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h0neyjaehyun · 3 years

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Summary // Tali goes under a strict diet

Characters // Talia Flores + Nct (ft.Straykids +Blackpink)

Era / Year // May 2018

Word Count //

Note // This was a request

"You need to lose weight."

It was the comeback of Blackpink Du-du-du, and Tali was at YG with a new stylist and they want her to lose weight.

Tali furrowed her eyebrows.

"What do you mean she needs to lose weight? Isn't she skinny enough?" Karma inquired, thinking the stylist is crazy.

"She needs to lose more weight she is not gonna fit in these pants."

Tali just looked at her legs, in her eyes they were right.

"But her body shape is like that what do you mean?" Nova questioned. They stylist just rolled there eyes at them then looked at Tali.

"You need to lose at least 11 pounds or even 14."

Tali just nodded, while the other three girls just glare at the stylist.

"Tali you can't lose 11 pounds or 14 for that matter you need that energy for all these promotions you're doing. The other thing you're skinny enough honestly. " Nova said sternly worried for the girl. While they were walking to dance practice.

"I need too, I can't just disobey her either." Tali said sadly. Knowing it was gonna be hard dieting plus with the boys.

"But Tal-"

"Just do me a favor and not tell the boys you know how they get with me and dieting." Tali pleaded.

The three girl agreed not to tell them until it became a problem.

Tali went back to the dreamies dorm knowing she can't eat dinner with them.So before then she ate an apple so her stomach wouldn't growl.

"Hey I'm home~"

"Hey princess how was your day?" Jaemin said while preparing food.

"It went good, practice went well and everything. Here let me help you." Tali smiled at him while choping the vegetables liking their relationship being back to a comfortable one.

"BUB you're homeee." Haechan yelled while running up behind her and back hugging her.

"Yeah nice to see you too Haechanie." Tali said unbothered by the chaos that just now started, then door opened and see Chenle and Jisung fighting to leave the door first. Jaemin is telling them to calm down while Haechan is just holding Tali tighter knowing whats about to come and Tali knew it too so she put the knife back and before Haechan could even blink he was knocked to the ground.

"Omg Haechan are you okay?" Tali turned around worried about the boy who is now on the ground. Then before she knew it she was in Jisungs arms.

"BACK OFF ITS MY TURN!"

"NO ITS MY TURN YOU ALREADY DID IT MONDAY."

"YEAH THAT WAS MONDAY."

"What are you guys yelling about??" Renjun came annoyed about the ruckus.

"Jisung is hogging Tali." Chenle accused Jisung, and Jisung just gave a him an offended face. "NO IM NOT."

"YES YOU ARE YOU CUDDLED HER NOT TO LONG AGO ITS MY TURN."

"NO."

"YES."

Tali was just there confused on why they are even arguing. Jaemin was unbothered knowing its neither of their turns. Haechan still on the floor sad, knowing its not his turn. Renjun just there annoyed.

He looked at Tali,knowing she was confused. So he just huffed gently yanked Tali to him and took her to his room and slamed the door.

The two boys just looked at the door at looked at Jaemin, he just shook his head.

"Its neither of your guys turn its Renjuns."

Chenle and Jisung just sulked and and went back to their rooms while Haechan decided to help Jaemin.

Meanwhile in Renjuns room, he just pulled Tali into bed with him to cuddle. She got the hint and went with it.

"So how was your day?"

"It was good, practice was good, finsihed recording some songs."

"Thats good just don't overwork yourself okay?"

"I'll try."

Renjun noticed something off but didn't say anything.

Couple minutes later Jaemin said the food was ready.

"Are you coming?"

"Oh no, its just I already ate with the girls." Renjun not buying it, he looked at Jaemin who came in who raised an eyebrow at her.

"You, already ate with the girls? Okay then what did you eat?"

Tali knowing this was gonna happen, already told the girls that Jaemin might ask, so told them to say we ate sea food.

"We ate sea food."

"So if we ask them you guys ate sea food they will say yes?" Renjun asked

"Yup."

Renjun and Jaemin squinted at her questioningly.

"Okay, then rest Tali." Jaemin said then left the room.

Renjun stayed.

"You sure you ate dinner Talia, I don't want you lying to me." Renjun said knowing how she is with dieting.

Tali just shook her head with a smile and waved him off.

"Just go eat okay?"

"Fine." Renjun huffed

Tali went back to her room, and went to the bathroom and looked at the mirror and sighed knowing it was gonna be hard to lose 14 pounds when she already weighed 118 pounds/53kgs.

She didn't think she needed to lose weight but her stylist would get mad at her if she doesn't.

She went to do her night routine and went sleep.

She woke up and did a routine that she knows it will be easy to hid from the boys. She would cut 1 sweet potatoe in chunks and when the boys see her they just figured she is just about to finish her salad. Then then she world grab water and go to the gym for a couple hours. Then go to practice and practice extra and try to lose weight that way. Then lunch time go off on her own and eat 1 sweet potatoe. Then go produce. Then dinner usually go to YG and stay there an hour so it seems like she ate dinner with some staff or the girls. Then go back home and hope the boys are sleeping.

This has happen in the past 2 week and couple days. She would get tired more easily and sometime go to the bathroom more often when she feels like she is gonna faint from the lack of food. The boys at first didn't notice not until Lucas picked her up during practice.

It was Boss practice, and Lucas has this thing he likes to kidnap Tali from peoples grasp or take her attention away from that person.

So she was casually talking to Jaehyun and thats when Lucas picked her up and throw her over his shoulder, but he immediately haulted. Everyone looked at him weridly wondering why isn't he running around with Doyoung behind him tell him to stop. He put Tali back down and with pure worry and confusion all over his face.

"Lucas whats wron-"

"Talia have you been eating?" Lucas asked cutting off Mark.

Tali was surprised at the question, catching her off guard, but decided to shrug it off and answer if as causally as possible.

"Yeah, why you ask?"

"Because, you feel really light Tali. Like almost nothing, like more than usual."

Tali didn't know how to respond to that.

"Is it true, have you not been eating?" Taeyong spoke out getting up from his seat, Tali turned to him, he had a worried expression on his face.

"I-I have...but-"

"Nothing but sweet potatoes. "

Tali turned around to see a upset Renjun at the door way with take out in his hand.

"She has only been eating 2 potatoes and ice cubes a day exercising a lot and nothing more."

They all looked at her with surprise and worry. She mentally cursed forgetting at points how observant Renjun was since its been awhile since someone full on analysed her and got it right.

"Talia you're gonna eat properly whether you like it or not, even until you throw up." Renjun said sternly.

"I- I- can't the stylist told me no-" Tali stopped talking with wide eyes. She looked around seeing a dark shadow casting down in their eyes.

Doyoung came up to her.

"The stylist told you to lose weight??"

"No-"

"Don't lie to us Tali." Jaehyun said with a stern tone in his voice. Tali looked down and huffed.

"Listen, Not Sm's stylist she is a little more reasonable. It the new stylist for Blackpink."

"How much does she want you to lose?" Jungwoo asked curious about how much she needs to lose to for her just to eat 2 sweet potatoes and ice cubes.

Tali looked anywhere but their eyes knowing they are going to hate the answer. Winwin came up to her and crouch down grabbing her hands and caressing her hands gently.

"Tali how much did she tell you to lose?" He whispered with a worried look in his eyes.

"....14"

Everything went dead silent.

All she said was 14 but that all they needed to hear, they were mad. She looked up to see pissed off members. Renjun was mad aswell but read the room and could tell it was tense he wanted to get her out of there so they can do their thing while he makes her eat with the help of Winwin, Lucas and Jungwoo.

"Talia go with Renjun, Winwin, Lucas and Jungwoo, okay we will deal with this okay?" Taeyong said as calm as possible trying not to scare her.

"Wait no, I don't want her to get fir-"

"Tali, she is literally making you starve yourself, you were skinny to begin with either way. Now come on." Winwin said while Lucas dragged her gently to the cafeteria. She looked back, she knew they were mad...but also knowing if the stylist is only making one member lose weight is not that big of a deal so she would probably just get a slap on the wrist.

She went with the other 4 boys and ate with them.

2 days later she went back to the stylist. As Tali predicted she only had a slap on the wrist.

"Are you kidding me right now, you only lost 7 lbs, why didn't you listen to me!" The stylist almost yelled at her. Tali flinched at the raised voice.

"Calm down, its only been 2 weeks, you try losing 14 lbs in 4 weeks with a bunch of guys looking after you and just in general losing 14 pounds." Karma said in disbelief on what she was hearing.

The stylist just rolled her eyes, she grabbed her phone made a call then looked back at Tali.

"Just make sure you lose those extra pounds ok, I called your guys manager and they said its fine to keep you under surveillance on that diet." She said sassily and pushed Tali lightly while leaving the room. Tali just closed her eye and took a deep breath knowing its going to be a hard week.

She came back home, but not alone, she came back with a staff member who keeps a close eye on her diet.

They asked her who is the person she brought home. Tali mentally cursed, she didn't want to tell them but they are bound to find out anyway.

"This is Eunha she is going to be staying with me and....keep track on my diet." Tali finished with a nervous smile. Eunha just smiled at the apologetically.

The boys were in shock, they thought Taeyong fixed it. They weren't able to respond since Tali showed Eunha to her room so they can fix it for the both of them before they can retaliate.

"I won't eat anything, I just want to explain what happend but I don't want you to be glared at."

"Oh okay you promise?"

"I promise." Eunha was satisfied knowing Tali would probably just do the diet to get it over with.

Tali left her room to the boys staring at her for an explanation.

"So they are still making you do that diet?"

"Yeah"

"Talia thats 14 POUNDS." Jaemin said.

"WAIT 14 POUNDS?"Jisung and Chenle said surprised, they knew she was on a diet but didn't know she had to lose 14 POUNDS.

"Tali you can't do that!"

"Jeno I don't have a choice, Taeyong called the company but they didn't take it seriously because he is from a whole different company and also they are only making me do it. " Tali explained.

"Are you kidding me?" Haechan scoffed in disbelief.

The next day the dreamies just glared at Eunha, Tali knows its not her fault she is just trying to do her job.

Then they went to 127 practice, and they didn't get the memo about Eunha. So they were so confused, thinking Tali brought a friend, then when Tali explained they got pissed.

"I thought I told them that, that diet was off the table?" Taeyong said witha growl. Tali noticed but stayed calm.

"I know I know, but since you are from a different company they didn't take it seriously." Tali smiled sadly. But everyone was clearly pissed at the info given to them. They tried to give her snacks here and there but Eunha would always take them away and smile at Tali apologetically.

A week passed and she went to YG.

"Look at that, you did it, was it that hard."

Tali ans Eunha just looked at each other and back at her and in unison.

"Yes."

The stylist just rolled her eyes and continued.

Tali was tired hungry and tired. She would collapse any moment and she knows it and honestly Eunha has been waiting for that moment so when she does she is prepared to help her, she knows the diet is bad so she has things so Tali won't completely give up on her.

There have been moments where she has fallen limp on Eunha, and Eunha gave her some dark chocolate or almonds to give her body something to work with. Its usually in the bathroom, or in the studio where the boys aren't usually there. Which was hard since they always try to keep an eye on her afriad she would just collapse in any moment which she has.

Tali was in the Blackpink dorm for Du du du Tali still on the diet put eating some almonds she hasn't been really near nct for last couple days, Eunha knowing right now if she was near them they literally stuff food down her throat. She finished her performance and it was now out and she was skinny and it was noticeable so she was prepared to be scolded. Then she got a phone call.

"Hello?"

"Talia...what did we say about dieting?"

"Oh, hi Minho oppa."

"No, don't pull that cute voice with me you know better than to diet you're so skinny, how much did they tell you to lose."

"Ah, you won't like the number oppa."

"Talia please tell me."

"Please tell me you won't tell the boys especially, Chan and I.N."

"No promises Tal."

Tali just huffed knowing they are all gonna call her at some point since the performance is out and they probably worried.

"14 pounds...."

"14 POUNDS ARE YOU KIDDING ME TALIA"

"Shh wa-"

"NO, IM TELLING THEM, WHAT DO YOUR MEMBERS THINK ABOUT THIS!?"

"Minho oppa they can't help me, the diet was set by YG. Taeyong tried to stop it but they brushed it off because he is from a different company. They even sent a person to keep track of me the whole day." Tali a little bit on the verge of tears. Minho noticed her voice waver and just sighed.

"Im going to tell them, we both know that, and if you faint the people on your emergency contact is still me and Chan right?"

"Yeah just some of my member are added."

"Okay, if you pass out we are gonna get called and we are going to stick food down your throat whether you want it or not."

Tali giggled at his threat. Minho smiled over the phone happy knowing he made her a little happy.

"Just call me when you feel bad okay butterfly?"

"Yes, oppa."

"Alright bye."

"Bye."

The called ended and knowing whats she is gonna deal with the next hour she waits for the next phone call either from her members seeing how skinny she is from the performance or Straykids for the same exact reason.

She got a scolding from the dreamies and everyone. She still hasn't gotten that one phone call she has been waiting for.

Then it came....

"Hello."

"....Talia...you lost 14 pounds...please don't do that again."

She could hear the plead in his voice. It hurt her to make him worry.

"You know I can't do that its not my choice."

"Talia, they are literally starving you."

"Its just to fit the outfit..."

"Tali....come on."

"...what?"

"Im outside lets go."

Tali jumped out of her bed and went to her window and saw a cute boy with brown fluff hair giving her a bright smile on the phone.

"Surprise, come on."

Tali couldn't resist him she never could, so she got ready and ran to him and gave him a big hug.

"Hey cutie." Which gave her butterflies in her stomach. She looked up with him.

"Hey Minnie."

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troublesometrollhunters · 3 years

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OHOHOH! How would Strickler and Otto (separated or only one whatever is best for u) react to Reader bringing a puppy home and saying it's bc it reminds them of Them? Sorry just got a pupper and I'm in love

Don't be sorry I love dogs !!!

Strickler

You find a peppered English cocker spaniel on your morning walk. The poor thing looks ragged and you can tell its more or less tame so you scoop them up in your arms before taking them back to the house. This poor dog needed to be rescued stat.

It doesn't have a collar and after a quick trip to the vet it isn't chipped either. Guess the dogs yours now.

Strickler is very OCD if you want any chance of keeping this dog you need to make them presentable. They don't like it but you wrestle them into a bath and wash them off. Once their clean you dry them off and brush out their matted furr. You trim their coat as best you can and carefully clip their nails. They aren't very happy with you but a fluffy towel patting and some dog treats later and now they absolutely love you.

"But Strickler it looks like you." Making pleading dog eyes as you hold up the dog Strickler signs taking a deep breath. About to say absolutely not he pauses. The dog did have green colored eyes and peppered fur similar to his hair color. It was also English. He groans giving in.

Reluctantly he agress that the dog can stay. A week later he's a total dog dad and in love with the pupper. Argos is doing amazing in his new home and is absolutely spoiled to death.

Otto

You found the poor dog on the side of the road and decided that was unaccapetable. They looked okay for being abandoned but they were skinny and needed food, water and a bath.

Taking pity on the brown German pimscher you lead them home with some treats you had in your pocket before getting them settled in the garage. Running inside you get any supplies you have in the house and head outside to help the poor pooch.

Knowing Otto wouldn't say yes unless the dog looked better you begin cleaning the poor guy up. Your able to brush their furr as they eat some food you'd gotten. When you finsih they curl up in your lap refusing to move. Giving them a kiss you pick them up taking them inside.

You named the dog Chocolate after his lush brown coat and because you and Otto love chocolate so much. Plus you just find it cute. Whenever you call that name he wags his tail so you think he likes it too.

When Otto comes home hes surprised to find the dog but he isn't mad. Holding the puppy close you make a pleading face. The dog whines and Otto is such a sap because seeing you and the dog he gives in. Chocolate now lives a very pampered life and you and Otto love him to death.

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popculturebuffet · 4 years

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Ducktales Lena Retrospective: The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck! or Why Does Lena’s Darkest Hour Have a WACKKKYY Bigfoot Subplot?

Hello all you happy people and welcome back to Shadow Into Light, my look back the LIfe and Times of Lena Sabrewing. And we’re almost at the end of season 1. Woo-Ooo!. While i’ll have more season 1 episodes to cover for it’s sister arc, this is the last episode in this arc before the finale.. and i’m happy to repeat that next week will be DUCK WEEK as a result, finsihing up this arc and the Della arcs, as well as dipping into season 2 a bit for Lena’s return to celebrate the finale of this wonderful show. Full disclosure: I didn��t PLAN for it this way, I assumed the show would be ending in April, but sometimes serendipity just works out for you. So pitter pat er, let’s get at er.

When we last left off Webby went on a wild duck chase for her grandma in England and 87!Webby befriended that version of Magica’s niece and told off a grown woman masquerading as a child because her husband likes being called “Daddy”. When we last left the plot proper though, we learned Lena just wanted to be free, and was willing to do whatever it took, and Magica was getting more abusive and more impatient. And if you thought the end to Jaw$! was pretty sad and dark.... strap in and steel yourself as we take a look at one of the darkest episodes in the series.

The opening sets the stage perfectly as we’re in Scrooge’s Room in the middle of the night, when Lena comes in.. with a knife.

Naturally she dosen’t have baked goods, but instead is trying to cut the knife from around his neck while Magica won’t shut up while she works and keeps distracting her and BLAMING her for getting distracted. As for the knife it’s glowing and mystic because naturally, Scrooge doesn’t trust just ANY string but a magically woven one to hold his dime. Unlucky for her her girlfriend walks in at the exact moment she’s standing over her idol holding a mystical knife. I don’t think hallmark makes a card for “Sorry I was lying to you for months for my abusive aunt to earn my freedom and then looked like I was about to slit your uncle’s throat. I love you though. “ Yet.

Scrooge starts to stir so Webby pulls Lena out of there and back to her room... and flashes a lamp on her to interrogate her. Lena is able to bounce back, asking “what were you doing there”. Which NORMALLY wouldn’t last more than two minutes.. but since Webby was there to get Drool samples, maybe she wants to clone him I mean she does know a guy I think the why is something we’d rather not know about, Webby herself was a bit suspcious and Lena uses her starkerish ways to say she’d also gotten into being a Scrooge fangirl. This also allows her to ask about the dime.. but since Scrooge never takes it off, that means they have no access and both Lena and Magica are stuck watching Webby’s long presentation on Scrooge’s life story. I mean personally i’d love to see this in it’s full probably 8 hour glory but I’m not trying to earn my freedom or stuck as a shadow monster.

It was then when watching the episode this morning.. I was reminded it had a subplot. And the instant I saw Dewey folding Louie’s shirts... I started to piece together it was the bigfoot one.

As you can tell i’m not a fan of this subplot. It has a good core idea, riffing on “kid takes home sasquatch films” like Cry Wilderness, Big and Harry and of course the one that started it all, Harry and the Hendersons.

It’s just bogged down by one really obnoxious trait that trips it up and is in the wrong episode entirely. We’ll get to that first scene and the plot as a whole in a moment we just need the setup in the a-story first: Scrooge privately conferring with Beakly, which Magica snoops on. While Lena didn’t get far at all in cutting the rope of his dime, she still left a knick and the fact someone got into his house, let alone his bedroom and got THAT far, means SOMETHING bad is afoot. So while he looks for it he’s putting the dime in the Other Bin for safekeeping. We’ll find out what that is in moment. For now

Let’s Get This Stupid Sasquatch Plot Over With

We open with Louie having conned Dewey into folding his stuff for the “world laundry folding record”. I mean.. it’s greasy but I gotta respect game here. And it’s not actively harming anyone. Though we do find out from an irate Huey he’s done far worse, if in a hilarious way with Louie’s Kids, his obviously fake charity he uses to get money out of Donald. And so far into it, as Huey hid something he had in the closet and offered to Fix Louie’s stretched out hoodie, the reason he was mad at Dewey, I didn’t get why I hated it before. I wondered why I was so annoyed. Same when Huey while carrying Louie’s hoodies hears his uncle looking for something in the mansion.

Turns out he’s got a bigfoot hiding in their closet, that he found injured int he woods and brought back and all that good kid finding a mythical creature stuff. Dewey of course loves him on first sight and both want to keep him. But unlike most of these sorts of things where the creature’s damage to the room and what not is played off or the sibling doesn’t know, Louie does see it and isn’t happy about it and only agrees to hide the furry bastard because his brothers blackmail him with his schemes, and refuse to feel sorry for him as the creatures antics continue, including drinking Louie’s special pep and eating his snacks.

And this is where one of the plots two major issues crops up: The way Dewey and Huey act. Both just ignore any damage wooly foot does, any discomfort to Louie and any obvious downsides of this. Now Dewey being clinginly attached to a majestic creature he found and wanting to keep it? Fits perfectly, and him being mean to louie fits because louie tricked him. Huey however.. is horribly out of character, as while I could see him being charmed at first and not wanting his uncle to hunt his new friend.. he’s not an impractical boy. He’d of tried to get his new friend to the woods first thing because it’s where he’s safest from scrooge and his foot has healed. He’s also a Woodchuck and I can’t imagine the JWG says it’s okay to keep a wild animal person as a pet basically. None of it fits him and makes him into a moron for an episode solely for the plot to work. This still could’ve worked but just have Huey and Louie BOTH get suspicious, Huey later, and find out Tenderfoot is actually Gavin, whose sapient, has a phone and simply is taking advantage of them. it would’ve gone the same way: if they told Dewey , Gavin would kill them, as he threatened to do if louie told his brothers. The Gavin part though is brilliant and a really nice twist I didn’t see coming when I first saw this.

And it would’ve made the already great climax more interesting as Huey would’ve been forced to use the methods of Louie’s he’d derided to beat a far worse scammer. Instead it’s just Louie but he doesn’t take Gavin’s threats lying down.. and comes up with a clever way to use his scam against him. He shaves Gavin, hides the razor then claims to his brother that not being in the woods means he’s dying or some such thing. So our two idiots and our hero drag them out and while they run into scrooge, Louie still saves the idiots life by manipulating him with a schmaltzy speech and they let him go despite his best attempts to stay, with Louie getting a nice “I win in there”. Overall a bit of a mess with some good ideas, but Huey suddenly taking dum dum juice really drags it down.

So in any other episode this would’ve been fine whatever just mildly obnoxious. What makes it really, unintentionally obnoxious.. is it’s in the middle of a tense, dark, horror story that dives into the depths of Lena’s soul and ends on a really horrifying note. Case in point Louie shaves a bigfoot and gets his victory over his nemesis.. after an utterly spellbindingly horrific nightmare by Lena, easily the most terrifying moment in the entire show. Followed up with a shaved bigfoot.

Now I could buy Disney simply forced them to do this to keep things light... except Frank’s been pretty upfront about the production process, how Disney has treated him, what they’ve said no on. So if it had been something they were forced to do, he would’ve said it. No this is just not reading the room and not thinking things through and an otherwise stellar episode suffers for it.They could’ve waited till season 2 for it, they didn’t, and this was the result. It dosen’t ruin the rest of the episode it’s too good for it, but damn if it dosen’t create mood whiplash so severe I need a neckbrace.

The Good Part

So back at the plot anyone actually cares about, we found out what the “other bin” is when Lena asks Webby: While the Money bin is for well, money and precious keepsakes, the other bin is the stuff too dangerous to keep out in the world. And this is the guy who kept a mystical gold eating dragon, a pirate ghost, and a medusa gauntlet in his garage, and we’ll learn after this ep also keeps a giant golden aztec golem in there. NONE of that was deemed dangerous enough to put in the other bin. So Webby is understandably hesitant.. and it gets a bit unsettling when Lena manipulates her into it. While she has in the past.. she usually just nudged Webby into something she’d do anyway at worst, or showed her an r-rated movie or something harmless. While she did use her as an in she clearly cares.. so it shows how horrifically desperate she’s got she’s willing to pressure her into going into Scrooge’s most dangerous and secure location, pointing out this may be her only chance to see the Dime.

So she reluctantly agrees, and the two head into the garage. Turns out Scrooge keeps all his junk here for more reason than just shoving it wherever it’d go, as the entrance to the other bin is hidden here. The statue that gave Manny his head is actually a clue towards the painting hiding the second bin, which itself requires one of those things used to hold up ropes and such like you’d see at a movie theater... god I miss movie theaters.. I mean watching stuff in the comfort of home is very nice, but it was nice getting out, making a day of it. I mean their around, but I really don’t want to go till one till more vaccinations have happened and it’s a lot safer to go. Wait what were we talking about? Oh right gay ducks going into a horrifying nightmare vault. But yeah the theater thingy is the key, it unlocks the entrance and our heroines head inside.

In contrast to the modern, buisnessy welcoming bin, the other bin is basically one giant vault/prison, with everything in it securely locked inside identical doored rooms. It’s genius as it is simple: Only 6 people have likely ever had access to this place: Scrooge, Beakly, Gyro, Duckworth and MAYBE the twins. Even Della and Donald being allowed down here is an unknown. The non-scrooge people are only because someone besides him needs to maintain it, keep any creatures fed, that sort of thing and he’d only trust his butler and his housekeeper, who are also both extraordinarily badass, to do so. Gyro is because someone needed to design the cells. I also wouldn’t be surprised if Quackfaster was a 7th since season 3 casts her as Scrooge’s magic expert and he’d likely need specific runes for specific cells. He’d want as few people down here as possible, and even fewer knowing. I’m sure Bradford knew, and i’m also certain it’s the one thing he never quibbled about the expense as while he hates what Scrooge stands for and tried to curb his “chaos” as much as possible.. this is doing exactly what Bradford likes: locking it away where it can’t hurt anybody. Plus quibbling about it might make Scrooge want to show it off to him and that’s.. that's’ a whole lotta nope in a 2 pound bag.

So for once Webby is very hesitant and very cautious, though naturally Magica points out a door.. and Lena stupidly follows her advice as she knows her “aunt” is impulsive and has no regards for her safety. What did she think was going to happen? They instead find a unicorn.. or rather it’s angry murderous cousin the Sword Horse, which naturally tries goring them. I’d go with Spear Horse, but semantics. Point is Webby is soon tackled by the thing and Magica just wants to let her die. As seen before the tension between Magica and Lena has hit a breaking point: Magica is fed up with Lena’s clear feelings for webby and caring more about her than the mission.. while Lena is fed up with Magica not listening to her, respecting her as sentient being and dismissing her out of hand instead of listening to her often very valid criticism. So Lena naturally ignores her and throws her the knife, which Webby uses to get the Sword Horse back in it’s pen. And then wonders why her girlfriend has glowing painstakingly crafted magic knife. Whoops. Webby also wants to leave but Lena convinces her to keep going. but it’s also very clear that Webby’s getting more and more reluctant and i’ts very hard to watch. You can’t blame Lena for wanting to be free of Magica: she dosen’t see her as a person, and dosen’t value her life. But it’s still hard to watc her have to manipulate the only person that loves her and do so so.. effectively. It’s easy to imagine Lena’s done this dozens of times to other people.. but not to someone she actually CARES about.

Webby DOES figure out how the rooms work though: each one is labeled by the year Scrooge caught it. So she assumes one room she fine is the dime.. and Lena of course runs in and slams the door shut... they’ve found it. So we then get to the most terrifying moment of the series. With victory in her grasp magica roars for Lena to claim the dime, filling the room and Lena with shadow with Lena seemingly disolving.. until Magica is restored or at least partially, still a shadow. Magica has just one thing for her.. and Lena’s reactoin is terrified.. and says oh so much in just one expression it’s VERY clear Lena fears she’s about to die... if she’s lucky. Magica’s been so verbally abusive, tearing her down constantly, manipulating her constantly.. why WOULD Lena expect anything good? Why would she expect anything other than pain or death? So a hug is a surprise.. as is Webby who assumes she’s being attacked... and is clearly heartbroken that’s not the case and runs for Scrooge when Magica admits the truth... only for Magica to seemingly kill her, turning her into a doll resembling the original Webby

Yeah at this point it’s obvious something’s up.. but before we can get to the natural reveal at the end of this horror show, Lena demands Magica change her back... only for a fight to naturally ensue with Magica rubbing the way Lena’s treated Webby in her face: How she manipualted her, lied to her and used her. Even if it was for more noble reasons.. she never told her any of this or tried to and is now directly responsible for her death. She’s a monster.. and then Lena’s amulet activates.. and seemingly finishes the job.

Then Lena wakes up. This was simply one of SCrooge’s artifact, one Webby mentioned earlier off hand and Webby rescues her. It was all a nightmare.. easy to see given Webby was seemingly killed or turned into a doll at points.. but besides making Lena realize how while not as bad as her aunt, she ahsn’t been great.. it also gives us a painful look into her head and how she sees both Magica and Webby. With Magica.. it’s again VERY clear Magica verbally abuses her, depersons her and is in general a horrifiingly relastic depection of a domestic abuser. But it’s also telling Magica hugs her... while Lena didn’t expect it, this is all her subconcious mixed with a magical cursed artifact, it’s clear that deep down one of the things she wants most.. is for Magica to LOVE HER.

That is just... it hurts so much. She just wants a Mom.. and even then her subconcious can’t give her THAT because it knows the truth. Granted the nightmare thing might of had something to do with it, but still, the fact is deep down she knows Magica dosen’t care about her but she WANTS her to. As with Webby, she fears Magica is right, that all her gaslighting has had an effect and Webby would run away the second she found out. When as we’ll learn.. that’s not true at all. She’s deeply hurt... but she still belivies in her. But Lena can’t even see that. She’s been beaten down so much by someone constnatly telling her no one will ever love her she belivies it herself and all her mind and the dreamcatcher can do is pummel her over and over again with what she feels about herself, what she’s KNOWN about how she treats webby even if she had no way out otherwise, how wrong it’s felt. Just holy shit it’s a lot to take in.

But all this trauma has made Lena realize she truly does love Webby and this isn’t worth it.. she’ll find some other way out or figure out something, for now their leaving. She’s not dying for this.. not for her. They happen to run into Scrooge who, due to the WACKY BIGFOOT SUBPLOT THAT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER THE ABOVE SCENE, no I will not let that go even going back to Frank’s twitter asks he outright said it was their darkest plot paired with one of their most insane, he knew what he was doing. Turns out cleverly he kept the Dime in vault one. As he puts it “They never think to check the first one”. Smart. He also keeps his worry room down here. Just a note I wanted to mention.

He does chide them, and Lena takes the full fall.. but suprisingly he dosen’t ban her from his home or anything, he just asks they be honest and would’ve gladly showed the dime off to them both if they’d just asked. Once Scrooge and Webby walk off far enough Magica berates her again..but Lena is done. She’s realized from her own horrifying nightmares that NO amount of freedom is worth what Magica will get out of this, that her own soul isn’t worth the death of the one person she cares about: Webby will fight her and she might not make it. She loves her more than she fears Magica. And even if it means loosing Webby.. she knows who can stop him. Unfortunately.. this is not a happy ending as Magica simply takes full control. And now has Scrooge’s full trust.

Final Thoughts: This episode is one half a masterpiece. The parts with Lena are to this day, as we approach the very last episode, some of the show’s finest writing and Lena’s nightmare is easily the darkest scene in the series, and only not the most gutwrenching.. because we’re getting to that next week. It finishes the first leg of her character arc, with her selfishness all gone, and the only thing she wants is Webby’s hapiness. Granted that leads to a whole nother character arc over her season 2 episodes, but we’ll get there. Point is she’s realized her manipulations are wrong and not worth the cost, and that she’ll never get anything good out of Magica. Freedom.. will take just a bit longer. It’s eerie to watch, uncomfortable as Lena sinks to her lowest point before climbing out of it, and with a very tense atmosphere the whole time, the bin having a smothering uncomfortableness as we know there’s tons of horrible things here.. but we don’t know what.

So on it’s own it’d be one of the series best episodes, and the plot itself is still one fo the series best.. but it’s weighed down by one of the series worst plots. Still tame compared to a lto of other series worst moments but being paired with something so dark and excellent really shows how fucking stupid this plot was and made it that much more grating. It just clashes badly. Thankfully the crew did learn from this fiasco to the point we got one of the series best episodes “Escape from the Impossibin!”. That one seemingly has two light enough plots, Scrooge, Louie and Della escaping from the bin and Webby stalking the boys, but in a comedic ic still messed up fashion.. but both take a sharp left at just the right time as to not clash: the full implications of what Webby’s doing and her physical fight with Bentina happen around the same time Scrooge breaks down and confesses he’s scared he can’t win this time. The episode gets really dark in the second half but it eases into it and slowly makes it’s way to it, building to it with some laughts to disarm it. But stuff like robo scrooge or the timeloop room, or the timeloop room, or the timeloop room, or the oh thank god i’ts broken. That stuff isn’t SO wacky or out of place that it detracts from the other plot. They compliment each other. Here it’s just two plots that don’t work together at all joined together for some reason. So yeah overall a very mixed bag of an episode and if you do want to watch or rewatch it.. just skip the bigfoot subplot> it’s not worth it.

Next Time on Shadow Into Light: It’s all come down to this. Magica finally ges what she wants. The Shadow War is Night.. but before I can tell you that story we have a bit of ground to cover so..

Next on this Blog: The family minus Beakly ends up in Greece. Dewey is forced to deal with his fears about his mom, Scrooge is forced to deal with his old rival Zeus, and Donald is forced to deal with an unwanted admirerer. Spanikopita!

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Izumi's Coronation

I hope you guys like. This took me maybe 3 and a half hours to write to 4. This is a funny story with some shared kisses between Lin and Kya and Lin and Izumi. I hope you guys like.

There is exactly 4,000 words in this. OwO I am happy. Please enjoy.

Izumi inhaled softly as she stared at herself in the mirror. The noises was muffled, she barely paying attention. She was going to be Fire Lord today and it was still sinking in.

She was fixing her robes, it either was too tight or too loose. She sighed as she took her glasses off and hoped she looked more better. Once she did she only saw a blur of reds and black. She growled and stuck her glasses on.

"Wow the future Fire Lord already to burn things to the ground." Izumi jumped and turned around seeing Bumi with a smile.

Izumi frowned and smoothed out her robes. Bumi was stationed there that month for extra protection for the new Fire Lord. Him and Izumi have been getting along pretty well and were still learning new things about each other. Which is fine, new memories.

"I didnt set a single thing on fire today Bumi now shush." She huffed a sshe went for retie her robes.

BumI rolled his eyes and walked forward and took it from her. He tightened it a bit and soon began to tie them. "You're sure are scared today." He mumbled. Izumi kept her head down as she tried to hide the blush from him.

"I'm fine." she insisted. "Its just nerves." She muttered. "I'm fine." she muttered.

"Yeah you're fine." He agreed a bit too fast to which Izumi glared at him through the mirror. He smirked and tilted his head. "What?"

Izumi scoffed and walked away from him and walked to her desk. In front of her were piles and piles of letters from different suitors around the Fire Nation. She sighed as she had a lot of homework to do by denying each and everyone of them.

Bumi watched her and stood there with his arms behind his back. He had a goatee and he kept his beard at bay. He had groomed himself. He was looking out the doors while Izumi secretly checked him out. His nose a little crooked though that's to be expected from a man in the military.

His chest sturdy and he was fit. He had dressed well that day, though it just was his uniform had been washed and polished. Jsut them a smirk formed on his face. "I see you checking me out." He fixed his coat and Izumi scoffed again and grabbed her lipstick.

Bumi knew Izumi had been self conscious of her looks from a young age. Due to that stupid Fire Nation school. It had hurt him really seeing her try and starve herself or when she ate food that was not her favourite. And now with the damn lipstick. Her lips were beautiful, plump and a perfect mix between maroon and purple though a lighter shade.

He strolled over to her and plucked the lipstick from her hands. "You dont need that. Less is more beautiful." He scoffed as he hid it behind himself. "You're perfect, stop fussing."

Izumi glared at him and held her hand out to him. "Give me the damn lipstick Bumi. Now." She demanded.

Bumi snickered and hummed. "Now you're sounding like a Fire Lord." He uncapped the lipstick and looked at it and then at her. "You know... I've always wanted to see why girls fussed over this. Maybe I'll try it." He hovered it over his lips and Izumi looked at him. Her stare cold and ready to murder.

Not a second later she was chasing after Bumi around the room. Bumi laughed and ran and jumped on her bed and jumped off running. Izumi laughed seeing him try and put it on his lips though he kept missing and either hit his teeth or he got it on his face.

Bumi smiled seeing her smile, he would do anything to see her smile. All seemed to have been forgotten about the coronation as Izumi and Bumi chased each other.

Though when Kya and Lin walked in Bumi wss pinned to the floor by Izumi was she was trying to put eye liner on it. "Damnit Bumi stop moving I almost took your eye." she snapped as she snorted and laughed seeing how wonky the eye liner actually was.

"Get off I said the damn lipstick." He chuckled. Lin arched her brow and crossed her arms as she watched it all unfold.

Bumi screamed again and Izumi huffed and finsihed up and rolled over and laid down next to him panting. Lin and Kya chuckled and Kya walked inside.

Lin grabbed Izumi's glasses and shook her head. "What did I expect, I thought, Hey I bet Izumi is already dressed and sitting in the throne. Hey maybe Bumi is doing his job for once and protecting the Lord of the FireNation." Bumi and and Izumi looked at Lin in surprise and Izumi squinted.

"Wait are you wearing a dress?!" Izumi asked seeing a blur of black and green on Lin.

Lin blushed and handed the other the glasses. Once it was on Izumi saw Lin was wearing a dress suit instead of a dress. Izumi was a little disappointed not seeing the dress but seeing Lin in the suit was hot.

Kya noticed Izumi staring too long and smirked. She helped the other up and pulled her hair a bit and whispered into her ear. "Don't even think about it."

Izumi blushed and scowled at Kya. Lin was ordering Bumi around and was helping him remove what they can from his face. "I wasn't thinking anything." she muttered as she began to take her hair out of its messy bun and began brush through it as Kya helped.

Izumi and Kya were finished as Lin looked at a loss. "It looks like Bumi was out at a night if hooky. Izumi, how do you take makeup off?" Izumi rolled her eyes and pointed to the dressers. That in the blue jar." Kya hummed as she finsihed pinning her hair.

"Wheres Tenzin and Suyin?" She asked glancing up at Kya.

Lin rolled her eyes. "He was caught up with some FireNation girls. Asking him about his tattoos and does he workout." She muttered.

No one said it but they all knew Lin had a small thing for Tenzin but didnt want to be killed by her. "And Su saw a boy and ran off." Lin sounded disgusted and sighed.

"You guys all ready?" Lin asked unbuttoning her second button. It was a lot hotter than she expected it to be. She took off her jacket and held it over her shoulder and looked at them. Bumi, Izumi and Kya all looked at Lin.

Lin may have not been a feminine woman but she sure as hell was a looker. Bumi was the first to snap out of it and brushed his hair back into a undo sort of thing. He had yet to cut it. Izumi on the other hand looked at the two and sighed as she needed to stop being a raging bisexual.

Kya walked to her brother and helped removed what they could of the eye liner. Now Bumi was 10x hotter than he was which was going to be distracting for most women that saw Bumi. "Your father is waiting." Lin held a hand out to Izumi to take, she would escort her there. Izumi smiled and was ready to take the hand until Kya placed her hand there giving a look to Izumi.

Lin rolled her eyes and held her other hand out to her. Izumi took that and Lin began to escort the women. Kya being a little frisky and tried to flirt with Lin. Bumi just followed behind and just smirked.

Once there Zuko looked at the women and smiled at them. It made him feel so old to see them all grown up. Lin was stronger and had a more muscular built but was a beautiufl woman none the less.

Kya was taller of course but had softer features and would break any person's heart. And Izumi, his own daughter.

She had a sharp chin, something she got from his family, and of course she was easy on the eyes. He wrapped his arms around her and squeezed her. The hall suddenly went quiet as the priests and court got ready.

Suyin was sitting on the bench talking to the boy before she went quiet and waved at Izumi. Izumi waved back and smiled before she got ready.

Suki was standing to the side though she did look a bit older that didnt mean she wasn't beautiful. Zuko stood before the court and swallowed the lump that had formed in his throat. It only just hit him that his little girl had grown up and could care for herself... to a certain extent.

"We are gathered here on this special day. This day will mark a new generation, a new world." He took a deep breath and looked at his wife. Mai smiled and watched with pride and happiness in her eyes. "Not only have my friends and I helped return the world to balance but... we each were given children that we can pass the world too." He smiled and his features relaxed. "The newer generation will make great changes, not just for their nation's but for themselves. For the world to better themselves. A 100 years of fighting and now, here we are. Prospering into soemthing greater. We will not know now, but soon we will."

Suki and Sokka's son smiled and let out a happy whoop at that. The court looked back at him and Ridge blushed and shrunk. He was almost as old as Kya but maybe a year younger. Ridge looked a lot like his mother, same skin tone and everything. But his bright blue eyes and personality was Sokka.

Izumi blushed and smiled at him and looked back at Zuko. "It appears that I am for at a loss of words... I am just so overwhelmed with pride for my daughter. I've never met someone with so much spirit and leadership."

With one last inhale he smiled and lead Izumi to stand before the court. "Now a few words from my daughter before she is crowned."

Izumi's hands were trembling as her eyes were watering. Emotions were just hitting her and it was nice. Izumi saw the camera's and heard a few of them go off. Lin saw this and scowled at the cameras. She slipped from view and soon told them off.

Izumi watched this and soon her hearing went back. She gulped as she released a shaky breath. "I am Princess Izumi of the FireNation. I-" she gulped again and Lin smiled at her and nodded her head and told her to take a breath. Izumi followed her movements and kept her eyes on her. "I am honoured to be able to take the throne. I promise to withhold my father's words of keeping peace and I promise to give my Nation a chance to prove themselves and show we are no longer a threat." Lin gave her a thumbs up and went back to sitting down.

"I will uphold the new generation of the FireNation, and promise to keep the citizens safe. To protect my country is what I will do." She gulped and smiled at her mother before she turned and looked over at Suki. "The Kyoshi warriors will always have a place here. Employment and homes will be provided for keeping me safe and my family." Suki beamed with pride and smiled at the woman.

Suki was like a second mom to Izumi, of course there was always a place for her. Izumi looked at the crowd. "There will be a few changes of course but that will be discussed privately, but I will say that our military will ally with Republic City's. We will not break that bond." Everyone in the room was quiet and gave their silent approval with a nod and hum.

"ALL HAIL THE NEW FIRE LORD!!" Yelled the court as Izumi had finished. The people all gathered around outside have bowed as did everyone in the room. Izumi has the flame in her hair before she began to walk down the stairs. Everyone followed her with their eyes and soon she stood before her people. The people have bowed to the ground giving Izumi the respect she deserved.

The love and affection from the people, from her family made her so happy. She bowed to them lightly before she smiled at them. She took her glasses off and lightly dabbed at her eyes to removed any stray tear before she watched the fireworks go off and the confetti fill the sky.

Music began to play and soon people began to line up to greet her and welcome her as the new Fire Lord.

Lina, Kya and Bumi hung back and watch Izumi hold a child and kiss their forehead and wish them luck and then go back to shaking hands. "She's perfect for the job." Lin mused.

Kya nodded in agreement as Bumi hummed. "She really deserved this." Suki smiled and walked up to them.

"Nice to see you kids again. It's been awhile." Lin saw her aunty and beamed as she hugged the woman. Totally losing her facade. Suki was always her favourite aunty while Katara was her second mother.

"Its always nice to see you." Lin said looking at the woman. She was a inch shorter than Lin but barely noticable.

Toph was teasing Suyin in front of the boy. Suyin's face was on fire as Toph told stories of her as a punk child or a crying baby. Suyin huffed and gave up and went to go lead the boy somewhere else.

Sokka pulled Toph into a kiss and smirked. "You should really leave her to her own. I'm sure shes thinking of way to get back at you."

Kya smiled and just watched Lin. Her family was now all together and it just felt right. This was how it was supposed to be.

Izumi, Kya, Lin, Tenzin, Bumi and Ridge went to the beach side. They left the adults at the palace to do whatever the older people did. And Suyin was off with the boy probably kissing.

Izumi was sitting next to the water and just watched the waves. Lin smiled at them and hummed. She sat down next to her and handed her a cup of the drink.

"You were amazing today." Lin said softly. "I'm glad you didn't go into full panic mode." Lin says with a chuckle. She sipped her drink as she loosened a few buttons. She could relax now, they weren't in the public view and it was shot as shit in the FireNation.

Izumi blushed as she stared into her cup. "It wasn't that bad Lin." Muttered. She pouted and looked down at Lin. "I got it, it worked out."

Lin looked at hwr before she rolled her eyes and smiled. "It did work out." She sipped her drink. "So what now?" She asked softly. "I mean... we all have our jobs we wanted and we're all living our lives now."

Lin was sad to have the thoughts drawn on her. Lin was a police officer now and Bumi was in the military, Izumi the fricken Fire Lord, Ridge a Kyoshi warrior and Kya... just living in the moment.

She felt fingers lace with hers and she gulped softly. The soft and warm feeling spread up her arm made Izumi blush. "We do what we always did. Stay together." She whispered softly. Izumi looked into Lin's dark green eyes and squeezed her hand lightly. "We're not dying Lin, we have years to be together."

Ridge yelped as Bumi pinned him down. Kya smirked as she held the alcohol to his lips. "Drink it already!! Lose your drinking virginity Ridge!" She laughed.

Lin blushed and smiled as she caressed her hand lightly before she stood up. She held a hand out to the other. "Let's go join them." She smirked.

Izumi smiled and grabbed Lin's hand and Lon lifted her without effort. Lin lead them to the fire and Lin laughed seeing Kya drowning Ridge in alcohol. Bumi had let go and was on his ass laughing. It was safe to assume they were tipsy. The alcohol their parents had during the dinner was stronger than most. The only ones that seemed the most sober was Lin and Izumi and partially Kya.

Kya finished up when she made Ridge finish the cup. Ridge was panting and wiping his face off as he blushed. He glared at his cousin and wiped his face off.

Bumi and them all gathered around the fire. Kya sat next to Lin on her left and Izumi on the right. Lin smiled as she finished her drink before she asked them to fill it. "So what game do you guys suggest? I'm tired of Never have I ever... you guys get too nasty."

Izumi laughed as she drank hers and looked around. "Well, I dont have any. How about you Kya?"

Kya smiled as she sipped her drink and hummed. She asked for another refill. "Alright you have to drink after every question okay? Cant skip or anything. We just ask questions to a random person okay? I should go first." She looked around the group and then looked at Lin of course. "What's the worst date you ever been on?"

Lin blushed and smiled a sshe looked down. "I didn't like this one, his name was Jin." She shook her head and everyone snickered. "We went to this cheap restaurant and he was cute." Her cheeks flared red.

"Anyways this man orders two big orders of fried noodles, a arctic hen, some stir fry. Just everything on the menu. He was a big dude so of course he'd eat that much." She groaned and shook her head. "This damn idiot then continued to talk with his mouthfull. You can practically see the food spot from his mouth." Bumi began to laugh as Lin huffed and smacked the ground. "That idiot then up and left when I told him to shut his mouth and left me with the 200 yuan dinner." She grumbled as she was heated up again. She sipped dher drink and smirked. "But I did get to arrest him for destruction of property."

Izumi laughed and Lin leaned back a bit. "Hey Ridge, what's the most illegal thing you've ever done and got away with?"

Ridge immediately blushed and shook his head. "No! No! I refuse this question." He avoided Lin's eyes as he blushed. Bumi chuckled and now everyone was looking at him.

"Don't say anything now Ridge and we'll cut your hair off." Bumi got ahold of him and Izumi pulled out her knife.

Ridge tried to squirmed but Lin bended up the sand and solidified it and locked him in place. Ridge screamed as Izumi grabbed his ponytail. She barely even got to touch it before he screamed out again.

"MY BOYFRIEND AND I RAN THROUGH THE STREETS NAKED!!!" Everyone was stunned and Lin was the first to crack up laughing. Lin let the sand go and it turned back to grain.

Lin's face was red as she just lost her mind. Who would've thought her older friend was a streaker. Lin didn't care about his sexuality but Izumi and Kya were surprised.

Bumi let go of him finally the laughter set in and everyone began to laugh. "Did you hear his squeal?!" Kya laughed holding her stomach.

Ridge blushed and threw sand at Lin for asking such a terrible question. "Meanie." He huffed. "Bumi you go." He grumbled.

"Well what's the question?" Bumi asked watching him drink his alcohol.

"I know you at least kissed one of the girls, which one?" He huffed as he fixed his ponytail. He had an under cut and he had tattoos on his head though it was a mix of earth kingdom and water tribe tattoos.

Bumi blushed and looked over at Lin. Lin looked away and held her hand up. "Before you guys ask how let me just say it was my fault." she laughed.

"It was a party meant for any military personal and of course I was invited. I was drunk and I was dared to kiss the first man that bought me a drink. so I hung around the bar and Bumi was being nice and bought me a drink and I kissed him."

Lin rubbed the back of her neck. "Now who's turn-" Kya pretended to gag as she looked between the two.

"Gross!!! Ew!" she teased. Lin glared at her and she laughed.

Bumi laughed at her and hummed. He sipped his beer and looked around for Tenzin. "Anyone seen Tenzin?" Lin nodded.

"He went inside. One of the firebender girls took him." She sighed and rubbed her lip.

Bumi hummed and looked at Izumi. "Izumi, I have a question for you." From his tone of voice Izumi knew it wasn't a good question. Kya seemed to perked up and everyone began to listen in as well.

Izumi lcneched her jaw and sipped her drink lightly. "And... what is it?" She looked at him hoping she didnt need to kill him.

Bumi giggled before her got serious. "If you could kiss anyone in the group who would it be? And if that person accepts it you have to kiss them." That sneaky bastard. Izumi thought ready to kill herself instead.

Ridge bit his lip to bite back a smile as he knew the answer. practically everyone knew the answer except Lin. Lin looked at Izumi, expecting an answer.

Kya gripped Lin's hand ready to protect her. Izumi cursed under her breath and gulped. She released a breath and took her glasses off. She then turned and looked at Lin. "You." Was all she said.

The air was knocked out of Lin and her face burned red. "M-Me?" She began to lean back and look behind her making sure Izumi wasn't talking about Kya.

Izumi squeezed Lin's hand to get her attention. "You... Lin you."

Lin blushed as she had no idea what the hell to do. Just.... Lin squeezed her eyes shut before she leaned forward and kissed Izumi's lips. Lin's lips were surprising soft. Her lips were moisturized, and she appeared to have applied lipstick that because it had smeared all over the others lips.

Izumi leaned into the kiss to deepen Lin pulled back and panted. "N-No." She blushed. Kya pulled her hand out Lin's hand ready to walk away before Lin grasped Kya's hand. Kya stopped and glared down at Lin ready to let go.

Lin pulled Kya down and kissed her lips and Kya exploded. Izumi blushed and watched as she tried to compose herself. It was safe to say Lin was drunk as fuck. Turns out Lin cant hold her alcohol.

Kya gulped as she stared into Lin's eyes as she could feel her ears burn. Lin pulled her fully in the sand and soon broke the kiss and she panted. Her lipstick was all over her lips as she squeezed Kya's hand and Izumi's hand.

"Okay I'm tired now." She mumbled. She stood up and looked st the ladies. "I'm gonna go seep, you're welcome to join." Lin slurred lightly. She stood up and wobbled a bit before Lin was walking off to the palace.

Ridge was so confused but happy, there was no fight that's a plus. Bumi was laughing as he watched the girls in shock. Lin's lipstick was over both of the girls lips before Izumi scampered up and Izumi followed after. Chasing after Lin.

Bumi laughed and sighed as he drank his drink. The night was warm and the fire left the area soft and warm. "Well that was an interesting dilemma dont you think? Did you think Lin swung both ways? I'm glad, she deserves a night."

#nerds #atla #legendofkorra #lesbian #lgbtq #lin beifong #Izumi #firelord izumi #kya ll #kya #just gals being pals #bumi ii #Bumi legend of korra #lok #tlok

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banana-hannah · 4 years

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hold on... i just finsihed rereading the dream thieves..

(i wish i took screenshots since i had to return the ebook to the library... bear with me while i recount things from memory)

so kavinsky was known for his forgeries right? he was the one to go to for fake ids and things which we found out is because he isnt making them hes dreaming them.. but he still calls his dream things "forgeries".

well

when ronan asks k if he actually did try to kill his dad like the rumor says k goes "I dont try I only do" or something else yoda-esque

and then a little later k tells ronan that prokopenko is his favorite forgery which obviously means he dreamt him

when kavinsky kidnaps matthew and almost kills him ronan says "you wont get away with this" k says "I got away with my father... I got away with proko.."

is kavinsky straight up admitting to murdering his father and replacing him with a dreamt copy? and i thought prokopenko was someone k dreamt up but was he actually a real person that k killed and then made a new one???

did everybody else know this and im just super late to realizing what was actually said???? if anyone wants to reply with screenshots to either prove or disprove that would be appreciated thx

#kavinsky apologists do not interact #trc #the dream thieves #ronan lynch #joseph kavinsky #prokopenko #someone tell me if im right or wrong

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fanfics-for-fun · 4 years

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Bend to Live | Chapter Three

Genre: Bending AU, BTS AU

Rating: 18+

Pairing: fire bender!jungkook x water bender!reader, none bender! Yoongi x fire bender!Jimin, none bender!OC x air bender!Namjoon

Word count: ~5k

Summary: You were one of the mightiest water benders. In one of your fights, you caught the attention of a mighty fire bender. And with that, your journey around the world began.

A/N: I am so sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. I have finally finsihed the chapter and I really hope, that you enjoy it. :3 If you want to be added to the taglist, please send me an Ask so I have an easier overview of everyone.

By now, the others and you left the northern water tribe two days ago and Lynn slowly loosed her strength from flying for so long. She absolutely needed a break to get everyone safely to the southern air temple.

And you? You were still motionless. Louise took care of your wound by cleaning it every eight hours and changing the bandages. Jeongguk meanwhile didn’t leave your side even as he was asleep. He was too afraid of leaving and realising that your injury has gotten worse while he was gone. The events caused an intense paranoia. He was so scared that maybe, your wound wouldn't heal properly. Maybe you couldn't bend anymore after that?

“Kookie, we know you’re scared to shit since you saw the dagger in her leg but you need to sleep more than the minimum you need. Your bending weakens from it and it would make you incapable of protecting her if something like this happens again while she's still injured,” Yoongi said quietly to him while everybody else was eating.

“But I want to be awake when she wakes up. She needs somebody on her side if it gets worse and to help her if needed,” he mumbled and looked at his bowl full of food. He didn’t eat much in the last few days either. He somewhat was incapable of doing it. His sorrows eating up his whole mind. There wasn't enough space to remind him of eating properly.

“And I understand that. I would be in the same position if something happened to Jimin. But you would be the one to tell me that I need to focus on myself more to keep him safe. I'm not trying to undermine your current situation. I just want to help you to be capable of protecting her,” Yoongi explained and Jeongguk nodded.

“I sleep a bit after I finished. Thanks, Yoongi,” he said and kept on eating. Yoongi nodded at that and went back to eating, too.

Silently, everybody was eating again. They all waited for you to wake up so Louise could treat your wound better and so she knew how you were feeling. They wanted to make a stop at the next city nearby to grab some medicine and to give Lynn a well-deserved break. It was a little port city with a few fields and rivers to relax nearby. All in all, it was beautiful there.

As soon as Jeongguk finished eating, he laid down next to you and took your hand in his. He looked at your sleeping figure and nibbled on his lip. You needed to wake up soon. You had to eat and regain your strength so your wound would heal properly. With that in his mind, he closed his eyes and slowly drifted into a light slumber.

“I think he is exaggerating,” Taehyung mumbled and Jimin slapped his shoulder.

“And you’re an asshole, Tae. Put yourself in his position. I’m sure, you would have reacted the same way,” Jimin said hushed. Taehyung just rolled his eyes, crossed his arms over his chest and looked away.

“We’ll be arriving soon. Start packing everything in bundles so Tae and I can easier get everything off Lynn’s back,” Namjoon ordered and everyone followed his instruction while you and Jeongguk were still asleep.

After an hour, everything was off of Lynn's back. Just Jeongguk and you remained on it, still sleeping. Everybody else meanwhile had set up camp and Louise and Namjoon just headed off to the city to look for a healer or some medical supplies.

“How about we catch some fish for dinner, Yoongi?” Jin asked him.

“No, thanks. Jimin and I wanted to go take a dip in the river. Later maybe,” Yoongi answered, lifted Jimin and carried him to the river while Jimi was a giggling mess. Taehyung looked after them and felt an ugly feeling bubbling in his stomach.

“Would you come along then, Tae?” Jin asked. Taehyung turned to look at him. He already opened his mouth but got interrupted by Hoseok.

“I’m sorry, Jin, but Taehyung and I wanted to work on his earth bending,” he said, grabbed Taehyung’s hand and dragged him after himself. Jin was left alone, fishing rut in his hand. He sighed deeply and threw a concerned look to Lynn, Jeongguk and you. With another sigh, he left to the river to catch some fish.

Shortly after, Jeongguk slowly woke up and stretched out a little. He sat up and ruffled through his hair. Looking around, he took in the scenery around him and smiled lightly. Namjoon really decided on a beautiful place for a good days rest.

Suddenly, Jeongguk noticed a shift next to him. He turned around to look at you and smiled brightly as he saw you shifting in your spot.

“Y/N? Are you awake?” he asked.

“Wished I wasn’t,” you mumbled barely audible and laid an arm over your face. Jeongguk smiled lightly at that.

“At least you’re awake now. You should eat something and we’ll get your wound cleaned up again. Louise and Namjoon are in a city nearby, looking for some medicine or even a healer,” Jeongguk explained.

“I’m a healer myself. I don’t need medicine or a healer. And I can feel a river nearby,” you mumbled and tried to sit up. Jeongguk rushed over and helped you up.

“Let me get you off of here,” Jeongguk said and tried to lift you as soft as possible. You whimpered because the movement caused a light pain in your leg.

“I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” he mumbled and scooted over to the edge of Lynn’s saddle. You bent some water over and made a slide out of ice. Jeongguk chuckled at that.

“What? It would get me down safer. I don’t want to have more pain than necessary,” you explained.

“Oh, you don’t trust me at that?” he said, throwing his legs over the edge.

“It’s not that I don’t trust you. You saved my life. But you can’t make a slide out of fire. It’s just that my way is more convenient,” you said and giggled as he slid down, hissing afterwards because your leg moved in a bad way causing your wound to stretch. Jeongguk slowly lifted you again and carried you to the camp.

“We’re sleeping under the sky?” you asked as he carefully put you down on a sleeping bag.

“No, we’re sleeping underneath the earth,” Jeongguk responded. You looked over at him and raised an eyebrow.

“Silly question, silly answer,” he simply said. You rolled your eyes at that and got yourself comfortable. You slowly shifted your weight on your left leg and started to unwrapped your leg.

“What are you doing?” Jeongguk asked and watched you carefully.

“Treating my wound. What blood type do you have?” you answered. Your stomach dropped to the ground as you saw the wound and it felt like you were about to throw up. And if you had eaten already, you surely would.

“It looks better than yesterday. And I have blood type A,” Jeongguk mumbled and you quickly bent some water over the wound.

“Thank you,” you said and slowly tried to heal your wound. Tears shot in your eyes at the pain that shot through your veins. You whimpered quietly after a few seconds and bent the water away.

“No use! I need blood,” you fussed and ran your hands through your hair.

“What’s the problem?” Jeongguk suddenly asked and wrapped a new bandage around your wound again.

“I need blood of type B to create a tissue. This tissue will be put in my wound and with additional water bending the wound would heal within a few hours completely,” you explained and hissed as he pressed onto the wound too hard.

“I’m sorry,” Jeongguk mumbled. “I don’t think any of us has blood type B. Maybe someone at the southern air temple has it.” You nodded and got yourself comfortable again as soon as Jeongguk finished. He shuffled a little through the supplies they had packed and grabbed you something to eat.

“Here, eat. You need the energy. It’ll take a few more days until we’re at the air temple and your body has to go through it,” he said as he handed you the food. You grabbed the bowl and slowly began eating. Jeongguk watched you for a while and then looked over to Jimin and Yoongi who were happily playing in the water. You followed his gaze and smiled lightly.

“Do they have a relationship with each other?” you asked Jeongguk and he nodded.

“But I have to say it is nothing official. I guess they’re both too afraid to admit their feelings for each other. The air nomads were the only ones who accepted same-sex love. The water tribe is still really controversial about this topic while in the earth kingdom and the fire nation same-sex love slowly gets more and more accepted. Therefore, they're only showing their feelings for each other when they're sure that no one would harass them for that,” he said. You nodded, laying your finished bowl aside. Jeongguk laid it next to the fireplace and helped you laying down.

“Thank you,” you mumbled and closed your eyes. Slowly, you drifted back to sleep. Jeongguk kept on sitting next to you and watched over you. He still had to make sure that nothing happened to you, even though your condition slowly improved.

After a few hours, Louise and Namjoon came back from their trip to the city. As soon as Louise saw you laying on a sleeping bag, she flooded Jeongguk with questions. He explained to her that you needed someone with the blood type B to donate his or her blood because you could heal yourself properly with that. Sadly, Louise didn’t have that blood type either so it would take a few more days until you could heal your wound; until you could maybe heal your wound.

“So, what is our next step?” Namjoon asked. “We didn’t find a good healer in the city who could treat Y/N's wound.”

“We have to hope that somebody at the southern air temple has blood type B,” Jeongguk explained. Both Louise and Namjoon nodded, sat down and looked over the shopping.

“Hey, you made it off Lynn. How’s Y/N?” Yoongi said as he and Jimin came back from the river, soaking wet.

“She’s alright. Wound looks a little better but we need someone with the blood type B. Y/N could heal herself with that blood properly,” Jeongguk repeated himself. Yoongi nodded and looked around for Jin, laying an arm around Jimin’s hips and pulling him closer to his side. Jimin giggled and hugged Yoongi from the side.

“Jin is still fishing. We met him on our way here. He is a little stream downwards,” Namjoon said as he realized who Yoongi was looking for. Yoongi nodded, pressed a kiss on Jimin’s cheek and walked over to Jin to help him fishing. Jimin’s cheeks and ears were flushed red as he sat down next to you.

“Why don’t you just kiss and make love to each other?” Louise asked overly excited which made clear that she said that as a joke. But Jimin still hid behind his hands and mumbled “leave me alone” through them. Everybody laughed, catching the attention of Taehyung and Hoseok who were still training. Taehyung looked over to you and as he saw you laying on the ground sleeping, he stopped the training and hurried over to the group.

“Why isn’t she on Lynn’s back?” he asked as soon as he kneeled next to your sleeping figure.

“Because I helped her down,” Jeongguk said.

“I hope that you didn’t hurt her at all while doing it,” Taehyung hissed and Jeongguk furrowed confused his eyebrows.

“I tried to but it was difficult. She had some little pain but it wasn’t more than necessary.”

“What?!” Taehyung growled.

“Okay, calm down, Taehyung. She wanted to get off of Lynn and she knew that she would be in pain. She even helped me carrying her down by bending an ice slide. So don’t be mad at me. She wanted it that way,” Jeongguk hissed and in his eyes burned fire. Taehyung backed off a little.

“I swear if you hurt her again-“

“What is your fucking problem, Taehyung? Stop acting like you fucking own her. She is just your water bending teacher and she’ll survive this. She’s strong,” Jeongguk said angrily and stood up. Taehyung stood up also.

“Maybe she’s just my bending teacher but I rely on her. Don’t underestimate that.”

“Stop, arguing. Nobody can sleep with this much noise,” you suddenly said and both men looked down where you laid between them.

“I’m sorry,” Taehyung mumbled and stepped aside.

“It’s alright,” you said, sat up and brought your hand up over your mouth to hide your yawn. Taehyung sat down next to Jimin who quickly locked eyes with him.

“We have fish!” Jin shouted as he and Yoongi came back from the river. They both stopped in their tracks as they felt the weird atmosphere.

“Is everything okay?” Yoongi asked slowly and everybody nodded simultaneously. He just shrugged and helped Jin preparing dinner. Louise and you fell into some mindless chatter like everybody else. Jeongguk and Taehyung in the meantime avoided each other and tried to talk as little as possible.

The next morning, Lynn was well enough to continue the flight. Everyone got their things packed and Namjoon helped you up on the bison's back. You enjoyed the flight to the southern air temple while you were awake. Luckily, it was most of the time. The feeling of the salty air ruffling through your hair put you at ease and you somehow forgot about the open wound you still had in your right thigh.

As you landed on the southern air temple, you smiled. It was beautiful there and you could feel the spiritual energy that floated in the air. Namjoon helped you off of Lynn’s back again and as everything was off of her she flew away to spend some time with the other bison. Taehyung quickly made his way over to you to help you stand straight.

“Thank you, but I can take care of myself,” you said, bent some water out of thin air and created two ice crutches to support yourself. He turned a little red and you chuckled.

“Remember, Taehyung. If you believe you’re incapable of something, you’ll never learn how to do it,” you said with a cheeky wink and made your way over to Namjoon who was talking to another air bender.

“Good, you’re here. We have somebody with blood type B. We can arrange everything so you can heal yourself as soon as possible,” Namjoon told you.

“That sounds like a good idea,” you said nodding and smiled.

“Follow me please,” the air bender said and headed for one of the buildings. You followed him as quickly as you could with the ice crutches. Even though they were really solid, you had to make sure they didn't break while you walked after him. He led you to an empty room with just a bed and a dresser.

“Everything you’ll need afterwards or during it is in the dresser. Some water is in the bowl on it. If you have anything that you’ll need additionally, just ask,” he said and left shortly after. You got yourself comfortable on the bed and mentally prepared yourself. As soon as that was finished, you slowly unwrapped your leg from the bandages, swallowing thickly as you saw the wound. You quickly cleaned and disinfected it so it wouldn't get infected in any process. You hissed because of the pain caused by the germicide, which also caused tears to shot in your eyes. You quickly removed your tears and took a deep breath.

‘You could do this. You’ll just create a tissue now, put it in, heal your wound so the tissue is fixed and then take a break,’ you thought to yourself. Suddenly, someone knocked at the door and you flinched at that, causing more pain to shot through your veins.

“Yes?” you said after a few seconds and Louise stepped in.

“Hey, how are you doing?” she asked and sat down next to you.

“Alright. It’s a little nerve-wracking waiting for the blood,” you admitted and she smiled at you.

“Of course it is,” she said. “But I’m sure it’ll be here soon. Should I assist you a little? I may not have healing powers like you but I can get you everything you’ll need.”

“I would be grateful for that. Thank you,” you responded and hugged her. She hugged you back and together, you waited for somebody to bring the blood. As soon as it was there, you bent it out of the bowl and concentrated really hard to create a thin tissue out of it. As it was finished, you bent it into your wound, laid it on the open flesh and slowly began to use your healing powers to close the wound slowly.

“How do you think is she doing?” Jeongguk asked Namjoon as they watched the baby bison playing around.

“Who? Y/N? I’m sure she’s doing fine. You know how powerful she is,” Namjoon responded and turned around to face the younger man.

“I know, I know. I’m still a little concerned. She’s been away for over an hour. Does it really take so long?” Jeongguk said.

“Maybe she’s sleeping to regain some power. This procedure is probably really exhausting and since her wound is really big, it’ll take some time. Don’t worry too much, Guk. She’ll be alright,” Namjoon replied and put a hand on the other one’s shoulder. He gave it a light squeeze and went off to look for Lynn. Jeongguk sighed and walked over to the babies so they could calm him a little.

Another hour passed by until Louise came out of a building. You followed her shortly after. The first thing Jeongguk noticed, was that the crutches were gone. As soon as Jeongguk saw you, he came rushing towards you.

“Hey, how are you?” he asked. You smiled at him. Then he noticed that you were still limping a little with your right leg but apart from that you looked perfectly healed.

“I’m nearly completely healed. The rest can do my body on her own,” you said and looked around. Jeongguk smiled at that and felt how relieved washed over him. Finally, you were in a good shape again.

“Oh. Sweet. Spirits. Are those baby bison?” you squealed and rushed over to the playground with them. They instantly let you pet them and you never were happier. Jeongguk watched you fondly from afar. But the smile turned into a frown as soon as he saw Taehyung approaching you.

“You reek of jealousy, fire bender,” Louise said.

“Leave me alone. It’s not even that obvious,” he responded, crossing his arms and she laughed half-heartedly.

“Yeah, sure. But I still noticed,” she shrugged. “Just don’t let her notice it as long as you want to keep your feelings hidden.” Jeongguk nodded and Louise walked off, searching for Namjoon.

“Taehyung! Good to see you. Since I’m fully healed we can keep going with your training,” you said as soon as you saw him. Taehyung nodded.

“Nearby is a waterfall with a lake. We can train there,” Taehyung suggested.

“No, we need an arena. I want to test how confident you are in your bending,” you responded.

“The air temple don’t have arenas. You know that the nomads don’t fight for fun. Just for self-defence,” he said.

“Shit, you’re right. I guess we have to just keep on training normally then. But as soon as we come near an arena, we’re testing your confidence,” you said and followed Taehyung who was walking to the lake with the waterfall. You took a deep breath as the both of you arrived.

“Due to the… special circumstances of the past few days, I am sure you didn’t train your water bending, did you?” you said.

“Well, I tried to but it didn’t work that well. I need your help,” Taehyung admitted. You nodded and walked into the lake.

“To be honest, I’m just helping you if it is really needed. I learned all of my bendings by myself. Every water bending master refused to train me, so I had to do it on my own. And since you’re way more powerful than me, I’m sure you can do it on your own,” you said. You turned around and watched him walking into the lake, too.

“Do you really believe that I’m that powerful?” he asked.

“Yes, the key to unlocking your powers is to believe in yourself. The only one who stops you from it is you. My job will mainly be that I’ll encourage you to believe in yourself. Of course, I’ll show you the technics, but nothing else. So, bend the water,” you said. Taehyung nodded, concentrated and started bending the water. He managed to get a whole litre of water out of the lake and let it swirl around in the air.

“Good job, Tae! You’re doing amazing. So, now, bend it around me. It isn’t allowed to touch me,” you instructed. Taehyung did as said and mastered it amazingly. You nodded approvingly and let him do it a few times more.

“Do you feel the energy that flows within the water?” you asked. Taehyung shook his head and bent the water back in the lake.

“Okay, then I’ll teach you that,” you responded and bent a chunk of water out of the lake.

“I’ll bend the water to you. You’ll take it and bend the water back to me. I want you to focus on the water,” you instructed and bent the water in Taehyung’s direction. He took it and bent it back to you. This went on for a few minutes until Taehyung bent the water frustrated back in the lake.

“It doesn’t work! How am I supposed to feel it?” Taehyung asked.

“You’re a born earth bender, right?” you said which Taehyung responded to with a nod.

“When you bend a pillar out of the ground, how does this feel?”

“I can feel the ground underneath me and know exactly how deep the bendable ground goes.”

“Try to copy that understanding of your earth bending and apply it on your water bending.” With that, you took a huge amount of water and splashed it onto him, so he was completely surrounded by water. You kept on doing this until Taehyung managed to work against your bending and splashed it back to you. You bent it into the lake and smiled at him.

“Good job! Did this work?” you said and smiled knowingly.

“It did. I can feel the energy of the water now,” he responded.

“Okay, keep on training. I’ll be showing you some more technics tomorrow. It’s important that you first deepen your feeling for water,” you instructed while walking out of the lake. You dried yourself off by bending the water off of your body.

“Alright, Sifu Y/N, I’ll be training,” he said and saluted. You chuckled and waved him goodbye while going back to the main temple and looking around to find somebody you know. You enjoyed the soft breeze in your hair while walking around. You spotted Namjoon and Louise standing by Lynn and playing with her and some baby bison. You smiled fondly at their interaction.

Suddenly, you felt a stronger breeze ruffle through your hair. You looked around and spotted Jeongguk who waved at you. You walked over to him and looked worried in the sky.

“Is everything alright?” he asked you.

“Yes, everything’s okay. The wind is just picking up. Maybe a storm is coming?” you responded and stopped in front of him.

“A storm? But the air isn’t filled with electricity. I’d feel that,” he said and furrowed his eyebrows confused.

“Hm… That’s weird. Should we go grab something to eat?” you asked and completely changed the topic with that. He nodded and you walked inside. You searched for a while until you found a place where you could get something to eat. Jeongguk and you took something and began eating.

“Taehyung told me about an old tale of the water tribe and I wanted to ask you what it was about. He couldn’t quite place it together again,” Jeongguk suddenly said. You stopped in your movement and looked confused at him.

“Which one?” you managed to bring out with your mouth full of food.

“It was something with a fifth spirit?” he said enquiring. You quickly chewed and swallowed.

“The legend says that there are four spirits. Each of them resembling the elements. The spirits are formed out of the elements themselves. The core of the legend is that a fifth spirit exists. One that holds the power to tame every single one of them and works hand in hand with the Avatar. Sadly, that fifth spirit hasn’t come out for the past few decades so no one knows if it still exists. And even the spirits of the elements hasn’t been seen lately,” you explained.

“So the fifth spirit is what exactly?” Jeongguk asked.

“I don’t know it actually. It is not like it could bend all four elements, that’s only something the Avatar can do. I don’t even know what power it possesses. I just know that it is really powerful,” you answered and put your empty plate away.

“And why does it work together with the Avatar?” Jeongguk asked again.

“Well, it is said that the Avatar is the bridge between the spirit world and our world. But a bridge usually has two ends, hasn’t it?” you said and smiled at him.

“Why are you so interested in it anyway? It’s a legend. Even though I am very connected with my culture and legends, this is the only one I do not believe in.”

“I thought it sounded interesting. Never heard of it before so I wanted to know more,” he responded. You nodded.

“Understandable. Should we go outside again and watch the baby bison? They are sooo cute,” you suggested. Jeongguk quickly finished his plate, put it aside and went with you outside. Outside, many nomads ran around the place and you furrowed your eyebrows confused.

“What is going on?” you asked Namjoon as you saw him.

“A blast blew some bison with their children away. The wind is getting stronger and stronger and we’re trying to keep the bison safe,” he explained and rushed away. Jeongguk and you shared a fast glance and immediately started helping out. As soon as the bison were safe, the wind’s intensity picked up and you watched some leaves fly around in the air. You tilted your head as you realized that the leaves weren’t from the temple’s trees and it seemed like none of them got away. Suddenly, the stripe of leaves came rushing towards you and you protected yourself with a wall of ice.

“Y/N! What are you doing?!” Jeongguk shouted out to you but you couldn’t answer. It seemed like the stripe of leaves were attacking you and you tried your best to protect yourself.

“What the fuck is going on?” Namjoon asked Jeongguk as he saw you fighting with nothing.

“I don’t know,” Jeongguk responded. Taehyung rushed towards you but a blast pushed him back. He tried again and again but another blast always pushed him back.

Meanwhile, you were still fighting with the wind but you were slowly pushed to the edge due to the pain in your leg. It was still not healed completely and the muscle clearly needed some therapy. A light panic rose in your chest as your feet touched the edge. It took one last gust of wind and you fell off of the cliff. You screamed and bent some water around you to protect yourself from getting hurt. It took you a few seconds until you realized that you weren’t falling anymore. You were floating in the air. As you realised that, you bent the water away to see what was going on. Leaves formed a human-like form in front of you and your eyes widened in realisation.

“You-you're the spirit of the wind,” you mumbled. The leaves nodded and formed some lettering in the air.

“We need your help… who is we?” you read out loud. The leaves were moving again.

“The spirits of the four elements? Why do you need my help?” You waited patiently until you could read something again.

“I should help the Avatar until the fifth spirit awakes? So it does exist? That’s amazing! What do I have to do?” You waited again.

“I should find the source of the power and then, you’ll let borrow me it. So where’s the power source?”

‘We don’t know. It’s a secret hidden in the legends and only the fifth spirit should find it. But I’m sure, you can find it, too. Prove yourself to the water spirit and then, you’ll find it.’

“Wait, but how do I find the water spirit?” You felt yourself rise.

“NO! Don’t go. I have so many questions you need to answer. Why me?”

‘You are an extraordinarily powerful bender who can possess that power for a while. Make sure you are a good replacement.’ And with that, you shot up in the air and landed on the ground in front of the temple.

“Y/N!” Jeongguk shouted as he saw you and rushed with the others towards you.

“What happened? Are you alright?” Louise asked and hugged you tightly.

“I’m okay,” you said and shrugged her off of you. You were extremely annoyed by that spirit who had the audacity to leave you with so many questions and not a single answer.

“Y/N, what happened? Why did leaves attack you?” Jeongguk asked worriedly.

“Turns out those leaves were the fucking spirit of the wind. The legend I told you about an hour ago? It’s real,” you said. “The only legend I didn’t believe in turns out to be fucking real.”

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btsqualityy · 5 years

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BTS Second Pregnancy Series #1: Telling The Kids

6 to 8 weeks, or a month and a half to two months, pregnant.

Author’s Note: So, here’s the first part of the Second Pregnancy Series! If you’re new, I’d highly suggest going back to the Toddler Series (which is linked in my Masterlist) and reading at least the last part of that (which is “Finding Out That You’re Pregnant Again”). However, if you’d like to be a super reader, I’d suggest starting all the way from the Wedding Series and working your way down! If you’re not new, I know you guys have been anticipating this so here it is! I hope you guys enjoy it!

Kim Seokjin

“Thank you for watching Kade eomma,” Jin said as you and him walked his mother towards the front door.

“No problem, Chin Mae was an absolute angel,” she smiled. “Y/N, everything went ok at the doctor’s?”

“Uh yeah,” You nodded with a small smile. “Perfectly healthy.”

“That’s great,” she replied. After telling her goodbye and Jin promising to call her, she walked out of the house. Once he had shut and locked the front door behind her, Jin turned to face you with a small smirk on his face as he leaned up against the door.

“Perfectly healthy huh?” He chuckled.

“Well I am!” You shot back. “I’m just pregnant too.”

“I still can’t believe it,” Jin sighed dreamily and you smiled at how happy he was. “You know we have to tell Kade.”

“You wanna do it now?” You asked him.

“Might as well,” he shrugged before nodding in agreement. He pushed himself off of the door and the two of you walked into the living room, where Kaiden was sat on the couch watching a movie.

“Hey Chinny,” Jin called and Kaiden looked over at the two of you, smiling widely.

“Hi Mommy, Hi Daddy,” he chirped and you smiled as you and Jin sat down next to him. “Are you ok Mommy?”

“Oh yeah,” you nodded as you set one of your hands in his hair and began to card your fingers through it. “The doctor said that I was ok.”

“Good, I don’t like it when you’re sick,” Kaiden pouted, making you and Jin chuckle.

“The doctor did tell us something really important though and we have to tell you too, ok?” Jin said and Kaiden nodded eagerly as he looked up at his father. “Mommy is going to have a baby.”

“I’m gonna be a brother?” Kaiden asked in awe.

“Yep, a big brother,” you nodded.

“Cool!” He exclaimed loudly.

“You’re happy?” Jin wondered.

“Yeah, I think it’s nice!” Kaiden grinned as he looked back to you. “Can I give you a hug Mommy?”

“You never have to ask Kade,” you told him and you opened your arms, smiling as he crawled into your lap and wrapped his arms around your neck. “But why did you wanna give me a hug?”

“I just feel like I should,” Kaiden replied into your chest and you looked up at Jin, who was watching the two of you loving.

“I can’t wait to add another one to this,” he murmured quietly.

Min Yoongi

“God, I forgot how clingy you get when I’m pregnant,” you giggled, letting your eyes flutter closed as Yoongi pressed open mouthed kisses to your neck.

“Bold of you to say that as if I’m not already when it comes to you,” he shot back.

“That’s valid,” you smiled and you heard a sudden knock on your bedroom door, making you turn your head to look in that direction. “Come in Kins.” The door opened then, Kinsley peeking her head in before walking all the way inside. She walked over to the bed, climbing up and crawling to you and Yoongi.

“Hi baby girl,” Yoongi smiled, watching as she snuggled herself in between the two of you.

“Hi,” she whispered before sticking her thumb in her mouth.

“Still tired?” Yoongi asked her and she nodded slowly. You set your hand on the top of her hair, slowly running your fingertips over her scalp.

“Sweetheart, me and Daddy have something to tell you,” you whispered to her and she looked over at you. “Mommy is gonna have a baby.”

“Baby?” She lisped and you nodded.

“Yeah, you’re gonna be a big sister,” Yoongi added and Kinsley nodded, not offering up any more words. “Are you ok with that?”

“Yeah,” she shrugged. “Still sleepy.”

“Go to sleep then Kins,” you chuckled and Kinsley nodded, closing her eyes and snuggling closer to Yoongi’s body.

“Well, she’s ok with it so that’s good,” Yoongi whispered.

“She might’ve only said that because she was still sleepy,” you pointed out.

“Ok, so maybe we shouldn’t have told her this early.”

“It’s 11am,” you laughed in disbelief.

“Ugh, you know that she’s gonna be fine with it so how about we join her and go back to bed?” Yoongi suggested as he settled down next to Kinsley and you rolled your eyes playfully before doing the same thing because you did know deep down that Kins was going to be an amazing big sister.

Kim Namjoon

“We have to tell Mase,” Namjoon spoke up suddenly, making you look up at him from where you had been folding laundry.

“Joon, we just found out ourselves a few days ago and I haven’t even had my first doctor’s appointment yet,” you replied. “You really think we should tell him now?”

“I think we should, since we’ve had a few days to digest it ourselves,” he said. “Besides, you know hes gonna notice something new about you and start asking questions.”

“Oh you’re right. God, why did I have to have a son who’s smart like his Daddy?” You smiled softly, making Namjoon smile as well. “Alright, let’s go tell him now.”

“Now?” Namjoon stuttered and you smirked at him.

“You’re the one who said we should tell him. What better time than now?” You smirked as you grabbed his hand, pulling him up from the bed and pulling him behind you as you walked down the hallway to Mason’s room. When you looked inside, Mason was sitting on the floor, playing with his trains and the train track that came along with it.

“Hey Myungie,” you called and Mason looked up, his lopsided smile on full display.

“Hi Mommy,” he replied. “Wanna play trains with me?”

“Actually, me and Mommy have something that we need to tell you,” Namjoon spoke up as the two of you sat on the floor next to him. You opened your arms and Mason immediately crawled over to you, settling himself in between your open legs.

“Well, I’m gonna have a baby,” You revealed and Mason gasped loudly.

“You’re pretnant?” He questioned and you and Namjoon laughed loudly.

“It’s pronounced pregnant buddy,” Namjoon gently corrected him and Mason nodded. “But yeah, mommy is pregnant.”

“I’m gonna be a hyung,” Mason said excitedly.

“Well, maybe not because we don’t know if the baby is a boy or girl yet,” you told him and he pouted. “You might be an oppa.”

“When can we know?”

“It’ll be a few months baby.”

“When is the baby gonna be here?” Mason wondered.

“We’re not sure about that either because we have to go to the doctor for him to tell us,” Namjoon said.

“Can I play with it when it comes?” Mason asked.

“Not as soon as it comes because they’ll still be really little and we have to be careful,” you told him seriously and he nodded. “But when they get bigger, of course.”

“Can I,” Mason said as he started on in a rant of asking multiple questions and you looked over at Namjoon, who looked like he was about to go crazy with how much Mason was asking.

“Ok, I think we could’ve waited,” Namjoon muttered, making you laugh and smile.

Jung Hoseok

“So when should we tell the kids?” Hobi asked you as the two of you moved around the kitchen, finishing up dinner.

“Honestly, it doesn’t matter to me,” you replied as you dished out some kimchi onto Lennox and Berkeley's small plates. “We’re gonna have to tell them eventually so it might as well be tonight.”

“Alright,” Hobi nodded and the two of you finsihed making all of your plates before carrying them out into the dining room and setting them onto the table.

“Kiddos! Come eat!” Hobi yelled and a few seconds later, you heard two sets of footsteps running down the stairs and into the dining room. After you and Hobi helped them wash their hands first, you all sat down and started to eat dinner.

“Mommy, can I go to uncle Yoongi’s house tomorrow to see Kins?” Berkeley asked and Lennox gasped before you could even respond.

“Ohh, can I go to uncle Joon’s house to see Mason?” Lennox echoed and you laughed at them.

“We’ll call them after dinner and see what they’re doing tomorrow ok?” You told them and they both nodded before turning their attention back to their food. You looked over at Hobi, raising your eyebrows at him and gesturing towards the kids with your head.

“Uh, kiddos?” Hobi said and they both looked up at him. “Me and Mommy have something to tell you.”

“What is it?” Lennox wondered.

“Mommy is going to have another baby,” Hobi revealed and they both automatically looked over at you.

“We’re gonna have a sister?” Berkeley giggled excitedly, making you smile.

“Well, we don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl yet,” you replied.

“It’s gonna be a boy,” Lennox stated firmly and Berkeley looked over at him.

“It is not! It’s gonna be a girl!”

“But you two are happy though?” Hobi checked and they both nodded.

“Yeah, I just want it to be a girl,” Berkeley said.

“Well, it’s not gonna be a girl, it’s a boy,” Lennox shot back and they both started going back and forth about it. You set your head in your hands, feeling a headache starting to form as you listened to them argue.

“Well, I think that went pretty well,” Hobi smiled, making you chuckle in spite of yourself.

Park Jimin

“Take it slow baby,” Jimin said, setting his hand on the small of your back as the two of you walked through the front door of your house.

“I’m not made of glass Jimin-ssi,” you giggled as you pushed the door shut behind you.

“But you’re still a little weak,” he shot back as he gave you a knowing look and you rolled your eyes at him.

“Mommy!” You heard Noah’s voice shout and you looked up to see him running towards you.

“Noey!” You grinned widely as you sunk down onto your knees, opening your arms just in time for him to crash against your chest as he wrapped his arms around your neck.

“Be careful mini me,” Jimin muttered but you just threw your hand up at him as you hugged Noah close to your body.

“Oh, my baby,” you muttered, pressing multiple kisses to the side of his head and onto his cheek. “I’m so sorry for scaring you baby.”

“It’s ok Mommy,” he replied as he pulled back to look at you and you tickled his stomach, making him giggle loudly. “Are you ok now?”

“Yeah, I’m all better,” you told him.

“But we have something to tell you mini me,” Jimin spoke up and Noah looked up at him curiously. “Mommy has a baby in her stomach.”

“A baby?” Noah wondered as he looked back at you and you nodded.

“That’s why I wasn’t feeling good and had to go to the hospital,” you explained. “You’re gonna have a little brother or sister.”

“Cool!” Noah chirped with a wide smile. “Can I give them cuddles too?”

“Well, it’s gonna be a while before they get here but you can cuddle Mommy’s belly. That’s what I used to do when you were in her belly,” Jimin said.

“Really?” Noah gasped in awe and you looked up at Jimin, the two of you sharing a smile at Noah’s excitement.

Kim Taehyung

“Please can we tell Munchkin jagi?” Taehyung pleaded and you giggled as you looked over at him as the two of you laid in bed together.

“Tae, don’t you think we should wait a while longer?” You asked, only to see him quickly shake his head.

“I don’t and didn’t you say that you were worried about how she’d adjust?” He said, waiting as you nodded your head before continuing. “The sooner we tell her, the more we can work with her on it.”

“Hm, alright,” you relented, making him grin widely.

“Munchkin!” Taehyung shouted and you both listened quietly as a pair of tiny footsteps got closer and closer to your bedroom door. The door then opened slightly, Spencer poking her head in with wide eyes.

“Come here Spence,” you called as you waved your hand to her and she stepped inside, walking over to the bed and crawling onto it. She moved up the bed, settling herself in between you and Taehyung.

“Daddy called me,” Spencer said and Tae nodded.

“Yeah, I did because me and Mommy have something to tell you,” Taehyung said.

“I’m gonna have a baby,” you told her and Spencer’s eyes widened.

“A baby?” She murmured. “I’m gonna have a brother, like Berk?”

“Or maybe a sister, like Lennox does,” Taehyung replied.

“I want a brother,” Spencer shook her head.

“We can’t really pick Spence,” you laughed.

“That’s not fair,” she pouted.

“Kind of,” Taehyung agreed with a smile. “But you’re fine with it? You don’t mind if we have another baby?”

“No, it’s ok,” Spencer shrugged. “Can you do my hair now Mommy?”

“Yeah Spence, go get your stuff,” you told her and she scrambled down off of the bed before running out of your bedroom.

“Well, that went as well as can be expected,” you said as you turned to look at Taehyung.

“I think it’ll set in more once she sees you getting bigger,” Taehyung smiled as he reached over and set his hand on your stomach.

Jeon Jungkook

“Ave,” you called, making her look up from her spot in the bathtub where you had been watching her play in the water. “Once you get out of your bath, me and Daddy have something important to tell you.”

“Is it a present?” She wondered and you chuckled softly as you reached over and pushed her wet hair back out of her eyes.

“Kind of,” you replied and Ava furrowed her eyebrows. You finished helping clean her body and once you rinsed her off, you grabbed a towel and held it open for her, watching as she stood up and you wrapped it around her body before picking her up and setting her on the ground outside of the tub.

“Hey, all done Angel?” Jungkook wondered as he poked his head into the bathroom.

“Yeah,” Ava chirped as you helped wipe all of the water off her body.

“Did Mommy tell you that we have something to tell you?”

“Yeah,” she repeated and you handed her her underwear and pajama pants, waiting patiently as she put them both on before handing her her pajama top. Once you had run the towel over her hair to catch any excess water, Ava bounded over to Jungkook and he picked her up, setting her on his hip before walking back into your bedroom. You pulled the plug out of the bathroom and watched to make sure the water started to drain before following behind them.

“Tell me Daddy,” you heard Ava plead as you stepped into your bedroom, smiling when you saw that her and Jungkook were cuddling in bed. You walked over and got into the bed as well, laying down on the opposite side of Ava.

“Well now that Mommy’s here, we can tell you,” Jungkook said. He looked over at you and you nodded, giving him silent permission. “Angel, Mommy has a baby in her tummy.”

“Really?” Ava gasped in awe as she looked over at you, her eyes then trailing down to your stomach. “It doesn’t look like it.”

“That’s because the baby is still really tiny,” you told her and she nodded slowly.

“When is it coming?”

“We’re not exactly sure yet,” Jungkook spoke up. “But it’ll be a few months.”

“Are you happy?” You asked and she nodded rapidly.

“Yeah,” she nodded. “Can it be my baby?”

“Sure, if you want,” you smiled. “Are you gonna be a good helper for Mommy and Daddy and help us with the baby?”

“Oh, can I?” She gasped and you and Jungkook both nodded in confirmation. Ava continued to ramble about the baby and you looked over her head at Jungkook, who let out a large sigh of relief and you knew that it was because Ava had a good reaction to the news, which made you smile widely.

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therookieking412 · 4 years

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Friday Spin Class

Wow, glad you could be here for two Friday Spin Classes, very special.

So I want to talk about Fakir and Uzura, but primarily Fakir.

I was thinking about Uzura, because she’s so cute and tiny and Fakir is totally not her adopted dad, like not all, but then I got thinking, I was like huh it’s weird that Fakir just took Edel’s remains to his dad Charon, like why would he do that?

It’s not a new thought, just one I never put much effort into considering, I just believed it was a convenient way to get Uzura into the story.

But if we know anything about Princess Tutu, nothing is ever done without thought - or at least, nothing is done without me over-analyzing it - and it clicked.

Yes, of course! How could I have not seen it before! And it fits so nicely with another theory I have been cooking up!

Fakir, as we all know, acts tough and scary, but inside he’s really just scared, and lonely, and sad.

Just, really sad.

And at this point, still pretty conflicting with himself.

Fakir has known Ahiru for what, a month? As far as Ahiru is concerned, and possibly longer since it seems everyone has fake memories of her.

Fakir is not cold nor unconcerned with Ahiru, he sees that she’s nervous about finding Mytho, but still trying her best, and he sees her interaction with Edel.

“Ahiru Thank you, Edel-san, for always being so kind to us.

Edel It's not kindness.

Ahiru Huh?

Edel A puppet follows orders.

Ahiru Puppet?

Edel Yes, I am a puppet.

I have neither a heart nor feelings.

Ahiru But, Edel-san... you're always teaching me so many things...

And you're kind... So...

Edel-san, I...

Edel Because that was the role given to me.

The orders end here.

Now, please go on” (S1E12).

I believe this is a more direct translation, and in the English Dub, Ahiru is on the verge of telling Edel she views her as a mother.

Fakir is right fucking there, he sees and hears this whole interaction and later, when Edel is Burning Herself Alive so Fakir can get himself out of the lake and follow her warmth back out to the surface or whatever happened. He Knows how important Edel is to Ahiru, so after Tutu and Mytho finsih their fuckin pas de duex, he takes Edels REMAINS to his did Charon in hopes that he can do something.

Resulting in Uzura.

Fakir is probably disappointed that his daughter the little puppet doesn’t remember Ahiru, so he tells her all about the Duck turned human turned Princess.

It’s really sweet, and of course it was always there, I just didn’t think about the implications.

#uzura #princess tutu #fakir #Friday Spin Class

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lonelythoughtsinmybed · 4 years

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diary entry #1 ✂︎--- normal day

hi! this is my first diary entry. today was very chill. i was in my room for most of the time, ofc lol. my best friend called me and it was fun to chat with her. i actually went to her job and it was nice to see her in person as well :). i really can’t wait to hang out with my two best friends on my 18th birthday next saturday. i just hope my high expectations and specifc visions of that day will dial down. i always imagine events the way i want it to happen, making me lowkey disappointed when things aren’t what i pictured. it’s kind of a problem. sometimes i feel i ruin shit for myself. like either i overthink a situation, thinking a guy is gonna fall madly in love with myself or that that some person hates me but they don’t...i’m just in my head way too much. just today i saw that a job that i applied to had over 100 applicants...my hopes were down about getting called and now i’m doubting that i’m gonna get it. AND i even feel that talking about it to people and even typing it rn is gonna effect my chances. if you don’t focus on something too much and don’t talk about it lot, it’ll be given to you. there’s no logic behind that, but it’s true in my mind. it’s kind of how my life works lol.

ANYWAY, rhett and link unexpectedly posted A NEW FUCKING VLOGGG! after stopping it many many months ago, they posted an awesome one today :). ughh made my day fr. i loved how uninvolved link wanted to be in all of this. i also loved jessie’s reaction to the book. i would cherish it to my grave.

i’ve gotten my splits for awhile now, so now i’m doing somewhat daily stretches to maintain it. it’s crazy to see how far i’ve come and how my flexibility has increased. some days i don’t do it, but the minimum is five days.

i finished LIS after at least a year of having it. that’s really weird to wrap my head around though. like as much as i love that game and was so excited to get it for $4, i always played snippets of it every month basically. 1. i would forget i had it and 2. i would have no willpower to sit down and put all of my attention to it. that’s peculiar though because i’m not bad at focusing on one task. i’m also an okay multitasker...

i had some difficulties going through the scary and dark walkthrough that had people like jefferson and nathan holding flashlights. like you had to avoid them and not get caught so you can get back to chloe. yea that was really annoying mostly because my brightness was somehow really dark and i couldn’t see much.

i watched pewdiepie play it first awhile back. then i watched [uberhaxornova] james play it, thus starting a plethora of watching a lot of his videos. he’s just so damn funny. i loved his LIS series so much that i’ve probably came back to it and watched the whole thing five times lolll...

but yea by all of that, i knew beforehand what happened in the game. the only thing i was surprised with while playing was the dialogue. it was nice to see that different alternatives that i didn’t see pewds or james come across. the major choices i chose were the opposite of what they chose mostly because i was genuinely curious how dialogue and other stuff would be effected. surprise, nothing is effected because although it’s a decision-based game, you get the same damn ending. unless you care about different dialogues and interactions, being strategic ain’t worth it. i still love the game tho don’t get me wrong lol. when i finsihed, i was thinking how different it would be if i played without any prior knowledge. 1. it would be a lot more fun and surprising and 2. it would be more frustrating and i would get hella lost. i’ll post my full review of it and the choices i made later.

ugh oh no it’s 12am so it’s gonna post as the next day :(. okay so i’ve watched ryan higa for awhile. he’s awesome and so is rhpc ofc. idk it was just a whim weeks ago to watch rhpc vids and possibly watch 90% of higatv videos. i just didn’t have anything to watch on youtube sooo.

i went to quickchek and got my usual. i go biweekly with my siblings.

and lastly to end the night, as always, i watch whatever on my laptop, light a candle, put on my led lights, and chill. life is great guys. OH i got episode one of LIS 2 for free so i’m probably gonna play that until i gts.

♥︎ thank you for reading ghosties

#diary #journal #writing #writing prompt #self reflection #rhett and link #food #rhpc #life is strange

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tmnt-life-of-a-terrapin · 5 years

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This is a question for mun: Would you consider having your old AU in your new AU for awhile since I kinda miss how your old story tied in with TMNT 2012. I also kinda miss how you drew the turtles with their weapons and other items lol.^^

You’d actually be surprised to hear that I have been thinking about that ^^ Sometimes I do miss the old concept, not that I don’t enjoy the new one but you knows, it’s where I started hehe. But maybe I could do like a week based on the show :3

Actually, before the old blog closed, I really wanted to do a special event there, mostly because the show had finsihed. I really wanted to do like a short event with the Mutant Apocalypse.

But you know what happened and all, but I still really wanna do it. I wanted to draw the tots in their own concept and how they would’ve been divided for years. Maybe later on it could happen.

Though now I think it would be best to ask the others, because some are new to the blog and might not know what I’m talking about, but just in case, let me know if you would like something related to my old blog reappear in this one ^^

#mun speaks

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prinxietys · 6 years

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Liar Liar

I told y’all I’d do it!!!! And I did! The first chapter to my new fic is out on ao3! This is more a slice of life set in a soulmate au

Here’s a link to the story!

Liar Liar

Chapter 1

Warnings: Alcohol, piercings, uhh, I don’t think much else atm (both very brief and not huge plot points)

Summary: It's easy to lie to people. Virgil knows this. He's lied his whole life.It's hard to lie, But Patton might as well be the master of it by this point.It's an art to lie, an easy facade that Roman knows all too well.There's no point in lying, it is the biggest waste of Logan's time.What a lie.

Pairings: Eventual Lamp

Virgil stared out the bus window, watching the neighborhoods pass him by in a blur.

"House," He whispered.

"Tree."

"Mailbox."

"Truck."

He liked this game, it helped the time pass. Especially since his phone had died this morning (A misplaced charger was the culprit).

The bus came to a slow stop, one person got off, three got on.

The bus started back into motion.

"Telephone pole."

"Tree."

"Tricycle!"

Virgil's mouth snapped shut and he turned to the man standing behind him, smiling widely.

"I love this game! Christopher Robin was a great movie!"

"... Yeah."

He glanced down at his phone in a desperate prayer that suddenly the battery would fill and he could bury his nose in it to avoid this oncoming conversation.

"My names, Patton!" The man held out his hand, but Virgil sheepishly held up his hand.

"Sorry, I don't... um," He glanced down at the others hand,and Patton immediately understood.

"Oh, no problem! Everyone wants their whole soulmate thing to be an adventure after all!" He took the empty seat beside Virgil as the bus went over a particularly bad pothole,and his body collided with Virgil's side.

"Shoot, sorry," He quickly apologized while pulling away, " I totally didn't do that on purpose I swear, i wouldn't have purposefully bumped you, I know you just said you don't like contact-"

"It's okay," Virgil cut in, trying to keep his voice calm, " like you said, it was an accident."

Patton looked sheepish then smiled wide at the other.

And just like that, the conversation was over. The two spent the rest of the ride in silence, and when Virgil's stop came, he said a quick "Bye" and left without looking back.

He checked his wrist.

10:55.

He hiked his bag up on his shoulder and sprinted as fast as he could down the block to work before his boss began to sacrifice his soul for a new employee.

"11:01."

"Not technically late," Virgil grinned.

"Cheek. You better go get your station ready, you got a pretty decent schedule today," His manager ruffled his hair, and he huffed with indignation, he was taller then them, come on!

He went to his station, bobbing his head along to the P!aTD playing over the speakers. He flicked on the lights in his office, and grinned as he blasted his own speakers, the next pirate metal on his playlist.

He looked over his next client, coming in for an industrial in his right ear.

A knock at his door drew his attention from where he was sketching his next tattoo design while he was waiting.

“You’re client is here.”

“Thanks.” He snapped it shut and pulled on gloves before going out to meet his client.

“Hey there,” He said in greeting, holding out his hand, “Names Virgil.”

The man took his hand and shook it once. Formally.

“Logan, pleased to meet you.”

“Formal for a punk,” Virgil said as he looked over the mans information.

“Mellow for a metalhead,” He threw back.

“Eh, just like the music. Wouldn’t say I’m hardcore.”

“Well, neither would I, then I suppose. I like the aesthetic. The freedom and transformation. Plus, my students will find another ear piercing amusing to no end.”

“Come this way and we can get started Mr. Teacher.” Virgil motioned to his work room, where he turned the music off so whatever latest alternative song played quietly in the background.

“Okay, go ahead and take a seat and lean back,” He motioned to the chair in the center of the room, which the other made himself comfortable on.

Virgil washed his hands before turning back to the other and pulled on a brand new pair of rubber gloves.

“So, first I’m going to clean the area surrounding where the piercing is gonna go,a dn then I’m gonna use a marker to mark where the piercing will be, and you can take a look and tell me what you think.”

“Sounds well enough.”

Virgil did as he said and handed a hand mirror to the other.

“How does that look? Won’t get in the way of your other piercings, though during the healing process I do recommend you stick with this rook you have in now and do not change it out until this new one heals. You will run the chance of irritating and infecting this industrial because of the close placement.”

Logan nodded agreement, and Virgil continued.

“Alright, in that case, let’s get this ball rolling.”

It was silent for a minute, before cold metal was set to Logan’s ear and Virgil was speaking.

“Alright you might feel a bit of a pinch, but that’s just the clasp since we’re using a needle instead of a piercing gun. Okay we’re almost read-” before he finsihed talking he did the first hole and smirked as the others fingers tensed ever so slightly.

“‘Startle ya?”

“Did I startle you?” The other corrected, seemingly out of instinct.

“Punk.”

He saw a smirk quirk the others lips.

“Alright, I’m gonna get the bar ready to go through as I pierce the second. Should I count this time?”

“If you insist upon it.”

“Alright, on the count of five. One-” And with that, he got the needle through the other side and was twisting the ball on the end of the earring.

“There we go, all done.”

Virgil laid his toolson his sterile tray and removed his gloves before picking up the mirror again, passing it off to Logan, who took it, accidentally bumping his hand against the others.

“Apologies,” He said quickly, “I too prefer to refrain from physical contact with others.”

“Eh, it’s no problem. Happens all the time.”

Logan was admiring his ear, it was red and very slightly swelling, but nothing bad.

“Alright-” Virgil went through the process of cleaning it with the other, showing a demonstration with his own barbell.

“And did you want a check up text or call in 30 days?”

“Yes, a text would do just well.”

“Alright, then we are all set. Here’s my business card if you have any questions or wish to make any appointments in the future.”

“Thank you very much for your time, Virgil.”

“Here we are, one raspberry cosmopolitan for Mr. Bigshot over here.”

Virgil blushed under the stare of the bartender, reaching out for the drink set in front of him.

“Ah, yeah…”

“So, what’re you doing here tonight? Tryna drink the week away?” The bartender winked.

Virgil felt an awkward cloud fall over his mind. Which always seemed to happen around the hot bartender.

“Uh, drink, yeah. Right.” As if to prove his point, he began draining his glass.

“Wow, you sure have a tolerance,” The bartender through his head back and laughed.

“Heeeeey, Roman!”

A man at the other end of the bar waved his hand and Roman winked at Virgil before turning and throwing his arms out in open greeting to the other patron. Virgil watched as the two began to throw playful flirting back and forth.

Though, part of Virgil wondered if maybe it wasn’t playful. Maybe that was serious flirting.

What would I know? He thought sourly. I can’t flirt to save my life.

Though, I don’t know if I’d want to. That would most likely bring more problems then not.

“Hey, earth to Mr. Brightside!”

He snapped out of his thoughts.

“I thought you were off helping someone else?” Virgil remarked.

“And I did, but I wanted to help you out a little more,” The other remarked, a glint of mischief in his dark eyes.

“Uh, I’m good, thanks…”

Flirting. He’s flirting.

Fuck, how do I tell him he’s handsome but I’m not interested? Will that offend him?

“I don’t know how to tell you honey, but you’re sucking down air there,” The other pointed to his glass, and Virgil looked down and felt his face begin to burn in embarrassment.

“Don’t worry suga’ I got you,” The bartender winked as he took the others glass.

“Oh, um, I don’t really drink that much…. One’s enough for me.”

“Oh,” The other pouted, “Does that mean I’m dismissed for now?”

“Uh.”

Okay, this was too much flirting, playful or otherwise, for Virgil to process.

“Um, I-”

Roman smiled. Not smirked, but smiled and reached his hand out to take Virgil’s, slipping a piece of paper into his own grasp, and not seeming to mind Virgil’s sudden reflexive jerk backwards. A Lot of people probably came and went like him all the time.

“Well, if you ever wanna bask in my radiance again, just gimme a call.”

With that, roman turned and headed back to help his coworkers, and the other patrons.

Virgil sat at his desk, water colors staining both his paper and hands, eyes bloodshot and drooping, when he felt a soft, trickle, like water, running down the back of his hand.

Assuming it to be paint, he rubbed his hand off on a towel, and paid it no mind.

Two hours later though, as he washed the paint off in the shower, he felt the trickle again. Cold compared to the steam of the shower, and not running off his hand but across it.

He looked down,blinking the dripping water from his lashes so his vision stopped blurring, and his heart stopped.

Is someone there?

It was written in red pen. In small, neat print.

Then below it, another line.

Sorry, if I scared you

He quickly sat on the floor of the tub, not wanting to slip and fall in his sudden dazed state.

It was them.

It was Virgil’s soulmate.

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buckylogy · 5 years

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The World I Used To Know

Pairing: Bucky x fem!Reader

Summary: You’re living the perfect life; With your fiancé, non other than Bucky Barnes, you share a small but comfortable apartment. What’s left? Of course, the perfect job. Studying to become a doctor you leave your past behind to live the life you and your brother Tony always wanted. Safe and Sound. But what happens when the almost forgotten past comes back one day?

Warnings: fluff; angst; language; smutty references you must be at least 18 years old to read this, I’m sorry!

Words: 4.9k

A/N: This is the second chapter of the series ‘Step by Step’. Each chapter is a one-shot and can be read without knowing the content of the chapters posted before. As always: This story might include endgame spoilers, so if you haven’t seen it, save it for later! ♡ This one-shot will be continued with the next chapter. You still can read them separately!

“I’ll look back on this and smile because it was life and I decided to live.”

They say your past doesn’t define your future.

It’s the decisions you’ve made along your way that lead your way towards your future.

Whether it’ll be filled with light or drowned in darkness - - well, nobody can tell you what’ll happen, because it’s ‘in the stars’.

There it is, another quote of society to sympathize a future that’s hidden somewhere deep within the cold, thick fog. But that’s not the point, is it?

The thing is; when it’s not your past defining your future but your decisions, well - - those exclude each other, don’t they?

Because the decisions you’ve made in the past would define your future.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Julia prompted through the phone, “Tell me it’s a fucking joke,” she laughed nervously.

You huffed at her hilarious reaction but knew as well that she was only ‘joking’ to hide her surprise. “Nope, not at all,” you said calmly, “I did it. I passed.” In your head you see Julia drinking a glass of fresh water, suddenly spitting it out all at once at your statement and you have to bite down your smirk.

“Seriously, you can’t be human. You’re a freak, damn it!” There was a break of silence before she added, “But I’m proud of you, you little freak. It’s finally going somewhere for you.”

“Why so full of surprise? You should’ve known before that I’m a genius. Of course I’d do it in such a short amount of time!” You joked with false pride in your voice.

Surely Julia knew you weren’t being honest with your arrogance but played along anyway.

“Hmm, you really are a Stark. I’d recognize that sound of arrogance anywhere. Tony teached you himself, didn’t he?” If she’d said that 2 years earlier you would’ve immediately said goodbye to her but, now that you’ve learned to progress your brother’s death, you could talk about—hell, even joke about him. Life was so much easier if you’d just allow yourself to mourn over the lost lives.

“Damn right you are,” you reply while laughing, “Name someone who managed to finish his studies within one and a half year, I’ll wait.”

“Always so bloody arrogant,” Julia stated with a tease in her voice, “little bitch.”

Neither of you could stay silent and you especially couldn’t care less at the weird glares the passengers sent you. You fished the keys to your apartment out of your jacket pocket while you pressed your phone between shoulder and cheek to open the door.

“‘Kay, I’m hanging up now, I’m home,” you said in a matter-of-fact, allowed Julia to say her goodbyes before you stuffed the phone into your bag. Opening the door to your apartment the first thing you do is throw your shoes into the next corner, soon followed by your bag, not caring about your phone at all.

“Buck, I’m home,” you announced into the emptiness. Walking through the floor to head for the kitchen to get yourself a fresh bottle of water you scream as two strong hands grab your waist from behind to pull you straight into a tight hug.

“Bucky, stop it, stop I-,” you squealed as he tickled your sides. He let you back on the ground and you immediately turned around, standing on the tip of your toes, pulling him down for a sweet kiss. “I missed you, idiot,” you chuckle sweetly against his lips. With his hands still resting on your sides he pulls you impossibly closer and you feel the devilish heat radiating off his body, embracing your whole being and you can’t fight the shiver to run down your body.

��Missed you more,” he whispered, his lips too close to yours and he eventually catches your lips with his teeth, softly carrying you into the next kiss. Neither of you fought the rising tension and soon enough both of you decided it was time to get rid of your clothes.

“That’s so cliche, Bucky!” You laugh between wet kisses and dancing tongues. Bucky hummed in response, too far lost in the kiss but managed to pull one of your legs up to his hip and you immediately understood so you wrapped your other leg around his hip as well. He carried you blindly towards the bedroom, never daring to break the love-filled kiss.

Seconds later and your back hits the mattress of your king size bed and soon after Bucky follows, gently laying down on top of you, with his hands resting on either sides of your face to steady himself. The only clothes left were your bra and panties and his shorts but neither of you paid attention to that as you were still to focused on exploring each other’s mouth.

Bucky’s lips start their way from your mouth up to your nose to leave a small kiss, then moving to your eyelids, leaving kisses here and there before traveling back towards your mouth.

Every touch lights up a new fire in your skin and slowly but surely, you were growing impatient. You knew he took his time teasing you but as you pressed your hips against his he couldn’t hold back the deep, lust-filled groan coming out of his mouth. “Doll,” he whispered, his ice blue eyes shining dangerously, “we’ve got time and I’ll take it,” he grumbled, “no need to rush things.” He finsihes his words with yet another wet, passionate kiss on your lips and the way he did that - - you couldn’t help but moan into his mouth, while your panties were already soaking through; Gods, you were more than ready for him. Bucky was no different, though. He was already rockhard but when you try to sneak one of your hands inside his shorts he quickly grabs your wrist to pin your arms above your head.

“Sorry, doll,” he whispered against your lips, with your bottom lip between his teeth, “I had to wait for you the whole day, now let me welcome you properly.” That wasn’t true, at least not entirely. It was just afternoon and you hadn’t been out for more than eight hours. Damn, Bucky could be so dramatic. And needy. Of course you didn’t mind at all - - Sex with Bucky was always more than breathtaking. He was a damn sex god, not more and not less. That’s why you didn’t mind that you couldn’t tell him your great news, they could wait but the sex? Well that couldn’t.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

“Something the matter?” Bucky’s flesh hand stroked through the strands of your hair, gently massaging your head as you cuddled your entire being against his warm, strong and muscular chest. You hum in reply, cracking an eye open to glance up at his beautiful face, immediately pressing yourself against his warm skin, seeking warmth. “I... passed,” you said in a yawn.

There was a moment of silence where Bucky slowly progressed your words before it hit him hard.

“Wha- You’re joking, aren’t you?” He sat upright within seconds, forcing you off his chest and you send him a pout but eventually follow his move.

“I ain’t joking, Buck.” You tried hard to give him a serious glance but your mind was too dizzy to keep up the facade. You were about to turn around with a yawn when Bucky’s strong arms shot around your chest from behind.

“Jesus, why haven’t you told be earlier? Damn, that’s amazing, doll. I’m proud of you. You did great,” he praised, squeezing you tightly as he pressed a kiss to your shoulder.

“You’re right,” you yawned once again, “I’m sorry I didn’t. It’s just that, uh, I don’t know. Was busy having sex with you I guess.”

Bucky couldn’t help but grin at the teasing sound in your tired voice but said nothing in the end as you were obviously on the edge of falling asleep.

He never let his eyes off your peaceful sleeping form, smiling gently as he grabbed the blanket to you properly. With a kiss on your cheek he silently heaved himself off the mattress, heading towards the kitchen on naked feet - - after picking up his shorts, of course.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Heavy darkness all around, weighing him down. The blood of thousands on his hands. Death had once been his best friend.

Then came Steve and saved him; dragged his vessel back on his own, brought his soul back from the shadows and gave him a reason to live. Although... No, scratch that. Bucky still hadn’t had a reason to live. The only reason he hadn’t committed suicide was his friendship with Steve. He‘d felt like he owed him his life, even if it was in the way that he wouldn’t end it.

Memories of those he had killed still haunted him every night and no matter how hard Bucky tried, he couldn’t wash the blood off his hands. And the guilt... it had almost completely eaten him out from the inside.

‘Till the end of the line.’

Turned out the end of the line had been reached after the death of Tony Stark. Bucky had known the second he’d seen Steve on that particular day, that his best friend wouldn’t come back.

Once more on his own, the former asset of Hydra was forced to stay alive - - somehow.

Sam had been there, he remembered now. But still, Bucky had felt that drowning emptiness within his heart. A life worth living without the one person that believed in him? Ha, that’s out of the question.

With yet another hole in his scarred heart he’d left, standing on the verge of giving up.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

Bucky breathes in and out as he stands in the living room, looking out of the great windows, embraced by the gorgeous view of the city.

He feels his heart beating weightlessly and even though those certain, painful memories haunt him from time to time, the former asset was able to brush them off without much effort. Once they were becoming too much, he‘d tell you and that alone helped to ease the pain.

Now that he was free from handling dangerous missions that would eventually turn into nightmares in his sleep, Bucky learned to enjoy the little things in life. But the greatest gift he‘d achieved so far was your love for him. Living the normal (for others rather boring) life with you in a small yet comfortable apartment with a normal job felt like a dream he’d given up long ago.

Brooklyn together with his family, his best friend... all that before the war. It had been a hard time and yet filled with joy and happiness.

His instincts had never been gone, they’d just been resting in the depths of his mind and it took one noise to wake them up. The hairs on the back of his neck stand on end and he feels a shiver running down his spine. Bucky wheels around, his body on high alert as he ghosts through his own apartment. At first he even plays with the thought to wake you up but seeing you in the threshold of the bedroom already tells him that what he’d just heard wasn’t an imagination. He sighs in relief as your instincts were back as well. As much as you tried to be normal, once you were an avenger, some habits would follow you anywhere and they turned out to be quite helpful in the end. Bucky presses a single finger to his mouth, motioning for you to stay in place to avoid the old floor cracking any traitorous sounds.

Standing on the tip of his toes he silently steps through the living room, careful not to leave any tell-tale sounds as he heads towards the front door. Every nerve told him to prepare for a fight. Whoever this intruder was and whatever his intentions were, they wouldn’t be here without a good reason. It was most unlikely though, for a burglar to break in during the afternoon.

Chances were that some certain ghosts of his past decided to hunt him down and by doing so, potentially hunting you down on their go as well. Bucky frightened at that thought. Never would he let something happen to you, his last beautiful fire that lightened his darkness.

The killer in him cracked his eyes open, yawning like a bear that’s just woken up after a long and hard winter, now ready once more to tear his victim into messy bloody pieces.

His hands didn’t need a weapon to kill; Bucky himself was the weapon - - the most deadliest the world had to offer.

Yes, he was close. He could hear the stranger‘s beating. Judging by the direction the intruder was either in the kitchen or close by.

Bucky glanced around the corner but saw nothing. He stepped forward, keeping his body close to the wall, his breath low, too silent for someone to notice.

One more step forward and he‘d be able to take another glance. He prepared his fists for a fight but when he stepped inside he found he was already awaited. He knew that man; he would never forget him. Bucky began to wonder what brought this man into his apartment illegally, instead of knocking or sending a damn message or something like that.

“Nick Fury?”

“‘m sorry, didn’t want to...,” Fury looked at Bucky from head to toe, searching for the right words as the former asset wore nothing more than simple black shorts on his hip, “disturb your love life.”

Bucky startled at Fury’s words. He’d been too focused to pay any thought at his clothes but the situation in itself was too weird to feel embarrassed.

“Why are you here?” Bucky asks instead.

“Not because of you. Where’s your other half?”

“Here,” you responded as you walk around the corner and into the kitchen, coming to a halt next to Bucky. He recognizes his shirt you’d put on, with lose shorts over your hips. Messy but still adorable on your small figure, he notices.

“You had no other options to bring me your... What brought you here, again?”

Your arms locked around your chest and you glare at your former director with an arched eyebrow. He knew not to contact you ever again. Whatever it was that brought him to you, you wanted non of it.

“It’s about Stark,” Fury tells you, his only eye on level with yours. Your confidence doesn’t crack, not even a little. As your hands wander to your hips you wait for him to continue.

“Could you be any less vague at least? I’m not thrilled to have you here, Fury and you know why.”

“Sure but maybe we should...,” His eye wanders over to Bucky, then back to you, “talk about this under three eyes.”

“No. Whatever you have to tell me, you do it before all our eyes. This is our home and I decide who leaves and who doesn’t.”

Fury sighs in both exhaustion and annoyance. You were such a Stark. “Fine,” he said, “but you may better take a seat.”

You huffed at his words once again, still pissed that he broke into your apartment instead of respecting your wishes. “Yeah, seeing that you already followed your own offer, I’m glad to be allowed to sit down in my kitchen.”

Bucky has to swallow his laughter, then coughs awkwardly with his fist before his mouth.

Once either of you are seated in front of S.H.I.E.L.D’s former director, heavy silence falls over the room. While Bucky is rather relaxed, though a bit curious, he feels you burning in anger and suspense. You’re kneading your tensed muscles in your hands, let the knuckles in your fingers crack while you all but stare Fury down with the deadliest glare you could offer.

Fury’s having non of it, glaring you down equally with his only eye and any other would’ve probably felt too small to withstand his authority but you never backed down in front of anyone. There was truly Stark’s blood running through your veins.

“So,” you muttered, “can we finally get this over with? ‘Cause I’m quite busy here.” A blatant lie, for sure, Bucky knew. You were done studying and had the day off, the only plans you’ve had were having sex with him and relaxing in bed for the rest of the day. It was obvious you wanted Fury out of your house. As much as you’ve accepted the past, you definitely didn’t want it back in your life now. Bucky had no idea as to why Fury was here but it definitely wasn’t for small talk, that much he knew about that man.

“Last time we’ve seen you’d been a lot more... talkative,” he commented but eventually reached the topic. “The reason I’m here is because you’re the best to deal with this - actually, you’re the only one.” You arch a single eyebrow at his dusty explanation. He knew you weren’t an avenger anymore and not a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, either, so what was he talking about?

“Some one infiltrated Stark Industries and managed to get his hands on Tony’s tech - the Iron Suits, to be more precise, as well as his A.I.” Oh, he must be joking, you thought. Your eyes are opened in shock, your mouth forming a slight ‘o’. During the next seconds you couldn’t push a word out of your throat, too much of an impact had the information on you. However did that surely hadn’t the best intention to use your brother’s tech. At the moment not a single soul would pass by your mind; you had no idea who would be able to do such a thing.

“Why- Wh- Why... me?”

‘Why are you telling me?!’ You wanted to scream at him. The new were heavy and managed to shake your precious wall that used to protect you from your past life.

“We don’t have any information on the perpetrator as of now, although I’m pretty sure with your help we’ll hunt down these motherfuckers in no time.”

He’s been right then, Bucky notices as Fury’s words reach his ears. He was really playing with the thought to send you after them - whoever they were. “N- No, I can’t... can’t do that,” you whisper, your body language telling how broken you suddenly are. “I left this life behind. Besides, there are plenty other people who’re able to do that. Ask some of the remaining Avengers, maybe Parker? I- I don’t know but don’t ask me, of all people!” All Bucky could do at that time was to hold your hand reassuringly to prove that he was there for you.

“Parker doesn’t have your abilities, Stark. No one does and that’s why you’re the only one to take over this mission. Tony was your brother. Don’t you think you owe him protecting of what remains of him?” Fury’s words hit you one after another and your strong, confident figure dared to break apart.

“Yes, he was my brother but he would’ve accepted that I’m different now. Tony always saw me as who I am. Sure I’m different from other - normal - people but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a normal life now. He wanted me to live the life he wouldn’t, couldn’t have,” you explained, “What happened is terrible, but I’m not doing this. I’m not going to drift into my old habits again. I know you have people able to track those idiots down and then get them, so don’t try making me feel guilty.” You make an attempt to stand up to send Fury out of your apartment. When he doesn’t move in his seat, however, you frown at him in confusion.

“I thinks that’s all, right? You better leave now and you should better stay away from us from now on, I mean it, Nick.”

It hurt to know what’s been done with Tony’s creations but you felt it wasn’t your place to save them. Or was it? You were torn between your decisions and your past. Sure, those people had to be stopped but were you the one to put a stop to their plans? You were somehow involved in this case, just because you were Tony’s sister. But still... What about Rhodey? Or Parker? Both had been close to your brother as well and they’d probably take over the mission wholeheartedly together.

“And I’m still convinced that you’re the only one who can manage this,” he says with that stubborn head of his. “At least take some time to think it through. I’ll send you everything we’ve got so far.” He finally rises from the chair, sends you one last intensive glare and turns around. “I’ll find out on my own, no need to guide me out,” he stated with his back turned to you.

“Yeah, figured as much,” you mumble between your teeth, aware that he wouldn’t hear your words anymore. It’s now Bucky who leaves his current seat to step beside you, turning you around gently to pull you into a comforting hug. He’s aware that no words would help you now so he does the only thing that helps. His metal hand runs over your back in circles while his chin rests on your small shoulder with his eyes shut.

Betrayal, that’s what you feel. Tony was dead and some idiots dared to get their hands on his work, no, his life! Madness joins the pool of your messed up feelings and you can no longer hold back the tears in your eyes. It doesn’t take long for Bucky’s shirt to be soaked through but he couldn’t care less about that. What mattered was you and only you. Always.

“Hey,” he whispers, “‘s okay... cry it out, I’m right here. You’re not alone, ‘kay?” He pulls you a little closer, careful not to hug you too tight in his arms. He wished nothing more than to take away the pain. You’d been doing so great for the longest time and it took one conversation with Fury to turn your strength into ashes.

“We’ll make it through together. ‘m not going to leave your side. Never. I promised you, remember?” You free yourself out of his arms if only just a little to meet his gaze. Your eyes are heavy red, your hair a mess but to Bucky you were the most beautiful being the world had to offer. Even though your world’s been shattered your able to send Bucky a small smile.

“I love you, James Buchanan Barnes,” you sniff, your eyes shining with passion and love, “When everything’s breaking apart, you’re still with me. You’re my greatest support; always manage to keep me at bay. Thank you, Bucky, for everything.”

You stand on the tip of your toes, your arms thrown around Bucky’s neck as you pull him down into a soft kiss. He follows you into the kiss gladly, sucking on your bottom lip just a little bit. If he wanted to, he could’ve turned the kiss into something more but Bucky knows the situation isn’t right to do so. You were hurt, you needed comfort and he’d give you everything you needed without you even asking him to do so.

“What do you wanna do now?” He asks as he pulls away slowly, cupping your face in his cheeks, keeping your face close to his. “Guess I need to talk to Pepper. She’ll want to know if she doesn’t already. Probably will be as hard for her as it is for me... Maybe she’ll help me figure out what to do,” you explain, immediately feeling the ache in your heart.

“You know you don’t have to-,” Bucky started,

“No, I know but, I still need her opinion, Bucky.”

“Still, there’s plenty others who could do this. I don’t wanna see you-,”

“Bucky!” You shout desperately, close to shedding tears once more, “This hasn’t gotta do anything with you! Keep out of it,” Bucky stares at you with wide eyes. “Please,” you add silently, turning around to set your plan into reality.

Bucky could do so much more to help you through this but right now he’s left to watch you torturing yourself and he hates it.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

“Hey Pep. Yeah, it’s me,” you greet her nonchalantly the moment she’s answered your call. “What’s going on? You sound... different,” she notices quickly.

“So you haven’t heard? Can’t imagine that actually,” you stated simply. “What’re you talking about? Is it about Stark Industries? Only thing I know is someone stole some of our products but that’s not a big thing. I mean, yes, it’s terrible but it could’ve been worse. You’re not calling me to tell me that, right?”

“Actually, I am. And it’s worse than that. We’re not talking about the things you sell on the market,” you start, thinking about how much you were going to tell her. “This is serious, Pep. Listen, Fury’s been at my apartment, told me some one got his hands on Tony’s suits and his A.I.” You let the words pass her mind a few minutes before you continue, “I- I don’t... know what to do, y’know? He was my brother and I feel like it’s on me to set things right; to save the last remaining pieces of him but, I’m torn, okay? It’s just that... I left this life behind for a reason and now I’m going to go back and I’m afraid and-,” Pepper suddenly interrupts your train of words.

“Stop,” she demands seriously, “You need to stop this, okay? I know how you feel, well, to an extant, I mean. Tony was the same way,” she chuckles weakly, “It’s strange to hear these news, you know? They didn’t tell me what exactly happened. I mostly run this company from home, because I can’t make a step into these walls, it’s too much... Tony. And Morgan needs me, too.” You’d been surprised as well to hear that Pepper hadn’t known the truth but understood why she’d chosen to coordinate everything from home. Now that you thought about what she’d told her just seconds before, you start to have some suspicions.

“Pep, who told you about it?” You had to think straight now. No feelings, no empathy, nothing.

“I-It was Fury. He called me.” He called her?

You couldn’t remember a single time he called anyone, no, he chose to break in their houses or send some of his agents. It wasn’t Fury. You choose to not tell Pepper, however, you didn’t want the woman to worry even more, she had a hard time already raising her daughter on her own while running the company from home.

“Okay, Pep, I’ll settle things right, I promise.” With that, you hang up the call and deactivate your phone. She’d try to call you back, you knew, trying to talk you out of all this. But there was no going back now. As much as you didn’t want to do this, you knew deep down you had to.

For Morgan and Pepper.

For Tony.

~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~

“No matter what you say, Bucky, you cannot change my mind,” you whisper with trembling lips. You’d walked into the bedroom, opening the wardrobe to quickly stuff some plain clothes into your bag. After receiving Fury’s reports you’d gotten immediately to the task.

“I know I’m not in the place to talk you out of this,” Bucky started, “but remember what we promised each other. If you’re going to do this, you’ll only end up falling further, back into that hole of darkness.” Oh how right he was, you agreed in your thoughts.

‘We’ll never look back, no matter what may come. We’ll only look forward from now on. That’s how we can deal with the pain. The past can’t be forgotten, but accepted. And that needs distance.’

The promise was fresh in your mind, as always since it was something you reminded yourself of every day. You wanted to scream at Bucky, admitting that you didn’t want to do it but if it weren’t you, who else would stop them? You’d known the answer before but that seemed forgotten as of now. It was on you, it’s always been on you and now that you’d faced the truth, you came to acknowledge that things would never change. Had you really been that oblivious, living in that one dream to escape your fate?

“I’m already falling, Bucky,” you muttered, more to yourself than him but he heard your words nonetheless.

“Then let me come with you,” he decides promptly, “If I can’t hold you back, I’ll follow you.” Your heart immediately skipped a few beats.

“Hell no, I dare you to come with me, Barnes,” you speak, stepping back towards the wardrobe to pull out what you’d thought you would never need again: your suit. Not an iron suit - those belonged to Tony.

Yours was similar to Natasha’s, also known as the ‘Black Widow’. The former spy had once been your best friend - until she sacrificed her very own life for a damn infinity stone.

“You’ll stay here. I’m not gonna pull you into this. At least one of us should live their life, got that?” You throw the suit onto the bed, then quickly start to free yourself out of your daily clothes.

“Well, that’s still on me, doll and I’m not gonna let you go alone. Told you I’d never leave your side. We’re in this together, remember?”

You’re only left in your underwear when you pause your actions with a sigh on your lips. “You’re gonna be the death of me one day, Barnes.”

“As long as it’s me, I’m alright with this, doll.”

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Ducktales Della Arc Reviews: The Great Dime Chase!

Welcome back all you happy people, to my look at the series first arc! I covered the pilot last week and this week i’m going full speed ahead with two more review for this arc, one more for the Lena arc all leading up to BOTH finsihing up next week for DUCK WEEK, my huge celebration of the final episode of Ducktales 2017. So with all that in mind when we last left off the kids moved in, webby gained friends, Donald and Scrooge made the first steps to patching up.. and Dewey found out his mom was also invovled with their adventures setting this arc off.

This is also where the airing order reshuffling started as this episode was pushed up by two replacing impossible summit as the third episode... and where said order reshuffling for both this arc and the Lena arc really bit Disney in the ass by giving fans the wrong idea about the series pacing. See the original idea was to have a few episodes as a buffer, since this arc itself is only about 5 episodes long, so the pacing would be more spread out and fans while likely getting impatient for the della mystery to be resolved, would expect it to take about that long after a while. The same was clearly planned for the Lena arc.

The problem is Disney didn’t give one shit about proper airing order, story pacing or any of that at the time despite their most popular show at said time having the same pacing structure and having been aired in the right order. So as a result and as most of you already know, season 1′s structure was a mess: The globetrotting adventure episodes were off ballance with ones set in Duckburg itself, Scrooge sometimes felt like a supporitng character in the first half due to his two focus episodes being crunched to the back for holidays... it was bad. And it was worst here as by having both the Della and Lena arcs progress pretty quickly in the first 6.. it was thus jarring and grating that there was zero progress for either in the rest of the first half, and they had to move the spear of selene up a few episodes when they came back just to make up for it.. which still messed with pacing as that arc wouldn’t be picked up until the final three episodes solving nothing. This made fans blame the creators for sloppy pacing and for taking too long to get to the Della thing when they’d done nothing wrong and HAD staggered it out. It wasn’t till Frank later revealed the order was a bit bungled we got the message and until a few months into the series being on Disney Plus we got a proper order for the series. And again, the arc has pacing issues we’ll get to without this.. but they were made so much work by Disney blatantly disrespecting and ingoring their creative team.

I will give credit where it’s due though: Disney learned from it. While Season 2 had a few episodes shuffled around, this time it was due to trying out that binge airing strategy they were doing to get shows on Disney Plus faster, airing DuckBombs (Woo-Ooo!) frequently, so they wanted the airing to flow properly with that without screwing up the flow fo the season more than they absolutely had to. They were being careful and delberate this time not to make the same mistake and with season 3, they simply havent’ shuffled the airing order at all> The only two episodes aired out of order were holiday episodes purposefully made to air at the right time and detached from the season as a whole. This stretches to other shows too: Amphibia is two seasons in and Owl House got through it’s whole season with at worst minimal changes to the airing lineup and the arcs all being properly spaced and aired as intended. I give Disney a lot of shit, rightfully so, but I will give them all the credit when they learn from their mistakes and they REALLY did here, learning to trust their creators to know when to actually make an episode and simply having them set aside holiday episodes if they want one.

Otherwise not a lot of lead in for this one: It introduces a bunch of the supporting cast, reintroduces the board in full, and in general is a pretty good episode. Find out why under the cut.

We open with the introduction of the shows go to Show Within a Show Ottoman Empire. And what I’d forgotten was Louie wasn’t always into it but there’s a subtle arc to it: he gets into it, slowly obesses over it, by the end of the season he’s got his brothers into it, it’s not a huge thing but it’s a little detail I can’t help but enjoy a hell of a lot. But him not liking it is part of a larger problem Scrooge has picked up on: Louie’s laziness has reached godlike new levels: he’s opened about 7 cans of PEP! and only taken a sip from each, won’t change the channel because the remote, which is right next to him and would only take him hopping slightly to the left to get to it or incnching over a bit is “too far”. Scrooge finally blows up at the sight when Louie tosses his phone away for not being charged and assumes he can get another one because “We’re rich”. Scrooge corrects him “I”m rich!” and then drags him off by the hoodie with him to the office so he’ll learn the value of a hard day’s work. And really.. the scene is a good showcase for Scrooge: Louie is acting like the embodiment of all deadbeats and Scrooge is still VERY patient with the boy until it’s very clear he needs a wakeup call. Given Scrooge has a temper on the best of occasions it really shows he’s trying with the boys, and only really snapped when it was clear Louie NEEDED someone to snap at him and snap him out of his bullshit.

Meanwhile Dewey sneaks into Webby’s room to read her secret file on the McDuck family only to LITERALLY be caught red handed as she put glitter on her outside.. because it looks pretty. And as a security measure. Given she lives with a trained spy who likely has riffled through her stuff at least once, or would at least solely try to check her files just to make sure their secure, and lives in a place that gets broken into or nearly blown up, both by Glomgold, on a regular basis, i’d expect no less. But she also points out the obvious once he explains he’s looking for information on his family: He could’ve just asked. As we saw back in Woo-ooo! like yours truly webby will gladly go on about things she’s obsessed about at the drop of a hat and has likely been dying for someone to share her vast conspiracy board with. As for why he didn’t do the obvious, keep in mind he doesn’t know Webby well this point, so he dosen’t know what questions he asked might set her off and also doesn’t know WHY his uncles don’t talk about her, so he’s being cautious and it’s a nice foreshadowing for his secret keeping throughout the arc.. and how it’s an inherently dumb and selfish idea that only slows down his investigation.

So naturally given the sequel hook at the end of the pilot, he asks about Della. And after drawing the curtains and making sure Scrooge isn’t around to listen Webby asks what HE knows. Naturally given this is a whole story arc he only knows what she looks like from an old photo of her dunking donald’s head in his birthday cake, and Webby.. knows even less. No one talks about Della and the last time anyone did, a mailmain brought some junk mail with her name on it, Scrooge bought out the post office and they never saw that mail man again. Webby naturally thinks Scrooge murdered him... and while I don’t think he went THAT far, I pity that poor shcmoe and whatever ice floe he’s been banished to. And not a small villiage in the arctic mind you like an actual ice floe scrooge left him on with a lifetimes suply of beans.

This also admittedly answers a question i’ve been griping about for some time that turns out had a logical answer: I thought he’d somehow wiped her out from public record and the internet and then magically put her back. I was wrong and simply hadn’t rewatched this episode and connected the dots. He likely didn’t do.. any of that, but the triplets likely never thought to internet search her with Donald because as far as they knew Donald was an average person, and thus their mom would be too and looking her up wouldn’t tell her anything about them. It still leaves the plot hole of how they knew about Scrooge and not the Della search, I have no answer for that one, but hey sometimes these things happen and it’s a good enough show I can ignore it. Point is they had no reason to research her before then and Donald likely went out of his way to hide anything about her when they visited places. Likewise Scrooge was likely so miserable and consumed with his search, and once that was called off his failure, he likely pulled every archive and artifact for his own personal collection to pour over them in sadness and loss and simply put most of it back into the public once the boys helped him heal by the end of the season and the truth was out there. Likewise while the internet info was likely there after this episode too Dewey, as foolish as he can be, likely wasn’t stupid enough to look up his mom’s name on his uncle’s wifi. While Scrooge likely isn’t tech savy, given how paranoid he is and how much of a sore spot this is, it’s not a stretch to have him ask gyro to monitor his wifi for certain key words. So yeah i’ll admit when I was wrong and there was a logical explanation, if still with some holes, all along.

Anyways Webby has one place she hasnt’ been able to get into that might have the answers: Scrooge’s Personal Archives. And as it turns out, both parties are heading to the bin: Scrooge since, much like the comics, that’s where his office is, and Webby and Dewey for the same reason The bin being Scrooge’s buisness center, where his office is where he has meetings where a lot of his emoployees are is very accurate to the comics, as while the layout was never entirely consient apart from “Scrooge’s office is the only way in and out of the bin itself” and said office having a very consistent and iconic look that the series didn’t change. But as we’ll see they added two extra parts to it that in the comics scrooge would Balk at the expense of but this scrooge, whiel still probably not happy about the extra money, knows are vitally necessary.

Speaking of which the plot splits in two pretty cleanly once we actually get to the bin: Scrooge has no real issue with the kids going to the archives and no glimmer of their real intention, so the plots don't’ meet up again outside of when Louie’s literally crashes into Dewey and Webby’s for a second. There’s some thematic connections, cutaways and an intercut montage, but nothing outside of that. So as is tradition for me i’m covering them seperatly and since it’s both the reason why i’m covering this episode and our B-Plot, let’s start with the archives Webby and Dewey in The Mad Archivist of Scrooge McDuck!

Webby and Dewey head to the archive where we meet Quackfaster. In the comics she’s scrooges long suffering secretary, emphasis on suffering. He barely pays her, takes expenses out of her paycheck and she generally seems once minute away from a nervous breakdown at any given time. What i’m saying is the character and the “gag” have not aged well in any way shape or form so instead here she was revamped. Frank and Matt leaned on Scrooge’s love for adventure more than his greed at first, and had his thrill-seeking be his vice more. It does make sense as greed isn’t nearly as good as it was to people in the 40′s and especially the 80′s, but they eventually clearly realized they made it a bit too subtle, as it’s still an iconic part of the character and played it up a bit more in seasons 2 and 3, to the point two of his worst moments in backstory, both revealed in season 3, come from his greed. They found a nice ballance and I do think having his adventuring also be a vice was a nice change of pace. As such, they came up with the idea that he’d hire people who like him are exceptionally talented but also a bit reckless and unhinged. The kind of people most employers would unfairly shut the door on but Scrooge sees their true talent and worth and treats them with the respect they deserve. People who in most other works would be super villains, but here are kept from that by being given honest jobs for their talents and a boss who has no intention of ripping them off or undermining them. IT’s a great concept and I wish we’d saw more than two people hired with that in mind, but the two we got are great.

So with all this Quackfaster was reinvented with this idea in mind to someone entirely different but infinitely more entertaining: She’s now a ham of the highest order, not literally, and slightly unballanced. She also refuses to help Dewey until he completes some challenges for her, sorting out a code in the dewey decimel system

And in sorting the books to get to know the archives. Webby is all for it naturally as this is a dream for her: she’s likely tried to access the place for years and couldn’t as a non-relative, something Scrooge hopefully relaxes in the future, so a giant pile of books about adventuring, Scrooge (including an apparently 7 volumes on his favorite smells one of which Webby gives a happy “I knew it” upon finding out it was fresh baked cookies), and places he’s been, including a sly nod to Plain Awful. This is a hallmark of the show making smaller nods to the past incarnations without going into them or doing those adventures again and while I was at first disappointed those tales already happened in some form, I now get they simply wanted to tell NEW ONES, and were a big as fan of the olds ones as most of you reading this and myself. Though between you and me I was never a big fan of the square eggs story. Good idea just a weird and not all that funny execution.

Dewey however has the patience of a coked up ferret who also took some shrooms and being Dewey tries simply demanding she tell him. Naturally yelling at the weird hammy lady intrusted to guard the private library of someone whose a certified badass.. is not a smart or correct move and Quackfaster decides if they can’t respect the archives they’ll become PART OF THE ARCHIVES and pulls out a crescent shaped sword to apparently murder them.

So a chase ensues with the two trying to simply throw books at her, escape her and only narrowly doing so for a minute when Louie pops up being chased by a giant robot made by a smaller robot using a giant change machine. I love this show.

Eventually their backed into a corner while Dewey defiantly demands info on his mom. And his impatience and anger is understandable: this is the first time in his ten or so year old life he’s had ANY chance of learning anything on her.. and he’s having to do various fetch quests. While he could use some tact, may not get him stabbed so much, his viewpoint is understandable.

Thankfully it turns out Quackfaster was just doing a Mr.Miaygi and secretly testing them, having chased them to the book Dewey wanted, and said code she had them find earlier is the login for the vault. Granted it also has them put away some books (”How much of this is us just doing your job for you?” “About fiffttty perceeennnt”), but she works for scrooge. While he thankfully pays her a living wage here he still can’t be paying her much. Still they find their way to a secret vault and Dewey gets stabbed a bit to verify he is a mcduck.. and let into Scrooge’s secret room, full of treasures Della likely gathered. As I said, he DID put them aside somewhere, and likely just wanted them to cry over and donald didn’t fight it since the last thing he wanted was the boys learning their legacy. D

The telling part here though, despite accusations later.. is that Dewey’s first instinct upon finding this is to tell his brothers. Keep in mind Dewey’s all consuming need for attention and validiation, all of which he could possibly get and only have to share with Webby. He has every selfish reason for not telling them.. but he wants to. He knows they deserve to learn to. The only wrinkle is webby finding a note saying “Scrooge i’m taking the spear of selene, i’m sorry”. He decides to hide it for their sake right then and there. But while part of this as we’ll get into later in the week is him simply being afraid of what he’ll find personally.. it’s fair to NOT want to tell them. To try and protect them from the horrible truth whatever it may be. He has no way of knowing the betryal was nonexistant here and neither did we. It’s not the right course of action, awful truth or no they deserved to know too and both would say as much later, she’s their mom: good person or bad they know.. but like his uncles he’s not hiding this out of malice but because the truth might genuinely hurt them.. and as we’ll learn.. it will.. oh boy will it ever. But more on that next week and more on the arc itself later this week. What about the rest of the episode?

Louie in The Great Dime Chase! and Scrooge in The Boardroom Full of Heartless Assholes!

Winding back a few hours, Scrooge drags Louie up to his office, where the boy is genuinely impressed.. before naturally trying to take a swim in the money while Scrooge tries to tell him about his number one dime. Scrooge stops him before head injury occurs explaining that yes, even the money thing requires proper training: Louie would’ve just cracked his skull open and this would’ve either gotten really dark really fast or turned into a horrifying and hilarious child death version of weekend at bernies. It’s what Louie would’ve wanted. Scrooge can do it because he’s built up the muscle and resistance over time, strong enough and skilled enough to travel through the solid metal and dive into it. It’s a nice nod to life and times: While Scrooge didn’t necesarily train to swim in money, he bathed in it at first and when he needed to during an adventure discovered he could swim through it going from one barrel of his cash to another. So tweaking that slightly to an earned skill, and one Louie will have leanred by the end of the season, was a billiant move..and a way of silencing all those head injury jokes.

But their soon interrupted by the board, who Scrooge dosen’t recall having a meeting with and likely pull this kind of shit all the time when they can get Scrooge. It makes even more sense after the Della reveal, as he likely has to be forced into dealing with the men who, while as far as he knew were trying to help him, still pulled him away from Della.. and in one case, had a shit eating grin about it. Seriously Bradford you smirked evilly about your nemesis not being able to rescue his daughter how do you NOT get that your the bad guy?

The meeting ends up being boring with Louie asleep and Scrooge almost there, as let’s face it most board meetings probably are, until Gyro barges in! It’s our first apperance of 2017 Gyro and a lot of people were upset by how much more of an ass he was. Me, while I like the kind and gentle original, like the more mad sciency version here and feel Jim Rash did a good job with it, and I only really hate it when he’s around Fenton, and the show eventually addressed how fucked up that was in Season 3 after downplaying it in Season 2 by having them barely interact and have Gyro genuienly show some pride. Otherwise I like my insane prideful version even if I get why some don’t like it as it is nothing like the comics, but as we see with Donald not being a lot like the comics version isn’t a bad thing.

IT’s one hell of a character establishing moment, as he barges in, is rude to everyone and has to read cue cards to properly intro his latest invention Little Bulb, Gyro’s most iconic invention whose made here to help people not do work. The Board is skeptical though as most of Gyro’s inventions have turned evil, a nice nod to the fact that most of Gyro’s robots in the original series, who are in fact on a list of previous inventions.. turned evil and tried to kill people. IT also shows his warmer side as he insists they aren’t evil just misunderstood, or at least half were anyway, and tries to cover for Little Bulb shaking his fist at them and doing a throat slitting gesture... which while Bradford plays dumb about what that means.. he’s worked in organized Villainy for at least 55 years. He knows what that gesture means. It’s Heron’s favorite. And even if he didn’t he’s also worked with Scrooge for around 30. It’s also Scrooge’s favorite. So it’s rejected though Scrooge encourages Gyro who vows they’ll understand one day and they’ll all pay. Really should save that for outside.

Scrooge vouches for the board to Louie who questions such a slam dunk, pointing out he trusts their judgment.. mostly because he dosen’t know they’ve been embezzling from him to fund an evil spy orginzation the whole time but still, he usually trusts them. He would’ve found a way to fire them if he didn’t on the Della thing. But sometimes they overstep and they undermine that statment by suggesting cuts to the Bin’s budget, starting with Magical defenses “Do you know how many curses I have on my head?”. And props to the creators as they apparnetly had the whole Bombie idea in mind this far back, and as Bradford later shows towards the end of next season when he lures Louie into cutting it, he KNOWS where that money goes. He just was trying to feign ignorance to get Scrooge killed if he could. Clever bastard.

So Louie goes to get a drink, and naturally scrooge’s drink machine in his office not only charges but requires an extra ten cents. Louie assumes the dime in his office is an emergency Dime only to walk in on Scrooge giving the full story. As you all likely know, it’s his number one dime, with the origin taken straight from life and times: He was a poor shoe shine, and he worked hard to clean off a ditchdigger’s muddy boots, working himself to the bone.. only to get an American dime which inspired him both to work harder and smarter than anyone and to go to America to seek his fourtune. There’s some extra steps in the original material, and another bit that the show would also adapt later that we’ll get to next week, but point is it’s his symbol of all his hard work.. that Louie just sent into the vending machine. So said great chase insures as Louie follows the dime, as it’s emptied from the vending machine.. by a gull janitor we only see this season. And he’s a really likeable guy I wish we’d learned more. He then faces his and Charles Xavier’s greatest enemy THE STAIRS. There’s a runner about Louie having to constnatly run up and down the massive amount of stairs the bin has as someone else takes the elevator and by the climax it’s been taken out entirely. It’s pretty great. So Louie’s seemingly screwed and instead looks up how to pick a lock on YouTube.. no really. That’s what he does. Frank outright mentioned this in an interview, pointing out they wanted the kids to act like a kid would.. and props to him that’s what a kid would do. Hell that’s what I would do if I were locked out of a place and time was of the essence. Either that or look up a step by step instruction on google. He then runs into Gyro though, and gets the idea to use LIttle Bulb, convinces Gyro he has money and would like to invest and just needs to borrow the little guy and Gyro is happy to agree to it.

Naturally though, Louie’s laziness and a volatile machine who only likes one people just like his daddy, do not mix and Louie leaves sorting the coins to it while he watches Ottoman Empire, actually getting really sucked into it. IN fairness he did start with the Glomgold episode. Little Bulb meanwhile shows just how awesome he is by turning himself into a giant coni sorting mech by rewiring and reconfiguring the coin sorter.. and naturally given who made hi going mad with power. So while he did get the dime out.. he’s not horrifyingly obessed with chasing it and the real great dime chase begins.

Back at the meeting Scrooge continues to debate the Buzzards who now want to cut staff, both of whom Scrooge rightfully defends. While Gyro is a bit unhinged, his inventions have likely made the company millions and saved them billions, and while Quackfaster is the same as we just saw, there’s a method to her madness and her laziness. And given Quackfaster works two additional jobs to afford a nice retirement, it’s clear that while he pays them decently he’s likely still not paying them gobs. With the power of hindsight i’ts very clear Bradford just wants to try if he can to eliminate two sources of chaos and backup for Scrooge and when Scrooge sarcastically suggests just getting rid of the bin, Bradford goes with it with a shit eating grin, but it’s very clear by that and Scrooge’s frustration this is a non starter, and Bradford’s likely doing it just because he frankly knows it’ll piss Scrooge off.

So Louie runs for it working harder than he has in his whole life, with Gyro eventually trying to talk little bulb down, to no avail.. though we do get a nice moment of it registering him as father. Awwww. So the chase naturally eventually leads to the bin and Louie stuck in it, slowly swimming across, until Gyro gets to LIl Bulb, and realizes he’s in the wrong time of wattage and has literally gone mad with power and puts him back in his tiny old body fixing the problem. Gyro also crashed in with the bulb mech earlier, and while it disproves Scrooge’s point he’s stable.. he simply rolls with it and points out his staff is dangerously insane, and would likely swear vengeance on the Board if they were fired. And while he dosen’t say this part of it directly given Scrooge treats BOTH Quackfaster and Gyro exceptionally well, he knows they’ll know EXACTLY whose idea it was.. probably even tell them. So the board agrees to keep things as is to not die horribly as supervillains or not they have limits.

So the day is one, Louie finds the dime, replaces it and passes out with Scrooge none the wiser. it also turns out the Dime isn’t even the real deal, to Louie’s frustration. But Scrooge is proud he clearly worked hard, and gives him the fake dime as his own number one dime, a nice setup for their bond and a nice showing that Louie really has the potential to be as rich as his uncle one day, and it’s clear by this setup there was a lot of potential here for an arc.. which is why we got one. More on that some other time. Louie accidently spends it while Gyro ends realizing if he put himself int he robot it wouldn’t go mad with power.. and thus Project Blatherskite is born. And we all know where this is going.

Final Thoughts: All in all a decent episode. It has great pacing, some excellent world building, and some really good gags. While the series would do better episodes as it went, for an early episode helping set things up including Louie’s charcter arc, Gyro, Gizmoduck and the board as proper characters, it’s still very good and one of the series early standouts.

Next Time on Della: Donald is forced to confront his adventuring past when he runs into his old sorta friend THE INCREDIBLE STORKULES, Scrooge is forced into games of the gods by their resident Douchebag Zeus, and Dewey is forced to confront his own fear of whatever it is his mom did. Confront this review later this week.

Next Time on This Blog: It’s Lena’s Dark Night of the Soul as she and Webby head into “The Other Bin of Scrooge McDuck!”

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