#like they'll be like they're so alike! and they 'look the same and act the same' but no

[epickiya722]

Ever see two characters from two different animes or whatever that almost everyone and their mother will say "that's the same character" and when you, yourself look at them you're just like "the fuck are you talking about"?

[elsewhereuniversity]

I'm sorry, I just need to rave for a moment at anyone and you're my closest victim.

My "roommate" thinks they're fooling me, and I'm trying, SO HARD, not to let on that I know that they're three goblins in a trench coat. They take turns being the head and none of them look remotely alike.

Noh, is older, has a white beard and no hair. He likes to tinker with things and figure out how anything works.

Tue, is baby faced with a little whif of black hair on his head and he likes to draw.

Ma, has huge ears and long curly locks of red hair. Out of the three of them, she's the most sensible and fun to talk to.

If you see them, don't let on that they're obviously three goblins in a trench coat. Unless you want whichever one is acting as the arms to hit you upside the head with a stick. It's them trying to induce amnesia, and Noh is probably the only one who could do it with some luck.

If you see them, they'll go by their names, just start with whichever one is pretending to be the head first, and the others should follow.

Never give them anything less than three of the same thing. They don't know how to do fractions, and can't split a cupcake between them to save their lives.

[lokisasylum]

The hate against Jimin & PJMS is so forced....

In fact its SO forced that now ANYONE can drag ANY member & instead of the guilty party suffering the consequences they can just switch their pfp to Jimin's and say "pjms started it" and army are such SHEEP that they'll believe it and keep on parroting "pjms are the most vile creatures"

But you know what I've seen in the last 48hrs?

Jikookers dragging Taehyung for no apparent reason, knowing that kths will only attack Jimin, not the golden boi wonder who's album is coming up.

So after they get Jimin dragged, who has to come and clean the mess? That's right, pjms through all the ReportForJimin accounts.

I reported over a 100+ accounts yesterday between Targeted Harassment & Hateful Speech (most of those accs had been reported NUMEROUS times before & were still around), while I was still streaming FACE and trying to keep ya'll informed here on tumblr about random Jimin news. And while reporting I saw NOT A SINGLE jikooker OR ot7 reporting. It was always us while at the same time being attacked by everyone.

The next nasty thing I saw were actual Army OT7s who are Palestinians, expressing their discomfort at being pressured to buy and support JK's album when a lot of them were caught in this awful war and it was more important for them to fight for their lives and their families than focusing right now on an album that will still be available for purchase and streaming weeks and months from now.

GUESS WHAT HAPPENED????

The got dragged AND ratioed by everyone; "ot7s", JK solos & Taekookers alike.

I saw them get messages like:

"So go k*ll yourself then."

"I hope you get blown off along with your family."

"You all deserve to d*e anyway."

"Jungkook's album is more important than your pity-war, cry about it"

Yeah, those were legit messages being said to these armys. And all it took was one of them fighting back by stating that armys were stupid for defending an album that had Scooter Braun's disgusting hands all over it. The same Zionist who's on Israel's side & gives money for these wars disguised as "wanting peace", instead of standing up for people who were actually suffering or being killed as a result of this war, for the narrative of these JK solos, Taekookers & even some "armys" to switch to:

"Oh, that explains it. They're just jealous of JK because Scooter is helping him"

"Its prolly a bitter pjms who's afraid that Golden will surpass Face next week."

And the whole thing just went to hell from there with Jimin getting called animal names, pjms getting blamed for EVERYTHING AGAIN.

And the stupidest part is, they're acting as if there aren't any Palestinians within PJMS/Jimin stans side who ARE boycotting, who ARE participating in protests, who ARE risking their lives too.

I did also see a large group of armys openly declaring being Zionists & those were cancelled pretty quick. But why does it take so long for regular antis to get cancelled as well? They just get to roam free, spreading their one-sided hate around for weeks, months, years to come.

And in the end its always "pjms are the worst" when all we're trying to do it to keep supporting Jimin with streaming/buying parties every day. The majority of us don't even keep up with what the other members are doing, we're just here for Jimin only. But still we get dragged into pity-fights between the other solos.

ESPECIALLY that BlockForV acc who acts as an ot7, but is actually a solo acc day in and day out targeting Jimin & pjms for attention (they're the ones trying to drag Jimin into that issue with gdragon over that Nike Dinner Party where BOTH Jimin & RM got invited alongside other Idols and Hybe employees, by cropping pictures of that dinner party to make it look like only Jimin was there. We didn't even know they were doing this because apparently Taehyung is also under investigation for something?? So they're trying to divert attention by getting Jimin dragged)

It's tiring, man...

[atlantis-just-drowned]

We need to talk about this fear when you see another neurodivergent kid getting mocked behind their back or bullied, and maybe you're not even aware that you're neurodivergent yourself yet, but you have this profound, internal knowledge that you have more in common with this one kid than with all of the others who are mocking him.

So you're just like... Terrified. Because you know you're blending in -for now- but you also know you're right next in line for the bullying. If you do just one thing wrong, if you're just a little bit too weird, if people notice you two have some sort of common point, you'll end up in the same position than them.

So you just use them as a counter-model and try to avoid doing anything that might look like something they'd do. You become overly self-conscious. You think constantly about the fact that you don't want to end up like this one kid. You try to avoid talking to them as much as possible, to avoid befriending them. And every time you do a mistake, every time your natural behavior shows, your mind races like "oh no, I've acted like them. People are gonna see we're alike. They're gonna talk behind my back about it. I'll remind others of them and they'll mock me for it."

[nawemichi]

I wanted to post this earlier, but my internet is not working very well.

Ok, here's the post:

Max creature and Handa thing are these two squishy-toy-alike creatures I made for fun.

I think this was the first Max creature I drew:

It was for a short comic. I was tired and didn't want to draw anymore so I tranformed Max into this cat creature only for this panel.

Then, a few weeks (or months?) later I wanted to try some brushes and filters on ibis paint and...

THE MAX CREATURE WAS BORN!!

Some time passed and I felt like drawing him again. Look at this silly baby.

After this, I decided to create a Handa thing too.

While the creature looks and kinda acts like a cat, the thing is more like a dog, even tho they're the same species.

I think I unconsciously based his appearance on kuriboh haha.

Does their species have a name?

Nah, not really. They're just... Creature things. No one knows if they eat (and how), their sexes or how they breed. You just leave two of them alone for a long time and they'll have a baby in one week. The creatures usually just have one baby and take care of ir until it grows up and can take care for itself.

Well, I think that's all. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask me!!

[queerfables]

911 season 4 liveblog part 4x07 through to the end

4x07

Ok I'm obsessed with this "mother plague" band I want to go to all their shows and maybe hook up with them

Oh boy Buck is not having a good date. Come on lady, be nice. It's not like Buck held you at gunpoint to get you to the table. If you're having a bad time just go home.

Ok seriously you cannot order dessert on a date where you're clearly having a bad time and then continue to be bitchy to the person you're there with. Just go home!

LMFAO THEY'RE NEIGHBOURS

Hen saying "Have either of you ever seen me in a dress?" and the random guy chiming in with "I think you'd look lovely in a dress" lmfao not the correct response my dude

Buck and Eddie facing off against a turkey together amazing

I'm enjoying Michael's Rear Window arc

Crying with laughter. I love that when Athena asks Bobby to check on Michael he immediately gets sucked into Michael's nonsense

Bobby is TERRIBLE at undercover operating

"Michael did help me break into a bank vault once" I really love their team ups

Oh my god Michael just snuck into the guy's house??

Holy fuck is he stealing organs??

Oh this is a nice scene with Hen and her mum

LMFAO LMFAO Buck's bad date is dating Albert now that's hilarious

4x08

Crying with laughter over the bitingly false cheer in this flight attendant's voice as she says "you betcha". Poor friend she's having a terrible time.

Why is everyone acting like she specifically is antagonising them on purpose

Honestly her breakdown is totally warranted everyone on that plane was terrible. No jury would convict her.

Oh the cork embedded in the guy's neck had me gasp out loud at the screen love when this show gets me like that

Aw Buck babysitting Christopher makes me :pleading-eyes:

Buck is such a family guy ugh it's soft. it's been super obvious ever since he met Christopher that he is someone who needs to be around kids and one day have his own (and that he adores Christopher in particular ofc). He and Eddie are so alike. This isn't the only way but it's definitely one that stands out to me, because of course Eddie just completely lights up around his kid.

Man, I rode out the worst of the pandemic in one of the most isolated cities in the world (by total coincidence, we had moved there the year before it hit) so we weren't hit too hard by it. But this season is really driving home how lucky I got.

Omg Taylor and Buck gossiping about Buck's love life is really funny. Maybe they'll hook up again but I would love if she just hung around as his bitchy ex who gets drunk with him and dunks on all his life choices

Chanting for the guy to jump? Classy.

"I've met the people you work with. Your life is nothing but meaningful relationships." Only Taylor could make that sound like an insult. I love her.

Oh Eddie. I know that conversation didn't go the way you hoped but the fact that your kid is able to say the words "I'm mad at you" and walk off to get some space speaks volumes about what an excellent parent you are. It's gonna be ok.

Okay when Taylor knocked on the door I thought she only showed up so she could watch the train wreck but actually she had no idea what she was walking into and in revenge she intends to BE the train wreck? That's hilarious.

oh no Taylor you're showing human emotions and vulnerability stop that immediately before I fall in love with you

Oh my god I'm gonna cry, Eddie panicking over Christopher going missing, answering the call from Buck in a total freak out, but it's all OK and Buck is calling because when Christopher is feeling upset and alone and mad at his dad, the person he trusts to go to is Buck? Gosh that's a lot T_T

Feeling very 🥺 about Taylor & Buck friendship

Oh no, Hen and Karen, that is super rough news. I'm sorry, that aspect of fostering must be so rough.

4x09

Omg this is so familiar. My family had pretty much the same experience when our little one was born. "Today's the day" I'm sorry Maddie, today is not the day.

Oh my god I hate seeing kids in distress this car driving the wrong way down the highway is tough

Oh jeeze this accident is pushing everyone's buttons

Chimney and Maddie are so cute

Oh no Albert!!

He better not die I'll be big mad

Then again if he's anything like his brother he'll be fine

Their music choice is not filling me with confidence

Oh thank God

Oh that is a beautiful baby

Oh Hen. "Nia's damn near crying her eyes out and you act like it happens every day" in fairness, she's a toddler, it probably does happen every day. Put yourself in her mother's shoes for a moment. You experienced first hand the fear of losing your kid, this mother actually experienced it. You don't know what she went through that she had her kid taken and you don't know what she's done to get back to a place where she can look after her again.

"You are nothing like that woman" "I am exactly like that woman" Yeah, he is, and as terrible as the accident she caused is, she's still a person just like Bobby is.

Wow this show really can do Themes when it wants to

4x10

Oh, ouch. I know I was tough on Hen for being angry and trying to fight their foster kid leaving, but I also have a lot of empathy. This sucks, and I'm really sad for their son too.

Oh oof I'm crying

This is too sad

Oh now I'm sad about Hen being happy for Chimney even though she's going through something so painful

Oh that baby is soooo tiny

Ugh I love Ann

Oh no Chimney you put your foot in it a bit there

Athena you really need to learn to react to your kids doing things you don't like with a little more chill

Especially if you want them to tell you things and take your advice and such

This is such an emotional episode

Ugh Chimney calling Ann "Grandma"

Oh no Denny is suuuuch a good kid T_T

A big part of the reason I think this show is aimed at people in a slightly older demographic is that every time they do an episode about kids and parenthood it just completely turns on the waterworks for me lol. and I don't think it would have affected me this way before I was a parent but now that I am, it's just really clear that the people making this show know what they're talking about.

4x11

Aw Athena you're learning! That was a great response to May asking for more independence

Josh backstory! I'm so happy

And Sue backstory too!!

This scene between Hen and Athena about their kids and the missing girl and May wanting to move out is a really lovely scene, I have missed Hen and Athena's interactions.

Also it passes both the Bechdel test and several related tests about race, and I appreciate that that isn't even particularly noteworthy for the show. The only reason I thought about it was because I was trying to figure out how to describe the scene and when I laid it out like "the one where Hen and Athena talk about May" it made me smile

Another thing I like about this show is that it's one of the only shows filmed during the pandemic where full scenes are conducted with masks being worn. Other shows I've seen during that time usually gestured to the use of masks but had the characters take them off as soon as they started talking.

Lmfao love Athena showing up like "don't even think about it Buck"

Aaaah Josh just saved their lives!! Listen I don't find this scenario completely plausible but it's so cool it doesn't matter. Heck yeah I'll suspend my disbelief for this.

I really love Josh. He reminds me of a very old friend of mine whose name was actually also Josh

4x12

Message in a bottle is a fun premise

Lmfao Buck is so sad about missing out on the helicopter

Is ok Buck, my kid loves helicopters too

LOL at this guy whose foot is three times the size it should be being like "no no I can tough it out"

Are Taylor and Buck gonna go looking for this treasure together? Amazing

I love the dispatch betting pool

OMG EDDIE WANTS TO TEAM UP TOO THAT'S SO CUTE

I love Taylor so much (though I stand by my initial impression that she is a terrible person) I'm keen for some Buck/Eddie/Taylor screentime

Omg now a Hen and Chimney team up too? I'm so into this

Oh we are so getting a Bobby and Athena team up too

Come on Athena have some fun

Otherwise he's gonna go team up with Michael and you'll have to arrest them both

LMFAO HE WAS NEVER ACTUALLY DEAD THAT'S GREAT

This guy is an ass it's hilarious

Heeee everyone showing up at the same place to find the treasure, delightful

HEN'S EXPLANATION FOR HOW THEY FOUND IT IS THE BEST ONE

"My wife wrote an algorithm that detects changes in satellite images"

Big "what like it's hard" energy

"What, the unnamed cameraman gets a cut?"

"I'm glad we're friends" honestly I wish Taylor and Buck really could be friends because again I think that would be a great dynamic for them

That said I do actually enjoy their relationship as a romance too

4x13

Alright, Suspicion and then Survivors, you're up! I've been informed these are good Buddie-sodes so I'm keen!

Omg they're spoofing that bride who tried to subject her guests to lie detector tests heh

Oh I am SO charmed by the fact that Bobby and Michael usually team up for family game night. Their friendship is everything to me.

Don't be douchey about allergen free food. "What's it made of, air?" If I had a gluten free cookie for every time I heard that 🙄

CARLA!! Christopher's reaction is mine

Eddie stop flirting with the lady falling through the balcony

(Tbh this supports my low-key gay!Eddie agenda. He's jumping from one woman to the next and his primary criteria seems to be whether or not they'd be a good parent to Christopher. Of course that will feature in his calculations but idk. Carla asking him to think about what he wants too was important)

This kid moves around a lot, always going to different doctors, oh jeeze this is a Munchausen by proxy case isn't it?

Either that or they're fleeing abuse or something because otherwise the first thing you want for a chronically sick kid is continuity of care

Oh Maddie is really struggling huh

I bet Bobby is someone's sponsor! I wonder why he's lying about it though

Oh no Maddie, Chimney isn't talking about you, you are a good parent you're just sick and need support

Ah, that's why he's lying about it

Holy fuck, Bobby, that is a huge wrecking ball of a statement to make.

"Who says this marriage is working" do not pull that shit without thinking it through in the middle of a fight because that is the kind of thing that's hard to take back

Oh holy SHIT

No listen I've seen a million gifs of that moment it's the first thing that put this ship on my radar I've been waiting for it forever

I did NOT expect it to manage to blindside me so completely even so!!!

Holy fuck

Ok what's next I am AMPED

4x14

Wow how have I not seen gifs of Buck dragging him to safety

Eddie's glazed "Are you hurt?" looking at his own blood all over Buck

THAT is what I'm talking about

"Are you ok, Buckley?"

Not even a little bit

Oh my god he even said it

That dead eyed "No."

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Woah, was Eddie the target? I guessed that maybe it was a terrorism thing. Targeting emergency workers seems like a great way to inspire panic

"No comment" ok I'm obsessed with the fact that this is Buck's first instinct when confronted with Taylor under these circumstances. I'm really glad that's not why she's there but I love that he thought it could be. Ah, my cut-throat girlfriend 🥰

"You can't go see his son looking like this" I'm really glad that Taylor is there to tell Buck sensible things like that

Oh it absolutely was targeting firefighters

Aw I'm happy Albert is doing better

Oof this is a ROUGH conversation to have with Christopher. Buck is doing a great job but I wonder if he should really have been the one to do it, only because he's so shaken up himself.

Oh no now he's crying T________T

Jesus he must have thought Eddie was dead

Oh the show is doing Themes again

"As scared as we are, it's going to be worse for the people who love us. They're the ones who have to watch us go to work and worry we might not come home."

"There's that thing people say, 'I don't know what I'd do without you' because losing someone you love is such an alien concept you don't want to imagine what it's like"

"And I was sitting in that engine thinking I was listening to you dying and I didn't need to imagine anything"

Right after Buck was violently confronted with the prospect of losing Eddie

Oof

I'm happy Bobby and Athena are finally talking about this though. They really needed to.

The fact that Buck is staying with Christopher through this T_T

Lmfao fucking Buck of course he's already halfway up the crane

Buck's gonna Buck

Oh fuck that glint of light scared the shit out of me

Man this scene between Bobby and Buck about Buck's apparent death wish was really good

Aw that's a pretty cute Taylor/Buck moment

I gotta be honest I really kind of like them

Aaaaah Eddie's ok

"Still, I think it might have been better for Christopher if I was the one who got shot" Oh Buck you're really in it now

And Eddie's face when he said that

Oh no Bobby!!

Oh I love Chimney taking over the scene since Bobby is trapped inside and can't

Athena walking through fire to save her husband is pretty romantic <3

Oh they got to see Nia again T_T what a lovely coincidence

Oh it's The Scene!!

This is the other one I've been waiting for

Oh holy fuck

yeah

Everything about that was Extremely.

Obsessed with the fact that Eddie did not tell Buck about any of this

Why the hell would you make someone your kid's godparent and not SAY something that's truly unhinged

But Eddie saying no one would fight harder for Christopher than Buck T-T and Eddie saying Buck is not expendable!!!!!!

That is like. The thing that Buck wants to hear the most. And doesn't ever fully believe.

So that is a lot

FIREFIGHTER ALBERT oh I'm emotional

[egg-emperor]

Decided that since I put Boom Egg's sexuality down as unknown, I might as well have that be the case in universe story wise for my stuff too for a bit.

I'm imagining that Boom Egg wasn't out to literally anyone he's ever around in his world because he didn't have any friends and there wasn't anyone for him to date on the island so it was never relevant. But when he starts dating modern and Casino AU Eggman when they visit his world, he still doesn't feel ready to come out to everyone, so they keep it a secret for a while. Plus the three do just consider each other friends for a while even after they start messing around because it was just casual but that changes over time when they realized they all want to be boyfriends.

It's easy to keep the relationships a secret when it's just modern and Boom Egg going to the village together at first, as modern Egg is often very reserved and private when it comes to affection, so there are no clear signs or hints at what they get up to together alone. In fact at first people just keep thinking they're related because they look so alike for obvious reasons which is awkward, so they have to explain the different worlds thing and how they're actually different versions of the same person. So even then, still nobody expects they're together at all and would date themselves like that.

But when it comes to Casino AU Eggman it's much different because he's extremely openly affectionate with Boom Egg at all times, vocally and physically to the highest degrees. So Boom Egg is nervous the first time they decide to go down to the village together. Casino Egg understands this and says he won't tell anyone but because he's the most openly gay of the three to the point it's unmistakable, Boom Egg wonders if that might give away his own identity. Because with the way Casino Egg gets with him, it'd make it immediately obvious that something is going on XD

He kindly asks if Casino Egg can try to tone it down with the way he flirts, looks at, and touches him, just while they're out but of course that's impossible and Casino Egg would never. Instead he just tells him not to worry because while it's only going to be obvious that he's gay, it doesn't mean they'll suspect they're actually together if Boom doesn't show that he likes him too. And he says that if he were to try to hide the way he acts around him, it would actually be much more likely to make people suspicious because it would be obvious that he was trying to hide something than it would if he did it.

They go to the village together so Casino Egg can see what it's like- he doesn't find it very impressive because it's not modern and doesn't have enough casinos for his liking. XD He keeps talking about how the land would be great for it though. Then they get something to eat like Casino Egg is most interested in but Boom Egg is nervous because he feels it'll be obvious it's like a date. Especially with how Casino Egg wants to sit closely and commonly touches him with a hand on his back, hand on top of his on the table, and puts his arm around him but he insists they just look like casual pals.

But it's impossible not to notice how lovestruck Casino Egg is by Boom Egg as he always has total adoration in his eyes when he looks at him dreamily and Boom Egg has to keep telling him to snap out of it when he gets too distracted lol. And because Boom can never get over how loved and special it makes him feel to get so much attention from someone at last and it's overwhelming, his reaction might give it away too. But Casino Egg can't change the way he looks at him so he jokes "I'll just have to close my eyes or look away then" and then Boom is like "No that'll make it more obvious!"

If anyone that Boom knows happens to see them together and approach to see what's going on, Boom Egg introduces him to them and Casino Egg quickly chimes in and proudly announces that he's been a really great friend to him already. But when they can't hear, he leans in to whisper into his ear "He's also my very cute handsome little guy~" and Boom Egg gasps and blushes hard like "What did I say‽‽‽" and gives him a little slap for his cheekiness for getting him flustered in public like this but Casino Egg is just amused and says he's not breaking his promise, it just had to be said!

Boom Egg pretends that he's going to show Casino Egg to the bathroom but pulls him aside somewhere more private. He then acts grumpy with him as he pouts and crosses his arms and tells him that he shouldn't be so cheeky and tease him like that so they both nearly give it away just like that, he should wait until they get back to his lair. Casino Egg just finds his attitude adorable and shrugs and says "Can't help it when you're my cute little strawberry shortcake" and Boom Egg just rolls his eyes and smiles and they share a few secret sweet kisses before they get back out there.

While they continue to sit and talk at the table, Casino Egg still can't help but say sweet things, put his hands on him, and look at him with hearts in his eyes and Boom Egg blushes and looks bashful, happy, and giggly in a way nobody has ever seen, so people might start to get a bit of an idea that something's up. But when they get lost in the fun together they forget everyone else is there, to the point Boom Egg almost ends up being the one to go in for a cuddle and kiss and Casino Egg stops him in time and says "Ah, ah, who's the one nearly giving us away now ;)" and then they're even!

They'll keep what they have a secret until Boom Egg feels ready to come out but Casino Egg is definitely very excited and eager for when he gets to hold his hand in public and show off how he's lucky enough to get to call him his boyfriend 🥰💜

[runawaysiren940]

What ships do you like? I tend not to be interested in the popular ships because I alike genre shows and those couples don’t really get popular or one dies horribly but usually those shows give me the clear eyed, obsessive, emotional intensity I enjoy lol. Plus devotion is hot idc! The regular couples are either boring or saddled with soap levels of drama (always with a man too) which rounds back to boring or the plot of the show will be good but the actresses couldn’t be less interested in playing lesbians. Half the time I see lesbian couples on my dash (rare because most of the lesbian ships are actually bisexual women) their intimacy looks extremely forced. Especially the kisses like you’d think someone was holding the actresses at gunpoint to kiss and it takes me out of the moment because how can I get invested when the actors are clearly disgusted lol. Or they never kiss and only hold hands or touch for heads which is annoying especially when the straight couples get full sex scenes. Like I’m not advocating for anyone to do anything they’re uncomfortable with or for women to bare their bodies but there are ways to convincing and tastefully show intimacy and I feel like lesbian couples hardly get that.

Honestly, I'm not too picky about ships, because if it's written well enough, I can believe it works. But with femslash, it feels like I've only got a select few options, since as of like 2016 onwards, pretty much every gay ship has at lease one character transed, and the ship is suddenly hetero (like adora/catra. They're always giving a woman a dick, and to me, that just reads as 'I'm a homophobe who can't write gay sex). If Heath Ledger can act his ass off in Brokeback Mountain, it shouldn't be that hard for female actresses to do the same in their roles, especially when they know ahead of time that they'll be playing a gay relationship...

That said, I don't really read that much femslash, especially since I tend to read older fanfiction or fandoms, and there's just not all that much in comparison to other ships. But that said:

-Michonne/Andrea

-Michonne/Rick (They did sell me on this one, congrats TWD for making me ship a canon ship)

-Jon/Elias (The Magnus Archives. I hate Martin. I hate him so much.)

-Bella/Alice (I got Twilight when I was eight. Making it gay makes it better. Thank the lord that Normie women run this henhouse.)

I'll read other ships if they're convincing enough, but these are the ones I actively search for.

[anemia-rp]

It's the same for me. I'm not sure whether I could trust a person fully. There were once two people I somewhat trusted, but there was always the possibility that they'll end up backstabbing me. Back in the other world people saw me as a bomb that could blow up any time. Maybe I would have some sides to show to special people as well, if I had someone I could consider special.

If someone agrees with me too much for too long I start to become suspicious. It could be a sign that they fear you and wait for a moment to attack you. Sure, it can be fun if someone follows you blindly so to speak and you can take advantage of that.

Just because you described me different than people did so far doesn't mean I will feel the need to show you a different side of me. But on the other hand it's more fun to let you keep wondering whether I put on an act or not. There are always different sides to everyone. Let's wait and see what your final opinion of me will be.

The human deep inside of me comes to the surface from time to time and then I think for a split second I might deserve something good. But life reminded me time and time again that I don't so I will make sure I deserve it even more to go to hell.

I guess never say never... but I don't think anything will change for me.

I'll for sure try to tickle things out of you. I wanna see what your softer side looks like. And who knows maybe at some point you will simply go ahead and show me one of those sides. Of course I'm still careful. I bet you are as well. You have a list, huh? How about you tell me what else is on that list.

I don't think you're that type of person, but you're free to proof me wrong. No, I never got an reward. Back then when I could be consider good nobody cared about it. Then life fucked me over and ever since then I didn't do anything to deserve a reward. Also no one ever called me a good boy, but it seems you are eager to change that.

So people considered you as unpredictable if they compared you to a bomb. If others think you're unpredictable they will always keep their distance. It's really something effective to push people away.

Yeah, I've got this paranoid thinking as well. I often don't even trust someone else's smile. They could act just friendly so you get closer and can backstab you more easily. A doormat in human form can be indeed fun and useful, but nothing else. This is not someone you could truly like. Guess many people don't even think about this.

Certainly not. But it could be open the door to show me more sides of you. If we're really that alike then it could be we push each other away like two magnets with the same pole. However, how close I get to someone depends a lot on how people see me and how much they wanna see about me. It can take long for me to form an opinion about someone. And even after a year it could be I can't because there's usually much about a person. So dunno about a 'final opinion' about you.

Guess that only shows you actually have a conscience. Maybe sometimes you should leave it to others to decide if you deserve something good or something bad. Probably you're harder on yourself than most other people would be. It's often like that. We're our hardest critics.

My softer side. It has different facets. Could be you'd see them yourself if you're around me. One thing is that I sometimes like to help people. Weaker people. Guess what tells a lot about someone is how they're around children, animals and women. So at least some of those things are on my list of what I wanna see of you. What you do when you're bored just as well. And to see all of your emotions for once.

Let's say that I sometimes like it to be against things, but usually I have reasons for it. I wouldn't mind changing this, yeah. It's nice to give people new experiences. Maybe even one of the best things.

[percyaugod]

Thank you! ^ ^

Bishop over time sees him more as a person and less like a subject. It gets to the point where he only does more necessary experiments and procedures like making new prosthetics and attaching them because L10 outgrew the old ones and they'll start to cause damage if not dealt with. Made worse by the fact he can't even feel it.

Bishop finding out about the other turtles and may or may not be taking out some misplaced aggression from L10. He loves him, though he won't admit to even himself, but he gets on so many of Bishop's nerves.

Also, he didn't want to risk them getting too close and L10 finding out. Sure they're the same species, but L10 doesn't even remember them. He doesn't need the confusion of dealing with others of his kind that might come and… and take him away. Far, far, away.

How does L-10 find out? Leatherhead.

Leatherhead is in a cell and nearly having a heart attack when he sees what looks like one of his turtle friends in another cell. Except their body looks like it'd been torn apart and put back together with stitches, wire, metal, and pieces of tech. For a moment he fears Bishop captured one of them as well, but he hasn't been here long enough for Bishop to do this much damage.

They must have felt his eyes on them because they looked up at him with a curious and calculating look. Leatherhead watching as they remove a segment of their prosthetic to take apart the locks and hack the keypad on their cell door to let themselves out of their cell. Less than two minutes and they're sitting in front of Leatherhead's cell looking up at him.

Leatherhead talking with L10 about escaping but L10 doesn't see the point. He has everything he needs here. Leatherhead asks if that means he doesn't miss the others and L10 freezes. Others?

Leatherhead told him about the other three turtles he met. The ones that he's starting to understand why they kept giving him such longing looks when they found out how smart he was. He also mentioned Bishop being after them and L10 got up and walked away.

Leatherhead guessing he's going to hack into files for information. Instead, he goes straight to Bishop demanding answers. He knew there were more and didn't tell him, why!?

After some back and forth and mounting frustration Bishop shouts, "What does it matter!? It's not like you'll ever meet them! You're never leaving this facility. You're just a specimen we found in the ground and that's all you'll ever be."

For the very first time, Bishop sees true pain on L10's face, and despite his decades of knowledge he doesn't know how to fix it. Bishop can only watch as L10 runs off with tears in his eyes. It's as Bishop is trying to figure out what to do to fix this that the sirens of a breakout start blaring.

The newest find and L10 are nowhere to be found. Bishop can't help but laugh. He could have escaped this entire time. Why is he not surprised?

Meanwhile, L10 is lamenting being reduced to a GPS on the van he stole. Leatherhead would like to remind L10 that he hit the only tree in a desert.

As for personality, not being able to feel pain and having no one to teach him actual morals has him a bit less empathetic than in canon. As in he has never helped anyone escape, ignores their begging, and regularly sits and watches the experiments. He even got to participate in some of them after he studied and practiced with the "expired" ones.

He is definitely a gremlin as well because he can't be contained and he acts like it. Walking the halls like he's untouchable, which he is. The looks on scientists' and agents' faces alike when he just strolls in and sits on Bishop's desk while eating a bag of chips and the man doesn't even react. It never gets old.

When the turtles do meet it's all at once, with the others slightly horrified by what's happened to their brother but glad he's alive. They keep hearing L-10 as Elton and don't realize his "name" is letters and numbers. L-10 has no idea who these people are, and while excited to meet more like himself would rather they didn't just randomly try to grab him. He can and will bite!

Splinter can already feel that this isn't the same son he lost and has to watch his other sons realize it. Splinter sees L-10 as not a replacement, but someone new to help fill the hole Donatello left when they lost him.

L-10 doesn't talk a lot about what his time there was like. From what Leatherhead said alone it's obvious Bippy and the others don't get along. He just lets a few details about the experiments done on him slip and lets them think it's just too traumatic for him to talk about, problem solved.

While not quite ninja sneak, L-10 is hiding from the government-level sneak after years of practice. Since he hasn't had a lot of training the other turtles were not expecting him to be that quiet. Is this what it's like when they sneak around other people? This sucks! They can't tell if the Randomly disappearing and not knowing where he went or suddenly appearing is more terrifying.

Part of the shenanigans L-10 probably did was everything from hiding invisible explosives on the ground to locking people out of their rooms and projects. It's such a simple encryption a child came up with it, is it really taking you guys that long to crack it? Him also being used as practice in case any of the other specimens escape containment. If you can catch L-10 you can catch anything.

Bishop would be more towards a mentor Mostly because he doesn't fully let his walls down or admit he cares. He taught L-10 and gave him approval for accomplishments but never any real affection.

L10 AU

03 AU where one winter when the turtles are kids, maybe five or eight, there's a collapse in one of the lairs, could be because of something like an earthquake, construction failure, etc. In the collapse, Donnie is crushed and dies. The pieces of rubble are so heavy the others can't move it to get the body and regretfully have to leave it.

The extreme cold preserves Donnie so it's still in perfect condition when Bishop and his team come to investigate reports of an "alien" being found in the sewers. They're even able to revive it with experimental procedures since the head was mainly left unharmed. A few of the less important organs, what appeared to be a shell, and the left arm needed to be replaced though.

The subject had no recollection of anything before being revived, likely a side effect of being dead for an extended time even if the effect was lessened by the cold. This means Bishop couldn't get any answers from it about whether there was more like it or where they might be. Though he could still stuffy it and test its capabilities.

The newly labeled L1038451 has an unexpected problem that messed with the data. The subject couldn't feel pain and they had no way of knowing if this was normal or another side effect of it temporarily expiring.

Bishop sitting in his lab wondering what he could do next with this creature when he notices it running across the doorway of his lab. He immediately gets up and chases it down, which is surprisingly hard considering its small size.

Bishop demands who let it out of its cell when he notices one of the tools from an earlier experiment in L10's hand. When did it even grab that? Bishop looked from it to L10's face and saw the most cheeky smile. Why this little- Bishop is going to make sure it can never leave its cell again.

It leaves its cell on its own again less than two days later. Making sure to pull on Bishop's pant leg and everything so he knows.

Bishop doesn't understand! No matter what locks or security system he puts up it somehow opens them! At the same time making sure to erase the camera footage so he doesn't know how. Then it just seems to seek him out to show off its win. Worst of all it started greeting him with this irritating "Guess who, Bippy?"

As Bishop is grumbling he notices hasn't seen L10 in a while. Why doesn't he believe it's because he's finally contained that thing?

Bishop searched the facility and found L10 in his cell. With a bunch of parts that weren't in there the last time Bishop put him back in. Is- Is he making a drone in there? How does it know how to make a drone?

Before Bishop realizes it he's sitting in the cell with L10 watching it build and sometimes offering tips and ideas. When it's finished and L10's eyes light up with joy Bishop almost feels… pride?

That feeling is short-lived as L10 gets up and runs out of the cell giggling, locking Bishop inside behind him.

L10 does eventually learn how to hack into Bishop's bank account and order stuff to be sent there. Bishop's looking so confused when he sees purchases under the name "Elton". Elton? El-ton. L-10. L10!

[apompkwrites]

Honestly, everyone who knows Rook and meets his younger sibling all wants to know if they're really related because other than family resemblance they act nothing alike.

like Rook will ambush you in french with words of affection and beauty and the younger will look at you once for 10 seconds and point out 10 mistakes you made while picking your outfit this morning VERY LOUDLY and don't ask what else they noticed wrong cause it will get personal and you will leave the conversation insecure.

The Little Hunt has dealt with Rooks bullshit from birth so don't be surprised if you walk into a room, and Little Hunt is staring off into the distance outside spacing out, they're looking at their brother, they are having a staring contest (we think, we don't know what else it could be, they just stare at each other until one of them looks away and even then the other one may just keep staring). Just walk out slowly and you should be fine.

The little Hunts existence is one of existential dread, hatred, and cynicism, they run on pure spite. Having a conversation with them is like having a conversation with a brick wall that hates everything on the planet. It's hard. Within the span of a few minutes of observation and conversation they can pick out things about you that make you insecure and they can pinpoint areas of your psyche that make you weak, and while most of the time they don't use this for anything it makes it hard to form a connection with them as they've already decided that they hate your entire existence.

The only way to form a "connection" with them is forcefully, you would need to be the one to approach them repeatedly and do most of the talking, honestly, most of the process is just annoying the little one so much that they get so used to your presence that when you don't annoy them they get concerned that something happened to you. Good job you've got their guard down now just a little more and they'll be fond of you.

If you do manage to form a friendship with them don't expect them to flip like a switch and all of a sudden start acting all lovey-dovey with you because they won't, sure they would be a bit nicer to you than they are to anyone else and they avoid saying anything that could make you upset, however, they're still themself and they won't change the way they act just because they have a friend.

Communication is important to them, if you do something that upsets them they'll talk to you about it, they want you to improve and you can't do that if you don't know what to improve so they don't sugarcoat it. Of course, they aren't rude or mean about it they're just extremely blunt about it. They also expect the same treatment, after all communication is important both ways and they want to know if they've done something to upset their friend.

I don't know how to end this so I'm stopping it here, sorry if none of this made sense I just had a brainrot.

mhm mhm. hunt!(name) is def that one friend you would have who won't be afraid to point out your bs :)

but also them just staring at their big brother whenever they see him in the bushes? like they're just talking to someone for a bit then just. stop. and stare out the window. whoever they're talking to could turn to see if they want. but then they'd only see the wide eyes of rook hunt staring back at them (or his sibling, but they're too scared to know that)

[yandere-daydreams]

Imagine being a serial killer yourself and then getting kidnapped by a yandere. They're either blissfully unaware of your side hobbies and so don't take any proper precautions to make sure you don't escape and hurt them or... maybe they do know and that makes them incredibly jealous? Any violence they inflict on you is an act of love and desperation so to see you doing the same so brazenly drives them crazy and they just have to get you home with them safely.

Perhaps they think you're both are alike, driven by love to do terrible things, misreading your motives entirely. They think once you realize they're different from all your victims, that they will love and take care of you, that they'll be no need for either of you to kill again.

Once they finally let their guard down around you they're in for the shock of their life.

tw - imprisonment, mentions of nonconsensual drug-use, emotional abuse, physical abuse, obsessive behavior, mentions of murder/violence.

I think it'd be more interesting if the yandere really doesn't think that they're a bad person, outside of the whole kidnapping-and-prolonged-imprisonment thing. They're no saint, but they pay their taxes and go to work and generally try to obey the law, when they're not crushing up sedatives to mix into the water they'll have to force down your throat, in a few minutes. They're not like you. They've never hurt anyone, or been to jail, or gotten as unnecessarily violent as you do, every day, regardless of how tight your restraints are or how useless your 'medication' makes any attempt to fight back. They're not a bad person. They're doing the world a favor, really, by keeping you all locked up, safe and sound, far away from anyone you could ever hurt. They're not a bad person.

That's why they get to be the one to do this. If it was someone else, someone like you, you wouldn't have your needs taken care of, your trivial wants fulfilled, your boredom kept at bay with horror movies and thriller novels and other, half-hearted attempts to keep your bloodlust at bay. Anyone else would take advantage of you, put the shock-collar around your neck to good use, get mad when you pick the deadbolt on their cellar door (the one they're nice enough to never replace) and slip into your bedroom, wrap your hands around their neck, try to suffocate them despite the fact that they know you've never been any good without a weapon. No one else would appreciate how the light catches on your cold, dark eyes, and no one else would be able to treasure the way that your skin feels against theirs, the way you mumble to yourself as you try to choke the air out of your lungs, the way your constant apathy cracks and you finally look at them like you looked at your victims, like you looked at your bodies, like they look at you. No one else would love you, not like they love you. Not like they know you love them, even if they also know you'll never say as much out loud.

It's all they can do not to get carried away, sometimes, to remember to pry you off of their neck and pin you down and use the tiny, black remote they keep somewhere tucked away in their locked (because everything has to be locked, around you) bedside table to shock you until you're too weak to do anything but curl into yourself and whimper as they carry you back to your basement. Sometimes, they leave you a little stronger, spend the night cuddled into your side while you scratch and claw and bite at their chest, and sometimes, they spend the next day like that, pressed against you, basking in the love and the warmth of your glare, of your voice as you describe all the awful, visceral, messy things you'll do to them, when you get out. Not that they're ever going to let that happen. They're a good person, after all. They deserve this

They deserve to keep your love all to themself.

[writerkatsblog]

I just realized that Omi swapping out the real Lao Mang Lone soup with a fake container made to look exactly like it but do absolutely nothing, is a direct inverse of Chase swapping out the real Yin Yo-Yo with a novelty fake that looks just like it. And they both did this to try to magically trick the other into a position where they're come to choose the opposite alignment (Xiaolin/Heylin) because they wanted to finally be on the same side.

Chase and Omi are so naturally alike, it's amazing. It's no wonder they click with each other so well.

You know that is a fantastic point. The parallels game between these two is really pretty unmatched tbh.

Both of them thing that the other is on the wrong side of the Heylin vs Xiaolin conflict, and they'll do near anything to get each other to join them. Whether it be acting against their own alignment to try and help one another (Chase training someone who could supposedly take him down all of his best moves and Omi lying to his own friends to help Chase when he needs it), or trying to deceive one another into their side via changing something about them (Chase handing Omi the Yin yo-yo without telling him what it would do to his chi vs Omi swapping out the soups to keep Chase from turning evil).

Both wants each other by their side so badly they're willing to do anything just short of taking the step over the line themselves to get there.

Two peas in a pod. Two droplets of water cohering to one another like it was destiny.

[peachyysugaa]

gravity

– nasa operator!sim jaeyun x astronaut!gn! reader

miles of sky and space doesn't stop gravity from pulling him to you.

genre: strangers/coworkers to lovers, fluff

wc: 2.7k

warnings: 3rd person pov, probably inaccurate astronaut/nasa lingo sorry i'm a chemistry major LOL, one curse word, couple of time skips, food cw

a/n: yea it's another fluff one-shot 😎 finally a jake one-shot! i hope y'all enjoy this i took a while to write this but i'm p proud of how it turned out despite no proofread.

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time on earth: 3:43 am

one of nasa's star rookies sits inside the mission room, monitoring the ISS diligently. today, sim jaeyun was assigned to keep watch on their astronauts as well as the station itself. it's supposed to be a reward for performing well on the latest calculations, but he can't help but find it a little boring. he flips through the cameras quickly, as if trying to find something new.

'yeah right, like anything happens in space,' he mumbles in his head. adjusting his thin glasses and stretching his chair to feel just a tad bit more alive, jake takes a look at one of the three astronauts on board as they float to the window. it seems to be l/n y/n, a rookie who excelled at their simulation tests and the one they say has stars in their eyes themselves.

the astronaut peeks over their shoulder surprised. they make swimming motions to reach over the intercom, which makes jake laugh a little. finally, they push the button and make a reply. "yes houston, this is l/n. is something wrong?"

the astronaut peeks over their shoulder surprised. they make swimming motions to reach over the intercom, which makes jake laugh a little. finally, they push the button and make a reply. "yes houston, this is l/n. is something wrong?"

the astronaut peeks over their shoulder surprised. they make swimming motions to reach over the intercom, which makes jake laugh a little. finally, they push the button and make a reply. "yes houston, this is l/n. is something wrong?"

now jake hadn't planned this far, but since he was already doing it, he might as well go through with it. "do you miss earth?"

he can see through the cameras that y/n wasn't expecting that question as their eyes widen. someway somehow, jaeyun was able to see the stars in their eyes everyone gushed about. maybe it was even better because they were actually living with the stars in space at the time.

"i-i don't know if we should be talking about this, but yea, i do miss earth," they finally reply. "not that being in space isn't fun! i just can't help myself especially since i can see the planet spinning in front of my eyes..."

it's silent for a bit, making the astronaut worry. "h-hello? houston?"

jake blinks before shaking his head and hurried to reply. "y-yes! sorry, i was just caught up in how lonely you sound?"

again, an awkward silence stills. the nasa operator curses to himself, realizing how awkward he must have made it and scrambling to fix the mistake. "i'm really sorry i didn't mean to overstep my boundaries!" he rushes. "my name's sim jaeyun, by the way. people know me better as jake."

"sim jaeyun? rising star sim jaeyun?" they owlishly repeat.

"that's me," he states back, rubbing the back of his neck. "i guess you've heard my name."

he sees the astronaut nod in camera before they're absentmindedly spinning circles midair. "you're my age, and you're already working in nasa headquarters. quite a feat would spread around, you know?"

jake laughs and shakes his head at their comment. "you say that like you're not star rookie l/n y/n."

at the sound of their twinkling laugh, jake's eyes perk up to capture the joyful astronaut holding their stomach on the cameras. "i can tell we're a lot alike, jake," you say with a smile stretching across your face.

it turns out he likes hearing his name off their lips albeit via nasa intercoms. calming down the beating of his heart, jake starts off the first of many late night conversations. "so would you like to hear what's happening on earth?"

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ゜・・゜゜・*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

time on earth: 2:26 am

"—and layla was having such a good time meeting other puppies at the park this morning!" jake laughs out with the rookie astronaut laughing with them on the other side of the intercom, separated by thousands of miles in between them. they've been talking like this over the system for weeks now, practically a little over a month. safe to say, the nasa operator was developing feelings for them, perhaps already smitten. sunghoon in the other unit said something about being whipped?

"i wonder how she would react seeing my puppy," they reply.

"when you come back to earth, the first thing we'll do is have them meet on a puppy playdate," he tells them earnestly.

"just layla and rosie on a date? what about us?" he could hear the smirk in their voice even though they weren't next to him.

"i-i-huh? what?" jake stammers. he heard the smirk, but did he hear the words properly? for one, he's not sure they know what he looks like. does that matter to them? without realizing it, his hands are taking off his glasses and fiddling with them.

"are you nervous?"

"hah, what makes you think that?" jake asks nervously.

"jake, i can hear you playing with your glasses."

"shit," he curses, and an endearing giggle is heard on the other side.

"i like you, let's make it a date between us too," he hears, his face gradually becoming hotter.

the chance to confess to his crush is literally handed to him on a silver platter, but he's too busy acting like a middle schooler trying to give chocolates to the person he likes. it's unusual for him to feel like this, his heart's beating way too fast for him to think, and he has to cough to calm down.

"it's a date then." a happy hum is the response he gets, which does nothing to calm the beating of his heart but ignites a new warmth in him. "hey, wait a minute, do you even know what i look like?"

"i kinda remember, but does that even matter?"

"i don't know what if you don't like my face?"

"please, my roommate told me you're on par with that sunghoon guy, and he's known as the prince of his division."

"yeah, but-"

"don't take this the wrong way, jake, but shush." he's sure that if they were here in person, they would put a finger on his lips. it seemed like a(n) y/n thing to do based on the time they've gotten to know each other. "i don't care what you look like. the connection we have together is enough, don't you think?"

he knows they're right, but it doesn't stop the sassy compliment from tumbling out of his mouth. "well, we have a connection and i know you're pretty and smart and funny."

perhaps it's just the color of the screen, but jake swears he saw a blush on their face. it makes him proud after he had somewhat embarrassed himself earlier.

"good night, jake," y/n playfully scoffs at him.

"good night, y/n."

'what a night,' jake thinks to himself with a stupid grin spreading across his face as he prepares the systems for the person on the next shift.

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time on earth: 9:18 am

today is the day. today the pod that stayed at the ISS for 3 months was coming back to earth, and everyone was on their toes. jake was currently scanning the computer calculations from any errors, clutching the paper and burning holes in it with his eyes.

"you good there, bro?" he doesn't need to lift up his head to know that it's sunghoon.

"i have to make sure these are perfect," jake replies in a tone that screamed don't-bother-me.

he feels his coworker's hand pat his shoulder in reassurance. "relax, jake. they'll get here just fine."

jake's whole body sighs when he takes a deep breath. "yeah, i know. i'll just check one more."

his friend offers a comforting smile and one more pat before leaving him to perform his own duties for the landing.

for this last check, jake takes it upon himself to calculate the angle in which the pod enters the earth's atmosphere by hand as a safety precaution. his head jumbles with all the physics equations necessary as his hand complains by cramping from how fast he's calculating.

upon finishing, he looks at the two final numbers side by side. "same to the 5th decimal place," jake affirms to himself.

"great, does that mean you're ready to turn it in, mr. sim?"

turning around abruptly to the sound of the voice, jake finds his supervisor and rushes to grab all the papers for presentation. "yes, ma'am!"

a smile graces her face as she takes the materials from him and flips through the calculations. "good work," she finally says. "our astronauts will get home safely thanks to you."

it's like a weight lifted off his shoulders when he hears those words. jake lets out a sigh of relief once his supervisor walks away and tells him to wait for further instruction. he folds into his chair, thinking about how soon he'll finally be able to see y/n in person.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ゜・・゜゜・*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

time on earth: 9:45 am

"everyone, standby!" jake's supervisor announced. the whole command center took a deep breath as they tuned into the astronauts, soon to be leaving the ISS via pod.

"l/n, song, johnson, do you read me?"

"loud and clear, houston," y/n l/n replies in crisp audio.

"get ready to launch then, atlantis ii."

"copy that, houston." the sounds of buckling and buttons flicking can be heard on the other end as jake's palms sweat.

"3... 2... 1... launch!" and they're detached from the ISS, launched into the endless ocean of stars and dust that is space.

"coordinates and angles, houston?"

"atlantis ii, the speed, angle, and coordinates at which you are to enter..." and jake hears his checked numbers be repeated to them. "...you'll be dropping in the gulf of mexico."

"copy that, houston. ready to enter earth's atmosphere in 3... 2... 1... entering!"

the audio delivers the rough shaking as the temperature regulation beeps steadily.

"your temperatures are in the right range, atlantis ii."

it's a rough 5 or something minutes, jake's not sure of the time. he just knows his armchair is having a field day with all the gripping he's doing. he can hear the shaking of the pod driven by the weight and the acceleration of gravity once it takes its pull on the astronauts' pod.

"prepare for impact, atlantis ii!"

everyone is rising up to see the camera pan to the oceanview team who waits for the pod to enter.

"initiating parachute!" and there! the pod appears on the command center's screen in high definition, the mic picking up some of the breeze of the mexican gulf. it enters the ocean with a large plop! and everyone is standing up and cheering.

"successful landing, everyone! congratulations!!"

sunghoon is coming to jake and lifting him out of the chair, engulfing him in the joy that comes from returning the astronauts home. he didn't realize he was staring stupidly at the screen with a blank look and still sitting.

"dude, we did it!" at the sound of his friend's voice, jake mirrors his friend's smile and they embrace each other.

"we did it!" jake replies. soon, he'll finally be able to see y/n in person.

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time on earth: 8:04 am

the next day when he clocks in for work, it's calmer and more exciting. jake can feel it in the atmosphere as the nasa operator walks through headquarters.

he makes his way towards the rehabilitation center for their astronauts, his heart unable to calm down the rapid rate of beating. he hears it before he sees it: the bell-like laughter jake was so familiar with, the one he associated with late nights. his feet is pulled towards the sound like gravity, his strides getting longer and his steps having a bounce to it.

jake hears his name being called happily, and he turns to face the voice with an unstoppable grin before taking steps towards the astronaut going through rehabilitation.

"hey, gravity got you bad, i see."

they laugh joyfully. "i'll be good in about a month or 2—i'm pretty quick at this."

"i have no doubt about that."

the two are silent for a bit as they do a few more crunches, jake crouching down in front of their feet to meet them. it's nice and comfortable between the two as he helps them go through their exercises.

"so about that date..." he starts off, watching as their eyes sparkle like stars upon hearing his phrase. his mouth starts to hang a little, loosening up to have words spilling out without his complete knowledge. "wow... your eyes really do have stars in them..."

they stop as they finish a crunch and reaches out to close his mouth with an eye roll. "close your mouth first, sim jaeyun."

"okay, but what about that date?"

"we're getting it. just wait a week or so when i can walk properly," they say with a teasing smile. jake can't help but to smile back.

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time on earth: 2:57 pm

the only thing keeping his nerves calm is layla. the golden retriever was far from nervous as she sat wagging her tail happily with her tongue out.

"jake!!" he hears from the voice he's come to love listening to over the past few months. looking up from layla while holding her leash tightly, he spots the person he's been waiting for and he's mesmerized, left breathless by what he sees.

a light summery fit adorns their figure as they dash towards him with a puffy pomsky dog equally excited. their smiles are bright and sparkles adorn their eyes as usual, but it doesn't make the effect any less beautiful. they slow down, owner and dog panting a little.

immediately, layla gets up from her sitting position to greet the new guests, starting to sniff the two of them.

y/n laughs as they squat down and let the golden sniff them and their hand before giving her warm pets. "hi layla! i'm y/n, and this is rosie."

the two dogs sniff each other in circles, but soon enough they're bouncing and pouncing each other as if they've been best friends since litter days.

"they're getting along so well, and we haven't even gotten to the park yet," y/n comments with a giggle.

"should we get going?" jake offers. they reply with a nod and holds their leash in one hand, grabbing jake's with the other.

if he's taken by surprise, he doesn't show it, but inside, his heart is pounding more than ever before and his head is screaming in joy. the pair walk together hand-in-hand towards the park with two even happier pups prancing ahead of them.

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* ゜・・゜゜・*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

time on earth: 4:31 pm

the two dogs are getting a bit tired, it seems, as they walk back to jake and y/n who were talking comfortably, y/n's head rested on his shoulder.

"look who's back from playing," y/n says as they ruffle rosie and layla's head, jake following suit.

"let's go get some ice cream for us and puppucinos for them?" jake suggests.

"ooh! that sounds good!" the pups seem to like the idea too, wagging their tails once more and looking at their owners with puppy eyes. jake thinks he's surrounded by three pairs of puppy eyes as he shakes his head in endearing disbelief.

"let's go then."

once they get to the shops, order, and receive their foods, the four of them sit down and enjoy their treats. the owners laugh at their dogs when they see them lap up their puppucinos with so much excitement and vigor, getting the cream all over their faces.

as the sun sets, it casts its glowing light onto the astronaut-in-rehabilitation, making jake's eyes move onto them. he notices a smudge of ice cream at the corner of their lips and without thinking moves in to kiss it off. y/n blinks their starry eyes at him, reminding him of their first "meeting" over intercom and camera screens.

"i like you," he blurts out. "can i... kiss you?"

"i thought you would never ask," they reply with a wide grin, leaning in to press their lips together before he does.

it's like gravity pulls them towards each other because they can't ever seem to get enough of one another, no matter how far apart they are.

[takuyakistall]

selcouth | leech twins

Synopsis: An unexpected encounter with a certain pair of twins by the beach.

Tags: Leech twins/Yuu, fluff

Tagging: @myuminn

Notes: Your raffle prize! Thank you so much for joining and for letting me write your Yuu. This was enjoyable to write, I hope you like it!

The gentle, warm breeze caressed Yuu's cheeks as they sat crossed-legged on a huge rock by the shore. The occasional squawking of the seagulls, the sound of the waves crashing against the sand was enough to give them some sense of serenity. Throughout the whole day they were sitting here, they had their pen and sketchbook resting on their lap as they tried to take in the view and replicate fragments of it on their sketchbook.

It was a bit amusing to think about how accustomed they already are in this foreign world. Everything was unusual, they didn't know anything when they were suddenly thrown into this bizarre world. It was terrifying at first, anyone in their place would feel the same—or so they liked to think. Although with the help of certain friends they made along the way, they learned how to love the current reality they faced despite how wrong it may seem.

They let out a tired sigh, setting down the sketchbook and the pen and placed it beside them. They stretched out their arms, eliciting a small groan when they heard a bone make a popping noise. The sunset was beautiful today. Various shades of red and orange-tinted the whole scene—even in a different world, it was nice to know that some things never change. It was oddly comforting for them.

"Oya, Yuu-san?" A sudden voice sliced through the serene silence, making Yuu jolt up from their place and frantically looked at the owner of the voice.

"Eh~? Shrimpy is here?" Two of them. Any other student would've tensed up, sudden nervousness clawing at the pits of their stomach as they catch a glimpse of a certain pair of twins going toward their direction. Oddly enough, Yuu is part of the minority that felt nothing of the sorts, or rather, they felt more relaxed around them.

The tension faded from their shoulders as they let out a curious gasp, "Floyd-senpai? Jade-senpai?" It was a blessing in disguise—they would've never expected the twins to wind up here at the beach of all places, don't they have other things to attend to? Of course, the first thing to ask them was—!

"What are you doing here?" It was a question out of pure curiosity. The only reason why Yuu winded up here was because of the built-up stress over the past week, they barely got enough sleep, tossing and turning whenever they attempted to. Overworking theirself was another thing too. Despite being a student under special circumstances, they were not exempt from the expectations teachers had for the students in a prestigious school. Being magic-less was already big enough of a disadvantage, they have to work twice as hard as a normal student.

Of course, Floyd didn't even bother answering the question as he made his way from his brother's side to Yuu's side. Sitting down beside you on the giant rock with a lollipop candy inside his mouth, holding the stick as he removed it from his mouth to speak, "We should be asking you the same thing, no one usually goes out this far."

Yuu opened their mouth to respond but before they could do, Jade suddenly made his way towards them too—sitting on the opposite end of Yuu as he let out a small hum. "Floyd is correct. It's indeed usual to see someone like you stray this far from the school grounds." Jade mused.

Yuu squinted, wanting to avoid answering the question as they didn't know the answer theirself. That was a lie, of course; they knew why and how they ended up here but, would it be any fun if they just answered their question seeing as how the twins themselves didn't answer theirs? "I don't know either." They acted out, scratching their cheek lightly as if to feign cluelessness.

Floyd didn't want to let this slide, he knew better than to believe the white lies that came from their lips. Although one glance at their expression after saying that lie, so peaceful with an underlying tone of heartache reflected in their eyes, he couldn't help but change his mind. Surely, they must have a reason why they held such a painstakingly heartbreaking look in their face?

"Is that so?" It was a question that came from Jade's lips but oddly enough, he wasn't looking for an answer. "Shrimpy~, you need to be more careful next time. Who knows what might happen and you might get lost." Floyd decided to play along after all, sticking out his tongue as if to make fun of Yuu. They just chuckled in response, a hand going to their neck.

"My, don't tease Yuu-san that much. I'm sure they have a decent sense of direction, am I right?" Even though his words were defending Yuu, the tone of his voice implied otherwise. It was situations like these that made Yuu think that the twins really were alike in some aspects. They couldn't help but let out a small chuckle.

"Don't worry, Senpai. I won't get lost that easily." They said in response to both of the twins, it was hard to tell whether or not they were kidding about that. Silence took over the atmosphere once again and yet, oddly enough, it wasn't that awkward. Perhaps it was the presence of the Leech twins? Yuu found their presence as a source of comfort.

It was weird, yes, they'll admit it. Though in their defense, feelings are hard to control—and it's harder when they're stuck in an unfamiliar yet fascinating world. It couldn't be helped, Yuu was also a growing teen like any other student in the school. Save for maybe a few exceptions like Leona or Lilia.

Floyd fumbled a bit in his seat, saying something incoherent under his breath. He looked at Yuu at the corner of his eye and he felt something tug at him with the strings of his heart. His lips formed a thin line, the almost unnoticeable hue of pink tinting his cheeks.

Jade was as calm as ever, admiring the view of the beautiful sunset along with the other two. He kept quiet, the graceful poise he always retained during normal days still present until now—it was astounding. He didn't like being uncertain at all. When he glanced at Yuu, a certain kind of uncertainty loomed over his mind as something unreadable flashes over his expression. Yet, he retained his mask—smoothing over the cracks he may have caused as he let out a quiet sigh.

Yuu let out a yawn, eyes droopy and their whole body felt heavy. "I'm sleepy…" they let out, trying their best to stay awake. Yet the urge was too strong for them to simply ignore so they found theirself resting their head against someone's shoulder. Floyd, in particular.

His body stiffened up slightly, surprised at how much Yuu lets down their guard around them—it was unusual. Although he told himself he should've expected this, they weren't exactly normal after all. Coming from another world and all of that jazz. He didn't dare move his head to glance at them and just stayed perfectly still as if to not bother them.

Jade saw that from the corner of his eye, hands twitching slightly when he saw it. "Oya, it seems like someone is sleepy." He chuckled, lifting a hand to place it on their head—giving it a soft ruffle before retracting it back to his side. A warm gaze falling into his indifferent eyes. Floyd suddenly complained, "Eh? Why is shrimpy leaning on me?" One look at him and it was enough to know that he said those words just to cover up his face which was tinted light pink.

"Now, now, Floyd. You mustn't wake them up." Jade told his brother in a hushed tone, bringing a finger up to his lips—an indicator for him to seal his lips shut or to lower his voice.

Floyd may have been grumbling about this under his breath but in truth, he personally didn't mind it. In fact, he may even go to the extent of thinking that he liked it!

"Tch, what a pain." He clicked his tongue, the annoyed tone in his voice betraying the blush that spread on his lovely, lovely cheeks. He couldn't pinpoint exactly what he felt like, multiple emotions playing out inside his head and his head—Shrimpy was confusing him too much! Though the usual response he would show was to click his tongue and move on, feigning annoyance. Or perhaps he wasn't really feigning that feeling, who knows?

Yuu stirred a little, knocking over their pen off the ledge of the rock. Thankfully, it didn't go to the water but it was a close call. Jade stood up and excused himself from the two, on his way to pick up the pen near the shore.

Alone for a brief moment.

Floyd glanced ever so slightly at the person leaning on him, dozing off without another care in the world. 'They must be tired.' He thought. Floyd didn't really think about his next actions, he usually went with the flow—it's how he kept a free and unhinged lifestyle up until now.

Slowly, he turned his head around while wrapping his arm around their shoulders—his actions were slightly filled with hesitation. Afraid that they might wake up and question what he was about to do. In the end, he went along with it anyway.

He placed a chaste kiss on their head, his surprisingly soft yet rough lips making contact with their head. The action was light enough so it wouldn't wake them up. When he pulled away, his face was redder than before. Cursing at himself underneath his breath.

"Is this it?"

"It seems so."

"Then I'll put them here."

"Make sure to be gentle-- Ah! You just dropped them like a sack. Nice going, Floyd."

"Shut it. See? They're still fast asleep. No biggie." Floyd waved his hand dismissively, already making his exit through the door, leaving Jade behind to clean up after his mess.

Jade could only let out a sigh, staring at his brother's back in disbelief before averting his gaze to Yuu on their bed. As an attempt, he tried to put them under the covers and actually succeeded. It was nice to see that despite the rough attempts, they were still fast asleep—'How cute.' He thought.

He stared at their face for a solid minute, incomprehensible thoughts running through his mind before lifting up his hand to remove the glasses from their face. Folding them and placing them on the bedside table, he wouldn't want them to break when they twist or turn now, wouldn't he?

He allowed himself another moment of weakness, a fond gaze replacing his once neutral expression. Of course, he wouldn't let anyone see him like this and the only reason why he is the way he is right now is because of the absence of his twin brother.

Gently, with enough courage mustered up, he cupped their face as his face inched closer and closer. Only centimeters away before speeding up and placing a quick kiss on their forehead. Pulling away before he gets caught, although a part of him—just a small part—wanted Yuu to stirr up awake.

He stood up, dusting his clothes a bit before walking away. Muttering a soft goodnight before closing the door shut, heading home towards his own dormitory along with Floyd.

Omake!

Yuu woke up, hair all tangled up and messy. "What happened yesterday…?" Memories were a blur and they couldn't really recall anything else after meeting the twins by the shore. It feels like they just woke up from a very very long, fleeting dream.

[zodiactalks]

Love Life with Leo Woman & 5 Brutal Truths

Leo women are known for their charm, their animal magnetism, their ability to stand-out no matter what, and their goal-oriented personalities.

They're also known for being stubborn to the point of stupidity, for thinking very highly of themselves and for needing heaps and heaps of personal space, followed by lots of time for themselves.

They're enigmatic, they're self-assured, they're a force to be reckoned and, above else, they're incredibly easy to fall in love with.

After all, who can resist a woman who knows what she wants and isn't afraid of doing what she needs to do to get it?

If you're in love with a Leo woman, you're in for a treat, but to survive the experience, you need to know the following brutal truths.

#1. They're stupidly stubborn.

While they might call it determined, the truth is that Leo women are simply stubborn.

What's the difference, you ask? It's actually quite simple.

A determined woman will do anything she needs to do to achieve her goals, while a stubborn woman will try her best to prove you wrong, even if you're in the right, and she ends up looking like a fool.

Leo women are both.

They're determined when it comes to their professional life, their family life, and their goals. They're hard workers, they're patient, they're go-getters, and they're capable of achieving truly amazing things, but they're also stubborn.

Leo women can choose absurdly petty hills to die on out of sheer stubbornness. They're capable of undoing hours of hard work because it didn't go as they wanted it to, and they're capable of acting against their own best interests just to prove a point.

Do you know that phrase that goes "Cut the nose to spite the face"? That's Leo women at their worse.

The best way to deal with this?

Just let them be.

We don't mean roll over and accept you're wrong even if you're right. That's not going to help anyone; no, we mean 'recognize that she'll be on the defensive and act accordingly.'

When arguing with her, avoid calling her names or making argument about her. Simply state your point as impersonally and calmly as possible.

Once they calm down, they'll listen, but the more you push them, the more they'll push back.

#2. They're ego-maniacs

There's no nice way of putting it. Leo women think way too highly of themselves.

To be fair, there's plenty to admire about them. Leos are naturally charming, have impeccable taste, and are incredibly committed to their goals, which means they're often successful at what they want to achieve.

However, they're prone to obsessing over their good traits and overlooking the bad, resulting in the kind of woman who thinks she can do no wrong.

Leos can, and do, react poorly to criticism, which they often interpret as personal attacks rather than the advice it sometimes is.

Their desire to be admired and praised can also lead them to be unnecessarily competitive and showy, always on the look-out for opportunities to show off their skills and their smarts.

Leo women's ego can also lead them to believe their own hype, resulting in an individual that isn't aware of their failures or misjudges their skills and abilities. Not a crime by any stretch of the imagination, but a trait that will rear its head over and over again in a relationship with a Leo.

Suffice it to say, if a Leo claims to be an expert at anything, take it with a grain of salt. The reality, and their perception, aren't always the same.

#3. They love to annoy.

We mean this in the most loving way possible.

Leos love to mess with people, teasing, pranking, and joking around as a way to show they care. Though not their most well-known trait, Leos are huge jokers, and they're often looking for ways to make other people laugh.

It's not hard to believe, really. Leos love to be liked and desire being the center of attention, and what better way to charm people than by making them laugh?

The thing about Leo women, though, is that their humor often derives from making fun of others. We don't mean that they like to mock others or bully people to get their kicks.

No, Leo prefers joking around their friends and families, but they often choose to do it by teasing them or making small, personal jabs in the name of good fun.

If you have a thick skin and enjoy sarcastic, even black humor, chances are you'll get along with them wonderfully. If you don't, then you'll want to talk about that with your Leo lover. Otherwise, she'll probably make fun of you in a way you won't like.

#4. They have no time for nonsense.

Some women are perfectly fine with tenderly helping others when they're having trouble; some women are more than okay with people who put their feelings first; some women believe that participation alone is enough of a reason to feel proud and happy.

Leo women believe precisely none of that.

Leo women are strong, sharp, stubborn, self-assured, and both willing and capable of eating the world whole. They have no time or patience for people who second-guess themselves, for those who aren't willing to go after what they want or for those who give up easily.

What's more, Leo women aren't care-takers.

Oh, they'll try to help you, and they'll always be pushing you to excel yourself and your own expectations, but sooner rather than later, they'll pull away and expect you to do things yourself, regardless if you're ready or not.

Because of this, Leo women can't tolerate clingy, insecure partners. They don't want to be with someone who needs to be continuously reassured, nor they want to share their life with someone who will expect them to take every big choice in the relationship.

Leo women want to date an equal, and if you want to be their equal, you have pretty big shoes to fill.

#5. They're super affectionate.

Leo women may be independent and may need their space. They may pursue their goals relentlessly and may sometimes appear distant and aloof.

However, Leo women care profoundly and love intensely, and that applies to family, friends, and lovers alike.

They're protective, playful, loyal, fun, and, more than anything else, motivating. They'll continuously try to improve the lives of their loved ones, either by pushing them to improve themselves or by taking things into their own hands.

Though they may appear self-centered, Leos are always aware of the people they love and those who have helped them. They give back, happily and generously, whenever they can, and though they may not check on their loved ones daily, they sure as hell think about them.

It may not be evident at first, but one of the biggest motivators for Leo's thirst for success is to provide for their family and their loved ones. Success for success's sake is rarely something that appeals to Leos; No, they want to be the best, so that they can ensure the people they care about are happy and well cared for.

Acts of services may not be every Leo woman's love language, but they tend to be up there amongst the most popular.