#just any scene with alex being silly

[lexihovvard]

The scene where Alex was waiting for Henry in the red room and was trying to figure out how to pose was so funny and adorable 😭😭😭

[sm-baby]

Most exciting part of the trailer for the next TADC episode for you?

More so an Analysis rather than things I'm excited about X3

I watched the sneak peek on loop I can process everything! Waahh!! I'm so excited for episode 2 💞 only a few weeks away! 💕

I wanna get this out of the way, I love Lizzie Freeman and Alex Rochon's Improv work on this promo 😭 they were really put in a booth together, were told to say things to promote episode two, and came up with that 😭 Genius.

The environment work is GORGEOUS! I love the look of everything, the world-building, the colors! It looks like a full-fledged movie guys! Absolutely beautiful and WONDEROUS work from the Glitch team-- it's so beautiful for half a year of work??? God damn!!

Haha! As an in-universe creation, Despite his little gags, Caine is genuinely such a good AI to make something so cool!

You'll also notice that Ragatha is taking charge of talking with the princess! That would make sense for such fellow beautiful well-mannered women!

More on them later at the end! :3

Dream sequence theory

Also, we all agree that these ones are all part of a dream right? Pomni is panicked, the strange sort of "slow woozy wobbly" animation exactly like a dream... even the dolly zoom!

Then she is sent to the cellar with a an abstracted arm, but that shouldn't be the case since Caine could easily fix an abstracted arm with a snap of a finger.

And then she wakes up, freaked out!!

Wahaha! Shout out to the Showtime server for pointing this out while we were discussing!

This is either and "end of episode prize" from Caine, or he jumps in mid-episode to hand them a helpful item, ooorr he's telling them that that's their objective for the adventure :3

also!! people have pointed out that Zooble isn't with the carriage with the others! Either this means that Zooble was given a surprise roll in the adventure, or she's off to have a fun solo adventure with Caine! Ohh! How exciting!

Zooble is a favorite character of Goose's, so to learn more about him and why Goose loves them so much would be so exciting!!

Whats up with Jax?

hunched down, writing in the sand, hugging his knees, this topped with Goose's two-word description of the next episode to be "I"m nothing"... Oh Jax is gonna have a MOMENT...

We all know that no one likes the dude and he's going to get worse. I'm unsure if this will make me like the guy, but I'm optimistic!

I'm open to understanding and seeing another side of him that would make me like him! I already quite like how this scene is framed, how lonely he looks, the acting in these few seconds already tells me what kind of guy he is.

...despite one of the gummis being tied up in the corner

If i had to hypothesize, this probably stemmed with Jax acting out, you know, the usual "being a nuisance" to make everyone miserable,

Then It escalates

This gets on Ragatha's nerves, first starting out as a silly "haha cute interaction" between them and it escalates while the episode goes on where Ragatha genuinely gets mad at him and tells him to stay put while they do the work.

Speaking of Ragatha, She seems to be quite fond of the Princess! There is a part of me that wonders if she wants to sort of-- "prove" herself in a way, as a leader or otherwise. Ragatha does give me the "smart yet nice kid in class that everyone copies off of" energy... TwT This poor woman.

I don't know, just the way The Princess bends down and holds her hand, it's sort of sweetly mentorly or motherly in a way. I'm not saying this to infantilize Ragatha, I respect her so much as a mature 30-year-old adult, I say it as a testament to The Princesses' character. Princesses, Queens, and any sort of royalty have been characterized as the sort of "mother/father of all" sort of character type, which is sweet! And would be quite interesting!

I know that people are quick to do the shipping with these two, but I kind of like the idea of Ragatha wanting approval and validation.

BUT THATS JUST A THEORY!! A FILM THEORY!!! ANDDD CUT!!

[fuckyeahimafangirl]

I come here late to give my opinion on what Nicole Maines said in her book about the Supercorp fandom (go to Twitter for more info, but she basically gave her point of view of things as a queer actor on the show having expected things from the queer fans, confirmed we were being queerbaited while also blaming us for some actors getting fired). I appreciate her side of things and feel for her. But reading that I felt that A LOT was overlooked, especially the context of it all. So sit back if you care enough to read this and come with me as I go on a rant and we go down memory lane to give some context into what it was like to watch Supergirl live as a Supercorp fan.

The first season of Supergirl had its fair share of ships. People liked Kara/Cat, Kara/James, Kara/Win maybe anyone? I don't remember that one but I'm sure there were people out there who liked them. Some people even liked Alex/Kara (a conversation for another time). Kara/Cat shippers could also like Kara/James, because both ships had some strong foundations in the narrative, they were undeniably good ships, regardless of how you feel about age-difference relationships or straight relationships lol. There wasn't mostly an issue, except with the ones that liked Kara/Alex.

In between the first and second season of Supergirl it was announced that a main character would be gay. They didn't say who, though. Speculation began, of course. They did say that Maggie Sawyer was coming to the show but it was not confirmed that she was going to be a lesbian and even less whose love interest. 

Then the second season premiered. And in the very first episode Kara Danvers meets Lena Luthor. Their scenes together were filled with sexual tension from the very beginning, look at their meeting scene without context and a bit of an open mind and most people will see their chemistry and think that maybe Kara was meeting her soulmate. And the first scene of Supergirl meeting Lena Luthor? It was already drawing a parallel between them and Lois/Clark, one of most iconic, recognizable and undeniable canon ships of all time. Drawing parallels between these two ships was the creators of the show's favorite pastime and it started from day one, before the ship had any fans because we hadn't met Lena just yet.

But in that episode we did meet her. And we fell in love fast. Because their interactions and the interest concept of Lena's character were good. Could it really be that Kara was the main gay character? Could it really be that they were going to give us an epic love story with Supergirl and a family member of her family's historically known enemy? Could they dare to make the famous superhero anything other than straight?

It wasn't just a delusion on our part at that time. It was a real possibility based on real facts. Kara had suddenly dropped the guy she spent the entire previous season chasing after. She got him and dumped him for no good reason (the writers didn't bother to give it a good excuse) and in the same episode she meets this woman, at the start of the season we were going to discover a main gay character.

These are all facts.

A few episodes later Maggie Sawyer makes her debut and it's clear that she's Alex's love interest from the first moment. Cool. It's not Kara but at least it's Alex (because, at the time, we know, WE KNOW, that they don't have two lesbian/queer women characters in the same show unless they're dating each other. How could we think that gay people will surround themselves with other gay people? silly us), that was the reaction: We still LOVED that it was Alex, because it still made sense. And it was difficult to find Sanvers fanfic without it having Supercorp in it because we were all the same people, of course most of us liked both ships. 

Now, I obviously don't know her, but I seriously don't think that Chyler can say she felt overlooked by the fans that season. Alex's coming out scenes were some of the best we had seen in our entire lives up until that point, and we made that known. Not all of us might have been on board with Sanvers (some storyline choices could've been questionable) but with Alex? No one loved her more than the queer Supergirl fans. And in the meantime Supercorp kept getting screen time, their friendship progressing in a Clois kind of way that was beautiful to witness. While Maggie and Alex's relationship advanced pretty quickly from an "I'm not gay" to a rejection to a proper first kiss, Supercorp was building a bit more organically as Supergirl kept saving Lena's life, as Lena opened up only to Kara, trusting her all the while Kara was keeping this huge secret from her. We ate that shit up, of course we did.

After season two was over we got the news that Floriana Lima (Maggie) was going to leave the show. I remember Chyler saying that she wanted to do right by us and whoever came next was gonna stay. And I'm not faulting Chyler for what came next, at all. Chyler was and always will be one of the best things on Supergirl and she has always treated the fandom with the utmost respect and love. And I hope she only received the same treatment back (and I hate to know she got those letters from people threatening to kill themselves, but let's have a little compassion for those people and their mental health, I hope they're doing well).

So Maggie left. And while some fans were not coping well with that, most fans understood it was the actress' decision. That was fine. What wasn't fine was the decision the writers made by making the breakup about not wanting babies when they were about to get married. How on Earth (any Earth) a couple don't talk about that particular issue BEFORE deciding to get married? It was an easy way out. But okay, it's just a TV show, I don't write it, we can move on from that... In the same season, at the same time this whole discussion and breakup occurs, the very same person who wanted to have kids has a meet-cute with a SINGLE MOTHER, Sam. The story was full of promise, she had a kid already with whom Alex got along amazingly, there was great chemistry between all three of them, Sam also had a dark secret being basically her sister's most powerful enemy, their relationship was mostly well built throughout the entire season. But guess what? She wasn't her new love interest, and left at the end of it. 

A lot of Supercorp fans LOVED AgentReign (Sam/Alex), by the way. A lot of Supercorp fans also loved ReignCorp (Sam/Lena) and a few even loved AgentCorp (Lena/Alex) and SuperReign (lol what was the name of this ship? I don't remember but Kara/Sam). And guess what? There wasn't a war between us. We were mostly the same people multishipping because it's fun and because these were interesting characters with interesting relationships created by the writers. We were inventing and wishing for stuff, but the foundations were laid for us, some (most) things were there and most of us were just screaming that we liked what we were being given and wanted more of that.

And that's why come season 4, some people were having a hard time accepting Dansen. Because we were mourning the loss of Sam and her relationship with Alex, the what ifs are always the worst, no matter the situation.  But most Supercorp fans embraced Kelly (and Azie, we love Azie and what we got to see of her relationship with Chyler, and Katie and Nicole), the vast majority of us ended up loving Dansen despite the writers not always doing a great job at writing their arcs. And it's awful that some fans treated her and other members of the cast horribly, but that was by far a small portion of the Supergirl fandom in general, and especially the Supercorp fandom. And, by the way, as a side note because racism was part of the problem for a minority of the fandom, A LOT of us in the Supercorp side of it are not white people from the US, A LOT of us are from other countries/races/cultures (that can be racist too of course, but the point is we don't know the races and motives of everyone behind a keyboard).

And that season most of us also embraced Nia because she was the first trans superhero, because of her queerness, because she was an awesome fun character, because she was relatable and geeky like most of us. We embraced her, her relationship with Kara and her relationship with Brainy. And we showed that by trending Nia related things, by adding Nia to our fanfics and fanarts. Nia was a Supercorp ally for most of us and we didn't exclude her from the art because we loved her as much as we love some of the other characters in the show.

Now, if Kara would have had, after the first season, one male love interest that was decent enough, we would have still love and wanted Supercorp, that's true (especially when it had been years of build-up) but most of us probably would have liked the pairing anyway, because we loved Kara Danvers and wanted her to be happy and to have the love she wanted at the beginning of the show (which she didn't get, by the way).

But the writers decided to give her, instead, another man who didn't treat her well. And I couldn't honestly tell you half of William's storyline because I couldn't care less. The creators of the show didn't make me care. Hell, I didn't even see Kara cared enough about that character. The writers should know their audience and should know that the audience needs moments to make them care about the characters, the writers have the power to make that happen. Many times I've seen a fandom hate a character one episode and love them by the next one, because sometimes all it takes is one good scene, or one good arc. William never had that. And now we have confirmation of what we knew all along, that maybe they were writing half-assed storylines for their love interests because they were too busy trying to figure out new ways to queerbait us. If they would have put a quarter of that effort into creating good love interests for Kara and/or Lena (but especially Kara), most of this conversation wouldn't still be happening 3 years later.

We embraced Andrea Rojas, we embraced her so much that we shipped her with Lena. Most of us weren't the blind Supercorp-or-nothing crazy fans a lot of people to this day make us out to be. When things were good, we mostly liked them. But please, please, let's be honest here, a lot of the time Supergirl was not a great-written show. And I get that those are Nicole's friends but a little objectivity, especially after all these years, would have come a long way.

These past few days I've read a couple of people saying Supercorp was the only good thing about the show. Those kinds of people were and still are a very very minority. A lot of us started the show before Supercorp existed and LOVED (still love) the Danvers sisters with all of our hearts. And the writers, at times, didn't know how to keep up with that relationship, the one that at first was the very center of the show, all that well either.

Most Supercorp fans didn't actually like that the 100th episode revolved all around Supercorp. 1) Because it was queerbaiting at its finest. 2) because it should've been about the Danvers sisters. Or at least about all Supergirl's most important relationships in equal measure. Yes, Lena was a big part of her, but ALEX EVEN MORE SO. The fandom didn't make that happen, we didn't fire any actor either. These were decisions made by the people who had the power to make anything in the show happen. If we would have had our way we all know what we would have done, and no, it definitely was not p**n (the most used AO3 tags for our ship speak for themselves).

I didn't see Nicole's last paragraph on the subject shared much. A lot of people didn't see that she acknowledged a small portion of the good the Supercorp fandom did.

But by the time you get to it, you already have a bad taste in your mouth. Because it still reads as if she's talking about us all without a care that "the toxic fans" were just a loud minority. Not to say that the good guys weren't louder, because Supercorp is still what it is to this day because we're still loud. So why is there very little mention of that? The way we supported Nia's episode? The way we supported Kelly's?

And because we were having fun and we were loud about our love for two fictional characters, WE WERE ALSO RECEIVING THREATS from some toxic fans, hell, the day before yesterday some fans were receiving death threats like it's 2017. Everything she says the cast and crew were dealing with, the Supercorp fans were dealing with it as well, and more so because the toxic people felt validated by the choices the creators made. Validated by some writers on Twitter making it worse. Validated by some of the actors who were also mocking us. We were all called delusional, and that was the most chill thing you could be called.

I understand her point of view, and I imagine that was not a great first experience in that kind of set, and I would love to have the opportunity to talk to actors about this topic that fascinates me (relationship between fandoms and cast/crew). But context is important, to see other people's point of views is important when having these conversations. She felt her own community wasn't supporting her when most of us were and that didn't come across at all. Not even with her final words. 

The fact is, they were hurt by a small part of their own fandom (which, by the way, they have no idea how old those toxic fans were. Not to say that adults are not toxic. But we, as the non-toxic adults, should also think of the demographic and react accordingly). And most of us, the queer Supercorp shippers, were also hurt by the toxic part of the fandom and by some of the people she's trying to defend. Let's be clear, there's not "mayyyybe," they were 100% wrong in queerbaiting the hell out of us from day one and mocking us for believing the bait. Make no mistake, most of this is a consequence of THAT. 

[dolskele]

Noah infodumppp + relationships w/ LIs (w/ quick doodles of everyone)

Side note, this is just a basic outline for now

I'll go deeper into detail for funsies

Kylar:

💚Noah initially ignored Kylar for the longest time (didn't do anything during the bullying scene)

💚It was only after they talked in the library that Noah noticed how much Kylar liked him, immediately took advantage of that

💚He's glad he has a guard dog to knock out any creeps and get him cash easily

💚That said, he only flirts and talks to Kylar so he becomes more attached

💚Poor guy

Sydney:

💛Probably the only person Noah genuinely cares about

💛Only acted nice at first to gain higher favor and an easy way into the temple, eventually found himself endeared to Sydney

💛Very minor feelings, while Sydney's head over heels

💛Noah was flirting at first to gain favor, but has mellowed out into more casual conversations

💛And that's what got Sydney tripping up

💛This man is on the BRINK of snapping

💛Noah wants to lure Sydney into the Aemias Cult, even though tht requires a certain ritual for initiation, wink wink nudge nudge

Robin:

🩷Grew up together in the orphanage, always had a teasing brother-sister relationship

🩷Noah sees Robin nothing more as a sibling, Robin has really small feelings

🩷But Robin values their bond too much to do anything abt it

🩷Is curious how Noah always has enough money to pay off Bailey, but refrains from asking

🩷They play animal crossing together<3

Whitney:

💜Whitney can't bully Noah to the extent he wants since Noah has such a high status

💜So it's usually just elementary stuff

💜Still pushes Noah for tht glock glock but always gets waved away

💜LOW low dominance

💜Noah thinks he's silly

💜They fight every now and then, but it's moreso roughhousing (Noah's having fun, Whitney's trying to hide his boner-)

Alex:

🧡Alex... Ouhhh Alex

🧡The only LI capable of throwing Noah's facade off (besides Eden but that's for another day)

🧡Noah began working w/ Alex for the sake of money and profit, thinking he could manipulate him like everyone else

🧡Alex is just really earnest, sweet, and genuine-

🧡And that really messed w/ Noah

🧡Noah: 'What's his gameplan here? Why is he being so nice? He must be plotting something-'

🧡Alex: Haha pretty boy go brrrr

🧡Alex is just rlly happy that the pretty city boy keeps coming back to spend time with him, likes showing off his strength

🧡Alex throws him around and constantly manhandles him (gets excited and doesn't understand that Noah is basically a cat that hates being picked up)

🧡Noah just smiles through it all like

＼( //＾ν＾//)／(^∇^💢 )

🧡Alex adores the size + strength difference between them (188cm vs 173cm), horny hours

🧡Can you tell I'm really into this dynamic

[priincebutt]

How about Henry who never fell asleep with anyone else around, because he never trusted anyone and had an image to uphold, falling asleep on Alex all the time when they're hanging out (even with other people) because he feels safe. Can be canon or AU. :)

Hey anon!! Thank you for this lovely little prompt! This is a super short response, but I didn't want to drag it out because I think it works as just a silly lil domestic drabble. Hope you enjoy!

Movie night has kind of become a thing for Alex and Henry now that they have a space that’s their own. It feels domestic, like they’re allowed to have their own slice of normalcy despite everything they’ve been through. On Friday nights when most people their age are going to the clubs or hitting up dive bars, Alex and Henry curl up on their couch with a bowl of popcorn, boxes of pizza, and a bottle of wine and choose a movie out of a bowl. The movies they put in there are an amalgamation of favorites, ones that haven’t been seen, and new releases they both were anticipating, and this way they don’t fight over what to watch (which of course happened on their inaugural movie night).

This week, things look a little different. Alex is in his usual spot on the couch with Henry curled up into his side. Nora and June have commandeered the love seat across the way, their sides touching, their legs intertwined, arms slung over the arms of the chair haphazardly. Percy is in Henry’s favorite armchair, a vintage thing they found at a flea market that he had reupholstered in a cream brocade that somehow matches Percy’s overly stylish sweats. Bea occupies the final seat on the couch, her legs tucked underneath her, chin balanced on her hand, elbow perched on the arm of the couch. It’s not often that the super six are all in the same city together – business keeps them all bouncing around the globe, or firmly planted across the pond, or overly worked in DC, but they always found their way back to each other eventually, and this weekend it was a trip to New York City, with Bea occupying the guest bedroom in the Brownstone, and Nora, June and Percy all staying in a local hotel close by.

“The Mummy is an integral part of the bisexual experience!” Alex had yelled in excitement when the title had been announced as their watch for tonight. “I’m so excited for you to see it, Hen, Brendan Fraser is so hot, and it takes place in Egypt, you guys are going to love it.”

June and Nora had enthusiastically agreed, and Percy and Bea and Henry all shared a look and a laugh, an understanding passing between the three of them – they love these silly Americans enough to suffer through any movie for them.

“Fine, but I still can’t believe it wasn’t Notting Hill,” Henry had harrumphed, like it was a real struggle to curl up into Alex’s side and watch a movie full of attractive actors on the screen.

Everyone settles in as the movie starts, and pizza and popcorn is passed from hand to hand. It doesn’t take long for The Mummy to capture everyone’s attention, and only a few hushed whispers are occasionally passed as Evie and Rick run from the bad guys and race to find Hamunaptra.

They don’t even get halfway through the movie when Alex notices it – Henry’s head is heavy on his shoulder, his breathing regular and his chest rising and falling slowly against Alex’s side. Alex ducks his head and peeks at Henry, and the small, satisfied smile that curls across his lips is genuine. Henry’s fast asleep on his chest, despite him being engrossed in the movie only moments before. Alex doesn’t wake him up, though, just runs his fingers through Henry’s golden hair and presses a reverent kiss to his boyfriend’s forehead, then turns back to the movie. They make it a few more scenes before Nora catches on and alerts June to the snoozing Henry, which in turn gets Pez to coo at them softly and Bea to share a small, private smile with Alex.

—

Henry, an infamous insomniac, passed out across Alex’s chest and snoozing like a baby. Bea remembers how hard it used to be for Henry to sleep, how he used to fight sleep like it was giving in to weakness to lay his head down and rest. He deserves this, she thinks. He deserves someone he feels comfortable enough around to fall asleep on, in the middle of a room full of people, in the middle of a loud, action packed movie. Henry deserves Alex, who lulls him to sleep and knocks him out despite it all.

Nora and June are in the kitchen making a box of brownies they found in the pantry, and the credits are rolling when Bea conspiratorially leans in to Alex and smiles brightly.

“You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen my brother sleep in a public space. This is… impressive.”

“Quite,” Percy agrees in a quiet tone, his own smile telling as he looks from Bea to sleeping Henry then back over to Alex. “Henry’s always been so… strange about sleep. Didn’t want people to know he did it or something,” Percy laughs as he shakes his head.

Alex smiles sweetly down at Henry, his affection easily apparent as he brushes a lot of hair from Henry’s forehead. “This is his home, he can be comfortable here. I’m proud of that,” Alex admits quietly, not budging an inch in hopes of allowing Henry to sleep longer.

“I’m so thrilled to see him this happy,” Bea admits, her tone easy and her eyes bright. “You’re so worthy of his love, Alex.”

[kiradrabbles]

Ouuggh uuu if you want maybe headcanons (if you do them ofc) w the Marble Hornets fellas (oh just Tim if I want :3) w a afab s/o who's a volleyball player?

Have u seen their uniforms???

Ouugh sorry this took a while....... i got halfway through and my phone crashed and i lost some motivation q-q

In any case, why yes nonny i have seen the uniforms, and i do take headcanon requests!

Without further adieu...

Tim, Brian and Alex with an AFAB S/O who plays volleyball!

Mild NSFW warning!! No graphic sex but a few suggestive things said (and the worlds shittiest pickup line)

Tim:

His awkward ass!!! I see a lot of people portray Tim as this cool confidant man, but especially pre-MH I think he was a little awkward. Not quite shy, just.. awkward, as he spent a lot of his childhood in the psych ward. So that would carry over to this.

He wouldn’t stare so visibly, but he’d make it obvious he had to try not to, averting his eyes and shuffling on his feet.

I think sometimes he’d steal looks when he thinks you aren’t looking. He’d glance over, and let out a little sigh and lean back in his chair just a little bit, and you know he’s just admiring you.

how did he get so lucky?

he isn’t a huge fan of sports himself, but he’ll try his best to support you!! He’ll turn up to every game he can, make sure to sit or stand in the front row, and cheer so loud everyone looks at him and he’ll sit back down in embarrassment.

Tim is a physical touch fiend, considering he didn’t get it a lot as a child, so he loves hugs, and will probably be touching you somehow often.

the problem is, when he hugs you in uniform, he is suddenly very acutely aware of how.. much he can see of you right now, and gets all red, and won’t tell you why.

you could probably force it out of him though :3

Brian:

This mf is into it and does not hide it!!

Brians pretty much a smug asshole in canon (lovingly) so he’ll be all smug and show you off to pretty much everyone. Will not hold back on the PDA either. Will probably slap your ass in public and act confused why you’re mad at him. (Only if he knows you don’t mind ofc).

i wouldn’t put it past him to run up to you as soon as you get in the game and quite literally pick you up and kiss you and spin you around, like some scene in a shitty movie.

most ATROCIOUS pickup lines ‼️

“Hey girl, are you an overpass? Because I’d hit that” “BRIAN I JUST SAT DOWN-“

He’s canonically a nursing student, so I’ve always imagined he takes pretty good care of himself, eat well, stay fit, workout often. So you two would match!

he’d be happy to train with you, one of his love languages is quality time, and he’d get to stare at his girl in short shorts and a top anyway, so who is he to complain?

plus, you’d both be all sweaty after, and he could invite you into the shower with him.

I’m sure you can imagine what ensues.

Alex:

He was intimidated at first. I mean, look at him, he’s a twinky theatre kid, and you’re.. muscular and not afraid to show it off, clearly. I mean you could probably pick him up and throw him around, or wrap your legs around his head, or- Not that he’s thinking about that (that he would admit).

he’d stare, but unlike Bri he does NOT own it.

he won’t admit it, but he will stare at you so much. sometimes unintentionally. He thinks he’s being subtle (he is not). I mean, how is it his fault that you’re really pretty and the shorts are so short.

it’s so easy to fluster him, even if he would rather die than admit it.

tsundere ass!!! /silly

Sit on his lap all sweaty after a game and he will turn the most red you've ever seen him and stutter like all hell. he isn't blushing red though, he doesn't know what you're talking about, he just forgot the sunscreen.

Your biggest fan!!!

He'll film your games (and you KNOW mf would get the best angles even if it meant pushing other onlookers out the way). Perks of a film maker bf...

He does want you to crush his head between your thighs i'm so sorry....

[beachy--head]

Drabble, japril, season 8, based on a silly idea that keeps popping up every time I rewatch this scene.

___

Zola Shepherd is one adorable baby.

April’s living with her and her parents, so she has a front-row seat to all things Zola, but as she watches Meredith enters the room with the little girl in her arms for her first birthday party, she’s reminded of how cute the little girl can be.

“Hey, girl!”

“Look who didn’t just wake up, uh?”

Next to her, Jackson seems under the little girl’s spell too, and it’s a sweet thing to witness. It’s not a surprise, because even Alex softens when she’s around, but she still enjoys watching her best friend interact with their friend’s daughter. 

“Look at you! You look so beautiful, look at that bow!”

She would gladly spend her entire evening playing with Zola (parties, even for a child’s birthday, aren’t completely her scene). But Meredith, having spotted Dr. Webber, is quick to move, and April is left with a kind of longing she mostly gets after phone calls with her mother (Karen Kepner is, not surprisingly, a big proponent of having as many grandchildren as possible). Maybe that’s why she shakes her head and speaks before she can think.

“Uuugh, I want one.”

“Not tonight, honey, I’m tired.”

Jackson looks way too proud of his stupid joke, so she swats him.

“Hey!”

“You’re watching too many Friends re-runs.”

“It’s because Zola kept everyone up all night last week when she was teething. We don’t all sleep with earplugs, like someone.”

“You would, if your room was next to Alex’s, which is another reason I need to move. And I wouldn’t wear them if I was taking care of a child.”

“I would. I need my beauty sleep.”

She resists the urge to swat him again, because he’s being impossible today, but opts to pick up on what he just said, because they’ve never really discussed this topic before.

“Hey, you want children in the future?” 

“One day, maybe. Though I don’t know how I’d fare as a dad.”

Jackson complains all the time about his mother (April doesn’t know why, because she still mourns the day she had to unfriend her on Facebook, per her best friend’s forceful request), but he never talks about his father. Up until a drunken night a few months ago, where he mentioned briefly that his father left them and the Avery legacy, April was not even sure if the man was still alive, and there never seemed to be a good moment to ask. She doesn’t need to know his whole family history to give her opinion on that subject, though.

“What? You’d be brilliant. Zola adores you, and all the kids you treat in peds love you. Well, their moms do, too. But mostly the kids. You know how to talk to them without patronizing them.”

Jackson shrugs, a shrug that frustrates her, because God forbid Jackson Avery should accept a genuine compliment about himself. He acts like she’s just said these things to flatter him and not because she genuinely meant what she said.  

“You want kids too, right?”

Redirecting the conversation is another classic Avery move, but she lets it slide for now, because she doesn’t want to argue with him, not when they’re at a party and he seems so relaxed.

“Absolutely. Though, for that, you kind of need to find a partner first, and it’s not like I have a vast array of choice here.”

He opens his mouth to answer, but she cuts him off.

“Please tell me you’re not about to say something cliché like any guy would be lucky to have me. Or suggest that we should do one of these pacts when if we’re both single by the time we’re 33, we have a baby together.”

He chuckles.

“I wasn’t, but hey, it worked for Sloan and Torres. Also, not to brag, but with our genes combined? That kid would be so good-looking. And hella smart.”

April smiles at his assessment, and adds her own input. 

“And… So incredibly stubborn.”

She can’t help but chuckle, trying to imagine a baby Jackson refusing to do what is asked, and a weird, warm feeling spreads through her body.

“And bossy.”

“Hey!”

“What? It’s a good quality. When not aimed at me. Helped you become Chief resident.”

“Yeah, because Averys aren’t bossy at all. Have you met your mother?”

He tilts his head and raises his eyebrows, an acknowledgment that the Kepner genes wouldn’t be entirely to blame for this, and it makes her think of something else.

“Your mom would so buy them their first doctor coat on their first birthday.”

“First birthday? Try at birth. Their spot at Mass Gen would be reserved from the first sonogram. Surgery specialty chosen at 2. Also, you’re one to talk. Your parents would buy them a pony.”

“No they wouldn't! Well, first a cat. Then a dog.”

“And then…?”

“Okay, probably a pony.”

They both stay silent, contemplating a life with tiny tornadoes running everywhere, bolstered by extravagant gifts given by two very different, but equally frightening, sets of grandparents, and she can actually fell herself shudder.  

“... Yeah, we can never have kids together.”

“Right? I’m going to make an appointment for a vasectomy right away.”

He laughs when she rolls her eyes, and goes to refill his drink, still chuckling. 

She’s always thought of children as an abstract matter, something she definitely wants (two boys, one girl, with a boy first, then the girl, and a little brother to round them up), but has never actually truly pictured, because it felt so far away in her future, a “someday” thing she has never been close to reaching. But for a few seconds, she lets herself smile at the idea of a mischievous, curious toddler with curly hair and green eyes, full of life and quick-witted, a sight so real she could almost see it. A few more seconds, and she shakes her head, chasing the vision away, and follows Jackson on a quest to find something to drink. 

[sc0tters]

Little Red Dress | Cole Caufield

summary: you overheard Cole confess his feelings towards you, so what happens when you get a boost of confidence one night at a bar?

request: yes/no

warnings: mature scenes, p in v, fingering, swearing, mentions of drinking.

word count: 2.5k

authors note: this took me way too long to write but I really liked it! It’s about time Cole got a piece too. I don’t usually do any descriptors but I made her a tall girlie cause I’m a tall girlie so yeah.

You had been counting down the days until the boys arrived.

Sure it sounded silly but you missed your brother. So when he told you he wanted to bring his closest friends to your Barcelona you jumped at the offer of giving up two of your spare bedrooms up to the four “Al!” You cheered as you locked eyes with your brother.

There was a year between you two in age with Alex being thirteen months older than you. You saw your brother every holiday that you had and in his off season he usually came to visit you so this summer was no different “woah!” Alex laughed as you almost knocked him off of his feet.

A grin spread across your face as you looked at the boys “hope the flight was good,” you pointed out as your cheeks turned pink hearing Trevor laugh “it’s good to see you peach.” The Ducks player was probably your brothers friend that you were closest to as he was like your brother from another mother.

When there were things you had to talk to someone about then Trevor was your person. But as Jack let out a yawn it pulled your attention back to reality “I’ll get you guys back to mine.” You motioned to them to follow you.

The car ride back was peaceful as the boys caught you up on their lives and you did the same with yours. Your eyes throughout the car ride continued to look to the rear view mirror as you’d lock eyes with Cole who never actually let his eyes leave you. The oldest of the four boys had thought you were cute since you were about sixteen, yeah it made him feel dirty but time and time again no matter how hard he tried you always came back to his mind.

The boys were settling into their rooms as you told Alex of the plans for the night “just go check if Cole and Z are down with that.” Alex smiled as he squeezed your hand “they better say yes!” Jack called out as he was in his room “if they say no we can just go Jacky boy!” You called back as you laughed making your way out of the room.

Thankfully for you the second guest bedroom was across the hall so your walk was short “dude I don’t get why you just don’t tell her!” Trevor groaned as he fell onto his bed.

Cole sighed as he mimicked the boys actions on his own bed “Alex will kill me,” that part was true, Alex was beyond protective over you so there would have been a fight if Cole admitted how he felt.

You furrowed your eyebrows as you listened on “I see the way she looks at you, you’re fucking hot to her.” The Ducks players vulgar phrase almost made you laugh.

There was a moment of silence as Cole processed those words “you think so?” A smile formed on his lips when his best friend nodded.

Unfortunately for you before Trevor could respond you leaned against the door causing it to open “hi boys!” You quickly forced a smile as you tried to keep a cool face “was wondering if you wanted to go to a club tonight?” You asked as you crossed your arms.

The habs player’s eyes went wide as he wondered if you had listened to what he said “your favourite club?” Trevor thankfully stepped in before you could see how nervous he had gotten “I wouldn’t give you any less Z.” You sent the boy toothy grin as you squeezed Cole’s shoulder.

Trevor nodded “we are gonna be there then.” All he could try to do was hide his smirk as Cole’s cheeks turned pink “be ready for seven!” You announced as you walked out of the room.

Cole let out a breath he didn’t even know he was holding “told you,” Trevor reached out to give him a high fives “she thinks you’re hot!” He added with a smile.

Music bounced off of the walls of the club as you couldn’t help but laugh at Alex’s shitty attempts to flirt with Spanish girls “I’m going to go get another drink,” you announced as you chugged back the remainder of your drink before you got up to make your way back to the bar.

Cole’s eyes never left you, well they never left your ass as you swung your hips as you walked away. Trevor pulled him back to reality when he reached out to hit him “ow!” Cole groaned as his hand went to the sore part of his head “what the hell was that for?” He asked as he let out a scoff clearly unimpressed.

Trevor rolled his eyes “go follow her!” He spoke in a duh tone as the local men seemed to turn their attention towards you. The little red dress you were in with your white heels was enough to make any man fall to his knees for you “can I get a shot of the absolute?” You flashed the bartender your signature smile “make that two,” the familiar voice turned your face into a smirk.

You let your eyes wonder down his body before they came back up to his face “was wondering when you’d get here,”you confessed as Cole wrapped his arm around your waist “you were?” He asked feeling surprised by the statement.

Now you hadn’t told a single soul about this but you might have had a crush on Cole, yet you never thought the feelings would have been reciprocated because you were meant to be nothing more than Alex’s little sister “you should back yourself more.” You confessed as you wrapped your fingers around the shot glass.

The HABS player smirked “how do you suggest I do that?” He cocked his head as he mimicked your actions “personally I’d start with not worrying about Alex.” You shrugged as you swirled your shot glass “salud,” you mumbled as you held your glass up before you threw the vodka back.

Cole’s eyes wide “you heard that?” He quickly took down his shot as he didn’t want to think about you hearing him.

But thankfully you didn’t have the negative reaction he thought you’d have “I’m actually flattered.” You ran your fingers through your hair as you laughed.

The boy never thought he was nervous but when you spoke it was like he didn’t know English “I’d suggest we went home if you could say it to my face though.” Your tongue ran over your lower lip as you raised your eyebrows like you were giving him a challenge.

Cole let out a gasp “fuck baby I want you so bad,” he whimpered as your hand trailed up the inside of his shirt.

Despite the fact that you knew Alex was close by you didn’t care what your hand did as you smiled to yourself “I’ll get the Uber.” You announced as the boy nodded desperately to follow you as you made your way out into the Barcelona night air “what are you doing?” Cole furrowed his eyebrows as you held your hand out for his phone.

It made you smile how clueless he was “you’re gonna tell Alex that I’m not feel well so you took me home okay?” You explained as the boy nodded quickly following your orders.

Cole 👾: hey bro y/n isn’t feeling well so I’m taking her home

Alex 👽: thanks for looking out for her

Cole 👾: no biggie

You truly didn’t know how you managed to behave for the duration of the Uber right, all you wanted to do was get onto Cole’s lap and have your way with him but the boy seemed far more interested in talking to your Canadian Uber driver. So when you finally shut your front door behind you it was safe to say you were ready to jump into his arms “look so fucking pretty tonight,” the boy pointed out as he watched you slip your heels off “come and get it then,” you did your best attempt at walking backwards until you hit your bedroom door.

Cole followed you as he smiled “been waiting to do this for years,” he confessed as he placed his hands on either side of you “why wait any longer then?” Your voice was soft as you titled your head down so that you could meet his lips.

The height difference whilst it was there and in your favour neither one of you truly seemed to mind as Cole kissed you. It started off soft and sweet until you let out a moan giving the boy the perfect jump to increase the intimacy ten fold as you could feel his smile in the kiss “jump.” You would have been jealous of how smoothly the boy told you to do that if you didn’t feel your sexual thoughts pool in your panties.

His arms hooked under your legs as he pushed you into your room “door,” you mumbled locking eyes with him before you went back for another kiss. Just because the boys weren’t home didn’t mean that they weren’t going to never be home and you were not ready to have your brother cock block you.

You almost laughed when he dropped you onto your bed but when you saw the bulge in his pants you began to pity him “come here,” you held your hands out letting them sit on either side of his face as you continued to make out.

Cole’s lips were soft as the taste of his beer remained on his tongue. He let his hand trail down your dress that had now bunched up around your waist “god you’re so wet,” he groaned as his fingers rubbed over your panties “please Cole,” you begged him to do something, anything.

Thankfully for you he listened so Cole pulled your panties to the side before he let two fingers plunge into your core “wow,” you gasped as you never really thought that this was going to ever be his strong suit. But at the same time you had seen his fingers before so you really shouldn’t have been this surprised “keep making those pretty little noises for me.” Cole’s words egged you on as you clenched around his fingers.

He couldn’t help but smile at the sight beneath him “shouldn’t even let you come cause good girls don’t eavesdrop.” That phrase made your eyes shoot open.

You sent him a glare “don’t you fucking dare Caufield,” you warned clearly not in the mood for this.

All he could do was laugh “since you asked so nicely,” he placed a kiss to the corner of your lips as he managed to get his thumb under your panties as well to press against your clit “fucking hell Cole.” You groaned as your phone started ringing.

Alex’s contact information popped up “not a sound from you,” you warned as you answered your phone “just saw Cole’s message, you good?” Alex asked as he had been worrying about you.

A smile formed on your lips “I’m good, you’ve got such a good friend in Cole.” Your words were able to mask the moan you wanted to let out as Cole began kissing at your neck.

The Kings player laughed “you really aren’t sounding well.” You were never usually this nice about any of his friends, not like this.

Cole sent you a smirk “well I just wanted to tell you that we are coming home now.” That was the last thing you wanted to hear from your brother “see you soon bye!” You were quick to hang up as you threw your phone across the room.

It made the boy furrow his eyebrows “am I missing something?” He asked surprised by your eagerness.

You propped yourself up by your elbows “we’ve got fifteen minutes before the boys get back.” You explained as your hands fiddled with his belt as you were surprised that he was still fingering you “my needy little girl.” Cole smiled as he got up quickly pulling his pants and shirt off.

His bulge in his boxers made you smirk “think you’re in the same position as me,” you pointed out as you pulled your dress over your shoulders leaving you in your bra and panties “fuck you’re so pretty,” the hockey player cooed as his fingers ran over your lacey undergarment before he hooked his fingers on the sides pulling them off of your feet.

The air was light as you watched him roll the condom over his cock “c’mere,” you motioned to him to come over to you as you curved your finger towards yourself.

A laugh left your lips as you pulled flipped the two of you over “wanna ride you,” you announced as you rubbed your clit before you bottomed yourself out with his cock “fuck you’re so big.” You gasped as your nails traced up his chest.

Cole’s hands went to your back so he could unhook your bra “these pretty little tits,” he smiled as he leaned down to let his lips wrap around your nipple.

You moaned as your fingers locked in his hair “you’re so good at this,” you cooed as you continued to lift your hips up and down as you’d hit your clit against his stomach.

He looked up to you as his head landed on your pillow “keep squeezing your pussy just like this.” Cole groaned as you tilted towards him when your hands landed on his shoulders.

The boys eyes screwed shut as he couldn’t control himself at the sight of your tits bouncing in his face “no baby keep your eyes on me.” Your fingers hooked under his jaw as you placed soft kisses along his jaw “wanna hear you make some noises.” You mumbled as you kissed the shell of his ear.

Cole’s fingers dug into your hips making sure to leave bruises tomorrow “don’t want this to end,” he confessed as he began to thrust his hips up as they met your own.

Both of you were whimpering messes as you both edged closer to your highs “I’m gonna come,” you announced as your eyes screwed shut.

That statement seemed to cause Cole’s thrusts to speed up “want you to come with me,” you added as your lips turned into a pout when you leaned down to kiss him “right behind you baby.” He nodded as he wasn’t going to end tonight without letting his release coat the inside of the condom.

You clenched around him as your legs began to shake “fuck fuck fuck!” You repeated as your arms gave out letting your head rest on his shoulder.

Cole wasn’t far behind when his thrusts began to sputter “you did so well,” he gasped as his hand wrapped into your hair trying to regain his breath.

Neither one of you had too much time to recover though because the front door opened.

“We’re home!”

[bylrlve]

Warning! Potential leaks for season five of Stranger Things!

Alex (aka @dyersfilms on twitter, used to be swiftlynatalia) is the person who successfully leaked most of season 4 due to her knowing a source. She did, however, insist Byler was entirely platonic that season and they fought for most of it and only made up at the end in the pizza van, so…

Here’s her saying she won’t post any byler leaks this time around, which she has said previously.

She got a message saying they’re all fake, and she thinks they all are, so keep that in mind.

Here’s a short one: Will distancing himself from the party bc it’s too hard to be closeted and to be around Mike. If real? Endgame fr.

A ‘leak’ from episode one where shit goes down after the opening scene of Will singing SISOSIG, Will falls, and Mike helps him up,

Here’s an extremely detailed one that casually drops Mileven breakup, Robin-Mike bonding over Vickie and Will, Will trying to avoid Mike ‘confronting him about the painting’, Mike and Jonathan fighting over Will’s safety. Nothing here is debunkable but…. Yeah. God, would it be nice, though.

The two most interesting ones. First, an ask that’s almost entirely plausible except for the mileven part - and that part, specifically, I’m calling bullshit on bc it claims that Hopper is still on the Mike Hate Train. It was made abundantly clear, after their talk and their awkwardly long hug at the end of season 4, that that’s in the past. Besides, it just wouldn’t fit tonally. S3 was the heterosexual-cliché, silly filler season. S5? Nah. Can’t 100% say it’s fake, but even Alex agrees this one isn’t real.

Lastly, an interesting one that’s plausible throughout which claims Mike gets seriously injured and spends some time in hospital. Will stays by his bedside after everyone else leaves and kisses Mike on the forehead. Mike wakes up after he leaves - I think the insinuation is that Mike does a Half-Blood Prince and wakes up knowing that someone he felt safe with was there, but he doesn’t know who it was. If that’s legit? As I said, endgame fr.

I do want to note that both the mileven and Byler asks word the ‘main character getting injured part’ as everyone being ‘shaken up’ so there are a few options: it’s the same person with legit leaks, and Byler isn’t endgame. That, I’d be more willing to accept, cautious as I am, were it not for the Hopper part, which sticks out like a sore thumb. Second option: it’s the same person messing around. Third: it’s two people, one building on the other.

Cannot emphasise enough that these are most likely just bored people having fun, but I figured I’d share them all. The last one is getting passed around the tag sans context, and I wanted to clarify everything else Alex has received. Do not get your hopes up about Byler based solely on these.

Letting my imagination run absolutely wild here for just a moment, however: Maya and Vickie are confirmed to be filming at the hospital set, presumably visiting someone. There’s also a pic of someone with bloody shoes. Imagine if Robin visits Mike in the hospital, witnesses some Platinum-Tier Will Byers Pining™️, and ends up talking to Mike after he wakes up - no mention of how long he stays there.

Lastly, it is fun comparing these to the more doom-and-gloom (re: Mike) leaks Sapphicjopper on twitter got. The awesome @solgmorell has a post explaining those in detail.

Oh, and an interview came out today where Shawn Levy said something insane but, you know, water is wet.

[waytooinvested]

Forgotten, Not Forgiven - Chapter 24

This and previous chapters are also on AO3

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The next few days were a whirlwind of events that left Lena with no time to think about anything else, let alone to explore her surroundings, but at last on her fourth evening the final Q&A finished at 6pm and for once would be followed by a clear morning as they traveled on to the next city, so she decided to take advantage of the opportunity she had been given.

After several nights of unbroken sleep on excellent mattresses, and several days of intense focus on the intricate scientific details of her work, Lena felt ready to let her hair down with more than just a bath and an early night. She needed to do something with her body and not her brain for a few hours.

Her visit to Violet’s with Alex had sparked something in Lena, and she decided that that was what she wanted tonight – not just a club, but a club where she could go and drink something with a rainbow straw in it, dance with women, and feel like a whole person who belonged to a beautiful, vibrant community that would welcome her with open arms.

When she had packed her case she hadn’t really considered leisure wear, and most of the clothes she had with her were suits, but she’d brought jeans for traveling, and paired with a shirt left open at the throat, rolled up sleeves and an open waistcoat, she could just about pass for club-casual rather than business formal. The place she found wasn’t one with a strict dress code in any case, and Lena was reassured to notice that the group going in ahead of her were variously sporting an eclectic mix of:

Ripped jeans, sneakers and a tank top.

Velvet pants and a waistcoat not unlike Lena’s, though buttoned up and without the shirt underneath.

A slinky black dress that left just enough to the imagination, creatively paired with a full, bushy red beard sprinkled with glitter and heels so high even Lena would have been worried about breaking an ankle in them.

A full Victorian style tailcoat complete with top hat and monocle.

It was safe to say she was not going to stand out here.

Inside was hot and dimly lit, and more crowded than might be expected for a week night when most people would have to be up for work in the morning (or maybe Lena just didn’t spend enough time on the clubbing scene to gauge it). The music was almost-but-not-quite too loud, and she let it wash over and through her, soaking it all in while she downed her first drink and waited for it to loosen her up enough to get out there. She took in the crowd from the edge of the dance floor, everyone moving with the music’s rhythm in varying degrees of cool, sexy, inebriated, but over all blending into the single, undulating entity of the club.

She couldn’t help her mind wandering briefly to Kara’s dancing style as she watched. Kara would never have faded into the background here, no matter how many people were around her. When she danced she was somehow simultaneously awkward and uninhibited, throwing her whole self into it as she leapt about, waved her arms and created her own made up actions to go along with the lyrics of whatever song was playing. Kara embodied ‘dance like nobody’s watching’ more purely than any other person she had ever met, and being with her gave Lena permission to have fun and be silly with it too, rather than focusing on making her movements look good.

She wished she felt free enough to do that now, but she didn’t. Not without Kara. So she searched out the best dancer in the room and tried to subtly imitate them instead, allowing her body to feel the music in a more restrained way as the beat vibrated in her chest and she tipped her head back, multicoloured lights strobing across her closed eyelids.

Her hips swayed and her arms came up above her head. She was flesh and bone and skin, thrumming blood and rushing breath, all physical sensation and no room for thought or feelings beyond the ones the music gave her.

Then there were hands on her hips and another body in her space, and Lena wasn’t dancing alone anymore.

She looked down from the ceiling to find blue eyes gazing back at her. Blonde waves of hair sweeping bare, toned shoulders. A seductive grin as her pelvis was pulled fractionally closer to another person’s.

It wasn’t Kara.

Of course it wasn’t – what would Kara be doing in Metropolis? But God, for a second she thought it was, and it was as if she had slipped directly into a fantasy.

The woman did look a little like her, superficially. The hair, the skin tone, the blue eyes. But they weren’t really alike. This woman was confident, sensual, practically oozing sex as she swayed her hips in time with Lena’s, her nails digging very slightly into the flesh of her sides.

They danced several songs together, growing more comfortable with each other as they found a shared rhythm, and Lena let herself relax into the feeling of being physical with another person as the woman moved closer still, her breasts brushing Lena’s as they swayed on the tightly packed dance floor. She was near enough now that she barely had to lean forwards to be heard over the thumping bass-line, lips so close that her breath tickled Lena’s ear and made the hairs rise on the back of her neck.

‘I haven’t seen you here before.’

The woman’s voice was a deep velvet rasp, reminiscent of Bonnie Tyler, or a habitual smoker. It was unexpected, but appealing for this woman, in this place, and Lena couldn’t help being drawn by it.

‘I’m just visiting – I’ll be flying out again tomorrow morning.’

‘Well then, we’d better make the most of tonight. I’m Sierra.’

‘Lulu.’

Lena hadn’t wanted to give her real name – it was too distinctive, too recognisable when combined with all the publicity she was garnering this week with her product launch, but she hadn’t consciously decided to go with ‘Lulu’ until the word was out there, irretrievable. Shit, she had better make sure Alex never found out about this story, or she would have an absolute field day.

Sierra smiled at her, playful and teasing as she ran the fingers of one hand down Lena’s bicep.

‘I wouldn’t have pegged you for a Lulu.’

She shrugged, no choice but to go with it now she’d said it.

‘Blame my big sister – she started it, and I guess the nickname just stuck.’

‘Cute. So can I get you a drink Lulu?’

Lena hesitated. But after all why not? She was single, she was here for one more night and had been up front about that, there were no strings, and she was having a good time. A little harmless flirtation in a club would be good for her. They moved over to the bar, and Sierra ordered two margaritas. It wouldn’t have been Lena’s first choice, but she accepted hers without a murmur, and they found a comparatively quiet booth away from the main dance floor to cool off and sip their drinks.

‘So, what brings you to Metropolis?’

‘Just work, but I had the night off so I thought I’d come and see what else the city had to offer.’

She smiled at Sierra, allowing herself a quick approving up-and-down glance that lingered on the woman’s lips for just a beat too long to be accidental on the way back up to meeting her eyes. ‘I’m glad I did.’

Sierra smirked back at her, performing the same quick appraisal in return before leaning forward over the table to better display her cleavage.

‘So am I. What is it you do for work Lulu?’

Urgh, why the hell had Lena gone with Lulu? It had been a terrible idea. Now every time Sierra said her name she thought about Alex, and Project Atlantis, and Kara…

She pushed the thoughts away and tried to focus on the moment instead.

‘I’m an engineer.’

Well, that wasn’t a lie, it just wasn’t the full story. Sierra’s eyebrows rose, and Lena noticed that she had a little birthmark above one of them, like someone had kissed her there and left a slight smudge of lipstick behind. It was cute. She could imagine kissing that spot herself, straddling Sierra’s lap while the fingers of one hand tangled in her hair and the other roamed lower to Kara’s- no, not Kara. Fuck.

‘You’re just full of surprises. I bet that means you’re really good with your hands.’

Sierra dragged her teeth slowly across her full lower lip as if she could see exactly what sort of thing Lena had been picturing doing with her hands, and she felt her cheeks warm at the thought. She was no stranger to flirting and being flirted with, but this woman was bold, even by her standards. Perhaps that was the difference between flirting at a VIP members only event and an ordinary club. Or perhaps it was just Sierra.

She shrugged with feigned nonchalance, trying to slow things down a bit until she had regained her composure from the mental slip.

‘You could say that... How about you? What do you do when you’re not drinking margaritas with Metropolis tourists?’

‘Oh, I’m a trust fund brat. I more or less do as I like. Get what I like…’

Sierra’s voice was a seductive purr as she laid a hand on Lena’s wrist, running her fingertips lightly over the skin there to show off her long, manicured nails. All but the middle and forefinger, which were trimmed short and filed smooth, blatantly signalling, clearly having no intention at all of slowing down.

‘Do you want to come back to my place for another drink? I think you’ll really like it. I have the best views in the city...’

Lena swallowed.

This wasn’t where she had expected her night to go, but now it was being offered, maybe it should be. It would be easy, anonymous – an itch to scratch to be touched like that when she hadn’t been for so long.

And she did want that.

She desperately missed the feeling of bare skin pressed fully against her own, breaths mingling in the dark, sweat and heat and the shuddering of another person’s body as they found release in each other…

But not like this.

Lena didn’t want a one night stand with a stranger she’d met in a club. She wanted something real.

She wanted Kara.

She drew her hand gently back from Sierra’s and shook her head.

‘I’m sorry. You’re beautiful, but I’m not looking for more than this.’

‘You have a girlfriend?’

‘No. Not… exactly. But there is someone.’

Sierra pulled her own hand back into her lap and smiled at Lena – a real smile this time, not a seductive curl, and it softened her face. She looked unoffended, if mildly disappointed.

‘Lucky someone.’

[oneshortdamnfuse]

Movie criticisms are generally fine and an important part of the ecosystem, but some of the criticisms of the RWRB film are so funny. Here's some I ran into:

Why did Henry - the one with more experience - bottom, when I headcanon Book!Henry as a top? (Not the top and bottom discourse 💀)

Henry gave Alex a blow job while wearing a suit and tie which is "unrealistic." (Ah, but the U.S. president's son falling in love with the prince of England is so realistic)

Book!Alex and Book!Henry met at the Rio Olympics in 2016! Why did they change it to the Melbourne Climate Conference. (My dear, that is seven years ago and Alex's mom wouldn't have been president then)

They're the straightest actors with no chemistry! (Let's stop speculating on actors' identities, even if they say they're straight. I've lived through multiple actors being outed and/or questioned when they play queer roles. This movie was made by a queer man and the queer love scenes were carefully put together by an intimacy coordinator. Like... Be for real.)

*Disclaimer: I haven't read the book. My friend did, and we watched the movie together. She loved it.

Along with people not understanding why this movie got an R-rating (which I've explained can be attributed to the fact that this movie and the book were made by and for adults), I think people can't cope with queer media being allowed to be over the top and silly. It's a fun movie. It's really no different in quality than any other romantic dramedy I've ever seen, and that's a good thing. It might not be your cup of tea and that's fine, but the kinds of things people are losing their minds over are just so so so unserious. I'm sorry Henry taking dick ruined your fantasy lmao

[squarebill]

Continued from here So, the Little Golden Books thing reminded me of a Little Golden Book I had read involving Winnie the Pooh. Not that surprising - there are many Disney properties (and others!) that get turned into Little Golden Books. But maybe I was thinking about it because I was thinking of the silly little blurb in the newspaper (the one that pulls up when you type WEIRDMAGEDDON into the computer). It talks about how Soos gets his head stuck in a clay honey pot. So silly! This is obviously a Winnie the Pooh reference as Winnie the Pooh is often getting his head stuck in honey pots. It's cute and silly, but also... Kind of odd? But that's Soos for you. And then, I was thinking... Wait. Soos is the one who fixed the thisisnotawebsitedotcom. FIXINIT1 also cuts to a supercut of scenes with Fixin It with Soos (unrelated, but that cuckoo clock looks like Bill?), the L IS REAL 2401 password that you can put in the computer leads to Soos making a little "Doo doo doo" to the Mario theme, the "BOOBERRY" code pulls up a question mark symbol with a rant by Bill that's titled "The Meaning of Life." The question mark symbol has always been associated with Soos. And I thought to myself, well... Maybe I should just... Go take a look at Winnie the Pooh's wikipedia page.  Now We Are Six (1927) - Hmm. Okay. That could be nothing, though. Ashdown Forest. Valley of Ashes??? Coincidence, probably.

Ahahaha. Little triangle/pyramid thingies in the background. But hey! Triangles are a common shape! It's fine. And then, I read this on the wikipedia page From the front lawn the family had a view across a meadow to a line of alders that fringed the River Medway, beyond which the ground rose through more trees until finally "above them, in the faraway distance, crowning the view, was a bare hilltop. In the centre of this hilltop was a clump of pines." Hilltop. Clump of Pines. Okay, okay, maybe I'm just stretching here.

OKAY MAYBE I'M CONSPIRACY-ING TOO MUCH! (Found in the newspaper picture) In the Milne books, Pooh is naive and slow-witted, but he is also friendly, thoughtful, and steadfast. Although he and his friends agree that he is "a bear of very little brain", Pooh is occasionally acknowledged to have a clever idea, usually driven by common sense. <- Sounds like Soos. Pooh makes it a habit to have "a little something" around 11:00 in the morning. As the clock in his house "stopped at five minutes to eleven some weeks ago", any time can be Pooh's snack time. <- Around 11:00... like how Alex Hirsch is apparently supposed to go through a maintenance update at 11:30 AM? And the clock being stopped... Like how in FixinIt with Soos, Stan notes that the new and improved cuckoo clock seems to be permanently set to 1:50. Again, maybe stretching here. Maybe not. Now, here's something that gets interesting. That I think might be a theme we've seen thus far with the Book of Bill and now, perhaps this as well. A. A. Milne's U.S. copyright on the Winnie-the-Pooh character expired on 1 January 2022, as it had been 95 years since publication of the first story. The character has thus entered the public domain in the United States and Disney no longer holds exclusive rights there.  Winnie the Pooh is in the public domain. Along with the Great Gatsby (which was referenced in the Book of Bill). And what else? Remember Alex had a display set-up of Bill infecting other books? Books that were in the public domain. I'm not through yet. If you scroll down much further on Winnie the Pooh's wikipedia page, there's this: 1960: Shirley Temple's Storybook on NBC: Winnie-the-Pooh—a version for marionettes, designed, made, and operated by Bil and Cora Baird. Bil missing a letter L. Marionettes are basically puppets. I decided to take a quick detour to Bil Baird's wikipedia page and...

IS THAT THE INSPIRATION FOR BEARO?! Baird grew up in Mason City, Iowa. <- MASON?! "Flannel Mouse" the Villain "Ronald Rodent" OKAY! Back to Winnie the Pooh - Winnie the Pooh has inspired multiple texts to explain complex philosophical ideas. Benjamin Hoff uses Milne's characters in The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet to explain Taoism. Similarly, Frederick Crews wrote essays about the Pooh books in abstruse academic jargon in The Pooh Perplex and Postmodern Pooh to satirise a range of philosophical approaches.[90] Pooh and the Philosophers by John T. Williams uses Winnie the Pooh as a backdrop to illustrate the works of philosophers, including Descartes, Kant, Plato and Nietzsche. WAIT, WAIT. WINNIE THE POOH?! PHILOSOPHY?! PLATO?!

[dizzybizz]

you have unleashed a demon. i warned you.

i don't think this is going to have any structure whatsoever but i will pretend it does for my own sanity.

i want to start with some behind the scenes stuff bc obviously i do

like i only named guy that because i didn't want to think too hard about names and he has always been a silly little guy. his farms name is sail away farm,,, like the enya song. that's where it came from but really it's a SSS reference cus i will bring other SIs into this somehow. (it was from one of the ai dungeon streams... when julia wrapped up yet another accidental psychological horror story by sailing away whilst listening "to the tunes of enya")

and with remy i had already planned on romancing harvey so i wanted a name i could make a funny shipname of. their shipname is harmy (ironic isn't it ^^). stowaway farm came from some thoughts i had about remy's life before moving to pelican town. where he didn't feel welcome and like the people around him weren't keen on being seen with him. and i just liked the ring it has to it :) the two of them both having farms with "away" in the name was accidental and didn't hit me until after it was too late to change it.

here they are at the character creation screen !!!!

GUY IS MY SILLIEST LITTLE GUY. he's like a hamster or a chipmunk or other small rodents

him asf ^^^^

he's also like ponyo to me, he is very ponyocoded. his theme song would be the full version of ponyo on the cliff by the sea.

he is a biter, a chewer. he's kirby, a chainchomper... he would snack on rocks if he could. he's the breakdancing sims cat. he has bad volume control. he is an octopus, a koala, a monkey. he names a lot of his farm animals after fictional characters. but his hens are named hip, hop, cherry and pop after the lemon demon song. he would take a sip of a joja cola and go "oh, that is vile" and keep taking sips like he needs to confirm it multiple times.

him and elliott are so silly..... their shipname is gull which worked out so well it almost seems intentional. they both got ties to the ocean and beach... we love to see it. they got together the day after elliott's birthday, not only that but it was also right before elliott's 8 heart event. so it was really like guy came in before his book reading, asked him out and then was all "THAT'S MY BF EVERYONE I LOVE HIM SO MUCH" during the reading... he is his biggest cheerleader

he is best friends with emily and shane. and when emily mentioned that she would make a good clown during the stardew fair, he said "this is why we're best friends. we would be the best clowns." and he ate three burgers in a row that day. one day during blackberry season he collected 93 blackberries and was just running around the town with them on his person. him and gus have history together which i will make a whole comic about some day. whilst gaming with abigail he ran into enemies twice and got himself killed. he accidentally bought a pirate sword from marlon. he has died once. he is trying to goad alex into actually shaving his hair off because of that one throwaway comment. HE HAS TWO GARBAGE HATS. (tootsies is SO getting the other one once 1.6 is out)

^ this is what he wore for spirit's eve, called it "farmer in a rush" (he literally just took off his shorts)

i have way less on remy cus he isn't as far along and has had a mostly average time in pelican town so far.

remy is just a big dog who is scared of most things. he is a baby giraffe trying to walk for the first time. he feels very out of place in social interactions. his limbs are too long for him. he is trying his best.

he can come off as very... displeased... his resting face just looks slightly ticked off. really he's a big softie. he has some real unfortunate luck too.. except the night of the egg hunt when he had a fairy visit. he holds onto that little bit of luck there. a glimmer of hope. he had a meteor crash in the middle of his farm, luckily his crops were safe and sound tho, small mercies. weeds damaged his farm the same night the scripted earthquake hit. one day in the mines he got so lost in the dark he had to give up for the day and head up to the surface again, he was one level away from an elevator. he is financially struggling. he names his animals after food. his theme song would probably be cave in by margaux or something.

harmy is a slow-burn, strangers to friends to lovers scenario. they're delightful, i can't wait to see their relationship develop. remy kinda wanted to ask harvey to dance during the flower dance but chickened out (totally not because i only had 3 hearts with him stfu) (also those two pages aren't canon in my headcanon cus i think both of them would be oblivious and dumb as a rock. i just wanted to draw it lol. i think it takes a whileeee for either of them to ever catch feelings.)

he doesn't know many of the villagers too well. he is taking his time settling in fully and is so busy with the farm and mines and fishing and whatnot. oh y'know when sam asks you what his next song should be about?? yeah, remy said trains which has planted the idea that he is a former train kid in my head. and that's something he and harvey can bond over- i think it's really sweet :'). train and plane autism couple. remy has a sweet tooth. he feels intimidated by most villagers. i have a whole hair arc planned for him where he ends up growing his hair out once he really settles in. it's gonna be so epic. he went through 3 of emily's heart events in a row which was wild.

his chest lineup >>>>>

here's an expression sheet i started and will hopefully finish one day

i think that's all for now- I TOLD YOU IT WAS GOING TO BE A LONG POST NO?? ARE YOU HAPPY??? I AM. INFODUMPING IS AWESOME.

i ain't proofreading this are you kidding me.

y'all summoned this. my mutuals summoning my infodump demon with their summoning triangle. feeding my hyperfixation.

[kiradrabbles]

okay I'm back again because I'm such a sucker for emo hair Alex, do you have any head canons for being highschool sweethearts with pre MH Alex?

why yes i can!! your other request is on the way!!! I'm just running a little low on motivation sighs...

High school sweethearts with Scenemo alex :)) gn reader

total and utter theatre kid i am so sorry

look me dead in the eyes and tell me alexander kralie isn't the type to be way too enthusiastic with his background choir role in your schools shitty production of hamilton.

Anyways

Go to his theatre recitals!! practice his lines with him!! He loves you and he loves theatre, what's better than his two true loves combined?

Will probably start crying (of happiness) if he sees you clapping for him in the crowd

You'd be his first kiss teehee

So inexperienced he'd probably turn bright red if you held his hands in the hallway

Get ready for a ton of movie dates with him!!! If he takes you to the cinema/movie theatre he'll insist on paying, but he prefers movie dates at home so he can infodump about the cinematic choices in the movie or whatever the shit.

will beg and plead for you to let him dye your hair or do your eyeliner or

If you say yes to eyeliner he'll sit on your lap (or let you sit on his) and concentrate so hard. Will yell at you to stay still or it'll get smudged. will not shut up until you kiss him. (your eyeliner will get smudged).

And if you let him dye your hair or get you an outfit he will match with you!! He'll match his little scene raccoon hair extensions to the colour yours is dyed, and he'll make sure your outfits look good together.

Passes silly notes to you in class <3

probably compares you to actors he likes from his shitty old movies. you don't know who he means, but it's cute anyway!

"Your hair is prettier than Elizabeth Taylors" "Uh,, thanks?"

You share headphones (you get one, he get's one) and blast emo music 'till your ears go deaf.

Sometimes he has days when he gets really stressed and angry and overwhelmed at everything

so the two of you will skip class and hang out in an abandoned janitors closet till classes are over

he appreciates it more than his pride will ever let him say

[soullessjack]

top three autistic-coded Jack traits?

1. the stimming/fidgeting for sure …

i like to call it an alcting choice (like jensen’s jacting joices when it comes to dean) bc literally none of it is an intended part of his character, alex just does that naturally and decides to put it into his portrayal and it ended up being So perfect

2. . not sure i have good visuals for this one but him having at least 3 honest-to-god onscreen meltdowns is also very special to me .. like here when he’s panicking abt dean being knocked out

or This Scene … (+1 for hitting himself thats a very huge part of meltdowns)

i don’t have a gif for this one i think but the ‘leave me alone’ scene from 14x17 is also a major contender

overall whats very special and important to me about these traits is that they’re just a Part of him that everyone understands and accepts AND it doesn’t take away from the rest of his character or suddenly make him infantile ,. Obviously since it isn’t an intentional trait there isn’t any writing to center around it or change its portrayal but even still that just adds to how much more natural it feels honestly … i love him so so much

3. Hhjnmmmmmmmm i also think it’s rlly silly that he has a special interest in monsters and zombies too :3

[i-like-books-and-women]

Guys I have been fucking obsessed with stardew valley the past couple of days (like I got it four days ago and I'm at like 30+ hours and I'm almost done with year one obsessed) so here is how I think the boys playing stardew would go:

Ruben found it first and was obsessed cause silly farm game and yaps about it enough that the others decide to try it.

Angel and Zach are (rightfully) offended and upset that you can't marry Robin cause she's unfortunately married with two kids. ("Bro they first thing they do is give you the hottest milf in the game and you can't fucking marry her???")

Angel is offended that he can't be a homewrecker and date any of the moms. (He finds out about the mods that make them dateable and downloads them instantly)

Ruben marries either Alex, Leah, Elliot Harvey, Emily ("literally why-" -Zach probably) or Sebastian ("what's with you and emo boys" -angel probably). He also gets to 8 hearts with Shane asap for purposes of blue chickens and he names all his animals unhinged shit (ie: slut the chicken, beef the cow, and dinner the pig). Goes in big on jam and wine.

Angel marries either Haley, Sam, Leah ("That's just diet Robin-" -Jon probably), Sebastian, or just decides that "I wanna be a godless whore" and dates everyone while avoiding the saloon/Emily and Haley's house cut scene like the plague. He's surprisingly thorough with farming and is constantly making bank. He's absolute trash at fishing and does not get how to not suck at it.

Zach marries either Abby, Leah (also for the reasons of basically Robin), Sam, Haley ("she was mean to me and I was kinda into it" -Zach probably), Harvey, or Alex. Sometimes also participates in being a "godless whore" when he feels like it. He's constantly broke ("literally how?" "Look all my money goes into crops and pimping the hoes" "you can give the hoes free shit from the ground dude-" "look man I was given 'make everyone like me' simulator. I'm gonna be sugar daddying the fuck out of this town."). He doesn't upgrade anything and barely gets a Coop and silo built before winter year one but he's got halfway through almost everyone's hearts by that time. Names the farm cat something funny like Concrete, Cheese Ball, Sparkles Emoji, or Keith.

Jon marries Emily, Harvey, Maru, Elliot, Abby, or Penny. He finds such joy in torturing Lewis by waving his shorts around at any chance he gets. ("Idk man there's something so fucking funny about it"). Bro is clint's number 1 hater and Willy's number 1 stan. He completes the community center in year one purely for the sake of the junimos and fills his farm up with animals as soon as humanly possible. When he gets the farm cat he names it some regal sounding name like William, Kathrine, Elizabeth, or Charles. He's cracked at fishing and does great in the mines and takes full advantage of how you dont lose your stuff when you pass out.