Damian, this is our sister, Dani. Dani with an i. She snuck in. Dani, this is my twin brother Damian."

Damian eyed the two of them. His sharp eyes likely noting their physical similarities.

Dani grinned and bounced on her toes. "Pleasure to meet you!"

"Why did you introduce her as "our" sister?" Damian asked. "When you were introducing Jazz, you called her your sister, not ours."

Danny winced but answered the question. "Well, Jazz is my adopted sister, not yours. If you wanted to form that kind of relationship with her you can, but my adoption doesn't automatically make you related. However, as Dani is biologically related to me, and thus you, that makes her our sister."

"As far as I'm aware," Damian scanned between them again. "neither Father nor mother have procreated since our birth. So, how is she biologically related to you?"

Danny took a deep breath. "Okay, you guys have to promise not to get mad."

Damian raised an eyebrow.

"And no stabbing," Danny added.

Damian said nothing.

"Okay, so Dani is actually my clone."

"What?!" Damian stepped forward and Danny stepped in front of Dani.

"It's not her fault. Remember how I told you about the rich family friend who's obsessed with me? He cloned me and made Dani about two years ago. Neither of us asked for this, but it's not like you asked for me. She's my sister now and I won't let anyone take her from me."

Dani peeked out from behind him at Damian. "Do we have a stabby brother? Can I play with the stabby brother?"

Damian and Danny both relaxed as they laughed.

"Not right now," Danny answered. "You're in your nice fancy dress, and we can't leave the party yet, but there's a gym we can use later as long as you behave." He put his hand on her shoulder and pushed down slightly to indicate to her not to use any ghost powers.

Dani sighed. "Okay." She turned back to Damian. "Like he said, my name's Dani, but I understand that can be confusing. If you ever need differentiate us by sound, you can call me Lidy. It's Jazz's nick name for me."

Damian smiled. "I can't wait to see everyone's faces when they see you for the first time."

[mypizzawizard]

I just felt like I had to share my experience rewatching rots in cinemas cuz it was so precious.

This has been my favorite sw movie since I first watched the movies nearly ten years ago. It’s from my favorite trilogy with my favorite characters who I feel most connected to, and I have always felt sad I never got to experience it on the big screen, the other day I was given that oppurtunity.

But what was equally as impactful as seeing Obi-Wan and Anakin battling it out on Mustafar, was also to see my best friend experience it for the first time and her reaction to it.

We talked about seeing it together for a month, she never had any interest in watching star wars but was up for it for my sake.

The weekend before she watched The Phantom Menace, thought it was okay but not without its flaws, the same with Attack of the clones although she seemed somewhat more invested in that one.

However she was mildly curious going into the cinema, I told her nothing of the movie or the plotlines or how great i and everyone else thought it was mainly because I wanted her to experience it for herself.

All she knew was that it was my favorite movie, I was jealous of her cuz she would see it for the first time on the big screen, and it was about how Anakin falls to the dark side and becomes Vader. Thats all she knew and I said nothing further about it, playing it cool and casual.

Now when the movie starts she probably doesn’t have that high expectations and she just quietly watches it, and she does have some sceptical reactions about Anakin executing Dooku.

We go forward with Ani's Visions, Palpatine's tale about Plagueis where she gave me a long look when she finally understood, watching Obi-Wan Vs Grievous with more interest and then the same with Windu Vs Palpatine.

This is where she gets REALLY into it when Anakin joins along and she looks at me several times obviously seeing my distressed reaction too, constantly asking if Anakin will kill him, then we obviously see him being declared as Vader while she is so stressed about his actions, not wanting him to turn to the dark side.

Once Order 66 is executed i can see she is completely blown away by it, and the movie and seeing her reaction on Anakin marching on the temple and order 66 was priceless. By this point she had curled up in her seat, gripping it while she watched in shock and sometimes slapped me on the arm when something shocking happened and giving me long glances.

AND HER REACTION TO THE YOUNGLINGS.

It was fr dead quiet in the cinema and up there on the back she audibly gasped "no", dropping her jaw conpletely on the floor while she just stared large-eyed at Anakin's actions.

We go forwards to the battle of the heroes, we see Obi-Wan duel against Anakin on Mustafar while Yoda takes on Palps, where she was so worried for Yoda and constantly asking if he was dead and so on.

At the end, she cried when we saw Padmes funeral, Anakin becoming Vader, and the twins being hidden away.

Once we got on the train she yapped constantly about the movie and Anakin's actions and she immediately asked me what will happen to him and I said thats what we see in the next trilogy where we follow Luke and Leia, and we talked about it more and she was so keen on knowing whether Anakin redeems himself.

One touching thing she said was that before she had an idea what star wars was about and that she thought it was just space battles and the usual, but she was so shocked it was really a love story, and how that just blew her away.

When she got home she called me and demanded that I give her an entire list of all sw media ever produced in chronological order so she could watch it, and she actually begged me quite stubbornly multiple times lol when I forgot it.

I just thought this was such a precious reaction for people who have never seen SW before and how great of a movie ROTS truly is to give such an effect.

Mind you, she can be quite picky with loving movies and shows, but I have never seen her actually get so into a movie before and I love how this experience and ROTS being the great movie it is, having made a new fan to the franchise and yeah im so glad its back in theatres cuz theres so many people out there who gets to experience it for the first time! :)

[irlnorthshaw]

supa strikas scenarios: LETS HIT THE STRIP CLUB 🪩🍸

was thinking abt what i should post on this blog and recently ive been on a rambling kick. whenever i obsess over a group-centric media, i ALWAYS think of random scenarios. so i will post more of these!! just lemme know if u guys enjoy it hehe 😎

despite the setting, none of the things i wrote are suggestive!!!

also disclaimer that due to the NATURE of this setting, dancing rasta and big bo wont be participating!!!

they win against cosmos and want to explore what vegas has to offer. BUUUT their captain and goalie is alr mentally checked out (smth abt “being too old for this”)

so where do they go? club maybe?? or the casino??? no. they all go to a strip club for the shits and giggles

VIP BOOTH. CHECK. BOTTLE SERVICE. CHECK. NOW TO HAVE FUN!!!

shakes would spend 10 minutes enjoying the vibe and music… and then pull out his switch to play games bc he cant be assed

he does get a lot of the dancers attention bc he’s “cute” and dont get me wrong. he is flattered and flustered

but also at one point he cant stand it when they keep nudging him for service, he goes: “LISTEN LADY I’M IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING!!”

cj is inspecting the place like he’s taking notes for his own club’s improvement but occasionally gets distracted. i mean hot ladies all around? who wouldnt be!

but most of the time he’s just relaxing with a drink in hand, chatting w the other guys while bopping to the music

tips well. respectfully

him and tiger?? huddled up together in the booth just judging other people’s lack of decorum

cj: five minutes and that guy’s getting thrown out

tiger checking his watch: im giving it three

tiger may be reserved but with good music and good drinks? he’s living it up!!!

treats it more like a regular club, so he tries his best to avoid any offers. he’s just there to enjoy time with friends

el matador… well. he might just hop on the stage and start stripping himself

they’d lose him in the crowd and somehow find him fighting w a dancer claiming he can do her job better— cue blok picking him up and dragging him away from the scene he caused

speaking of blok. everyone keeps mistaking him for a bouncer bc he’s just a silent, stiff brick wall. arms crossed and everything

when he’s offered something, he politely declines (they don’t understand brislovian but they get the hint)

spends most of the night trying to stop el matador

WHEN SOMEONE OFFERS KLAUS BOTTLE SERVICE? GIVE HIM WATER WITH EXTRA WATER. THAT MAN IS SOOOO NERVOUS AND OUT OF HIS ELEMENT

extremely apologetic, which the dancers find super endearing

klaus: “wow! you’re doing a great job, you should be very proud of yourself!”

this unfortunately makes him extremely susceptible to scams so he, for some reason, ends up buying the most expensive champagne (he doesnt even drink it)

north pretends he’s very chill but he’s soooo awkward and antsy buuut its nothing a couple shots cant solve

idk. he somehow ends up gathering a lot of dancers to… lore drop?? he goes on and on abt that one giant octopus story

he also goes on another tangent abt his himalayan crystal necklace… THEY ALL LOVE IT!!!

[denkilightning]

Ninjago S3P2 Spoilers

What kills me about Jay in P2 is that he's not even that different; he's not cold or unrecognizable. He's literally Early Seasons Jay, but with his negative traits more pronounced because he's now an adult with confidence issues. Jay always had quick, out of the box ideas that actually DID work (the fact that Nya questions his intelligence so much when most of Jay's plans always worked is frustrating but anyway-), Jay always had these aggressive reactions where he snapped at people (literally the second episode of S1), and Jay ALWAYS prioritized his family over the greater good.

But the ninjas still have this idealized version of Jay where he's just three things: dumb, cute, funny, and that's it. It's even more obvious because the anecdotes everyone tells about him in the first two seasons of DR are just Jay doing something stupid or funny. And now every time Jay breaks that image, it's solely because of the shatterspin, and if he does anything good, it's only because he was a ninja before, even though he already had many talents before becoming one, like painting.

I HOPE we see him receive an apology for all of this. The guy deserves a sincere compliment and words of encouragement when he inevitably comes back to help them in episodes 19-20, because throughout the entirety of P2, Jay hasn't received a single act of sympathy for his trauma or kind words other than those referencing him being a ninja.

YES YES YES i literally teared up at some point in s3 BECAUSE HES EXACTLY LIKE OG JAY

in their minds jay is literally just a bimbo manic pixie dream girl and the moment he actually acts like a person, Pretty Much Exactly Like He Was Before Just More Scared, they act like hes a monster

Literally the scene where they actually start fighting lee is THE highlight for this because what jay gets berated for, wyldfire gets praise and non-verbal approval for.

morro ras or wu come back and defend or comfort your kid because at this point im 100% RAS treated him with more compassion and empathy than the ninja have all season.

even at the end of s3p1 when cole asks 'still no memories?' its like hes talking OVER jay and hes the only one who sounds idk fucking Sad about it. everyone else sounds mildly annoyed

and btw i dont know if yall noticed but nya called jay offscreen A PARANOID EGOIST. which jay On Screen Calls Out Her For.

jay literally changed everything about himself, risked everything and did every job right for both admin and ras and all he got for that was a kick in the teeth from Every Single Person Around Him

someone had to save jay and still has to, and the person saving him Is and Will Continue To Be Jay Himself because even the ninja who love the memory of him so much aint gonna do shit about it.

because all in all, after all jay went through Hes Doing An Excellent Fucking Job Of Keeping Himself Together And Actually Doing Kind Things For Others.

[stereopticons]

On This Day in Schitt's Creek: April 27

2019

Damsel in Distress [david/patrick, NR, 1,734] by deathbysandblk

Patrick's first time at a gay bar.

For Therein All Honor Lies [david/patrick, G, 1,299] by madcapkittycat

David's whole life has been an endless intermission careening towards the second act. His costume is beginning to unravel.

his favorite thing [david/patrick, NR, 595] by @startswithhope

David muses on one of his favorite things that Patrick does.

2020

[Podfic] He Sees You [david/patrick, E, podfic] by Amanita_Fierce

“Do you wear a lot of blue?” she asks. Cindy, her name tag says. She hands Patrick a pair of dark gray wire-frame glasses which he slides on until they hook behind his ears. And it’s not like—well everyone who knows him knows he likes blue. But he feels a little unsettled that this stranger picks up on it, like at she can see his whole life contained within the frames around his eyes. “Uh, yeah. I guess so,” Patrick says, taking them off again. This pair, like all the others she has given him, is exactly right and completely wrong. Or, Patrick gets glasses and thinks about identity. David helps. [Podfic of He Sees You, written by Distractivate]

Double Queer [david/patrick, E, 2,661] by AgentRusco

In this story we will explore Patrick being "Double Queer"-- that is, both trans and gay. I have chosen to write Patrick as a trans man -- female to male transgender. First up is just some sex, but I may flesh it out into an actual story that is mostly canon-compliant. Besides the trans!Patrick thing. Look for another story sometime down the road that has more plot.

I'll Be Home At Last [david/patrick, T, 8,679] by generally

“Okay. Let’s look at the art,” said Patrick, easygoing, like David hadn’t just threatened to kick him out of the building not ten seconds ago.Something tightly wound inside of David loosened its grip, just a little. “Okay.” (David runs an art gallery in New York. After he makes a humiliating discovery, he seeks the help of a certain financial analyst.)

Leather and Lace [david/patrick, E, 6,079] by @thedidipickles

Patrick cleared his throat, a classic sign of trying to feign nonchalance. If Patrick wasn’t driving, David was certain his arms would be crossed. “I said it’s funny because we actually have this at home, leather and lace.” “I mean, yeah, I probably have the album,” David replied, a bit unsure of the point. Patrick cleared his throat again. Poor thing, whatever he was trying to articulate was clearly not coming easily. “No,” he half-laughed. “I meant we have leather, and we have lace. You have a couple jackets, you know? And the, ah, lingerie.”

You Can Plan on Me [david/patrick, M, 8,545] by odofidi

For the first Christmas in their new home, David and Patrick navigate around having their families all together. And David learns that having Marcy Brewer around is pretty awesome.

2021

[art] concrete jungle where dreams are made of [gen, G, fanart] by budd

A branding mock-up for Alexis Rose Communications featuring a PNG logo as well as a front and back business card design.

[Podfic] By Any Other Name [david/patrick, G, podfic] by Amanita_Fierce

The practice of taking someone else’s name hadn’t even seemed odd until Twyla asked who was changing their name after the wedding, him or David, as she dropped his tea on the counter weeks ago. Patrick had blinked at her and realized he didn’t have an answer. No one had ever asked before. Everyone had always known Rachel was going to become Rachel Brewer. She’d doodled it on half a dozen notebooks in high school. But with David, well, Patrick hadn’t even thought about it. Now he couldn’t stop. [Podfic of "By Any Other Name" written by DoubleL27]

An Affordable, Everyday Ride [david/patrick, T, 1,900] by @thesleepyskipper

It was another wild and crazy Friday night at the Wobbly Elm. David is starting to get tired of the way Alexis and Ted are always on top of one another every time they go out, rubbing their relationship in his face. Alexis was dancing up on Ted all night long, calling him ‘babe’ about fifty times too many and making out with him where everyone could see. Gross. Stevie is supposed to be his single wing-woman. But no, Jake had arrived late into the evening and taken her attention away from participating in one of David’s favourite pastimes - judging the unfortunate fashion choices of the other patrons of the bar. At the end of the evening, David has to call an Uber to take them all home. “Patrick will be there in 7 minutes” comes up on the screen along with the little car icon on the map showing his location. Hopefully this stranger can put up with their drunken shenanigans.

For a Good Time, Call... [david/patrick, E, 45,183] by youmadeeverythingokay

*now complete* Patrick Brewer is still coming to terms with his newly discovered sexuality, and is trying to work up the courage to do something about it.He spots a beautiful man at the bar but can't quite bring himself to act on it just yet. So he calls a phone sex hotline to help build his courage, but when a smooth voiced man he finds so intriguing picks up the phone, how far will he go?And what about the man at the bar, will he ever be able to find the strength to talk to him? Or, The sex hotline AU that nobody asked for!

Like Doors Open Wide [david & johnny, G, 2,216] by @my-nameless-bliss

Johnny tugs on the cuff of his sleeve, telltale preening beneath the gossamer-thin cover of his false modesty. “It’s a bit of a tall order to get a place like this up to David Rose standards, you know. Hopefully it’s not too far off the mark.” He nudges David with his elbow, and David rolls his eyes to cover his laugh, because that is blatant fishing.But maybe David doesn’t mind, right now.Still, he can’t quite shove aside the hot, itchy embarrassment that crawls up the back of his neck as he steadies himself and says, with perfect honesty, “It’s beautiful.”He refuses to look at Johnny’s reaction, but he can hear him hum, quietly pleased. And it’s… nice. It’s a nice moment. Until Johnny makes an awkward noise in the back of his throat. “I know it’s not Bali, but it—it’s the best I could do.”

Lithuania [gen, M, 300] by Rosey_Peach

2022

[podfic] in search of all things beautiful [david/patrick, T, podfic] by Amanita_Fierce

Patrick spends most of his life living in the conditional tense. And then he meets David and he stops saying should so much and starts sleeping a lot more. Alternatively, a lot of words about Patrick, sleep, and finding peace. Podfic of in search of all things beautiful by goingmywaydoll.

drunk idiots in love [david/patrick, T, 975] by @aoubooming

A collection of drunk texts spanning David & Patrick's relationship from their first meeting to their wedding.

Face Me [david/patrick, G, 217] by @tyfinn

David wants to do something nice for his husband.

Fallout at the Fantasy [david/patrick, M, 30,223] by @trickiwooao3

Figuring out he was gay was one thing; actually being gay was another. Patrick attends a week-long Guys Meet Guys retreat with a strategy. When fate derails his careful plans, he is forced to depend upon the kindness of a generous, handsome stranger.

I can't believe you talked me into... wearing that [david/patrick, G, 203] by @lastchancecafe13

David should have known better than to leave Patrick in charge of their new staff uniforms.

It's Always Who You Least Eggspect [patrick & stevie, G, 297] by @weathereyehorizon

Stevie talks Patrick into some petty crime.

Just Add Glitter [david/patrick, T, 230] by @mostlyinthemorning

Jocelyn needs a favor. David can't believe Patrick has betrayed him like this.

ring around the Rose [david/patrick, G, 242] by @blackandwhiteandrose

There is literally no one else in the world David would consider doing this for. If that’s not love, he truly doesn’t know what is.

2024

Berry [david/patrick, G, 100] by @ramonaflow

Blue Steel [david/patrick, T, 600] by @tyfinn

Patrick continues to find new ways to troll his husband.

Stats:

No fanworks for 2017, 2018, or 2023 2019: 3 fics/3,628 words 2020: 5 fanworks (4 fics, 1 podfic)/25,982 words 2021: 6 fanworks (4 fics, 1 podfic, 1 fanart)/16,522 words 2022: 8 fanworks (7 fics, 1 podfic)/32,413 words 2024: 2 fics/700 words Total: 24 fanworks (20 fics, 3 podfics, 1 fanart)/112,340 words

[charcoalio]

i am a bit sad with the continuation of spks 100 day videos, but time to analyse!!!

so we start the video off pretty normally, like how spoke does all his other 100 day videos - but things are already off to a weird start with the random people using voice changers, we all do know that spoke in his s1 era was extremely naive and too trusting and wouldnt kill a fly as seen with japex, but the minute he found some bandits he makes them do a stasis chamber and secretly sets it up differently, and literally KILLS them in a betrayal form and does only for their stuff

this is what Ash was foreshadowing. "You are just like me, you are just as twisted and sick and evil like me." Beause who else stasised people to death? ASH. who just stasised people to death? SPOKE.

now its a bit of a stretch, but time to move onto anther point.

we all know from s1 that spoke is a particular fan of the soundtrack music, as he will have very deliberate songs chosen such as sad songs for betrayals, or nothing for tese scenes - or high hip hop music for high tense fighting scenes and funny music for comedic scenes.

the thing is is that the music always changed, it was never the same genre or stuck to the same type. Spoke's 100 day video is literally only the same exact genre and the same exact songs, silly songs.

the only ime s2 changed this loop is in his s2 ep2 at the end, which was when we see spoke for the first time, just. lose it. he blew up over an egg and left his friends over an egg. the music is a constant thing until spoke just lost it when he finally had social interaction.

now here we will move back to spokes new video, the 100 days in a chunk base. You know how randomly the video turns back as spoke narrates? The first time this happens spoke is narrating stating "i mean, what home to i even have to go back to! video turns black nothing i have nothing." but it doesnt sound comical, he sounds defeated, tired, he has nothing. he has no gear, he has only one purpose - getting the dragon egg and getting rich.

The next time the video turns black, its clear spoke is getting trapped in his head. as he tried to remember what DAY he was on. he didnt have any problem with doing that in his other videos - but he struggled to remember, saying "On day 50- video turns black 5-54- no 58. on day 58." and it also happens during day '90' "on day 80- video turns black no- no no 90 on day 90..?"

he is quite literally forgetting the days. hes so focused on something that is just pointless. hes losing himself. and his 3rd s2 video proves it

[ghostboyravenight]

Making a separate post actually, because tumblr really does have an all or nothing problem when it comes to Palestinian fundraisers, and it’s causing several problems.

It is impossible to advocate for campaigns on pretty much any platform, not only because so many platforms will shut you down if you even mention the word “Gaza” but because everyone has instantly written off every fundraiser as being a scam. This is a form of genocide denial because it’s insinuating that Palestinians are not going through the kind of nightmare needed to raise funds to escape or to afford basic necessities, and therefore that must mean all campaigns are fake. Not only that, but it basically assumes that no Palestinians are online in the first place, which… shouldn’t even need to be debunked because obviously that’s not true?? Treating Palestine like this other worldly country without access to the internet or social medias is extremely dehumanising, and yet this mentality is so common when viewing non-Western countries. Yes, the internet in Gaza gets cut off regularly, but you think Palestinians don’t have phones? Don’t have blogs? Use your goddamn brain and stop being racist for one second. I have a Palestinian friend that I’m fundraising for, and I’m the one sending in the asks in the first place whenever he loses his internet access, so I’m not gonna sit here and pretend that the existence of a “real” Palestinian on tumblr is an unprecedented phenomenon. Try to actually start thinking of them as human beings rather than “a group of people going through a genocide right now.”

Imagine living through this nightmare and desperately needing money and you literally can’t raise it anywhere because every platform and its user base will instantly shut you down and call you a scam. That’s not just genocide denial, that’s full on genocide perpetuation.

However, this does not mean that EVERY Palestinian fundraiser is real, because obviously there’s always going to be shitty people out there taking advantage of tragedy. You should not let anyone make you feel guilty for not posting every single ask you get, because you’re better off just verifying a few and focusing on them, instead of trying to do everything. That’s not going to help, especially if you’re posting actual scams without realising.

A lot of people don’t really know where to start with verification, though, so here are some tips I’ve picked up that will ensure that you’re sharing real campaigns with as much accuracy as possible:

Delete any asks that are on anon. Every anon ask I’ve received have had similar messages and similar emojis, and I’m sure pretty much everyone else has come across them as well. They’ll start with something like “hello wonderful soul 🕊️” and then give you no information about their campaign or who they even are except for a random username at the bottom of their message. Whatever you do, do not click on the username. These are scams. They are a bullshit copy and paste message that will most likely lead you to a campaign full of stolen photos. Even if there’s a 1% chance it’s a real person, it is not worth taking the risk. There is no reason for someone to be on anon of they’re sharing a public campaign.

If the ask is not on anon, check if they have offered up their verification information. Usually this means they’ll end their message saying that they’ve been verified by @/gazavetters or @/90-ghost or another blog who verifies campaigns, and at this point it’s important to make sure they’re telling the truth. Don’t just take their word for it. @/gazavetters has a list, and if they give you their number, you can check to see if they’re on that list.

Don’t stop there, though, because they can still take real campaigns and fake their identity, but I emphasise real because those campaigns are still out there needing money, and you need to make sure you’re sharing the original one. If they haven’t been verified by major verification blogs yet, you can still do the verification yourself.

Search for their campaign on the GoFundMe website instead of clicking directly on their link, mostly because you should never click a link that someone you don’t know has sent you. If donations are protected, then that’s a good sign, because it means that everyone will be fully refunded if any fraud does happen. Scammers will usually do whatever they can to bypass this protection, such as using different sites that don’t have it and saying that their original GFM was shut down (note: this does NOT mean everyone who says their GFM has been shut down is a scam, because Palestinian GFMs are absolutely being targeted by GoFundMe and getting shut down for no reason. This is just an extra bit of information if the ask you’re getting is giving you any major red flags).

Reverse image search is your friend, and you can make sure that the images being used on someone’s campaign hasn’t been stolen from somewhere else. If you can’t find an original source, then it’s likely those photos belong to the person who made the campaign.

If everything check out to you, then it’s most likely safe to share. I don’t want to discourage people from sharing, because I’m watching in real time the consequences of distrusting every single Palestinian campaign you come across, and so many people are struggling to raise even 1% of their goal. However, sharing campaigns without being discerning is not going to help, because if you accidentally share a scam, you’re not only going to be harming the people who donate, but you’re also going to be taking money away from people who genuinely need it. If you’re able to focus on even just one or two campaigns that you’ve personally verified yourself, then you could really make a difference. If everyone did that, Palestinians would actually be able to reach their goals more quickly.

It is also a good idea to share around Palestinian organisations that do a lot of help towards a lot of people, so you know that your money is going directly to a good cause. I will always support the Sameer Project as they’re an organisation of Palestinians working within Gaza to bring food, water, tents, clothes, haircuts and other necessities to Gazans, and you can be confident that all of their aid is actually reaching Palestinians.

And obviously I’m going to share my friend @othmanjehad1 ’s campaign as I have personally verified it, and I am friends with Othman, so please consider donating because he has only raised just over €500 so far.

Keep sharing Palestinian fundraisers, but also be discerning to make sure your money is going to the people who need it.

[reddsl1mer]

hey, so. semi-serious post.

talking about Jeremy/Kasey, otherwise known as Blve/Blvccl, in this post. just explaining what happened and whats going on.

cw for drama and such, if you want no part in it scroll along

uuhm hai !! so as you may know me and Jeremy were together for a bit. when he broke up with me, he deleted his acc, and i got a few asks and dms asking about what happened. i didnt respond because i didnt wanna throw him under the bus for being a jerk, just wanted to move on. which was a mistake, and his behaviour deserves to be outed.

recently, there was a bit of a stir, where a few anonymous asks were sent to his inbox on a new account. obviously i wont be giving his user because i dont want him being further harassed. heres what it started out as,

id like to bolden the fact that i am being shamed for addiction, something i literally cannot help, as well as (less importantly) that he is already with someone new after it being barely a month and a half of us splitting. also, if he had such a problem with the age gap, why would he even dedicate himself to the relationship in the first place. you are arguing with ‘pedophillia’ but we got together months after you became a legal adult.

the following was then sent in,

this was not me. nor do i know who it was, or if they even had anything to do with the occurring situation.

gets a little explicit here, some information which i never intended to be public up until now because it was something that happened between us two and typically you dont give out that info unless you have permission from both parties, but here it is.

starting off, he was the one whom brought up wanting to send me the audio in the first place,

covering some pin points;

- i used ai bots before i was aware that they were harmful.

- “he couldve done something better like going to therapy” therapy doesnt help everyone. neither does shaming and shunning them over their trauma.

- Jeremy did not out right break up with me himself. he deactivated his tumblr account and then blocked me without an explanation. his friend sent me this, and both her and his little brother sent me messages mocking my ignorance to what was going on. these were the few things his friend sent me before blocking me.

- “the kink thing is just sad. youre getting off to your partner acting like a child?” age play can be just ‘acting younger’ it doesnt always have to be ‘acting like a child.’ im not getting off to the stereotypical grown adults in diapers. if you look at it a certain way, its the same as being attracted to the innocence and submissive behaviour of a person. you can disagree with what im into, i dont care, but it really isnt that big of a deal and it has nothing to do with any of this in the first place.

this was sent next,

a drinking addiction isnt just “picking up the bottle and deciding you wanna keep drinking.” nor is it easy to get rid of. not every addiction is the same, or handled the same. you are someone who has never dealt with an alcohol addiction specifically, so you dont know how it is.

“ive drank before and its really easy to just not do it” we spoke many many times about you having never had alcohol. as well as that would be underage drinking.

this was then posted by him,

everything on my page is public. if any of my moots, or anyone in general, sees it and doesnt like it, they can 1) scroll, 2) block the tag, or 3) block me. i am not stopping anyone from unfollowing or not associating with me. do as you please.

he then blocked me.

i was trying to take the mature approach to this and just leave him be, not trying to start shit with him at all, but he just kept bashing me and throwing me under the bus and handing things out that shouldve stayed between us. so here i am.

i truly liked Jeremy a lot, and i am forever grateful of the relationship we had and all the joy he brought me. i never intended for things to end the way they so abruptly did, and i am sorry that my ounce of venting because i was comfortable enough with him put such a dent in his mental health as well, genuinely wasnt what i was trying to do.

but since you decided it was necessary to say such shit about me, AND my friends, fuck you. i hope you have a great few months with your loving boyfriend who youll tell “i love you so much youre amazing ill love you forever” just to break up with him over something he cant help swiftly after !!

youre a selfish piece of shit who cant handle someone being their self and every ounce of slander you ever spoke about anyone made me severely uncomfortable. youre pathetically ignorant and you need to grow up. youre an adult, buddy! start acting like it!

and yeah !!!! you never made me cum !!!! ^^