#jock bffs i tell you

[egophiliac]

Hello ! I positively adore the running joke of Idia unknowingly finding Lilia to be the coolest guy ever whenever he doesn't know it's him, like when Silver described his father, or obviously with muscle red. I can't say what'd be funnier, Idia finding out his online best friend is actually Lilia, resident spooky hyper fairy; or them both never finding out, and it'd become even more ridiculous as time goes on. How do you think it'll play out ? You're always so on point

(Also, though it makes sense, I'm still devastated bat boy didn't get a ticket for the Halloween skeleton train : ( does anyone mentions him at some point ? Like how he'd have fit right in with all those Halloween town little freaks, and how he'd have impressed them with his spooks and scared techniques; after all he's been every Briar Valley's children worst fear on Halloween for centuries. I'm on the eng server and I didn't wanna spoil myself by watching the whole thing on youtube)

Have a nice day !

you and me both, Idia and Lilia being oblivious online BFFs (+ Idia being incredibly intimidated any time Silver brings up his jock gamer dad) is my favorite running joke/subplot. 🤝 it's SO good, to the point where I also am unsure if I actually want it to ever be resolved or not...maybe, like, as a post-canon stinger or something? everyone's standing around covered in overblot ink, and Idia and Lilia's phones go off at the same time...

(legit I do think this is part of why Idia couldn't be present for Lilia's dream, because for some reason Lilia decided he was going to just. embody his past self online. he probably quotes his own battle strategies or whatever in the middle of boss fights. Idia didn't pick up on the whole "oh how weird that we both live on a super remote island" thing, but he would spend thirty seconds listening to General Lilia describing siege warfare and be like "w-wait")

all that aside, however it does end up happening, I do see Lilia being very blasé and all "oh! cool!" about it. y'know, taking it very much in stride! and Idia...very much not.

(can't tell if tumblr is going to chew this into illegibility or not, this will be a fun surprise ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ)

as for Lilia sadly missing out on Halloweentown shenanigans...he does get one little mention as part of an offhand reference to the light music club, but so far no one has brought up how this basically is just Lost In the Book of Liliatown (Sebek's been too busy yelling about not getting to be in the same group as Malleus). 😔 honestly though, it's probably for the best that he got left out, because he would just settle right in and refuse to ever leave. canon would shatter. we would miss out on all the delightful angst of episode 7 because Lilia is too busy eating poisonous shrubbery inbetween practicing his very best screams, and no one can pull him away from it.

(I can hope for a sequel next year though...)

[awrkive]

[TEASER] THE LOVE PROGNOSIS (m) — JJK.

for as long as you can remember, you’ve always been a hopeless romantic.

the girl who’s always dreamt of cheesy encounters with her soulmate, grand love declarations, and a cute little beach wedding to boot. the kind of girl who thought her high school jock boyfriend would make good on his promise of keeping contact until college. that girl who thought the guy she met at 19 at some sleazy frat party wanted more than just sex. the girl who thought that her boyfriend at 21 would finally be The One after he introduced her to his parents on New Year’s Eve. you’re the kind of girl who thought that it was smart to get a boyfriend in her first year of med school and get proposed to in fourth year.

but reality pretty much slaps you hard right on the face, because love, unfortunately, doesn’t come grand — it’s simple and it’s quiet, but it is quite painful, especially when the love that you’ve been seeking for all your adult life has just been right under your nose all this time.

PAIRING jungkook x female reader // mingyu x female reader

GENRE r18+ (fluff, angst, smut) MINORS DO NOT INTERACT!

WORD COUNT 1.2k words for this teaser but the fic currently is at 22k words (heavily unedited). the final estimate is around 30-35k 🤓

WARNINGS/MISC medical!au, roommates!au, surgeon!jk, surgeon!reader (they are both 4th year residents and are co-workers), corporate lawyer!mingyu, oc and jk are bffs since med school but their love language is fighting each other <3, jk and mingyu are bffs during undergrad, jk sluts it out quite often��, hopeless romantic!oc, weddings and engagement themes, the angst is a bit extreme (medium level tbh) on this one, it’s the… yearning? one sided-love?, the surgeons gang: jk, oc, nayeon, doyeon, taehyung <3, multiple sex scenes (will specify once the fic comes out), i personally have only acquired a degree on Bingewatching Grey’s Anatomy so my medical knowledge is.. you see.. greys anatomy 💔 BUT! i did a lot of research for this pls dont crucify me. the full list of warnings will be indicated when the full fic comes out 🙏🏼 anyways warnings particularly for this teaser: drunk oc, implied alcohol consumption, germaphobe jk lol

NOTES hello awrkive nation!!!!!!!!!!!!! i wanted to do something for jk’s birthday this september and this is what i came up with 😭 i am so soooo so incredibly excited to announce this fic to you guys 😵‍💫 ive been working on this on and off since the last week of july and its currently at 20k words so its coming along really well 🫂 its gonna be a HUGEE HUGEEE fic since its estimated to be around 30k words which will be a first for me hehe <3 pls look forward to it and REPLY TO THE COMMENT SECTION IF YOU WANT TO BE ON THE TAGLIST (pls do not send an ask for taglist request 🫶🏼) LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK!!!!! I WANNA HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS <33333

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“Hey, swing me.”

You tell Jungkook, situating yourself more comfortably on the wooden platform attached to the chains.

“A dollar per minute.” He says, standing up from his own seat and placing himself behind you.

“I thought you hate capitalism? What is this?”

“This is forced labor.” Jungkook says with a groan that you think is a feigned exasperation, since you begin to feel movement right after it.

“You broke my hairdryer the other day. Consider this your compensation.” You look up at him to give him a smarmy smile.

Fom where you’re seated, you realize just how… big his presence is. It’s not the looming, ominous type, though – it’s quite the opposite. When Jungkook surrounds you, you find a bit of comfort in it. A huge one if you want to be honest to yourself.

“And I already bought you a new one. We’re even.” Jungkook squints his eyes at you.

You laugh.

“You’re gonna borrow and break it again.”

He visibly winces. “Touché.”

Jungkook swings you while you talk about your day, just like usual. He asks you about your laparoscopy that kept you from having lunch with the rest of your friends at the hospital earlier that day, about your new scrub cap, and you gossip a little about the new lab tech having a crush on the scrub nurse you both know.

For all his complaints earlier, Jungkook seemingly doesn’t seem to mind having swung you for the past ten minutes now. He’s relaxed and gentle with his movements, and his voice is quaint and soft as he talks to you.

But then you start to feel bad for him so you tell him to stop, standing up from the swing.

“Okay, your turn.”

Jungkook gives you a big grin.

“Nice.”

You chuckle at his enthusiasm when he sits on the swing chair this time around. But when you attempt a push, he barely moves, prompting him to laugh.

“What weak ass push was that?” He says incredulously, looking at you.

You jut your bottom lip out. “You’re heavy and I’m drunk.”

The second time you push him is more forceful but then Jungkook voices out a complaint after the third, fourth, and every single time you do it. You roll your eyes at his tantrums, but then suddenly, you think of a much better idea.

You push him off the swing with all your remaining strength even though your body feels like jelly from all the alcohol you consumed an hour ago.

“What the fuck, __?”

You burst out in boisterous laughter at Jungkook’s state, his hands and knees planted on the ground. He then sits on it, clapping his palms together to get rid of some dust that gathered on his skin.

Without thinking too much about it, you make quick steps over to his direction and situate yourself beside him.

Jungkook looks at you, confused, but you only give him a grin.

“Let’s lie on the ground.”

“What? No!” Jungkook immediately opposes it. As you expected.

You scrunch your face. “Oh! Look at me! I’m Jeon Jungkook and I’m a germaphobe and I’m afraid of dirt!” You say, intentionally making your voice a pitch higher.

Jungkook deadpans. “Pathogens can kill your cells’ metabolic machinery, so, yeah? I’m afraid of dirt.”

You roll your eyes at him and while he goes off about how they can also cause a toxic massive immune reaction, you push his chest forcefully which catches him off guard, prompting him to lay on the ground. Before he can say anything, you take his arm out to spread beside you and you use it to rest your head on.

Jungkook stops his rambling after that.

“See, shut up.” You say, backhanding him slightly on the chest. You fix your gaze at the skies. “The sky is beautiful tonight. Worry about your pathogens next time.”

Jungkook chuckles, and you feel the vibration of his body as he does so, being so close to him. As you peer up to look at him, you see him folding his other arm to lie his head on it.

You smile, going back to looking at the sky.

“This is like in The Notebook.” Jungkook says after a beat of silence.

“Right?” You grin. “And with the pathogens, too.” You tease.

Jungkook laughs, pinching your arm in his reach. “God, shut up about your pathogens.”

You chuckle at the irony.

“That’s me,” you point upwards, referring to a big twinkling light in the sky. Then, you move your finger towards the star beside it. “And then that’s you, ‘cause I’m a bigger star than you.”

You feel Jungkook look at you from his position. “You are so drunk.”

That causes you to giggle, clutching your stomach because you can’t stop laughing at pretty much everything tonight.

“I feel like I'm not anymore. My head just feels like it’s floating but no, definitely not drunk.”

“Whatever you say.” Jungkook says, chest vibrating from laughing at you.

“Hm. Race you to sleep, Jungkook.” You snuggle on his armpit. As you do, you smell a waft of your water lily springs body wash from Bath and Body Works. “Can you stop using my body wash?”

“What?” You can hear Jungkook say, but as he calls your name and more, his voice starts fading. “__? Hey, don’t sleep on me.”

You hum, eyes still closed.

“__, hey!” Jungkook grazes your arms. You can feel your head moving as Jungkook starts to sit, guiding your back to sit upright. He calls you again, gently tapping your cheek to wake you up.

The truth is, you’re really sleepy, but not so much that you can’t hear him anymore or move on your own.

Jungkook gives up trying to wake you up, though, convinced by your acting. Soon, he goes over in front of you, reaching for your arms and placing them around his neck.

“Just put your legs around me, yeah?” He whispers against your hair once you’re glued against his back.

You hum, intending it to sound like a mumble so Jungkook thinks you don’t actually understand.

Jungkook fixes your legs around him, standing up, bouncing a little to get you nice and snug in his back. You smile at the prospect of a piggyback ride.

“I know you’re awake, silly,” He says suddenly, his voice painted with amusement.

You stifle your laughter against his neck, breaking your supposed to be convincing act.

“Race you to the car, Kook.” you whisper into his ear.

Jungkook scoffs, but he doesn’t say anything more until you reach his car. He wears your seatbelt for you, though, and tells you to drink more water from his tumbler.

You fall asleep easily mid-drive.

In the morning, you wake up with a banging headache, your eyes catching the sight of a post-it note on your desk with one tab of Advil.

morning/afternoon stinky i made porridge before i left for my shift just heat it up again when you wake up

ps: your medical bill from my personal care will be discussed later when i get back home. no friends discount allowed

— your angelic friend, kookie

You chuckle at the (annoyingly elaborate) sketch of an angry bunny on the side.

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[lillaydee]

I'm Right Here Part 4

BFF!Joel Miller / F Reader

Sometimes the person we've been looking for has been right there all along.

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WARNINGS: BFF Joel Miller, Protective Joel (The Last of Us), Joel is Bad at Feelings (The Last of Us), Good Parent Joel (The Last of Us), Angst, Love Triangles, Miscommunication, Past Child Abuse, Alternate Universe - No Cordyceps Outbreak (The Last of Us), Joel Needs a Hug (The Last of Us), Joel is a Clueless Idiot, Jealousy, Minor Character Death

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Part 3

“Hey, you think Joel was okay with us going out?” Eric asked you as he reversed his truck.

“Of course he is, why do you ask?”

“I don’t know… he seems… something.”

“Something? What do you mean?”

Eric huffed a laugh, “Look, you may think we’re all pulling your leg, but when we told you we thought the two of you were crushing on each other, we weren’t kidding.”

“Oh God. How many times do I have to tell you? I don’t have a crush on Joel, and he doesn’t have one on me! We’re practically siblings!” you quickly said, trying to sound tired and annoyed, but whatever came out of your mouth maybe sounded defensive instead. It certainly sounded that way to you.

“Sure you don’t. And sure he doesn’t. You should have seen your face when he sat down with that woman the other night. You looked like someone took your favourite toy away.”

“No I didn’t.”

“Sure, whatever helps you sleep at night Babe. I’m sure you’ll be okay if Joel meets someone else and falls madly in love and marries them and have lots of children with them. I’m sure you’ll happily smile and stand next to him as his best woman at his wedding and be his children’s Godmother.”

Your heart suddenly dropped at that image. Fuck. That’s what’s gonna happen, right? You’re gonna hide this feeling you had been keeping to yourself and vehemently tried to deny and he would find someone and you’re gonna have to watch and pretend to be happy about it.

Can you even do that?

“Babe,” Eric took your hand in his, keeping one hand on the wheel. “Just tell him. I can assure you that he feels the same way. He’s different with you. You know how he is with everyone else. A jokester. He’s an unserious guy, far too ‘jock-like’ around anyone, always making jokes, always the ‘prom-king’ vibe around him. But with you? He’s the perfect gentleman. He’s soft with you. I’ve been watching the guy for a long time, trust me. That’s why we all think he’s got a crush on you. He’s just so unserious in nature, and he just… mellows with you. So calm, so mature. It’s like he didn’t want you to have any reason to find him annoying or something.”

“That’s because Eddie shut him down ages ago.” It’s true. He used to tease you a lot, but Eddie put a stop to it. You were a sensitive child, the things your birth giver and sperm donor did to you made you insecure. So Joel hadn’t teased you the way he would others as much.

“No, it’s because he has a crush on you. You know he doesn’t really hang out with anyone since he started working? Will told me he goes for drinks after work with Will and Eddie, but other than that, he didn’t really go out much. Dave told me he was shocked Joel agreed to come to that little gathering. He lives here, but doesn’t really keep in touch with anyone, but he keeps in touch with you.”

“Because of Eddie.”

Eric pretended like he couldn’t hear you. “And get this, the man was a ladies man. You know this. Had been since puberty. Changed girlfriends as if he was trying on clothes. The way I hear it, he didn’t actually date the girls, just… have different hook up buddies for a few weeks at a time. His dates consisted of hooking up in bathrooms and trucks, and if they were lucky, he would go over to theirs for a quick tryst but never brought any of the girls home. It’s why they never last that long. A month tops. No such thing as a romantic date when you are seeing Joel Miller. And now you’re back he’s spending all this time with you, driving you everywhere and making weekend plans? He didn’t even do that with his so-called girlfriends. He’s famous for it. At the bar the other day, even when there was a hot girl sitting with him, he was only looking at you. Open your eyes Daze. He’s totally into you. And don’t even deny the fact that you hadn’t let go of a breath since I mentioned his love life.”

You had never been more aware of your breathing pattern than you were at that point in time. Fuck, were you that obvious? You knew he was telling the truth. Eddie told you the same thing. Every time he was ‘in a fight’ with his girlfriends, it’s because they were tired of being his ‘on-call girls’. He shrugged it off as him not being the relationship kind. Nothing serious, just casual. But you didn’t expect Eric to know that.

“He’s spending time with me because I am staying with him. And, it was the anniversary of Eddie’s passing. Once I get a job I will be moving out, he won’t spend so much time with me then. You’ll see. And how the fuck do you know so much about his dating life anyway?”

“Girls like to gossip with me. Oh fuck, does he know about me?”

“No.”

“You didn’t tell him?”

“Of course not! You asked me not to tell anyone!”

“Babe, that was in high school. It’s okay now. Tell him. He might think you’re with me!”

“So what if he does? I told you. He doesn’t have a crush on me. He said so at the bar!”

“Uh… no he didn’t. You did.”

“Well, he doesn’t. I know that for a fact. He sees me as a sister. He definitely said that.” You turned to look out the window, trying to hide the sting you still feel after that little declaration he made to Dave and Lucy.

Eric sighed, knowing that there was no use in forcing you to admit to anything.

The dinner was… interesting… The restaurant was definitely up there. There was no way high school Eric could have possibly taken you on such an upscale date. You sat patiently as course after course was served to the two of you, plate after unnecessarily large plates were taken away, before more unnecessary plates were placed in front of you, the food miniscule in comparison. The two of you sort of kept quiet during dinner, the polite silence in the restaurant making you feel as if you might get a fine just for speaking, much less laughing the way you always did when you were with Eric. The bill finally arrived and both of you looked at the bill in shock, both quiet as you got back into his truck, bursting into laughter as soon as the valet shut the doors.

“Well… safe to say we are NOT Michelin star restaurant people!” he guffawed.

“Nu’uh. We are not. Explain to me how you just paid $300 dollars and I’m still starving?”

“Burgers? Tacos?”

“Pizza. Now. PLEASE!”

“Thank you for letting me buy you dinner. I really appreciate this. I just feel so bad you drove all the way over to screw in two screws,” Jen sat down at the small two top, a huge smile she couldn’t hide on her face.

Joel gave her a small smile back, looking around the pizza place as if he was worried about being recognized.

“Joel…” Jen said, her expression just shy of crestfallen. Joel turned to look at her, noticing her sad look, and decided to focus on her for a change. “I’m gonna ask you something. Please be honest with me.”

Joel felt bad immediately. He had a feeling he knew what she was about to ask him.

“Joel, just be honest with me. You don’t want to be here, do you? I mean, it’s not like you were being subtle. You have pretty much disregarded me from the beginning,” she said, head down, looking at her hands.

Joel sighed, feeling horrible. He gave her a regretful smile. “I’m sorry,” he mumbled. “I just… I don’t want to give you the wrong idea. I’m not looking to start anything with anyone, so I just…” he couldn’t even finish his sentence – she stopped him.

“Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I know I come off as coming on too strongly. But the truth is, all I wanted was to thank you, and not just for the other night. See, when we were still in school, you saved me. At the pool. I cramped up and went under and no one noticed except for you. If you hadn’t saved me… I would’ve… I just wanted to thank you.”

Joel thought back to that one day when he was at the pool with his family, he was about to jump in when he saw someone floundering underwater. He jumped in and got her out, checked she was alright, and went off to swim with Tommy. He didn’t even stop after she was safely on a lounger and the lifeguard took over. But… that was her?

“So I just wanted a chance to properly thank you, that’s all. I promise. No ulterior motive. Besides,” she added, looking down at her feet, “I know you’re head over heels in love with Dahlia.”

“Daisy,” Joel corrected, before he could even stop himself. He cleared his throat, “But I’m not in love with her. She’s just a very good friend. Someone I’ve known since childhood.”

“Sure she is,” she said, taking a deep breath. “Shall we order?”

They ordered, and Joel ordered a large Hawaiian pizza to go. Jen looked at him, a small but excited smile forming on her lips. “Are you thinking of a movie night after? I don’t really like pineapples on my pizza,” she said.

 “What do you mean?” he asked, confused.

“Well, we’re eating here, and you ordered another pizza to go. So, I’m guessing you have plans for us after this?” her smile was undeniable now.

Joel didn’t answer, instead, asking her, “So, what do you do for a living?”

They had small talks throughout dinner, Joel actually finding out a few things about Jen. She worked for a printing company that prints tickets for the zoo. It was why she was there that day they met. Her parents moved away from Austin to take care of her elderly grandparents, and she stayed for work. She usually stayed in, she didn’t really have that many friends, she was too introverted to go out and meet people.

“Which means I don’t have that many friends. So, if you don’t mind, I would really like to have you as a friend, Joel. Dahlia too. Maybe we could hang out together, the three of us. Her boyfriend too, if she’s okay with that,” she said, crumpling her paper napkin up.

“Daisy,” Joel corrected.

“Shit, I’m sorry, I don’t know why I keep doing that,” she said, laughing a little, covering her face with her hands.

Just as he was thinking of a way to let her down gently, the bell at the door dinged, and you and Eric walked in. He froze. As did you. You stopped in your tracks when you noticed he was there with Jen, causing Eric to walk directly into you, immediately placing his hand around your middle to stop you from falling.

You couldn’t even lie to yourself at that point. Seeing him willingly going out for dinner with her… but you had no right to feel this way. He’s not your boyfriend.

“You okay?” Eric whispered, clocking Joel’s presence, the man obviously uncomfortable seeing the two of you there. You composed yourself, nodding quickly. You smiled at Joel and began walking to the counter.

“I ordered a Hawaiian for you,” Joel quickly said, “Figured you’d still be hungry. I was gonna take it home later.”

“You did? So I don’t have to wait long to eat again?”

“Miniscule servings?”

“So tiny I needed a microscope to see me food!” you exclaimed, making him laugh. Eric shook his head, laughing along. “Never again,” he told Joel. “Can I have a couple slices please? Do you mind Joel?”

“Sure. I get it. The bigger the plate the smaller the portion huh?” the three of you laughed. Joel asked the guy at the counter to give you the pizza he ordered, paid and asked Jen if she was ready to leave.

“Oh, I thought the pizza was for us,” she said, looking disappointed.

“Was it? It’s okay if it is, I’ll order one for myself,” you quickly said, feeling rather bad seeing her crestfallen looks.

“No, I ordered it for you. I should get you home, Jen. It’s getting late,” Joel quickly said, walking towards the door, “See you at home?” he asked you, and you nodded, Eric taking the box from you, following behind.

“The two of you live together?” Jen quietly asked as Joel reversed the truck.

He simply nodded, unable to pretend any longer. He just wanted to get back home, spend time with you. He missed you, despite only leaving your company less than three hours ago.

“You know, you paid for dinner. Can we do this again? So I can pay this time? The dinner was supposed to be my way of paying you for your inconvenience. Maybe lunch tomorrow?” Jen tried again.

“Sorry. I have a family lunch tomorrow.”

“Oh, fun! Where?”

“My parents’.”

“Oh that’s nice… they still at the big house?”

“Er… yeah, how do you know that?”

“Oh, come on. Everyone knows where your parents live. The whole town knew when your parents built that house. It was literally the only thing everyone talked about,” she laughed. “What about Sunday?”

Joel thought for a while before finally telling her, “Jen, I’m really sorry. But I don’t think it’s a good idea. I’m sorry if me saying okay to dinner tonight gave you the wrong impression, but I don’t need you to pay me back for anything.”

“Okay,” Jen nodded, “Sorry, I really wasn’t trying to…”

“Maybe the next time we run into each other at the bar we can have a drink together or something, but we don’t need to make plans for anything. Really, Jen, it’s not a big deal.”

She nodded. “Okay. I’d like that. When that happens, the drinks are on me, okay?”

Joel smiled, nodding. His phone rang just as he turned into her driveway, telling her he had to take it, apologizing for not walking her to her door. He didn’t wait for her to go inside, answering as he reversed. He drew a deep breath when he answered the call, finding out the origin of the call. “What have you done now, Tommy?”

Eric turned into Joel’s driveway, asking you if you would be okay alone until Joel got back. You nodded, asking him to wait while you put a couple of slices into a container for him to take home. Just as he hit the brakes to stop, the engine cut out. Just like that. He tried restarting it but only got a sad rattling sound from the attempt.

“What the fuck?” Eric groaned, quickly going up front to see what was going on. “I have no idea what is going on,” he told you, blindly looking at the engine, wishing to God he had taken mechanical engineering instead of chemical.

“Let’s just go inside. Joel might know. He fixes his own truck, maybe you could ask him. He shouldn’t be long,” you told him, unlocking the front door.

The two of you ate the pizza quietly, leaving some for Joel. Eric was now in a bad mood over his truck, and you in a similar mood over Joel not being home yet. What was taking him so long? An hour had passed, and you were extremely tempted to just call him to ask his whereabouts.

But then… what if he stayed at Jen’s? What if you interrupted their… fuck… you couldn’t even finish that thought. You shook your head a little, almost laughing at your own silliness. What did it matter if he was… you know… with Jen? He wasn’t yours to be jealous over.

Eric seemed to catch on, nudging you with his foot. “You’re thinking Joel and Jen…?”

You could feel your tears welling up, so you got up and told him you were going to bed. Would he be okay waiting for Joel alone? Sure, he told you, his eyes understanding, maybe there was a smidge of pity there too. He texted his mechanic Jim just in case Joel was far too late coming home. Could be the timing belt, Jim theorized. He would be over first thing in the morning. Eric put on a movie while waiting for Joel to come home, falling asleep before the opening credits even ended.

You laid in bed, tossing and turning, waiting for the sounds of Joel’s truck. You couldn’t sleep well that night, waking every half an hour or so, fighting the demonic images of him and Jen in your head, falling asleep again, before finally giving up at around six, getting up to go for a run. You woke a curled up Eric and told him to go and sleep on your bed, the couch wasn’t exactly the comfiest. The man was so tired and groggy he didn’t put up a fight, kicking his pants off and falling asleep on your bed before you shut the front door to leave.

Joel’s truck was not there. The lump in your chest was threatening to make it’s way up your body and out of your tear ducts, so you started running. You kept running when you made your way around the housing area to see his truck still not there, repeating the lap until you felt like simply running away out of Austin altogether.

Joel hit the brakes when he saw Eric’s truck parked in his driveway, a coldness he could not even describe seeping up his spine. He sat in his truck for a while, willing himself not to cry. He should be happy for you. This was not about him. Served him right for never having the balls to tell you how he felt. He finally exited his truck, heart at the sole of his foot, unlocking the front door, trying to tell his heart to calm down. Please God, he quietly prayed, please don’t let him hear the two of you. He wouldn’t survive. He saw the pizza box on the coffee table, smiling a little at the sight of the leftovers, knowing that you left it out on purpose for him. He knew without knowing that you did think of having the pizzas with him. He then sighed, remembering that you spent the night with Eric, realizing that he was stupidly hopeful, shaking his head, taking the box to the kitchen.

A phone rang from your room, Eric’s voice answering, a scrambling and a squeak of your bed followed, the door hastily opened. Eric came flying out, putting his pants on, immediately running out the front door, still on the phone, not even noticing Joel standing in the kitchen with a crestfallen look on his face. His eyes wandered to your closing door, praying that you stayed in there and not come out half-dressed looking all fucked out. But in his mind, he could see you on your bed, naked, all warm and blissed out from what he imagined was the perfect date.  

Joel couldn’t help himself. He could not see this. He went straight into the bathroom, shutting the door and turning the shower on, drowning his thoughts in the warm water. He let his tears run down his cheeks, almost sobbing at the images going on in his head, trying hard to tell his heart that he was okay with this. He would be happy if you were happy with Eric. He would smile and stand beside you through it all. He ended up on the floor, his head in his hands, shoulders shaking from an overwhelming emotion he did not know he could feel over something he himself had caused, his tired body and the lack of sleep only making things worse. If only he had had the courage to tell you. If only he was a better man.

Took him a while, but he finally peeled himself off the bathroom floor and dried himself, opening the door, only to bump into you, body wrapped in just a towel, your skin all flushed and pink. You turned around when you noticed he was only in a towel too, holding your own close to your body, asking him if he had seen Eric.

“He left in a hurry like 15-20 minutes ago,” he mumbled, the only thing he could manage without his voice cracking. He walked towards his room, stopping when he heard you call his name.

You looked as if you were contemplating something, your eyes avoiding his, before finally asking him what time he planned on leaving for his parents’ for the lunch. Joel looked at the clock, telling you he was planning on going back to sleep for a few hours, so maybe, 11ish? You nodded, telling him you needed to sleep too, a resignation in your voice before closing the bathroom door behind you.

The drive to the Millers’ was a quiet one, both of you still processing the going ons that were invading your heads – you with the images of Joel and Jen in her bed, Joel with you and Eric in yours.

The squeal from Anita Miller put those thoughts out of your head, the woman hugging you, rocking you side to side as if her life depended on it. She only stopped when Jake Miller insisted it was his turn, picking you off the ground and spinning you around, telling you he missed you, quickly divesting your hands off the wine and dessert you had brought. Anita hugged Joel, slipping her arms in yours and Joel’s, asking the two of you how living under the same roof was going so far, and asking you if the book keeping is giving you any grief.

“Look who’s here everyone!” Anita hollered as you got to the backyard, Olivia immediately getting up from helping Will’s mom, Aunt Tina with the napkins to give you a hug. His mom hugged you next, and the next thing you knew you were lifted off the ground once more, this time by an excited Benny, excited to see you.

As you helped the family set the outdoor table, you couldn’t help yourself from taking a handful of the blueberries on the table, literally shoving them down your throat. You didn’t even realize how hungry you were. You over exerted yourself with your self-pity run that morning and did not have breakfast from the awkwardness of seeing Joel in a towel, trying hard not to imagine any of Jen’s bite marks on his perfect body.

“Hey Daze, have you seen…” Joel’s voice came out of nowhere, shocking the living crap out of you, making you splutter, slightly choking from an errant blueberry or two. “Oh shit,” he said, grabbing some napkins and rubbing your back as you literally coughed your throat out, leaving you for a second and coming back with a glass of water. He helped clean your face and made you drink the water, asking you if you were okay, worry written all over his face. “Sorry, didn’t mean to surprise you.”

You started laughing, shaking your head. “Not your fault. I thought you were the blueberry police.”

He scanned your body, seeing the blueberries left in your hand, pointed at it with a horrified expression, gasping a conspiratorial “Thief!” at you.

“I’m hungry! I didn’t have breakfast!”

“Me neither,” he said, smiling down at your laughing face. He had a cheeky look on him all of a sudden, looking left and right, before taking something from the table, shoving it in your hand. “Take this. Be cool,” he murmured, grabbing something else from the table. He took your hand in his and calmly walked away, taking you with him, reminding you once more to be cool. You were about ten steps away when his Aunt Tina’s voice can be heard asking Olivia if she had seen the basket of focaccia and butter she had just placed on the table. Joel grasped your hand hard, “Shit, run!” and pulled you along with him as the two of you made your way to the treehouse he and Eddie had built one summer when the two of you were invited to stay, way back when they had first moved to this property.

You hid behind him as he peeked to see if you were being followed. “I think we’re okay,” he said, producing the basket of focaccia he had smuggled under his shirt, placing it up on the deck of the treehouse before taking the pot of butter he had passed on to you and doing the same. He helped you climb up before climbing up himself, taking a warm slice of focaccia, tearing it in half and dipping it in butter, offering it to you.

“And you called me a thief!” you gasped, looking scandalized that he had made you his accomplice. But you were so hungry you scarfed that piece of bread down like it was the first piece of food you had had in days. Your eyes closing at the warm, buttery, herb-filled mixture in your mouth, tilting your head back, enjoying the sun in your face. “Fuck, I’ve missed this focaccia. Your Mom makes the best ones ever, I swear to God!”

“Mm Hmm…” he nodded, his mouth full. He shuffled back so that his back was against the wall of the treehouse, basket of focaccia and the pot of butter on his lap, dipping another, patting the floor next to him so you’d join him. You did, taking another piece of focaccia, savouring it.

Your head wanted you to ask him about last night, but your heart told you not to. What if he told you everything? Could you take it? The way your stomach dropped at the thought told you no, you would not be able to take it. So you didn’t ask, silently willing him not to tell you anything about it either.  

“I have a job interview on Monday,” you reminded him. “I’m going straight there in the morning and will go to the office after.”

“I’ll drive you,” he said, taking a blueberry from your hand.

“No, I’ll be okay. I’ll cab it. I don’t know how long it’ll take. Don’t you have to be on site?”

“I’ll talk to my Dad, I’m sure he’ll understand,” he countered.

Your intention to protest was interrupted by heavy footsteps, followed by Aunt Tina and Anita Miller glaring up at the two of you, both with slices of focaccia literally in your hands.

“I knew it!” Aunt Tina yelled out, her eyes glinting with mischief. “We found them! And yes, they have the bread!” she called out to someone beyond your line of sight.

Benny came running up, a camera in his hands, snapping pictures of the two of you, looking guilty as fuck with stolen focaccias in your hands, Anita climbing the ladder a little to take the half empty basket of focaccia and pot of butter away from the thieves, teasing you about old habits and mischiefs, a smile on her face. “Food’s ready,” she told you, “Tommy’s on the way. We’ll eat as soon as he gets here.”

Joel shuffled to the edge of the treehouse, jumping down. He turned around and offered his hands for you to follow, easily catching you when you slid down after him, your body landing on his solid chest.

“Hey, look here,” Benny said, camera at the ready. Joel placed his hand around your waist and pulled you to him, his lips landing on your temple, your eyes closing at the sensation. You opened your eyes and smiled at the camera, as did he. “Beautiful,” Benny said, smiling. “Come on, I can hear Tommy’s truck.”

Joel placed a hand on the small of your back, leading you towards the outdoor dining table, Tommy immediately coming over to give you a hug. “Hey Daze,” he mumbled, squeezing you a little.

“Fuck, Tommy, did you bathe in whiskey?” you couldn’t help remarking, almost recoiling at the sour smell seeping out of his pores. He chuckled a little bit, looking sheepish, “Yeah… had a little too much fun last night.”

He looked at Joel, not meeting his eyes, mumbling something about saying hi to their parents and aunt before asking Joel if they could talk. Benny called out to you from the side entrance of the house, beckoning you over. You gave Tommy a quick pat on the shoulder before joining his cousin.

“Hey, uhm… what time did you leave? I woke up and you were gone,” Tommy asked his brother, avoiding his eyes.  

“Early. Does Mom know about last night?”

Tommy shook his head, pleading for him not to tell.

“You gotta reign it in, man. Stop looking for reasons to fight others.”

“He grabbed her arm hard, Joel, was I supposed to just let him do that?”

“He just found out his wife was out on a date with you!” Joel seethed, controlling his voice so no one would hear. He rubbed his temples, “I have a headache. I didn’t get much sleep last night. You should go shower. Mom’s gonna freak if she sees you like this.”

“I already showered,” Tommy defended.

“Well, you need another one. Daze was right. You reek of whiskey,” Joel countered, going inside to find something for his throbbing head, the headache hitting him suddenly upon seeing his troubled brother again.

You went over to Benny, who quickly pulled you aside, looking behind you to make sure no one followed. “Hey Daze, can you keep a secret?”

“Uh… depends, what’s going on?”

Benny looked guilty, looking out to the driveway to make sure no one was coming. “I have a friend coming over, I was gonna introduce him to my Mom, but… I don’t know Daze… I think… Fuck… I’m terrified. I don’t know if I’m ready for this today. Thing is, I know he’s your friend too… so…” he rubbed his face, looking guilty as fuck, “In case my cold feet hadn’t gone away by the time he arrived, could you cover for me? Maybe say he’s here cause you invited him?” He bounced on his feet a little, hands in his pockets, shoulders up to his ears, looking more jittery than you had ever seen him.

You frowned, “What’s the big deal about you inviting a friend over? Why would you get cold feet about introducing a friend to your Mom?”

The bounce in his feet turned into a rocking back and forth, something he did when he felt uncomfortable. “Daze…” he whispered, his eyes pleading as a familiar truck approached.

“Eric?” you wondered out loud. Benny went up the driveway, hands still in his pockets as Eric exited his truck, giving you a small awkward wave. Benny said something to him, glancing your way. You were sort of frozen where you were, confused as to what was going on. How did Benny know Eric? Benny went to the boy’s school for the wrestling team, so they didn’t meet at school. You could see Eric take a deep breath, shaking his head a little at whatever Benny was saying to him, but ultimately he rolled his eyes and nodded, seemingly giving in to the situation at hand. Benny looked around cautiously for a bit before stepping towards Eric, giving him a sweet kiss.

Wait.

Oh…

Benny? Really? Huh. You didn’t know him as well as you thought you did then.

The two made their way towards you, Benny avoiding your eyes for a bit. He stopped in front of you, grimacing, as if begging you to cooperate. You rolled your eyes. “Fine!” you huffed, immediately engulfed by an overly enthusiastic, thankful hug from the younger man. Eric gave you a quick hug, immediately launching into the issue with his truck, apologizing for not telling you he had left, having woken up abruptly in a panic from Jim’s phone call. You listened intently as the three of you walked towards the dining table, Will coming to greet Eric, eyeing his brother suspiciously. Benny continued looking guilty, shaking his head at his brother, who simply patted him on his back, telling Eric he’s sorry. Eric just smiled, shrugging a little.

Anita and Aunt Tina came outside, greeting Eric enthusiastically. They knew him as Joel and Will’s friend, obviously, Will quickly telling them he had invited him over, just because. “Of course!” Anita quickly said, putting her arm around Eric’s, the other around yours. “Didn’t you two use to date?” she asked you, making Benny sputter on his own saliva. “You did? I didn’t know that.”

“It’s ancient history, Ben,” Will said, pushing his brother forward. “We’re just good friends now, Mrs Miller,” Eric added. Anita smiled, squeezing his arm. “Well, you’re always welcome,” she assured him, Aunt Tina nodding vehemently in agreement.

“Come sit down!” Aunt Tina said, pulling a chair for Eric, pushing you a little to sit next to him.

Joel came out with the pasta in his hands, Tommy following with the salad, almost knocking Joel over in the process. The man stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Eric, only walking on when Tommy ran into him. He shook Eric’s hand, mumbling something about not expecting him there, his eyes glancing at you.

“Will invited him,” Anita absent-mindedly commented, passing the napkins around. You pulled the chair next to you, inviting Joel to sit, but he chose to sit way at the other end of the table instead, Tommy taking the seat.

Joel could feel his headache doubling, tripling, even. Sure, Will supposedly invited Eric, according to his mother, but deep down he knew it had to have been you. Why the fuck would Will invite Eric over? His head felt heavy, the Tylenol he took didn’t seem to do it’s job at all. He ate his pasta half-heartedly, half listening to the conversations going on at the table, trying to figure out a way to find his way back up to his old room without alerting anyone and just burying himself into his pillows. Much as he tried not to look, he couldn’t help but see the easy smiles and laughter you were giving Eric, how comfortable you were with him.

His head was throbbing. He excused himself and went to the bathroom, finding some extra strength pain killer his Dad took for his back, downing a couple. He heard his Mom call his name. He splashed some water onto his face and came out to a quiet backyard, everyone seemingly focused on someone he couldn’t see. He stepped outside to see Jen standing awkwardly with a box in her hand. She smiled when she saw him. He went to her, an unease in his heart.

“What are you doing here?” he whispered.

“Well, you didn’t want me to buy you dinner, so I’m just dropping this off. I just really wanted to pay you back,” she said, handing him the box. She stood awkwardly for a bit, looking around at the faces of everyone there, avoiding your eyes, before finally telling him she was just gonna take off then, slowly turning around to leave.

No one said anything. You could hear a pin drop. Joel didn’t know what came over him, but he heard his own voice call out.

“Wait, stay. Have some lunch.”

Part 5

[trashybread]

I'm posting this in a sleep delirium but do you kno what the cod fandom desperately NEEDS? Cliche 2015 wattpad AU fanfiction plots. You don't know how much you need it until you start thinking about it.

I need a psychiatrist Soap going into his new job at a mental asylum and meeting Ghost and other patients like gaz, price, everyone. Need makarov to be the boss. Ghost being the crazy but helping soap gain everyones trust. Need soap to start questioning if theyre actually mad because strange things keep happening and they're always right (I've been thinking about this one for days) doesn't even need to be a mental asylum, just a mental hospital. Gaz with a PICA, Ghost with psychosis or schizophrenia, price with severe OCD, roach maybe w/ cptsd so he's muted bc of it? maybe he acc got forever 14yo mentality not the infantilizing way but forever the apocalyptic phase and v sweet THEREFORE no one worries abt Talking secret matters w/ him around cuz he's basically a kid, he wont tell anything ever ... Right.

Or one where gaz finds a number in the gay bar bathroom stall (there's number and "amazing head and advices") but its a dead number so he starts venting like once a month to the voicemail and one day someone does returns. Make it spicier and its actually his neighbor. Make it even SPICIER and his neighbor KNOWS IT but it just doesn't click to gaz so now he's stuck between the phone guy "Johnathan" and his divorced neighbour Mr. Price. It all ends when he gets in big money trouble and calls Johnathan in a last hope alternative to save him and price shows up out of nowhere to get him hmmmffhfmmf

COFFEE. SHOP. ALTERNATIVE. UNIVERSE. WANNA MAKE THIS EVEN COOLER??????? SUPERNATURAL COFFEE SHOP. YEAH. Roach works in this coffee shop that actually has supernatural beings visiting but to normal human eyes it's fucking empty. The coffee shop is completely hidden unless you search for it really fucking hard and Ghost, weirdo that he is, is livid to find this empty coffee shop away from traffic and human noises. He always wonder how they can keep the business going with one client (him)

UNIVERSITY AU!!!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!??? JOCK X NERD. ROOMMATES!!!! THEY HATE EACHOTHER BUT HAVE TO DO A GROUP PROJECT TOGETHER AND END UP GOOFING AROUND IN THE OTHERS HOUSE AND BECOME BFFS. MAKE IT ANGST BC JOCK (Sorry! Soap vibes..) DOESN'T WANT TO BE THE NERDS FRIEND AND THROWS HIM UNDER THE BUS. DON'T WANT ANGST???? MAKE IT SO JOCK STARTS ACTING LIKE A GUARD DOG AFTER THAT. MAYBE IT RUINS HIS REPUTATION BUT HE HAS HIS NOW BOYFRIEND.

COD fandom needs to tighten up! No more souless 4k pwp oneshots. Let's remember our roots.

[sungjiii]

Han Jisung — The boy bestfriend you fell in love with.

!DISCLAIMER!

THIS IS FICTIONAL SO DON'T TAKE IT TOO SERIOUSLY

~guys, i'm still doing pt. 2 for "Yang Jeongin — The cutie pie who turned into a slut (because of you)" but i'm excited to reveal this first♡~

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genre — romance, toxic relationship.

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On your first ever art class, you get to sit with a guy named Han Jisung.

You felt like you were lucky because he was your type and one of the popular jocks.

Jisung caught your eye the moment you came into the classroom.

As he introduced himself, you were too busy looking at his deep brown eyes.

"So what do you think about me?" he suddenly asked.

You gazed so deep into his eyes that he had to repeat the same question ten times.

He finally got your attention. "So ..? What do you think about me when you first saw me?"

You whispered to yourself, "Cute ..." He didn't hear you so he asked you to repeat it. You went to his ear and whispered, "Dumb."

"Oh ok ... uhm, well I think you're really pretty." You blushed. He noticed it but kept silent.

The teacher started the lesson but it's very hard for you to take your eyes off of him.

"Is this love at first sight?" you asked yourself.

The teacher called you. "You, the new student. Come up here and show me how you draw a portrait of your seatmate."

You hesitated, took a long, deep breath and started drawing Jisung.

The teacher was surprised at your drawing and the time management you had, even Jisung's jaw dropped to the floor.

"H-how did you draw Jisung so quickly?" The teacher asked.

You just went back to your seat and whispered into her ear, "The magician never reveals their secret, that stays the same with artists."

You sat down, tried to be quiet but Jisung can't stop complementing you.

Minutes turned to hours, hours turned to days, days turned to weeks, weeks turned to months.

It has been 2 months since you knew him. That's when you guys finally claim as BFFs.

You felt happy, yet disappointed. You wanted him to be more than friends.

But for the past couple of weeks, he has been very busy. No idea why but thankfully you found another bestie you could rely on.

Her name was Yeji. She was nice. The only weird thing about her was her actions towards Jisung.

Everytime he passes by, you would pat his head and he pats yours.

But ever since Yeji came into your life, she got closer to Jisung, and Jisung got closer to her.

They knew things about each other that you don't even have a clue about.

Moving forward on a day before Valentine's day, you finally had the guts to ask him face to face, "Hi, Jisung, would you like to be my valentine?"

He nodded. You were confused. Why'd he only nod? But you didn't care about that.

Instead you were focused on getting ready for tomorrow.

You rented an expensive dress, got your makeup ready, and went to sleep extra early.

The next morning, you immediately went to wash your hair, dry it, and wear the dress.

You put your last finishes on your makeup and got ready for Valentine's.

You arrived to school. Immediately brusting out tears. Seeing Yeji all dressed up and getting closer to Jisung's lips are killing you.

Your heart dropped. The moment everybody saw you arrived, it was pin drop silence.

Jisung laughed. "Why are you suddenly so dead ass quiet?"

One of the popular jocks pointed his finger straight to you.

Jisung's face went pale. He cleared his throat, "W-what are you doing here?"

You looked down trying to hide your tears and replied, "I am your valentine stupid. But it looks like you got a new one."

He looked at you like you were his stalker. "SINCE WHEN?!"

"SINCE YESTERDAY! I ASKED YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE MY VALENTINE AND YOU NODDED!"

He gulped. Hard.

"But didn't I tell you that my valentine is Jiji?" He said.

"OH MY FUCKING GOD, NEVER! WHO IS THIS MOTHERFUCKER 'JIJI' ANYWAYS?"

He pointed to Yeji. You felt bad. But mostly furious. You were the one who made friends with him and even opened up to him.

You were hoping for him to give you a nickname. Anything else but your name.

But instead, he gave Yeji a nickname ...

You 'broke up' with him and focused on studies.

~will there be a pt.2? if you want it, just tell me, tysm, ily♡~

[sometimesoliloquy]

The Handmaid’s Tale 6x01 - "Train" (or "Are we There Yet? I Knew we Should have Just Flown")👀

OH MY, SEASON SIX, we have we been waiting for you for almost as long as Nick has been waiting for June to run away with him so long and you're finally here, you're really here!! I'm as relieved as I am scared as I am thrilled (and honestly operating on a bit of a high from the first three episodes since I consider them better than the WHOLE of s5), but well aware we'll likely be on a serious roller coaster from here on out. So hanging for dear life onto my seat and with no further ado...

(also apologies for the shitty screencaps, for some reason this function is currently not working on my laptop so I am literally taking pictures of the screen with my phone, idk.....🥴)

The sixth and final season of our beloved Tale opens with a gorgeously cinematic (and gorgeously scored) shot of a train gliding across a lush landscape of forest and river, as June and Serena head to their new semester at Hogwarts out west.

(the girls' trip that was not on my bingo card)

So June and Serena are... friends(?) now? And Serena is of course the kind of thoughtful, observant friend who always notices when you get a new haircut or blouse or you know, a giant sling and bruised up face and sudden lack of 1 count husband you seemed previously attached at the hip to for the whole last season, whilst showing up on a train full of desperate refugees fleeing west. Yes, she's just that kind of friend (or not). When June admits her arm is killing her Serena offers super helpfully: "Oh yes your arm is broken, that must hurt quite a bit" which honestly is equally disconcerting because she seems to have just noticed, and because this is Serena seeming to express concern and sympathy (as best she can manage anyway). Like an alien freshly landed on earth, Serena seems to be extremely out of her element and trying very hard to figure out this whole "how humans interact with each other" thing. But seriously, is she really just now realizing June's state? It was nighttime when they got on that train and it's light out now so SOME time has passed, does this woman just never ask anybody else about themselves? Not once before this was she like omg what happened? I guess she really is a narcissist. And yes, this is swiftly confirmed when June tells her that her injuries are actually from Gilead trying to MURDER her, and Serena uses that as another tone deaf opportunity to try and bond.

Exhausted, June finally drifts off to dreamland, where we see her follow who we must assume is an older version of Hannah dressed in purple through  an ethereal sun-soaked meadow full of purple flowers at golden hour. She rudely wakes from this gorgeous pensive dream to find Holly/Nichole's stroller ominously empty, and begins to rush through the train car in a panic. It turns out her new BFF has just taken her daughter to the other compartment while June was getting her beauty rest as she didn't want her to be a sleepy grumpy gus, heavens(!) and then of course proceeds to act super offended at the ridiculous idea that she would EVER try to steal June’s child! (flashback to all of season 1... Season 2... 3... Some of season 4? I don't know, at some point she found out she was pregnant and I guess decided kidnapping was too much work if she could pop one out herself because as we all know of course all kids are interchangeable, you just need one). Serena now notices June physically struggling from her injuries though and decides to notch up her weird new obsequious personality to an even higher level, hovering like the aspiring helicopter mom she hopes to be (ohpleasepleaseplease LIKE meee, June!!), which of course causes June to be all like ew wtf get off my JOCK Serena(!) and is really kind of a hilarious dynamic for a beat. Serena insists on going to fetch a doctor (which as we see will end up being her downfall but I'm getting a bit ahead).

Hoo boy, I just knew Serena was going to get herself in trouble as soon as she started playing Hall Monitor for pregnant ladies and children (does this woman just have no clue how to keep a low profile or what ?). And then she really started playing with fire arranging her own former handmaid/Martha therapy circle, cosplaying as one of them... or at least as someone who truly understands and empathizes with their plight as opposed to one who helped cause it (and in June's case did directly cause the suffering). "it seems like we've all been a part of  some violence” ...ummmm yeah, with YOU being the one perpetrating it, Serena! (facepalm).--Sidenote: my ears perked up when one of the women says she was liberated at from an agricultural colony, and “we had a really smart doctor who gave a shit”... for full disclosure I was (not with 100% certainty) but fairly spoiled as to the possibility at last by the trailer, although I did not expect it to happen so soon.

Serena continues to just be completely clueless but trying REALLY. HARD. so that when June tells her of Luke's arrest she assumes June that God will bring him to her and their family can be together and just forget any of this ever happened (because of course she's also the kind of friend who remembers about your eldest daughter who was stolen from you by the same evil regime she helped set up and is still trapped in Gilead and who she has cruelly used as bait/a threat for June multiple times… oh wait, not that one either! Hm). For whatever reason though (I blame the pain) June is finding herself still being crazy open and vulnerable with her former prisoner and torturer, admitting to her "I don’t know if I can be alone again." Serena offers to help however she can, as a means to amends, and while June resists at first she is apparently weary enough or desperate and devoid of current allies enough to finally say "ok".

But back to Serena's "I'm just a regular human person and refugee, praise be!" act; listen, we all knew it was only a matter of time before her charade was found out. And ironically it was the doctor she went to fine for June who outs her so if she hadn't she might have gotten away with it. I mean probably not with her level of ego and out-of-touchness but maybe. When, despite June's protests, the police  officer (who of course has a sad Gilead killed/stole his loved ones story) arrives and gleefully refuses to take Serena into custody (thereby providing physical protection from train mob justice), shit really hits the fan. Of course as soon as she's outed and the refugees start to turn all "feral June in the woods with Fred", Serena willfully ignores June's advice to chill and completely 180's from her "look I'm a nice, normal refugee victim like you!" game to revert back to full on unapologetic fox news lady dictator screaming the favorite classic Gilead tagline "you were unfit!!" Yep, this one really knows how to win friends and influence people. A far cry from the murder happy ex-handmaid of last season, June tries to physically block the rabid crowd from getting to Serena. Look I guess I get that at this point June's blood lust has been sated and I guess acting as Serena's reluctant midwife (hey, from handmaid to midwife!) in the woods like weirdly life-bonded them, but  COME ON, June, are you really trying to sell that fuckhead Fred taking her finger is sufficient "payment" for all of Serena's various horrific crimes, in and out of Gilead (not even to mention her instrumental role before).

I guess the lesson is that there is a middle ground there somewhere less extreme than tearing a person limb from limb but that is also not putting your (recently survived assasination attempt) self and small young precious baby child in potential danger to protect your kidnapper/rapist/torturer/proud co-creator of the evil regime that has caused death and suffering for like A LOT of people.  I mean the middle ground would have been the police officer arresting her. But whatever the (largely incomprehensible) reasons, and fairly ironically in fact, when faced with the refugees being pretty much exactly where June herself was at the end of s4 and throughout at least half of s5 (murderous insatiable revenge rage), June is suddenly horrified. Either she really has done a TON of healing in the last season or she's been hopelessly stockholm-syndromed again. She suddenly looks up and sees the solution... and pulls the emergency brake, sending the train screeching to a halt and the would-be particicutioners stumbling for purchase. She tells Serena to RUN and then JUMP from the back of the train... unfortunately Serena waits a bit too long and the train starts moving again, and with the angry mob breaking the glass of the compartment door down, June finally takes matters into her own hands. I have to say, I find it ironically satisfying and hilarious that June did in fact end up pushing Serena off the back of the train (as was read in one fan prediction on instagram). Only in a twist of fate it was actually in a desperate attempt to save her, not kill her (I bet it felt at least a LITTLE BIT GOOD anyway, though). Thankfully the mob, though scornful, doesn't target June further for her role in Serena's escape, leaving her and baby Holly/Nichole alone for the remainder of the journey.

Sometime later June awakes in her lonely pariah train car and is informed that this is the last stop for they have arrived in Alaska (you don't gotta go home but you can't stay here!). As they tentatively enter the refugee camp, she sees the American flag flying high, rightside up. For the first time in YEARS June is on official US soil, but it is with a bittersweet sense of relief as she finds herself (with Nichole) alone again and faced with starting over in yet another unfamiliar place that is not home.

And then, AND THEN, we get the most incredible heartwarming surprise, on par with the Moria/June reunion in Chicago in s4. MY GOD as soon as they start slow mo zooming from the sneakers to the stethoscope I am WRECKED. June has repeated her mantra of "I don't want to be alone" in this episode, which was introduced in the s5 finale. And now we see that, in the most beautifully unexpected turn of fate, here in the most remote outpost of the remaining continental USA, she's not alone. Because incredibly, her mom is here, just when and where she perhaps needed her the most (mommies always come back). And as we know, they have a lot to catch up on, but for now, it's more than enough to see them holding each other as the miracle this is.

(Gulf of Gilead? Surely that can’t be right)

Back in Canada, Moira (like the good loyal friend she is) bursts into Tuello’s office ready to fight tooth and nail for Luke's freedom. Mark, while seemingly sympathetic, sounds like he's got some bigger fish to fry, and indeed he confesses that his American office in Canada is soon to be shut down and America officially "de-recognized" as a country, as Gilead rises in international power and negotiations (YIKES). So that's it??, she wants to know. But while he's beat down, maybe, Mark's not beat yet. For as Moira contemplates the disturbingly relabeled map of her former home country, he takes a beat and then says: “Mayday’s fighting back” and OK HI MY MARK TUELLO TESTAMENTS CONSPIRACY THEORY IS BACK ON, bayBEE!—I mean, maybe... I don't know... UGH--What I DO know though is that Moira wants to help—after years of helping refugees but overall "playing nice" in Canada, it seems the fierce fighting spirit we saw in s1 is back!! She alludes to her time in Jezebels seeing black market goods come in and out, and Mark is shocked and impressed at her story of escape--and then clearly the wheels are turning as he contemplates his new recruit with fresh eyes.--Side note, he says "No one leaves Jezebels", and is this perhaps foreshadowing (or reverse foreshadowing, hopefully) for Janine's fate?? Hmmm.

(When you know the Gilead honeymoon is over)

Meanwhile, in Gilead... or sorry, Gilead 2.0?....a black van pulls up to a lovely large beach house in scenic New Bethlehem, and who should hop out in cuffs but our favorite love-lorn Commander, looking every inch the rebelliously disheveled bad boy SNACK (praise be). He's fresh from his brief stint in Gilead drunk tank jail, where I guess they put commanders overnight as a slap on the wrist when they get a bit too frisky about their handmaid mistresses (that stuff's all fine of course as long as you keep it on the down low, everyone knows commanders need a little kink, hey?!). Definitely relieved that this particularly hypocritical quirk of the Gileadean power structure seems to have spared our boy too much grief, though (at least for now). As Rose glares disapprovingly down from the porch at her wayward hubby, Nick is informed that his father-in-law has arrived and has been waiting for him (duhn duhn DUHN). Nick however does not seem very interested in having a fatherly chat at the moment, seemingly blowing off the good commander to go have a smoke on the beach like the sad emo bad boy he is (and we love him for it).

Daddy in law soon tracks him down anyway, though, and if we were expecting the big bad wolf, that is not what we find with Commander Wharton (well, perhaps big wolf baddie in fatherly teddy bear clothing, but we shall see). Daddy Wharton's not mad, just maybe a little disappointed. It's time for Nick to put his childish playthings (namely, of course, June) on the shelf and focus on his life-long marriage that he's entered into for life that is going to last his entire life (did he mention it's a life-long commitment?) Gulp. Daddy Wharton continues his affably folksy misogynist (veering into mildy racist territory) lecture to say "don’t you think it’s time to prioritize what’s best for you and your family?" and "You have a bright future, it’s yours if you take it" and I can't help but think there is a larger double meaning to these statements depending on the very different directions Nick could end up choosing (come ON, Nick, choose NOT GILEAD, man!!). Wharton happily informs him he’ll be sticking around for a bit as they await the birth of his grandson, and as he walks off Nick lets out a quiet little “fuck” under his breath (yeah, no shit, boo). 

...........

And so we begin with our various players spread out across the northern continent, but with seeds of plots set in motion (and only 9! episodes to go), we know it can't be too long before paths start criss crossing again and shit starts hitting various fans. Will Serena (and Noah) survive?? (Hmm I think they will, she's the most gorgeous cockroach of them all). Will June stay in Alaska and peacefully live out her days there with Holly squared? (I think we know that's a no). Will Luke stay in prison? (Probly not) And Nick? You know I'm always rooting for our boy to defect or make a bold anti-Gilead play but I mean at this point I'm here even for just more smoking and sass, PEAK Blaine content (may the lord open).

[brins-rogers]

Hi! I just saw your oc, she's nice ^_^

I was wondering how she can interact with my ocs? :3

OC Interactions:

Mary:

-probably not a lot of interacting tbh, Azalea unfortunately doesn’t hang out with preps unless they SOMEHOW are around the jocks as well (cheer team, sports, etc)

-if she WERE to know her, labels aside, I’d really like to think that they’d actually get along well

-absolutely give each other the White People Smile when they pass in the hallways and the lil nod. You know what I’m talking about

Oliver:

-once again about the same thing with preps, Post GU and when she begins hanging with townies, Azalea probably begins to have Not So Great feelings towards the preps

-in love with Gord? My brother in Christ who isn’t, at this point.

-definitely prob get paired together for an assignment in science and they’re pretty quiet, just very tense around one another

Juliet:

-definitely a lot closer because 1) the shop and 2) Lola is Azalea’s cousin

-Azalea has a dog that she brought to the shop one time and the Dane was ALL over Juliet, so she knew she was good people

-the two definitely talk when Azalea is elbow deep in an engine, just talking about how their days went

-begs her to cook for her bc Azalea is an AWFUL chef

Mica:

-not a fan of the jocks? Ruh roh, her sweet beloved Casey is a jock!! But Ricky is the same way and that’s her BFF, so she’s pretty Neutral with Mica

-probably share rock music recommendations, definitely acquaintances and not friends

-likes the blue highlights, Azalea complimented them the first time she saw them

Margaret:

-M, Margie, M-dog!

-out of all odds, gets along with Margie the best

-cheerleader, so they obviously interact a lot when she sees this redheaded gremlin in the stands screaming her head off for number 88

-just two girls in Love with Big Boys

-even if Margaret doesn’t explicitly get along with Azalea, holds her in a high regard

Matteo:

-were probably cool at first, talking every once in a while in the shop (he definitely told her to can it talking about Casey)

-since he gets along with townies, they’d get along so much better POST GU for Azalea when she’s hanging around townies too

-would have joined his rock band if she knew, absolutely shreds the base guitar

THE TWINSSSSS whew okay

Kate:

-probably gets along with Kate the best out of all your OCs, tbh

-complicated love gossip? Oh these girls are going INNNNN

-yapping 24/7, Azalea and she will be on the bleachers just going at it.

-Azalea doesn’t judge her at all for her preferences, often telling Kate whatever she goes for, she will support

-“Mandy is def a lil gay … girl cmon, just try it”

-gets invited for sleepovers a LOT

Fred:

-Walks like Casey, talks like Casey, ISNT CASEY???

-embarrassed to say she most DEFINITELY tried pursuing Fred at one point in time to distract herself from her bestie (unfortunately did NOT work)

-Kate very much disapproved and was like GIRL pls do better not my Whiny Little Brother

-Fred is besties with Casey so that means he’s besties with Azalea too OR she’s just there with their hangouts until it’s Post GU and she stops hanging out with Casey as much

[spaceorphan18]

Top 5 Favorite Disney Romances

Okay, so now for a thing that no one asked for but I've been thinking a lot lately about shipping and I started thinking about all the Disney romance stories I've liked over the years so... here are my top five! (Usual disclaimer - my opinions are my opinions, don't expect anyone to agree with them)

5. Robin Hood and Maid Marian

As a cartoon fox, Robin Hood is way more charming than he has any right to be. I was captivated by them as a child, and the whole film holds a dear place in my heart. She's a lady. He's a thief. They've been bff since they were children, there's sword fighting and dashing escapes and Lady Kluck!... of course I like it.

4. Rapunzel and Flynn Rider

So, uh, another charming thief on this list. Are we shocked?? I'm sure no one is shocked. Tangled, though, is such a sweet, fun movie. It's more adventure and fun and bonding while on the run. And the dynamic is really cute - I mean she hits him over the head with a frying pan and how is that not a great way to start a romance?

3. Hercules and Megara

I cannot tell you how much I love Megara - she might be my favorite female character in any Disney movie. She's sassy, she's smart, she's cynical, and yet not immune to falling in love. And I love that Hercules is sorta this dumb jock guy who doesn't know what to do with her but knows he cares for her. Also more adventure! I love adventure! And Greek Myths... thank god Disney didn't follow the original story...

2. Belle and The Beast

As a movie that's over thirty years old, it holds up -- and it holds up beautifully. It was a favorite as a kid, and remains one of the best films Disney has ever put out. I love Belle as a character - she is well read and intelligent and does not back down to what society wants of her. But she has heart and compassion and is able to look past the Beast's rougher edges to see goodness inside. Meanwhile, the Beast has to learn what love is in order to save himself. It is a beautiful story and I have a deep love for it.

Aurora and Prince Phillip

Look, I know this is probably unpopular opinion time and I do not even care. I love these two so much. I love that they meet as just two people in the woods and form a bond and who cares if they're actually royalty or actually betrothed they just like each other. And Prince Phillip is just the best out of the classic princes -- escaping prisons and taking down dragons and the part of me that loves old school romance has always loved this film. It's also one of Disney's most beautifully drawn films. It's magical and fantastical and I just have always loved it.

[irishleo13]

Stranger Things version of Tyrus (New Will Byers crackship)

So I've been thinking of a possible pairing for Will if Byler doesn't happen and the Duffers do want to give Will a BF in S5. One of candidates I've thought of was someone on Basketball (and I'm going spefically with Andy since he's biggest living member left). I know Greatwise has become somewhat prominent crackship but personally I don't think the idea of that relationship is interesting and pairing Will with another DnD fan feels like lazy (and also actor age-gap is a decade, unlike Andy which is just a few years).

Now some might be unaware of ship a refer to in the title of this post, Tyrus is canon gay ship of Disney Channel Andi Mack. I've always really enjoyed the dynamic of the ship which consists of a gay Jewish nerd who's struggling with his sexuality and crush on his male bff who ends falling for a Jock who starts as a antagonist in another storyline and who's ususally a jerk to everyone but has a heart gold that is first shown with his treatment of the other boy (Cyrus) . Definitely sounds fitting with Will's story and so far Andy seems like a jerk but he's flat enough of character you can give him a redemption arc and reveal he's actually good guy underneath (I mean witchhunt does make sense from basketball team's perspective especially after Patrick's death). He also works as kinda of dark foil to Mike, someone who's a snarky shit but taken up to eleven (accidentally ST pun lol) due to lack of genuine friendship ( except for Patrick giving good angst opportunity) or even shittier parents.

Andy does seem like he'll have a role in S5 but unfortunately, he'll probably play the role of generic psycho bully but I honestly even if we don't get this crackship, hope they give him some depth. Hell if they want a psycho bully, just bring back Troy. Could even start this ship with a resuce romance moment of Andy standing up to Troy for Will.

Finally tell me what pontential ship names sound the best:Wandy, Andill, or Willdy. Or something more creative like BasketballCleric

[spiritmadeofstars]

Something to live for, someone to die for  (Lokixfem!Reader) CH 10 [on-going]

Summary: Two BFFs go on a trip.

NO use of Y/N, instead “you” and using a nickname

Warnings: violence, blood, torture, adult themes in later chapters, 18+ (warnings and tags to be added) Read at your own risk, eh?

AO3 • chapters

Chapter 10 - A brand new world

“You can read that?” A voice sounded from behind you. As you turned you noticed Dina leaning over a seat on your right and studying you.

It’s been a few hours since you boarded the ship. Everyone else seemed to know what they were doing – which included ignoring you – so you pulled out one of the books from your bag and began listing through it.

“Well, no. Can you?” You tried. You were actually pretty curious what the book was about. Dina decided to ignore your question.

“Isn’t it a little bit weird to look at a book you do not understand for hours?” She rested her head on her bent elbow and raised an eyebrow. The playfulness and simple conversation from someone who was one of the people to guard (a.k.a. your jailer) you surprised you.

“Uhm, when you say it like that it does sound… strange.”

“Eh, I’ve seen stranger things.” Dina then reminded you of some mean girl from a movie. All she was missing was gum in her mouth and a jock for a boyfriend. Suddenly there was pressure on the other side of you. Your other jailer, whose name you did not yet know, was standing and leaning against your seat, his side pressing into your left shoulder. He did not seem to mind the physical contact.

“I’m surprised you even have these books. Did Loki allow you to take them?” You looked up at him, wondering if they have been sitting behind you all this time and still being good little guards. You had not noticed.

“I did not really ask for permission…”

“You should leave them on the ship when we arrive. I don’t think he’d be pleased if you had to sell them. He is quite fond of his literature.” The man said, and you tried to imagine how Loki would react if someone asked to peek inside your bag only to find Loki’s two possibly precious books to buy. Yeah, you were leaving them here.

“So, why do you look at the book so much if you cannot understand a word?” Dina pressed. “Is it some silly Midgard thing?” You wondered whether to be honest, because you were about to sound childish. You decided to just tell the truth.

“When I was young and could not yet read, I would simply just imagine what the books could be about. I’d look at the words and sometimes the letters looked like something… so I just used my imagination to entertain myself.” They both looked at you with blank expressions. “Plus there are some pictures.” The man slowly cracked a smile.

“That’s kinda cute.” He said under his breath, visibly holding a laugh. Dina just shook her head.

“Did you just call me cute?” You were trying to sound offended, but cherished the conversation. After all, you have been in isolation for a month. “What is your name?” You tried. The man, finally separated himself from you and took a step back. He looked at you, then at Dina, and she must have nodded or otherwise given him approval.

“Jaq.” He said and walked away. Probably to do more important things than chat with the prisoner. You suddenly wondered if Dina and Jaq were there the night when you were captured. If they helped beat you up.

You looked back to the other side, but Dina was gone too.

---

You must have dozed off, because when someone shook you awake, not only did you startle, your neck also hurt like hell from your head just hanging. You looked around and saw the crew moving and chatting and packing or unpacking their bags. Jaq was scrutinizing his bag and belongings near you.

“Wake up, Birdie. Almost there.” He said.

“Not you, too.” You grumbled. Damn you, Spider Boy.

“Can’t and won’t be using your real name.” Loki was suddenly in front of you. “Especially not here.” He did not seem to have a bag, was someone going to carry his? Or would he simply conjure it up?

“Can’t I at least choose my own spy name?” You stood up and started to unload some things from your bag you decided not to bring with you. Especially those two books. Loki scrutinized you as you held them, but did not comment.

“We’re already used to Birdie. Another nickname this short in advance poses a risk of someone slipping.” Jaq replied and Loki nodded. He had a point, you reluctantly agreed.

“Fine.” You joined the preparations by rummaging through your few belongings… that weren’t really yours. You wondered whether you could even sell anything you packed, since you did not own it. But there was probably some magic or… something, used in a place like you were going.

While “reading” the book, you imagined a place where people go to sell and buy anything and everything. After several steamy scenarios involving faceless beings, you started wondering what kind of people run it. What are all the rules that are imposed and how they are imposed. There definitely must be some kind of other force, otherwise you did not believe that everyone would just hand over… well, sell some of their most prized possessions.

What if someone stumble there on accident? And suddenly was forced to sell their heirloom. Or their lover. You had a vague sense of a dream you had, involving grabby strangers trying to take what you could not give.

You left the books behind, everything else you decided to take. After all, those were only clothes. You searched for Loki and hesitantly approached the man who kidnapped you and took you somewhere far away in space.

“Uhm.” You weren’t sure how exactly to approach him. He slowly turned to face you. “Loki.” You forced a smile. “I have a question.”

He raised an eyebrow, and you really did not feel like a friend. More like an annoyance.

“So, do I own the artifact that is in me?” He blinked, expecting a follow-up question. Good, because you had one. “What if someone asks to buy it?”

His eyes flashed to your scarred left hand. You noticed his fingers twitch, as if he wanted to reach for you.

“No need to worry. It’s taken care of.”

“How?”

He smirked.

“I took care of it. That’s all you need to know.” Fine, then. You hoped he truly did take care of it. You could not expel the thing out of you, and you feared someone would want to buy it… and take you as a bonus as well.

Loki grabbed your arm and pulled you closer, the ship was docking, and you caught a glimpse of something big outside. “Come, friend. We’re here.”

---

You were trying not to stare at everything. You did not have much experience with alien things. So you were trying to covertly take it all in. Especially after Loki gave you the act-like-you’ve-seen-it-all look.

There were a lot of people. You weren’t sure what to call everyone, so you just decided people was a universal word for everyone. As of now. You would not be able to remember the name of the species of everyone around you even if there was someone to tell you. Not that there was someone willing to share that information.

Loki wanted you to look experienced, if shy, but he would not play the part of your tour guide. You tried your best to smile at those who looked your way, those Loki spoke to. He spoke a language you did not understand, so you nodded along and when you weren’t sure how to react, you acted neutral. Almost bored. You were rich and wanted to get yourself something pretty, not talk. Right, right.

After a while, Loki seemed pleased with the conversation and took you to a more secluded part. You did not speak, unsure of what Loki would talk about with his dear friend. And it seemed he preferred the quiet. Since there weren’t as many people around, you decided to look around more. At all the colourful decor on the walls, ornate tables and weird sparkly lights above your heads.

You eventually reached what looked like a hotel hall. There were too many doors everywhere you looked, with symbols that you assumed were akin to room numbers. And it seemed you reached yours. Loki opened it with something that looked like an ordinary round stone you’d find in your backyard.

He motioned for you to enter. It was a simple room. Something that looked like a big mattress shoved in a corner and topped with frankly too many pillows. There was another door on the other side of the room, probably the bathroom. It was nice, you could get used to it.

“Is this my room?” You turned as you heard the door make a weird whirring sound. Was that the lock? Loki smiled at you.

“You think I’d let you out of my sight?”

“Are you going to make me sleep on the ground?” You turned around and inspected the smooth metal looking floor. “Could have at least asked for a carpet.” You pouted.

“Thought you didn’t mind sharing a bed.” Loki said next to your ear, and you suddenly started to miss the cold hard ground of your cage. There it is, you thought. One room, a single bed, and two people pretending to be what they aren’t.

[evilmagician430]

boyfriends but awesome (and instead of a webtoon its an independent webcomic)

design notes and 3ds flipnote concept art below the cut

general notes abt their designs and what the comic would be like in my head:

>they dont have names in this version cause i think that was one of the good things they did originally. i imagine they refer to eachother as "that one" "the other guy" etc like the dhmis guys when talking about eachother.

>they are not in a defined romantic relationship with eachother because i think thats more interesting, the polyamory aspect would be kept (im not polyamorous btw so im not gonna try to write an established polycule) but its more vague in that they all kind of have a thing for eachother but also hate eachother and want to rip eachothers guts out. and theyre all roommates and bffs. if you asked them what they were the answer you would get would be "friends who are boys". they are the height of male friendship, hate, love, etc.

>instead of focusing on sexualizing them in strange ways and doing boring moe shit it would lean into the comedy aspect BUT NO MEMES OR LATE 2010S SLANG !! this was something i could not fucking stand when reading the original (if you couldnt tell by now i did used to read boyfriends. it was a regrettable time and in redesigning and overhauling them i hope to make something good out of this wasted period of my life) like even when it was current boyfriends always made memes feel.. out of place. like as soon as they said it it wasnt cool anymore. it was the unfunniest shit ever

>i wanted the characters to look less WHITE and also more distinct from eachother and also less young cause in the original its like the same twink 3 times in different haircolors and their Chad. said chad is the best character only by way of not being annoying. so yeah i'll be more specific later but none of them are white and i gave them all different eye and nose shapes and distinct physical traits and bodies etc.

>mostly i just did this cause the "nerd" and "goth" ones piss me off so bad like thats not real. thats not a nerd thats just a nondescript waify femboy with glasses. thats not a goth, thats a tiktok eboy. and i felt bad for jock being trapped in this comic. and the prep one i feel nothing towards hes the most accurate to gay preps irl because they really are that annoying. but i tried to make him a little interesting atleast. anyways

nerd - black, brony, always aggressively corrects the others when they state an incorrect fact, really into playstation eyetoy and obscure playstation games. insanely autistic. usually pissed off if hes not indulging himself in something he likes (yaoi, games, ponies, figures, etc). i just wanted to overhaul him completely to make him almost nothing like refrainbow's nerd because nerd type characters are always the ones i tend to see myself in and are my favorites but reading the webtoon that guy just pissed me off fr.

jock - 2nd gen chinese american, one of the things i liked in the original actually was when they sexualized the jock (probably cause hes the only one who doesnt look 14 in that comic) and his big tits. hes a very genuinely kind guy, not the brightest, has a voracious appetite, he also still bakes cause thats cute i think.

prep - he looks different here because i was originally going to make him white but i decided to make him a light/medium skintone black guy (he just wears a blonde wig and contacts). when companies make their pride month merchandise and advertisements this is the exact person they imagine in their head who is going to buy these products. hes a million percent one of those swifties who thinks taylor swift is secretly a lesbian. trust fund kid btw obviously. his only redeeming quality is that hes good at makeup. jokes in the comic are usually made at his expense.

goth - 1st gen latino american, specifically peruvian because i am a self serving motherfucker. hes a really big numetal fan and listens to like 2000s evil wolf amv music in addition to legitimate gothic. his face changed a little too between this and the final design. his outfit completely changed but its only because i realized everyone else was dressed for relatively warm weather so it wouldnt make sense for him to be wearing multiple layers of black. if i do cold weather outfits for them id def reuse this look for him. hes still trans but i think all of them are in my version. also they dont use labels for their sexual/rom orientation. except prep hes homosexual gay.

congratulations for reaching the end of this incomprehensible bullshit 👍 hope someone enjoys this but idrc if its just for me either

[lady-of-the-puddle]

Welcome Back

Today I will be rating Beck's

Potential Partners?

The question mark is because some of them were definitely his partners, others will not admit it, and some came to...circumstances preventing a declaration of their love...anyway.

1. Bodhi

Literally on screen for 30 seconds max

We all clocked that shit instantly

Never brought him up again (thx to retroactive backstory oops)

Beck was actually visibly sad about him tho to the point his boss/dad had to ask if he was ok

Absolute cute couple though

8/10 I knew him for five seconds and now I have to kill everyone in this room and then myself

2. Paige

Y'all already know. Everyone knows. The whole grid knows.

The sexual tension is palpable

Which brings me to some difficult questions about the nature of programs and what physical functions they may or may not have.

Ugh I'm a sucker for the rivals to lovers thing tho

12/10 top ten hottest bi power couple if they don't kill each other first

3. Tron

I went over this in my tron's exes list but I must reiterate cause reasons

Can you imagine meeting your hero, your icon, your savior and he's....a bit of a bitch??

But you learn and get to know him and he opens up to you and comes to trust you with his life UGH my heart

9/10 I rated this 7/10 before but I'm not scared anymore they're GOOD

4. Cyrus

Look, he gets in with his bffs and the first thing they say to Beck is "you didn't tell us you had a new bf!" (Totally NOT paraphrasing that).

The fucked up stalker/victim pairing is SUCH good tea

And then he tries to kill him later? Delicious.

7/10 this one's for the toxicity 😏

5. Lux (I had to look up her name)

okay this one loses points because they WANTED me to ship this when we already knew Paige existed

I don't like to be told what to do

I mean, it's ok Beck has two hands(more like eight at this point) I can work with it

loved her jaded perspective turning into hope before she was fridged for male pai- I mean derezzed for reasons relevant to the plot 👀 that was definitely neat

Consider: she is pretty though

4/10 they're both a ten but I'm a bitter bitch so sue me

6. Mara

tbh she's such a cutie and deserves way better than whatever incel shit Zed has going on

no wonder she's in love with Tron/the Renegade (I mean, same) I would beg a superhero to save me from him too

she and Beck have such a good dynamic

would be such a cute friends to lovers pair

can you imagine if she found out her bestie was the renegade she's been visibly/audibly thirsting after? Queen shit.

8/10 This one is actually the least toxic here

7. The rebellion leader whose name escapes me (it's Bartik)

so this guy appears in legacy as the rebel leader at Castor's before getting derezzed five minutes later (shocker there)

this one just kinda leaped into my brain when I binged the show directly after watching Legacy

can you imagine inspiring someone to change sides completely and then become the leader of the very fire you sparked long after you're probably gone? Endlessly romantic.

6/10 I have yet to have a really bad ship tbh

8. Pavel

I hate it, you hate it, we all hate it

But it's still pretty hot

8/10 bitch on bitch violence

9. Zed

Ahaha I hate it

he's way too comfortable with the evil bad guy shit happening around him.

honestly I have no idea why Beck is even friends with him

HOWEVER

jock/loser pairing

Beck CAN AND WILL fix him

3/10 I don't think we can save this one boys

BONUS ROUND:

10. Tesler

LMAO I just thought of this

Why do I love it tho

Something about the Darkseid omega beam hands that make me think weird thoughts

Now I wish I had put this on my tron list

1/10 or 9/10 depending on the day

I really do love that Beck is just the most specialest boy, he's the grid's next top model, he's batman, he's everything. Istg this is a harem anime in disguise and I ship him with everyone.

I can think of at least two programs off the top of my head that I didn't include because I forgot until now, so tell me about your rare pairs, etc. I was thinking about rating Clu's crushes that he handles in a completely normal way next but that might be too much. This is what happens when we have no new content for 10 years.

[leejenowrld]

oh dear god i just read 35k words and headed right for your ask box!!! i loved loved loved chapter 6!

karina and y/n's friendship is so much fun to read! they really know each other inside out as evident when karina knows y/n and mark are far from being over for good and how y/n sees karina's moments with jeno. i adore the humor in the middle when they're getting ready for the part and both of them being each other's biggest hypegirls!

as for mark and y/n, this chapter was really heavy for them obviously. it's very refreshing and emotional to see mark being to vulnerable. it shows that they've come a long way—past their social standings, outsider opinions and despite their inner turmoil, they've come to care for each other in a way that is confusing to people but it makes so much sense to them. mark with his words of affirmation and y/n with her acts of service make a really interesting duo. like you stated so many times in this part, they're each other lifeline, their safe place. i think it's really a vital part of their story to each be accepted just as mark and y/n—not the prodigal abandoned son of the mayor or a conceited cheerleader onlt caring about popularity. both of then have put on a mask for so long, obviously it's hard to let go of it and be just themselves but they're getting there and i love that for them.

also poor y/n, being flamed by chenle. baby, you're doing such a great job at being there for y/n, you're enough. you're already meeting him half way, you don't need to change yourself. mark is literally a second away from wifing her up— it's over for him if she became any more perfect 🤭

and the scene with doyoung, mark and jeno... where do i even start? i think the phrase "i'm proud of you" is so so strong. it conveys love and respect in the very way every child craves from their parent. i'm sure those weren't words mark and jeno heard at all from taeyong and the scene perfectly portrays how they go back to their childhood selves when they heard it. it goes to show how differently things would've turned out for mark and jeno if taeyong had been emotionally present for them (physically too in mark's case) or if doyoung raised both of them. obviously now they're at a much better place than they ever were but the sadness still lingers knowing how they were constantly pitted against each other instead of being each other's pillars like brothers should be. i'm also intrigued to know what taeyong thought of that talk. he seems to at least regret not being present for his sons if not the way he still treats them. it's more of regretting his past but doing nothing about changing the present.

lastly, the whole party scene was phenomenal!! you already know i eat up every single moment with jeno and y/n. it was so nice to see y/n recognize how much mark and jeno have grown and grown to like each other. jeno and y/n's relationship feels so much like real siblings. they give such exasperated older brother and confused yet teasing younger sister vibes!! also y/n entire monologue about hanni and jeno's relationship and her wondering what's been going on with them is immaculate. it really shows how observant she is. though i figured with how quiet and compassionate she actually is, y/n has always been that way— learned to see the little details while trying to make it in a world of competition, jealousy and popularity polls being in the circle of jocks ands cheerleaders since high school.

lastly, mark and y/n phone sex omfg!! it was everything and then some literally!! you found the perfect loop for them to have sex while still being on break and it not counting lmao. they're so down bad and desperate for each other, i feel like jeno always telling them to get their shit together ijbol

and the last sentence... wdym mark isn't alone on the porch? what's going on? i don't think he'd be with/trying to fuck someone else willingly since miss y/n has him wrapped around her finger. is it mark's bff? did she go and impulsively kiss him to get back at jeno? man that would be messy and a whole entire can of worms opening 😬

anyway, i'm so so excited for part 7!!!! can't wait to finally reach the mark y/n happy ending (pls tell me it'll be happy :')) you've written a masterpiece again, soph! the way you write each chapter so fast, dude i'm so impressed! 💖💖

oh my god, this message absolutely made my day—thank you so much for taking the time to read all of chapter 6 and leave such a thoughtful and detailed response! 🥺💖 ilysm

•karina and y/n’s friendship is one of my favorite dynamics to write, so it means a lot that you enjoyed it! i love showing their humor and the way they hype each other up while still being so perceptive about each other’s emotions. they’re each other’s biggest constants, and i’m so glad that came across in the chapter. karina is so hot too

•as for mark and y/n, your analysis is so spot on—it is refreshing to see mark so vulnerable, and it shows how far they’ve come in their journey together. they’ve both worn so many masks for so long, and slowly peeling those away is messy, but it’s also such a vital part of their story. you’re absolutely right—despite how confusing they might seem to outsiders, they’ve become each other’s safe place, and i love how you picked up on their love languages subtly working together. 🥹

•poor y/n, though. chenle always has to say something, doesn’t he? 😭 but thank you for pointing out her efforts! she’s really trying her best, and mark does notice it even if he’s not always the best at showing it. also, the scene with doyoung, mark, and jeno—your breakdown gave me chills. the phrase “i’m proud of you” is so powerful, and it’s something both mark and jeno have longed to hear for so long. the sadness of what could have been if taeyong had been more present and how their dynamic could’ve been so different growing up… my roman empire. doyoung stepping into that role for them will always have a bittersweet edge. can’t wait to showcase more of doyoung in jeno’s story

•i’m so glad you loved the party scene! writing jeno and y/n as sibling-esque is always so fun to me, and it’s so rewarding to hear you picked up on those vibes. their scenes are my favourite to write mainly because i’m so attracted to jeno. their teasing-but-supportive relationship is one of my favorite contrasts in the story. and y/n’s observant side coming through in her reflections about hanni and jeno? chef’s kiss. jeno doing all this with karina is defo gonna be huge issue… hint hint jeno and hanni’s fic will be a mess

•and oh my god, you mentioned the phone sex!! i was dying to see how people would react to that scene! thank you for saying it felt natural—it was definitely a way to show just how much they’re both pining for each other, even while trying to keep their distance. and yes, jeno is absolutely exhausted by them at this point, let’s be real. 🤭 i was a bit worried about the no smut this chapter and how it would feel but don’t worry next chapter… oh

as for that last sentence… well, i guess you’ll just have to wait for part 7 👀 but your theories are very interesting, and i love how much thought you’ve put into them. thank you again for all your love and for hyping me up—it really motivates me to keep writing!

[welcometotheocverse]

For the how they would get along ask: Ricky & Kit Gilmore and/or Celia Devil & Jean Radcliffe, please?

okay I actually typed this and then Tumblr ate it so let's try again

Celia & Jean

So Celia starts off very closed off and trusting no one but Carlos and the VKs ( in that order too she sees the gang as the closest thing she has to friends but because of how friendship is seen on the isle/by the villains and her mother's abuse of her and Carlos she pretty much only is capable of trusting her twin) so it'd be rocky at first ( Celia probably fully expects Jean to demand them get sent back) but her story is very much about Learning to trust people and that her mother's lessons aren't in any way right. So I think around the end of the 1st movie or maybe on the break between the first to the second movie if Jean tries ( and after she's sure that neither Devil twin wants to follow in their mother's footsteps) she could slowly slowly get Celia to let her get to know her. Celia's fairly introverted ( possibly the most out of the group) and doesn't really get into as much drama as the others in re to dating people so I can see her and Jean just chilling while a lot of B plot stuff happens. Maybe Jean tutors her because the vks are behind on school because of the isle?

Ricky and Kit

Jock brothers! Okay I think Kit and Ricky would have the kind of relationship where they're brothers first and foremost and that super cedes everything but also they riff off each other a lot. Kit put himself in charge of Rory because their dad was never around ( he may only be a few minutes older but in his heart Kit's an older brother) so with Ricky being younger Kit would be very protective and looking out for him too. They have sports in common even if they have other interests that don't align. Both are underachieving and probably would roll their eyes a bit at Rory's study schedule don't ask me how Kit got into Chilton probably Emily did something because she's Emily tbh. There's some differing opinions on Dean and Jess ( Kit is really protective of Rory and bffs with Lindsey so he hates both of them for a while and Really hates Dean) and if Ricky hates Rory's shadow I can't imagine being called "Gilmore and Gilmore" on the ice would be something he loves ( Kit plays a lot of sports including hockey ) but on the ice they have amazing synergy just from growing up together. I feel like although Kit sees himself as the older brother they also do responsible sibling/reckless sibling where Kit is..the one who does shit like making out with Tristan Duggrey to get him to leave Rory alone ( "What? It worked")

Also Kit probably comes out to Ricky around the same time as he does to Rory ( he comes out pre canon I think when he's 14-15 and it becomes just something the town finds out about but the first people he tells are Rory and Ricky maybe a few years before? )

Send me one of your ocs and one of mine, and I’ll tell you how I think they’d get along

[random111sposts]

CASEY JONES OC IN MUTANT MAYHEM

OK, so I finished watching Mutant Mayhem WAY BEFORE and my favorite character is of course Leo

And I was like "Hey Casey Jones isn't in the movie" so I made an OC named Casey

And Casey would be this character that really loves sports especially hockey and stuff like that

And the thing is Casey actually just showed up because they were hospitalized for a long time (Their teacher keeps nagging about how they should rest) because even though they love sports they are physically weak

They’ve been trying to improve on their physical state by exercising more and eating more

But because of something that has to do with their genetics, they get hospitalized a lot so they have to stop pushing themselves and they have to be careful

Casey is also best friends with a girl named Karai (The class president)

(And yes, this Karai is also secretly the daughter of the Shredder and is trying to infiltrate the school to defeat the turtles thus her getting President role, but she ends up getting really attached to Casey because she has never had a friend before, and obviously Casey knows nothing about the Shredder)

Casey and Karai are best friends in a sense where they are kind of dependent on each other, especially Karai who gets so dependent on Casey to the point where she gets jealous and really insecure and even lashes out on Casey when she sees Casey interacting or having other friends

And Casey knows that this is an unhealthy friendship, but Casey still with her because they don't really have any other friends

They only have one other friend who is a guy (no name yet but he's the leader of the hockey team) but he's the person that would tell Casey “Hey Casey, you are being mistreated by Karai. This is not healthy like bro she shouldn't be jealous constantly like come on this is not OK”

Casey would go on and say “yeah, I know, but I don't really have anyone else”

And then when Casey meets up with Leo and the other turtle brothers - when they officially enroll in the school

Casey initially meets them thanks to April

April doesn’t know Casey that much aside from the fact that their BFF is Karai and that Casey is in the hockey team and gets hospitalized a lot

And of course Casey is a fucking geek and would get along with the turtles

Donnie cuz anime

Mikey cuz comedy and improv

Raph cuz trolling

But the person that Casey ends up being interested in the most is Leo, mostly because despite the fact that Casey has a personality like a jock, not an asshole but more like “I'm gonna have fun and all that stuff”

Casey actually really admires people that try their best to help people and try their best to treat the situation seriously, kind of like a leader. Leader doesn't have to be like super strict and stuff as long as they are reliable

Casey seeing Leo trying his best to be reliable and help others despite his shortcomings inspires Casey

As the story progressive some more and more Casey will be curious about Leo and of course Casey would know that Leo has a crush in April

So Casey is like “All right, I'll help you. I'll help you with April. I'll help you ask her out in dates I'll help you with your confidence and blah blah blah”

And this is because Casey genuinely wants to help Leo like they genuinely genuinely want to have Leo succeed and have Leo be happy

But then later on, Casey ends up developing feelings for Leo so it ends up going from “Hey bro” to “Oh shit, I am actually in love with you”

So Casey ends up confessing to Leo SPECIFICALLY so Leo could REJECT Casey

Basically this

“Hey I have a crush on you but I know you like April so I just want you to know that you are amazing and I have a crush on you and I wanna help you because I want you to be happy and you could rely on me. You don't have to like me back. I know you don't like me back, but I wanna help you as much as I can”

And Leo doesn’t know how to react properly, but he still tries to help as much as he can

[qprstobin]

Re:Steve being written as oblivious post: Steve would probs clock Eddies flirting, decide he wants to roll with it and be like 'yeah were taking it slow ig things have been so crazy for him lately it makes sense he's taking his time to make a move' while Eddie would go through 5 stages of grief every day with 'unrequited' pinning and Robbin would be freaking out she's being replaced as a bff bc Steve suddenly wants to spend time alone with Eddie & keeps talking how cool he is. Will would clock Eddie pinning but not Steve bc he never saw sb happy and confident with being queer. Dustin & the hellfire would see the tension but not know where it's coming from & Max & Erica would be the closest to cracking it but they're too cool to get involved & too busy helping El fit in back into Hawkins. Steve would only be oblivious to everyone being so anxious bc let's be real it's Hawkins they're always anxious so everyone is spiralling while Steve is having the happiest gayest time of his life

(opened my laptop to realize I never posted this I AM SO SORRY)

I'm gonna be frank and say I don't agree with all of this but also this made me giggle SO MUCH and I love it. I think that Steve would tell Robin that he is crushing on Eddie and thinks he has a chance, because they talk about everything and esp potential dates and Robin is torn between being happy and pretty sure that Eddie reciprocates but mainly just doesn't want Steve to get hurt because Eddie is pretty fucking weird and who knows how serious he is with all of his weird comments.

While I enjoy an Eddie who gets in over his head because he wasn't prepared for an object of flirtation to turn it back on him, I do also enjoy him just not thinking he has any chance and so is like, oh man these intricate straight jock rituals are intense, I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me I'm already ass over tea kettle about this man.

I totally agree with you about Will and Dustin and Hellfire sooo much. Will would definitely be like oh man I recognize that look of gay yearning but would think any vibes he was picking of from Steve were either wishful thinking or just Steve being Steve because Steve is honestly kind of weird too. Bc you're exactly right he probably would struggle with realizing that the weird vibes are Steve being if not completely comfortable, at least comfortable enough to go after a cute guy he's pretty sure is into him.

Dustin and Hellfire would have NO idea what it is they are picking up on dfgsiodj, especially Dustin. Hellfire it all depends on which members if any that Eddie is out to, and even then they would not likely be all that confident in Steve's intentions. Dustin most assuredly thinks that for some reason that Steve and Eddie don't like each other, or that something happened when they were all stuck in the Upside Down that they aren't talking about. I think if one or both of them came out to him, he would be able to put together the dots, but he definitely would not come to that conclusion on his own he is under the impression both of them are straight and have no reason to think otherwise.

I think you are most right about Steve not being oblivious to Eddie's affections, but he doesn't actually realize the chaos he is sewing by being impulsive with Eddie idrgjsirgjsr. There is too much going on for him to quite realize how weirdly his actions are being taken. Like I think he knows that he needs to be somewhat subtle because like he lives in rural Indiana in the 80s but that doesn't mean he isn't flagging as being up to something and really fucking weird. At least one person just thinks he has a new girlfriend that he won't introduce to them, but which isn't right but also is maybe closer than they realize? It's all just, so many shenanigans. Steve has never actually learned to be normal in his life