#like he legally has to wear this shirt at some point but he would wear a suit coat over it but

[sqlmn]

Unfortunately for everyone involved, Brent doesn't understand the concept of being bought a joke, like, why would someone SPEND MONEY on a joke? Since Karen's his friend and bought him a shirt, he's like. Legally obligated to wear it at least once... ? Probably?

So while he suffers over the idea of wearing it and not wanting to wear it at work he eventually would wear it and Karen would suffer the fact she needs to actually not try to joke too much in a teasing way if it's gonna be Treated Seriously. Right suffering from being gay because oh, Brent looks nice in color. (Chris would find out about it at work that he missed Brent in color and just stares at Karen because she is an absolute menace how did she manage that.)

[momo-minomo]

Fic Fairy Friday: Tim and Damian Brotherhood

It's time for Tim and Damian! Man these two have had a rocky relationship. Most of the Tim fandom seems stuck on Damian's first appearance when he was homicidal and scathing to everyone and completely ignore his significant character growth. And Damian fans seem to either ignore Tim altogether or make him Bruce's most straight-laced soldier always playing by the rules which, have they even met Tim?! It can be really hard to find fics with these two either improving their relationship or just plain being brothers. So that said, here's ten of my favorite fics featuring these two!

The Fic Fairy Friday Masterpost

Trust fall by Ididloveyou_once

Summary:

‘Drake?’ Tim felt like he was choking. His throat was tight. He couldn’t swallow. ‘Damian?’ He managed. Damian was… here. At Kent Farm. Dressed in the too-big Batman pajamas that Dick had bought him last Christmas as a joke. And- And- Tim was wearing Kon’s t-shirt and his hair was messy and his lips were swollen and- He wasn’t ready for this- He wasn’t- He couldn’t- How had he been so stupid? Or: Tim comes out to Damian and prepares for the entire family to know by morning. It just so happens that Damian can keep a secret. Multiple, actually.

Momo's Notes: Spicy scene warning on this one between Tim and Kon! Tim is kinda traumatized from when his bio dad's reaction to him liking boys so seeing Damian at the Kent farm in the middle of the night while he's covered in hickeys nearly gave him a heart attack. But all that panic over is family finding out he's bi leads to some honestly really sweet moments of brotherly bonding between Tim and Damian.

an unplanned detour straight down by CarrionCarnival

Summary:

No one here has the right wing type for the sheer dive it would take to reach Damian before he hits the water like it’s concrete. No one here except Tim. - the Bats learn the hard way not to bring an unfledged vigilante to a midair battle

Momo's Notes: I've read this one dozens of times at this point. It's pretty short (under 5k words) but the way the author world builds so effortlessly with so few words is amazing. It's an AU where nearly all non-powered people have wings. On a mid-air mission to stop an alien invasions Damian (who's downy baby wings can't fly yet) falls. Tim is the only person there with the wing shape to maybe survive that kind of high speed dive. Tim and Damian awkwardly bonding at the end is perfection.

Yummy (I'll eat you right up) by iquirms

Summary:

Tim is very busy when the phone rings at work. He's been struggling to take care of Wayne Enterprises and going from Robin to something, it's a working process, and he's swamped in the backlog of work Bruce never did before he... Before. It's the Headmistress at Gotham Academy. A trip to his old school isn't what he wanted, but Damian's done something as as the only legal Wayne, he's got to go get him. Wonderful. or how one phone call changes the direction Tim and Damian are heading, and the aftershocks that come with it.

Momo's Notes: Please don't be thrown off by the title of this one like I was at first. I passed this gem up so many times (like an idiot) because the title made me think it would end up shipping them. It's actually a really good Canon Divergence AU where Lucius tagged Tim into the CEO role of WE before Tim took off to find Bruce. The extra responsibility delays his leaving so he and Damian actually get the chance to get to know each other and bond as brothers during the time Dick and Damian were doing the same as Batman and Robin. Bonus points for the amazing Janet Drake lore in there. I love it when writers make her a cold badass bitch that struggled with human emotions but honestly loved her son.

Hot Dog, French Fries by eggmacguffin

Summary:

Damian was not the sort of boy to mince words; perhaps he could get back to the Manor without alerting Drake to his compromised condition. It would be an exercise in espionage, he decided. or Truth Serum ft. Damian Wayne

Momo's Notes: This is a great one for Tim and Damian having the most normal brotherly relationship in the family even while living the weirdest of lives. Tim is so annoyed by Damian's very existence interrupting his patrol that he misses important signs that all is not right with his little brother. Damian stupidly suffers in silence rather than trust that his older brother won't use all this against him later.

Exit Strategy by smilebackwards

Summary:

Batman needs a Robin and Batman has a Robin. Tim is just extraneous now, vestigial. He’s a bandage over a healed wound. He doesn’t know what he’s hanging on to. Or: Tim didn’t expect his exit strategy from the Batfamily to involve quite so much bonding time with Damian over Wayne Enterprises bureaucracy.

Momo's Notes: Tim is convinced he's unnecessary and unwanted in the Batfamily but in his usual endearingly control freak way he can't stand the idea of leaving a mess behind for the family to clean up (or make worse) when he goes. Along the way he accidentally bonds with Damian (and also Jason). I wish there more fics like this one and Yummy where Tim takes Damian under his wing as a business and high society predator. They're the only two members of the Batfam who were raised to be wealthy princes with family legacies to inherit and I need more authors to explore that!

You'll Change Your Name or Change Your Mind by Samsamiam

Summary:

Tim Drake's journey to setting boundaries, learning to heal, and untangling the trauma Gotham gave him.

Momo's Notes: You wouldn't know it by the summary, but this whole series is full of Tim and Damian bonding. After another blow up with Bruce, and some badly timed commentary from Dick and Jason, Tim decides he needs some space from the family and his very dysfunctional place in it. He leaves Gotham to stay with the Titans but had no real intentions of bucking the status quo forever until it becomes painfully clear that with Tim's absence the role of emotional support/emotional punching bag Robin is falling onto Damian's shoulders. For the first time Tim plants himself in front of Bruce and FORCES him to back off and do better or else. He's determined to be a safe space for Damian to just be a 10 year old for once.

Gossamer Bonds by Solemini

Summary:

Tim hates spiders. Most children of Athena do, and with good reason. Given his druthers, Tim would have been content to simply avoid the little monsters for the rest of his life. Too bad fate – and Damian – had other plans. Or, in which weaving is Serious Business.

Momo's Notes: A Percy Jackson Demigod Au where Bruce is the favorite baby daddy for a lot of Greek gods and thus all of his kids except Damian is a demigod. This particular fic in the series focuses on Tim (child of Athena) and Damian (a human magic user). 10 year old Damian is doing what he did in canon, trying to oust a 14 year old Tim from Robin to take his place because his messed up assassin upbringing makes him believe that's the only way he'll have a place in the family. The fact that Tim is legitimately a blood son of Batman and was raised by him since infancy just adds to Damian's resentment and insecurity. The two end up alone against the homicidal bitterness of the monster Arachne and have to rely on each other to survive. Don't worry if you don't know the Percy Jackson series, it's not really necessary to follow this story. It's mostly just borrowing some of the lore of Demigods and a bit of the characterizations of the gods from it. As long as you know the Batfam and the basics of Greek mythology you're good to go.

The Wound Begins to Bleed by bowditch

Summary:

Now that Tim’s moved back to the manor, he just wants a few afternoons a week without Damian around. Funny how getting that was the catalyst for him becoming a better big brother.

Momo's Notes: Here's another example of Tim and Damian having the most normal sibling relationship of the family. Tim backs Damian's plea to volunteer at an animal shelter just to get rid of him for a few extra hours of peace and quiet. He's forced to step up and be a better big brother when he eventually realizes something is very wrong with Damian.

Into the Brighter Night by shoalsea

Summary:

When an unknown enemy threatens Robin, Gotham's vigilantes come together to keep him safe. Unfortunately, they're protecting the wrong Robin. Or: Tim Drake plans his own rescue. Things get complicated.

Momo's Notes: Finally a fic that's almost entirely in Damian's pov! A dangerous alien force threatens to obliterate anyone standing between them and Robin so the Batfamily (minus Bruce and Alfred who are out of town) scramble to keep their youngest safe. They failed to realize until it's too late that the case the enemy is referencing was before Damian's time in uniform. Damian is forced to deal with the fallout of Tim protecting him and the family slowly crumbling at the loss as they wait to see if Tim's insane plan will bring him back to them. Damian's slow realization of Tim's importance to the family, and to him, is handled really well. Bonus points for the sheer chaos and fun that the Young Justice crew bring to this. It's not often a fic is able to capture the unhinged badassery of YJ98!

I’d Mistaken the Truth for a Lie, but You Cared and You Saved Me by Chemical_Processes

Summary:

Tim's been fixing Bruce's mistakes since he became Robin. It only makes sense that he'd step in when it comes to Damian as well.

Momo's Notes: Short but so satisfying! Damian POV of an AU where he and Tim's first meeting goes VERY differently. Damian is new to his father's household and is half indignant and half terrified at how Bruce is treating him (not abusive, just emotionally incompetent as usual). Tim is full swing in his "manage Bruce/Batman to ensure his failure at being human/grief-fueled crashout doesn't destroy anything or anyone" era and isn't going to sit by while Bruce speedruns burning down another father-son relationship.

[blushingbubbles]

Saw your post about wanting to write and thought I’d send a setting and let your mind run wild and share with us what you come up with.

The setting is a free use city. Everyone is of legal age and clean. Anyone wearing a collar is free use to anyone. Any man/woman could take you at any time. Waiting in line for food and the man behind you starts fingering you. At the register a free use woman is being fucked by the manager while you give your order. When you get on the bus, the driver grabs you to suck his cock while he drives and doesn’t let you go when your stop comes up. Your home has no locks and men can come and go in the night as they please.

How do you see a day living like this going?

first of all, thank you for giving the addendumn that everyone is clean and legal 🥰

this is a free use society marked by color-coded collars -- green for newbies (which are observers ONLY), blue for novices (who can be used ONLY by other novices and are also MENTORED by silves), and silvers (to be used by EVERYONE).

also cameramen take shifts night & day to film the sex happening in the city. they stream it all live, and people across the world can subscribe to see it. the subscription prices cover every civilian's taxes because im sick of paying mine lol

and i added a little tech in here too for like an extra layer of consent bc extra consent is extra sexy

this is SO FREAKING LONG SORRY NOT SORRY

It's 1:30 in the morning when the collar vibrates for the first time. The movement isn't enough to completely wake me. By now, I've gotten used to the sensation, the shifting coolness against my skin.

Someone's reserved me -- likely Charlie, the bartender in the apartment just above mine.

But it's only likely. I won't know for sure until they arrive.

The collar vibrates again at 1:40, and my eyes flicker open. If I really wanted to, I could disable the vibrations. If I really really wanted to, like some of my friends, I could take the collar off at night.

The system would label me "offline," my door would automatically lock, and I wouldn't be woken at 1:30 in the morning. But by this point it's a habit to keep it on.

The collar vibrates again, a third and final time, and my front door opens.

Charlie calls my name through the apartment. When I dont answer, he wanders the hall to my bedroom. His belt is already off. I wave at him from the pile of blankets.

"Hi."

He smiles, his belt hits the floor, and he unbuttons his dark jeans. "Thought for sure you'd be asleep."

I yawn and stretch, pointing to the silver collar winking in the light. "It woke me up. Do you want me to be asleep?"

His shirt went next. Then his boxers.

"No, but if I woke you up and you knew it was me without opening your eyes, it'd be hot as fuck."

"I'd always know," I admit. He grins and attempts to untangle my legs from the blankets. "You smell like whiskey. Like...all the time."

"That bad?"

"After leaving the bar? It's a dead giveaway."

When my legs are free, he rolls me onto my side. The little purple numbers on the nightstand clock glow back at me.

My back presses flush against his chest, and despite me lifting my leg for easier access, I feel myself on the verge of another yawn.

He kneads my tits and groans in my ear, "Fuckin' missed these."

Half a moment later, he slips inside me, and we both gasp.

The clock reads 1:59.

--

Sundays are my favorite day of the week. After changing my sheets and tidying my apartment, I stick an arm out the window to test the temperature.

On the street below, a woman moans. From the fire escape, I can see them both. The man kneeling before her wears a silver collar resembling my own, and she's grasping on the wall behind her, her chin tipped up. Next to them a man wearing a black vest films. It's Sam, this side of the city's morning videographer.

I get coffee with my friend Ash and we sit outside, enjoying the spring breeze. They play with their collar -- blue now instead of green.

"So I stayed online yesterday," they admit, and I gasp.

"How was it? Did you get any visitors?"

"Last night."

I squeal, tapping my feet on the pavement.

"Just the one! No more."

"No that's perfect, I'm glad," I say, taking another sip of my tea. "I know it might be frustrating, but it's better than being thrown in the deep end."

Until three days ago, Ash's collar and status was green: observer. The blue one signifies something else, a step further into the community. Now, they're free to service three other blue-statuses per day.

My next words halt at an approaching shadow.

"Good morning," Ash smiles.

"Morning," he says. He takes in both of our collars before nodding pointedly at me, and I stand from my chair.

He unzips his pants as he sits down. Toward me, he points at the ground. Two green collars sitting to my left turn to look.

Ash props their face in their hand while my knees meet the pavement. The stranger tugs the front of my dress down until my tits spring free.

"Better," he sighs, and I smile.

My hand secures around his length and I begin to stroke his hardening cock. He glances at Ash.

"How much longer do you have to go for silver?"

I draw him closer to my lips. Saliva pools in my mouth, coating my tongue, and I draw half of his length in. More saliva spills out, and I use it to work the base of his shaft.

"I just changed over three days ago, so about a month."

I hollow my cheeks and rise before taking him deeper. He grunts, his hand reaching for my hair.

"This your first training session?"

"No," Ash laughed. "She took me out on Friday. We went to Cobalt."

I remember the night and resist a smile, taking his cock to the back of my throat.

"Cobalt's--" he stumbles over his words. "--P--erfect."

"We had a lot of fun."

I brush a knuckle softly over the the underside of his shaft, and his breath hitches. "I'll bet."

"She's a very thorough teacher."

He breaches the back of my throat and stops speaking entirely. When the wind picks up, he pulls my hair from my face. Ash adjusts their chair, peering over the table at me.

My eyes flick up to meet his own, and his orgasm takes both of us by surprise. Startled, I gag on his cum, and some slips from my mouth. My tongue darts out to catch it before it seeps into his pants.

"Very thorough teacher," he agrees. For the next minute I clean him of my spit before tucking him back into his pants. He helps me stand from the pavement and brushes the pebbles embedded in my knees.

Before departing, he squeezes each of my still-exposed tits. "Keep these out today."

I take the seat he just vacated and grin at the green collars sitting nearby.

"Hi."

I could write forever abt this but this has gone on so so so long lmk if u want another part 🫠

[ange1977]

Haikyu headcanons I made in like ten minutes bc I've been sick since yesterday and the fixation on volley gays is strong

The Miya twins had a crush on Aran at some point at the same time.

Atsumu got confessed by a girl, and they went on a date, halfway through it, Tsumu realized the girl thought he was Osamu and then went home and cried in the shower about it. He never told that to anyone and decided to take it to the grave.

Tsumu's a bi mess who's gotten a crush on Aran, Kita, Hinata, Bokuto after seeing him play (for like half a day before he got to know him better and got over it) and Omi in that exact order.

I think it is canon at this point that Kiyoomi had a very obvious crush on Ushiwaka during middle school/high-school.

Shoyo got freckles after getting tanned in Brasil. Kageyama is VERY normal about them btw.

Apart from Japanese, Portuguese, and a bit of English, Shoyo can also speak a bit of Spanish (in the understands more than speaks kind of way), and some Italian bc why tf not.

Oikawa has always had a sweet tooth so after moving to Argentina and learning what mate was he was very surprised when he ended up liking it.

Iwaizumi looooves spicy food.

Kenma has a black cat named Hoshi who has a white streak in his belly that look like a star. Kuroo has an orange cat named Caramel who used to look kind of brownish when she was little.

You know how Kuroo is always giving the puppy dog in love eyes to Kenma? Yeah well, to his own surprise he doesn't confess to Kenma first, is Kenma who has to confess bc everytime Kuroo tries to do it he chickens out and everyone on the team is so fucking done with him they BEG Kenma to just do it and end their misery. (Kuroo loser agenda supremacy🙏🙏🙏)

Kagehina got married in Brasil. One, because it's legal, two, because I'm Brazilian and three, because I can.

Iwaoi got married in Agertina. One, bc it's legal, two, because I think Tooru would make that country his whole personality, and three, again, because I can.

Despite being pro volleyball players some of the boys like to watch the World Cup. Shoyo likes to cheer both Japan and Brasil, Kags is watching alongside Shoyo and neither of them have any idea what the rules are, Tooru says he’s supporting both Japan and Argentina while wearing and blue and white shirt the entire time, Iwa is only watching to support Japan while being forced to wear a matching blue and white shirt with Tooru, also, Shoyo and Tooru always end up arguing about which country is deserving of the ‘Country of Footboll’ (*cough* Brasil *cough*) title even when neither of them fully understand the rules of the sport.

(For those who don't know btw, Brasil and Argentina have a heavy beef because of football (soccer, for any American reading this))

Tobio's gay awakening was Iwaizumi.

On that same note I think Iwa was a lot of people’s gay awakening.

I think it would be funny if Nekoma got a girl assistant after Tora graduated just to see him suffer in pain when his kouhais tell him about it.

Shoyo wasn't one for drinking even after he came to age since he puts a lot of care on his body, but he fell completely in love with caipirinhas in Brasil and they became his guilty pleasure on cheat days. (Guilty pleasure because he felt guilty the day after he had them)(side note: caipirinhas are so fucking good🙏)

[s0uth3park]

Some of my random SP headcanons:

This is a long one.

Pt 2

Cartman just will never learn how to drive. Ever. He knows he has other people to ferry him around.

In a similar vein, when that time rolls around (teenhood), Kenny legally can’t drive but he can drive. He just doesn’t have a licence. This persists until much later in life when he can financially support himself.

Stan begged/bribed Cartman to not harass Red for being a daywalker to keep the peace in his and Wendy’s relationship.

Whenever Wendy and Cartman need to sit down to talk out some sort of dispute, they do it over a pack of Oreo’s. They call this Oreo Time.

Kenny and Cartman play GTA together a lot.

Heidi is part Jewish on her mother’s side.

Cartman’s natural eye colour is brown. He has blue eyes, now.

Cartman is short by the time he’s fully grown (probably because of his weight), and has naturally brown hair and blue eyes. Kenny is the opposite, with blond hair and blue eyes, and is naturally Cartman’s favourite.

Cartman’s coat is plain red flannel (it’s the closest thing to fuzzy felt we can get), Stan’s is canvas, Kyle’s is tarpoon cloth, and Kenny’s is synthetic material (it’s like that smooth thin material that makes a high pitched whirry noise when you scratch it?? Cannot find the specific name for the life of me).

Tweek and Butters are cousins. Either through both of their mothers or through Butters’ dad and Tweek’s mom. Let me know which one you prefer.

Craig and Cartman’s hats are from the same store / brand.

Cartman and Kyle wear opposite colours on opposite pieces of clothing (is this a headcanon or observation? Who knows, I just want to point it out). Kyle has a green hat, contrasting Cartman’s red coat. Cartman has a (primarily) blue hat, contrasting Kyle’s orange coat. Kyle’s original gold-yellow t-shirt also compliments Cartman’s blue t-shirt, and pairs with Cartman’s yellow puff, brim, and gloves.

Cartman sometimes hums the Dreidal song to himself. Rarely will he sing it.

Carol and Stuart put Kenny in a separate room to Kevin because they didn’t anticipate a third kid. When Karen came along, they didn’t bother to displace one of them, so just stuck her in with one of them (Kevin) at random.

Kenny carries the gene for red hair.

Either (or both) Laura and Thomas have brown eyes. This is why Craig has black hair. (Relying on a quick google search for this one).

If Stan looks a lot like Randy as he gets older, right down to the eyes, Shelley looks like Sharon, but with Randy’s eyes.

Stan sometimes feels like the outsider in the group because not only do the other three hold biological keepsakes of the others (Kenny’s eyes –> Cartman; Cartman’s kidney –> Kyle), Kyle and Kenny (K’s) both wear the same shade of orange, and all three are called by unvoiced guttural (“kuh”) vocatives. He’s just Stan. He and Kenny have the same last initial, though.

Out of all the moms, Mrs. Tweek has the biggest tits. I’m sorry I don’t make these rules.

She and Richard fuck like rabbits too I think

While there’s a massive gap between how Stan is viewed and how Cartman is viewed, but out of Stan’s Gang, Stan is held in the lowest esteem just after Cartman. Wendy and his looks boost his popularity a bit, but it’s still rather low.

Kenny is held in the highest esteem by the way, because people know he just joins the guys and doesn’t really instigate.

Craig has alexithymia.

Clyde picked up some mannerisms, like speaking with little affect, from Craig.

Clyde was a mommy’s boy, but Betsy was always rather eccentric and pedantic.

I’m not sold on this but I have thought about Betsy having PCOS.

Maybe I’m biased but I like to think that if Clyde outright said the words “I don’t like Janice and I don’t want her in this house” / “I’m not ready for a stepmom”, I think Roger would adhere. Probably just me being biased.

Sharon hates being filmed, and if she sees either a video or photo of her she will immediately pat her hair and say “oh look at my hair there” or touch her face and go “oh my, I look godawful in that”.

Cartman flexes his ability to eat bacon on Kyle a lot.

Craig has a fear of dressing Stripe up in costumes. Tweek has suggested it, but Craig shot it down immediately.

Wonder Tweek’s costume is from Craig’s closet, and the reason his is shit is because he was too busy helping Tweek’s with his because Tweek found organising his own costume too stressful.

Randy taught Kenny how to swim in Kyle’s backyard blow up paddling pool.

Cartman is a weak ass swimmer.

[nobylerdoubt]

Let's Analyze - Season 1 Mileven

A couple of notes first:

In 2016, when Season 1 released, our society was MUCH more heteronormative than it is now. It may not seem that long ago to some of us, but this was only one year after gay marriage became legal in the US.

For reference, I remember in 2018 when Love, Simon came out, it was a huge deal - this was a mainstream movie about a gay boy finding love. It was groundbreaking. It wasn't the first by any means, but I just remember it being such a huge thing, so keep in mind this is 2 years before even that.

All this to say the 2016 the general audience was much different than it is now.

Next, I will say it's fairly well established that the first season of Stranger Things was written as a stand-alone. There was always a hope there would be more seasons, but in writing season 1 the Duffers didn't know the characters as well as they would after filming.

In Beyond Stranger Things, the Netflix special post-season 2 they explain that it was post season one, before season 2 was green lit Netflix had the writers, the Duffers, and Shawn Levy all sit down and plan out season 2, and the course of the future of this series.

So looking back at season 1, we have to take everything with a grain of salt - the scope of the series hadn't fully been realized yet.

Final note: This post more argues a narrative for if Mike is a gay character, rather than bisexual. If you are a Bi Mike Truther, this post may not be for you. More on my opinion on this here.

So let's get into it.

From the beginning the foundations for Mileven are rocky at best.

We know that Mike's season 4 speech was a lie - his life didn't start the day he found her in the woods, this was not love at first sight.

When Mike, Dustin, and Lucas find El and bring her back to the Wheeler's house, Mike is the only one treating El like a person. Lucas and Dustin seem to act more like the kids that they are.

Mike is the one who offers up his coat to El, who is only wearing a T-shirt.

Mike asks questions about how they can help her get home - whether there's a number they can call, if she's in trouble. Dustin asks questions about El's hair and if she has cancer. Lucas asks if she ran away, and if that's blood on her shirt.

So right out of the gate these our the boys first impressions of El:

Dustin: She's weird and different. Lucas: She's potentially dangerous. Mike: She needs help.

And this assessment holds up throughout the rest of this scene as well - Dustin fixates on El's willingness to openly undress and how that's weird. Lucas makes comments about how dangerous she is, kind of agreeing with Dustin's "crazy" assessment by insinuating she escaped from Pennhurst Asylum. Mike strives to make sure she's comfortable and has a place to stay for the night.

So it's definitely apparent that Mike is softer on El than the other two boys are - but does that make it inherently romantic? I would argue no.

He's really only being just a bit more nice and a bit less immature than Dustin and Lucas here, and this is also just a key part of Mike's character.

We know, especially in hindsight, that Mike desires to be needed. We wants to be a protector. He's doing that for El, but he's also doing that for Will too. If he had to choose between the two of them, he'd choose Will.

Here's the play by play of the conversation here to illustrate my point:

Dustin: I think we should tell your mom. Lucas: I second that. Mike: Who's crazy now?! Lucas: How is that crazy? Mike: 'Cause, we weren't supposed to be out tonight, remember? Lucas: So? Mike: So if I tell my mom and she tells your mom, and your mom - Dustin: Oh man. Lucas: Our houses become Alcatraz. Mike: Exactly. We'll never find Will. Alright, here's the plan. She sleeps here tonight - Dustin: You're letting a girl - ! Mike: Just listen! She sneaks around my house goes to the front door and rings my doorbell. My mom will answer and know exactly what to do. She'll send her back to Pennhurst or wherever she comes from. We'll be totally in the clear. And tomorrow night, we go back out. And this time, we find Will.

How romantic.

Okay okay, but we know the Mike speech in S4 was a lie - that doesn't mean that Mike didn't have a crush on her in season 1, right?

Alright, before I go on to make my next point I want to say this - I think Bisexual Mike, who once had feelings for El but has bigger feelings for Will is entirely plausible. I think if you watch earlier seasons and just can't unsee Mike's feelings for El, can't convince yourself otherwise - I do think that a possible way things could have happened with them. We don't get a ton of insight into Mike's feelings in this series, so it really is hard to draw conclusions on whether he liked El or not, when did he realize things were turning sour with his and El's relationship - has he realized at all yet?

So if you disagree with what I'm about to put forward, there's no need for Byler doubt because it's just as plausible and valid that Mike did actually have feelings for El that faded over time. However from my perspective, and my theories, I just believe otherwise.

Innocent Beginnings

So my theory is that we start to see somewhat of a shift in Mike's demeanor towards El after the conversation with Lucas on the Baseball field.

We see three main Mike and el interactions before Lucas teases Mike.

First when Mike showing is El around the house that day. This scene to me gives off that while Mike is definitely trying to impress El - but its in the same way he might try and impress his friends. Talking about how his TV is ten times bigger than Dustin's, how fun the lazy boy recliner is, and showing off his toys and being a nerd about star wars.

Then later when Dustin, Lucas, and Mike describe to El what a friend is. Mike is very excited to jump into the explanation of what a friend is. You can very much see in this scene that what Mike wants is for El to be their friend.

Finally, the scene where Mike tells El to meet them behind his house at 3:15. 3-1-5. This is definitely a tender moment, but I also see this excitement in Mike both to go out and find Will, but also to invite El to join them. And as always, Mike is very careful with her because he can see she is afraid and a bit lost. Tender, but not explicitly romantic.

Overall, all interactions between Mike and El so far have been about Mike trying to be nice to El, and furthermore wanting to invite El to be friends with the group.

Then we have this scene - notably in front of a baseball field. I plan on making a separate post about the baseball motif in the show, but for now just know that baseball in the context of the show symbolizes conforming to societal expectations.

So we have this conversation:

Lucas: If you love her so much why don't you marry her? Mike: What are you talking about? Lucas: Mike, seriously? Mike: What? Lucas: You look at her all like... "Hi, El! El! El! El! I love you so much! Would you marry me?" Mike: Shut up Lucas.

Now with this scene I'm looking at Mike's tone. He's not blushy or bashful, trying to get Lucas off his case. He's genuinely confused, then annoyed. from his tone, what I interpret is that from Mike's perspective, Lucas is way off base (heh) with this claim.

But now I come to you with some personal experience with being a queer person. Regardless of whether or not you actually have a crush on someone - if someone else claims you do, you question it. Sometimes, you start to believe it yourself. Especially when your this young, and you think everybody must be experiencing life the way you are. So you think "wait, maybe this is the way 'liking someone' feels" because, as Lucas and Dustin have established, a boy can't just be friends with a girl like that. It has to be different.

So now lets look at Mike's interactions with El after Lucas's claims.

Peer Pressure

Here El asks Mike what happened to his face, which Mike initially tries to wave off as nothing and assure her he's fine. El reminds him friends don't lie, and that she understands. This is a genuinely kind interaction, and we see the gears in Mike's head start to turn. There's a little bit of a double take and a smile. In my opinion this is Mike kind of questioning things. the seed has been planted - he's a boy, and El's a girl. Is this feeling more than just friendly?

I'm skipping over a few parts here, but I'll get back to them.

When they dress El up to go to the school and use the AV club room, Mike does seem to have some sort of reaction to El's "Cinderella moment". I talk more about it when answering this ask, but I view it more as curiosity and mild surprise, followed by annoyance when he catches him self calling her pretty - because he knows Lucas is going to make a comment about it.

Kind of a big jump now to when El saves Mike when he jumps off the quarry. El admits to mike that she's "The Monster", and Mike assures her she isn't (which is similar to what we see him do with Will in season 2). The two hug, and Dustin joins them.

This moment was the butt end of jokes for a while when the series first came out - Dustin joining what is clearly a romantic moment unawares. But during my latest rewatch I couldn't help but noticed that there isn't so much as a pause on the moment between just El and Mike before Dustin joins. If this were a romantic moment, there would have been a beat or two before Dustin joined for the comedic follow-up beat. Instead this reads as a hug between friends.

Then, there's this brief moment where Mike helps El clean up. She mourns the loss of her wig, but Mike assures her she doesn't need it.

Eleven: Pretty? Mike: uh... yeah... really pretty.

This part in particular I interpret as "uh, yeah, sure." He's being nice and assuring her she doesn't need a blonde wig to be pretty, though pretty isn't exactly a word he's used to using with his friends.

When Nancy and Mike get to catch up upon reuniting, they promise to not keep secrets from each other anymore.

Mike asks if Nancy likes Jonathan, to which she says no. Then Nancy asks if he likes El:

"What? No! Gross!"

But now that's two people who have pointed out to Mike the he might or should have feelings for El.

Mike talks to El about how after all this she can live with the Wheelers. And his mom can be like her mom, and his sister will be like her sister.

But like, uh, he won't be like her brother.

Mike here is describing his ideal of how this will all turn out after this monster stuff is sorted. What he's describing is more akin to being friends - more truthfully siblings. But with the expectation that other people have put around his relationship with El, that can't be what it is.

So he kisses her.

And that's the main scope of the highlights of Mike and El's relationship in season 1. On a rewatch of everything outside of characters outright telling us he likes her and the kiss scene... there isn't romance to be seen.

But in the words of Avril Lavigne... he was a boy, she was a girl. Can I make it any more obvious.

Of course that's not all of the Mileven interactions this season. I skipped a few to talk about in this final section.

So This is Love?

There are several moments throughout season 1 where Mike loses his cool. It's not exactly giving endgame couple to me.

When they see Will's body in the water at the quarry, they're all understandably very upset. Mike, perhaps, most of all.

When El goes to comfort him, Mike smacks her hand away.

Mike: Mike? Mike what? You were supposed to find him alive? You said he was alive. Why did you lie to us? What's wrong with you? What is wrong with you?

Now I understand Mike here. His best friend just died, and El had led him to believe he was still alive and able to be saved. In the heat of the moment I would lash out too.

But I think what we have to remember here is that this show isn't real life. It is written in specific ways to give intentional messages to the audience - should they choose to listen.

They could have written it where Mike leans on El for some emotional support (similar to how she emotionally and literally leans on him for support throughout the season) or if that was maybe too raw for the character, he resists her support and runs off. But instead they have him slap her hand and then ask what's wrong with her.

Mike berates El even more when they get back to the Wheeler house until El shows him that Will is alive.

Once again I think if the writers wanted to convey that these two would one day make a good couple, Mike could have apologized. He could have said it's just really upsetting knowing Will was gone.

But again no attempt is made to soften the edges of a supposed endgame couple.

After El throws Lucas off of Mike and knocks him unconscious, Mike turns on her. Once again asking "what is wrong with you?"

The following episode showcases a really harsh fight between Mike and Lucas. They both have an unwillingness to apologize as Dustin tries to facilitate forgiveness.

Mike's unwillingness to apologize to his friend reflects his doubling down on his aggression with El after Will's "body" was found.

Again, I see Mike's response as human, the way I'm phrasing it may seem negative but the boy is going through a lot right now and I think his response is understandable. I just think it's interesting that Mike would have a similar response to anger against El as he would with Lucas.

Especially when we see in upcoming seasons that there is one person who doesn't seem to ever get the full force of Mike's anger...

So to sum it all up:

Before Lucas points out Mike's supposed crush on El, Mike's interactions are just very friendly

After Lucas points out Mike's "crush", Mike's interactions with El are still mostly friendly, but somewhat more affected by this idea Lucas has planted in his head

Mike lashes out at El several times throughout the season, which I see as a choice the writers made to illustrate that this relationship is not going to last.

[thisapplepielife]

Written for @corrodedcoffinfest.

Pretty Goddamn Metal

Day #11 - Prompt: Jeff | Word Count: 1000 | Rating: M | CW: Piercings/Needles, Language | POV: Jeff | Pairing: None | Tags: Jeff & Goodie: Best Friends, Goodie's At Home Piercing Palace, No, No, No, Yes?, Don't Try This At Home Kids, Eddie Munson is a Bit of Freak, In Case Anyone's Forgotten

"Are you sure?" Goodie asks, and Jeff nods. He's sure. 

Well, ninety percent sure. 

Eight-five, maybe. 

He is sure about the piercing, but way less sure about Goodie being the one to do it. Maybe they should get Eddie to at least supervise.

But it's too late for that now. Goodie has the needle, a huge thing that looks like it's probably gonna hurt. 

"That's a big needle." 

"It's a cannula." 

Jeff doesn't know what the difference is. It still looks vicious. 

"Don't worry. I did my ear. And I was an apprentice under my uncle last summer," Goodie says, and Jeff's still gonna worry. 

Especially since he's pretty sure the only experience Goodie has is a two week vacation staying with his uncle in L.A., where he might have watched him work in his tattoo and piercing parlor, but where he definitely hadn't been allowed to help.

And a nipple isn't an ear. It's a hole being pressed through his skin, his very sensitive skin, by his best friend. Who is most definitely not a professional. Or an apprentice. 

Or, even an adult. 

His mom is gonna kill him. 

That's just a given. 

He won't be able to hide it for very long. Especially if Goodie gives him some sort of deadly infection and his nipple falls off. 

As if he can read his mind, Goodie wipes him, the needle, and the jewelry down with rubbing alcohol. 

He's even found sterile gloves. 

Which is all better than nothing, Jeff supposes, if they're gonna do this in the bathroom with no experience or good sense. 

Goodie moves to the ground, slotting between Jeff's knees, and even in the cramped bathroom, he's deceptively spry. Jeff's seen him move through tight spaces where it didn't look like even Gareth would fit. 

Jeff takes a deep breath. 

Goodie very assuredly grabs Jeff's nipple, and then says, "Okay. One. Two," and Goodie shoves it through, not giving him until three. 

It hurts less than he'd anticipated, and it's almost a disappointment that it wasn't somehow more. But, Goodie's already pulling out the cannula, and screwing on the other end of the jewelry. 

Fast, efficient, and with a confidence that Jeff finds alarming. Goodie's definitely a freak.

At least it's over and done with.

And now there's a bar through his nipple that looks like a screw. 

It's pretty goddamn metal. 

"Ready for the other one? Or are you a little bitch?" Goodie asks, already unwrapping the second bar. 

Okay. Apparently he's getting both done. 

And the second one? That motherfucker hurt. Goddamn adrenaline wearing off. 

They don't get infected. Somehow. It's a heavy metal miracle. They are fucking tender for a good week, but then, that's that. 

He's just a guy with pierced nipples now, and only Goodie knows. 

His mom doesn't find out, and neither does Eddie or Gareth. 

Well, not until he doesn't think about it during band practice and pulls his t-shirt up to wipe his face. It's hot as balls in the garage. They really need to upgrade and get the fuck out of this hot box. 

"Jeff's nipples are pierced!" Gareth yells, pointing a drumstick right at his chest. "Guys, Eddie, look! Did we know this?!" 

"I did," Goodie says, unphased by Gareth's over-excited outburst.

And then Eddie has his shirttail in his hand, yanking it back upwards, so he can look closer. 

They're healed, so when Eddie flicks one, it doesn't hurt. But it does feel kinda good, and that isn't something that he wants to associate with Eddie. 

"Stop it," Jeff says, batting Eddie's hand away. 

"Where'd you go to have this done?" Eddie asks, and Jeff gets it. Just like tattoos, piercings aren't exactly legal in Indiana. 

If you don't get them done at the kitchen table, you probably aren't getting them done, period. 

"I have a guy," Jeff says, cryptically. 

"You think he'd do mine?" Gareth asks, looking hopeful. 

"Absolutely not," Goodie answers. 

"Nobody asked you, Goods," Gareth snaps. "I want both done, too," Gareth says. Lifting his layers of shirts, looking at his own nipples. "Maybe barbells. So we don't match."

"Why would you need pierced nipples? Nobody will ever see them," Goodie asks, taunting Gareth. 

"You don't know what my sex life looks like!" Gareth yells, bristling, dropping his shirts and balling up his fists. 

"Uh, yeah, I do. You're still a virgin."

"So are you!" Gareth shouts back. 

This is gonna devolve into name calling and hair pulling sooner rather than later, if Jeff doesn't cool them both down. 

"Easy, both of you," Jeff says. "None of us are drowning in pussy." 

Eddie clears his throat. 

"Or cock," Jeff amends. 

"That's more like it," Eddie says, still eyeing the screw through his left nipple. 

Jeff looks at him, not sure what's going through Eddie's mind, "What?" 

"Can I bite it?" Eddie asks, pantomiming tugging on it with his teeth. 

"No!" Jeff says, "You can't bite my nipple. But thanks for asking first." 

Eddie usually bites without warning, so this is definitely some personal growth. Jeff's proud of him. 

Still not gonna let him, or his teeth, anywhere near it. But at least he asked, and didn't just go for it. That definitely wouldn't have been out of the realm of possibility.

"I'd let you bite mine," Gareth says, petulant, like this is an unreasonable stance for Jeff to take. 

Eddie whips around, hair flying, "Thanks, Gare."

"If Jeff would just tell us who did it. We could all get them done." 

"Mama Jones would have your ass," Goodie says, and Jeff isn't even sure that's true. Gareth is a mama's boy and can do no wrong. His mom might let him do it.

But still. 

They can't all get them done, and become the pierced nipple band. 

"You get something else."

"What're the odds your guy would pierce my dick?" Eddie asks.

"I'd say slim to none, just like the size of your dick," Goodie sasses, and Eddie launches at him, laughing.

If you want to write your own, or see more entries for this challenge, pop on over to @corrodedcoffinfest and follow along with the fun! 🦇

Notes: A quick google search led me to believe that body piercings (outside of ears) was also illegal in Indiana until the late 90s. So that's what I went with here. If that's not true, well, just go with it, lol.

[zorosbeau33]

Courting Gifts~ One Piece Omegaverse Headcanon Part 2!

Starring: Zoro and Law! x gender neutral reader Genre: Fluff, sfw AU: Omegaverse, Omega Reader Wc: 1480 TW: Mentions of battle All Characters here are legal age or older in my au~ Masterlist~ Part 1~

He gives laid-back alpha vibes. He kinda has to be in order to keep up with Luffy and stand up beside him as right hand.

He was super subtle, SUPER Subtle! He didn’t want anything to change, but at the same time he wanted you to know he’s there and he cares.

It's small things because he’s fine loving you without the return. Just stay healthy and safe for him thats all he wants…and to see your smile sometimes aimed his way

It started at first with small things, handing you a cold drink when it's a scorching day outside. 

Gently tying your hair up for you with a hair tye thats the color of his haramaki/or slipping a beanie over your head in that color if your hair is short to take care of you in cold weather

Offering you to try his precious Sake, yes you alone have that privilege 

You want sword fighting lessons? He offers them quietly one night while the others are busy. He is barely suppressing the purrs as he gets to hold you, adjust your grip and teach you the motions by holding you within his very muscled arms.

Quality time is huge for him, that's his way of spoiling you

He gets you a cute dangly earring in his shades of green, maybe a tassel, maybe a teardrop on a thin chain, maybe a carved jade flower whatever it is. He spent weeks searching for it as he wanted to ensure it’d be something you’d like

There are the other things though. A pair of his gloves on a winter island end up in your possession. 

You have so many of his shirts when did this start? You don’t know but he always has a tiny smirky smile when he sees you wear one.

If he happens upon a snack he think you’d like he buys it while lost. Gives it to you like its nothing but his ears are red. “Here for you.” And then tries to walk away. He doesn’t want or need you to say thank you, he actually gets a bit (very) flustered and tries to leave quickly if you do try to thank him and gets defensive and pouty if you try to tease him about it 

The bookmark you had looked at in the store when you were getting him unlost? Suddenly appears in your book on a bench in the Thousand Sunny with his scent lingering all around

Zoro isn’t into extravagant things, especially not presents. He just doesn’t see the point (unless you want a sword that he is gungho for). He does buy you any nesting things if you say you need them.

Personally however he would prefer to be your nest. He loves taking naps so to have you biscuit his chest and the blanket he’d scented for you, while you both take a well deserved rest? He is all for this, both before and after you get together. Warning though you will always have at least one of his arms wrapped around you. Even in his sleep he’s watchful when it comes to you, ready to draw a sword and protect you

He has a small book that he has sketched some drawings of your face with painstaking detail. 

Once he’s over you knowing about his top secret hobby, he would be honored and flustered to design you a tattoo if you wanted. It's in his traditional style very Japanese traditional painting style but he’d work so hard on it for you.

Is a sucker for anything with your scent. He doesn’t mind wether you smell of him too much. But he is always secretly longing to have your touch, your taste, your scent burned into his soul. It makes him miss you less, and it keeps him calm.

Would be the crew member to bring home a little kitten for you if you were ever down (he had to beg Nami for permission, and promised to clean up after it). Just one, only ever the one kitten. But he makes sure its taken care of best he can to his knowledge including getting Chopper to check its health over before he gifts the sweet and goofy thing to you.

The kitten like him has a scar and recalling how gentle you were with him he decides out of all the lucious cats, this scrappy little kitten would be the perfect first child for you both to raise.

Not super attached to it at first. Honestly he often gets frustrated while ship breaking the kitten but over time and with your help to learn how to understand its actions. He is almost as protective over that fluff ball as he is you.

Heres a secret follow the cat and you’ll find Zoro, any island any time follow the cat. It knows how to find him everytime

Zoro courting gifts may not be numerous but each of them had meaning and its clear to anyone just how much thought he puts into each one

THIS MAN RIGHT HERE-He’s an alpha, a broody secretly unsure alpha

Absolutely finds the concept of courting gifts to be blown out of proportion. Why are they spending thousands (or in Do Flamingos case Billions) of Berry’s on gifts that have little practical use.

He’s to methodical and detached sometimes for his own good. So his first few gifts to you may have actually been from Bepo/Schachi/Penguin…And boy was he mad.

After they explained they couldnt stand watching him pine without acting on it, and that he was disrespecting you as an alpha and as a Super Nova by not taking care of your courting needs at least. Law relents 

His gifts are never tacky, or wasteful though he is drawing a firm line from the start, the submarine is not a hoarding zone and he’s going to keep it that way and take care of you at the same time.

The first few gifts that are actually from him he hands to you himself “You need these for your nest ya?” 

Law put hours, upon hours of research into the best pillows to use for an omega nest. He wanted to ensure they’d support you properly and not cause any muscle or bone strain. Silly but endearing 

The blankets are thick fluffy and super soft, yes they have the Jolly Roger on it, or are the same pattern as his hat, but it is because he internally wants to lay a little bit of his claim on you even in a place he feels he can’t go (until you invite him, he respects your nest as sacred and has protected it from others even before this. No Penguin pranks allowed to your nest)

He is not hug on giving you his clothes, mainly because he feels he is working hard to supply you with nice clothes to wear and he can scent those (and you in the process) so why do you need his things?

This does not apply and goes right out the window when he’s feeling possessive.

He’s jealous by nature and hugely distrustful. Someone’s flirting with you? Suddenly his jacket is wrapped around your shoulder and he is GLARING. Or during soft cuddle times with him and Bepo he puts his jacket/blanket/hat on you and holds you close to his heart. Yes he likes to pretend you moved into him, but he does pull you in 

Other “practical gifts” are any book he thinks you’d enjoy. Literature (even to his own chagrin fantasy) is never a waste…not of Berries and not of space on the ship. 

He makes space on his bookshelf for you to have your own row, even if you are not a big reader it's just one of the ways he makes space for you in his life to show you he’s ready for you to be in it even more

If he wants to be a brat (of course it's to piss off Cap’n Kidd) he would then buy you flashy presents. Not too many just enough to tell the other Supernova to fuck off and that he knows you better because while they are baubles they still have practical use! And they are things you instantly love! He’s so smug about your happiness and just the biggest broody tsundere alpha mate. 

If you ever did want something not practical but didn’t ask him because you know his rule, he might relent on his decision if he is there at the time you see it. The look of longing on your face and how you are respecting his wishes and self-set guidelines…he might just buy it to surprise you. 

Leaving it on the pillow beside you when he gets up in the morning to go to work. He can't help it, he loves you 

[galaxymagitech]

What Makes Robin Magic?

For @jasontoddweek2025 Day 7:

Return | Outsider POV | Crime Alley

Summary: Jason shows Damian around Crime Alley and explains his own interpretation of Robin's magic.

Characters: Jason Todd, Damian Wayne

Warnings: Shockingly, none this time!

You can read it here or on AO3!

When Damian steps outside of prison—sorry, school—he expects to see Alfred’s sleek black car waiting for him. Instead, he sees the standard line of flashy cars and, near the front, a beat-up red Honda Odessey that looks like it has seen far better days. For a moment, Damian thinks he can get away with ignoring the abomination and call an Uber home, but then Todd waves at him from the window.

Grudgingly, Damian marches over to Todd’s dubiously-safe car and slides into the passenger seat. He notices that, instead of Red Hood garb, Todd seems to be wearing a simple leather jacket, a Green Lantern T-shirt, and jeans. “You,” Todd says, “are eleven. You need to be thirteen to sit in the front.” Damian glares at him and does not move. Todd raises his hands in mock surrender. “Hey, it’s just the law.”

Todd does not care about Damian’s safety. No, he simply wants to humiliate Damian, for the sole crime of having obtained fewer years of age. “Tt. Need I remind you that murder is also against the law?”

“Went cold-turkey—try again.” As usual, Todd is making no sense.

“Why is this turkey cold?” Damian asks, tilting his head.

“Cold—it means I quit immediately,” Todd explains. “Eleven means backseat.”

“I am not a child,” Damian insists. “I am a highly-trained agent of justice.” Todd will not convince him to concede on this point. He is no doubt gathering blackmail—perhaps even giving it to Drake.

“Legally,” Todd says, “you’re eleven.”

Damian sniffs. “Legally, Todd, you are a corpse.” Satisfied that he has won the argument, Damian leans back in his seat. “And corpses cannot drive.”

Todd chuckles. “Fine then, brat. But the seatbelt’s going on at least.”

Damian buckles his seatbelt with the distinct feeling that he fell for some sort of trick. “Where are we going?” Damian asks as Todd pulls out of the line of cars.

“You’ll see.”

“Are you holding me for ransom, as you did Drake?”

Todd chuckles. “No. But if you wanna consider this a kidnapping, feel free.”

“If this is a kidnapping,” Damian says, “I will activate my emergency beacon.”

“Kidnapping is a…loose term. You’re being detained for a fun afternoon outing.”

“Is this how you got Drake too?” Damian asks.

“I’ll tell you a secret,” Todd says, leaning slightly towards Damian. “Tim didn’t even realize he was kidnapped.”

“How?” Damian is aware that Drake is often lacking in common sense and survival skills, but Red Robin is still a detective. Failing to realize you’ve been kidnapped while your enemy ransoms you back to your…guardian, because Father is not Drake’s father…seems to require uncharacteristic idiocy.

“Well, he just showed up at my safehouse because he thought I might be plotting something, and then fell asleep in the middle of said investigation. I managed to ransom Tim back to Bruce before he even woke up. Kid was shocked when B showed up, all worried. It was hilarious.”

“…I suppose,” Damian agrees. He will need to speak to his ally about this, as he has also noticed Drake’s tendency to fall asleep in bizarre locations. It could be dangerous, in the field. Although, he supposes it would be Father or Richard’s role in that case, as he has been repeatedly informed that he does not, in any way, outrank Drake. “Where are we going, then?” Damian asks.

“Home,” Todd says.

Damian arches an eyebrow. “This is not the way to Wayne Manor.”

Todd raises a hand towards Damian’s head. Damian stares Todd down, daring him to finish whatever patronizing gesture he was intending. Todd retracts his hand. Wise move. “Not your home, Demon Brat. Mine.”

“Crime Alley,” Damian surmises.

“Yeah,” Todd says. “Now shut up. My driving skills are for high speed car chases, not local traffic laws.”

It is foolish of Todd to admit such a weakness, but as Damian desires to keep his life and limbs intact, he remains silent until Todd pulls the car to a stop in a dirty alleyway. “You wanted to show me…cigarette butts?”

Todd rolls his eyes. “C’mon, demon.” Warily, Damian follows Todd out of the car. This is looking like more and more of a trap. He thought Todd was on decent terms with Father at the moment—primarily due to what Todd had called a ‘cold turkey’—but perhaps Todd needs leverage. Or, worse, he has regained his vendetta and is going after the current Robin. Perhaps Damian should have returned the mantle to Drake, if it is a target for Todd’s wrath… “Calm down,” Todd says, ruffling Damian’s hair and then dodging out of the way of his punch with a laugh.

“Why are we here?” Damian asks, composing himself.

“Well, I wanted to show you something.” Damian follows Todd as the man leads him through the Alleyway and down a street. They turn into a second alleyway, and Damian immediately sees what Todd wanted to show him.

The first thing that Damian notices is the color. The alleyway’s concrete walls are covered in a rainbow of bold, striking colors. Mostly reds, yellows, and greens, but there are accents in multiple shades of orange, pink, blue, purple, and white. The paint consumes the walls, eating away at the darkness and transporting Damian and Todd to a dimension of color.

The second thing Damian notices is the recurring image of boy in a leotard, tunic, and cape, leaping into action with a grin on his face. Although Robin’s likeness features red, yellow, and green, the unrealistic colors complement these and bring the mural to life.

Damian allows his gaze to drift around the alleyway. Behind the Robins, Damian sees various settings and objects: bubble-letter names, renditions of storefronts…even a spray-painted basketball. Each one, painted in its own unique style, seems to hold a story of its own.

“Isn’t this vain?” Damian asks, once he regains his voice. The murals are beautiful, but it’s just like Todd to make this about himself. “These are you, aren’t they?”

Todd shakes his head. “Nah. They’re Robin.” Damian steps forwards, reaching out to touch the painted wall. He traces the lines of Robin’s cape, taking in every color that appears within the yellow.

“Robin,” Damian echoes.

“And right now,” Todd says, “Robin is you.”

Damian doesn’t know how long he stands there, his hand resting against the wall. But eventually, he rips his gaze away from the art and steps back. “I didn’t know this was here.”

“Yeah,” Todd says. “I happened upon it when I was—I was in a bad place. It helped, a bit. To know that someone missed me. Even if they didn’t know who I was.”

“Who painted this?” Damian asks. The background is in a variety of styles, but the Robins all seem to have been painted by the same person.

“Olivia Medina. Do you want to meet her?”

Slowly, Damian nods.

As they walk, Todd explains their destination. It’s apparently a restaurant known as a “Diner.” Specifically, it is called “Livie’s Diner.” The owner has lived in Crime Alley her entire life and is nearing retirement. All of her children have moved out of Gotham, but she’s made up for it with a horde of honorary grandchildren. Apparently, her tendency to acquire children is somehow even worse than Father’s. Todd calls her “Livie,” but apparently, most of her own waiters and waitresses, several of the street children, and one very embarrassed cook call her “Grandma Livie.”

When they enter the diner, a bubbly woman with blue hair—grey at the roots—greets them. She kisses Todd on the cheek, and Damian watches in shock as Todd accepts it with a smile. “Is this the little brother you talked about, Peter?” Mrs. Medina asks.

“Yeah, this is little Billy.” Billy, Damian mouths in horror. What sort of name is Billy? He glares at Todd and swears he can see the man smirk. Nevertheless, he gives Mrs. Medina a nod of acknowledgement. “You know, Billy was admiring your work on Doyers Street.”

“Oh, that old thing?” Mrs. Medina asks.

“It was…” Damian searches for the right words. It was not particularly technical art, in the way that he saw in the art museums Richard took him to. But somehow, it seemed so alive, like Robin was really there. Like—as ridiculous as it is—the paint held magic. “It was visually striking.” That feels inadequate, though. “The energy…it felt very real.”

Mrs. Medina smiles. “Thank you. Are you a Robin fan?”

“Yes,” Damian says. He is Robin, so he supposes he could be considered a ‘Robin fan,’ as demeaning as the term is.

“Well,” Mrs. Medina says, “he saved this diner, you know? Mr. Freeze was right there and had frozen half my customers. He said he was going to turn on the permafrost section and was about to kill us all, when Robin leapt in from that window over there. And he said, ‘Freeze right there!’ and dropkicked him through the door. And one of my customers, she was frozen to the floor, but she had this baby and the baby was just bawling her eyes out, poor dear. So, Robin went over and picked up the baby and bounced her until she stopped crying. And then he defrosted all my patrons.”

Todd grins. “You tell that story to everyone, Livie.”

“Well, it’s a good story,” Mrs. Medina says, waving her hand. “Now, you boys go sit down.”

Todd leads Damian over to a booth. “Was that you?” Damian asks, once they’re seated.

“Nah, it was Dick,” Todd says softly enough to hide their words from prying ears. “I, on the other hand, saved the diner from Croc, but that’s not as fun of a story.”

Damian can imagine. If Freeze is in a decent-enough mood and caught early, much of the damage is reversable. Killer Croc, on the other hand…

“You’re vegetarian, not vegan, right?” Damian nods. “You’ll get an omelet,” Todd decides. “Livie refuses to tell me her secret recipe, but they’re amazing here. Want anything else?”

It is not lunchtime, but Damian decides not to argue. He could always use a snack anyway, with the physical exertion required for the vigilante lifestyle. When the waiter arrives, Jason chats with him for a couple minutes in French before ordering their food. He’s mostly silent, then, until the omelets get to their table. Todd was right—the omelets are strangely good. Not better than Alfred’s cooking, but…different enough, that they’re not strictly comparable.

“Why did you bring me here?” Damian asks, once he has taken a few bites of the omelet. He sees why Todd might prize this place—a strangely cozy restaurant in the middle of his crime-ridden territory, run by a talented woman who painted a beautiful mural to honor Robin. But, why would Jason take Todd to this place—to his ‘home’?

“Robin,” Todd says simply.

Damian doesn’t understand, but he certainly doesn’t want to admit it. So, he remains quiet and allows Todd to ramble about the de facto homeless shelter he set up a block away with money from his criminal activities. Damian is uncertain if he is supposed to be impressed or not—Todd is a criminal flaunting his crimes to a sworn crimefighter. And yet, Todd seems proud as he talks about how he bribed the police to leave the place alone.

When they finish the omelets, Todd walks over to the nearby booth and has a brief conversation with the shifty-looking boy sitting there. The man writes down a few notes in a notebook he pulls out of his jacket, nods somberly, and walks back. Damian doesn’t ask. Todd pays for the meal and they leave, walking back out onto the Gotham streets.

Damian trails behind Todd, but this time he looks out at the streets in a way he hadn’t before. Instead of simply scanning for threats and noting the presence of graffiti and cracked pavement, he starts to register each one—the face spray-painted on the pavement beside a bench some Boy Scout troop installed, the dandelion growing out of the cracks in the road, the circle with an X carved into the wooden façade of a bakery that indicates the possibility of food for the needy.

“You know,” Todd says, “when I left the League, I missed the baklava. We could get some from that bakery.”

Damian wrinkles his nose. The baklava he has eaten in America is very different from the Leagues. He says as much.

“Yeah, ‘cos there are different variations. The guy who owns this bakery moved here from Iran, and that’s where the head League chef in Nanda Parbat came from. Trust me, you’ll like it.”

So, they get baklava and walk back to eat the sweet and sticky dessert while sitting on the hood of Todd’s battered car. “Why do you own a mini-van?” Damian asks. “It’s…unbefitting of you.”

“No one suspects the mini-van,” Todd says with a laugh. “Really, there’s just more room to carry guns and dead bodies. Not that I’m transporting any dead bodies, anymore, but…you know. If I needed to.”

“Why did you bring me here, Todd?” Damian asks. Because this was surprisingly enjoyable, but Todd is simply an ally, not a friend or a brother. He has no reason to take Damian around the streets where he grew up and introduce him to the people he knows. This has to be some sort of trick or manipulation, some dastardly ploy to gain Damian’s trust.

Todd frowns, then pulls his legs up onto the hood of the car to sit cross-legged. “Because Bruce doesn’t get it. This is—this is why I’m Hood, why I was Robin. Bruce will tell you all about how this is a Mission, but he won’t show you why it matters. Robin has to…care. That's what makes him magic.” Magic. What a silly word. And yet Damian can't bring himself to disagree.

“I care about being Robin,” Damian says. Of course he does. The position is an honor. He is able to bring justice to the world and fight by his father’s side.

“You have to care about the people too, Damian,” Todd says.

Damian bristles. “I am the best Robin! Except, perhaps, for Richard.”

“I’m not trying to insult you,” Todd says, raising his hands. “Just—you care about your animals, right? You’re not just faking that or something?”

“Of course I am not ‘faking that’!” Damian slides off the hood of the car and crosses his arms. “How dare you imply such a thing?”

“Sorry, sorry. You care about your animals. And you know about what they like—I bet you get a special cat food for Alfred, yeah?”

“Only the best,” Damian says. “He deserves it.”

“’course. And you’d do anything to protect them.”

Damian nods. Is this an attempt to control Damian through his animals? Because Damian may follow Father’s code, but if Todd harms Alfred or Titus or Batcow, Damian will make him wish he was dead.

Todd steps onto the pavement and places a hand on Damian’s shoulder. Damian surprises himself by not trying to shake the hand off. “And that makes you strong, Damian. In a way you can’t get just from having a Mission.”

“But Father does care,” he says.

“Okay, Damian.”

“I mean it!” Damian protests. He remembers a time on patrol when Father found a child sitting outside alone. He knelt down and talked to her while Damian waited impatiently on a nearby rooftop. Father spent nearly ten valuable minutes just listening to the child tell him about her dolls. And then, he lifted her onto his shoulders and escorted her home. Father cares, even if Todd can’t see it through his haze of anger.

Damian hadn’t understood why Father had wasted so much time that night. But now, Damian stares at the brick walls of the alleyway and imagines the Robin murals, with their bright colors and secret stories and magic. He thinks of the taste of baklava still on his tongue, this remnant of his childhood tucked away in an area that no one ever gives a second glance. And he remembers the story of Robin comforting that crying baby in the diner.

He thinks he might understand, now.

“Thank you,” Damian says quietly, too proud to let his voice go above a whisper.

Todd pats him on the shoulder. “I’ve got people to maim and you’ve got homework to do, so let’s get you back to the manor. But—” He gives Damian a smile. “Let’s do this again sometime, alright?”

 “I would be amenable to that,” Damian agrees, with the barest hint of a smile.

[tangerinesgirl]

can i request some hcs for what kind of underwear the dan characters wear

oooh I liked this one! I just did the Kinktober men but would love to hear inboxes or replies for other Dan peeps!

Warnings: smut, 18+, GN!Reader

König

König prioritises comfort and warmth over style. His underwear of choice would be long johns, especially thermal ones for the winter. When reader first finds out he wears these, they giggle realising he's showing his age, but you find it quite sexy as it meant you're dating an older and mature man. bonus points if reader has a (legal) age gap.

Frank

I can absolutely see him as a boxer briefs person, stylish and cool. Post vampirism, I can see him going fully commando for that maximum power trip. Especially when reader and him are on a mission or a date, he loves seeing your reaction when you find out. After all, it's easier access to get to you to release his frustrations after a particular tasking mission.

Alexander Lemtov

Extra and sexy, Lemtov is definitely a thong or bikini brief. He wants to look and feel hot at all times. Does not care for comfort, only cares for how his dick looks, but still needs that bit of support when performing so his "large cock doesn't spill out" (his words not mine). With his tight pants he wears on stage, he needs some short underwear so no lines are visible through them. He also likes wearing them to impress you, of course, even if he is quite vein and wears them for himself first and foremost.

Trapper

Trapper has some very cool patterned boxers. He has a bit of a collection, you borrowed a few occasionally, wearing them around the house with a long shirt. He found it super attractive. Your personal favourite ones were these neon bright flowers, pink yellow and blue on a black background. Reminiscent of the hawaiian shirts he would wear.

David Haller

Bog standard boxers, he doesn't think much about his underwear. He doesn't see the point of having fancy ones, they just come off during sex anyways. It's also not like reader pays attention to them, David is too busy making you think about other things, like how many times you'll cum without him touching you.

Matthew Crawley

I feel like he keeps up with the latest fashion while at Downton, thanks to the servants when he reluctantly agrees for them to dress him. He starts out wearing the all in one underwear union suit, then is quick to try the snug briefs. Even though the suit really exentuates his curves and he pulls it off marvellously, reader prefers the briefs as they could touch his chest more. Unfortunately, boxers weren't popular until the late 20s. So...RIP Matthew, you would have loved boxers.

David Collins

Absolutely a boxer briefs man, comfy and sexy. Calvin Klein waistband peaking out the top of his jeans to make people go crazy, making them easier to manipulate to get what he wants. Sorry reader, that includes you. He's not opposed to objectifying himself if that means being closer to his mission goal.

[inactivehazbinagereblog]

Baby Vaggie and Autism!

Cw: description of a meltdown, based on my own experiences having them. Absolutely okay if anyone needs to skip this.

So it goes without saying that Vaggie is straight up autistic, not just autistic when she's regressed. However, Big Vaggie had been trained to SEVERELY mask as an exorcist, where there was no tolerance for burnout, sensory issues, or social fatigue. It probably crossed the lines into straight up abuse multiple times.

In Hell, she still tries to keep up that mask. Her urge to protect Charlie and her team leads her to giving herself no leeway to accommodate herself. I think that while she overall thrives with her newfound family, her constant masking is still tearing her apart. She likely had many shut-downs that others misinterpreted as her just being moody.

Learning to unmask probably began as it's own process apart from regression. But I feel that they likely converged after one major meltdown. Vaggie felt like a pressure cooker about to explode with everything going on, then something relatively small happened to break the camel's back so to speak. One minute she's silent on the couch in the lobby, filling out legal paperwork, then the next she's screaming her lungs out and flipping the table.

I imagine her meltdowns as rare but SEVERE. Lots of screaming, hyperventilating, pacing around the room, banging her head, and biting herself. Months and months of that pressure releasing in one instantaneous explosion.

Charlie would be so scared and wouldn't know what to do. She just wants to hold Vaggie, but every time she tries, Vaggie just panics more.

Lucifer doesn't REALLY have experience with this, but he has strong "papa bear" instincts for both of his girls. He lets Vaggie ride it out just until she's no longer being unsafe. After which he places his hands on her shoulders and gently guides her towards the elevator. He keeps repeating, "You're safe, you're okay. We're going to your room. We're gonna rest." She's still sobbing, but she starts to untense the more he assures her.

Once they're home, Vaggie is still overwhelmed but is doing better. She wants Charlie's touch and is squeezing her HARD, mustering up as much deep pressure as she can. Lucifer gets her some water in a sippy cup (sensing where Vaggie is headed) and it helps.

By the time she's recovered, she is VERY deep into baby space. Enough to where she's struggling to sit up and walk on her own. Lucifer gets her changed and into her favorite pajamas. It's not long before she slips into sleep.

Moving forward, Charlie and Lucifer try encouraging Vaggie to unmask: find stims she likes, rest more, whatever that means for her to make herself more comfortable. Big Vaggie is naturally resistant, always pushing herself to do more, to BE more for the hotel. But Baby Vaggie? You don't have to tell her twice.

Baby Vaggie feels safe with Charlie and Lucifer. She's finally relaxed enough to follow her own instincts, whether that be how she moves her body, how she gets her point across, or just how she entertains herself.

Vaggie is completely nonverbal, but finds other ways to communicate. She knows that if she screams long enough, someone will come pay attention to her. She really likes that system, so there is LOTS of screaming. They get good at recognizing what different screams mean, like "I want food," "I need to be changed," or just, "I want to spend time with someone."

Charlie makes her a small communication card and keeps it clipped to a lanyard that Vaggie can wear. It has all her favorite foods, toys, and people, for when she really needs to be specific.

She also keeps a large chewie on that lanyard. Without it, Vaggie's prone to putting nearly anything in her mouth, be it her clothes, blankets, crayons, whatever. All her shirts have tiny little holes from her gnawing.

Vaggie has lots of sensory needs. Some of them, like food and smells, she's very restrictive about. She has very few foods she'll eat in her headspace, and abhors any lotions or powders on her skin.

For other senses, she just can't get enough of them. As a former soldier who was VERY active, her body's used to heavy input to her muscular and balance systems (proprioception and vestibular). This honestly scared Lucifer at first because she would do some very unsafe things to soothe her body, like running into walls at full speed or climbing up on the kitchen counters. It took him a long time to realize what the hell she was doing, let alone how he could help her.

But once he got it, he got it. He set up so many "sensory stations" for her in both his room as well as Vaggie's. She's got trampolines, a crash pad, a swing attached to the ceiling, and a baby bouncer custom built for her. She can have SO much energy and often ends up running between all four of these when she's regressed.

It's important to note that she's on trampoline #4. Numbers 1-3 were just no match for her boundless energy.

Side note: that boundless energy may also come at night, as Vaggie has a hard time regulating her sleep. Lucifer is such a Bewildered Dad over her, but their late nights have made way for good bonding time. Vaggie honestly feels just as safe with Lucifer as she does Charlie. Her little family.

Vaggie can be very repetitive with what she enjoys, especially TV or music. She can play the same 3-second clip over and over again and bust out laughing every time.

Vaggie also loves COLORS. Her blocks are her favorite toy because of just how many beautiful colors they come in. Pastels, primaries, jewel tones, you name it. She loves sorting them by color, shade, tones, etc.

Baby Vaggie is a huge fan of messy play. Charlie loves playing in the sandbox or pool with her, and splashing is so mesmerizing to her. She also loves just getting into things, like makeup, slime, food, shower gels, whatever. She can absolutely DEMOLISH a room.

But that comes with the stipulation that she gets to be clean after! The jetted tub in their room is her favorite place to be after a long day being big or little! She just has to be watched very closely by someone so she can stay safe (and of course, NOT destroy the bathroom).

Because being little is the only time Vaggie seems to not want to suppress herself, Charlie encourages her to regress often. She loves Baby Vaggie! And Vaggie always seems so much more content after a couple of hours in babyspace. It's just a good balance, and it's a system that works for them!

[musicfeedsmysoul12]

Fic title: Sweet Sorrow

The candy shop was filled with treats. Taffy, gumdrops, chocolate bars, a milkshake bar, ice cream, gum, gummies- you name it, the shop had it.

And each piece was so interesting. Thanks to the shop's owner, Midoriya Izumi, each piece gave specific emotions. You were angry and needed to calm down? Try the Calming Mint Gum! Do you need to focus on your work or homework? Try the Focus Dark Chocolate! Had a bad day and need a good cry? Try the Sorrow Berry Ice Cream!

The shop was full of sweets, attracting the attention of everyone. All legal, Midoriya Izumi having a license to sell the items her Quirk affected, which were candy.

Midoriya was also a point of attraction. The beautiful young woman with the bubbly smile and giggle. She was so sweet to the kids, always ready to tell a little joke or slip them a free sample of fudge.

The older folks who attended, those attracted to women, found her mesmerizing due to her bust and waist size. To many, she was the sweet treat they all wanted to get. Of course, you had to get past her little nephew Midoriya Izuku, who had a vicious eye and would block you before you could even ask her out. Far too many people who enjoyed looking down Izumi's cleavage provided by her red and white dress suddenly had Izuku to deal with, to their annoyance.

And if Izuku didn't stop you, Midoriya Emiri, Izumi's younger sister, or Midoriya Eri, the even younger of the sisters, would.

Of course, those interested in chasing Izumi didn't really know her. They didn't know about the blood that covered her hands. They didn't know how she had once been locked up by the Commission to make things for them, her Quirk extending far beyond simply enfusing candy with emotion. They didn't know how some people saw her just as a thing, with no feelings. They didn't know she learned to use her body as a weapon.

They didn't know she had helped villains destroy Japan, grabbing the little girl the Commission also had with her, a time travel Quirk, and a dimension-hopping device to escape.

They didn't know her plans for revenge.

Summary: Midoriya Izumi hides a very dark past behind her bubbly smile and low-cut dress. A dimensional escapee, Izumi has plans upon plans for how she will make sure her new life is perfect in all the ways that matter.

Pairings: Not sure? Maybe DekuHawks for Izumi? Or Fatgum? She is, in fact, like 25 here. Izuku... I kinda want to do Izuku/Momo/Todoroki. As for Eri, I honestly lean towards Eri being aromantic in my head, so I'll stick with that.

Notes: Izumi and Izuku have the same Quirk. A reality-warping power that allows them to have their food affect you in any way they want. They want you to think a certain way, feel a certain way, or act a certain way? They can. They want to change your Quirk? They can.

Due to this, Izumi was taken by the Commission at a young age and exploited. They were not kind to her. However, while they thought she was beaten down, she was in fact NOT and instead she managed to get free after successfully slipping Hawks (who was NOT a nice guy in her world, so maybe not DekuHawks for her) some food to get him to help destroy Japan. She ran to a new dimension after that, and stole her male counterpart when she realized his Quirk wasn't discovered as, unlike her, he wasn't cooking with his mother from a young age.

Izumi is very manipulative and enjoys the fact that people look at her with desire that isn't related to her Quirk. She uses her body as a weapon and adores it when people underestimate her. She acts like a naive woman who wears low-cut shirts, slightly too short skirts and isn't aware of why men stare at her chest.

In reality, she is having way to much fun causing chaos and planning the destruction of the people who are also shitty people in this universe. She wants a peaceful, happy life... so she'll ensure it.

It would be a one-shot series with Sweet Sorrow being about her escaping from her dimension.

[lesbiantiresias]

1 2 5 + 8 for Spencer and/or Kevin NKotR

holy shit TWO characters to talk about youre so niceys to me .. ok first of all

1. What are your favorite headcanons for them?

Ok this might be inaccurate in like 2 days bc im bad at favouritse . Umm . for spencerr. One of my favourite hcs for her. and this is like kind of nothingburger but i like to think that she sort of engages with the world as if she genuinely believes she is fictional. DOES she believe that?? Maybe. It depends on what is funniest to me in the moment ☝️☝️ but as a rule i like to think that she kind of acts like she is on hit sitcom the office (ive never seen a single episode of the office i just know the camera is diagetic) . One of my favourite headcanons for kevin is that he's some sort of protestant christian. Probably calvinist. I don't know the idea is just funny to me This is a protestant man!!!!!

2. What’s a headcanon / characterization you’ve seen for them that you dislike?

I dont knowwwwwwwww.... NKotR fandom so small i havent seen like any characterizations that i DISLIKE. one thing that vaguely annoys me with characterizing Spencer specifically is like. this is just bc i have worms but she kinda gets that whole "character mentions food once and it becomes their whole gimmick" thing . sometimes it's funny but also the onion rings have genuine symbolism to me and nobody really gets it. wait.... nobody ..... say that again ☝️☝️☝️(<-Reference to book nine of the Odyssey in which Odysseus introduces himself as "Nobody" to the cyclops so that when they take out his eye he will say "nobody has harmed me")

5. What social media apps would they use most regularly?

ok . Obviously MySpace for spencer (ironically though, who do you think she is?) . Facebook for both of them but for different reasons. Spencer literally talks about using facebook like straight out so that's that. Kevin, technologically speaking, kind of has Old Person Vibes. i mean he literally didn't Know what a Video Game was until Computer Fighters. they had a whole gag about it. and facebook of course is the Old People social media. I think in the year of our cosmic angels 2025 Spencer would've loved xiaohongshu. like come on it's like the slightly less popular Tiktok. Come On!!!

8. What political views would they have?

[wearing shirt that says I <3 SPECULATING ON THE POLITICAL STANCES OF CHARACTERS I LIKE] So . Like. Hipsters as a Group are generally more left-leaning than the average bear and that's because a big part of hipsterism is (The appearance of) being counterculture. Spencer herself mentions the ideas of global warming and the Iraq war, both in seemingly negative contexts. I Think that she's. kind of liberal in an edgy way if that makes sense. Like she desires the shock value that comes with being radically against the current system but none of that really coalesces into a fully fledged political opinion. She's all for like gay marriage and legal weed. She Knows the terms proletariat and bourgeoisie. But it is kind of unclear whether this is another Ironic Bit or if she would actually put her money where her mouth is if given the chance (she wouldn't). Now. Kevin is a lot easier to parse a political opinion from because of The Money Tree. this political opinion of course is DIOS MIO!!!!! A LIBERALLLL!!!! but NOT in the same way spencer is at all. Kevin is actively in favour of america as an institution, he is a footballing, leather jacket wearing, Atomic Age American Man!!!!! But ☝️ He goes to pro-choice rallies and recycles his cans and jars. The conservatism is ok if it's not THAAAAT conservative!!! Some people want gay people dead. HE wants gay people to bootstrap or something??? I don't even remember the point i was trying to make. he's the whitest person who ever did the funky chicken. this is the longest fucking paragraph in this post because i cant make a point concisely to save my life but i hope you get the gist

[mysticstarlightduck]

OC Smash or Pass!

Thanks for tagging me @the-golden-comet (here)! Imma give y'all a tough choice with this one (:

Dylan Millihan

Info/facts:

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Straight

Age: 23

Occupation: Medical school dropout (had to quit college to take legal guardianship of his sister after their toxic grandmother died of a heart attack and left nothing but debt in their name), now works 3 jobs - security guard at a lake resort, delivery driver and warehouse loader.

Personality Type: ISTP, Introvert, 6w5

Appearance: Tall and handsome, Dylan is very athletic and works out a lot. He has medium to long hazel hair that usually frames his face in soft waves, and has tan white skin. His eyes are dark brown, and he doesn't smile often, being a really serious person, but when he does smile, he really means it. He usually wears long-sleeved button-up shirts, usually not buttoned up fully and usually in dark grey or graphite black, simple jeans and converse sneakers. He is 5'10'', or around 180cm.

Pronouns: He/Him

Pros:

Very loyal and protective, ride-or-die even to a fault - he always makes sure his loved ones are okay before even thinking about himself. While his cold or gruff exterior may lead some to think he doesn't care at all about anyone other than himself, that couldn't be farther from the actual truth. Dylan cares a lot, even if in a "hey, take care of yourself, you damn idiot" way - he usually expresses his care in actions rather than in words, and may have a hard time verbally expressing his true feelings.

Calm, practical, and efficient. Dylan knows how to handle high-pressure situations really well and can navigate dangers with ease without batting an eye. He tends to be rather unflappable when it comes to most trials and tends to face problems head-on rather than avoid them, so he is definitely a go-to person if you are in trouble or need some kind of help.

Responsible and hardworking, will always make sure things are going smoothly and knows how to make the best out of a situation despite his outwardly pessimistic outlook.

Loves music, especially folk-pop, and always has a playlist playing in the background, be it on a speaker, on the radio or on headphones. This means that the environment around him tends to be lively despite the fact that he is really quiet.

Is actually a really good listener and despite his often harsh or distant attitude, actually gives some pretty good advice when he wants to, and knows when to just stay quiet and let someone vent.

Loves cuddles but precious few people are close enough in his emotional circle to warrant that level of trust. You'd probably need to spend a lot of time developing your relationship but it would be 100% worth it.

Gives the best gifts, actually.

Cons:

Dylan tends to be very aloof and guarded, typically keeping others at arm's length because he assumes everyone is already judging him and/or has a hidden agenda. This also makes him someone who is very reserved and feels awkward at social gatherings, making him quite a bit difficult to get close to.

Can be strong-willed to the point of board-headed stubbornness, especially when something causes his emotional wounds to cloud his judgment. When angry has a rather pessimistic outlook, especially about himself and how his life is going.

Has a rather blunt personality and while this has a good side, as he says things as they truthfully are and doesn't mince words in a time of need, this can also make him unintentionally sound more callous or come off sharper than he intended to.

Tends to bottle up his feelings behind a "Yeah, I'm fine," and "I said I would handle it!" facade because he thinks he needs to handle everything himself but that just means he shoves his emotions into a box like a pressure cooker and that isn't a really healthy way to handle problems. Still thinks vulnerability is a threat to his and his loved ones' safety and thinks he needs to act accordingly.

Tagging (gently): @sleepy-night-child, @kaylinalexanderbooks, @smol-feralgremlin, @wyked-ao3, @topazadine @littleladymab,

@winterandwords, @eccaiia, @sarahlizziewrites, @illarian-rambling

@agirlandherquill, @anoelleart, @ray-writes-n-shit

@writernopal, @anyablackwood, @unstablewifiaccess, @forthesanityofstorytellers

@i-can-even-burn-salad, @cakeinthevoid @thecomfywriter

@thepeculiarbird, @clairelsonao3, @memento-morri-writes, @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @amaiguri

@cherrychiplip @thecomfywriter @thelovelymachinery @bookwormclover

@differentnighttale, @leahnardo-da-veggie

[carpememes]

10 Minute Power Hour Starters

"You gotta warn me because I was just about to yell 'Remember who made you cum?' and how embarrassing would that shit have been?"

"We've got ____ here. Can you believe it?"

"Alright, shut the fuck up, everybody."

"No, not the stegosaurus!"

"Oh! We're giving samples. I've done this before."

"Can you Urkel your way to a win?"

"I don't love this."

"Glug glug glug, now I'm drunk."

"WOO! Show us how it's done, baby!"

"It's what all the kids on youtube are doing."

"Where is this piece? Did you steal my piece?"

"Bro, I'm killing it."

"Am I right, the youth?"

"You didn't even savor the peelies."

"You just ripped it off like a barbarian."

"Sizzle sizzle, baby bitch."

"It's gonna be really dramatic and cool!"

"I don't want a pumpkin growing in my belly."

"What a fool he is, to get wood confused with food items."

"I told my mom to help me clean it up and she said 'no thank you'."

"___ said I look like the floor of an arcade."

"My heart is beating so fast right now."

"Spin the wheel, you bitch."

"We're visible to lots of people, but it feels great to be truly seen by someone special."

"Well, not like my BEST best friend but he's definitely in that class."

"That's too much plastic crap."

"You look like something they'd serve at 2 in the morning at iHop."

"I feel like i just came back from a mythical creature bukake."

"This is what the ladies are into. A big ol brain horn of goo."

"I'm an ex-man. Which means I used to be a man."

"Yeah you won. Everyone's great. Three people need to go to the hospital but hooray you won."

"Thanks for invalidating my win, dude. I worked hard for this."

"You popped which means you are legally obligated to not stop."

"Please. No laughter."

"I feel you should've said something."

"I has bro! Do you has bro??"

"Well, I think you get double points for that."

"You got a serious buttchin and you need to admit it and use it!"

"YOU DID THIS!"

"We're losin it. We're losin it! ___, we're losin it!"

"This shirt's better now."

"No don't! ___, fucking, god damn it!"

"That was the most legit anger I've heard out of you in so long."

"Why is it filled with chestnuts?! And a lemon!"

"Thanks for celebrating my birthday. This was really fun and not depressing."

"Hold on! I have to do some research."

"Jesus. Reginald. Christ."

"You did it! It's a nightmare."

"What do you think? You think i look sexy?"

"Am i out kissin vandals and vagrants?!"

"Imagine I'm rubbing your thighs."

"I'm going to open a tube of goo now."

"You're a sucky friend!"

"I'm doing all of the colors, you fuck!"

"I know what makes green! Magic and jesus!"

"Oh cool! It looks not that great!"

"It looks like somebody's pancreas exploded over here."

"Anyone wanna be on camera?"

"Drink it, you armadillo."

"Have you witnessed me?"

"Ew, ewww- EEEWWW!"

"Nooo, I don't wanna be the hulk anymore."

"There we go. That's a big boy."

"Are you gonna attack or are you too scared?"

"Admittedly you wield a lot of power that I was not aware of."

"It makes magic fun!"

"That's not what I wanted at all."

"I feel like a cat that just fell in the bathtub."

"YES! Eat the worms!"

"Early 2000s is retro?"

"What is the best time of day to shake a baby?"

"Oh no! It's making the connection that I'm it's mother!"

"We dont have all day. Im becoming sterile wearing these jock straps."

"So you can stick your little emoji faces in here when you write your diary about how much God has betrayed you."

"That is one of the worst shirts I've seen in my life. Put it on."

"What? Oh, I suppose you want to KISS about it?!"

"I dunno. I guess cuz I'm an asshole."

"What do you mean 'is that really what it looks like'? It looks magical!"

"In this world we must all tilt.... But we also a-whirl."

"Look around you. All you see is death and chaos... Here is a kirby."

"Every birthday is like the grim reaper moving one peg on the abacus of your life."

"Everytime I try to solve it i'm just making things worse. Which is just an analogy for my life."

"I was brewin' in the nutsack of an older man."

"It was like having Chuck-e-cheese right in your house."

"The ooze doesn't smell great."

"Parents killed each other to get this thing."

"I threw up a lot more in the 90s than I do now."

"It's about to erase your memory."

"____, Im so sorry, but there's something your mother and I have to tell you."

"It's not your fault! Don't ever think it's your fault!"

[planet-crait]

Okay so I lied I uh can’t find episode 6. Of anyone has help for that I would appreciate it. Anyways episode 7 does not have the intro and once again I am devastated.

It should be illegal to be that perked up on a Monday. Mondays are evil I have decided. Wait Hazel made a new friend? Dang it curse missing episode 6. Oh Jasmine uh she struggles to sing oh no. At least she’s proud to sing.

Oh Hazel. Fame is uh not what it’s cracked up to be. Is this technically cheating in a contest? Wait didn’t Timmy wish to be popular not involve Father Time? And Hazel being confused about the 15 minutes being literal is strange since that wasn’t her wish it was to be famous.

But also what’s the cost? If he offered a deal…what’s the cost? Fairy’s don’t usually have a cost or even a deal aspect it’s just wish then granted. Also we can clearly see their is hardly any sand in the top while their is quiet a bit on the bottom.

And I’m pretty sure later the watch looks the same despite have some 22 hours left so it’s a very odd choice to do this.

Also side note uh I had to break out a calculator to do that math and Hazel did it in her head? It I’m afraid of her power.

Wait is that squirrel supposed to be Timmy? Was he a squirrel at one point?

Wasn’t this guy a movie star before? Are they just reusing the not Timmy model or does he have two jobs and is working the grind? Not important at all I wouldn’t be surprised if they had to reuse models for stuff given the right budget but also it could be a commentary on the massive wage gaps for movie stars.

Hazel wears hand me downs. I appreciate that as someone with an older sister I always had those. Interesting she wears her older brothers clothes or is it just his shirt because she likes it and wants to feel close to him or she has to? Not important at all but interesting character thing depending on which it is.

Huh why did Cosmo become the interviewing girls mug?

I was wondering when the principle would appear again. Funny it’s this episode. I do like the show showing the haters side of fame even if it’s more over the top to get the point across. The more in the spotlight you are the more jerks come out of the woodworks. The kids all booing her is kind of hilarious though.

Wait they have a separate school for “famous” kids? What state is Dimedelphia in? Cuz Hollywood could potentially be in another state? I’m not sure how legal that is. But I’m also not sure if the legality of forcing all students to repeat a year if one student fails so I suppose that’s on track. I get they need to raise the stakes and give Hazel motive to undo the wish but it’s just. Well weirdly done for me.

Father Time has a boss? Wait Nick of time? Is she his boss? That doesn’t make much sense but who is the boss? I thought the point was Father Time was the ultimate timekeeper? How does New York minutes move faster than regular? I’m so confused about this.

Most head of her time? And mean. Not sure where that one came from lolz.

To help tighten up the script a little and to more organically bring in Father Time I would have had Hazel right off the bat with for her fifteen minutes of fame instead of Cosmo and Wanda changing it on their own. They’ve dealt with Father Time before and should know he’d get involved so having Hazel right off the bat wish for the fifteen minutes herself would fix that issue. Again I appreciate taking a different spin on Timmy’s wishes but for me I think the minor changes would help a lot to make it flow better.

Still not a deal breaker though just something to help out. I also really still don’t get the New York Minute thing. Is it a commentary on the fast pace of New York? Cuz other places are like that too LA coming to mind. Unless I’m missing something which isn’t entirely out of the question. The song was fun though. Onto episode 7!