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beatrice-babe · 5 years ago

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Whirlwind of Carefully Controlled Color

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Ford was not sulking. Not sulking and not brooding whatsoever. He was just…working. In the basement. In the dark. Alone. Staring at his worktable and doing nothing for hours.

In theory, he was supposed to be organizing the room. He had dismantled the portal a few weeks ago, but the scrap was still around, vaguely sorted into piles of reusable and trash. His hands were covered in little cuts and scrapes from the debris, and Ford drummed his fingers on the tabletop, watching the shadows play around his knuckles. If I had five fingers, the world would have been very different, he mused to himself. Or at least, less likely to end at any given moment.

“Grunkle Ford!” Ford spun around, surprised to see Mabel exiting the elevator. He frowned, stepping forward into the observation chamber to stop her from entering the lab proper.

“Mabel, it’s dangerous down here. Let’s go back upstairs.”

Mabel frowned up at him as he started chivvying her toward the elevator, “But you and Dipper played down here yesterday?” Ford couldn’t deny that; there was Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons paraphernalia scattered around the room.

“Yes, but I’m done for the day anyway.” That much was mostly true. In truth, he didn’t want Mabel in the basement for far more simple reasons. Dipper was a reasonable child, easily understanding and respectful of the instruments in the basement. He was careful. But Mabel…Mabel tended to be more of a whirlwind. More movement, louder, less careful. The laboratory wasn’t made for any of those particular characteristics.

“Oh good!” Mabel said, startling Ford out of his reverie. “I was thinking we should do a project together and I need some help.”

“Help with what?” Had she been assigned physics homework over the summer?

Mabel looked up at him as the door opened into the main lab area and she led the way up the stairs three at a time, bursting out from behind the vending machine and striking a dramatic pose for no one in particular.

“Help with FASHION!”

Waddles looked up at her from a patch of sunshine and oinked in acknowledgement of her presence.

Ford stopped on the last step out of the basement. “Mabel, I think—”

“Not help creating fashion. Your fashion sense isn’t a cause worth saving, at this point.” Ford decided she had a fair point, as he owned approximately three sweaters and had been wearing the same coat for almost fifteen years. “I need help executing fashion. Specifically, I need help with these.” Mabel pulled at least four bottles of nail polish from seeming nowhere, each more neon and glittery than the last.

“Help with…those?”

“I need help painting. Wendy’s gone, Dipper tends to get distracted halfway through, and Stan keeps insisting that seeing that much glitter up close gives him cataracts.”

“It does!” Stan shouted from the living room. Mabel rolled her eyes affectionately and shouted back to him,

“Adaptation is the key to survival, Grunkle Stan.”

Ford hear Stan mumble something about agreeing to disagree, but he grinned at his great-niece.

“I’d be delighted to help you with your nails.”

Dipper walked through, notebook in hand. Without even looking up, he stated. “She’s going to paint your nails.”

“Dipper!” Mable said, “Don’t spoil my scheme!”

“I’ve had my nails painted before,” Ford said with a shrug. Mabel looked up at him, a newfound respect in her eyes. Ford elaborated, “In a variety of cultures, personal adornment was necessary as a way of communicating social status as well as clan affiliations. Nail polish was easier than tattoos.” And after a very particular tattoo had appeared from a particularly well-meaning Ashtokoschen, Ford had decided painting his fingernails was the top priority when entering a society based on personal adornment.

Mabel turned to look at Dipper, “See? Nail polish helps science!”

Dipper eyed her skeptically.

Ford clarified, “It assists in anthropological study.”

“Nail polish helps science,” Mabel repeated wisely. Dipper smiled and shook his head, heading out the front door.

“Just try to keep the glitter radius to a minimum. I’m tired of my teeth sparkling whenever I use a fork.”

“No promises!” Mabel shouted as the door closed behind her brother. She excited sat down at the table, placing her hands on the table, practically wiggling in anticipation. Ford smiled at her antics, sitting down beside her and eying the polish she’d put on the table.

“So which color are you using today?”

“Duh, Grunkle Ford, all of the them!”

He raised an eyebrow, picking up the polishes. “You’re going to pair ‘Back to the Fuchsia’ with—“ he lifted another bottle, squinting at the name on the bottom, “—‘Blood of My Enemies’?”

“Typically I’d pair ‘Blood of My Enemies’ with ‘Reflect Light Like a Rhinestone’, but I ran out last week. ‘Back to the Fuchsia’ brings the right level of whimsy.”

Ford couldn’t disagree. He picked up a green bottle that seemed to glow vaguely, examining it carefully. There was no obvious brand or name on the bottle, making almost mundane were it not also the most painful shade of lurid green Ford had seen and the way it shimmered almost menacingly. “Mabel, what’s—”

“Hush money from the vegetarian kelpie. She doesn’t want the gnomes to know I’ve been sneaking her Chipackers. They only leave her alone because she keeps threatening to eat them. But look at this Grunkle Ford!” She plucked the green bottle from his hands, shaking it. The vague glow started pulsating and Ford thought he could hear some kind of electric tone keeping beat with the pulsing light. “It’s my own portable rave!”

Ford blinked at it. He didn’t even know Gravity Falls had a kelpie. He picked up ‘Void Essence’ and shook it idly, trying to stir up the gold glitter that had settled in the bottom.

“You’ve got twelve colors here. Which ones do you want to use?”

“Hm,” Mabel eyed her collection critically. She put two colors next to each other, then arranged a few in a triad before letting out an exasperated, “Blargh! There’s too many good combinations. I need to see what they look like, how the coats layer and their glitter content before I can choose. And wow, would you look at that, twelve colors!” Her eyes slid to Ford, who suddenly got the distinct impression he’d been had.

Stan barked out a laugh from the living room but said nothing else on the subject.

Ford tried not to smile, but he couldn’t help it. “You may paint my nails if you wish.”

“Why Grunkle Ford, I’d never ask that of you!” Mabel said as she uncapped ‘Reality is an Illusion’, a holographic silver. She grinned at him, “But since you offered…”

Ford spread his twelve fingers on the table.

“Now tell me about this kelpie. Freshwater?”

“Of course. But the real is dirt is on the saltwater kelpies—” And Mabel launched into a full breakdown of the intergroup politics of the saltwater kelpies, including the scandals of the royal family for the last fifty years. Ford listened intently, fascinated. He’d never truly considered the culture of the creatures in Gravity Falls. They’d all been so interesting from a scientific perspective, he hadn’t bothered to take an anthropological perspective on them until going through the portal and it had become a game of adapt or die. But Mabel had ingratiated herself with a kelpie, of all animals, and even deigned to paint his thumb with the glowing green polish.

Ford was so entranced by her story that when she declared his nails done, he was surprised to look down and find each nail perfectly painted a different color. He brought them closer to his eye for inspection. Sure enough, the glitter content in each blinded him momentarily, but they were painted perfectly. No polish on the skin, no bits of nail showing through, no uneven coats or unintentional texture.

“Mabel, this is very well-done painting.”

“Thank you! I learned by doing it very badly multiple times.”

Ford didn’t think he’d even seen her take such care with anything. Mabel was such an animated storyteller, he’d almost been expecting to come away with more polish on his wrist than on his nails. But they were perfect.

He was pulled from his inspection when Mabel spread her fingers on the table. “Okay, now do mine. Thumb in ‘Void Essence’, pointer in ‘Sacre Bleu’, middle in ‘Phenomenal Cosmic Power’—no not that one, it’s the one with the pink swirls—ring finger in ‘Blood of My Enemies’, and pinky in ‘Kerprank’d!’.”

Ford eyed her skeptically as he added ‘Kerprank’d!’ to the lineup, an aggressively bright purple. Mabel looked at her selection and nodded.

As Ford uncapped ‘Void Essence’ and started painting in steady strokes, he realized that Mabel absolutely did not need his help with this. He’d seen how she did his nails; her lines were perfect. He had no doubt she’d done her own nails hundreds of times. But she’d asked him for help. Strange.

Mabel lifted her painted hand and blew across the nails, checking out his work.

“Very nice, Grunkle Ford. You even got the glitter even across the whole nail!”

Ford smiled at her approval, before he realized with a jolt this was the first time he’d really spent time with Mabel. He and Dipper had been playing Dungeons, Dungeons, and More Dungeons every day, and somehow this was the first time he’d talked one-on-one with Mabel. Instantly, he felt guilty about the rather obvious oversight.

As Ford swiped the last of ‘Gar-Feeling It’—orange with flecks of black in it—over Mabel’s thumb nail on her other hand, he put the polish away, sitting back to admire his handiwork. It wasn’t as perfect as Mabel’s, but perfectly serviceable for being stuck in another dimension.

Mabel blew across her nails, wiggling them to watch how they light caught the paint.

“Perfect. Thank you Grunkle Ford!” She went for a hug, then stopped at her wet nails. She settled for patting him on the arm before hopping off the chair and shouting, “Grunkle Stan, I’m going to drive the golf cart to dry my nails!”

“Make good choices sweetie!” Stan called from the living room, not looking up from his ‘Gold Chains for Old Men’ issue.

Mabel headed for the door but before she left, Ford spoke up. “Mabel, if you want to, you’re welcome to come down to the lab with Dipper tomorrow. Perhaps the three of us could play a game and paint Dipper’s nails.”

Mabel grinned at him, braces shining. “Thanks, Grunkle Ford!”

As she ran out the door, swiped golf cart keys in hand, Ford examined his perfectly painted nails. Quite an enlightening afternoon indeed.

#gravity falls #bb writes #mabel and ford never really talk but I need them to #let my faves BOND dammit

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itsclydebitches · 3 years ago

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Continuing my tradition of watching questionable television because a fave from another show is in it, I’ve started The Canterville Ghost (2021) and, the quality of the show aside, all us Ted/Trent fans are in agreement that we need an AU of this, right? Right??

Ted is a wealthy, seemingly clueless American who has moved his wife and young son out into the English countryside with the hope of patching up his failing marriage. What he doesn’t know is that the mansion he’s purchased is haunted by the ghost of Rupert Mannion and the wife he murdered, Rebecca. Ted, rather surprised when Henry’s ghost hunting turns out to be 100% accurate, is incredibly welcoming of his two unexpected housemates, resulting in Rebecca, after hundreds of years, slowly breaking away from Rupert’s control. What if she doesn’t want to haunt the Lassos anymore? What if she doesn’t want them to leave? What if she enjoys Ted’s company, despite his incorrect opinion of tea? What then, Rupert?

Meanwhile, while ghost shenanigans occur, Ted is likewise charming his incredibly wary neighbors. I mean, he’s mostly making a fool of himself by drinking from the finger bowl and then spraying that all over the table after he realizes what it’s for, but he’s making headway nonetheless. Genuine kindness can make up for a lot! Astoundingly, he’s managed to hit it off with Roy, the youngest in the Kent line, and Jamie Tartt, the ever-present thorn in Roy’s side. The fact that the Kents and the Tartts have despised each other for generations certainly doesn’t help matters and that makes Ted’s friendship with both... complicated. However, his most interesting neighbor in the handsome Trent Crimm, widowed father of one, whose friendship becomes more and more important to Ted as he realizes that he needs to let Michelle go...

Other details may include:

Them still sharing the house together because there’s 158 rooms, Ted. We could go days without seeing each other. Platonically sharing a mansion is a pretty good compromise between having space and being available for Henry.

Nate is the groundskeeper whose adoration of Ted slowly morphs into jealousy as he wins over the entire countryside. The Shelleys are an old, respectable family... but no one else seems to think that with the Tartts and the Kents around.

Maybe Ted is rich because he invented a line of BBQ sauce lol.

BBC Ghost-esque bonding as Rebecca, despite being dead, becomes a full-fledged member of the family. Henry helps her plot how to send Rupert to the afterlife.

Ted discovers that Trent never learned how to ride a horse, a truly shameful secret out here, and immediately offers to teach him. Of course he knows how to ride, Trent, his last name is Lasso.

All sorts of stuffy, long-standing, stupidly gendered social rules that Ted enjoys breaking, which includes the horror of a man spending his days baking in a novelty apron. Everyone is a little horrified, but Trent overcomes that first because dammit, those biscuits are the only thing his daughter will eat right now, so Ted has to keep making them. What do you mean he’s been visiting the Lassos an awful lot? It’s for the biscuits and the biscuits only.

Beard is the man who lives on the grounds. That’s it. Is he homeless? He says no. Then why is he there? That’s for him to know and for you to maybe find out. He lives on the grounds, he knows approximately everything, and he and Ted hit it off like a house on fire.

#Ted Lasso #Trent Crimm #Ted/Trent #the canterville ghost

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sailorstarr-chan4 · 4 years ago

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Oh my god, I have exposed myself! XDD Here’s my “fanfiction trope” tier list!

You can form your own ranking here!

Long-winded thoughts/rambling on each trope below:

My Faves: So. To start off, I confess that I am absolute TRASH for Disneyfied “instant love” shit. I look for fics featuring my ships and I want them to be IN LOVE AND TOGETHER, DAMMIT!!! Fanfiction is allllll about indulgence, so fuck yeah, gimme that instant love romantic fluff bullshit! Without any further ado, let’s Talk Tropes:

Look. Let’s be real. Fanfiction was literally designed around “I want Character A and Character B to bang” so of COURSE this is my number 1 spot! Sure, I could read a giant 100k fic with a crazy long plot full of all the tropes I like orrrrrr I can click on a 1k-7k oneshot which features nothing but two idiots being horny and then BAM! ALL RIGHT BITCHES, HOP INTO THE BEDROOM ASAP LET’S DO THE NASTY KHCLIKXHCGJVCGJHVKVHKB 😏😏😏🔥🔥🔥

So obviously Established Relationship for some Good Ol’ Domestic Fluff ‘n’ Smut, right? But Friends to Lovers is .... *chef’s kiss* a very strong contender for what I look for, whether one is oblivious or they both secretly pine for each other, this shit is gooooood. 👌👌 Hell, my #1 non-canon ship is literally that if it was endgame xhfjkbghd

I know people criticize Soulmate AUs for the whole “free will” thing and I totally get that...... outside of fanfiction. But in fanfiction??? FUCK YES, THEY BELONG TOGETHER IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS BITCHES!!! BE IT SEEING COLORS FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE RED STRING OF FATE, TATTOOED WORDS, SOULMARKS, OR TELEPATHIC SENSES, IDGAF GIMME IT ALLLLLLLLL ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Speaking as an on/off retail and food & beverage employee, I KNOW that it is unrealistic AF for an employee to actually fall for a customer (it CAN happen I know, but like.... not likely lmao), buuuuut in fanfiction it’s so fucking cute because they flirt so adorably and sometimes awkwardly and omgggggg they get to bond over a cuppa after their shift and OMG THEY’RE SO TOTALLY IN LOVE AHHHHHHH YGLTUCVKLHDTCGVHBJCGJVHKBJVKHBJLKK 😍😍😍😍

I may be a slut for smut, but wholesome fluff can just make my heart sOAR OKAY???? Domestic, early dating, long-time marriages, friendship-turned-lovers, even Gen Fics can all have the fluffiest shit and I fucking love it, like YASSSSSSS give me fictional diabetes IMMA DIE IT’S SO CUTE AHHHHHHHHH 🥰🥰🥰

Fantastic!:

I almost put Historical and Fairytale AUs in My Faves (my favorite characters as fairies/famous fairytale characters or pirates/Victorian nobility/Ancient Romans? FUCK YES), but I don’t read them nearly as often mainly because it’s hard to find ones that peak my interest. I literally started writing two historical AUs specifically to fulfill that need for fuck’s sake XDD

Unpopular opinion, but Slow Burns are VERY hit or miss with me, so much so that I ALMOST put it in I’ll Pass! *le gasp* 😱 It’s just.... I often claim that I cannot stand them (because canon tortured me enough, so WHY would I subject myself to more?!?!), and yet I have found one too many DAMN good Slow Burns that have tugged at my heartstrings and hell I’m even considering trying my own hand at writing one day in the potentially far off future, sooooo it gets a higher ranking by proxy! 😅

Mutual Pining and Angst are basically the same as Slow Burn, but with one major difference: I’m a LOT weaker for both of those tropes if done well and in a decently SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. Mutual Pining Friends to Lovers wrapped up in a fluffy (or smutty?) cute bow by the end of an oneshot or ficlet-sized chapters? FUCK YEAH. Angst in small doses, with a happy ending, or even one that rips my heart out but in alllll the right ways?? *chef’s kiss* Beautiful. But if you drag that shit out too long, Imma head right out unless it’s a damn good fic that sunk its hooks into my soul lmao XD

And despite my rants about ships, honestly? Gen Fics need a better rap!! 👏👏 There are some DAMN good Gen Fics that hit me with alllll the family/friendship feels. Or even retrospective fics that go into a character’s psyche can be soooo good.

Hurt/Comfort is fucking beautiful, and yet another contender for the S rank, buuuuut I hesitated because I don’t really.... look for them as much as Fluff or Smut. Similar to Angst, it’s definitely a pleasant surprise when I find something of that trope, but it’s ranked lower simply by design of “what I look for” in my fics. But yes, whenever I read ‘em, I’m in LOVE!! Such wholesome sweet encouragement and feels kwehjergg ❤️❤️

Missing Scenes can be such a gem because OMGGGG yes, let’s talk about wtf just happened and let the character process and grieve and talk and shit PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD---

Nice!:

Crossovers would normally be lower, but one of my favorite fics of all time is an incomplete Harry Potter/Star Wars one soooooo lolllll ^^” Besides, theoretically, crossovers sound like my JAM, certainly from a “living vicariously through younger me’s wants and desires” perspective.... *coughs* As it stands, I normally prefer crossovers as “fan art only” territory, but I have come across several fantastic crossover fics that I utterly adore, whether for the story, the ship, or the crack. Take your pick! The possibilities are endless!

Canon Divergence is..... interesting territory. Depending on the fandom, I either avoid it like the plague... or I seek it out, hungry for more lmao XD If the canon material is 99% satisfactory, I quietly nope away, sticking with canon fluff/angst or post-canon smut (or the occasional AUs). If the canon material is littered with holes, flaws, problems, etc, then, buckle up, let’s see what the fandom has provided as an alternative! So it’s smack in the middle by default. ^^”

Same with Fix It Fics. Unless it’s making my non-canon ship endgame or taking an annoying scene from the canon material where the two idiots don’t FUCKING TALK ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS, I honestly couldn’t care less about the concept. However, there’s enough “oh look: communication!” and “[insert non-canon ship] is now canon, bitches!” fics for me to be like 👀👀🍿🍿 .... you have my attention.

Why isn’t First Kiss higher up, you ask? But Starling, I thought you liked fluffy romantic bullshit???? I do, I do, but.... very rarely do fics featuring the First Kiss actually keep my interest. Oh sometimes, they fill my heart with FEELINGS AND LOVE AND I SQUEAL WITH JOY..... but otherwise, I just hunt down smut lmao 🤣🤣 It probably doesn’t help that I mostly ship Canon Couples who already have Their First Kiss in the source material. If I shipped more non-canon stuff, then FUCK YEAH, this trope would be much higher up! As it stands.... ehhh, I’ll take a First Kiss with one of my higher ranked tropes, thanks. ^^”

Honestly.... I have not read that much Huddle for Warmth fics O.o Theoretically, it sounds adorable AF, but I don’t have any particular strong feelings for it. That said, fluffy fics featuring cuddling are *chef’s kiss* so I’m placing this one higher to represent that lol XD

Humor usually work best with Gen Fics, imho, but I’ve definitely read some hysterically hilarious pieces with my OTP up to adorkable hijinks lol

I typically only touch College AUs when it’s PWP tbh lmao, but I have read the occasional fluff or plot in that setting, so it works either way. I never experienced “the university level,” having only gone to community college, so I don’t care for it in fiction/fics, but it’s definitely a FUN setting for shameless smut lol 😉

Me Likey:

Here’s where a lot of semi-neutral feelings go, with exceptions.

Like with Humor, sometimes a good ol’ Crack fic can perk me up, so why not? I’ve read some quality Crack that made me laugh hysterically, but it’s rare to find the kind that tickles my particular funny bone, hence why it’s lower on the list.

Magic AUs are ....... ???? Honestly, I haven’t come across too many to know how I feel about them, but theoretically, depending on the fandom, they sound AWESOME!!! Do Hogwarts AUs count??? Where characters from another fandom attend Hogwarts but it’s not a crossover, more like a fusion????

Time Loops, like most Time Travel AUs, I usually NOPE away from, mainly because 1) I’m just not really a “time travel” fan anyway, and 2) it often is used in a wildly convoluted case of Fix It Fics and that’s irritating to Canon Lover me lol. However.... I read one absolutely PHENOMENAL exception for Harry Potter, so for that alone, it gets a bump up from me lol XD

Now, I put on my Defend Love Triangles Squad™️ hat when I feel like it for canon material (for the most part), but for fanon it’s.... squiffy. Love triangles, whether canon or perceived, cause a fuck ton of ship wars in fandoms, so they’re kinda automatically... tainted for most fans, and I don’t blame them, cuz I kinda feel the same way. But.... I’ve definitely read a handful of fics that really tackled the “love triangle” (of either canon or perceived) with genuine grace and care, showing all sides with validity, understanding, and sympathy, sometimes with more angst or more fluff or hurt/comfort, depending on the story they’re going for. These are rare birds, but when they show up in the bowels of the internet, I can’t help but applaud their integrity for not just taking the “easy” route and bashing the living hell out of the character who’s not endgame in their fic (usually the character who IS the canon love interest.... ugh 🙄). But.... bashing is unfortunately too prevalent in those fics, so unfortunately, Love Triangle gets a lower ranking despite my fiercely protective ideas surrounding the concept as a whole.

In small doses, I can handle Unrequited Love... but like, it has to be for a side character. My OTP is my O-T-P for good reason, y’all! I ain’t all about THAT kind of angst!! Now, can I read a character who is PRESUMABLY suffering from unrequited love, until their love interest snaps them out of it? Hell yeah, but not enough to make me really dig the trope. I love my angst, but I have limits, yo.

Pregnancy and Baby fics sound fucking AMAZING grounds for Fluff, right?! Well, yeah, and I’ve definitely read quite a few that are fucking ADORBS, but.... I don’t actively look for them for deeply personal reasons. But of course, the few I’ve willingly read and loved and definitely precious AFFFFF 🥰🥰

Neutral:

It’s hilarious that I put High School and Royal AUs down here because I am writing both, one posted, the other still in the works LMAO 🤣🤣 But in all seriousness, after giving it a lot of thought.... I don’t actually look for either of those in fics, not even out of boredom, but I also don’t DISLIKE them, sooooooo here they go in Neutral territory lol

I KNOW THIS IS CRAZY UNPOPULAR buuuuuut I never really .... got the appeal of Sharing Bed. Oh I know WHY it exists (obviously lol), but like... for some reason, it and Oh God They Were Roommates are tropes I’m very, very lukewarm about. The only reason it’s not under “I’ll Pass” is because I’m a sucker for “Sharing Bed/Oh God They Were Roommates Headcanons,” where fans came up with gloriously hilarious ideas for either their ship or shipping dynamics in general. But for some reason, I never seek them out in fics. Maybe I just haven’t read enough fics to be converted, or maybe I’ve had too many roommates so I cannot suspend my disbelief even for fics lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I read.... one (?) fic that featured Amnesia, and I don’t think it counts because 1) it was technically a spell, and 2) it wasn’t just Character A but literally most everyone in that world for forgot Character B existed due to a timeline thing..... it’s complicated. That was a fantastic fic, but it wasn’t really an “Amnesia” fic, sooooo yeah. But when I was younger, I loved the idea of Amnesia in stories, so it kinda stays in Neutral territory because I don’t hate the idea, per se....

I love the movie “Your Name,” too, but I’ve yet to find the Body Switching trope appealing in fics lol but I did read it once in a Humor fic once that I really liked

Drunken Confession is mostly a no-go because I do not drink and therefore Cannot Relate™️ lol but I’ve read one or two exceptions, so it gets a bump up from I’ll Pass.

Arranged Marriage is mostly “meh” for me, buuuuut theoretically, I can dig an arranged marriage between my NOTP that never happens because my OTP noped the fuck off and eloped!! XDD And even then, I haven’t actually read any that did that, but I did write one once lmao

........... So. Why isn’t Unhappy Ending in I’ll Pass? Welllllll..... I’ve read some really, really good one(shots)...? ^^” I do love me some angst, even if I prefer it with happy endings, and though I say I have limits, I also can weirdly perverse moments where I’m like “I think I should read this fic that’s clearly gonna tear out my heart and soul 🙃 It’ll be fun! 🙃🙃” .... don’t ask me why, fuck if I know jdfkgdhkfjgnhf

For Major Character Death, see the above point

I’ll Pass:

Not to kinkshame, but I ain’t about ABO/Omegaverse. It is waaaaaaay too weird for me, but you know what, if you dig it, go you! It’s just not my thing.

I also “nope” the fuck away from Dark Fics. I can enjoy good angst and sad shit, but darker material is verrrrryyyyy difficult to intrigue me. It’s not necessarily “triggering,” but reading it can be genuinely uncomfortable and upsetting for me, so I just don’t touch them.

Bang or Die and Sex Pollen are just ?????? I’ve liked maybe.... one? Sex Pollen fic in my entire fanfic reading career, and even then it was veryyy tentatively lol it was well written, what can I say? It’s just not my thing, but go you if you eat that shit up! XD

I have no fucking clue why but for some reason, Fake Dating never appealed to me. I tried and I tried, but it’s just always bored me or drove me crazy and not in the right way lmao

Miscommunication in canon is literally the exact reason why I go to fanfiction outside of smut: TO MAKE THOSE DUMBASSES ACTUALLY 👏 COMMUNICATE 👏 PROPERLY!!! 👏👏👏 So no. In fics, I ain’t about that shit. Not again. I’m not strong enough. -.-”

..... *siiiiiiigh* Unpopular opinion once again, but yeaaaaah I am not a fan of Enemies to Lovers, across almost all media. Rivals to Lovers I have a soft spot for, and though it’s not really my “weakness,” I definitely get the appeal. Misunderstanding to Lovers can either be aggravating or amazing, depending on the story/ship (think Pride and Prejudice). Lovers/Friends turned Enemies (?) can definitely be beautiful grounds for ANGSTTTTT, buuuuuut I’m talking in very specific cases in canon worlds, not fanon as much (*coughs* Zeki! Anidala! *cough cough*). If anything, in those cases, I search for Fluffy fics to compensate for the Angsty source material. But no, I just don’t really dig Enemies to Lovers. And no, Inuyasha doesn’t count because Inuyasha is Kagome’s “enemy” for like.... two episodes. Afterwards, he’s just a grumpy asshole lmao

#I redid this tier so hopefully it's more fair now #fandom stuff #fandoms #Inuyasha #Inuyasha and Kagome #InuKag #Harry Potter #Harry and Hermione #Harmione #Percy Jackson #Percabeth #Disney #Frozen #Kristanna #Jelsa #shipping #Starling memes #memes #StarlingChild4

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dreaming-of-assclass · 4 years ago

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Hi! Can I please have some Karma and Sugino friendship beadcanons? ❤

*cracks knuckles* I’ve been waiting so long for this...😤💚

I literally adore this friendship! Definitely my fave Karma relationship (next to Kayano uwu).

I guess I could sum it up as...Sugino is such a popular, friendly, socially intelligent guy. Karma is “cool,” edgy, and very socially awkward. They’re literally the most iconic type of sitcom duo

Anyways, sorry I was freaking out for a sec there 😅

So...they get off to a rocky start, but I imagine they get super close over the year. At first Nagisa is kinda a middle man, but eventually, they can hang out and vibe without him around.

Sugino overcomes his prejudice and biased view of Karma, and sees the good qualities in him. His respect for Karma grows and he thinks of him as a trustworthy guy.

Karma thinks Sugino is ingenuine at first, but realizes he’s just purely nice. Sugino is very honest and easy to talk to, which is great for someone like Karma, who doesn’t trust people easily at all.

Now...for some headcanons hehe

Sugino is one of the few people that Karma will voluntarily help with studying. He may joke that Sugino owes him a favor or needs to supply him with wasabi or some shit, but he’s honestly just doing it bc Sugino is a close friend.

They’re the most confrontational in Group 4 and may end up verbally disagreeing just bc of their clashing personalities at times. Except it’s usually with little things, like directions, what to do, etc.

(In the future) Everytime Karma is mistakenly given the opportunity to drive, Sugino is such a backseat driver. He’s legitimately scared sometimes that Karma will kill someone...

They fight over the aux, and Karma somehow manages to get it every single time.

Sugino has accidentally hit him in the head with a baseball far too many times...Karma can’t even get pissed bc they are accidental.

Whenever they’re paired in PE, neither of them are taking it seriously. They’re just messing around so much bc it’s honestly so lighthearted. When they do take it seriously, it’s always an interesting match. Karma has faster reflexes, but Sugino beats him in agility. Sugino also has more raw strength, but Karma is a quicker thinker.

Sugino is canonically very talented at a lot of things: sports, art, acting... Karma jokes around that Sugino might finally beat him as the Class Talented Genius, but it’s not out of jealousy at all. It’s his way of complimenting Sugino and showing his support.

Surprisingly...Karma doesn’t ship Sugizaki. Of course, they’re both his friends, but he’s still way closer with Sugino. And he can’t help but see the delusional fantasy Sugino is living in where he puts Kanzaki on a pedestal. It bothers Karma but he isn’t sure what to say. He just hopes Sugino gets over himself eventually, but in the meantime, he’ll quietly support him.

The two of them and Maehara are the ones to come up with “get-rich-quick” schemes...they always invite Isogai but he just sighs and says “Don’t break anything. Don’t kill someone. Or each other.”

They once make a bet with each other that neither of them can indulge in their guilty pleasure for a week, and whoever caves first loses and has to do something embarrassing. Karma can’t eat any junk food or sugar, and Sugino can’t touch a video game. They constantly bait each other during the week while they’re both losing it. Sugino eats snacks in his face, including his precious strawberry milk. Karma rubs it in his face that he could afford the newest version of Sugino’s favorite game. They eventually end it without either of them lasting the week, and tackling each other in a fight. Group 4: “I literally can’t with these dumbasses”

They end up in a ballet class together with Kimura. It was suggested by Korosensei that it improves their balance and skills, but Karma shrugged it off and Sugino said he’ll pass. A couple days later, they change their mind bc dammit, Isogai and Maehara beat them AGAIN. They drag Kimura too bc why not, athletes and chuuni’s stick together. They leave having great ballet skills, and return to assassination. But Isogai and Maehara still be winning 😔

Karma is shook at first in the beginning of their friendship when he notices how many times Sugino nearly jumps into fights/starts shit. He brings it up, and Sugino just sheepishly responds “Oh you know, I only do it when my friends are being messed with. I really should handle things better though.” And Karma just stares at him like ?? “No Sugino don’t change. Now that I hear that, I finally have some respect for you lmfao.” And Sugino is like “oh cool! ...wait that was an insult.”

But that really is a part of Sugino that Karma respects and appreciates a lot. He knows that Sugino has got his back whenever he needs him there, whether it’s assassination, street fights, etc.

Sugino is a chaotic well-meaning idiot, but Karma never wants to use him as a minion like Terasaka. He’d prefer Sugino by his side, like a right hand man, with his support close by.

Karma lives to scare Sugino with his edgy stories, but of course, that goes away the longer they know each other and become friends. Sugino just either accepts it or eggs it on. Karma: “what if I drop this spider onto your head and it infects your mind?” Sugino: “do it bitch.”

Both of them get the same present format for each other on their birthdays. One joke/prank gift and one useful/practical gift.

I HC that Sugino becomes friendly with Gakushuu too at some point, so whenever the rivals are being petty and ready to kill each other, Sugino is just like :D

It’s a pain doing laundry at his apartment since his family has so many clothes and sweaty sports gear to wash, parents are usually busy, their machine doesn’t work sometimes, and he hates leaving things to air-dry... So Karma lets him wash his stuff at his house UwU

Karma always makes sure to watch his baseball games in the future. Not in person all the time, and not the whole game, but at least a couple minutes of the screen. Just to make sure Sugino is doing alright. If he’s having a bad day and isn’t in the lead, Karma texts him like “wtf u better win bitch >3” and Sugino replies “ur right but fuck u”

Karma has a field day whenever girls are flirting with Sugino and he’s so oblivious. Over the years, he has: pretended that he was Sugino’s boyfriend instead and “back off hoes,” basically arranged dates for him just out of fun, and catfished Sugino (as adults)

Sugino’s home isn’t perfect at all, his family is far from perfect. But it’s still way better than the emptiness that Karma is surrounded by. So he invites Karma over a few times for dinner and such, and Karma appreciates it a lot. He also bonds with Sugino’s wild little brother and they create so much chaos.

Sugino can’t trash talk at all, and Karma tries to teach him but it doesn’t work. He’s too wholesome, and Karma just gives up after ten minutes of hearing harmless, stupid shit come out of Sugino’s mouth.

Overall, they’re the Iconic, Talented, Sitcom Duo with so much comedy potential. I love this friendship so much!

#assclass #assassination classsroom #karma akabane #tomohito sugino #ansatsu kyoushitsu #headcanons #thank you so so so much #i love this friendship and i will take any chance to write about sugino uwu #group 4

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braincoins · 4 years ago

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For the Character Opinion Meme, and...Pidge.

How I feel about this character I LOVE PIDGE OKAY?! She’s right behind Shiro and Allura in my VLD faves. I relate a lot to her, too. I also like peanut butter but not peanuts! I also avoid the outdoors!

All the people I ship romantically with this character My first ship for her was an undefined OC that was a hot woman who was partially cyborg (like Shiro but... MORE - more prosthetics, more entire body parts replaced); I’ve also shipped her with Lance and with an OC named Amue who is actually a super-advanced AI in a cutting edge shapeshifting robot body.

My non-romantic OTP for this character Hunk. Keith and Shiro are close, but... but Hunk. Hunk and Pidge complement each other really well: he builds things and she breaks (into) things. He’s more hardware, and she’s more software. They have some overlap, of course, but, in general, y’know? Also, I think Pidge sometimes focuses too much on whether or not she’s able to do something, whereas Hunk is more about whether or not they should do something. So she leads the way, showing what’s possible, and he tempers that with compassion. (Not that Pidge is unethical at all, but I think it’s easy for her to get swept up and lose focus on that. I mean... she did break into the Garrison.)

My unpopular opinion about this character I don’t give a damn if people ship an aged-up Pidge with Shiro. Ship and let ship, you do you. It’s not for me, but I’m not going to slam someone for it. It’s not really an unpopular opinion about Pidge herself, I guess though. Um. I like the headcanon of Pidge being a trans girl who had to go back into the closet when she went into the Garrison, and I want her to grow her hair back out. I don’t want Pidge to be a guy, because, well, because we need more female characters, dammit.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon. TRANS GIRL PIDGE?! GROWING HER HAIR OUT?! For that matter, Pidge has that whole episode with the Olkari where she learns that we’re all connected to each other and that nature can be understood in computer terms, and then......................NOTHING. ARGH! I wanted to see more of that because that all fits in wonderfully with my personal set of spiritual beliefs and also because it was just awesome in general, but then it just gets DROPPED. We also don’t get to see Pidge bond with the rest of the team as much as she bonds with Hunk. v__v I’d better stop because we all know I will salt from here ‘til eternity about how VLD did all their characters wrong.

#void-tiger

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gleefail · 4 years ago

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Glee Memories: 1x10 Ballad

A long, long time ago, as Glee was approaching graduation in Season 3, I found myself nostalgic with some rare free time on my hands. So I decided to rewatch the series from the beginning and jot down some memories, discrepancies that have arisen since, fave quotes, tally solos - all that good stuff, strictly for shits and giggles.

8 years later (eek!) and once more I find myself with an unexpected abundance of free time. With so many revisiting or being newly introduced to the show between binge watching during Quarantine and all the tragedy that has surrounded the show since it went off the air, I figured I’d finish what I started. And by finish, I mean go through the end of S3. Cause I truly cannot acknowledge what happened after that. Except for 5B.

Kicking this off by reposting the first 15 episodes I already went through. Enjoy!

1x10 Ballad “Ok, who can tell me what a ballad is?” “It’s a male duck”

ok, I disagree with Schue’s definition of a ballad. “Stories set to music” – um…isn’t that every song? Or is it just in musicals that it’s supposed to be, lol?

“Looks like my weekly letter to the Ohio showchoir committee FINALLY paid off” and the look she gives Puck. Haha. This Rachel Berry is funny. Cause they’re letting us laugh at her right along with her. Not asking us to put her on a pedestal and/or take her seriously all the damn time. I’m not even gonna get started. I’m watching this post Props/Nationals, and though I didn’t think it could, my hate has grown. In abundance. Trying to keep it in check. Moving on…

“I bet that duck’s in the hat”

“Matt’s out sick today. He had to go to the hospital cause they found a spider in his ear” Um, ew. Also terrifying. However, humorous nonetheless. And an effort to explain a random absence of a Glee club member. Remember how they used to do that?

Aw, Artie drew Quinn’s name out of the hat. :) 2 seasons later and they’ll get 2 duets (both of which I loooove). Shame they didn’t do it this ep. Romantic or just friends, I ADORE the chemistry with Diana and Kevin. I really wanted to see more of that. :(

omg. Kurt’s face when Finn pulls his name. Adorable. Also, I love that Finn is not cool with it but a year later Sam is totes fine. Maybe that’s just cause I love dudes that are comfortable enough in their sexuality to do things that d-bags in high school might tease them about being gay for. Or maybe that’s just cause I love Sam Evans. Couldn’t tell ya. Except yeah, I totes could. It’s cause I wants a Trouty Mouth to call my very own. *lesigh*

“other asian” Ha!

Brittana!

“The fates talked, Mr. Schue” #BlessFinnsHeart

I love the voice-overs during Endless Love: “Screw him if he thinks he’s taking the Diana Ross part from me” “I love the days when I wear no underwear” “I never noticed how nice Rachel’s butt is…oh crap! I think Quinn knows I’m staring at it!”

I also love the facial expressions of Rachel and Mr. Schue here. Hilarious.

Haha – Brad’s like “wtf is happening?”

“Crap – she looks crazy right now!” hahahahahaha

Because of Rachel’s realization through this song, it means Lea Michele can’t squint nearly as much. Wow. It’s like a whole new Rachel with her eyes open while she’s singing.

Artie’s face after the duet. It’s like someone stepped in dog poop.

Ok, Charlotte Ross was in a show in the 90’s I used to watch that, if I recall, failed miserably but nonetheless had a brief stint as my guilty pleasure show. And I can’t remember what it is for the life of me and keep forgetting to look when I have access to google it. Anyone?

“I don’t want you to lift a finger for me. I’m your wife!” Oh wow. So unhealthy. So republican. Soooooo some parts of Ohio. These are the folks that voted for Bush. :/ Yep, I’m still ashamed to be from Ohio when I think of that election.

Suzy. Pepper. Yes. I love this actress. Bright and Hannah were my OTP on Everwood. I miss them.

“You knew it was me just by the sound of my breath. That’s so romantic.”

“Listen, you little psycho, this is Will’s wife, and if I don’t get enough sleep my anti-depressants won’t work, and then I’ll go crazy and I’ll kill you.” Oh Terri. So maternal and loving.

Suzy Pepper is sobbing to More Than Words. That was my jam back in the day!

“Your lashing out at me is fantastically compelling…and….inappropriate.”

“Thank God I never missed a piano lesson” – really Kurt? Is this the first and only time we’re to believe Kurt can play piano well enough to accompany someone from memory?

Finn singing I’ll Stand By You to a sonogram dvd on his laptop. I have no words. I don’t think I thought it was this weird the first time I watched it.

So Finn’s mom busts him singing to said laptop sonogram dvd…and he doesn’t close the laptop…or stop the dvd…or try to hide the screen. He sits up next to it as she approaches him, almost begging her to see it. I felt the same way then as I do now – it was an opportunity for him to not tell her necessarily but for her to find out anyways and I think he really wanted her to know so he could go to her for help and comfort and to relieve everything he couldn’t deal with about the situation. I’m just sayin’.

Oh old school Carol with her denim and that hair…she’s still such a great mom though. And this actress. My God. She’s amazing.

“You’re wrong, I’m right. I’m smart, you’re dumb.”

“Dude. Impulse control!” haha

“I dunno why I find his stupidity charming. I mean, he’s cheating off a girl who thinks the square root of 4 is rainbows.” #BlessFinnsHeart

Oh Young Girl/Don’t Stand So Close to Me mash-up. I fell in lust with you from the first moment I laid eyes on you.

Seriously. Matthew Morrison is so hot in this mash-up. Yowzah.

“So, Rachel, do you think you understood the message I was trying to get across with that ballad?” “Yes! It means I’m very young and it’s hard for you to stand close to me.”

“You’re a very good performer. He’s very good.”

Finn and Kurt bonding over their lost parents. This is a sweet scene.

“You think I should bring a gun?” #BlessFinnsHeart

“Casserole’s almost ready. Hope you like venison!” Ok. TERRIFYING to come home and find Rachel Berry in an apron, cooking you dinner, in your home.

Hey, remember that time that Rachel literally sang 3 lines of Crush and they released it in its entirety as a single from this episode? Ridonk.

“I found out today that my hamster was pregnant in biology class and I just started weeping!”

Aw, Mercedes and Puck are paired up for duet ballads.

haha. Babygate.

“Finn’s not the father! I am.” People be spilling out their truths to Mercedes y’all.

“Alright, look, you need to get something through your Mohawk real quick: you’re the baby’s daddy. It takes a hell of a lot more to be a father and that role’s already been cast because Quinn chose Finn. You need to accept that and move on cause you have no business messin’ up that girl’s life more than you already have. You need to back off. You owe her at least that much. ”Aw, Mercedes. Laying down tough love. And looking out for Quinn before they were even friends. Man. I love Mercedes.

Oh that’s right – Quinn has an older sister! Why did we never meet her?

“He wears a helmet when he plays, right?” – THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYIN’! #BlessFinnsHeart

“I have to go, they’ll think I’m pooping.” Hehehehe.

omg. So I love this still. Finn is doing karate moves in the bathroom mirror to pump himself up to sing to the Fabrays that Quinn’s pregnant. That is so effing funny. What happened to this Finn?

You’re Having My Baby. Haha. This song is so cheesy. This scene is so uncomfortable.

So Quinn’s parents, unlike Finn, are NOT simple-minded and have figured it out. And it’s terrifying.

“We didn’t even have sex” #BlessFinnsHeart

Quinn’s parents are kicking her out. Well, her dad is and her mom isn’t standing up to him. This is rough. Especially when you realize they’re supposed to be 15. So wrong. Poor Quinn. And her dad just screamed at her that she was a disappointment. Yeah…she’s had to deal with some shit. And in the end, they don’t acknowledge that she did and try to make her out to be the bad guy, and selfish… Way to go, RIB.

Oh good ole Carol, without a moment of hesitationlets Quinn stay with them.

“Honey, you can stay here as long as you want.” Carol’s the best. So glad she found Burt.

“We’re not so different, you and me. We’re both mildly attractive and extremely grating. Love is hard for us. We look for boys we know we can never have. Mr. Schue is a perfect target for our self-esteem issues. He can never reciprocate our feelings which only reinforces the conviction that we’re not worthy of being loved. Trust me. I’m a cautionary tale. You need to find some self-respect, Rachel. Get that mildly attractive groove back.” Suzy Pepper, ladies and gentlemen. Dropping truth bombs.

“There’s some boy out there who’s gonna like you for everything you are, including those parts of you that even you don’t like. Those are gonna be the things about you that he likes the most.” Hmm…might be true. Never thought about this, but I’d say that describes Jesse. But not Finn so much. Maybe recently. But…he has made several comments about her being annoying or controlling as they were dating. And not in a ‘those are my favorite things about her’ kinda way. Just sayin’.

Aw. Kurt seems like he feels really bad about Quinn getting kicked out.

“Open your eyes! I didn’t tell you to close your eyes.” “Is there a cake?” No, there’s no cake!” #BlessFinnsHeart

Lean On Me. Watching this now, with one ep left and it’s graduation…yeah, I’m crying. Dammit, Glee.

haha, Mercedes just kinda pushed past Rachel who was front and center to sing her solo. Probably not intentional but still funny.

Damn, Kevin McHale.

Damn, Amber Riley.

SOLOS: Rachel (1), Will (2), Finn (2), Artie (1), Mercedes (1)

#Glee Memories #Glee #lol Glee #Glee Ballad

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pythagoreanwhump · 5 years ago

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Ooh you got a BTHB card! Can I request 'tortured for information' with whomever you want to write about? It's one of my fave tropes and your writing is great :) -S

Of course! It’s my favorite trope as well! So sorry that it took so long for me to get to it

CW: Drowning, electricity, contemplation/attempt of suicide (not related to mental health)

“The list, where is it?” The interrogator has his fingers tangled in David’s hair, holding his face mere millimeters above the water.

“Wh-” David coughed, “What list?”

The interrogator dipped his head suddenly, not enough to push his face under, but David still let out a panicked gasp. “Oh please,” the interrogator said, “You know exactly what I’m talking about. The NOC list.”

“No idea what you’re talking about,” David closed his eyes and tried to push back against the hand in his hair.

“Fine,” The interrogator pushed his face back under.

David drew in a quick breath before the cold water hit his face. He started struggling immediately even though he still had enough air for another minute at least. He counted in his head. One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three… He relaxed after he got to twenty, using all of his willpower to breathe out. His ears pounded and the sound of the bubbles breaking surface seemed to reverberate through his skull. For a second, he thought the interrogator saw through his ruse and would keep him under for longer.

“That wasn’t very long, maybe we could try for more next time.” The interrogator started pushing him under again, stopping with the tip of his nose touching the water. “Unless you have something to say?”

“Nope, still no idea what you’re talking about.”

“Let’s try for a minute now,” The interrogator said, “not very long, really, but it’ll get worse if you don’t talk.”

David was pushed into the water again. This time, he wasn’t ready for it. The water flowed up into his nose and burned all the way down to his lungs. He struggled in earnest, hands pulling against the zip-ties, close to drawing blood, and legs kicking frantically, trying to get a footing on anything to push himself up. The more he struggled, the more air escaped his lungs.

The interrogator was true to his word, counting exactly 60 seconds before he pulled David up. “Is it worth it?” He asked as he dumped the limp figure onto the ground.

David’s body was racked with deep coughs, the water coming out of his mouth seemed more than could humanly fit into his lungs. Of course it is. If he gives up that list, that’s 63 other people tortured and killed. 63 families destroyed without any explanation. “I don’t know of any lists,” He squeezed out. He did. He had it memorized in his head. 63 names, aliases, and safehouses. 63 of his brothers-in-arms that he had to keep safe.

He forced himself to exhale the next time he was pushed under. The air bubbles bobbed up to the surface and the water rushed into the vacuum of his lungs, the pressure pushing any remaining air floating up to his lips. Somehow, his chest was freezing from the cold water and burning at the same time. When the darkness crawled into the edges of his consciousness, he let it take him.

“Dammit,” The interrogator pulled David out of the water and slammed him to the ground. He didn’t even bother to do proper resuscitation, just slammed a boot into David’s chest and waited for him to cough the water up himself.

“Even-” David’s words kept getting interrupted by coughs, “Even if I did know what list you want, I’d have forgotten by now. Did you know that drowning can mess up your brain? Maybe you wanna try talking to me nicely.” He tried for a weak smile.

“Well, I see you’re talking. Let’s try something else. Something that wouldn’t give you the chance to kill yourself.” The interrogator dragged David up by the back of his shirt and dumped him on an inclined board.

The blood rushed to his head as his hands and feet were bound tightly at his sides. “You gonna let me take a nap now? Mind bringing me a blanket? Kinda cold from getting soaked when you tried to drown me.”

The rag that was supposed to cover his face was shoved into his mouth instead. He retched. It tasted of blood and sweat, the bit of moisture on it dripping down his throat. Before he could spit it out, another rag covered his eyes. Even without seeing, he heard the sound of pouring water come closer.

The water filled his nose, not flowing down to his lungs like before, but completely sealing his airway nonetheless. There wasn’t much of it, and he instinctively coughed, almost thinking that it would be enough to expel the water. It didn’t, the air bubbled out from his chest, making the cloth on his face shifted a little before the pressured spray of the hose pushed it back down, sealing firmly over his face again. He strained against the leather straps holding him down, trying to pull some air into his lungs, but only water came rushing in and pouring back out. He heard his own heart pounding, threatening to shatter his eardrums.

“Ready to talk yet?” The interrogator moved the hose off his face but didn’t turn the water off. Some of it still landed on his face, making him flinch, thinking it’s starting again.

David shook off the soaked rag sticking to his face and spit out the one in his mouth. “You’d make a very bad memory therapist,” he tested the bonds again. “Still not remembering ever hearing of any list.”

A punch landed on his nose. He blinked away the water clinging to his eyelashes just in time to see the next strike coming, again coming straight for his nose. He knew it’s about to get significantly worse, being drowned with a broken nose was something he’d only experienced once before, and he had no intentions of ever going through that again. Seems like he will have to today, though.

Or not. David craned his neck to see what the interrogator stepped away to grab. He heard the crackle of electricity and expected to see a cattle prod, but apparently the Soviets considered it beneath them to use such crude tools. No, they had a sophisticated device with a mess of different colored wires and knobs of various sizes. When the electrodes were attached to his body, he tried his best to not think about the pain. He stared at the controls on the box, trying to decipher the Russian words written in a tiny script.

It didn’t quite work. His interrogator tapes electrodes onto his temples, the thin metal plate fitting perfectly onto the smooth skin. He flinched when the interrogator grabbed his hand and spread his fingers. He hissed in pain when an alligator clip was snapped on the sensitive flesh between his pointer and middle finger. He was still wet from waterboarding, and he knew that the thin film of moisture coating him will make the pain cling to his skin. He shuddered.

“You look like you know what’s coming, so I won’t explain,” the interrogator adjusted the controls and put his fingers on the main knob. “Last chance before I turn it up. The list.”

David couldn’t tear his eyes away from the switch. “Ah, now you’re getting the memory therapy thing right. Electroconvulsive therapy is pretty high tech, but I’m not sure you’re trained to use it. Better not fry my brain and make me forget even more.”

The interrogator slowly turns the knob, steadily increasing the voltage. The tingle turns into a burn, and then becomes unbearable. The wooden bench creaks from the leather straps being strained against.

When it ends, David’s eyes barely flutter open, gaze empty. For a moment, the interrogator feared that his brain was actually fried, until his pale lips parted and he spoke. “You are a really bad memory therapist. I’d ask for my money back, but I never paid.”

#BTHB #bad things happen bingo #tortured for information #espionage whump #electricity #waterboarding

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laufire · 6 years ago

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ENDGAME

Okay. I definitely won’t be able to sleep today, so I might as well pour out all my Endgame feelings right now.

First thing first, I was probably in the WORST POSSIBLE HEADSPACE to watch this film; national elections where fascists could take over Congress (spoiler alert, they didn’t. I literally just cried with relief for over ten minutes) AND being extremely concerned about characters you over-identify with on the same day, all after the worst year of your life, apparently don’t mix well. Who would have thunk.

(btw, I was spoiled as I was voting about That Very Big Thing; everyone who follows me probably can guess what I’m talking about. I almost threw hands tbh. Then almost cried over a dozen times on the way to the theatre because the stress of the day was killing me ugh).

All this to say, my head is a mess right now, I don’t even know if this post is going to make any sense, and I will probably take time to process certain things and have a definite opinion on them LOL. But well, here is now.

And err. Warning for a brief mention of suicide ideation?

(crossposted to dreamwidth, livejournal, and pillowfort)

TONY (& CO)

– In case it wasn’t obvious, the thing I was spoiled about? Yeah, it was Tony’s death. FML. I mean, even if I wasn’t spoiled, I would’ve seen it coming as soon as we saw him after the five years jump, lbr (happily off-screen married to Pepper? With an adorable daughter? Pepper resigned to the possibility of losing him instead of begging him to stay like in IW? And then the movie kept hammering it home LMAO; that and a lot of things for the mains that I kind of saw coming from less than a third into the movie, which IDK if it’s because I was particularly intuitive, or the foreshadowing was that heavy handed xD).

Obviously, I’m not rocking your world if I tell you I’m extremely heartbroken, I guess. Especially because, as I said, my emotions were already all over the place. And seeing a character I adore, and in who I project a lot of my issues on –including, yes, suicidal issues–, sacrifice their lives (no matter how poignant, and moving, and well-written it might be) was incredibly hard for me. So, yeah. I’m going to have to deal with that for a while I guess. Which I plan to do by writing a bunch of Fix-It and Not Actually Fix-It fics ASAP.

But. I mean, out of all the endings Tony could have, this was always my second choice for him. And he was grandiose in this film. He figured out time travel. He created a gauntlet capable of holding the Infinity stones. Beings far more powerful than him were trying to carry that gauntlet to the van and none of them thought to use it, but he did. He was completely vindicated. He is the Saviour of the Universe.

And he looked gorgeous the entire time, which is truly important for me.

– In all seriousness, the thing I take to heart the most is that

his legacy remains intact

, and it’s inspiring, and heroic, and poetic, and prosperous. Clearly, without him, my enthusiasm for the universe will never be the same, but one thing that worried me is that I wouldn’t want anything to do with Marvel for a while after this film, and that’s not how I’m feeling; I’m very much looking forward to further parallels and homages to him in my ever-growing list :P

Tho, honestly, I’m kind of side-eyeing myself for the fact that, the one time!!! I go and fall in love with a male lead character, he happens to be genuinely heroic and self-sacrificing, instead of just using those concepts as lip-service and getting to have his cake and eat it too LMAO. I mean, sure, given my reactions to those characters, the AeJons Snowrgaryens of the world, I wouldn’t have liked him so much if it was the case, but dammit. It’d be nice to experience that high sometime xD

– The Iron Fam is the best part of this movie for me. Tony’s relationship with Morgan was way too adorable to handle it; Pepper was enormous and so poised (and the scene where they circle around each other in their armors… poetic cinema); I didn’t get enough Iron Husbands to satiate me (Rhodey’s caress should have been skin to skin!), but I loved what we got; Happy is an assholes who made me cry ABOUT CHEESEBURGERS.

And let’s not talk about Peter, OMG. My heart. And Harley appeared to Tony’s funeral! Though, honestly, the person I missed the most there was Christine Everhart, who should have been there just on the basis that I like her (plus, ya know, IMO she was important to Tony’s origin dammit).

I’m going to consider Nebula an honorary member, tbh. Her scenes with Tony in space cut me deep; and she and Rhodey are buddies!

Natasha and Fury (I loved his appearance *sniffs*) are honorary members too, because fuck it. They both appeared first vis a vis Tony on his movies, and have two of my favourite relationships with him, and I say so.

– Related to that, one Failure™ of this movie, is not providing a Nat & Tony one-on-one scene. Seriously, I can’t believe they didn’t realize how necessary that was. But I ADORED the scene where they and Bruce are lying down bouncing ideas about the stones (it made me softly whisper “ot3” LOL); it was possibly the only “Avengers” moment that worked for me –other than Clintasha, but that’s on a different league tbh.

I wanted more Nebula & Tony scenes too; I would’ve loved to see Tony interact with Past!Nebula. Yes, realistically, he would probably had made her LOL, but. I needed it. it’s definitely on my to-write-list :P

– I wanted just some positive interaction between Carol & Tony to counteract Current Comics Bullshit and I got Carol rescuing him, smiling beatifically at him, and Tony basically saying she was Da Bomb and the Avengers should follow her lead instead of keep sucking xDD So that was nice.

– I loved the scene at the beginning where he fucking SNAPS, and goes for Steve’s throat. It was probably my favourite scene. It’s resolution with everyone’s reactions and after the flashforward kind of… totally sucked, but whatever. Still amazing.

– The only part of his storyline that I HATED, and I mean absolutely loathed, was his scene with Howard. Jesus Fucking Christ. They went with the most simplistic take they could have, didn’t they. I haven’t felt more insulted in the theatre in my entire life, and my family made me watch both Ocho apellidos movies with them, so Marvel? That’s a feat. The moment where he says his father hit him with a belt so we (Tony included) are supposed to think, well, at least Howard wasn’t physically violent with his son, hooray?

And I think we’re supposed to take his “wouldn’t want my son to turn like me” as motivation for Tony’s actions and like… newsflash, but Tony has “put the worlds’ needs over his own gain” since Iron Man. Fucking. One. It’s literally what he does in this film, because we’re shown that, despite having achieved his happy ending, he was still trying to figure out time travel even if it meant risking his future.

Seriously, if they wanted me to be moved, they should’ve used Maria. Or hell, Edwin Jarvis was right there. And if whitewashing of Howard’s abuse becomes one of those MCU things that ends up bleeding into the comics, I’m gonna riot. Ugh.

BTW, just thought about this. Has anyone confirmed what the H. of Morgan’s second name stands for? Because my immediate idea was that it was for Happy, but now the fear that it might relate to Howard has entered my brain and I need someone to drive it out.

OTHER FAVES :P

– I am a lot more heartbroken over Natasha’s death than I expected to be. I like her character on paper a lot, but sometimes the writing or the acting don’t agree with me; neither was the case in this movie. I thought she was incredible. I loved the scene where she’s leading the post-dusting council. So losing her in this movie, of all movies, really hurts. And I understand why people who love her would be unhappy, and even furious –to some extent, so am I, tbh; specially because I don’t think she was properly honoured by the other characters after the fact–, but I do think it was extremely fitting for her arc.

– I loved Nebula’s storyline; how she was able to form new relationships, and what I know will be enduring friendships. Her interactions with her younger self were fascinating too; I loved that she perfectly followed the time-travel mumbo-jumbo. And she was so adorable at the beginning. Her bond with Tony didn’t have as much screen time as I wish it had, but the rest of the movie really shows how much his kindness touched her, and I love it. I’m a bit sad she didn’t get to kill any Thanos, tho.

– Okay, putting him in the “faves” section doesn’t exactly feel right, but whatever: I maintain that Thanos is a great villain. I don’t know what people that say otherwise are thinking. He’s the perfect foil for so many characters, and he is genuinely villainous; he is so delusional and self-righteous (seriously, his “solution” for the Snap 2.0 was… o.0) his plans feel sincerely menacing. He perfectly spells out his own doom; narratively speaking? He’s a joy of a villain to me. And I loved how he reacted to the information about the future; specifically, that upon learning about Nebula’s “betrayal”, his tactic was SOFTENING towards past!Nebula to make her even more eager to please him.

– Carol didn’t have much screen time, but I liked what she got (like, nothing too deep, but I didn’t expect much). I liked the Carol/Rhodey nod, even if I’m not sure how I feel about the ship in this incarnation. I wanted to hear something about Maria, but welp.

And on a shallow note, I kind of love that fandom absolutely freaked out about her wearing lipstick on a scene (while praising the “~natural no-make-up make up, effortlessly feminine without looking like you’re actually trying” look that she sported on CM, and disregarding that while yes, it was a troubling look that fitted a pattern across movies, A4 was made first so it was hardly a “betrayal” of the semi-grunge style), for the movie to go and give her the butchest look she’s ever gonna get on film lmao (and I will be pleasantly surprised if they’d keep a look like this for a movie where she’s the lead and not a supporting character, tbh).

– Sam and Bucky were So Soft™ with each other OMG. If their show doesn’t have at least ONE episode centred on them going undercover as a married couple, I’ll write it myself, because they are perfect for it (especially if you add some of the early banter/antagonism).

Btw, Sam getting the shield? The only good part of that mess at the end LMAO.

– I have mixed feelings for the Alt!Gamora development. I just… really loved the GOTG-IW versions of her character and her ship, and she’s gone and just… :( And that type of pseudo-amnesia/relationship do-over thing can be so badly written sometimes… But she’s back, and if done right, the role-reversal between her and Nebula could be gr10 for GOTG 3. We’ll see.

THE BAD™

– I know if I walked up right now to the Russos, and asked them why they hate Thor so much, they wouldn’t even understand the question. They would say, but we love Thor?? He’s such a fun character?? Or some version of the sort. They can fool themselves, but not me. You don’t do this to a character for whom you feel a modicum of respect, IMO.

Like, the fat-phobic jokes? The way they dealt with his substance abuse? How his arc about stepping up and assuming responsibilities ended by… him throwing away his responsibilities. Losing his hammer was a turning point for him to relearn the lessons about value and worthiness and power he’d been taught, and then… this movie. I couldn’t even fully enjoy his scenes with Frigga because I was so appalled by it all.

His only great scene, IMO, was how horrified and out of it he sounded after killing Thanos. I really felt that.

I didn’t even enjoy that he passed his power to Valkyrie because… unlike with Sam, that basically came out of nowhere. If they at least had given them ONE more scene at the beginning; seriously, it writes itself: just put her in the room when Bruce and Rocket are trying to convince him to go with them, and have her being the one that does it. Make her help him the way HE helped HER in Ragnarok; show her trying to help him and getting angry and frustrated. IDK, something.

And I know I’m probably alone in this because everyone around me practically creamed their pants when it happened but… having Steve control Mjolnir felt like adding insult to injury. Not just lifting it (which I would’ve been annoyed by too, given that they rewrote the new Asgardian mythology just to have this scene lol), but commanding it as only Thor did. Just. How much more are you going to take from Thor, people.

I want to make it clear that my problem is with the execution, not with Thor going through this; that, written differently, with more care, I could have loved.

– I’ve always been conflicted with MCU Steve. I loved the Captain America old comics I read as a child, and 616 Steve was A Hero. So I wanted to love MCU Steve just as much but… it often felt that he just didn’t measure up.

Well, conflict over. I don’t like the guy. Reading Man Out of Time just a few months ago probably isn’t helping (and yeah, that’s not a fair comparison, but it illustrates why I look at 616 Steve, and I adore him, and then I turn to MCU Steve and just… this guy is not worth my time).

I couldn’t even enjoy the ship, because my feelings for it come solely from my love for Peggy, and she didn’t even get to say a word? Add to that the fact that an endless loop of “OMG HE MADE OUT WITH YOUR NIECE. NOW HIS NIECE. RUN” was going through my head the entire time (the fact that Sharon was absent from the funeral when EVC acted in half of the MCU Russos films is hilarious in light of this xDD).

MISC

– I really enjoyed some of the heist shenanigans. Especially Tony’s plan for a distraction being GIVING HIS PAST SELF A HEART ATTACK. How extra and edgy can my man be xD Tony and Scott are A Duo.

– I was thinking that Alt!Loki might make an appearance in GOTG3 if Thor is really a part of it, and how that might mix, but then a friend reminded me about his show, so I guess that’s where they’re going? IDK, The Avengers’ Loki is probably the one I liked the least out of all his appearances, so unless I hear something really good about it, I’m not picking it up.

– IDK if it’s because I was desensitized, but the white suits and Clint’s hairdo didn’t look as ugly on the final product?

– So THAT was the gay character Feige went on about. I knew he was going to be an unnamed nobody with less than five lines LMAO. Stop being cowards and give us Danbeau and WinterFalcon.

– I was very touched about Ned and Peter’s hug (MY BBYS), but isn’t Ned supposed to be five years older? AKA out of high school? I mean, he looked like he had missed Peter, not like he had disappeared with him too? And the entire class is going on a trip in FFH? Is it because of nostalgia/a friends thing? Were all of them dusted? Because poor teacher then xDD

– I think a lot of emotional threads were unceremoniously dropped, but other than the ones I’ve mentioned, I’m more indifferent towards their recipients so… eh. A great example is the fact that Bruce’s conflicting journey with Hulk was solved off-screen LMAO. Some of the humour felt extra-cringy too tbh.

– I have Tony-related fanart as my lock screen, my computer background, and my phone background. I get teary eyed with just looking at them. I should think of changing them, but I wont xD

– I know I’m forgetting things but whatevs, I can talk about them later.

#tony stark #mcu #marvel #iron family #thor odinson #nebula #natasha romanoff #thanos #winterfalcon #and other stuff but i'd be here all day #marvel (movies)#gamora #avengers (movies)#avengers: endgame #endgame spoilers #my thoughts #talking to the void #marvel thoughts

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we’re gone but we don’t know where

WHO: Santana Lopez ( @trickstersantana ) and Matt Rutherford, with NPCs Julio Lopez, Someone.

WHAT: Running errands in New York City, doing some sponsor/sponsee bonding? Sort of?

WHEN: Sep 22nd

WHERE: A building in a dark alley.

WARNINGS: Mention of needles/injections, stabbing, manipulation, death, murder implied?

Santana walked, or almost run, alongside Matt through the city, too happy of her fake sense of freedom. She was too used to being trapped in NYADA. "C'mon, Hoodoo guy, we are almost there." She said with a big smile. She talked with her 'sib' Oliver to know where to met with them and her fake parental figure. She should be wary, she should warn Matt even more of how awful he was. But still, she was happy to see him and talk with him again. A happiness that would end quickly, she knew it very well. "This is the place." She said pointing to a seemly abandoned building on a dark alley. The kind of place where super hero parents die. "Alright, fair warning. My 'dad' is a fucking ass. Like, the worst, the less he know of you, the best. Oh God, thank you so much for this Matt I will always value your sacrifice, I'm sorry you always have to met the worst... the worst of my kind when you are with me." She would love to tell him she could introduce him to a nice trickster someday, but she didn't knew anyone she liked. Her 'mom' only, but she didn't want to see Santana. "Ready?"

Matt's internal gears were turning as Santana bounded through the streets of NYC. It was really about time that he used his privilege for something other than snarking Bloodlines on the internet, he thought, just as Santana urged him on. "I'm walking, I'm walking," he said, a little distracted, but speeding up to keep up with her. The building seemed sketchy, at least at first glance, but he'd slept in worse places before. He'd just keep his hands in his pockets; one on his phone, the other on his wallet. "Alright, sure. Is this your hangout spot, or?"

He wondered what was up with Santana's 'family,' what they'd done, but didn't ask. Some people got shitty families. Some of them were shitty enough to add scare quotes to the word. He nodded along, until she started apologizing to him. "Hey, c'mon. Tamamo--Tamamo wasn't your fault. Your 'dad' is also probably not your fault. Besides, I know one badass trickster already, the bar was too fuckin' high," he joked. "And you know, you don't represent your entire race, and all that shit." Giving a last tentative glance towards the place, he nodded. "Don't let him know too much, he's an ass. I got it. I'm ready when you are."

Santana nodded at the question, but she wasn't that sure. It might be a trap too. She knew it wasn't her fault, completelly, at least on the Japan part, still, she felt like she was dragging Matt into danger. But she wasn't sorry enough sorry to stop it. She smiles a little at the compliment. "Lucky for them, or they would be super screwed" She joked back. When she was about to open the door, someone opened it from the inside.

Someone who looks very shady opens the door. They are a white teen, pretty shorty, with black hair and a red hoodie. Even without meeting them before, you could sense the annoying teen energy surrounding them. "Hermanita!! You finally arrived!!" They shout in a very bad spanish pronunciation, quickly hugging Santana to her exasperation. "Hay! Who are you? Who are you? A new friend? What's your name?" They ask very fast, looking at Matt, ending the hug with Santana and going to hug the other guy if no one stopped the energetic kid.

Matt chuckled at her joke, adding something like 'whatcha gonna do about it' before the door swung open, and someone... interesting came out of the other side. He tried not to be annoyed, but Aether, he'd barely been a teenager, and sometimes he was really grateful for that, including right then. An eyebrow raised, he was selfishly glad for a moment that this kid was Santana's "something"--although probably not her "dad"-- and not his.

Until the kid started heading towards him. Frozen in place, he let them hug him, patting them awkwardly on the back as the only vague form of reciprocation. "I'm Matt," he said when the hug was released, and he could comfortably breathe again, in his own bubble of personal space. "I'm Santana's friend. What's your name?" It was polite to ask, but now he was also very curious. Where had this kid come from?

Santana groans and complains when the kid shows they're still existing. "Oh my God, I'm no family or 'family' or yours. I'm nothing yours. Don't bother Matt you brat" She fear Matt was already saying too much information, but hoped it won't scalate. She went upstairs hoping the others will follow. She enters a room that looked like it was abandoned for years until a little kid found it to turn it into their secret operation base. She entered the living room, completelly covered with a blanket fort, lots of toys and anime figures on the floor and snacks and sweets around. She rolled her eyes when she noticed her 'dad' was sitting on the couch. Inside the blanket fort. "God fucking dammit Cabrón. Really? Your idea of safe place to meet is where the brat lives, right?" She could notice how unconfortable was to be in a room with two other tricksters, but she know Matt was the only one there that had to suffer 3 distrust auras.

Someone smiles and moves nerviously and happy. "Do you have a tumblr, Santana's friend? Guess my name!" They said, and fake cries with Santana's complains while she goes upstairs "You're so meaaaaan, you both use me as a messenger and... hey don't ignore me!!" They say as the walk upstairs too.

The man in the sunglasses smiles at seeing Santana appear, getting up from the couch, but still not being able to stand up fully for the blankets. "That's how you say hi to your old 'dad'?" He says, sound fakelly offended. "If you assume the horse kid lives here." He shrugs. "But let's get to the point, I know you aren't visiting just because you miss me."

Matt stiffens up when this kid asks for his tumblr. Were they going to hack him? Spam him? Dig up his every secret and expose them to the world?? He smiles, tight and uncomfortable, and thinks for a long second. "I'll guess your name if you guess my tumblr URL. And no checking Santana's blog for clues." He's setting himself up for failure, he can feel it. But there was no such thing as being too careful, not in this city, not this year, not anytime.

When they go upstairs, underneath all the alertness, something twists in his chest. Santana had once told him their pasts weren't so different, and he knows many LN experience homelessness, but the childishness of the blanket forts, of the candy and the toys makes sympathy shine through. When Santana makes that comment though, he finds himself looking around. Is there someone here? Is this a setup??

Matt looks to Santana for guidance on how to react to this man. Her "dad". He gives a noncommittal nod when he speaks to her, but doesn't greet him out loud. Yet. Shit. Now he's also wondering why Santana wanted to come here when she thought so badly of her "family". Maybe she found out about Brownstone. Maybe this was a way to quietly say "fuck you" for being another sponsor with blood on his hands. Or maybe she is a really good actress and she hates shadow magic more than she let on. His eyes dart back and forward between all three tricksters, and he has to push himself to settle down. What the fuck, chill, he thinks.

Someone looks defeated. What a masterful way to ruin their machinations. "Uuuhhhhhhhhh.... mattfriendofsantana dot tumblr dot com!" They try to guess while they go upstairs, and sits next to the man on the sunglasses. "I don't live here! This is my super secret operation base!!" They said with pride.

Santana rolls her eyes. But she did miss him, sometimes she wasn't interacting with him. Everytime they met again it was full of regret. "You said things you knew things. About enchantments. So c'mon be a decent fake dad a help your fave fake daugther, you bastard."

The man in the sunglasses points at the kid like saying. 'See?' and waves at the other man that went with Santana. "Hello, sorry my daugther was raised to forget to introduce people. You can call me Julio, who are you?" He asks, and talks a little softer to Santana, in spanish. "¿Cuánto confías en él? Y no digas que no te fias de nadie, eso ya lo se, Niebla. But yeah sure, if you are a decent fake daugther and give me the information I asked you about months ago."

Matt probably shouldn't feel as satisfied as he does to have outsmarted a child. But he does, and a smile tugs on his lips as they guess the wrong username. "Wrong. I'll tell you what letter it starts with if you tell me what letter your name starts with." Matt suggests, and even though he's probably a bit too cocky at the moment, the end of the sentence turns into a question. "Operation base for what?" he asks before he can stop himself. Do teenagers tend to have these sort of things? Is this normal? It takes him a second to brush off the confusion, but when he does, the initial suspicion lingers. Is this an ambush??

And Santana's asking about enchantments, and he would have thought there wasn't much left inside him to be twisted up, but there is. Aether, he hopes someone is able to help her. Brownstone was months ago, and she is still dealing with this shit?He tries to stand next to Santana and look intimidating with arms crossed, but his eyes keep darting from person to person to 'secret operation base', giving away his uneasiness.

Matt nods at Santana's 'dad', and something about the way he spoke strikes a nerve. "Eh, politeness is fuckin' overrated. I'm Matt, it's... interesting to meet you, Julio." His attention drifts when the conversation turnsinto Spanish, once again glancing around the room. He has been here for... what? Two minutes? Two hours? And he's thoroughly confused. Thoroughly. He catches the tail end of her 'dad''s sentence, and an eyebrow rises of its own accord as he glances sideways at Santana. What the fuck was going on here?

Someone is too hooked up with this. "O!" Then pouts exageratelly "I told you is super secret! But it's for super secret meetings, like this one!" They reveal anyway. "Stop talking in spanish I want to know what you guys say!!"

Santana was annoyed, but she throws him a notebook she was carrying in ther bag (who was there the whole time). "En una escala de 0 a 10, siendo un 0 'no le diría ni mi nombre', y 10 lo que me fio de la prediccion del tiempo, un 7. Now. What do you know?" Santana can see Matt also dislikes her 'dad' from minute one like every living on Earth. "We don't respect politeness in this fucking house." She says proud.

The man in the sunglasses smirks. "Interesting. That's pretty generous. In the 'family' we have a saying about Santana's friends. They are either naive fools she's trying to use, or people without any morals whatsoever, which one are you?" He tries to catch the notebook in the air, but he fails, and he has to crouch to get it. "Eso es un número muy alto para ti, Niebla, te fias demasiado del hombre del tiempo." He says without opening it. "I actually don't know that much about enchantments and you suspected it, so this notebook is full of lies, right? But to not get stuck in the accusations of lying like always, let's jump to the deals. I'll have to do my research and if I get something, you tell me something. Now, what's the enchantment about. I can't help much without data, you know that."

Matt starts going through all the names with O he knows in his head. As it turns out, they're not that many. Octavius. Octavia. Octopus. Fuck. A deal's a deal, though, so he begrudgingly offers his URL initial as well. "G." What kind of super secret meetings do teenagers even have? Is this the first one to be hosted here? He also wants to know what Santana and her "dad" are saying, but he refuses to agree with this kid right now. Maybe there will be time for that later.

Discreetly, he tries to gauge what they're saying. He hears numbers. Maybe it's a secret code. The little phrase about politeness shakes him out of it, but before he can react, Julio is talking to him. Eyes narrowed, he laughs a little, and crosses his arms over his chest. This is a test of some kind, he can tell. But he's not going to fall for it. "Bit of both. I'm a naïve dumbass with shit for a moral compass." The notebook falls straight to the ground, and he bites back a laugh, trying to not get visibly frustrated when he speaks Spanish again. Is he talking about me?? It's alright though, soon enough his eyes bounce back between the two like he's watching a ping pong match. "What do you know about Enchantments? Forcing people to do shit they don't want to do?" Matt asks, arms still crossed and keeping his gaze straight.

Someone checks their phone when they heard the first clue and opens Santana's tumblr page to find a blog she rebloged starting with G. They will scroll down until They Find Matt.

Santana is already nervous just looking at Matt and her 'dad' talk, but she knew showing she cares too much about Matt won't end well and her fake father would be ven more of a dick. She doubts before giving an answer. She crosses her arms. Ah, fuck it. "Ah, you know." She shrugs. "Self-deprecating magic bullshit. To be ashamed of myself, that I'm alone, or no one will miss me, that other people think I'm just an animal and all that super fake shit that is totally not real and I don't believe for a moment." She tries to say non challant like its her grocery list. "Alright maybe I believe that but it's magic's fault!"

The man in the sunglasses laughs at Matt's answer. "This guy is fun, Mist. I hope you aren't planning to stab him." He says way too casually. "Enchantments is manipulation for inepts who don't know how to convince people without magic." He listens to Santana, quiet for a while. "Oh, you finished? Really? That's it? God damnit Mist, you believed all those things already. What a redundant and useless spell."

Matt sighs when the kid takes out their phone. This is going to go great.

[CW: needles]

His eyes narrow at the stabbing comment. What. The. Fuck. Was that an inside joke??? Did Santana regularly stab her friends, or enough so that her "dad" asks about it. "Don't worry, I stab myself enough with needles regularly. I can handle myself." Could he though??? He's trying real hard to look completely different than how he felt, which was threatened and confused as fuck, and he doesn't know if it's working.

Focused on what Santana is saying, his guard drops for a moment. Aether, how had it been so long since Brownstone, and he had no idea this was going on? He never means to pry, to force people to talk about things they don't want to, and he's been so ridiculously focused on his own bullshit that he just didn't know the enchantment went this deep. What a fucking dick. But this isn't the place to voice that. He turns back to Santana's "dad" and crosses his arms tighter against his chest again, and ignored the pang that comes with this comment that these things weren't new. "Do you know how to help her or not?"

Santana super fake laughs and then acts super offended "Excuse me? I had never, NEVER stabbed anyone with a real knife." She might had try a lot of times, though. 'How much do you know about it, you bastard?' She was getting even more nervous and unconfortable. "Don't listen to him, Matt, he thinks he is soooo funny" She rolls her eyes, and controls herself from saying 'I would never do that to you' because it would be too much of a lie. Who knows what the future hold, right? She gets even more angry to his fake father reaction. "I guess!!! But you don't have to be a dick about it!" She answers without thinking. "Ughhhh, c'mon! You are just saying that because...because you don't know shit about getting rid of it and you just want to...aggh!!" She is too annoyed and embarrased to say a proper argument.

The man in the sunglasses keeps his confident smile on. "Is that because you take drugs or the...the sugar thing...thing" He says, snapping his fingers, like he doesn't remember the name but it's so close to get it and that would help. He groans frustrated to his bad memory. "Mist, you throw a knife to my face, don't act all hight and mighty like you are above stabbing." He says as casually as fake dad could talk to his fake daughter about something as not washing the dishes. He calmly stares at Santana while she gets progresivelly more annoyed. "I told you it's like manipulation. Just manipulate yourself back goddamnit. Where is your manipulative liar pride? You are terrible at it, but also you believe a lot of crap, so it could work."

Matt is really doing his best to not freak out about the whole 'does Santana plan to stab me' thing, and he knows he's being irrational--oh. The aura. Times three, probably. He tries to push it down, and quirks a smile at Julio. "Testosterone," he says simply. Still... there have been knives thrown before, it seems, but he'll ask her about this afterwards. Aether, this experience has been fun already. He laughs awkwardly before he clears his throat and laughs again, still falsely, but more sarcastically. "Hilarious," he comments.

Matt knows everyone has their insecurities, but today has really been a wake-up call, and he's growing steadily more annoyed at Julio, and worried about Santana, until he offers them a solution. Manipulate yourself back? Admittedly, that seemed like the wrong approach to take about getting herself to believe she wasn't an animal, or alone. But maybe Leah could help with that. "She's a fucking great manipulative liar," he defends her, and the words come tumbling out of him before he can stop them. "Is there anything else you know?" Matt asks.

Santana shrugs, still very annoyed and angry at everything. "But you dodged it! Geez old man, get over it. You deserved it. And stop asking Matt questions!" She frows even more at the useless advice. "That's bullshit. It's like an illusion. I could make a deal everyday so you had a noisy fly flying in front of your face forever. You can try to ignore it, even if you know it's not real, but it's still there." She doesn't know how to feel about Matt's defense. "Yeah!"

The man in the sunglasses snaps his fingers when Matt's says testosterone. "Insulin! Oh, it's not that." He says first proud and then dissapointed. The kid stops staring at their phone to complain. "Daaaad, I explain it to you!" and the man makes shushs sounds so they shut up. "Mist that's hurtful, I'm hurt. And someday, someone won't dodge your knives, and they would be no one to stop you. " Beats. "That sounded too optimist." He laughs at Matt saying Santana is any good at manipulation. "If she was, you wouldn't know. But you know because she is not subtle at all. I love you, Mist, but you are terrible." He raises his eyebrows to Santana's explanation. "You should have started by that! Then you know how to deal with illusions, I already teach you half of what I know!"

Someone whose name starts with O grins. "Found it~! Oh! You're a doppel!! I have some theories about doppels."

Matt, without thinking it over, blurts out: "or she might stop throwing knives at people." There are many ways to stab someone. In their back. Looking right at them. Having someone else throw the knife. With a hidden contraption. Still, he cringes at his own completely useless addition and gives Julio a look like he just owned him. Which he knows he didn't. What the fuck is he even trying to do here. Maybe he should just let Santana talk. "That's not necessarily true," he says, immediately contradicting his decision to let Santana do the talking. "You can realize after you've been manipulated how much they fucked you over." He shrugs.

He narrows his eyes at Santana's example about the fly, and he thinks about it for a moment. "But maybe he can convince you to stop making the deal." Get to the root of the problem. He ignores Julio's comments about illusions. Santana's at least half the reason he's even attempted to work on his illusion magic. Blaine's like 15%. The rest is just he really likes learning.

Looking at the kid, he lifts his chin. "What did you explain to him?" Matt asks, just as Julio shushes them. A sigh leaves him before he can stop it when they find him online and immediately put their foot in their mouth. "Theories? About doppels?" An eyebrow is high in his forehead, and his arms remain crossed against his chest.

Santana is actually a little happy Matt is there and not only full of regret. "Yeah! Thanks, Matt" She stops to look at him. "Wait, what do you mean?" Hey, nice, actually they are discussing solutions and brainstorming. Who had though, talking things with people actually helped? "In this case, stop doing the deal would MAYBE had been getting rid of that bastard's magic. But SOMEONE" Marley. "Didn't want to testify for it.Yes I'm talking about you know how." She says Marley with her mouth in case Matt doesn't get it, but with no sound. "It's Marley I'm blaming Marley. And the entire judicial system but mostly Marley."

The man in the sunglasses continues his theory. "You know what to do agaisnt an illusion, Santana. Look out for the truth." His phone sounds, he checks it, an shush the kid again, "Don't waste time, we have to go now, Mist. I'll ask around to make your work easier, and you give the fucking information, alright?"

Someone whose name starts with O knows they don't have much time. Their theories won't be stopped. "Everyone thinks doppels come from witches but WHAT IF" They say, very exagerately and dramatic. "Doppels are actually the tricksters who get to become human."

Gears are turning in Matt's head, and he points at Santana as he processes the information. "No--I don't mean Fuchs's magic," he says, as his attention remains on trying to hypothetically solve the enchantment problem. "Although I have no fucking clue why Marley wouldn't get her ass to court to testify," he says offhandedly, only sounding mildly annoyed. "I'm saying we get to the source of the problem. The source of your beliefs. And work from there." Shrugging, he speaks towards the ground for a moment. "Maybe we don't get rid of the deal at first. Maybe some days the fly is quiet. Maybe some days it just lays there. Maybe it buzzes without being able to see it. But we take steps."

Look out for the truth. Manipulate yourself back. Santana says Julio doesn't know enchantments, but Matt's starting to think he knows enough, at least, for them to make some progress. "Leaving so soon?" he asks, like he was really enjoying their company.

Matt is straight-up rendered speechless when O-kid shares their theory, at least for a series of seconds that stretch long. If tricksters became human, would they have memories? Would they arise as doppels do? "Where would we get the memories of our past lives, then?" He asks, trying to one-up some kid, like an adult is supposed to do. "I'm pretty sure doppels are just doppels. Tricksters who become human are humans who used to be tricksters?" The first sentence is pretty confident, but the second sounds just about as unsure as he feels right now.

Santana groans "Because her problems are more important than everyone's else." But she rather focus on solutions now. "Ugh, Matt, the source is the entire world and systematic racism. This is not a thing we can change from the source. We are looking for realistic, magical solutions here" She listens to how Matt follows her fly metaphor. She doesn't agree, she just wants to kill the bug forever. Her fake dad was going to leave, anyway. "Alright, alright, I'll give you your shit info, but you better do something because I'm just going to give you as muchinformation as you give me. You have to go? Oh my God, please, tell me is not because there is some dangerous person coming here trying to kill you out of revenge for some fucked up thing you did to them." She stops for a moment. "It's Darling?" She is so annoyed at the kid. "If there wasn't like, proofs or evidence of doppels coming from witches, yeah, suuuure." Santana rolls her eyes to Matt outright lying to the kid. You don't even think you are human, Matt, don't say tricksters are now

Someone whose name starts with O doesn't want to leave yet. "From the life as a trickster, of course! But doppels comes from someone else." The kid laughs at Matt question. "Hahahaha you have no idea, don't you?"

The man in the sunglasses text someone, then throws the phone to the ground and breaks it. "You know it." He says with a smile and he could talk in spanish, but it would be easier to talk on a way only Santana would get. "But no, do you remember Clown and Mirror? Medieval fair, 2014. This is like that time before Nails tried to throw a goat to Doorframe combined with that time Darling and Tibula were betting our lifes on a game of jenga at the aquarium."

Santana hears that totally understanding the gravity of the situation and grabs Matt's arm. "Matt we have to go."

Matt scoffs. "A lot of shit is product of systemic oppression, and it doesn't mean you can't work on it. " He's pretty proud of his idea and his metaphors, alright? Besides, life already seems pretty bleak without adding 'no way to combat self-loathing thoughts instilled on you by systemic racism'. He's not about to add an extra layer of bleakness on purpose. "Maybe there's no magic solution. At least not without using more enchantments."

"I'm almost sure that's not true," he tells the kid. "There's some pretty witchy memories in there. But it's not like that shit's gonna stop you from making up theories like that in your head. So whatever." Jesus, he's like the teenager here now. But he's annoyed. Sure, he has no idea, but do they have to point it out like that??

He goes to continue to argue--he's not even sure about what, but that seems to be what he's doing today--when it seems like things start moving real fast, real suddenly. His head jerks one way, and then the other, and his heart drums in his chest when tension seems to rise out of nowhere and Santana grabs his arm. "Wh--what? Sure. Sure, let's go." Glancing back towards Julio and the kid, he waves half-heartedly. "Nice... to meet you?"

Santana frows. There is has to be a magic solution. Bitch don't say that bullshit but instead she just makes complaining noises about it. She waves goodbye "Die a painful dead." Santana says, with a friendly tone. "I love you too!" his 'dad' answers. Oliver just says bye very enthusiastically.

She brings Matt outside, almost dragging him by the arm until they are out the flat. And then until they are far away from the flat. "Oh man, uuuuuughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I fucking hate him so much!" She complains, angry. "Sorry I dragged you into this. But..." She calms herself a bit. "But it really helped me. I think."

Matt waves goodbye to everyone in a confused daze as he's pulled away, partly by his own feet and partly by Santana. He's so confused by the circumstances, but he doesn't say anything while Santana complains. He just pats her on the arm while glancing over the direction they'd come from.

His muscles relax when Santana says it had helped her. "Did it? You seemed sort of skeptical about it." His teeth worries his lip for a moment. "I told you before that I would help you with this, and I haven't been doing great at that, but whatever you think of for this shit, I'm in."

#para: all #para: trickstersantana #trickstersantana: all #para: 033 #para: we're gone but we don't know where

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ffxiv-swarm · 6 years ago

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So a while back, FF twitter was chattering about pc/npc ships.

You know what that means? It means it is OPEN SEASON for me to talk about Emmanellain/Ritanelle. “But,” you say, “nobody asked?” Too bad, you get to hear it anyway. Emm’s not popular but he’s my fave dammit so I Will Have An OC Smooch Him.

Rita met him in a bar like 15 minutes after fleeing to Ishgard & went "hi, new bestie/FWB!”

They bond over being the Family Disappointment tbh, both being the youngest with very dignified, very disapproving elder brothers...and both being pretty sure their family hates them and would be happier with them gone.

the very first time she met Artoirel was the morning after Emm took her home to Fortemps manor and she woke up on Emm’s couch in Emm’s shirt. Artie did not approve.

he super did not approve when he found out she was one of the Scions now crashing in his manor

She taught him to tabtarget w/ titan-egi as a training dummy so he didn't totally embarrass himself in the grand melee!

...She also used this to practice her rogue skills. Since he’s a terrible fighter and she’s a terrible rogue, this was a much more even match.

They're mostly Just Friends but they also bang a lot...and she spends a lot of time bragging about him. "this dumbass has so much love in his heart plz Love Him"

thanks to her, many adventurers learn Important Emm Facts like "he's not a great fighter but the things he can do with his tongue make up for it" & "he is Made Of Anxiety but he also wants to Love" & "for a good time call..."

his social life takes a huge upswing after meeting her, tbh, because she has Zero Shame re. bragging about her conquests.

Emm, meanwhile, just spends like 75% of his time around her starry-eyed because she's a Scion and a summoner. She kills primals for a living and she likes him.

she thinks he's funny and sweet and good in bed! him! he is liked! emm becomes every “good job!” doggo meme as soon as he hears her complimenting him.

Emmanellain is minimum height. She thinks he can accurately be described as "tall, dark and handsome." To be fair, she's 5'10" which is pretty pint-sized for a giraffe.

Every time I think of her leaning up on tiptoes to smooch him after the grand melee = A+

(He was deeply, deeply embarrassed. People saw that. In public. But she was holding his hands in both of hers and telling him she was so proud of him so...it was bearable)

He can, and has, picked her up off the ground with particularly exuberant hugs.

Also, since she has the Echo, she knows his Deep Dark Secret which is that he actually has a heart of gold, because she Echoed him taking in Honoroit and was like "dawwwwww" in perpetuity.

She hadn’t meant to, but she’d been cold and complaining about it, still new to Ishgard. Unthinking, he’d slid his coat off his own shoulders and slipped it onto hers, wrapping her up in warm fur and velvet, and she’d seen--

--it lays too heavy on this boy’s shoulders, he’s so terribly thin and small and the man’s heart aches, such a clever lad shouldn’t be left in the cold--

--”come with me,” he says, and thinks that he’ll die before he lets this boy feel cold or hunger again--

--it envelops her, this feeling of warmth and trust and safety. the boy hasn’t had good things or kind words from many people, but he knows (books food a few coins pressed into his palm shiny and silver) that this nobleman would never hurt him--

“Oh,” she says, blinking back to herself and meeting Emmanellain’s now-concerned gaze. She can’t help but smile. “No, I’m quite alright, only lost in thought.”

After the first peace conference--the one that failed--Artoirel made the mistake of trying to apologize to her for his brother’s actions, since she’d been in the crowd. He wound up flattened against the far wall while she lectured him on throwing Emm to the metaphorical wolves for years.

They bicker over food a lot. She thinks Ishgardian food is too heavy, he thinks Ul’dahn and Lominsan food seems to have misplaced a few extra portions. The one thing they agree on is desserts.

“but where’s the rest of it,” Emm asks sadly of his empty plate

His pickup lines are terrible. She genuinely finds them, and his dirty jokes, hilarious.

He returned the favor re. tab-targeting by teaching her to waltz for an end-of-the-war ball. She adores dancing, and he’s canonically very good at it!

She absolutely bonded with him over Honoroit. “we both have these smols who are very much smarter than us and we’d die for them”

Emm: “mine’s better”

“yoU TAKE THAT BACK”

Rita suffers from Shroud-related nightmares. After discovering this--because she’d flailed enough to wake him up before diving under the bed while stammering half-incoherently about how the trees were going to eat her--Emm spent the rest of the night holding her tightly, face grim, and silently vowing revenge on anything larger than ivy.

he’s definitely made drunken threats against a tree. and Wailers. and the concept of padjals.

“She kills gods. She kills gods, and dragons, and--and you made her afraid.”

He’s perfectly polite to any Wailers that pass through Dragonhead. Perfectly, viciously, magnanimously polite. Why yes of course you’re welcome to sleep by the fire, and oh if you want to help while you’re here we just so happen to have (dangerous/filthy) jobs...

They are in a constant cold war for Control of the Blankets. Emm tends to burrito himself in them, to her consternation

She is the one-person cheer squad for his potential, which absolutely baffled him at first until she explained her backstory. “The last time I panicked I killed two people so really, you’re doing much better! And if I could do it...”

He’s gotten over his fear of scalekin enough to--very cautiously--pet Melusine, her drake. When the giant firebreathing lizard put her head in his lap and went to sleep, he was trapped in that chair for an hour.

He has not yet met the dragon Sierr Kha, but he has met her son Eshet at some point since HW, mostly because Eshet is intensely curious about mortals--and Emm, for his part, is entirely willing to talk to tiny dragonets for hours.

Rita didn’t find out about that until later and was Very Mad that she’d missed it.

He loves spoiling his friends with gifts and presents, and is remarkably good at finding stuff they like! For Rita, this means jewelry, blank books, stationery, aetherically-enhanced ink, and fancy clothes.

...After she teaches him to direct his attacks, he gives her a pair of steel-clawed gauntlets, sized to fit her hands perfectly. She’s rarely seen without them.

Her Fortemps-sigil earrings are also from him, pressed into her hands before she went to fight Bismarck. “Every...every little bit helps, doesn’t it, old girl?”

Someone absolutely spreads rumors that she’s his mistress. He is furious and probably tries to punch them. She thinks it’s the most hilarious thing she’s ever heard in her life.

#emmanellain #emmanellain fortemps #Ritanelle #canon oc ships #Siierr Kha #eshet #honoroit #emmrita

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arthurian · 6 years ago

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aftg!!

queen ilysm

the first character i ever fell in love with: honestly are there people who didn’t have neil as their instant fave?

a character that i used to love/like, but now do not: honestly i’m not super into allison but when she was first on page i was like whoa damn

a ship that i used to love/like, but now do not: renison tbh pls don’t hate me

my ultimate favorite character™: aaron michael minyard and that’s the tea

prettiest character: jeremy knox sorry i don’t make the rules

my most hated character: if ur answer isn’t riko or the butcher unfollow me rn

my OTP: jerejean!!!!

my NOTP: kevriko like absolutely not

favorite scene episode: “i won’t let you let me be”

saddest death: honestly unpopular opinion but seth was freakin’ rough

favorite book season: the king’s men ofc

least favorite book season: tbh because of triggers the raven king is rough on me

character that everyone else in the fandom loves, but i hate: hate is a strong word but like i didn’t bond with renee at all

my ‘you’re piece of trash, but you’re still a fave’ fave: aaron tbh

my ‘beautiful cinnamon roll who deserves better than this’ fave: jean moreau let the boy have some happiness dammit

my ‘this ship is wrong, nasty, and makes me want to cleanse my soul, but i still love it’ ship: ,,,kevaaron i’m not even sorry

my ‘they’re kind of cute, and i lowkey ship them, but i’m not too invested’ ship: mattaaron

send me a fandom!!!

#ask game #hazelnut tag #answered #zoyalinas

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midorimochi · 7 years ago

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you know i gotta ask saimota for the meme, but also iruouma?

Okie dokie~

(This got very long, I hope you don’t mind OTL)

saimota 💕

When I started shipping it if I did: Well, at first I thought they were going to be the classic best bros™ whose friendship was supposed to offer an example of the typical manly bond you usually see on shonen anime, but the way Shuuichi started to look forward his time with Kaito, the way he even seemed jealous of Maki joining them (lol), the way Kaito always got protective and defensive over him (Shuuichi got all defensive too :3) the unconditional trust and support Kaito always put on him and the way they relied on each other through and throughout made their bond very strong and their relationship really intense and unique! It’s absolutely my DR OTP ;u;

My thoughts: They deserved a happy ending, dammit!

What makes me happy about them: The way they helped each other grow as people, because while it’s true that Shuuichi became stronger thanks to Kaito I also think that Kaito learned his own lesson from Shuuichi as well, since he did realize his own mistakes in the end.

What makes me sad about them: Kaito is there no more :c but on the bright side, we know Shuuichi will always carry his memories in his heart, right? c:

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: In general mischaracterization but at the moment I haven’t read enough fics to say there’s something in particular that I dislike.

Things I look for in fanfic: As long as they’re IC, I’m opened to everything, really! Just… if you have to change Kaito’s mindset (his views on gender roles especially) it should be gradual. Remember that this guy is prideful and stubborn as hell (a bit childish too) and he takes his time to think about his own mistakes (and to realize where he’s eventually wrong), otherwise, he wouldn’t have sulked at Shuuichi for an entire chapter (that’s my opinion at least).

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Shuuichi => Kiibo (it’s such a blessed ship tbh), Kaede (I admit I liked their ship-tease in her FTEs, less in the game but I’m okay with them as pairing all in all), Kokichi (I liked how protective he was of him in his FTEs, such as preventing him to hurt himself omg) and Rantaro too (I know he’s aro/ace but I think they’d work really well together if they had a chance. Kaito => Maki (it’s a very good ship), Kaede (a dream team, really), Miu (a crack ship but with such a potential tbh), Kokichi (from hate to partners in crime to lovers, it’s good!) and basically anyone really, but my fave pairings with Kaito are those five especially c:

My happy ending for them: Resolving an old, impossible case involving N/ASA and Area 51 together lol

Who is the big spoon/little spoon: I think they could switch but more often than not Kaito is the big spoon and Shuuichi the little spoon (thinking of saimota cuddles is making my heart melt

What is their favorite non-sexual activity: Training, of course :D

Iruouma ♡

When I started shipping it if I did: I’m still unsure… because while I was going through the gameplay I’ve never thought of them as a romantic pairing and I still think they rock as a BROTP… I read a platonic fic with the two of them that I really really liked and I also read theories of people according to which their cooperation could even have included sex but personally, I believe it’s a stretch. The fact is that Kokichi hasn’t a confirmed sexuality even if I had a hard time seeing him with a girl at first, but I found myself agreeing with those who think that he’s simply drawn to people that raise interest in him, such as Shuuichi, Kaito, and Kaede, so… But if there’s romantic content of them I’ll look for it.

My thoughts: I think they’re very similar and they have many things in common. There’s also the question “did Kokichi keep on insulting Miu out of spite or because she liked it?” lingering, and there’s no confirmed answer 👀

What makes me happy about them: The fact that Miu somewhat opened herself to him. Canon suggests that she’s really been her true self only around Kiibo “When it came to machines, she was genuine. She had a natural innocence she kept hidden inside” but Kokichi was the only one with whom she’s been honest because she openly admitted how scared she really was only in front of him (maybe she did talk about it with Kiibo as well but he said nothing to respect her privacy, we can’t be sure… Kiibo couldn’t be aware of the Secret of the Outside World though, mmm…). Add the fact that Kokichi seemed to truly empathize with her at that moment, feeling bad for her later as well.

What makes me sad about them: The fact that they never had the opportunity to get to know each other better and to understand how similar they were to each other, it could have been a great friendship…

Things done in fanfic that annoys me: For curiosity, I tried to read smut with the two of them but her consent wasn’t too explicit… Non-con wasn’t the main intention I guessed, since the tag wasn’t there so…

Things I look for in fanfic: A plausible dynamic. If they’re supposed to be a romantic pairing then so be it, but I think it would be complicated so I believe keeping them IC should be important, above all;

Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other: Miu => Kiibo, Kaito, Kaede (I liked how Kaede handled her in her FTEs, they’d have a nice dynamic), Kokichi => Shuuichi (let him be happy with his fave detective), Kaito.

My happily ever after for them: Pranking Kaito in the afterlife :P

Who is the big spoon/little spoon: OMG I don’t know… but I guess I like both the combinations… I wonder if Miu likes to cuddle people letting them use her chest as a pillow? (I’m joking lol)

What is their favorite non-sexual activity: Trash talk people they dislike ahah

Thank you so much for the ask and for your support in general, really 💖

#ask #stardustdandere #good pairings tbh #thanks again :D

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bring-me-bellarke · 7 years ago

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The 100 Ask

Tagged by @griffinnblake ! Thanks, Lindsay! Honestly, what a blast this was.

rules: answer as many as you want if tagged and then tag three more people OR just reblog it and treat it as a regular ask meme!! have fun xoxo

1. What would you get arrested for on the Ark? Probably for punching a guard or something, tbh. Maybe starting underground resistance (yikes)

2. Would you take off your wristband when you landed on the ground? Maybe.

3. What would the necklace Finn would make for you look like? (Clarke: deer/Raven: a raven duh..) Probably a fist or some sort of cool resist sign.

4. If you could resurrect any MINOR character who would it be? WELLS JAHA DESERVED BETTER. (close second would be Anya) (close third would be Ilian)

5. Create a squad of 5 characters to go on missions with. Who are they? Bellamy, Clarke, Raven, Monty, Miller.

6. Minty or Briller? Mintyyyyyy all da way. Briller just never did anything for me.

7. What would your name be in Trigedasleng? (example: Octavia=Okteivia…just make it up!) Jessei, Jessai, i have no idea.

8. Thoughts on Finn? I’ll be honest, I was blind when I first started watching and thought Finn was a good guy...until Raven showed up and was like WTF ....and then he massacred a bunch of people. Then I looked back and realized how manipulative he was with Clarke, and what a shitty person he was in general.

9. Be honest. How willing would you have been to take the chip without knowing all the horrible things it does? I don’t think I would have. It wouldn’t really appeal to me. I could see myself giving in if someone I loved was threatened (like Clarke with Abby, I would’ve folded like a lawn chair)

10. What character do you relate to most & What character do you like the least not including the obvious ones like Pike, etc… I relate to Clarke and Raven the most. I’m bossy and serious like Clarke, but also sassy and passionate like Raven. The character I like the least was (don’t bring out the pitchforks) L/xa. To me, from day 1, she was too bland of a character. It’s like she was always putting on this brave facade that I just never bought into. But I truly love ADC and she’s awesome. I just didn’t believe all of L/xa’s dumb philosophies and thought she wasn’t a good leader. Also, Octavia was on my most hated from the moment she laid her hands on her brother (i will never be over that. bitter 2kforever)

11. Describe your delinquent outfit. (Would you wear something like Murphy’s jacket with the spikey red shoulder patch or have a trademark like Jasper’s goggles? Be creative, yet practical) I probably would have had a patchy black leather jacket, gray t shirt that read Space Sucks, combat boots, black ripped up jeans, and the jacket would’ve had RESIST stitched onto the back in big letters (or maybe a patch). I like to think I would’ve been a total badass but who knows.

12. Favorite type of mutant animal? I don’t think we saw many besides two-headed deer, pauna, and maybe some panthers? Oh, wait! Glowing butterflies, those were cool.

13. What would your job be on the Ark? Oooooh, I don’t know. Sounds weird, but I would’ve liked to work in the archives/library, making sure all the history was preserved (sounds like a Bellamy thing, I know). But tbh, I probably would be jailed for starting a resistance as a side gig.

14. Would you have willingly pumped Ontari’s heart if Abby asked? I’m squeamish, but I would’ve done it to save Clarke (and everyone else in turn).

15. If Lexa wasn’t Heda, then who would make the best commander? Hmm, good question. Well I loved Anya and think she could’ve. I think Luna might’ve if she’d given up her weird ways and NOT BEEN TOTALLY RUINED in s4. ALSO LINCOLN (RIP IM NOT OVER IT). If all 3 could’ve led as like a council, that’d be fire.

16. If you were a grounder, then where would you live and who would be your mentor? Oh god, I don’t know the tribes. Maybe Trishanakru (sp?) just cause Ilian’s such a hottie and it would’ve been cool to be friends.

17. How would you act if you ate the hallucinogenic nuts like Jasper and Monty? I’d probably dare everyone to go jump off a waterfall with me (but like a small one)

18. How would you have dealt with Charlotte’s crime? A more John Murphy approach or Bellamy Blake? Uggggghhhh, this is hard. Listen, neither method worked. Charlotte wouldn’t have survived on her own and Murphy’s dumb. Maybe like a jail or something they could’ve kept her in? Idk, there’s too many things that went wrong with all that.

19. Who should be the Chancellor, if anyone? Anyone at all? Crap, I don’t think there should just be one, it’s too much power. I like the idea of council/committee with the mains like Bellamy, Clarke, Kane, Abby, uhh idk who else.

20. Mount Weather had a lot of modern commodities. (example: Maya’s Ipod) What is the one thing you would snatch while there? Headphones to escape all the drama, probably. Maybe some good hiking gear because goddammit how do they all travel through all these jungles/woods?

21. Do you think you’d have caught the virus spread through camp or would you have been immune like Octavia? I would’ve caught it probs.

22. What would your grounder tattoos look like? Hairstyle? War paint? I’d have just cool geo shape tattoos probably. I’d wear a high pony because how do the girls deal with humidity/sweat wearing it down???? My hair is hella thick, so no thanks. War paint would probably just be a few lines on my cheeks, maybe diagonals.

23. Favorite quote? I CAN’T JUST CHOOSE ONE. OH GOD MY HEART LITERALLY HURTS AT ALL THE ONES I LOVE. (this deserves its own post tbh)

24. Can you forgive Murphy for his actions? How about Bellamy? Murphy’s a real pain in my side. Full offense, I hate that we move on so easily from a white boy’s VERY SIGNIFICANT MISTAKES, yet poor POC Bellamy has to keep suffering from the repercussions. Like Murphy LITERALLY permanently damaged Raven’s body yet they’re cool now? Idk, I hold grudges, and I don’t think I’d be able to let it go. Kudos to Raven, ig. Though I won’t hesitate to admit that Bellamy has royally fucked up too, from the radio to the army (which happened in a season I hate altogether). It just seems like we forgive Murphy much easier than Bellamy and it kills me. Whooo, sorry for that.

25. If one of the characters was in the Hunger Games, who would have the best shot at winning? Hmm, I was gonna say Bellamy but he’s a real softie. Clarke is sneaky and sometimes heartless, so maybe her. BUT ACTUALLY Octavia would because she’s absolutely bat-shit crazy.

26. Least favorite ship? Favorite ship? NOT INCLUDING CLEXA OR BELLARKE Aww crap. I didn’t like Flarke. Fave ship (that never happened) was Ice Mechanic, like imagine the chemistry/hotness. Ugh, still upset about this. Fave canon would be Kabby, I guess? They’re great, but it’s weird to think Kane had Abby tortured. Idk (Y’all know I’m ride or die Bellarke). I was conflicted for a long time about Linctavia because I loved them but when you boil it down, he was way older than her and it seemed kinda Stockholm Syndrome-y? Plus, she turns psycho and he would’ve hated it. IDK ALL SHIPS ARE PROBLEMATIC DAMMIT.

27. A song that should be included in the next season, like when Radioactive was? If there had to be another guest star like Shawn Mendes on the show, who would you want to make a cameo? Lindsay said Home II by Dotan and I 100% agree because that song is amazing and would work so well for S5. Oooh, cameos! Um CAN YOU IMAGINE IF STEPHEN KING JUST SHOWED UP OUT OF THE BLUE? Like I would die. Or Kass Morgan, the original creator!

28. What would you do if you were stuck in the bunker with Murphy for all that time? Honestly, I’d probably be very annoyed and want to be far away from him. BUT if we did warm up to each other, I think we’d bond over cooking (if there was any food).

29.Opinion on Emori? Roan? Both badasses. Kinda indifferent on them actually. Like I don’t love or hate them.

30. Would you want to be an extra that is killed off in a brutal way? Yeah, sure. It’d be cool if it was memorable, poignant, and really related to/impacted the storyline. High hopes, amirite?

31. A character you’d like to learn more about and get flashbacks of? Raven, I think. All her flashbacks were related to Finn and I hated it. WHO WAS SHE BESIDES FINN’S GIRLFRIEND? Show us her mess of a mom, how her love for science started, how she became a mechanic! God, there’s so much we don’t know.

32. A character you’d bang? BELLAMY FUCKING BLAKE, ladies and gents.

If you made it through all this, bless your soul! BUT THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN!! I loved having to really think about the hypotheticals and what I’d do if I was in this world/show. Side note, I’ve been totally gone from this blog and not even tagging my stuff (which is where I freak out the most). I’m slowly coming back and hope April comes soon! All right, this has been long enough. I tag @littlebellarkemix & @southsideserpentine & honestly anyone who wants to (it’s a lot of fun).

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orionsangel86 · 7 years ago

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A retrospective look at the Season 12 wishlist.

Back shortly after the season 11 finale I wrote out a wishlist of all the things I wanted for Season 12. Looking back at that list (here) It’s funny to see what I wanted with hindsight now that season 12 is over and season 13 is only a week away. I thought I would revisit my season 12 wishlist to recap the season and where I went wrong (and right!) before I post a wishlist for season 13.

Wish 1. Castiel gets his emotional arc resolved - This is a big one. As a Cas girl I was left unsatisfied with Castiel’s arc this season, HOWEVER, we KNOW from previous Dabb episodes that he loves to explore Castiel’s emotional story and I have no doubt that this will continue into season 12. Our angel still has a story ahead of him (hopefully ending in the love of a certain green eyed hunter.)

In Hindsight: Ah yes, my big number one on the wishlist was all about Cas getting his emotional arc resolved. Did he get this? Well, kind of. I don’t think any of us could have predicted that Dabb would give us THREE Castiel heavy episodes exploring his emotional past, present and future in ways which blew our collective meta brains out. Cas got lots of love this season and its why season 12 is now one of my all time faves. Where we are now is unknown in some ways for Cas but in other ways his past is clear. He has finally reached the transformation part of his character journey, and season 13 will bring us a Cas rising from the ashes like a beautiful phoenix shrouded in flames.

Wish 2. SUPERBRITISH - I am not going to stop going on about this. This is my land, My green and (fairly) pleasant land. The British are coming to Supernatural and I cannot stop being excited about it. Can I please have ALL the TFW in London head canons please? From traffic jams and silly accents to discovering the glory that is a bacon roll from Gregs on a Sunday morning whilst suffering a horrendous hangover.

In Hindsight: LOL. Yeah right. Am I disappointed? Totally. The British Men of Letters were for me, totally underwhelming. There was no trip to England, there was no grumpy Dean stuck on the M25. At the end of the day they served their purpose. They brought home the fact that hunting is not black and white. That sometimes it is humans who are the most monstrous. Honestly right now I just hope we don’t revisit it. I think its best that this story line gets dropped from now on. *sigh*

Wish 3. Awesome female characters continuing to kick ass - I adored the use of female characters in the finale. They all lived, no one female was a sexy lamp (sadly that role was given to Castiel) and no one got forced into unnecessary make out sessions. The women are smart, sarcastic badass queens who will RULE this show come October, and I for one, cannot wait.

In Hindsight: Can I hear a cheer for the WAYWARD SISTERS! Hell’s YES! I mean, they have granted us what we wanted with the Wayward Sisters in season 13, but did we actually get this in season 12? Well, Lady Toni turned out to be a psycho, who died. Her British badass knuckle duster lady also died. Alicia and Tasha both died, so did Rowena and Eileen. It actually wasn’t a GREAT season for the girls. This is what happens when you give Bucklemming too much control over the main plot I suppose. *sigh*. So whilst the Wayward Sisters announcement definitely counts as a win, overall I can’t say this wish has been ticked off.

Wish 4. Men of Letters vs Grand Coven - Yes this is a big one and I am hoping is the main story arc going forward into season 12. I want to see more of the Grand Coven of witches and their European battle with the Men of Letters. I am expecting more awesome women kicking ass thanks to this potential storyline.

In Hindsight: LOL. Again. Wasted. Potential. *sigh*

Wish 5. Mother Mary and family time - Mary’s reveal was pretty amazing especially since I think we were all expecting it to just be her ghost or a vision or something, but nope, Mummy Winchester is back on the scene and I can’t even begin to imagine what they are planning to do with this. All I am hoping for is that Mary’s influence will help Dean to accept certain parts of him that he loves to keep repressed (effeminophobia and his bisexuality being the big ones). Mary coming back will hopefully start to truly break down and destroy John Winchester’s toxic influence over his sons. I also really really want her to meet Cas and say the words “Thank you for watching over my son.” YES.

In Hindsight: Ok so this one I think gets ticked off. Mary’s purpose was to get Dean to let go of some of his major hang ups, to finally get some really heavy stuff off his chest, and to break down John Winchesters toxic influence. Also for Dean to finally take his mother off that pedestal he’s been keeping her on his whole life. I think the show, and 12x22 particularly, did an excellent job with this. We didn’t quite get a bisexual reveal, but the subtext was thick and heavy (12x11 was glorious). Mary also mirrored Cas continually throughout the season as two people both looking for their place in this little family dynamic and having Mary accept Cas as “one of my boys” really was the icing on the cake for any Cas fans out there happily sipping on hater tears.

Wish 6. Sam gets some distance from Dean, some other friends, maybe a girl, and definitely a dog - I think it is safe to say that Sam isn’t dead. Probably just shot in the arm or leg or something. I want him to be taken to England by Lady T and face the Men of Letters. I hope that they will warm to Sam (and his wonderful moose charms) and that Sam will get to bond with his British companions away from Dean (because Dean always steals the side characters away and bonds with them more than Sam ever does - except for Eileen). Maybe there could even be love in the future for Sam - either by bringing back Eileen or developing a decent and believable relationship between Sam and Lady T (I don’t want her forced into the love interest role, I think she is far too good for that already, but if she becomes a regular throughout the season like Rowena is then potentially a relationship could blossom slowly between them. It could work. I have been hoping for love for Sam for some time now and I can see the potential in this).

In Hindsight: Urgh so this is a yes and a massive NOPE at the same time. Bucklemming managed to ruin Lady Toni in the second episode of the season and then killed off Eileen in 12x21 (seriously fuck those assholes). I guess even the THOUGHT of shipping Sam with someone now gets a girl killed in this show even if she doesn’t go near his killer dick. Poor Sam. On a more positive note he DID get some distance from Dean in 12x22 and symbolically the toxic co-dependency has been broken. So that is one major point to mark off. (I didn’t actually even wish for that as I doubted it would happen myself!) Shame about him still not getting a dog though. WHY CAN’T YOU GIVE SAM A DOG DAMMIT! Sam has definitely moved forward in season 12 to a healthier place, though I think he still has far to go compared to Dean. Hopefully we will see him reach his full potential in season 13.

Wish 7. Lady T is a well developed, fully rounded, likeable character and not a sexy lamp or boring love interest - I already love her. I want to know more about her, her motivations, her back story, how she became a woman of letters, I want her to be a worthy adversary to the Winchesters before becoming a trustworthy ally. I want her to continue to take none of their shit, to put them in their place and therefore earn their respect. I also really want to see her face of with Rowena. That would be awesome. England vs Scotland right there! Potentially I would accept her becoming a love interest to Sam only if it was done right. If it was done in the subtext throughout the season and is only a very very tiny part of the storyline. It would have to be major slow burn. No forced kisses like in CACW (did you guys see that? what the fuck was that?). Only then, would I accept any sort of romantic sub-plot between characters.

In Hindsight: *ugly cries into pillow over how off the mark this was*

Fuck you Bucklemming.

Wish 8. More screen time for Dean and Cas = DESTIEL - Well obviously. It wouldn’t be a proper supernatural wishlist if it didn’t have Destiel written in big letters somewhere now would it? After all the build up in Season 11 in the subtext I am still convinced that this is going somewhere. The season finale has NOT destroyed my positivity at all. In fact it has only added to it. (come ask me about it if you want more info). At the end of the day, Dean and Cas are going to have to save Sam. This means spending time together trying to FIND Sam in a completely unknown city (hence my excitement over them renting a car and getting stuck on the M25 before ending up lost in somewhere like Surrey… Oh the fanfiction potential! I can practically taste it! I have faith in Dabb to bring us more destiel moments. he has always been good to us.

In Hindsight: *stops crying*

*jumps around in glee*

*remembers the end of 12x23*

*cries again*

Do I even need to talk about it? Every good wishlist should include destiel, but I NEVER would have predicted what they gave us. I NEVER would have seen it coming…

Mixtaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaappppppppppeeeeeeeeeeeeee

But seriously though? With the pining over each other in 12x09, the angel/human love stories and human weakness of 12x10, the LOVE CONFESSION of 12x12 and the MIXTAPE (among other amazing moments) in 12x19 where do I even START with season 12 destiel?!? The fact that they have ended it like they have KNOWING Cas is coming back… I mean… it is BEYOND ANYTHING I COULD HAVE DREAMED UP. There is a reason we call it season fanfic 12. Holy crap it was glorious. I’m marking this a big YES for the wishlist.

Wish 9. Following on from the above… HUNTER CAS - Dabb brought us the wonderful episode Hunteri Heroci which had Cas try out his hunting skills (and save the day I might add). We know Dabb loves Cas. I have every reason to believe that Cas will get more time as a Hunter. I want him in MOTW episodes. He will be soooo good in MOTW episodes please please PLEASE let this happen! (especially if the MOTW episodes are set in BRITAIN because the boys are still out there dealing with the MOL and the Grand Coven…. I see them dealing with ghosts that are 1000 years old and haunting freaking castles… it will be glorious.)

In Hindsight: Does “Agent Beyonce” count as Hunter Cas? Because I want to count it. It may not have been on the level of Hunteri Heroici, but I loved his grumpy married couple bickering with Dean at the start of the season, the lumberjack comment? That was genius. Give us more stuff like that SPN PLEASE.

Wish 10. More funny episodes - More witches doing ridiculous things to the boys. Give me ACTUAL MOOSE SAM WINCHESTER PLEASE! Give me the kind of silly witch stories we have been reading about in fanfics for far too long… come on show, its season 12! What have you got to loose?

In Hindsight: Well, 12x11 was witches and was pretty funny whilst being equally heart breaking. Plus it gave us the wonderful end scene of Dean riding Larry to his hearts content. None of us are gonna forget that in a hurry. I think it counts. Even though I am still royally pissed off that they killed Rowena. *sigh*

We do have a Scooby Doo animated episode in season 13 though which again I never ever would have considered possible but heyho, they love to surprise us.

Wish 11. Beach Episode - This is purely for @elizabethrobertajones. Maybe once they are done in Britain, they’ll head off to the med for a true European beach experience… They’ll be fine as long as they have Cas with them. He speaks all the languages. He can order the cocktails and ice creams. ;-)

In Hindsight: I TAKE IT BACK. NO BEACH EPISODES EVER AGAIN. Sometimes I swear Dabb lurks on Lizzy’s blog to read the kind of stuff we are dreaming up just so he can grant our wishes in the MOST PAINFUL WAY EVER. Cas DIED on a beach. All Dean wanted was to visit a beach once in his life, but they KILLED CAS on a BEACH. WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO US DABB? WHY?

*continues sobbing into pillow*

Stay tuned for my Season 13 Wishlist... Once I stop crying...

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