#like i guess it was a fun movie that had potential to be better but??? why did i feel the need to write all that

[devilsskettle]

The X trilogy + "psycho-biddy" influences

[nobodyknowstrouble]

ok so i watched Timecut and I'm so confused what exactly the timeline with the murders is supposed to be.

(Spoilers)

So possibility 1:

Did Quinn after the River incident decide to murder everyone and then either quickly build the timemachine or already have it handy and then everything just happened chronologically? Like River inicent -> Murder 1 -> Murder 2 -> (he tries to give Summer the letter) -> Murder 3 -> time-travels away to whereever to not get caught

But that doesn't really make sense because 1) why would he give Summer that letter after already revenge-murdering all her friends? and 2) murder-Quinn said Summer told him she would never be able to love him like that. Which didn't happen in the original-timeline we saw. Quinn tried to give Summer the letter but that other guy pulled her away before he even had the opportunity to and we see everything Summer does from then on and she gets murdered like ten minutes later so it's not like it could have happened off-screen. and most glaringly 3) how would murder-Quinn even know any time travel rules since he just got started and when exactly did he time travel and where to and when does Lucy get involved and nothing about this makes sense. So this is probably not what happened.

So (more likely) possibility 2:

Did Quinn after the River inicent make the whole plan to years later travel back in time and murder everyone?

So what would have happened is River incident -> spends years building the Timemachine -> travels back (probably from 2023 for consistency purposes, from a timeline where Summer and everyone was alive and Lucy never existed) -> Murders 1&2 happen -> (2003-Quinn tries to give Summer the letter but doesn't get the opportunity to so what even is up with him in the alternate future (=Lucy's timeline) that would have created because it seemingly isn't the one murder-Quinn remembers, because he said he got rejected verbally) -> new timeline is created where Lucy exists -> this causes Lucy to travel back in time and prevent (some of) the murders.

So that would mean that Lucy's timeline was already a timetravel altered timeline and before Quinn timetraveled there was a Lucy-less, murderless timeline with a bitter Quinn.

But what was the time machine doing in that barn then? Like it can't just have been standing there since 2003 because someone would have noticed it. And it can't have just been left over from murder-Quinn traveling back because that wouldn't have happened in Lucy's timeline, because if the murders had already happened in her timeline Lucy-timeline-Quinn therefore wouldn't have any need to travel back in time and make them happen.

So to summarize, there's a third timeline we never get to see where murder-Quinn came from, but then how tf did Lucy herself timetravel?

possibility 3:

Quinn created a timeloop

so he planned the murders -> build the time machine -> travels back in time from 2023 to 2003 -> murders everyone (while this timelines 2003-Quinn pretty much knows what's happening because he's already planning to do the same thing) -> 2003-Quinn lives in a timeline where the murders happen -> still builds the time machine -> travels back to make the murders happen again = so time loop, basically harry potter time-turner rules.

But again, that's not consistent because murder-Quinn should still remember the timeline where he never had the opportunity to give Summer the letter instead of getting rejected like he said. because the timeline where no murders ever happened never existed because it's a timeloop. So everything that happens while time travelling actually already happened and all he does is ensure it happens again.

Except if it's a mixture between 2 & 3 i guess, where it's not really a loop and still kind of linear.

so possibilty 4 i guess:

plans murder -> builds machine -> lives in time where no one died -> travels back -> murders -> but then either murder-Quinn would have to wait around to create the loop himself or Lucy-original-timeline-Quinn would have to travel back to create the loop but that doesn't make sense because again, wrong memories and also wouldn't there have to be two murder-Quinn's in that case? one from the murder-free-timeline and one from the Lucy-timeline ensuring the timeloop? Or murder-Quinn travels back to 2003 and murders and then travels back to the future (so Lucy's timeline) to immediatley go back to ensure that the murders still happen?

So fully chronological (from murder-Quinn's perspective) it would be:

River incident -> gets rejected by Summer -> decides to murder her & starts to build the time machine for it -> travels back from 2023 to 2003 -> murder 1&2 -> (due to altered timeline the Quinn actually living in 2003 doesn't get to give Summer the letter but also he's entirely irrelevant to everything) -> murder 3 -> murder-Quinn travels right after the murder in the barn from 2003 back to 2023 which is now the Lucy-timeline (we ignore that he somehow had to already have the time machine set up there) -> immediatley gets back in the time machine once he arrives in 2023 and travels from the new future (=Lucy-timeline) to 2003 to ensure everything still happens because now there still needs to be some kind of time loop -> that's the flashing light Lucy sees in the barn that causes her to go to 2003 (why didn't the time machine go with him, why is there still that thing they needed to steal in order for it to work in it??? but whatever)

(or maybe the flashing light was murder-Quinn arriving in the Lucy-timeline after travelling back. which would explain why the time machine is there and why it's still got "fuel" (since he was planning on traveling back immediatley) which would mean he'd have to??? build a second time machine to go back to 2003? since Lucy travelled to 2003 with his? or maybe he already had a back-up time machine? and where did he even go like why did Lucy even have the opportunity to get in the time machine before he travelled back? but i guess maybe he wanted to take a look at what Lucy-timeline-2023 looked like before traveling back? but if that happened i feel like he should be significantly more pissed off at Lucy. and honestly why isn't he like he has to have known she didn't belong in 2003 since he already lived it (twice?) so...why isn't he going after her considering she's messing with his entire plan) ->

technically because Lucy-timeline Quinn never had reason to build the time machine and plan the murders they're now again in the murder-less timeline 2003, so the murders murder-Quinn just committed (from his perspective) never happened and he has to redo all of them. So the murder-Quinn we see in the movie from his perspective has actually already done everything Lucy remembers and was literally just about to do everything the same again but obviously Lucy fucks that up.

Honestly even though I'm not entirely sure that's consistent with the (very few) rules the movie established, that's probably the theory with the least plot holes (at least as far as my extremly tired brain is concerned). But I'm kind of doubting that's what the movie was actually going for.

Then there are also the less thought out but still existent possibilities:

Or possibility 5:

murder-Quinn time traveled after every single murder.

But where would he get that fancy thingy they needed to steal in order to timetravel all the time. Or I guess he could just always travel somewhere where they just have a lot of supply but still the time machine is pretty heavy and it's not like he can just carry it around in his pocket so????

Or possibility 6:

he murdered Summer first and then travelled back to murder everyone else.

explains how the whole got-rejected-then-decided-to-murder thing fits but still doesn't explain the fact that he did not actually get rejected in the flashback we see. Also doesn't explain anything else about anything murder-Quinn says. So. No.

I feel like they probably meant for it to just be possibility 2, but it doesn't even matter because for most of the possibilites where 2003-Quinn isn't actually doing the murdering and time traveling, he's got to come from a murder-free timeline so why not help explain that with at least flashbacks to murder-Quinn's original timeline while he's having his evil villain monologue?

And maybe crank up the tragedy a bit more, like really hammer it down how much his life sucked during those 20 years because right now it seems pretty ridiculous to hold a grudge for all that time, enough to be a grown man travelling back in time to murder your high school crush that rejected you because she's a lesbian, especially considering she probably would have come out at some point within those 20 years considering she was actually already planning it.

I mean yeah murder-Quinn obviously thought it was personal, but shouldn't he have checked up on what his timelines Summer was up to in her life before actually travelling back to murder her? I mean obviously incels gonna incel but considering they want us to believe that ending-timeline-Quinn really is a good person who would never do something like that and wasn't just, you know, one rejection away from spending the next twenty years planning a murder, they really should have done something more.

And also like at least give us a bit more of an existential crisis from Lucy's side realising that not only was she only born because her sister was murdered but she is specifically the product of someone time travelling back to murder her sister, so a future where she never existed has basically already happened and she really just existed in the short space between murder-Quinn travelling back to 2003 and her following him? Like honestly the true horror in this movie was just purely existential.

So yeah to summarise: they really should have spend two more minutes explaining what actually happened so I didn't have to spend so much time overthinking it.

[starkwlkr]

Omfg I need like early on in the relationship between Hugh and marvel!reader where their relationship isn’t public and their papparazzi of them on set together coz they’re visiting eachother and everyone’s thinking xmen X mcu when in reality it’s just them together dating

no spoilers! | hugh jackman

an: ok since their first son was born in 2000 (it’s canon idk what date but it’s canon now lol) and the mcu started in 2008 I’m going to change a few things JUST TINY THINGS like the mcu being in development early on and marvel actress!reader being casted in the early 2000s. does that make sense?? idk this is fanfiction

2005

Getting a call from Marvel was something you never expected. Like many people, you grew up reading the comics and watching the tv shows. But now you had the chance of a lifetime. You were being offered a role in the first movie in the Marvel cinematic universe.

After having a meeting with the marvel executives and your manager, you were asked to keep the news of your casting a secret. The media was already wondering who was going to portray what heroes on the big screen and your name was being thrown around.

While your relationship was still a secret, you often visited Hugh on set of X-Men with Alex and Reese. You tried to keep your little family from the media as much a possible. You would watch Hugh get into his costume and do his stunts. You were always amazed at how much fun it would be to portray a superhero and now you were finally going to be able to.

A few months after you met with Marvel, you found out you were pregnant with your third baby. A girl. Thankfully you weren’t set to film yet since the film was still in development. When it was finally time to film ‘Iron Man’, you were more than ready. Your kids were a bit older so they finally got to watch you beat up bad guys like their dad did.

It was during the filming of ‘Iron Man 2’ when your secret was finally revealed to the world. You didn’t really know how it even happened . . . Your guess was that paparazzi somehow snuck in. Hugh was always careful when visiting you on set. Rumors were already circulating on the internet about a potential X-Men and Avengers team up. It didn’t help that Hugh was sporting his signature Wolverine hair when he visited the set. At least the kids weren’t with you.

“You look much better than me,” Hugh looked at your costume. He couldn’t stop staring, it was starting to make you weak in the knees. “at least you get comfortable suits. Remember the black suits from X-Men? The most uncomfortable shit ever.”

“The kids thought you looked cool.” You reminded him.

“Okay, that makes me feel better.”

As you and Hugh talked, some paparazzi were secretly taking photos. All they could think about was how well they were going to get paid for the exclusive photos. The X-Men joining the mcu? That was big news!

When the photos were published on every magazine, you couldn’t help but laugh. What a way to reveal your relationship. You definitely didn’t want to share the news this way, but you also didn’t want to lose your job.

“Maybe in a few years it’ll come true. You, me, X-Men and the Avengers.” He told you, giving you your morning coffee. The kids were still sleeping so you and Hugh took advantage of the quiet morning. You set the magazine down on the table and drank the coffee.

“It would be nice. Imagine what the kids will think. Mom and dad beating up the bad guys together,” you smiled at him. He took the opportunity to give you a kiss. As he pulled away, you whispered to him. “or it could be me kicking the wolverine’s ass.”

Your characters wouldn’t share the screen until 2024 when Deadpool & Wolverine premiered. Your kids were more than excited to see their parents fighting together.

@kellyxo1 @barnes70stark @ru-kru @flyestvenustrap @evasmlp

[tossawary]

Thinking about how hard the "Star Wars" prequel films dropped the ball in terms of female representation. Like, looking back on the original trilogy, it kind of sucks that the only main female character is Leia, and while Leia does kick ass and I love her, it also sucks that the last film 1) put her in that bikini and 2) abruptly made her Luke's twin but didn't let her have a lightsaber or use a lot of the cool space magic powers.

When you only have one female character, she often ends up bearing the unintended burden of a lot of hopes and expectations of fans. She's just one person. She's never going to be compelling to everyone.

And then you have the prequels and you'd hope that they'd do a little better with male-female ratios this time? With experience? But the only main female character is Padmé, who's pretty fun, but also ends up 1) desperately in love with a murderer, 2) spending most of the last movie barefoot and pregnant, staring out a window, because they cut the "founding of the Rebellion" plotline, and 3) dying not because she was Force-choked but because she has "lost the will to live" because "fuck them kids", I guess.

(I know there's theories about Sidious siphoning her life force or what the fuck ever, but I don't caaaaare, because I hate the idea that Sidious has that kind of reach for no fucking reason and also it's not actually IN the movies! It doesn't count!)

The Nubian handmaidens are a cool concept, but they're all background characters, who barely get named. We don't get to actually see them and Padmé do a lot of on-screen work together. She doesn't get to confide in them regarding her love or her fears. She speaks to her guard captain more onscreen than her handmaidens.

And while we do see female members of the Jedi Order in the films, they're ALSO all background characters, like Jocasta Nu and Aayla Secura and Yaddle. As opposed to more active Jedi characters like Qui-Gon Jinn or Mace Windu. Like, damn, the prequels are the perfect opportunity to introduce and show off even a female Jedi supporting character, and they just did not do that. That sucks. The careless absence of women in this universe sucks. The careless absence of women as significant characters in these films sucks.

Every other piece of additional material for "Star Wars" has to move to patch this. The "Jedi Apprentice" and "Jedi Quest" novels strive to add and name female agemates and mentors. "The Clone Wars" television shows add Ahsoka as a protagonist and Ventress as a villain and a whole bunch of new female characters.

Yes, given that these are prequels, there are some characters who are not really realistically changeable. (Yes, trans people exist, obviously, that would be very cool; not sure that "Star Wars" was going to go for that back in 1999.) Obi-Wan. Anakin. Yoda. The Emperor. Unnamed Sad Mother of Luke and Leia. You need those ones. EVERYTHING ELSE was up for whatever they wanted to do.

So, anyway, I'm currently thinking about characters you could potentially genderbend without affecting the story pretty much at all. Qui-Gon, obviously. Mace Windu, as well. I think fandom would then hate both of these characters even more then, unfortunately, because fandom is what it is. Whatever legitimate criticisms levied at both of these imperfect characters would have increased tenfold, I am certain of it. But we're talking about the prequels's badly executed stories, not fandom's misogyny. (And misogynoir. A black woman as the leader of the Jedi Order when it was destroyed by the Sith? Fandom would have been even more of a fucking nightmare.) It would suck that they both die, but the prequels are a tragedy anyway, so, eh.

Bail's role in the prequels could have potentially been played by Breha Organa instead. Although, I don't know how well the Extended Universe novels had extended Leia's backstory by that point in time, maybe Bail had already been established as the Senator and Breha as Queen, so maybe not. At the very least, you could have had Mon Mothma in there doing his superspy stuff with him or something. Padmé's guard captain could have been a woman.

Both Darth Maul and Count Dooku could have been women. Yes, they're both evil, and yes, they both die, so it's not perfect on the representation front. But it's something, especially if you balance that out with some good characters, and look, I can't coherently complete this thought, I keep getting distracted by the mental image of hot evil Sith ladies. I think a female Count Dooku would have kicked ass, honestly, as much as I enjoy Christopher Lee in the role.

My main goal with this thought exercise is purely upping the number of plot-relevant female characters, pointing out that it wouldn't have been hard to add more women without changing all that much if anyone involved had actually bothered to think about that.

The original trilogy only mentioned "The Clone Wars", so the clone army didn't all need to be copies of Jango Fett. There could have potentially been a half-dozen genetic donors, with the Kaminoans creating different clone soldiers for different purposes. Some of them could have been clones of women. (I hold the unpleasant headcanon that the clone soldiers are all sterile (or functionally sterile, incompatible with unmodified humans) anyway, because the Kaminoans don't want clients to be able to "steal" their work.) And the clones are actually a fairly minor role in the films themselves, admittedly, not given any more development than any of the droids (it's the show that does the work), but again, it's still something more.

[morimemichael]

Three are better than two

Reader is Michael’s girlfriend, but it’s taken aback completely when she finds out that Danny potentially feels something for her too. Thinking Michael may know something she tells him what she suspects.

WG: SMUT, literally, shameless smut. Threesome, size kink, slapping, choking, price kink and many other stuff f, use of Y/N, Michael x Ghostface, female receiving oral!, male receiving oral! And more lmao 😌🌝

F!READER X DBD!GHOSTFACE X DBD!MICHAEL MYERS

You just had finished your trial and you went against Ghostface again. You were suspecting for sometime now that he might like you, the way he talks with you, the way he gives you hatch….this hatch thing happened with Michael too, your actual boyfriend if you could name him that.

Mhh…it’s wierd.

You thought to yourself. Even Kazan and Caleb joked around about how much Danny likes you. At first you were hesitant about their jokes and the hatch thing in trials with Danny, and all this situation about Danny liking you…as said before, you suspect it but really didn’t pay it much attention. After all, it really was a common thing for you to happen, generally speaking, killers tended to like you. Not all of them gave you hatch or compliment your looking on trials, but still…you weren’t a ‘ugly to the view’ person to look at.

This recently finished trial wasn’t an exception for Danny to not give you hatch again, so there you were, leaving through it again. You weren’t complaining, of course not, you just wanted…more action to it.

“Well New Girl, I had fun…as always, see you next trial?” Danny asked. Him calling you by your nickname wasn’t something new, tho you didn’t mind it you preferred to be called by your actual name.

“You know, Danny…you can call me by my name.” You laughed, trying to ease the ambiance.

“Sorry y/n….i don’t call you by, well y/n, would you prefer that?” He asked politely.

“That sounds much better to me!” You replied back. He chuckled behind his mask.

You both stayed silent for a minute or two, not knowing exactly what to say to each other. Danny took off his mask and broke the silence.

“So…uhm, I was wondering if…” He hesitated for a second, he was thinking it twice what he was going to ask you, he knew it wasn’t appropriate, since you were with Michael.

“If what?” You smiled.

“Ahg, nothing…forget it, besides Myers would kill me…” He answered back patting the back of his neck with his own hand.

“Ohh, come on ghostie! We’re friends, you can ask me anything!” You affirmed. Tho his rational mind knew there were certain things he couldn’t, no, rather, shouldn’t ask.

“Yeah! Yeah, totally, we’re friends!” Danny said lowering his head, he couldn’t help but feel a little bit disappointed.

“So…?” You continued.

“I was wondering if you would want to come to Ormond tonight? Frank, Joe, Michael and me we’re having a movie night.” He explained.

You totally forgot about it, Michael had a movie night tonight that meant that you could have the night for yourself.

“Uhm…I don’t know Danny, originally I was going to have a ladies night tonight with the girls, but I guess they could spare me.” You stated.

“Oh…I see, well it’s okay if you can’t or you don’t want to! Just know that if you want to come tonight, you’re more than welcome.” He patted you on the shoulder.

“Alright! Tho I don’t promise anything, okay?” You talked back, smiling. “Is there anything else you want to say?” You added, just in case he would say what you have been suspected him to say all along, cause this Ormond thing? It sounded like an excuse to you.

I like you so much I wish I could be with you too. I wish Michael would share you…

That’s what Danny wanted to say, of course he knew better than that.

“No…I don’t think so.” He answered instead.

“Well then, I’m gonna see Michael. See you later perhaps!”

“Yeah, see ya around!” Danny spoke, his voice was sad but not sad enough for you to notice.

You made your way to Haddonfield, where you knew you would find Michael. Cool air blows against your face and you don’t find it unpleasant. You reach the door frame of the Myers’s house, you were thinking how to ask him, in the right way, if he new by any chance if Danny was into you. Fear stroke your mind when you made in your head the different outcomes of that question.

He’s gonna by pissed

He’s gonna kill him

He’s gonna dump my ass

Should I really ask him?

All of this because of one question.

You reach the top of the stairs and head to Michael’s room. You already could hear him breathing in there. Reading yourself to ask him the question you open your mouth, but not first without greeting him of course.

“Hi Michael!” You hugged him from behind, since he was crafting one of his many, many masks.

“Hi” He replied back, head too focused to elaborate something better, not that he didn’t want to, if he wasn’t doing anything he probably would be kissing you a lot of times.

“Oh, this one it’s fantastic Mike!” You talked about the mask.

“You like it?”

“It’s beautiful!” You smiled back at him.

“It’s yours, you can have it. It’s a present…” He said resting his head on your left arm.

You set down next to him and mentally prepared to ask the question. You prayed deep down that he wouldn’t snap. He seemed so in the mood today you didn’t want to ruin that.

“Uhm…Mike?” You smiled. He looked at you as saying go on. “Can I ask you a question?” Your heart was racing, it’s veins and arteries felt like you were in a Formula 1 racing car. He just nods at you.

“I…was wondering if you….knew anything about Danny liking me?…” A little bit of fear could be sense in your voice tone.

Now real fear strike in when he dropped dead what he was doing and turn to look at you, and then gave you his signature head tilt. You thought of a thousand things at the same time. Danny is scrued! It was your fault, and now he’s definitely killing poor Danny. You fucked up.

“No, Mike, i-it’s just that I’ve been noticing some odd things about him whenever we face in trail…that’s all. I swear.” You quickly tried to justify yourself, without mentioning Kazan or Caleb, since they joke about this too.

He stood up and walked towards you, and you flinched away, he stopped by your side and looked at you, just to stretched his arm to grab something. You were expecting the worst, but all you got was his index finger caressing your cheek as to say ‘look at this’. You opened your eyes, thinking its was his knife he wanted to bratt about, you looked away, but with the same hand he grabbed your chin and made you look at him, his touch was surprisingly gentle for what you were expecting all along.

With his other hand he showed you a photo. A little square Polaroid, Definitely Danny took it. Your eyes opened up like plates when you saw what the Polaroid was about. It was Danny…and Michael, kissing each other. Well, you expected anything but this. Not that you had a problem, deep down you knew something happened between this two. The pic looked old, so it was okay for you.

“Oh…I didn’t know it. It happened long before I arrived here?” You ask Michael calmly. He didn’t answer, he just nod a simple yes with his head.

“Come on! You’re going no chalant now?” You were showing discomfort at his little behavior. Then again he just nods his head yes.

“Ahg, fine! Whatever…I just want you to know the he invited me over to Ormond for a movie night with you guys, I might go, if that’s fine with you.” You explained. He didn’t say anything or move his head, he just sat back down on his chair desk.

Having nothing there else to do, you went back to the fire camp with your friends. You ate something and prepared yourself to go to Ormond, scarf and gloves and a big sweater. You brought with yourself some snacks you knew everybody would like too. You prayed so Danny wouldn’t speak about this…thing between you two.

You reached Ormond, cool air and soft snow welcome you. Making your way to the resort, you heard a familiar voice.

“So, you’ve come! I knew you would come!” You could say it was Danny from a hundred miles away, and he was unmasked. The cold snow adorning his black hair, his lips were a little bit chapped too you noticed.

“Hey, I brought salad snacks!” You said.

“Cheetos too?” Danny tilted his head.

“Yeah…”

“Hell yes!!” He exclaimed bringing his arms up in a cheering manner.

He seemed so happy that you hesitated to tell him that Michael already knew he liked you, besides if you were to be honest, you didn’t like how Michael reacted to this situation. You end up deciding that Danny has the right to know, It’s not like something’s gonna happen.

“Uhm Danny, just so you know…I think you have the right to know that-“ You stopped for a second. “ To know that Michael already knows about this…situation.” You finished while massaging your shoulders with one of your hands.

“Oh…okay, that’s all right girl!” You weren’t expecting that kind of an answer, but you didn’t pay it much attention.

“Is he already here?” You asked him instead.

“Yep, he also told me you didn’t liked his uhm-how did he called it?” Danny stopped a minute to think.

“His non-chalant attitude?” You replied.

“Yes!! Those were his exact words. He also told us that you flinched when he got near you, and that’s why he wasn’t talking.”

“Oh…I see, well, I hope he talks to me now…that’s all I ask.” You thought all this time that he wasn’t talking because of the thing you asked him, not because you flinched.

You two were so focused on the conversation that you didn’t realize you were already there. Frank was getting the dvd player ready and Frank was getting help from Michael to bring all the snacks and drinks to the the middle of the building were the fire was.

You had to admit that you felt a little bit embarrassed cause obviously Michael didn’t have any of those reactions you were expecting, because for obvious reasons; Danny was still breathing and talking and joking around, right in front of you. And now that he was here with Danny and yourself, you didn’t find any courage inside of you to even look at his unmasked face. You wanted to apologize tho. It’s the first time you flinch around him, and you didn’t know that little movement of your body confused him. Left him thinking. He knows you love him, but it wouldn’t be the first time he goes silent after something it bothered him, so you thought it was about Danny, now you knew it wasn’t. You should have known better, the Polaroid he gave you spoke otherwise.

You went straight to Frank first, to say hi. Then to Joey.

“Yoo!!! She brought snacks! Snacks guy!!!” Danny said. I just smiled. Now it was Michael’s turn, and I could see he was still a little bit odd. As I approach him I could sense the tension in the air.

“Hey Mike!” I said as I hugged him. The size difference making my head reach for his chest.

“Hi…” He replied back. At least if he was angry at me, he wasn’t gonna show it here.

When everything was on place, snacks, drinks and the dvd player, Frank inserted the dvd movie. Apparently you were going to see ‘Friday the 13th’. You sat between Danny and Frank, Michael was sitting next to Danny at his left, and Joey was sitting next to Frank, at his right. The movie began, and everyone was concentrated on the screen and whenever a killing happened Danny or Joey would say how they would have done it differently, and you made a comment on how you would try to survive the situation.

“Honestly, the problem here is that I think they’re not aware of their surroundings. I mean if I hear a wierd ass noise like that one in the movie, I would get the hell out of there.” You explain laughing.

“That makes sense, but in this kind of movies teens need to be unaware and clearly dumb, cause otherwise there would be no movie at all.” Frank spoke his point of view.

“Yeah…you’re right.” Danny agreed.

“What do you think Michael? What would you do? How would you kill them?” Joey asked.

He looked at you for a second and then he explained.

“Well…I would stalk them as usual, and then…just kill them. They never see it coming.”

“Well…yeah, that makes sense.” Joey said nodding his head.

The movie went on and eventually ended, you continued talking a little bit more, and Frank offered Danny, Michael and you to stay in for the night.

“He’ll yeah I’m in.” Danny said.

“Me too!” I added.

“Michael?” Frank asked.

“I’m staying.” He replied looking at Danny and then at you. Danny turn to look at him and smirk, not that you care, he always smirks, you would think he does it unintentionally. Little did you know it wasn’t the case this night. Frank and Joey went somewhere else in the hotel, leaving the three of you completely alone.

It was the perfect opportunity to apologize to Michael. Danny seems to think it’s a good idea too, so you took a deep breath and all the courage you could find within yoursel and walked towards Michael. Danny was behindyou, but again you didn’t pay it much attention.

“Michael…I, uhm, I wanted to apologize, for me attitude earlier this day.” You looked him in the eye and then looked down, this gesture meant you were really sorry and Michael knows it.

All you ask for is for him to accept the apology. You didn’t notice Danny leaning against the wall you two were taking, with his right hand and looking at you two. You turn your head to look at him, since Michael appeared to be distracted for a bit.

“What? You think it’s not enough?” You tried to say in a low voice tone. You had a worried expression on your face.

“No I don’t think s-” Danny was interrupted by Michael’s lips crashing into his. Danny opened his eyes at this unexpected movement, but hi didn’t pull Michael apart. Instead he continued the kiss. You were just as surprised as Danny could be, but the sensation of being surprised was overwhelmed by an other sensation. You got chills down your spine and a wave of excitement could be felt between your thighs.

No way…no, I’m not getting turn on by this.

You thought to yourself. Apparently even tho you didn’t mind seeing the pic of Michael and Danny kissing, it seems your body did, in a ‘good’ sort of way. Deep down you had to shamefully admit you were liking this. The kissing between Michael and Danny was getting heated by every second that they kept kissing. And know you felt the walls of your pussy clenching around nothing. Michael pulled apart first to gasp for air, Danny’s lips swollen from the kiss, his chest moving fast, you could see he was getting excited too. Michael in the other hand, remained, apparently, fine. With one of his hands, Michael grabbed you calmly by your chin, making you look up at them, since you were looking down, too afraid if you look directly at them, they’ll notice how aroused you were.

“Did you like seeing each other kiss?” Michael ask. It was a simple question, yet you didn’t know why you could answer. You just nod. Michael tilted his head to the left and smirked. Then he asked something again.

“Me or him?” Michael said, and you didn’t even notice his hand touching directly at you dressed pussy, feeling how wet you were.

“W-what?” You questioned.

“Who made you this wet?” He asked again. You lick your lips, this time looking at both of them.

“B-both..” You breathed out.

“Oh..” Michael smirked. “You heard that Dan?” He continued.

“Sure I did Mike…”

You bite your lips this time, as Michael cupped your face and leaned to kiss you. He wasn’t going slow nor rough, he was kissing you good. You could taste Danny on his lips, and you moaned at his taste.

“You like how Dan tastes?” He stopped to ask. You just nodded. “Well, I’m sure Dan’s dying to kiss you too.” He added.

“Hell yes…” Danny half breath half said.

Michael moved a little bit to the side, making room for Danny. He looked at him first before going straight to your lips.

“Are you sure you don’t mind sharing Mike?” You found adorable how he asked for permission. You couldn’t lie at this point, you always wondered how Danny’s lips would feel against yours. But you always thought of this more from a curious way rather than a lustful way. Now you weren’t so sure.

“Only if she says yes.” Michael looked at you, and for a moment you thought this twice. You looked at Danny and then back at Michael with lust in your eyes.

“Yeah…yeah.” You replied, almost like a whisper.

“Well then…come here girl.” Danny smirked.

You stepped forward and this time Danny cupped your face. He took a second or two to admire your pretty face and smiled. He started slowly tho, his lips kissing your cheeks first, then going down in a slowly yet confident way. When his lips finally reached yours was like a reward. You moved your own lips against his savoring every inch of his mouth. He somehow tasted like cinnamon and cigarettes, and you love it. You moaned in his mouth and he seemed to like it. Suddenly you felt a hand on you back, caressing it over the fabric of your clothes, Michael’s hand moved up to the back of your neck and stayed there, petting it like you were some kind of kitten. Danny pulled apart first, breathing for air.

“Fuck…” He cursed in a low voice. You didn’t really catch what was the problem, until your eyes reached his pants. He had an obviously erection. “I’m sorry dude, didn’t mean to happen!” He explained himself to Michael. He didn’t say anything, instead he reach out to his own pants, to touch his own erection, and Danny licked his lips.

“Look what you do to us sweetheart…” Michael made you look at his erected cock, still with his hand on the back of your neck. “What you gonna do about?” Danny asked.

“What about if you make us feel really good sweety? We sure gonna make you feel good..” Michael emphasized the plurality of his question.

“Wait, b-both at the same time?” You added.

“Since you said that you suspected that Dan liked you…I thought that you’d, like to try us both at the same time.” Michael answered back. “Of course, only if you agree.” Danny said in addition. You gave them your consent and Michael lift you up to Carrie you on his shoulder, with his free hand he slapped your ass, the sound echoed through the walls. You hummed in pleasure.

He laid you down in the most comfortable surface he found next to the fire, so you, Danny and himself wouldn’t freeze up. The couch felt okay to you, since there wasn’t much more in there to lay down. Michael caressed your chick once again and proceeded to unzip his overall. His cock popped free, pre-cum leaking from the tip, your mouth was salivating already, and yet there was Danny’s cock, he too unzipped his pants and let out his cock. Michael moved to the side once more so Danny could have space. He pumped his shaft slowly and sat next to you on the sofa, you were starting to get up to attend him when hie stopped you.

“No, not yet y/n, you go first…” he unzipped your own pants now, pulled them down and took your panties away too. Your shirt and other clothes got the same treatment. And now you were fully naked in front of them.

“You’re so damn pretty girl…” Danny moaned out. “You’re lucky Mike.” He added. Danny took off his gloves so he could feel you even better. Warm hands, because of the fabric, met the soft skin of your breasts. He squeezed them gently at first, and you did nothing but moan and huff. Michael was touching himself at the sight of this. Once Danny understood that you were liking what he’s doing, he pinched one of your nipples and you cried out of pleasure, and looked at him. He smiled, he thought if you liked his hands so much you would like his mouth too.

He lean over and cover your left nipple with his mouth. Sucking and twisting, your eyes rolled back in delight and let out a huff. With one of his hands he touched your other breast and with the other he was pumping himself. You heard Michael moan, you were not the only one enjoying this. He was slowly pumping himself, head back as he let out almost an inaudible grunt. You turned your head to see him.

“Come here Mike…come here” You reached your left arm to him, pointing at his girthy cock. His manhood was so big and heavy it barely stood by itself.

He wakes a few steps and you grabbed his sock in your hand, moving your hand up and down in a slow motion, that how he likes it. You were not gonna lie, this wasn’t the first time you two had sex. You know perfectly that he likes it slow at first, then, well then he goes feral. He wasn’t very loud neither, a few grunts or moans here or there, but usually he wouldn’t talk during the act, unless you ask him to. With your free hand you reach down to your core, and you were beyond wet, if that’s even possible. Danny noticed you touching yourself and stopped what he was doing.

“Yo Mike, come see this…she’s so wet dude!” He said passing his fingers over your pussy to gather your own juices. You moaned at the act. Michael got closer and kneeled in front of you, and grabbed you by your chin.

“Look at you, all needy, like slut you are.” You gave him puppy eyes, and he just smirked. Danny exploring your vulva with his hand until he found your clit. Rubbing it in a circular motion you let out little pants. You wanted to look at him but Michael’s grip on your face wouldn’t let you.

“No, no. You look at me as he fingers you.” He said, he was feeling like a little bit mean. You bit your lower lip at his statement. Choked moans and pleas left your mouth as Danny fingers you faster every time he goes in. Your pleasure looking eyes met Michael’s, and he looked back with eyes filled with pure animalistic lust.

“Shit girl…. You’re so wet, please I just want to eat you out…” Danny pleaded. Michael nodded giving him his consent. “Are you okay with that? You want me to eat your pussy?” He wouldn’t do anything without your consent.

“Please…” That’s all you could come up with before closing your eyes, waiting for the warmth of a mouth.

Hi everyone!! I’m back!! This took me a while! In fact, part 2 it’s on my drafts!! Hope you enjoy part one 😏😉

See ya around 🍃🍃

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Hii, can you write about the Cullen family having a movie night with Bella, but they are not good with horror movies while Bella loves it? Headcanons please🥺

Headcanons | The Cullens | (Horror) Movie Night

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Alice sees it before Bella even picks it up, she knows they're gonna hate it.

Edward does as well, but he knows once Bella gets that look in her eye there’s no stopping her.

She moves for the DVD player quicker than they thought she could- she knows Edward and Alice will try to stop her.

Vampires are so set in their ways it left only three places in the living room for Bella to choose from- they all had an assigned seat.

Emmett decides tonight will be his lucky night to not burn the popcorn- they mark another 0 on the ‘days since Emmett’s burnt something’ sign.

When they all get seated on the sofa and see Blumhouse Studios pop up on screen they all have a different reaction to what's coming.

Jasper tenses up like he’s ready to run- he’s seen real horrors but ghosts are a big no no, especially around his family.

Yeah, ghost movies are banned in the Cullen Household, Vampire ones aren’t even a close second.

Alice and Rosalie both lean in closer to their husbands- Rosalie more stealthily than the former.

Rosalie puts on a brave face but both Edward and Jasper know it’s an act.

Emmett tries to hide his fear as well, but unlike his wife he fails immensely- he looks almost human fidgeting in his seat.

Jasper and Edward dread the fear and potential jump scares waiting for them- it’s so much worse with their gifts.

Alice can’t see anything, nobody decides to be jump scared and movies don’t make decisions. She dreads the next 2 hours.

Horror movies are so much worse than usual and having Bella there means they have to turn up the volume way louder- it’s usually at a 1.

Meanwhile, Bella loves horror movies and gets giddy with anticipation.

She doesn’t notice the family’s side eye as she falls onto the sofa next to Edward- her smile is cheeky as she stuffs sweets into her mouth.

When the movie starts they’re all chill but they know it’s the calm before the storm.

Carlisle is fast, only the vampires notice him leave and return with ear plugs.

Esme sees it as a sign of betrayal and decides to pull them out before throwing them out the window. Sure, she didn’t play baseball but that’s not because she didn’t have a good arm.

Alice hides behind Jasper, Jasper is a rock- like he literally won’t move.

Rosalie is the same but it’s more out of pride- Emmett wins with the most jump scares

Surprisingly, Carlisle is a close second and he’s tempted to leave. He refuses, Esme tells him it’s rude and he needs to set an example.

Esme runs her hand through his hair after every scare. She seems to be handling it a lot better than her family. They never guessed it.

They all placed a bet on Jasper not being scared. It's the first time they can bet against Alice, why wouldn't they?

Bella laughs at them but she tries to hide it the best she can- Edward is now the one fidgeting, he can see everything the family is imagining.

Edward and Carlisle hated ghosts/demons the most, maybe it was their upbringing, they don’t know. It’s unnerving.

Bella gets giddy and starts jumping in place as she anticipates another scare.

Jasper and Edward send a look to each other, they’re planning a coup d’état to dethrone Bella’s authority over movie night.

Alice recalls saying Bella’s human so she should get to choose what they watch, ‘it’ll help them understand modern pop culture’ she thought.

Alice regrets it... immensely.

Mid-way through Emmett grabs Rosalie and sits her on his lap, attempting to hide but she shoves him off- there’s no way he’s getting out of watching and she isn’t.

Bella starts talking to the victims in the movie like they can hear her, while they all flinch at the scare and gore Bella groans that they’re all stupid.

“Who the hell walks toward the noise after watching your friends get massacred?” Bella boos, she is so frustrated she splits a bag of skittles as she tries to open them.

She stopped asking the family to open anything since they lost control of their strength out of fear.

She follows it up by telling them the three no's of horror movies, “no sex, no drugs, no alcohol”

Rosalie hears Bella and decides no sex for a week, Emmett perks up at that and frantically scrambles for the remote to turn off the telly.

Edward, even though he hates it, loves Bella enough to endure the movie- he decides to sit on the remote.

As payback Emmett repeats the scariest parts of the movie in his head, Edward flinches each time but doesn’t budge.

When the movie is over Emmett and Alice release a cry of relief, Jasper finally appears more human than before and Edward throws the remote at Emmett’s head- it breaks and Esme makes them run a perimeter of their land as punishment.

Carlisle’s reaction is the most shocking, he trips over the coffee table in his attempt to escape the room, saying he has work to rush off and do.

Esme distracts herself by clearing up all the remote control pieces and sweet wrappers.

The lights stay on for a solid week, Bella giggles thinking vampires are scared of the dark.

Edward realises, on the run, for the last 20 minutes of the movie he wrapped his arms around Bella, crushing her to his side. If he could blush he would stay permanently red-cheeked.

When he gets back the night ends with Bella laughing as she gets in Edward’s car to go home, “Oh my God we have to do that again! Remind me to buy a ghost mask!”

She doesn’t hear them all groan.

When Bella comes back the next week she notices all the horror movies are gone from their collection.

Jasper and Emmett smirk at each other- it was astounding they even waited a minute before burning them all.

[dc418writes]

✨Pairing✨: trucker!Ari Levinsonxblack!reader

Summary🪄: It’s always a time when uncle Ari comes around

⚠️: uncle!Ari (just as damaging as dad!Ari and regular Ari lol) mention of nightmares, pretty much all fluff💕

A/N🎤: Hey guys! Another Halloween themed fic but this time with a softer Ari😌. This will serve as atonement to myself (and others who might be affected) for daring to make my fave dark in my last post lol. Hope you guys like it!!

*DISCLAIMER!: although visual made by me via Canva, I DO NOT CLAIM OWNERSHIP of pics used as they were all found on Pinterest*

As expected, four year old Grace had been attached to Ari since the moment you both arrived to babysit for the night. You wouldn’t say you were upset seeing that he was her uncle and that they’ve talked nearly every day since she could babble, but there was still a little sting every time you were greeted with a quiet “hi” or short wave before she was gone and you long forgotten.

Like now as they dug through their shared pumpkin emptying it’s stringy contents while you were in charge of decorating the sugar cookies waiting on the cooling rack.

“S’cold!,” she squealed dumping out her handful of pumpkin guts.

“Be careful of the seeds, you swallow one and a huge pumpkin’s gonna grow in your belly,” Ari warned to which little Grace quickly shook her head.

“Nuh-uh!”

“Uh-huh!”

“No uncle Ari, we can eat. See?” Before either of you can say anything, she’s quick to set one on her tongue happily chewing until she can swallow it down rubbing her belly. “I’m fine.”

“I guess you showed me huh,” he chuckles tapping her nose and leaving some juice from his finger on her skin successfully turning it light orange. Grace is quick to retaliate though rubbing her hands on his cheeks to leave behind tiny pieces of string as she giggles - and you do too from the other side of the kitchen.

Honestly you couldn’t blame her for picking Ari over you as her favorite. You’d choose him too if you had to pick between the two of you.

“Alright, it’s pretty much cleaned out now. You want scary or funny?,” he asks watching as she adorably tapped her tiny finger to her temple in thought.

“Hmm…funny!”

“Got it,” he nods. “Why don’t you get cleaned up and help your aunt with cookies?”

“I got everything we could ever want Grace,” you smile reaching in your grocery bag full of decorating goodies. “There’s sprinkles - three different shapes I might add - glitter, edible stickers, and stencils to help us draw shapes!”

The way she gazed at the sprinkles with her mouth in a little “o”, you think you’ve got her. Finally able to bond with her over a shared love of cookies like you were in one of those Hallmark movies. Like a little happy family.

“Um..wanna stay with uncle Ari.”

Well, so much for that.

“Oh okay,” you answer successfully hiding your hurt behind your nonchalance. Ari still notices though giving you a sympathetic smile and mouthing, “sorry.”

You appreciated him trying, but maybe you were just meant to be the fun uncle’s wife that barely got a hello. And who tends to go overboard with cookie decorating supplies.

•

“Alright ladies are we ready?,” Ari asks sitting on the navy blue sectional between you and a bouncy Grace nodding yes. During your spaghetti dinner - made by Ari since apparently his was the best although he used your recipe - he suggested that you all watch a movie afterwards.

Specifically, Gremlins.

His thought process being what better way for everyone - more so you and Grace - to spend time together than to watch a movie? Especially a spooky one seeing that it was the night before Halloween. You, on the other hand, had a few concerns on his niece potentially being scared of the little troublesome creatures.

“She’ll be fine. It’s not that scary,” he assured kissing your cheek.

Freshly bathed and in her appropriately themed pumpkin pajamas, Grace couldn’t wait holding on tight to her Mickey Mouse blanket as she watched her uncle press play.

“Share with me!,” she smiles just as Ari spreads the bigger, cream blanket over both yours and his lap.

“I’m not gonna fit though bug.”

“Uh huh! Watch,” she states crawling into his lap and neatly spreading the grey blanket over her legs and his thighs. You - again - casted off to the side with your blanket as she tilts her head back to look up at him. “We fit!”

“Y-Yea, looks like we do.” He gives you another sympathetic smile draping his arm around your shoulders while you bundle deeper under the blanket.

“I’d rather be by myself anyway. Little does she know her uncle is a blanket hog,” you think trying to make yourself feel better.

•

Ari appeared to be right on Grace not being scared. She even fell asleep towards the end with her upper half on the cushion next to them and lower half still on his lap; mouth wide open pointed towards the ceiling. Ari was the one to tuck her in bed, while you cleaned up the blankets and plates of cookie crumbs left in the living room.

You were the last to enter the shared guest room to finally get ready for bed yourself. Your love struck husband taking turns gazing at you and the last period of some hockey game as you strode back and forth from the bathroom to the bedroom. A small, dopey smile on his lips watching you wash your face and apply all your products.

“Share with me?,” he pouts with those puppy eyes making you giggle while sliding into the full sized bed.

“I don’t know,” you sigh, “I feel like Grace is gonna somehow come in saying how she wants you to sleep in her room instead because that’s where you’re supposed to be.”

Yes probably a little petty, but you couldn’t hold it in anymore.

His tattooed arms bring you closer into his body pecking the top of your head as you settle between his pecs. A low “aw” vibrating in his chest while his hands rub along your back.

“I know I probably sound jealous, but I’m not. I love how you have a great relationship with your niece! But it’s like she hates me and I have no idea what I did.”

He knew that had always been a bit of a fear for you. Kids hating you for whatever reason, thus meaning you shouldn’t have them although you did desire to be a mother one day. It’s why you were nervous meeting Grace all those years ago, afraid that the smallest mess up would ruin everything.

It didn’t help that the minute Ari passed her to you, she began whining and squirming. Your coos of comfort and gentle rocks didn’t seem to help, only making her more agitated not getting what she wanted. She didn’t stop until she was back in Ari’s strong arms and you kept your distance the rest of the visit cautious of a repeat interaction.

If only he could get you to ignore that fear and really see how everyone you met - adults and children alike - had no issues with you. Some even left enchanted by the charisma you thought you lacked.

“I promise, she doesn’t hate you gorgeous.”

“She said so?,” you quietly ask lifting your head with a hint of hope.

“Well…no. But she didn’t say the opposite either.” He tried to soothe your qualms, but it’s not helping the way he hoped watching your head fall back to his chest with a light huff. “Trust me sweetheart. I guess she’s just attached to me because-,”

“You’re amazing and clearly the favorite,” you mumble making him chuckle.

“I was gonna say because I talk to her more, but I’ll take the compliment.”

It’s not long after that you’re both falling asleep lulled by the shared warmth from holding each other. Ari’s soft snores vibrating the side of your face still lying on his chest.

You think you’re dreaming when a mix of a whine and cry hits your ears disrupting your rest and making you groggily sit up. Hearing feet shuffling outside your door though confirms those sounds are in fact real, giving you more motivation to investigate.

Your husband’s too far gone in his own dreamland to be affected by your moving; still lightly snoring with an arm over his forehead and the other out by his side.

Quietly opening the door, you wrap your arms around yourself in your thin pajama set feeling the chill of the night air seeping into your sister in law’s house before carefully padding out to the living room. There, you notice something on the couch moving under the blanket you folded earlier causing you to freeze in place. It was then you realized you probably should’ve woken Ari up so he could be the one playing detective or at least grabbed something you could use to defend yourself.

“H-Hello?,” you call out to the dim space only lit by a couple plug in nightlights in the walls.

“Hi,” Grace’s soft voice responds with a short sniffle.

You also realize how you’re sleepy brain might not be fully thinking straight unable to conclude earlier how it could just be your own niece sitting there on the couch.

Stepping closer, you sit on the cushion next to hers peeling back the cotton throw until you see her splotchy face and red eyes. Water attached to her curled lashes and some still threatening to spill over. “What’s wrong?”

“Bad dream…gwemlins,” she answers using the blanket to wipe her eyes. You immediately hug her close as you coo and assure her everything’s okay.

And surprisingly, she hugs you back.

Her tiny arms wrap tight around you - well, as far as they could with her adorably short reach - almost refusing to let you go.

“Yea, when they get angry they can be scary huh?”

She nods. “And have very very sharp teeth.”

“They do, but luckily they’re not real so there’s nothing-,”

A crash from the back room startles both of you making Grace scream, with the six year old nearly choking you now having her arms around your neck.

“It’s them!,” she cries hiding her face in your shoulder just as Ari limps into the living room holding his knee and appearing half asleep.

“Damn dresser,” he grumbles wiping his eyes that quickly fill with concern seeing both of you on the couch and his niece upset. “What’s wrong?”

“Grace had a nightmare about Gremlins,” you answer pointedly glaring at him as if saying, “I told you so!”

The slight wince on his face isn’t just from an uncomfortable knee as he walks forward to perch on the coffee table. “I’m sorry bug. I didn’t mean to show that to you to scare you.”

“Not nice uncle Ari,” she mumbles still attached to you.

“Forgive me?,” he pouts holding his arms out for a hug. “Peas?”

Wiping her eyes one last time, a small smile begins to spread on her lips as she moves from you to Ari. A fit of giggles rapidly escaping her mouth as his larger body practically swallows hers in a bear hug and he attacks her cheeks with kisses. A dramatic “mwah” sounding every time he made contact causing you to giggle as well.

And fantasize the undoubtedly joyful future you’d both have with your own children.

“Don’t do it again!,” she chastises when he stops. Wagging her finger inches from his nose making him chuckle. She was definitely her mother’s child.

“I promise I won’t.”

“Alright guys,” you sigh, “Since it’s gonna be a bit difficult to go back to sleep, I say we watch something happy.”

“Not Gwemlins!”

“No definitely not,” you chuckle. “I was thinking..Aladdin.”

“Yay! I love Aladdin!,” she claps in Ari’s arms as he picks her up so they both can sit on the couch. To both of your surprise, Grace crawls from her uncle’s lap and squeezes between you and Ari. “You like too?”

“Mhm, I even went as Princess Jasmine for Halloween when I was little.” You have to admit, seeing that gleam of admiration in her eyes as she gazed up at you made you silently thank Ari for showing her that movie. It was the reason behind this bonding moment that you didn’t think would happen.

As the movie played, you and Grace talked about the scenes and of course sung along to your heart’s content not caring if you were off key. All the while Ari watched you both with a soft smile on his pink lips loving how fast of friends you’d become.

And when you both fell asleep - you leaning on his shoulder and her across your lap - he couldn’t help but sneakily take a picture with his phone. Sending it to you with a message saying “looks like you’re amazing and a clear favorite too😉”.

[delta-pavonis]

'allo! may i have a bit of Friend Like Me? ;)

Absolutely! I have posted some of this before, but once again Tumblr's search function is failing me and apparently I can't organize my own tags for shit so... This is Matthew + Hob used to be partners in crime (literally) and Hob may or may not have started the crew from Leverage. 😂

100% G-rated fluff over here.

Hob has to do this every few decades otherwise he would be up to his eyeballs in storage units. It isn't fun, but neither is having too many moving parts to keep track of and potentially getting caught by another asshat with a hard-on for immortality. 

What was that quote he had read? "No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style." 

Not to mention the myriad other enemies he had accumulated via his network of grifters, hitters, and hackers. 

(What? The current state of technological advancements meant that Hob needed to get better at tracking and erasing his digital presence back in the late nineties. Was it his fault that while he was living in the States he had accidentally amassed a highly skilled group of "criminals" who were all connected to him like spokes to the hub on a carriage wheel? And that it turned out that they were, as a team, really great at liberating funds and removing items from billionaire idiots who didn't need a fraction of their accumulated wealth and power? That they did it so well that Hob had to fake his own death earlier than expected to get out from under a particularly angry arms dealer? Was that really all because of him?)

(Yes. Yes it was.)

Yeah, anyway, Hob didn't leave the house without at least one blade on his person anymore. 

This is why, when Hob is interrupted by a large black mass swerving into his storage unit through the crack in the door that should be far too small to admit such a creature, he pulls the nearest throwing knife (he was crouching, so he went for the one concealed in a sheath on the outside ankle of his black leather chelseas), clocks the intruder's movement in his peripheral vision, and wings it directly at them. It hits the wall with a satisfying kthud, which is promptly followed by a very avian squawking.

"FUCKING CAWCHRIST MY DUDE WAS THAT A KNIFE!?! WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS, THE IDES OF FUCKING MARCH?!"

That voice! Hob's head snaps up to see a sizable black bird falling in a tumble. It hits the concrete floor with a sound not unlike a briefcase hitting pavement from a story up (what? It is a very distinctive sound), leaving three large feathers tacked into the wall by the knife.

"Fuck me sideways that HURTS. Note to self, birds no likey losing butt feathers." The bird (A raven? Like this is the bloody Tower of London?) walks out from around a cardboard box with a bit of a waddle in its step, trying to look back at his tail while he moves. "I guess the Boss didn't tell you I was coming then?"

Hob sits back on his heels. That voice is still hauntingly familiar. But he would damned well remember meeting a talking bird. "Well, perhaps if you told me who your Boss is..."

The raven leaps a solid four feet into the air with a screech. He lands on top of a small writing desk, scrabbles against the smooth surface to balance himself, and then looks down at Hob with one glass-black eye. "I can't believe... no fucking way... Robbie? Is that you? Didn't you die in 2017?"

"Mattie?!" Hob's ass hits the cool floor as he is blown back by the revelation. "Didn't you die in 2020?"

Matthew Cable had been one of Hob's favorite grifters. Not because he was absolutely perfect at his job (oh no, Mattie had fucked up spectacularly more times then Hob’s blood pressure wants to recall), but because they had quickly become "let's get absolutely toasted and MST3K bad horror movies while we bitch about our love lives" buddies. Hob had missed Mattie immediately upon his own faked death and had mourned when he heard, through various channels he still kept an ear to, that Mattie had died in his sleep not too long ago.

"Yeah, but when I died I was given, like, a choice? Apparently the King of Dreams needed a new Raven and I decided to give it a go. Sounded much more interesting to work for him than actual death. There must be some mistake because I was sent here with a message for Hhh..." Mattie freezes.

"Dream sent you?" Hob tilts his head in interest. This was the Matthew he had often mentioned? A raven that carried his messages? Hob had been jealous over a bird?! (Oh Christ, how embarrassing.)

"Wait... what the fuck are you doing in Hob GaaaaAAHHHH!" Mattie the Raven starts hopping around frantically. "YOU ARE NOT JUST IN HOB GADLING'S STORAGE UNIT. YOU ARE HOB GADLING! FRIEND OF THE LORD MORPHEUS, KING OF DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES!"

Hob can't help his laughter. "Oh, he told you I was his friend, did he?" That Dream had called him friend to someone else shouldn't feel as good as it did. Hob tamps that useless bit of emotion down hard. (No good can come of that, better to put it away.) "Only took him six centuries to get there, stubborn wanker that he is." He fails to keep the fondness from his voice. 

"Christ you have no idea how much of a wanker sometimes..." Mattie shuffles his feathers. "Look, I gotta know the story here, man. How did you meet the King of Dreams?"

Hob stands, brushing off his jeans. "That... is a rather long story." He considers for a minute, barely that, rubbing at the back of his neck, before coming to a decision. "Look, it isn't like I get my close friends back from the dead every day... how about we head back to my flat, pull up something ridiculous like Slenderman, and I will fill you in on my story? Like old times?"

Mattie flaps over and lands on Hob's shoulder. "Hells to the yes. Especially if we can find out if ravens respond to THC. Shit, you ever get more of that Amnesia shit the team picked up in Amsterdam during that art heist job?"

Hob's belly laugh echoes in the small room. "I think I still have some squirreled away from my last trip to the continent." 

He locks the storage unit behind them. All the spring cleaning can happen another day. 

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They did not, upon making it back to Hob’s flat above The New Inn, actually end up watching their intended horror movie. Instead, as they were flipping through options, they stumbled upon the live-action remake of Aladdin and Mattie had been so damned adamant that he wanted to see it while high that Hob had allowed the deviation from their established pattern. 

“That bird is a fucking useless sidekick. I will show you how to do it!” Matthew stands, wobbles, and falls off where he had been balanced on the arm of Hob’s couch.

Hob cackles, slouching back into the cushions. “Well, that’s your answer to the question about birds and THC, innit?” 

Matthew flapped his way up onto the space next to Hob. “Hey, I am still getting used to this stupid body without any fucking thumbs.” 

“Fair enough.” He shrugs, sinking even further back and letting the movie drift into the background, a gentle blanket of familiar songs. “So I can feel you trying to not ask questions. Ask away, Mattie. I owe you that much, at least.”

“Fucking right you do, faking your death like that caw.” The raven shakes his head. “Where even to start… Oh! I got it! When and how did you meet the King of Dreams and Nightmares? That must have been a trip and a half.”

The memory makes Hob even warmer and he feels himself grinning as he looks at the ceiling. “I was drinking with my pals at a tavern, the White Horse, in the year of our lord thirteen hundred and eighty nine…”

“Wait. The fuck? You are…” Mattie clearly stops to count for a blink, “almost seven hundred years old?”

“That I am, now let me finish… I rather loudly proclaimed that I had decided not to die. Just wasn’t going to fucking do it. And that was when he approached the table,” Hob closes his eyes, the swooping feeling of seeing Dream for the first time still razor sharp in his memory. Should he tell Mattie? Well, he had never been dishonest with the man before, no reason to start now. So Hob let all his emotional walls down. “And I swear to God, Mattie, it was like seeing a meteor shower for the first time. It was like discovering a second moon. I was absolutely dumbstruck by the beauty of this cocky young Lordling, all standing before me like he owned half the country. Looked it too, with that giant fucking ruby around his neck and his fine clothing.” Hob shakes his head, grin widening. “He offered me a deal. If I wanted unending life, then I could come back to that tavern on the same day at the same time one hundred years hence and tell him of my experiences of life so long-lasting. And here I am.” When Mattie doesn't immediately respond, Hob opens his eyes and turns his head. “What?”

The raven was studying him intently. When he spoke it was carefully metered and very much not in jest. “Robbie. I might be a bird now, but I would know that expression on your face anywhere. Do you… Are you…”

He didn’t need to put words to it, Hob knew exactly what his friend meant. He shrugged. “Aye, I probably am. But you have to understand, Mattie, he has been the only constant in my whole long life. Hundreds of relationships. Thousands of friendships. Centuries of life. And he was my only anchor.” Hob lets himself drift on that thought for a moment before coming back. “Did you know that I didn’t know his name until a few months ago when he showed up at the New Inn?”

“What?! What kind of asshole doesn’t give his – oh, wait, this is Dream I am talking about, isn’t it…”

Hob laughs. “You are very correct. Dream’s stubbornness is only surpassed by his beauty.”

“Wow. You’ve got it bad.”

“Most likely.” Hob inclines his head. “But I am happy with whatever type of relationship he is capable of with me."

The raven whistles. "Got it baaaad."

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And so it happens that Hob and Mattie are stonedly bickering over if Will Smith’s portrayal of the Genie was a good homage or a bad mockery (all while A Whole New World starts up in the background) when the King of Dreams and Nightmares steps out of nothingness and into Hob’s living room.

“Matthew! You were told to deliver a message, not spend an entire day-”

Hob cuts Dream off with an overdramatic, “OoooOOOOoooh, Mattie, you are in trooooouble.” Dream’s stern face snaps to Hob’s and he slaps a hand over his mouth while he giggles none-too-loudly, “OooooOOOh, now I am in trooooouble.”

That makes Mattie burst into giggles and let it be known that the giggle of a raven is not actually a pleasant sound to take in.

So it makes Hob laugh harder.

Then he sees Dream’s absolutely bewildered expression.

And that makes Hob laugh even harder.

Sobbing as he laughs, collapsed to the floor (having initially fallen clear off the couch in surprise at Dream’s entrance), clutching his belly, Hob can’t even bring himself to worry that Dream might actually be angry with him. Fuck, Hob just got Mattie back. This is fucking great.

Hob wipes at his face as his hysterics subside, trying to keep his voice steady as he addresses Dream from his place on the floor. “I’m sorry, m’love, I didn’t mean to patronize you, I just-” He cuts himself off when he sees, for the first time, a petal-pink blush color his Stranger’s cheeks.

“You called him your love!” Mattie cackles. Hob feels himself blush now, too. That was a slip. That shouldn’t have happened. (Ah, bollocks.) “You are so in for it now. The Boss hates pet names! Once I tried to call him Lord Mew-mew because he was acting like a wet fucking cat and-”

“Enough.” Dream waves his hand to his Raven and the bird is immediately silenced. “Matthew, leave us. I am not asking.”

“Aww, maannn.” Mattie shakes himself off and seems to become shockingly sober with just a ruffle of feathers. “Roger that, Boss. See you back at home.” Then he nods to Hob. “We should do this again sometime.” 

Before Hob can respond Mattie has taken wing and flown out a window that definitely was not open a moment ago. When he looks back up it is to have Dream’s hand in front of his face, gently offering to help him stand. Hob takes it, if only for the excuse to touch his Stranger’s skin for the first time. (His touch is cool, his fingers long and uncalloused, his skin smooth. Hob memorizes every sensation greedily.)

Dream seems to realize this once Hob is on his feet because the blush deepens slightly and he retracts his hand with a jerky motion. 

“I am sorry if I offended you, Dream.” Hob takes a step to the side and tries to catch his friend’s eye. Dream keeps purposefully looking away. “It is just a silly human endearment. I am rather high on some excellent weed and I didn’t mean-”

“Ah.” Dream interrupts and Hob’s jaw clicks shut. Dream is still not looking at him and so Hob can see the way the muscles in his jaw flex with tension. “Just a silly endearment. You did not mean it.” 

Something fiery swoops inside Hob. Dream has never acted like this. Never avoided Hob’s eyes. Never interrupted him. And all because Hob had accidentally called him love.

See, thing is, Hob does mean it. More than he has words for. But never did he think… Dream couldn’t possibly. Fuck. Hob is too high to think clearly about this.

Hob steps into Dream’s line of sight, forces the slightly taller anthropomorphic personification to meet his eyes. Why it comes out a whisper when Hob speaks he will never know. “Dream. Do you want me to mean it? Do you want me to call you,” he hesitates for a moment because this could ruin everything. (But look at him! Look at the hurt in his expression, the tension in his shoulders. He does not hide it well, now that Hob knows what to look for - thanks, Sophie.) “my love?”

It is answer enough to see Dream’s pupils dilate and his nostrils flare. Oh fuck. Oh fuck. Oh fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck. 

He is shaking when he goes to take Dream’s hand, brings it up to press a kiss to those beautiful fingers. “If I am reading this wrong then please please let’s just chalk it up to the THC and pretend this never happened. But…” Hob takes the last step in and now they are almost chest-to-chest, “I thought you would have figured it out after 1689… you are my guiding star. It is you who I wait decades for. You who I hope to impress with my experiences. You who I have yearned to touch with every fiber of my being for literal centuries.” Dream is blinking wide eyes at him now, confusion and surprise and hope all written there. “And if your friendship is all I can have, then so be it. But, Dream. If I had three wishes I would spend them all just to be able to call you love.”

[deliciouskeys]

TL;DR: Mickey 17 is what scifi movies should be. Recommend wholeheartedly.

I didn't know who the director was, so like an idiot I was sitting there watching and thinking "wow, this reminds me of Snowpiercer and Okja but... better". I guess Bong Joon Ho has certain favorite themes (I also forgot Snowpiercer and Okja were made by the same director).

That said, it didn't remind me of Parasite at all (outside of the rich vs poor theme and periodic sudden violence, I can't see much else in common), and I think a lot of the bad reviews the movie has gotten were from people expecting it to be another Parasite.

What I probably most liked about it as a scifi comedy was how naturally human behavior was portrayed despite the kooky setting and premise. These felt like real people, bumbling around, fucking up, trying to have as much fun as possible despite working conditions. I really appreciated Robert Pattinson's performance. Mark Ruffalo's over the top performance had me gritting my teeth (but I suppose it was appropriate-- just hard to watch when you have to hear/see the person being parodied every week in real life). The social commentary is simple but much needed, honestly.

As an aside... while I would not want to work as an expendable, I think I'm a sick fuck who would kind of like to experience death over and over and be replicated? I fear it would greatly exacerbate my masochistic tendencies and pain enjoyment, because I'm drawn to the endorphins of pain, but get nervous and squeamish about any potential lasting damage.

[rwbypro]

For the character ask game...... I mean you know I have to say Tsubaki and/or Shamrock.

[This ask game] This one is long so imma put it under read more

1. Why do you like or dislike this character?

Tsubaki: I have a thing for morally dubious/evil found families, especially when their leader has simultaneously killed a ton of people/seems evil, but at the same time has a massive bleeding heart and cant resist reaching out to people in need, as in they are almost always my faves. Tsubaki fits all of these.

Shamrock: Honestly I like characters who have conflicting loyalties, and Shamrocks whole thing which having been a c3 agent is so fun.

2. Favorite canon thing about this character?

Tsubaki: His relationship with team M and how flowers are a big thing to him mainly because his little sister loved them.

Shamrock: Him being a c3 agent, adds some fun potential dynamics both pre and post canon

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

Tsubaki:

Shamrock: idk i guess him telling sakuya to kill himself was a lil annoying(dont get me wrong i 100% get it, like completely why it was a thing but yeah), but idk cant really think of anything

4. If you could put this character in any other media, be it a book, a movie, anything, what would you put them in?

Tsubaki: Maybe its cause I just finished the new book, but Tsubaki in the hunger games world, especially if hes still a servamp would be interesting, and he would cause so much chaos in the capital I bet. (If i were to make a crossover i would have him accidentally form a contract with either Katniss or Haymitch before their games)

Shamrock: Danganronpa, i want to throw this man into any of the danganronpa games, because it would be fun.

5. What's the first song that comes to mind when you think about them?

Tsubaki: Hated By Life Itself, and Glad You're Evil Too specifically the English cover by Rachie

Shamrock: Bakudanma/Compulsive Bomber by Yorushika

6. What's something you have in common with this character?

Tsubaki: Well for one i have a lil sis. But mainly the similarities are stuff like having a hard time talking about/acknowledging feelings, accepting compliments from people or the idea they would just want to be around us. Its something ive gotten better at over the years but yeah...

Shamrock: I used to be a big stickler for the rules making sure to do things exactly in the right way, i am still very particular about things but yeah. also i used to be alot gloomier like shamrock, once again its something ive worked on alot over the years.

7. What's something the fandom does when it comes to this character that you like?

Tsubaki: Poly team M! Poly team M! Also i love how goofy he is in stuff/the joke posts about him.

Shamrock: Poly team M! Poly team M! And I love it when people draw him with his hair down, he looks much better like that, when his hair is back it gives him receding hairline vibes.

9. Could you be roommates with this character?

Tsubaki: I think it could work, but it would depend. If we both had bad days at the same time tho both of us are forgetting to eat.

Shamrock:... no i really dont think so, mainly for shamrocks sake, seems like i would just annoy him lol.

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Tsubaki: Maybe not best friends, but definitely friends, he seems like he would be nice to hang out with, the only issue is that his laugh my hurt my ears, but yknow what, worth it!

Shamrock: No, mainly because i would enjoy annoying him too much, it would honestly be a problem, either that or he would scold me over something and i would start crying. (I do really want to ruffle his hair to mess it up and annoy him)

11. Would you date this character?

Tsubaki: Maybe 1 just to see, but mainly just want to be friends.

Shamrock: See above answers lol.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

Tsubaki: When Tsubaki uses slang he usually uses it wrong, when he does there's a 50/50 chance he is either getting it wrong on purpose to fuck with people, or he genuinely thinks he's using it right, and it is impossible to tell which.

Shamrock: Belkia regularly sends him those fake recipe videos like How to Basic being all like "Heeeey sham you should try to make this! They look good!" He always watches because sometimes Belkia sends genuine recipes that do end up Really Really good.

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot? (Im gonna do the use alot part becasue the other one would be too easy)

Tsubaki: idk why but i can see him using heart emojis alot, especially when talking to team m.

Shamrock:👍 He just seems like the type to only really use the thumbs up emoji, he mainly uses it when responding to texts from other members of team m asking him to grab something from the store or other errands.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

Tsubaki: Tsubaki/Belkia

Shamrock: Depending on my mood, Shamrock/Higan or Shamrock/Tsubaki

16. What's your least favorite ship for this character?

Tsubaki: Tsubaki/Lawless i guess, idk i dont really tend to have ships i hate/dislike often

Shamrock: cant think of any rn

17. What's a ship for this character you don't hate but it's not your favorite that you're fine with?

Tsubaki: Tsubaki/Sakuya not a ship i'll seek out stuff for, and i cant really come up with ideas for, but i may read stuff for it if a friend wrote it/the tags seem interesting.

Shamrock: once again cant really think of anything...

18. How about a relationship they have in canon with another character that you admire?

Tsubaki: His whole thing with the rest of team M

Shamrock: His relationship whatever it might be with Shuuhie, maybe admire isnt the right word but i do think its neat wether platonic or romantic or something else.

20. Which other character is the ideal best friend for this character, the amount of screentime they share doesn't matter?

Tsubaki: Belkia need i say more. Okay outside of team M i would say Kuro.

Shamrock: Maybe not best friends, but i can see Shamrock and Mahiru really getting along post canon. I could definitely see them like shopping together n shit.

23. Favorite picture of this character?

Tsubaki: Tied between these 2

Shamrock:

24. What other character from another fandom of yours that reminds you of them?

Tsubaki: Jin from xenoblade chronicles 2, and Haymitch from The Hunger Games(Especially after reading Sunrise on the Reaping)

Shamrock: In a minor way Kirumi from Danganronpa V3.

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

Tsubaki: I thought he was interesting, but wasnt sure he was gonna be my favorite.

Shamrock: Atfirst he was just kinda... there for me. like yeah his whole schtick was a lil funny but he didnt really stand out to me. Then the whole thing with his past was revealed.

26. What's something the character has done you can't get over? Be it something funny, bad, good, serious, whatever?

Tsubaki: Tsubakis whole "I will never betray anyone even if they betray me first" thing, i still think about that, like all the time.

Shamrock: Shamrocks "In the end i didnt want to be forgiven" with Shuuhie and how he still called Tsubaki young master.

27. "Favorite way to hurt them in writing/art?"

Tsubaki: Nightmares, experimented on or 'trained' by c3. Just i can and will put this man through the horrors. (He also looks very nice when he cries)

Shamrock: I love him dealing with the guilt of having been a c3 agent and realizing just how much he thought he knew was c3 propaganda. Plus so much stuff with his conflicting loyalties.

[iam93percentstardust]

for your kiss prompts, i think ""i think this is the part where you're supposed to kiss me"" has big Tony energy 💋

Aha! I return! Just like before, this is Part 1 of a 3-part fic combined from the other two prompts in my inbox

Hope you enjoy! <3

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Steve had almost said no when Natasha set him up on yet another blind date. He’s been on way too many of those things and he’s getting tired of them. It’s not that the people she recommends are bad but none of them have clicked with him like he was hoping for when she’d first suggested the idea. Natasha is a great matchmaker; she’s set up most of the people in their circle of friends. And after years of trying and failing to find a long-term partner, Steve had been willing to take a chance on just about anyone. He’d had high hopes for her suggestions, though; after all, no one else had seen the potential in Sam and Bucky. But none of them had worked out.

When she’d come to him with another date after the last failure, he’d almost turned her down. He’d been planning on turning her down. He’s still not sure how she’d talked him into agreeing to just one more blind date.

But he’s glad that he did because Tony is amazing. He’s funny and smart and a great tipper, which is always a plus in Steve’s book. He listens intently as Steve talks about his art and doesn’t go so over his head when he’s talking about his own work in robotics. They don’t agree on anything but the big things, but somehow, arguing with Tony over his favorite books and movies and hot drinks is more fun than if they liked all of the same things.

He had walked to the restaurant since he lives only a few blocks away. As it turns out, so does Tony, though in the opposite direction, so Steve offers to walk him home because his ma raised a gentleman. Tony looks delighted at the hand that Steve offers him and takes it, shyly confessing that he’s never had a partner who wanted to hold hands in public (Steve would like to hunt down every person who never wanted to be seen in public with him).

When they reach Tony’s apartment—a much nicer building than the one Steve lives in, all gilded Art Deco and bright open spaces—Tony tugs them to a stop just under the awning.

“This was really nice,” he says. “I’d like to do this again.”

“Oh good, me too,” Steve replies around a relieved sigh and then immediately wants to put his face in his hands. That probably sounded too eager, didn’t it? He’s supposed to play it cool, say something like ‘yeah, sure,’ right?

Tony, however, just giggles. “It’s nice not having to worry if you’re playing games,” he says. Oh. That makes things better.

“So I guess we should exchange phone numbers, then?” he asks. It’s been so long since he cared about a second date that he’s forgotten how this is supposed to go.

“Probably,” Tony agrees and waits for Steve to pull out his phone so he can recite his number. Steve texts him a quick This is Steve, so Tony will have his number.

“Guess I should wish you a goodnight, then,” Steve says, kind of wishing that the night never had to end.

“You don’t think you’re forgetting something?” Tony looks very amused.

Steve thinks back over the night. He’s got his wallet, he has Tony’s phone number, they’ve agreed to see each other again. “…No?”

“I think this is the part where you’re supposed to kiss me,” Tony says.

“Oh!” Steve exclaims. “You’d—you’d like that?”

Tony steps in closer to him, running his hands over Steve’s shoulders. “Yeah, big guy, I’d like that a lot.”

Well, Steve can kiss him. That’s totally something he can do. That’s—Tony kisses him first, tasting like strawberry daiquiris and powdered sugar from the dessert they’d shared. Steve’s hands settle on his hips, fingers digging into the probably-expensive fabric of his shirt. His eyes flutter closed, his mind blank, existing in the moment instead of worrying about what happens next.

It comes to an end all too soon. Tony steps back, and Steve’s eyes open again in time to see his soft smile.

“Goodnight, Tony,” Steve murmurs.

Tony leans in to kiss his cheek. “Goodnight, Steve. I’ll text you.”

“Okay,” he agrees, thinking it’ll be the next day before Tony contacts him for another date. But to his surprise, he’s barely gone two feet down the street before his phone buzzes.

He pulls it out and can’t help smiling at the message: Are you free tomorrow?

Alright, so maybe Natasha’s pretty good at this after all.

[madeofcc]

2023 Top ♥

Tagged by @someone-elsa and @shesthespinstersimmer ♥ Thanks a lot !

I didn't remember doing all that this year !

Thanks a lot to everyone who's been following me through this journey. 2023 was one of the worst year of my life but also one of the best weirdly so let's hope 2024 will be better for everyone ♥

below the cut I'll put the link and explanations for each edit

1/ The Moonlight/Moonwood Tales concept : Based on the lore that came with the werewolves pack, I imagined a story that would explain everything between the werewolves, vampires and spellcasters. I actually prepared a plan for season 1 ... Maybe I'll post it next year ?

2/ The stories I planned for this year but so far, only Melodia is still going. DH3 will start next year sadly and Another Side has been cancelled because of lack of time and a bad computer.

3/ Aïssa in the city : a special photoshoot/lookbook with some items I love and also a small interview including infos about DH2 and 3. It's also a way for me to show more about Aïssa's modeling life. The title is also a reference to the upcoming spin-off about her ...

4/ The DH3 women and the DH3 gang because I want you to love them when the story will start !

5/ The EDGEWAVE fest organised by @aniraklova ♥ It surely was my favourite event this year ! What an awesome idea it was and a lot of people did amazing stuff during 2 weeks ! You saved our summer for sure ! I used Candy Bher as a reference to Another Side and MOON who's a character in DH3 ...

6/ Toxic Don ! A potential new Another Side story I've been thinking about years now ... It would be fun !

7/ The Ghostface DH3 edits : It's a reference to DH3 and Scream of course; the plot will be a tribute to Wes Craven actually !

8/ The Melodia musical video part : it actually was awesome and fun to create but it took me an entire month just for this little video. I decided to stick to a more boring regular way to post this story. I also don't have a lot of readers so far so I guess they will forgive me. I still see it as one of my biggest achievement here though so check it if you can ^^ I love how the episode turns into a musical movie

9/ @windbrook's Slashed Challenge : it was one of my favourite CAS challenge of all time ^^ I'm a huge slasher fan ! It was perfect for simblreen and people created awesome characters and stories !

10/ A makeover of the Three Sages that comes with Realm of Magic : Ana Mae is actually an original OCs, they all should appear in DH4 and 5 ... Morgyn should be very important in DH4 actually ...

11/ URBZ Mag DH3 edition ! Get the girls part here and the boys part there ♥ I love doing fake interviews and mag covers ! Sorry not sorry

12/ Valentines day ♥ My favourite is the one with the Destiny, Leïla and Aïssa because it's funny and feminist, what this trio is together ! They surely had a great night that day, it's also supposed to happen after Melodia so ...

13 / Franck and Madame Sophie : the first drag sims I create ! I wanted one for the Aïssa spin-off so I guess it will be them :)

14/ Recent edits I like : Maria Perron for @birdietrait's coven (I love her and I'd love to make a little story about her) / An other Another Side new idea focused on Venessa Jeong / Destiny's last portrait for the ocs associations

15/ My favourite gif coming from Another Side Episode 1 : I think it's the best ending for this episode as it shows all the plots and times together. Everytime I see it I want to get back to the story ...

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[cartoonkitten]

❗️minecraft movie thoughts w/ spoilers (as a heavily invested minecrafter)

i honestly have the most mixed feelings on how i truly feel about the movie. and the only reason i actually /give a damn/ this much is because i actually understand the potential the game has and has seen this sorta thing work before. i know /it’s minecraft/, and that there’s so many angles to it by extension of the community and other spin-offs that not everyone is going to view it the same way. but as someone who’s actually extremely passionate about the game and the aforementioned surroundings as a whole— arguably, i genuinely feel like mcsm still does a better job at paying tribute to what the game represents than the movie does, and even that is absolutely not perfect either.

as far as functionality goes, it’s mid as hell, but it does have its charm nonetheless. i’m just going to ignore the actual gameplay inaccuracies. cause i don’t care that they got creepers wrong when they’re not that relevant. but the pacing is overwhelmingly fast, which i guess makes sense given its for little kids, but there’s literally no breathing room between scenes. even simple ones, it felt like we were just hopping onto crazy shit after crazy shit without stopping. and that ends up butchering whatever vague character development they were (i guess??) going for. i admittedly don’t actually know how seriously they were taking this movie. my best guess is they weren’t, which might be obvious. but still, i don’t know if i wanna say it’s lame. but that’s what i’m feeling about it. and, as far as branching into an original story goes, i just, wouldn’t personally frame it the way the movie did. i can see the individual pieces and why they were decided on, but putting them together, it throws me off so much.

i know it seems like i’m taking this way too seriously than i should. and that’s whatever, i still 100% recognize this is obviously aimed at a younger audience who simply just wanna enjoy minecraft in the illogical way that totally can be presented— that is fair. and this isn’t me saying that i don’t like the batshit insanity of it, cause i do. i think that aspect is the most charming and amusing part of the film that made me laugh quite a bit. and to an extent, i would absolutely incorporate if i had a say.

but to express my point of view, i wanna put into perspective what minecraft /means/, to me i guess.

minecraft is funny, and silly, with illogical aspects, but with that it is incredibly intelligent. minecraft is thought-provoking, imaginative, enchanting, and very melancholy, with a deep-seeded feeling of sorrow for the world you're embracing. minecraft is very mysterious in the aspect that there’s no context as to why it is the way it is. /we/ are technically steve, but even being put in his shoes, we still understand him as his own character. and like him, we are curious, cautious, focused, and adapting to the world, aiming to heal in some way. now, i certainly can buy steve being a bit crazy and goofy after being alone for so many years (also as well as the extremely creative, charismatic type for sure. that’s a huge given though), but there’s still further depth to him than what we’re delivered. the movie completely overlooks the poetic value of the game and being /alive/, for literally no actual reason tbh. i totally would’ve loved a minecraft movie with genuine thought, awareness, and respect for the source alongside batshit insanity because /minecraft/. but it’s more like 99% nonstop, overstimulating batshit insanity that, while very fun and entertaining, kinda feels very meh in the long run.

i thought it was kinda funny, garbage man is my absolute favorite character now, but overall i would absolutely change it into something a bit more serious. just cause i feel like the game deserves that. if this makes sense. so yeah. chicken jockey

[thepunkmuppet]

ok if this is just me then it’s whatever but for me teen wolf finishes at season 3b.

like allison dies, the end. the rest of it is what my brain and the brains of talented fic writers can conjure up, because it could be absolute nonsense and still be better than whatever the hell season 4 onwards even is.

liam is okay I guess. I like the season where stiles disappears. there are some (emphasis on some) really great moments and plotlines. but season 4 is such a fucking shitshow, honestly some of the worst tv I have ever watched, which is made even worse because I have to watch it play out with characters I love.

isaac, who had the potential to be one of the best characters, disappears without a trace, and later so does the wonderful kira

malia (who I high key really hate, sorry but she sucks) and scott get together at the end which is just. what the actual fuck

alison’s aunt comes back in the most contrived and stupid way I’ve ever seen (were-jaguar?? ik this show is weird and silly but give me a fucking break)

danny also disappears in favour of a personality-less gay best friend (sorry if you like him, he never did anything wrong it just pisses me off bc he only seems to be there for diversity points. I literally can’t even remember his name)

jackson comes back and is dating one of the also personality-less twins for no reason (and yet they couldn’t even confirm stiles is bi??? what a joke)

and the writing is just bad it’s just so bad… where the dialogue in the first seasons was campy and fun now it’s just cringe and borderline unwatchable, and the plot points are sketchy at best and completely incomprehensible at worst (aka whatever the fuck happened in season 4 I still don’t know)

sorry I’m really dredging up some 2020-teen-wolf-obsessed-in-lockdown emotions here but god I just hate it so much. there is so much potential in that show, so many great characters and concepts, but it all just devolved into twilight-level awfulness and honestly full on character assassination, all culminating in me not even giving a single flying fuck about the (objectively insane and exciting) movie coming out whenever tf it did.

yeah I love teen wolf but it finishes with season 3 the rest is up to fanfiction for me idk what to tell you 🫡

[andmaybegayer]

Last Monday of the Week 2025-01-13

It Fuckin Cold

Listening: Checking out jwz's 2024 wrap-up mixtape, here's I Go Dance by Kiesza

The jwz annual and monthly mixtapes are good club music source for people like me who cannot stand to sift through piles of club music. Other good tracks from this are Spinning by Pom Pom Squad and Guess by Charli xcx

Reading: Blog catch-up, nothing too remarkable.

Playing: Getting back into Cyberpunk 2077 because I want to finish that in relatively short order. There's a lot going on! I do feel a little bit like Netrunning is OP in smaller fights where you can just dump a ton of damage onto one target and take them down in a few seconds without aiming, but I guess I can only do that because I have 20 levels in it. Presumably if I had 20 levels in Strength I'd be able to do something preposterous with a club.

After giving my parents my old VR headset I saw a good deal on a replacement and I've been kicking the tyres on that. The Quest 3 colour passthrough is for real a huge usability improvement, it's kind of hard to justify using the virtual world for the menu when you have such a good passthrough.

Otherwise, the optics are clearer and if you do run things on the headset it can push more pixels. Shunted the latest ALVR release onto it and it runs great over the wifi, potentially a little better since it supports a slightly more advanced WiFi standard.

At some point I need to talk to the furries in my life about VRChat and/or Resonite, they sound fun.

Watching: Miami Connection at Movie Night, a very bad martial arts movie made by Y. K. Kim, a Korean martial arts guy who wanted to make a movie. It's also got several full-length songs, written by one of the actors who is like. A well known shred guitar guy?

Yes that guy looks like Patrick Stickles. He's the leader of one of the gangs.

This movie has too many gangs, too many plotlines, and not enough of. well. a movie. We did all get very invested in the one guy's subplot.

Also watched the new Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. Solid comedy! It does really enjoy being a Part Of Scott Pilgrim.

Making: Household printing experiments, a fan booster for my woefully underpowered bathroom extractor.

Also, an extremely ill-fated foccacia. I will learn to Bread someday.

Ever since I started using a commercial split keyboard at work I'm now running into switching issues using Galena at home, which means I might be rebuilding Galena with a new form-factor. Again. Fortunately I know someone at work with a laser cutter so hopefully I can bug her to cut some acrylic for me.

Tools and Equipment: Lead free solder is good, but you should really get the Tin/Copper/Silver stuff, not the Tin/Copper stuff. I don't know why but that tiny bit of silver really makes an enormous difference in the way the solder flows. Tin/Copper is much like PVC sleeved wires, cheaper and possible to economize on at scale but for small projects, you should probably go for something nicer and save yourself the trouble.

[tardigradetv]

(This post is gonna be edited in the future because I haven't finished it yet! I want to add some stuff, but I'm too tired to do it now. Sorry if things are cringe here. Please don't judge!)

Since I got tagged by @thedragonofbadasstemple , I'm gonna share 9 games I got into in 2024! I actually didn't watch many shows/movies last year because that year was a "worker's year", I'd say. I was busy most of the time and when I had free time, I'd rather go outside or do something, like creating or playing games (or studying 🙈) (yes, I think it can be fun studying for a few hours a day 😂). That means I barely had any days I'd just... do nothing. 😭 Yeah, on those few days when I actually just lay in bed, I watched documentaries (and I can't remember titles, so Idk how to share in this case 🤦‍♂️).

Some games are "childhood comebacks". (Games I've known since childhood but lost interest in them and got into them again years later)

I try to be as chronological as possible, but just keep in mind that my memory is such a mess. 😭 So I guess everything worth mentioning was said for now. Let's dive in!

Early beginning of the year:

1 - That's not my neighbor

Last year started with my "Fran Bow comeback". What I mean is that I watch analysis videos and think my part on the whole thing (that doesn't cover how the stuff I do look like, but whatever... I write stuff about it... It's called by that game's name because that game got me into analysis videos about anything regarding gaming or artists' works. So I started looking for other people's thoughts on things, too, instead of only interpreting things on my own) At the same time, I was looking for more games/franchises to think about (and writing analysis). Somehow, I stumbled upon That's Not My Neighbor through YouTube videos on my feed (so yeah... you could say the YouTube algorithm got me into the game lol). The concept/the idea behind the game inspired me to write and do my research on topics relating to the game. What I can say about the gameplay is that it's simple yet effective. It's the ultimate "find the difference" game with an interesting lore behind it. I haven't checked if there came any new updates out regarding gameplay or game modes lately, so it can be that I'm talking crap now. 🤡 Well, let's actually get what I want to tell... To keep it short, the game has a lot of potential, even with its few content gameplay-wise. I imagine that they could add a longer story mode where they provide a better insight into the lore.

Spring 2024:

2 - Needy Streamer Overload

Around the time when it was my old "friend's" birthday, I heard from this game for the first time. It seemed interesting to me, so I looked deeper into it. And no surprise, the game has caught my interest since then. The game's art style inspired me to try new things in my art, and the deeper meaning behind specific features/hints is thought-provoking, exactly what I like. Though I don't relate much to Ame, the protagonist, I really liked how much I could analyze and theorize in her story. So many connections make sense and indirectly told me to do some research about mental health topics I wasn't really educated on. Overall, the iconic character Ame taught me bits of wisdom I carry on my journey of life. Yeah, the game was an experience. My my, I couldn't process my early times of getting into this game back then. 🙈 It was a little bit too much for me at first, but after a few months, I could enjoy the game without any further issues.

3 - My Child: Lebensborn

Summer 2024:

OMG, as a German... 😭 Well, that game hit hard... But I love that there's a game that touches that dark, historical period from an insiders perspective. In times when we fear that history could repeat itself, this game helps reflect the harsh reality some people like to deny.

(Gonna write more about this later)

4 - D4DJ

When I installed the Hypmic ARB in February 2023, I got into rhythm games for the first time. Yes, I've never played any rhythm games before, so Hypmic ARB gets the title "my first rhythm game". Since then, I've started liking rhythm games as a genre. In summer 2024, I spent time with a "friend" (who isn't my friend anymore, sadly), a rhythm game enthusiast, especially when it comes to rhythm games for consoles. When I asked them which mobile rhythm games I could try, they gave me D4DJ as a recommendation. I played it for a few months, but one day... it just didn't work on my phone anymore. I couldn't get through the title, and I couldn't even save my account, which meant I had to say goodbye to the game... Yes, I could've started from the beginning again, but as I've experienced before, most games don't even work on my phone once such issues start to occur (I had this with Project Sekai). But in the end, I don't have anything on my phone anymore that could remind me of my old "friend", so I see it as a plus to some degree... 😭 Now, to my feedback! The game has an innovative system that made my gameplay experience really enjoyable. The different notes while playing a show made me think really quickly how to calculate where I should position my fingers. I also like how the game uses the screen you play on. It's important to have your whole screen in view to know how to hit some notes. (That makes the decorative feature of designing your stage so cool imo). The game also has Touhou songs that I enjoy, so I often played these (along with internet yamero). What I certainly like in the game is that... I could actually feel rewarded for just playing. To be more clear, you can get diamonds (or whatever they're called again, I forgot 😭) by just playing a song for a specific number of times. If my phone just worked... Yeah, but something that really bothered me is that... I easily got overstimulated from playing this game. The game is fun, but it won't once I get overstimulated...

5 - Snake Pass (childhood comeback)

This game is peak childhood! And the soundtrack 😭 I love it so much! I can't think of any other games where you play a snake with a humming bird as a helping companion to explore different areas of an in-game world. Also that you can change the facial expressions of Noodle (the snake) is such a nice detail! I spent hours on this game trying to get the 100%. Yes, the controls are a bit... uh, hard to get used to at first, but once you do, you have lots of fun solving puzzles. Since David Wise is the composer of the soundtrack, you could expect that there are gonna be bangers. (I mean, think of Donkey Kong...) I remember how I used to listen to the soundtrack for HOURS when I first discovered this game years ago! 😭🫶 It's also one of those games where I just enjoy playing without trying so hard to master it immediately. Sometimes, I take a look at all those details I can find... and I love every single one of them. For example, Noodle is a coral snake, an extremely dangerous snake. And as far as I know, coral snake venom contains neurotoxins that can lead to paralysis and death. So I think you can guess why the small crabs you can find in the game flee when they see Noodle... (kinda funny to think about when you compare that to the game's innocent appearance.)

Fall 2024:

6 - Team Fortress 2 (childhood comeback)

It's a classic. I think many people have at least heard of it through memes. I've been into this game since childhood (but other, new interests gained higher priority, so I kinda forgot about this franchise). Back then, I had a proper device to play it, ah... 😭 Well, before my recent computer died, I had the opportunity to play Team Fortress 2 again. What a wonderful experience it was! There's so much about this game that I've forgotten in the time I didn't touch it that it felt like a complete new experience. Oh, and reading all the chapters of the comic again... (including the recently published one) It brought tears into my eyes. Compared to other games of the same genre, TF2 isn't as competitive as some others. I used that as an opportunity to have fun and just enjoy the game! Especially the casual experience can be so chaotically fun, which gives the game its unique charm. I don't think there's any other game that has the same charm as TF2, so if you like ego shooters where you can be goofy and laugh your ass of in voice chats, this one is for you! Besides, the characters are *chef's kiss*, and the game can be counted as a cultural phenomenon. I mean, when voicelines become memes that reach countless people (probably outside the fandom), then this game is an internet milestone.

7 - Sally Face (childhood comeback)

With my old Fran Bow fixation, of course, I'm gonna find this game sooner or later. I can say that I don't regret finding out about this game at all! The art style, animation style, and lore captivated me. And not to forget, the soundtrack... I still listen to sometimes. I first discovered it a few years ago when I wanted to play something different. As you probably know from my introduction, I'm a Nintendo fan who plays mostly their games, but I touch other games from time to time, too. One of the first games I started getting into besides the Nintendo ones was Fran Bow, to be honest. And I mean by "getting into" that I CONSUMED the game's content like crazy.😭 (That's why this game has a connection to some others I've mentioned here). Well, back to Sally Face. Sal Fisher, the protagonist himself, is such an icon. I really grew fond of him from the early beginning. His personality and his background touched my heart, so it was no surprise that I'd feel devastated after finishing the story. What I really appreciate about this game is the atmosphere. Besides the lore (which I was deeply invested in when I first found out about the game), the atmosphere of the game makes you lean back and think about what is happening while you play. You slow down for a moment to investigate a certain spot to find more information. You might put your device beside to take a moment to process what just happened. Truly breathtaking. The further you get in the game, the more you feel like you're losing yourself in the scenario. It's an unforgettable experience with moments that can you almost make you cry. The strange art style highlights this uncomfortable atmosphere even more. After Sally Face has become a significant part of my childhood, I can say that this game touches many topics that are worth discussing. I could endlessly ramble on any character's specific traits, their background, and context to the story (if I actually could share my thoughts properly 🙈). Exploring the depth of this game back then was an important part of "getting used to thinking". And now, having found my way to this game again feels like I time traveled back to the time I was younger, a time when my life looked so different. To look back and say goodbye to those times, I'd imagine visiting my younger self and just telling that boy how grateful I am he kept going. Thanks to my determined younger self, I could grow into the person I am today. May Sally Face stay a wonderful memory...

Winter 2024:

8 - Yume Nikki

The strange game that made me reconsider all my thought patterns and my life in general. I have to admit, strange things always captivate me, so it's no surprise I got into it so quickly. The soundtrack captures the feeling of endless isolation so well... ah, I know that feeling. Listening to it gives me comfort. The reason why I feel like this is... sad. Well, how should I say it? I... grew up in social isolation, you could say... My childhood wasn't the worst... but it is the foundation of a person's personality, so... Oh- that's not the topic I should talk about right now...

9 - Everything (the game)

Somehow, I've never heard of this game before someone mentioned it not so long ago. It's exactly my taste! I'm sad I didn't discover it sooner! Games with great wisdom behind it always have a sweet spot in my heart. It's really interesting how the game is made. Such a simple style with an intense/immersing atmosphere. The soundtrack really makes me forget everything around me (though the animations in this game make me laugh as hell. The first time I saw how the animals "walk" here got me almost falling from my chair.) I personally think that this game challenges your experimental abilities/creativity. The more you use those abilities, the more fun you're going to have playing this game. Everything seems so aimless (pun intended), but this makes the player think about what the game tries to tell you.

(Gonna continue later)